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ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB vs Alienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080

The ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB ($4,600, 88/100 gaming score) goes head-to-head with the Alienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080 ($2,399, 87/100). On raw performance, the ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB leads, scoring 88 versus 87. For the money, the Alienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080 is the better value at $2,399, delivering more performance per dollar than the ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB.

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ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB

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ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB

Price$4,600
Gaming88/100
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Alienware

Alienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080

Price$2,399
Gaming87/100
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ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GBAlienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080
Price$4,600▲$2,399
Gaming Score88/100▲87/100
Productivity Score74/10083/100▲
Content Creation Score85/100▲80/100
CPUamd ryzen 7 9800x3dintel core i9 14900k
GPUnvidia rtx 5080nvidia rtx 5080
RAM32GB DDR5 6400 (Kingston FURY 2x16GB)corsair dominator platinum ddr5 6200 32gb
Storage2TB NVMe SSD (Team Group NV5000 M.2 2280)samsung 9100 pro 2tb
PSUGamdias HELIOS P2 1000G 1000W 80+ Goldbe quiet dark power 13 1000w
CaseABS Kaze II 5XA1lian li o11 dynamic evo
CoolerBitspower SA XLF360BK AS 360mm AIO liquid coolercorsair icue h150i elite capellix
MotherboardGIGABYTE B850 Gaming WIFI6asus rog strix z790 e

Which should you buy?

You're trading $2,201 for about 1% more gaming performance: the ABS Kaze II Aqua Gaming PC - Ryzen 7 9800X3D - RTX 5080 16GB is quicker, the Alienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080 costs less. A gap that small is hard to feel in normal play, so the Alienware Aurora R16 i9 RTX 5080 is the sensible default and the difference is better spent on a monitor or peripherals. On specs, the CPUs differ (amd ryzen 7 9800x3d vs intel core i9 14900k) — RAM and storage are the cheapest things to upgrade later, so weigh them last.

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