Computer Suggestions...

[-Inferno-]

anyone have anything to change or add?

------ ALIENWARE AREA-51 5500 ------
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Pentium® 4 Processor 550 w/ HT Technology 3.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB Cache
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
ATI RADEON™ X850 XT Platinum Edition PCI Express 256MB DDR3
AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System
80GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Lite-On® 16x DVD / 52x36x52x CD-RW Drive
Lite-On 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
US Robotics® 56K V.92 Performance Pro
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$1,861

[CoCo]

you should get a 3400 64 bit with a mother board and that should be one sweet comp

[Nuclear]

looks pretty kickass to me 8)

[ZeusMcGaffer]

scrap the processor. amd is much much much much better. i dont know how much more i can enphasize it. i suggest from alien ware the aurora 5500. more for less. aurora 7500 is pretty crazy too but i dont know if a few hundred dollars more is too much for you. in my opinion its worth it cus you will be able to hold on to it a couple years longer than the others cus of the dual graphics mother board. oh and also about the processors, amd is a much more flexible processor for great overclocking capabilities. you can get it running really fast.

[LetrBuck]

scrap the processor. amd is much much much much better. i dont know how much more i can enphasize it. BLAH BLAH BLAH


Coming from a guy who cant even get his microphone working 8O


LMAO :D

[DAce]

The guy whos gonna use it. lol j/k

[Tribute]

screw alien ware, they charge too much, build it yourself with same parts and probably be 300$ cheaper. basically buying the brand.

[-Inferno-]

1861 is pushing my budget majorly...I added up everything (new desk, chair, monitor, comp) and don't think i'm gonna go with an Alienware (too expensive).

Does anyone have any comments on a Dell (yes, i'm back looking at dell)?
please be specfic and have some facts...i found a good comp almost exactly the same things as the Alien one but for like 1600 with 160GB instead of 80GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache

[BigEasy]

I had a dell and it was a good computer. Problem was, it was damn near impossible to upgrade. For example, the motherboard wasn't a standard size, didn't accept ram except the kind it had and wouldn't run a upgraded ATI video card. Great service though. What is left of the Dell, including the Pentium 4 processor, is in my attic.

[Nuclear]

i have a dell, it olds but i havent had any problems with it

[MajorWoody]

Get XP Pro

[-Inferno-]

i'm getting XP pro (thx for the reminder woody)...i looked for but couldn't find a AMD processor but have 1 question

what is the difference between

- Pentium® 4 Processor 630 with HT Technology (3GHz, 800FSB)
and
- Pentium® D Processor 830 with Dual Core Technology (3GHz, 800FSB)

is the dual core worth an extra $203 or should I get a dual core at 2.8GHz for only $75 dollars