The Dell XPS 8300 is priced at an eye-poppingly low $1399 (as of 2/2/2011). No pre-Sandy Bridge system can top the price-to-performance ratio of this inexpensive little powerhouse.

LAS VEGAS--Adding to the parade of new desktops with Sandy Bridge CPUs, Dell announced that its new XPS 8300 and an Alienware Aurora system will be getting Intel's new CPUs.

That audible sigh you just heard marked the final death throes of a significant chunk of the systems that have been on our . And you can thank Intel's for that. The Dell XPS 8300 is priced at an ...