Vista - would that be a good computer for gaming?

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

LabelsWindows Vista™ PremiumComponentsPROCESSORIntel® 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

Starting From$2,299You Save$350
Now$1,9491

From $50/ Mo.

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

What you mean by that?

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.

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.

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

you could do a custom build for better than that...... and get exactly what you want

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 ).

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

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