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FallenSatan

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Should I buy this computer? Its oly 1900$ and here the stats:

SYSTEM COLOURAluminum with Clearcoat Chassisjavascript:to_page_mod(1, 2, _Action);COOLING OPTIONCopper base Heat Sink with aluminum finsjavascript:to_page_mod(1, 823, _Action);MEMORY3GB Tri-Channel DDR3 at 1066MHZ (3x1GB DIMM)javascript:to_page_mod(1, 3, _Action);HARD DRIVE640GB - SATA-II, 3GB/S, 7200RPM, 16MB Cachejavascript:to_page_mod(1, 8, _Action);GRAPHICS CARDSLi, Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GT 512MBjavascript:to_page_mod(1, 6, _Action);OPTICAL DRIVESingle Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capabilityMONITORNo Monitor

LabelsWindows Vista™ Premium
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ComponentsPROCESSORIntel® Core™ i7-920 (2.66GHz, 8MB cache)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (English) Service Pack1 64-bitPRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works 9

Its a Xps 730x

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FallenSatan said:
Should I buy this computer? Its oly 1900$ and here the stats:

SYSTEM COLOURAluminum with Clearcoat ChassisCOOLING OPTIONCopper base Heat Sink with aluminum finsMEMORY3GB Tri-Channel DDR3 at 1066MHZ (3x1GB DIMM)HARD DRIVE640GB - SATA-II, 3GB/S, 7200RPM, 16MB CacheGRAPHICS CARDSLi, Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GT 512MBOPTICAL DRIVESingle Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capabilityMONITORNo Monitor

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ComponentsPROCESSORIntel® Core™ i7-920 (2.66GHz, 8MB cache)OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (English) Service Pack1 64-bitPRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Works 9

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its quite cheap but look for one with a better graphics card, its definately going to bottleneck your performance
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
He means that the 9800 will hold the computer back. The i7 is a monster, and to let it shine you'll need something like a GTX260 and up.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
You would be able to play WoW with that computer. I find the price good for what's inside of it. Although what I would add is RAM. If the Xps 730x can hold more RAM I say you should go for 6 RAM. You will just never lag. By the way Mr.needs is right you should put on it a better graphic card. With Dell in one click youll be able to have a better Graphic card. Although if you do not have the budget you will still be able to play with that machine.
 

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I may take it if it comes with 2 x GTX260 and a 22" flat screen for that price.
 

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  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
you could do a custom build for better than that...... and get exactly what you want
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Here is a review from Computershopper (Dell XPS 730x - Computer Shopper). Read there what you need to know.

Generally this system is designed for gaming so, yes its very good for that. The gfx cards could bottleneck your gaming performance indeed, but on the other hand 2x9800GT are pretty much capable of everything.

The only thing is, that it's kinda pricey* but that's OK from my point of view.

*A self build PC would have exactly what you want for a overall lower price.

I had 3 Dell Computers so far and eventually my next one will be Dell as well. The higher price you pay compared to a similar machine from the x manufacturer is money well spend considering the support Dell offers.
They are very good and carefully assembled and from my personal experience they will work like new even after 4 to 5 years.
I m still using my P4 @ 3.4GHz Dell Dimension which i bought early 2004 and it still works like a charm even with Vista on it. ( I could even play Assassin's Creed with it :p).
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS RoG Rampage II Extreme
    Memory
    A-Data 3x2 GB 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte GeForce 9800GTX+ 1GB
    Sound Card
    SupremeFXII X-Fi PCIe
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL 2407WFP, DELL 1901FP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200, 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    2x Western Digital Caviar Black Edition 1TB, 32MB Cache
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W
    Case
    Collermaster CM 690
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster V8 CPU Cooler
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Natural Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0
    Internet Speed
    ~24Mbit
    Other Info
    DELL 5.1 Surround Speakers
The only problem I have with Dell is that you never really know what kind of motherboard they will give you, nor what kind of board will the GPU chipset come with, this is all hearsay as I have never had one myself.

Being said that, if you don't know how to build your own rig nor have a friend that can help you with that, Dell is pretty much your only choice.

Have you seen the Alienware Gaming Machines? Even though Dell bought them out, they are still making some good rigs and they do have cool-looking cases for that much needed Bling ;)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
Alienware sucks since Dell bought them out.

If you are going to spend just short of 2 grand on your computer, definitely build it yourself. I no longer consider prebuilt computers at all, as most of them are such pieces of ****, and so overpriced, it is ridiculous.

For that price, you could get a nice case, monster mobo, the same processor, much better video card (one gtx290 will beat SLI2 9800 any day) 1000w PSU, sound card, better HDD (bigger too) and a bluray drive.

I built my computer (see specs below) for less than $800. I did get a good deal on my video card though.

Anyways, for that price, the computer is not worth getting.

~Lordbob
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
I went with the Acer M7720 with I7 920 2.67, 1 gig ATI Radeon 3850, 6 gigs ddr3 tri-channel and a removable sata 2 1 terabyte hard drive and a 600 gig inbuilt sata 2. It plays Crysis on max settings in Vista 64bit Home Premium, and also GTAIV on full...no problems at all. I normally build my own but for just a bit over £900, thats $1600 roughly, I couldn't beat it...best money I ever spent. Runs like a train, you should see how quick it rars and unrars etc...I click on a program to start it and it is almost instant...real power pc for the money.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M7720
    CPU
    Intel core i7 920 2.67ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer FX58M
    Memory
    6 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD4850
    Sound Card
    RealTek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanon 19"
    Screen Resolution
    1024*968
    Internet Speed
    20mbit
No question about it , for that amount of $$$ please , please BUILD your own . You'll be alot happier (and probably save some cash to boot) ;) .
 

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What with the cost of a MB, DDR3 Ram, and the I7 extreme processor itself, I doubt if I'd have saved anything. Plus the cost of Vista Home Premium 64 bit. What would I have saved on? plus I have a bloody brilliant case with pop up usb and card reader slots, a bay on the front to easily add or remove sata two drives, and it runs as quiet as anything, best buy of 2009 imo.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M7720
    CPU
    Intel core i7 920 2.67ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer FX58M
    Memory
    6 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD4850
    Sound Card
    RealTek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hanon 19"
    Screen Resolution
    1024*968
    Internet Speed
    20mbit
stereo55 said:
No question about it , for that amount of $$$ please , please BUILD your own . You'll be alot happier (and probably save some cash to boot) ;) .
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No kidding.

~Lordbob
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5QC
    Memory
    2x2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9500GT 1Gb
    Sound Card
    Mobo
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 206bw
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SP2514N ATA 250Gb 7200RPM
    Samsung [Model] 1Tb 7200RPM SATA2
    PSU
    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
    Keyboard
    Razer Tarantula
    Mouse
    Razer Lachesis
    Internet Speed
    not fast enough
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