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$1710 Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen 5800 + 3060 Ti upgrade price error?

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Jul 2nd, 2021 8:51 am

restoreDVD [OP]: Sr. Member; Sep 6, 2009; 897 posts; 1920 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 8:51 am

[Dell] $1710 Alienware Aurora R10 Ryzen 5800 + 3060 Ti upgrade price error?

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The way the the upgrade option for 3060 Ti appears to be an error.
-$100 when going from 3060 to Ti variant.

Base
Alienware Aurora R10
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800 (8-Core, 36MB Total Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.6GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home English
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6
Documentation/Disks
Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French Multi-language)
Memory
16GB Dual Channel DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
Hard Drive
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Chassis Options
Lunar Light chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply

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Jul 2nd, 2021 9:02 am

TeeKayTK: Jr. Member; Feb 28, 2020; 124 posts; 150 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:02 am

Is the 3060 Ti really $100 cheaper? What if the 3060 is mispriced?

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Jul 2nd, 2021 9:02 am

PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2572 posts; 1754 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:02 am

E waste if anything goes wrong.

I'd definitely go DIY route.

But price isn't bad.

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:02 am

renegadeavenger: Deal Addict; Jun 1, 2008; 4136 posts; 6742 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:02 am

restoreDVD wrote: ↑ The way the the upgrade option for 3060 Ti appears to be an error.
-$100 when going from 3060 to Ti variant.

Base
Alienware Aurora R10
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800 (8-Core, 36MB Total Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.6GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home English
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6
Documentation/Disks
Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French Multi-language)
Memory
16GB Dual Channel DDR4 XMP at 3200MHz; up to 128GB (additional memory sold separately)
Hard Drive
512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Chassis Options
Lunar Light chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply

Different memory amount between the cards...

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:03 am

TeeKayTK: Jr. Member; Feb 28, 2020; 124 posts; 150 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:03 am

PerformingAzura wrote: ↑ E waste if anything goes wrong.

I'd definitely go DIY route.

But price isn't bad.

Depends if you can find a reasonably priced GPU in stock. 3060 Ti basically does not exist anymore, but 3060 is still existing in larger cities with canadacomputers or memoryexpress.

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:04 am

TeeKayTK: Jr. Member; Feb 28, 2020; 124 posts; 150 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:04 am

renegadeavenger wrote: ↑ Different memory amount between the cards...

The 3060 Ti is still better. the 3060 was given 12GB VRAM because AMD's GPU products had much more than NVIDIA.
The 6700XT got 12GB, while the 6800/6800XT/6900XT all had 16, which looked pretty appealing compared to the 3080's 10GB.

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:12 am

renegadeavenger: Deal Addict; Jun 1, 2008; 4136 posts; 6742 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:12 am

Anyone looking at Alienware, should really be choosing liquid cooling for CPU.. Don't skimp on that.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 9:18 am

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:18 am

This doesn't do it quite as much for me.

Price errors are near and dear to my heart though.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:24 am

superxxxstud: Deal Addict; Apr 8, 2015; 1896 posts; 2702 upvotes; Roxboro, QC

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:24 am

Do you really need liquid cooling if you're not bitcopolluting?

Deal looks decent. That power supply looks a little skimpy. Interested to know what others think..

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Jul 2nd, 2021 9:36 am

GiOBoY: Deal Guru; Apr 9, 2006; 10356 posts; 15167 upvotes; GT-EH

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:36 am

redflagdealsguy wrote: ↑ This doesn't do it quite as much for me.

Price errors are near and dear to my heart though.

Yea, not enough of a price error for me to jump at - seems like a usual sale.

Behold, true glory. #PCMasterRace!
"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life." - Picard

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Jul 2nd, 2021 9:43 am

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:43 am

superxxxstud wrote: ↑ Do you really need liquid cooling if you're not bitcopolluting?

Deal looks decent. That power supply looks a little skimpy. Interested to know what others think..

Always go liquid with Dell gaming rigs.

Take a deep drag from this blunt (instrument), and I'll tell you why bitcoins are the future.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 9:55 am

PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2572 posts; 1754 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 9:55 am

TeeKayTK wrote: ↑ Depends if you can find a reasonably priced GPU in stock. 3060 Ti basically does not exist anymore, but 3060 is still existing in larger cities with canadacomputers or memoryexpress.

3060 ti does not exist and the 3060 is trash

However, amd stock is doing pretty well. Especially the 6700xt which is better than the 3060ti.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 11:33 am

brokendownyota: Newbie; May 4, 2021; 23 posts; 37 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 11:33 am

Yes, liquid cooling your CPU has nothing to do with crypto mining.

These Dell rigs have horrible airflow and worse cooling. If you go air-cooled, you're going to be temperature throttled the majority of the time, and your CPU cooler will sound like a turbine spinning up and down repeatedly because Dell has the absolute worst, utterly nonsensical fan curves.

They literally shouldn't sell these machines with air-cooling as an option. Trust me, I bought air-cooled and spent hundreds of dollars and dozens of hours trying to get things to a reasonable level.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 12:44 pm

hainkurt: Deal Addict; Jan 16, 2007; 1200 posts; 766 upvotes; Canada

Jul 2nd, 2021 12:44 pm

PerformingAzura wrote: ↑ 3060 ti does not exist and the 3060 is trash

However, amd stock is doing pretty well. Especially the 6700xt which is better than the 3060ti.

G3D Mark Rating for RTX 3060 is 16709, and for RTX 3060 TI it is 19754... 18% faster
Price for RTX 3060 is $600-$650,
RTX 3060 ti does not exists - OOS everywhere,
6700XT is like $1000 and G3D is 18760! between RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 ti...

based on these facts, your post looks more trash

simple is the best...

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Jul 2nd, 2021 12:50 pm

Guest982374892374: Deal Addict; Jan 13, 2005; 1105 posts; 551 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jul 2nd, 2021 12:50 pm

PerformingAzura wrote: ↑ E waste if anything goes wrong.

I'd definitely go DIY route.

But price isn't bad.

There are some people seeking these Dell with GPU removed. I guess it's not a good idea to go that route in buying a system from them?

Jul 2nd, 2021 12:52 pm

random1234: Sr. Member; May 11, 2014; 656 posts; 391 upvotes; BC

Jul 2nd, 2021 12:52 pm

Newegg has 3060ti bundles that are on sale daily. Depending on you market you can easily resell the 10600k and mobo for decent money. Just for for people who think you can't get one. Edit. Link: https://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDeal ... bo.4284754

They increased price by $10 on the bundle, likely due to demand.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 12:58 pm

TeeKayTK: Jr. Member; Feb 28, 2020; 124 posts; 150 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 12:58 pm

The air cooler that comes with it is hilariously bad because of the low profile nature required. The PSU that swings into the case blocks off most of the airflow and space, which means you're basically running an Intel stock cooler on a 5800X. Contrary to popular belief, the new Ryzen chips run pretty hot. I wouldn't be worried before 85c/significant throttling though.
Noise tolerance is another topic.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 2:12 pm

PerformingAzura: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2017; 2572 posts; 1754 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:12 pm

iverson wrote: ↑ There are some people seeking these Dell with GPU removed. I guess it's not a good idea to go that route in buying a system from them?

The issue with Dells, is that most of the parts are non standard. Cost of replacement from Dell is absurd.

So if anything does break, you'll likely going to throw the PC out (e-waste)

Even HP does a better job of using standard parts. So if you aren't trying to resell this custom Dell GPU or really want a Nvidia card I wouldn't buy this.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 2:15 pm

redflagdealsguy: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2018; 26154 posts; 35286 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:15 pm

You guys are missing quite the show in the other thread.

I aim to be inclusive and considerate of others in my posts. If I fall short of that mark, feel free to let me know in good faith, and where appropriate, I'll edit my posts. Thank you.

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Jul 2nd, 2021 2:51 pm

restoreDVD [OP]: Sr. Member; Sep 6, 2009; 897 posts; 1920 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2021 2:51 pm

redflagdealsguy wrote: ↑ You guys are missing quite the show in the other thread.

Thanks got one. Whats up with all the pricing on Ti vs non-Ti today lol

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