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Alienware is it worth it?


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Alienware:

 

Intel Core i7 960 Quad Core (3.2 GHz 8MB cache)

W7 64 Bit (basic)

12Gig of RAM

Dual 1GB GDDR5 NVIDEA GeForce GTX 460

standard 1tb harddrive

Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Blu Ray Disk Drive

(BA Customizations)

 

Total Price (including 21.5 inch HD gaming monitor and a pair of cool looking headphones). 2,937.98

 

(other one coming soon, finding the link which is buried some place)

Edit: <wrong link> <wrong link> <wrong link>.....

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Best Buy PC

 

Intel Core i7-2600 processor (doesn't tell me what kind of core it is)

10GB of RAM

Blu Ray Player

1.5 TB Hard Drive

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Graphics Card

W7

(NOTE: Cannot find the sound card info)

 

Total Price: $1,199.99

 

Edit: may have been wrong link... don't remember it being a DELL

 

Edit 2: Sorry about double post...( /run moderator forgiveness program) xD

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Prices here, which isnt even the cheapest you can go:

(Pricing in AUD)

Intel Core i7 960: $290

W7 Basic: $130

12GB RAM (assuming DDR3): $185

2x GTX460: $425

1tb HDD: $56

Integrated Audio: $0

Blu Ray: $100

Monitor (21.5"): $140

Headphones (5.1 Surround): $130

Mouse: $120

PSU (unknown. assuming 850watt): $185

(without knowing Motherboard specs, assume approx $300)

TOTAL: $2061 AUD.

You are paying an extra $876 AUD for that gimmicky case.

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Total Price (including 21.5 inch HD gaming monitor and a pair of cool looking headphones). 2,937.98

TOTAL: $2061 AUD.

You are paying an extra $876 AUD for that gimmicky case.

ZOMG glad to hear this is in AUD

 

but in actuality

 

that $2900 sounded right for US$ and Alien

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$2061 AUD = $2164 USD... so... 773.98 (USD) for the case

 

But you know it will be good quality.... and.... yea.. you got me here. That's cheaper, but requires assembly

 

Edit: so basically you are paying say... $200 for the case and $573 for assembly (or thereabouts)

also... the last time i had a PC built by someone it had so many problems, i'd rather pay for the assembly then trust the person again (even if that person happens to be family...)

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ok, so it's 723 USD for the BA case... 50 for assembly (or thereabouts... corrected this time)

 

guess it comes down to how much money i make this summer

 

and i would gladly pay for a name brand then a custom built one, even if the custom build one is cheaper :D

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honestly man your making a horrible mistake. your gaming computer as you call it, is WAY over priced. you can custom build one for half that easy and have it be twice as good in near every department. im currently building one. i had put $1400 into it but do to some recent unforeseen events (got into an accident) i had to cut prices and am now looking at around $1000 to build it (if i can) and it still a damn good PC. (look in the software//hardware thread, youll find like 438924 recent threads by me about it)

 

as for having it come to you in one piece, bro just build it yourself. honestly. ive never built a PC before, and ill be putting mine together by myself.

 

this video was recommended to me on this site. i watched it and i honestly feel quite confident in building a PC now (helps that i planned on getting the same case he used):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUY0tP5jYIo

 

and i bet you can find a case off Newegg.com that youll think is just as badass, it just might not have motorized parts and crap.

 

in the end. dont waste money on any prebuilt system whether it be bestbuy, alienware, dell or what have you. build it yourself and youll save a chunk of money and end up with a system thats just as good if not better. the other thing thats good about building it yourself, is that youll know how to put it together, making it easier for you to upgrade if/when the time comes.

 

with a $3000 spending cap, on newegg, you can easily swamp that alienware PC.

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Alienware:

 

Intel Core i7 960 Quad Core (3.2 GHz 8MB cache)

W7 64 Bit (basic)

12Gig of RAM

Dual 1GB GDDR5 NVIDEA GeForce GTX 460

standard 1tb harddrive

Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Blu Ray Disk Drive

(BA Customizations)

 

Total Price (including 21.5 inch HD gaming monitor and a pair of cool looking headphones). 2,937.98

 

(other one coming soon, finding the link which is buried some place)

Edit: <wrong link> <wrong link> <wrong link>.....

 

 

HOLY S*** last gen CPU, 460 sli, 1tb HDD = 3000 wow. my PC was 1500 and it murders this thing plus i got with a monitor with gaming keyboard and a 60 dollar mouse.

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