Alienware Systems

**Dyne** · 19 Jun 2003, 09:30 PM

you can by cases that look just like alienware. i got their old one with the acrylic window. anyone will tell you to build your own since its like half as much but since you want to know if a p4 or athlon is better ill offer some insight. IF he plans on doing multiple things at once a hyper threaded p4 (which i believe stared at the 3.0ghz range) will destroy an athlon at multitasking. if however he wont be doing a lot of programs at once the athlon is a cheaper alternative.

**Hero** · 19 Jun 2003, 09:38 PM

well, it'll be for games and video-editing mainly, but both won't be done at the same time (obviously). ^^

I like building PCs, but I won't get paid for doing that, and he doesn't want to bother putting anything together. Otherwise I'm sure it would be much cheaper no matter what ^^

**Rich** · 19 Jun 2003, 10:00 PM

Personally, I'd take the Athlon for video games.

**Yoshi** · 20 Jun 2003, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Rich
Personally, I'd take the Athlon for video games.

That's exactly what I did. I have an Aurora.

**Despair** · 20 Jun 2003, 10:30 AM

Alienware is way to expansive, and as in many cases of buying Brand name products, you are paying for said Brand name. Sure they good, but you can get simular stuff for less money if you shop around, and even better if you do it yourself, but in Hero's case its not an option.

**Dyne** · 20 Jun 2003, 01:32 PM

yes but despair.....we say that time and time again and EVERYONE here always buys pre-made. eh, whatever.

**Hero** · 20 Jun 2003, 07:05 PM

I hate trying to remember all the different hard drive brands.

I'm looking between Western Digital, Seagate, and Maxtor right now. I haven't dealt with the former two, but have had Maxtor HDDs before, and like them. Western Digital is cheaper though...are they more reliable?