[OFFICIALLY DEAD] - Official Dell Outlet Thread

[gshock888]

hawtness. i ordered 2 3.2Ghz and got 3.4 chips instead

somebody in dell got messed up by the whole 530/540 and 3.2/3.4 dealio probably

:thumbsup:

 

[straubs]

It's kinda fun catching some sub $500 computers and then throwing 'em back in after everything's been picked through. Then you refresh a couple times and count the seconds before it's gone!

I had a couple pretty nice deals, but I'm always waiting for that real smokin' badass deal. I see them but, damn, they go quick!. Just looking to replace my ancient 1ghz P3...

 

[Genghis505]

Thanks everyone for your help... I ended up buying it.. Now I have to figure out what to do with the other system. I figure as long as it holds me over for the next 3+ years like my last one, it'll be a bargain, since I paid much more than $754 for my last computer. Thanks again.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Wow.

The 2001FPs were hitting sub $475 a few minutes ago.

If I didn't already have two, I'd be tempted to grab another

 

[crontab]

Originally posted by: pxc
$374 8400 P4 3.0GHz 512MB CD-RW/DVD-ROM 160GB x300 SE WinXP Home

Wow, nice deal. I got somthing similar for $465 after tax with a Pentium 4 630 processor. Didn't know they had 8400's under $400...

 

[jpeyton]

If you guys are buying these for eBay, take a look at completed auctions first. I have a feeling you're going to agree that selling these locally (classifieds, craigslist) is the way to go.

 

[pxc]

Originally posted by: gshock888
hawtness. i ordered 2 3.2Ghz and got 3.4 chips instead

That's what my 8400 from December came with. I ordered a 3.2GHz and got a 3.4GHz. The substitution seems very common.

 

[dsd17]

Dimension 8400 (System Identifier Z8MF8R04)
Dimension 8400 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 630 with HT Technology (3GHz, 800 FSB / 2MB)
Microsoft Windows XP Home
System Price $589.00
Promotion Discount ($100.00)
Discounted Price $489.00

Dell recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home
Memory: 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 400 MHz (2 DIMM)
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 80 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Video: 128MB PCI Express ATI Radeon X300 SE
Modem: 56Kbps Data/Fax Modem
DVD Drive: 16X DVD ROM Drive
16x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability

Should I jump on this or hold off?

 

[straubs]

Discounted Price $399.00

Dimension 4700 Micro-Tower: Pentium 4 Processor 520 with HT Technology (2.80GHz, 800 FSB)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Memory: 1 GB DDR SDRAM, 400 MHz (2 DIMM)
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 80 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit ADVANCED HD Audio with 100dB Perform
CD Read-Write Drive: 48X CD RW Drive

Integrated video... hmmm

 

[cpals]

If it doesn't list video card, then I would assume it's onboard.

 

[cpals]

Which one's better?

Dimension 8400 Desktop: Pentium 4 Processor 630 with HT Technology (3GHz, 800 FSB / 2MB) J9126
Microsoft Windows XP Home N7965
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMM) R5020
No Floppy Drive M0953
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) R7851
128MB PCI Express ATI Radeon X300 SE T7167
56Kbps Data/Fax Modem J3848
48X CD RW Drive C2783
TOTAL: $508.95



Dimension 4700 Micro-Tower: Pentium 4 Processor 520 with HT Technology (2.80GHz, 800 FSB) F3105
Microsoft Windows XP Home N7965
1 GB DDR SDRAM, 400 MHz (2 DIMM) X3381
1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive P1162
160 GB EIDE SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) P7944
128MB PCI Express ATI Radeon X300 SE M7805
56Kbps Data/Fax Modem H3793
16X DVD ROM Drive K2810
16x DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability X7055
TOTAL: $518.00

 

[tm37]

I would get the second one

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: tm37
I would get the second one

Agreed.

 

[cpals]

Hmm.. I kind of wanted a better vid card so I think I'm going to throw both back.

 

[gshock888]

what does that bigger cache2 in the 6xx series do anyway. nothing!

 

[Marauder-]

Hey does the 4700 w/ 530 chipset have a ICH6R chipset (Ie - Can the mobo utilize NCQ)

 

[Marauder-]

Oh yea - And how noisy would a 6600 or 6800 Geforce be compared to my current 9800Pro?

 

[50]

If I were to order a system and take the chip out and replace it with my current chip. Which system should I look at? Intel 530 doesn't sound like my 533mhz FSB 2.4B chip. Sorry I don't know the newer intel chips

 

[cpals]

So was that the last drop? Contemplating whether to lose sleep over this or not... so far I haven't seen the great deals others have been posting about.

 

[gshock888]

520 = 2.8ghz 1mb cache
530 = 3.0ghz 1mb cache
540 = 3.2Ghz 1mb cache
550 = 3.4Ghz 1mb cache
560 = 3.6Ghz 1mb cache
570 = 3.8Ghz 1mb cache

replace 5xx w/ 6xx for 2mb cache
and then there are the few Extreme Editions, 3.4 800fsb, 3.46 1066fsb and 3.73 1066

intel sucks with their new numbers BTW

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: 50
If I were to order a system and take the chip out and replace it with my current chip. Which system should I look at? Intel 530 doesn't sound like my 533mhz FSB 2.4B chip. Sorry I don't know the newer intel chips

Won't work with either a 4700 nor 8400. Different socket cpu's.

 

[straubs]

DEAL IS DEAD.

 

[mdetz]

Originally posted by: straubs
DEAL IS DEAD.

thank GOD!
Bamacre, have you had any customer complaints about these, or had to take advantage of the 21 day return policy?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: mdetz

Originally posted by: straubs
DEAL IS DEAD.

thank GOD!
Bamacre, have you had any customer complaints about these, or had to take advantage of the 21 day return policy?

I have had two people say that their sound was not working, but I had them reinstall the drivers, and everything was fine afterwards. Other than that, no. The warranty is transferrable, so if anything else has gone wrong, I have not been notified. Overall, all of my customers have been satisfied and left me positive feedback, in fact I am at 100% positive feedback, and now an Ebay Power Seller.

I bought a refurb'd Dell P3 800mhz system (XPS T800r) years ago, still works fine as my dad's home PC. I also found an 8300 Dimension with a 9800pro for $440 for my brother last year. He loves it, and it's a great system, very quiet. It only came with 512mb of ram, and I'll upgrade him soon to a full gb. But for $440, and with a 128MB 9800pro, what do you expect?

I've also parted out a couple of these systems, top notch quality stuff.

 

[cowsclaw]

oops