Alienware Coupons and Promotions

I'm no expert, but I don't think anything is being offered now..

I hear they'll be doing a back-to-school deal, but that'll be in September.. though if you can wait that long, you might as well.. with DX10 and all that

I think you can find an EPP discount of 5% somewhere, it was listed a while ago.

Bottom line though, AW's pricing is good for what you get, with Dell, you get a Dell. Though top end AW's are expensive, you can configure a great system for a decent price the way it is.

AW doesn't do coupons like Dell does. If you're looking for bottom line without considering quality of product, go with Dell. If you want an exceptional computer for less than the competition charges for comparable hardware, get an AW.

Feb, yes the Dell XPS 710 MAY be cheaper but you have to consider CS, quality, and what you are getting, ect. Alienware uses high quality RAM and harddrives, their CS is great. May I ask what your budget is? And AW doesn't do coupons like Dell.

I'm sure with a budget like that, you could make some compromises and still end up with a screaming system..

I missed the PC Gamer promotion as well. I doubt we'll see another promo as good as that one (I don't know if it had any limitations), but there may be something later with 2-300 bucks off, or with free shipping.

It's always hard to wait, because there is no definite time when/if Alienware does promotions.

I agree that you should be able to put together a nice system for less than $4000. You can always add more HD storage and a few other options later.

OKay ... a little trip to the AW site, and here's what I come up with. Easily within your $4000 range even with tax and shipping. Plus, you can probably squeeze in some option upgrades (2GB RAM? or another Hard Drive?, a sound card? or more warranty). Go for a lower option on the CPU and you've got even more flexibility.

Area-51® 7500 - SLI

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz 8MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium - With no Media Center Remote Control or TV Tuner
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Space Black
Chassis Customization : Alienware® Standard System Lighting - Astral Blue
High-Performance Liquid Cooling: Alienware® Standard System Cooling
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
Memory: 1GB DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 18X Dual Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software
Graphics Processor: 768MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 GTX
Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse : Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service

SubTotal: $3,399.00

someone say coupons????

They did.

Well.. it's really simple.. you're adding on all these things that you don't need, and that's driving your cost up. RAM would probably be easier to self-upgrade, and a 500GB HDD still seems highly unnecessary.. but that's a personal thing, I suppose.

Do what you want, but as I said, you can get an amazing system for under $4000, just seems like you're not trying hard enough, or that you're expecting the prices will for some reason drop x.x

In my experience you just have to keep checking their site. Occasionally they will drop the base price and/or drop the price of certain upgrades, even if its only for a week or so. When I first ordered my M9700 to upgrade from the dual 256 to the dual 512 video cards was and extra $400, a day after I ordered it, the price difference dropped to $150, and they changed my order no problem. A week later the price was back up. Of course a week before I ordered my laptop, they dropped the base price about $200.

Ahhh...you want all the fancy stuff

I don't think the QX6700 is necessary, just thought you must have been picking it up to get the price as high as you said. On a budget, I wouldn't spend the extra for low latency RAM ... but I don't know what you want to do with the computer.

AlienFX ... nice, but the first thing I'd sacrifice if I was on a budget. That's just personal preference. Hard Drives are very easy to add after the fact, so you might want to look into that for your 500GB drive.

If you aren't going to be happy unless you get everything you want, best to keep waiting and save up or wait for specials. Good Luck!

This system will last you YEARS...don't cut corners over 200 bucks, get what you want within REASON. Cut HUGE upgrades like the Quad Core...add the FX ligthing, fun stuff.

hmmmnnn... maybe I'm beginning to understand how you wore out your welcome here before. FX lighting is a great add-on if it doesn't hurt the pocket book, but no a great deal for someone looking to get bang for their buck. Wouldn't hard drive storage or CPU power be a better way to spend some extra bucks? (and note, I'm not saying the QX6700 is a must have)

Though his advice is as questionable as always, at least he's not yet reverted to telling us the XPS is better than the ALX, at 1/3 the price.

If history repeats itself, it's only a matter of time.

Low latency RAM will only give you a small performance increase (probably on the order of 1-2%, if that) for gaming. Low latency RAM is generally better for overclocking, but not an absolute necessity.

Why is low latency RAM better for overclocking? I'm curious..