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[Gaming.Havoc]

If it's looks and performance he wants, then what about this?

Alienware Area-51® 7500

Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz 2MB Cache 1066MHz FSB
Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis - Conspiracy Blue
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling
Power Supply: 650 Watt Alienware® Multi-GPU Approved
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved NVIDIA nForce 4 SLI Motherboard
Memory: 1GB DDR2 Performance SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Graphics Processor: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900 GT
Monitor: Alienware Approved 17" 12ms Flat Panel - Black
Sound Card: High Performance 7.1 Audio - Standard
Speakers: Logitech® X-530 5.1 70-Watt Speakers
Keyboard: Alienware® USB Full-Size Keyboard
Mouse: Alienware® Optical 3-Button Mouse with Scroll Wheel
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Works 8 Productivity Suite
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager


Total : $ 1874 plus shipping and handling...

Just see here:

*www.alienware.com/ShoppingCart_Pages/ShoppingCart.aspx

i can get a e660 and 1900xt which are better than the above pc for a lesser price.also which is the best 19 inch crt.

i think hearing from the replies the Viewsonic E96f+Sb 19inch scores over. samsung 997MB.any body for samsung 997mb.

i can get a e660 and 1900xt which are better than the above pc for a lesser price.also which is the best 19 inch crt.


i have seen some good reviews about the Viewsonic E96f+Sb 19inch but the samsung has higher resolution .which has better over all quality for gaming and after sales support.

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Well I haven't actually tested the Samsung 19" CRT but as far as Viewsonic goes trust me its worth every penny.Don't worry about the resolution as it has a top resolution of 2048x1536 @60Hz which is more than enough.It has a setting called Ultrabrite which allows you to caliberate the color settings in three modes i.e. Text,Movie & Gaming.Believe me once you switch it to gaming mode then you won't feel the need to switch the HDR(High Dynamic Range) setting in your game.

 

[akshayt]

With games like GRAW and Oblivion you are forced not to go beyond 1280*1024 without AA!

New games like Crysis, UT07 etc might want the 1900XT to play at 10X7/12X10 MAN or nearly MAX without AA that too at Dx9.

Take my word, you will be upgrading 6-9months down the line at the very max. Already ATi is releasing its 1950XTX and soon DX10 cards will kill are current ones.

I would suggest:
1)GEt 1900XT today and upgrade under 12months
2)Get 1900XT CF and upgrade whenever you can

1)Recommended


Don't get the alienware, it will be crap.
Anyway I have read that alienware has too many problems.

best: buy mostly/all from india
else: buy abroad but as little as you can

 

[Gaming.Havoc]

With games like GRAW and Oblivion you are forced not to go beyond 1280*1024 without AA!

New games like Crysis, UT07 etc might want the 1900XT to play at 10X7/12X10 MAN or nearly MAX without AA that too at Dx9.

Take my word, you will be upgrading 6-9months down the line at the very max. Already ATi is releasing its 1950XTX and soon DX10 cards will kill are current ones.

I would suggest:
1)GEt 1900XT today and upgrade under 12months
2)Get 1900XT CF and upgrade whenever you can

1)Recommended


Don't get the alienware, it will be crap.
Anyway I have read that alienware has too many problems.

best: buy mostly/all from india
else: buy abroad but as little as you can

thanks for the reply as i am going to buy the system during mid september i think due to the release of 1950xt cards if they come between 350-400 us dollars i might be willing to spend more.also should i op for 2 hard disks of 250 gb does raid have advantage in gaming?

Well I haven't actually tested the Samsung 19" CRT but as far as Viewsonic goes trust me its worth every penny.Don't worry about the resolution as it has a top resolution of 2048x1536 @60Hz which is more than enough.It has a setting called Ultrabrite which allows you to caliberate the color settings in three modes i.e. Text,Movie & Gaming.Believe me once you switch it to gaming mode then you won't feel the need to switch the HDR(High Dynamic Range) setting in your game.

After hearing all of your views this is my latest configuration note i am waiting for the nvdia 590 chipset from asus which is going to release later this month.after that i would select a mobo also nobody pointed out i was missing a audio card?

1-C.P.U-Intel Core 2 Duo-C2D E6600-2.40GHz
2-MOTHERBOARD-ASUS Nvidia 590SLI-
3-GRAPHICS CARD-ASUS 1900XT
4-CABINET-Antec Performance I P180B
5-POWERSUPPLY-SeaSonic S12-600 ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240V UL, CE, CB, FCC - Retail
6-C.P.U COOLER-Tuniq Tower 120
7-RAM-CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memor
8-KEYBOARD-Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard
9-MOUSE-Logitech G7 wireless
10-MONITOR-Viewsonic E96f+Sb 19inch
11-SPEAKER-Logitech X-530 Speakers
12-DVD WRITTER-benq dw 1650
13-HARD DISK-2xWestern Digital SATA3.0Gbps 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16 at Raid 0
14-G.P.U COOLER-ZALMAN VF900 - CU LED 80mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink
15-mouse pad-Steel Pad 5L 20030 Mouse Pad
16-gaming controller-Microsoft B4G00001 Xbox 360 Controller
17-Sound card-Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

 

[Rollercoaster]

just asi said earlier... yes go for raid... it helps a lot specially in vista and games like fear

 

[PCWORM]

get more ram...
get a 19 inch monitor.... also look out for acer monitors...

 

[akshayt]

get 300GB X 2 SATA II NCQ hdds

GET 1900XT CF or 1900XTX or 1950XT
get 4GB ram

 

[Gaming.Havoc]

thanks all i am going with 2 gb of ram and 2 western digital hard drives in raid 0