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Alienware or build your own computer (saying u already have the money)
| Alienware | 10% | 10% - 35 | ||||
| Custom computer | 89% | 89% - 301 | ||||
| Total: 336 | ||||||
Building a computer involves stick like 5 parts together that will only fit one way. If thats not easy enough for you parts typically come with pictures and instructions.
So I would do that.
So I would do that.
LOL dident look @ the date. but still look on the alien ware site they want $1030 for a GTX 280 you can get it for what like 300-400 bucks
There's a bit more to it than that (parts compatibilities and issues pending hotfixes), but otherwise yeah.VicktorVauhn wrote:
Building a computer involves stick like 5 parts together that will only fit one way. If thats not easy enough for you parts typically come with pictures and instructions.
So I would do that.
MSI, Sager, Digital Storm, HP. I like my 18.4"ers, but i'd recommend 17" or smaller. 15" is a sweet spot for versatility.Wallpaper wrote:
Netbook and gaming desktop... Good god dont go for a gaming laptop for college. Theyre heavy and a bitch to take around after a while, usually unspectacular battery life, and mostly impossible to upgrade. Also bigJoshP wrote:
Sorta relavent to this- where would you buy a good quality gaming laptop from, if you were to buy one?
Dell don't seem to have particularly good GFX in theirs, but alienware's are... meh
(i'm going to need one for uni next year, i'm still not sure whether to get a netbook + gaming desktop or just an awsm laptop)
Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2009-01-12 22:58:15)
If I won 350million USD in the lottery I would buy 51 top alienwares, 50 for my friends at BF2s, and 1 for myself.
If I had 5,000 to spend, I wouldnt buy an alienware, id build my own
then id just send
edit: holy shit old thread
double edit:
ROFLMAO
oh my god how fucking far weve come
Alienware top of the line as of January 13, 2009
If I had 5,000 to spend, I wouldnt buy an alienware, id build my own
then id just send
edit: holy shit old thread
double edit:
AMD Athlon 3800+, 1GB OF DDR, 160GB HDD, a 6800 GT W/ 128MB = top of the line?Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64
3800+ Processor
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional Edition
Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR
PC-3200 SDRAM 400MHz
Hard Drive
160GB Hitachi® SATA
with 8MB Cache
Graphics Processor
Dual Nvidia® GeForce
GF6600GT 128MB DDR3
Sound Card
Integrated 5.1 Surround
Sound w/Optical Out
Dimensions
(W)9.5"x(D)22.5"x(H)22.0"
As configured:
$3,393.99
ROFLMAO
oh my god how fucking far weve come
Alienware top of the line as of January 13, 2009
* Core i7 940 Extreme - 3.2GHz
* Dual ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
* 12GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz
* RAID-0 256GB SSD
= $6,579
Last edited by GodFather (2009-01-13 01:01:39)
Even if I had the money I wouldn't buy a premade, I would build a MONSTER myself.GodFather wrote:
If I won 350million USD in the lottery I would buy 51 top alienwares, 50 for my friends at BF2s, and 1 for myself.
If I had 5,000 to spend, I wouldnt buy an alienware, id build my own
then id just send
edit: holy shit old thread
double edit:AMD Athlon 3800+, 1GB OF DDR, 160GB HDD, a 6800 GT W/ 128MB = top of the line?Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64
3800+ Processor
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional Edition
Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR
PC-3200 SDRAM 400MHz
Hard Drive
160GB Hitachi® SATA
with 8MB Cache
Graphics Processor
Dual Nvidia® GeForce
GF6600GT 128MB DDR3
Sound Card
Integrated 5.1 Surround
Sound w/Optical Out
Dimensions
(W)9.5"x(D)22.5"x(H)22.0"
As configured:
$3,393.99
ROFLMAO
oh my god how fucking far weve come
Alienware top of the line as of January 13, 2009* Core i7 940 Extreme - 3.2GHz
* Dual ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
* 12GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz
* RAID-0 256GB SSD
= $6,579
Sydney wrote:
Even if I had the money I wouldn't buy a premade, I would build a MONSTER myself.GodFather wrote:
If I won 350million USD in the lottery I would buy 51 top alienwares, 50 for my friends at BF2s, and 1 for myself.
If I had 5,000 to spend, I wouldnt buy an alienware, id build my own
then id just send
edit: holy shit old thread
double edit:AMD Athlon 3800+, 1GB OF DDR, 160GB HDD, a 6800 GT W/ 128MB = top of the line?Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64
3800+ Processor
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional Edition
Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR
PC-3200 SDRAM 400MHz
Hard Drive
160GB Hitachi® SATA
with 8MB Cache
Graphics Processor
Dual Nvidia® GeForce
GF6600GT 128MB DDR3
Sound Card
Integrated 5.1 Surround
Sound w/Optical Out
Dimensions
(W)9.5"x(D)22.5"x(H)22.0"
As configured:
$3,393.99
ROFLMAO
oh my god how fucking far weve come
Alienware top of the line as of January 13, 2009* Core i7 940 Extreme - 3.2GHz
* Dual ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
* 12GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz
* RAID-0 256GB SSD
= $6,579
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
But that takes workFreezer7Pro wrote:
Sydney wrote:
Even if I had the money I wouldn't buy a premade, I would build a MONSTER myself.GodFather wrote:
If I won 350million USD in the lottery I would buy 51 top alienwares, 50 for my friends at BF2s, and 1 for myself.
If I had 5,000 to spend, I wouldnt buy an alienware, id build my own
then id just send
edit: holy shit old thread
double edit:AMD Athlon 3800+, 1GB OF DDR, 160GB HDD, a 6800 GT W/ 128MB = top of the line?Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64
3800+ Processor
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional Edition
Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR
PC-3200 SDRAM 400MHz
Hard Drive
160GB Hitachi® SATA
with 8MB Cache
Graphics Processor
Dual Nvidia® GeForce
GF6600GT 128MB DDR3
Sound Card
Integrated 5.1 Surround
Sound w/Optical Out
Dimensions
(W)9.5"x(D)22.5"x(H)22.0"
As configured:
$3,393.99
ROFLMAO
oh my god how fucking far weve come
Alienware top of the line as of January 13, 2009
and rich people dont need to do shit
fine, revision...
I would give you all the money you needed, and then you would build two computers, ONE for you, and ONE for me
and I would have an Alienware backup... and then BF2s would all get Alienwares
Thing is, the hardware in Alienwares is so sub-par it's ridiculous.GodFather wrote:
But that takes workFreezer7Pro wrote:
Sydney wrote:
Even if I had the money I wouldn't buy a premade, I would build a MONSTER myself.
and rich people dont need to do shit
fine, revision...
I would give you all the money you needed, and then you would build two computers, ONE for you, and ONE for me
and I would have an Alienware backup... and then BF2s would all get Alienwares
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
roflez, that's like, my PC today, with better gfx and 1gb less ramGodFather wrote:
AMD Athlon 3800+, 1GB OF DDR, 160GB HDD, a 6800 GT W/ 128MB = top of the line?Processor
AMD Athlon™ 64
3800+ Processor
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows®
XP Professional Edition
Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR
PC-3200 SDRAM 400MHz
Hard Drive
160GB Hitachi® SATA
with 8MB Cache
Graphics Processor
Dual Nvidia® GeForce
GF6600GT 128MB DDR3
Sound Card
Integrated 5.1 Surround
Sound w/Optical Out
Dimensions
(W)9.5"x(D)22.5"x(H)22.0"
As configured:
$3,393.99
Explain...Freezer7Pro wrote:
Thing is, the hardware in Alienwares is so sub-par it's ridiculous.GodFather wrote:
But that takes workFreezer7Pro wrote:
and rich people dont need to do shit
fine, revision...
I would give you all the money you needed, and then you would build two computers, ONE for you, and ONE for me
and I would have an Alienware backup... and then BF2s would all get Alienwares
The capacitors on their motherboards are in general crap, PSUs are on the limit, etc etc.GodFather wrote:
Explain...Freezer7Pro wrote:
Thing is, the hardware in Alienwares is so sub-par it's ridiculous.GodFather wrote:
But that takes work
and rich people dont need to do shit
fine, revision...
I would give you all the money you needed, and then you would build two computers, ONE for you, and ONE for me
and I would have an Alienware backup... and then BF2s would all get Alienwares
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
*cough* I'm rich */cough*
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
Does that mean your buying us all new computers?max wrote:
*cough* I'm rich */cough*
you are an idiot if you buy an alienware computer man
seriously
build your own or if you do not know how to build your own you
just buy all the parts and bring it to your local puter shop and have them assemble it for you.
you will get 1000 times more for your money
seriously
build your own or if you do not know how to build your own you
just buy all the parts and bring it to your local puter shop and have them assemble it for you.
you will get 1000 times more for your money
I went to the bank today pick up my final account statement. I think I'll cut myself now. Damn stocks going downLittle BaBy JESUS wrote:
Does that mean your buying us all new computers?max wrote:
*cough* I'm rich */cough*
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
The day that happens is the day the World comes to an end.GodFather wrote:
and then BF2s would all get Alienwares
As for Alienwares, heh, I remember fantasizing about getting on, and then I discovered Newegg.
Glad I never wasted time saving for one, pay $7000 for an Overclocked Dell, proprietary parts, and insults from every direction on the Internet. Sounds like a fantastic deal. The only thing they get from me is that they're making money selling decent technology to stupid consumers with prices they pull out of their ass. I have to hand it to them, they sure know how to woe over the average consumer; "Alienware takes care of everything for you, we'll even send you a special AlienWank bag (Double layered, limited edition, it glows in seven different colors, and is only an extra $200) so you can jizz in it when your overpriced PC arrives, you won't make a mess of it!"
Thought this was amusing:
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=ali … is+awesome
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=alienware+sucks
Last edited by TopHat01 (2009-01-13 23:55:26)
A lot of people who do have the money spend too much time at work to bother.Sydney wrote:
Even if I had the money I wouldn't buy a premade, I would build a MONSTER myself.
Well what about an Alienware Laptop?Freezer7Pro wrote:
The capacitors on their motherboards are in general crap, PSUs are on the limit, etc etc.GodFather wrote:
Explain...Freezer7Pro wrote:
Thing is, the hardware in Alienwares is so sub-par it's ridiculous.