Dell 5150 Dual Core 2.8GHz inc 19" LCD Monitor & Free Printer £429 (merged)

ddavis

trakshark wrote:

Hi all. Just received this mail from Dell and was wondering if those that are in the know could pass comment:-



I found a link which gives a bit of a comparison:-

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/learnmore/learnmore.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~id=gfx_cards&~mode=popup&~series=all&~tab=details

I will basically be using this pc for everyday tasks, video encoding and editing. But from time to time would like to play the odd game. Is this card capable of handling any of the latest games at all?

I was wondering if they would email people about the X600's

1) They're pants so don't bother buying them - go for onboard graphics and buy a proper graphics card anyway

2) Theres a supply issue with the X600s alright, they haven't been officially released yet. Dell shouldn't be advertising them...

mrm3

ddavis wrote:

2) Theres a supply issue with the X600s alright, they haven't been officially released yet. Dell shouldn't be advertising them...

?

I have had an x600 for over 6 months at least supplied with a 5150?

Kilty_2

Know this is a money saving site but, anyone think that companies like Dell are killing off the small scale system builder ?

Dont think I could build one of those for £400 with a 19" TFT, nevermind make ANYTHING off it for building it

biglugs

Know this is a money saving site but, anyone think that companies like Dell are killing off the small scale system builder ?

I'm sorry but that's the same argument that says we shouldn't allow supermarkets because it means customers will end up paying less for things than they would otherwise.
Dell build good quality systems at incredible prices, and yes it would be almost impossible to build one yourself at the same price. But that doesn't mean I would be happy to, or should be made to, pay £100 more of my hard earned money because someone else can't compete with them.
I think many PC builders need to realise that this is a vicious market, and it's very hard to make any money in it even if you're a major name - ask Tiny, Time and IBM. And it isn't going to get any better.

borgs

Reordered my 5150 last night for £399. Quite glad I did as the deal today isn't so good - an extra £40 and only half the RAM! Sounds strange but I'm quite pleased - didn't really want to have to cancel again.

troubled_buyer

Hi,

Got my system today, the £399 with only 512 RAM and 80GB hard disk.

Question : How do I know it is actually dual core?
On checking the system information in windows it doesn't give a reference to dual core.

Any help?

hasnath

troubled_buyer wrote:

Hi,

Got my system today, the £399 with only 512 RAM and 80GB hard disk.

Question : How do I know it is actually dual core?
On checking the system information in windows it doesn't give a reference to dual core.

Any help?

download this program; CPU-Z. It should display relevant information about the CPU, memory and other hardware

here

amancalledchip

troubled_buyer wrote:

Hi,

Got my system today, the £399 with only 512 RAM and 80GB hard disk.

Question : How do I know it is actually dual core?
On checking the system information in windows it doesn't give a reference to dual core.

Any help?

right mouse click in the taskbar
select task manager
select the performance tab
you shoulds see 2 graphs for the cpu usage history

billymac

Best way to validate is to go into the system BIOS - press F2 button shortly after switching power on. Use down arrow to get to 'Processor Information' screen and if it is Dual Core in the Processor Type line it should show as Type 'D' and the Multi-Core Capable line should show 'Yes'.

biglugs

you shoulds see 2 graphs for the cpu usage history

But you get the same with the P4 630s like I have - it isn't dual core, but the processor pretends that it is because it has hyperthreading, so you can't rely on that approach.