My New Rig

NaumoJR · May 21, 2004, 06:08 AM

Well since my last major tender at DH I've gotten a new rig. I'm not on that clunky DELL anymore. I went big and beautiful and went to Alienware to build the gaming rig I've always deamed of having. It's completley amazing. The specs are in my sig, and I'm working on a new AV/SIG to encorporate the whole deal...

peace

Judas · May 21, 2004, 06:15 AM

Ack... not ALIENWARE.... you do relize it's sythisised alien hardware right?

pr0digal jenius · May 21, 2004, 01:46 PM

my only worry si that you got absolutely TAKEN whehn it comes to pricing....without a monitor that shouldn't cost mroe then about 2200

nuG · May 21, 2004, 01:50 PM

Alienware probably charged what about $3000 for that? If you built it yourself you could get all that for 2/3 of that price. Anyway, that a hella fast computer anyhow. good luck with it.

davidnsibs · May 21, 2004, 02:16 PM

sweet system, the envy of a lot of us i'd imagine!!

~~HawK~~ · May 21, 2004, 02:25 PM

Nice rig indeed, would like to have such a beast myself

except for the (un)creativ autistie

)

**dj_stick** · May 21, 2004, 02:53 PM

creative cards aint that bad hawk

Zardon · May 21, 2004, 03:12 PM

I love the Audigy 2 myself. wouldnt change it for the world. never a hitch in any game, great sound quality for music too.

Chaos · May 21, 2004, 03:14 PM

yes very nice rig bud, I have to agree that the cost of building a box like that would be cut by 20% at least if you had put it together.

**MIG-31** · May 21, 2004, 03:16 PM

i wont replace my audigy 2 either.probably just need some better 5.1 speakers to get the most out of it.

ps alienware pc's are great looking but a little expensive.my opinion.

mike2h · May 21, 2004, 03:16 PM

got audigy 2 in both our computers. agree 100% with zardon. got mine hooked up to a yamaha amp & paradigm bookshelf speakers. sound is very clean & great channel seperation.

~~HawK~~ · May 21, 2004, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dj_stick
creative cards aint that bad hawk

Maybe not , but they are overpriced + the Software/drivers aren't worth the CD they are written on

In all my roaming of the "net" i have never seen anyone who has exchanged his Fortissimo for an Creativ, and if they did, not gone have back

But as the saying goes; you can lead a horse to water...

Zardon · May 21, 2004, 03:48 PM

i think creative have messed up very badly in the past ill agree with hawk on that one, ill never forget the disasters I had with the live cards, rubbish drivers too.

When i first purchased the audigy 2 the initial drivers were heavily flawed with my whole computer crashing when I hit the volume up or down on the keyboard - a set was released last year which solved that problem and since then I can honestly say, hand on heart, the sound card has never had one single issue in game with anything garbling or corrupting or in fact any issues at all ! im honest about this, because ive ranted ALOT about creative in the past and how terrible their drivers have been.

Ive tried many a card and yes some have better sound quality, some have better performance with specific aspects but ill challenge anyone to find a better overall card, every game works fine with it (all ive tried anyway), the drivers dont crash, and the audio output is wonderful through a good set of speakers for either stereo audio or digital surround. Its a wonderful all round card. Personally the only fault I have with them is the array of bloatware software on the CD you can install. I just install the basic sound drivers and use my own apps for fine tuning.

*snuffy* · May 21, 2004, 04:26 PM

Nice rig.

I could have built you a system exactly like it for less with a warranty.

http://www.aacdirect.com <-----cheap plug

Or for the same price a custom watercooled system with warranty.

Here is a pic of a custom system I built for a customer. It is done but I am waiting on the purple UV dye lite.

This rig costs about 3500.00 as it sits.

It gets a 22000 3dmark01 score. (It would do better but the customer did not want to wait on an X800 so it has a 9800XT.)

3200+ A64 OCed
K8V Deluxe SE
9800XT OCed
1 Gig PC4000 Ram
Dual 120gig WD 8MB cache in Raid O
Audigy 2 ZS
Sony 8X DVD burner
Matrix Orbital LCD
Chrome GlobalWin 520 Watt PSU with blue lighting
UV reactive blue case with clear side panel
2 dual uv catodes

All watercooled with Solid silver TDX Danger Den cpu block
Maze 4 GPU block & ram sinks on video card RAM
Maze 4 Chipset block
Chrome Xtreme radiator
Tygon Tubing

System has Low flow quiet fans and is whisper quiet. High flow fans would increase OC but the customer wanted quiet.

Judas · May 21, 2004, 05:04 PM

hmm.... wonder how much it would cost to get just the costum case/watter cooling kit by itself? (i'd really like a new case and watter cooling... custom)

*snuffy* · May 21, 2004, 05:19 PM

Do you want a standard clear case for one of the colors?
The coloered cases cost about 10 to 20 dollars more.

Also are you wanting to cool the CPU only or GPU and NB as well.

A basic clear case with CPU cooling is around 475.00.

That is a premium Clear case

Chrome 120MM Radiator
Choice of quiet 120mm (Pabast) or Antec 120MM LED fan (red,green,blure,or Tri)
DD RBX waterblock with choice of mounting for P4.Athon XP or Athon 64
Tygon tubing
Hydor L30 waterpump with PCI pump relay ti autostart oumo when system button is pushed
92MM Antec tempature controlled case fan.

Leak tested and ready to go. Just add distilled water.

tastyweat · May 21, 2004, 10:15 PM

audigy 2 = great

- and alienware! you could have built it yourself for half the price! lol They do look nice though

NaumoJR · May 21, 2004, 10:59 PM

Actually it cost me right around $2200. I did some research too, and it would be almost the exact same price if I built it from scratch. With Alienware I get the awesome case, and overall quality build.

Judas · May 22, 2004, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by snuffy
Do you want a standard clear case for one of the colors?
The coloered cases cost about 10 to 20 dollars more.

Also are you wanting to cool the CPU only or GPU and NB as well.

A basic clear case with CPU cooling is around 475.00.

That is a premium Clear case

Chrome 120MM Radiator
Choice of quiet 120mm (Pabast) or Antec 120MM LED fan (red,green,blure,or Tri)
DD RBX waterblock with choice of mounting for P4.Athon XP or Athon 64
Tygon tubing
Hydor L30 waterpump with PCI pump relay ti autostart oumo when system button is pushed
92MM Antec tempature controlled case fan.

Leak tested and ready to go. Just add distilled water.

erg... 475US.... *cries*

i don't want a clear case.. although i want a good solid costum dark(black with chrome) full tower case with nifty windows..

how much would that cost?

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 22, 2004, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tastyweat
audigy 2 = great - and alienware! you could have built it yourself for half the price! lol They do look nice though

audigy 2 + my audigy 2 zs drivers guide =

nowadays labour for it is so cheap, what the hell are you gonna wit 20 or 30 bucks really, id spend it and make sure it was a professional job.

Judas · May 22, 2004, 07:07 AM

20-30? wtf are you on about? Audigy 2 ZS is no cheaper then 140 RETAIL.... OEM at best is 80+ (without tax canadian).... you buying hot stuff!?

Necrosis · May 22, 2004, 06:46 PM

Sweet setup you have there. Yes, "maybe' you could of shaved off a few bucks to have something "similar". You're happy though and the most important thing it's NOT a Dell.

Judas · May 23, 2004, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Necrosis
Sweet setup you have there. Yes, "maybe' you could of shaved off a few bucks to have something "similar". You're happy though and the most important thing it's NOT a Dell.

yes... indeed... not a PREBUILT period.... (well kinda

)

mainman · May 23, 2004, 03:21 AM

Nice system bud!!!

Judas · May 23, 2004, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mainman
Nice system bud!!!

your jealous!

scobywhru · May 23, 2004, 03:36 AM

Those AAC computers are pretty sweet setups, I saw them in Vegas at CyberXgaming, me and my friends were sitting next to team DFI guys.

Very Nice design and the Resevoir placement is Great for adding water

**Roadee** · May 23, 2004, 03:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NaumoJR
Actually it cost me right around $2200. I did some research too, and it would be almost the exact same price if I built it from scratch. With Alienware I get the awesome case, and overall quality build.

I built one a few months ago with the 3200+.....without the sound card for $1500.......can build the exact same one now for a little over $1200..........I have it sitting in my dining room right now. And instead of the CD burner.....it has an 8x DVD burner. And this included a 19" Samsung 955 DF monitor, Microsoft Natural keyboard, Logitech MX500 mouse, and Logitech Z-340 speakers. Full aluminum tower......UV LED lights.....500w power supply.....with 2 80mm blue LED fans.......2 LED fans in the front.....2 in the back and 1 on the top, with fan control and LED screen on the front showing 2 temps. NO JOKE.

Dude.....it is always cheaper to build.

But I just want you to know......you have an AWESOME computer......and if it is what you wanted and does what you like........then it is PERFECT

So how about getting some benchmarks posted!!!

mainman · May 23, 2004, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
your jealous!

And why should i be? really... sometimes Judas...whatever...

scobywhru · May 23, 2004, 04:12 AM

Come on guys let him have his day he has a real gaming system now and he should be proud, now make those clouds go away

@/2ct!< · May 23, 2004, 04:49 AM

Alienwares are cool b/c they are actually somewhat unique compared to other cases, i love alienware cases, so smooth. Nothing like the over over used chieftec types. Also, if you do not want to BIY, then I think Alienware is a good thing to try, too bad you couldnt get the proprietary ALX dualc gfx they will make next year....

May 21, 2004, 06:08 AM	#1
NaumoJR Paranoid Android Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Planet Telex Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 0	My New Rig Well since my last major tender at DH I've gotten a new rig. I'm not on that clunky DELL anymore. I went big and beautiful and went to Alienware to build the gaming rig I've always deamed of having. It's completley amazing. The specs are in my sig, and I'm working on a new AV/SIG to encorporate the whole deal... peace

May 21, 2004, 01:50 PM	#4
nuG is having a sexy party Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 1,779 Rep Power: 0	Alienware probably charged what about $3000 for that? If you built it yourself you could get all that for 2/3 of that price. Anyway, that a hella fast computer anyhow. good luck with it. __________________ [COLOR=Black][/COLOR]

May 21, 2004, 02:16 PM	#5
davidnsibs 9500pro Forever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bath, UK Posts: 273 Rep Power: 0	sweet system, the envy of a lot of us i'd imagine!! __________________ Goodbye 9500pro, you've been a faithful servant through Half life, Deus Ex, Unreal 2, Max Payne 1+2, Nolf 1+2, CoD, Far Cry, Civ IV, F.E.A.R and many more

May 21, 2004, 03:14 PM	#9
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	yes very nice rig bud, I have to agree that the cost of building a box like that would be cut by 20% at least if you had put it together. __________________

May 21, 2004, 03:16 PM	#10
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	i wont replace my audigy 2 either.probably just need some better 5.1 speakers to get the most out of it. ps alienware pc's are great looking but a little expensive.my opinion. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

May 21, 2004, 01:46 PM	#3
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	my only worry si that you got absolutely TAKEN whehn it comes to pricing....without a monitor that shouldn't cost mroe then about 2200

May 21, 2004, 02:25 PM	#6
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Nice rig indeed, would like to have such a beast myself except for the (un)creativ autistie )

May 21, 2004, 03:12 PM	#8
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I love the Audigy 2 myself. wouldnt change it for the world. never a hitch in any game, great sound quality for music too.

May 21, 2004, 03:16 PM	#11
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	got audigy 2 in both our computers. agree 100% with zardon. got mine hooked up to a yamaha amp & paradigm bookshelf speakers. sound is very clean & great channel seperation. __________________

May 21, 2004, 03:48 PM	#13
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	i think creative have messed up very badly in the past ill agree with hawk on that one, ill never forget the disasters I had with the live cards, rubbish drivers too. When i first purchased the audigy 2 the initial drivers were heavily flawed with my whole computer crashing when I hit the volume up or down on the keyboard - a set was released last year which solved that problem and since then I can honestly say, hand on heart, the sound card has never had one single issue in game with anything garbling or corrupting or in fact any issues at all ! im honest about this, because ive ranted ALOT about creative in the past and how terrible their drivers have been. Ive tried many a card and yes some have better sound quality, some have better performance with specific aspects but ill challenge anyone to find a better overall card, every game works fine with it (all ive tried anyway), the drivers dont crash, and the audio output is wonderful through a good set of speakers for either stereo audio or digital surround. Its a wonderful all round card. Personally the only fault I have with them is the array of bloatware software on the CD you can install. I just install the basic sound drivers and use my own apps for fine tuning.

May 21, 2004, 04:26 PM	#14
snuffy Just one of the many. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 101 Rep Power: 0	Nice rig. I could have built you a system exactly like it for less with a warranty. http://www.aacdirect.com <-----cheap plug Or for the same price a custom watercooled system with warranty. Here is a pic of a custom system I built for a customer. It is done but I am waiting on the purple UV dye lite. This rig costs about 3500.00 as it sits. It gets a 22000 3dmark01 score. (It would do better but the customer did not want to wait on an X800 so it has a 9800XT.) 3200+ A64 OCed K8V Deluxe SE 9800XT OCed 1 Gig PC4000 Ram Dual 120gig WD 8MB cache in Raid O Audigy 2 ZS Sony 8X DVD burner Matrix Orbital LCD Chrome GlobalWin 520 Watt PSU with blue lighting UV reactive blue case with clear side panel 2 dual uv catodes All watercooled with Solid silver TDX Danger Den cpu block Maze 4 GPU block & ram sinks on video card RAM Maze 4 Chipset block Chrome Xtreme radiator Tygon Tubing System has Low flow quiet fans and is whisper quiet. High flow fans would increase OC but the customer wanted quiet.

May 21, 2004, 05:19 PM	#16
snuffy Just one of the many. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 101 Rep Power: 0	Do you want a standard clear case for one of the colors? The coloered cases cost about 10 to 20 dollars more. Also are you wanting to cool the CPU only or GPU and NB as well. A basic clear case with CPU cooling is around 475.00. That is a premium Clear case Chrome 120MM Radiator Choice of quiet 120mm (Pabast) or Antec 120MM LED fan (red,green,blure,or Tri) DD RBX waterblock with choice of mounting for P4.Athon XP or Athon 64 Tygon tubing Hydor L30 waterpump with PCI pump relay ti autostart oumo when system button is pushed 92MM Antec tempature controlled case fan. Leak tested and ready to go. Just add distilled water.

May 21, 2004, 10:15 PM	#17
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	audigy 2 = great - and alienware! you could have built it yourself for half the price! lol They do look nice though __________________

May 21, 2004, 10:59 PM	Thread Starter #18
NaumoJR Paranoid Android Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Planet Telex Posts: 1,029 Rep Power: 0	Actually it cost me right around $2200. I did some research too, and it would be almost the exact same price if I built it from scratch. With Alienware I get the awesome case, and overall quality build.

May 22, 2004, 06:46 PM	#22
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Sweet setup you have there. Yes, "maybe' you could of shaved off a few bucks to have something "similar". You're happy though and the most important thing it's NOT a Dell.

May 23, 2004, 03:21 AM	#24
mainman Mr. Nobody Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: OmniPresent Nightwatcher Posts: 5,961 Rep Power: 71	Nice system bud!!! __________________

May 23, 2004, 03:36 AM	#26
scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	Those AAC computers are pretty sweet setups, I saw them in Vegas at CyberXgaming, me and my friends were sitting next to team DFI guys. Very Nice design and the Resevoir placement is Great for adding water __________________

May 23, 2004, 04:12 AM	#29
scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	Come on guys let him have his day he has a real gaming system now and he should be proud, now make those clouds go away __________________

May 23, 2004, 04:49 AM	#30
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	Alienwares are cool b/c they are actually somewhat unique compared to other cases, i love alienware cases, so smooth. Nothing like the over over used chieftec types. Also, if you do not want to BIY, then I think Alienware is a good thing to try, too bad you couldnt get the proprietary ALX dualc gfx they will make next year.... __________________