Final Decision

[robertm]

Alienware (i don't care if there overpiced or anything about it, I've heard cons and pros so, I though around)
#1
Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX6850 3.0GHz 8MB Cache 1333MHz FSB
Conspiracy Blue Case lighting
Alienware® Standard System Lighting Astral Blue
Alienware® High-Performance Liquid Cooling (Do I have to fill it with water?)
Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Dual 896MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
4GB† Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB
Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce 680i SLI Motherboard

Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical 1800 dpi Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail

Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 400 cd/m2 3000:1 ACM - Retail

Genuine Windows® XP Professional – DirectX 9 Only!
Includes AlienRespawn v1.0 Recovery Software! (ONLY BECAUSE, I've heard about 500 BAD cons about vista I don't trust it.)

750GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW)
Killer K1 Gaming Network Interface Card - Smoother Online Gaming!

High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription

Vs Infamous Platforms (I DOn't give a ♥♥♥♥ overpriced or not)
Intel Q9650 @ 3.0
Case :/
Special Order Ultra water cooling
nforce 950i MotherBoard ATX
4GB Hyper X Kingston
GTX 260 X2
750 watt power supply
750 GB SATA 300 - 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Microsoft windows Vista w/ Sp1 64-bit
Logitech MX518 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB + PS/2 Wired Optical 1800 dpi Gaming-Grade Mouse - Retail
Acer P243WAid Black-Silver 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP Support 400 cd/m2 3000:1 ACM - Retail

[Mason]

ONLY BECAUSE, I've heard about 500 BAD cons about vista I don't trust it.

From people that haven't used it? It doesn't suck unless you have it stuck in your head that it will.

Don't get the K1 network card, those are a gimmick.

Mcaffe sucks, don't get it. Avast and AVG are free, and both are better.

You don't need a Quad Core Extreme unless you are doing lots of work with uncompressed video.

And I know you don't want to hear this, but you should build it yourself. There is nothing hard about it.

[SmudgePot]

https://www.digitalstormonline.com

Chassis: Cooler Master HAF 932
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 790i Ultra Core 2 Quad (nForce 790i Ultra SLI) (DDR3 Only)
System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz OCZ Platinum Edition
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed)
Hard Drive 2: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: 500GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: Bigfoot Killer Network Card (Features MaxFPS and UltimatePing Technology)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes)
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)
Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 3.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

BTW, I would configure it completely different for myself.

[robertm]

Update for Alienware
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz 12MB Cache 1333MHz FSB
Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Conspiracy Blue
Alienware® Standard System Lighting
Astral Blue
Alienware® High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Alienware® Acoustic Dampening (So it's not loud)
Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Dual 896MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260
AlienAdrenaline v1.0: Video Performance Optimizer
4GB† Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Alienware® Approved NVIDIA® nForce® 790i Ultra SLI™ Motherboard
Windows Vista® Ultimate with Service Pack 1 – DirectX 10 Ready!
750GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW)
Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
High-Def 7.1 Performance Audio
Norton Internet Security™ 2008 (avg = ♥♥♥♥ doesn't remove threats, Just warns you *At least the free one* Still don't like it, I prefer, Windows Live OneCare or norton)

[Ambig]

Looks good. You already know it's going to be overpriced, so I'll just save my breath. If it's what you want, buy it.

[ericgomes]

Spending over 1800 bucks on a new computer is a waste, because you know parts will be outdated within six months from now. But, hey, kudos to you my friend. Building it is easy as cake. You'll save a ton of money, and the extra shillings you save can go towards future upgrades. I mean, that's what I would do at least.

[Aurora|XT]

Coming from an Alienware owner, all things considered, I regret in buying it.

They said that the PC was fully tested before being shipped, yet within 2 months the liquid cooling started to fail, my QX6700 idled at about 65C+ (not OC'd), and the PC frequently overheated when playing CoD 4. Autoshut down while having fun in MP = not good.

Worse still, a month ago one of my 8800GTXs died, I think its memory got baked, and this is just slightly over a year old.

They also say their custom support is oustanding... I disagree. When I first reported the fault, I had to go on holidays and so my PC could not be taken into repair. No one told me what would happen if I delayed the repair, I even asked if there would be any issues... all I was told was "No problem".

When I came back to get it sorted, they simply said that because the issue has been open for a period of time, the repair would cost money for the labour involved. The quote, complete with pick up/delivery was £500 ($1000), not including replacing the baked GTX.

In the end I simply took the side cover off for now to keep the temps down while I wait for some better hardware to appear, then send it in for an upgrade.

Having said that, the case is probably the sexiest thing ever. (http://i37.tinypic.com/1z146xw.jpg)

[robertm]

Lots of people I know have alienware, there comps go to about 125F and it stays solid with air cooling.
Anyway, I need help finding the parts on Newegg can someone help?
Only thing I'm going to have trouble with, Is the BIO's and the water cooling, I don't know ♥♥♥♥ about water cooling, So I'm gonna need some help. (Do I have to put water in the pumps or in the pipes or what?)

[rotNdude]

Take your own first shot at parts on newegg, post them and then we'll help. It really isn't that hard. Regarding water cooling, read this:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=427778

[Mason]

Get NOD32 if you have AVG so much. NOD32 is the best. But don't pay for Norton.

[robertm]

I've never tried Nod32 so I have no clue what it is, I know it's from ESET but nothing else.. so what do you think about the parts?

[Yob]

i had an alienware laptop for a long time.

Lemme tell you, they live up to the expectation of Dell Customer Support.

.... Which is absolutely horrible... cant understand anyone, cant get someone who knows anything about computers... I would give DigitalStormOnline a call.

[chaplain_wu]

hmm how come OP is banned??

anyways my guess you want to buy prebuilt is you don't want to build it yourself

but you'd want customized parts like watercooling? you'll likely break it right out of the box!

I say get a tech friend to buy similar parts of that Alienware, assemble it with him, pay him a few quid as thanks, and enjoy! yeah I know you don't want to but I'll say it just for the record