what should i buy an alienware desktop or ps4 or build my own pc

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DonQuixoteMC
Well, it depends on the experience you're going for.

If you want a more social, hang out and play games with your buddies kind of experience, go for the PS4. It'll also be a fair bit cheaper than going Alienware, and a bit cheaper than a gaming PC you would build yourself.

If you want a no hassle experience, go with Alienware. If you have the budget, you can get quite a powerful machine and turn all the eye candy up to 11. While you can't hang out on a couch with your alienware as well as you can with a PS4, I've found plenty of opportunities to socialize with PC gaming (Teamspeak with my friends, that kind of thing). The main point of going for a PC like this would be to take advantage of the superior graphics. Games will look...
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Well, it depends on the experience you're going for.

If you want a more social, hang out and play games with your buddies kind of experience, go for the PS4. It'll also be a fair bit cheaper than going Alienware, and a bit cheaper than a gaming PC you would build yourself.

If you want a no hassle experience, go with Alienware. If you have the budget, you can get quite a powerful machine and turn all the eye candy up to 11. While you can't hang out on a couch with your alienware as well as you can with a PS4, I've found plenty of opportunities to socialize with PC gaming (Teamspeak with my friends, that kind of thing). The main point of going for a PC like this would be to take advantage of the superior graphics. Games will look much better on a gaming PC than on the PS4.

Finally, if you're willing to get a bit adventurous, want to settle for nothing but the best, and are willing to learn a little, building your own PC would be the route to go. You'll get the best performance for your dollar, and if you pick the parts right, a very reliable machine. This option gets my personal recommendation. Building your own PC is pretty simple: think Lego. And it's a very rewarding experience. Plus, it's just badass to be able to say "I built my own gaming computer" :p

What kind of a budget do you have?
 
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Modified your build for i7 performance. :D

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card ($434.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Monitor: Asus VX248H 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($30.76 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1463.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-30 11:57 EDT-0400)
 
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Cool, I'll look into it :) Thanks
 
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Lol. 50000 what? You could get several of the best possible gaming rigs for $50,000.

Seriously, what's your real budget in dollars? We can't really help you constructively until we know that. If you can afford it and feel like building, the one logainofhades listed would be amazing.
 
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I know prices tend to be a bit higher over there, so I stayed under budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($81.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $852.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-02 09:50 EDT-0400)
 
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