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New pc spec advice/suggestions please

  • 05-07-2008 5:53pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭


    Hi
    Looking for opinions on this dell xps 630.
    Is the monitor a good one?

    PROCESSOR
    Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-Core Processor Q6600 (2.40Ghz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB cache)
    HARDWARE SUPPORT
    4Yr XPS Premium Warranty Support - Priority Call In and Onsite Support
    MONITOR
    24in E248WFP WIDESCREEN UK/Irish Black (1920 x 1200) TCO99 DVI-D
    MEMORY
    4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [4x1024]
    HARD DRIVE
    640 GB Serial ATA non Raid (7200 Rpm)
    GRAPHICS CARD
    Dual Crossfire TM 512 MB ATI Radeon 3870 HD
    TV TUNER
    TV Tuner (analog/digital) with Remote Control
    OPTICAL DRIVE
    16X DVD+/-RW (Read/Write DVD, CD)
    KEYBOARD
    Dell™ Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
    MOUSE
    Dell Optical Scroll Premium Mouse
    SOUND SOFTWARE
    SoundBlaster™ XFI™ Xtreme Gamer Card

    € 2,057.99 inc vat.

    Thanks


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


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    Is the monitor a good one?

    Just googling the model no brought up a few reviews, here, here & here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    You are being ripped off.

    Graphics card are out of date now.

    If you dont want any hassle and not interested in building one yourself then you cant beat this combination imo


    This Week Only Offer
    "Ultima OC HD 4870" Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz @ QX6950+ 3.30GHz+ Quad Core DDR2 System
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO 2.40GHz Quad Core CPU Overclocked too a minimum of 3.30GHz and beyond. (8/9 x 400MHz - 1600MHz FSB)
    - Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Blue LED Intel approved cooler
    - Arctic Silver 5 Heatsink compound professionally hand installed by our technicians
    - Abit IX38-QuadGT Intel X38 (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
    - Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX - 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 32MB Cache SATA-2 Hard Drive
    - 2 X ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 HDTV/Dual DVI -
    Pioneer 215DBK 20x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
    - Corsair TX 650W Next Generation Power Supply
    -Vista Home Premium 64bit

    €1340

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?&groupid=43&catid=1081&sortby=priceAsc

    OcUK Value L2442WD-VA 24" €275

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-026-OK

    That pc would be as good as you can get for €1600


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 Fusion158


    If you dont want to build one but are looking for a good speced machine try Neuralcore Technologies. You can call them or email them, tell them what you want and your budget and they will create a spec thats for you, in your case I'm guessing gaming. I got my last PC there and it's great, and I know my friend is buying a 2nd huge machine off them, 2 Quad core Xeons, 12GB RAM etc


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭suppafly


    defo don'y get it from dell. they r much more expensive and they generally gives components of lesser quality. I got mine from komplett using the PC builder thing they have. I was going to go with one of the OCuk machines put i wanted one 2 diff things from what they had. So check out the diff options people has said but if u want a a good high spec quality machine for cheaper don't go with dell


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    that dell is such a rip off

    this pc here will absolutely KILL that xps in every single way and hardwareversand will build it for 20 euro more


    Current content: Article Availability Price
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 tray, 12MB, LGA775, 64bit

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 237,00 €
    XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI, DDR3, ATX

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 247,49 €
    Revoltec Freeze Tower, Sockel 775/754/939/AM2

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 23,27 €
    4096MB-KIT OCZ PC3-10666 ReaperX HPC Enhanced Bandwidth, CL6

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    available for order, delivery date on request 256,89 €
    Thermaltake Armor jr.schwarz VC3000BWS ohne Netzteil

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 82,05 €
    ATX-Netzteil OCZ GameXStream 700 Watt SLI Ready

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 93,54 €
    MSI N9800GX2-M2D1G, 1024MB, GDDR3, PCI-Express

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch from 2008-07-07 369,89 €
    MSI N9800GX2-M2D1G, 1024MB, GDDR3, PCI-Express

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch from 2008-07-07 369,89 €
    Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 32MB SATA II

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 114,29 €
    Samsung SH-S203D bulk schwarz

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 19,98 €
    Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Gamer

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 60,07 €
    Pinnacle PCTV HYBRID Pro PCI 310i

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch (only 1 article) 52,48 €
    LG Flatron W2452T 24"

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 315,80 €
    Logitech MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical refresh

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 28,09 €
    MS Windows Vista home premium 64bit Englisch

    The price includes VAT and excludes shipping costs
    ready for dispatch 77,49 €
    Sum: 2.348,22 €


    I know its 300 more but if you removed the SLI gfx card 1 9800gx2 would be sufficient to play ANY game at high on 1920x1200 (you'd need two to play on 2560x1600 but thats irrelevant)


    Remove the 2nd 9800gx2 and its exactly the same price built and delivered as the dell and its 1000000 times better


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭evil-monkey


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
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    Just googling the model no brought up a few reviews, here, here & here

    a bit harsh there now imo

    OP, i've a 19-inch dell monitor as my secondary and i couldn't say a bad word against her. a 24-inch widescreen from dell will probably cost ya for sure, but it will certainly be a good monitor...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    a bit harsh there now imo

    I agree. There are nicer ways to get your message across. Plus, googling for reviews can be a pain in the hole.

    "REVIEW! REVIEW! GET YOUR REVIEW HERE!"
    *click*
    "There are no reviews for your product"
    *expletive*


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Sorry maybe it is a bit harsh, but i found 3 good reviews in less than 5 seconds that all give the same opinion..........that its a good budget monitor. Some people are just 2 lazy to google.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭quattro777


    Thanks for the replies, apart from Mr. smart-arse. Yes I did google the monitor and other components

    Is it against the law to ask for some other opinions? Is that not the point of a forum? You could post that reply to 99% of threads.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Hey, i posted 3 reviews you couldn't find yourself :D

    Nah, You cant go wrong with a Dell monitor on a budget, I've got one here for last few yrs although i've progressed to a bigger one for my main pc,, its a good investment as it'll more than likely see out a few pcs


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Sorry maybe it is a bit harsh, but i found 3 good reviews in less than 5 seconds that all give the same opinion..........that its a good budget monitor. Some people are just 2 lazy to google.

    Out of line bud.

    Nothing wrong with someone asking for an opinion.


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