E 24/11/04 Another Dell Dimension 2400 Deal

paulie558

What is the graphics card for this machine?
And if i watched DVD's would they be TV standard or slow and jittery? (i have got a CDRW/DVD player i would connect).

"Still, this isn't to say that Dell hasn't cut a few corners to hit such an aggressive price. The first corner it rounds is with the system's graphics subsystem. Instead of a dedicated graphics card with its own graphics memory allotment, the Dimension 2400 uses an Intel Extreme Graphics 2 chip built directly into the motherboard, which borrows up to 64MB of the system RAM for graphics tasks. This is a perfectly acceptable solution for running all of the apps in the bundled Works 2004 suite or surfing the Web. The system handles basic photo editing without issue and is adequate for DVD playback, because the CPU is doing most of the work in that case. Just don't think about games. While integrated graphics solutions are improving, the Intel solution found here lacks the oomph needed for the majority of today's 3D games. "
The above quote is taken from the znet article on this system.
Not much good for modern gaming,but plays DVD's fine.

morris172

What is the graphics card for this machine?
And if i watched DVD's would they be TV standard or slow and jittery? (i have got a CDRW/DVD player i would connect).

Ive got a Dell 2400 and it has no problems playing back DVD's.

mutley74

if you buy an external modem with your dell pc, get an ethernet modem, must easier to use, and need to install any drivers, as it all happens automatically with Xp.

crazyivan57

Spursfan...I basically followed the 1st thread but went in direct via https://www.dell.co.uk/biz and followed the directions as per again the 1st thread ie codes etc.
the e-value code is NPUK4 D1122f. Its as i said a 2.80 ghz pentium 4 256 mb ram 80 gb hard drive 48cd-rw 15" flat screen.total price (inc modem) £383 hope that helps.

b44rch

being a computer virgin, can anybody tell me if you can get an external graphics card ( thingy) that fits in to the usb slots on this machine. if yes can you play sims 2 on the machine with or without the extra card. :-/

Nope, graphics cards are internal, pci or (preferably) agp. Cheap dells usually don't have an agp slot, so you would have to use pci - which severely restricts your choices in powerful graphics cards. Sims 2? I don't know, what's the requirements?

bennnneb

Can somebody who knows something about Pc's compare the Dell to this one for me.
I don't need a new monitor.
Which would be best for gameplay and watching DVD's?

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=80436

b44rch

Can somebody who knows something about Pc's compare the Dell to this one for me.
I don't need a new monitor.
Which would be best for gameplay and watching DVD's?

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=80436

The ebuyer one is definately better for gameplay, the sempron processor used to be called the Athlon XP, which are good for gaming. Only problem with this machine is that it has a build in videocard, you would need to find out if the motherboard has an agp slot for proper 3d gaming! Not that cheap actually.

pluk

The ebuyer one is definately better for gameplay, the sempron processor used to be called the Athlon XP, which are good for gaming. Only problem with this machine is that it has a build in videocard, you would need to find out if the motherboard has an agp slot for proper 3d gaming! Not that cheap actually.

Yup I second that. AMD's are good for gaming purposes but if your looking to do other processor intensive stuff then a Intel Pentium is what you should look at. I will always buy a Pentium over a AMD if I am looking at a computer to last me a good 4-5 years. You will need to put in a graphics card yes AGP would be good but I suppose a very good PCI would be ok if you dont have a large budget. And I would advise atleast getting a CD burner.

Nelly.t

that acer comp does say in the specs it has an agp card for graphics card to go in.

* Processor: AMD Sempron 2600+
* Memory: 256MB DDR expandable to 2GB
* Disk: 40GB
* DVD-Rom
* Modem/LAN 10/100
* VIA KM400+ VT8235 chipset with built-in VGA graphics
* Audio on board
* 6 in 1 memory card reader
* 6x USB2 Ports (2 front)
* PARRALEL Port
* SERIAL Port
* External bays: 2 x 3.5, 2 x 5.25
* Expansion slots: 3X PCI, 1XAGP
* PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse
* 2 Stereo Speakers
* Microsoft Windows XP Home
* Microsoft Works
* Warranty: 1 year collect and return

pmcx9

here is the dell basket containing both options of PC discussed in this thread together with 5% discount applied. just delete the pc that is not appropriate for your needs.

warning. there is no modem included so you will need to adjust system specs to include one if needed.

THIS PC IS NO GOOD FOR PLAYING THE LATEST 3D GAMES. BUY SOMETHING ELSE IF THAT IS YOUR REQUIREMENT.

http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstore/basket_retrieve.aspx?c=uk&l=en&cs=ukbsdt1&cart_id=48855|C0DEFDEE-3BC2-4137-8DCD-DA8D8934C139&