Should I Buy a Computer from IBuyPower or Alienware?

[ZeroBomb]

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]

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

 

[eigen]

alienware is overpriced garbage.IMHO

 

[buzzsaw13]

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]

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]

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?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

SLI

 

[sniperruff]

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.

 

[Murphy Durphy]

ABS.com

nuff' said

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Neither. If I wasn't going to build my own I would use Monarch or ABS

 

[PHiuR]

id use parts and put it together myself or order it from dell...

 

[KoolDrew]

Monarch

 

[Shawn]

built it yourself :thumbsup:

 

[dudeman007]

Originally posted by: Shawn
built it yourself :thumbsup:

 

[NutBucket]

Dude you're gettin' a DELL!

 

[ElFenix]

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]

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]

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.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Shawn
built it yourself :thumbsup:

 

[laurenlex]

Can I be Nik?

WRONG FORUM!!!

Go to General Hardware, read a bunch, build it yourself.

 

[mb]

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/

Got my system from them - it's great.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: supafly
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/

Got my system from them - it's great.

That would be my recommendation if you want it prebuilt. You can customize every part and they don't overprice it.

 

[MikeMike]

abspc is supposed to be nice also.