Recent content by a ronin

Looks like I was given a 345watt PSU. Are these guys kidding me? They market the XPS as a gamer's pc but give a crappy PSU? I can't even upgrade to anything worthwhile with this.

Well, I just bought the Dell XPS and I tried gaming with it. Big mistake. The stock 5450 HD video card is an utter embarrassment. I'm trying to build a sim racing rig by way of piece meal so budget is always a concern. I've asked around and most seem to recommend the 560ti or 6870. I'm...

Looking to add another monitor . Can someone recommend a 1:1 height ratio in portrait mode to compliment the current 30" ? [/URL][/img]

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I thought Cyberpower made DVD software :D Anyway, I went ahead and ordered the XPS 8300 w/ i7 2600k for $909 shipped. Should be here next week with a new 47" 3D LED TV. I'm going to run this exclusively as a HTPC more than likely. Having owned a Compaq before I know the troubles of...

The build pretty well predicates on being able to do it on a financing term so the XPS is about as high as I've allowed myself to go. I've never heard of the Boutique Builders... kind of thought it was a general term for the 'other guys', i.e HP, Lenovo, et al. Thanks for the...

Anyway I can find out what motherboard they use for the XPS 8300? 16GB of memory will be as much as I am willing to go anyway in this computer and the graphics card uses PCI-e, right? As long as it is a standard for the next 3-5 years I'm find. I don't plan sinking a lot of money into this for...

I don't want to run Eyefinity or anything crazy like that; just one monitor and tv simultaneously preferably but not paramount. I usually watch my shows which I download on my monitor or on the big screen but the interconnection is anything but seamless so if there is a video card with enough...

I'm not doing extensive video editing as of yet but I'd like to keep the Apple stuff separate from the Windows stuff. The Mac Pro has been known to have trouble doing boot camp and video card upgrades is costly not to mention tedious with flashing and whatnot. I just want a dedicated Windows...

I'm running a Dell 3008WFP but for games I can scale down. Games I play are wide and varied but I want to get back into sim racing, so rFactor, rF2, Codemasters F1 games, etc. I also want to run Adobe's CS5.5 suite. I plan on running it to my tv as well so for games I'll more than likely...

Hi guys, I'm looking to get a new computer but 5 years has lapsed since I last upgraded and my knowledge of hardware isn't what it use to be. I've decided to keep things simple and have pretty well decided on the Dell XPS 8300; I just need suggestions on a few component upgrades and choices...

Can someone assure me I'm not alone in that this monitor does the "snap, crackle & pop" number when it cools, i.e when it goes to sleep or computer is turned off. I suspect it's just the plastic and metal contracts as it cools but damn it's really annoying.

I just checked the price on that DAC/AMP and I can see why it's enclosed.

Is that 2nd monitor extending the iMac?

Guys, I bought mine almost a year ago and I'm not sure which revision it is but it seems as thought the brightness is dimming on me or another possibility is that I have grown accustomed to the brightness and perception has changed. WHen I first received it, I couldn't use it on more than 20...