What do you think of this Dell desktop?

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wonderboy1953

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I saw this Dell Studio XPS Desktop which is a Core 17-2600 processor. It runs at 3.4GHZ (which can be faster with Turbo Speed), has 8GB ram and a 1.5TB HDD (there's no monitor though).

Best Buy is selling it for $1,000.
 
I put together something similar and it cost me $856.93, $904.69 (not sure about the shipping costs) with shipping.
Here are the parts I used:
Mobo:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138317
CPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115071
HDD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148725
Case:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
RAM:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 (x2)
PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102

What are you going to use the PC for, because you could probably save more money and get a less expensive system that will still be great for you.
 
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Uses

Here would be the main categories:

1) Downloading movies, music and other entertainment.
2) Streaming
3) Software games
4) Email
5) Internet roaming
 
wonderboy1953 said:
Here would be the main categories:

1) Downloading movies, music and other entertainment.
2) Streaming
3) Software games
4) Email
5) Internet roaming
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When you say software games do you mean games like COD4 and Crysis 2 that would be run on high settings? Because the rest of the items in the list don't require a high-end PC at all.
 
I say build your own! But for what you are using it for doesn't seem bad honestly. Or buy a custom built rig that someone is selling. If I could have found one or was more patient you can pick up really really nice rigs for a steal! Once I get enough post's here mine will be for sale and cost around 2,200 to build and that isn't including taxes and I am only asking 1200.00 to dump it fast for my race season =) IT SUMMER TIME BABY!!! but for real though that would be up to you since you aren't doing anything hardcore.
 
Specs for Aastii

The model is X8300-5215NBK and the SKU is 2247075

Besides what I listed before, the specs read as follows:

Preloaded with Windows 7 Home Premium

4 Multithreaded Cores

Power Cable

USB Multimedia Keyboard, optical mouse

Recovery CD

Owner's manual

Turbo Boost Technology

8GB DDR3 SDRAM (expandable to 16GB)

Multiformat DVD+/-RW/CD-RW drive

ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics

19-in-1 media reader

Also supports Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Micro, Smart Media, xD-Picture Card and Microdrive formats

IEEE 1394 Interface and 8 USB 2.0 ports

Built-in Dell 1501 Wireless-N PCI Express card

Built-in Ethernet LAN

Microsoft Office Starter 2010 (product key card sold separately)

Hard Drive Type: SATA (7200 rpm)

Video Memory: 1GB DDR5 (dedicated)

Expansion Bays: External: 2 (3.5"), 2 (5.25"); Internal: 1 (5.25")

Available Expansion Slots: 4 DIMM, 1 PCI Express x 16, 2 PCI Express x 1

System Version: 64-bit

HDMI Output: Yes

The specs also say that with Turbo Boost, it can get up to 3.8GHZ, but I read elsewhere that it can get up to 3.73GHZ speed.

This will change as I'm getting myself a USB 3.0 computer next year so what I'm doing is researching and keeping track of the market to get started.

To mention, price is secondary to me as I'm looking to get the most bang for the buck (realistically, not counting ISP costs, I'm estimating total cost will be in the $1,500 to $2,000 range)
 
i7 2600k
HD 5770
8GB Memory

It would game, but don't expect it to be on highest settings on everything, and in the near future expect to be on medium settings in every game.

For $1000, you can do much better by building it yourself
 
Unfortunately

Aastii said:
i7 2600k
HD 5770
8GB Memory

It would game, but don't expect it to be on highest settings on everything, and in the near future expect to be on medium settings in every game.

For $1000, you can do much better by building it yourself
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I don't have the skill to build it myself. Whoever puts it together I'll make sure it's warrantied.
 
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