Should I stay with this Pentium computer or upgrade to a Alienware Aroura R5 2014 PC?

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Hi, everybody. I am considering upgrading to a custom Alienware Aroura R5 2014 PC this Christmas. Should I upgrade to that PC or stay with this Pentium 4 computer that has been rebuilt one time (fried MoBo and RAM) that is just over 1 year old?
Alienware PC specs:
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4960X Extreme Processor (6 Cores, 15MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.3GHz w/TurboBoost)

OS: Windows® 8.1, 64Bit, English

Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 30 PremierColor Monitor - U3014

Support: 4 Year Alienware Enhanced Support

Accidental Damage Service: 4 Year Accidental Damage Service

Chassis: Alienware Aurora with ALX Chassis

Liquid Cooling: Alienware Aurora with Premium Liquid Cooling

Video Card: Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770 with 4GB total (2x 2GB) GDDR5 - NVIDIA SLI® Enabled

Memory: 32GB (4 X 8GB) Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz

Hard Drive: 6TB RAID 0 (2 X 3TB Hard Drives)

Optical Drive: 3TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s

Wireless: No Wireless (I have a USB adapter)

Sound Card: Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Media Card Reader: 19-in-1 Media Card Reader

Keyboard: Alienware TactX Keyboard

Mouse: Alienware Optical Mouse, MG100

Extra Tablet: Dell Venue 8 Pro - 32GB - Red

Security Software: N/A (we have our own)

Other Software: N/A

Slots:
Internal Expansion Slots:
(2x) PCI-Express x16 (electrical spec: x16/x16)
(2x) PCI-Express x1

Memory Slots:
4x 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Slots

Front I/O Ports:
(2x) Hi-Speed USB 2.0
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0
(1x) Microphone In
(1x) Headphone/Speaker Out
(1x) 19-in-1 Media Card Reader (Optional)

Rear I/O Ports:
(1x) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet
(4x) Hi-Speed USB 2.0
(1x) SuperSpeed USB 3.0
(1x) Microphone In
(1x) Line-In
(1x) Front Left/Right Speakers
(1x) Center Speaker
(1x) Rear Left/Right Speakers
(1x) Side Left/Right Speakers
(1x) SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
(1x) SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)

The Pentium 4 computer is pretty generic, execpt for the PSU, MoBo, RAM, and the HDD.
 
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If you have the money for the alienware...tell us the price, we`ll give you something you can build yourself with about the same performance, and most likely you`ll have enough money at the end for a vacation.
 
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I have a Pentium 4@3.00GhZ on the stock cooler on my file server (computer to upgrade from) which has survived over 24+ hours of Prime95. No offense.
 
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If you have the money, I would totally upgrade, just not with Alienware.
For 7000$ you can get a beastly PC. Let us know if you want some build suggestions.
 
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Here`s what you can get for 5200$ (more performance, especially GPU-wise):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($1026.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($303.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($884.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($669.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD Black 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($705.38 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($705.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($137.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($209.97 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($95.58 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($129.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $5199.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 07:34 EDT-0400

You just need to add the peripherals of your liking, and you`re set.
TBH, with Alienware, you`re paying quite a bit for the name as well, not just for the parts.
 
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I believe the reason why Alienware is as expensive as heck is because they use high quality parts in their systems. Other retailers may go for cheap and market them as good and the shipping gorilla may kick the parts (arrive DOA). No offense.
 
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I totally understand.
However, all the parts I recommended are top notch, and with great reviews.
The CPU is exactly the same, the cooler is one of the best air coolers available, the motherboard the same, great, faster and double the size RAM, 1 TB SSD of the best kind (a lot faster than HDDs) with additional HDD storage (WD Black - one of the best available), SLI 780ti`s, the most powerfull single-processor GPU`s available today, and from a great brand (EVGA), and Platinum certified PSU from one of the best (if not the very best) PSU manufacturers - SeaSonic.

So I understand your fears, however the build I gave you has all cherry-picked parts that will not dissapoint.

It`s up to you to choose what you like more, since I just wanted to provide you with an alternative.

Anyway, I would totally upgrade from that Pentium 4 (even if it`s a very good one) if money is not a problem.
 
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I can build that exact Alienware for around $3000. I'll build you an ultimate future-proof gaming rig for less than that

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lvhfxr. This will max out any game at any resolution. I left out Case and Peripherals and all the extra storage for you to decide. Whatever you do NEVER buy Alienware. It's just overpriced garbage





 
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I don`t think you`re going to find it on sale as just the case, but you can check on Craigslist, maybe you`re lucky.
In the meantime, check this case, as it has really good reviews, and for me it looks really nice. I`m actually thinking of trying to sell mu case and buy one of these: http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/95-phantom-410-mid-tower-case

Edit: You can also check this case (and look for others) with included fan and LED controller: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-057-OK
 
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Well, can you find the case with some fans and LED'S pre-installed?
 
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