Dell's XPS 410 --Anyone?

Thinking of buying this model. Does anyone have this system, if so, do you
like it? Any recommendations on must buy components with this computer? I
was planning on upgrading the video card to the less expensive GE Force that
is offered.

Thanks much!

 

This is a little scary! A Dell newsgroup and nobody has this model
computer? I was hoping to hear from someone for some feedback on the 410.
Oh, well!

 

I think most people are waiting for Dell to regain their sanity and drop the
price on this unit considerably.

Robert

 

LOL! I'm with you on that!

-Cog

 

I have one on the way/ Will let you know. Good reviews though!

 

Great! Thank you so much!

-Cog

 

Wasn't it you or Sparky who had one and returned it?

My memory is slipping.

 

Wasn't me Stew. I waited to order until the motherboard/chipset issues were
solved.

 

My bad. Interested in hearing your comments/experiences with the machine.
I've not had one here yet. Enjoy.


Stew

 

who needs XPS410 when the quad core out in a couple of months

 

And who needs the quad core, when the _____ comes out a few _____s later?

Etc., etc., etc.

Notan

 

The Kentsfield based Core 2 Extreme QX6700 launch is next month. It
is socket 775 and I believe 975 boards and some 965 boards support it
with just a BIOS update. I'm not sure what the deal is with the Nvidia
chipset, but I recall seeing a pic of a Dell quad-core wrapped in XPS
700 clothing. So perhaps people won't actually have to wait a couple of
months. If Intel and Dell could pull it off it would make a nice box to
offer for xmas.

Worth noting is that the part will be pricey and not surprisingly it turns out
to be harder to keep four cores busy than it is to keep two cores busy so
short term at least it will probably only be worthwhile for braggin rights
and/or those who do very heavy multitasking or run truly scalable apps.
The early Intel quad-cores will be two dual-cores slapped together sorta
like the early Intel dual cores being two single cores slapped together.
That is expedient and will get you much of the performance, but a refined
and better integrated quad-core... Yorkfield... is scheduled for Q3 of
2007. It is to be single die with shared rather than separate L2, be on
45nm vs 65nm process, include new SSE4 instructions, and be paired
with a new chipset that supports a 1333MHz FSB and DDR3. Then
about a year later the next new microarchitecture, Nehalem, is supposed
to arrive. So there might be some logic to not chasing after the pricey
first-gen quad cores, but rather picking up a low to mid Core 2 Duo to
last you til 2008 so you can pick up a better quad-core well after launch
or to last you til 2009 so you can pickup a Nehalem well after launch. If
that makes any sense.

 

Makes perfect sense to me. I'm still running near top of the line Prescotts
or Northwoods.(g)


Stew

 

I ordered my XPS 410 from the Dell website on 9/18/06 and received it
about a week ago.

Man, oh, man, what a DREAM machine! I am on cloud nine. Every time I
turn on my computer to work, I feel as if I am driving around in a
brand-new car. It is delightful, and I actually look forward to going
to work. LOL

I did change my XPS 410 a slight bit from the stock model offered. I
upgraded the processor from an E6300 to an E6400, after reading some of
the posts on this NG.

I also needed a 3.5-inch floppy drive for my business, so I had that
added.

The sound card was upgraded to the best offered Sound X-something or
another, and I decided I would like the double DVD drive.

This XPS 410 is everything I thought it would be and then some. I
would recommend it highly.

Jennie
Washington, D.C.

 

Thanks! Sounds great! Which speed did you get? I was thinking the 2.4
ghz.

 

'Twas I, the details are in a separate thread.

Try reseating your DIMMs first, then run memtest86 if you still have a
problem.

:-D