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April 23rd, 2008 07:00

Question about XPS 720

Hi,

Sorry for my english, it's not my native language.

 

So, on April, 11th, i ordered a dell xps 720 (not H2C) with a Quad-Core Processor Q6600, 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz, Hard Drive 1TB Serial ATA Raid 0 "Stripe" (2x500GB) (7200 Rpm) Dual HDD, and DUAL 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT card. And a 22 inches screen.

 

I haven't received this computer yet. I was very happy with my order until today, but since i'm still waiting for this new computer, i read a lot this forum and others, and now i'm a bit confused.

 

- Is overclocking on warranty, from the BIOS and not from ntune, allowed on 720 systems? I read somewhere that 630s' BIOS were more "advanced" in this regard?

 

- On french Dell's website (i'm from France), XPS 720 disappeared two days ago, and it only remains XPS 720 H2C. Maybe it means that 730s will arrive in a few days? Should i cancel my order for the 720 and wait for the 730? But in this case, wouldn't the prices be much more expensive for this brand new model? I got a 20% discount for the 720, maybe it was because it was an end-of-life system?

 

As you can see, i'm really worried... Thanks by advance for your advices. 

  • gdwrnch3

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    Posted April 23rd, 2008 09:00

        A 720 has no bios overclocking abilities except for EPP ram support, and if you have an extreme processor, which you don't, you can raise and lower the multiplier. You need ntune to get a minimal overclock. It's still a very nice machine.
  • elika

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    Posted April 23rd, 2008 09:00

    you're english is a lot better than some people that post here :) anyway, right now it seems like the 720 is kind of a lame duck so in all honesty, I would return it and wait a few weeks or get the 630.
  • steve_89

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    Posted April 23rd, 2008 10:00

    If i was buying this late in the game id wait a few weeks for the 730.It "Might" have a better bios for tweakin.You might regret not waiting when u see what the new 730 has.
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    Posted April 23rd, 2008 11:00

    Another option, if available in France, is go ahead with the 720, and when you get it, play with it and see how you like it.  Do you have the 21 day satisfaction guarantee in France?  Keep it for 21 days, and use it.  If the 730 comes out, research it, and make a decision based on your use of the 720. 

     

    The 720 is a great deal right now.  Even better deals can be had in the Outlet, if you have that in France.

  • calvin82

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    Posted April 23rd, 2008 15:00

    Thanks for your answers. Well, i don't know what to do... I just received the UPS mail, i will get the computer friday...

     

    About the 21 day satisfaction guarantee, i checked on the Dell website and we have only 8 days in France to send back the computer. And i would be really lucky if the xps 730 was revealed in the same time on the website...

     

    Gosh! 

  • lancorp

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    Posted April 23rd, 2008 16:00

    By the time you get it, if it just shipped, plus the 8 days, I'd guess you have a good chance that the 730 will

    be out, since the 720 seems to be disappearing from some countries dell.com sites....