Dell just announced their latest gaming desktop, the XPS 710 H2C Edition Gaming Desktop.

The computer comes in a black chassis and includes some fancy new two-stage cooling system as well as an Intel quad-core overclocked processor.

Dell's H2C cooling system is a custom two-stage process. First, a liquid-to-air heat exchanger that works like a car's radiator removes most of the heat from the processor. Then, a fluid chiller removes more heat with ceramic-based thermoelectric cooling (TEC) modules like those used in space shuttles to transfer heat from the sunny side to the cold, dark side in space. Sensor controls help prevent the formation of frost or condensation by helping to keep the processor slightly above ambient room temperature.

The base $5,500 computer comes with:
— Factory-installed Dell H2C two-stage cooling solution including a fan, liquid-to-air heat exchanger, TEC fluid chiller, and circuitry that regulates the fan and TEC voltage to cool the processor efficiently during normal and over-clocked operation

— Intel(R) Core Extreme QX6700 quad-core processor factory overclocked to 3.2 GHz

— Two NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800 GTX graphics cards with quad scalable link interface technology for high-definition gaming resolution

— 4 GB(2) 667MHz DDR2 memory for fast loading of programs and screens

— Dual 160 GB(3) 10,000 RPM hard drives (with room for two additional hard drives)

— Dual optical drives

— Dell UltraSharp(TM) 2007WFP 20-inch widescreen flat-panel monitor with Dell AS501 flat-panel mount speakers

— The Razer Tarantula(TM) gaming keyboard and Razer Copperhead(TM) gaming mouse

— Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system

— One-year limited warranty(4) with designated sales service and support queue

Hit the jump and the rest of the non-gaming announcements from Dell. Brian Crecente

LAS VEGAS —(Business Wire)— Jan. 9, 2007 Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) added a high-performance desktop to its portfolio of XPS(TM) products, and introduced two new widescreen flat-panel displays and a Digital Home Media Suite, here today at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Details and availability of the new products are provided below. More information, including high-resolution images, is available at http://www.dell.com/ces2007news.

Dell XPS 710 H2C Edition Gaming Desktop

The XPS 710 H2Ceramic (H2C) Edition desktop comes in a midnight-black chassis and offers patent-pending cooling technology designed for serious gamers who want to push performance beyond tested limits. Dell developed the H2C design to better cool the processor, extend its life and help the system run more reliably than conventional cooling systems even when the system is overclocked. The Intel quad-core processor is factory overclocked(1) for extreme gaming and video editing, and backed by specialized XPS technicians.

Dell's H2C cooling system is a custom two-stage process. First, a liquid-to-air heat exchanger that works like a car's radiator removes most of the heat from the processor. Then, a fluid chiller removes more heat with ceramic-based thermoelectric cooling (TEC) modules like those used in space shuttles to transfer heat from the sunny side to the cold, dark side in space. Sensor controls help prevent the formation of frost or condensation by helping to keep the processor slightly above ambient room temperature.

The XPS 710 H2C Edition starts at $5,499 and is available worldwide. The base configuration includes:

— Factory-installed Dell H2C two-stage cooling solution including a fan, liquid-to-air heat exchanger, TEC fluid chiller, and circuitry that regulates the fan and TEC voltage to cool the processor efficiently during normal and over-clocked operation

— Intel(R) Core Extreme QX6700 quad-core processor factory overclocked to 3.2 GHz

— Two NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8800 GTX graphics cards with quad scalable link interface technology for high-definition gaming resolution

— 4 GB(2) 667MHz DDR2 memory for fast loading of programs and screens

— Dual 160 GB(3) 10,000 RPM hard drives (with room for two additional hard drives)

— Dual optical drives

— Dell UltraSharp(TM) 2007WFP 20-inch widescreen flat-panel monitor with Dell AS501 flat-panel mount speakers

— The Razer Tarantula(TM) gaming keyboard and Razer Copperhead(TM) gaming mouse

— Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system

— One-year limited warranty(4) with designated sales service and support queue

Dell UltraSharp(TM) 2707WFP 27-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor

Dell's first 27-inch monitor features a stylish, brushed aluminum bezel atop a black glass stand that can also tilt and swivel. The monitor's Dell TrueColor technology provides 92 percent color gamut coverage of the NTSC color space to gamers, photographers and digital media "prosumers" thereby enabling highly vibrant and vivid images such as deeper reds and crisper blues. The wider color spectrum expands capabilities for users whether they are editing video, working with CAD applications or enjoying the latest games. It's available immediately in the U.S. and starts at $1,399. Additional features include:

— 27-inch widescreen viewable image size

— Maximum resolution of 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA)

— 6 ms response time(5) with 1,000:1 contrast ratio

— Dell TrueColor Wide Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lighting (Wide-CCFL) backlight that delivers deep and vibrant reds, greens and blues and accurate color representation

— Integrated 9-in-2 media card reader in a slim monitor bezel

— Beveled glass base with solid aluminum chassis

— Height-adjustable stand with tilt and swivel capabilities

— Four USB 2.0 ports for connecting devices such as digital cameras and printers

— Three-year limited warranty(4)

Dell E228WFP 22-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor

With a 5-millisecond response time(6), the Dell E228WFP widescreen flat panel LCD monitor presents images, documents, graphics and video with stunning detail, vivid color and smooth motion. The 22-inch widescreen display delivers price/performance and rich productivity features, and can also be used for watching videos and playing games. It's available immediately in the U.S. and starts at $329. Additional features include:

— 22-inch viewable image size

— Maximum resolution of 1680 x 1050

— Lets users view Web pages or documents side by side and run multiple applications simultaneously for improved productivity

— DVI-HDCP ready connectivity

— Tilt capability

— Wall-mountable for flexible installation and convenience (kit sold separately)

— Three-year limited warranty(4)

Dell Home Media Suite

For the first time, Dell is introducing a bundle of products that will gear up the family room — or any room — of a home. The bundle will enable customers to receive digital cable, including premium high-definition programming, and easily view or record it onto PCs.

The Home Media Suite, available in the United States after the introduction of Microsoft's Vista operation system later this month, will include the following:

— XPS 410 core 2 duo, 2GB memory, 1 terabatye RAID disk array, DVD/RW

— Loaded with Windows Vista when available

— Creative Precision Monitor speakers

— Full suite of entertainment software

— Creative Live! Voice webcam

— 27-inch flat panel monitor

— Dell Photo All in One 966 printer

— Linksys 802.11 draft N band router

— Linksys powerline AV bridge

— Digital cable tuner for premium HD TV

About Dell

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Pricing, specifications, availability and terms of offers may change without notice. Taxes, fees and shipping and handling charges are extra, and vary. Dell cannot be responsible for pricing or other errors, and reserves the right to cancel orders arising from such errors.

(1) Overclocking may cause system instability and reduce the operating life of your system components. Dell Tech Support will verify the full functionality of the CPU at the factory default setting and support the CPU performance settings available within the system BIOS. Dell does not provide technical support for any hardware or software issues arising from any third party application, such as NVIDIA nTune 5.0, used to enable overclocking.

(2) The total amount of available memory will be less than 4GB. The amount less depends on the actual system configuration. To fully utilize 4GB or more of memory requires a 64-bit enabled processor and 64-bit operating system.

(3) For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less. On Dimension, XPS, and Inspiron systems, for Norton Ghost 10, Norton 7 Restore and Dell DataSafe users, up to 25% of the stated hard drive capacity may be utilized by your system as dedicated backup space. With Dell Factory Image Restore installed, Windows Vista users will have 10GB of their hard drive capacity set aside for a recovery image.

(4) For a copy of our guarantees or limited warranties, please write Dell USA L.P., Attn: Warranties, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX 78682. For more information, visit http://www.dell.com/warranty

(5) Typical response time is 6 ms from grey to grey and 16 ms from black to white.

(6) Typical response time is 5 ms from grey to grey.