Typical price: £2,974
What is it: Blisteringly swift, dual graphics card gaming PC
What we think: You've never played like this before. Peter Jackson's King Kong storms along on the XPS 600 as the gorilla inside you screams and stomps with delight
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 14 October 2005
Tags: dell, hard disk, king, vga
We like:
Frightening performance; easy-open case; huge storage capacity
We don't like:
Glitzy front-panel is slightly kitsch
CNET.co.uk judgement:
If you're not the kind of person that likes to dig components up from graves and solder them together while Futurama plays on a far-off television set, then a boxed extreme gaming machine may be the answer to your lust for high polygon-count online multiplayer games. While the Dell brand won't bring you elite status at a LAN party, the components inside will
Dell Dimension XPS 600 History
20 Dec 2005 in Reviews
A PC isn't just for surfing the Web and writing your CV on -- they're also quite good for running 3D games. Here's four of the best we've seen in the pixel-shifting stakes, and some advice on what to look out for if you don't want an obsolete turkey...
7 Oct 2005 in Crave
Dell XPS 600: Scuppered by its captain
Looking for an off-the-shelf gaming machine with a glittery front and no-holds-barred insides? We've got one, but it's currently taking a Windows-enforced leave of absence
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