what is the most expensive computer ever that you have seen/read about?
plz post a website if possible
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perhaps... deep blue sea? lol
I like the casing...
Crazy alienware company lol. Coming up with the most expensive top of the line junk. But in a way. I htink there kind of a rip off in a few ways. Other wise a good company.
OMG, ud have 2 be out of your mind to buy that 
u could build the same thing for around 1/3 of the price lol
u could build the same thing for around 1/3 of the price lol
Yeah exactly my point!!
I can't beat the Amish Computer, but I do remember a while back a company only known as "L" that made absolutely sickening systems. They had a P4 Prescott running at 3.8GHz, with 4 GB of RAM, a terabyte hard drive (one drive, not total space), and so much more.
One of the most impressive things that they sold was a 4 screen LCD display, all connected as one unit, with a single DVI connector. The thing had a total diagonal of 108" and a resolution of 6400X1200. I'd love to see that desktop screenshot done by Dagonet' or Javagreen... The display cost $17,000 USD though. Not to mention you needed the very top video card there to use it (a Matrox card of some sort).
One of the most impressive things that they sold was a 4 screen LCD display, all connected as one unit, with a single DVI connector. The thing had a total diagonal of 108" and a resolution of 6400X1200. I'd love to see that desktop screenshot done by Dagonet' or Javagreen...
The display cost $17,000 USD though. Not to mention you needed the very top video card there to use it (a Matrox card of some sort).
Why in the hell would you buy something that much.. i would just build one for half that...... People these days...
hey if you are drug dealer, a showbiz celeb, what is 6k to you.
Its targetted for the rich people that want to show off their new toy.
If u had a billion dollars like bill gates or steve jobs. what is 6k to u.
thats is peanuts.
If i had a trillion dollars i would buy that machine for every member of MSFN.
And charge 0 interest for 10 years. After that standard 10% per annum rate/
Its targetted for the rich people that want to show off their new toy.
If u had a billion dollars like bill gates or steve jobs. what is 6k to u.
thats is peanuts.
If i had a trillion dollars i would buy that machine for every member of MSFN.
And charge 0 interest for 10 years. After that standard 10% per annum rate/
Okay, go make your trillion dollars quick quick quick....
I want mine...
I want mine...
once i discover how to make cold fusion a reality or time travel i will
surely make a gazillion pesos
surely make a gazillion pesos
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Okay, go make your trillion dollars quick quick quick....
I want mine...
I want mine...
Put me down next... Thanks i'll take ticket number 2...
QUOTE (Zxian @ Jan 19 2005, 01:07 AM)
I can't beat the Amish Computer, but I do remember a while back a company only known as "L" that made absolutely sickening systems. They had a P4 Prescott running at 3.8GHz, with 4 GB of RAM, a terabyte hard drive (one drive, not total space), and so much more.
One of the most impressive things that they sold was a 4 screen LCD display, all connected as one unit, with a single DVI connector. The thing had a total diagonal of 108" and a resolution of 6400X1200. I'd love to see that desktop screenshot done by Dagonet' or Javagreen... The display cost $17,000 USD though. Not to mention you needed the very top video card there to use it (a Matrox card of some sort).
One of the most impressive things that they sold was a 4 screen LCD display, all connected as one unit, with a single DVI connector. The thing had a total diagonal of 108" and a resolution of 6400X1200. I'd love to see that desktop screenshot done by Dagonet' or Javagreen...
The display cost $17,000 USD though. Not to mention you needed the very top video card there to use it (a Matrox card of some sort)."L" was a scam. The company did not exist for real. The "technologies" they offered were not even real.
And.. how about this for a monitor... http://www.9xmedia.com/pages-Build_a_syste...p---5over5.html
@astalavista - when you get the money I want the biggest display array you can get from 9xmedia, to go with my Amish computer.
@Astalavista, me want 2, lol
@un4given1, $124,350 | 10 x 40" HD-LCD/PC
@un4given1, $124,350 | 10 x 40" HD-LCD/PC
ill stick to my next upgrade at least i will still have a mobo from the best MFG
at least i will still have a mobo from the best MFG
I'll need one too!!!
Just get my top of the line alien and ill be fine!! as long as i dont have to pay for it!
These are the most expensive I've ever herd of.
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Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
• 8GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 8x1GB
• 2x250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
• 56k V.92 modem
• 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
• Mac OS X - U.S. English
Estimated Ship:
1-2 weeks
Free Shipping
Subtotal $10,723.00
• 8GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 8x1GB
• 2x250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
• 56k V.92 modem
• 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• Apple Keyboard & Apple Mouse - U.S. English
• Mac OS X - U.S. English
Estimated Ship:
1-2 weeks
Free Shipping
Subtotal $10,723.00
sorry, mac beat you all lol. fully loaded mac g5 (without ipod, 2nd screen, ect. all above)
the screen alone is 3000$
ps, this is in US dollars
@sven - my Amish Pc is still $45k more. And you forgot a few options on you G5, there is still fibre channel, server os, bluetooth, you can max it at about $15k. Oh and in a year when your liquid cooled processor croaks, you can pay a few grand for a new one, so you should by the 3yr apple care for $250.
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• Dual 2.5GHz PowerPC G5
• 8GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 8x1GB
• 2x250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
• AirPort Extreme Card
• Bluetooth Module
• 56k V.92 modem
• 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet Card
• Fibre Channel PCI-X Card (w/SFP-SFP cable)
• Bluetooth Module + Apple Wireless Keyboard & Mouse - U.S. English
• Mac OS X - U.S. English
• Mac OS X Server v10.3 (Unlimited-Client)
• APP for Power Mac (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
Estimated Ship:
1-2 weeks
Free Shipping
Subtotal $15,798.00
• 8GB DDR400 SDRAM (PC3200) - 8x1GB
• 2x250GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
• NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
• AirPort Extreme Card
• Bluetooth Module
• 56k V.92 modem
• 8x SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
• PCI-X Gigabit Ethernet Card
• Fibre Channel PCI-X Card (w/SFP-SFP cable)
• Bluetooth Module + Apple Wireless Keyboard & Mouse - U.S. English
• Mac OS X - U.S. English
• Mac OS X Server v10.3 (Unlimited-Client)
• APP for Power Mac (w/ or w/o display) - Enrollment Kit
Estimated Ship:
1-2 weeks
Free Shipping
Subtotal $15,798.00
once i got it to 21, 000, dont remember how... 2nd display, ipod also.. but there was something else.... oh, unless it was canadian prices...
ill check the amish.. i only checked alien before
ooooooo, where can i find an amish computer
ill check the amish.. i only checked alien before
ooooooo, where can i find an amish computer
Hold on a sec lemme make your mouth water... 
Extreme Edition 2MB L3 Cache Intel® Pentium 4 Hyper-Threading @ 3.8GHz
2GB (533MHz) DDR
ATI Radeon™ 9800 XT 256MB including VGA, DVI & S-Video connectors
1 Terabyte 7200RPM/ 8MB Buffer
High-speed 12x DVD±RW
HD's reportedly as fast as RAM
http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm
Some people have reported that the link doesn't work, i'm guessing it's a dns problem as their server was also inaccessible by me a few weeks ago.
Tough I'm not seeing a price estimate, I can tell you that a year ago it was in the $20,000 range
Extreme Edition 2MB L3 Cache Intel® Pentium 4 Hyper-Threading @ 3.8GHz
2GB (533MHz) DDR
ATI Radeon™ 9800 XT 256MB including VGA, DVI & S-Video connectors
1 Terabyte 7200RPM/ 8MB Buffer
High-speed 12x DVD±RW
HD's reportedly as fast as RAM
http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm
Some people have reported that the link doesn't work, i'm guessing it's a dns problem as their server was also inaccessible by me a few weeks ago.
Tough I'm not seeing a price estimate, I can tell you that a year ago it was in the $20,000 range
nice
geek pr0n
geek pr0n
Computer as in PC? Or in, balls out no questions asked?
You do realize you just woked up a one year old thread, dont you!?
The night of the living dead!!
The night of the living dead!!
So the threads old.... let's kick this pig and get it movin again...
NO replies yet... real world consumer PC or balls to the wall....
NO replies yet... real world consumer PC or balls to the wall....
8 GBs of RAm for a home PC is a waste, period.
For a Home PC yes... For a video enthusiant and or photographer or graphic designer or architect or...... 8Gigs is awesome!
QUOTE (computerMan @ Feb 8 2006, 07:54 PM) 
For the price of a House with a Car and Truck you can own a computer that makes you look like a total wiener and a total waste of space.
if I spent $300k+ for a laptop I'd want a much bigger screen. And besides it's only 14carat white gold, what's the point 24k or nothing.
LOL! That's just crazy. I do like the RAMDisk idea on that other machine, imagine the boot times! geek p0rn is right lol!!
I saw a waterproof desktop once, the mouse, screen keyboard and tower were all water proof, it was about $20000.00
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[1] Aurora™ ALX
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-60 with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System (Office software not included): Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Chassis: Alienware® ALX Full-Tower Case - Space Black
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening with AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling
Thermal Management System: Alienware® ALX Active Liquid Cooling System
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 SLI
Graphics Processor: Dual 512MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GTX - SLI Enabled
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Motherboard: Alienware® NVidia nForce™4 SLI™ X16 Motherboard
Memory: 4GB Low Latency Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz - 4 x 1024MB
System Drive: High Performance - 500GB Serial ATA-II 3Gb 7,200 RPM w/16MB Cache
Storage Drive: Additional Storage Drive - 1TB (500GB x 2) Serial ATA-II 3Gb 7,200 RPM w/32MB Cache
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Visual Interface: Samsung SyncMaster 320P 32" 8ms HDCP Ready Wide LCD - Quad Displays
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi® Elite Pro High Definition 7.1 Audio with XRAM Technology
Speakers: Alienware® ALX 5.1 Home Theater System by Klipsch
Security Software: Norton™ AntiVirus™ 2006
Security Software: Norton™ Internet Security ™ 2006
Removable Storage: Alienware® 10-in-1 Digital Media Reader / Writer
ALX Wireless Keyboard and Mouse: Alienware® ALX Wireless Optical Desktop Elite by Microsoft®
ALX Out Of Box Experience: Exclusive Alienware® ALX Items
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial (a $20.85 value)
Alienware Exclusive Offers: 10% off your next EB Games online purchase
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® ALX T-Shirt - Black
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® ALX Mousepad (a $19.99 Value!)
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-60 with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Operating System (Office software not included): Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Chassis: Alienware® ALX Full-Tower Case - Space Black
Chassis Upgrades: Alienware® Acoustic Dampening with AlienIce™ 2.0 Video Cooling
Thermal Management System: Alienware® ALX Active Liquid Cooling System
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 850 SLI
Graphics Processor: Dual 512MB PCI-Express x16 NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GTX - SLI Enabled
Video Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Motherboard: Alienware® NVidia nForce™4 SLI™ X16 Motherboard
Memory: 4GB Low Latency Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz - 4 x 1024MB
System Drive: High Performance - 500GB Serial ATA-II 3Gb 7,200 RPM w/16MB Cache
Storage Drive: Additional Storage Drive - 1TB (500GB x 2) Serial ATA-II 3Gb 7,200 RPM w/32MB Cache
AlienRespawn: Alienware® Respawn Recovery Kit
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Secondary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 16x Dual Layer DVD±R/W Drive w/LightScribe Technology
Visual Interface: Samsung SyncMaster 320P 32" 8ms HDCP Ready Wide LCD - Quad Displays
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® X-Fi® Elite Pro High Definition 7.1 Audio with XRAM Technology
Speakers: Alienware® ALX 5.1 Home Theater System by Klipsch
Security Software: Norton™ AntiVirus™ 2006
Security Software: Norton™ Internet Security ™ 2006
Removable Storage: Alienware® 10-in-1 Digital Media Reader / Writer
ALX Wireless Keyboard and Mouse: Alienware® ALX Wireless Optical Desktop Elite by Microsoft®
ALX Out Of Box Experience: Exclusive Alienware® ALX Items
Alienware Exclusive Offers: GameFly - Unlimited Game Rentals for 15 days - FREE TRIAL
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial (a $20.85 value)
Alienware Exclusive Offers: 10% off your next EB Games online purchase
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® ALX T-Shirt - Black
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® ALX Mousepad (a $19.99 Value!)
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
AlienInspection: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - $99.99 Value - FREE
Order Total: $16,830.99
Estimated Ship Date: 3/20/2006
QUOTE (undeadsoldier @ Feb 8 2006, 09:37 PM)
For a Home PC yes... For a video enthusiant and or photographer or graphic designer or architect or...... 8Gigs is awesome!
I still think 8 GBs is a waste regardless of what the user does on his home PC.
QUOTE (Jeremy @ Feb 9 2006, 02:32 PM)
QUOTE (undeadsoldier @ Feb 8 2006, 09:37 PM)
For a Home PC yes... For a video enthusiant and or photographer or graphic designer or architect or...... 8Gigs is awesome!
I still think 8 GBs is a waste regardless of what the user does on his home PC.
i do too, when in the world would a computer user, using xp, home, pro, MCE or even if they were useing windows vista, have 8GB worth of apps open? Its just a waste of money
I agree
QUOTE (wolf74481 @ Feb 10 2006, 07:36 AM)
QUOTE (Jeremy @ Feb 9 2006, 02:32 PM)
QUOTE (undeadsoldier @ Feb 8 2006, 09:37 PM)
For a Home PC yes... For a video enthusiant and or photographer or graphic designer or architect or...... 8Gigs is awesome!
I still think 8 GBs is a waste regardless of what the user does on his home PC.
i do too, when in the world will you ever need 8GB worth of apps open? Its just a waste of money
I'll hold you to that one!
8 gigs is alot,,
how did we get from the topic or "the most expensive PC" to how much random access memory is alot. lets stay on topic for now on!
The most expensive would be the supercomputers, but regarding PC-architecture computers...
QUOTE (Spyder2k @ Jan 19 2005, 08:56 PM)
Their "4.2GHz" CPU is just a 3.6 that's been overclocked; I have a P4 HT that's running at 4.17, so 4.2GHz isn't impossible. Their solid-state hard drives are commonly encountered on high-performance servers. Their systems are simply overclocked regular machines with hardware RAM disks and other minor enhancements. It still doesn't justify the price though.
QUOTE (LLXX @ Feb 10 2006, 06:32 PM)
The most expensive would be the supercomputers, but regarding PC-architecture computers...
QUOTE (Spyder2k @ Jan 19 2005, 08:56 PM)
Their "4.2GHz" CPU is just a 3.6 that's been overclocked; I have a P4 HT that's running at 4.17, so 4.2GHz isn't impossible. Their solid-state hard drives are commonly encountered on high-performance servers. Their systems are simply overclocked regular machines with hardware RAM disks and other minor enhancements. It still doesn't justify the price though.The most expensive PC? Then I can get an Athlon 64 FX57 OC'ed to 3.5 ghz! Even at 2.6 ghz, it would likely whoop a Pentium 4 a 4.2 ghz!
The most expensive PC would be the good ol' 8086 back in the 80's!!!
That PC was 'fresh'* back then... HAHAHA
*fresh = 80's term
That PC was 'fresh'* back then... HAHAHA
*fresh = 80's term
well take the apple POWERMAC
Power Mac G5 Quad-core 2.5GHz
Part Number: Z0AW
QUADRO FX 4500 512MB SDRAM<-- RAM just for video
Mac OS X - U.S. English
16x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
2.5GHz Quad-core PowerPC G5
Accessory kit
Final Cut Express HD preinstalled
2x500GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm<-- 1000 GB hd
16GB 533 DDR2 ECC SDRAM- 8x2GB<--this is ram
Apple USB Modem
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse - U.S English
AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth built-in
Mac OS X Server (Unlimited-Client)
Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (w/ SFP-SFP cable)
total price:
$18,169.00
With that kind of money, you could probably buy a cheap car.
crazy expensive
Power Mac G5 Quad-core 2.5GHz
Part Number: Z0AW
QUADRO FX 4500 512MB SDRAM<-- RAM just for video
Mac OS X - U.S. English
16x SuperDrive DL (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
2.5GHz Quad-core PowerPC G5
Accessory kit
Final Cut Express HD preinstalled
2x500GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm<-- 1000 GB hd
16GB 533 DDR2 ECC SDRAM- 8x2GB<--this is ram
Apple USB Modem
Apple Keyboard & Mighty Mouse - U.S English
AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth built-in
Mac OS X Server (Unlimited-Client)
Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (w/ SFP-SFP cable)
total price:
$18,169.00
With that kind of money, you could probably buy a cheap car.
crazy expensive
if i was spending 20k on a computer i certainly wouldn't be getting a 7200 rpm drive. lol
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