06-08-2003, 07:48 PM | #1 | ||
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OT: New Computer
I'm looking at getting a new Alienware Area 51 computer. Looking at spending about $2800. Any other possibilities out there? From what I've looked at, there aren't too many comparable PCs for the same price:
3.0 Ghz w/800Mhz FSB Hyperthreading 1GB SDRAM Radeon Pro 9800 128 MB 120 GB Hard Drive DVD-ROM DVD+RW Those are the big specs. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks |
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06-08-2003, 08:06 PM | #2 |
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Dell has a new gaming pc, but I don't know much about them or what they cost. Saw one in a magazine a few weeks ago. All I can remember is the silver and blue color of the pc.
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06-08-2003, 09:03 PM | #3 |
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I also heard that the 120gig hard drives are unreliable. That it's better to go with 2 at 60 gigs each. But a techie would know better about this than I.
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06-08-2003, 09:10 PM | #4 |
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Sounds like a good buy on your part. Congrats .
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06-09-2003, 07:33 AM | #5 |
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Its nice, but ask around and see if someone who knows how to build computers can hook you up with a system like that. You could honestly purchase the components for that system for about $1000 less (maybe more) to have them assembled. Alienware is redicilously expensive.
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06-09-2003, 07:51 AM | #6 |
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I was thinking the same thing, buying the components and getting someone to or assembling it yourself would probably be much cheaper and have the same system(for the most part).
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06-09-2003, 08:03 AM | #7 | |
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No doubt about it you would save $$$$. Although companies like Alienware also tweak your system to it's potential and get quite a bit more speed out of it. That's the real motive behind their exsistance, you pay for the technical side of things. Todd |
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06-09-2003, 09:01 AM | #8 | |
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Old news, IIRC. The newest ones are fine. edit: although I personally avoid WD (Western Digital). I've had too many problems with them over the years.
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06-09-2003, 09:26 AM | #9 |
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I found a similar PC for $1800...
P4 3 GHz 2 120 GB hard drives GeForce4 Ti 4200 512 MB RAM Sound Blaster Audigy The only thing on board is a network card, and it can use a bit more ram...other than that, you'll save a boatload...found the computer at Best Buy-- VPR Matrix, never heard of it before buying it but no problems whatsoever so far... |
06-09-2003, 09:40 AM | #10 | |
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Dude, if you order online by Tuesday, they have a free upgrade from 512 to 1 GB DDR RAM, and a free 4X DVD/CD burner in the 2nd bay (16X DVD-ROM in 1st). The base price for the specs you listed (with a basic 19" monitor) is ~$2400. edit: By the way, the computer is the Dell Dimension XPS. Last edited by Craptacular : 06-09-2003 at 09:41 AM. |
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06-09-2003, 09:57 AM | #11 | |
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Ahhhhh...thanks! Starting your post with Dude is classic! LOL! Oh how I would love a DVD burner.... Todd |
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06-09-2003, 10:17 AM | #12 |
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I wonder why they're now simply calling it the XPS, and not the XPS *insert letter and number here*. My current computer (3-years old) is an XPS B800r, and the couple previous to that were both XPS-something or other.
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06-09-2003, 02:12 PM | #13 |
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If you want fast and don't care about cost go for somwhere like Alienware, if you want something good but not too expensive buy a 'box shifter' (ie. Dell or similar).
If you're in the UK a company called XWorks Interactive are somewhere beween the two and are pretty good (they specialise in supplying PC's to game developers but do also sell to the public I believe). |
06-10-2003, 10:21 AM | #14 |
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Just bought Vaio 26rz - 3.06 ghz, 160 GB hard drive, 1 GB ram, dvd writer, dvd player, Gigapocket (watch & record live tv) --$2000. Runs all games in high res with no problems.
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