The Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop is designed for high-performance gaming and demanding applications. It is powered by an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, featuring 24 cores and a total cache of 76MB,

These new prebuilt PCs are an easier--though substantially more expensive--way to secure one of the new GeForce GPUs.

Dell just launched its new Alienware Area-51 lineup of gaming PCs today. Currently, it's available in only two configurations - both paired with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and GeForce RTX 5080 GPU - starting at a bonkers price of $4,449.99. Don't expect to get it right away either; Dell estimates this system to arrive at door by April 22.

Of course, standalone restocks are also at risk of selling out, depending on how many units NVIDIA is able to get into the hands of its partners. If you don't want to play that game and/or are interested in a full PC build, and are willing to pay the Alienware tax, you can order one now and get it in a few weeks.

We're highlighting one today, in fact. It's the Skytech Azure Gaming PC, priced at $2,899.99 on Amazon, it packs an RTX 5080 16GB graphics card, liquid cooling, and an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. It's a high-end system designed for 4K 60 FPS and over, but does the price justify the specs?

Handheld gaming PCs are great. But they’re not powerful, at least not compared to full-sized gaming desktops. But then again, there’s nothing stopping you from plugging in a desktop GPU — Asus even makes some just for that purpose.