Windows Vista Custom PC Design

Posted by:
Nick White
12:01 PM Tuesday
Nov 21, 2006
38 Comments

Microsoft and Dell recently partnered up to create a super-cool custom PC in celebration of Microsoft releasing Windows Vista to manufacturing earlier this month. Our own Sean Alexander had a friend on the Windows Team forward on some pictures and information regarding the high end PC. Here are the system specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Processor
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
4GB RAM Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 667mhz
1Terabyte RAID0 SATA HDDs (2x500MB)
48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW Double Layer Burner
Dual TV Tuners (Analog)
Dell 30" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Full 5.1 Surround Sound

This PC screams -- it has a Windows Experience Index rating of 5.2!

One of these PCs was raffled off at our Windows Vista Ship Party on campus November 10th. Sean says a few of these PC's were made with one going to Microsoft’s annual Giving Campaign where OEM's raffled the PC off with Microsoft matching the raffled amount (cost of the PC) to go to United Way. While at the Windows Vista Ship party November 10th, we also snapped some pictures of our own of one of the Custom PC's -- have a look :)

Comments

akjs

Posted on: November 22, 2006 at 4:09PM
well yawn yawn!!

So the mighty Dell and Microsft can only come up with 5.2??

I just built a new PC yesterday and managed a score of 5.0, building it at HOME and i'm only an ametur!!!! when i overclock the RAM it'll me 5.5, woopie! COME ON DELL MAKE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE!!!!!!!
lketchum

Posted on: November 22, 2006 at 4:09PM
Very nice RIG. I can tell some "Old-School" engineers had a hand in this - the inclusion of a floppy drive [we still do that], to flash various hardware firmware, no doubt, and all the added front mount I/O and access ports are dead give aways. The top mount lights [at least I think they are lights], would be a nice touch to see the optical drive buttons in lower light environments.

Very Well Done!
Dazeon

Posted on: November 22, 2006 at 8:00PM
Shouldn't this thing come with a Raptor HD for the OS, say a 74GB model, leaving the 1TB for media storage. Certainly a Crossfire or SLI solution and deffo a 4GB flash drive to supplement the system with ReadyBoost. I'd have liked to say either HD-DVD or BlueRay built-in too.
Spyd3r

Posted on: November 23, 2006 at 10:42AM
1Terabyte RAID0 SATA HDDs (2x500MB) lol

i think it's 2x500GB HDD :)
Dazeon

Posted on: November 23, 2006 at 8:24PM
Hey, any luck at MS Nick regarding Vista/Connect et al.?
chopsnsauce

Posted on: November 24, 2006 at 11:00AM
I'm with oadrian on this. That PC is one ugly motherf*!%er.

AND its got a floppy drive! Old skool!
Michael_Moor

Posted on: November 27, 2006 at 9:00AM
Oh My Gush,Its Very Good

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Processor

512MB NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX

4GB RAM Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 667mhz

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Nick White

Posted on: November 27, 2006 at 11:23AM
All: Still working on it.
Nick White

Posted on: November 27, 2006 at 4:03PM
Hey Ink Master: I've spoken with the team behind the Windows Vista Industrial Design Toolkit and have learned that we're not distributing them to the public or press prior to retail availability of Windows Vista. Sorry for the disappointing news.
PoconoPCDoctor

Posted on: November 28, 2006 at 8:30PM
I dunno, looks like Dell caught a peek of my case mod!

http://poconopcdoctor.com/uploaded_images/mycasemod-789562.jpg

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Posted by: Satisfy Me on November 22, 2006 at 2:45PM
Of interest from BetaNews ... very cool and not far off of the config I thought about for a wicked new
Posted by: Snoop's Blog on November 24, 2006 at 8:59AM
Olá galera! Bom que o Windows Vista roda legal em máquinas com requerimento mínimo todo mundo...
Posted by: .NET e non solo on March 28, 2007 at 12:34PM
Prendo spunto da un commento di Fabio Zanetta a un post precedente per parlare dell'indice prestazioni