Primex said:
I was curous because I was customizing a Dell XPS 140 on their website and I noticed that the video card was only a Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900, and I wanted something more advanced, say a ATI® Radeon® 8500. Since the Dell website was not allowing me to change the video card on the customizing menu, I was wondering, would I be able to install a ATI Radeon video card myself (actually I would have an expert do it) or would this computer not be able to handle a card like this? I'm sorry, this may sound dumb, but I really don't have a good clue as to how this works.
highly doubt you'll be able to.
dell isnt good for gaming in general and if your gonna buy an expensive XPS, look into getting an AMD powered Alienware lappy, it might cost slightly more though
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 515 Desktop Processor 2.93GHz 533MHz FSB 1MB
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support w/ Onsite Service
Video Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 6800
LCD Display: 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD Display
Motherboard: Intel® 915P PCI-Express Chipset
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB
Hard Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 80GB 5400 RPM SATA
Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio
Primary Battery: Alienware® m7700 12-cell Lithium-Ion Smart Battery Pack
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Wireless Network: Internal Wireless 802.11b/g miniPCI Card
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Alienware Exclusive Offers: Gamespot Complete - Free 90-day Trial (a $20.85 value)
Alienware Exclusive Offers: 10% off your next EB Games online purchase
Free Alienware T-Shirt: Free Alienware® T-Shirt - Black
Desktop Enhancements: Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager
Free Alienware Mousepad: Free Alienware® Mousepad
[1] Free Shipping Mail-In Rebate; on Alienware systems excluding peripherals - Continental U.S. Only
[1] Special Financing Offer; 6 Months Same As Cash Financing with the Alienware Credit Card
SubTotal: $2,346.00
Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 770 (2.13 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Display 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Memory 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpmHard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Dell Digital Entertainment Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience
Sub Total: $1,426
Just a little comparison
