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post #41 of 175
3/18/08 at 9:33am
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convince me/convince me not to buy this...




[1] Alienware Area-51® 7500
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6850 3.0GHz 8MB Cache 1333MHz FSB
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Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Motherboard
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post #42 of 175
3/18/08 at 10:32am
680i BIG
post #43 of 175
3/18/08 at 10:45am
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I knew you'd say that. But what if i buy an X48 after the fact and replace it?
post #44 of 175
3/18/08 at 11:24am
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or the 790i!
post #45 of 175
3/18/08 at 11:47am
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how about this? (just released right now)




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Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz 12MB Cache 1333MHz FSB
Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Conspiracy Blue
System Lighting: Alienware® Standard System Lighting - Astral Blue
System Cooling: Alienware® Standard System Cooling
Power Supply: Alienware® 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Graphics Processor: 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GX2 – Dual GPU Technology
Memory: 2GB Patriot EP+ Low Latency Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard
Includes PCI-Express 2.0, DDR3 Memory, and Support for Intel 1600 FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Ultimate – DirectX 10 Ready!
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
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Alienware Extras: Alienware® Desktop Binder
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Internal Wire Management
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post #46 of 175
3/18/08 at 12:35pm
Starting to get a semi...but I still don't have warm fuzzies with the 9800GX2.

BUT - someone has to get one...right? I'm rarely the first to buy new tech unless the vast majority of reviews are solid - I'm chicken that way =)
post #47 of 175
3/18/08 at 12:39pm
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I'm starting to think the X48 may not be the best board for me. Sure its gonna be create for OCing, but I'm thinking I may not go down that route right now.... Are the 790i boards DDR3 only? DD3 is so damn expensive and I want 4GB of RAM...but that'll mean dropping around $800 on RAM alone!
post #48 of 175
3/18/08 at 12:50pm
All 790i boards are DDR3. The 780i boards are DDR2.

And you're right about the DDR3 prices, still way too high (but DDR2 prices have spoiled us).
post #49 of 175
3/18/08 at 2:22pm
Heres one reason not to buy that...

and you won't like it.

it's an AW! If you're going to spend all that coin on an AW you might as well spend it on DD3, it's only a few hundred more to that $6,000 computer.
post #50 of 175
3/18/08 at 2:51pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GbrilliantQ™ View Post
Heres one reason not to buy that...

and you won't like it.

it's an AW! If you're going to spend all that coin on an AW you might as well spend it on DD3, it's only a few hundred more to that $6,000 computer.
The setup above does have DDR3. And thanks for your option but this point does not apply in my decision making.
post #51 of 175
3/18/08 at 2:53pm
I hate you single f@@kers.
post #52 of 175
3/18/08 at 3:06pm
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Originally Posted by Buck47 View Post
I hate you single f@@kers.
Hey I still have student loans up the @$$.

Im also saving to buy a house this year so this decision isn't cut and dry. I may decide that buying a new PC at this time isn't a very good idea.... There's a lot of things to take into consideration. But yes being "single" (with gf) does help. If that mobo on the 2nd config was an X48 it would make this decision a lot easier. I'd pay the extra money to have both DDR2 and DDR3 compatibility then spending all this money on DDR3...
post #53 of 175
3/18/08 at 4:56pm
I wil be the practical one and say: "Save your money".
Maybe AW will let you "Review" one and you can get your fix that way.

I would put the money towards the house.
post #54 of 175
3/18/08 at 5:00pm
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Originally Posted by scottwmp View Post
I wil be the practical one and say: "Save your money".
Maybe AW will let you "Review" one and you can get your fix that way.

I would put the money towards the house.
Well I have a different pocket for that... but 2 years without any updates to my PC is a long time
post #55 of 175
3/18/08 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
Well I have a different pocket for that... but 2 years without any updates to my PC is a long time
....you just ordered an M15x.
post #56 of 175
3/19/08 at 12:27am
Whats the cost of those 2X ATI cards?
post #57 of 175
3/19/08 at 2:43am
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Originally Posted by ghazgull013 View Post
Whats the cost of those 2X ATI cards?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...3870x2&x=0&y=0
post #58 of 175
3/19/08 at 2:44am
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
The setup above does have DDR3. And thanks for your option but this point does not apply in my decision making.
Thought you said something about DDR3 and AW. I put them together and thought if you spend that much for a retail desktop. You might as well get DDR3.
post #59 of 175
3/19/08 at 3:26am
Ill send Duke the first shipment of Raman Noodles...

GQ you take the second and Buck the third.
post #60 of 175
3/19/08 at 8:38am
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