Shoppng for new PCs
With the large influx of cabbage I'm expecting at the end of December when caroling ends, I've promised myself not to squander it and put it towards something substantial, like a new PC to take over the reins of my hard-working 5 year old Gateway POS. Since it'll primarily be a gaming rig, I've been browsing the Alienware Site, messing with configurations and prices. Assuming the offer is still good after New Year's, this is what I'm eyeing, with viable options included. I've not included a monitor, because I have a good one already.
Opinions, please.
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$1290
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ with HyperTransport Technology
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
RAM: 1GB Low-Latency Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Hard Drive: 80GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
(I already have another 80Gig Drive ready to be installed, so I went low-end with this.)
DVD Drive: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Motherboard Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Chipset Motherboard PCI Express (I'm still unclear on the function of the motherboard.)
Graphics Card: 128MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600LE
256MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GT - [+$333]
Sound Card: Integrated High-Performance 7.1 Surround Sound with S/PDIF and Coaxial Digital Outputs
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire [+$67]
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi® XtremeMusic High Definition 7.1 Surround Sound [+$124]
Software: Microsoft® Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition
Opinions, please.
Your quote id is XXXXXXX .Please write it down for future reference.
$1290
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ with HyperTransport Technology
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
RAM: 1GB Low-Latency Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Hard Drive: 80GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
(I already have another 80Gig Drive ready to be installed, so I went low-end with this.)
DVD Drive: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Motherboard Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Chipset Motherboard PCI Express (I'm still unclear on the function of the motherboard.)
Graphics Card: 128MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600LE
256MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GT - [+$333]
Sound Card: Integrated High-Performance 7.1 Surround Sound with S/PDIF and Coaxial Digital Outputs
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire [+$67]
Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi® XtremeMusic High Definition 7.1 Surround Sound [+$124]
Software: Microsoft® Office 2003 Student and Teacher Edition