Is the alienware aurora a good gaming computer?

Like would I be able to play the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games on them? Or maybe Crysis? Im mostly trying to see if it would run with these games well and maybe at full settings smoothly

http://www.alienware.com/products/aurora-desktop.aspx?SysCode=PC-AURORA-R5&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

Everything will depend on how you customize the Aurora...and at what resolution you intend to play??? And it won't be cheap.

Everything will depend on how you customize the Aurora...and at what resolution you intend to play??? And it won't be cheap.

--Anna--

Im not exactly sure how to customize computers though. I have one but I dont know how to customize it and I cant play games on it.It says it starts at just 800 dollars.

[QUOTE="--Anna--"]

Everything will depend on how you customize the Aurora...and at what resolution you intend to play??? And it won't be cheap.

Marfoo

Just as good?

With the money ur paying for that PC, u can make ur own PC and it will still be more powerful. It just may not look good though. But who cares about looks more than the grunt.

[QUOTE="Marfoo"][QUOTE="--Anna--"]

Everything will depend on how you customize the Aurora...and at what resolution you intend to play??? And it won't be cheap.

Just as good?

With the money ur paying for that PC, u can make ur own PC and it will still be more powerful. It just may not look good though. But who cares about looks more than the grunt.

Im not exactly sure how to customize computers though. I have one but I dont know how to customize it and I cant play games on it.It says it starts at just 800 dollars.

Luthreidrome

If you have the money, buy it.

If you have the time, build your own.

And if you have more time build your own with the right parts.

And if you have MORE time overclock it correctly.

Hopefully in the end you'll lose all your friends and spend all your time PC gaming in your custom built /take-that-alienware-you-gouging-doo-doo-heads-I-built-my-own-eat-it-because-I-would-spend-countless-hours-being-frustrated-comparing-the-best-hardware-than-to-just-pay-a-bit-more-for-a-fine-working-gaming-rig' computer rig.

Personally, the only Alienware I'd be interested in are the dual SLi-Laptops. Don't know any other manufacturer out there-(none taht I'd trust) that have SLi capabilities.
Further - Alienware is still WAAAYY to expensive, even for a Dual Vid Setup lappy. I'd be more interested in the Gawdy looking Gateway FX series!!

X~

[QUOTE="Luthreidrome"]

Im not exactly sure how to customize computers though. I have one but I dont know how to customize it and I cant play games on it.It says it starts at just 800 dollars.

Marfoo

[QUOTE="Deadly_Fatalis"]If you live in the US, a good place to buy parts is www.newegg.com Give us a budget, and someone will probably go and select parts for you new PC :)Luthreidrome

Max? $1300, like mine.

[QUOTE="Luthreidrome"][QUOTE="Deadly_Fatalis"]If you live in the US, a good place to buy parts is www.newegg.com Give us a budget, and someone will probably go and select parts for you new PC :)Slig0

Max? $1300, like mine.

[QUOTE="Slig0"]

[QUOTE="Luthreidrome"] Whats the average price for a gaming computer to be able to run most games on the highest setting? because currently I dont have much but Im going to be doing some jobs to make money.Marfoo

Max? $1300, like mine.

Yeah depend where it is also : in usa a Great enough pc is buildable at 700-900$ unless you want 1920x1200 so bad : 1000-1200$ for (Higher GPU / CPU) It Alway depend of Resolution Of the Monitor you'r Getting / or Playing at

Example 1680x1050 & 1600x1200 in most of game will consume about 35-40% less then 1920x1200 but it as also 30% less pixel : more pixel = better :if you compare 1280x1024 to 1680x1050 ud probabely want to never game on 1280x1024 anymore :P Example of Performances of a popular game played

If You compare my Rig I ad build from my own piece to rival in canada : Alienware Aurora / DELL XPS / HP blackBird 02 I saved over 2,500$ For Better Performances Such as Better Motherboard / Better CPU / Better Ram Speed & Cas Latency / Better Cpu Cooler ect.. that those of Biggest Advantage of own-build

I don't know any pre-build which will defeat ur own build for money value : it alway own-build and you wouldn't belive how easy it is to put it together :)

However If you want a PC For Best Power / Value it is Suggest to wait Release of HD5870 (Dx11 card)
Release Date Expected Around October Last week which is 3 month of now

then i belive you would not have to upgrade so soon after it : how ever if you cannot wait you can still go with a low-end card and upgrade video card later Example if you buy a 30-50$ video card then wait release of is 300$ video card ud still have an operative system

you should either go core 2 duo Overclock / Phenom II x4 940 / 955 Black edition overclocked Overclocking is done at home within a Good Computer case 60-140$US + a cpu cooler 20-50$US depending of how far you will overclock / worry about ur cpu temp Example Limit of E8500 is 4.0Ghz Before unstable

I guess Ill tr y to go with building one then, but I still need to know what Id have to get and how much it would be. Id prefer actually to keep it between $700 - $800, $900 if its absolutely necessary. And Im not sure about the resolution since I dont even have a computer to build upon yet of yet so I dont have a monitor, So the things I need to know are which computer should I buy to start with (unless your saying to build my own computer), then what parts to buy for it.

And also im in the USA if that changes anything.

First, find a good guide on building computers like this one. Next go on newegg.com and add the parts you need according to the guide by using the add to cart button. Try to stay within your budget and post back your parts list when your done and we'll judge it. Good luck

If you have the money, buy it.

If you have the time, build your own.

And if you have more time build your own with the right parts.

And if you have MORE time overclock it correctly.

Hopefully in the end you'll lose all your friends and spend all your time PC gaming in your custom built /take-that-alienware-you-gouging-doo-doo-heads-I-built-my-own-eat-it-because-I-would-spend-countless-hours-being-frustrated-comparing-the-best-hardware-than-to-just-pay-a-bit-more-for-a-fine-working-gaming-rig' computer rig.

dbd333

that don't change anything newegg & pricegrabber website help you find price at lowest possible
You don't have a monitor right now ? or it is just not you'r or a laptop ? did you know any HDTV / CRT Monitor can be a Display monitor for ur pc

A good monitor is from 200-300$ : 1680x1050 16:9 / 1600x1200 (16:10) to 1920x1080 (16:9) / 1920x1200 (16:10)

And by Build ur own mean that we will help you find all the piece and you put it together call that benevolence / help ;) since it don't cost you a cent to know which part to put together lol : it sure that how ever you could get a Bit dilematic / confused by People choice for money

since you said ur thing 800-900$ you'r pc will have Average Gaming power because you need a monitor you said that a 150-200$ deduction removed from ur finance to build the pc right ? thus decreasing the Overall Quality of Piece you can afford such as Better GPU / CPU you'r picking

to the one up here. Who ever Wrote that Quote and try to convince him to buy a pre-build manifacturer PC such as dell / alienware is not Trust Worthy

that don't change anything newegg & pricegrabber website help you find price at lowest possible
You don't have a monitor right now ? or it is just not you'r or a laptop ? did you know any HDTV / CRT Monitor can be a Display monitor for ur pc

A good monitor is from 200-300$ : 1680x1050 16:9 / 1600x1200 (16:10) to 1920x1080 (16:9) / 1920x1200 (16:10)

And by Build ur own mean that we will help you find all the piece and you put it together call that benevolence / help ;) since it don't cost you a cent to know which part to put together lol : it sure that how ever you could get a Bit dilematic / confused by People choice for money

since you said ur thing 800-900$ you'r pc will have Average Gaming power because you need a monitor you said that a 150-200$ deduction removed from ur finance to build the pc right ? thus decreasing the Overall Quality of Piece you can afford such as Better GPU / CPU you'r picking

marcthpro

IMO - folks who buy an Alienware Comp. are those who either have a lot of money and really don't have the time to research components. OR, think they know a lot about computers and try to prove it buy buying an Alienware - and also have a lot of money...

Kind of like - a person who claims to love Hot Rods and buys one from a dealer - against a true Hot Rod enthusist who can actually put together thier own perfection of Street ROD..

well 1000-1200$ if you get a monitor of 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 it all depend on resolution you play you see it up to you how you can afford from hard working
but if you ask me to someone who as problem to upgrade pc often like every 1-2 year or don't want to sacrefice AA Quality In Game Settings for Run at 1920x1200 or 1900x1080 = 1080P

Id Take a monitor of 1600x1200 / 1680x1050 it is mostly the same just that 16:10 is better then 16:9 for vast majority of game you can also downscale resolution of 1920x1200 to 1680x1050 16:9 / 1600x1200 16:10

We would need a saved Wishlist on newegg.com : register ur Account on newegg.com in order to see it i will also post a Example Build for you i doubt to be final build as you don't have money at moment tor wish to build it within next week right ? for now but i would not mind to show you a example

you can adjust more money on the budget if you want id build it considering the budget : you may get about 5-6 PC Build Suggestion within short time here

I am still confused on a couple things.

A) should I buy a somewhat cheap computer to upgrade? Or are you guys saying I should build my own from scratch? I dont really have any experience building computers

B) If I am supposed to buy a somewhat cheap computer to upgrade what should I get?

C) What do you suggest to get to be able to play at highest settings on most games?

[QUOTE="Ikavnieks"]Luth your not getting it, you assemble them components from scratch. Even if you are going to buy a prebuilt pc I suggest researching into it, seeing as you dont even know what resolution is.Luthreidrome

[QUOTE="Luthreidrome"][QUOTE="Ikavnieks"]Luth your not getting it, you assemble them components from scratch. Even if you are going to buy a prebuilt pc I suggest researching into it, seeing as you dont even know what resolution is.Marfoo

The more FPS Average the Better : Under 30fps = huge lag : 30fps + acceptable gameplay : 55-60fps = Great

higher then those fps = just that you'r may get immune to any lagspike of sort created by the hardware as the hardware is overpowered
Example Running WoW Wrath of Lich king at max on a ATI HD 4850 at 1920x1200 = Extremely overpowered lol as it worked Awesomly with a 7600GT :P

Now I guess it time for me to help you build ur pc :)

iv done someting for$1,063.37 it include all need of a PC expect mouse / keyboard / OS You can get a Free Window 7 Release Canditate
The Psu is Enough big for in future Put Two card if you ever have the enthusiasm : the monitor can be also changed to 1920x120 if you want

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd119/marc5002/PcBuildat1067.jpg?t=1247431802 i did a build click the link
Well depend of res if 1920x1200 : there are samsung / LG / at 250-300$

Thanks! But is there any way I could knock off a couple hundred bucks? Because thats a bit over my budgetLuthreidrome