My Alienware Rig

[marinesusmc]

[1] Aurora™ 7500

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4600+ Processor w/ HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 - Free Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium!
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis - Space Black
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Astral Blue
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 150GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 10,000 RPM w/ NCQ & 16MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 18x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 18x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Graphics Processor: Dual 768MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 GTX - SLI Enabled - Requires 1000W Power Supply!

Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1" 5ms Flat Panel - Black
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio - Standard
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse: Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 2-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Free Alienware Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL Only
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $100 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $100 Value - FREE!


And I'm a bit upset that the vanguard beta has not enabled SLi yet and what seems to be has not updated 8800gtx support either I think but thats just me.

[Nil]

Originally Posted by marinesusmc

[1] Aurora™ 7500

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4600+ Processor w/ HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 - Free Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium!
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis - Space Black
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Astral Blue
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 2GB DDR2 PC2-6400 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 150GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 10,000 RPM w/ NCQ & 16MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 18x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 18x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Graphics Processor: Dual 768MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 GTX - SLI Enabled - Requires 1000W Power Supply!

Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 204B 20.1" 5ms Flat Panel - Black
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio - Standard
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse: Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 2-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Free Alienware Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL Only
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $100 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $100 Value - FREE!


And I'm a bit upset that the vanguard beta has not enabled SLi yet and what seems to be has not updated 8800gtx support either I think but thats just me.

That's undoubtedly a very sweet rig, but I just have to know what it ran you.

[Solution0]

Sad I don't have to build one like this yet

Hopefully it will be soon enough.

[Dragnic]

WTF! I cant let a marine beat an airforce nerd. I'll sell my car and go get a falcon northwest rig!

hah jk yeah thats a cool computer i was looking at alienware but i was hearing their customer support isnt to great. i went with gateway but the thing is i cant get that damn video card they put anything in their PCs except for the 8800.

[tehgeek]

Originally Posted by marinesusmc

And I'm a bit upset that the vanguard beta has not enabled SLi yet and what seems to be has not updated 8800gtx support either I think but thats just me.

Vanguard isn't going to be able to keep up with technology at it's crazy rate just yet, let it get out the door stable before they go optimizing code for dual video cards/processors. Also "updated 8800gtx support" probably has just as much to do with NVIDIA's drivers, as it does with Vanguards code/optimizations at this point. They are both new.

[LordOfLA]

Alienware is overated and overpriced. It would have been cheaper to build it yourself.

[Bludtung]

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

Alienware is overated and overpriced. It would have been cheaper to build it yourself.

On that note I'd like to quote one of my forum members.

Originally Posted by Markus Kane

For those who do not know, I repair PC's, Laptops and Laser Printers for a living. I do it 8-10 hours a day 5 days a week.

When it comes to my home system, I am all too happy to let some warranty deal with it. I am also all too happy to have it pre configured, burned in, tested and ready when I open the box.

Yes I COULD build my own but frankly it is worth the money to me to NOT build my own.

Also, since I wanted dual core processers on the high end, a raid HD system, SLI'ed cutting edge Nvidia Cards, 4 gigs of ram ultra high speed ram and the newest sytem board and sound card on the market when I bought it, I spent the extra cash.

I have an alienware as well. I spent 3k dollars when I bought it, and It has lasted and is still going strong for 3 years. All my smart super I'll build my own buddies might have spent 800 dollars when they first bought it, but they're still paying for switching out motherboards, cards, and etc. While I'm actually playing the games.

[LordOfLA]

I'm all too aware of the "smart" self builders that aren't.

For $3000 I can build a PC thats more powerful and more stable and much more future proof than alienware can provide you. Using all the same or better parts.

The main reason people buy alienware is to boast they can "splash out" the kind of ridiculous prices they charge.

There is no guaranteeing that you wont be swapping parts with the alienware either. Which will cost you time if nothing else.

Edit: I should point out that I've nothing against pre-built systems. Just there are far cheaper places out there that provide systems of similar or superior build quality - you just have to take a little extra time to find them.

[Eyse Gage]

Building your own saves a ton of money. And you know exactly what is inside your box. Aleinware's "Approved motherboard"....sorry I like to pick out my motherboard. Same with the RAM and sound card.

But hey some people like the buffer of a warranty and customer support. If you got the money to spend, why not?

Grats on the comp, have fun!

[Nil]

Originally Posted by Bludtung

All my smart super I'll build my own buddies might have spent 800 dollars when they first bought it, but they're still paying for switching out motherboards, cards, and etc. While I'm actually playing the games.

If your "I'll build my own" buddies would have built a top-end computer at the time, they could have matched your alienware for, in all likelihood $1k less.

That said, you can get pre-built computers that are every bit as good as the Alienware for much less money.