Advantages: Can play the latest games, fast boot-up, reliable, runs cool, runs quietly Disadvantages: Price is a little steep, not all games are compatible with Quad Core processors
...built XPS 420 directly from Dell which contains a 2.40GHz Quad Core processor, 4GB RAM, an Nvidia GeForce 9800GT, and all the other good stuff a computer needs. I ordered it late night on a Sunday, and I had it setup and working by the Thursday. Best of all? Shipping was free!
Between pressing the power button and the computer being ready to use, you are looking at around 30 seconds. This includes me entering my password to log on. I see this as ... ...hadn't been for the current Dell offer and a discount code I had at the time. I will admit, I wouldn't have paid £920 for the system, no chance!
Since starting the computer for the first time, I haven't had a single problem with it that wasn't caused by a faulty disk or my lack of patience. I would recommend it to anyone, even gamers. ...
BoyEngland 17.08.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Dell XPS 420
Advantages: cheapish,good graphics card,good cpu, Disadvantages: only 4 gb ram
The dell xps 420 is a very good studio computer released by dell.
It has many diffrent feaures such at the unique case designed to keep the cpu cool and vent cold air in through the front port and out the back it does this very efficiently.
The dell xps comes with diffrent specs depending where you got it from.
The one i own was from pc world and has a ati raedon hd 3870 graphics card, core 2 quad q8200 2.33ghx and 1333mhz fsb wit h4mb cache,4 ... ...the coolest features on the dell xps 420 is that is has a small screen on top of the desktop its self. This has many cool aps on it (cpu meter, ram meter slide show things like that..) and you can download moe from the net.
This computer is very good for running multiple task at once but it is also good on the gaming side.
crysis settings very high (dx10) 8x aa screen res 1280 x 720 running with fraps at about 27 fps (lower during some cut scenes) ...
andrew5420 10.03.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Dell XPS 420
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