http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/desktops/desktop-xps-730x/pd.aspx?refid=desktop-xps-730x&s=dhs&cs=19&dgc=EM&cid=44801&lid=1195497
:D
I love going to Dell and customizing the most expensive computer they sell. I try to get the final price to be over $20,000. I think the most I've been able to do is $11,560.
Waaay overpriced. You can get a Core i7 machine with better specs (aside graphics card and fancy case) for about $900 from Dell...
- Oshyan
who needs a fancy case? You look at the screen not at the tower?! I have a picture in my head of the type of person who buys a case kitted out with neons its not pretty
(http://www.dealerrefresh.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/nerd-46422.jpg)
someone along the lines of this
My point exactly. ;D
- Oshyan
Quote from: Oshyan on June 30, 2009, 12:22:50 AM
Waaay overpriced. You can get a Core i7 machine with better specs (aside graphics card and fancy case) for about $900 from Newegg...
- Oshyan
fixed :P cheapest is always a custom build ;)
Is that a PC Junior?
Oshyan, did you mean from Dell or from Newegg? The advertisement is from Dell (of course), but didn't they just recently make some deals with Alienware on the business side?
Oh yeah, and I'd bet the ones on Newegg aren't Liquid Cooled.
Dell owns Alienware now. They have a link on the Dell site.
liquid cooling isnt really as great and mighty as it seems, and requires upkeep... id go thermoelectric cooling, though those babys require a full atx along with decent room for it to fit over the processor.
and newegg does have EVERYTHING as you buy the parts and build it. they do have liquid cooling sets.
also like a year or two ago dell bought up alienware, so they are one in the same really now, just different cases and price tags ;)
But, for the same machine, could you get the same parts at NewEgg for the same price? If so, I'd wonder if it would be worth the time and the lack of warranty. Time is more precious than money, unless someone has piles of money with nowhere to put it.
Quote from: neuspadrin on June 30, 2009, 06:56:16 PM
and newegg does have EVERYTHING as you buy the parts and build it. they do have liquid cooling sets.
I meant Newegg. Cheapest Core i7 I know of right now is at Costco - almost cheaper than buying equivalent parts:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11485834&search=core%20i7&Mo=11&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=core%20i7&Ntt=core%20i7&No=7&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1
- Oshyan
Thanks Oshyan. This is tempting.
I agree with neuspadrin, a friend of mine has one. He hates it. The liquid needs to be 'topped off' about every two weeks. It noisy. He is always worried that a hose will come off, ruining his overly expensive 'dream machine'
wetbanana
Where did you get that pic of me from? I sure as hell don't remember posting it on the web anywhere.....
Hey Milesy. Put the money in that bank account like a good fellow and we won't release the farm animal set. ::)
Holy crap, I've been rumbled :o
Blackmail is a dirty word.....
Update: For those near a Microcenter store, they've got a fantastic deal on a very nice Dell Core i7 (basically cheaper than equivalent parts):
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0312598
It's in-store pick-up only, so you have to be near one of their US locations, which I fortunately am (Santa Clara). I've got mine humming along beside me now, cranking away on animating that 4.7 trillion triangle scene. ;D
- Oshyan
Oshyan, are you using an ATI card? If so, notice any problems, etc.?
I was always an NVidia kinda guy but my current beast of a desktop has an ATI card, a 2900HD pro, which has been good to me. i've barely noticed any problems in games and such, terragen wise its always been good to me. Generally if i hit an issue in a game, a simple driver update fixes it. Though there was once where I updated my drivers, they had a bug in them where the top left pixel of your screen was always white, which annoyed me so i had to downgrade for a month or so until i checked again. They do update their drivers often though.
Quote from: Oshyan on July 08, 2009, 11:28:32 PM
Update: For those near a Microcenter store, they've got a fantastic deal on a very nice Dell Core i7 (basically cheaper than equivalent parts):
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0312598
It's in-store pick-up only, so you have to be near one of their US locations, which I fortunately am (Santa Clara). I've got mine humming along beside me now, cranking away on animating that 4.7 trillion triangle scene. ;D
- Oshyan
Woah, that's one hellava deal! Thanks for posting.
For those in the UK, I've had one of these running for the last few weeks, and it's been pretty solid.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-003-OB
Quote from: calico on July 09, 2009, 09:06:00 AM
Oshyan, are you using an ATI card? If so, notice any problems, etc.?
Yep, ATI Radeon 4670, as shown on the specs of the Dell I linked above. So far, so good! Had an nVidia before.
- Oshyan
Thanks Oshyan. I never had great luck with ATI. Jury is still in recess. :D
ATI used to be better before AMD bought them out. But, recently they have been improving.