I am planning on buying a Dell Alienware X51 with a third Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3770 (3.40GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, 4C) cpu, are they decent machines?
I know a load will say build your own, but I am buying on finance as I can't afford to fork out all the cash in one hit.
I have been told they will handle all games and they are good, but I would like some of your opinions please.
What games are you looking to play?
Do you Multiplay or just Solo Campaigns?
If MP... how good is your Internet?
What is your budget?
I have more questions but if you give us more info, perhaps we can help you better and perhaps you don't have to invest that much money on a gaming rig? I don't even know how much it is but I do know they are not cheap, hence, the invest much money part!
I would not go with a dell alienware. While I do recommend to build your own, I understand the finance part. If you go with something like cyberpower, you can build a better system that you can control better meaning not having a locked bios. I'm not sure if you can use cyberpower outside of the US, but maybe the UK has something similar. Your speedtest is great!
Currently only playing multiplay as my laptop cannot handle much more but will be wanting it for both. My current Internet is about 20 Mbps. The machine will cost about £1100, but like I said I haven't got the money to be buying in one hit so need to spread payments. It also comes with latest 3rd gen i7.What games are you looking to play?
Do you Multiplay or just Solo Campaigns?
If MP... how good is your Internet?
What is your budget?
I have more questions but if you give us more info, perhaps we can help you better and perhaps you don't have to invest that much money on a gaming rig? I don't even know how much it is but I do know they are not cheap, hence, the invest much money part!
The Alienware computers do not have a locked BIOS nor are they locked down in any other way. Mine certainly is not. The only limiting factor of the Alienware x51 is its small form. The x51 is a fantastic machine, you can overclock it, however, its small form is not the best for exhausting heat.
Oh and for correctness, they are not using a BIOS but UEFI.
If there is an option for a k series then opt for that. If you are into gaming then maybe look to a i5 k series and then get as much GPU as you can afford then ! Pull the std. cpu cooler out and replace with a sealed water if the case can handle that and it should.....maybe a H80i or a single fan solution?
I clicked through to customize the x51 and it appears you can't customize the performance at all with this model? What gives with that, maybe another sign that the future all points to wireless handheld devices??? sad.
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