My Dilemma

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:10 am

You want to get an alienware?

An alienware????????

My PC has almost the same specs and it costed 1300 when I bought it one year ago.

Again, what scottygee says, build your own. You will save, a lot.

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:46 am

Ombre wrote:Think of it this way... Neither will get you the chickas... No one wants to date the drummer.

yea becasue he bangs the drums too hard

OwnZ joO · Post by **OwnZ joO** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:47 am

Ombre wrote:Think of it this way... Neither will get you the chickas... No one wants to date the drummer.

Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee...?

Jean-Luc · Post by **Jean-Luc** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:26 am

OwnZ joO wrote:
Ombre wrote:Think of it this way... Neither will get you the chickas... No one wants to date the drummer.
Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee...?

Yeah, but Tommy Lee sings too. Bit of a difference

Plus he's uh...rather "gifted" according to the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

OwnZ joO · Post by **OwnZ joO** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 1:01 pm

And the video of him on his yot with Pam, so I've heard

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:22 pm

I think I may build my own computer. I already have a 5 feet high full stack bass amp, and a nice bass. I also play guitar, and on top of that, I play drums. So if chicks wanted to date me, it would have happened already.

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:33 pm

Andrew_b wrote:I think I may build my own computer. I already have a 5 feet high full stack bass amp, and a nice bass. I also play guitar, and on top of that, I play drums. So if chicks wanted to date me, it would have happened already.

There's always Tori

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:25 pm

Corvette19 wrote:
Andrew_b wrote:I think I may build my own computer. I already have a 5 feet high full stack bass amp, and a nice bass. I also play guitar, and on top of that, I play drums. So if chicks wanted to date me, it would have happened already.
There's always Tori

Not really.

WaeV · Post by **WaeV** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:10 pm

Building a PC is worth the effort, and you can definitely handle it.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:33 am

This seems rediculous to me.

Definately the drums. A computer over drums? Aren't you on a computer now? Just stick with it.. Learn to do something productive.

Music is awesome. If you can play the music you like, it's even better.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:10 am

I think he should get the drums too, but plenty of productive things can be done on a computer, and he already has other instruments he likes.. I mean, I do plan to make a career in Graphic Design. That said, you could just do like me and build your own set out Tree Bark and Sod. Horse hair for the covers.

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:59 pm

Lower the price you spend on the PC by building it instead, and use the money you saved to buy the drum set stuff.

WaeV · Post by **WaeV** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:38 pm

I don't think he has that much money. A decent new PC runs at least $500 not including display, keyboard and mouse.

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:17 pm

-DeToX- wrote:Music is awesome. If you can play the music you like, it's even better

I know music is awesome. I currently play 3 instruments.

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Stats:
 Bass:
  Guitar: Squire P-Bass
   Extra: No good stuff :S
  Guitar: MusicMan Stingray
   Extra: Pre-amp, double humbucker, MusicMan Tone
  Amp: Mesa Boogie Big Block 750
   Watts: 750
  Cabinet: 4x10 Ampeg cab
   Watts: 650
  Cabinet: 1x15 Ampeg cab (sub)
   Watts: 450 (I believe)

 Guitar:
  Guitar: Squire Strat (I fail to remember more)
  Guitar: Some Acoustic one.
  Amp: Some Fender beginners amp that is dieing out on me.
   Watts: 38 (That's pretty loud for a guitar, although that's not much compared to others.)

 Drums:
  Drumset: Premier
  Cymbals: 1 Ride
  Extra: Some other stuff...

So trust me, I know music is awesome. I just can't decide. The answers here are, "Get the computer! It's cool!", or, "Get the drums so you don't look like a nerd!". I guess those are good reasons to get one or the other, but meh...

Aumaan Anubis, that is a good suggestion. I may just do that. Seeing as my budget is somewhere around that Alienware price, so if I do save a lot of money by building a computer, I guess I could go both ways. I am considering buying the parts with one of my friends who knows a lot about the hardware.

WaeV · Post by **WaeV** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:35 pm

If you do decide to build a PC, I recommend newegg 100%.

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:16 pm

WaeV wrote:I recommend newegg 100%.

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:47 pm

Well, I want to build a gaming rig. I want to play a lot of the modern games, such as COD4, Halo 2 Vista (even though a year old), etc. Pretty much the high-end games. So far I've found this. And as I keep looking, I keep moving more toward newegg.

Case: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =TC3J-2383
Price: $119.99
Hard Drive: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... &CatId=139
Price: $109.99
RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.as ... 6820146785
Price: $128.49 x2
Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6829132007 (Reviews are weird.)
Price: $135.99

Total: 622.95
Alienware: 1699.99
Money Saved: 1077.04

I'm still looking for a motherboard, graphics card, cpu, and other parts to a computer. (I'm having a mind block or a brain fart right now.)

Edit: Just found a cheaper case. Plus it looks like something alienware would use.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811146025
Price: $79.99

Aumaan Anubis · Post by **Aumaan Anubis** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:00 pm

Sound cards shouldn't be so expensive. I think mine was like 29.99.

The "cheaper" case you found doesn't include a power supply, as the first one does.

1TB Hard drive is a little much.
I'd suggest buying a 400/500Gb now, then installing another one later one, after the prices continue to plummet. Because I highly doubt that you're going to be using 1TB of your computer even in the first year you have it.

Rockymods · Post by **Rockymods** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:11 pm

on a side note, if you change your mind about the case be sure it has 120mm fans or bigger still. The smaller the size the louder they are.

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:13 pm

Aumaan Anubis wrote:Sound cards shouldn't be so expensive. I think mine was like 29.99.

The "cheaper" case you found doesn't include a power supply, as the first one does.

1TB Hard drive is a little much.
I'd suggest buying a 400/500Gb now, then installing another one later one, after the prices continue to plummet. Because I highly doubt that you're going to be using 1TB of your computer even in the first year you have it.

Ok, I'll look for a cheaper one. I just want a good sound setup.

Yeah, I've noticed that. I'm trying to find a nice looking case that has a power supply and USB2.0 ports. I think I should go with USB2.0

Again, I agree. I'll look for a 400-500gb hd.

@ rockymods, I'll keep that in mind. My current computer I use for gaming (Dell Dimension 8200) is so loud.