Tuesday, November 18th 2008
Alienware Intros its Fleet of Core i7-based Systems
Alienware introduced its fleet of high-performance gaming PCs based on Intel's newest Core i7 processors. The range is branded as Area 51 X-58. Its range starts from US $1,349, with the base model using the Core i7 920 processor, which is configurable to Core i7 940 and the Core i7 965 Extreme Edition. Memory options go up to 12 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, and base graphics card being the ATI Radeon HD 4870, configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 SLI or Radeon HD 4870 X2 CrossFireX.
There are options for up to 2 TB of storage, or the option to pick performance over storage, with two WD VelociRaptor 300 GB drives in RAID 0. Parallel to this brand is Alienware's other brand, the ALX X-58. The ALX comes with the same base CPU and memory, but ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 or two GeForce 9800 GTX, 2 TB of storage, along with the option of a Blu-Ray burner. The ALX X-58 starts at $3,699. These systems come equipped with 700, 1000 or 1200W power supplies depending on the hardware opted for.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
There are options for up to 2 TB of storage, or the option to pick performance over storage, with two WD VelociRaptor 300 GB drives in RAID 0. Parallel to this brand is Alienware's other brand, the ALX X-58. The ALX comes with the same base CPU and memory, but ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 or two GeForce 9800 GTX, 2 TB of storage, along with the option of a Blu-Ray burner. The ALX X-58 starts at $3,699. These systems come equipped with 700, 1000 or 1200W power supplies depending on the hardware opted for.
56 Comments on Alienware Intros its Fleet of Core i7-based Systems
Im not trying to sell you on LIan Li, you can buy what you want. But you can buy Lian Li for $100, new.
Car is a metal box, and it gets you from a to b.
My current case cost me £15, and it holds everything i want inside it. I may go and purchase a bigger case so it can hold a longer graphics card, or i might just mod the current one to make more room inside it.But which would get me from "a" to "b" using the least amount of petrol? All a case does is hold stuff, a car spends money on petrol, tax, insurance repairs etc. A case just sits there holding stuff.
But hey, what ever floats your boat dude. I guess to some some things aren't as important then to others.
What case do you have?
Aluminum is lighter and is not magnetic. Electronics create magnetic fields to some extant not enough to cook your brain or make popcorn. Thus being in a aluminum box is a little safer.
And if i was to use a shield, i would use a Titanium. Strongest and lightest metal. Does Titanium cost more? It sure does! Is it worth it to protect my life? It sure does!.
No monitor
920 i7
12gig of DDR3
2 SDD drives
HDD
260
940
case
psu
Vista 64bit
Xp Pro 32bit
VMware workstation
After taxes to sell it around 2300 dollarsUSD
The Alienware almost the same machine with i7 940 No monitor, NO XP, and NO Vmware Workstation installed around 5000USD dollars.
even if was millionaire i wouldnt buy their stuff
If I was making 500k a year it would be noting, and I would have a very easy warranty.
For some that do not know better. The do get a killer machine, and you have to pay for that service.
That is a killer machine it had the 12gb of ram the 2 SDD drives everything that mine had.....
BUT it also is pre-but in a box and ready to go. It also has a warranty. I don't know if they will drive to your house like dell will. Even tho dell owns them.....
Just remember if your going to spend a ton of cash get a Commodore machine!!! They have wicked cases, and they use PALiT video cards lol.