Should I Buy a Computer from IBuyPower or Alienware?

ZeroBomb

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I've been extensively researching, and I've decided to go with either ibuypower or Alienware.

I never really heard of ibuypower before... just a few people told me so I'm a bit sketchy on it.

ibuypower gives me better parts for cheaper than alienware, but as I said, I never really heard of ibuypower.

Should I go with IBuyPower.com or Alienware?

Thanks!
 

sniperruff

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buy my athlon 1700+, GF3 Ti500, 120gig with 768mb of blazing PC2100. $500 takes all. what a bargain!
 

buzzsaw13

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If you've got the money go with Alienware. Ibuypower may be cheap but they are the epitome of "you get what you pay for"
 

Goosemaster

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voodoo will be better than alienware, but they are still quite overpriced.

That said, I forgot the name of another brand that was supposed to be good..I think it was oxford pc or monarch computers
 

ZeroBomb

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One More Question: It may be offtopic but whatever:

What exactly is SLI? I can get either an Athlon 64 SLI ready computer or a Athlon 64 computer. The SLI Ready one is 200 dollars more, and I don't even know what it is! Should I just go with the regular Athlon 64 Computer?
 

sniperruff

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Originally posted by: ZeroBomb
One More Question: It may be offtopic but whatever:

What exactly is SLI? I can get either an Athlon 64 SLI ready computer or a Athlon 64 computer. The SLI Ready one is 200 dollars more, and I don't even know what it is! Should I just go with the regular Athlon 64 Computer?

you should just go with a dell. $389 with a free 15" LCD. don't waste the money if you don't know what it is.
 

ElFenix

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Originally posted by: ZeroBomb
One More Question: It may be offtopic but whatever:

What exactly is SLI? I can get either an Athlon 64 SLI ready computer or a Athlon 64 computer. The SLI Ready one is 200 dollars more, and I don't even know what it is! Should I just go with the regular Athlon 64 Computer?

$200 more?!?! jebus christ! an SLI mobo runs about a $30 or $40 premium over a regular one, and an pci-e power supply (which is unnecessary) runs about $30 more than a regular one... goddamn!


you should just get a dell.
 

nageov3t

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if you just need a machine for light gaming, internet surfing, and normal applications (listening to music, watching movies, wordprocessing), go with a dell.

if you need a powerhouse gaming or video editing machine, build your own.
 

BigJ

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Possibly look into a Dell from the Dell Outlet Store?

Or wait for one of the killer deals Dell usually has every month or so.