Getting a Dell: 8300 vs XPS ?

[applesseed]

I'm thinking of getting a Dell computer... All I want is opinion on an 8300 or XPS. I don't play games a lot... just video editing, programming (Java, C, HTML, Dreamweaver, etc.), making movies, watching TVs, and general office duties. My main concern is the noise of the fan. What's your opinion?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

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XPS is mainly for gaming. If you 'll be making movies a RAID setup may be in your favor. Its an option they give you when you're choosing the parts.

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
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XPS is mainly for gaming. If you 'll be making movies a RAID setup may be in your favor. Its an option they give you when you're choosing the parts.

Wouldn't it be in his favor to have a RAID setup as a separate partition/drive than his boot drive? In case the raid array fails, He would still be booting to a separate HDD?

Edited for sp...

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: GonzoDaGr8

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
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XPS is mainly for gaming. If you 'll be making movies a RAID setup may be in your favor. Its an option they give you when you're choosing the parts.

Wouldn't it be in his favor to have a RAID setup as a separate partition/drive than his boot drive? In case the raid array fails, He would still be booting to a separate HDD?

Edited for sp...

I agree, but I have really never run into a problem with my RAID 0 array, and it's been running in my server box for about a year I suppose (2 x 80GB Western Digital SE drives).