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You could build the same system for half the price (Ussualy less then that) if you build it yourself.

If your not that handy, pick up the parts and have a local shop build it.  They ussualy charge 25-40 an hour and should anly take them 2 hours or so to build.  Then you just install the software.

Spend the extra money on your lady (Or mom).

build it yourself.  Seriously.  Spend less, get more, have more fun, and understand more.  2.5TB won't so much be overkill as it would slow as hell.  I'd spend the money on some 150GB Raptors and stick them in RAID 0 and reap the rewards of performance.  If you're still storage hungry, set up multiple RAID containers with 2 Raptors in RAID 0 and 4 500GB drives.  Even if you put those 500GB drives in RAID 1 for redundancy, you still have a damn TB of secure storage.

usmarine2005 wrote:

stryyker wrote:

oh, you are seriously getting a $7,000 computer?

in fact, having 2+ TB will insure you wont need to buy a harddrive for some time

BUT if you want speed, get 2 Western Digital Raptor drives and run them in RAID, that would be very fast
or you could get their Segate counterparts, the Cheetahs

edit: 2 TB, think of the disk defrag time
*shutters

I am serious, and I don't know shit about comps.

then building one yourself wouldnt be a good choice, unless you can get a PC place to do it for you

get a summary of what you want and PM it to me or something

Last edited by stryyker (2006-08-05 19:54:15)

stryyker wrote:

usmarine2005 wrote:

stryyker wrote:

oh, you are seriously getting a $7,000 computer?

in fact, having 2+ TB will insure you wont need to buy a harddrive for some time

BUT if you want speed, get 2 Western Digital Raptor drives and run them in RAID, that would be very fast
or you could get their Segate counterparts, the Cheetahs

edit: 2 TB, think of the disk defrag time
*shutters

I am serious, and I don't know shit about comps.

then building one yourself wouldnt be a good choice, unless you can get a PC place to do it for you

Ok.  I will try that, but prepare to get your PM's bombed with stupid questions.

Raptors in RAID ftw.

Soon as I've got cash thats whats I'm getting.

Plus 4x1gb sticks. oh the loading times.

alright, I'll just stop making recommendations ...

/invisible

PuckMercury wrote:

alright, I'll just stop making recommendations ...

/invisible

LOL.  I appreciate, and your PM's will get attacked also.

lol, glad to help someone gain technical savvy.

for 7.7 grand, you can get TOP of the line, in most all catagories (without running out of slots )

[1] Area-51® ALX

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X6800 2.93GHz 4MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling + AlienFX™ System Lighting
Power Supply: 850 Watt Alienware® Multi-GPU Approved
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 4GB DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 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: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Graphics Processor: Dual 1024MB NVIDIA® GeForce 7950 GX2 - Quad SLI Enabled
Physics Processing Unit: Ageia PhysX Processing Unit w/ 128MB GDDR3
Monitors: Dell 24" 1920 x 1200 UltraSharp Widescreen Flat Panel /w HDCP
Sound Card: High Performance 7.1 Audio - Standard
Keyboard: Logitech® G15 Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech® G5 Laser Gaming Mouse - Maximum PC Award Winner!
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Works 8 Productivity Suite
ALX Out Of Box Experience: Exclusive Alienware® ALX Items
Power: UPS Power Protection - Tripp Lite LC1200 (1200W Capacity)
Headphones: Alienware® Ozma 7™ Headphones with S-Logic™ Technology
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Free ALX Mousepad: Free ALX Mousepad (a $10.00 value)
Free ALX Polo Shirt: Free ALX Polo Shirt - Black - Medium

hey getting a top of the line p2 chassis ALX alienware actually costs a little over 10000$ US. now i do agree with most of the posts about building your own comp... i bought an alienware a little while back for about 5000$ and i was thouroughly happy... i went the alienware route though because of my lack of computer knowledge... my suggestion is if you have the cash, but not the resources or help go alienware... but if you know your shit (which i can admit i dont) you know the benefits of building your own... but i still wuv my alienware...

ShotYourSix wrote:

Also, PuckMercury mentioned widescreen confusing games, not sure I agree with that one (sorry PM nothing personal...)

YOU GODDAMN SONOFABITCH, HOW DARE YOU CONTRADICT ME!!

Seriously, are people that touchy about tech recommendations?  lol

I agree that as time marches on it will be more prevailant, but it just simply isn't there at the moment.  Yes, there are ways around it I realize.  But in addition to the fact that some games at present get pissy w/ widescreen, a 19" monitor is going to seem larger than a 19" widescreen monitor.

all IMHO, of course.