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05-10-2003, 01:00 AM

Jason Dunn Executive Editor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 29,160		The Sexiest PC I've Ever Seen Ok, it's time for our Friday off-topic post. But rather than post something funny, I wanted to post something that got me really excited. Really. Excited. pclove: Would you LOOK at that? It's makin' me RANDY, baby, yeah! imp: Wow. Put that in your iPipe and smoke it! Alienware has always had some nice designs, but this one really takes the cake - totally unique! Be sure to take a peek at the other colours - they all look amazing! __________________ Want to contact me personally? Use this. Want to read my personal blog? Check it out. Want to follow me on Twitter? Here you go.

05-10-2003, 01:04 AM

cesarfong Ponderer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 105		it looks like an alien.. 0X 0X or a funny car .. i don�t know byut really cool Only for collectors

05-10-2003, 01:04 AM

bradolson Ponderer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 77		I'd still rather build one myself. Buying one of these takes all the fun out of it. Brad

05-10-2003, 01:11 AM

Sheynk

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Originally Posted by bradolson

I'd still rather build one myself. Buying one of these takes all the fun out of it.

Brad

i disagree....Alienware makes the best PCs on the market...you wont build one of these babies 8O at home

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if only they were cheaper....cant wait for the slim centrino notebook!

05-10-2003, 01:23 AM

ctmagnus 5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,616		Yeah, but it's constantly looking at you! __________________ iPhone 4! ☠☠☠ Mid-2010 15" MacBook Pro! ☠☠☠ Gateway LT2102h! ☠☠☠ Dell XPS M1210!

05-10-2003, 01:31 AM

cesarfong Ponderer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 105		it look like ALIEN (from the ALIEN SAGA) but with green large head

05-10-2003, 01:33 AM

sponge Philosopher Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 541		I've been able to put together systems (just pricing) cheaper than Alienware. It's well known (at least where I come from) that their prices are very high for what you get. I'd much rather build one too.

05-10-2003, 01:39 AM

ctmagnus

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I've been able to put together systems (just pricing) cheaper than Alienware.

I've spec'ed systems with the exact same components as the big 3 and come up with a much lower price. You pay for the service but never need it after the initial purchse.

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05-10-2003, 01:46 AM

klinux Sage Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 735		I prefer the Media Center PC: http://www.alienware.com/mce_main_sff.aspx. The 17" PowerBook would be top on my list though.

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05-10-2003, 01:49 AM

bsoft

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Originally Posted by Sheynk

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Originally Posted by bradolson

I'd still rather build one myself. Buying one of these takes all the fun out of it.

Brad

Oh, you most certainly can build one of these babies at home. Actually, you can build something better. Twin 15K SCSI drives. Radeon 9800. Brushed aluminum case. P4 3.0C overclocked to 4 gigahertz. Watercooling.

If you have the budget, you can build a very sweet PC.

"cant wait for the slim centrino notebook!"

If you think Centrino is revolutinary, you're probably in for a sorry surprise. Athlon XP-M is just as fast, uses no more cooling equipment and little more power, and costs $300-$600 less than an equivalent Centrino notebook.

Now, Pentium-M is a great mobile processor, but it's overpriced and overmarketed.

I look at the Alienware systems and I see a system for those who want to be a computer enthusiast but are too lazy to do it themselves. You can get exactly what you want (even miost of Alienware's "exclusive" features) when you build a PC, and it's much more rewarding afterwards.

Here's my 10-month-old system:

- Abit NV7m NForce 420-D Athlon XP Motherboard
- 2x Crucial Micron 256M PC2100 DDR
- 2x Samsung SpinPoint P40 Series 7200rpm 80GB IDE HDD (160GB Total) RAID0
- TDK 32X CD-RW
- Hitachi 8X DVD-ROM
- AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (1667) Palomino
- Alpha 8045 Heatsink
- 3x Panaflo L1A 80mm 24cfm Fan (1 case, 1 CPU, 1 PSU)
- Enlight Micro ATX Case, 300W PSU (2 External 5" Bays, 1 External and 2 Internal 3" Bays, rounded corners, easy-off sides, screwless removable drive cage, screwless PCI/AGP retention clip)
- Windows XP Professional (Retail, Yes it's legal)
- Dual-Boot Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (180 day evaluation)
- GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128M VIVO GPU
- Zalman ZM80A-HP Fanless VGA Heatpipe Cooler
- NVIDIA Dolby Digital Audio (Same as the XBox), Ethernet, Etc.

I've put a lot of work into this system over the years and it shows. I aimed for a silent PC and I think I succeeded. It does 10,000+ in 3DMark 2001. And my total investment was less than $1200.

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