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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: MysterD on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 09:29:29 AM
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I've been keeping my eyes peeled for a LONG while on buying a new PC, since this PC here is now over 5 years old - I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner, actually. When it'll actually and really happen, eh - who knows; maybe a week from now, maybe months from now, maybe a year from now - who the Hell knows. *shrug*
I just think the move will be "soon" - well, "soon" as in - I think Rage, Witcher 2, Crysis 2, or any of those big-time games might push me to make a move to a brand-new rig, at the very latest.
Anyways, I saw this Gateway Gaming PC (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=6419267&sku=G180-0229) on TigerDirect - and a few other places on sale (Amazon, J&R, etc), as well - namely in the $1300-1500 bracket. I'm not much on pre-fab, but that didn't seem too bad, for a pre-fab.
So, I'm really curious here, got some questions...
1. How is the Radeon HD 5850 card supposed to be? Especially in comparison to the new 768 GB and 1 GB versions of the GeForce GTX 460 cards?
2. How's the HT-supported quad-core 2.8 Ghz Intel Core i7-930 supposed to be?
3. Anybody around here have a Blu-Ray burner-drive on their PC? How do you like it for storage?
It'd be kinda nice to put big-ass games (like those 15 GB a pop or more) or multiple games in a series that I've bought from Steam like GTA4 and GTA:EFLC on one BR disc.
4. Or know any other pieces and parts - mobo's, quad-core processors (or above), vid cards, RAM, optical drivers, or entire PC's - getting better bang for the buck?
BTW, 750 watts...that kinda watt-supply sounds like a beast. :o
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I was thinking about getting an Alienware Aurora ALX. In fact, I had one configured and it was about $1800.
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I was thinking about getting an Alienware Aurora ALX. In fact, I had one configured and it was about $1800.
What did you configure it w/ for parts?
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Chassis Color Cosmic Black, Alienware Aurora Chassis
Processor Intel® Core™ i7 920 (2.66GHz, 8MB Cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Security Software McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Days
Monitor No Monitor
Memory 9GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - (3x 1024MB + 3x 2048MB)
Hard Drive 500GB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 16MB Cache HDD
Graphics Card Single 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
Optical Drive Single Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Floppy Drive & Media Reader Alienware® 19-in-1 Media Card Reader
Keyboard No Keyboard
Mouse No Mouse
Sound Card Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Price as configured: $1824 CAD
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Why not just build it yourself? It's cheaper, and fun...
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Hey D, I know you were thinking of a desktop but this deal may be too good to pass up: Asus G51JX-X2 Notebook PC w/ Full HD Screen, Intel Core i7-720QM - $999.99 Shipped Free (http://www.tweaktown.com/news/16266/deal_of_the_day_asus_g51jx_x2_notebook_pc_w_full_hd_screen_intel_core_i7_720qm_999_99_shipped_free/index.html)