Spartan137
Well-Known Member
Okay, so I've got about $1200 to sink into a new computer. I've narrowed it down to my final three choices: A slightly modified Dell XPS 420, a heavily modified Dell Inspiron 530, or a slightly modified Alienware Aurora.
They have their weaknesses and strengths.
XPS 420:
Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium w/ Digital Cable Support SP1
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
ATI Radeon HD3650 256MB
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card
Price: $1,129 (Or $34/month)
Inspiron 530:
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 4DIMMs
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
nVidia GeForce 8600GT-DDR3 256MB
Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW)
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card
Price: $1,019 (Or $31/month)
Alienware Aurora:
AMD® Athlon™ X2 5200+ 2.7GHz Dual Core 2 x 512KB L2 Cache
Single Graphics Card - 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT – Superclocked!
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Alienware® Approved Asus AMD® 790FX Motherboard
Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 – DirectX 10 Ready!
Single Drive Configuration - 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Single Drive Configuration - 20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW)
High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio - Standard
Price: $1,228 (Or $37/month)
They have their weaknesses and strengths.
XPS 420:
Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium w/ Digital Cable Support SP1
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
ATI Radeon HD3650 256MB
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCIe Card
Price: $1,129 (Or $34/month)
Inspiron 530:
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 4DIMMs
500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
nVidia GeForce 8600GT-DDR3 256MB
Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW)
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Internal PCI 802.11g Wireless Network Card
Price: $1,019 (Or $31/month)
Alienware Aurora:
AMD® Athlon™ X2 5200+ 2.7GHz Dual Core 2 x 512KB L2 Cache
Single Graphics Card - 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT – Superclocked!
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 x 1024MB
Alienware® Approved Asus AMD® 790FX Motherboard
Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 – DirectX 10 Ready!
Single Drive Configuration - 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache
Single Drive Configuration - 20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW)
High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio - Standard
Price: $1,228 (Or $37/month)