How many years will this pc last?

I PLAN on getting this dell 720 h2c xps. how long will it last with out breaking (how long do high end pc like this usually last?)

also how long will it be top of the line?(intel wise, cause no one knows what amd will do exactly)

PROCESSORIntel® CoreTM2 Extreme QX6800 (8MB L2 Cache,3.73GHz Factory overcleditOPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows VistaTM Home PremiumeditMEMORY4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMseditHARD DRIVE320GB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 160GB WD Raptor SATA 1.5Gb/s 10,000 RPM HDDs)editADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE750GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB CacheeditOPTICAL DRIVESingle Drive: Blu-ray Disc Drive (BD/DVD/CD burner w/double layer BD writeeditMONITORI will select a 27in wide flat panel monitor from the large display sectioneditVIDEO CARDDual 768MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTXeditSOUND CARDSound Blaster® X-FiTM XtremeMusic (D) Sound Card

System Details2.5MM aluminum thickness Midnight Black Chassis with front & back custoSystem Details7-slot, BTX design motherboardSystem Details1 kilowatt Power SupplySystem DetailsDell H2C Cooling UnitSystem DetailsTwo 120mm x 38mm front fansAdobe SoftwareAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0LabelsWindows VistaTM Premium

How long will it last without breaking? Kinda a weird question.

I have an 18-year-old IBM 286 machine that still shows no signs of cracking.

I guess it depends on how you treat the thing. Treat it reasonably well, and you should be able to go at least 8 years, not that you'd want to. The CPU/vid card would be ridiculously outdated by then

I PLAN on getting this dell 720 h2c xps. how long will it last with out breaking (how long do high end pc like this usually last?)

artslp2001

Well, it depends on your tolerance level and the games you play. For example, I got a Dell XPS Gen 2 over 3 years ago, and I am still using it (actually, I am typing this on it right now). I use it for work stuff, web browsing, email, graphics editing (for the web), etc. I also play Battlefield 2 at 1680x1050 after upgrading the video card to a X1950PRo. I think I can squeeze another year out of it. When you buy a top-of-the-line PC, and you upgrade a couple of components (mainly the video card), you can get 3-4 years out of that PC.

The 720H2C is a BEAST, and will definitely last you that long. It will last you as long as you can play your favorite games at an acceptable frame rate, and you don't have that "gotta have the latest" bug biting you every day.

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I PLAN on getting this dell 720 h2c xps. how long will it last with out breaking (how long do high end pc like this usually last?)

ZBoater

Well, it depends on your tolerance level and the games you play. For example, I got a Dell XPS Gen 2 over 3 years ago, and I am still using it (actually, I am typing this on it right now). I use it for work stuff, web browsing, email, graphics editing (for the web), etc. I also play Battlefield 2 at 1680x1050 after upgrading the video card to a X1950PRo. I think I can squeeze another year out of it. When you buy a top-of-the-line PC, and you upgrade a couple of components (mainly the video card), you can get 3-4 years out of that PC.

The 720H2C is a BEAST, and will definitely last you that long. It will last you as long as you can play your favorite games at an acceptable frame rate, and you don't have that "gotta have the latest" bug biting you every day.

Do you play Battlefield 2 at that res maxed out? Because if you do then I have a big bottleneck to open up worse than I thought lol

Do you play Battlefield 2 at that res maxed out? Because if you do then I have a big bottleneck to open up worse than I thought lol

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I play at full resolution, but not with all the bells and whistles turned on. It looks great (Viewsonic VX2235vm) and very playable. I have 2GB of RAM. Rainbox Six also plays good.