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EliteRetard

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76?$K?0ZR959DP

Almost no laptops right now, but some high end (~1.5-2$k) desktops.

http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/?cs=22&c=us&l=en&s=dfh&~ck=mn&redirect=1

Someone just got an Aurora R4 with:

Processor: Intel Core i7-3960 Processor (3.33GHz,6C)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional
Dell Outlet Alienware Aurora R4 Desktop
1 TB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM
32GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Dual 3GB DDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7950

For ~1800$ shipped/tax.
That's less than hardware cost (1$k CPU 525$ 2xGPU).

Another 3960 with Win 8 Pro 2x2TB 32GB BD-Combo and 2x GTX680 for just under 2$k.
This one is also well below parts cost (1$k each for the CPU 900$ 2x GPU's)

Cheapest 3960 I see right now is for 1520$. Has a GTX660 16GB and 256GB SSD.

There's some overclocked 3930k systems right now starting at 1350$.
Cheapest total is 1250$ with a 3820 overclocked to 4.1

There's only 2 of the X51 right now, both just over 500$ with i5-3450 GT640
 
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hellfire88

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Yea, I was about to order an X51 desktop since its nice and small (almost Xbox 360 size) but found out that the motherboard uses the older Intel H61 chipset. I did a quick search to see if the motherboard was swappable, and while it is, it seems like a PITA (CPU socket has to line up with cooling fan duct, video card slot has to line up with old one so GPU riser card can connect to it, and the stock I/O shield in the back does not seem to be removeable). I love that little case though, with the upgraded 330W external PSU (same as the one that the M18x laptop uses apparently), people have been installing GTX 660's in these.
 
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