How to Max Out a Dell XPS 600 and Your Credit Card
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So what does it take to put together a screaming system that'll be the envy of all your gaming friends? A good bit of money; patience and technical know-how helps too. Keep reading to see us put together a true dream machine.
Ever wish you could just go to the store and buy the best of everything? This week, we did just that. We went shopping on Dell's website and bought the best system we could build, a top of the line XPS 600. Why did we do such a thing? Well, we've seen tons of articles and write-ups that cater towards the lower to mid-ranged consumers, but not any catering to the high end. In this article, we will take a close look at the system we purchased, along with how it is packaged and how easy it is to set up and configure.
For starters, we went to Dell's website and clicked on their gaming systems, and followed the link there for the XPS gaming systems. We clicked on the biggest and baddest one we saw, the XPS 600 Extreme Gaming system. With a little work in the customizer, we came up with one bad to the bone machine. Let's take a look at our specs, shall we?
CPU | Intel Pentium 955 Extreme Edition Dual Core w/HT Technology (3.46 GHz, 4MB Cache) |
Memory | 2GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 667 mhz |
Monitor | 24 inch Ultrasharp Wide Aspect Digital Flat Panel Display |
Video | 512mb Nvidia Geforce 7900 GTX Dual |
Printer | Dell 964 Photo Printer |
Disk | 500GB Data Security Raid (2 x 500GB SATA 2 Drives in a Raid 1 configuration) |
Media reader | 13 in 1 Media reader |
OS | Microsoft Windows XP Professional |
Optical Drives | 16x DVDROM and 16X DVD+/-RW |
Audio | Sounds Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic w/Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Office Software | Microsoft Office 2003 Basic Edition |
Warranty | On site 3 year extended warranty |
External Memory | 512mb USB Memory Key |
Mouse | Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse |
Speakers | Logitech Z-5500 500 Watt 5.1 Digital Surround Sound with control pod |
UPS | Back-UPS Es 725 |
Headphones | Creative Labs CB2530 Digital Wireless headphones, with Bluetooth |
Second Display | 24 Inch Ultrasharp Wide Aspect Digital Flat Panel Display (same as above) |
Keyboard | Saitek 104-Key Eclipse Backlit Gaming Keyboard |
I didn't even go into detail on all of the extra software and stuff that Dell just threw into the mix. In all, this is one very nice gaming system.
Above is a picture of the actual PILE of boxes that we received piece by piece from Dell. I know you can't tell from the picture, but this pile of boxes is over 4 feet high and 6 feet wide.
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