Is this any good?

2007-07-16 08:23:21

#1

FI-SCOTTY: Member; +16|7167|Scotland

Its a Dell...I know.
Cost £850.

Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 Processor (2.4GHz,1066MHz,4MB cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista™ Business - English
Memory 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [4x1024]
Keyboard Dell™ Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Monitor No 20" Wide Monitor
Video Card SINGLE 768MB nVidia® GeForce® 8800 GTX graphics card
Hard Drive 320GB Serial ATA RAID 0 Stripe [2x160GB 7200rpm drives with DataBurst™ cache]
Floppy Drives Internal 13-in-1 Media Card Reader
Mouse Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black
Modem No Modem
CD/DVD Drives 16x DVD +/- RW Drive
Sound Cards Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 7.1 capability
Speakers No Speakers
Shipping Documents English Documentation with UK Power Cord
Gedis Bundle Reference List D07922 Dimension 9200
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English
Standard Warranty 1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return
Hardware Support 1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return
AntiVirus & Security Software McAfee® Security Centre™ 8.0 - 24 Month Protection - English

2007-07-16 08:25:23

#2

Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6744

go for it
looks gud

2007-07-16 08:29:40

#3

Jackabo: Member; +127|7030|Dublin, Ireland

yes its good

2007-07-16 08:30:03

#4

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6997|South Florida

Nahh. It's a Dell... Keep away.
Buy your parts on there own and assemble them yourself. It gives you a more personal level of authority. It helps when you want a special case, or a different sized power supply.

Edit: Actually its good for the price. Pretty ballsy machine. Too bad its made by Hell.

Last edited by Mitch (2007-07-16 08:31:12)

15 more years! 15 more years!

2007-07-16 08:30:52

#5

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

Yes good. However, if you ring them up rather than building it online, you can get the EXACT same PC for £770. However, when they ask you what's your budged, tell them between £400-£500. Believe me, it works. And I am not talking bs, because they gave me the offer.

2007-07-16 08:35:21

#6

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|7084|balls

If "good" means scoring 12000+ on 3dmark06, pwning any game out right now at max settings, and giving your friends something to drool over, then yes, this is definately good. The only thing i don't see here is a power supply. i'm sure you must have left it out though. i also don't know how to convert your dollars to u.s., but if you can't buy your parts and build your own, then this is what your left with. This system will last you awhile.

Last edited by theknuck (2007-07-16 08:36:46)

2007-07-16 08:45:56

#7

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6965|N. Ireland

I only read the first sentence, and I can say "don't get it".

2007-07-16 09:00:20

#8

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7135|under there hayousaidunderwear

Yes very good pc but proably overpriced

2007-07-16 09:04:07

#9

Slickdawg8: Visit TAW.NET; +58|7250|Long Island

its an excellent pc, but as others said, you should order the parts seperate and build it yourself. you will save more money and get a better sense of satisfaction, and its easier to upgrade if you do so.

2007-07-16 09:05:43

#10

Radical-Archetype: Banned; +1|6602|Sweet home Chicago

Yeah what they said. In addition to that, I've dealt with DELL(hell)
when I was a DATA Marine for 4 years, USMC/0651, and I can
tell you that they are good for business's and corporations, and mehby
government contracts, but for a personal CPU I'd stay away from big names
and catchy gimmicks like Sony etc.etc. Custom all the way dude!
You don't need DELLS name on your machine, it's just a waste of extra money
for the brand and you can build/have built a better machine on your own. Its easy.

Start by selecting a motherboard/ (or plainer s as the East Coast folks call them) , see what Processor is compatible with that motherboard,
then choose a good video card, a descent power supply (500w) works well these days, and then get a SATA Hard drive or two and make RAID if need be. Add lots of ram for gaming. Those are just rudiments, you can add all you want. But for Price:Performance, building your own is the
way to go.

Most stores or online places will let you assemble your own CPU on their website or a store will have a system that will tell you what parts are compatible. It's just a matter of how much mullah , skrillz, denero, dough ya got in yer pocket to spend on the mother*%ker.

If you need further help, feel free to message me with any questions/concerns you have.
Once you build a machine, it should be good for a couple-to-a few years, competitively speaking.

This is only my advice, I've given you my knowledge, now you must go forth and build yourself a high speed/low drag computer. Don't listen to anyone who's tryin to flame the do-it-urselfers, they probably WORK for Dell!

Last edited by Radical-Archetype (2007-07-16 09:36:58)

2007-07-16 09:13:25

#11

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

Whoever say build it yourself, as you will save money, you wanna build one from overclockers for £770? Try and impress me.

Specification:

E6600
Single GTX
2GB RAM
250GB

Off course you have to add the MOBO, PSU, case, Windows Vista: Basic, DVD write.

I will +1 you, if you can get anywhere near £800. Oh and what's up with the "poor" quality of DELL. My current PC is from Dell, since 2005, I had never experienced any problems. Except the graphics card died, but called Dell and replaced it within the next 2 days. And that's not Dell's fault.

Don't get the idea of "Build it yourself", because pre-build SUCKS and you save loads of money. Doh...

Last edited by r'Eeee (2007-07-16 09:15:52)

2007-07-16 09:16:53

#12

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6965|N. Ireland

- You can't access the BIOS;
- You can't install aftermarket cooling;
- There is limited to no upgradability.

You call that good?

2007-07-16 09:28:20

#13

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

Firstly, after the warranty is over you can upgrade w/e you want; assuming the MOBO will support the GPU and CPU you are intending to upgrade to. And also, why would you want to upgrade your parts after 3 years, because most of the parts will be outdated. And getting a newer PC will be the better choice.
The cooling and the ventilation of Dell's PC is great. IF you wanna OC, why can't you add Fans or w/e you want?

Oh and why you wanna mess with the bios? Wanna OC, why not download any software and OC from windows itself? And, if a person, don't understand all of these, why would you expect him to get into bios, upgrade? Calling Dell to solve the problem will be the way to go. YES?

Last edited by r'Eeee (2007-07-16 09:31:44)

2007-07-16 09:30:38

#14

Radical-Archetype: Banned; +1|6602|Sweet home Chicago

leetkyle wrote:
- You can't access the BIOS;
- You can't install aftermarket cooling;
- There is limited to no upgradability.

You call that good?

I can see that LeetKyle knows his stuff. As for the BIOS, I can't say I've ever had a problem
getting into the BIOS on a Dell machine, but as for their MBD and case design/layout, some of their stuff
is totally proprietary.

If you don't know what that means I apologize. But depending on some company
to support your personal machine, your wrong. It can only mean trouble. You shouldn't pay for a product that
can fail at any moment and will have you calling for help and waiting for repair, my friend.

You could just buy quality compatible components- devices/peripherals to begin with and never
have to worry about nothin failin! Full Stop. End Of Sermon.

Trust me, I'm a trained professional DATA Warrior. It's my job, it's just what I do.

Last edited by Radical-Archetype (2007-07-16 12:17:55)

2007-07-16 09:50:43

#15

majorassult: I <3 ak101; +307|7135|under there hayousaidunderwear

r'Eeee wrote:
Firstly, after the warranty is over you can upgrade w/e you want; assuming the MOBO will support the GPU and CPU you are intending to upgrade to. And also, why would you want to upgrade your parts after 3 years, because most of the parts will be outdated. And getting a newer PC will be the better choice.
The cooling and the ventilation of Dell's PC is great. IF you wanna OC, why can't you add Fans or w/e you want?

Oh and why you wanna mess with the bios? Wanna OC, why not download any software and OC from windows itself? And, if a person, don't understand all of these, why would you expect him to get into bios, upgrade? Calling Dell to solve the problem will be the way to go. YES?

Have you ever owned a custom build computer?

2007-07-16 10:03:13

#16

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6920

majorassult wrote:
r'Eeee wrote:
Firstly, after the warranty is over you can upgrade w/e you want; assuming the MOBO will support the GPU and CPU you are intending to upgrade to. And also, why would you want to upgrade your parts after 3 years, because most of the parts will be outdated. And getting a newer PC will be the better choice.
The cooling and the ventilation of Dell's PC is great. IF you wanna OC, why can't you add Fans or w/e you want?

Oh and why you wanna mess with the bios? Wanna OC, why not download any software and OC from windows itself? And, if a person, don't understand all of these, why would you expect him to get into bios, upgrade? Calling Dell to solve the problem will be the way to go. YES?
Have you ever owned a custom build computer?

NOPE. And, I would NEVER think about it.

2007-07-16 10:09:20

#17

FI-SCOTTY: Member; +16|7167|Scotland

Thanks for all the posts,I assembled the various parts for my present pc, but got a mate to assemble it and yes it worked out cheaper, than buying it ready made.
But we use about a dozen dells where I work and have bought new ones as they came along never once have we had any problems with em and thats over 8 years now.
I know the upgrade ability is an issue in that you poss cant.
I just thought for the price it wasnt a bad bet specially when Scan and Evesham etc are all £400 dearer.

2007-07-16 10:45:29

#18

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7021|UK

£850 :S From an OEM, is that ex vat? It wasnt the XPS was it? For a ready made machine at that price that is about the best deal I have seen, if it is really that price get it!

Martyn

2007-07-16 10:48:45

#19

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6965|N. Ireland

r'Eeee wrote:
majorassult wrote:
Have you ever owned a custom build computer?
NOPE. And, I would NEVER think about it.

That's just stupid. You flame custom built, you yet you haven't owned one yourself? They are far more superior to the likes of DELL.

r'Eeee wrote:
Firstly, after the warranty is over you can upgrade w/e you want; assuming the MOBO will support the GPU and CPU you are intending to upgrade to. And also, why would you want to upgrade your parts after 3 years, because most of the parts will be outdated. And getting a newer PC will be the better choice.
The cooling and the ventilation of Dell's PC is great. IF you wanna OC, why can't you add Fans or w/e you want?

Oh and why you wanna mess with the bios? Wanna OC, why not download any software and OC from windows itself? And, if a person, don't understand all of these, why would you expect him to get into bios, upgrade? Calling Dell to solve the problem will be the way to go. YES?

You can't add fans because of the DELL case structure. Overclocking through Windows is bad to say the least, yeah? Just take my word. If you are ever overclocking, which on C2D is fantastic, you should only overclock in your BIOS. The BIOS can re-iterate drive order etc if you were to add a DVD-RW drive or HDD. You can't access the BIOS, so you can't even get to the Windows screen in that.

2007-07-16 11:51:24

#20

theknuck: It's pronounced Knuck, like in Knuckle!!; +45|7084|balls

why the hell can't you access bios on a dell? you saying if i hit delete during startup it won't do anything? And why couldn't he upgrade say a gpu at a later time? Obviously dell don't make nvidia 8800gtx's so there is obviously room on the mobo for that. same for the cpu. i don't understand what you mean when you say he can't upgrade????? isn't it a computer case with the logo "dell" on it. whos to stop him from taking out his psu, cpu cooler and replacing it with something else? i'm just confused at your statement leet.

and perhaps he doesnt'want to overclock. the 6600 is fine at stock anyway.

Last edited by theknuck (2007-07-16 11:52:25)

2007-07-17 01:51:53

#21

FI-SCOTTY: Member; +16|7167|Scotland

Bell wrote:
£850 :S From an OEM, is that ex vat? It wasnt the XPS was it? For a ready made machine at that price that is about the best deal I have seen, if it is really that price get it!

Martyn

Dell Dimension 9200,and that includes a free delivery,and a 5% discount code, as well as VAT.

2007-07-17 01:56:25

#22

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7131|BC, Canada

looks quite good to me...

2007-07-17 01:58:39

#23

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6965|N. Ireland

theknuck wrote:
why the hell can't you access bios on a dell? you saying if i hit delete during startup it won't do anything? And why couldn't he upgrade say a gpu at a later time? Obviously dell don't make nvidia 8800gtx's so there is obviously room on the mobo for that. same for the cpu. i don't understand what you mean when you say he can't upgrade????? isn't it a computer case with the logo "dell" on it. whos to stop him from taking out his psu, cpu cooler and replacing it with something else? i'm just confused at your statement leet.

and perhaps he doesnt'want to overclock. the 6600 is fine at stock anyway.

Certainly, all earlier revisions of DELL have all BIOS's locked. DELL do make their own 8800GTXs! Everything is welded in to some parts so you cannot replace the CPU cooler, you cannot put in a new PSU. That's why it is cheap. Because it is rubbish!

edit: wrote 'to' instead of 'do'

Last edited by leetkyle (2007-07-17 01:59:07)

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