Is this a good PC for this Price? Yes or No answer is all i need

[Phantom589]

Dell XPS 600
Pentium® D Processor 830 with Dual Core Technology (3.0GHz, 800FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 4 DIMMs
Dell USB Keyboard
19 inch Ultrasharp? 1905FP Digital Flat Panel
256MB PCI Express? x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
Sound Blaster Audigy? 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability
Dell 5650 5.1 100 Watt Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
2nd Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 4Yr Ltd Warr, At-Home Service, Tech Support, PC Training, 30 Day HelpDesk

TOTAL:$1,450

yes or no? good?

 

[bob4432]

no

 

[Phantom589]

Originally posted by: bob4432
no

sorry the price was wrong its really 1400

 

[Ike0069]

Yes

 

[bob4432]

video card is still a little weak...personally i would like more information on what your uses are for this machine...

 

[Skyhanger]

It depends on how comfy you are building your own computer... You can build a similar rig w/ better quality components for $1300. However, if you're the type who will prob blow up his rig trying to plug it in the wall, I suggest you to pay that little extra for the warranty and support.

 

[DaveSimmons]

no for gaming -- a faster single-core intel P4 and a better video card should cost about the same.

 

[natto fire]

Maybe if you wanted to poll people about something yo should have added... I don't know... a poll?

Anyhow, I think it is a good PC for the money, despite my growing hatred of Dell and all they stand for.

Edit: BTW does Dell not realize they make sticks of RAM larger than 512? I would suggest that it kills your upgrade path to already have all RAM slots filled, but since Dell's are disposable PCs anyways...

 

[Phantom589]

Originally posted by: bob4432
video card is still a little weak...personally i would like more information on what your uses are for this machine...

gaming, multimedia, some multitasking (photoshop, itunes, some encoding, others)

 

[Topweasel]

Originally posted by: Phantom589
Dell XPS 600
Pentium® D Processor 830 with Dual Core Technology (3.0GHz, 800FSB)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 4 DIMMs
Dell USB Keyboard
19 inch Ultrasharp? 1905FP Digital Flat Panel
256MB PCI Express? x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
13 in 1 Media Card Reader
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
Sound Blaster Audigy? 2 ZS (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, IEEE 1394 capability
Dell 5650 5.1 100 Watt Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
2nd Hard Drive 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/ Native Command Queuing
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 4Yr Ltd Warr, At-Home Service, Tech Support, PC Training, 30 Day HelpDesk

TOTAL:$1,450

yes or no? good?

Its a good Price for a complete build when compairing it to actually purchasing each of those parts, but it isn't in my opinion a very good price vs. performance.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Phantom589

Originally posted by: bob4432
video card is still a little weak...personally i would like more information on what your uses are for this machine...

gaming, multimedia, some multitasking (photoshop, itunes, some encoding, others)

what game?

 

[i1o0i]

Build AMD gaming pc. It'll run like a butter on gaming. Try AMD X2 3800+, 2gb ram, 160gb hdd, zalman hsf w/ 120 fan, antec neopower 480, nvidia 7800gt or 7800gtx video card, audigy2 zs, benq 1640 dvd burner, 19" lcd monitor, any logitech combo n etc. I believe this amd gaming pc will cost about 1000-1800 bucks

 

[jotosuds]

i'd say no. it's alright, but for the money you could build better.

 

[Phantom589]

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: Phantom589

Originally posted by: bob4432
video card is still a little weak...personally i would like more information on what your uses are for this machine...

gaming, multimedia, some multitasking (photoshop, itunes, some encoding, others)

what game?

um bf2 online, doom 3 half life and stuff that comes out later?

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: i1o0i
Build AMD gaming pc. It'll run like a butter on gaming. Try AMD X2 3800+, 2gb ram, 160gb hdd, zalman hsf w/ 120 fan, antec neopower 480, nvidia 7800gt or 7800gtx video card, audigy2 zs, benq 1640 dvd burner, 19" lcd monitor, any logitech combo n etc. I believe this amd gaming pc will cost about 1000-1800 bucks

something like this but o/c a 3000venice

 

[Cheesetogo]

Originally posted by: Phantom589

Originally posted by: bob4432

Originally posted by: Phantom589

Originally posted by: bob4432
video card is still a little weak...personally i would like more information on what your uses are for this machine...

gaming, multimedia, some multitasking (photoshop, itunes, some encoding, others)

what game?

um bf2 online, doom 3 half life and stuff that comes out later?

I would suggest downgrading some stuff a bit (ram, soundcard, warranty) and upgrading to a 7800 GTX.

 

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[CraKaJaX]

no.

 

[Skyhanger]

Answer is: This PC has a good price for it's components.
You prob want better components tho.

 

[stelleg151]

No. 1905 = bad for fps gaming. Intel = bad for fps gaming. Dell = Helpful if you dont know the difference between ram and a harddrive.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

It won't get you very good gaming performance, but it's much cheaper than a 3800+ system (although a 3800+ system with like a 7800GT/GTX would completely own this).

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: t3h l337 n3wb
It won't get you very good gaming performance, but it's much cheaper than a 3800+ system (although a 3800+ system with like a 7800GT/GTX would completely own this).

basically anything from at least a a64 2800 or P4 2.8 with a 7800GT/GTX will own this for gaming. the 6800 is too weak.

 

[allanon1965]

NO!

 

[BillClo]

no

 

[yosuke188]

nope