Dell XPS 420

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Opinions my brother needs a new computer and was thinking of just advising him to get a dell xps 420 what are your thoughts on this machine for $1400?

PROCESSOR Intel® Core2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
MEMORY 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
MONITORS 20 inch E207WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Pane
VIDEO CARD nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB
SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
KEYBOARD Dell USB Keyboard
MOUSE Dell Optical USB Mouse

Do you guys think it is a rip off or a decent choice?
 
The monitor makes it (somewhat) worthwhile, but if he's planning on gaming with that rig, you'll need to get a better card. I'd say shoot for a 512MB 8800GT at a minimum.

If, with shipping, the total comes to over $1800, then you may want to consider building one from scratch... unless, that is, you don't want to be your brother's "customer support."
 
i have a dell cps 420 myself. dont get the 8600gts its a ripoff for its price. if your going to spend that much then get the $1493 deal instead, comes with a 22' inch and blue ray although lower graphics card but you could easily but a better one later because the power supply is underrated. with their 375w u could easily run a 8800gts

its a ripoff if you could build it yourself for much less.
 
crh besides the video card are you happy with the computer?? do you run vista or XP on it?
 
i have vista. q6600. 3gb 667mhz ram. 320gb harddrive. 16x cd/dvd rom drive. ati 2400pro. it was the very basic. i will upgrade the video card later though once i have the cash to prob a 8800gt. the ati pro wont play games that well but i only play cs 1.6 right now. for instance i can only run cod4 at lowest everything lowest resolution to game the demo mission at 35ish fps.
 
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