CHASSIS COLOR Cosmic Black ALX - 875 Watt Power Supply edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 920 (2.66GHz, 8MB Cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate, 64bit, English edit
VIDEO CARD Single 2GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 edit
MEMORY 6GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3 edit
HARD DRIVE 1.2TB RAID 0 (2x 640GB SATA-II, 7,200 RPM, 16MB Cache HDDs) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability edit
SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium edit
GAMING ESSENTIALS Killer Xeno™ Pro
I'm getting an AlienWare Desktop for pretty much my Birthday and Christmas. I just wanted to know if this is really good stuff. Like would this last me like 8-10 years? I've had the computer I'm using now for about 8 years. and it's been able to play almost all games, As soon as Bioshock came out, that was the last latest game my computer would/could run. I just wanted to know if this was a really good build or not.
Also, I'd actually build my own computer for way cheaper, but my dad has to have an AlienWare if we get a new computer.
waste
of
money
I really doubt it's good for the money you payin
but how much you paying
Don't use alienware, build it yourself, you've already chosen the components, it'll be cheaper to order them from an online retailer and build yourself.
Rated funny.
Seriousely, DO NOT buy an alienware, it'll cost you two or three times as much as it would if you built it yourself.
With the same specs.
You should post the price.
Edit: Ninja'd
[QUOTE]I've had the computer I'm using now for about 8 years. and it's been able to play almost all games[/QUOTE]
That's not possible
Oh and PC's don't really last for upwards of 4 years, after that they can't do most new things.
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[QUOTE=EliteGuy;19079084]That's not possible[/QUOTE]
He could have upgraded it, but I doubt it.
Seriously dude, try to convince your dad to build one. Otherwise just buy from like cyberpower or something. Anything other than alienware.
... My "Frankenvaio" is 8 years old, was bought as an word processor and still runs all the games I want to... Then again, I don't care about most ultra-high graphics games and I don't mind running it on low quality.
To make your jaw drop a bit more, It's got a gig of ram and an 8400 gs in it... and I still can at least SAY it runs almost any game...
Now for content:
Seriously, I wanted to do an Alienware pc a few year back, and was disgusted by their prices. If you must have a pre-built... Look elsewhere, otherwise, order the parts yourself...
Yeah well at the time it was the best you could buy, Did you guys read my post? I know I can build a computer for way cheaper, it's my damned father that want's the AlienWare not me! It's very possible, I never said I played Bioshock on all high now didn't I? It was the lowest it could go, it still had bit's of lag though, but it really wasn't noticeable.
Oh and this computer at the time, was from Dell and it cost about 4,000$ dollars. My mom forced him to get it, if it wasn't for my mother, we'd still have the 1998 gateway.
[QUOTE=firebird_157;19079195]Yeah well at the time it was the best you could buy, Did you guys read my post? I know I can build a computer for way cheaper, it's my damned father that want's the AlienWare not me! It's very possible, I never said I played Bioshock on all high now didn't I? It was the lowest it could go, it still had bit's of lag though, but it really wasn't noticeable.
Oh and this computer at the time, was from Dell and it cost about 4,000$ dollars. My mom forced him to get it, if it wasn't for my mother, we'd still have the 1998 gateway.[/QUOTE]
We're not falling for it. If you dad is technologically educated (pretty rare) then he would know how much of a waste it would be to buy alienware.
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And you still didn't post the price.
First of all, Alienware = oh my god...
Second of all, 8 years is a [b]long[/b] time in this industry... Things will be completely different by then, I doubt computers will even be remotely similar then (what with all of the quantum computing shit being developed)
Yea... Post the price already... I'll see what you could get from other Pre-built places... someone else on the forum could probably point you to an "UBA PWNAGE build".
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Drop the xeno card... it won't help at all
Drop the sound card... You probably don't have enough speakers to need it
I need the sound card. I have 5.1 sourround sound, we got it with the computer were using now, it's actually THQ certified made by Lucus Arts, That's what my dad has been telling me for all these years so. The Xeno card, I agree, my dad told me to put it on, I'll probley take it off. The price is 3,000$ without the warrenty, with it, it's like 3,200$
[QUOTE=zanraptora;19079191]... My "Frankenvaio" is 8 years old, was bought as an word processor and still runs all the games I want to... Then again, I don't care about most ultra-high graphics games and I don't mind running it on low quality.
To make your jaw drop a bit more, It's got a gig of ram and an 8400 gs in it... and I still can at least SAY it runs almost any game...
Now for content:
Seriously, I wanted to do an Alienware pc a few year back, and was disgusted by their prices. If you must have a pre-built... Look elsewhere, otherwise, order the parts yourself...[/QUOTE]
how did you get a 8400gs 8 years ago someone is smart
unless you upgraded it in which your 8 years old figure doesn't matter anyways
[QUOTE=firebird_157;19079582]I need the sound card. I have 5.1 sourround sound, we got it with the computer were using now, it's actually THQ certified made by Lucus Arts, That's what my dad has been telling me for all these years so. The Xeno card, I agree, my dad told me to put it on, I'll probley take it off. The price is 3,000$ without the warrenty, with it, it's like 3,200$[/QUOTE]
Wow.
If you want me too, I can take a few pics of my uber crap computer, if you want.
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[QUOTE=firebird_157;19079582]I need the sound card. I have 5.1 sourround sound, we got it with the computer were using now, it's actually THQ certified made by Lucus Arts, That's what my dad has been telling me for all these years so. The Xeno card, I agree, my dad told me to put it on, I'll probley take it off. The price is 3,000$ without the warrenty, with it, it's like 3,200$[/QUOTE]
oh god
tell your dad to stop being obnoxious, screw off and that he doesn't know anything
Fun thing i found out about alienware is that when new drivers get released, you will need to wait for alienware to code drivers for your machine. And that can take months...
I know, but it's his money and he want's AlienWare, and to tell you the truth I don't give a shit, aslong as it's a good computer and I can run new games all on Ultra High. I'm Happy. It's his money not mine.
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Here are some pictures, Sorry for the huge pictures, Idk how to tag them.
This is the whole setup, you can see the 5 speakers, theres a huge double bass to the right, but it's cut out.
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Heres the middle speaker, if you can see, it's really blury, it says THX and above that is says Lucas Arts.
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[QUOTE=firebird_157;19080652]I know, but it's his money and he want's AlienWare, and to tell you the truth I don't give a shit, aslong as it's a good computer and I can run new games all on Ultra High. I'm Happy. It's his money not mine.
[editline]01:21PM[/editline]
Here are some pictures, Sorry for the huge pictures, Idk how to tag them.
This is the whole setup, you can see the 5 speakers, theres a huge double bass to the right, but it's cut out.
*Big ass pictures*[/QUOTE]
Tags for big pictures are [media] [/media]
But seriously, let us make you a build so you can show your Dad how much cheaper it is. You can use the money you save to get even more extra stuff for your computer. Shit, you might even save enough to throw an SSD in there.
How much was the AlienWare one in OP? Sorry if it was posted already, but I just can't seem to find it.
... That wont fly... 3000?
I'm working on a build right now that's at least 2x as good that only costs 2500... It took me a while to wear down my dad to let me build it myself... but it's an monster of a computer and, to make it comperable to yours... All I need to do is wait for fermi to buy another 5870....
3,000$. For 3,000$, You can build a Core i7 295 GTX Build and still have like 1,000$ left over.
[QUOTE=Ulauma;19081601]3,000$. For 3,000$, You can build a Core i7 [B]295 GTX[/B] Build and still have like 1,000$ left over.[/QUOTE]
hahahaha
[QUOTE=Ulauma;19081601]3,000$. For 3,000$, You can build a Core i7 295 GTX Build and still have like 1,000$ left over.[/QUOTE]
The 5970 destroys the GTX 295.
[editline]09:32PM[/editline]
If you blow $3000. You sure as hell better get this rig.
2x GIGABYTE ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 $624.99 2x $1250
Antec P183 Black Aluminum $139.99
2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB $109.99 2x $220
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX $139.99
2x G.SKILL Trident 6GB DDR3 (PC3 16000) Triple Channel $194.99 2x ~$400
EVGA E758-A1 3-Way SLI (x16/x16/x8) LGA 1366 Intel X58 $299.99
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle $44.99
With this CPU: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211[/url]
Costs: $3070.01
All of the preceding can be found on [Url]Newegg.com[/url]
That build will fuckin' destroy anything you throw at it.
Well thanks guys, I really appreciate all your help.
My friend built pretty much the same build on black friday but he got the HAF 932, 700W PSU, 5850 and stuff but only paid about $1400.
Tell you dad in simple english... Alienware is just fine... If he doesnt mind the $1500 case badge :P
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