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Old October 6th, 2003, 12:49 PM   #1
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Nice Toy

So I got a bit board at work and decided to go see what I cold do at Alienwares site. this is the machine I came up with

keep in mind I know I don't need half this stuff but it was fun.

3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Cyborg Green
Alienware Cable Management System
AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-51 Processor with HyperTransport Technology - $100 Instant Rebate
Ajigo High Performace Heatsink / Fan Unit for Athlon 64 Processors
ASUS SK8N - NVIDIA® nForce3™ Pro 150 Motherboard
2GB Registered ECC DDR SDRAM PC-3200 - 4 x 512MB Module
NVIDIA GeForce™ FX 5900 Ultra 256MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video
AlienIce™ Video Cooling System - Terra Green
250GB Western Digital Caviar SE Serial ATA 7,200 RPM 8MB Cache - Quantity 2
Plextor PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW - Black
Pioneer DVR-106 4x DVD±R/W Drive - Black
Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro - 7.1
Intel® PRO/1000 MT Gigabit Desktop Adapter
US Robotics 56K V.92 Performance Pro Modem
Alienware™ 8-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader
Alienware™ USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive
Alienware™ USB 2.0 32MB Flash Drive
3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
NEC 30" LCD3000 LCD - Black not a typo dual monitors
NEC 30" LCD3000 LCD - Black
ALIENWARE EXCLUSIVE! Klipsch ProMedia™ Ultra 5.1 500-Watt Speakers
Microsoft Internet Keyboard - Space Black
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Space Black
Lexmark X5150 All-In-One with 6' USB Cable
Belkin Universal UPS 1200VA
Alienware™ USB 2.0 256MB Flash Drive
Alienware™ USB 2.0 128MB Flash Drive
Alienware™ USB 2.0 64MB Flash Drive
Alienware™ USB 2.0 32MB Flash Drive
Alienware™ USB 2.0 16MB Flash Drive
Iomega Zip® 250MB USB Zip Drive
Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-R 52x 80 Minute 50-Pack Spindle
Verbatim DataLifePlus CD-RW 16x-24x Speed 74 Minute 10-Pack
Verbatim DataLifePlus 4.7GB 2.4x Speed DVD+RW 3-Pack in Jewel Case
Verbatim DataLifePlus 4.7GB 4x Speed DVD+R 1-Pack
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Kit
Microsoft Wireless Base Station
Microsoft Wireless USB Adapter
Belkin n50 SpeedPad USB
Logitech® MOMO® Force
MS Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 USB
MS Sidewinder Plug and Play Gamepad USB
MS Sidewinder Precision 2 USB
Sennheiser RS85 Stereo Wireless Headphones with HiDyn Plus
Creative® NOMAD® Jukebox Zen NX 30GB USB 2.0
10' USB 2.0 Cable with Blue LEDs
10' USB 2.0 Cable with Red LEDs
15' USB 2.0 Cable with Blue LEDs
15' USB 2.0 Cable with Red LEDs
Alienware LAN Accessory Kit w/Sennheiser HD580 Headphones
Enter the Matrix Bundle
Alienware Extreme Gaming bundle
Alienware Casual Gaming Bundle
Alienware Home Essentials bundle
Alienware Teen Learning Bundle
Age of Mythology
Battlefield 1942
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down
Command and Conquer: Generals
Dungeon Siege
Enter the Matrix
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Home World 2
Jedi Knight Academy
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
LionHeart : Legacy of the Crusader
Medal of Honor Allied Assault™
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
PlanetSide
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Rise of Nations
Star Trek Elite Force II
Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
The Temple of Elemental Evil
The Sims: Deluxe Edition
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Gold Edition
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tron 2.0
Unreal Tournament 2003
Warcraft III
WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne
Intellivision Lives! 50 Retro-Style Gaming Classics
3DMark®03 Professional w/$10.00 Instant Rebate
Microsoft Works Suite 2003
Microsoft Office XP Professional
Norton AntiVirus™ 2004 Professional Edition
Norton Internet Security ™ 2004 Professional Edition
AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System

all for a grand total of $17,565.00 thats ore then I paid for my jeep
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Old October 6th, 2003, 01:45 PM   #2
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You should have made it the APC SmartUps 1500 instead of that Belkin.
$17K+
I am sure there are peeps here who paid that much years ago for a high end 386/486.
Imagine that.
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Old October 6th, 2003, 10:27 PM   #3
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The bad part about alienware systems is that you could likely build that same machine for 5k less
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Old October 7th, 2003, 12:46 AM   #4
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The bad part about alienware systems is that you could likely build that same machine for 5k less
Sure, but then it wouldn't be so cool lookin'
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