As a point of fact, my Alienware shows 8 core Intel processors at 2.9 gHz each, 16GB of the fastest memory available, 8GB of the fastest NVidia memory available, 500GB of the fastest SSD boot drive, 1 TB Hitachi drive at 7200 rpm, 4x HD resolution, overclocking to 4.4 gHz, and I got it new on sales for "only" $3,500 from Dell