Pros
Good performance
Dual graphics cards
Cons
A few chipset limitations
At A Glance
Customizable system provides affordable gaming performance in a stylish package.
Manufacturer’s Description
A supersonic gaming extravaganza. The XPS 630 offers full-on power with overclocking via BIOS or Nvidia nTune, a selection of Quad & Extreme Intel processors, single or dual graphics cards and a 750W power supply for an extreme experience.
The Specs
Pricing Part Number DXCWCF14 Processor Processor type Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 Processor speed 3000.0 MHz Memory Memory size 3072.0 MB Display Included monitor No Display size 22.0 inches Monitor model number Dell SP2208WFP Display type LCD Graphics Primary Graphics Chipset Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT Video Bus PCI Express-SLI Video Memory Type DDR2 Storage Raid type RAID 0 Drive size 320.0 GB Expansion slots Open PCI Express X16 Slots 0.0 Open PCI Express X1 Slots 1.0 Number of PCI slots 2.0 Number of PCI-Express Slots 4.0 Green Energy Star compliant 0.0 Optical Drive Optical Drive Speed 8.0 Optical Drive Type DVD±RW Included Drives 2 Included Software Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) Ports and Connections Ethernet Type Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Available Interfaces
USB - Universal Serial Bus (rear) (x4)
USB - Universal Serial Bus (front) (x2)
FireWire Port (rear)
FireWire Port (front)
Slots 4 Parallel Port No Case Chassis style Tower (Midsize) Internal Drive Bays 4 External Drive Bays 3
Performance
Overall Rating WorldBench 6 Score 123 WorldBench 6 Rating Superior
Office Productivity Web Browsing 213 seconds (lower is better) Office Suite Use 329 seconds (lower is better) File Compression 178 seconds (lower is better)
Content Creation Image Editing 314 seconds (lower is better) GPU Graphics Rendering 329 seconds (lower is better) CPU Graphics Rendering 310 seconds (lower is better) Video Encoding 193 seconds (lower is better) DVD Burning 323 seconds (lower is better) Video Editing 195 seconds (lower is better)
Multitasking World Bench 6 Multitasking 240
Gaming Overall Graphics Score Superior
