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Help Me Out Please!! I Don't Want To Waste Money!!

post #1 of 15
8/24/05 at 4:57pm
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Hi I will be buying a desktop but I don’t know which.

Help me out guys.

XPS Gen5
Pentium® 4 Processor 640 with HT Technology (3.20GHz, 800 FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2 DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive
17 inch Ultrasharp™ 1704FPT Digital Flat Panel
256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
Photo All-in-One Printer 942

or this

Auroraâ„¢ 5500

AMD Athlonâ„¢ 64 3500+ with HyperTransport Technology
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
2-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
PC Power & Cooling 510 Deluxe Upgrade
Alienware® Full-Tower Case - Cyborg Green
Alienware® Liquid Cooling with AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System
Alienware® motherboard based on VIA K8T800 Pro chipset
ATI RADEONâ„¢ 9550SE 128MB
1GB Dual Channel Low-Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
High Performance - Serial ATA - 80GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
16x DVD-ROM Drive with Software DVD Decoder
Integrated 5.1 High-Performance Audio with Digital Out
3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
No Monitor
Lexmarkâ„¢ X2350 3-in-1 All-In-One Printer

help me guys.. please!!
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post #2 of 15
8/24/05 at 5:51pm
The first one (Dell) should be roughly 5-10x faster in games.
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post #3 of 15
8/24/05 at 5:55pm
I would say go for the AW, I actually say change the specs and move the ALX system, because they would provide even better technical assistance. Plus I would go for the SLI config as well, get 2 to 3 gigs of ram. and go for like a 3.2 or 3.4 ghz processor.
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post #4 of 15
8/24/05 at 6:00pm
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Originally Posted by Alien_Head13
I would say go for the AW, I actually say change the specs and move the ALX system, because they would provide even better technical assistance. Plus I would go for the SLI config as well, get 2 to 3 gigs of ram. and go for like a 3.2 or 3.4 ghz processor.
NOTW nomination for Alien_Head13 for recommending a computer with a AGP 128MB ATI 9550 over a PCI-Express 256MB GeForce 6800.

Nice work fanboy.
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post #5 of 15
8/24/05 at 6:31pm
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Originally Posted by ilCacciatore
NOTW nomination for Alien_Head13 for recommending a computer with a AGP 128MB ATI 9550 over a PCI-Express 256MB GeForce 6800.

Nice work fanboy.
LOL - But yes get the Dell you will be much happier, and sooner.
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post #6 of 15
8/25/05 at 1:30pm
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Originally Posted by Alien_Head13
I would say go for the AW, I actually say change the specs and move the ALX system, because they would provide even better technical assistance. Plus I would go for the SLI config as well, get 2 to 3 gigs of ram. and go for like a 3.2 or 3.4 ghz processor.
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post #7 of 15
8/25/05 at 2:39pm
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Originally Posted by ilCacciatore
NOTW nomination for Alien_Head13 for recommending a computer with a AGP 128MB ATI 9550 over a PCI-Express 256MB GeForce 6800.

Nice work fanboy.
lol..........dells suck sweaty king kong balls....but in this case its the right choice.
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post #8 of 15
8/25/05 at 5:50pm
AGP wtf are you talking about....look more closely man...sli are pci-e little boy
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post #9 of 15
8/25/05 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by Alien_Head13
AGP wtf are you talking about....look more closely man...sli are pci-e little boy
Choo choo! Oh look it's the clue train! And you missed it!

The guy asked for advice regarding two specific (very specific, not just model numbers here, full specs) computers. You recommended the Alienware, which has the ATI 9550, which is AGP. I know that SLI is PCI-E. That's not the argument. You told him to get the Alienware, which has AGP. It should also be noted that SLI is patended nVidia technology, which means even if the ATI card in the AW was PCI-E, you couldn't possibly have SLI. In case you need verification that the 9550 is AGP click this link and scroll down:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0



To the OP: Get the Dell.
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post #10 of 15
8/25/05 at 6:35pm
Damn it man, if you read my post you would have noticed, I said to get the AW but I also said to upgrade to ALX or something that has SLI, I didn't even didn't even look at the specs for the AW 5500. Actualy 5500 isn't bad at all, just upgrade the AGP vid card the x800 and you got comprable performace to the dell.

Yes I know SLI is nvidia set only...duh. Otherwise I wouldn't have said get sli, I would have said to get eh x850 xt 512 mb video. Jeebus If people actually read what I posted then I wouldn't have to explain myself.

Remember next time you read a post, read the enire thing, don't just read the first part. Because you will take things out of context, Its funny how no one else picked up on it though. so sad.

Talk about retardation.
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post #11 of 15
8/25/05 at 6:47pm
Dude you are talking from going from a ~2000.00 machine to a 4500+ machine. That doesnt sound like good advice when you are going way over his budget.
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post #12 of 15
8/25/05 at 7:31pm
no shit. I know that. It was just a thought....who cares now. I was just trying to defend my post. I was just trying to make the point that if you read my previous post then we wouldn't be having the conversatuions from before. Now I know that the price would sky rocket from the previous machines, but having a pci-e machine versus an agp machine is not a fair comparison. Of course go for the dell, it would be faster by comparison by the specs he has listed, I was just saying that if he wants a good system, go pci-e and go AW. nothing more.
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post #13 of 15
8/26/05 at 9:05am
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Originally Posted by Alien_Head13
...I didn't even didn't even look at the specs for the AW 5500... ...Jeebus If people actually read what I posted then I wouldn't have to explain myself... ...Remember next time you read a post, read the enire thing, don't just read the first part....
Uh, maybe it's just me, but can't anyone else spot what's in conflict here?
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post #14 of 15
8/27/05 at 1:53am
ag back to the OP, i think you should buy the parts and build it yourself. For 2000 dollars you can build a much better system yourself.

DFI lan party motherboard - $150
Any ATX case -$50
AMD athlon 64 3500+ - $250
2x1gb value ram - $160
160gb HDD - $80
DVD-RW - $50
geforce 7800GTX OC - $550

thats less than 1400 dollars!

Just add a monitor for $400, windows for 100, and you end up paying 1900
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post #15 of 15
8/27/05 at 1:55am
Unless he is proficient with computer hardware I would go with the Asus board. The DFI is an enthusiast board and can be a pain unless you set it up properly. The only advantage DFI has over ASUS is overclockability.
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