Alienware Area-51

Yes, I often preach the advantages of building your own pc. Yes, I have a custom built PC (custom built by me), yes I have built, have ordered and have done all that with a PC. So, now is my turn to buy a "pre-packaged" machine, customized with many of the 'best' parts for the $$ I was able to spend. Where did I purchase this PC from (or rather, where am I going to purchase it from?): Alienware.

Why? Because they make some kick-ass machines... I want a new machine, have wanted a new machine for a long time and I am finally getting one. That's all there is to that (although my wife had the final say-so) but I am damn happy. Happy as a pig in its own slop. Well, I suppose I should volunteer the specifications.

Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case (480-Watt PS) - Space Black

Motherboard: Alienware® PCI Express Motherboard with Intel® 925 Chipset

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 560 w/HT Technology 3.6GHz 1MB Cache

Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB

Video Card: ATI RADEON™ X800 XT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 w/ Digital and TV Out

Video Cooling: AlienIce™ Video Cooling System - Fusion Red

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy® 2 ZS High Definition 7.1 Surround

System Drive: Extreme Performance - Serial ATA RAID 0 - 148GB (74GB x 2) Western Digital® Raptor™ 10,000 RPM w/16MB Cache

Storage Drive: Additional Storage Drive - 80GB Seagate® Barracuda 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache

Optical Drive One: Lite-On® 16x DVD-ROM Drive with Software DVD Decoder

Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black

Network Connection: Integrated High Performance Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2

And the rest, the less interesting information:
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black (a $10.00 value)
Cable Management: Alienware® Cable Management System
Benchmark Software: 3DMark®03 Standard Edition
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad (a $14.99 value)
AlienWiring: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Keyboard: Microsoft® Multimedia Keyboard - Space Black
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service

Well, I don't know exactly how to say it, but I am absolutely exhilirated with the idea of getting a new PC, as well as how Saturday is going to be a pretty kick-ass D&D game with what I've got planned.

Ah well, not much more to say other then that, but I am going to watch one of a few things:

Final Fantasy Unlimited
Samurai 7
Tenchi GxP
or Futurama Season 4

I'll probably go with Futurama since that involves sittng on my comfy couch.

Later

\Koltur