Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

[phantasm11B]

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? 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

Want some advice... DONT BUY FROM THEM. Since i bought mine 2 years ago it has died twice. The first time the MOBO was bad and they knew about it, a friend of mine bought a system from them 2 years before me and had the same issue. If you have to call tech support make sure you have a lot of time to wait and some good patience. ALso it helps to be able to decipher your tech agent. All their tech support is outsourced... probably india. They have no clue what they're doing there. Tech support gets an F-. Also the company is owned by Dell (which makes it crap in a pretty box) now but maintains control of iteself.

Shoulda bought a Voodoo or Falcon Northwest, or just built one of your own. I bought from them because i got the MJ12 7700m Mobile Desktop. Otherwise i build all my own systems.

[imported_Wreck]

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good for you that you knew about it in march that date to me is very very old news,

Sure pal, sure...

[mlkmnz]

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lol... I feel sorry for this guy after 4 pages of people telling him he overpaid

Yeah. The reaction is a bit over the top, but if you want to hop on a forum and skite about your new uber PC which you didn't even build yourself you deserve whats coming to ya.

[joshuajames]

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tips. send it back and get a refund if you can. that's already out of date. and what you paid, god. sorry man.

[HypnosisFX]

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IF he does'nt know how to build one on his own or know anybody then i can see. But building your own will always be better. I remember by bro getting a alienware and we benched marked against each other and i spanked him by 4500 points. He was so mad that he returned the system and i built him one.

[govedob]

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? 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

Here is a tip: Enjoy it you lucky bastard , I heard they are the best for gaming.

[Revoluti0n]

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Congratulations dude, you got yourself a Dell.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

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Moved to tech.

[TVR_Fan]

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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.

Sorry if I have to tell you this, but I may be buying a Alienware PC next year. Like for 512MB DX10 and an AM2 CPU.

Anyway nice PC.

[HKSxSkyline]

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wow, what a lucky @$$,

who buys alienware... seriously. you can get the exact same parts almost anywhere else for A LOT cheaper... good job buddy u just wasted about $1000

TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE, or go here http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/Default.asp

[firezip]

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dam i forgot about the t-shirt :P lol

Instead of t-shirts you get combo packs and rebates :)

[lonegunm4n]

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ouch, like every one else said, Alienware is overpriced, unless you want a Laptop that can run SLi :P

[Idaeus]

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Since when did my threads become w*nker magnets? Alot of jealous people in here... And to those of you who are so worried about me spending to much money: money is not a problem to me so you don't need to worry.
I don't know sh*t about computers so i can't (and don't have time to) build it myself. But thanks for your help to everyone who actually helped.

[Dethred]

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Since when did my threads become w*nker magnets? Alot of jealous people in here... And to those of you who are so worried about me spending to much money: money is not a problem to me so you don't need to worry.
I don't know sh*t about computers so i can't (and don't have time to) build it myself. But thanks for your help to everyone who actually helped.

Wait wait wait, You come on here asking for tips (basically to avoid the blatant "hey guys, be jealous of me" spiel) about your shiney new Alienware PC. Don't get upset when people tell you the obvious that you overpaid and are going to get shafted on Tech support.

By the way, I learned how to build my first PC on my own after ABS's tech support never sent on-site service. I just took my old hardware out and put in the new stuff with a little help from online tutorials (thermal paste application, CPU install, Bios codes, etc.). Its easier than changing the oil in your car (helps when you can rebuilt engines too :p ), and its a hell of a lot cheaper (if you can afford it and money is not an issue then you could have gotten an SLI rig and gotten better hardware all around). Sure you don't get tech support and a warranty, but the internet can answer more questions than any Paki or Indian script reader will be capable of and Newegg or Monarch's replacement plans are easier to deal with than any internet Complete system retailer.

PS: Don't complain about me making your choice seem lazy/foolish, you asked for it, literally, in your thread title. If you want the criticism to stop delete the thread or amend your first post.

[imported_Wreck]

Re: Just ordered a Alienware computer. Any tips?

Since when did my threads become w*nker magnets? Alot of jealous people in here... And to those of you who are so worried about me spending to much money: money is not a problem to me so you don't need to worry.
I don't know sh*t about computers so i can't (and don't have time to) build it myself. But thanks for your help to everyone who actually helped.

This thread had w@nker magnet written all over it.