Is This A Good Gaming PC For The Price?

[Majir-Dar]

I uh, I just copy and pasted the page. Anyway, it needs to be good enough to play ESO and other various Elder Scrolls games. If you have any suggestions for a gaming PC, by all means share. I also need a decent monitor, so if you can point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. Here's a link to the actual page.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-...ingsAndReviews&overrides=fdcwxt21bub:3~16GB2D

Alienware X51 - $1,349.00

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4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processor

Ubuntu

16GB Memory

2TB Hard Drive

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Includes a $200 Promo eGift Card: Get the NVIDIA® GTX 670 graphics card with your Ubuntu powered Alienware X51. Also avaliable with RAM & dual SSD + HDD upgrades.

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Market Value1$1,449.00
Total Savings$100.00
Dell Price$1,349.00

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Estimated Ship Date: 9/16/2013
Processor
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4770 processor (8M Cache, up to 3.9 GHz)
Operating System

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UBUNTU Linux 12.04 LTS (64-bit)
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NO PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE REQUESTED
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Memory2

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16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz
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Hard Drive3

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2TB SATA 6Gb/s (7,200RPM) 64MB Cache
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Video Card4

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NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 with 2.0GB GDDR5
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Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
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Wireless
DW 1506 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Wireless LAN
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NO VIRUS PROTECTION REQUESTED
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1 Year Alienware Basic Support
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Memory Slots2x 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Slots

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Front(2x) SuperSpeed USB 3.05
(1x) Microphone In
(1x) Headphone/Speaker Out

Rear(1x) On-board HDMI 1.4 Output
(1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet
(2x) Hi-Speed USB 3.06
(4x) SuperSpeed USB 3.05
(1x) Front Left/Right Speakers
(1x) Center Speaker
(1x) Rear Left/Right Speakers
(1x) Side Left/Right Speakers
(1x) SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK) (1x) SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)

Internal Chassis Connections(3x) SATA 6.0Gb/s Ports
Chassis
ChipsetIntel® H61 Express Chipset with 3rd Generation Processors (Standard)
Intel® H87 Express Chipset with 4th Generation Processors

Color OptionsMatte Stealth Black with Dark Chrome Accents (Standard)

Dimensions & WeightHeight: Front: 13.504" - (343mm) Rear: 12.54" - (318.5mm)
Depth: 12.52" - (318mm)
Width: 3.74" - (95mm)
Starting Weight: 12.1 lbs - (5.49 Kg.)

Motherboard ClassMini-ITX Motherboard

PowerAlienware™ 240 Watt Power Supply (Standard)
Alienware™ 330 Watt Power Supply

Processor CoolingAlienware™ High-Performance Air Cooling

Software
Alienware Command CenterAlienFX™
AlienFusion
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[Mohammed Ghazala]

yes it sounds perfect for gaming ,, (Y) ,, it's the best gaming PC i have ever seen
,, if what you mean is suggesting a monitor for you ,, so for sure get the one recommended on the site which is dell ultrasharp 23 monitor ,, if i misunderstood what you are asking about please explain what you are asking about in a reply ,, have fuun bro

 

[ianc1]

If you intend to use linux for your os then you will have to use wine to run skyrim, windows 7 or 8 is the best option.

 

[Majir-Dar]

If you intend to use linux for your os then you will have to use wine to run skyrim, windows 7 or 8 is the best option.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I will probably get windows 7 then.

 

[SaveVsBedWet]

I would definitely go with the 330W power supply. In fact, if I could, I'd see if it could get upgraded higher than that. Like to at least 500W. And I'd see if I could get up to a GTX680 instead of the 670. But that's only if I had a choice. The machine as is can more than run Skyrim. I would definitely not go with Linux though. Windows 8. Or 7 if you really have something against 8. You don't want to have to start running emulation and translation layers for every game that comes out that doesn't include native support for Linux drivers. It'd be like fooling around with DOSBox for everything. Blech.

 

[DuhSkyrim]

If I were you, I'd build my own gaming PC. These AlienWare PCs are nice and all, but they're way expensive when you could easily build your own for a cheaper price. If you have the know-how to build your own, I'd do that. But, if you got the money and don't feel like building, go for it.

 

[Majir-Dar]

If I were you, I'd build my own gaming PC. These AlienWare PCs are nice and all, but they're way expensive when you could easily build your own for a cheaper price. If you have the know-how to build your own, I'd do that. But, if you got the money and don't feel like building, go for it.

I, sadly, don't know how to build my own PC or I would. Is there any other good gaming PC that you could recommend that would be cheaper? I'm not smart when it comes to computer hardware. The only thing I really know is, "bigger is better".