Alienware - Thinking of buying one, for gaming etc. opinions of Alienware?? + Spec Advice needed.

[jcsuperstar]

Like the subject says, I am pretty sure I'm gonna buy a desktop Alienware, anyone got one, or know much about them?

Any any comment on the spec?

This is the spec:

Aurora? 7500

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional UK with SP2 - English
Case: Alienware® Full-Tower Case with 480 Watt PSU - Space Black
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling 510 Express
Tuning - Cable Management: Alienware® Cable Management System
Tuning - Video Cooling: AlienIce? 2.0 Video Cooling System - Astral Blue
Processor: AMD Athlon? 64 FX-55 Processor with HyperTransport Technology
Motherboard: Alienware® nForce?4 SLI? Chipset Motherboard PCI Express
Memory: 1GB Alienware® Dual Channel Low-Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce? 6800 Ultra PCX 256MB DDR3 w/Digital and TV Out
Hard Drive: 200GB Western Digital Caviar SE Serial ATA 7,200 RPM 8MB Cache - Quantity 1
Optical Drive One: Lite-On 16x DVD / 52x32x52x CD-RW Combo - Black
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS - 7.1
Network Card: Integrated High Performance 3Com® Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Floppy Drive & Additional Storage: 1.44 MB Floppy Drive - Black
Free Game 1: Tom Clancy?s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory?
Free Game 2: Brother in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Alienware Cinema Studio: Pinnacle Studio Plus version 9
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
AlienWiring: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - £50 Value - FREE!
Free T-Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - White - XL
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return.

I know their not the cheapest, But I'm in the UK, and want to take advantage of their 12 month intrest free credit

Many thanks in advance!

 

[Twsmit]

my opinion and probably the opinion of most here is that they are overpriced for what you get.

 

[Green84061]

for that high end i suggest falcon nw or voodoo i think they are both better and cost around the same

 

[Cheesetogo]

You should really look into building your own computer. Alienware is usually about 1500 more than building your own, with their really high end stuff thousands more. Alienware is a huge rip off. Build your own rig.

 

[jcsuperstar]

as I said, I know their not the cheapest, and I could get cheaper! But I'm in the UK, and want to take advantage of their 12 month intrest free credit, as cash flow is a problem right now!

 

[raincityboy]

Originally posted by: jcsuperstar
as I said, I know their not the cheapest, and I could get cheaper! But I'm in the UK, and want to take advantage of their 12 month intrest free credit, as cash flow is a problem right now!

then buy it.

As far as I'm concerned "friends don't let friends buy Alienware"

Edit: damn public schools

 

[Gurck]

Ripoff, big time. Also some of the ugliest cases I've ever seen, but of course that's subjective.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Buy it if it's what you want. I suggest against it.

 

[JackBurton]

If you are going to get an Alienware (they're good machines), get the Star Wars case! It's pretty sweet! Seriously.

 

[FlyingPenguin]

Look into the Dell Dimension 8400 first. The 8400 is the same motherboard as the Dell XPS Gaming system, but without the fancy case and with a slightly lower wattage PSU. When they have a good sale on it, it's a damn nice gaming system with the right video card.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: jcsuperstar
as I said, I know their not the cheapest, and I could get cheaper! But I'm in the UK, and want to take advantage of their 12 month intrest free credit, as cash flow is a problem right now!

The last thing I would do with a cash flow problem would be to buy a Alienware PC.

They are so overpriced, and I can't imagine what their interest rate would go to after a year (of course you would owe interest from the purchase date).

Isn't there a credit card offer that has no interest for six months that you could use instead? That way you could get the same setup for half the price.

 

[kini62]

Is it strictly for gaming? Do you have to have SLI?

If the answers are no, then check out the Dell XPS gen 4 or 5. The Gen 4 can be had for pretty cheap, just watch for the 25-34% discounts. The Gen 5 already had a 20% discount. No matter what most here say about Dells and Intel, it's still a good system and with the dual core EE chip it's also very good at everything else, while being decent at gaming.

I can play any game currently out at max resolution (1680x1050) at more than acceptable frame rates. I'm sure it's a good 30-40% slower than that FX55 system is in some games, but as long as it plays and is smooth it really doesn't matter much (at least to me).

Plus Dell offers financing!! Maybe not interest free for a year, but that also varies with Dell as much as the prices.

Just a thought.

 

[UsandThem]

Wow, I just went to Alienware's site and configured what you have:

$3429.00 after a $500.00 MIR!:shocked: Holy sh!t!

That isn't with a monitor or even a DVD burner.


You would be financing $3929.00! Ouch

 

[ChickenStrips]

i suggest getting a Falcon NW computer instead of alienware

 

[0roo0roo]

its ok if u dont feel like building

 

[jcsuperstar]

Thanks for the input guys.

What are your thoughts on that spec however?

 

[thegimp03]

I think the specs are awesome. To be honest, though, you could buy a pretty good system and overclock it to get near the same performance for much much less.

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: jcsuperstar
as I said, I know their not the cheapest, and I could get cheaper! But I'm in the UK, and want to take advantage of their 12 month intrest free credit, as cash flow is a problem right now!

then maybe you should fix the cash flow problem by not paying twice as much as you should for a computer. save money for 6 months, then build a computer with that money. the other 6 months worth of money is yours to keep. or don't spend money on computer stuff if money is really tight

 

[Wadded Beef]

Originally posted by: thegimp03
I think the specs are awesome. To be honest, though, you could buy a pretty good system and overclock it to get near the same performance for much much less.

build your own for half the price...jebus you could get a 3500+ venice core, a dfi sli mobo, and 2x 6800gts, then overclock it. it'll be much faster than the setup you have now (and you could even afford to watercool on a $4000 budget!)

 

[EULA]

like just about everyone else here said, it's overpriced, and you could easily build your own for way way less.

If that's what you really want, however, no one can stop you. Personally, I think the word "alienware" should along the lines with the "P" word... "pro....prop...proprietary"

As mentioned, you'd be much better off saving money for a couple months if you're worried about cash.

 

[AristoV300]

Definitely a nice rig but agreed you are better off in the long run making your own rig. I guess if you are strapped for cash the 12 month interest free credit helps...

 

[kyparrish]

uhhh....

So you don't have any money, but you'd finance a $4k computer? Mmmmkay.

 

[jcsuperstar]

hehe, well I have money, But I just bought a new car, so I'm broke now! But will have money again later on in the year once it's paid off!