[Nix]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060323/tc_nf/42309

So, looks like it's becoming legitimate, instead of a wacky crazy rumor floating around the 'net.
According to another news page I read last night, they will still keep the name and thier own brand of computers, just become a wholly owned subsidiary.  Who knows what will happen though.

[CP5670]

You people are slow. This was confirmed three days ago. It would be interesting to see if Alienware continues using AMD processors under Dell.

Dell has also started taking orders for its $10000 Renegade computers. You get a 4.26ghz PD 965 (first time I've seen dell overclocking anything), two 7900 GX2s (which is four 7900 GTXs), an AGEIA physics card (won't be used by anything for several months), two 150GB raptors, a Dell 3007 LCD...and a 1 year warranty.

[Nix]

I heard something on bloomberg today that Dell will be using AMD chips in even thier own systems with this buyout.  At least I hope I heard that correctly while I was in the other room not paying total attention to what was on.  Either that or I'm just super-hopeful that they will.

[MatthewPapa]

You people are slow. This was confirmed three days ago. It would be interesting to see if Alienware continues using AMD processors under Dell.

Dell has also started taking orders for its $10000 Renegade computers. You get a 4.26ghz PD 965 (first time I've seen dell overclocking anything), two 7900 GX2s (which is four 7900 GTXs), an AGEIA physics card (won't be used by anything for several months), two 150GB raptors, a Dell 3007 LCD...and a 1 year warranty.

jeezus. that is insane specs.  too bad the only thing those people are buying when they pay $10k is a giant space heater. 4x graphics card + OC'd intel = insane heat.

my main question is: who needs that kind of a gaming rig anyway?

[achtung]

You people are slow. This was confirmed three days ago. It would be interesting to see if Alienware continues using AMD processors under Dell.

Dell has also started taking orders for its $10000 Renegade computers. You get a 4.26ghz PD 965 (first time I've seen dell overclocking anything), two 7900 GX2s (which is four 7900 GTXs), an AGEIA physics card (won't be used by anything for several months), two 150GB raptors, a Dell 3007 LCD...and a 1 year warranty.

jeezus. that is insane specs.  too bad the only thing those people are buying when they pay $10k is a giant space heater. 4x graphics card + OC'd intel = insane heat.

my main question is: who needs that kind of a gaming rig anyway?

Either someone who can accopmlish time travel into the furture, or someone who get's horny around hi-tech stuff.

[CP5670]

The funny thing is that system still struggles a bit in FEAR at that monitor's resolution, according to the leaked benchmarks.

[Cabbie]

You people are slow. This was confirmed three days ago. It would be interesting to see if Alienware continues using AMD processors under Dell.

I'm guessing one option Dell has is to use the Alienware's name as an excuse/loophole to add AMD  PC to their lineup.

[achtung]

I know this is probably never going to happen, but I wonder if Alienwares prices will go down a bit now.

[Taristin]

I know this is probably never going to happen, but I wonder if Alienwares prices will go down a bit now.

If the prices don't, the quality sure will.

[Nix]

Hopefully the only thing that will happen from this is that Alienware will have Dell as it's main financial backer, and allow them to keep building the same systems as they do right now, with a much better advertising agency to boot.  I dont see Alienware commercials on TV, but you do see a lot of internet ads and such.  Hell, I didnt' know that Alienware was into the portable music device scene till about a month ago.  Hopefully, Dell will give Alienware the pimpage it deserves for TV spots, and also keep the level of quality and dedication they put into thier machines.  Even if it does cut into the XPS line.

FEAR = Deus Ex at time of release.  It's simply ahead of it's time, and we'll need to pass through a couple significant hardware cycles in order to play it much better than it does right now. 

[Descenterace]

The funny thing is that system still struggles a bit in FEAR at that monitor's resolution, according to the leaked benchmarks.

2560x1600? That's 3 times as many pixels as my monitor. FEAR at full res and detail on my rig runs at about 60fps average... Bump the AA up to 4x, that takes it down to about 45fps. So 15fps at Dell 3007 resolution. But that's a beast of a system...

If that thing is struggling to exceed 50fps on that Renegade system, there's something SERIOUSLY wrong. It surely must have at least 3 times the graphics processing clout of my machine.

[CP5670]

I think the benchmarks (from hkepc, as usual ) showed an average around 60, but the minimum was 17 or something. I would be pretty pissed off if I spent that much money and was seeing drops to 17fps. And that was on the built-in benchmark, which greatly inflates the actual ingame framerates.

It's this game that's at fault though. When I tried the multiplayer once, I had to play it at 1024x768 with no AA, settings much lower than any other game I have, to keep a barely acceptable 40+ minimum framerate.

[Flipside]

Alienware always struck me as a computer version of bling for geeks

[Turambar]

its all just more expensive, less good ways of getting a computer

the very best, and most cost effective is to do it your own damn self

like me!

[Nix]

Fully agreed.  I dropped $600 on a core upgrade about a year and a half ago and I'm still going strong. Build the computer for what YOU need it to do, not what DELL tells you it can do.  Cause if you go drop 10K on a system like that, you'll never ever get your money's worth out of it, especially with new versions around the corner in regards to API's.  New DirectX, new OpenGL, new shader specs, etc etc, How's that directX 9 card gonna perform when in a year or so we might see DirectX 10 games out with DirectX 10 compliant cards?   uh huh, I thought so.

[ZylonBane]

Alienware always struck me as a computer version of bling for geeks

No, bling pretty much by definition is non-functional. Alienware systems definitely give you more computing power for your money.

Case mods, now those are bling.

[Fineus]

I'd imagine that depends on the mod - if you're cutting a vent hole in the top and fitting a fan - that's function. Still technically a mod but it's to increase air flow.

That said, I'm just being pedantic. Either way I can't afford an Alienware systen.

[Flipside]

LOL This is HLP, otherwise known as Pedantics Anonymous, I wouldn't worry about it Thunder

[Nuclear1]

Dell + Alienware make Nix something something.....

Go crazy?
Waits for someone to catch on...

[Deepblue]

Homer!