Buying new computer is this good??

[PhishHead]

<p>I am buying a new computer.&nbsp; Dell seems to be the best option because of budget and laziness.&nbsp; Before you ask yes I could build the computer by myself for probably alot cheaper but again this falls into the laziness category.&nbsp; Here are the specs and since I have been out of the computer business for awhile I just need to know if its good or if I could find something else better for around the same price.&nbsp; I really dont want to go over $1200.</p><p>Dell XPS 400</p><p>Pentium D Processor 820 with Dual Core (2.8ghz, 800FSB)</p><p>Windows Media Center (wont be using as a media center though)</p><p>1GB SDRAM at 533mhz</p><p>17 inch Ultrasharp Digital Flat Panel</p><p>256MB PCI Express x16 ATI Radio x600 SE Hypermemory</p><p>160gb 7200RPM HD</p><p>Dual DVD Drives - one being a DVDRW w dbl layer write</p><p>and a Wireless Card. oh and one Firewire port, I wish it had more but there was only an option for one since it wasnt the top of the line model.</p><p>Those are just the main parts.&nbsp; Now the price comes out to $1137 including tax and s&amp;H.</p><p>Now the bad things i have heard about it are that it doesnt have 2 slots for a video card so I cant have dual video cards, I do not play many high end graphic games, the most graphical game I play is Rome Total War, I do not and never will play Doom or Half Life or any other first person shooter.&nbsp; </p><p>So does this seem like a good deal??&nbsp; Thanks in advance.</p>

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[Death Metal Moe]

That seems pretty good.&nbsp; You will always pay more from a company but you will get their warranty, so it's probably worth it.

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[PhishHead]

thanks for bringing that up moe...it also comes with a 1 year Warranty and 1 year XPS service(whatever that is)&nbsp; at no additional cost.

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[zathrus]

i say go with a mac, but thats just my opinion. you can get one off their website. my mother has a dell laptop and she has had to send it back to the company several times because it quit working on her.<br />


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<p>All PC/MAC wars and jokes aside, I just don't see as much software support for Macs.&nbsp; I would always suggest PC to people.&nbsp; It's simple as shit to get replacement hardware and pirate shit for PC machines as well.</p><p>I do like the look and user friendlyness of Macs though.&nbsp; But WIndows is light years away from the WIndows 98 days.&nbsp; I say PC all the way.</p>

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[JPMNICK]

<p>Thats a monster computer for what you seem to need it for. You should look into the 4000 series, I just picked one up with a 2.8GHZ chip, 512 RAM, XP (Home edition) for like 600 and that ws with a 19&quot; flat panel. it had onboard graphics, but it does have a PCIe-16 slot for any video card. if you are not goign to be pushing the limits, then you may even want to downgrade a little. i am sure no matter what you get is going to be faster than what you currently have, so it will be a trade up regardless</p>


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[PhishHead]

<p>JPM i do play Rome Total War and WoW, so I do need at least a 256 MB Vid Card thats why I was looking at this one.&nbsp; I do play many computer games just not ones that have high graphics like DOom and Half Life.&nbsp; I play many sport games as well on the comp.&nbsp; I just want something i wont have to upgrade for a couple of years.</p>

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[PhishHead]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>i say go with a mac, but thats just my opinion. you can get one off their website. my mother has a dell laptop and she has had to send it back to the company several times because it quit working on her.<br />I will never use a mac but thanks.&nbsp; I have a dell laptop as well and a dell desktop, i hate their laptops but I have never had a problem with a dell desktop and i have had 2 in the past 10 years and neither have had a problem that wasnt fixed easily.&nbsp; The laptop is another story.&nbsp; They even admit their laptops are crap, but the desktop is where they make all their money.<br />

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[JPMNICK]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font><p>JPM i do play Rome Total War and WoW, so I do need at least a 256 MB Vid Card thats why I was looking at this one.&nbsp; I do play many computer games just not ones that have high graphics like DOom and Half Life.&nbsp; I play many sport games as well on the comp.&nbsp; I just want something i wont have to upgrade for a couple of years.</p><br />I think I misread your first post. If thats the premise, than it does sound like a great computer. I think Mojo has an XPS Dell, and from what i remeber he liked it


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[PhishHead]

<p>ok thanks any other opinions would be great as well.</p>

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[PhishHead]

<p>well i bought this computer.&nbsp; </p><p>Could anyone tell me if
the video card i bought with it, is any good?? Ive heard it is eh not
that great.&nbsp; I know nothing about vid cards and cannot find a
review for this on any site i go to.&nbsp; Please help me out and just
tell me if its ok to run Rome Total War, and World of Warcraft.&nbsp;
Thanks everyone&nbsp;</p>

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[HBox]

It's alright. It's good enough to play those games if you don't put the settings too high.<br />


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[PhishHead]

<p>Damn thanks Hbox, i was hoping it was better then what i found out, but
i guess not. I was told after i bought it that it only has 128mb
and then uses 128mb from your system ram, so i guess that kind of
sucks. Do you know any good cards out there for aroud $100-150</p><p>Edit:&nbsp; Do you know why this card isnt as good as advertised??&nbsp;</p><p><br />


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<font color=black>This message was edited by PhishHead on 10-9-05 @ 7:23 PM</font>

[HBox]

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814164038">This is a good value card.</a></p><p>Hypermemory
is the term ATI uses for one of its new features on its PCI Express
cards. PCI Express allows the video card to communicate with the system
RAM at high enough speeds that it is used almost exactly the same as
memory on-board the video card. Which is fine for your system since you
have plenty of system RAM (1GB). HOWEVER, the card itself is just
slow.<br />
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<font color=black>This message was edited by HBox on 10-9-05 @ 7:43 PM</font>

[PhishHead]

thank you Hbox for explaining it to me i appreciate it.&nbsp; I guess i
will use it for awhile and see how it is with the games and then decide
to change it if i need to in a few months.<br />


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