Thread: Basrah crash again, think i know why.

Alienware computers used to be really high end, now they are a name brand sold by dell and not much better than what you could build yourself or buy from somewhere else, only difference is they come in a wild looking case.

Don't buy Alienware, don't buy Dell, ever. Dell has a horrible track record when it comes to customer support and they've knowingly been screwing over their customers for years. I own a Dell laptop and if I didn't rely on the thing I would have smashed it with a sledge hammer by now, soooo many hardware flaws in this laptop including the battery. I'm lucky it hasn't died for good yet. Dell said they'd send me a new battery for twice what I paid for the computer, screw that. I'm not dropping that kind of cash into a laptop with a flawed motherboard anyway (bad caps on the board).

Either build the PC yourself or find one that can run the game out of the box or with minimal (usually GFX card and RAM) upgrades.

Building it yourself is hands down the best way to go. Even if you don't know a lot about putting a computer together, just do a little research online, there are a TON of guides to doing it, what to look for when buying parts, and what kind of parts you need. The best part is that it's completely scalable to your needs, and once you have everything, it can be put together in a single afternoon (including installing the OS). Pretty much every bit of information you need can be found via google, as well as the parts.

Originally Posted by assistndestroy

Building it yourself is hands down the best way to go. Even if you don't know a lot about putting a computer together, just do a little research online, there are a TON of guides to doing it, what to look for when buying parts, and what kind of parts you need. The best part is that it's completely scalable to your needs, and once you have everything, it can be put together in a single afternoon (including installing the OS). Pretty much every bit of information you need can be found via google, as well as the parts.

This.

I put together my first PC for myself with very limited knowledge. And by limited knowledge, I knew how to plug in stuff, and that was it. :rofl: Took me a couple days of research, then a week of ordering parts, and finally two days of putting it together. Wasn't much to it really. I built two more after that.

I've got a Dell and it's been really great to me. I've never had a problem with Dell computers. 6GB of RAM is awesome and all i needed to play L4D2 was to get an Radeon HD 4670 and all my games run at max settings. that's a great card for the money.