Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

[Idaeus]

I just ordered a Alienware computer! Can anyone who's ordered from there before give me any tips and tricks? Or do you just want to congratulate me for now being able to play bf2? :)

And if anyone wondered:

Aurora™ 7500

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional UK with SP2
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case - Space Black
Chassis Upgrades: AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System for Alienware case
Power Supply: Alienware® 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply with Active PFC
Motherboard: Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ x 16 Motherboard
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 - 4400+ Processor with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel Low Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Video Card: 512MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 GTX
System Drive: 250 GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s, 7,200 rpm w/ 8MB Cache - Quantity 1
Optical Drive One: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Recorder
Sound Card: Alienware® Edition Sound Blaster® X-Fi® High Definition 7.1 Audio with XRAM Technology
Network Card: Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (DSL-ready)
Removable Storage: Alienware® 28-in-1 Digital Media Reader / Writer
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Drive - Black
Monitor: (None)
Keyboard: Logitech Internet Keyboard UK - Space Black
Mouse: Razer Diamondback Mouse
Speakers: Creative® 5.1 Inspire™ T6060 - EU Power Supply
Headphones: Sennheiser PC160 Multimedia Headset
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - English
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
AlienWiring: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - £50 Value - FREE!
Free T-Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - XL
Free Alienware Mousepad : Free Custom Alienware® fUnc Mousepad
Free Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager

[datakillx99]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

Arg I hate you I want an alienware. But theyre so overpriced :shock:

Oh and beware of extreme overclocking. Alienware is known to do that.

[mlkmnz]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

I just ordered a Alienware computer! Can anyone who's ordered from there before give me any tips and tricks?

Yeah, plug it in, install BF2, and watch your ass get nailed in much better resolution and graphics settings than before.

Everyone loves a gloater.

[[RIP]Recruiter]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

hey if you cant afford a ailenware a good make is monkeyware pc's i have one of the better of the range but even there budget pc is good

http://www.monkeyware.co.uk/pages/gamingpcs/practicalgaming.php

have a look

[WarGimp]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

Don't pour coffee into it. It does very little to increase it's speed/preformance and may cause it to become somewhat grouchy.

[imported_cybercrow]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

theres good news an bad news lol
alienware nolonger is ownd by alienware,
DELL brought them out this year lmfao (good move alienware lol).
so in all you'll be gettin a crap system as DELL sux big time.
an before any one starts to flame saying that they havent brought em out YES THEY HAVE.(i have friends that work for AW)
AW was way to over priced for the product that you recieve.
the only good thing about AW is the very nice looking case's.
every thing thats in a AW you could build at a fraction of the price.
try lookin on ebay for a AW case they go for about £50-100 just for the case,
intotal thats where most of your hard cash goes (to the case).
personaly i would build my own at a cheaper price an it would still wipe the floor with a alienware

[mlkmnz]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

theres good news an bad news lol
alienware nolonger is no longer ownd by alienware,
DELL brought them out this year lmfao.
so in all you'll be gettin a crap system as DELL sux big time.
an before any one starts to flame saying that they havent brought em out YES THEY HAVE.
AW was way to over priced for the product that you recieve.
the only good thing about AW is the very nice looking case's.
every thing thats in a AW you could build at a fraction of the price.
try lookin on ebay for a AW case they go for about £50-100 just for the case,
intotal thats where most of your hard cash goes (to the case).
personaly i would build my own at a cheaper price an it would still wipe the floor with a alienware

What he said. People who pay a premium for a l337 rig aren't l337, they'd build it themselves for a fraction of the cash.

Although they wouldnt have got the free t-shirt.

[imported_cybercrow]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

What he said. People who pay a premium for a l337 rig aren't l337, they'd build it themselves for a fraction of the cash.

Although they wouldnt have got the free t-shirt.

dam i forgot about the t-shirt :P lol

[mlkmnz]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

dam i forgot about the t-shirt :P lol

No but I'm sure you could conjure something up if you had a pack of printable t-shirt transfers :)

[O2zi3]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

You pay a premium for the warranty. Being l337....care factor zero. Having a machine thats top spec without any worries or compatiblity issues is worth it if you have the money

[mlkmnz]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

You pay a premium for the warranty. Being l337....care factor zero. Having a machine thats top spec without any worries or compatiblity issues is worth it if you have the money

The warranty they offer is still dictated by the manufacturer of each component who replace/repair the parts if under warranty so whether you build it yourself or get a company like alienware to its no difference really.

Admittedly Alienware's support is handy for someone who doesnt know what theyre doing from time to time.

[Boomstick68]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

Best tip I can give you: give it to me!:laugh: Congrats on the new system.

[Hookey]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

The only Alienware rig I'd like is one of their very nice gaming laptops. The desktop rigs are a a bit of a waste as you can build something just as nice for a fraction of the price. And yes, Dell do indeed own them, although I understand their manufacturing is still separate at the moment.

[mlkmnz]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

The only Alienware rig I'd like is one of their very nice gaming laptops. The desktop rigs are a a bit of a waste as you can build something just as nice for a fraction of the price. And yes, Dell do indeed own them, although I understand their manufacturing is still separate at the moment.

Yes agreed, if you're after a laptop than can game well, Alienware are pretty good. But their desktops differ little from what you can assemble with off the shelf parts.

[PC_Judge]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

so in all you'll be gettin a crap system as DELL sux big time.

I have a Dell XPS and I have no problems playing on any game.............ever, I agree their bog standard systems are pretty crappy but the XPS has changed my look on gaming so much.

Not 1 issue have I had so far with my machine yet all I ever hear from people using "own builds" or other company models is whining about something that went wrong with their shiznit.