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Advice on e-bay computer

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  • #2
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Semms like pretty good value, wasn't sure about the Graphics card ( I was expecting an 8800GTX) but the review of it on hardware testing sites seem to be pretty good and for a grand, excluding postage the machine is pretty good value.
    What games are you planning on running on it?


  • #3
    Bemused
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭Bemused


    CoD4 and Crysis - do you think Vista is a problem or that I need an extra gig of RAM?

    Thanks for the response


  • #4
    IamMetaldave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,499 ✭✭✭IamMetaldave


    I have a similar build machine and Crysis runs fine on it... Actually I only have 2GB of RAM.. Admittedly I'm considering 4 though.. But that machine will run Crysis no probs.

    https://www.instagram.com/iammetaldave/



  • #5
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    for the price its pretty good to be honest. But none of the cores run at 9.6ghz so dont be fooled by that. Each core will run at 2.4ghz.


  • #6
    majiktripp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭majiktripp


    Anti wrote: »
    for the price its pretty good to be honest. But none of the cores run at 9.6ghz so dont be fooled by that. Each core will run at 2.4ghz.

    He's doing his maths that 4 cores @ 2.4ghz is 9.6ghz....bit misleading alright but nothing too serious


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  • #7
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Works out at 1,140 Euro Approx Inc. shipping.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #8
    Lord Deco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭Lord Deco


    I would get this pc,class piece of kit and has a 1 year dell warranty....

    xps support line is quite good too

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/XPS-710-Quad-Core-2-66Ghz-QX6700-768Mb-8800GTX-2gb-RAM_W0QQitemZ180194325704QQihZ008QQcategoryZ179QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem


  • #9
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Lord Deco wrote: »
    I would get this pc,class piece of kit and has a 1 year dell warranty....

    xps support line is quite good too

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/XPS-710-Quad-Core-2-66Ghz-QX6700-768Mb-8800GTX-2gb-RAM_W0QQitemZ180194325704QQihZ008QQcategoryZ179QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

    Is that a second hand unit?

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #10
    Lord Deco
    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭Lord Deco


    No brand new from dell factory outlet with 1 year warranty....

    Thread here about it,when they were on offer for very cheap,that seller probably got it for 950 and is selling for 200 euro profit,he seems to buy alot of dell factory outlet....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055169363&highlight=dell+ebay

    I have heard that you get 12000 on 3dmark06 at stock settings and the cpu can be clocked to 3.0ghz,the graphics card overclocks well too.....

    Comparing it to the pc your looking at on ebay,it beats it on pure performance and has a better quality psu and case,which is important imo when buying a performance pc.....

    Ebay one looks very good too,class cpu,graphics,ram etc,but the psu looks very cheap as does the case....

    I would go with the piece of mind of the dell xps myself....

    Good luck with your purchase mate....


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