Brace Yourself
Discover a more immersive media experience with the Dell Studio™ XPS™ 8100 desktop, designed to keep you front and center of all the action.
- Intel® Core™ i5 and Core i7 processors
- Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 64-Bit
- With optional 3D, transforming your games into an eye-popping experience
- THX® TruStudio PC™ to enhance music and movies, making them sound livelier, clearer, smoother providing a better listening experience
- Stunning, high-performance graphics with ATI HD up to 1 GB graphics double data rate, version 5 (GDDR5)
- Not available to ship APO

Immerse Yourself

Transform Your Media
Dive deeper into your media with enhanced graphics and hi-definition (HD) capabilities while condensing it all using a general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU)-enabled graphics solution and optional CyberLink MediaShow Espresso.Stunning Graphics
Watch your screen transform into life-like reality with standard ATI 4350 graphics or optional ATI HD 5770 1 GB GDDR5. Choose from NVIDIA® GeForce® GT220 or NVIDIA GeForce GTS240 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 with 3D* capabilities. Enjoy HD imagery and world-class performance with lightning-fast video and image processing. And for a more intense gaming experience, accelerated PhysX™ gaming effects provide a dynamic, larger-than-life impact.
CyberLink MediaShow Espresso
Convert your movies and other large HD content to a smaller size with optional CyberLink MediaShow Espresso paired with a GPGPU-enabled graphics solution. Scale down content to fit devices such as MP3 players, mobile phones or whatever digital device you own, so that you can take your favorite media wherever you go. Optional CyberLink MediaShow Espresso offloads the most intensive processing tasks from the processor to the graphics processor for quicker transcoding of your media content — taking care of all the heavy lifting.
THX TruStudio PC sound
THX TruStudio PC sound enhances music and movies, making them sound livelier — voices and dialogs are clearer, and changes in audio volumes are smoother — and providing a better listening experience and stunning sound.

Striking Physique
The Dell Studio XPS 8100’s sleek and streamlined design isn’t just for show — every curve and contour was built for convenience and durability. Its angled stature provides easy access from above, while its recessed media tray offers two convenient USB ports for your portable devices. The media card reader and power button are also located on the top for easy-reach access. And it doesn’t stop there. The new look of the Dell Studio XPS 8100 desktop is tailored in pure white with metallic silver accents.
Mind-Blowing Experience
Accessorize
Equip yourself with a pair of stylishly modern active shutter glasses, a lightweight alternative to the traditional 3D glasses with adjustable nose pieces to fit over prescription lenses. And they’re fully untethered, giving you a free range of motion up to 15 feet through the wireless IR signal.
Advanced Gaming
NVIDIA software automatically transforms hundreds of PC games into a full stereoscopic 3D experience. Experience rich, immersive gaming with stunning realism supported by the latest graphics technology including NVIDIA PhysX, Microsoft® Windows Vista® and DirectX® 10.

Streamlined Power
Intel i5 and i7 Processing
The new Intel i5 and i7 processors are designed for faster multitasking, digital media creation and gaming.
Turbo Boost Technology
When your most demanding applications need your attention, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically speeds up the processor frequency for an increased level of performance, ensuring your demands never go unmet.
Hyper-Threading Technology
Go further without leaving your chair. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology maximizes performance with an eight-threaded capability on four cores, so you can multitask with greater efficiency than ever before. (Hyper-Threading Technology is only available with the Intel i7 processor).
Smart Expandability
The dual-channel Dual Data Rate 3 (DDR3) memory offers a higher bandwidth than DDR2 that enables the Dell Studio XPS 8100 to work at a faster performance rate with increased responsiveness. It comes equipped with four dual in-line memory module (DIMM) slots for expandability — so as your needs increase, there’s always room for more.
Simple and Smart Services
Dell DataSafe™ OnlineOur online backup service offers data protection by enabling customers to back up data to a safe, remote storage site using a broadband connection. Dell DataSafe Online is easy, flexible and secure. After setup, it will automatically back up data and help protect against software, hardware and catastrophic failure.
Dell Remote Access
Enjoy what’s on your home PC from almost anywhere. With Remote Access Basic, you can easily access photos, music, movies and more on your home system using another Internet-connected computer. No more waiting until you get home to get the files you need!
Dell Support Center
Our centrally located, easy-to-use application provides personalized support resources. Conveniently located on your PC’s desktop with quick links to service, support and system resources. Helps keep your system up-to-date and running efficiently through automated fixes for common configuration issues.
Optical Drive
- Blu-ray Disc™ reader, burner and DVD +/- RW options available; Dual drive options available
Sound Card
- THX® TruStudio PC™ Sound
Communications
- Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet LAN on system board
Optional
Internal Wireless-N
Ports
- Top Ports
USB 2.0 (2)
19-in-1 media card reader
Headphone port
Microphone / Line-in port
Front Ports
USB 2.0 (2)
Rear Ports
IEEE 1394a
RJ45 10/100/1000 Network port
Line-in connector
Front L/R line-out connector
Back L/R surround connector
Side L/R surround connector
Center/subwoofer connector
Microphone connector
USB 2.0 (4)
eSATA
S/PDIF connector
19-in-1 Media Card Reader
Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card
MiniSD
Hi-Capacity Secure Digital (SDHC) class2
Hi-Capacity Secure Digital (SDHC) class4
Hi-Capacity Secure Digital (SDHC) class6
Multi Media Card (MMC)
RS Multimedia Card (RS-MMC)
Multimedia Card Plus (MMC+)
Multimedia card Mobile
Memory Stick (MS)
Memory Stick Duo
Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO)
Memory Stick PRO Duo
Memory Stick Micro
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
Smart Media Card (SM)
xD Picture Card (xD)
Micro Drive (MD)
Slots
- PCI: 1 slot
PCIe x1: 2 slots
PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 slot
Power
- Power: 350 Watts
Chassis
- Dimensions & Weight
Height: 16.1" (40.9 cm)
Width: 7.3" (18.5 cm)
Depth:17.9" (454.67mm)
Weight: about 22.4 lbs (10.18 kg)
Power
Power: 350 Watts
Security
Cable lock chassis security slot
Drive Bays
Three 3.5": (two internal, one external)
Two 5.25" bays
Memory DIMM slots: 4 available
Regulatory
- Regulatory Model: D03M
Regulatory Type: D03M001
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment

