dhgunit
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What in the ****? Sorry, OP I am confused. You WANT to go ahead a buy a Dell?
That statement is just foreign to me, why would you WANT to buy a Dell?
Why? Are you not confident in yourself in building a computer? My first build took me about 6 hours, I had some problems installing a beta XP 64-bit (when it just came out) in a RAID configuration because no drivers existed for 64-bit.
Now it take 1 to 1.5 hours to complete a build.
How about this. I will build you something way better than a $3,000 Dell XPS for $2,000 and we will split the $1,000 you saved down the middle. Everyone wins. K?
Here is a Dell XPS 630 build for $3,048.
Case: Black Dell XPS
Motherboard: "Unknown" Dell POS w/ locked BIOS
Processor: Intel Q9450
Memory: 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 800
Hard Drive: "Unknown" 750GB HDD
Additional HD: NONE
Optical Drive: CD/DVD Burner
Video Card: 9800GT
2nd Video Card: 9800GT
Monitor: Dell 27 inch LCD
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G9
Now lets check out prices on a custom build:
Case: Newegg.com - NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Motherboard: Newegg.com - Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Processor: Newegg.com - Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Memory: Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory (Bumped up to DDR2 1066, couldn't find DDR2 800 Dominators)
Hard Drive: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Optical Drive: Newegg.com - LG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech - CD / DVD Burners
Video Card: Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H485F512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (Much better than 9800GT)
2nd Video Card: Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H485F512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (And also 2 free copies of Grid)
Monitor: Newegg.com - Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers - LCD Monitors (Highly recommended from me, just got it)
OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems
Keyboard: Newegg.com - Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards
Mouse: Newegg.com - Logitech G9 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 3200 dpi Gaming Mouse - Mouse
Total: $1,969 including shipping. $1,889 after rebates. For a better computer.
But you do what you want to do.
That statement is just foreign to me, why would you WANT to buy a Dell?
Why? Are you not confident in yourself in building a computer? My first build took me about 6 hours, I had some problems installing a beta XP 64-bit (when it just came out) in a RAID configuration because no drivers existed for 64-bit.
Now it take 1 to 1.5 hours to complete a build.
How about this. I will build you something way better than a $3,000 Dell XPS for $2,000 and we will split the $1,000 you saved down the middle. Everyone wins. K?
Here is a Dell XPS 630 build for $3,048.
Case: Black Dell XPS
Motherboard: "Unknown" Dell POS w/ locked BIOS
Processor: Intel Q9450
Memory: 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 800
Hard Drive: "Unknown" 750GB HDD
Additional HD: NONE
Optical Drive: CD/DVD Burner
Video Card: 9800GT
2nd Video Card: 9800GT
Monitor: Dell 27 inch LCD
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G9
Now lets check out prices on a custom build:
Case: Newegg.com - NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Motherboard: Newegg.com - Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Processor: Newegg.com - Foxconn P45A-S LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards
Memory: Newegg.com - CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory (Bumped up to DDR2 1066, couldn't find DDR2 800 Dominators)
Hard Drive: Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives
Optical Drive: Newegg.com - LG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech - CD / DVD Burners
Video Card: Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H485F512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (Much better than 9800GT)
2nd Video Card: Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H485F512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards (And also 2 free copies of Grid)
Monitor: Newegg.com - Hanns·G HG-281DPB Black 28" 3ms Widescreen LCD HDMI Monitor 500 cd/m2 800:1 Built in Speakers - LCD Monitors (Highly recommended from me, just got it)
OS: Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems
Keyboard: Newegg.com - Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys 29 Function Keys USB Wired Standard Gaming Keyboard - Keyboards
Mouse: Newegg.com - Logitech G9 Black 5 Buttons Tilt Wheel USB Wired Laser 3200 dpi Gaming Mouse - Mouse
Total: $1,969 including shipping. $1,889 after rebates. For a better computer.
But you do what you want to do.