For XPS 630 Owners

Yes, it is a great gaming machine, not the very best but the price tag tells you that.

 

I have had a great time playing on my 630i as well as all the XPS systems.  My previous Dell was

a Demension 8200, which like all machines just simply wore out, but I had used it since January 2002.

 

Now:

 

XPS 420   Q6600,  nVidia 9800GT OC, Ageia PhysX (used as my work station)

XPS 630i   Q9650,   duo GTS 260 in SLI, SB X-Fi Titanium, 8 G Corsair Dominator, dual WD VelociRaptor 300

XPS 730 H2C   QX9650,  duo GTS 260 in SLI, SB X-Fi Titanium, 4 G Corsair DDR3, dual WV VelociRaptor 300

 

When evaluating any device, I ask myself, is it able to complete the task I need it for or do I need another device.  Never use a hammer for a screw driver.

 

Best of luck,

Darrell

Darrell WV,

Ditto on the DIM8200... AHHHHH the good ol' days.

Sean

I enjoy my 630 although I'm annoyed by the lack of the claimed Crossfire support.  Also the 8x and 8x PCI-E lanes are a downside, although right now they don't really matter.  Sooner or later though they will be saturated and become a bottleneck in the 630.  However, I do enjoy the system right now and for $830 on Dell Outlet it was the best deal I could find anywhere.  They are selling them extremely low priced on the Dell Outlet versus building a new one.

I'm a happy customer.

 

There are no real issues that would cause me to return it.  Just some minor annoyances.  Nvida profiles don't get loaded on system start up.  They did in the beginning but after installing stuff and configuring it the way i want it must have messed that up.  No big deal.  The 8 lane issue is not that big of a deal either since i plan to stick with SLI or crossfire from here on in.  No more one card solutions for me.  

 

And the occasion crashes when gaming with an OC'd CPU, not the machine's fault i think it is all software related, drivers + games.

 

The 630 being fully upgradeable was the deciding factor for me to get one.  I plan to do some upgrades next year and I know I can still keep most of the existing parts.

 

64-bit support is a not a problem.  If you look at any of the Vista drivers for the 630, under "compatibility" you will see that they support 64-bit Vista as well as 32-bit.

 

I believe that Dell should offer 64-bit as a pull-down option for the downloads for the 630 as they do for the 730 just to make it more clear, but this is a picky point rather than a real issue.

 

Having just installed 64-bit Vista on my 730 I highly recommend it.  Easy to do.

I am pretty happy with the 630.  It is much better than the one I built many years ago.  I like the case.  It is thick and heavy.  The only so-to-speak problem is that I am paying today's money for last 1 and 1/2 year old technology.

I like my 630i.  Had some issues with it early on, but nothing in awhile, no reason to return it anyway.  I also like the idea of having an ATX case so I can upgrade later on.

trojandan,

Glad you hooked a good one, and a "keeper". I may go for my 3rd try soon as Dell seems to be ironing it all out. I'm still a little leary of the hastles some still get if they receive a lemon.

My DIM8200 died for HDD and PSU... 8 years or so is a great longevity though. It was time for a new box. 2 hw pieces and I could still be rockin' mine as well.

Sean

After having returned 2 630's, the 3rd was the charm. I really enjoy my system, and wouldn't return it. For those guy's talking about the Dim8200, My Dim8100 is still being used to this day.

 

 

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XPS 630i Black
Q6600 @ 3.00 Ghz
4GB OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2-800 4-4-4-12
VisionTek Radeon HD 4870
640 GB Raid 0 HD's
X-Fi PCI Sound Card
ATI Theater 650 TV Tuner
19 in 1 Memory card reader w/Bluetooth
Vista Ultimate x64 SP1
Samsung 24" 2493HM LCD
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XPS 420
Q6600 @ 2.40 Ghz
4 GB 800MHZ
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
750 GB HD
19 in 1 Memory card reader w/Bluetooth
Vista Ultimate x64 SP1
Dell 22" 2208WFP Ultra Sharp

I love my computer, as it does exactly what I need it to. For the longest time my LightFx would not work, but the new drivers for it have solved the problem and once again I am very happy with it. TF2 plays great on it and I have had no problems playing Crysis either.

I've found it an excellent replacement for my Dimension 8300 (probable motherboard failure after 5 years; anyways a good excuse to buy a new PC :-)).

I never encountered any of the issues reported here (except for the pulsating HD activity LED), but am not into gaming or overclocking, so maybe that is why.

YES! It's awesome! :D I LOVE it, I can't stay off of my 630. It looks awesome when people see it for the first time and they think (HOLY!!) :D

 

I see that you already bought one, congrats!

 

Edit: I've never had any problems, and I don't mess with any of the configs ect, like the lights. It ran great right out of the box and runs great to this day! :D

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@Bluffous wrote:
I love my computer, as it does exactly what I need it to. For the longest time my LightFx would not work, but the new drivers for it have solved the problem and once again I am very happy with it. TF2 plays great on it and I have had no problems playing Crysis either.

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You got LightFX to work, or you talking about the static light changer? (Not the music one.)