Dell Gaming Launches Three All-New Systems Featuring Intel® Core™ i7 and Core i7 Extreme Processors

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dell Gaming brings unprecedented speed and performance with the launch of the Intel® Core™ i7, offering users the world’s most powerful processors on three all-new extreme gaming desktops; the Alienware Area-51® X-58, Alienware Area-51 ALX X-58 and the Dell XPS 730x. By incorporating Intel’s breakthrough new microarchitecture into these three dynamic systems, Dell Gaming delivers a revolutionary leap in in-game performance. The Intel Core i7 processor generates a greater number of instructions per clock cycle, enhancing the systems’ simultaneous processing capabilities. This translates into improved physics, greater environmental interactivity, more intelligent AI and an overall boost in the immersive, real-to-life experience hardcore gamers demand.

“By combining this dramatic technology with the expert engineering of Alienware and XPS systems, Intel and Dell are redefining gamers’ expectations for power and efficiency.”

The News

Available today at www.alienware.com/X58 and www.dell.com/gaming, the Alienware Area-51 X-58 and ALX X-58 feature up to 12GB of triple channel DDR3 memory, while the XPS 730x offers up to 6GB. All three systems utilize the all-new Intel QuickPath Architecture to speed up communication between the processor and components throughout the systems. This delivers faster load times between game levels without sacrificing background applications such as game utility packages, surfing the Net or downloading movies and music. With a performance increase of over 20 percent compared to the previous generation platform, Intel Core i7 processors help these rigs crank out maximum benchmarks at peak game settings.
In addition to this aggressive performance, the Area-51 X-58, Area-51 ALX X-58 and XPS 730x feature Dell Gaming exclusives such as:
- Alienware AlienFX® customizable lighting controls: Allows gamers to customize the system looks with software-controlled multi-zone lighting. Includes event-driven activities, like changing automatically when programs are launched or email is received.
- Alienware Command Center: Advanced user controls in a centralized, user- friendly access port for exclusive applications such as AlienFX® lighting and AlienFusion power management. (Alienware Only)
- XPS internal theater lighting for “under the hood” activities: a series of battery powered LEDs automatically light the interior when the side panel is removed. (XPS Only)
- Dell Gaming’s bold, signature case designs, giving gamers maximum customization and an intense, immersive user experience.
Gaming enthusiasts will be able to configure Dell gaming systems to meet their unique specification with options like:
- Air-cooled or AlienIce™ or H2C high-performance cooled CPUs and chipsets
- Video card solutions from both ATI and NVIDIA, and all systems are ATI CrossfireX™ and NVIDIA SLI-ready.
- Multiple single and dual hard drive options, with support for RAID 1, 0, and 1+0 (up to 2TB on XPS, 4TB on Alienware).
- Choice of 750, 1000, 1200-watt power supply (Alienware only)

With Intel Core i7 processors, you get the advantage of:

Intel 45nm Technology – delivers higher speeds, enhanced efficiency and improved thermal management
Intel QuickPath Architecture – utilizes an on-board memory controller to move beyond the capabilities of the FSB and enjoy the full benefits of multi-core and microarchitecture-based CPUs
Intel Hyper-Threading – enables Windows to deliver eight-threaded performance capability on four cores
64-Bit OS Ready – processes double the information of 32-bit-based systems, increasing responsiveness and maximizing your hardware’s potential
Intel Turbo Mode – shifts the processor into a higher gear for mind-blowing performance without a heat penalty

The Quotes

“By incorporating the revolutionary capabilities of Intel Core i7 and Core i7 Extreme Edition processors into the Alienware and XPS lines of gaming systems, Dell Gaming continues to lead the industry in delivering performance levels and in-game benchmarks that shatter all previously perceived limitations,” says Arthur Lewis, head of Dell gaming group.

“Intel Core i7 processors represent the next stage in the evolution of desktop performance,” says Doug Parker, Intel’s Director of Marketing for America’s Sales and Marketing Group. “By combining this dramatic technology with the expert engineering of Alienware and XPS systems, Intel and Dell are redefining gamers’ expectations for power and efficiency.”

For more information on Intel Core i7 processors in Alienware and XPS systems, please visit: www.alienware.com/X58 and www.dell.com/gaming.

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The Dell Gaming Group is committed to developing a range of offerings focused exclusively on the demanding but deserving gaming enthusiast. Alienware, Dell’s premier high-performance PC gaming brand, offers unique and award-winning computers that incorporate state–of–the–art components, innovative engineering and design, and unprecedented customer service. For more information about Dell’s gaming systems, visit www.dell.com/gaming or www.alienware.com.

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