Hey all, I've been building systems for a while now, I'm the go-to guy for all my friends when they want an "ub3r 1337" gaming computer. I've recently been issued sort of a challenge, a friend of mine was going to buy this: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... =dhs&cs=19
Now, being the somewhat knowledgeable guy that I am, I informed him that most of what he was paying for with an Alienware system was the name brand. Now, the other supposed "system builder" that he was talking to told him to "buyz Alienware 'cause its teh best!" So my challenge now is to build the same or hopefully better system for around the same price (600 to 700 dollars). I know it can be done, and I've been browsing the systems guide for some ideas, but I come to you fellow enthusiasts for some ideas/input. He has a monitor and all the peripherals, just needs a tower that can outperform this Alienware PoS for the same price or cheaper. It's been a while since I've payed any attention to the newest tech coming out, last system I built had a GTX260 inside when they were brand new....
So any ideas, rough builds etc would be appreciated. Probably gonna end up mostly recommending him the Econobox build. Thanks!