Poll: Should I buy an Alienware Desktop?
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if you're planning on spending that much on a desktop, you might as well forego the prefabricated ones and build your own, unless you NEED to have the alienware case. Then just go to Ebay, buy the case, then buy the rest of the parts and do it yourself.
You can build a desktop better than Alienware's $5k for about $2k if you know what you're doing and where to look.
You can build a desktop better than Alienware's $5k for about $2k if you know what you're doing and where to look.
If you do build your own, go LOW END! I built a system MUCH faster than the above one for about 550$, with 1.4$=? in late 2007. You/I can play most everything at high settings, and the performance gain of a 300? video card over a 100? video card is not worth it; in a year there'll be a 100? card faster than the 300? card. As for processors, go with a cheapish dual-core chip (above 50?, below 100?), and at least 2 gigs of memory, although four+ would be ideal. Then, all you need to do to upgrade is swap out the video card and sell the old one every two years or so. The components won't really depreciate; if you want to sell it to somebody, you could probably get more than you paid. You'll also get a killer warranty (my video card, motherboard, and ram all have lifetime warranties, hd has a 5 year warranty (it's a small drive), processor has 3. And go with AMD, their processors are cheaper, and they aren't gigantic assholes like Intel (see EC antitrust ruling for >1,000,000,000?). DO NOT get a fast processor; for games you will see NO difference.Wyatt said:
If you fear or just plain dont have the time for building, another way to save money is buy a budget machine and just add more RAM and maybe a videocard.
OF course it depends how much of a gaming machine you need but... if you're happy with running current stuff around medium to medium high, you sure don't need to throw a lot of cash at it, unless you have a large monitor that called for 1650x1200 or above.
OF course it depends how much of a gaming machine you need but... if you're happy with running current stuff around medium to medium high, you sure don't need to throw a lot of cash at it, unless you have a large monitor that called for 1650x1200 or above.
You could also buy a cheapo desktop with a pci express x16 slot, and just buy a half decent video card. Just have a 2.6ghz+ dual core chip and upgrade the ram if it's less than 2 and you'll be fine.
Build your own computer. You'll save money and your PC will be more stable.
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Haha, I got a better comp for less money.
Let's see....
ATI HD 4850
AMD 6000+ processor (Dual core on 3GHz each for 60 euros woooot)
3GB RAM
500GB hard disk
and there you go, all around 300-400 euros.
Let's see....
ATI HD 4850
AMD 6000+ processor (Dual core on 3GHz each for 60 euros woooot)
3GB RAM
500GB hard disk
and there you go, all around 300-400 euros.
You don't literally have to build it yourself. I just ordered a crapload of parts at a local computer store, and they put it together for an extra 50 euro's. Check if that's possible where you live, if there is a local, small computer store.
Build your own. You can get a really solid rig for about $800 if you shop around a little. Do your research, and put together your own. Alienware is way too expensive, and you're going off the name, while a cheaper alternative can sometimes be the better choice.
