Alienware Alpha (steambox) - E3 2014

[daze23]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-alpha-steam-machine/pd?c=us&l=en&s=dhs

$550 and up. it seems they all have the same custom nvidia 2gb maxwell gpu. they also all come with a wireless xbox 360 controller and dongle

$550: i3, 4gb, 500gb hdd
$700: i3, 8gb, 1tb hdd
$800: i5, 8gb, 1tb hdd
$900: i7, 8gb, 2tb hdd

 

[daze23]

link in OP was dead. updated with new info, prices, etc

 

[DStyles]

Will this be able to play the sims 4 and the new RCT?:ohh:

Might buy if so.

 

[Liquid]

$700 with an i3?

 

[daze23]

$700 with an i3?

shyt's basically $150 more for an extra 4gb of ram and a 500gb larger hdd

I feel like the $550 model isn't too bad for the price, but you're definitely paying a premium beyond that. all this obviously depends how that thing benchmarks, and if it overheats and throttles itself like that 'gigabyte brix'

 

[Rekkapryde]

So this is shytty huh

 

[daze23]

So this is shytty huh

I don't think so. but we really won't know until we see how this thing performs

you can probably build something more powerful for cheaper, but it just will never be in a form factor that small. and $550 really isn't that bad for a complete package that includes intel and nvidia hardware, a wireless 360 controller, custom controller-ready win8, plus two games

again, my opinion all depends on how this thing performs. rumor has it the nvidia maxwell cards are under NDA until later this month. so hopefully then we can see how this thing actually performs, and/or if it overheats itself

 

[Fatboi1]

Can I just buy the parts myself??