Cracking Dell Deal !!

sleepali

Dell have a dogs doodahs of a PC, spec as follows:-

Intel Pentium 4 Processor 530 with HT Technology (3.00GHZ, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB).

Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2.

1024 MB Dual Channel DDR Ram (was 512MB).

160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM).

15" Flat Panel Monitor.

128MB PCI-Express ATi Radeon X300SE Graphics Card.

16x DVD+/-RW Drive.

56k Modem.

Choice of Free Gift - Dell 720 Printer or Logitech Web Cam.

Microsoft Works 7.0

Speakers.

Keyboard.

Mouse.

All for £629 inc VAT & Delivery. If you add a 3.5" Floppy Drive then it's £652.50 inc VAT & Delivery !!

Enter E-Value Code NPUK5 D1246 & opt for 1 year return warranty.

I have spent literally weeks trying to find this sort of system and have been hard pushed to get under £800 even building my own.

This system will last a long time without the need to upgrade because of the high spec.

Merry Christmas Everybody

plonky_2

I have spent literally weeks trying to find this sort of system and have been hard pushed to get under £800 even building my own.

I reckon its possible to self-build an equivalent system at the Dell price. Just less hassle to have it done for you of course

sleepali

Trust me, I know a thing or two about building a PC and am not afraid to do so but with THAT spec even I couldn't match it........unless anyone knows better??

Gauntlet time me thinks.

markabuckley

I think you'd been better off via Dell outlet - you could have got one with X800SE for that price (I think)

Mark.

Preacher_2

Trust me, I know a thing or two about building a PC and am not afraid to do so but with THAT spec even I couldn't match it........unless anyone knows better??

Gauntlet time me thinks.

Computer Fairs usually have good prices - plus you can huggle with them.

hoyin

Yes it is fairly cheap but then you get what you pay for.

I doubt that it is a good motherboard.

It will have on board sound.

And why a PCI graphics card?

What is the make of RAM? What is the make of HD?

Etc etc.

I prefer to build my own. In the end I know exactly what I am getting and I know that later I can upgrade it with no hassle. The problem with Dell is that they do use custom made bits which ensure that you cannot upgrade the machine yourself.

sleepali

Go to Comp Fairs every month, I agree 'some' good deals but NO warranty plus no-one ever huggles me there

I specifically wanted a sep Graphics Card for Gaming, CHECK THE SPEC, it's a cracking deal!!

Bah Humbug........

xwing

Ok man.

PCI is far far away from the PCI-Express. ;D

Yes it is fairly cheap but then you get what you pay for.

I doubt that it is a good motherboard.

It will have on board sound.

And why a PCI graphics card?

What is the make of RAM? What is the make of HD?

Etc etc.

I prefer to build my own. In the end I know exactly what I am getting and I know that later I can upgrade it with no hassle. The problem with Dell is that they do use custom made bits which ensure that you cannot upgrade the machine yourself.

mse

Max I'd spent on this machine is around £550 by building it from scratch on a nice monster case...

Apart from the processor, everything is fairly cheap nowadays... Just head to computer fairs...

clay

Gigabyte GA-8i848PG S478 I848p ATX Sound GiG LAN USB 2.0 FSB800 ATA100 £41.28
Casecom KG-828 400watt Black Atx Case With USB and Audio £17.99
Sony OEM 3.5 Floppy Drive £4.23
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz Prescott Skt478 FSB800 1MB Cache CPU With 3 Year Warranty £115.93
Coolermaster Intel P4 (Prescott) upto 3.4ghz CPU cooler £6.62
Pioneer DVR-108 Double Layer Dual 16x DVD-R/RW £53.33
Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 9 160Gb 7200rpm 8mb Cache ATA133 Hard Drive £55.58
Corsair (VS1GBKIT400C3) 1024MB (2 x 512MB Matched Pair), DDR400 / PC3200 £104.99
Dynamode 56k Int PCI Modem £8.21
Logitech Deluxe PS2 Access Keyboard £7.25
Logitech PS2/USB MX-310 Black & Silver Optical Mouse £9.29
Mace 2.0 Channel Multimedia Speakers £2.93
ACER AL1511S 15ins TFT SILVER TCO99 1024 X 768 140 250cd/m2 3501 25ms £146.87
Microsoft Windows Xp Home SP2 OEM £59.31
Sapphire Radeon 9600SE 128MB DDR AGP 8x DVI-i TV-Out £47.97

Total: £691.29 inc del

Cant say id ever buy a pc with a 15" monitor.

Preacher_2

Go to Comp Fairs every month, I agree 'some' good deals but NO warranty plus no-one ever huggles me there

I specifically wanted a sep Graphics Card for Gaming, CHECK THE SPEC, it's a cracking deal!!

Bah Humbug........

Warranty comes from manufacture of the indivual parts - and everyone huggles me at the computer fair, maybe thats why I like it;)

Sep? What that? Anyway the cards an SE, dude not worth it. Go for a Pro or an XT (If its an ATi card, if nVidia than it gets a bit more complicated)