Alienware Computers or Self Built?

Hey!

Do you think this would be a good high quality computer that could play todays games? Or should I instead just make one myself instead of buying from alienware?

Oh, and is it a good price? And how good is Alienware Standard Cooling?

The total comes out to about 1600 U.S. Dollars!

Alienware Area 51 7500-

CPU- Intel® CoreTM 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 8MB Cache 1066MHz FSB

GPU-Single 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GT

Power Suppply-Alienware® 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply

Motherboard-Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Motherboard

Cooling-Alienware® Standard System Cooling

Memory-4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB

Operating System-Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 - DirectX 10 Ready!

CDDVD Drive-20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW)

System Drive-500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache

Thanks for any and all help!!! :D

All youre going to hear around here is self build.......and they are right!jmnderson69

Heck yeah. ;)

Hey, I was thinking of building my own PC for Far Cry 2 and other stuff, but I wouldn't know where to begin. Anyone know a good guide for getting started?pyromaniac223

nice tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1NxsHpaL_s

you'll need the following to futureproof yourself for about 2 years:

processor $170: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

memory $80: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122

hard drive $80(remember to have sata cables if you buy oem): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

case $120: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec%2b900

motherboard $150: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196

dvd drive $35: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135156

power supply $110: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

graphics card $170: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102747

operating system $110: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488

total cost: $1,025+shipping

It's overpriced. Build it yourself, you'll save money.crazy-player

The wise man says the truth!

Building yourself doesn't really save you money, it only saves you money if you've got the software already and you know how to fix the problems you'll ultimatley get.

Alienware is pretty expensive, considering you have to ask this question you'll be better of going to a better online retailer that aren't overpriced but still offer a warranty, I don't know of any in the US.
moshakirby18

Do it yourself, then buy the Alienware case.

[QUOTE="moshakirby18"]Building yourself doesn't really save you money, it only saves you money if you've got the software already and you know how to fix the problems you'll ultimatley get.

Alienware is pretty expensive, considering you have to ask this question you'll be better of going to a better online retailer that aren't overpriced but still offer a warranty, I don't know of any in the US.
theragu40

$109 for Windows Vista Home Premium 64 is cheap. Two builds ago a copy of XP was $150ish.

And you get waranties for every part you buy lest they fail. And unlike the customer service monkeys at PC manufacturers, the people at newegg.com are helpful and care. Also... if you do everything right ... nothing does go wrong. I've built my past seven PCs, and three for other people. Only issue I've ever had with hardware ever was one faulty PSU, one faulty GPU. Both times RMAd and replaced at no cost to myself (even when the replacement GPU was a better model because failed model discontinued) nigh instantly.

even if you don't want to do it yourself, there are plenty of other companies to go through with MUCH MUCH better customization options than alienware and MUCH cheaper. I had an alienware and it was nothing but problems. Went with Cyberpower more recently, and very happy so far.

Of course self built is the absolute best way to go. Plus theres more pride in it ;)