2 FOR 1!! whats the best Alienware PC for gaming and whats a good controller for it?
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The Aurora ALX systems are currently the best.  Alienware is extremely expensive, but unmatched when it comes to hardware optimization.  When SLI was first introduced, they had Video Array technology, which was better and could use any two PCI-E graphics cards together without the drawbacks and compatibility issues that SLI had.  Now they are offering PPU (PhysX Processing Unit) which is a separate processor that runs instructions specifically for the physical aspects of gaming.  This provides a much better gaming experience - especially in PhysX enabled games.\n\nAs for controllers, I have a RumblePad around here somewhere, but I barely use it unless I'm running an emulator or something.
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Alien Ware has sweet laptops that has high performance, and can play music games and all kind of stuff. they have won so many awards.  U can get a small one for $700. The big one cost like $4000. this is on circuit city.com. u got shop around.
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go to newegg.com, i myself have a evga geforce 6800gt it works well and runs almost every game out on medium or low settings
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If you considered alienware.... you definitely like games. Alienware is THE BEST gaming pc ever. its a bit pricey though.\n\nThe dell XPS is just a model of dell which was released just to compete with alienware and voodoo pc.\n\nThe XPS is not better at programing just because its from dell. The Alienware can be used for anything, but it is specially desgned for gaming. But you can completely customize it to your needs and budget. The alienware is also a far more experienced company at making high end gaming PC's.\n\nYou can also consider voodoo pc which is also and excellent brand for gaming. It was voted as the best gaming pc by PC Magazine.\n\nIf it were up to me i wouldnt even think about buying anything other than an alienware.
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Try ubid.com if you are lucky, you should get a mid-end laptop under 1000.  Otherwise, try Fry's Electronics.  You're better off with 2 operating system for gamings, make 2 partitions and install 2 O/S on each of them.  98 is best for games, in my opinion.
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anything with an AMD Athlon X2 processor and PCI expansion slots. the Athlon X2 is the best processer for gaming. you may not believe me wen you look at the specs compared to an intel Pentium D or a Pentium 4 because it comes in a at significantly less amount of GHz. however the FSB of an Atlon X2 is significantly higher and it doesnt overheat as much a Pentium therefore significantly increasing the performance. The PCIexpress slots are for your video card, the other major component in gaming. Most good video card are PCIe. ATI X1800xt is what i recommend. although others preffer Nvidea. You should also have a bout 3.2 Gigs of RAM. I would say get more if your using a non-windows comp, but windows will only register 3.2 gigs of RAM. The size of the hard drive isn't going to matter except for storage, but you will want to check the speed of it. Make sure it is at least 7200RPMs, with a SATA not ATA connection. This will increase how quickly information can be retrieved from the disk. Thats about it. If your gunna buy one also stay away from Dells for gaming PCs as their motherboards dont have a good FSB to match that of the recommended processor. If your gunna build one buy all the components i just described but slap it all on an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard. IT WILL COST YOU SIGNIFICANTLY LESS TO BUILD YOUR OWN PC. check pricesgrabber.com for all the components. Building your own PC may seem a rather daunting task but it is rather simple. HAVE FUNN WITH YOUR GAMING RIG!!!!
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If you're looking for an inexpensive gaming computer, here are some things to consider (assuming you're not looking to overclock):\n\nGet an AMD CPU\n------------------\nGo with an AMD chip as they are usually more favored in gaming benchmarks.  AMD CPUs tend to be cheaper than Intel CPUs as well.\n\nDon't go with a dual-core CPU\n-----------------------------\nSome benchmarks have shown that dual-core CPUs don't perform that well in games compared to single-core CPUs.  That will probably change as more games come out that are aware of dual-core CPUs but that won't happen for years.  So stick with single-cores for now.  Besides, dual-cores tend to be more expensive.\n\nDon't go with RAID 0\n--------------------------\nRAID 0 is where you pair up two hard drives and data is read/written across both for faster hard drive times.  Hard drive times are not a factor in games as levels or maps are read from the hard drive and stored in RAM.  Loading a level two seconds faster than the other person won't give you good frame rates and what not.\n\nLoad up on RAM\n------------------\nFollowing the last recommendation, load up on RAM to have adequate space.  This means you won't have to hit the hard drive for data access because you didn't have enough RAM.\n\nGet the best videocard\n---------------------------\nAn obvious recommendation.  Get the best you can afford at the moment.  Right now, price for price, the Nvidia 6xxx series is better than ATI's X-series (X300, X600, X700, X800).  Same goes for Nvidia's 7xxx series versus ATI's X1-series (X1800), although the race is closer and can flip-flop depending on the game played.  \n\nMotherboard decisions\n--------------------------\nIf possible, go with a motherboard with a PCI-Express x16 slot.  If you can afford it get one with two PCI-E x16 slots (called SLI) as this opens more upgrade options down the road.  Otherwise, an AGP motherboard will do but can limit you in video card choices.  The best videocards are now made in PCI-Express forms.\n\nAlso, there are socket 754 and socket 939 AMD motherboards.  Main difference is that socket 754 AMD CPUs don't support dual-channel memory which can help a little with game performance.\n\nDual-channel is like RAID 0,  you get two of the same RAM and it enables fast read/writes.  Benchmarks have shown small increases in frame rate with dual-channel enabled.  Since it doesn't cost that much more for dual-channel (one 1GB versus two 512MB sticks) any help with frame rates is a good thing.\n\n****Here's some specs that I recommend****\n\n///Really inexpensive\nAthlon64 2800+ CPU (cheapest A64 available)\n1GB RAM (non dual-channel)\nNvidia 6600GT or 6800 video card\nSocket 754, AGP motherboard\nAny 7200 rpm hard drive\n\n///Still inexpensive\nAthlon64 3700+ or 4000+\n1-2GB dual-channel RAM\nNvidia 6800GS or 6800GT video card\nSocket 939, PCI-E motherboard\nAny 7200 rpm hard drive
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Forget the Intel "Core 2 Duo" and look instead to those using the new AMD Turion. If you have the money, have a look at the new Alienware notebooks - Mac has NOTHING which even scratches the surface on these bad-boys (esp if you opt for the 1GB of graphics memory) ...you'll never look back
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hmm...good question.... This depends on if you wanted a desktop or a laptop. \n\nIf you were going for something portable, that you could take to a friend's house to show off or have lan parties with, I'd probably agree with everyone and say an alienware. They are built for gamers like us. lol Make sure if you get a laptop it DOES NOT have the express graphic card in it - it isn't good enough for serious gaming! Most laptops (I'm not sure about alienware, so this doesn't pretain to them) have the express graphics cards in them. They're good for web surfing, or simple mundane tasks, but not for gaming.  You got to have a hefty processor also. Since laptops aren't as specifically built for one's individual needs, you'll have to do a LOT of research before you decide upon one.\n\nIf you wanted a mean machine for you and you alone, for sitting comfortably at your own home, at your own desk, in your own chair, I'd say get you a desktop built for you. Our's was specifically built (over and over, as the years go on!) for gaming and heavy graphic programs, like Lightwave. Make sure you have an awsome processor, maybe a 64. I know people will down me for this one, but I would not recommend intel.  Athlon does great. Athlon 64 would be the best. Max out the memory too, so you don't have annoying wait times on your games. Again, get the best graphics card you can afford too. We have a not-so-expensive sound card, (played through our surround sound) and it is just fine for seek and destroy games - so well, you can hear people coming up behind you! \n\nI hope this helps. Good luck, and remember, whatever you get will reflect in the price, most times. A walmart special will not work for gaming. The exception would be if you know someone willing to build you a desktop at a reasonable price!
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If you're wanting to play newer MMORPG's, including Oblivion, you'll want a fairly fast dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and a fast video card.\n\nI'd personally go with this processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004  this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128017  any of this RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=17&N=2010170147+1052108080+1052308477+1052416064&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=147  an X1900XT video card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121029  or 7900GTO: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130065  and a good, large psu, like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817703005  or at least this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817711002
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Well I would say both are good brand right now for gaming laptops specially Dell XPS also has good tech. support after sales ( couple of my friends work for it ). Go for dell XPS M1710 they got 4 varients of it on basis of their design & hardware components.\n\nCheck out the link below for the range which suits your budget you'll really find'em awsome ( I'll suggest you to go for the one which says mulimedia powerhouse $ 2,794:\n\nhttp://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/cto_xpsnb_m1710?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs\n\nYou can also check this one from alienware its called Aurora™ m7700 Mobile Gaming Powerhouse its for starts from $2,679 however one thing you should notice that dell gives you better configuration for the same price range.\n\nLike dell gives you 512 mb graphics card instead of a 256 on this one. Alienware has a bigger harddrive but wats the use if you wont enjoy most of your bulky high defination games.\n\nSo compare them and take a decision ( I say dell is better in this price range )\nCheck the link below for alienware :\nhttp://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_m7700/aurora-m_features.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-7700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT\n\nI 'll suggest you to check this brand called Pro-Star as they are giving a lot more of inside stuff then other at the same range ( have'nt heard about their after sales support ) but its a mouth watery deal as far as the hardware is concerned. I want you to check this two models by them 9068-3A, 9068-4A the only diff. between 'em is the processor its AMD 4600+ & 4800+ for $ 2,629 & $ 2,679 ( not much of a diff. )\n\nhttp://www.pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=productdetail&model=9068\n\nyou can try this one by gateway if you want your mom to have a bit of relaxation on the monetary side :\n\nhttp://www.gateway.com/products/GConfig/proddetails.asp?system_id=nx860xl&seg=hm\n\nI say you should read this review before you make a descision & hey take the pro-star seriously its a good deal :\n\nhttp://www.bizwaremagic.com/best_gaming_notebooks.htm
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No such thing as too much, man. Your computer is perfect for that kind f gaming. The 7900 GT might not be as good as your current configuration.
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Well building it yourself would be a good choice, other than that, I would say try here:http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/ you should be able to configure something that will play games at high quality, maybe not the highest quality for only $1200, but still at high quality.  If you want further help on building your own, or on what parts to put into a prebuilt one, give me an email, it is in my profile.
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g-force or ATI cards. Either of those will work well with your machine. \n\nCheck out www.tigerdirect.com for good prices and comparrisons.
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There are PCI cards out there that will RUN oblivion, but you will probably not want to play it, as settings will be VERY low and framerates will be very bad. AGP is the slowest BUS i think taht would be able to PLAy Oblivion.... sorry.
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www.ebay.com\ncruise the alienware lists in computer/networking.\nstrengths, prices, etc
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Hmm... I myself have been having a dilemma in choosing a company who can make a power house for gamers like myself who enjoy playing WC3, BF 2, and the likes. One company I have been meticulously considering is AlienWare. I have been told they make some of the worlds most powerful computer, although those people may be wrong. Either way I'm still looking into AlienWare. Their computer with just about everything (i.e. additional drives with hardware at their optimum) costs 7K+; very expensive. Just check them out and see if they offer what you need.