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DFS – Dell Financial Services

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Well, I have had my DFS account for only a month and its already bothering me. I owe only $35 on the account, and would like to pay it off. I have tried at least 12 days in a row, but always the same error:

“Our website is currently experiencing technical difficulties. This account cannot be accessed momentarily. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

I have tried different browsers and computer, but still the same error.

I call to access my account and tried to pay, and the system can’t find my account. Now when it does I need to pay extra since you pay a fee for paying over the phone. Plus to make matters worse I am late, and its almost time for the next statement. So therefore it might even get reported to my CRA. I gave a nice survey for that site, and I hope they fix it soon, or else that account will be closed.

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The Alienware is finally here!!

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Well, after waiting, and waiting – its here!

So far, so good. Since then I upgraded swapped the video card out to the GTX 280 from the GTX 260, and I had no choice, but to upgrade the sound card as well. The sound card that was included was really bad. After looking at all the reviews, it turns out the the card that was included was a rebranded Audigy 2 card. You can read some of the reviews: http://us.store.creative.com/Sound-Blaster-XFi-Xtreme-Audio-PCI/M/B000W7PNZI.htm

As others have stated, it does awhile to boot, but I don’t mind that. On HL2 based games (source), I usually get around 250 FPS on 1680×1050 22in screen with AA on 4x. However that can vary based on what I am looking at.

Also, the system itself responds very well to the prime95 stress test. The cpu never gets above 72C, and it remains “cool” at idle at around 45C or so. Keep in mind that these numbers can vary. Right now, its close to 65F in the room where the system is at.

Vantage:
Graphics Score 10825
CPU Score 48305
3DMark Score P13431 3DMarks

Quick Specs:
Alienware Aurora Desktop
Cosmic Black, Alienware Aurora Chassis, 875W PSU
Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (BD-ROM; DVD/CD Burner) and DVD-ROM
Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional (Updated)
Overclocked Intel Core i7 975 Extreme (3.6GHz, 8MB Cache)
6GB Triple Channel 1067MHz DDR3
Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling
Single 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 (Updated)
2x 300GB – SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 10k RPM, 16MB Cache HDD (Updated)
Western Digital Black 1TB HD , 7200 RPM (Added)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English (Now Ultimate)

I took some pictures. Hope you all enjoy! Any questions, just ask! (Click on a picture once to get it by itself, then once again to get it bigger.)

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Dell Exchange *Update 1*

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Well, it hasn’t been that long since my last post, however apparently the delay is not my imagination.

There have been posts of the AW delays on Dell’s AW forum. However some have reported to receive theres. Which lets one to believe there is a shortage of parts. However no one knows which parts are having supply issues… You call support and they say “we have no shortage of parts”, but if that is the case – why are people waiting months for their AW?

http://en.community.dell.com/forums/3746.aspx

On another note, I spoke to Dell corp and I have someone assigned to my case now. The agent will work with me closely till this issue is resolved. I just hope it gets resolved before Christmas.

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