Dell Dimension 3000 +17TFT Monitor £293 Delivered

GibsonSt19

truscott_uk wrote:

No need to spend that much, 512mb of ram shouldn't be more than £20 on ebay

You really do get what you pay for. The crucial RAM is much more open to O/Cing.

santana-mx3

Has anyone spotted any current special offer deals for the other ranges (5100 etc)?
Last month I got a great deal on an 8400 (now discontinued) but no-one seems to be posting deals on models above 3000 now - I don't know whether that's because there aren't any decent deals on them now or because there wasn't much demand from moneysavers.

I'm aware of the "D-D07515" 5100 P4 machine being promoted as this week's special on the Dell site but the monitor upgrades to TFT are overpriced so I would have to get it with a CRT and buy the TFT elsewhere which is a bit of a waste.

Rave

GibsonSt19 wrote:

You really do get what you pay for. The crucial RAM is much more open to O/Cing.

Overclocking a Dell? Good luck:rolleyes:

the_tired_one

How much memory on this system? 512mb or less?

GibsonSt19

Rave wrote:

Overclocking a Dell? Good luck:rolleyes:

I didn't say anything about overclocking the Dell, just the memory which I'm recommending. It's very possible, I have OC'd both of my Dells.

If you don't have anything positive to say...

alared

You`ll find that there are two 128`s fitted into TWO seperate slots on this model.
If you change one you have to change both and there are no other spare slots.
Anyway I`m running XP with only 256 memory with no problems.
Save your money.

Just checked the spec at Dell and you can have either a single slot with 256 or duel slots with 2x128.

biglugs

According to the Dell site this machine comes with 1x256MB chip, not 2 128MBs. If you keep a lookout for it there are still some people on Ebay selling the Dell memory which was on mega-cheap offer a few months ago. I bought a 256MB chip a few weeks ago for about £13, if I remember rightly. Personally I think you need at least 512MB if you want to run XP and have 2 or 3 programs open at the same time, or play any games.
Remember if you are buying a Dimension 3000 and you want to add in a graphics card (for gaming) they only take PCI ones - which are getting quite hard to find, and are pretty expensive even on Ebay! Best place to find them at the minute seems to be Ebuyer.co.uk - cost about £45 delivered for an FX5500.
Cheers
:wave:

iwantitnow

iwantitnow wrote:

Dell have reintroduced Free Delivery on much of the Dimension 3000 Range.

The best of the pick seems to be this one

Dell Dimension 3000
256mb memory
3.06GHZ Processeor
80GB Hard Drive
DVD/CDRW Drive
17" TFT FLatscreen Monitor

use evalue code d-d07302a


Remember you can also get cashback and be kept updated with all the latest Dell Deals here

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=695990#post695990

All for £293 Delivered

and for only an additional £11.75 you can upgrade tp a Pentium 4 Processor

If you are only after a base unit then this is still the deal to go for as you can easily sell the monitor for between £130-£150.

alared

biglugs wrote:

According to the Dell site this machine comes with 1x256MB chip, not 2 128MBs.

It gives you the choice to change to 128`s for free,hence you then get two slots which will let you double the memory over a single slot.

also note speakers and modem not included.

biglugs

The 3000s have two slots - if you get the 1x256MB option one of the slots is free - at least it is in my son's Dimension 3000 which I bought a few months ago. I just added a second 256MB chip in the spare slot.