Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The Dell XPS 730 H2C

The Dell XPS 730 H2C is one computer that's really meant for speed. Released at an astounding a$6,747, the computer really manages to impress with it's super cool hardware.

Let's start off with the processor. The new Intel Quad Core processor makes use of the latest micro architecture and cooling systems. The performance is enhanced with hafnium based circuitry. Interestingly, this is the very first time that Dell has shipped it's computers CPU's overclocked. That means that they have bumped up the speeds beyond the specifications. That may not be a good thing if you feel that overclocking will reduce the life of your CPU.


To compensate for the heat generated by overclocking, Dell has included a watercooling system to drain the heat out. I dont' really know how that works, but it sure sounds damn cool!

Secondly, it looks as if the computer was really built for gamers. It has two ATI graphics cards, and effectively encloses four graphics chips. This means that it's designed to perform with any graphic intensive application that is thrown at it. The computer supports two standards of graphics card configurations - The Scalable Link Interface (SLI), as well as the Crossfire interface which allows two PCIE graphics cards within the same system to be linked.

Each graphics chip has a memory of 1 GB and four of them make a ridiculously huge amount of video memory. This system would outperform any other system in the standard graphics tests.

The thing about graphics software is that it's continuously evolving and this is a real problem when it comes to graphics drivers. What's the guarantee that ATI will continue to update the software and drives for this particular configuration over a period of time? Dell has neutralized that issue by promising it's customers that they will always supply AMD coded drivers for this particular hardware configuration. That's very important if long term software support is important for you.

Gamers are also well known for their adherence to cool looks, and the Dell XPS 730 H2C surely doesn't disappoint. It looks really space age with laser etched sides giving you a glimpse into the red interiors.

Dell also has 24x7 live support for this system, as it is an XPS. To get this cool beast, find the best prices for it on www.pricealerter.com

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