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Dell's XPS 730x Core I7 Gaming System Reviewed

MojoKid writes "Shortly after Intel released their new Core i7 processors about a month ago, Dell announced a new update to the XPS 730 with Core i7 tech under the hood. The new Dell XPS 730x is first and foremost a technology update but the chassis has also been buffed up a bit. The Intel Core 2 processor and NVIDIA 790i Ultra SLI chipset powering the original XPS 730 line have been swapped with the new Core i7 processor and an Intel X58 Express chipset based motherboard. The XPS 730x retains the original 730's ability to support both Crossfire and SLI multi-GPU graphics. Like all XPS 700 series machines since the XPS 710, the XPS 730x is available with optional factory overclocking and a H2C edition featuring a two-stage liquid cooling system. And yes, it rips through Crysis quite nicely and puts up rather impressive benchmark numbers."

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  1. Oblig. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe it will actually run Vista!

  2. Re:Windows again by JCSoRocks · · Score: 4, Funny

    this isn't the world, it's slashdot.

    signed, a fat basement dweller who can't wait for 2009, year of the linux desktop.

    Oh that's next year!? YES! I'm going to hit up thinkgeek and buy myself every linux shirt I can find. In your face MS admins!

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    You are using English. Please learn the difference between loose and lose; they're, there, and their; your and you're.
  3. $5099 for a gaming computer... without SLI? by Dr.+Spork · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmm, this really doesn't make much sense. If you're going to spend that much money, the thing should have four graphics cards and its own nuclear powerplant. The one they reviewed, priced at 5099 dollars, only has one graphics card, so it gets whooped by a $1500 computer at Crysis.