Get ready for a flurry of Core i7 desktop PC announcement folks. First up is Dell with three new gaming desktops – the Alienware Area-51 X-58, Area-51 ALX X-58, and Dell XPS 730x. Here’s what you need to know about the three desktops.

Alienware Area-51 X-58:

• Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor
• Intel X-58 Chipset
• Dual NDIVIA and ATI Graphics
• 1066MHz DDR3 memory – up to 12GB
• Single or dual RAID 0/1 Hard Drives
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 7.1/5.1 HD Audio
• 8 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 IEEE 1394b ports
• 1 eSATA port
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS

Alienware Area-51 ALX X-58:

• Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor
• Intel X-58 Chipset
• Dual NVIDIA and ATI Graphics
• 1600MHz DDR3 memory – up to 12GB
• Single or Dual RAID 0 hard drives
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 7.1/5.1 HD audio
• 8 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 IEEE 1394b ports
• 1 eSATA port
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS

Dell XPS 730x:

• Intel Core i7 920/940/965 processor
• Intel X58 chipset
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• Up to 6GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
• Several hard drive options
• Single card – ATI Radeon HD4850, NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT, NVIDIA GeForce  GXT280
• Dual card – ATI Radeon HD4850 CrossFireX
• 7.1 channel HD audio
• Dual gigabit Ethernet

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