nEW DESKTOP rate

[dak1b]

what do u guys think of this desktop? i'm mainly going to be using it for: gaming, internet, pictures...editing pictures...movies..downloading


http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=desktops_great_deals

my other computer is giving my a lot of problems and im done hassling wit it. so i thought i jus wud go for sumething resemble that works for me

 

[bomberboysk]

For gaming you would want a decent gpu...why arent you building your own?

 

[dak1b]

For gaming you would want a decent gpu...why arent you building your own?

dun feel like buildin my own...i like dell and trust them more than half these other companies..jus bad experiences i guess with buildin my own pcs...ya the gpu they have is jus iite..nothing special

 

[Jamin43]

dun feel like buildin my own...i like dell and trust them more than half these other companies..jus bad experiences i guess with buildin my own pcs...ya the gpu they have is jus iite..nothing special

It's an integrated card. If you want a gaming PC - you're probably going to want to look at a GPU to plug in your PCI express slot. What kindof budget can you add for a video card? What kindof games you looking to play?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-price,2323.html

 

[dak1b]

It's an integrated card. If you want a gaming PC - you're probably going to want to look at a GPU to plug in your PCI express slot. What kindof budget can you add for a video card? What kindof games you looking to play?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-price,2323.html

budget right now isnt too high...maybe $150 tops for gpu

 

[ScOuT]

budget right now isnt too high...maybe $150 tops for gpu

Sell the stuff in your sig rig...you have some nice stuff there. People will be all over that.

What Problems are you having? Maybe we can help

 

[bomberboysk]

Sell the stuff in your sig rig...you have some nice stuff there. People will be all over that.

What Problems are you having? Maybe we can help

Yeah, anything you buy from dell will be no competition to your sig rig...it should tear through most games pretty well with that 9800gx2..

 

[Euklid]

Dell never lists the power supply (prob. generic always) or motherboard. It's a 300W
power supply on that model. There is an expansion PCI-E 16x slot on the motherboard,
but it's a Mini case - so you might not be able to fit a full length graphics card.

Another disadvantage is warranty. If any parts break on your Dell after a year, and you
didn't renew the warranty, you have to buy new ones. But if you build your own
computer, most parts have warranty of 3 years.

On boxing day, I ordered an $1,100 desktop from Dell. 57 days later, they hadn't even
shipped it yet. I canceled the order, and built my own computer. I saved $200 and only
used quality parts.

 

[dak1b]

Yeah, anything you buy from dell will be no competition to your sig rig...it should tear through most games pretty well with that 9800gx2..

ya thats wat i was thinkin sellin my parts...i think sumething might be corrupted though i dunno what. it wont boot. its really annoyin!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bomberboysk]

ya thats wat i was thinkin sellin my parts...i think sumething might be corrupted though i dunno what. it wont boot. its really annoyin!!!!!!!!!!

Lemme take a wild guess...that 750gb barracuda, its a 7200.11 ST3500330AS? They had alot of firmware issues..

 

[Euklid]

Bahahaha. My Seagate just "died" (it's not really dead) too. Check my sig. I just packed
it today for shipping. Here's my post on the Seagate forums.

 

[ScOuT]

dun feel like buildin my own...i like dell and trust them more than half these other companies..jus bad experiences i guess with buildin my own pcs...ya the gpu they have is jus iite..nothing special

You have got to get that rig working...you have a nice hardware lineup. If you buy a Dell for gaming...you will regret it in the future.

Bahahaha. My Seagate just "died" (it's not really dead) too. Check my sig. I just packed
it today for shipping. Here's my post on the Seagate forums.

That's why you buy Western Digital

Seagate has had firmware issues lately. They released a firmware update that supposedly fixed the issues. Just do a Google search of "Seagate firm ware" or "Seagate drive failure" and you'll see what I am talking about.

Many Seagate drives are locking up

 

[bomberboysk]

^Yup, i had to rma both of mine drives...one of them twice(the rma was doa..) $60 for shipping and whatnot

 

[Russian777]

^Yup, i had to rma both of mine drives...one of them twice(the rma was doa..) $60 for shipping and whatnot

wow bomber your only 15? You must be pretty smart then for your age.

 

[Fatback]

Same here I have RMA 2 seagate drives also and have been getting a lot of people coming to my shop having problems with them.

 

[bomberboysk]

wow bomber your only 15? You must be pretty smart then for your age.

Lol, if ONE MORE PERSON starts complaining that im only 15 im gonna kill some....oh wait, im just kidding But yea, im only 15. As are alot of the members, id say a majority are 14-18 on here..

 

[Fatback]

wow bomber your only 15? You must be pretty smart then for your age.

Actually a lot of the members on here are teenagers some as young as 13 but they usually don't last long.

 

[Sedah]

Actually a lot of the members on here are teenagers some as young as 13 but they usually don't last long.

dang i feel dumb now, lol some of use are in our 20's darn you teenagers and ur gadgets! lol, and yea, forget seagate, get a WD....and if somethings corrupted why not try reinstalling? save ur important files first of course

 

[bomberboysk]

dang i feel dumb now, lol some of use are in our 20's darn you teenagers and ur gadgets! lol, and yea, forget seagate, get a WD....and if somethings corrupted why not try reinstalling? save ur important files first of course

Actually only the 7200.11 drives really have issues, the 7200.12 are great and the 7200.10 are some of the most reliable drives out there, as are the 320gb western digital caviar SE16 drives though.