New Dell Advice

I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple of
questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm
interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I guess my best current
choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with how much memory and
which [I7?] chip?

TIA,
Bill

Tony Harding wrote:
> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple of
> questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm
> interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I guess my best current
> choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with how much memory and
> which [I7?] chip?
>
> TIA,
> Bill
The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
as you have budget for. 8GB is good.

It has tri-channel memmory. Stay with multiples of 3 so 9 should be good.

"Pen" <> wrote in message
news:hcvthg$a39$...
> Tony Harding wrote:
>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple of
>> questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm
>> interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I guess my best current
>> choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with how much memory and
>> which [I7?] chip?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bill
> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.

"Pen" <> wrote in message news:hcvthg$a39$...
> Tony Harding wrote:
>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple of questions. My
>> heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm interested in more CPU cycles &
>> more memory. I guess my best current choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with
>> how much memory and which [I7?] chip?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bill
> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.

How does the 920 stack up against the i7 870 in the XPS 8000?
Does triple channel make a lot of difference over dual channel?
How about turbo mode?
I know I can read reviews online but I trust the opinions of most
of the people here more. (silly?)

Tom Lake

Tom Lake wrote:
> "Pen" <> wrote in message news:hcvthg$a39$...
>> Tony Harding wrote:
>>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple of questions. My
>>> heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm interested in more CPU cycles &
>>> more memory. I guess my best current choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with
>>> how much memory and which [I7?] chip?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Bill
>> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
>> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.
>
> How does the 920 stack up against the i7 870 in the XPS 8000?
> Does triple channel make a lot of difference over dual channel?
> How about turbo mode?
> I know I can read reviews online but I trust the opinions of most
> of the people here more. (silly?)
>
> Tom Lake
>
One issue is that the 920 offered is slightly slower than the 870 but
apparently
has a much brighter future as it is offered at higher speeds at insanely
higher prices.

Pen wrote:
> Tom Lake wrote:
>> "Pen" <> wrote in message
>> news:hcvthg$a39$...
>>> Tony Harding wrote:
>>>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple
>>>> of questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so
>>>> I'm interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I guess my best
>>>> current choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with how much
>>>> memory and which [I7?] chip?
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Bill
>>> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
>>> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.
>>
>> How does the 920 stack up against the i7 870 in the XPS 8000?
>> Does triple channel make a lot of difference over dual channel?
>> How about turbo mode?
>> I know I can read reviews online but I trust the opinions of most
>> of the people here more. (silly?)
>>
>> Tom Lake
> One issue is that the 920 offered is slightly slower than the 870 but
> apparently
> has a much brighter future as it is offered at higher speeds at insanely
> higher prices.

Thanks to all who've replied - how about a monitor (currently using an
Ultrasharp 1908) and/or Wireless capacity? My current router includes
wireless support, which my laptop uses, but not the desktop. FWIW, I see
no big deal for wireless on a desktop; but I'm open to reason.

TIA,
Bill

Jef Roe wrote:
> "Tony Harding" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Pen wrote:
>>> Tom Lake wrote:
>>>> "Pen" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:hcvthg$a39$...
>>>>> Tony Harding wrote:
>>>>>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple
>>>>>> of questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm
>>>>>> interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I guess my best current
>>>>>> choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with how much memory and
>>>>>> which [I7?] chip?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>> Bill
>>>>> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
>>>>> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.
>>>> How does the 920 stack up against the i7 870 in the XPS 8000?
>>>> Does triple channel make a lot of difference over dual channel?
>>>> How about turbo mode?
>>>> I know I can read reviews online but I trust the opinions of most
>>>> of the people here more. (silly?)
>>>>
>>>> Tom Lake
>>> One issue is that the 920 offered is slightly slower than the 870 but
>>> apparently
>>> has a much brighter future as it is offered at higher speeds at insanely
>>> higher prices.
>> Thanks to all who've replied - how about a monitor (currently using an
>> Ultrasharp 1908) and/or Wireless capacity? My current router includes
>> wireless support, which my laptop uses, but not the desktop. FWIW, I see
>> no big deal for wireless on a desktop; but I'm open to reason.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bill
>
> Monitor: The U2410 appears to be the latest fad and is dropping in price.
> Networking: You will need to update windows and download other software and
> its cheap to fit a card or USB module. Also don't forget Powerline.

Don't follow you on the network?

What's a Powerline?

Tony Harding wrote:
> Jef Roe wrote:
>> "Tony Harding" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Pen wrote:
>>>> Tom Lake wrote:
>>>>> "Pen" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:hcvthg$a39$...
>>>>>> Tony Harding wrote:
>>>>>>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a couple
>>>>>>> of questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and rendering, so I'm
>>>>>>> interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I guess my best current
>>>>>>> choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit; but with how much memory and
>>>>>>> which [I7?] chip?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
>>>>>> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.
>>>>> How does the 920 stack up against the i7 870 in the XPS 8000?
>>>>> Does triple channel make a lot of difference over dual channel?
>>>>> How about turbo mode?
>>>>> I know I can read reviews online but I trust the opinions of most
>>>>> of the people here more. (silly?)
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Lake
>>>> One issue is that the 920 offered is slightly slower than the 870 but
>>>> apparently
>>>> has a much brighter future as it is offered at higher speeds at insanely
>>>> higher prices.
>>> Thanks to all who've replied - how about a monitor (currently using an
>>> Ultrasharp 1908) and/or Wireless capacity? My current router includes
>>> wireless support, which my laptop uses, but not the desktop. FWIW, I see
>>> no big deal for wireless on a desktop; but I'm open to reason.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Bill
>> Monitor: The U2410 appears to be the latest fad and is dropping in price.
>> Networking: You will need to update windows and download other software and
>> its cheap to fit a card or USB module. Also don't forget Powerline.
>
> Don't follow you on the network?
>
> What's a Powerline?
>
Power line networking. You can wire your house with adapters.

Pen wrote:
> Tony Harding wrote:
>> Jef Roe wrote:
>>> "Tony Harding" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Pen wrote:
>>>>> Tom Lake wrote:
>>>>>> "Pen" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:hcvthg$a39$...
>>>>>>> Tony Harding wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've started looking at the new Dells (with Win 7) and have a
>>>>>>>> couple of questions. My heavy duty app is video editing and
>>>>>>>> rendering, so I'm interested in more CPU cycles & more memory. I
>>>>>>>> guess my best current choice is the XPS 9000 with Win 7 64 bit;
>>>>>>>> but with how much memory and which [I7?] chip?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>> The 920 is $ 1000 less than the alternatives. Memory as much
>>>>>>> as you have budget for. 8GB is good.
>>>>>> How does the 920 stack up against the i7 870 in the XPS 8000?
>>>>>> Does triple channel make a lot of difference over dual channel?
>>>>>> How about turbo mode?
>>>>>> I know I can read reviews online but I trust the opinions of most
>>>>>> of the people here more. (silly?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom Lake
>>>>> One issue is that the 920 offered is slightly slower than the 870
>>>>> but apparently
>>>>> has a much brighter future as it is offered at higher speeds at
>>>>> insanely higher prices.
>>>> Thanks to all who've replied - how about a monitor (currently using
>>>> an Ultrasharp 1908) and/or Wireless capacity? My current router
>>>> includes wireless support, which my laptop uses, but not the
>>>> desktop. FWIW, I see no big deal for wireless on a desktop; but I'm
>>>> open to reason.
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>> Bill
>>> Monitor: The U2410 appears to be the latest fad and is dropping in
>>> price. Networking: You will need to update windows and download other
>>> software and its cheap to fit a card or USB module. Also don't forget
>>> Powerline.
>>
>> Don't follow you on the network?
>>
>> What's a Powerline?
>>
> Power line networking. You can wire your house with adapters.

Thanks

In news:,
Tony Harding typed on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:29:41 -0500:
> Pen wrote:

>>> What's a Powerline?
>>>
>> Power line networking. You can wire your house with adapters.
>
> Thanks

Careful! This and HomePNA (uses your existing phone wires) can work for
networking. Although neither one is perfect. Some cases they work well
and some rarely work. For example, using the electrical wiring to send
networking signals. Can fail do to noise from other equipment plugged
in. Wall warts, motors, etc. can cause them to be unreliable. I use
HomePNA on one computer and it works ok for some and not for others.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2