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Dell releases monster PC with XPS Renegade
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All I can say is DAMN!!! This thing can beat the crap out of any Alienware PC on the market!!!WOW!!!!!
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I think i'm going to faint. But what's the price? Also, how much power does it chew out of your elctricity bill? What about temperature etc...?
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OK, I'm going to get one ASAP. I'll tell u guys how it is then. Don't worry, u don't have to wait long. I'll buy it right away, as soon as I sell half of my kidney.
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I wish I had this one in my dreams.
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Hey that will cost you nothing in about 2 years....
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[url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/07/dell_game_letter
/[/url][quote]That's the debate that has emerged after Chairman Michael Dell attacked Microsoft's Xbox 360 console here at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Dell dismissed Microsoft as a "so called high-definition gaming" player, saying that gaming consoles will never keep up with the ever-improving performance of PCs. The consoles initially ship with state-of-the-art technology, but consumers cannot upgrade the systems easily and after a few months the consoles are showing their age. By contrast, PCs always ship with the latest and greatest parts, and customers can upgrade internal components, Dell argued.[/quote] -
[b]Originally posted by mentaljedi:[/b][quote]I think i'm going to faint. But what's the price? A[/quote][quote]We can't find a price for the Renegade, which ships in the Spring, just yet. The regular XPS 600 starts at close to $1,700, so you can figure that the special edition box will run well over $2,000.[/quote] source: [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/07/dell_game_lette
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I need a job demo-ing this computer so I can get one free!I love overkill, but Phantasm66 is right, just wait it'll be mediocre in a couple years sadly....
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In about 2 years, they will have launched another mouth-drooling PC that will make me have to sell the other half of my kidney to be able to afford.
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Wow!!!! Man I tell ya, the technology just keeps getting better and better for 2006!!!!! This is going to be one killer system, and believe me, if you don't have an up to date PC, and you have the money, it would be just insane not to purchase this system!!!!! Absolutely awesome job Dell!!!!!
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Wow thats not terrific except for the part that they warrant the overclock...build your own is better
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That's just amazing. If I had the money, I might buy one of these Dells (Can't believe I said that). Four GeForce cards? My god, you would probably get like 30,000 points in 3D Mark. This would probably last you for 2 years at the least. My computer is a year old and it still plays games on high settings decent (and I still have a 6600). For once, Dell actually impressed me with this system.
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HOLY HELL! I've never liked Dell computers but those are some damn impressive specs!
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Nice, won't need central heating with this, so maybe increased electric bill evens out with heating, except in the summer.
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No way it'll cost even close to $2000. Just four gtx's alone would be more cash than that, not to mention the extreme(ly expensive) edition p4 they have in there. My guess is at least $5000, likely more, IMO.Example:Gigabyte motherboard w/ 4 pci-e x16 $399Intel p4 EE cpu $1000Bfg 7800gtx 512mb $750 each, so $750x4=$30004gb ddr2 667 ram $3502 WD raptor 150gb $300 each, $600So just the main components would be $5250, and you still have to add in dells 30" monster lcd, a case, psu, speakers, keyboard/mouse, OS, etc. Very expensive.[Edited by vnf4ultra on 2006-01-08 12:49:05]
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Just imagine how much power this monster will eat: - a minimum of 700W for the GPU's - that overclocked P EE eats exactly 332W (at max use) - those 10000 RPM HDD's eat something too - plus all the other componentsHell! I think that this monster would need 1200W PSU.And I never even heard of such a PSU; perhaps a Server PSU can deliver that much juice.Plus the price! woah!! As vnf4ultra said, this kinda' rig would cost a lot!
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They can hook up an external power dedicated to the video cards like Asus did with their dual GPU 7800GT Limited Edition (only 2000 exist worldwide). That would solve the PSU problem & away you go...with a machine that would cost in the 8000-10000$ range in my opinion...which you can't get for half a kidney...you'll have to say goodbye to a whole kidney...the better one of the two you got...Good Luck getting it...the drool is blocking my view...
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the case look totally awesome and the system specs is just amazing. Man it must cost a bundle for the system. With 4 7800gtx 518. I wonder maybe this system will cost close to 10,000. Who in the world would buy a system like this.
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vnf4ultra got to this before I did. But yes, there is absolutely no way it'd cost anywhere around $2,000. Just the Quad-SLI GPU is around $3,000. In addition to vnf4ultra's figure of $5,250:Hand-painted case: I can imagine the hand-painted case to add a "generous" $140. 30'' LCD: Considering a good 24'' LCD is around $1,500 at Newegg, to say Dell's 30'' monitor will hover around $2,000 is me being generous.Slap on a good PSU, and you really need a good PSU to run this beastly system, the best is PC Power & Cooling (they make arguably the best PSU, which also means the most expensive), and their crazy 850W one is probably enough to provide a stable power 24/7. On Newegg, it's sold for $500.Then slap on the accessories like speakers (surround sound let's say a modest $200), keyboard/mouse combo (assuming they use Logitech's G15 Keyboard the G5 laser mouse, equals around $140. Hey we are talking about the ultimate gaming PC).Dell has said it is using Plextor and Creative's products (can only assume DVD +/- DL stuff and X-Fi high-end product). Plextor's PX-740A is $80, and the X-Fi Elite Pro is $380 (give or take).Microsoft XP (doesn't matter which type): $130. Hey I said I'm being generous.Let's sum up these theoretical figures:Case: $140.30'' LCD: $2,000.PSU: $500.Speakers: $200.Keyboard/mouse: $140.ROM: $80.Sound card: $380.OS: $130.Total: $3,570.+ vnf4ultra's figure: $5,250.Grand Total: $8,820.So which dum-dum of a website thinks it'll retail at $2,000?*Note:1) Knowing Dell, they'll have a decent discount, even applying a 10% discount coupon, which is $882 off, it'll still be $7,938.2) I assumed Dell knows it will need a good PSU, not crap that has high peak wattage but weak amps on the +12V rails which cannot even support dual-SLI, much less quad-SLI. So for the rich folks who may be interested in buying should be careful on the amps readout for the 3 different rails (+3.3V, +5V, and +12V). And remember, nVIDIA has said for dual-SLI the minimum +12V is 30A (lowered from the previous mark of 34A). So double that you will need ~60A.3) Perhaps the most important one. Some will argue that Dell buy the hardwares at bulk, which will shave a few hundred dollars of the grand total; however, you have to take labor into account (you know, people have to get paid for putting together the system), which at the very minimum cancels out with the discounts Dell get when they buy OEMs from manufacturers.There you go folks, a grand total of a modest and generous $8,820.[Edited by exscind on 2006-01-08 14:00:46]
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The 10k RPM hard drives are not quite as power hungry as you might think. StorageReview shows most of them peaking out at around 30w total (during startup... idle/seek usage once booted up is far lower).I tend to agree, though, it would be quite a power hungry machine. Killer for cinematic gaming, though.I believe it would cost less than the sum of the individual parts, though. Since they'd be ordering them all in bulk they'd get them at a decent discount... of course, then they have room to jack up the price for profit.
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i'll take 15
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More on the monstah here.[url]http://www.legitreviews.com/article/285/1/[/url]
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Can't wait ti lthi bad boy releases! As soon as this stuff starts coming out, the lesser components will drop in price and I can get my self a sweet AMD 64X2 system for less than $1000! yeehaw!
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[b]Originally posted by Mictlantecuhtli:[/b][quote]Nice, won't need central heating with this, so maybe increased electric bill evens out with heating, except in the summer.[/quote]You know, somehow I don't think your statement is as much of an exaggeration as I first thought :P. Review sites have already stated how warm the computer was when it was all fired up and running (no pun intended). It is really hard to imagine how insanely warm the computer will be. Conventional air cooling will probably not work (and if it does, the idle/load temperature will no doubt still be very high), and water cooling may be as effective on this beast as air cooling is on a normal computer. But then again, if you have the green to purchase this Dell XPS 600, you can probably afford to buy a phase change cooler like the Prometeia Mach II.
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[b]Originally posted by exscind:[/b][quote]Let's sum up these theoretical figures:Case: $140.30'' LCD: $2,000.PSU: $500.Speakers: $200.Keyboard/mouse: $140.ROM: $80.Sound card: $380.OS: $130.Total: $3,570.+ vnf4ultra's figure: $5,250.Grand Total: $8,820.3) Perhaps the most important one. Some will argue that Dell buy the hardwares at bulk, which will shave a few hundred dollars of the grand total; however, you have to take labor into account (you know, people have to get paid for putting together the system), which at the very minimum cancels out with the discounts Dell get when they buy OEMs from manufacturers.There you go folks, a grand total of a modest and generous $8,820.[Edited by exscind on 2006-01-08 14:00:46][/quote]Apart from the bulk discount - I think you may be adding component margins cumulatively - shave another few hundred off just to be safe...
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