ISO Comments on this rig: Dell XPS 8700

yeahisgood

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Hello all!
I am looking at purchasing a new PC. I would like to be able to use 3 monitors for business (less so gaming) but do game on occasion. I need to be able to open Excel files with millions of rows of records without super long lag. Also have many windows and programs opened at once (used for business purposes)

This is a computer I'm looking at: Dell XPS 8700 and I can currently get it for $855 after coupon.
Below I will list the specs: (Any comments or help will be greatly appreciated)


XPS 8700
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 4 DIMMs
Dell KB213 Wired Multimedia Keyboard, US-English
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 745 4GB DDR3
Dell SRV Software 1703
1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s
XPS 8700, Black Chassis
Dell Laser Mouse
Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Dell Wireless 1703 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0
US Power Cord
SERI Guide (ENG/FRN)
1 Year Enhanced Support
RDVD Structured in Addl SW
Module,Placemat,8700,Global
No Adobe Elements Software Requested
Dell.com Order
Non-EPA Ship Materials
GOOD1505_107/US/CA/BTO
Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials without Media
Document Reader Included
Dropbox, Digital Delivery, 20GB for 1 Year Promotion
Label Structured in Addl SW
CFI Not Included
Label Structured in Addl SW
No Office License Included
Additional Software
McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
Operating System Recovery Media Not Included
 
What is the current computer u have now? As far as business it does not take that much of a computer, and a new video card for it might do for the running of multiple monitors.
 
What is the current computer u have now? As far as business it does not take that much of a computer, and a new video card for it might do for the running of multiple monitors.
I have a notebook currently. I am looking at getting a desktop, perhaps the one I listed in original post. I just wanted to get some feedback before I pull the trigger on it. I really want to use 3 monitors without the hiccups I've read about from usb-video adapters. Also, just want to have many open programs and speed. As for gaming, I am open to the possibilities with a good system but it is not my top priority. Do you think the above system provides that?
Also notebook is a:
Intel i7-2630QM 2.00
6GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M
Windows 8.1
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2161092/nvidia-geforce-745-gtx-4gb-info.html#13397993
So I just chatted with dell's sales team and they said nvidia makes the card specifically for dell. The specs are as follows:

Nvidia Geforce GTX 745
Discrete Memory: 4GB DDR3
Width: Single Slot
Wattage: 50 W
Controller Speed/Graphics Clock: 1033 MHz
OnBoard Memory Speed: 900 MHz
Onboard Memory Data Width: 128 bit
API Supported: DirectX 11.2, Open GL 4.4, OpenCL
Slot Requirements: 3.0 Gen PCIe x16
Maximum Resoltion:
2048x1536
1920x1080 HDMI
2569x1600 DVI
I/O Ports:
1xDual Link DVI-D
1xHDMI
1xVGA
It appears the card has three different types of outputs. Making it impossible to use the same connection type on two monitors much less three. But yes you can run three monitors.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-745-oem/specifications
 
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