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| Release date | April 18, 2005 | May 23, 2006 | July 27, 2006 | November 01, 2005 | |
| The Bottom Line | Alienware's affordable Aurora 3500 gaming rig puts the pedal to the metal, but you'll be happier if you bring your own monitor and speakers along for the ride. | Alienware's Quad SLI PC features four distinct 3D graphics processors, placing it among the most advanced consumer PCs around. But we're not convinced that this expensive Nvidia technology delivers enough 3D muscle for the money. Furthermore, we'd caution anyone about buying an ultra-high-end desktop now, with Windows Vista and new 3D features right around the corner. | It's not the fastest PC (it's second), nor is it the most competitively priced, but Alienware's Area-51 7500 does have the most innovative case. With a wholly customizable lighting scheme in its new chassis, Alienware makes case lights functional, a trick no one has really pulled off yet. That and its fast performance make it stand above other current high-end PCs. | Alienware delivers most of what we expect in a high-end gaming PC, but without 64-bit Vista support, the Area-51 ALX's overall performance is limited. It's the fastest thing going for PC gaming, but at this price we expect the complete package. | With crisp performance and expert construction, the Velocity Micro Gamer's Edge DualX is a near-perfect gaming system that won't break the bank. |
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| Features | |||||
| Graphics Controller |
- 256 MB |
PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GX2 - 512 MB |
NVidia GeForce 7900GTX SLI - 512 MB |
Info unavailable |
nVidia GeForce 7900 GT - 256 MB |
| Storage Removable | Info unavailable |
None |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| TV Tuner Type | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Multi-GPU Configuration | Info unavailable |
2 dual GPU cards (Quad SLI) |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage (2nd) | Info unavailable |
DVD?RW (?R DL) |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Floppy Drive |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Storage Controller | Info unavailable |
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; IDE ( ATA-133 ) |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Type | Info unavailable |
Personal computer |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Hard Drive (2nd) |
None |
- None |
250 GB |
Info unavailable |
None |
| Printer | Info unavailable |
None |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage |
DVD-ROM |
DVD?RW (?R DL) with LightScribe Technology |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
DVD?RW / CD-RW |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
1 year warranty |
1 year warranty ( On-site ) |
1 year warranty |
Info unavailable |
1 year warranty |
| RAM |
1 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM |
2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - PC3200 |
2 GB DDR II SDRAM |
4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz |
1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM |
| Cache Memory |
512 KB L2 cache |
2 MB L2 cache |
4 MB L2 cache |
Info unavailable |
1 MB L2 cache |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
8.27 in x 19.29 in x 17.72 in |
| Processor |
AMD 2.45 GHz |
1 x AMD Athlon 64 FX FX-60 / 2.6 GHz ( Dual-Core ) |
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93 GHz |
1 x Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 / 3.2 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
AMD Athlon 64 2.2 GHz |
| Hard Drive |
160 GB - Standard - Serial ATA |
2 x 150 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-150 |
250 GB - Standard - Serial ATA |
2 x 160 GB - Standard |
200 GB - Standard - Serial ATA |
| OS Provided |
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
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