I've been thinking about getting a new desk top this year and was wondaring if any one knows how good alien ware comps are or should i just stick with hps.

build your own, you'll spend less and get about the same as buying one of those expensive shits. I have an old hp and it's been taking a lickin but I can't really play source any more, so I'm saving my pennys to build my own.

Yeah I built my own computer this week for about 1/3 what I would have paid from HP. If you aren't comfortable building your own then its based on personal preference. If you want the latest and the greatest then alienware is the choice if you want a decent computer at a decent price then HP would be the choice.

Alienware ain't what it used to be.You do know Dell owns them now and Dell ain't what they used to be.I would build my own,for one its cheaper and would run so much faster.There are plenty of guys around here that could walk you through it.Takes about 2 hrs to build your own.This ain't brain surgery.

yea Dells have been going down hill. I just whant a desk top that can handle the new games with little or no problems

If you absolutely do NOT want to build you're own computer...

Do NOT get an alienware...I've heard MANY MANY bad things about them. Mainly that you're expensive computer will only work for about a week, then something will fail (usually the mobo). THen you have a hell of a time replacing it because of shitty customer service.

Hell, a brother of one of my friends had an alienware and it went bad. He called customer service and to fix it, they literally told him to cut the strip that said "You're warranty is void if this seal is broken."

Google "alienware sucks" and you'll see all of the horror stories (and there are lots of them). I know you shouldn't always go by word of mouth, but when you're investing that much money, you usually don't wanna worry about shit like that.

Built mine 2 years ago, spent 2.4k but it can kick any of today's games asses.

If you aren't comfortable with building your own, I could build it for you and ship it to you. But depending on the weight, shipping might cost a bit.

alienware is over priced. there are a few places online to get custome pc's built. i bought mine from digital storm. i have had issues with my motherboard though. i do have to say, i've had a couple dell's before this one and never had any problems with them. not sure if this helps at all, but just wanted to give my input.

I want to punch people who buy Alienware's in the back of the head. Build your own is the best way to go. You know exactly what you're getting and it's much easier than people think it is. If you must buy a store bought, HP and Emachines are the only companies putting out quality computers right now.

Cyberpower - you can have one built for a price that's only a little more than what you would pay doing it yourself (which is the best way to go over all choices).

Dell hasn't really taken over any of alienwares operation. The only thing that came out of that whole deal is that alienware now gets parts cheaper because Dell gets parts cheaper. Alienware still has all of their own manufacturing facilities and shit.

But yeah, build a machine.

ya just build your own i just built mine for about 1300 and it runs pretty good

yea man i got mine from cyperpower and it runs great u have so many options to chose from plus u might even get shipping free like i did saved me 70 bucks, plus i havent had any problems with mine yet and ive had it for almost 2 months

If you're building from complete scratch, you'll end up paying about as much as you will if you buy an HP or Dell. Alienware just gives you top-grade shit you won't even use or need.

And for fucks sake if you build your own make sure your power supply cables are long enough.

Only thing I hate about HP's are those bulk softwares that they have on their computers. My last desktop pc was an Emachine (beefed it up to top games 2 years ago) and it served me well, still owns today. I agree on just building your own but if you're not too comfortable at doing it, just go customize your own at cyberpowerpc.com or wherever. You'll save a lot more money than buying a shitty ass overpriced Alienware.

Just upgrade your power supply.

well the reason y i whant to get a new comp because my comp only runs a 3500+ amd Athlon 64 processor(2.1ghz)with 2G of ram and can barly keep up with cs. iv updated power supply and my graphic card is Vision Tek Radeon x1650 pro so i have a good card and every thing.

I have similar shit, and mine struggles to play cs.

I built mine for about $500 and it runs fine.

Dell i have a dell and i love it.