Dell XPS 8700

Aside from its mostly unnecessary abundance of RAM, the XPS 8700 Special Edition is a well-rounded performance desktop that’s a good fit as a family PC or a dorm-room power tower. It’s powerful enough to handle pretty much any task that you throw at...

Fourth-generation Intel Core i7-4770 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 offer prosumer performance. Sizeable storage.

Bland design.

As a multimedia desktop, the Dell XPS 8700 Special Edition is a prosumer system that's perfect for the user who wants to dabble in graphics arts, video editing, and a bit of 3D gaming. The inclusion of a fourth-generation Intel Core i7-4770 processor,...

Powerful 4th-generation Intel Core processor ; 2TB drive with 32GB SSD cache for fast storage ; Midrange video card for modern gaming

Only one PCIe x16 slot (occupied) ; Just a single chassis fan ; All four memory slots are occupied

The Dell XPS 8700 Special Edition is a solid entry-level gaming PC.

Wi-Fi & Intel WiDi connectivity, Plenty of USB 3.0 ports, Blu-ray drive, Solid performance

Limited internal expansion, Pricier than similar desktops

Swift performance, Smart choices in core components, Addition of Wi-Fi with Intel WiDi

No accommodation for second graphics card, Discrete sound card dropped from options list, Only one PCIe slot available

Our benchmarks show that a step up from mSATA to a primary SSD is in order. Otherwise, we like the inclusion of 802.11n and WiDi, look askance at some wasted space inside the tower, and are pleased with the system's overall performance. If you opt for...

Swift performance ; Smart choices in core components ; Addition of Wi-Fi with Intel WiDi

No accommodation for second graphics card ; Discrete sound card dropped from options list ; Only one PCIe slot available

Bottom line? Clearly, Dell is not immune from the cost-cutting bug, but it made enough smart moves along the way in the loadout of the XPS 8700 Special Edition to keep us content and quiet. (Mostly quiet, anyway, considering our gripes about the lone...

Gaming and application performance; HDD speed; Brightness and contrast of the TFT; less thermal and noise emission

price point; power consumption

bought this as more of a gaming computer and wasn't disappointed, it does mostly what I want it too gaming wise but usually only get 30 FPS on most games, and it runs really fast if you're want to use it for office work or something similar. Case is...

if you're buying this as a gaming computer maybe start with something better if you have the money, but I planned on upgrading parts over time anyways

Plug-in, Turn-on, Customize, Use. What one would want. No surprises

Didn't come with an SSD

Decent for the price compared to other machines, I was looking for a machine to replace an old cluttered computer thats at deaths door with a lot of business materials on it. Needed something quick, low end nvidia so the user can still use some GPU...

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