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My new PC arrived today !

Post by John Doe » Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:30 pm

Got a new toy delivered today, I need to get it unpacked and setup, might reinstall the OS to remove all the crapware that likely will be loaded on it.

Dont be a hater but I picked up a new Dell.....I know, I know, they usually dont make great gaming boxes unless you get an Alienware and then your paying far too much for the flashing lights and funky case and such.

Dell recently released the XPS8900 in a special edition, what differs the special edition from the "regular" edition is that they actually will put a good video card in it. Normally they dont put in much of a power supply so the typical high end card they would offer would have to work in a box with a 300 - 350w power supply, the special editions are an exception and you can get them with GTX960's, GTX970's and even a GTX980 (No Ti though).

So, the specs of the new box are as follows .

I7-6700K
16GB of DDR4 ram (I may take it up to 32, we shall see)
GTX 980 Video Card
512GB M.2 SSD
2TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive
Blu-Ray/DVD burner
7.1 Sound (dont know if its good or crap, we shall see)
802.11 AC Nic (wireless in a desktop baffles me, at least its a M.2 card which I can use elsewhere)

Hmmm, thats the highlights of the box. Prices are in Canadian Dollars and the exchange rate sucks so it may not sound like a good deal in US funds but in Canadian Money I couldnt build a box for the price Dell was selling it. Just the CPU and Video Card would set me back about $1200 and I got it all, after discounts, rebates and so on for about $1500.

No, I didnt need this box, it wont make Minecraft feel any faster ;-P but I am a sucker for a deal and this box should keep me happy for 5 years if it holds up.



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Re: My new PC arrived today !

Post by Dog » Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:40 pm

NIce JD!
I got a new machine in December and I love it - similar specs.
Boots in seconds!
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Re: My new PC arrived today !

Post by M's » Wed Apr 20, 2016 5:34 am

Nothing wrong with the XPS systems; had 3 or 4 until this current 1.

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Post by John Doe » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:04 am

I dont have any issues with Dell, we have been a Dell shop at work for 20 years and their desktops and servers have been good. I have owned a number of Dell PCs for home use over the years and I have always been happy with them, I gladly recommend them to others and this will be the 3rd one thats in my current inventory.

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Re: My new PC arrived today !

Post by The Domer » Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:24 pm

Nice. I7 is probably overkill, but seems like a great build nonetheless. I've been thinking about building a new PC myself. I built my current one 5 years ago, and it's starting to show age (my GPU is the GTX 560!)

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Re: My new PC arrived today !

Post by Flash » Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:17 pm

Congrats! My computer jus turned 7 and the video card is what is really showing it's age. Thinking it might be time to upgrade at least that part...

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Re: My new PC arrived today !

Post by Boss Llama » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:33 am

Huzzah! Let us know how the new family member works out!
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