huascar
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« on: July 15, 2012, 06:48:59 PM » |
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theshack440
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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 07:10:28 PM » |
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Cool video  You said you have an Alienware in another one of your videos. What are your system specs? |
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huascar
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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2012, 07:20:10 PM » |
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Hi there,
Yes, I have an alienware aurora, 4.5ghz, nvidia 580, 16gb memory. I overclocked it to 4.5ghz from 3.9ghz
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theshack440
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2012, 02:02:57 AM » |
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Great, thank you. And you're satisfied with the performance?
I'm only asking you because, for the longest time now I have been wanting to get a new FSX system and everyone always says to build your own... I simply would rather not take the risks and just buy it out of the box. From what I know, the Aurora is very top-of-the-line.
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huascar
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2012, 01:15:35 PM » |
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You can easily screw things up in you build it your own. Pay the entra money and in no time you will have you alienware in the mail. You also have the guarantee. The airflow is very important to prevent overheating. When you build you own, you have to be so careful about placing these parts.
I am happy with my aliewenware. They are not cheap, that's for sure.
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Bruce Hamilton
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2012, 01:40:40 PM » |
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The airflow is very important to prevent overheating. When you build you own, you have to be so careful about placing these parts. The cases usually come with fans and power supplies installed, and the holes are predrilled for the motherboard. The motherboard itself has been manufactured with everything predefined, only one place the CPU and memory chips will fit. Pretty hard to screw up a custom build unless you can't follow instructions. |
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Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.40GHz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 G.Skill Ripjaws 16GB Western Digital 1TB GeForce 8800GTX
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flightsimcreator
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2012, 12:18:56 AM » |
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I'm planning on buying a Full Tower Case over Christmas. Specifically the CH Storm Sniper by Coolermaster. Want better airflow is the main reason and would like more room for upgrades. Other then that lovely video!
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huascar
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« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2012, 01:28:23 AM » |
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Whether you decide to buy or build, good luck with your new computer. Show us a video once you get it.
My preference is to buy it built because I have a very busy life and simply don't have the time to mess around with a bunch of parts. But if you want to save at least 1k, then build. I personally don't mind spending the extra money.
Good luck!!
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theshack440
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« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2012, 03:03:37 AM » |
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Thank you, I will do that once I decide.
Also, Bruce, what instructions would one follow if you buy the parts separately and has to build it on your own? They don't come with instructions do they?
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flightsimcreator
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2012, 06:56:48 AM » |
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No when you build your own computer it doesn't come with instructions. However, multiple people make wonderful tutorial videos on how to build your own computer on youtube. If you want I can provide you with some links. Also buy off Newegg in bulk and look for special details. If you want a company to build your own computer, I would recommend Cyberpower PC.
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« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2012, 01:56:11 AM » |
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Thank you for all of the information, I really appreciate it. Could you provide me with some links? I do know that newegg does have some good tutorials as well.
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Johnathan Pata
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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2012, 07:51:38 AM » |
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Hi there,
Yes, I have an alienware aurora, 4.5ghz, nvidia 580, 16gb memory. I overclocked it to 4.5ghz from 3.9ghz
Hi huascar, I also have a Alienware R3 and I am having performance issues. Have you had problems before overclocking to 4.5 my specs are in my signature. thank you for the reply in advance |
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Intel Core™ i7-2600K (8MB Cache) Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.1GHz
OPERATING SYSTEM:Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64Bit
CHASSIS COLOR: Matte Stealth Black ALX Chassis with 875W Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
MEMORY: 32GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
VIDEO CARD:Dual 1.5GB NVIDIA GTX 660 - SLI
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