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My ALX Phase Watching Begins.

post #1 of 26
9/11/07 at 2:39pm
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First of all, HELLO ALL
I am new on here, just found you guys on google.

Last Thurs I put in my order for an AW Aurora ALX, Spec below:

*Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 6400+ Processor w/HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology

*Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate - English

*Chassis: Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis - Space Black

*Chassis Customisation: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling + AlienFX™ System Lighting + Alienware® High-Performance Liquid Cooling

*Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Motherboard

*Graphics Processor : Dual 768MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8800 Ultra - SLI Enabled

*Memory: Extreme-Performance 800MHz Low-Latency DDR2 SDRAM - 4GB - 4 x 1024MB

*Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply - UK Powercord

*System Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 1.0 TB Serial ATA 3 Gbit/s, 7,200 RPM with 32MB Cache (2 x 500GB)

*Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM : 20X Dual Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Writer

*Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM : 20X Dual Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Writer

*Enthusiast Essentials: Killer K1 Gaming Network Interface Card - Smoother Online Gaming!

*Physics Processor : AGEIA PhysX™ Physics Processing Unit PCI-E

*Sound Hardware: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi Xtreme Gamer

*Monitor: 24" Dell UltraSharp Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor - Supports Blu-Ray

*Removable Storage: Alienware® 28-in-1 Digital Media Reader / Writer

*Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return

*AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista Edition

*Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - 12 month subscription Included! - English


Exclusive ALX Extras:Alienware® ALX Keychain - Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® ALX Pen - Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® ALX Polo Shirt - Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® ALX Aluminium Briefcase - Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® ALX Custom Name Plate - Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager – Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® fUnc Mousepad - Included!
Exclusive ALX Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - £50 Value - FREE!
Exclusive ALX Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and
Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!



SubTotal: £2,977.00
Discount: £0.00
Vat: £530.11
Shipping: £52.21
Order Total: £3,559.32 (Around $7,227.79)



Been watching my phase status way too much over the past few days, but today it has gone to phase 4 out of 9 phases:

Phase 4: (Pre-Production)
The inventory that will be used to custom build the PC is being pulled and inspected. In the rare occurrence that a PC component is not readily available, you will be notified via email.



Fingers crossed they will have everything in stock and all that jazz.

I will keep people up to date with this and post plenty of pictures once it arrives.

BTW, has anyone got pictures of a similar AW system? I'm finding it hard to find pics of what it will look like inside???




Sprinter.
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post #2 of 26
9/11/07 at 3:14pm
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post #3 of 26
9/11/07 at 5:10pm
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If you went down the intel road you can't have all three (Network, Physix and Sound cards) I went down the AMD road and you can choose them all. I will see how it goes, the website had no problems, no warnings or anything (UK website btw). I will see how it goes, i'm sure they'll contact me saying that there is a problem, if there is one that is.

And if they dont, I will find out when I open her up, lol

No worries tho.


Sprinter
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post #4 of 26
9/11/07 at 5:14pm
i just checked and it says only 2 slots...for both AMD and INTEL

i would call them to check on that

and just get rid of the K1 card anyway...its a waste of money that could be spent on games...read reviews of the K1 card...it doesnt do anything...even the phys-x card is pretty useless cuz not many games support it but i got that too anyway cuz i will be playing alot of UT3
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post #5 of 26
9/11/07 at 5:21pm
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Try this:

http://www.alienware.co.uk/configura...de=SKU-DEFAULT

Does it make a difference to this issue that the Physix card is PCI-E??


Sprinter
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post #6 of 26
9/11/07 at 5:25pm
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Try this: http://www.alienware.co.uk/configura...de=SKU-DEFAULT Does it make a difference to this issue that the Physix card is PCI-E?? Sprinter
nope...they are all PCI-E...you have to change your config and get rid of one
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post #7 of 26
9/11/07 at 5:29pm
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I shall give them a ring tomorrow. There is a problem with their UK site if your right.

Thanks for pointing it out though.


Sprinter
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post #8 of 26
9/11/07 at 11:09pm
WElcome Sprinter! Don't forget to give us a review and pics of that beast when it arrives!
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post #9 of 26
9/12/07 at 2:53pm
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You were right k3Ck, It is impossible to have all three, I got rid of the network card (After reading the reviews it does little to the system anyways) Thanks again mate.

On the UK site the network card is £108, does anyone suggest anything else I can spend that money on? (on the UK alienware site)

And AlienRod, I sure will!!!!
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post #10 of 26
9/12/07 at 3:05pm
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post #11 of 26
9/12/07 at 3:49pm
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Yeh the headphones look nice, shame it isn't a headset with a nice mike, might put that money towards pre ordering cod4 and crysis.
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post #12 of 26
9/12/07 at 5:53pm
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Yeh the headphones look nice, shame it isn't a headset with a nice mike, might put that money towards pre ordering cod4 and crysis.
i vote for Crysis...that game looks amazzzzing the demo comes out Sept 25 fyi
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post #13 of 26
9/13/07 at 8:07pm
Excellent, Aurora and Area-51 ALX reviews coming soon...with benchmarks and PIX!!!

Will be interesting to check out the price/performance difference between the two rigs!



Zoid
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post #14 of 26
9/14/07 at 1:23am
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Excellent, Aurora and Area-51 ALX reviews coming soon...with benchmarks and PIX!!! Will be interesting to check out the price/performance difference between the two rigs! Zoid
isnt that neat...about 4 more weeks till it arrives and mine wins
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post #15 of 26
9/14/07 at 3:21am
Well, I give you points for hanging in there k3Ck. Don't disappoint me!

Most boast an ALX, hang out a few daze, talk stupid shit and never to be seen again.

Gotta give Sprinter the benefit of the doubt, if for nothing else Who Live at Leeds!!!



Zoid
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post #16 of 26
9/14/07 at 5:15am
7,227.79?

Where?

What is the Vat: £530.11?


Just wondering cause that is a crazy price to pay for a system with a $250 dollar processor.

Nice system. I really like their dual coolit cooling system.
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post #17 of 26
9/14/07 at 9:27am
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post #18 of 26
9/14/07 at 12:30pm
so F@@king jealous you f@@k!!!

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post #19 of 26
9/14/07 at 1:37pm
Can't wait to see it.
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post #20 of 26
10/8/07 at 5:42am
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Whoop whoop whoop, Moved on to phase 5 now:

"Phase 5: (Production Phase 1 - Assembly)
Your system is being hand-built by an Alienware Assembly Technician. Alienware takes great pride in building our systems, as our motto reflects, "build it as if it were your own." The assembly stage can take some time, as all the components and cabling in the system is carefully installed for greater upgrade flexibility and thermal airflows. Every Assembly Technician has been trained and qualified to Alienware standards. We pride ourselves on giving you a high performance computer system!"

I managed to get priority in production. They said it may come this week, and if not, early next week!

Also never knew they were built in Ireland for the UK, thought it was all done in the US.
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