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| Price | $6,554.00 | $1,269.00 | Check Prices | $1,499.00 | Check Prices |
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| Release date | February 26, 2008 | December 01, 2007 | July 01, 2008 | ||
| The Bottom Line | Dell's updated flagship gaming desktop incorporates the latest hardware from Intel, Nvidia, and AMD into a system that delivers some very impressive gaming scores. We'd give it a higher recommendation if it wasn't so expensive compared with systems from the competition. | With its second full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as the high-end. The Dell XPS 630 delivers everything a gamer would want in a sub-$2,000 PC, from its components, to its case, to its powerful software. We've seen no better system in this newly competitive category. | Maingear's Ephex combines aggressive overclocking and a refined sense of what gamers want in a high-end PC. Crysis remains a challenge for even a top-of-the-line PC like this one, but if you can get past that hitch (and the multi-thousand-dollar price tag), we'd recommend this system in a second. | Velocity Micro's Edge Z15 represents one of the best deal's we've seen this year in midrange gaming PCs. It has all the power necessary to play current games (even Crysis) at smooth frame rates, and its clean, spacious interior gives you plenty of upgrade room. We recommend this system to any PC gamer looking for a sub-$2,000 desktop. | Alienware delivers most of what we expect in a high-end gaming PC, but without 64-bit Vista support, the Area-51 ALX's overall performance is limited. It's the fastest thing going for PC gaming, but at this price we expect the complete package. |
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| Graphics Controller |
- 1024 MB |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 - ATI Radeon HD3870 - 512 MB |
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PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT - 512 MB |
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| Storage Removable | Info unavailable |
None |
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None |
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| TV Tuner Type | Info unavailable |
None |
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| Floppy Drive | Info unavailable |
None |
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| Optical Storage (2nd) | Info unavailable |
None |
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CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo |
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| Storage Controller | Info unavailable |
Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) |
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RAID ( Serial ATA-300 ) ; IDE |
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| Type | Info unavailable |
Personal computer |
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Personal computer |
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| Hard Drive (2nd) | Info unavailable |
- None |
1 x 750 GB - Standard |
- None |
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| Memory Allocation Technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 |
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| Printer | Info unavailable |
None |
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| Optical Storage |
DVD?RW |
DVD?RW |
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DVD?RW (+R DL) with LightScribe Technology |
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| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable |
1 year warranty ( On-site ) |
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1 year warranty |
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| Hard Drive (3rd) | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
None |
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| RAM |
2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) |
2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-5300 |
2 GB DDR3 SDRAM |
2 GB (installed) / 8 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz - PC2-6400 |
4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1333 MHz |
| Cache Memory | Info unavailable |
8 MB L2 cache |
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4 MB L2 cache |
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable |
7.8 in x 22 in x 19.3 in |
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8.3 in x 19.3 in x 17.8 in |
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| Processor |
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 / 3.8 GHz |
1 x Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.6 GHz ( Quad-Core ) |
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