2009 2010 Cars and Computer Reviews

The Dell XPS 710 H2C Desktop PC has been built into the familiar XPS 700 chassis and has a very intimidating chassis with a love-it or hate-it styling. It looks as though it is ready to swallow you up like a real monster. We are not hesitant to call the PC a monster because of its big size and the loud whooshing sound that it makes as you hit over the power button. And the chassis is subtly slanted towards the front as though it is going to pounce right on top of you, and for those who are ready to go near it, there is a real treat waiting. The exterior of the desktop is made out of glossy black aluminium and that is not similar to the cheap plastic crap that you get from the Alienware PCs. But unfortunately, this sturdy material is not provided throughout the system as its rear is constructed out of a flimsy looking plastic grille that looks as though it will break off on heavy handling.

Features:

Quad-Core Processor:
Coming to the part of features, the Dell XPS 710 H2C Desktop Computer has a very serious set of specifications. It runs on the Intel quad-core QX6700 Processor, which has four separate cores over a single die. In addition to this, the PC has been factory overclocked from the default 2.66GHz to an unimaginable 3.2GHz. This is like putting in the masters of all types of sciences into a single chip and feeding them with a whole lot of protein and Omega 3. We hope now you understand how quick the system is going to be.

The Cooling System:
There is more than simply speed to the XPS 710 H2C. The tag “H2C” (Hot to Cold) in its name specially refers to the CPU cooling unit inside the PC that keeps it super quiet. Dell has done a great job by installing a Space-age two part cooling system which has been custom designed for the Dell XPS 710 H2C. This technology combines the standard water cooling with that of thermo electric heat dissipation, this is something of the sort you can find in the NASA space shuttle. The principle behind its working is that, the ceramic tiles in the system deflects heat away from the processor and the clever circuitry employed by Dell makes sure that the chip is not destroyed by condensation just by regulating the temperature.

Manufacturer: Dell

Model Name: Dell XPS 710 H2C

Type: Gaming PC

Monitor included:No

Dimensions (H x W x D)
22.5″ x 8.6″ x 24.25″ (with stand)
21.86″ x 8.6″ x 24.25″ (without stand)

Processor Type
Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme: Default
or
Intel® CoreTM 2 Extreme X6800

Multi-Core processor technology: Quad core

Clock speed: Over clocked to 3.2Ghz

Upgradable:Yes

OS Provided: Genuine Windows ® XP Home Edition

GPUs: 2 X 768MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX - SLI Enabled

RAM installed: 2048 MB

Max supported RAM: 4GB Samsung Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM

RAM technology: DDR2 SDRAM @ 667MHz

Chipset type: NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition (D)

Motherboard: Dell 0UY253 BTX Motherboard

Hard drive type: 2x Western Digital WD1600 10,000rpm

Hard drive size: 320GB

SLI: Support NVIDIA SLI graphics cards (both at x16 mode)

CPU and GPU Liquid Cooling: Dell H2C Two Stage Hybrid Cooling System

LAN: Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit LAN Controller

Audio: Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Music
Integrated audio (disabled by default

Physics: AGEIA PhysX physics accelerator

Installed Drives
2 X Western Digital Raptor 160 Gig (10,000RPM, RAID 0)
1 X Seagate 750 Gig (7,200 RPM)
1 X Philips DVD-ROM
1 X TSSTcorp DVD+-RW

Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slot
1 x PCI Express X8 slot
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
3 x PCI

Drive Bays
4 x 5.25″ external bays
4 x 5.25″ internal bays
2 x 3.5″ external bays

Internal Connectors
1 x ATA100 channel (up to two devices)
6 x SATAII (RAID 0, 1, JBOD)
1 x FDD channel
3 x PWM controlled fan headers
2 x USB ports
1 x IEEE 1394a port

External Ports
2 x IEEE 1394a ports (1 front, 1 back)
8 x USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 6 back)
1 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
1 x S/P DIF out (optical)
8 x Audio ports
Video: 2 x DVI + 1 x S-Video per video card
Legacy: 2 x PS/2 ports, 1 x Serial port

Included Accessories and Extras
Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard
Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue Gaming Mouse
DVI to VGA Adapter
Dell XPS mouse pad
Norton Internet Security 2006 Edition (15-months)
Roxio Creator Dell Edition 2.0 Deluxe
FREE Black T-shirt printed with H2C logo
FREE Leather H2C branded binder

Power Supply
1000W