EVE General Discussion

And there is the reason why I dont bother posting on here anymore

I cant remember off hand the model it was. All I know is I would never ever give them money again.

Esab

switching to DX9 seemed to work. no more error message with words 'AlienFX' in it.

i cant find button that says stop interacting with alienware, but i will continue to look for it.

I've noticed that my keyboard doesn't light up unless I open and then close the ESC menu in game. Sometimes this creates framerate issues, sometimes it doesn't, and I've crashed only once since Rubicon. Can't remember if I had lights on or off at the time.

The Alienware / EVE keyboard lights can be a ship saver. Love the lights. Hope they get this worked out.

alienware computers are a scam

I decided to test this assertion and went to assemble a computer by parts through pcpartpicker (because **** trying to find all that **** otherwise).
Using reasonably priced parts that were exactly or close enough to the same as a computer I've been itching to buy from Alienware I ended up with a price that was actually roughly $100 more expensive.
If I went for cheaper parts I could probably shave a few hundred off that price but in the end that price is pretty decent when you consider that you end up saving a lot of time and effort spent on looking for parts, checking compatibility, comparing prices, waiting for various parts to arrive (or having to find your nearest Microcenter or what have you), assembling your computer yourself, and hoping everything works. You're also paying for warranties and accidental damage coverages that you don't get when you put computers together yourself.

I'm not saying you have to go out and buy an Alienware if you're looking for a gaming computer but people who say that it's a scam really don't provide any evidence for their assertions.