Need Help with Purchase

[gamermom]

My husband went ahead and bought me a computer for Xmas. He just told me about it. It is an Alienware. My concern is he got a dual nvidia geforce gxt 295 instead of the dual ati 5870. I know that ati supports directx 11. Should I change it? This is an investment and I don't want him to spend that much money on something that will have to be upgraded soon. I am so unsure about what card to get. Please any help or opinions would be great.

 

[okini]

My husband went ahead and bought me a computer for Xmas. He just told me about it. It is an Alienware. My concern is he got a dual nvidia geforce gxt 295 instead of the dual ati 5870. I know that ati supports directx 11. Should I change it? This is an investment and I don't want him to spend that much money on something that will have to be upgraded soon. I am so unsure about what card to get. Please any help or opinions would be great.

the HD5870 sucks bad. Get the GTX295 hands down! No doubt thats the smartest deal! Nothing beats a good old GTX295 ^^

 

[OvrClkr]

the HD5870 sucks bad. Get the GTX295 hands down! No doubt thats the smartest deal! Nothing beats a good old GTX295 ^^

I guess im done with this thread, I have never heard anyone stating that the 5870 sucks "bad" other than you. It's a next-gen GPU that to this date has earned the most awards for most advanced GPU vs. it's counterparts. Of course Nvidia has a trick up their sleeve with their next-gen series as well but at this point if someone is about to purchase a High-End PC and with dual 295's as opposed to dual 5870's that is just crazy IMO. I guess you are all entilitled to you own opinion 😉

 

[gamermom]

Well first off I would talk to a manager and explain your case. This way they might waive the restocking fee if you do decide to return the PC. Personally I would not worry about the hard-drive issue since it will be the slowest part of your PC but it should not cause any severe bottleneck. Another thing you can do is install a faster drive later on if you see the need. The reason I suggested an SSD is die to the overall pricetag of the system. Normally when someone is going to spend over 3k on a system they make sure it has at least one SSD and secondary drive for storage. This way you can install the operating system on the SSD and all your other files on the secondary making your boot and loading times much quicker.

Well I called again and ask to speak to the boss of the manager I was speaking will and they allowed me to change it here are the new specs. I am very happy now. And FYI new policy in the last 6 months no changes or modifications allowed even though they have those departments. Anyway here is the system. Is 1 TB going to be enought I was debating between that and the 1.5?

Cosmic Black, Alienware Area-51 Chassis
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 975 3.33GHz (8MB Cache) Extreme Edition Quad Core Processor
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
VIDEO CARD Dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 CrossfireX™ Enabled
MEMORY 12GB DDR3 1333MHz (3x 4GB) Tri Channel Memory
HARD DRIVE 256GB SSD - Solid State Drive
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 1TB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 32MB Cache HDD
OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Blu-ray Disc (BD) Burner (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD/BD)
SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium

 

[JofaMang]

Yeah, the fanbois are coming out like flies to roadkill. Now, if the 295s are dropped to 200 bucks a pop and you were on a tight budget, it would be a different situation.

Also of consideration, if your motherboard supports more than 2 PCI-E slots, you have the option of adding a third card in the future, but dual 295s would be the end of that upgrade path, as I am quite sure there is no Hexa-Sli support yet, outside of the Tesla desktops. I can't really fathom needed a third 5870, mind you, but I also can't see into the future... YET.

Stick with the order you have if you can't get the restocking fee waved. It is an excellent build (one of the best gaming rigs that can be built atm) that will serve you very well for a long time to come, I know I would love to be on the recieving end of that gift, hah. Interested in adopting a 30 year old child? I change myself and can cook Macaroni and Cheese, in nine minutes flat, yo.

Disregard posters that don't bring at least a modicum of respect and thought to their suggestions, they are pretty easy to spot. 😉

 

[JofaMang]

Oh nice, an update while I was typing that one out. That was "nice" of them. Enjoy your totally bitchin rig, ma'am!

 

[gamermom]

Yeah, the fanbois are coming out like flies to roadkill. Now, if the 295s are dropped to 200 bucks a pop and you were on a tight budget, it would be a different situation.

Also of consideration, if your motherboard supports more than 2 PCI-E slots, you have the option of adding a third card in the future, but dual 295s would be the end of that upgrade path, as I am quite sure there is no Hexa-Sli support yet, outside of the Tesla desktops. I can't really fathom needed a third 5870, mind you, but I also can't see into the future... YET.

Stick with the order you have if you can't get the restocking fee waved. It is an excellent build (one of the best gaming rigs that can be built atm) that will serve you very well for a long time to come, I know I would love to be on the recieving end of that gift, hah. Interested in adopting a 30 year old child? I change myself and can cook Macaroni and Cheese, in nine minutes flat, yo.

Disregard posters that don't bring at least a modicum of respect and thought to their suggestions, they are pretty easy to spot. 😉

Lol I will let you know if I ever decide I need more kids.

Oh I just check my email confirmation and I ended up getting a little different. The guy game me the 1.5TB drive. So here are the actual stats. I aksed for the 1TB but I am not going to worry about it now. I don't think it will hurt the comp? Now I just have to wait a month for it to arrive. Hopefully it will be here in time for xmas. Thanks everyone for your help.

Cosmic Black, Alienware Area-51 Chassis
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 975 3.33GHz (8MB Cache) Extreme Edition Quad Core Processor
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
VIDEO CARD Dual 1GB GDDR5 ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 CrossfireX™ Enabled
MEMORY 12GB DDR3 1333MHz (3x 4GB) Tri Channel Memory
HARD DRIVE 256GB SSD - Solid State Drive
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 1.5TB - SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 32MB Cache HDD
OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Blu-ray Disc (BD) Burner (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD/BD)
SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium

 

[OvrClkr]

No need for anymore changes, you have one hell of a machine there. But one month? Normally it takes 2 weeks for delivery since the building of the PC is done in less than a day. Then they burn-in the system to assure 100% stability and after that they pack/ship, same as DELL. Anyways let us know once you recieve the PC and/or if you have any other questions.

 

[JofaMang]

I wouldn't be surprised if that month is based on waiting for 5870 shipments.

 

[OvrClkr]

Yea I was thinking the same thing.... Hopefully they do have a few in stock and she will be able to get her PC in less than a month.