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Jeff,
I went through all the Dell I7 computers. The model number I ordered is this, xps 435 MT. Ironicly I wet to the sigth to look it up and could not fined it, just the 730x which was my first choice but really was a high profile gamer. I bought it Bas. I did not want card readers, you can buy a usb card reader for peanuts if you want one!! If I can overclock the computer, what kind of cooler should one put on it??? preferably not an expensive 500 dollar dell liquid cooling system!!!! Has anyone tried overclocking the del I7's??? for tweaks, just google it and there are several obvious tweaks and they give specific directions to do so!! http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/s...eaks.htm#seven http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA== some of these have no value to the editor, but as you can see some do!
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Sorry Dale. If you got a base model you cannot overclock it, I would almost guarantee it.
If this bothers you be sure to return it immediately. Only the higher end gaiming Dells can be overclocked, and they are usually overclocked at the factory. Otherwise, congratulations on your new purchase! Sounds like fun! |
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Dale, if you use BVs tweaks, I personally do not believe it is wise to disable UAC. Many, including myself, have found issues with Vista after disabling. Otherwise I do like Black Vipers's list of items to disable in Vista. His was the first site I used for tweaking info years ago.
BTW everyone, I can't believe the price on the Intel Core i7 920, its under $300 at Newegg. Last edited by Jeff Harper; January 13th, 2009 at 06:33 AM. |
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Well, I was going to run it natively anyway and then over clock if necessary. I suspect that I should be able to edit hd with this computer. What do you think?? I reckon one could edit in proxy files (right?) then render to hd when completed. I plan on using my Vegas software which I had purchased just for that purpose, and now I love using it over my adobe 1.5 suite. the Hd is a new step for me as I have been using an xl2 to date.
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Jeff & Dale,
Here is a link (I hope) to the computer I bought (although it came without the card reader): Costco - $1,299.99 after $500 OFF Dell XPS 435MT Core i7-920 2.66GHz 6GB DDR3 640GB HDD. If the link does not work just copy the address into your browser.
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With a 23" monitor? That is insane. You got the deal of the century for such new technology, and you got an e-Sata port. Absolutely ridiculous!
Only thing I personally don't care for is the size of the case, you can't add many HDs. But who cares? At that price you can work around that! Yes Dale you can edit Hd with that. |
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Whats the major differences between eSATA and Firewire external drives? I would hope the eSATA was operative. Also I did not get an OS disc, so staring clean will be nearly impossible to do - at least for me.
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Firewire 800 transfer speed is 98.25 MB/sec USB 2.0 transfer speed is 60MB/sec eSATA gives you a MUCH faster data transfer speed which should make things run a lot more smoothly. It effectively gives you the same ultra fast internal connection your hard drives have but externally. I use a caddy that lets me drop in bare 1tb drives so I can just hot swap them with different projects. My only problem is that the eSATA port dies on my new Dell. Was supposed to get a new MOBO fitted but they are now just giving me a full new PC (bit of a pain as I spent 3 days configuring this one!) |
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Thanks for the information on the connection speeds. I have a bunch of external firewire harddrives. Lookos like I'll be collecting eSata drives now. BTW I didn't get a BR burner because I felt that I could get one and install it for less than they would charge, besides it wasn't included in 'the package'.
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I have been following this thread with great interest as I am in need of getting a new computer, my old HP 120 gig HD) is on its last legs. I do a lot of editing with Vegas 8.c I can see needing an i7 processer, and the deal at Costco ($1,299.99 for the Dell XPS 435 mt) looks great. Has anyone looked at the Gateway FX-6800-01e for $1,249.99? How would that compair to the Dell XPS 435? Bob
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If you prefer 3GB of ram to 6GB, and you do not need the 23" monitor that comes with the Dell the Gateway looks fine.
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Just saw the Dell XPS 435mt at Costco for $999.00 without the 23in monitor.
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MOBO, CPU and ram alone will cost $800.
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