I have a friend that is intensely defending Alienware saying they always make custom tailored gaming PCs that will always outperform custom "frankenstein PCs". That they will take something from another company and add their "services and warranty" to it, while also automagically updating to keep everything running at top performance while we have to upgrade. That because we are taking so many parts from different companies that we won't get the max performance we can get.
May her wallet RIP, and her soul recover quickly from the massive disappointment she will no doubt come across.