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[thebandit2005]

hi i have the chance to buy this pc brand new can anyone tell me if it is any good and how much better it would be than my athlon xp2000 pc thanks..here is the specs.

Intel® Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Dell E773 17" (15.9 VIS) CRT Monitor
256 of dual channel DDR system memory for improved productivity when running power-hungry applications
40GB 7200RPM hard drive
Integrated Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
Integrated Intel® 10/100 Pro network adapter
Dell's award-winning service and support available by phone or online to give you answers and help ensure you get the most out of your system


Processor & Chipset


Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology (3.0 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache and 800MHz FSB and Intel® 865GV chipset)


Operating Systems



Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition



Memory



256MB shared DDR RAM upgradeable to 2048 MB DDR RAM


Dual Channel DDR RAM at 400


2 DIMM sockets

Drive Bays

External: Two 5.25" and one 3.5" (for optional floppy drive)

Internal: One 3.5-inch

I/O Ports and Connectors

6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)

1 serial port

1 parallel port with ECP

2 PS/2 ports

1 RJ45 port

Slots

3 PCI slots

Chassis

Microtower with access latch for easy accessibility.

Dimensions: 184mm (width) x 368mm (height) x 426mm (depth)

Weight: From 10.4 kg

Power

Dell 250 watt power supply

Input Voltage: 100 to 120V at 60 Hz; or 200 to 240 V at 50 Hz

Output Wattage: 145W maximum continuous

Output Voltage: 3.3V, 5V, and 12V

Heat Dissipation: 682 BTU/hour (fully loaded computer without monitor)

Power Management: ACPI 1.0 hard disk spin down and monitor control

Backup Battery: 3.0 V CR2032 lithium magnesium oxide coin cell

[CPUShack]

Horrible compared to your XP.

THe graphics suck, it has too little RAM, and the hard drive is Tiny.

RUN away from it.

[okidoki73]

[Minuteman]

No I have to agree totally with CPUShack...

[chipcollector]

That 3 GHZ would literally smoke the XP2000, I have review proof. Unless Dell's computers are really that bad ( I never tried one ).
No doubt any 1ghz cpu would be very much comparable to a 3 ghz and below system ( with the right type of memory, video card and mobo), but I know for a fact that a 3ghz Pentium 4 w 1mb of cache will out do an xp2000 even on a bad day.

[thebandit2005]

ok that do you think about this one??

i have been offered another pc tho with a 400 power supply. a sempron 64bit 2600 cpu, asus nforce motherboard, dvd drive,512 ddr 400 ,64bit graphics card and 160gb hard drive with a 8 cache or something

[skold]

he never mentioned anything other than the cpu in his current system, so theres no way to tell for sure.

will a p4 3ghz be faster than an xp 2000+? yes, but if the 2000+ system has 512mb or more of ram, an ACTUAL video card, etc, then the 2000+ is probably the smoother running system.

tell us what else is in your current machine and youll get a more meaningful answer.

as for the second system you mentioned, same deal. the cpu will be better, but theres no telling about the rest.

[thebandit2005]

ok my current system has the following

amd athlon xp2000 (1.25mhz)
732 pc2100 ddr ram
40 bg fireball hard drive
k7som v 5.7a with onboard graphics and soun ( audio 97 and 32 mb grqphics)
300 psu
cdwr and cd rom drive
windows xp pro

now i just wanna know if the nw pc system i mentioned the sempron 64bit 2600 will be better for me as my current one is dying fast

can you tell me more about the semrpon 64bit 795 socket 2600 as i was told the chip just came out here 3 weeks ago..what mgh is it etc?

[98251]

hello

well I have never hearedof an 64bit sempron and certainley not a sempron 2600. socket 795 does not exist, it is socket 754 or socket 939. and if you want to buy an 64bit CPU, then go for a socket 939, because these are faster (FSB max 1ghz) andyou have better upgrade possibilitys later on, just don't cut your expenses on the motherboard you buy, buy one that supports the 1ghz FSB and with pci-express.

Johan