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Post by Zefram0911 on May 29, 2005 22:57:38 GMT -5
Anyone have a XPS 5 yet? I don't even know if they're being sold yet. I've seen a few reviews online though.
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Post by devnull on Jun 3, 2005 15:43:06 GMT -5
I think Dell was having problems supplying the new dual core processors so the availability is in serious question. Reminds me of my Gen3 just last year....=D. Its crazy to think that theres now a gen5 after only one year....
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Post by Zefram0911 on Jun 5, 2005 3:47:49 GMT -5
I feel ripped off.... I only got mine 6 months ago... my gen 4
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Post by devnull on Jun 5, 2005 15:31:05 GMT -5
Its still gonna whoop some ass for a long time to come. I got my computer a year ago and its still on top of the market.
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Post by Zefram0911 on Jun 8, 2005 22:01:19 GMT -5
mine's better.... ;D
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Post by phpmaven on Jun 15, 2005 22:19:53 GMT -5
Well, I just ordered it 2 days ago. So it won't be long before I'll be kickin' your butt! ;D  By the way, I got 25% off this system because Dell had accidentally put an image of the GEN 4 on the GEN 5 configuration page with a 25% tag on it. I got the salesperson to honor it. Saved me $1,500.00 Semolians! |
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Post by Zefram0911 on Jun 16, 2005 9:44:41 GMT -5
I'm not really sure... in terms of performance... I think it would be pretty close... what do you need 4Gigs of RAM for?!
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Post by phpmaven on Jun 17, 2005 17:10:26 GMT -5
Well, if we're talking about just a single app or game's performance, it probably would be pretty close. But when it comes to multitasking apps or apps that spin off threads to run other processes, it should be significantly faster. I'm not really that much of a gamer but a developer. I run a bunch of apps at the same time, often running pretty processor intensive things in the background. Some of the apps I use, like Photoshop for example, can burn up tons of ram expecially when editing large images. I don't want to get to the point where I'm using the swap file if I can help it. Thus the 4 gigs of ram. I'm moving up from an 8250 with a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4, so it should be pretty sweet! The Raptors alone should make quite a difference, as I'm sure you know  |
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Post by unknowngod430 on Jun 17, 2005 18:30:31 GMT -5
thats a rediculous system.. however why did you crap on u're video card?
a 6800 regular common when u're gettin that much just go all out
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Post by Zefram0911 on Jun 18, 2005 10:10:19 GMT -5
You'll love those raptors..... I just wish they were higher capacity. Well, if we're talking about just a single app or game's performance, it probably would be pretty close. But when it comes to multitasking apps or apps that spin off threads to run other processes, it should be significantly faster. I'm not really that much of a gamer but a developer. I run a bunch of apps at the same time, often running pretty processor intensive things in the background. Some of the apps I use, like Photoshop for example, can burn up tons of ram expecially when editing large images. I don't want to get to the point where I'm using the swap file if I can help it. Thus the 4 gigs of ram. I'm moving up from an 8250 with a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4, so it should be pretty sweet! The Raptors alone should make quite a difference, as I'm sure you know |
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Post by phpmaven on Jun 18, 2005 10:38:31 GMT -5
thats a rediculous system.. however why did you crap on u're video card?
a 6800 regular common when u're gettin that much just go all out Well, that card is not exactly a piece of crap, and like I said, I'm not a big gamer and I didn't think I needed to spend another $400.00 for the better video card. By the way, why did you crap on your hard drives? 7,200 RPM? ;D You'll love those raptors..... I just wish they were higher capacity. Ya that would be nice, but I just ordered a 400GB SATA drive to put in as a storage drive, so I should be in good shape. |
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Post by devnull on Jun 18, 2005 23:32:17 GMT -5
Now now guys, play nice. Everyone uses their computer for different things. However, as with most things, computer components have tradeoffs. High-end graphics cards are wayyy more expensive. High speed drives run much much hotter than their slower counterparts. The story just goes on....still, that dual core is bi*chin.
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Post by nurtzof on Jul 3, 2005 17:30:42 GMT -5
;D
Just got mine Friday. Been getting it up to speed.
Starting to load games tomorrow....
First impressions:
Very quiet, impressively fast boot, ATI Radeon X850 XT very impressive so far in some prelim tests.
I'm really disappointed I can't overclock it. I have the 3.2, but I thought all models could be overclocked. Read a review saying it could be. Do I have to pull down CPUFSB to overclock it?
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Post by ResidentBio on Jul 3, 2005 18:49:27 GMT -5
I'm getting mine next thursday(Stupid delay)...and boy, i wish i could afford phpmaben specs
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Post by cazme on Jul 14, 2005 19:24:46 GMT -5
Mine is coming in next Friday. I went all out. got the 3.8GHz Processor with 2 MB Cache , and 4 Gigs ram along with the 1 Terabyte HD, 500 Gig Secondary and 300 Gig External, all underneath the 24inch digital flatscreen with dual tuners and remote. maxed out everything for around 5 grand. My wife wants my head on a pole, but then women don't understand the need for a good gaming machine do they?
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Post by cazme on Jul 14, 2005 22:52:45 GMT -5
thanks.. I usually go around 5 years between computers. this one is to replace the woefully slow 1.3MgH compaq Presario with 1.3 GHz ram, 60 gig HD, and 15 inch monitor. it was a good system for its time (2001), but i had been finding games like Doom3 and Need for Speed Underground 2 were just out of my processor range.. Well that's soon to be history, but it is killing me that I have to wait till the 21st for it to get here!!!
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Post by digitalfuture on Jul 15, 2005 15:50:32 GMT -5
Got mine a week ago....Nice-real nice
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Post by cazme on Jul 15, 2005 16:25:16 GMT -5
Here is the breakdown on what I bought:
DIMENSION XPS GEN 5 Pentium® 4 Processor 670 with HT Technology (3.80GHz, 800 FSB)
MX670H
[221-8322]
Memory 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs
4GB64
[311-5031]
Keyboard Dell Wireless Keyboard and Optical Mouse
WIREKM
[310-4164]
Monitor 24 inch UltraSharp™ 2405FPW Widescreen Digital Flat Panel
2405WFP
[320-4241]
Video Cards 256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon™ X850 XT PE
X850XT
[320-4298]
Hard Drive 1TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA II HDDs)
1000R0
[341-2102]
Floppy Drive and Media Reader 9 in 1 Media Card Reader and 3.5 in Floppy Drive
MCRFD
[341-2245]
[340-8628]
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition
WMCE
[313-7222]
[412-0721]
[420-4927]
[420-4940]
Mouse Mouse included in Dell Wireless Package
N
[310-1966]
Modem No Modem Requested
N
[313-3607]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
AAREAD
[412-0705]
CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives:48x CD-RW Drive+SAVE $70! 16x DVD+/-RWw/dbl layer write
CDR6DVP
[464-1557]
[420-5265]
Sound Cards Sound Blaster Audigy™ 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability
SBA2X
[313-3041]
Speakers No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
N
[313-4514]
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) WordPerfect®, Powerful Word Processing
COREL
[412-0803]
2nd Hard Drive 500GB Serial ATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
500SB
[341-2100]
Security Software No Security Subscription
NSNOR
[412-0801]
Digitial Music Musicmatch Jukebox Plus - Rip and burn your CDs faster and print CD labels
MMPLUS
[412-0742]
Digital Photography Photo Album™ SE Basic
DPS
[412-0744]
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support
S222OS
[950-3338]
[412-0360]
[900-8241]
[902-0051]
[960-6380]
[960-6130]
XPS Specialized Support Dimension XPS, Specialized Support
XPSSUPP
[960-2697]
Internet Access Service No ISP requested
NISPFSS
[461-3063]
[412-0625]
Enhanced Software for CD or DVD Burner Combo: Sonic DigitalMedia and MyDVD Plus (DVD+RW only)
RNDVDLX
[430-1353]
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
XPS5SAP
[464-0051]
Financial Software (Preinstalled) No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
QBSSP
[420-5136]
Optional Ports IEEE 1394 Adapter
1394
[320-0169]
Wireless Networking Card Dell Wireless; 1450 WLAN (802.11a/b/g) USB 2.0 DT Adapter
DW1450
[430-1183]
Media Center Enhancements Remote Control and dual TV tuner..
RMTMC
[412-0722]
Yep.. Gonna be a great system!!!!
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Post by cazme on Jul 19, 2005 0:13:49 GMT -5
Anticipation is driving me crazy!!!! I 'm wondering if the 5 fans in the Gen5 will be enough to cool the 3.8Ghz , 4Gig Ram 1.8 Terabyte monster whe it finally comess in on friday??!! Any thoughts??
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Post by stevogabe on Jul 19, 2005 22:20:38 GMT -5
Damn what a machine!! Since it is already a Gen 5, I think dell knows what they are doing. i think the cooling should be more than plenty. May i ask, what are you doing with 1.5 terabites of space??? i take it you do a lot of vid editing, especially with 4gb of ram.
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