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Alienware Reveals 4GHz desktop

Posted by Hemos on from the moving-into-COTS dept.

keeleysam writes "c|net news.com is reporting that Alienware is going to ship a 4GHz desktop. The new Area-51 ALX, introduced on Friday, uses overclocking, or the practice of pushing a processor past its factory speed setting, to elevate a standard Intel Pentium 4 chip to 4GHz. Because overclocking a processor can cause it to overheat, the desktop also includes a special liquid-cooling system devised by Alienware. Purchasing the 4GHz Area-51 ALX desktop is an expensive proposition for most consumers, as the machine starts at about $4,200, according to pricing on Alienware's ALX Web site."

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  1. yeah it's shipping today but when was it ordered by Harlockjds · · Score: 4, Funny

    considering how backlogged AW is i'm guessing the guy it's being shipped too purchased it last spring.

  2. Hello World by FullMetalAlchemist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ultra-Fast "Hello World" here I come...

  3. wow, thanks by b17bmbr · · Score: 5, Funny

    glad we got a definition of overclocking. i always thought overclocking was moving my clock ahead fifteen minutes so i could get places on time. but when i figured out i had an extra fifteen minutes, i just hit snooze. then i was late again. shit. so much for overclocking.

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    1. Re:wow, thanks by mandos · · Score: 4, Funny

      On the last day of high school we "over clocked" the classroom's clock while the teacher was back in the dark room. Got to leave an hour early that day...

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  4. Alternatively.... by pandrijeczko · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...buy a few 2GHz boxes and an Ethernet switch for the same money, invite a few buddies over for some networked UT2004, Counter-Strike & Red Alert 2.

    I'm sure the group of people who buy overpriced Alienware products are the same group who'd pay for penis extensions.

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    1. Re:Alternatively.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      are the same group who'd pay for penis extensions

      um...I think that would be overcocking

  5. Sweet! by MP3Chuck · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear it gets over 30FPS on Doom 3 too!

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