Comments on: Nvidia rolls out speedy 3D graphics hardware

New GeForce 8800 graphics cards can move processing resources as needed to draw complex images in a flash.
Photos: Nvidia's new graphics tech

[Christopher Brind]

Alienwoe

Of course Alienware will jump on this band wagon, like they do
with any new technology, but the question; is will they be able to
deliver?

I preordered an Alienware mALX system back in June and they
failed to deliver it by the end of September having given an
estimated despatch date of December. Looking at the Alienware
site today, their estimated despatch date is now January the 8th.
This is fine, but when customer services keep telling you that
"the cases are due in any day now" and then fail to call you back,
this is a pretty bad show!

http://www.alienware.co.uk/configurator_pages/
aurora_m_alx.aspx?syscode=PC-EU-LT-AUR-M-
ALX&subcode=SKU-DEFAULT

I cancelled my order and bought a MAC instead.

So, great new gfx card ahoy, but don't expect to see it in an
Alienware any time soon!

[Ryo Hazuki]

Mac

Who needs a powerful GPU in a Mac anyway if you can't play any games?

[World69star]

What you went from a gaming machine to a overhyped crap!

Why the hell would you buy a freakn Macintosh after wanting a gaming machine. You won't be able to play any games with that mac except a few from years ago! Unless you got an intel mac, even then though you would have to dual boot with boot camp. Is osx worth having to reboot to play a game, or use a windows app? I for one think the hype with osx is horrible, you have to use apples expensive drm ridden proprietary apps, because you don't have much choice at all. A Mac is fine if all you do is surf the net, but for a "do it all" computer a windows machine is the way to go. Especially if you build it yourself, and semi-futureproof it with components that you can keep when you upgrade! Yeah thats another thing you can't do with a mac. you pay $2000+ for one and in 2 years you have to throw that away and pay another 2 grand. No thank you, I upgrade my windows machine every 2 years for around 300-600 depending on whats out, I just got a core2duo 2.66ghz, 1gb ddr2ram, a geforce7900gs, and a new psu for $550. Keeping my old slick black X-dreamer case, drives and peripherals. Well have fun not playing games on the mac.

[zaznet]

If you had the time...

If you had all that time to wait for them to deliver it to you, just build it yourself. The problem with Alienware is they are now too big for their own good. Sure they have been strong innovators in a market they nearly created for themselves but they are now too main stream to continue being the leading edge gaming system company they were seeking to be.

For the money, build it yourself from the system specs you see from Alienware. You'll save enough money to upgrade it next y ear to the latest and greatest.