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    looking for advice on buying a new Alienware Aurora

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by tuckrr, Dec 14, 2011.

  1. tuckrr

    tuckrr Notebook Consultant

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    I have recently bought a m14x from alienware, and i love it.

    Now, I am looking for a powerhouse desktop to run TOR seamlessly. (and larger games as well)

    I am looking to spend about 3,500-5,000 ( i think 4,500 may be the number)

    hopefully you guys here can help me stretch that money to its furthest!
    (maybe i get a discount for recently buying a alienware?)


    as far as what i picked out:
    OS:
    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English

    Processor:
    Intel® Core™ i7-3960X (Six Core Extreme, 15MB Cache) Overclocked up to 4.2Ghz

    Sound Card:
    Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ Titanium




    Questions:
    harddrive? SATA, SSD, RAID?

    Video Card? 1 or 2? is the most expensive the best performance?

    monitor? (I want like a 32inch monitor) should I even get it from Alienware?
    (the more i think about it, dual-display seems like a good idea)



    Thanks so much for your help :)
     
    tuckrr, Dec 14, 2011
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  2. BatBoy

    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Dec 14, 2011
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