In case you haven't noticed, all of their prices are a rip off. Their computers are extremely overpriced.King Harold wrote:Did you know Alienware charges $100 extra for Windows XP Professional instead of Vista? what a bloody ripoff!
I really doubt that that will be a problem. Even if it takes a month to order all of your parts(getting them when they're on sale), they'll still be new. Think about it. If you bought a stick of high-end DDR2 RAM like 2 months ago, it would still be high end now. The money you'll save will be easily worth the time it takes.King Harold wrote:My biggest worry about building my own system is that by the time I'll have all components, the oldest one will be outdated already
yeah, I didn't notice that. well, that is enough money to basically build the Ultimate Computer. You probably won't be able to afford to go dual CPO, but other than that, you can basically put all the fastest and best parts in. AMD Quadcore, 4GB of high-end corsair dominator RAM, a good motherboard with SLI support(or Crossfire, if you prefer), two top of the line video cards in SLI/crossfire, one of those super-fast new Hitachi 1tb drives(or two), X-Fi sound, a sweet looking case, and maybe even water cooling.King Harold wrote:Note though that it isn't $2500, but €2500, which is roughly $3300 (that suddenly sounds like a lot more imo)
However, a top gaming rig like that from somewhere like Alienware or Voodoo or Falcon, etc... would cost around $7000 or more. There's really no point in buying a high-end rig from a company. It's just such an insane price difference from what the parts cost.