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Dell XPS 730 H2C Performance Gaming System Review |
| Written by Administrator, on 28-05-2008 15:42 |
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The XPS 730 is Dell's latest XPS flagship desktop product, the fourth generation of the XPS 700 series, and it may be the last. Or at least the last XPS flagship product as we currently know them; large, aggressively styled behemoths sporting the latest hardware and adorned with colorful LED lighting. A week after the XPS 730 was launched, news regarding the demise of XPS as a gaming brand began to circulate. Since its acquisition of Alienware in the summer of 2006, Dell has effectively been operating two separate gaming brands with directly competing products. It was speculated that some changes, possibly in the form of consolidation of the two brands, would eventually be in order. It is now fairly clear that Dell is to focus on Alienware as its premier gaming brand in the future.
Dell XPS 730 H2C System Specifications :
- Processor
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (3.2GHz @ 3.8GHz,6M L2 Cache,1600MHz FSB)
- Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
- Memory
2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHZ OC to 1600MHz
- Graphics Card
Dual 1024MB ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 (Quad-Crossfire)
- Chipset
NVIDIA nforce 790i Ultra SLI
- Supports ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 in four way Crossfire or NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 in quad SLI
- Standard ATX Form-Factor
- Cooling
H2C 2-stage Hybrid Cooled CPU and MCP
- Communications
Dual Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Base-T)
Bluetooth
- Audio
Creative Xi-Fi XtremeGamer
Integrated 7.1 Audio (disabled by default)
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Hard Drive
2x160GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive (programs and OS)
1x1000GB Hitachi 7,200 RPM SATA Hard Drive (data)
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Optical Drive
16x CD/DVD Burner (DVD +/- RW) w/ Double Layer Write
- Expansion Slots
2 x PCIe x16 Gen2 slot
1 x PCIe x16 slot
2 x PCIe x1 slot
2 x PCI slot
- External Ports
8 x USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)
2 x 1394a Firewire port (1 front, 1 rear)
2 x RJ45 Ethernet (10/100/1000) port
1 x eSATA
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 x 19-in-1 card reader (front media-bay)
1 x 1/8" headphone port (front)
1 x 1/8" stereo line-in (microphone) port
1 x S/PDIF Optical
1 x S/PDIF Coaxial
1 x 1/8" surround sound outputs
- Chassis
Dell XPS 730 ATX Aluminum Chassis
- ESA Compliant
- 4 x 3.5" Internal Bays
- 2 x 3.5" External Bays
- 4 x 5.25" External Bays
- Color Option
Anodized Aluminum in Victory Red
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Power Supply
1000W Power Supply
- EPA Compliant
- 80+ Certified
- Physical Dimensions
Width: 21.9 cm (8.6 inches) without stand; 35.6 cm
(14.0 inches) with stand
Height: 55.5 cm (21.9 inches) without stand; 57.2 cm
(22.5 inches) with stand
Depth: 59.4 cm (23.4 inches)
Weight: 21.7 kg (47.8 lb) typical configuration, 25.6 kg (56.4 lb) maximum configuration
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