SLi - voodoo vs. alienware

[robarrieta]

OK, I'm about to spend big bucks on a new SLi system. I am leaning towards a system with the following:

AMD FX-55
Dual GeForce 6800 GT gpu's
1 Gig RAM
160 GiG RAID 0 Seagate Barracuda HDs
ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe MoBo

Total costs is about $6,000. The guys at Voodoo tell me that their system is faster than Alienware since Alienware uses an Intel based XEON processor which is meant for servers.
Is this accurate? And what do you think about the system outlined above? Thanks!

 

[Astu222]

i'd wait about 2 months and build an SLi system myself. 6 grand sounds WAAAAY too high, and if you ordered today you wouldnt see that PC untill then anyway.

 

[LordPhoenix]

I wouldn't care which one is better because they're both fast as f*ck.

 

[tbates757]

If it's true that Alienware uses Xeon's, then yes get the FX-55 rig. It's a whole lot more money than you need to spend, but if you are loaded then it doesn't matter.

 

[jbass]

DAMN.. that is rediculous amount of money to drop on a PC.. I agree.. wait 2 months and spend less than half that for a better product!

 

[Pnoy02]

VOODOO

 

[jvarszegi]

I've been pricing things a lot, and $6000 is thousands too high for those specs, unless there're a couple of thousand sunk into a huge screen. If you must buy instead of build, just check out another vendor like abscomputer.com before you buy at such a ridiculous price. Wouldn't you rather build yourself a rig, and know that you saved yourself thousands of dollars?

 

[robarrieta]

Thanks. I've considered building it myslef but knowing me, something would go wrong and I would end up throwing the damn thing against the wall in frustration...

 

[RadiclDreamer]

If you are spending $6K you better be getting 2 6800 Ultras, not those puss 6800 GT's

 

[RealityTime]

Originally posted by: robarrieta
OK, I'm about to spend big bucks on a new SLi system. I am leaning towards a system with the following:

AMD FX-55
Dual GeForce 6800 GT gpu's
1 Gig RAM
160 GiG RAID 0 Seagate Barracuda HDs
ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe MoBo

Total costs is about $6,000. The guys at Voodoo tell me that their system is faster than Alienware since Alienware uses an Intel based XEON processor which is meant for servers.
Is this accurate? And what do you think about the system outlined above? Thanks!

that system is $3000 of hardware at best.


edit: maybe $3500

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Only 1GB RAM AND only 6800GT's? If you buy this then you are stupid, period.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: tbates757
If it's true that Alienware uses Xeon's, then yes get the FX-55 rig. It's a whole lot more money than you need to spend, but if you are loaded then it doesn't matter.

also, not as many people have/or have heard of voodoo than alienware. and IMO, their cases look way better.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Check out falcon northwest

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Check out falcon northwest

damn beat me to it, yea check Falcon NW they make better comps then both AW and Voodoo

Falcon NW > Voodoo > AW
for comps and service

alienwares cases also look like pure sh!t

and the FX-55 >>>> Xenon for gaming

and ho wthe hell is that costing 6K?

 

[pennylane]

Maybe you should just get 1 vid card now and buy another later? Do you really need 2 right now?

 

[Anubis]

never mind

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: Anubis
never mind

How much memory?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: Anubis
never mind

How much memory?

Well, now that you remove your specs nevermind from me as well. lol

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer

Originally posted by: Anubis
never mind

How much memory?

Well, now that you remove your specs nevermind from me as well. lol

well basically this, i forgot to hit update but anyway

fx55
600w PSU
1 gig 3200LL mem twinx
75g raptor
250g SATA
audigy 2
kb/mouse
2x 6800 ultras
burner
dvd drive

for about 5500 no monitor
you can get a NEC 22in CRT from newegg for about 500$ for some reason if you add it in the falcon site it adds 850$ to the price

so for 6K that will destroy anything from voodoo or AW

if you use a 3800+ you can save 300$ and have 95% the power

the same computer from ABS will cost you like 4400$

 

[MrCodeDude]

You can pretty much half the price of that system and get better parts if you did decide to build it yourself.

AMD FX-55 Processor - $879
ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe MoBo - ~$300 (guessing.. it's not out yet)
2x nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra's - $499 x2
2x1GB Kingston HyperX PC3200 Sticks (Dual Channel Kit) - $732.75

Throw in Two 74.4GB WD Raptors for $177 each and the total is $3263.75. I'm sure the rest of the parts are going to cost less than $736.25, so you can easily save yourself $2000.. And you get twice the RAM and better graphic's cards.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
You can pretty much half the price of that system and get better parts if you did decide to build it yourself.

AMD FX-55 Processor - $879
ASUS A8N-SLi Deluxe MoBo - ~$300 (guessing.. it's not out yet)
2x nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra's - $499 x2
2x1GB Kingston HyperX PC3200 Sticks (Dual Channel Kit) - $732.75

Throw in Two 74.4GB WD Raptors for $177 each and the total is $3263.75. I'm sure the rest of the parts are going to cost less than $736.25, so you can easily save yourself $2000.. And you get twice the RAM and better graphic's cards.

yea you are right but he doesnt wanna build it himself
audio card - 100$
DVD burner 80
DVD Drive 50
KB/mouse combo 100
floppy - 10
case 150
power supply - 200
that has just about eaten all of that 736$
then you gotta get windows XP - 120$ or whatever it costs
if you ordered it all retail then it costs more, if OEM you need to buy cables

then there is the setting up and trouble shooting

so for 4000$ you can do it all yourself of for 4400$ you can pay ABS to do it for you

personally in this case i would pay ABS to do it because you dont want to

 

[FriedPixel]

VOODOO!!!

 

[robarrieta]

I'm also getting a 22" CRT monitor., Klipsch speakers ($400), Pioneer dual layer 16x DVD+-RW. BUt you're right, sounds like ABS can do it cheaper. What about support? Does ABS compare?

 

[Anubis]

yes ABS is a very nice custom comp company

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: robarrieta
I'm also getting a 22" CRT monitor., Klipsch speakers ($400), Pioneer dual layer 16x DVD+-RW. BUt you're right, sounds like ABS can do it cheaper. What about support? Does ABS compare?

1000$ cheaper with monitor at ABS

Lian Li Mid Tower ATX Case w/o Power Supply, Model PC-V1000 - Retail (Item#ABS11112051) $89.5
Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 Personal Audio System (Item#ABS36119106) $345.5
NEC-Mitsubishi MultiSync 22" FE21111SB-BK Diamondtron Flat-Screen CRT Monitor (Black) (Item#ABS24002040) $552.4
UBI SOFT FarCry DVD - Special AMD Bundle Offer - Limited Time Offer (Item#ABS37109001) $0
Free Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 (Item#ABS37110020) $0
Free Microsoft Rise of Nations - PC Game (Item#ABS37110021) $0
Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 (Item#ABS17103910) $12.99
AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 FX-55, 1MB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - OEM (Item#ABS19103492) $0
Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 Copper Heatsink and Fan for AMD Athlon 64 FX and Opteron (Item#ABS35106036) Standard
CORSAIR XMS, Xtra-Low Latency 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200, Model TWINX1024-3200XL - Retail (Item#ABS20145522) $35.5
Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA WD740GD 10000 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive (Item#ABS22144160)
1 $91
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA (ATA150) (Item#ABS22144327) $79

eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, Dual DVI/TV-Out, PCI-E, 256-P2-N377-BX (Item#ABS14130209) $210
eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, Dual DVI/TV-Out, PCI-E, 256-P2-N377-BX (Item#ABS14130209) $210
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 with 1394 (Item#ABS29102162) Standard
SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DDU1613/B2s, OEM (Item#ABS27101124) Standard
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK W/SW, OEM with software (Item#ABS27152029) Standard
Sony 1.44MB Floppy Drive (Black) (Item#ABS21103116) $0
18" ATA133 Round IDE Cable (Transparent Black) (Item#ABS12104627) $8.49
Logitech Cordless MX Duo Keyboard and MX700 Optical Mouse (Two-Tone) (Item#ABS23126124) $50.5
fUnc sUrface 1030 Black Base Mousepad (Item#ABS17114301) $21
Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 (For System Bundle Use ONLY!) - OEM (Item#ABS37110024) Standard
2Net 1 Year 24/7 Tech Support & Onsite Service | (Concurrent with Standard Warranty) (Item#ABS88101201) Standard
ABS Computer System Binder for Organizing Drivers and Manuals (Item#ABS57101101)
1 Standard

Price with Option(s): $5185.89

XP Pro is like 60$ more i forgot to click that