Build or buy a Alienware?

24 gb of ram??? trying to get your own server for World of Warcraft? that's overkill, you can get a rig that will perform exactly the same for about 2k.... and you can get a good LCD (or 2) with the extra cash and you'll save about 5k LOL

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail - $279.99
EVGA E760 CLASFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $399.99
mushkin Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998692 - Retail - $204.99
ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Retail - $379.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - $89.99
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders w/ Tech Guarantee - OEM - $189.99
LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 - Retail - $179.99
OCZ Z Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular - Retail - Sold out at newgegg; should be $299.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $139.99
LOGISYS Computer LNSRD Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light - Retail - $7.99
Subtotal - $2172.90

These parts will be all you need...I even threw in neon lights to add to the case and make it look cool!

Buy them and take them to your local PC shop and get them to build it.

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail - $279.99
EVGA E760 CLASFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $399.99
mushkin Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998692 - Retail - $204.99
ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Retail - $379.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - $89.99
LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 - Retail - $179.99
OCZ Z Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular - Retail - Sold out at newgegg; should be $299.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $139.99
LOGISYS Computer LNSRD Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light - Retail - $7.99

These parts will be all you need...I even threw in neon lights to add to the case and make it look cool!

Buy them and take them to your local PC shop and get them to build it.

smc91352

I say go for a Pre-built but not Alienware or any other "performance" company like that. i spent hours and hours deciding whether i should get a pre-built or build one myself and i did a lot of research and i finally found a Pre-built computer that was comparable in price and quality to the build i wanted. It cost about 200 more for a worse video card (8800 320mb VS 640mb so it wasn't much worse) and a much better processor and i also got a warranty and windows vista. Velocity Micro is the company i bought mine from. They have American service so when you call you can actually understand them. A comparable computer to the Alienware you posted costs about 3500 which is a reasonable price if you have the money.

So, buy a pre-built from Velocity Micro, not Alienware.

[QUOTE="C2C_Moltar"]Holy Hell! That is a ridiculous build. If you buy from and computer manufacturer you are going to pay a substantial markup. The benifit of of buying from a company like Alienware is the warranty. Alienware's warranty is one of the if not the best in the market. Saying all of this you could save a lot of money by building the computer yourself. But, than again, that's a lot of money in a rig without a warranty. If you can afford 10k I think you can afford to get it from Alienware.xfactor19990

Why in the world would you spend that much on a gaming PC? The technology moves so fast that the performance gains of each dollar after about $2000 (just guessing) are soooo not worth it. Just build a brand new PC for several thousand a few years from now and you'll be MUCH better off.

Seriously, do you REALLY have this much money? $9,000? If you do, let me repeat: while PC gaming is generally expensive, there is no need to be stupid about it.

[QUOTE="xfactor19990"][QUOTE="C2C_Moltar"]Holy Hell! That is a ridiculous build. If you buy from and computer manufacturer you are going to pay a substantial markup. The benifit of of buying from a company like Alienware is the warranty. Alienware's warranty is one of the if not the best in the market. Saying all of this you could save a lot of money by building the computer yourself. But, than again, that's a lot of money in a rig without a warranty. If you can afford 10k I think you can afford to get it from Alienware.giant11

Why in the world would you spend that much on a gaming PC? The technology moves so fast that the performance gains of each dollar after about $2000 (just guessing) are soooo not worth it. Just build a brand new PC for several thousand a few years from now and you'll be MUCH better off.

Seriously, do you REALLY have this much money? $9,000? If you do, let me repeat: while PC gaming is generally expensive, there is no need to be stupid about it.

Wow 24 gb of ram? Does anybody use that much? Even cgi creators for movies like Transformers?? 24 gb of ram will probably last you the rest of your life. Besides most of that 10k pc is overkill and wont be used at all. What the hell are you going to do with like 6TB of space? The only useful items were the cpu and gpu and even the cpu is a bit over kill right now.

[QUOTE="smc91352"]

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail - $279.99
EVGA E760 CLASFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $399.99
mushkin Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998692 - Retail - $204.99
ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Retail - $379.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - $89.99
LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 - Retail - $179.99
OCZ Z Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular - Retail - Sold out at newgegg; should be $299.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $139.99
LOGISYS Computer LNSRD Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light - Retail - $7.99

These parts will be all you need...I even threw in neon lights to add to the case and make it look cool!

Buy them and take them to your local PC shop and get them to build it.

UltimateGamer95

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="smc91352"]

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail - $279.99
EVGA E760 CLASFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $399.99
mushkin Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998692 - Retail - $204.99
ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Retail - $379.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - $89.99
LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 - Retail - $179.99
OCZ Z Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular - Retail - Sold out at newgegg; should be $299.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $139.99
LOGISYS Computer LNSRD Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light - Retail - $7.99

These parts will be all you need...I even threw in neon lights to add to the case and make it look cool!

Buy them and take them to your local PC shop and get them to build it.

MaoTheChimp

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

If it was a sexy lady then yes. I would!:P

Wow 24 gb of ram? Does anybody use that much? Even cgi creators for movies like Transformers?? 24 gb of ram will probably last you the rest of your life.

bigblunt537

I remember when I got a 20GB HDD, I thought I was NEVER going to use that much space :P

[QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

Wow 24 gb of ram? Does anybody use that much? Even cgi creators for movies like Transformers?? 24 gb of ram will probably last you the rest of your life.

MaoTheChimp

I remember when I got a 20GB HDD, I thought I was NEVER going to use that much space :P

Oh; and it was a gift; I never would have bought it myself.

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="smc91352"]

Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail - $279.99
EVGA E760 CLASFIED "Overclocker's Pick" 3-Way SLI + PhysX 1366 Intel X58 EATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $399.99
mushkin Redline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 998692 - Retail - $204.99
ASUS EAH5870/G/2DIS/1GD5/A Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 - Retail - $379.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - $89.99
LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 - Retail - $179.99
OCZ Z Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular - Retail - Sold out at newgegg; should be $299.99
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail - $139.99
LOGISYS Computer LNSRD Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern LED Light - Retail - $7.99

These parts will be all you need...I even threw in neon lights to add to the case and make it look cool!

Buy them and take them to your local PC shop and get them to build it.

MaoTheChimp

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"] Yep see smc chose the parts now I can build it for you (literally)

bigblunt537

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

If it was a sexy lady then yes. I would!:P

:lol: That just made my day. :)

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"] Yep see smc chose the parts now I can build it for you (literally)

bigblunt537

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

If it was a sexy lady then yes. I would!:P

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

[QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

Wow 24 gb of ram? Does anybody use that much? Even cgi creators for movies like Transformers?? 24 gb of ram will probably last you the rest of your life.

smc91352

I remember when I got a 20GB HDD, I thought I was NEVER going to use that much space :P

Yea, but it's different i think. Today's technology is barely even used. I have a 1TB hd and I use about 300 GB. on My 4gb of ram I can have like 3-4 games running at the same time and my ram will most likely be fine. I can;t imagine anything taking up more than 8GB of ram within the next 4-6 years. I can be 100% wrong though and I admit that and I probably did over exaggerate with for the rest of your life, but I will say it's a safe bet that he wont have to upgrade his ram for at least 20 years and by that time it will be equivalent of $200-$400 today lol (I predict the future)

[QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

UltimateGamer95

If it was a sexy lady then yes. I would!:P

But your avatar is of some weird beast :(. I'm confuzzled

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"][QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

If it was a sexy lady then yes. I would!:P

bigblunt537

But your avatar is of some weird beast :(. I'm confuzzled

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"] Yep see smc chose the parts now I can build it for you (literally)

UltimateGamer95

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

Hey, its just a suggestion, I'm not pointing a gun at your face. This situation is between you and the OP, I will not intervene with any mutual agreement you work out with him.

[QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"] Well I just so happen to be a girl anyway (but I'm surely not the sexiest thing on the planet lol!)UltimateGamer95

But your avatar is of some weird beast :(. I'm confuzzled

That's cool! i liked Doom, but it definitely wasn't my favorite shooter. I know I'll be hated here for this, but Uncharted 1 was probably the most fun I've ever had with a shooter ever and I started playing games from the snes era. Well Doom 3 was good, but I actually never finished it unfortunately.

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"]

[QUOTE="MaoTheChimp"]

TBH, I suggest you don't build the system for him.

Consider this:

1) The OP hasn't built a system before. I realize this isn't as hard as it seems to many newcomers, but building a system is ALOT easier than checking and diagnosing the parts one by one. Building the system will be a good backbone if any complications occur in future.

2) If any of the parts die within 30 days, you will likely be obliged to give free tech support, which is a pain considering you have to work it out over the phone or IM. Plus, if any of the parts die within 30 days, the OP will have to return the component to you, and you will have to return it to the E-Tailor

3) Trust. The OP will be giving a sizable about of money to a person who he has hardly met; giving personal info, phone numbers etc. will have no effect on this. Would you trust someone that you just met on the street to build your system?

MaoTheChimp

Hey, its just a suggestion, I'm not pointing a gun at your face. This situation is between you and the OP, I will not intervene with any mutual agreement you work out with him.

[QUOTE="UltimateGamer95"][QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

But your avatar is of some weird beast :(. I'm confuzzled

bigblunt537

That's cool! i liked Doom, but it definitely wasn't my favorite shooter. I know I'll be hated here for this, but Uncharted 1 was probably the most fun I've ever had with a shooter ever and I started playing games from the snes era. Well Doom 3 was good, but I actually never finished it unfortunately.

Man if you can afford a 10k rig from Alienware than I think you should do this; 1) put less into the rig and go to a differnt manufacturer, 2) put more money into your diplay (something like this http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/alienware-curved-display-rocks-crysis-at-2880-x-900/), and 3 24 gb or ram is just dumb. No opperating system needs that much unless you are doing some serious editing or running a big time server.

Here's a build for 4.2k$, Gonna list you for atleast 4 years min. Intel Core i7 920 - 280$ EVGA E758-A1 - 299$ Corsair 1000W modular PSU - 240$ Coolermaster Cosmos black - 200$ Patroit 6GB DDR3 2000 RAM - 260$ Seaate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB drive - x4 - 360$ (RAID 10) Intel x-25 160GB SSD - 560$ (For OS) HIS 5870 - x2 - 770$ Prolimatech Megahalem Rev. B - 65$ LG 30" 2560 x 1600 IPS panel Monitor - 1159$ Total : 4193$ Suggestions to display/cooling are welcomed.gigatrainer

2)everything looks good there, but id go for 8-12GB of ram

3)id never buy a seagate again, instead of buying a slow and big hard drive, why not get a 1TB WD black with dual processors for $5 more? they come at a raptor performance in raid 0 and you wont need a SSD. i have used seagate for years and only this year did i make decision not to buy anymore because all of them failed on me within 3 years(4 of them mind you)

4) and last having a big 30" monitor is not the same as having 3 24" monitors. not because of the fact that its seperate screens, but because you see a lot more wider http://jeffreyolson.com/BF2/TriBF2.jpg if you look there, the middle screen is what normally you'd see if you had 1 screen. its not the same as having a big screen, however if he got 3 30" monitors thats different but better to get 3 24" for the same price as a single 30"

Man if you can afford a 10k rig from Alienware than I think you should do this; 1) put less into the rig and go to a differnt manufacturer, 2) put more money into your diplay (something like this http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/alienware-curved-display-rocks-crysis-at-2880-x-900/), and 3 24 gb or ram is just dumb. No opperating system needs that much unless you are doing some serious editing or running a big time server.

C2C_Moltar

Man if you can afford a 10k rig from Alienware than I think you should do this; 1) put less into the rig and go to a differnt manufacturer, 2) put more money into your diplay (something like this http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/alienware-curved-display-rocks-crysis-at-2880-x-900/), and 3 24 gb or ram is just dumb. No opperating system needs that much unless you are doing some serious editing or running a big time server.

curved display cost around 6000$+ NEc made one http://www.engadget.com/tag/CurvedDisplay/


i think we won't see Curved Display popular for the simple reason they are Extremely Expensive & they offer 2880x900 vs 2560x1600 pixel
it seem peopel are still willing to buy 3x monitor 1920x1200 at a total sum of 800-1200$ then that ;)

[QUOTE="gigatrainer"]Here's a build for 4.2k$, Gonna list you for atleast 4 years min. Intel Core i7 920 - 280$ EVGA E758-A1 - 299$ Corsair 1000W modular PSU - 240$ Coolermaster Cosmos black - 200$ Patroit 6GB DDR3 2000 RAM - 260$ Seaate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB drive - x4 - 360$ (RAID 10) Intel x-25 160GB SSD - 560$ (For OS) HIS 5870 - x2 - 770$ Prolimatech Megahalem Rev. B - 65$ LG 30" 2560 x 1600 IPS panel Monitor - 1159$ Total : 4193$ Suggestions to display/cooling are welcomed.bunny569

2)everything looks good there, but id go for 8-12GB of ram

3)id never buy a seagate again, instead of buying a slow and big hard drive, why not get a 1TB WD black with dual processors for $5 more? they come at a raptor performance in raid 0 and you wont need a SSD. i have used seagate for years and only this year did i make decision not to buy anymore because all of them failed on me within 3 years(4 of them mind you)

4) and last having a big 30" monitor is not the same as having 3 24" monitors. not because of the fact that its seperate screens, but because you see a lot more wider http://jeffreyolson.com/BF2/TriBF2.jpg if you look there, the middle screen is what normally you'd see if you had 1 screen. its not the same as having a big screen, however if he got 3 30" monitors thats different but better to get 3 24" for the same price as a single 30"

curved display cost around 6000$+ NEc made one ]


i think we won't see Curved Display popular for the simple reason they are Extremely Expensive & they offer 2880x900 vs 2560x1600 pixel
it seem peopel are still willing to buy 3x monitor 1920x1200 at a total sum of 800-1200$ then that ;)

marcthpro

ok, so i have NEVER built a computer in my life, so it came down to a debate between my 2 friends. One told me to build, while the other said just get a alienware.

He gave me these specs-

Cosmic Black ALX - 875 Watt Power Suppl
Overclocked Intel Core i7 975 Extreme (3.6GHz, 8MB Cache)
Eyefinity - Dual ATI HD 5870 in Crossfire, 3 Dell 2408WFP Flat Panels
24GB Triple Channel 1333MHz DDR3
1.5TB (2x 750GB) RAID 0, SATA, 7.2KRPM, 16MB
1.5TB High Performance with Data Security RAID 1 (2x 1.5TB SATA II 7,200 RPM HDDs)
Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Burner
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Alienware TactX Keyboard
mouse

sll in all the total came to $9164, is there a better deal builing if so how much would it cost, im not quite sure what all the above means? Please help! Is building hard? Or with my friends help could i do it quickly?

Also does anyone know what case the new alienware uses?

xfactor19990

thats not even that good. for nearly 10k, your only getting 7200rpm drives? no ssd??? only 3 monitors?? plus, for that much you should really be getting a free upgrade to 2 5870x2s when they come out. that is so daftly overpriced. and 24gb is utterly UTTERLY pointless. completely. totally. it seems mad that for that amount you only get 2 gpus?? and only 3tb storage? and not even an awesome mouse? (i assume its generic)

spend 3k on a pc if you must, then in 2-3 years, spend another 3k, then in another 3, another 3k again. that is WAY WAY better value for money. not only, that but you wont get less performance!! at all, i shouldnt think

Guys I'm not sure even the Core i7 will last for 5 years, even though it's a damn good CPU. Besides new architecture and technology is coming next year anyway such as Intel and AMD's new architecture, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0, PCI Express 3.0 (I hear 3 is a lucky number so I think he is better off waiting). (Next Year) I think the OP should just build like 4 $1500-$2000 gaming rigs then he should build himself a nice server for like $1500-$2000 for hosting games. Actually He should probably build 1 $1500-$2000 rig now and build the other ones next year. How's that for an idea?

but the Core i7 975 is soon replace by core i9 Extreme for same money value And All Core i9 Work with x58 and suposse to be better then Corei7 on all aspect

Core i7 975 Extreme cost 999$+ : All Core i7 975 + A Cpu Cooler of Quality can reach 4.3Ghz+ Stable But is recommend to not waste 999$ on a CPU just to get +1,5 Frame rate per second and just get coce i7 920 / and Overclock iat a 4.2Ghz with is D0 Stepping with a Prolimatech Megahalem +1 Fan 3000rpm Ultra Scythe KAZE inside a HAF932 : Beefdog as done it so you can do it
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motherboard: 250-450$ :
ram 150-1,400$ but really 24GB IS overkill :
powersupply 1000W to 1200W 200-320$ such as the OCZ GOLD 87% Efficiency 1000W : only to OCZ GOLD in moment
OS : : window 7 Ultimate 200$
HD5870x2 (2GB) 2x : 500$ & under Each = 1000-1050$US = Best video setup possible
Blue-ray Drive 100-200$
Auzentech X-FI prelude 7.1 : 150-170$ (Best Soundcard for Gaming) (I own one)
Case : HAF 932 140-160$ (Best airflow case on market in full tower)
Mouse :razer mamba 120$ = BesT Mouse I ever used and grip on my hand it so smooth i own one and play with it all time

1.5TB HDD Single : 130-150$ or 1.0TB HDD 85-100$ 32MB cache vs 16MB 750GB Via Dell
Since dell use is rumour to use The 16MB Blue Caviar vs Seagate Barracuda 7200:12 which is current = up to 55% Faster per HDD
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Total of Cost Of Own Build PC Around 2,500$-4,000$ performances VS Alienware 9,500 $PC : 2.5x to 3.5X more powerful
conclusion there nothing that can beat pre-build you will get Screwed around from pre-ordering own-build and that is never going to change

as for performances if you ask Proof ? http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/Radeon_HD_5870_CrossFire/11.html
HD5870x2 = Two 5870 1GB (Release date November 2009) and two 5870 1Gb in major benchmark Crush 295GTX Quad SLI = 2 GPU 295GTX

and there is rumour that 5870x2 1GB may offer a sligth better fps then Two Stock HD5870 1GB

RedXsniper : where you readed GTX300 being 5X Faster then 295GTX ? those are rumour.. : Wait to see real Performances
as far from what i read the hype that GTX300 Being 5x Faster then 295GTX for a Single GPU / Dual Gpu Solution is probably Dead Wrong

and BTW the Corsair Obsidian 800D Is Pretty Much Less airflow then HAF 932 and 2x the price : 280$ Vs 140$ ? : in fact Osbidan 800D is comparable to Antec 1200 Which fail in overclocking potential Against antec P182 & HAF 932 Because fo the number of fan / 3x huge 230MM FAN

The Obsidian Look Great & As Great cable Management : But is a Warm Tower Made more for a workstation Rather then a Overclocking beast For Maximum Cooling & Efficiency it can even be read from spec that Corsair obsidian 800D 250$+ as only spot for 3-4 fan and no 230mm fan vs 9 fan (HAf 932 140$)

which Should conclude By Law of Phsyic that obsidian 800D is inferior in airflow compare to HAF 932 for 140$ :

well that : nothing is said to confirm that the GTX 380 will have 2x more power then 5870x2 and wont' cost 499$ ? since 5870x2 will cost 499$ & UNDER so Calm down ur hype a little bit redXsniper but i sure agree he should wait to see weither it true or not that GTX380 is having a miracle of 5x more power then 295GTX

but from what i see the max it could do is 2x more pore then 5870 1GB not to pop out ur bubble :? : iad Experiance from benchmark and if it a 5x performances it a first in history since it on a whole new step then HD3870 vs 8800GT for price performances

the max Gap I seen from benchmark since the word of it Exist to public eye by 2003's i never saw something such as 5x more power in so short of time : such as if you compare 7600GT VS 8800GT but it could as well happen it not impossible but it a myth

so i guess before saying it literraly Crush ATI 5870x2 2GB or 4GB / 5870 1GB / 2 GB we have to see the real material to our eye but i can probabely predict that nvidia will have great powerfull gpu indeed there are the first cGPU

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/9/30/nvidia-gt300s-fermi-architecture-unveiled-512-cores2c-up-to-6gb-gddr5.aspx
GPU specifications This is the meat part you always want to read fist. So, here it how it goes:

1. 3.0 billion transistors
2. 40nm TSMC
3. 384-bit memory interface
4. 512 shader cores [renamed into CUDA Cores]
5. 32 CUDA cores per Shader Cluster
6. 1MB L1 cache memory [divided into 16KB Cache - Shared Memory]
7. 768KB L2 unified cache memory
8. Up to 6GB GDDR5 memory
9. Half Speed IEEE 754 Double Precision

And it being said we should not have more then 1.5GB to 2GB for VRAM GDDR5 Memory on Gaming GPU setup
and that the 2GB to 6GB is only for Nvidia Quatro Fermi Architecture : like i say the information are abit too premature

What screen are you planning to play on ? I doubt all that hardware would be useful on anything less than 2560x1600 resolution. I have a 1100 dollar pc that I build a year ago and still max games at 1680x1050 with everything turned up. Don't see why all that stuff would be useful considering todays games. Really not necessary to waste all that cash.

ok, so i have NEVER built a computer in my life, so it came down to a debate between my 2 friends. One told me to build, while the other said just get a alienware.

He gave me these specs-

Cosmic Black ALX - 875 Watt Power Suppl
Overclocked Intel Core i7 975 Extreme (3.6GHz, 8MB Cache)
Eyefinity - Dual ATI HD 5870 in Crossfire, 3 Dell 2408WFP Flat Panels
24GB Triple Channel 1333MHz DDR3
1.5TB (2x 750GB) RAID 0, SATA, 7.2KRPM, 16MB
1.5TB High Performance with Data Security RAID 1 (2x 1.5TB SATA II 7,200 RPM HDDs)
Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Burner
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
Alienware TactX Keyboard
mouse

sll in all the total came to $9164, is there a better deal builing if so how much would it cost, im not quite sure what all the above means? Please help! Is building hard? Or with my friends help could i do it quickly?

Also does anyone know what case the new alienware uses?xfactor19990

Thats a pretty extreme build im not exactly sure what game you are trying to max out, but I would most definately NOT recommend Alienware. A few years ago my friend bought a system from them for 3000$. I looked at its specs and he got hugely ripped off. I told him I could build pretty much the exact same thing (minus the custom Alienware case) with components off newegg for 1000$.

Trust me, people that learn and know how to build their own rigs save a lot of money.

No idea how to build and you have enough to pay for all that stuff, then just buy from them (warranty, they load everything, overclock it, etc.) Alienware case, good luck finding one Annnnnd if you do decide to build it then honestly its just about plugging everything in, but make sure you touch the case and ground yourself before touching anything, one zap and you could fry $500 right down the drain. Also theres no warranty with building your own so take that into account I built my own and had no problem, just that you have to make sure you do it properly, heck, grab some latex gloves and put it together to make sure you dont get the parts all oily.IIIRUSHIII

Several of you people have stated that there is no warranty on a computer you build yourself.... that is incorrect...ALL PARTS are covered under the mfg from whom you buy it from. In many cases most parts are warrantied for much longer than that of a pre-built system...i.e. mfg. such as eVGA, BFG, XFX, Corsair, ASUS, Samsung, LG, Gigabyte...etc... have warranties ranging from 3-5 years to lifetime.

And there is a little bit more to building a PC than just plugging in the parts like a LEGGO....It's not difficult, but it does take a bit of time and effort to do it correctly.

To the TC...if you don't want to go through the hassle of building your PC and you have the money to spend on the type of system you want, then by all means go for it. If you want to try and learn something about your computer and have a great experience in building it yourself and save what can be a lot of money, take the time to learn how to build. It will give you a tremendous amount of personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment when your finished.

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[QUOTE="nintendog66"]1 CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model HX3X12G1333C9 $269.99 1 ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard $359.99 1 CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $189.99 3 LG W3000H-Bn Black 30" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor y -$100.00 Instant $3,479.97 2 SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity $759.98 1 Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse $50.99 1 Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Bloomfield 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601975 $989.99 1 COOLER MASTER COSMOS S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $199.99 2 LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 $399.98 4 Western Digital RE3 WD7502ABYS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive $519.96 1 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card $94.99 Subtotal: $7,315.82 There you just saved 2k... The build is overkill though... I'd be happy to get you a PC that performs on par with that at a fraction of the price(Around 3k or less). But if you want to burn money then go ahead. Why exactly do you need 3x30" displays?xfactor19990

1 CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model HX3X12G1333C9 $269.99 1 ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard $359.99 1 CORSAIR CMPSU-850HX 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply $189.99 3 LG W3000H-Bn Black 30" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor y -$100.00 Instant $3,479.97 2 SAPPHIRE 100281SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity $759.98 1 Logitech G5 7 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser Mouse $50.99 1 Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition Bloomfield 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601975 $989.99 1 COOLER MASTER COSMOS S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $199.99 2 LG Blu-ray Burner Model BH08LS20 $399.98 4 Western Digital RE3 WD7502ABYS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive $519.96 1 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card $94.99 Subtotal: $7,315.82 There you just saved 2k... The build is overkill though... I'd be happy to get you a PC that performs on par with that at a fraction of the price(Around 3k or less). But if you want to burn money then go ahead. Why exactly do you need 3x30" displays?nintendog66

[QUOTE="nintendog66"]. But if you want to burn money then go ahead. Why exactly do you need 3x30" displays?xfactor19990

1. - CPU Core i7 920 D0 Stepping + Overclock it : Then when core Core i9 Westmere Extreme release by 2010 February Buy one ;)
2. -motherboard: 250-450$ : 1333/1600mhz DDR3 3x2GB unless you want that 1,600$+ KIT for 24 GB ? 6x4GB
3. =powersupply 1000W to 1200W 200-320$ such as the OCZ GOLD 87% Efficiency 1000W : only to OCZ GOLD in moment
4. -OS : window 7 Ultimate 64 Bits 200$
5. -HD5870x2 (2GB) 2x 450-500$US Release date november 2009 : Two of them = 4x HD5870 1GB in power of gaming
6. -Blue-ray Drive 100-200$
7. -Auzentech X-FI prelude 7.1 : 150-170$
8. -Case : HAF 932 140-160$
9. -Mouse :razer mamba 120$
10. -Cpu Cooler : Prolimatech Megahalem Rev.B with 1 Ultra Scythe Kaze
11. -2x SSD 256GB in raid 0 ? or TWO 1TB 7200:12

Since dell use is rumour to use The 16MB Blue Caviar vs Seagate Barracuda 7200:12 which is current = up to 55% Faster per HDD
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with the build said nitendog66 you can't play max graphic on 3x 30 inch at 2560x1600 my friend.. you need to get at last TWO 5870x2 if you desire that i ain't kidding you have just no idea how much 4 megapixel x 3 consume

what they show with eyefinity HD5870 1GB with 6 DVI slot that it can handle 3x : 2560x1600 but not for gaming.. NOT FOR Gaming it made for studio work ect. you have a idea how much GRAPHIC power it take to power up 3x 2560x1600 with AA ? and max graphical setting ? think before