Quote Originally Posted by KRALLODHRIB
From what I've heard alienwares are entirely overrated and overpriced with terrible service to boot. I'm thinking Dell or Falcon NW.
Alienware is an awesome system that is not usually over rated, PROVIDED that you buy the higher end stuff. Dell is okay but for gaming systems they are not all that. Falcon is awesome but way over priced. Voodoo is another good brand that would give you a solid gaming system.

Now all that being said, even if you want to do things over than gaming, let gaming be your guide for building the system. A solid gaming system can do anything.

You might want to look at building a PC yourself. This will make it fit your needs perfectly and is not very expensive. Plus it gives you a solid working knowledge of your PC.