My friend got an Alienware Area-51 7700 about a month ago. Recently, when playing mp3's, the sound became raspy and sounds more like static, it isn't even possible to make out what you are listening ...

Stock Windows drivers only supported stereo, which is fine for built-in speakers. But I have a 5.1 sound system. So this past weekend I installed the latest Realtek HD drivers from the Alienware/Dell ...

Ask a gamer about their idea of perfection and the answer would be this: A rich Steam library, ambient lighting, good audio ...