Crysis and Call of Duty 4 tests also produced passable frame rates (60 + FPS) at 1920 x 1200 resolution. Scores of apps running in a 64-bit Vista environment didn't slow the 435 - even video end-coding and 3-D rendering ran smoothly. But we'll get into the problems with its ponderous bulk later.Īs far as horsepower goes, our review unit came stuffed with an Intel 2.66-GHz Core i7-920 processor, 6 GB of RAM, a terabyte of storage and a Crysis-shredding ATI Radeon 4870HD GPU. But unfortunately, all the slimming blackness in the world can't hide the obvious - the 435 is huge. The tastefully subdued cooling vents and cleverly stashed USB ports (hidden away in a recessed storage tray on top of the unit) show that Dell has outgrown its gritty 'black, grey and blah' phase too. The remainder of the sprawling chassis is adorned in a white finish peppered with a few hotrod-red accents. Though it's spine-cracking heavy at 40 pounds, it's also surprisingly stylish with a tapered, glossy black front panel. The XPS 435 actually makes an indelible first impression. But upon closer inspection, it looks like Dell forgot some details that would make this a well-rounded rig. As the newest XPS Studio desktop, it's armed to the teeth with smokin' specs. We're not going to mince words - the XPS 435 is confusing.
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