Originally posted by: Zebo
Enermax 465w PSU -------------------- $80 ??
They say right on thier page they use PCP&C Turbocool 510 which is $220
You failed to include shipping, they have none on ALX. The ALX is also only $4999 - $200 instant rebate = $4800 add thier $800 monitor = $5600 Shipped.
What did you pay for yours? $4965 plus shipping (maybe $100 since you order from several vendors?) = $5165
$5600@AW vs $5165@exdeath
Well within 20% margin I said earlier. 8.4% more money for AW actually.. 8.4% worth setup, warranty, software, support???
(note I did'nt add the 2nd raptor to AW setup, but neither did you add PCPC PSU to your setup so it's a wash)
from exdeath
Core Components:
FX-55 @ 3.0 GHz ----------------------- $870
Asus A8N-SLI --------------------------- $300
Corsair 3200 XL 1024MB -------------- $275
Chassis and Cooling:
Coolermaster ATC-111 ---------------- $170
Enermax 465w PSU -------------------- $80
Koolance Exos Al ----------------------- $200
Koolance CPU-300 cpu water block---- $50
Koolance GPU-180 mobo water block - $35
Innovatec NV40 water blocks ----------$265
Audio & Video:
Samsung 213T 21.3" LCD -------------- $850
Dual 6800 Ultra PCIe cards in SLI ---- $1140
Audigy II ZS ---------------------------- $80
Storage:
Dual Raptor WD740GD RAID0 ---------- $300
Sony DRU-710A -------------------------- $80
Input Devices:
Logitech MX Duo cordless kb/mouse ---- $70
Software:
Win XP Pro (full retail, no discounts) --- $200
Total --------------------------------- $4965
Alienware Equivilent System ------- $5450
Okay, lets make this a little more equivalent to the Alienware, get the same monitor Dell 2005fp for $575,
Win XP Pro @ Newegg for $140, that is $335 cheaper , drop the 140 more for the PSU, makes a $195 difference, we can take off the one raptor now, (150) for a $345 difference
so actually, a more accurate comparison to the alienware would be 4965 - 345 = $4620 and we can go with 100 for shipping, so $4720 compared to AW@ $5600...
thanks, but I will save 1000 dollars for something else...
"worth setup, warranty, software, support??? "
yes, setup = cake, and it is fun.
Warranty, uhm, all retail crap has good warranties, but I suppose you could go with Newegg warranties on everything for prolly around $100,
software - not familiar with what software the alienware has, but prolly a lot of spyware preinstalled for your use!
support - ha ha ha, maybe you could have your mom hold your hand if something doesnt work right, is that support enough?