Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 If you have the cash, the best prebuilt performance machines are made by Alienware. Check out their site. They are complete systems with monitors , speakers, everything. They have awesome warranties, and great customer service. If you go to Buy, I highly recommend the HP Pavillions with P4's in them. Let me explain why P4 over Athlon before the flaming starts. In the HP's, they are great computers, but the cases arent ventilated worth a darn. The P4's run cooler when ventilation and air circulation are a problem. At Best Buy, the HP's have the best warranty and service. If something goes wrong, and they have to fix it more than once, or it takes over long, they give you a new PC, comparable or as close as they can to what you bought, and they will go up, not down when replacing it. If you want to go Athlon and prebuilt, go with Alienware. Those are my recommendations for both scenarios. http://www.alienware.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Alienware or Falcon-NW are my recommendations for prefabs. If your into case modding, I highly suggest you check out Falcon-NW. Also, Alienware has what they call AlienIce, a very effective cooling system. Just food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Both good choices Crimson. I through in the HP because he had mentioned maybe just going to Best Buy and getting one. But Personally, Id seriously consider AlienWare. Awesome machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Oh right on. I agree, HP have some good deals. He may want to check out vpr Matrix when he goes to BestBuy. vpr's are specially made just for BestBuy. Ive got a vpr Matrix that has an Intel P4, 1.8Gigs, 512MB of PC2700 RAM, 80 Gig HDD, WinXP Home, etc etc. The point is Ive never had a problem with it that couldnt be fixed with a reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Ive heard very good things about the VPR's, but I dont know what kind of warranty they havve. That's the main reason I mentioned the HP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsM_Prodigy Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 ok, thx for the suggestions guys. i think they sell alienwares at bestbuy as well. but the one i saw was for 2000 bucks. i saw a machine at best buy, i forget what it was called, it started with an M and it had a P4, 2.4ghz, 512mb of Ram, 80gb hd, etc. it was pretty nice. and emachines had some nice ones, which is the company that made the computer that i use right now(a E-machines E-Tower 600is). but ill look into HP and see what they got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 You will want to stay away from E-machines, Compaqs and IBM. The Alienware's are expensive, yes, but worth every penny. ANd fully upgradable which trust me, you will appreciate later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsM_Prodigy Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 ok, guess ill have to check out HP's when i go back. cuz i know my parents wont buy an Alienware even if its uber upgradable. they usually dont listen to me when i try to talk technology with them, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 If you go to the Alienware website, you can custom make your own and get it down to around $1,500 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsM_Prodigy Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 hmm, maybe i can get a job next summer, since this summer is almost over, or somethin. do Alienwares only play games well? or are they good for other stuff too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Yes. The Alienware will do everything well from spreadsheets to video editing to games. Anything at all it will be good at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamakazi Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) Okay gotta pump my systems DELL BABY...They Cheap...They Good...They got great special offers I can feel the responses coming now..... But you have to admit for the price Dells are pretty good Edited July 29, 2003 by Kamakazi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) I think that about sums up Dell, IMO. Edited July 29, 2003 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamakazi Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I think that about sums up Dell, IMO. Hey now...what is wrong with Dells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) Â Â Â Â Â Â I think that about sums up Dell, IMO. Hey now...what is wrong with Dells Lets make a story. + = bad. Edited July 29, 2003 by Crimson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsM_Prodigy Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 lol "Dude, You're Going To Jail" hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Dells are good, as long as you dont cheap out and go low end. Their customer service isnt near what it should be, but thats another story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecmic Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Sounds like yer need to convince his parents guys! Puters are bit like cars, yer never win! They're constantly developing with better bells and whistles and after yer bought them they lose most of their value cos there's a faster one just come out etc. etc. You haven't got to spend £1200 ($2000) to get a puter that will run most current games and it should do all the standard stuff. If yer want to get clever, then add kit specific to your purpose eg. a video capture card if yer want bring in home video. A scanner if yer want document input and so on. Avoid low cost badged like the plague because they'll be full of low cost components, naturally enough. Personally, I never buy badged systems as I like to specify exactly what goes into the box. Building yer own is not highly skilled but it does require some basic understanding, time and commonsense. Choosing where to get the components is very important as you will want to be confident that they are reliable and good quality. Again, I never buy from the Web! It's difficult to return faulty stuff and it's much better to talk to the seller, face to face if you've got a problem. Yer pays yer money and takes yer choice!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Good post Tecmic !! But, should you decide to build your own, just contact some shops and stores in your area, find the parts you want, and ask about them. Even ask about them here. I also dont recommend purchasing computer parts over the web. If you need help when building it, I know that I or perhaps several qualified people here would be glad to walk you through it. Building it is not dificult at all, and that way, if one of us is walking you through it, we can explain how everything works to you along the way, and this in turn will help you keep a smooth running machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dekela Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 having never even heard of an alienware comp, i'll have to back the hp. i got a pavillion and it works a treat. and yes, they do have a good back up service, atleast here in oz. apart from that if you know how then go out and build one, i'll probably be doing that next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avey Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I'm gonna build my own PC sometime soon, hopefully. I'll probably get the stuff from here by exchanging it with something i don't have much of, money The Avey charity sounds like a good idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteKnight77 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Alienware PC's are some of the best commercial (now at least) gaming PC's avaliable at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsM_Prodigy Posted July 31, 2003 Author Share Posted July 31, 2003 thx for all the help guys. i finally got GR up and running. YAY. just had to reformat and installed it, and presto, it worked. and now i have room in my HD for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Right on bro. Glad we could all help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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