I need suggestions

TheMadDJ · Post by **TheMadDJ** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:25 am

Alienware starts at $1000, but thats a basic set-up

Haven't looked into Alienware for a while, but from what I've heard they're pretty much the go-to for gaming built pcs....if hellishly expensive

Quester115 · Post by **Quester115** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:41 am

yeah...about alienware
they're decent machines
they're expensive

they come with a destructive restore cd that will bring it back to factory settings not just reinstall the os
also they have a piece of software that will bring it back to factory settings w/o a destructive restore...how well this works, well I have haven't tried it
have great customer support
the preinstalled apps are pretty decent and hold off on the crap
they're expensive
and although still a separate company dell bought them last year1
alienware:build it yourself
about
3:1 depending on options

desktop...build it your self
laptop...if its meant for gaming/visual studio alienware is one of the best brands

totally off topic but
can't wait until intel releases their next processor line :drool:

hwsb · Post by **hwsb** » Wed May 02, 2007 11:49 am

good gravy, don't spend the money on alienware. you can build a machine with twice as much balls for half the price.

TheMadDJ · Post by **TheMadDJ** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:31 pm

hwsb wrote:good gravy, don't spend the money on alienware. you can build a machine with twice as much balls for half the price.

Agreed, if you know the right shops of course d=)

TheSynGame · Post by **TheSynGame** » Wed May 02, 2007 1:05 pm

souless wrote:cant u buy an alien ware one for 1000 bucks and there good right (if im wrong shut up im not obsessed over computers so dont try to act smart)

They start off at 1000, but if you upgrade to the latest (Dual Core 2 and Dual nVidia 8800) that alone is worth 4gs. I know this cause I actually wanted one.

TheMadDJ · Post by **TheMadDJ** » Thu May 03, 2007 10:33 am

Trust me, all those ads you see telling you that "This godly PC For mortal prices", or whatever, are not worth looking into.

Sure, you might get the processor and that sorted, but for the RAM, HDD, Sound and Graphics...Gotta pay extra for those! :axe:

Building your own is a lot cheaper because your not paying someone else to do the work. That, and the individual prices for the parts will be a lot cheaper due to not buying the rest of the system as well d=)

TheSynGame · Post by **TheSynGame** » Sun May 06, 2007 6:27 pm

Blah I looked into it but the stuff I want, the pricing is similar.

Dual Core 2 is 1g on its own. >_<

Dual nVidia cards another G.

BAH I need something simple.

Kung_fu_Grip · Post by **Kung_fu_Grip** » Sun May 06, 2007 7:57 pm

Alienware is DELL!

Stay away.

Go to newegg and build one from scratch, I teach computer repair and maintenance and every semester we end up building a gaming rig for one of the students.

If you dont have a lot of cash, i would suggest a ASUS V3 Barebones. It will meet your needs and leave you more money for an Nvidia 8800, 4Gb of speedy ram, and a good dual core. I have built a couple of these and they play everything at max settings for around $1000.

souless · Post by **souless** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:54 pm

TheMadDJ wrote:
hwsb wrote:good gravy, don't spend the money on alienware. you can build a machine with twice as much balls for half the price.
Agreed, if you know the right shops of course d=)

sounds like dj runs a chop shop for computers :shock:

TheMadDJ · Post by **TheMadDJ** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:48 am

souless wrote:sounds like dj runs a chop shop for computers :shock:

I wish. Nah, I'm a IT student, and my brother's pretty good at self builds, so it's kinda common knowledge for me d=)

No clue where to actually buy the parts though, my bro used to get them from fairs