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11-14-2003, 10:21 AM
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Alienware... for fun
Ok - for fun i went onto http://www.alienware.com/ and decided to build their biggest maddest and most expensive PC
here is what i got (this excludes any extra software but does include prephreials) Area-51™ System $15,612.00 $15,612.00 Configure Delete 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Chameleon Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition 3.2GHz 800MHz FSB 2.5MB Cache Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ - Intel 875P Motherboard 2GB Corsair XMS DDR SDRAM PC-3200 - 4 x 512MB Module Alienware Extreme Edition GeForce™ FX 5950 Ultra 256MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video AlienIce™ Video Cooling System - Astral Blue 500GB Western Digital Caviar SE Serial ATA RAID 0 Array Plextor PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW - Black Plextor PX-708A 8x DVD±R/W Drive - Black Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-R 52x 80 Minute 50-Pack Spindle Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro - 7.1 Intel® PRO/1000 MT Gigabit Desktop Adapter US Robotics 56K V.92 Performance Pro Modem Alienware™ USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional NEC 30" LCD3000 LCD - Black NEC 30" LCD3000 LCD - Black Klipsch ProMedia™ Ultra 5.1 500-Watt Speakers Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Chameleon Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Chameleon Lexmark-X6170 All-In-One Office Center with 6' USB Cable Belkin Universal UPS 1200VA Iomega Zip® 250MB USB Zip Drive Microsoft Wireless Desktop Kit Microsoft Wireless Base Station Microsoft Wireless USB Adapter Logitech® MOMO® Force Steering Wheel Sennheiser RS85 Stereo Wireless Headphones with HiDyn Plus Creative® NOMAD® Jukebox Zen NX 30GB USB 2.0 Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 15' USB 2.0 Cable with Red LEDs Alienware LAN Accessory Kit w/Sennheiser HD580 Headphones Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine! Alienware Extreme Gaming bundle Alienware Casual Gaming Bundle Alienware Home Essentials bundle Alienware Teen Learning Bundle Intellivision Lives! 50 Retro-Style Gaming Classics 3DMark®03 Professional w/$10.00 Instant Rebate AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer Free Alienware® T-Shirt - White AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System --- ---- I also decided to see what is the best budget Item Unit Cost Qty Total Area-51™ System $1,485.00 $1,485.00 Configure Delete 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Cyborg Green Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 2.8GHz 800MHz FSB 512KB Cache Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ - Intel 875P Motherboard 512MB DDR SDRAM PC-3200 - 2 x 256MB Module NVIDIA GeForce™ FX 5200 Ultra 128MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video 80GB Seagate Barracuda ATA-100 7,200 RPM 2MB Cache - Quantity 1 16x DVD-ROM - Black w/Software MPEG-2 Decoder Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 - 6.1 Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter w/CSA 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Space Black Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Standard Color Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine! Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System --- And i also decided to see what i could get away with by stripping everything except what they force you to add to the cart --- Area-51™ System $1,286.00 $1,286.00 Configure Delete 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Cyborg Green Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 2.8GHz 800MHz FSB 512KB Cache Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ - Intel 875P Motherboard 512MB DDR SDRAM PC-3200 - 2 x 256MB Module NVIDIA GeForce™ FX 5200 Ultra 128MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video 80GB Seagate Barracuda ATA-100 7,200 RPM 2MB Cache - Quantity 1 Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter w/CSA Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Bonus 12-Month Subscription to Computer Games Magazine! Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black -- So to summarise, Alienware will charge you $15,612.00 for their most advanced gaming system... providing you buy all the equipment and ignore any software bundles $1,485.00 for their basic gaming system providing you with all the equipment and hardware you need but avoiding software $1,286.00 for their basic, basic gaming system - you dont get sound cards, video cards etc with this option So to summarise, Alienware will rip your heart out given enough leverage 
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11-14-2003, 01:21 PM
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Professional Cow Tipper
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Geez, you could buy one of those small Japanese electro-cars for the price of that first system! Ooooo, and they even throw in a free white t-shirt too! Heheh, the other systems have black t-shirts...wonder what's so great about the white t-shirt that you have to spend $15,000+ to get it?
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11-14-2003, 01:43 PM
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Computer Slave
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What do you need 2 30" LCD screens for?
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11-14-2003, 02:03 PM
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Member (7 bit)
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oh, well i just went max with every option
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11-14-2003, 04:09 PM
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dude i just configured one for 18,000 plus, and i think i can go higher than that. gotta look at their video systems. those will kick some arse
craig
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11-14-2003, 04:46 PM
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I don't computer.
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WOW! You guys have some time on your hands! hehe...
 What a rip off from Alienware though. Who would pay $15,000+ for a computer... Not I...
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11-14-2003, 04:50 PM
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Awhile ago about a year maybe less i'd say, my buddy (joeberg) got to $23,000 it seems you cant fo any higher then 15,000-16,000 now.
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11-14-2003, 06:00 PM
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D'oh!
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Indeed
The Max seems round 15,000... I really like thier cases (Although it doesn't quite justify overpaying for the system when Spec wise I can build a better machine for the same price... |
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11-15-2003, 12:59 AM
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Foldin' For PCMech!
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yes, i must say their cases are wild, but i can't see paying 15 grand for one!
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11-15-2003, 10:05 AM
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cmon now thats not even fair lol. im not disagreeing with you in saying you should pick alienware, personally id rather build my own. but 15k is with 2 30" screens that are about 4000 dollars a piece. take the 7500 dollars off that 15 grand and use a basic 18" and its still expensive but you got a lot of ****. and that basic $1289 you said had no video card...but you posted the specs with an fx5200. if your going to make a valid point do it. but dont make alienware look bad by posting unfair and untrue statements. this isnt a bias forum
because that 15k isnt their most advanced GAMING system. it is their most EVERYTHING system. you dont need a webcam for gaming. or the learning and essentials bundles. a lot of that stuff doesnt even fall in the gaming catergory. that system is for someone who is going to be doing a hell of a lot more things than gaming lol. they set you up with their best "gaming" system on the front page. the alienware gamer extreme or whatever. and with the athlon 64 im guessing its between 3k-4k but cmon....its better than any dell and gateway gaming system ill bet you that.
Last edited by Ogredemir; 11-15-2003 at 10:10 AM. |
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