Hey guys, so I'll be getting the new Alienware Aurora every soon! So excited to finally have a good computer!! Haven't purchased it yet though.. Hopefully I can soon

Software/Spics & Specs

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-3960X (Six Core Extreme, 15MB Cache,Overclocked up to 4.2Ghz)

Memory: 8GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz

Video Card: 1GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6870

Hard Drive: 2TB RAID 0 (2x 1TB SATA 6Gb/s) 7,200RPM

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium

802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR USB Combo Adapter

Single Drive: Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW)


My Software & Accessories that I'm getting along with it:

Alienware Aurora
AlienFX Color, Terra Green
Alien Cyborg Wallpaper
Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed
Alienware Multi-Media Keyboard
Alienware Optical Mouse, MG100
Alienware TactX Headset
World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King Preinstall Edition
Assassin's Creed: Revelations for PC
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for PC
Battlefield 3 for PC
Mass Effect 3 for PC[hr:dlobtbpz][/hr:dlobtbpz]
Also, if any of you could let me know what you think and leave any suggestions or advise that would be great! =). This is the first time I have purchased a proper computer so yeah...

www.youtube.com/index?desktop_ur ... YwOfkA24p8 -- Preview/overview of Alienware Aurora

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Hey guys, so I'll be getting the new Alienware Aurora every soon! So excited to finally have a good computer!! Haven't purchased it yet though.. Hopefully I can soon

Also, if any of you could let me know what you think and leave any suggestions or advise that would be great! =). This is the first time I have purchased a proper computer so yeah...
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What kind of suggestions are you looking for? Things to add? Alternatives to Alienware? Confirmation you really need the best processor they offer?

I am personally averse to early hardware adoption. With the rate that new components pump out to the market, the bleeding edge only bleeds for a month give or take. I'd rather grab something 6 months after release, lose a negligible amount of performance, and save a grip of cash.

Then again, I'm also looking at a $4-$5k transmission for my subie which some may consider excessive. It all comes down to priorities, I suppose.

I guess I'd answer your question with a question.... how much?

I take it the page finally worked for you? i hope that its not to much of a pain for them to ship it to ya and i dont really have any suggestions. Like i said earlyer alienware is good all around.

Only suggestion I have for you is that you could have built the same pc for a substantial amount cheaper than buying an alienware which are basically just beefed up Dells. It's your money tho.

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Nah I had to go to work panthers :/ so I just left it lol.. I hope not too... Id rather wait for it from the states anyway the one I looked at under Australia was different somehow...

And oneamuck-- all of the above haha well hobby wise yeah this computer is a priority... Reality wise.. Paying my bills is a priority but at around $25 a week I can afford it.. Considering I flow around 200-500 $$ into my savings a week.. In total the computer is costing around 3k..[hr:3re1napq][/hr:3re1napq]
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Only suggestion I have for you is that you could have built the same pc for a substantial amount cheaper than buying an alienware which are basically just beefed up Dells. It's your money tho.

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True.. How much would it cost to build up a custom as good as this aurora is?

I'm with Shahal on this one. Proprietary stuff means usually zero upgrade options down the road, granted you won't need one for some time with that design. Some laptops are able to now have a new graphics card put in there if you want as in NOT an onboard graphics. I was looking at Alienware like this one you want and they're spendy compared to what I'd picked up. Also note: I have yet to see a backlit keyboard that doesn't get all screwed up if you actually GAME with it. The coating wears off and then your key is solid glowing color, no letter. I'd also be nervous about a RAID within a laptop. Number one thing to die in laptops is the hard drive. If one dies in RAID-0 you're skrewed till you get a new HD and redo the raid etc etc...

The arora is a tower pc not a laptop though.

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And oneamuck-- all of the above haha well hobby wise yeah this computer is a priority... Reality wise.. Paying my bills is a priority but at around $25 a week I can afford it.. Considering I flow around 200-500 $$ into my savings a week.. In total the computer is costing around 3k..[hr:1oeyg6ss][/hr:1oeyg6ss]
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True.. How much would it cost to build up a custom as good as this aurora is?
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For $3k, I hope it washes your car and helps out with shuttle launches.

You should look at newegg.com. I've built my own computers for 20 years or so and used newegg for the last 10 of those. They have always been reliable and I'd recommend them over anyone save Fry's Electronics, but only if you can find a better deal.

You probably won't find a killer-looking case at newegg like you do at Alienware, but you will find pretty much everything else.

Yeah 7yphoon its a tower pc not a laptop lol.. Thanks for the advice guys!! I'll look into those sites and into building a custom for sure!

Okay so I looked else where other than Alienware(as much as I want one) and I managed to get practically the same deal and it's over $2k less!!!!!! Thanks guys appreciated.. I can afford this one outright without having to pay it off monthly .. So much better..