Dell XPS 630 Gaming PC

Please review thic PC before you purchase it as I am quite certain you will not be happy with your purchase as every single other 630i owner is not. It does not operate as advertised. These links can help you with your decision to buy or not to buy.

http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board?board.id=Tech_Talk_XPS

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9965669-1.html

I myself purchased this PC 6-4-08 and have had issues with the fans, I/O board, optical drive, USB ports, ESA software. I still cannot adjust my fans nor overclock for fear of burning up a component.

The reason you could'nt find LightFX 2.0 on the system or available for download is because Dell have addmitted that it does not exist and never did. I have had this system for 5 months now and the deeper I look the more problems I find. The two PCIe x16 connectors have been hardwired with 8 lanes each, not a problem with todays graphics cards but I am certain will cause nothing but problems with the newer gear on the horizon. Dell have also addmitted that they have known the the system is not 100% reliable when using 4GB of SLI memory yet still supply systems to the customer with that ammount of ram pre-installed. To be fair the system can run either SLI or Crossfire, but if you do select Crossfire you will be unable to upgrade to the newer 64bit OS as Dell does not support/provide drivers for Crossfire. The 650i chipset was originally designated as not being ESA compliant by it's manufacturer, nVidia, Dell stated that the chipset did not need to be compliant for the system to pass certification as it was the Master I/O board included in the system that made the whole system ESA compliant. Not untill a great many customer complaints did Dell prevail on nVidia to change the matrix to show the chipset as now being ESA compliant. They really should make a truthfull statement and stick to it.

For more in-depth information I would suggest any potential buyer to have a look on www.My630i.com before making a final decission. To be fair Dell have offered to give any unhappy customer a full refund even if they are outside the 21 day cooling off period. A very generous offer indeed, but one that signals "If you don't like it, have your money back, and we don't want your custom".