Looking to get a pure gaming laptop that's all i plan on using it for, maybe occasional Browsing, but mostly just online gaming. Willing to spend up to $2000 USD. I don't know to much about all the technical stuff so i'm trusting you guys.
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Gaming Laptop
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Why do you want a laptop and not a full computer?
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if you are willing to spend that much just for gaming. then laptop is not the right choice. get a desktop beast
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I dunno I have a friend who has alienware and he's says it's pretty damn good. So if anything check it out.
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May be good, still a rip off though. You're paying way over the odds.
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May be good, still a rip off though. You're paying way over the odds.
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I dunno I have a friend who has alienware and he's says it's pretty damn good. So if anything check it out.
There are guys who are quite satisfied with them.
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Yes, but you can get the same level of quality and superior components at a cheaper price.
I think Alienware used to be fairly competitive before Dell bought them, but that was a while back now.
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true well change that to desktop still a $2000 limit. Though to get one at home i have to fix my roof because it leaks when it rains.
Yea if i had the money i would get an alienware because it looks cool, but i dont and appearance isnt important so looking for the best i can get at a low price. It can be a cardboard box screen, tin can mouse, and kleenex box for keyboard as long as it can handle gaming better than my current comp and laptop i'm happy.
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Here's a nice desktop building guide from Ars Technica, but it was dated back in October of 2009. Get a general idea of where to go, and search for some things you can upgrade and swap for newer parts.
The Hot Rod: October 2009 Edition (at the time, average cost of $1,400-$1,600)
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A gaming laptop is a recipe for frustration. You're going to pay a lot more for the performance you get, and you're totally screwed as soon as one piece of hardware goes. Sinking a lot of money into something like that is a big gamble (don't give yourself expectations that extend much beyond the warranty if you go with one). With a high dollar desktop machine, a single failed part can easily be replaced.
I see you changed your mind to a desktop, though, which is wise. If you build your own machine, you'll probably want to go to newegg.com for parts, and monoprice.com for cables. If you want to have the machine built for you, Dell will typically put together machines at the best value from what I've seen.
Yes, but you can get the same level of quality and superior components at a cheaper price.
I think Alienware used to be fairly competitive before Dell bought them, but that was a while back now.
Alienware has always been a ripoff. The bonus of using them is twofold. First, for people who aren't very technically savvy, they choose parts to build a machine with gaming in mind and do all the setup for it (it's a silly service for many of us, but they do it better than anyone else on the international scale). Secondly (and most importantly), for everyone, they do all the overclocking on the machine for you and give you a warranty on it. As far as I know, Alienware is the only way to get an overclocked machine without voiding your warranty.
I've never bought one myself, but they do quality work with the niche they found.
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So, desktop build. The arstechnica guide Ichnob linked to had the right idea. SSD for the OS, 5870 graphics card, ddr3 ram, DECENT MOTHERBOARD.
Given your higher budget you may want to think about an i7 cpu, a second 5870 card…probably not an X-fi, as you'll probably end up getting the sound off the 5870 over HDMI. If you do get a second 5870, a psu that can handle them both and has enough power connectors is necessary. May want to look a a 5970 instead, but those are fairly hard to find at the moment.
Alienware has always been a ripoff. The bonus of using them is twofold. First, for people who aren't very technically savvy, they choose parts to build a machine with gaming in mind and do all the setup for it (it's a silly service for many of us, but they do it better than anyone else on the international scale). Secondly (and most importantly), for everyone, they do all the overclocking on the machine for you and give you a warranty on it. As far as I know, Alienware is the only way to get an overclocked machine without voiding your warranty.
I've never bought one myself, but they do quality work with the niche they found.
I've used their UK branch without a hitch. Dunno how good their American one is, but it's there. I had an E8400 overclocked to 3.8ghz under warranty. Chillblast & Beast offered the same service over here, so I'd assume there's companies in the US who offer it too.
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Yes, well, the fact that I haven't bothered to look into such things in many years is painfully obvious.
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Heh. I only found out how many people offered the service when I was picking out the components for my new PC. I was trying to work out how much I could overclock the 8400 a couple of years ago with the best fan I could afford when I noticed companies were offering it as a warranted service for about £40 pounds extra.
£40 pounds for not having to build it myself and getting a overclock under warranty seemed a bit of a no-brainer.
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I would use a site like Cyberpower or Ibuypower…however, I want a mini to mid tower case that I can keep near my TV stand and just use my HDTV as the monitor.
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Ok i went to cyberpowerpc like dark storm suggested, changed some things and here's what i ended with at $2007
- CPU: Intel
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i7-960 3.20 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366 - HDD: Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
- MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair or Major Brand)
- MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA
- SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
- VIDEO: ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB DDR5 16X PCIe Video Card [DirectX 11 Support] (Major Brand Powered by ATI
I still have 3 weeks before i get the pay check that completes the total 2000 limit so if anyone has any thing else to add or change feel free to comment.
- CPU: Intel
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Looks good. Two things though:
-check some reviews of cyberpower, as I've said I've only used their UK branch, so I don't know how much they're similar quality-wise.
-fiddle with their configurators. One place the UK & US branches are similar is their website, where you can spec 2 identical pc's from different base builds and get different prices. For example I customised the viper pc with your components and got a price of $1917. You can probably get lower then that.
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and the roof? still leaking? … :ninja:
/jk.
and what about the monitor?
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Yes still leaky. But i can just move things around since it's only in one spot it leaks, right above my desk.
Anyways i started over again with the cheapest base i could find, reconfigured it to what i had on the other one and came out to $1691. Though i went to look at the recommend requirements for some of the games i play and the base $819 one meets, and even exceeds on some.. Still plan to exceed all the way though. Got a 22" screen on the other i got the cheaper 19, might go bigger since i have 309 left. Well anyways if someone can get better parts and be lower than 1691, let me know. Also don't include the price of screen keyboard and mouse, since i'll probably end up choosing the one i like on appearance anyways. But the tower doesnt matter how it looks since it'll be out of sight anyways.
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