Excellent Dell desktop £329 delivered

Gameplayers

Is it true that this pc does not come with any molex 4-pin connector??

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dimE520/en/SM_EN/techov.htm#wp1060548

There is supposed to be a p10 connector, but it is not provided with this dell psu???

carefulyorksman

Searcher2 wrote: »

... There are not many SATA DVD burners out there and they are expensive.....

I think you may be surprised how SATA and PATA prices have merged, and the availability.

'Scan' lists at least 14 SATA DVD writers all in the £20-£25 price range.

Not really expensive!

I picked up a Samsung SATA dual layer, triple fomat (DVD +/- and RAM) with Lightscribe capability and Nero OEM included for £20 and it slotted into my E520 with no problems.

SATA is a lot neater inside the case too!

Forgot to mention too that a device exists to convert PATA (IDE) drives to SATA format. You can even get a device that allows a bare drive to operate via USB so you can copy stuff across. A Google search should do the trick!

quidsinquentin

Can anyone tell me if it's better to get this with the modem included? Ours hasn't arrived yet, but my son needs one for uni - and at this price! - he'd need a modem tho'.

Can one just be stuck in???

Gameplayers

Monster_Deals wrote: »

I have done a great deal of hunting around and reading on the Internet since last Wednesday night (ordered E520 with intention of putting a graphics card in it to get a budget Games m/c).

My conclusion is that the best graphics cards you can add to the E520 without any issues or risk of issues and guaranteed not to need any additional power and run consistently is either the x1650xt or the 7600gt based cards.

They range from £65 - £80, so for £345 (£270 for E520 + £75 for graphics card) you can have a bargain.

NB: The Sapphire x1650xt and BFG Geforce 7600gt seem to be the most highly rated/recommended, they appear to have very similar performance.
More than good enough for the vast majority of things.

x1650xt Power Supply Requirements:
450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps, 12 volt rail

So in theory, dell 305W psu is underpowered

mbailey

Gameplayers wrote: »

Is it true that this pc does not come with any molex 4-pin connector??

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dimE520/en/SM_EN/techov.htm#wp1060548

There is supposed to be a p10 connector, but it is not provided with this dell psu???

My E520 (purchased December 2006) does have the connector P10, but I have seen reports on other forums of people saying this connector is not present on newer E520 machines.

debjk

Sorry for sounding dumb I am not really that bad but my Pc is coming on Monday I am on cable broadband for internet and when I was reading through the specs there is no mention of a n.i.c I hope its got one dont want to be forking out more money or should I have chosen modem thought modemwas just for dial up tho

mbailey

Gameplayers wrote: »

x1650xt Power Supply Requirements:
450-Watt power supply or greater, 30 Amps, 12 volt rail

So in theory, dell 305W psu is underpowered

Where did you find that information. I searched the ATI web page and it mentioned nothing about the PSU requirements:
http://ati.amd.com/uk/products/RadeonX1650/index.html

I would like a graphics card with no fan if possible - I found this one from Asus:

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=8&l3=339&l4=0&model=1569&modelmenu=1

Again, I can not see anything on the PSU requirements.

mbailey

debjk wrote: »

Sorry for sounding dumb I am not really that bad but my Pc is coming on Monday I am on cable broadband for internet and when I was reading through the specs there is no mention of a n.i.c I hope its got one dont want to be forking out more money or should I have chosen modem thought modemwas just for dial up tho

Don't worry, it has a built in NIC.

debjk

Thanks its just arrived time to play

alanobrien

Ours crashed and burned badly this morning on start up.
- It loops and will not restore. Weird it was ok all yesterday and no updates since then. I hope its not terminal.....will find out tonight


Update...... Dodgy system install a factory restore sorted it out ok