buying xps 630/ need advise!

lol! i got a call on this yesterday someone wanted me to quote vs a 630 - i got mad!

first is it custom no
what kind of psu does it have ?

do they still use crappy in house mobos that cost triple the rate of better bandname?

do not forget to reformat the hdd with the crapware they install

if you get loaded then they jack the price up.

call a local builder and see if they can use parts with 3-5 year warranties

pc p cooling psu 5 yr
evga gpu lifetime or ati vistek

ram is lifetime
mobo asus 3 year

how much does dell add for 3 year warranty?

do not ask me to build it, i wont after i post here - so ask around you can do better.

are you really sure, they are about $100 more than the dual 3870's. i was leaning towards the 9800gt x2 anyway. but i would just like to know for sure.

i bought a set of water cooled hd 3870 2 weeks ago with ek blocks for $210

if your going to use old parts then do not pay a premimu price - if your going to pay dell then use the 4870 for dual slot cooling or the new x2's

XPS 630: Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB)

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1

System Color: Black Bezel Chassis

Memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs

Keyboard: Dell USB Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard

Monitors: 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor

Video Card: Dual nVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB

Hard Drive: 500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache

that is what im lookin to buy next month. rate if you please, any suggestions welcome.

dell sucks

i rather give you free advice to build you own then let you buy a dell.


why? as i stated the dell mobo. psu and junkware and more!

i second it build your own!

I agree 100%. Ever since Dell got into the budget computer business in the late 90's and started viewing computers as being disposable hardware (i.e. assuming that everyone would want to buy a new computer every 2-3 years) their quality has really gone downhill.

i actually build systems, i have to win over people from dell only since they are uniformed in many cases i get mad - it is complex when you do not care to understand and love this stuff like THG people due

i do not solicit biz here - i been advised to pm people for biz by mods here but i do not.

so support another builder and you get a way better system and something custom, you save money in many cases

does dell build stuff like this? by the way 4.2GHz quad with a 3 year warranty and lifetime labor!




try getting green effects or red from dell! today is picture posting day!

dude you can not say that nvidia or ati is faster

depends on the app and the game - ati and nvdiia both are equal $ 4 $

if you base it all on crysis its nvidia

but there are many games that ati is faster


470 = 230 and 9800gt= 340 so 9800 sli probably is faster for all its more money - i am getting tired i might be worng

but anytime you have 2 cards you have more issues

always get the fastest single card - while sli and cf are much better there are still issues

I will go against most people here, and say that the XPS 630 could be worth it for you. As you can see here, you'd pay about a $100 premium over building it yourself. It comes with completely standard components though, including a full featured and unlocked (voltages and all) BIOS, so everything is replaceable, tweakable, and upgradeable, and Dell's XPS support is amazing. If the support is worth the money to you, get it, but keep in mind that you could make a slightly better system on your own for the same money, and you would know your system better for future upgrades.

Oh, and for those who asked, it looks odd because the ATX mobo is upside down. The PSU is 750W, and the graphics cooling is actually quite good, mainly because the board is upside down.

Your way off thinking you only save a $100 premium.

The point is, that dell uses substandard parts. what does that mean? When you custom build you get the best parts you can find, when your dell you get the best deal on ok parts.

tech support - dell tech support to a good builder no compario

warranty - i offer lifetime labor, free labor on upgrades, upgrades at parts costs

warranty parts - 3-5 yrs on almost all major parts

junkware- dell pc is full junk you might as well as build it yourelf you have to reload the os

finally tuning!

we hand tune systems for max performace - dell does too, kind of - if you spend $7000-$10,000 - we do it on every pc starting at $1800

this is fun! how about a picture?




do you think you have screen shots of actual stresstesting, 3dmark and sandra, etc? no!


this is interesting screen shot, look while running multiple stress tests i am posting on toms! thats extreme bandwidth and oc power!

LOL. Reread. I'm on your side. I said yours is better, lol calm down. Yours is way better then the Dell, all I was saying is you WAY!!!!! overcharge on Ebay, not to mention your listings are misleading and confusing. You make great rigs for someone such as OP that has money to burn, but as far as I'm concerned I'm not impressed. I can build my own just as good, or better.

My mistake, I misread his post thought he was looking at a single card. In that case, the second 9800GT adds an additional $270 to the Dell price, so you could add a second 4870 to my list for the same cost after MIR. I think we can all agree that crossfired 4870's will crush SLI'd 9800GT's.

I should clarify. The $1670 price does not include the second 9800GT. The OP didn't provide a price so I went to Dell's website and put in his options but spec'd it for a single 9800GT instead of the dual card option. The price for that configuration was $1670. If you add the second 9800GT the price goes up a further $270 to $1940.