Sunday 25 November 2007




Area-51 ALX CF

This really is a BEAST of a machine.
Check the specs out below,

Intel® Core 2™ Extreme-Quad Core
ATI® Radeon™ HD Crossfire Graphics
DirectX 10.1 Support
PCI-Express 2.0 Technology
Standard High Performance RAID
Standard 802.11n/g/b Wireless
Standard 2x External SATA
ALX Ownership Exclusives
$5,499.00 as low as $165/mo.*
Price is before all applicable rebates. Free Shipping*
After $0 instant rebate
and price reduction.
After $0 mail-in rebate.
And that is at minimum spec.


You can further upgrade this beast to the following specs, which would end up costing you a whopping $9800. Is it worth it?

Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware® P2 ALX Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Space Black
Chassis Customization : Alienware® Standard System Lighting - Astral Blue
High-Performance Liquid Cooling: Alienware® ALX High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Acoustic Dampening: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening
Graphics Processor: Dual 1GB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2900 XT - CrossFire Enabled
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650 3.0GHz 12MB Cache 1333MHz FSB - Over-clocked to 4.0 GHz!
Memory: 4GB Low Latency Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Motherboard: Alienware® Approved X38 Motherboard
Includes onboard Wireless-N, PCI-Express 2.0, and DDR3 memory
Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Ultimate
Desktop Tuners and Remotes: Without Media Center Remote Control
System Drive: Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 2TB (2 x 1TB) SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 2 x 32MB Cache
Storage Drive: Additional Storage Drive - 2TB (2 x 1TB) SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 32MB Cache
Optical Drives : Single Drive Configuration - 4X Dual-Layer Blu-ray Disc Re-writable
Blu-Ray Media: 50GB Write Once Blu-ray Disc (2X Maximum)
Audio: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer High Definition 7.1 Audio
Network Connection: Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Network Connection: High-Performance Integrated Wireless 802.11n/g/b + Access Point
Power Supply: Alienware® 1000 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply
Monitor: 22'' Samsung 1680 x 1050 (2ms) SyncMaster Widescreen Flat Panel
Speakers: Logitech® Z-5300e 5.1 280-Watt Speakers
Keyboard: Logitech® Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5000
Mouse : Logitech® G5 Laser Gaming Mouse
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® ALX Mousepad
Exclusive ALX Extras: Alienware® ALX Desktop Binder
Exclusive ALX Extras: Owner Identification Card
Exclusive ALX Extras: Internal Wire Management
Exclusive ALX Extras: Exclusive Alienware® ALX Items
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
AlienContact: Added Bonus with any AlienSupport Selection
AlienContact - Remote Alienware Support
AlienRespawn: AlienRespawn v2.0 Recovery DVD – Windows Vista® Edition
Security Software: McAfee® VirusScan Plus – 36-Month Subscription Factory Installed!
Games: Crysis
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Power Plan: Standard Power Plan
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT - 5.00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)