Dell XPS 700

At the rear of the case you’ll find a further six USB ports and another FireWire. There’s only one Ethernet port – more on that later – but there is a serial socket, as well as a PS/2 and keyboard ports. There’s an optical out port present, which seems...

Excellent choice of CPU ; Awesome 24-inch panel ; Good framerates out of the box

How about an 8800GTX?

A towering colossus of a rig, but it needs more graphical poke to drive that 24-inch panel

Chassis has robust design Plenty of expansion room

Side panel is hard to remove

At $3985, the system is not cheap. But the speedy Dell XPS 700 has an edge in its smart, quiet design and easy expandability

Unique styling. Speedy dual-core processor. SLI graphics. Ding dong, the kickstand's dead! New case is quiet. Card retention brackets. Vista-ready. 15-month security software subscription. No esoteric cooling methods mean that the system is serviceable...

Not quite as fast as some of its peers. Locked Core 2 Duo instead of unlocked Core 2 Extreme (in tested configuration). It's really ; big ; . Shipping delays and component shortages may affect your order. Media Center, but no remote or TV tuner.

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Excellent choice of CPU, Awesome 24-inch panel, Good framerates out of the box

How about an 8800GTX?

A towering colossus of a rig, but it needs more graphical poke to drive that 24-inch panel

Stay tuned for our full review of the Dell XPS 700 as soon as we get our hands on a system.

It is prettier than most of Dell's other systems, and it can pack quite a punch. If you want a really heavy punch you will have to throw down some extra cash for the upgrades, but the standard $2,000 system is okay by itself. This is something for the...

As customers began accepting Dell's offer for an upgrade, however, the focus of the company's shipment problems seemed to shift to the Core 2 Duos as well. An explanation offered by Dell digital media manager Lionel Menchaca on the company's blog...