Alienware Dell. Need specs for a Gaming PC.

Tadhg21

Tadhg21

Bronze Level Poster
Hey guys, me again. :D It's looking like I wont make the Finance Conditions for the Finance of PC Specialists since I live in the Republic of Ireland so ive been looking around and found Alienware. I have never heard of these but they have a branch in Ireland and I can get finance with them.

Im curious if anyone has ever dealt with them before? Or should I just stay away from em.

I need the Rig to be able to all FPS games, I play Skyrim, Diablo III and World of Warcraft, Battlefield 3, Call of Dutyand new games that will be coming out on MAX SETTINGS so I wont have to upgrade for awhile. My budget is 3000 Euro bUt I need a monitor, mouse, keyboard etc.

As always guys thanks for taking ye're time out to help, much appreciated. :rockon:
 
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Tadhg21

Tadhg21

Bronze Level Poster
Oke ive been going through it I think this is the best that I could come up with, What do ye think:


CHASSIS COLOUR Alienware Aurora ALX Matte Black 875W Chassis

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Processor (4 Core, 10MB Cache 3.60GHz)

OPERATING SYSTEM English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)

GRAPHICS CARD 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GTX 680

MEMORY 16384MB (4x4GB) 1600MHz DDR3 Quad Channel

HARD DRIVE 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (7200RPM) 32MB Cache

ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 1TB SATA 6Gb/s (7200RPM) 32MB Cache

OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Blu-Ray ROM combo (Blu-ray read only, DVD, CD read & write) & DVD+/-RW

SOUND CARD Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCIe Card

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR USB Combo Adapter - EUR

MEDIA READER Alienware 19-in-1 Media card reader

SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection

SERVICES AND SUPPORT 1 year Next Business Day hardware Support included with your PC

Accessories

AVATAR Alienware Cyborg Avatar

OS CUSTOMIZATION Alien Cyborg (Widescreen)

ALIENFX COLOUR Quasar Blue

MONITOR Dell UltraSharp U2412M 61cm(24") LED monitor VGA,DVI,DP (1920x1200) Black UK

MOUSE Alienware TactX™ Mouse

KEYBOARD Alienware TactX™ Keyboard - UK QWERTY

PREMIUM SPEAKERS Logitech® Z323 2.1 Speakers - 30W Total

STEAM AND PORTAL Dell™ Stage and SyncUP by Nero

STEAM AND PORTAL Steam® Client and Portal™ Game - Factory Installed

Also included with your system

ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTION No Accidental Damage Support

Cables UK 250V Power Cord

Shipping Documents English Documentation

Gedis Bundle Reference D05AMW01

Standard Warranty 1 year Next Business Day Hardware Support included with your PC

Order Information Alienware Aurora Order

Dell System Media Kit Alienware Aurora Resource DVD

This comes to 2911.95 Euro.

HAve ye any other suggestions on that or a better build off their website?
 
Tadhg21

Tadhg21

Bronze Level Poster
I know right but theres nothing I can do, there the only people who will do finance for me because of the republic of Ireland thing.
 
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Karnor00

Bright Spark
Alienware computers are good, but very overpriced for what you get. There must be better ways of getting finance than paying through the nose for a computer.
 
Wolvo7

Wolvo7

Bright Spark
I just went through your build and configured a similar one on the PCS configurator

Case
NZXT PHANTOM 410 WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
2nd Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
INTEL CERTIFIED LIQUID CPU COOLER FOR SOCKET LG2011 (£79)
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio (£32)
Network Facilities
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£16)
USB Options
USB BLUETOOTH ADAPTER (£4)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080 (£159)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® G110 GAMING KEYBOARD WITH BACKLIGHTING (£69)
Mouse
LOGITECH® G9X LASER GAMING MOUSE (£68)
Speakers
LOGITECH Z323 2.1 SPEAKERS - 30W RMS with 360 Degree Sound (£44)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,937.00 including VAT and delivery. = 2406 Euros

So yeah as everyone said Alienware is way overpriced for what you get, I'd recommend finding a PC builder that accepts finance in Ireland or alternatively build it yourself :sorcerer:
 
baron75mk2

baron75mk2

Banned
i had an alienware aroura , good solid build , but a bit overpriced , compaired to a custom build pc of the same specs

i suppose you will possibly get the best "off the shelf" pc with alienware - but it would be cheaper & a lot better pc if you could find some way to do a custom build.

( well it was for me , my build came to about £400 chaper than the alienware aroura & is so much better to boot)

problem with alienware (& most off the shelf PCs to be fair) is that they make them in such a way that its hard - if not impossible in some cases to put standard parts in them - biggest issue i had was i couldnt change the psu as there was no way to fit a standard (non dell/alienware) PSU as they had enclosed it completely , the fans were on the end of it instead of on the top or bottom , so i was going to drill air holes in the enclosure so a standard pack could be installed , but i then found that they had fitted "lugs" in this cage that slid in to recesses on the psu - in the end i sold it & vowed to never get another off the shelf pc - came to pc specialist & put together my build & now if i need to change out/ upgrade anything its all standardized so i dont need to keep buying new pcs all the time , just change whatever part i like. :)
 
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Tadhg21

Tadhg21

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Yeah I really dont know what to do, I cant find any financing options that are there for me in Ireland. Id love to order from PC Specialists becuase I know it will be better all round than anything id buy "off the shelf".

Whats this 0% Credit Card thing? Kinda bringing this thread off topic.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Tadhg21 said:
Yeah I really dont know what to do, I cant find any financing options that are there for me in Ireland. Id love to order from PC Specialists becuase I know it will be better all round than anything id buy "off the shelf".

Whats this 0% Credit Card thing? Kinda bringing this thread off topic.
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Some retailers/banks offer 0% interest on purchases when you apply for a credit card. As an alternative to finance I used the 0% on my credit card to purchase some monitors and as long as you make the minimum payment every month you do not need to pay any interest if you clear the outstanding balance before a certain amount of time.
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Diem

Silver Level Poster
Many banks / credit card companies offer a 0% interest rate on new purchases, or balance transfers (you buy it on credit card A then transfer to credit card B with the 0% interest rate).

You then just pay off the minimum payment each month, plus whatever else you want, and make sure you clear the balance by the end of the free period (12 months, often). If you do it as a balance transfer there's often a fee involved to obtain the 0% interest, say 3%.
 
Tadhg21

Tadhg21

Bronze Level Poster
Oke thanks for the help guys, i'll look into it but im not mad about owning a credit card heh

I just really want a new gaming PC and im getting slapped in the face everywhere I go. hahaha
 
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