Alienware Aurora Desktop
 

For a while now, I've been looking into getting the Nismo Aero kit for my car from Z1, for $4100. I started to compare that amount of money with other things I could buy. I like to "game" alot and I've always been into MMORPG's. So I built an Alienware Aurora desktop on the website, basically the top of the line. And it came out to $4700. The Nismo kit would come out to more than that after paint amd labor. So im thinking about buying this desktop and settling for a lip kit. I may even put my RS1 carbon fiber vented fenders back up for sale. Who knows.

Is there any logic to you guys in my decision?

And if anyone knows alot about these computers, please chime in! :)

The computer will depreciate more

:iagree: Also can you computer get you as much :icon23:..... Its something to think about....... Just my 2 Cents....:stirthepot:

True true. Idk its a hard choice for me! Considering the car is already sexy.

The car MIGHT help you get sex, the computer helps get sex from Jill and Jill's twin sister... (Look at the back of your right hand, index and thumb make a "J" and so on)

Also, Alienware might be owned by Dell now, but I believe they still have a shítty 3 month turn around time)

Have you priced out building the pc yourself? Newegg usually has good deals on parts.

:iagree: You can build your own PC that will be better than Alienware for a lot less. Usually with Alienware, you're paying for the name.

Fixed :tup:

lol just hit me up if you sell the fenders...

Haha, yea they're owned by Dell now. I've never had personal experience with their computers but a buddy of mine has the same desktop I'm wanting to build, except he built his to the extreme. His came out to 9k. Thats a little rediculous for me. Then again I'm talking about spending $4700 on one. I'm kinda stuck between the two but then again I'll probably regret not putting it in my car.

Don't buy a prebuilt Alienware, do it yourself and save a few bucks. Save up again, then buy the car parts :rofl2:

Or vice versa, your call!

I've sunk more money than I care to admit into gaming rigs in years past and I can say with some confidence you will regret spending that kind of money of a gaming machine. It will be an amazing PC for maybe 2 months and then you'll constantly notice newer/cheaper/faster machines.

Go with the car parts IMO.

If you aren't gaming to that extreme, don't waste your money, your computer is obsolete the day you buy it...
And the Alienware name is about $1k
You can build a damn close Dell for a lot less, but no overclocking because the Bios doesn't allow it... May I suggest talking to XiP? I think he could point you in the right direction as for building a computer

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Well I'm leaving the console platform and staying strictly on PC. I wont be purchasing the new PS4 or Xbox 720. Ill be playing games like Oblivion Alliances (MMO) and Battlefield 4. I just want to be able to have optimized gameplay since it'll be my only gaming system. But at the same time, im looking into other things of interest. It'll be a while before i make a decision.

Alienware = overpriced dells

See!!! :-)

I agree with the comments above. One more thing to think about, difference between a $3000 and $5000 is very little. Spending more doesn't guarantee comparable improvement.
Are you looking for a gaming computer?

Yes, i built a Alienware Aurora with a overclocked (4.2) 2nd Gen i7 processor. I included the 24 inch full HD monitor, 3 year accidental damage, 3 year something else, 3 year Macfee virus protection, alienware keyboard, gaming mouse, etc etc. All for right under 5k.

I thought it was a good deal. Ive read plenty of good reviews on it. I also read of other pre builts that exceed it, only because their processor overclocks at 4.8. But other than that i know i could build one but im not experienced in that department, plus these other companies dont offer the ability to come to my house and fix or replace damaged or defected parts.



Thats why this desktop inpaticular caught my interest. Plus, i love the shell.

I totally understand! It's the whole package that matters. I just personally wouldn't pay that much since I'm in the IT industry myself.
What graphic cards did you put in?

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:iagree:

Head over to Build a PC, it's where I went when I built my last desktop.

Tons of information and really knowledgable people.

I went back and put dual Nvidia 680's and that jacked up the price a little more, lol.

Build your gaming machine to your screen size, not e-peen size. For 1080P, stick with a 3570k-3770k cpu, 680 or 7970 (or similar combo), 8gb, a good 750w psu, and a good case. You could spend $1500-$2,000 and have a machine that will play everything and need minor updates as things progress. You don't need dual 680's unless you are running multi monitor or 2560x1600. I'll be updating my 560ti SLI combo when I get home in August, I've had it since Feb 2011. I'm finally running out of vram...

I appreciate the input. Thats things i really need to know. Im not really literate in computer tech. Just a little, lol.

http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archive...erformance.png

This graph is old & based on building your own PC, throw in the mix you buy a custom machine by say Alienwear, Maingear PC or Falcon NW....the price can easily double. What does this mean? Build it yourself, save money and get both things (aero & computer).

I'm using an Alienware Aurora right now, its pretty sweet, but there's no reason to spend that much to just game. just make sure you have a legit power supply (for future upgrades), and spend most of your money on the CPU (3rd generation i7). For RAM get about 10GB, and a 2GB GPU (don't waste money on a 3D card IMO), and make sure that card can be easily doubled up on, so in the future you can just buy that same identical graphics card and use both GPUs simultaneously.

When i was building a desktop on their website, i saw that they only offered 2nd Gen i7's. Maybe my eyes decieved me but i thought they would have had 3rd Gen's available.

They're almost always 1 gen behind but they "make up for it" with the OC-ing

Yep, one reason is because it is more stable so they have less hardware failures or driver issues. Plus they can charge just as much as the current gen while creating a price gap for more profit.

Most cases, no need to spend over $350 on a CPU. GPU's at high resolution don't need a killer CPU. The only reason you would need a hexacore monster is if you are running a GTX 690 in SLI, Geforce Titan or again in SLI. Even then, there is no point because framerates would be so retardedly high, most 60hz monitors will be limited by their refresh rate. Even 120hz monitors will have trouble refreshing that kind of power. Sandy Bridge is not a bad CPU. Ivy Bridge has no benefit over Sandy other than stock clock temperatures and maybe a 1-2% improvement per clock. I recommend 8gb ram and even that is more than enough. I would move to 16-32gb if you want to implement ramdisk which most people don't know about anyways. I even say go Windows 8 and learn the new OS. It plays games the same and even uses Windows 7 drivers. It's the same thing when Vista was basically renamed to 7 and some optimizations to the kernel were made. 8 just has a different wrapper. An off the cuff build for 1080P gaming that will be great for 90% of the games out...

750 watt PSU (Silver or Gold rating)
Core I7 3570k or 3770k
Any socket LGA 1155 board with sata 6g, usb 3.0, 2 or more pci express lanes, and over $200
A single gtx 680, or for about $300 more, two gtx 670's
Use a heatsink that costs $50 or more, for the love of God, please don't use the stock Intel HSF, it's terrible

This would probably run $1500-$2,000 and will play anything at the highest quality settings. I don't want to pick motherboard brands because there are plenty of good ones. AMD Radeons are perfectly fine. Driver issues with their crossfire are common though.