Let me say this. I did not start a thread to be called out on my computer of choice. I simply asked 2 questions that still have yet to be answered. So i got alienware, is that a crime or something? I wanted to get a computer that i would not need to change for years. I went with Dell/Alienware because of the customer support. IF i smasked it on the ground it would be replaced. If a part goes bad it is replace, free! Plus i have a direct line to tech support that actually speak and understand english.
Yeah, i could have got it about $1,000 cheaper, but i know nothing about computer hardware. I know what the hardware is and does. But if something went wrong and needed to be fixed there is no way i could repair it. I have heard that the custormer service from places like ibuypower.com is not only crap, but that most wouldnt wish it on there enemy.
I did not get Alienware for a penis contest. I got it and maxed it out because playing video games is my main hobby aside from going to strip clubs with friends and stuff lol. I am not trying to rub it in anyways face either. I have seen a lot of post over the last few months and weeks about people that have built computers that have bragged and bragged. I have not bragged. Just because i showed the specs does not mean i am bragging and rubbing it in your face.
BlackShirt20
Well then in that case you really shouldn't have jumped into PC gaming. Unlike consoles it requires a lot of research and fiddling around with components. For example, while your current rig will easily max out everything, depending on your gaming habits you could easily get away with a much less powerful (and thus much cheaper) rig that would still max out everything. For example, what resolution are you playing at? If it's not 2560x1600 (or in this case probably more like 3x1 eyefinity @ 5760x1200 at least) there's no point in having two 5970s. One is good but only if you're planning to game at at least 1920x1080. Below that and you're better off picking up a single 5870. And god forbid you're planning to play at a resolution below 1680x1050, in which case you don't even need a 5870.
Then there's the matter of your CPU. If you don't do a lot of video encoding, video editing, 3D rendering, etc., then you will never see use of all six of those cores. Only recently have most games started to take advantage of quad core CPUs; it will be a very long time (1-2 years) before we see any games taking advantage of six cores. And by that time you'll probably be wanting to upgrade the 980X anyway (and the 6 core CPUs available then will be MUCH cheaper than the 980X is today). So as you see, if all you plan on doing is gaming you will never take advantage of the 980X enough to warrant the $1000+ pricetag.
Also, if I were you I wouldn't have bothered with the 10,000 RPM HDDs. Rather, I would have gotten a few SSDs to put in RAID 0 and then a 7200 RPM HDD for data storage. SSDs put any mechanical HDD to shame, both in terms of speed and reliability.
As for Alienware/Dell, while customer support is nice and all, as a PC gamer you should (hopefully) know enough about computers to render calling customer support a waste of time. I myself haven't called a customer support hotline in over eight years since I found that I'm normally able to find the solution faster on my own and as a plus I'll actually find the correct solution whereas customer support will have to try about 30 times before giving up and telling you to send it back. And as a PC gamer realize that you will need to be a tech expert. How else do you plan to upgrade your system? I mean, how are you going to choose hardware? How will you know how to install the hardware? Are you going to overclock anything? If so, do you have adequete cooling? Do you know how to maintain your system properly? (with air cooled systems this is no harder than just opening the rig up to blow out dust, but with water cooled systems this can get pretty involved).
As for warranties, if you build a PC yourself all the individual components come with their own warranties. As a plus, this also means that should you ever need to return something to a manufacturer you need only send back one small component instead of the entire rig.
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