Dell pwns Alienware... I think.

2006-06-14 13:31:54

#1

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Omfg, I just customized two computers, a Dell XPS 600 and an Alienware Aurora 5500... the Dell was much better and only $80 more expensive... with price and everything put into effect... which one has more value and is worth the buy? THA please dont lock this.

Here are the specs of the pc's:

Alienware:[1] Aurora™ 5500
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ with HyperTransport Technology
Power Supply: Alienware® 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply
Motherboard: Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Chipset Motherboard PCI Express
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel Low-Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Graphics Processor: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7600 GT - DVI Dual Link Supported
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Sound Card: Integrated High-Performance 7.1 Surround Sound with S/PDIF and Coaxial Digital Outputs
$1483 - $200 in rebates= $1283

Dell:
Dell XPS 600
Pentium® D Processor 930 with Dual Core Technology (3.0GHz, 800FSB)
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2 DIMMs
Video Cards 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS
Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ 8MB cache
Sound Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

TOTAL:$1,360.00

Last edited by Kmal1 (2006-06-14 13:32:54)

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2006-06-14 13:33:24

#2

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7024|St. Andrews / Oslo

Everyone asks THA to keep heir thread open

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2006-06-14 13:33:47

#3

bubbass: humble; +61|6861

The Alienware has a better PSU and mobo. If you want quality for a cheap price, build your own.

2006-06-14 13:36:35

#4

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

bubbass wrote:
The Alienware has a better PSU and mobo. If you want quality for a cheap price, build your own.

PSU?

jenspm wrote:
Everyone asks THA to keep heir thread open

he closes them like crazy.

Last edited by Kmal1 (2006-06-14 13:37:25)

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2006-06-14 13:38:17

#5

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|6876|England

PSU = Power Supply Unit

2006-06-14 13:41:47

#6

duk0r: Administrator; +306|6960|Austin, TX

DELL IS ALIENWARE

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2006-06-14 13:42:21

#7

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7024|St. Andrews / Oslo

Isn't Dell thinking about buying Alienware?

2006-06-14 13:43:05

#8

bEAv3D: Member; +24|6986|Fayettenam, NC USA

duk0r wrote:
DELL IS ALIENWARE

DITTO, Alienware is owned by Dell.

2006-06-14 13:43:20

#9

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

really? well then, i guess i am getting a dell.

qhere do you come across that kind of info?

Last edited by Kmal1 (2006-06-14 13:43:38)

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2006-06-14 13:52:31

#10

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6889|Seattle

Hey, check out this pc. It's about the same price. https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wi … s+Computer

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2006-06-14 13:54:02

#11

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7024|St. Andrews / Oslo

here is mine: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wi … tle=Morbid

Also same price range

2006-06-14 13:56:04

#12

-r3-anubis: Member; +73|6829|florida

Give us all the specs to the computer, and Dell made Alienware if im right.

2006-06-14 13:56:38

#13

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7028|Salt Lake City

Kmal1 wrote:
really? well then, i guess i am getting a dell.

qhere do you come across that kind of info?

It's not like it's insider information. The deal was done a few months ago.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1941376,00.asp

2006-06-14 14:05:02

#14

slo5oh: Member; +28|6953

Or build twice the computer for the same $$
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wis … er=3443584

2006-06-14 14:06:09

#15

Des.Kmal: Member; +917|6910|Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Kmal1 wrote:
really? well then, i guess i am getting a dell.

qhere do you come across that kind of info?
It's not like it's insider information. The deal was done a few months ago.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1941376,00.asp

i dont read any kind of pc mag though.

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2006-06-14 14:32:47

#16

Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|7028|Salt Lake City

Kmal1 wrote:
Agent_Dung_Bomb wrote:
Kmal1 wrote:
really? well then, i guess i am getting a dell.

qhere do you come across that kind of info?
It's not like it's insider information. The deal was done a few months ago.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1941376,00.asp
i dont read any kind of pc mag though.

This deal was all over the business sections as well. That link was simply the first one I came across when I Googled it.

2006-06-14 14:50:04

#17

SuB: Member; +50|6968

yup dell own alienware, and i could hardly call those 2 pc choices comparable, a 7600 and a 7900? wtf?

i'd buy neither and build my own from the ground up, nothing better than knowing your pc inside out so well that if it fucks up you can just about always place your finger on exactly what's screwing up...

2006-06-14 22:07:30

#18

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7008

actually... dell literally owns alienware, theyve just bought the company a few months ago.

DIY pc ftw!

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2006-06-14 23:03:14

#19

Maj.Do: Member; +85|7044|good old CA

bubbass wrote:
The Alienware has a better PSU and mobo. If you want quality for a cheap price, build your own.

mobo yea, but my old dell psu actually works well with a system running a 7900gt (non oced), and alot of fans (6) and its only 350w..strange...

2006-06-14 23:04:38

#20

FriiginChomper: Member; +41|6993

yea Dell is expensive. i think you shold go www.newegg.com

2006-06-14 23:04:52

#21

DaReJa: BF2s US Server Admin; +257|6919|Los Angeles, California, US.

Dellianware. Alienware is Dell, I thought.

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2006-06-15 00:09:58

#22

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7008

DaReJa wrote:
Dellianware. Alienware is Dell, I thought.

it is.

dells psu are actually good, they are very efficient. but their mobos arnt that good...

2006-06-15 10:56:20

#23

ridetohell: Member; +10|6886

i got a dell and it owns for all games

2006-06-15 10:58:24

#24

bigp66: Member; +63|6840|memphfrica-memphis,TN

ridetohell wrote:
i got a dell and it owns for all games

you are right dell is ten times better....check out the new dell xps 700 heavy ordinance
http://www.dell.com/html/us/products/xps/default.htm

Last edited by bigp66 (2006-06-15 10:59:59)

2006-06-15 11:51:43

#25

[OvC]_AMD_Man: Member; +2|7107|England

no offence to anyone, but i seriously can't see the point in buying an alienware desktop, i admit their laptops are really nice, but for the price and a couple of hours of building you can get so much more for the money as far as desktops are concerned

i know the idea of building a pc is kinda daunting to some people, but many online retailers now offer a build option to get the parts YOU chose put together and then the complete pc shipped to you, hell some will even install the OS for you

only bonus of buying from alienware is the warranty, but generally pc components come with their own warranties, and as said above by building yourself troubleshooting etc is a lot easier

don't get me wrong, dell are great for people who want a cheap pc to do every day tasks etc, even some gaming now and then but when it comes to alienware they are aimed at the performance sector, and imho for the price much better performance can be had

Last edited by [OvC]_AMD_Man (2006-06-15 11:53:11)

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