Help pick a computer.

2007-11-26 13:46:41

#1

Nitro3093: Member; +0|7145

Ok guys don’t laugh to much. I don’t know a lot about what to get so that is why I am asking. I went onto Dell and put together an inexpensive machine. I went with 4gb of ram and the best video card they offer. Is this ok or is it junk? This priced out at $1369. All the specs are below.

Thanks

Dell Inspiron 530

$1369

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6550 (4MB L2 Cache,2.33GHz,1333 FSB) edit

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition - English edit

MONITOR 20 inch E207WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel edit

MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs edit

HARD DRIVE 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit

OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive edit

VIDEO CARD 256MB Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT edit

SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit

KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Premium Optical USB Mouse edit

FLOPPY & MEDIA READER Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader edit

MODEM & WIRELESS No Modem Option edit

2007-11-26 13:56:10

#2

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6869|Southern California

32 bit XP cant even see 4gig ram I don't think....

Lemme be the first one to just say build it your self. Its really really easy and you will get more for your moneys worth.

2007-11-26 13:58:11

#3

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7061|England

32Bit operating systems cant use all 4GB RAM. You need a 64bit operating system.

That processor is ok for the price - but id expect better.

Im not impressed by the video card - look for nVidia.

2007-11-26 13:59:48

#4

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7042|Area 51

What victor said, no need in getting 4 GB with 32bit XP. With that Said. I would NOT go for a 2600XT. I dunno the price, but I've seen 8800GT's 512 MB for 200 euro's. around 290 dollars, but I am sure its hella lot cheaper in the US.

Also build it yourself, you will get a 300 page booklet with the mobo on how the install everything, even a monkey could do it. Which brings me to the final question, what kinda of mobo? Cuz I am not seeing one in that list...

2007-11-26 14:01:10

#5

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7193

I agree... you can build it yourself... very easy...
You could have a 6600 dual core(225.00)/8800gt(300.00)/2gb ram(50-75.00)/antec900(100.00)/650wt...PS(120.00)/2 dvd burners(75.00)/680i evga moboard(180.00)500gb sata hd(100.00) for less than 1350.00

There are plenty of people in here that can help you put it together...

Love is the answer

2007-11-26 14:04:16

#6

bullit: Tank Troll; +71|7166|London, UK

build it yourself its what I am going to do, dell is shit trust me I know...

http://bf3s.com/player/175948227

2007-11-26 14:25:58

#7

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7131

Definitely build it yourself and save more than a few hundred dollars! I'm going to be building one in a few weeks and this is what it looks like:

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$49.99

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$89.99

Power Supply: Rosewill RP550-2 ATX12V v2.01 550W Power Supply
$51.99 (after instant rebate)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750
$189.99 (after instant rebate)

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
$119.99 (after instant rebate)

Video card: SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
$134.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99

DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
$33.99

Total price: $747.90
It's not a super state-of-the-art computer, but it'll definitely get the job done for a good price. Also, although mine is nearly half the price, it doesn't include a monitor (which I already have) and the mouse/keyboard. Additionally, I'm not purchasing an Operating System because I get one for free courtesy of my school (screw downloading one that doesn't work and has to be cracked).

Oh, and don't go for the Radeon HD's, check out www.tomshardware.com, those new Radeons are shit. You can get better cards for the same price. (Personally I'm just getting an older videocard to save some bucks, but I might just wind up upgrading to a DX10 card if I wait for another paycheck or two to come in).

2007-11-26 14:39:17

#8

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6591|SC | USA |

RDMC wrote:
What victor said, no need in getting 4 GB with 32bit XP. With that Said. I would NOT go for a 2600XT. I dunno the price, but I've seen 8800GT's 512 MB for 200 euro's. around 290 dollars, but I am sure its hella lot cheaper in the US.

Also build it yourself, you will get a 300 page booklet with the mobo on how the install everything, even a monkey could do it. Which brings me to the final question, what kinda of mobo? Cuz I am not seeing one in that list...

Dell uses their own shit motherboards and psu's. I know they're shit from experience.

2007-11-26 14:41:01

#9

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|7162|Espoo, Finland

Karma: -1

2007-11-26 15:03:40

#10

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7098|London, England

mtb0minime wrote:
Definitely build it yourself and save more than a few hundred dollars! I'm going to be building one in a few weeks and this is what it looks like:

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$49.99

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$89.99

Power Supply: Rosewill RP550-2 ATX12V v2.01 550W Power Supply
$51.99 (after instant rebate)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750
$189.99 (after instant rebate)

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
$119.99 (after instant rebate)

Video card: SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
$134.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99

DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
$33.99

Total price: $747.90
It's not a super state-of-the-art computer, but it'll definitely get the job done for a good price. Also, although mine is nearly half the price, it doesn't include a monitor (which I already have) and the mouse/keyboard. Additionally, I'm not purchasing an Operating System because I get one for free courtesy of my school (screw downloading one that doesn't work and has to be cracked).

Oh, and don't go for the Radeon HD's, check out www.tomshardware.com, those new Radeons are shit. You can get better cards for the same price. (Personally I'm just getting an older videocard to save some bucks, but I might just wind up upgrading to a DX10 card if I wait for another paycheck or two to come in).

I'd skimp on the RAM (2GB is enough imo) and go for a ATI HD3850 256MB instead.

2007-11-26 15:36:52

#11

aimless: Member; +166|6602|Texas

Buy all your parts from newegg, it will save you a good deal of money. I built a 4400+ with 2gb ram and a 7950 for less than $500

2007-11-26 15:54:21

#12

Nitro3093: Member; +0|7145

Thanks guys, Unfortunately I don’t know the first thing about building a computer.

2007-11-26 15:59:20

#13

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

yay go for HD 3850 with low budget. it is A LOT faster than x1950pro

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2007-11-26 16:05:11

#14

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6869|Southern California

Nitro3093 wrote:
Thanks guys, Unfortunately I don’t know the first thing about building a computer.

Stick prossesor into motherboard
stick ram into mother board
stick video card into motherboard
plug hard drives and disk drives into motherboard
plug powerline from PSU into motherboard, hard drives, video card....
Boot with CD of operating system.
Thats all it takes, You dont need to know much...and what you do need to know you can read off the internet. Pretty much just plugging things in and most things are color coded or have a specific shaped plug.

2007-11-26 16:11:59

#15

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6891|Finland

VicktorVauhn wrote:
Nitro3093 wrote:
Thanks guys, Unfortunately I don’t know the first thing about building a computer.
Stick prossesor into motherboard
stick ram into mother board
stick video card into motherboard
plug hard drives and disk drives into motherboard
plug powerline from PSU into motherboard, hard drives, video card....
Boot with CD of operating system.
Thats all it takes, You dont need to know much...and what you do need to know you can read off the internet. Pretty much just plugging things in and most things are color coded or have a specific shaped plug.

I find it most easy to install cpu + cooler and ram into the mobo first and then putting the mobo in the case. after that I install everything else like cables and gfx card. it is a lot easier to install cpu cooler when the motherboard is outside the case

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2007-11-26 16:37:27

#16

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7061|England

now you do

2007-11-26 16:42:28

#17

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7131

Mekstizzle wrote:
mtb0minime wrote:
I'd skimp on the RAM (2GB is enough imo) and go for a ATI HD3850 256MB instead.

Really? I'm going to be using Vista x64, and I want to take advantage of how cheap RAM is. But I'm definitely reconsidering my choice of videocard. At first I wanted to get something that was DX10, but then realized they were pretty expensive... however now I'm thinking it'd probably be a good idea so I wouldn't have to upgrade later on.

2007-11-26 17:13:22

#18

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6801|New Haven, CT

mtb0minime wrote:
Definitely build it yourself and save more than a few hundred dollars! I'm going to be building one in a few weeks and this is what it looks like:

Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$49.99

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
$89.99

Power Supply: Rosewill RP550-2 ATX12V v2.01 550W Power Supply
$51.99 (after instant rebate)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750
$189.99 (after instant rebate)

Memory: G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ
$119.99 (after instant rebate)

Video card: SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
$134.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$69.99

DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
$33.99

Total price: $747.90
It's not a super state-of-the-art computer, but it'll definitely get the job done for a good price. Also, although mine is nearly half the price, it doesn't include a monitor (which I already have) and the mouse/keyboard. Additionally, I'm not purchasing an Operating System because I get one for free courtesy of my school (screw downloading one that doesn't work and has to be cracked).

Oh, and don't go for the Radeon HD's, check out www.tomshardware.com, those new Radeons are shit. You can get better cards for the same price. (Personally I'm just getting an older videocard to save some bucks, but I might just wind up upgrading to a DX10 card if I wait for another paycheck or two to come in).

Rosewill PSU's suck...badly.

2007-11-26 17:18:30

#19

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|7131

Yeah I wasn't too sure about the Rosewill. I was very unwary of it, but I had a real tech-savvy friend go over my list and he actually recommended it because the PSU I had before was only 400W.

So I'll definitely be switching out that PSU now

2007-11-26 17:35:30

#20

toutinette: Member; +2|6737|Canada

get an alienware...

2007-11-26 23:15:14

#21

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7042|Area 51

Nitro3093 wrote:
Thanks guys, Unfortunately I don’t know the first thing about building a computer.

Read
My
Post

With everyone mainboard you get a 300 page long install guide, even a monkey could do it.

2007-11-26 23:39:53

#22

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6801|New Haven, CT

toutinette wrote:
get an alienware...

No. They are ridiculously overpriced.

2007-11-28 01:05:13

#23

Crypto_420: Member; +25|7320|Portland

make sure to get the 64bit XP, if not you'll not take advantage of all that memory.

The only time I would by a computer prebuilt is a laptop other wise build it your self

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