Just did something stupid! Bought a 4800+ DC

[phantom404]

Actually that isnt the stupid part, the 4800+ is the nice part. The 6k dollar Alienware ALX computer that comes with it is the stupid part. I have always built my own computer and this is the first computer I've bought since the K-6 2 days. Flame on!!

--EDIT--

The reason behind this was I really dont have enough time to sit and research everything and sit down and put one together due to the fact that i have a 17 month old kid that likes to stick everything in site in his mouth.

 

[RichUK]

Actually that isnt the stupid part, the 4800+ is the nice part. The 6k dollar Alienware ALX computer that comes with it is the stupid part. I have always built my own computer and this is the first computer I've bought since the K-6 2 days. Flame on!!

i envy you, i would love that setup .. but :shocked: 6k no thank you

The reason behind this was I really dont have enough time to sit and research everything and sit down and put one together due to the fact that i have a 17 month old kid that likes to stick everything in site in his mouth.

thats what the general hardware forum is for, get other people to do it for you, and building a PC doesn't take 5 minutes

 

[Furen]

I wonder what your wife said... the parts on your new computer are worth like $4k tops, and I'd venture to include labor cost into that same figure. But hey, if you can afford it and you dont mind, then the more power to you.

 

[phantom404]

Originally posted by: Furen
I wonder what your wife said... the parts on your new computer are worth like $4k tops, and I'd venture to include labor cost into that same figure. But hey, if you can afford it and you dont mind, then the more power to you.

Wife was alittle ify about it but I told her I would look into getting her a new house so that sealed the deal right there

 

[ElTorrente]

You'll love your computer, it's similar to me. Hopefully the water cooling is of good quality, so you can overclock high.

 

[Topweasel]

Originally posted by: phantom404

Originally posted by: Furen
I wonder what your wife said... the parts on your new computer are worth like $4k tops, and I'd venture to include labor cost into that same figure. But hey, if you can afford it and you dont mind, then the more power to you.

Wife was alittle ify about it but I told her I would look into getting her a new house so that sealed the deal right there

Hey man great Machine you will enjoy it. I personally not even for the expense part have a policy of building my machines. I do because I love to do it, nothing more I love then the feeling of a job well done after working on my favorite hobby. I am not one to say spending that much on a machine is wrong, I think if you feel like spending a given amount on a machine is worth it both performance and time saved wise then I say more power to you.

You whould post your 3dmark05 scores whenever you get a chance, and again enjoy your powerhouse I have a feeling it will treat you very well.

 

[phantom404]

Very true, I to reallly enjoy the fact of building my own machine but now time has cought up with me.

Thanks also for the great feed back, a complete 180 from what i thought they were going to be. I will def post my 3dmark05 scores once i get it in.

 

[Bona Fide]

Well the good part [relatively] is that Alienware does a bit of overclocking for you, and does some pretty stirigent stability testing. So once you turn it on, you know it'll work hands down. Sometimes peace of mind is worth the extra $2000

 

[2cool4u]

how aobut you take that extra 2k and help pay off my college tuition, you sound like you've got money out the wazoo

 

[MBrown]

Lets all post what we can make with 6k

 

[BlackMan890]

lol, i live in Iceland, everything here is expensive, so you get a lot of money.

2500$ is normal salary you get here, but still VERY low. good salary, that is, if you have a good jo, then the salary is about 3500$ - 5000$

Now that is money

 

[the cobbler]

Originally posted by: MBrown
Lets all post what we can make with 6k

something that would probably crush that Alienware, PLUS a living room set.

 

[Unkno]

Originally posted by: the cobbler

Originally posted by: MBrown
Lets all post what we can make with 6k

something that would probably crush that Alienware, PLUS a living room set.

how could it crush that Alienware? He already has the best parts....

 

[MBrown]

X2 4400 $545
MSI Neo4/SLI $124
MSI 7800gtx $465
Antec Performance Plusview II $89
Antec TruePower II 550W $120
2gb Corsair ValueSelect $186
NEC DVD+/-RW $40
300gb Maxtor $128
XP pro $146
Altec Lansing MX502(im not big on spkrs) $135
Samsung 204t black $550

Grand Total=$2,528 plus tax or shipping
add in another gtx and its $3,078 plus tax or shipping

 

[sandorski]

Seems rather pricey, but damn it'll fly!

 

[spiritwalker2223]

DAMN, 6K, I hope she didn't ask what happed to the down payment for the house!

 

[classy]

No offense, but to spend $6000 on a pc that in 6 months that will be worth like $2500 is like well..............................assinine.

 

[akugami]

For 6 large you can get two identicle computers that's only about 10% worse in terms of performance. Sorry, definitely not worth it.

 

[the cobbler]

Originally posted by: Unkno

Originally posted by: the cobbler

Originally posted by: MBrown
Lets all post what we can make with 6k

something that would probably crush that Alienware, PLUS a living room set.

how could it crush that Alienware? He already has the best parts....

sorry, just noticed in thread that you actually can overclock an Alienware furthur? my bad, was not aware of that, assumed that you definitely could not

 

[biostud]

it's your money...... well now it's Alienware's

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: the cobbler

Originally posted by: MBrown
Lets all post what we can make with 6k

something that would probably crush that Alienware, PLUS a living room set.

2k for PC, 4k for 30 inch apple display

 

[imported_goku]

6K on a machine and yet you have an audigy 4 in there

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: MBrown
X2 4400 $545
MSI Neo4/SLI $124
MSI 7800gtx $465
Antec Performance Plusview II $89
Antec TruePower II 550W $120
2gb Corsair ValueSelect $186
NEC DVD+/-RW $40
300gb Maxtor $128
XP pro $146
Altec Lansing MX502(im not big on spkrs) $135
Samsung 204t black $550

Grand Total=$2,528 plus tax or shipping
add in another gtx and its $3,078 plus tax or shipping

Come on son! I don't usually do this (waste of time), but in a hypothetical with up to $6k, why not!?

Athlon XP 4400+ $545
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR $163
BFG GeForce 7800GTX OC X2 $515
OCZ ModStream 520W PSU $125
OCZ Gold Edition DDR 500 2GB dual channel kit $302
NEC ND-3540A $40
Western Digital Raptor 74GB X 2 $183 X 2
Maxtor 300GB Maxline III $136
XP Pro $146
Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers $267
Dell 2405fpw $1019 (much cheaper on deals)
or
Dell 2005fpw X2 $559 X 2 (much cheaper on deals)
... too lazy to pick a case, floppy, keyboard or mouse

Total: $3624 plus tax or $3723 for dual 2005fpw's (again, you can save about $200+ on the monitors).

 

[chinkgai]

Originally posted by: MBrown
X2 4400 $545
MSI Neo4/SLI $124
MSI 7800gtx $465
Antec Performance Plusview II $89
Antec TruePower II 550W $120
2gb Corsair ValueSelect $186
NEC DVD+/-RW $40
300gb Maxtor $128
XP pro $146
Altec Lansing MX502(im not big on spkrs) $135
Samsung 204t black $550

Grand Total=$2,528 plus tax or shipping
add in another gtx and its $3,078 plus tax or shipping

no offense, but that system aint all that.

 

[Aenslead]

Ah! I could only imagine what I could do with 6ks... I mean... even a 4k... wait... 3k computer! Including a 24" UltraSharp monitor. So many alternatives...

You could've even gotten dual core dual processors (Opterons) for 6ks... ... on SLI... and 4Gb of RAM...

Gosh.