My planned Alienware M15x

I haven't ordered it yet, infact I don't even have any of the money, but once I have the money in a few months this is what I plan to get for my new M15x:


COLOR: Cosmic Black
PROCESSOR: i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 7 Home Premium
WARRANTY: 1 Year Advanced
VIDEO CARD: 1GB NVIDIA GTX 260M
LCD PANEL: WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED
RAM: 8GB at 1333MHz
HARD DRIVE: 500GB 7.2K RPM
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
AUDIO OPTIONS: Alienware TactX Headset
BATTERY: 9-cell Battery
WIRELESS CARD:WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGNPersonalize
PERSONALIZED PLATE: First name "Assassin" Last name
ALIENFX COLOR: Mars Red
AVATAR: Alienhead Chrome Red
WALLPAPER: Alien Red Glyphs
GAMING I/O: Alienware TactX Mouse
GAMES AND CLIENTS: Steam and Portal
GEAR STORE: Orion Laptop Backpack
AUTOMATIC UPDATES: On
OFFICE SOFTWARE: Home and Student 2007
SECURITY SOFTWARE: McAfee Plus-30 Day Free Trial
ADOBE: Adobe Acrobat Standard

What do you guys think? If any new options come out (graphics cards etc.) come out between now and when I have the money, I will probably change it.

 

Looks good, honestly though what ever configuration you have is up to you, your the one spending the money on it . As long as your happy with the system you built and it is suited to what you wanna do you should go for it! Good luck on getting the money, I'm on the same boat lol I've configured my perfect M17x over 50 times but no money = no M17x :'(

 

Save some money and change the 8 to a 4

 

change the 8 to a 4 and the 1333 to 1066

 

If I were you I would change the 900p screen to the 1080p screen.
Keep the ram the same.

 

I would keep the processor as the 1066 isn't quite as great for some higher end games, but you could do to lose the ram, it's kind of unnecessary and could save a few bucks, then if in the future you happen to need an extra boost (highly unlikely...) you could buy some more.

Oh and you might want a longer warranty because I have been having bad hardware failures and it's a lot of money to throw away if things go wrong. You'll want this computer to be good for a long time.

 

Ok, I might go 6GB of RAM and 3 year basic warranty. That sound good to you guys? I'm just hoping that I get the summer job I applied for.

 

Not sure on the warranty. The advanced is good because it covers accidental damage. If you spilled a soda or dropped the laptop then it would be covered under the warranty. Also by the time you earn the money, priorities might change or new technology will come out. Girls are not cheap I vote for finding a sugar mama!

 

Go 4GB. DEFINETELY 4GB. You will see NO benefit from any more than 4GB unless you multitask a LOT, or run RAM intensive software like CAD (basically, not games). It's a waste of money right now for nearly everyone.

Either stay the base i7 720M or go all the way to the 920XM. In my opinion (and most of this forum), the 820M is not worth it for the price increase.

 

Lol, it's funny you should say that, because I'm in an engineering class and we use CAD software alot.

Edit: Here is the new plan:
COLOR: Cosmic Black
PROCESSOR : i7-620M 2.66GHz (3.33Ghz Turbo Mode, 4M cache)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
WARRANTY: 3 Year Basic
VIDEO CARD: 1GB NVIDIA GTX 260M
LCD PANEL: WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p)
MEMORY: 8GB 1066MHz
HARDDRIVE: 500GB 7.2K RPM
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
AUDIO OPTIONS: Alienware TactX Headset
BATTERY: 9-cell
WIRELESS CARD: WiFi 5300 802.11AGN
NAMEPLATE: First "Assassin" Last
ALIENFX COLOR: Mars Red
AVATAR: Alienhead Chrome Red
WALLPAPER: Red Glyphs
GAMING I/O: TactX Mouse
GAMES AND CLIENTS: Steam and Portal
GEAR STORE: Orion Laptop Backpack
AUTOMATIC UPDATES: On
OFFICE SOFTWARE: Home and Student 2007
SECURITY SOFTWARE: McAfee 30-Day Free Trial
ADOBE & ENTERTAINMENT: Adobe Acrobat Standard

 

They gave me a TactX headset for free....its a piece of CRAP. Compared to my sennheiser PC 350s, its like a ferrari vs a pinto. Don't waste your money.