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Alienware Area-51 ALX

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  • "$6,000 for a alien head case and a half decent water cooling system?"
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    on by SPARTAN VI

    Pros: Your friends will be impressed; you might like plasticy alien head cases

    Cons: "Big bang for your buck" try "big bang to your wallet" For $6 grand, there's no excuse for it's lack luster performance

    Summary: The 6800GT version of this PC scores 4,500 3dmarks (in 3dmark05) whereas my A64 3700+ @ 2.48GHz and x800XL scores 5,550. Only reason to go Alienware is to impress friends/yourself with a plastic alienhead case. I know I wouldn't take pride in dumping $6k on a system like that.

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Quick Specifications

  • Release date06/3/04
  • Processor Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 3.8 GHz
  • Memory 1.0 GB / 4.0 GB (max)
  • Hard Drive 36.0 GB - 10000.0 rpm
  • Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Optical Drive DVD±RW - IDE
  • Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra
  • Graphics Controller PCI Express x16 - Plug-in card
  • Monitor Type Display - CRT conventional
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