build yourself a alienware spec pc for less!! RANT

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frostyste

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as the title says, alienware for less and better!! me and my bro are discussing which would be better, buying a alienware or building one to the same and if not better spec for less.

alienware specs for lowest cost package -

Included in your system:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit- English
Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 920 (2.66GHz, 8MB cache, 4.8GT/sec)
1GB AMD® Radeon™ HD 6870
6GB 1333MHz (3x2GB) Tri Channel Memory
750GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache
16X DVD+/- RW Optical Drive (DVD & CD read and write)
Integrated HDA 7.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Display Not Included
No Security/Anti-Virus Protection
1Yr Next Day Hardware Support included with your PC
No Accidental Damage Support
Alienware Area 51 Lunar Shadow Standard Desktop Chassis
Accessories
Alienware 3D
Astral Aqua
Steam® Client and Portal™ Game - Factory Installed
Also Includes
Alienware Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Alienware Optical Mouse
Alienware Area 51 Resource DVD
English - Documentation with UK/Ire Power cord
D02AW501
1 year Next Business Day Hardware Support included with your PC
One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase

cost - £1698.99

my specs using overclockersuk -

Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail £219.98
(£183.32) £219.98
(£183.32)
Asus ATI Radeon HD 6870 OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
Asus X58 Sabertooth TUF Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard £144.98
(£120.82) £144.98
(£120.82)
Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard (920-000978) £129.98
(£108.32) £129.98
(£108.32)
Corsair HX 750W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (CMPSU-750HXUK) £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
NZXT Phantom Enthusiast Full Tower Case - Black £112.33
(£93.61) £112.33
(£93.61)
CoolIT Vantage Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3) £100.07
(£83.39) £100.07
(£83.39)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £81.98
(£68.32) £81.98
(£68.32)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Triple Channel (CMX6GX3M3A1333C9) £64.99
(£54.16) £64.99
(£54.16)
Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500dpi Xtreme Precision Gaming Mouse and FREE Boogie Bug AimB.Pad XL Gaming Mouse Surface £45.07
(£37.56) £45.07
(£37.56)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD105SI) £38.98
(£32.48) £38.98
(£32.48)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Sound Card (70SB057002003) £26.99
(£22.49) £26.99
(£22.49)
LG GH24NS50 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail £19.99
(£16.66) £19.99
(£16.66)
Norton Internet Security 2011 System Builder Single Pack OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £1,077.77
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £217.80
Total : £1,306.82



you save 300 quid your getting a better pc from overclockers, you build it yourself which is always fun!

not that i have anything against alienware there pretty cool but your just paying for the brand.

rant over!
 
Thread like this today as well, the different they got was about £1000 O.o.

What you buy with Alienware is the brand name really. Much better for your money if yo buy the hardware and build the PC yourself.
 
You also got over the top things, you can bring the costs down even lower :p

I don't find Alienware that reliable too... they seem to die early compared to other PCs.
 
As I said in another thread, from what I've looked at, cost of components to build a pre-built pc is about 2/3rds....

I would say Alienware do have some neat features (facial recognition) as do their cases (vents on top that move) but yeah still not really worth it...

kd
 
Yep, the Alienware is overpriced and not great quality. Still, it's not targeted at the people who frequent this type of forum and build their own PC. The Alienware customers I see (yes, I work for Dell - sorry) just buy these because they're flashy, pretty painless to buy and you get a mug like me to come out next business day to fix the thing on site when it dies.
 
Alienware is Dell which stand for Don't Ever Last Long.

build your own then:
1) can change what you want when want to and not void any warrenty
2) gett better warrenty as most components have a minimum of 2 years
3) save some cash!
 
What's new here? This haso been happening with pcs since the dawn of time? There for people who can't build and want something flashy.your forgetting all the alien ware gump f you get with such a system...
IE all the flashy light software etc etc...
 
At those prices, for the CPU and Mobo, why not just go for SandyBridge? Also, you could save the IMO unnecessary £17.99 by ditching Norton and going for free alternatives such as MSE and the Windows 7 Firewall.

Personally I've always seen Alienware as severely overpriced and it's just not worth the terrible support you receive from Dell.
 
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