===> The Official Studio XPS 1640 + ATi 4670 GPU Owner's Thread<===

Grats to all the new 4670 owners. Now if Dell would just hurry up and deliver it!

 

Hmm, I swore I was going to wait until the 4670 models hit the outlets, but the discounts theyve had going on lately...

p8600, 4gigs, 1080P display and ati 4670 came out to 1350 after shipping and tax.

That's pretty much what I was expecting to pay at the outlet, although I admit I was hoping to get a bit faster of a cpu.

Oh well. I'm still stoked.

 

How did you manage that price best I can do is $1424 without tax and shipping.

 

try going through the link here : http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/...ore-2-duo-processor-24ghz-and-16-rgb-led-lcd/

 

You can get the 7200 RPM hard drive with this link too, not available on the dell website. Just ordered one

 

Thread has been updated with the $504 off instant savings link in the first post.

 

Just ordered mine now. Holy Dell's website sucks. Took me like half an hour of playing with the cart and resetting passwords before I broke down and called on the phone, which took another half hour but it's done now.

Vista 64-bit w/ free windows 7 upgrade (I already have the RC but my current lappy is so old I can't even install it lol)
Intel p8700 2.53GHz/1067MHz FSB/3MB cache
4GB DDR3
320GB 7200rpm HDD
ATI Mobility Radeon 4670 - 1GB
RGBLED 1920x1080
BD Read/CD-DVD RW
Bluetooth enabled

$1459 with EPP savings, but 1577 after shipping/tax

Estimated Arival July 23, omg I hate waiting

I'm considering doing a video reviw of it when it arrives but I imagine a lot of other people will probably beat me to it.

 

I ordered my dell on June 28th and online it shows in "Production", on the phone it still says "Being Processed" and i called them 4 days ago they said it was due to them being short on the 500gb 7200 hard drives.. grrr i hope it doesnt get delayed, its suppose to be here on the 14th.

 

Mine says the same thing. According to my Dell rep, mine SHOULD ship out tomorrow but I won't hold my breath. Man, between this laptop and my new 50" Pioneer Kuro set to arrive, I'm massively excited..hope I don't blow a fuse from it all lol.

 

keep us updated bro

 

Wait just wondering, I bought my SXPS 16 yesterday, July 4th, I can cancel my order and upgrade to the 4670? Because you guys are really convincing. haha

 

awww.. too bad Malaysia doesn't offer any upgrade for HD4670.. I just ordered and paid my Dell Studio XPS 16 and now waiting the laptop to arrive my home.. Hope there will be any good solution for all existing Dell studio XPS 16 owner to upgrade their old GC to this awesome GC

 

Bargin, how easy would it be to replace the CD/DVDRW drive with a bluray one in the future?

 

My old dell laptop takes one screw to change the drive, but Idk about the slot load drives.

 

when are we gonna get the damn 4670 in the uk

The slot loading drives are easy to replace on the studio range so i am sure the xps is similar

 

Maybe it is only a US exclusive offer, for now? Like, there are no plans to bring it anywhere else?

 

Canada has it now as well.

 

Probably they don't have it in Europe's factory's. I'm expecting it this week, or next week, or I hope they come then!

 

Talked to my rep on the phone today, she said the system is in the final stage of production and will be shipped out by this week. I asked her to give me free next business day shipping so she put me on hold to go ask her supervisor. She came back and said that while she was willing to give it to me, the system was too far in the late stages of production and it wouldn't take affect. So instead she waived the $29 shipping fee Thanks for the tip guys, you just saved me a bit of cash.

 

Wait just wondering, I bought my SXPS 16 2 days ago, July 4th, Can I cancel my order and upgrade to the 4670? Because you guys are really convincing. haha
I'm repeating seeing as how nobody answered me sorry... just really want to know before it ships out

 

If its stillin production you can cancel it.

 

Yes call them and cancel it. They will release the authorization on your card right away so you can then reorder with the 4670. Tell them that you would like the same discounts on the new order. Order using a rep if you can, I've found it's much easier to deal with if you have issues down the line.

 

Anyone else this week?
Rob

 

Nope They already shipped yours out?

 

Mines still in production as far as I know.

 

Yep left Reno Nevada on sunday...and should be in Van Nuys CA, on wed...SWEET!!!
I got it for multimedia/production like photoshop and Maya since im in the games industry. Of course i have to see how games will work on it. Im considering designing a laptop cooler for it, if it runs too hot with undervolting.
rob

p8700
1080p screen
4gig
320 7200rpm
Blu-ray
5300
bluetooth

 

Very nice that's the exact same build I have. When did you order it and what method of shipping?

 

Is it worth the $100 dollar upgrade if all I'm gonna play is RTS? Well the only games I'm gonna play.

 

Depends on the rts... seen world in conflict? Pretty intense isnt it? Really depends on your games.

 

Ordered today after many long hours customizing too many different systems to count. It all came down to features, price, aesthetics in roughly that order.

t9550 CPU (This was a tough call, for my needs it was worth it though)
320gb 7200 RPM, will upgrade to SSD in the future
4gb RAM
1080p screen
4670...duh
didn't opt for the blu-ray as my PS3 handles that duty and I don't ever intend on watching movies on it
5300 wifi, if this weren't included in the package already I probably wouldn't have included it, but I won't complain
no bluetooth, maybe if I see a need in the future I'll buy a module and add it in.
All for under $1500 after tax and shipping

So here's to ya, if it weren't for my lurkin around here I never would've known about the gpu upgrade and this system would have passed me by.

 

Hadn't seen it but was thinking of playing.
Some of the RTS in mind are: (not gonna mention the ones that I know I can play like Empire Earth)
- Rome: Total War
- Starcraft 2
- Sins of a Solar Empire
- World in Conflict
- Star Wars: Empire at War

I know that the 4670 could probably play these at like 23102391239 fps but would it be worth to pay the $100 for these types of games? I mean they're RTS. Not FPS

 

Well to be fair i think RTS are more cpu intensive though im not 100% positive on that. At least they tend to factor it in more. For those it would probably not make a huge difference, but again your mileage may vary. Check the minimum sys specs on those games VS what your system will have then fudge the numbers say a tad higher becuase minimum specs are worthless to play any game on period.

And again if you can afford to spend the extra money get the better card, its not liek you can hurt yourself with more performance, which it will perform better period. Its about a 100 card in the store so really not a bad upgrade imo. Especially if you like to game no matter the genre.

 

i think, definitely yes. in games like Starcraft, the absolutely smooth gameplay is even more important, than in an average fps game (except like Quake 3 where it counts much too, but that's not an average game )

 

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and I'm configuring my Studio XPS 16 right now. I'm wondering would 6gb of ddr3 be overkill for the T9550. I'm going to get the ATI 4670 graphics card, but I'm wondering if that is too much memory (if there is such a thing)? thanks in advance.

 

If you're going to upgrade the memory, go all the way and get the 8GB, otherwise it's not worth it. They don't make 3GB DDR3 sticks yet so you'd have a 4GB and a 2GB stick which will make the memory run in single channel mode instead of dual channel. It's been beat to death on here, but no one can really say how big of a performance difference there is. Either way, I had no issues with "only" the 4GB's.

 

Still waiting for an update on the PR site... nothing yet. only option is the 3670 =/ . i wonder if they're thinking to offer it in Puerto Rico at all... can't understand why they can't even let customers know about it when you ask them directly.

I'd benefit from a straight "no, were not going to offer it for PR" answer =p .

just updating ^_^ . feels weird not to log in and comment on the lappy .

 

Sucks man..well nobody here has received one yet. Tomorrow someone is supposed to receive one though.

 

im planning on getting a studio16 with 4670 too, ati 3670 is proven to be lackluster when it comes to gaming.
i can only play WOW on "good" video setting, and with a few features turned off.

 

Just ordered mine, it ships the 27th but i wont get it till the 24th of august.... (shipping it to a relative's house). I'll have to live with my thinkpad till then...

 

Anyone else receive a shipment notification yet? I'm hoping mine ships soon.

 

Ordered on 6/26 and still at "in production" with est. delivery of 7/16. So I look to still be at more than a week out.

 

Hey Joker,

What number did you call to check up on your order (the one where the representative said it'd probably ship by Monday)?

 

EPP where they assigned me a personal rep. It's kinda cool cuz everytime I e-mail her for an update, I get a phone call from her a few hours later. It didn't ship out on Monday though, hopefully tomorrow.

 

Thanks. I'm getting antsy. I ordered on the 26th and I know the estimated date is the 16th but I'd reaaally like it faster. Hahaha.

 

I see some of you already have or are in the process of purchasing the XPS16.

I'm on a tight dilemma trying to figure out which notebook to buy.

Please see this thread http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=397170 and let me know on your thoughts.

ANY suggestions are appreciated. THANKS!

 

Damn, My SXPS went into production like 30 minutes after I ordered it, now they can't cancel or change the order... Any ideas?

 

The Asus you're considering should be an option only if you are looking to game, and game a lot.

 

They can cancel it - you just have to find a rep that will do it.

For whatever reason, Dell is now telling people it can't be cancelled when it moves into production (a new tactic that is pretty cheap ,IMO).

Anyway, just keep calling until someone does it....

 

Its on the truck..SWEET!!

 

Ok.. thank you but I've called like 3 now... What number should I use because I call customer care and they're like oh you should call customer care and I'm like all right then...