Would this computer run Bf3 on ulta at 60fps or at least medium?

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Alienware+-+X51+Desktop+-+6GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/6912556.p?id=1218812711766&skuId=6912556&st=alienware&cp=1&lp=1#tab=specifications


^^ this computer

I just want 60fps on bf3 even if its medium. Would you think it can handle bf3 on ultra?
Also my screen res is 1680x1050
@ Ken, or anyone, would the i5 slow my gameplay down? Also it's 3rd gen Intel i5? Is that good as an i7 920?

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The good news when you buy the GTX 660 Alienware, is that you can expect high 60's frames per second on a 720p screen on high settings, so on your 1680x1050 screen, you are around the 60fps mark on high with 16xAF. That is an average and estimate based on:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Battlefield-3.65495.0.html
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php
that a GTX 660 approximates HD 7970M and GTX 680M of laptops.
You also get casual gaming ultra settings to the limit of the screen resolution in a fluent high 30's to low 40's fps.

The bad news is that while you game at full, you are stressing the external power supply to around 90% of its capacity according to calculations of a 140 watt GPU, 77 watt CPU, minimum 40 watts of fans and drives and 50 watts reserved for ram and motherboard functions, and possibly even higher on its 12V output depending on how they configure its power management. The 330 watt supply is the highest Dell sells, and is 120 watts below the recommended of a GTX 660. If you frequently run the system to its limit, check the replacement cost of the 330 watt supply after the 1 year warranty.
I wonder if they would want it back if after 6 months you call them and say it died so you have a spare. Though normally dishonest, since they violate the graphics card specification without putting it in writing, they are also quite dishonest, and that is proven by 2 prior class action lawsuits about product quality and warranty support.
I personally have little respect for any of Dell, HP, or Apple business practices.
That is reflected here:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020725/apple-macbooks-lead-in-laptop-features-and-reliability.html
I don't like Apple Mac at all for the price they sell and hide CPU information.
Asus, Sony, Samsung, and some Lenovo's and Toshiba's are good
http://venturebeat.com/2010/11/19/unsealed-lawsuit-reveals-dell-lied-about-millions-of-faulty-computers/
earlier, in 2008 http://www.ag.ny.gov/consumer-frauds/dell-settlement

Although the X51 is a desktop/tower of sorts, it is more like a laptop in the lack of upgradability.
Be sure you want a system like that.
I would be more inlined towards these HD 7850 systems, where the graphics is a tad lower, but they are of normal size with some decent specs and easier to maintain and upgrade or re-use parts at a later time. When the Dell breaks down, you can only repair it back to where it started and maxed out badly on the external power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227453
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229381
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/549?vs=660

So, yes, it will do what you want, but nothing more than it is now, and subject to power issues.
Adding: The i5-3450 will not be an issue. It is higher than the i5-3330 in the Dell sold one.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
For gaming, i5-3450 is better than i7 920
Upgrade to GTX 660 and it should be the same system and I hope they give you the 330 watt supply. The 240 is not nearly enough.

Software to help organize and sort all my files.?

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I just bout a new 3TB HDD because my old Iomega external broke but thankfully I was able to save all my files in time.

My question is, since I have a 1.5TB and it's full and a 250GB which is fill and all the files I've moved from my 1TB to my new 3TB. I've been sorting all my files for years and there is still a lot to sort even though I think I've been doing a pretty decent job I wonder if there is software that can simplify and automate this to some extent. I have thousands of movies, hundreds of series, GBs of music and other misilanius files scattered all over the place.

Also a feature that could be useful to me since I get double files a lot, doubles I forget to delete, one I accidently download twice and other reasons. a program that can scan though all of my files MD5 or sha1 them all and find all the doubles and easily help me chose which I would like to delete. And let me sort the doubles by size, type, etc.

Hmm, if such a useful thing does't egzist than I could probably be the first to program such a good idea. If I ever get around to finishing my C++ book, L0l.
Very quick responce, and a lot of usful information. It's been a while since I got a serius answer on yahoo answers.
Maybe because my questions have been extreamly spartin and spesilized.

After I read these I will vote you as Best Answer, thank you.
So much good information, I tried "Fast Duplicate File Finder" first and it is awesome! I freed up over 40GB of Duplicates. I will try all of these great Apps when I have time.
I did spend time to verify there were no mistakes. This program made zero mistakes, even though it did take a while to check each files hashes, it was worth it. Saved me hours, even potentially months of digging and freed up some valuable storage. My old 1TB drive is external yes and but my new 3TB I bought yesterday is an internal drive, I imagine it will be more convenient for me to organize, store, and sort my files this way, plus since the 3TB is internal I have much higher bandwidths than through a USB port. Plus I will have instant access to my files without having to bend over to power on the drive.

Thank you both of you, I really appreciate the time you spent answering my question, it is much appreciated.
I have to give the first guy the best answer just because of the timing of his response, I was very
So much good information, I tried "Fast Duplicate File Finder" first and it is awesome! I freed up over 40GB of Duplicates. I will try all of these great Apps when I have time.
I did spend time to verify there were no mistakes. This program made zero mistakes, even though it did take a while to check each files hashes, it was worth it. Saved me hours, even potentially months of digging and freed up some valuable storage. My old 1TB drive is external yes and but my new 3TB I bought yesterday is an internal drive, I imagine it will be more convenient for me to organize, store, and sort my files this way, plus since the 3TB is internal I have much higher bandwidths than through a USB port. Plus I will have instant access to my files without having to bend over to power on the drive.

Thank you both of you, I really appreciate the time you spent answering my question, it is much appreciated.
I have to give the first guy the best answer just because of the timing of his response, I was very
So much good information, I tried "Fast Duplicate File Finder" first and it is awesome! I freed up over 40GB of Duplicates. I will try all of these great Apps when I have time.
I did spend time to verify there were no mistakes. This program made zero mistakes, even though it did take a while to check each files hashes, it was worth it. Saved me hours, even potentially months of digging and freed up some valuable storage. My old 1TB drive is external yes and but my new 3TB I bought yesterday is an internal drive, I imagine it will be more convenient for me to organize, store, and sort my files this way, plus since the 3TB is internal I have much higher bandwidths than through a USB port. Plus I will have instant access to my files without having to bend over to power on the drive.

Thank you both of you, I really appreciate the time you spent answering my question, it is much appreciated.
I have to give the first guy the best answer just because of the timing of his response, I was very

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PC World (magazine) has a few reviews of duplicate file finders, but I haven't looked at any file organization utilities.

http://www.pcworld.com/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/217543/remove_duplicate_files_with_duplicate_cleaner.html
Remove Duplicate Files with Duplicate Cleaner
By Rick Broida, PCWorld Jan 24, 2011 12:58 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/210844/free_downloads_fast_duplicate_file_finder_defraggler_twitterbar.html
Free Downloads: Fast Duplicate File Finder, Defraggler, TwitterBar
By Rick Broida, PCWorld Nov 16, 2010 3:30 pm

http://www.pcworld.com/article/210473/eliminate_duplicate_files_with_free_utility.html
Eliminate Duplicate Files with Free Utility
By Rick Broida, PCWorld Nov 11, 2010 3:13 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/205382/clean_out_your_pcs_hard_drive_with_easy_duplicate_finder.html
Clean Out Your PC's Hard Drive With Easy Duplicate Finder
By Preston Gralla, PCWorld Sep 16, 2010 2:46 AM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/188349/fast_duplicate_file_finder_helps_you_weed_out_extra_filesfor_free.html
Fast Duplicate File Finder Helps You Weed Out Extra Files--For Free
By Preston Gralla, PCWorld Feb 20, 2010 6:46 AM

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http://www.pcworld.com/article/188352/visual_similarity_duplicate_image_finder_finds_photo_dupes_when_filenames_differ.html
Visual Similarity Duplicate Image Finder Finds Photo Dupes When Filenames Differ
By Preston Gralla, PCWorld Mar 3, 2010 1:02 AM
[ not a free program ]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/183038/image_comparer_helps_weed_out_duplicate_photos.html
Image Comparer Helps Weed Out Duplicate Photos
By Sally Wiener Grotta and Daniel Grotta Dec 18, 2009 1:57 PM

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