I found Kukri's post to sum up my views very well. Alienware is essentially Dell now, and they were overpriced to begin with.

At the OP: If you want a really nice computer, try the two companies others have mentioned, Falcon Northwest and Voodoo. Both still have good reputations.

Of course, this all still pales in comparison to what you could do yourself. I used to have a 3k budget every 3 years for getting a new PC, and I could always put together a monster for that budget.

Quote Originally Posted by edyzmedieval
I have a question for all of you:

Would you ever pay 12-14-16K on a computer even if you had money and didn't know what to do with it?
I'm taking this to mean "you have more money than you know what to do with", and my answer is certainly "Hell yeah".