Alex,
BTX would be a non-starter for me since it is all but abandoned and
never reached high volume. I read, however, that i7 can't use BTX - so
may not be an issue in 435MT. My preference is for ATX form factor -
especially if I build my own since I have perfectly good ATX tower cases
to re-use.
Thanx.
Alex wrote:
I've got one of those Studio XPS boxes, same form factor as a 435MT.
MB is a BTX form factor, PSU is standard size, however, the case is small and
tight, expect fitting issues with a bigger non-modular PSU.
same for video card size (nothing bigger than a 4870/90, forget about SLI or
crossfire) - expect only 1 hard drive bay if using a bigger video card.
For about the same price and less hassle with DIY, check cyberpower for their
moderately priced custom rigs. A couple friends went that way, paid about the
same as Dell and received bigger, nicer setups.
Overall, after I swapped PSU, added RAM and stuck in a 4870, the Dell machine
is enough for my needs. Decent airflow, but things are quite tight on the
inside.
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From: maccrawj <maccr...@gmail.com>
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:18:29 -0700
Subject: Re: [H] Dell XPS 435MT
You got $1200 to spend the are better building a system from scratch!
Joe User wrote:
Hello nobozoz,
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 8:17:49 PM, you wrote:
A question for the HWG -
Costco has the Dell XPS 435T with i7-920 2.66 GHz CPU, 6 GB of RAM for
$1000 ~ $1200 US depending on bundled options/video card etc.
Are they reliable?
Are they more or less 'generic' as far as power supply, mobo layout, etc
or are they so proprietary that only Dell can service it?
If not one of these, what would you recommend for photo-editing, light
gaming and general number-crunching (Mathcad, Excel, Matlab, R, Scilab).
Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba, ASUS, MSI... lots of better choices. IMHO.
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