I need help on customizing alienware computer

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Dustin92

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I am in the process of looking into buying a gaming computer through Alienware. I want a desktop or a notebook. I thought a notebook would be good because i could use my Dell desktop as my browsing computer and i could take the laptop around with me. I also thought a desktop would be awesome too because i have a nice 22 inch monitor but i just dont want to see my Dell sitting around because it works good but does not have to game capabilities to play the newer games. I want to stay around the $1500 dollar range. Is there a better gaming computer i can buy but have something along the lines of dual graphics cards? I am not really worried about space on a computer because i never even use 70gb on a computer. If anyone has any other Computer companies that have awesome gaming computers but can stay in my budget can you list them? I want to have graphics cards that can be used in the future when games with high system requirements come out i can still play them with no problem.

Here was the desktop i was looking at at Alienware and how i customized it:
http://www.alienware.com/customize/aurora-desktop.aspx?SysCode=PC-AURORA-R5&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

I chose dual ati graphics cards and the gaming keyboard and gaming mouse.

here is the notebook i was looking at:

http://www.alienware.com/customize/M17-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-M17&Subcode=SKU-DEFAULT

The only thing i didnt like with the notebook is the ati graphics card is great but i want something more.

Like i said if anyone knows anywhere else i can get a desktop or notebook similar or better than these but staying under my budget can u leave a link to the website or something

Thank you, Dustin
 
i am really looking into the ibuypower computers. There is so much to customize and i got more then what i was getting on te Alienware computers for $1,349 and the computer i customized at alienware came out to $1700
 
Wow thanks just a noob. that website has a lot of nice computers. I was kind of realizing that alieware was a little rediculous when i realized i was getting more at different companies
 
well to tell you the truth i am better with fixing computers not building them. I had problems in the past with just changing a power supply but i have considered it
 
just a noob said:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/default.php i would check there for a decent notebook, and alienware is a rip, the $999 model desktop is probably 500 dollars in parts, at most
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I have a Sager notebook and love it:D They are a little expensive...but you will get what you pay for. They have a lifetime upgrade service, mine does anyway, what ever you want just send the computer back and they will install it at cost of the part.

I have had it for 2 years now and it runs like brand new...never had one issue with it. When I bought it, a week later I got a hand written letter in the mail asking me if everything was alright and if I was satisfied...now that's customer service;) I would recommend a Sager to anybody, amazing computers from a great company!

Sager M57U
Custom all aluminum case with front LED display
17" Glossy High res screen
Intel T7200 Dual Core @ 2.0GH (then it was the fastest you could get)
Nvidia 7950GTX PCI-E
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit (I waited till the first you could select it as an option)

Sager NP5797
Intel Quad Core, 9800GTX, 4GB DDR3, 17" high res super gloss (1680 x 1050), A/B/G/N wireless, SATA ports for external hard drives
$2,400...now that's a notebook!
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=129131
 
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i customized one on ibuypower.com and compared it to one i am customizing on cyberpower.com and the difference is $1 so far but the one on cyber power has dual ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 512MB Video Cards and the one on ibuypower only has dual Nvidia Geforce 9800GT 512mb graphics cards. But i have a lot more options and a nicer case on the cyberpower one. Its challenging i cant decide which one but i am really liking the one from cyber power
 
ok these are the final specs for the cyberpower.com desktop i customized:

CASE: Raidmax Sagitta II Mid-Tower 420W Gaming Case w/ Side-Panel Window (Blue Color)
Neon Light Upgrade: NONE
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan (2 x Fans)
POWER SUPPLY Upgrade: 680 Watts Power Supplies (Hush Power Supply SLI/CrossFire Ready)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
COOLING FAN : Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System (Extreme Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA)
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte GA-EP45T-DS3R Intel P45 Express CrossFireX Chipset LGA775 FSB1600 DDR3/1600 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, IEEE1394a, & 7.1Audio
MEMORY: 2GB (1GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Dominator)
FREEBIES: None
VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 512MB Video Card (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
VIDEO CARD 2: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 512MB Video Card (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
VIDEO CARD 3: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
2nd Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: NONE
USB PORTABLE DRIVE: NONE
Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 20X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
MODEM: PCI 56K V.92 FAX MODEM W/ VOICE
KEYBOARD: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
MOUSE: Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Optical Mouse
Extra Thermal Display : NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum High Performance Fan Control, Clock, & Temperature Display
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: NONE
Flash Media Reader/Writer: None
Cable Wiring: None
Rounded Cable: None
VIDEO CAMERA: NONE
PRINTER: None
PRINTER CABLE: None
IEEE CARD: NONE
USB PORT: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (BLACK COLOR)
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
FREEBIES: FREE! (Halo 2) Game
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
RUSH SERVICE: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

let me know what you think
 
I buy power's are not that great, my cousin has one and even though the specs are great the quality is just not their.

Honestly i would build your own.. If you look on alienwares site, for $100 you get 2gb of ram extra? Now does that sound right to you? when its what 35-50 on newegg? Same with the cpus. Save alot of money and just build it yourself . 700- 900 will get you a rig worth gaming.
 
get a different psu, if its not a reputable company(corsair, pc power and cooling, silverstone, antec) you might as well be kissing your hardware goodbye
 
you would need(i might miss something):
cpu
gpu
ram
motherboard
case
power supply unit
hard drive(s)
operating system
cd/dvd drive
 
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