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No, it's not the new Xbox 360 or PS4, it's Alienware's latest gaming desktop.
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No, it's not the new Xbox 360 or PS4, it's Alienware's latest gaming desktop.
Cant seem to see it listed on the dell, or alienware websites :(
That looks very very nice, and even with a GeForce GT545 inside, it's going to blow away any consoles atm.
Although, if it's set to go head to head with consoles, $699 seems very expensive.
Does it come with a keyboard, mouse, controller or a monitor?
Yeah should be listed. I guess it will crop up later today.
Found it this morning :
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-x51/fs
Just out of interest, went through the whole add to basket thing to see if it can be customised. Literally each variation cant be tweaked, the spec is locked in when you click each tab on the customisation screen. I think essentially what you are getting is one of Alienwares gaming laptops without a screen and put into a small form factor desktop case.
Could be appropriate for some, expect asus and co to follow suit...
If it's quiet and you can add a TV card then it would make an excellent HTPC options as well by the looks of it.
$699 from Dell USA or £699 from Dell UK. Oh dear oh dear.
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-x51/fs
The graphics cards are a bit too pathetic imo. Mini-ITX doesn't mean you can't have a decent graphics card. A bit more room in the chassis could've made all the difference.
I'm disappointed by the weak graphics card; my Silverstone SG06 is only 7% larger by volume but I've got a HD6870 in there.
The worst thing is that there is a low profile HD6750 made by Powercolor:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=18320425
It sounds like a very half arsed effort by Alienware considering the price.
Edit!!
The GT555 might be not too bad in retrospect:
http://www.geforce.com/Hardware/GPUs...specifications
The graphics card looks to be half way between a GTX550TI and a GTX460.
This would mean it should be comfortably faster than an HD6770.
I managed to knock my own version up on scan, OS included, for less than £700 that included a 560, 450W SFX PSU and 8GB of RAM.
I have to tip my hat to Alienware though, I'm itching to put together a SFF build now. It's just a shame that none of the SFX could power my GTX 480 :( Maybe an underclock is on the cards. ;)
Edit: In fact the Silverstone case comes with a 300W PSU so there would be a pretty penny saved off my build.
Edit: 2: I missed the DVD drive off. :Oops:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr....z6m0vCu8Fvw%3D