Dell Studio XPS 435 up for sale, action starts at $1099
By Paul Miller 
posted Feb 26th 2009 9:55AM
posted Feb 26th 2009 9:55AM
Yeah, we're smitten. We couldn't tell you what Dell's doing here that they haven't managed in the last 100,000 XPS desktop designs, but whatever it is we want to buy it flowers and CryEngine 2-powered games. The new Studio XPS 435 landed on Dell's site a couple days ago, and is now available for configuration and sale. The "base model" sports a 2.66GHz Core i7-920 processor, 3GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 3650 256MB graphics card. Things of course rise dramatically from there -- you can add another grand to the pricetag by bumping the processor alone, and the 24GB of RAM option is a nice $1,500 addition -- but we'd say the base model is a pretty solid start. Dell's quoting a March 19th ship date, but that's just "preliminary" at the moment.
[Via DesktopReview]
[Via DesktopReview]
24GB of RAM...There are 4GB DDR3 modules now?
SWEET.
w00t! 24GB DDR3 RAM, Core i7 Extreme, 4.5 TB Hard Drive, You can't beat that now can you?
now add some of the finest lcd monitors available and you have a Dell
not trying to sound like a fanboi..
but i'm pretty sure the Apple G5 does 32GB of ram..
Don't worry, you don't sound like a fanboy, just someone who has no idea of what I'm talking about. And I'm pretty sure the G5, like the current Mac Pro, both use memory risers that are found in server boards. 24GBs without risers is pretty darn impressive.
The X58 chipset is the first Intel chipset which breaks into the 24GB maximum memory barrier with its 6 DIMM DDR3 slots; the previous P45 chipset stopped at 16GB with its 4 DIMM DDR2 slots.
And while the latter is possible (because 4GB DDR2 modules, while extremely expensive, do exist), up until now, I haven't seen the actual possibility of getting 24GBs in a consumer motherboard.
i want the monitor more than the machine!
True that. I can't find it anywhere on their site. Looks like it has a built-in cam as well. Thinking of making the jump from iMac to Powermac. That would be a sweet monitor.
Where is Digital Cable support ? .. Ahhh Dell looks like you gave up after the XPS420 .. which i love mine .. but its sad
is it me or does Dell change their monitors every month or so? Also, 24gb of ram in todays world=Overkill (give it a few more years and it'll be a godsend)
Nice screen... at least the appearance.
I want the screen more :D
(Cheap alternative to Apple 24" LED Display? :P)
p.s. I'm a Mac user :)
Not just the appearance. Dell monitors usually surpass Apple monitors in real world reviews as well.
So Dell is calling this their "Dell’s flagship multimedia desktop" (That's what the website says). Yet you can't configure it with a tuner card?? I had hopes this would be replacing the 420 with Digital Cable Card support. Looks like Dell no longer sells any computers with Digital Cable Card Support.
I was thinking the same thing. I configured an XPS 420 with dual digital tuner cards one day then went back the next day to buy it and it was no longer available. I called Dell's sales team and was told that the 420 was no longer being sold and they had no other machines that you could get the Digital Cable Tuner cards in.
weak.
The "base model" sports a 2.66GHz Core i7-920 processor, 3GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 3650 256MB graphics card
and costs $1099?
My *BEEEEEP* God!!!
I can build a machine with same specs but 4870 card instead of 3650 and 6gb RAM and 500gb HDD for what? For $625!
What do they give you other than "dell" on the case?!
really? please post this $625 machine because i think thats BS.
Can you show me where?
Err, the 920 by itself retails at $300. And then there's the issue of the memory, motherboard, graphics card, power supply, hard drive, case, optical drive, and OS...
$625 ? ... i think you're BS-ing.
Perhaps if you already have a case, power supply and an optical drive, then thats possible to spec out an i7 machine at that price, but for a system from scratch including OS, the Dell is extremely hard to beat .
When can we get it in the UK please ?
Sorry folks, that is BS. The $625 machine doesn't have i7, uses dual-core pentium.
The original $625 PC is described at tomshardware-dot-com
Please low rank 1st comment, its misleading.
As for i7 PC:
$288 for i7 920
$190 for mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130221
$69 for 3gb ram (3x$23, $60 for X58 "3 piece kit")
$165 for 4870 (when did it get this cheap?!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161236
$60 for 500gb hdd WD Caviar 500GB
$100 for PSU Corsair 650TX
$25 for Case Rosewill R222-P-BK
$24 for DVD writer (any)
It actually costs $921 to build a gaming Core i7 rig!
Substract $115 for video card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102726 - $50 for 3650) and you'll get $806.
$806 for i7, not $1099.
You can add up a little for better case, memory, CPU cooler and still fit into $1099 and it will be a lot faster than Dell's offer.
Sorry again for misleading!
had to remove URLs... you can search newegg.com for the parts, choose "lowest price" as criteria.
Count in Labor if you value your time and Dell is a much better deal.
Wow the case you selected for your rig looks like a dog pooped it out ...
I just built one, I spent more around $1300 for a 920, 6GB, 1TB, GTX 260, 22" monitor, but it still goes to show this thing is way overpriced.
Or you could head over to the Dell outlet and get:
i7 920
4 GB DDR3 Ram
ATI 4850
640 GB HD
DVD/RW
Vista Home Premium
Total $699.00
-20% Off Coupon = $560.00 w/o monitor
@ Goose
Link please. I'd like to see 4gb memory on Core i7. Working faster than 3gb in 32-bit OS.
@ Jon
Labor? $100. I'll pick those parts up and put it all together for $100 for ya. Others will do it for beer, or just for fun of the process. Building PCs can be fun too.
@ all
that case is piece of ****. But its cheap. Normal PC case costs around $60. A good one can be purchased for $100 or more, depending on your needs. If you plan to spend $200 or more, I recommend looking at Lian Li cases. Antec had some good ones too.
I have to agree with Shinigami here, the rest of you are a bunch of knuckleheads if you think that dell would ever put out a better deal than you can put together yourselves. Jon, the time it takes to build is pc is from scratch is a whole hour; I put them together for people for $100 too, friends free, just for the fun w/ a free OS!! Please if you know what your talking about say something but if don't, which a bunch of you who commented againsn't Shinigami did, please keep it to yourselves, your just spreading ignorance.
Remember this, you can always build a better PC for cheaper with better parts that are LIFETIME guaranteed than you can from a manufactured pc made by a company, unless they build pc's like you or I would and give you all the boxes from your parts and receipts so that you can take back the stuff if something goes wrong.
does you build include the cost of the OS???
And what about a warranty if it doesn't work?
Poof, not there. Yes individual manufacturers warranty, but then you have to dissassemble it, get the parts shipped off, and shipped back.
Dell computer = Ship it back, get repaired/new one. For the average user? FAR better
@Shinigami
Comes with Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
Cheapest i7 920 System is now $659.00 but you have to go to $719.00 for ATI 4850.
There are 20% off coupons every week for the dell outlet.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/desktop-studioxps-435mt?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh
can't wait for these puppies to start showing up in Dell Outlet. :)
all i could think of was a dell branded datsun
but the real question is: can it run crysis!!
$1250 rig can, $1100 Dell can't.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-2-overclock,2146-12.html
Very High, no AA.
$1100 Dell will have 21-27 fps
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2278727,00.asp
medium settings. 27 fps = unplayable (its average so expect constant stuttering in some places, better performance in others).
You fail.
Crysis is plenty playable at 25-30 FPS, the game makes heavy use of motion blur effects.
I wonder if the machine will actually work properly unlike my Dell XPS 630. Also nice of Dell to keep overcharging with their prices.
People that whine about the price of manufactured gaming/boutique computers should learn how to build their own. Seriously, do you expect a bargain for one of these? Learn. To. Build.
Can it run Flight Simulator X?
Anyone know the specs of the mobo? Wondering about hard drive connectivity options.
I just wish that Windows 7 came with it then I'd buy it now.
LMAO.
A Core i7 + 3850 256MB Graphics card system!
Processor = 2009
Video Card = 2007
Indeed!
I went with an OCed 285 on my Core i7 system.
(One for starters)
Can I just buy the case? o_O
I've had a 420xps here for a almost a year and I'm sad to say it's the worst computer I've ever owned. I'm a loyal Dell customer since 1994. The thing can't go to sleep without crashing half the time. If it does go to sleep it can't wake up without dropping the keyboard, the mouse and/or the internet in some combination. The ethernet adapter has to be reset every other boot. The seven-in-one bluetooth card reader killed itself a few months back and I have no idea how to bring it back.
Terrible experience with this one.
I hope the 435 is engineered a bit better.
I have an XPS 420... 0 issues. Seriously the best machine I have ever had.
? ive had a XPS420 since day 1 .. love it . no issues ever , i record Premium shows with the ATI cablecard tuner .. loaded 8 GB of ram in it .. works like a charm
If you *have* to buy a Dell this one definitely brings the sexy!