Advice Needed

StAnToN_2

Hi guys,

I am n the process of purchasing a new desktop, currently jut operating from an iPad which is very restricting.

The desktop I am looking at is e Dell XPS 8500 specs below with discounts the actual price of the unit will be £710 is this good value for money do you think and what are the alternatives?

I am looking for a a fairly high spec of around this sort of budget, or less if possible! Which I can play games on, what high def movies, burn blu ray disks.

What do you think??


Processor Help Me Choose

Intel® Core™ i7-3770 Processor (3.40GHz, 8MB)3rd gen

Windows 8 64bit

16GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600 MHZ

2TB (7,200rpm) SATA Hard Drive + 32GB mSATA SSD (Intel SRT)

AMD Radeon™ HD 7770 2GB DDR5 Graphics Card

Cisco001

The one you choose is with £859 orginal price.
£779 with GTX 660 is better.

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-8500/fs?3x_page=2&filterCollapsed=false#overrides=

GTX660 is faster than 7770. And 8 GB RAM is enough for application nowadays, 16 GB is not necessarily needed

StAnToN_2

Thanks for your reply.

With a discount code I have the package will be 710 for the specs above.

The bit I didn't include was the Blu Ray r/w that's what interests me also in the above spec.

gonzo127

i7 is overkill for most people, go for the i5 3570k and get a better graphics card, the main think the i7 has over the i5 is hyperthreading, which basically gives you more 'cores' which most people will not make the use of especially in games which tend to only use 1 or 2 cores still

grumpycrab

StAnToN wrote: »

...The bit I didn't include was the Blu Ray r/w that's what interests me also in the above spec.

Is that a Dell Blu Ray r/w? A "combo drive" doesn't always mean Blu Ray r/w. (sorry - I didn't have the patience to wait for Dell's page to load).

I'm sure you know about the XPS discount codes
http://www.dmxdimension.com/dell-uk/xps-8500-deals-coupons/

StAnToN_2

Would you recommend the gtx 660 card over the Radeon then?

StAnToN_2

It says 8x Blu-Ray Disc™ RW (BluRay/DVD/CD read & write) Drive

grumpycrab

StAnToN wrote: »

Would you recommend the gtx 660 card over the Radeon then?

The Geforce loooks better here (but uses twice the power?)
http://www.hwcompare.com/13142/geforce-gtx-660-ti-vs-radeon-hd-7770/

PS. what e-code dell is the 7770 for £710. Is it d00x8524 ?

StAnToN_2

I have an EPP discount. Employee pricing.

StAnToN_2

Do you think it is good aye for mney at that price grumpycrab?

grumpycrab

Sorry I cannot provide any alternatives but most people wouldn't buy a "bog standard dell" to play games. Alienware might be a possibility.

Note:- I cannot find an XPS 8500 with a GTX660 AND Blu ray r/w. The latter only seems to come with 7770.