When it comes to gaming rigs, Alienware is one of the most well-known names in the business. Their extraterrestrial rigs have been ripping their way through frames and frames of games for years now. Our only complaint is that their premium systems fetch an accordingly high price tag and we don’t see sales often.
With the recent refresh of many of their systems with Intel’s Haswell chips, Alienware has been offering some rare instant discounts and bonus gift cards to sweeten the pot. The X51 mini PC has long been a favorite of ours, mainly due to its living room-friendly chassis. Right now you can get it with the new Haswell processors starting at $849 and a $200 gift card on the more powerful versions.
The sleek piano black chassis measures nearly 12.5 inches square and under 4 inches thick, letting it fit right in around game consoles and cable TV boxes. It also doesn’t compromise any features or performance with its svelte form either, offering up to 4th gen Core i7 processors, Nvidia GTX 670 2GB graphics, dual hard drives, 16GB of RAM, and more.
A base model with Core i5-4430 quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, and Nvidia GTX 645 1GB graphics runs just $849 after $50 savings. Jumping up to a Core i7-4770 and GTX 760 1.5GB will run you $1099 after $100 instant savings, a scant few hundred dollars more than most entry-level Core i7 Haswell desktops these days.
If you’re really looking to get the most from your money with this rare promotion, the top-tier model with 2GB GTX 670 graphics and 2TB hard drive is marked down to $1349 and comes with a $200 Dell e-gift card. It also has some nice customization options like a 256GB SSD + 1 TB HDD or slot-loading Blu-ray drive.
All models come with eight USB ports (six are 3.0 spec), gigabit ethernet, HDMI, Wireless-N, surround sound support, and free 2-day shipping. The combination of a tiny, premium chassis and the new Intel platform make for a killer PC and this is one of the few times you’ll be able to save some cash on it.
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