Direct2Drive/ Steam/ hard drive space question. plz help!!

ok so im trying to get into pc gaming after i gotta badass new alienware m15x with all the bells and whistles. it came out to about $4300 so it can basically run anything thats out there.

my question is, should i go buy the games from the stores or should i just download them from direct2drive and steam?

i have a 320gb 7200rpm hard drive and chose not to use the smart bay for another hard drive.

if i download my games will i have enough space to store everything including music and movies? im not sure how many games i plan on getting but im a pretty avid gamer so lets just asume its a lot.

also do you guys know if theres any problems with these downloading services?

im not too keen on switching out discs all the time so it would be nice to just have the game on your hard drive so you dont need the cds.

$4300 for a computer eh? I feel really, really, really bad for you mate. Return it if it's not too late and find another deal. There's no reason why a person should spend as much on ANY computer/laptop as they would on a not-too-shabby used car.

Anyway, none of my business... As for your question D2D/Steam are convenient solutions, and (with Steam, at least), you can delete and re-download games whenever you'd like, so HDD space shouldn't be an issue. If you run out of space, just delete the game of your choice. If you want to play it again, just download it again. If you ask me though, nothing beats a physical game box with a nice manual to scan through while the game's installing :P Up to your personal choice.

4,300 dollars for a PC and you only have a 320 gb hard drive? Alienware was always known for ripping people off and I see they have gotten even worse.

320 gb's shouldn't be a problem, unless you get up to like 100 gb in music and over 100 in games like I do. You can buy terabyte hard drives for like 110 bucks now though, so if you need to, you can always install another one easily.

As for the discs, they are almost completely useless unless you don't have an internet connection or you have a slow one. You don't need the discs to play the games even if you use a disc to install, so it's basically the same thing as downloading it.

is 4300 bucks really a bad deal? if it were you guys would you have just built your own? yeah see i would have done that but im no where near smart enough to to do that

is 4300 bucks really a bad deal? if it were you guys would you have just built your own? yeah see i would have done that but im no where near smart enough to to do that

spencertaylor

is 4300 bucks really a bad deal? if it were you guys would you have just built your own? yeah see i would have done that but im no where near smart enough to to do that

spencertaylor

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is 4300 bucks really a bad deal? if it were you guys would you have just built your own? yeah see i would have done that but im no where near smart enough to to do that

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