Here are my specs with a similart XPS 700.  I have dual 7900GS instead of a single GTX.  See the bottom of my sig for benchmark.

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brundle wrote:

Hi there

 

I just got my Dimension 9200 (Europe, identical to the XPS 410 in the US) and wanted to share my 3dMark results. Maybe someone else is interested. Speaking for myself, I'd like to have some comparisons. Thanks in advance for posting.

 

My config:

 

Intel Core 2 Duo 6600, 2.4

2048 MB (667)

Geforce 7900 GTX (no driver update yet)

2 x 250 GB Raid 0

XP Pro

Dell 2407WFP Monitor

 

All the 3dMark settings were left at default values (unregistered version).

 

03: 24304

05: 11085

06: 6099

 

Regardz from Switzerland

 

brundle

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Ram Speed and your processor are your bottle necks.  That isn't a bad score though.  Maybe try a Raptor drive(mine added about 10pts.  I think the 600 will aeccept 667 speed ram, you could try that.  Also, make sure all background processes that aren't necessary are off.  4000+ is nothing to be ashamed of.

4210..............  3Dmark : 06

 

 

Should/could it be higher?

As a fellow XPS 600 owner, my advice would be that it is not worth spending money on new hardware to try to make this machine faster.  As pointguard notes, 4000+ is a fine score.  This will run your games just fine for now.  Your (and my) biggest problem is that the XPS 600 won't run the new Core 2 processors.  You could upgrade processors within the Pentium family, even go to a Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, but why spend the money when the best Pentium is slower than the cheapest Core 2?  I say just start saving for your next (Core 2 compatible) computer. 

 

Moving to 667Mhz Ram could actually end up reducing your overall system performance because the memory timings on the XPS 600 are not adjustable.  You get the most efficient performance when you have a 1:1 ratio between the processor bus (200Mhz in your case) and the RAM.  Your current RAM bus is 266Mhz.  Moving it up to 333Mhz (the bus speed for 667 RAM) will just throw you more out of sync, increasing your latencies and giving you memory bandwidth the processor basically can't use. 

 

The Raptors are great drives but they are small and expensive --- why blow hundreds of dollars for a 10 pt improvement in an outdated system?

 

Just my two cents ... I feel your pain!

My 3DMark06 score on my XPS 400: 6326.  I'd say you can do better... 

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Ya Moms wrote:

My 3DMark06 score on my XPS 400: 6326.  I'd say you can do better... 

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That is because of this EVGA 7950 GX2
That is the best card on the market.:smileyhappy:

I agree with just about everytihg aivas said except for the Raptor.  You can easily move this into a new computer.  Actually that is what I did.  I had it in a XPS Gen 5 and moved it into my 700.  If you are a gamer or you just aren't patient, I cannot recommend this investment enough.  It might not make a huge improvement in your 3Dmark score, because it only measures your processor and graphics card, but it will improve gameplay.  If you play online games it is great to be the first one in.  It is also much fatsre with most basic functions.  The downside is the price and size.  I never think of any upgrade as a bad deal as long as the upgrade is transferable to a new rig. 

Yeah, Ya Moms' GPU is like nearly four times the power of DumbDan's card. 

 

Pointguard I agree with your comments on the Raptor, it's a great drive and what I use myself. DD would certainly see a difference in how fast his machine boots and as you note a fast drive will give you an edge fragging online.  I'm just saying if DD wants another 2000 points in 3DMark06 the drive won't do it, but you are certainly right the investment would not be a waste especially since the drive could be ported to his next machine too.