i like the software that comes w/ alienware....yeah...they are overpriced...and yeah SOME self built comps can beat em...but they look good...(altho some self built ones do to) but it i had 7,000$ i would sure as hell buy me one nice ALX...ahhh...i can see it now...30 years from now
thanks for the replies guys. it was actually less than half that price ($7,000), and not an ALX. I do make some money but not that much. plus I've built my own PC's before and it's great, but the quality of the build plus parts and the wiring that Alienware does are superb. they installed acoustic dampening foam (can be purchased at your local PC shop) wich makes it very quiet.
Oh and Kalgatha good luck in those 30 years, by then I'm sure you will own what ever you want.