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Well, from those who responded about Alienware performance (Coppertop, shakran, FngKestrel, MooseMan, connyosis), it has been all positive aside from price...which is good because that is what I was looking for.
cyrnel: I do know several people who can build one for me, but from past experiences (generally), I get nervous trusting independent shops or people, especially in a large investment. I may have came off as if I don't care how much money I spend, but in reality, I'm a college student, and every last dime is important to me, but when it comes to a computer, which is a huge necessity in my life right now, I figure it is important to acquire one from reputable professionals who only dish out the best...and I'm here to see if this reputation is well earned and indeed honest if and when I decide to purchase from them. Also, CRT is out of the question, I've worked with both and found the LCD to be extremely more pleasing aesthetically, spatially and graphically. The brand really determines the quality it seems...I have found a really nice 21 inch Samsung with superb quality for $800. I see where you're coming from though, and it's possibly the better option for the price, but I just don't know man...I'm being stubborn about it.
jhkayakr: I've checked out the Dell, and when configuring it to the same specs as the alienware, it was no cheaper.
mattzweb: Thanks for the sites, I'm in the process of checking them out now...CyberPower has some badass case designs, I've yet to check under the hood.
feelgood: I've always had AMD and have heard it is the way to go for graphical needs as well, but the alienware AMD systems are ridiculously pricey, and not only that, but from what I hear, AMD has a shit load of compatibility issues, and will cause problems for future upgrades. I don't know if this is necessarily the case, but either way if I decide to go with alienware, their AMD systems are a few K more, and would cost 5k after configurations, that I definitely can't afford. If the price was equatable to the Intel systems, I probably would go with AMD.
As a side note, what do you guys do with old systems once you purchase new ones? It would be a shame to trash this system or just get several bucks for it (which is all it's really worth), but do you guys have any suggestions that wouldn't require me keeping it or atleast getting a decent amount for it? It's fairly old...AMD XP 1800+, 256 RAM, GeForce 3, 30 gig HD, 19 inch monitor...pretty crappy, but decent for basic use.
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