Time For A New Rig

**Nuckle** · 03-14-12, 09:02 PM

So I have put off building a new rig for way too long. I am ready to pull the trigger. I have built every computer that I have owned other than my first. I am having a real hard time justifying building vs. buying an alienware machine.

I went through and build the alienware through dells site and then tried to build something very similar through newegg.

Alienware - $2,169
Custom - $2,151

Took a screen shot of both specs. You guys may have some suggestions and I am open to any changes.

**deathgodusmc** · 03-14-12, 09:05 PM

SS not working but i had the same issue when i was piecing together my system. It would appear they have leveled the playing field when it comes to build versus buy.

**Nuckle** · 03-14-12, 10:04 PM

Do you guys see the pics now? May have to zoom in some.

Sent from my iPhone.

**DJ Ms. White** · 03-14-12, 10:17 PM

Well, some things I notice is that the Newegg GPU you have selected is a regular 560 and not a 560ti, you have a 850 W PSU selected when you won't need that much for what you're getting, and that you're sprining for a full tower when a mid will do much better.

Now, that being said, the Alienware will use a low-quality Mobo and other components. It's how they try to keep costs low.

**DancingCorpse** · 03-14-12, 10:32 PM

why a wireless card? Your connection will be extremely better with an ethernet cable. Or even using one of those network adapters that make your homes electrical system into a giant ethernet system.

Just a few, I am cooking up a list for you.

**DancingCorpse** · 03-14-12, 11:09 PM

Qty.	Product Description	Unit Price	Savings	Total Price
1	COOLER MASTER COSMOS II RC-1200-KKN1 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case	$349.99		$349.99
1	Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 2011 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73820	$319.99		$319.99
1	G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL	$124.99		$124.99
2	Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX 1.5TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive	$159.99		$319.98
1	CORSAIR H100 (CWCH100) Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler	$114.99		$114.99
2	XFX HD-687X-CNFC Radeon HD 6870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card	$219.99	-$15.00 Instant	$409.98
1	ASUS Rampage IV Formula LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard	$389.99	-$20.00 Instant	$369.99
1	ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM	$67.99	-$10.00 Instant	$57.99
1	CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC ...	$189.99	-$15.00 Instant	$174.99
1	Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit - OEM	$189.99		$189.99
1	Rosewill RDCR-11003 74-in-1 USB3.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/USB Port	$29.99	-$5.00 Instant	$24.99
Subtotal:				$2,457.87

:Few notes:

No seperate sound card, it's an excellent card built directly into the MOBO

Better efficiency Power Supply

Double graphics cards, and newer by a generation than anything NVidia right now. One of those cards is just as good as most 560ti cards out there.

If you don't want that awesome uber sexy case of coolness, you could scrape off $200 going with what you chose originally.

Don't get McAfee shit virus. Use Microsoft Security Essentials. Better, and I haven't had a single issue since switching to it 6 months ago. And everyone knows how I like my porn.

You are better off with the two Western Digital drives, more storage, and the performance increase from the Hybrid Seagate is marginal. The better way would be to use those two WDs, or drop one of the two and throw in a full Solid State Drive

And finally, a coffee mug isn't part of a computer build.

**DancingCorpse** · 03-14-12, 11:11 PM

That's actually a wish list I have been working on for a while now, just decided to update it right now for you to have a good list.

**ninja|oaklandr** · 03-14-12, 11:18 PM

Damn that case and MB cost almost the same as my new system. Baller

**SapiensErus** · 03-14-12, 11:43 PM

I am running an i5 with a really nice mobo that OC's for me (running 4.5ghz) and two 560tis.

You can lower your CPU and increase your GPU for sure. Also, 16gigs of RAM is overkill in most cases, 8 is still more than enough.

Get a nice mobo and a bigger GPU.

That rig corpse listed is really sweet; you could decrease the cost with 8 gigs RAM and a less expenisive, but noenetheless badass Maximus mobo from Asus.

**Nuckle** · 03-14-12, 11:45 PM

Still having a tough time not just buying one already built and ready to go.

You pull it out of the box, hook up your monitor, key board, mouse, ethernet and printer. Supply power and boom! I can get steam and other games preloaded.

I agree with you White, the MB and memory may not be the ideal components but at the end of the day they will work just fine.

Will the Alienware machine that I posted run any game out there currently and any on the horizon at max everything on a 27" monitor?