Dell XPS 720 specs begin to trickle out

It looks like a Dell employee going by the name of "Dell-Bill B" has taken it upon himself to tease members of the Dell community forum with details of the company's upcoming XPS 720 system, which is set to succeed the pricey XPS 710 series. While he's saving a lot of the details for the official announcement, he has revealed that the system will be based on NVIDIA's nForce 680i SLI chipset, and that it'll be available with your choice of Conroe or Kentsfield processors, with a QX6700 Kentsfield the top option at the moment (although that's apparently "subject to change"). Also, while the date's not quite set in stone, it looks like the system (which may or may not boast one of the stylish "designs" above) could be rolling out as soon as May 21st.

[Thanks, James]

[Chuckles McGee @ May 17th 2007 4:46PM]

Bust out the 720 H2C with factory overclocking and water-cooled system and then we'll talk. Maybe.

[pencap23 @ May 17th 2007 4:51PM]

H2C=$$$$$

Nasty expensive for the H2C setup that Dell currently offers. Although it is a good idea for a cooler.

[EDomain @ May 17th 2007 5:10PM]

Hey pesado- it wasn't their fault. Furthermore, if they are out of your browser, why in God's name are you posting?

Get a life.

[EDomain @ May 17th 2007 5:11PM]

Oops-- I meant to say: "DON'T FEED THE TROLLS"

[Trent @ May 17th 2007 5:41PM]

GONK.... GONK....

[elan @ May 17th 2007 5:52PM]

What the hell is going on in here with these comments?

I forgot what I was going to say about the new XPS we have here...

How much inspiration came from the "IdeaStorm" project for this system? I'm pretty curious as to how that branch is doing, and if Dell is really working with the community (besides Linux).

[jBiber @ May 17th 2007 6:08PM]

Here comes the Dell XPS Sandcrawler, Star Wars edition. Everyone cower in FEAR!

[McGinley @ May 17th 2007 6:28PM]

No one is forcing you to come here.

[Richard @ May 17th 2007 7:25PM]

Tell that to the man with the gun pointed at his head :p

This PC looks cool, but I have no doubt that it will cost more than a Commodore PC though.

[Frankenstein Black @ May 17th 2007 7:36PM]

Ahhhw man, they didn't go with my design?
http://www.eternal-champions.com/images/dell_concept3.jpg

[theninthcloud @ May 17th 2007 8:00PM]

You can always make use of the "!" icon next to someone's comment.

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To me, the benefit of buying a dell was that you'd get a quiet box with decent performance but the XPS series just seems too pricey. I think I'll go with a custom rig from www.endpcnoise.com for a silent gaming rig.

[Jason Brown @ May 17th 2007 8:25PM]

if i wanted to spend that kind of money i would go to voodoopc

[the other steve jobs @ May 18th 2007 2:27AM]

Dell XPS 720 specs begin to trickle out...

- Butt fugly
- Apple MacPro case looks tiny and flacid in comparison
- K.I.T.T. styling with authentic "Turbo Boost" red lights

seriously - and people make fun of mac users?