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. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: maccrawj <[email protected]> To: [email protected] 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. > > ------- End of Original Message -------
