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YEY!!! finally got my new alienware aurora 5500 and its AWSOME...and GREEN. Couldn't be more happy. It is quite loud though. Now that i have it i will start my course on c++ and open gl so i'm excited.

specs?....

Quote:Now that i have it i will start my course on c++ and open gl so i'm excited.

But I always thought having a badass computer didn't really make coding any easier... :wink:

opening running programs using ogl and c++ could be a pain if your computer is slow enough... plus the ide could boot faster, and the program could compile faster...

True, I just meant the actual act of keying everything in... I just thought something about buying a really high-end machine for the purpose of learning c++ was a bit of an overkill.

Quote:opening running programs using ogl and c++ could be a pain if your computer is slow enough... plus the ide could boot faster, and the program could compile faster...

Yes the 1/100th of a second it saves during compiling time and execution is absouletely essential, it undoubtedly worth paying several hundred more for the alienware then getting a nice 500$ computer or even building your own.......

for all you know, computerkid's old computer was a pentium 1, 75 mhz with 16 mb ram, a 800 MB hd. In that case, he could save, oh, 10 minutes per compilation.

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computerkid14 Wrote:Now that i have it i will start my course on c++ and open gl so i'm excited.

But I always thought having a badass computer didn't really make coding any easier... :wink:

Eh? Coding on my comp is a serious NightMare! I never know when it will crash, or what will stop working next... So I disagree, Its easier to learn when your not worrying about your screwwed comp.. :wink:

Congrats on the Alienware. Those are by far the best you can get. I would get one, but I'm a little strapped for cash...

I didn' think it would make coding any easier, it's just I left my old computer in DC, it was so bad when I tried a free 3d modeling program on it, it would crash. And I didnt want to start learning C++ until now . I could have done better customizeing it but im happy. Here are the specs:

[1] Aurora™ 5500

Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Chassis: Alienware® Full-Tower Case (480-Watt PS) - Cyborg Green
Power Supply: Alienware® 480 Watt Power Supply
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor with HyperTransport Technology
Motherboard: ABIT AV8 - VIA K8T800 Pro Motherboard
Memory: 1GB Alienware® Dual Channel Low-Latency DDR PC-3200 at 400MHz - 2 x 512MB
Graphics Processor: ATI RADEON™ 9550SE 128MB w/Digital and S-Video Out
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
System Drive: High Performance - Serial ATA - 120GB Serial ATA 7,200 RPM w/8MB Cache
Optical Drive One: Lite-On® 16x DVD / 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Sound Card: Integrated 5.1 High-Performance Audio with Digital Out
Network Connection: Integrated High Performance Gigabit Ethernet
Modem: US Robotics® 56K V.92 Performance Pro
Display One: BenQ FP531 Black 15" LCD Monitor
Display Two: No Monitor
Speakers: Creative Inspire® T3000 2.1 29-Watt Speakers
Keyboard: Microsoft® Basic Keyboard Black
Mouse: Microsoft® Basic Optical Mouse Black
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial (a $20.85 value)
Alienware Exclusive Offers: 10% off your next EB Games online purchase
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
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] $300 Instant Rebate; On Aurora Systems
[1] Napster Promotion; Free 4 Month Subscription and 12 Free Songs.
[1] Special Financing Offer; 90 Days Same As Cash Financing with the Alienware Credit Card

oh hey they have desktop themes you can download for free and i recomend dark star it so cool. mabye annoying to people but its kinda fun.
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