survivalist92 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) Gamer Dragon (cyber power, cool case) AMD Phenom II X6 1055T ProcessorAsetek 510LC Liquid Cooling Stystem 120MM fanASUS M4A87TD EVO motherboard8GB DDR3 1600MHzNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB800 Watt Xtreme-Gaming Gear Power Supply (double checked to NOT be 80 plus)1TB HDDBasic disk drive and sound card24" Widescreen LCD MonitorW7 64bit home premuim $1482 (USD) Gamer Paladin (IbuyPower, coolest case) Intel i7 960 Processor (3.20 GHz)Certified CPU fan and heatsink 6GB DDR3 1600 MHzNvidia GeForce GTX 560 TiMSI X58A-GD45 Motherboard800 Watt Standard (double checked the site to make sure it was NOT 80 plus)1TB HDDStandard disk drive, sound card, accessories22" LCDW7 64 bit Home Premium $1426 USD Both have been customized (meaning case) and have been professionally wired, have sound reduction and will be protected during shipping (yes i payed extra... i think it's worth the $20 for professional wiring and shipping) ninja edits: typos Edited June 27, 2011 by survivalist92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 what did you end up going with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalist92 Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Gamer Paladin (IbuyPower, coolest case) Intel i7 960 Processor (3.20 GHz)Certified CPU fan and heatsink 6GB DDR3 1600 MHzNvidia GeForce GTX 560 TiMSI X58A-GD45 Motherboard800 Watt Standard (double checked the site to make sure it was NOT 80 plus)1TB HDDStandard disk drive, sound card, accessories22" LCDW7 64 bit Home Premium $1426 USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinoaff33 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) I didn't read the rest of this topic, so this is in response to the title: Alienware is only worth it if you want to pay hundreds of extra dollars for a shiny case. Build your own computer or get a weaker computer then upgrade it. Get mid-range components at good prices (high-range is a waste of money since the price will drop in a few months/years, and mid-range is good enough to run anything at max or nearly-max [Crysis and Dragon Age 2 are the only two games I can't run at 100% max on my Sapphire HD 6850 at 1600x900]). You don't need a computer that has the newest top-of-the-line crap. The sound card can be pretty much anything, as you'll only need a good sound card if you work with pro music. As long as you stay away from integrated GPUs you'll be fine. Also, make sure any processor you get is up to snuff (preferably dual-core or more, with at least 3.0 GHz total; you can overclock both your CPU and GPU for added power). The only reason you'd need an amazing GPU is if you have a very large monitor. You only need a good anti-heating solution and power supply if you use power-hungry components or excessively overclock. However, if you have $1400+ to spend, go right ahead. At least you'll be future proof...until the next console comes out and new games require new types of graphics that are unsupported by the current generation. Edited July 10, 2011 by rinoaff33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 However, if you have $1400+ to spend, go right ahead. At least you'll be future proof...definition future proof == spending your money now so you won't have it in the future and $1400 won't future proof anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) Custom builds are worth every penny especially when you can play crysis maxed out with custom textures, with v.sinchttp://www.thenexusforums.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/whistling.gif Can alien ware do that, probably not. especially with standard drives, ohh the thrashing. Crysis is bad for that i just found out, cd drive lag. If anything go completely sata.http://www.thenexusforums.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/thumbsup.gif When one thing is slower then the other, or the other way around. Edited July 11, 2011 by Thor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Crysis is bad for that i just found out, cd drive lag.Cyrsis plays from a CD?????? how 80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) Exactly, i had it since release. I wish i went the steam way, Crysis warhead though is different :thumbsup: should of said dvd :teehee: lol just thinking about that makes my head spin, 700mb per disk, so 5 to 6gb in size. 15cd's i estimate Edited July 12, 2011 by Thor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofhearted4 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) Gamer Paladin (IbuyPower, coolest case)Intel i7 960 Processor (3.20 GHz)Certified CPU fan and heatsink 6GB DDR3 1600 MHzNvidia GeForce GTX 560 TiMSI X58A-GD45 Motherboard800 Watt Standard (double checked the site to make sure it was NOT 80 plus)1TB HDDStandard disk drive, sound card, accessories22" LCDW7 64 bit Home Premium $1426 USD lol 80 plus is a good thing, not a bad processor, but coulda been better. i think the x58 is an older chipset though. like i dont think it will be able to handle sandy bridge or ivy bridge CPUs. (im not sure though) EDIT: just went through it and look at everything you could choose from. not a bad selection, but as i had said, you cant choose from sandy bridge CPUs, or p67/z68 mobos, which kind of sucks and its all designed to give you a bunch of not needed options, to make you feel like you need it (ie professional wiring, safe packaging, sound insulation, etc.) so you spend more. for the same price you coulda built your own computer, and had it better imo. but in the end, yours isnt a bad choice by any means. hope you enjoy it :) Edited July 12, 2011 by hoofhearted4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) If your interested in a ultra fast and big capacity drive then this is the one for you, you wont need a sandy bridge. http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/403591-momentus-xt-500gb-hybrid-ssd/This is not directed at you hoothearted4 :biggrin: Edited July 12, 2011 by Thor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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