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billy Madison
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Join date: 6 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,175
05-14-2005 18:44
I recently ordered yet another computer but what i had in mind for it is for it to just run secondlife =\ tell me how you think it will fair out.. i have been told it was overkill for the use but i was in a frisky mood when ordering =\ so anyway my question is will i get optimal performance for secondlife with this machine? specs are as follows.


Yes its an alienware.
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case (480-Watt PS) - Space Black
Power Supply: Alienware® 460 Watt Max Power Supply
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 660 w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 2MB Cache
Motherboard: Alienware® PCI Express Motherboard with Intel® 925XE Chipset 1066/800MHz FSB
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 4 x 1024MB
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 Ultra PCI Express 256MB DDR3 w/Dual Digital and TV Out
Chassis Upgrades: AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System - Fusion Red
System Drive: High Performance - Serial ATA - 400GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Optical Drive One: NEC® ND-3520 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Optical Drive Two: Plextor® PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire (IEEE® 1394)
Network Connection: Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
Keyboard: Microsoft® Basic Keyboard Black
Mouse: Microsoft® Basic Optical Mouse Black


I also ordered a 19"-8ms lcd monitor =\
XcinoeZ Assia
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Join date: 29 Apr 2005
Posts: 24
Sweet
05-14-2005 19:18
Holy crap can i have :o that is a sweet machine i have 2 machines but i need windows xp for one of them the other one is ok but still needs work but i want to work on other one other one is custom built i need cheap prices on OS video ram and a good cheap graphics card!!!
slick McCoy
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Join date: 23 Apr 2004
Posts: 47
05-14-2005 19:22
Very nice, although I can bet you're paying a lot more than you could get it for if you didn't go the Alienware route but it's still a very nice machine. Also Windows XP home should have the same features as profession with Service Pack 2 although it will still say it's the home edition :)
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Join date: 12 May 2005
Posts: 12
05-14-2005 20:51
From: billy Madison
I recently ordered yet another computer but what i had in mind for it is for it to just run secondlife =\ tell me how you think it will fair out.. i have been told it was overkill for the use but i was in a frisky mood when ordering =\ so anyway my question is will i get optimal performance for secondlife with this machine? specs are as follows.


Yes its an alienware.
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case (480-Watt PS) - Space Black
Power Supply: Alienware® 460 Watt Max Power Supply
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 660 w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 2MB Cache
Motherboard: Alienware® PCI Express Motherboard with Intel® 925XE Chipset 1066/800MHz FSB
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 4 x 1024MB
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6800 Ultra PCI Express 256MB DDR3 w/Dual Digital and TV Out
Chassis Upgrades: AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling System - Fusion Red
System Drive: High Performance - Serial ATA - 400GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Optical Drive One: NEC® ND-3520 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive
Optical Drive Two: Plextor® PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround Firewire (IEEE® 1394)
Network Connection: Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
Keyboard: Microsoft® Basic Keyboard Black
Mouse: Microsoft® Basic Optical Mouse Black


I also ordered a 19"-8ms lcd monitor =\



Alienware?

You paid too much for all of that.

You should have either built it yourself or gone with another computer brand.

Also, AMD Athlons are better than intel, more stable, faster, much cooler running temperature, and cost less.

Should have gone with a custom case and an antec 550watt TRUEPOWER psu (its the only power supply brand anyone should buy, ever.)

An MSI or ABIT motherboard would have been superior.

Other than that, good machine, but you're getting ripped off.
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Join date: 12 May 2005
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05-14-2005 20:52
From: slick McCoy
Very nice, although I can bet you're paying a lot more than you could get it for if you didn't go the Alienware route but it's still a very nice machine. Also Windows XP home should have the same features as profession with Service Pack 2 although it will still say it's the home edition :)



XP Home edition is garbage compared to Pro
billy Madison
www.SLAuctions.com
Join date: 6 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,175
05-15-2005 08:28
Yes alot of people think that amd is better but i personally will never purchase amd again i dont care if they gave me 10x better for half the price.. my loyalty =( And alienware well im not hurting and i like to be able to click wait then unpack although i have built my own machine before i think its easier to just dig into the wallet =\ just my opinion though but to each their own. I am just anxious to run secondlife on it.. and anxious to hear them tell me some shit like its because my comp is slow is why its lagging muhaha lol