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  1. 10-22-2015 08:02 AM #1
    CGMidlander
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryios View Post
    It's also worth mentioning that black friday is around the corner. In 2011 I built a 1800$ rig for $1100 with black friday specials.... New egg has some CRAZY black friday/cyber monday deals. For example, I got 2 22" monitors that were originally 140 for 89.99 each. I got two ssd's that were 149.99 for $90 each, I saved about 50$ on ram, 100$ on a case, and 50% on a motherboard, etc etc.
    Yeah Black Friday sales can be pretty good
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  2. 10-22-2015 05:00 AM #2
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    Take everyone's advice and build yourself a computer. Alienware has gone downhill ever since Dell bought them.

    Expensive prices for the price of building it yourself. (900-1k in parts, then another 1k for labor. lmao..)
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  3. 10-22-2015 08:28 AM #3
    CGMidlander
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    Quote Originally Posted by UltimateAoe2 View Post
    Take everyone's advice and build yourself a computer. Alienware has gone downhill ever since Dell bought them.

    Expensive prices for the price of building it yourself. (900-1k in parts, then another 1k for labor. lmao..)
    The Alpha isn't really that bad.
    It's $450 for the base model , $700 for the intermediate config, and $750 if you throw everything on.
    Base model's compromises are
    -500 GB HDD (As opposed to 1TB on top and intermediate config)
    -i3 4170T (As opposed i7 4785T on the top config and i5 4590T on the intermediate config)
    -4GB RAM (As opposed to 8GB on the top and intermediate config)
    -Inferior Wifi module
    All configs come with an Xbox 360 controller as well

    Honestly, I'd be hard pressed to build something comparable to the base model for the same price. The upgraded configs have a poorer price/spec value though.
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  4. 10-22-2015 08:09 AM #4
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    I play FFXIV on a 860M on my notebook.

    Maximum: 25 fps
    Custom settings: 48 fps (I use this one capped to 30)
    High (laptop): 50-60 fps
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  5. 10-23-2015 01:11 AM #5
    Ryios
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    I was curious what a Skylake MiniITX build would run, so I just pieced one out on new egg and made it public. I'll post the link when it shows up.

    Case: Xigmatek Aquila White Steel Micro-Atx
    MotherBoard: GAGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z7170N (mini itx, with wifi onboard)
    CPU: Skylake I5-6600K
    Cooler: Dynatron K5 (simple air fan cooler) "has to fit in case"
    RAM: 2 * 8 GB (Total of 16 gig) GSkill Ripjaws Series DDR4 2133mhz
    PSU: Enermax Revolution 530W Modular Gold Certified

    Hard Drives-
    Main Drive (OS): 250 GB Crucial Sata III SSD (solid state drive)
    Data Drive: 1TB Hitachi HUA721010KLA330, Enterprise Drive

    Total Price: 1098.39 without any black friday specials or promo codes.
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