my family just ordered a new dell what can i do?

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linkman

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we just ordered a new dell so i dont have it yet but i was wondering what things can be done to dells like cooling etc.

this is the setup windows home ed. P4 3.2 ghz 2 gigs of ram and 160 gig harddrive its the E310 model
 
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Well, you'll have to open it up and have a look. With cooling you could change the stock fans, put in a better CPU HSF or even use watercooling if you have the cash and knowledge, but Dells are going to have there limits.
 
linkman said:
i dont want to go crazy but i just want it to run as efficiently as possible
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better cpu cooling can be good for the life of a computer, it will most likely help, it can't hurt. that's a pretty good computer, even for a dell. probably cost a pretty penny.
 
palmmann said:
better cpu cooling can be good for the life of a computer, it will most likely help, it can't hurt. that's a pretty good computer, even for a dell. probably cost a pretty penny.
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well we also got a 17inch flat screen speakers subwoofer and norton antivirus it came in at 833 dollars
 
burnitdown said:
thats acctually quite cheap, and where did you get a dell that isnt a dual core?
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we customized and bought it on their site the model name is E310 the one we got has a base price of 449 dollars
 
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i just looked around the website and found it. i went over all the different specifications, only thing i could reccomend right away is a new vid card, everything else is fairly good considering its from dell.
 
burnitdown said:
i just looked around the website and found it. i went over all the different specifications, only thing i could reccomend right away is a new vid card, everything else is fairly good considering its from dell.
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in our old computer which im currently using until the dell arrives we have an ati radeon graphics card that I plan on installing in the dell
 
burnitdown said:
linkman what kinda of graphics card, theres many different models and it may not fit into your dell
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thats the problem i have right now i cant find the box with the disk in it
 
linkman said:
in our old computer which im currently using until the dell arrives we have an ati radeon graphics card that I plan on installing in the dell
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That depends if it has the proper slot. If it's PCI, (which sucks for gfx in the first place), then it'll work, if it's AGP, you'll be SOL, as all new boards from dell ship with PCI-Express x16 slots.
 
SC7 said:
That depends if it has the proper slot. If it's PCI, (which sucks for gfx in the first place), then it'll work, if it's AGP, you'll be SOL, as all new boards from dell ship with PCI-Express x16 slots.
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it is a PCI card
 
pci................thats not to great, but if your new dell comes with a pci-e, then I would suggest a 7600gt if you are a gamer.
 
wicked859 said:
pci................thats not to great, but if your new dell comes with a pci-e, then I would suggest a 7600gt if you are a gamer.
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If you can afford it..., but that PCI card will work then. However, be aware, that some cheaper shiping OEM machines ship with PCI only mobos, so PCI may be the best option.
 
If you just want it to run effecently, you could buy some microsinks and put them all over, and buy some ram sinks for the RAM and video card RAM, and you could upgrade the CPU heatsink and fank, and add some case fans.

SC7 said:
That depends if it has the proper slot. If it's PCI, (which sucks for gfx in the first place), then it'll work, if it's AGP, you'll be SOL, as all new boards from dell ship with PCI-Express x16 slots.
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Thats not even.....remotly true.
 
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