Dell XPS 630

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Dec, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 167 reviews of Dell XPS 630. The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People are impressed by the reliability and design. The usability and price are also appreciated. There are some mixed opinions about the size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Dell XPS 630 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Dell XPS 630 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 1.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com.

0% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by (engadget.com)

Dell XPS 700 reviewed and ripped apart

It's not often that you read a review of a computer with a line like "You could kill someone with this thing," but the folks at bit-tech.net got to write that...

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by (pcworld.com)

Dell XPS 630 Power Desktop PC

Customizable desktop system provides affordable performance in a stylish package.

Competitively priced

A few chip-set limitations

In general application performance, this XPS 630 (equipped with a 3.16-GHz Core 2 Duo E8500 CPU and 4GB of DDR2-800 Corsair Dominator memory) delivered a WorldBench score of 114, whereas the gaming XPS 630 (equipped with a QX6850 CPU) achieved a score...

Aug, 2008

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Expert review by : Danny Allen (pcworld.com)

Dell XPS 630

Dell's XPS 630 is a stylish and competitively priced mainstream gaming PC that can be souped up with extras such as an Ageia PhysX accelerator, a Blu-ray Disc drive, and up to 4GB of DDR2-800 Corsair Dominator memory. And though Dell recently...

Good performance ; Dual graphics cards

A few chipset limitations

Customizable system provides affordable gaming performance in a stylish package.

May, 2008

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Dell XPS 630 Gaming Desktop PC

Customizable desktop system provides affordable gaming performance in a stylish package.

Good performance ; Dual graphics cards

A few chipset limitations

SLI configurations tend to provide their greatest benefit when powering games at higher resolutions--say, 1600 by 1200 and above. If high-resolution gaming is your thing, you might want to upgrade from the bundled 22-inch wide-screen LCD (supporting...

May, 2008

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Expert review by : Rich Brown (cnet.com)

Dell XPS 630 review: Dell XPS 630

Dell XPS 630

Fastest gaming performance in its price category (mostly); distinctive chassis; lots of expandability; Nvidia software makes overclocking easy.

Large case.

With its second full-fledged gaming PC, Dell shows that it understands the mainstream gaming desktop as well as the high-end. The Dell XPS 630 delivers everything a gamer would want in a sub-$2,000 PC, from its components, to its case, to its powerful...

Feb, 2008

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Expert review by : Rich Brown (cnet.com)

Dell XPS 710 H2C

Thanks to its market muscle, Dell's XPS 710 H2C delivers state-of-the-art gaming power for significantly less than its boutique competition--and with basically identical performance. That fact and the near-silent operation granted by its brand-new...

It's as fast and as fully featured as systems that cost $500 to $1,500 more; new cooling hardware makes this system nearly silent; it's Dell's first system with an overclocked (and under warranty) CPU out of the box; black case looks bad (in the good...

Limited memory bandwidth; no Blu-ray burner option.

Thanks to its market muscle, Dell's XPS 710 H2C delivers state-of-the-art gaming power for significantly less than its boutique competition--and with (basically) identical performance. That fact and the near-silent operation granted by its brand-new...

Jan, 2007

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Expert review by (pcmag.com)

Dell XPS 630

The Dell XPS 630 ($1,269 direct) represents Dell's entry into the sub-$1,500 gaming PC space. Not everyone needs a $5,000+ gaming box, especially if you just want to play the games and don't care much about frame rates. You won't be raving about the...

Gaming performance for a mainstream price. Quiet operation. SLI and CrossFire options. 750W power supply. Easy to open and upgrade. Intelligent use of lights. Can play Crysis

Still needs more power (SLI) for highest gaming performance. Requires a screwdriver for some upgrades

Dell's XPS 630 slots in between the multimedia XPS 420 and the ultra-gaming XPS 720. It's a "mainstream gaming" PCone that ultimately outshines the others in the field.

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Expert review by : Stuart Davidson (hardwareheaven.com)

Dell XPS 630i

Dell are one of the largest system manufacturers employing more than 76,500 people worldwide – which is an impressive feat, considering that Michael Dell founded the company in 1984 as PC's Limited with limited capital of $1000. This success story has...

When buying a gaming system it is very important to know you are spending your money on something that is going to last the long haul and the Dell XPS 630 proved to be a solid performer right across the range of our testing suite. During our extensive...

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by : Robert Maloney (hothardware.com)

Dell XPS 630 Gaming Desktop System

If you've followed the tech sector for any appreciable amount of time, you've no doubt heard the tale of Dell Inc. - one of those stories where a guy with a dream founded a company and eventually built it into a corporate giant. Right from the...

Completely configurable, down to the bezel color ; Supports NVIDIA SLI and ATI CrossFire ; Sleek exterior ; Overclocks well

Slight gap when closing side door ; Could use additional fans on rear ; Built around the older 650i chipset

: Just to set things in the proper perspective here, the zero-point system we used in our benchmarks should not be seen as true competition. Differences between chipset, and more primarily the CPU and GPU really make these two systems different...

Feb, 2008

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Expert review by : Nathan Kirsch - noSpamEmail('nate') (legitreviews.com)

CES 2008: Dell XPS 630i and M1730 WoW Gaming Systems

Dell was showing off their latest gaming products during CES and had a couple really interesting systems that we can show off today. The Dell XPS 630i series is going to be an entry level XPS gaming system with a complete system price tag starting at a...

The business side of the notebook is very similar to a standard Dell XPS M1730 with the exception of the silk screening just below the 17" LCD display. If you look close, you'll notice that the system has a WoW oriented wallpaper displayed on the...

Jan, 2008

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