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  • Sniper1432
    Member
    • Jun 2006
    • 4616

    #1

    Dell Xps 410

    i was just wondering are these better pc's than the dimensions??? i could get one for like $1000 bucks with these specs:

    core 2 duo E6400
    2 gigs pc4200 @ 667 mhz
    250 gig SATA HD
    my 7900

    so what do u guys think??
  • Scinto
    Retired TGN *****
    • Mar 2006
    • 5387

    #2
    Re: Dell Xps 410

    the XPS is Dells gamers range, hence why they cost an absolute fortune,
    it would be cheaper to buy the parts yourself and put it together

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    • BruceLeet

      #3
      Re: Dell Xps 410

      or just go to IBuyPower and build yourself a pretty decent machine for 1,500US

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      • Sniper1432
        Member
        • Jun 2006
        • 4616

        #4
        Re: Dell Xps 410

        nah ill just buy this rig instead...not good with building pc's lol...the one i have now is a built one but had to spend like $300 to fix it when it goofs up...at leaat with the XPS i could have someone come to my house and fix it:p

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        • megawhompertoo
          oldswab
          • Dec 2005
          • 2124

          #5
          Re: Dell Xps 410

          Originally posted by Sniper1432
          i was just wondering are these better pc's than the dimensions??? i could get one for like $1000 bucks with these specs:

          core 2 duo E6400
          2 gigs pc4200 @ 667 mhz
          250 gig SATA HD
          my 7900

          so what do u guys think??
          still think you'd be left wanting a decent motherboard, which erases the benefit of getting the rest of the components for a fairly competitive price. you might also have to buy another (or maybe just swap with your current?) power supply, depending on the rating of the one in the dell.

          p.s.--this is purely anecdotal, but there have been quite a few dellerz (fellows with dells, get it? gosh, i kill me sometimes:) ) who have posted here with heating issues when they plopped high-end gpu's into their boxes.

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          • Sniper1432
            Member
            • Jun 2006
            • 4616

            #6
            Re: Dell Xps 410

            are their mobo's bad??..also dell just came out with the cool and quiet case...with the PSU thing, i dont have to switch it out because on their forums some guy is running a 7950GTKO on the 375 watt DELL PSU..but i will switch it out to be on the safe side

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            • megawhompertoo
              oldswab
              • Dec 2005
              • 2124

              #7
              Re: Dell Xps 410

              we're a "dell university", and i "tend to" about 12 pc's for my department as a part of (apparently) my graduate education. 2 dells in two years have gone milk-duds up due to mobo issues.

              again, that's anecdotal, and anyhow, they were all mid-end p4's (3.0 Northwood for most) and dell may have gotten improved suppliers since then.

              I newegged a pc with better specs (ddr800 and a real :) pc case) than that dell for $1078 (including a $270 video card, which you obviously don't need) over here:

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              The $50 rebate is over on the case; I think the rest of the rebates knock off $40 or $60.

              edit: looking over that e-build, since you don't need the gpu, you could get two 250gb hd's, another optical drive, and some aftermarket cooling for your gpu/cpu for less (STILL) than the grand you'd drop on the dell.

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              • Sniper1432
                Member
                • Jun 2006
                • 4616

                #8
                Re: Dell Xps 410

                i dont want a rig with that much...i dont even want to go SLI atm...this XPS comes with a 1 year warranty already with it and that includes at home repair and replacement of parts for free...i have had bad experience with DIY pc's...my old X850XT PE pretty much melted my mobo and put me $500 in the whole:cry:

                the rig i have now is great i could get 110fps in BF2...im just looking to go intel instead of AMD

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                • imported_nismojspec

                  #9
                  Re: Dell Xps 410

                  Originally posted by Scinto
                  the XPS is Dells gamers range, hence why they cost an absolute fortune,
                  it would be cheaper to buy the parts yourself and put it together
                  yea agree with him

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                  • megawhompertoo
                    oldswab
                    • Dec 2005
                    • 2124

                    #10
                    Re: Dell Xps 410

                    Originally posted by Sniper1432
                    i have had bad experience with DIY pc's...my old X850XT PE pretty much melted my mobo and put me $500 in the whole
                    guess once you've been..."burned"...DIY can leave a bad taste (was it scorched silicon? or roasted resistors?) in the mouth.

                    good luck with the dell.

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                    • |CBW|Simon

                      #11
                      Re: Dell Xps 410

                      building your own PC isn't always a picnic. I've build my share and each new one usually presents a challenge. The last one was a major education regarding slipstreaming the updates into an XP install (Yes, I own XP) because the old vanilla install doesn't recognize Sata in combination with PCI-E.

                      Go prebuilt unless you have a bud who is good with it. Doesn't take much to learn how, except to find your first teacher.

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                      • Munk_Madness

                        #12
                        Re: Dell Xps 410

                        yeah its always handing having someone you know close by that can sort out the technical "glitches" that may happen

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                        • Boss_HoggHB

                          #13
                          Re: Dell Xps 410

                          yeah i had my uncle helping me with mine, maybe someone in your family knows how to build a pc .

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                          • camper.
                            Member
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 3459

                            #14
                            Re: Dell Xps 410

                            Build a PC. But this time round, have Google, a printer and a good mind with you. Come on, you get a BETTER computer for CHEAPER. Dell loves proprietary crap, and I got raped up the arse cos of it. Thankfully now I haven't a trace of that abomination on my PC.

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                            • Sir. S.A.S

                              #15
                              Re: Dell Xps 410

                              first off, having a quick glance over the following posts your abit of a dell fan boy (god luck with that relationship) as all dell does is take your money build you a pc out of card board and bite you in the *** when you need help or any form of service.

                              You could build a nice machine for ur self and if you need help get my msn or someone on here and we'll be happy to help and we'll do it for free as well lol!!!

                              I recommend for a core duo/ nvidia machine. And if you ask nicely we'll build a spec sheet for you

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