Its a Dell but geez!

[halfadder]

Your 2.4 GHz A64 will be significantly faster than that 3.4 GHz Prescott / "PressHOT" anyway.

 

[SickBeast]

My main issue with Dell machines is that they are almost completely non-upgradeable. The proprietary motherboards and cases mean that you will never be able to upgrade your motherboard without buying a new case and painstakingly gutting your system. The fact that they only use intel processors means that your upgrade paths will always be extremely limited. In all honestly, a Mac is just about as upgradeable as a Dell, and that's saying alot.

As others have also added, you can't overclock a Dell. You also can't customize the system nearly as much as you could with a self-build.

 

[Hanpan]

Originally posted by: Gurck
No "FUD", just common sense. You think Dell is a benevolent corporation which does business at a monetary loss so as to get quality computers to their customers? :laugh: They're a good choice for businesses and noobs, I'll give 'em that much.

I certainly do not believe dell operates at a loss, however they have a pretty fantastic business model that allows them lower prices on the supply side. Take for example INtel processors. They are the same from dell as elsewhere but DELL afaik simply pays less than say newegg for them. This allows dell to sell them for less.
Again my point was not that dell is the end-all be-all nor that DELL works for everyone, but there arethsoe who find dell works well for their needs, not just noobs and businesses

 

[Kishan]

Get a Dell. No worries, no hassles. LCD.

 

[arsbanned]

Originally posted by: halfadder
Your 2.4 GHz A64 will be significantly faster than that 3.4 GHz Prescott / "PressHOT" anyway.

My 8400 is far more quiet than any Athlon system I ever built. None of this 14,000 fans sh!t creating a freaking vortex in my office either.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: arsbanned

Originally posted by: halfadder
Your 2.4 GHz A64 will be significantly faster than that 3.4 GHz Prescott / "PressHOT" anyway.

My 8400 is far more quiet than any Athlon system I ever built. None of this 14,000 fans sh!t creating a freaking vortex in my office either.

Sounds like you didn't know what you were doing. My highly overclocked AXP Mobile rig is just as silent as any Dell system I've worked on. Does your Dell system throttle under high load? I've heard it's a serious issue.

The A64 is a cooler running processor than the Prescott; there's no debate on the subject.

 

[halfadder]

Dell buys in huge bulk, they also sometimes buy second-bin components (such as the underclocked 6800 GPUs). They also base their motherboards on Intel reference designs for best compability, but they also tend to leave out certain features and expansion areas that we've come to expect from companies like ABIT and ASUS.

But their size also means that they're able to do a lot more testing and experimenting. When you order a Dell to your exact specs, you can almost be assured it will work perfectly out of the box. But it'll cost you, especially if you need some "advanced" features like DVI LCD rather than their "Free LCD Upgrade" which uses plain VGA, not DVI.

I also think the cashier at my local computer parts store is much hotter than the Dellf.