System gurus, so how's this one rate

[Amp]

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Dimension XPS

$4,066










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Dimension XPS




Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id



Dell Dimension XPS:
Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 3.2GHz w/800MHz FSB MXP328B [221-3657] 1


Operating System:
Microsoft® hahahahahahas® XP Home Edition WHXP [420-1921][313-7222] 11


Memory:
4GB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz 4GB4 [311-3490] 3


Keyboard:
Dell ® Quietkey ® Keyboard QK [310-1582] 4


Mouse:
No Mouse NM [310-3799] 12


Hard Drive:
120GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) 120S [341-0145] 8


Floppy Drive and Additional Storage Devices:
3.5 in Floppy Drive FD [340-1927] 10


CD or DVD Drive:
Single Drive: 48x CD-RW / DVD-ROM Combo Drive 48COM95 [313-2641][430-0594][462-7807] 16


Monitors:
19 in 1901FP Dell Ultrasharp? Digital Flat Panel Display 1901FP [320-3847] 5


Dual Monitor Support:
DVI-VGA Adapter to connect 2 CRT Monitors to dual capable Video Card 2TI4600 [320-0456] 130


Video Card:
NEW 256MB DDR ATI RADEON? 9800 XT 256XT [320-3664] 6


Sound Card:
Sound Blaster Audigy?2 (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, and IEEE 1394 capability SBA2X [320-0667] 17


Speakers:
No Speaker Option N [313-4514] 18


Digital Music:
No Digital Music Software Requested NOMM [461-8388] 27


Digital Photography:
No Digital Imaging Software Requested NODPS [461-3064] 28


Dell Media Experience:
No Dell Media Experience? Selected NODMX [462-5372] 115


Modem:
No Modem Requested N [313-3607] 14


Network Interface:
Integrated Intel® PRO 1000 Ethernet IN [430-0742] 13


Dial-up Internet Access:
No ISP requested NISP [412-0148][412-0625] 37


Productivity Software:
No Microsoft Office MSONO [412-1397] 22


Security Software:
No Virus Protection Requested NOAV [461-8389] 25


Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options:
3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-Site Service U3OS [950-1390][950-1392] 29

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some of this shit I don't need, like the keyboard, floppy drive, etc.... but it won't let me remove them, I guess because they're basic components.

No, I am not gonna spend a month piecing shit together from 19 different parts houses. I want something huge, speedy, and soon.
If anyone knows of a better system or a better deal on something similar, I'd love a heads up on it.

Mahalo

[freeadultcontent]

4 gigs of ram (drool)

[The Truth Hurts]

xp home?

[Amp]

Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
xp home?

can give me a good reason why I need the Pro version? Home works fine for me.

[MattO]

If you're ordering from the DELL website, try this coupon code:

3MNP23RF1MBBS3


make sure no space at the end

supposed to be 10 percent off any dimension over 1K

[Theo]

instead 4gb ram i would get 2gb and 2 ATA RAID disks

[Amp]

Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
instead 4gb ram i would get 2gb and 2 ATA RAID disks

they offered 800 gig harddrive, but I only got one 120 because I have a crate full of external 250s I use, so I don't need the HD for anything but the OS.

[Amp]

forgot to mention, currently DWMX takes even longer to shut down. It's a full 10 minutes, sometimes longer for DWMX to close. Don't really understand that, but that's the deal. And switching from one site directory to another within it, takes about 5 minutes. (not loading the site cache)

[Amp]

I found a better system.... dual P4s, still 4gb of RAM, RAID setup, XP Pro.... check it out




Dell Precision Workstation 650

$9,690










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Dell Precision Workstation 650




Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id



Dell Precision Workstation 650:
Intel® Xeon? Processor 3.20GHz, 2MB L3 Cache 65T322 [221-4806] 1


2nd Processor (Must match speed selection above):
Intel® Xeon? Processor 3.20GHz, 2MB L3 CACHE PR3202M [311-3547] 2


Operating System:
Microsoft® hahahahahahas® XP Professional, SP1 with Media and NTFS WXP1 [420-1931] 11


Intel Hyper-Threading:
Hyper-Threading feature preset to "ON." Can be disabled/enabled in BIOS. HYPER [460-7163] 41


Memory:
4GB,DDR266 SDRAM Memory,ECC (4 DIMMS) 4GE4 [311-2908] 3


First Hard Drive:
120GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache? SARC RAID 120SRD [340-8897] 8


CD-ROM, DVD, and Read-hahahahaha Devices:
48/32X CD-RW/DVD Combo with Roxio® Easy CD Creator and DVD decode COMBO [313-2384] 16


Graphics Cards:
nVidia, QuadroFX 3000, 256MB, dual monitor DVI or VGA capable QFX3000 [320-2816] 6


Sound Card:
Sound Blaster® Audigy II with onboard 1394 SBA2 [313-1439] 17


Monitor:
Dell UltraSharp?1901FP flat panel(19.0 viewable),HeightAdjustableStand 1901FPH [320-1576] 5


Keyboard:
No Keyboard Option N [310-0042] 4


Mouse:
No Mouse Option N [310-1247] 12


Speakers:
No Speaker N [313-1760] 18


2nd Hard Drive:
120GB SATA, 7200 RPM Hard Drive with DataBurst Cache? SARC RAID 120SRDA [340-8903] 23


Optional SCSI/RAID:
SATA PCI RAID 1 (Mirror) w/ 2 SATA HDDs 2SRAID1 [340-8777] 24


Floppy Drive:
3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive 3 [340-3736] 10


Hardware Support Services:
3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-Site Service U3YOS [900-8710][900-8712] 29


Installation Services:
No Installation NOINSTL [900-9987] 32

[lurking]

if you are going to spend that much money, get a real machine not a fucking dell. look into the IBM Intellistations

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...&dualCurrId=73

[Theo]

Originally posted by Amp
they offered 800 gig harddrive, but I only got one 120 because I have a crate full of external 250s I use, so I don't need the HD for anything but the OS.

yeah i agree, thats a lot of GB.

i said the RAID for having higher speed. I'm not exactly sure how the system works, but I was told it doubles performance.

[sandman!]

you can save about $500 or more on the memory if you dont buy it from dell and get the same exact memory they will ship you.

[Amp]

Originally posted by sandman!
you can save about $500 or more on the memory if you dont buy it from dell and get the same exact memory they will ship you.

good point.... I forgot about Crucial. I love Crucial.

[nathan_f]

amp, are you running norton?

if so, exclude the dwmx folders... (not sure if this will work, but it's worth a shot..)

[Amp]

Originally posted by nathan_f
amp, are you running norton?

if so, exclude the dwmx folders... (not sure if this will work, but it's worth a shot..)

nope. I don't run anti-virus at all.


on the memory, Crucial only offers the 512m DIMMs, and the system only has 4 banks, so I'd be stuck at 2gb of RAM..... rather have the 4GBs....

[Jer]

I need a new computer, but they are fucking expensive here

[lurking]

Originally posted by lurking
if you are going to spend that much money, get a real machine not a fucking dell. look into the IBM Intellistations

http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/st...&dualCurrId=73

seriously. and crucial does have 1GB PC-3200 but they are about $400 bucks each.

[Amp]

Originally posted by lurking
seriously. and crucial does have 1GB PC-3200 but they are about $400 bucks each.

ahhh, yep, I found 'em. Still way cheaper though. Dell wants $2900 for 4GB. That's a huge difference.


The IBMs are too overpriced. One of their best systems is over $26k and still isn't the machine this Dell is.

[sandman!]

Originally posted by Amp
nope. I don't run anti-virus at all.


on the memory, Crucial only offers the 512m DIMMs, and the system only has 4 banks, so I'd be stuck at 2gb of RAM..... rather have the 4GBs....

No
you go to kingston.com and find the part # for the memory you need then you go to pricegrabber.com seach by part # usually is about 50% of what dell wants so if your memory is $1000 from dell it will cost you around $500 serching for it on pricegrabber

[lamrobertson]

Originally posted by Amp
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Dimension XPS

$4,066



No, I am not gonna spend a month piecing shit together from 19 different parts houses. I want something huge, speedy, and soon.
If anyone knows of a better system or a better deal on something similar, I'd love a heads up on it.

Mahalo

I just got very close to the same a couple weeks ago. Not that much ram though only 1 gb and a 250 GB Hard Drive.

I was really surprised how much the sucker weighs!

lol I upgraded from a 500 mhz processor. What a difference.

Lorna

[jimmyf]

Originally posted by Amp
can give me a good reason why I need the Pro version? Home works fine for me.

works here just fine and dandy

[sandman!]

for the dell 650 it will cost you about $1200 for the 4 gigs of ram if you buy it online i just searched the kingston part # KTD-WS450E/2G you need 2 of these its a 2 gig kit.

[Amp]

Originally posted by sandman!
for the dell 650 it will cost you about $1200 for the 4 gigs of ram if you buy it online i just searched the kingston part # KTD-WS450E/2G you need 2 of these its a 2 gig kit.

yeah, just found those.... the 1GB non-ECCs are only $308 at kingston! That's less than half what Dell gets.

[lurking]

Originally posted by Amp
ahhh, yep, I found 'em. Still way cheaper though. Dell wants $2900 for 4GB. That's a huge difference.


The IBMs are too overpriced. One of their best systems is over $26k and still isn't the machine this Dell is.

you have no idea what these machines are capable of. I have two of them, one as a fileserver, and the other as an encoding box. trust me, you need to do a little more research on them before going with a dell. you will not be sorry.