1. Cold cathode neon lights (really bright)
2. 1,100 watts power supply (a lot)
3. Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core proccessor (the best)
4. Free games and T-shirt, like Age of Empires 3 and Rainbox Six Vegas
5. Liquid cooling plus neon fans
6. The best motherboard right now
7. 2 gigabyte ram but it is upgradable to 8 gigabytes
8. 2 (Dual) Nvidia 8800 GTX 768 megabytes graphics card (the best)
9. 500 gigabyte hard drive (which is more than I need trust me)
10. Lightscribe Technology drives (cd and dvd and all the other formats)
11. The best sound card(X-Fi Platinum) and the best speakers (Both cost about $600)
12. Onboard LAN network
13. 22 inch monitor and lots of USB ports
14. g15 keybord (Gaming Keyboard)
15. g7 mouse (Gaming mouse)
16. Temperature Meter with remote control
17. Proffesional wiring and rounded cables
18. 1 year parts, 3 years repairs, and lifetime technical support free
19. Flash media card reader
20. Windows Vista Home Premium (awesome)
2006-12-30 07:29:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I made an Alienware exactly like this computer and it cost about $10,000 (why are Alienwares so expensive) and this one in www.ibuypower.com costs $4,900 which is half. I need it %100 for now and future projects please help. This is the case but I'm getting it in black http://www.nzxt.com/Download/guardian1280.jpg
2006-12-30 07:30:02 · update #1
I would honestly consider WidowPC. A friend of mine got a beast of a computer there (dual vid cards, dual processors, 4gb ram, etc) for 4k. Alienware advertised the exact same machine for twice as much. Widow's customer service is awesome as well. Just a thought/suggestion. :)
2006-12-30 07:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like more like a server not a gaming platform. I would look two key elements, graphics card and memory. The newer cards will be offering an insane amount of pipes and that is where you will performance increase, I believe there are 128 pipe cards coming out very soon. Seems like you are spending a lot of money on something you will not need for gaming. Not sure why you would need a raid 0 or raid 1, yes it does allow backup and is easy to add a new drive if the one craps out on you. As for the CPU right now that is not where the bottle neck is, for games it is limited at the card. I would keep shopping and do some research as to me it sounds like you would be spending about 3000 dollars to much.
2016-05-22 21:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to buy any of the above,if you are a gamer.Go to http://www.gateway.com or http://www.hp.com and select the pc with a above 80 GB hard drive,2 or more gigabites,Nvidia G force video card,select the sound card sblive with a speakers Boston Aquastic with a subwoofer.Buy wireless key pad and mouse and 19" or 21" flat panel monitor.it will be less than US 2000 and with a preferred o/s and some free software.
2006-12-30 07:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by precede2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alienware puters are overpriced and not really that far off by you building your own for a fraction of the cost. They allegedly match components and write their own bios so the hardware is in perfect harmony, but you pay for all of this. Gateway's or HP's are proprietary, meaning if something goes wrong you have to go back to them to get vital componets. Build your own.
As far as your listings, most are really not important.
You want to game...
Processor 3.0ghz or Duo will be more than fine.. DROOL 4mb!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115011
Memory...At least 2GB's
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145015
Video card... Heart of your system, this is one of the most vital parts you can buy. If you want to go butt wild try an ATI X1950XTX in Crossfire mode
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131021
Sound card.. Creative X-Fi will be more than adequate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102190
Asus Motherboard... Simply the best!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131071
Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817159056
Twin Hdd's stripped for performance.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148138
That's about it everything else is gravy.
That case you chose is extremely cheaply made and cheesy. You may want to try something like this. All aluminum big side window plenty of room for expansion, not to mention its light.
http://www.chieftec.com/products/dragon/da01_new.htm
No flashy gimmics just pure power! Out the door with OS and case $3184.00.
2006-12-30 08:05:28 · answer #4 · answered by Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this http://www.overdrivepc.com:8080/opcNew/wizard/build.jsp?site=gaming&buildID=64751
alot more performance than the alienware and u dont need liquid cooling except it doesnt include a monitor but for $7000 and the parts are overclocked i'd go for it
2006-12-30 10:45:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the graphics will be WAY better than the ps3 and xbox 360 since it's price is WAY higher, lol.
2006-12-30 07:39:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dam its worth every penny, its a really strong pc which wil last atleast for another 5 to 7 years... but u never know with technology
2006-12-30 08:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd price it out on these sites too just to be sure, but sounds like a great machine!
2006-12-30 07:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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good luck...
2006-12-30 07:49:51 · answer #9 · answered by Zholla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋