Just over 2 years ago I posted about some Geek Porn that was coming my way. I'm sad to say that computer has struggled over the last 2 years, with several returns to Overclockers to get it fixed. The hard drive kept failing, the case window came back cracked after 1 repair visit, and the CPU heatsink came back physically bent out of shape after the second visit. However after that it was stable, and worked, and Overclockers made it crystal clear I wasn't getting my money back.
I'll put it down to bad luck as Overclockers generally have very high recommendations from most people, including my best friend who's never had a problem with their computers.
I started thinking about getting a new pr0n box because my current one (specs viewable on the link above) is failing @ quite a lot of common tasks these days - alt tabbing out of a game and trying to open a web browser taking up to a couple of minutes to complete. Despite my belief that my problems with Overclockers being a 1 off, somewhere in the back of mind it hurt too much to fork out any more money to them on a new pre-built computer so I started looking at Dell again.
Above is my new Geek Porn... the specs are insane - my wallet is screaming with hurt - but I reckon its going to be a stunning machine. Full spec below.
I'll let you know how I get on with it.
-tobeconfirmed-
| Studio XPS™ 435-(D00SX403) Intel® Core™ i7 processor 950 (3.06Ghz, 8MB L2 cache, 4.8GT/sec), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English |
| Item | Description |
| Base | Intel® Core™ i7 processor 950 (3.06Ghz, 8MB L2 cache, 4.8GT/sec) |
| Memory | 9216MB 1067MHz Tri Channel DDR3 SDRAM [3x2048 + 3x1024] |
| Keyboard | Dell™ USB Entry Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY) |
| Monitor | Display Not Included |
| Video Card | 1GB DDR3 ATI® Radeon™ HD 4870 graphics card |
| Hard Drive | 1TB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive |
| Microsoft Operating System | Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English |
| Mouse | Dell Optical Scroll USB (2 buttons scroll) DUAL TONE Mouse |
| Optical Devices | 16X DVD+/-RW Drive |
| Sound Cards | Integrated HDA 7.1 Dolby Digital Audio |
| Speakers | No Speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) |
| Wireless Networking | Internal Enhanced Wireless 802.11n PCIe Card - EUR |
| Shipping Documents | English - Documentation with UK Power Cord |
| Gedis Bundle Reference | D09SX403 |
| Standard Warranty | 1 Year Premium Warranty Support |
| Enhanced Service Packs | 1Yr Premium Warranty Support |
| Order Information | Studio XPS 435 DT Order - UK |
| Dell System Media Kit | XPS 435T Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) |
| Accidental Damage Support | No Accidental Damage Support |
| Protect your Data | DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year |
| DataSafe | Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic |
| Microsoft Application Software | Microsoft® Works 9 - English |
| Protect your new PC | No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English |
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