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The Dell XPS 600 is a top-of-the-line gaming PC targeted at hardcore gamers. It is one of Dell’s attempts to diversify out of the mass produced PC market, and into the niche gaming PC market. Dell UK provides three basic configurations of the Dell XPS 600 to accomodate your budget. The specifications listed below are for the most featured-packed (and most expensive) version: The Ultimate Gaming Solution.

Product: Dell XPS 600
Type: Desktop

Basic Configuration:

* Intel® Pentium® Technology
* Intel® Pentium® D Processor 840 (3.20GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2×1MB cache)
* 2048MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (4x 512MB) [Max. 2GB]
* 500GB (SATA) Stripe Raid 0 Hard Drive [2×250GB 7200rpm drives with DataBurst™ cache]
* 256MB PCIe nVidiaT GeForce 7800GTX
* 16x max. DVD+/-RW and 16x DVD
* Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music sound card
* Ports: 8x USB 2.0 (6 rear / 2 front), 3x FireWire (2 rear / 1 front), 2x PS2, 1x Serial
* Slots: 3x PCI, 1x PCIe, 2x PCIe x16 (graphics)
* Internal 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
* Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition
* Microsoft® Works 7.0 - English
* Dimensions: 491 (H) x 222 (W) x 488 (D) mm
* 3-Year On-site Warranty

Reviews:

1. Admittedly, this post is all about stuffing in a not-so-current (Nov. 2005) Dell review that I somehow managed to miss earlier. But in any case, I hope that this comprehensive review of the Dell XPS 600 - one of Dell’s very own SLI gaming PCs - from TrustedReviews will prove helpful.

   So, let’s go to the negatives:

   Essentially, Dells slavishness to Intel seriously hampers the appeal of the XPS desktop as a serious hardcore gaming machine. Sure, it’s fast but you know that an Athlon system of the same price, whether it’s a dual-core X2 or a FX-57 will give you better gaming performance.

   If you’re aware of this, or you’re just an Intel fan boy and don’t care that you could get even more performance elsewhere, then there’s a lot to love about the Dell.

   This I think, is what you really need to know when it comes to pricey top-of-the-line gaming PCs such as the Dell XPS 600. And this is where Alienware (and most other gaming PC specialists) shines as it provides the necessary AMD alternative. Nevertheless, the XPS 600 gave a sufficiently good impression as TrustedReviews concludes that, “The Dell XPS is generally very impressive and while it’s very expensive you do get a great specification for your money. It’s also great to look at, it’s very well built and it’s not too loud. However, it’s Intel based, and when it comes to games, AMD is faster. A great machine then, but it’s not the final word in gaming desktops.”

   Note: The Dell UK website lists three configurations for the Dell XPS 600. I believe that TrustedReviews reviewed the most feature-packed (and most expensive) version of the XPS 600, i.e. The Ultimate Gaming Solution.

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