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<blockquote data-quote="Foote" data-source="post: 4106483" data-attributes="member: 561415"><p>Im looking to buy a game computer. The budget is roughly $2100 with shipping / taxes.</p><p></p><p>So far, my best find has been the Dell XPS 720 from Dell.com</p><p></p><p>The one thing I don't like about it is its pretty big. The spot im putting it in, it would stick out about 3 inches. But thats ok.</p><p></p><p>I have looked at a lot of these "you choose what you want to put in, and we build it for you"-type sites and they seem to have a ton of terrible reviews. Whilst, dell seems to have a lot of great reviews.</p><p></p><p>Included that I have definetly x-ed out due to bad reviews: Pc-infinity, cyberpowerpc, and i-buy-power.</p><p></p><p>Also: Building my own is NOT an option, because I don't know enough about it.</p><p></p><p>What I am looking for is a high performance gaming computer (I dont care if it is more than I need, or more than I will ever use --infact, I want it to be that way) So I want to go as over board as possible. And it needs to include Monitor (prefer 20 inch widescreen with good reviews), keyboard and mouse (WIRED), and a 2.1 speaker system (2 speakers, 1 sub). Also, the following components or better:</p><p></p><p>MUST BE WINDOWS XP (I have heard nothing but terrible things about VISTA)</p><p></p><p>Highly Prefer NVIDIA and INTEL over AMD-ness.</p><p></p><p>Intel Duo 3.0+ghz proc. (or quad @ 2.66 +, But not quad @ 2.4 or under)</p><p></p><p>2 GB RAM @ atleast 800 mhz (prefer 4GB, no more than 4 because will be running Windows XP)</p><p></p><p>512 MB 8800 GT Nvidia Video Card (2x is a plus, but this is the card I want)</p><p></p><p>320GB + HD @ 7200+ RPM with 16+mb Cache.</p><p></p><p>Those are the minimums I want.</p><p></p><p>If anyone knows a site, with good reviews, where that I can get an even better computer, with WINDOWS XP, and at least those components or better; that would be awesome if you could let me know.</p><p></p><p>Oh and one question I have. When looking at the Dell XPS 720, I have the option of 2 GB Corsair Dominator Ram or 4 GB Dual Channel Ram. Which is better?</p><p></p><p>Here is the copy and paste:</p><p></p><p>2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz OC'd to 1066MHz-2 DIMMs</p><p></p><p>OR</p><p></p><p>4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs</p><p></p><p>And why?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Foote, post: 4106483, member: 561415"] Im looking to buy a game computer. The budget is roughly $2100 with shipping / taxes. So far, my best find has been the Dell XPS 720 from Dell.com The one thing I don't like about it is its pretty big. The spot im putting it in, it would stick out about 3 inches. But thats ok. I have looked at a lot of these "you choose what you want to put in, and we build it for you"-type sites and they seem to have a ton of terrible reviews. Whilst, dell seems to have a lot of great reviews. Included that I have definetly x-ed out due to bad reviews: Pc-infinity, cyberpowerpc, and i-buy-power. Also: Building my own is NOT an option, because I don't know enough about it. What I am looking for is a high performance gaming computer (I dont care if it is more than I need, or more than I will ever use --infact, I want it to be that way) So I want to go as over board as possible. And it needs to include Monitor (prefer 20 inch widescreen with good reviews), keyboard and mouse (WIRED), and a 2.1 speaker system (2 speakers, 1 sub). Also, the following components or better: MUST BE WINDOWS XP (I have heard nothing but terrible things about VISTA) Highly Prefer NVIDIA and INTEL over AMD-ness. Intel Duo 3.0+ghz proc. (or quad @ 2.66 +, But not quad @ 2.4 or under) 2 GB RAM @ atleast 800 mhz (prefer 4GB, no more than 4 because will be running Windows XP) 512 MB 8800 GT Nvidia Video Card (2x is a plus, but this is the card I want) 320GB + HD @ 7200+ RPM with 16+mb Cache. Those are the minimums I want. If anyone knows a site, with good reviews, where that I can get an even better computer, with WINDOWS XP, and at least those components or better; that would be awesome if you could let me know. Oh and one question I have. When looking at the Dell XPS 720, I have the option of 2 GB Corsair Dominator Ram or 4 GB Dual Channel Ram. Which is better? Here is the copy and paste: 2GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz OC'd to 1066MHz-2 DIMMs OR 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs And why? [/QUOTE]
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