Dell XPS PC

Bubabule · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 28

I was wanting to know whether or not this system was worth the money or are you better to make your own system?

Over here in malta the price is roughly 1,300 pounds sterling and here are the tch stats

Intel Viiv Q6600 Quad Core Processor 2.40GHz, 1066Mhz FSB, 8MB cache
Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 667MHz [4x1024MB]
19-in-1 Bluetooth Media Card Reader
Hard Drive 500GB Serial ATA non Raid (7200 Rpm)
DVD+/-RW (read/write) 16x max and DVD (Reader) 16x (2 drives)
SINGLE 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Audio Integrated HDA 7.1 Dolby Digital capability
UK/Irish Speakers External Zylux Dell A525 Silver/Black spks + Subwoofer
Dell Premium Optical Mouse (non Wireless) USB Black for Vista
UK/Irish Keyboard Dell Enhanced Multimedia USB (QWERTY)
Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Works 8.0 (Word Processor, Spreadsheet, Outlook Express, Powerpoint Viewer) (With Recovery CD)

I want to go and get this system; however, when making a purchase like this, shop attendants can always try and sell you but inside information from people that upgrade systems are better.

Please give me you feedback!

Remember, this is PC, speakers, mouse and keyboard only.

I currently have

80Gb (non sata) Hard Drive
AMD Athlon 64 proceesor
Nvidea 6200 AGP Graphix Card
1Gb Ram

would it be worth my while to just upgrade what I have?

Gravemind · Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 118

not worth the money

Check out overclockers.co.uk

you can get some good sli machines there for less than an XPS
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Dell makes good pc, but are way too expensive. You can probably go to your local pc shop and get one custom made for half the price of a dell pc

Stalker · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 50

I had a XPS laptop what cost me £2,500 , it looked good weight a ton and the attery on it lasted abot 30 mins , i soon took it back and spent £2,800 on a top of the range alienware laptop , now this beast playes the lot, eithen crysis with no isuses what so ever , take a look at there site bro , i spec below wer emy order mate its the balls

[1] Area-51® m15x

Display: 15.4" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p)
System Lighting: Alienware® AlienFX® System Lighting - Aqua
Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate - English
Graphics Processor : 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 8800M GTX
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 2048MB
Turbo Cache Memory: Intel Turbo Cache Memory 1GB – Accelerate Data Transfer Speed
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 200GB 7200 RPM SATA
Smart Bay: None
CD/DVD/RW: 8x Dual Layer Writer (DVD±RW, CD-RW) with LightScribe Technology
Sound Hardware: External Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Card
Keypad: Alienware® Area-51 m15x AlienFX® Keyboard - English
Optional Mouse: Logitech® G9 Laser Gaming Mouse
Wireless Network Card: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Warranty: AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
AlienContact: Added Bonus with any AlienSupport Selection
AlienContact - Remote Alienware Support
Monitor: (None)
Headphones: Logitech® Precision Gaming Headset
Mobile Transport: Alienware® Odyssey Backpack
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap
Alienware Extras: Alienware® Personalised Nameplate
Alienware Extras: Custom Alienware® Mousepad - FREE!
Alienware Extras: AlienInspection - Exclusive Integration and Inspection - £50 Value - FREE!
Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Keyboard Diagram Overlay
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Smooth Mylar Touchpad
Alienware Extras: Area-51® m15x Protective Cloth Sleeve
Avatar: Alienhead 3D
Window Style: Default Vista Window Style
Mouse Pointers: Standard Mouse Pointers
Wallpaper: Alienhead 3D (Widescreen)
Power Plan: Balanced
Automatic Updates: Automatic Updates On
Time Zones: (GMT + 00.00) Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London

SubTotal: £2,220.00
Discount: £0.00
Vat: £394.08
Shipping: £31.91
Order Total: £2,645.99

on top of that i added after the order

Additional Battery: +£42

Targus Combination Notebook Security Cable: +£26

Logitech® Quickcam Pro 9000: +£68

Changing

Logitech® Precision Gaming Headset -> Sennheiser PC161 Multimedia Headset: +£45

Total Cost of Upgrades: £181

Total 2,826.99

and trust a lot of guy will say fk me tht a lot but it the best money i spent i cant knock this baby at all , i needed a mobile gaming pc becasue of the job i do and i stay away from home alot and i got one. and its a beast my son
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spiers · Joined: 01 Dec 2007 Posts: 48

DaPole · Joined: 28 Feb 2008 Posts: 4

You do realize Alienware was Bought by Dell and they are the same company now? YOu pay the extra money for the Alienware name on top of the XPS price lol

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Stalker · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 50

yeah i did know that Dell owns Alienware but , dell may have brought AW but AW are better laptops they are designed better the cases are lighter (xps was well heavy it was like 10lbs or sumthing and they place the touch pad on the left hand side and not middle so when you use the wasd keys and you slightly touch the pad , you start aiming in odd places) the link below is the one i had , which i took back in the first week

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0984493965.1208813931@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccehadedlkhgffkcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=2&sku=459398&category_oid=

+ it work better than my XPS laptop. the XPS one i had was crap if i played cod4 on it it would just chug across the screen as in lag (poor fps) and it wouldnt even run crysis

Well on my new badboy it runs everything crysis at high end not sure how high i havent really pushed it i normally play at 1280X1024 on mostof my games and it runs it fine it kicks the ass out of cod4 lol i can happly max that out and i have other games too what the laptop dosent hesitate , i fully understadn that lappys go out of date but so do pc's, plus you cant bring a pc to a oil rig and various locations around the uk. so i pretty much know i have the most upto date laptop going at the mo , it will last a few years as i did max out on the upgrades to cpu , ram etc
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Bubabule · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 28

Stalker...you work offshore? what rig are you on...maybe i might see you