wehazskillz
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HI guys, I am planning to buy a new desktop, since my current desktop( Dell Dimension 3000) is from 2004, and extremely outdated, and pretty slow now. I had gotten it for $3000 back in the day, and from experience learned that even if you spend alot, everything gets outdates. So this time I am looking for a gaming desktop around the range of $2000- $2500 ... max $2800 if it is really worth the extra $300. I've been looking at the alienware aurora and pretty much like it... I am deciding to get it with the following specs,
PROCESSOROverclocked Intel® Core™ i7 930 Quad Core Processor (3.36GHz, 8MB Cache)edit
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, Englishedit
VIDEO CARDDual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5770 CrossfireX™ Enablededit
MEMORY12GB Triple Channel 1333MHz DDR3edit
HARD DRIVE1TB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 32MB Cache HDDedit
OPTICAL DRIVESingle Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capabilityedit
MONITORNo Monitoredit
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Dell Recommends
21.5” Alienware AW2210 OptX™ Full HD Gaming Monitor
Upgrade to 21.5” Alienware AW2210 OptX™ Full HD Gaming Monitor [Add $299.00 or $9.00/month1]
SOUND CARDIntegrated 7.1 Channel Audioedit
KEYBOARDAlienware TactX™ Keyboardedit
MOUSEMouse included with Keyboard purchaseedit
Personalize
WARRANTY AND SERVICE1 Year Basic Service Plan, DMLPedit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 3 Year Basic Service Plan!
Upgrade to 3 Year Basic Service Plan, DMLP [Add $269.00 or $8.00/month1]
My Software & Accessories
CHASSIS COLORCosmic Black, Alienware Aurora Chassisedit
ALIENFXAlienFX Color, Quasar Blueedit
AVATARAlien Cyborgedit
OS CUSTOMIZATIONAlienhead Chrome Rededit
PRE-INSTALLED GAMES AND CLIENTSSteam and Portal™ Factory Installededit
My Accessories
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Alienware AuroraAlienware Aurora Desktop
COOLING OPTIONAlienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Adobe Reader SoftwareAdobe Acrobat Reader
AUTOMATIC UPDATESAutomatic Updates: Enabled
^ that is for $1950. I have a question about the graphic card though, i am currently getting the Dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5770 CrossfireX™ Enabled, and am thinking if I should get the HD 5870 for an extra $500, but since I am tight on budget, is it REALLY worth the extra $500? If it is, please tell me. If it turns out not to be, I will just get the monitor instead. Thanks guys. If you know any other pc that is better than this, please tell me. I do not want to build my custom PC.*
PROCESSOROverclocked Intel® Core™ i7 930 Quad Core Processor (3.36GHz, 8MB Cache)edit
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, Englishedit
VIDEO CARDDual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5770 CrossfireX™ Enablededit
MEMORY12GB Triple Channel 1333MHz DDR3edit
HARD DRIVE1TB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 32MB Cache HDDedit
OPTICAL DRIVESingle Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capabilityedit
MONITORNo Monitoredit
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Dell Recommends
21.5” Alienware AW2210 OptX™ Full HD Gaming Monitor
Upgrade to 21.5” Alienware AW2210 OptX™ Full HD Gaming Monitor [Add $299.00 or $9.00/month1]
SOUND CARDIntegrated 7.1 Channel Audioedit
KEYBOARDAlienware TactX™ Keyboardedit
MOUSEMouse included with Keyboard purchaseedit
Personalize
WARRANTY AND SERVICE1 Year Basic Service Plan, DMLPedit
Dell Recommends
Upgrade to 3 Year Basic Service Plan!
Upgrade to 3 Year Basic Service Plan, DMLP [Add $269.00 or $8.00/month1]
My Software & Accessories
CHASSIS COLORCosmic Black, Alienware Aurora Chassisedit
ALIENFXAlienFX Color, Quasar Blueedit
AVATARAlien Cyborgedit
OS CUSTOMIZATIONAlienhead Chrome Rededit
PRE-INSTALLED GAMES AND CLIENTSSteam and Portal™ Factory Installededit
My Accessories
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Alienware AuroraAlienware Aurora Desktop
COOLING OPTIONAlienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Adobe Reader SoftwareAdobe Acrobat Reader
AUTOMATIC UPDATESAutomatic Updates: Enabled
^ that is for $1950. I have a question about the graphic card though, i am currently getting the Dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5770 CrossfireX™ Enabled, and am thinking if I should get the HD 5870 for an extra $500, but since I am tight on budget, is it REALLY worth the extra $500? If it is, please tell me. If it turns out not to be, I will just get the monitor instead. Thanks guys. If you know any other pc that is better than this, please tell me. I do not want to build my custom PC.*