If you’re thinking of picking up a gaming PC during Black Friday, know that Alienware makes some of the best high-end gaming gear on the market. Luckily, there are a lot of early Black Friday deals that we’re seeing, even with Black Friday so far away. To that end, we’ve gone out and collected some of our favorite Alienware gaming PC deals with various specs for you to pick from. We’ve also included a couple of Alienware gaming monitor options for you to pair with your new PC if you’re thinking of upgrading that. Also, be sure to check out the wider Alienware Black Friday deals for a few more options.
Alienware 27 Gaming Monitor AW2724HF — $330 $380 13% off
If you’re looking to grab yourself a new gaming monitor for your Alienware desktop, this 27-inch version that runs at 1080p is a great option, especially since it can hit a whopping 360Hz top refresh rate. That’s great for those who play competitive games, and even if you don’t, it’s a solid screen for a budget or mid-range GPU, especially with $50 knocked off the price.
Alienware 34 Curved QD-OLED Gaming Monitor AW3423DWF — $680 $900 24% off
Kicking it up a notch, if you’re going for gaming in a 2K resolution, then this gorgeous 34-inch curved ultra-wide monitor is the way to go, especially with its whopping $220 discount. It also has a QLED panel, so you get great colors and contrast, and it can even hit a solid 165Hz refresh rate, so it’s an ideal gaming monitor.
Alienware Aurora R16 with an RTX 4060 — $1,300 $1,550 16% off
If you’re looking for an entry-level gaming rig, then this configuration of the Aurora R16 comes with an RTX 4060, which is a budget-oriented, yet still excellent 1080p gaming GPU. You actually get a lot of other great specs here, including a whopping 32GB of RAM, an Intel Core i7 14700F CPU and 1 TB of storage.
Alienware Aurora R16 with an RTX 4070 Ti Super — $2,000 $2,400 17% off
While this isn’t quite the configuration our lead hardware report Jacob Roach tested out, he felt that “there’s no denying the Aurora R16 is a massive leap forward for Alienware.” This configuration has the much better RTX 4070 Ti Super, which brings you into the 2K gaming category, and you also get bumped up to an Intel Core i9 14900F, all with a $400 discount.
Alienware Aurora R16 with an RTX 4090 — $3,100 $3,700 16% off
If you want to play at 4K, then you’ll need the best configuration that the Aurora R16 has, or close to it, since it comes with an RTX 4090 under the hood. It’s the best GPU on the market, even though it’s overpriced, but at least you do get $600 knocked off the price, as well as some other great specs like 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage.
How to Choose an Alienware Gaming PC on Black Friday
Last year, Alienware offered several options when it came to gaming PCs in the form of the Aurora R13, R15, and the newer R16. This year, only the R16 is on offer, so if you’re looking to buy a new gaming PC, then one of the many Aurora R16 configurations is the way to go. Luckily, you have a lot of options, but for the most part, you’re going to be picking the sort of GPU you want, and a lot of that will also depend on what resolution and refresh rate you want to game on.
For 1080p gaming, the RTX 4060 and RTX 4070 series are great options, and the latter is good for higher refresh rates or even potentially 2K resolutions. The RTX 4080 lineup is also a solid 2K GPU, especially for higher resolutions, although it can be pushed to 4K if needed. As for the RTX 4090, that’s purely a 4K card, and using it for anything less would be a shame unless you’re trying to push insane refresh rates like 300-500Hz. So, ultimately, a lot of your picks depend on the monitor resolution and refresh rate and what sort of budget you’re going for.
How We Chose these Alienware Gaming PC Black Friday deals
Since there are so many configurations to pick from, we did our best to give you an entry-level option, a mid-range option and the best option when it comes to the Aurora R16, so that you can really pick the specs that work for you. The same goes for the Alienware monitors, where we picked a couple of options in various resolutions so that you can pick what you want to prioritize.
Beyond that, we also did our best to find the best deals possible using our experience as reviewers and deal hunters, so that when you snag any deal, you know that you’re getting the best price and buying with confidence.