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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. 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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  2. 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