i was thinking of purchasing it, and i was wondering how well it could play games that have pretty high requirements.

could it play games like Mass Effect 2 and Crysis 2 on high quality and still run smoothly.

Note- i am planing on on buying the base model without upgrading it.

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are you calling me out for asking something stupid, or something.

im sorry if i come of as unintelligible when it comes to computers, but i am :tongue:

There is no way to delete posts here, so I tend to remove as much as I can when I disagree with what my previous self posted. I should probably be clearer when I delete a post.

My post was somewhat irrelevant to your question, although the one relevant point it made was that often Alienware is expensive for what it is hardware wise as you are paying for the brand and in many cases you are best of building your own. :shrug:

ok, i saw the one . that survived the delete, and assumed you were using it like the ...... people use when someone asks a stupid question.

yeah Alienwares are rather expensive, but like i said, i know nothing about building a quality computer.

You can get help from the community tech thread in picking out parts and there are a lot of resources online for help with assembling it. I built my own computer when I was 14 years old, it's not hard at all.

I refuse to address questions about alienware on principle. They're overpriced pieces of junk and I don't recommend them to anyone. Even if you hell bent on buying pre-built, there are better options like iBuypower.

i would suggest building your own. it only takes me about 2 hours for a normal build and 3 or 4 hours for a more complex build with liquid cooling, etc. its much easier today than when i started learning. there are tons of youtube videos that show you step by step how to do stuff, be careful though cause alot of people think they know how to build a PC but end up doing stupid [censored] like building it on their shag carpeting. :facepalm: you can just read the comments to see if they are good videos or not. tigerdirect had some ok ones if i remember correctly. my first build took me around 6 hours but that is mostly cause i was paranoid and read the stupid directions about 50 times cause i was afraid it was going to blow up or start on fire if i had something plugged in wrong when i turned it on.

it will save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars and you will be much better for it cause you will no how to easily upgrade you PC in the future. i laughed everytime i saw the $40 for a graphics card change at best buy considering it only takes 2 minutes and thats including a coffee break.

if you really dont want to build it, a much better option is to simply buy the equivalent parts off of newegg or some other online place and then have a computer repair store build it for you. they will charge you a couple hundred for it but it will still be much cheaper than alienware would be. if you choose that option you should also get a year warranty on it. the one time i did it i got a year warranty but im not sure if everyone does it. you get the same parts at less cost.

There are better brands you can buy than Alienware as long as you can live without their cases. Unfortunately since these often change I don't know what the current good ones are. I would recommend looking at some prebuilt computer at Newegg if you are in the U.S though.

I don't think many modern computers will have much trouble running ME2, I don't recall it being a very demanding game (My E6600 9800 GT 2 GB of RAM comp ran it fine). As far as Crysis 2 I don't see it being very demanding. Unlike the previous Crysis they are making 2 a console release, which means they are going to be using older hardware. Assuming they don't do a terrible job of optimization for the PC you should be able to run it fine with a decent PC.

THIS!

The only Alienware product that interests me is the M11x because of it's small form factor and moderate power. However, pretty much all Alienware products are shiney, flashy pieces of expensive garbage. I mean, if you have to extra cash, get whatever you want. but you'll be able to save hundreds if you buy a different brand, and even more if you build it yourself.

i care more about functionality then having a cool looking system. ( i will admit they look awesome though)

do you know any websites i could find a good gaming PC on.

i am trying to custimize my self a system at IBUYPOWER, but i have no idea what im doing.

is there any way i could create a good one for less then 1,000. But 1,300 is the highest i will go.

i need some help, i dont know what is nessasary and what isnt.

Check out build-gaming-computers.com
it has a lot of useful info.

If you really want to spend the least possible, I'd really suggest building it yourself. For just over $1000, you can have an i5 2500k and a 6950 flashed to a 6970. But, if you don't want to build it yourself, you should just get the 2500k, 6950, 4GB of RAM, and ignore pretty much every other option. A motherboard with good CF support would help for future upgrading. Asus P8P67 pro or better. If you want to spend the money now, rather than later, a powerful enough PSU to CF two 6950/70, an 850w PSU. If not, a 650w PSU would be enough for one 6950/70 now.

I'm just going to reiterate one thing, do not buy from Alienware, if you don't take anything else away from this thread atleast save yourself some money listening to the people who said that.

The best thing to do would be build your own, the hardest part of which is picking out your components. After that it's basic, just screwing a few things in, plugging in some wires, and popping in a cd, it's not rocket science.

Are you completely thrown off by the idea of it?

See my sig and listen to everyone else.

No ,but im afraid I wont pick the right components and I am nervous I will end up wasting money building something that turns out to svck.
Also i am not exactly a tech person, and i dont know what half of the things do, and which ones are the best.

We wont let you do that. It can be pretty much as easy as buying what we tell you to. Of course, we'd be happy to explain the reasoning behind what we tell you to buy so you dont just blindly trust us. From there, putting it together is easy as long as you take your time and follow instructions carefully. Then you'll end up with a better computer for the price, as well as a better understanding of the internals of your computer. Easier upgrading and troubleshooting once you know your way around a little, which you gain from just building it once.

So, going off of what you said ($1000-1300 budget):

Sapphire 6950
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102914

Seasonic 850w PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151100

i5 2500k + Asus P8P67 Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.575884

CM 690 II Advanced
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216

4GB G.skill RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231190

Optical Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151188

1TB samsung spinpoint F3:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=samsung_spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product

The only tools you'll need are a screwdriver for motherboard standoffs, and probably an anti-static wrist strap.

Comes to $972.54 with shipping. You can spend more and improve some things, but it's up to you. Improvements would probably be very minor. You could also go with a GTX 570 for $70 more. This gives you a nice upgrade option in the future for gaming by buying another 6950/GTX 570.

Other people will probably suggest different builds or changes. Just make sure you look up benchmarks and do a little research, and ask questions before buying anything.

EDIT: Forgot one of them thar hard drive things (kind of important). Makes the total $70 more.

Thanks, i have a friend who works in this kind of stuff, but i couldnt contact him at the moment. I might have him help me out if i need it.

That's good. Just make sure you don't trust any one person. It's too easy to get bad advice and spend $1000 poorly.

iGuess is wrong to suggest such a big psu. 700 watts will be more than enough. You should also look into solid state hard drives as they provide a massive speed boost. Basically, imagine games with no load times

Also, just as a reminder. Do NOT use a magnetic screwdriver.

I use them in system builds. You would have to be using a very powerful screw driver and waving it at a very high rate of speed to generate any electrical current. Even then, the voltage would be almost 0

It's good to have 100w overhead, and the high capacity is so that he doesn't have to upgrade to use crossfire later. 850w really is perfect for CF 6970/570. Although I'd revise it to this PSU for CF, plus it's modular:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371009

But a SSD is very good advice. Basically, any system over $1100 should have an SSD.