JamAndJelly 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2012 Processor: Intel Core i7-975 Extreme @ 3.33GHz Memory: 6GB DDR3 SDRAM Hard drive: 2 x 1000GB 7200RPM in RAID 0 Optical drive: Blu-ray read / DVD+/-RW combo drive Sound: Integrated 7.1 audio Video card: 2 x ATI Radeon HD5870 in CrossFire Networking: Gigabit Ethernet Power supply: 875 watts Multi-zone AlienFX LED lighting system Computer-controlled louvered fin venting setup Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Dimensions: 16.77 x 25.39 x 9.84 inches (HxDxW) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flechmen 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2012 The video cards are kinda old, but should be decent. I'd want to do 3 drives in a RAID5. I'm guessing the sound is going to be some garbage Realteck chipset, you might want to get a good SoundBlaster card. And 6GBs? If that's triple channel then that's fine, if that's dual or quad you'll want 8. Look up your motherboard specs to see what it is. Also, make sure you do NOT use the stock heat sink on that CPU. You might want to do something along the lines of an Antec Kuhler H2O 920. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drgy† 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 ...I'm not sure whether the two above me are being sarcastic or what but I have quite a bit less than you my friend and can still run some high end games on High Quality at 30 FPS. Soooo you should be pretty good unless your computer eplodes from all that power 0.o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flechmen 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 I wasn't being sarcastic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffCore† 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 The specs seem to be from a stock-built Alienware computer; if you haven't bought it yet, don't. You can actually build a very nice PC from scratch that will be infinitely more customizable that can include the newest components, and it's not nearly as hard as you might think. If you /do/ buy a stock PC; check with the vendor to see if replacing things like heatsinks will void your warranty or not and look at other reviews for the system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryland† 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 Yeah alienware desktops are lame for what you pay, built one or have a local nerd friend build one for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geist† 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 I need to get a sound card. and 32 gigs of ram and a better gpu and life will be nice and smooth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drgy† 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2012 Hmm, maybe I just need to start raising the bar X) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
