which is the better system?

[clancy the sock]

Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4200+ with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System (Office software not included): Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Warranty: 90-Day AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support
Power Supply: Alienware® 650 Watt ATX 2.0 Power Supply
Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case - Cyborg Green
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening with AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling
Motherboard: Alienware® nForce™4 SLI™ Motherboard
Graphics Processor: 256MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GT
Memory: 1GB Low-Latency Dual Channel DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
System Drive: High Performance - 80GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x DVD-ROM Drive with Software DVD Decoder
Sound Card: Integrated High-Performance 7.1 Surround Sound with S/PDIF and Coaxial Digital Outputs
Speakers: Logitech® X-530 5.1 70-Watt Speakers
Primary Display: 17" 8ms LCD - Black
Secondary Display: No Secondary Monitor
Network Connection: Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
Keyboard: Microsoft® Basic Keyboard Black
Mouse: Microsoft® Basic Optical Mouse Black
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial (a $20.85 value)
Alienware Gear: Alienware® Ceramic Mug - Black
Alienware T-Shirt: Alienware® T-Shirt - Black - Price Includes $5 Instant Rebate
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE!
AlienWiring: AlienWiring - Exclusive Internal Wire Management - $99.99 Value - FREE!

[1] Special Financing Offer; 6 Months Same As Cash Financing with the Alienware Credit Card

SubTotal: $2,261.00
Shipping: $146.66
Discount: $0.00
Tax: $0.00
Order Total: $2,407.66

or:

Dell XPS 600 Pentium® 4 Processor 660 with HT Technology (3.60GHz, 800 FSB)
Operating System Genuine Windows®XP Media Center Edition 2005
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2 DIMMs
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Monitors FEATURED UPGRADE!! 19 inch E196FP Analog Flat Panel
Video Cards 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX
Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included
Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse
Modem No Modem Requested
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 48x CD-RW Drive
Sound Sound Blaster Audigy™ 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability
Speakers Dell AS501PA 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for Analog Flat Panels
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No Productivity Suite - Corel WordPerfect® word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) PC-cillin Internet Security: AntiVirus, Firewall, Spyware removal 15-months
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Premier Warranty Support Dimension XPS, Specialized Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack -Basic digital Music, Photo, and Casual Gaming

TOTAL:$2,229.00

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Total Price
Sub-total $2,229.00

Shipping & Handling $99.00

Shipping & Handling Discount -$75.00

Tax $146.46

Total Price $2,399.46

 

[Jam3s-Zer0]

Your using the PC for gaming?
I would go for the AMD but thats just my opinion.

 

[clancy the sock]

yeah gaming, but the xps has a better card

 

[TonCrafter]

Surely there is an option on alienwares site to upgrade the gt to a gtx. I'd choose Alienware over Dell anyday.

 

[clancy the sock]

well there is but its another 300 bucks and i cant really go over 2400

 

[hednik]

Could always try AAC too, they maek some cheaper systems that will out preform a alienware

 

[reggie_da_man]

That's sooo expensive.