45 Nanometers of Quad-Core Glory
With more than 800 million transistors for quad-core, the new 45nm Core 2 Extreme introduces new microarchetecture features for greater performance. Some of these advanced new features include: greater performance at all previous given frequencies, up to 50-percent larger L2 caches, and expanded power management capabilities for new levels of energy efficiency. Also new to the next generation 45nm Core 2 Extreme are nearly 50 new Intel SSE4 instructions for speeding up the performance of media and high performance applications.
Let Alienware Push Your System to the Limit
The Area-51 ALX system is now available with the quad core Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 overclocked from 3.0GHz to 4.0 GHz core clock speed! Alienware factory overclocking increases your processor’s overall speed and performance. Alienware assures that all its overclocked systems still meet Alienware’s strict quality and performance guidelines before leaving the factory. Alienware factory overclocking does not void your system warranty.
Get Caught in the CrossFireX
The New ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 in CrossFireX™ technology is the DirectX® 10 screaming graphics firepower that ALX customers have been waiting for. These power-packed dual GPU graphics cards provide the stunning realism and immersive visual quality that propels you deep into your gameplay. Quad 512MB of GDDR3 onboard memory, and PCI-Express 2.0™ x16 GPU bus interface graphics compatibility, makes sure your next-gen DX10 games can get cranked up to their maximum settings without experiencing any lag in framerates. The new revolution in gaming graphics is Quad GPU technology.
terabytes of storage
More than ever before
Cram all your digital pictures, movies, games, and music, into the massive hard drives on the Area-51 and still have room to spare. With up to 4 terabytes of storage you’ll never have to worry about storage space.
DDR3 Memory is Here
The Area-51 ALX with the Intel X38 chipset is equipped with the new standard in high performance memory, Patriot Extreme Performance Enhanced Latency DDR3. DDR3 carries an average of 30% less power consumption and higher memory bandwidth than DDR2. These features allows for RAM clock speeds up to 1333MHz to 1600MHz.
Blu-ray Disc Technology
The Blu-ray Disc format offers the highest capacity of any consumer media format to date, also greatly surpassing the capacity of other media formats. Blu-ray Disc gives you the maximum storage capability of 50GB on one dual layer disc, almost 10x the standard storage capabilities of a DVD. Blu-ray Disc's huge capacity allows not only for the highest quality High Definition video to be displayed, but allows you back up your large media libraries on one disc.
4x the Graphics Horsepower with CrossFireX!
The Area-51 ALX Crossfire edition desktop features the new ultra high-performance graphics technology from ATI™: CrossFireX™. Previously we had featured the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) in CrossFire – each graphics card carrying a single GPU. Into the future we introduced the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics card which carried two GPUs of the former card. Now, with CrossFireX technology we bring you four GPUs across two cards. The performance has multiplied and your gaming experience enhanced beyond your imagination.
Utilizing dual ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics cards in CrossFireX, you have the following: 4x GPUs and 2GB of GDDR3 graphics memory.
Bragging rights come from extreme gaming hardware.
In gaming the competition is at a disadvantage when your hardware is superior. Here are a few facts on Alienware’s performance boost with CrossFireX technology across dual ATI Radeon 3870 X2 graphics cards.
* Over 2 Teraflops of GPU computing
* 1280 Stream Processors
* 2GB of GDDR3 Memory
* PCIe 2.0 GPU bus interface
With dual monitors you can still fuel one monitor with CrossFireX performance while still dedicating a dual GPU solution to your second monitor for the meanest multitasking job yet.
True Display Flexibility and Gaming Options with Dual Monitors.
3D Mode Support enables you to engage in hardcore gaming warfare with CrossFire technology on one monitor while monitor any other multimedia or productivity software on the other. Have you ever wished you could open just a few browsers or media players while deep in the deathmatch, CrossFireX enables this functionality.
Productivity Mode Support keeps your graphics cards in relaxation mode during those days when you can’t get enough chatting, videos, IMing, blogging, work, or any internet games on one screen. Share the load on dual screens and let your multi-tasking skills spread their wings!
Technical Specifications
Operating Systems
* Windows Vista® Ultimate
* Windows Vista® Home Premium
Processors, Chipset & Memory
Intel Core 2 Extreme
* Intel® Core 2™ Extreme Processor (45nm Penryn) with Quad Core Technology
o Over-clocked to 4.0GHz — liquid cooled
o 3.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 12MB full speed level 2 Cache.
* Intel® X38™ Express Chipset
o PCI-Express™ 2.0
* Standard Patriot Extreme Performance Enhanced Latency 2GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz
o Up to 4GB of system memory
Graphics & Video
* Standard Dual ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 with Crossfire™ Technology
o 2x 512MB GDDR4 dedicated video memory
o Quad DVI and dual S-Video outputs with quad display support
o DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL® 2.0 compatibility
o PCI Express™ 2.0
* Optional ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 X2
o Dual GPU Technology
o 2x512MB GDDR3 dedicated video memory
o Dual DVI and S-Video outputs with dual display support
o DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL® 2.0 compatibility
o PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 GPU bus interface
* Optional Dual ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 in CrossFireX™ Mode
o Quad GPU Technology
o 2GB (4x512MB) GDDR3 dedicated video memory
o Quad DVI and Dual S-Video outputs with dual display support
o DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL® 2.0 compatibility
o PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 GPU bus interface
Storage
* Hard Drive Options
o RAID: Options 0 and 1 Available
o RPM: Starting at 7,200 up to 10,000
o Capacity: Starting at 160GB up to 1TB per Drive (4 Drives Maximum)
o Solid State: up to 128GB
o Interface: Serial ATA 3Gb/s
o Duo Drive: up to 320GB dual SATA/USB internal/external interface
4 Drives Maximum
* Optical Drive Options
o Standard 20x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
o Optional 6x Blu-ray™ Disc (BD-ROM) Reader
o Optional 4x Blu-ray™ Disc (BD-ROM) Reader / Writer
* Digital Media
o Optional 28-in-1 digital media reader / writer
Networking
* Integrated High Performance Wireless-N (802.11n/g/b)
* Integrated Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Dual High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Ports
Peripheral Connects
USB 2.0 And Firewire IEEE 1394a
* 2 x External SATA
* 8-channel Audio I/O
* 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
o 1 x Optical S/PDIF
o 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF
* 1 x FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a)
* 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 (Front)
o 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 (Front)
o 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (Rear)
* 2 x Gigabit Ethernet
* 2 x Wireless / Access Point antenna jac
USB 2.0 And Firewire IEEE 1394a
Case & Chassis
* Exclusive Alienware ALX chassis design in choice of two high-gloss color finishes
* Exclusive chrome-finished chassis accents and black-anodized chassis interior
* AlienIce™ 3.0 high-performance cooling
* AlienFX for quick and easy system lighting
* Easily accessible front ports: two USB 2.0, one FireWire 400, Headphones and Microphone
* Standard 1000-watt Multi-GPU-approved power supply
* Tool-less front and side panels
* Height: 19.01”
* Width: 9.97”
* Depth: 25.02”
$5,149.00 ( $155 per month )