my old Dell

[Dell-lover]

I bought this old Dell Dimension 3000 from a friend for $50 and, besides reformating the hardrive, I have about $200 worth of upgrades into it. Just wanted to know if this was a good deal and how it compares to newer computers. (runs on Windows XP)

Specs:
(original) Pentium 4 Processor - 2.8GHz
(original) 80GB Hard Drive
2GB memory (upgraded from 512MB)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE PCI sound card (upgraded from onboard audio)
380Watt Power Supply (upgraded from 250Watt)
Nvidia Geforce 9400 GT 1GB PCI video card (upgraded from integrated graphics)

 

[The_Other_One]

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html
vs
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+4+2.80GHz

This site isn't the most accurate but gives a general idea where processors stand among each other.

For $50 the computer wouldn't be too bad, but $250 sounds a bit high. I suppose it's not a terrible deal, but it is still quite low-end for today's standards.