Perhaps it's because I'm a Yorkshireman. Perhaps not. But when I read this...
"It certainly runs my applications well. It's not a gamer's box, but its performance is quite good doing the things that I use it for."
You paid two grand for a machine and it's NOT A GAMER'S BOX?? You don't even want to know what I built for two and a half grand, but it's sure as hell a gamer's box! What's that down to, then? Vista being a resource hog? Dell being overpriced? Some others in the comments section have suggested you build your own machines in future. I agree, but for a different reason - the amount you will save over Dell will be astronomical.
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Perhaps it's because I'm a Yorkshireman. Perhaps not. But when I read this...
"It certainly runs my applications well. It's not a gamer's box, but its performance is quite good doing the things that I use it for."
You paid two grand for a machine and it's NOT A GAMER'S BOX?? You don't even want to know what I built for two and a half grand, but it's sure as hell a gamer's box! What's that down to, then? Vista being a resource hog? Dell being overpriced? Some others in the comments section have suggested you build your own machines in future. I agree, but for a different reason - the amount you will save over Dell will be astronomical.