alienware
Banned
I still maintain that certain things are invisible if you don't see them.
When I built my Tiburon I did every last part of it.Alone, single handed. I ripped out the seats dash and carpet. I replaced the seats with butterfly racing seats and airplane harnesses. I cut into the dash and fitted a DVD player, screen, head unit, parametric EQ and then colour coded the entire interior blue and black. I removed the heater vents in the doors and replaced the vents with 3.5" mids. I removed the stock speakers and replaced the entire high stage with Clif designs. The engine came out, a high lift cam, lightweight pulleys and a turbo fitted. I put in platinum spark plugs, 11mm silicon racing wires and mustang injectors.
I then shaved and debadged the entire body, relocating the fogs and fitting black tinted/red strobes into the original fogs. I meshed in the front to stop rocks hitting the IC. Then I painted it in holographic paint. Then the audio system went in, 0 awg power cables, 8f cap, three amplifiers and a folded horn enclosure for the 1500w JBL pro series subwoofer.
Then I ordered my Kspec parts from Korea and waited nervously, in the interim fitting a 10 inch overhead screen into the roof.
Then the Tenzo passions went on and vented discs and ceramic brakes.
It took me two years. You could have eaten your dinner of of any part of the car.
I then sold it to a chick who didn't have to lift a finger.
The only saving grace was that by doing it all myself I got it done cheap. I waited for parts to come up, chose my moments and pounced when I needed to. The stereo system was powered by Phoenix Gold and Cerwin Vega amps, and so on. However, I've seen people spend $40k doing the same thing to a Tibruon by paying mechanics, audio technicians, wheel specialists and paint shops. And none of them ever said "crap, I could have done it myself like you did cheaper !"
I still have scars on my hands and arms from doing all that work. I had to leave work at 8am (working nights) before going straight to the chop shop and then working until 8pm. Otherwise my dream car would never have been a reality.
If I had the opportunity to sit back and let some one else do it because I could have afforded to? Absolutely.
When you buy a pre built you are not just buying parts. You are paying for some one to put it together. You are paying for the single box it comes in, the manual, onsite warranty, factories it was built in. You are paying for the guys at the other end of the phones. You are paying for the guy that comes to your house should it go wrong. You are paying for R&D into the unique case you just got (how many OEMs even have a unique case without shoving a badge on a corsair or something?) and so on and so on.
If you spend your life sitting around picking the peanuts out of poo to save a few bucks then you can NEVER appreciate anything.
I can not even tell you how nice it is to like, have the money to make the problems some one elses. You go on a website and a week or two later you open a box, plug in the power and you are off. A whole warrantied period of no worries at all.
If you want to sit here and argue over who is right or wrong we will be here forever. The funny part, though, is that you will end up wrong. I've seen people with your narrow minded point of view say the same thing for twelve years. The hilarity of course is that Alienware are still here doing what they do. For every one verbal person like yourself saying how much they suck there are a thousand perfectly satisfied customers.
As for whether or not it is worth buying? that, my friend, is up to the person with the money. For every Alienware argument there is a counter argument. For every self build argument there is a counter argument. So, you tell me, who is right or wrong?
No one.
And *that* is what you seem to be missing.
Look. If I was some n00b z0mFG prick who had no idea how to build a computer and I came here with my new Alienware gleefully tossing off over how fantastic it was? then your argument may have grounds.
Au contraire I have thirty years of PC building experience, coupled with five years of running a business under my belt. Not only can I talk the talk but I can walk the walk too. My latest mod being sponsored by Specialtech. I've done a good few mods too, one of them appearing in a magazine.
Yet, due to my open minded nature and wisdom I can stop myself from foaming at the mouth and taking a single side. What was it I got when I returned the other day? Oh yeah ! I was a fanboy. Let me put it this way. You will never, ever, meet some one who doesn't come under that term more than me. From memory I have written numerous articles here that cover pretty much everything you could want to know from all sides of the computing globe. Quadfire, is it worth it? how well does crossfire perform? is physx worth it and does adding a second GPU add to the experience?
You will find it awfully hard to fit me into a category as I have never been naive or dumb enough to line myself up to be fitted into one. Everything in life has a use and a purpose, and should I not like something I won't feel the need to continually keep going on and on about it. Glass half full.
When I built my Tiburon I did every last part of it.Alone, single handed. I ripped out the seats dash and carpet. I replaced the seats with butterfly racing seats and airplane harnesses. I cut into the dash and fitted a DVD player, screen, head unit, parametric EQ and then colour coded the entire interior blue and black. I removed the heater vents in the doors and replaced the vents with 3.5" mids. I removed the stock speakers and replaced the entire high stage with Clif designs. The engine came out, a high lift cam, lightweight pulleys and a turbo fitted. I put in platinum spark plugs, 11mm silicon racing wires and mustang injectors.
I then shaved and debadged the entire body, relocating the fogs and fitting black tinted/red strobes into the original fogs. I meshed in the front to stop rocks hitting the IC. Then I painted it in holographic paint. Then the audio system went in, 0 awg power cables, 8f cap, three amplifiers and a folded horn enclosure for the 1500w JBL pro series subwoofer.
Then I ordered my Kspec parts from Korea and waited nervously, in the interim fitting a 10 inch overhead screen into the roof.
Then the Tenzo passions went on and vented discs and ceramic brakes.
It took me two years. You could have eaten your dinner of of any part of the car.
I then sold it to a chick who didn't have to lift a finger.
The only saving grace was that by doing it all myself I got it done cheap. I waited for parts to come up, chose my moments and pounced when I needed to. The stereo system was powered by Phoenix Gold and Cerwin Vega amps, and so on. However, I've seen people spend $40k doing the same thing to a Tibruon by paying mechanics, audio technicians, wheel specialists and paint shops. And none of them ever said "crap, I could have done it myself like you did cheaper !"
I still have scars on my hands and arms from doing all that work. I had to leave work at 8am (working nights) before going straight to the chop shop and then working until 8pm. Otherwise my dream car would never have been a reality.
If I had the opportunity to sit back and let some one else do it because I could have afforded to? Absolutely.
When you buy a pre built you are not just buying parts. You are paying for some one to put it together. You are paying for the single box it comes in, the manual, onsite warranty, factories it was built in. You are paying for the guys at the other end of the phones. You are paying for the guy that comes to your house should it go wrong. You are paying for R&D into the unique case you just got (how many OEMs even have a unique case without shoving a badge on a corsair or something?) and so on and so on.
If you spend your life sitting around picking the peanuts out of poo to save a few bucks then you can NEVER appreciate anything.
I can not even tell you how nice it is to like, have the money to make the problems some one elses. You go on a website and a week or two later you open a box, plug in the power and you are off. A whole warrantied period of no worries at all.
If you want to sit here and argue over who is right or wrong we will be here forever. The funny part, though, is that you will end up wrong. I've seen people with your narrow minded point of view say the same thing for twelve years. The hilarity of course is that Alienware are still here doing what they do. For every one verbal person like yourself saying how much they suck there are a thousand perfectly satisfied customers.
As for whether or not it is worth buying? that, my friend, is up to the person with the money. For every Alienware argument there is a counter argument. For every self build argument there is a counter argument. So, you tell me, who is right or wrong?
No one.
And *that* is what you seem to be missing.
Look. If I was some n00b z0mFG prick who had no idea how to build a computer and I came here with my new Alienware gleefully tossing off over how fantastic it was? then your argument may have grounds.
Au contraire I have thirty years of PC building experience, coupled with five years of running a business under my belt. Not only can I talk the talk but I can walk the walk too. My latest mod being sponsored by Specialtech. I've done a good few mods too, one of them appearing in a magazine.
Yet, due to my open minded nature and wisdom I can stop myself from foaming at the mouth and taking a single side. What was it I got when I returned the other day? Oh yeah ! I was a fanboy. Let me put it this way. You will never, ever, meet some one who doesn't come under that term more than me. From memory I have written numerous articles here that cover pretty much everything you could want to know from all sides of the computing globe. Quadfire, is it worth it? how well does crossfire perform? is physx worth it and does adding a second GPU add to the experience?
You will find it awfully hard to fit me into a category as I have never been naive or dumb enough to line myself up to be fitted into one. Everything in life has a use and a purpose, and should I not like something I won't feel the need to continually keep going on and on about it. Glass half full.
