- Sep 14, 2000
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OK, I was all ready to buy a Dell 8400, with 1 GB DDR-II memory and 17" LCD (not sure which one, DVI or not) for about $900 after rebate. But now I understand that there will be no sales until March, and my daughters want a Sims 2 machine now.
So why would this machine be $300 better? It will be just slightly more expandable, with a standard power supply and case as opposed to Dell proprietary, and probably better cooling, but I don't tend to upgrade that much anyway. HD should be about comparable. Better MB adds about $70. Is memory equivalent? Will it run faster with the clean XP install with no junk? And finally, why does everyone here seem to build AMD? Is it really that much cheaper or faster?
Asus P5GD1 $130 http://www.asus.com/products/m...775/p5gd1/overview.htm
P4 3 GHz 540 $200 $330
17" LCD $270 $600
1GHZ DC DDR$140 $740
80 SATA HD $70 $810
Case $60 $870
NEC DVD-RW $70 $940 --Dell was DVD-ROM only
XP Home OEM $90 $1030
KB/Mouse $30 $1060
video card $130 $1190
So why would this machine be $300 better? It will be just slightly more expandable, with a standard power supply and case as opposed to Dell proprietary, and probably better cooling, but I don't tend to upgrade that much anyway. HD should be about comparable. Better MB adds about $70. Is memory equivalent? Will it run faster with the clean XP install with no junk? And finally, why does everyone here seem to build AMD? Is it really that much cheaper or faster?
Asus P5GD1 $130 http://www.asus.com/products/m...775/p5gd1/overview.htm
P4 3 GHz 540 $200 $330
17" LCD $270 $600
1GHZ DC DDR$140 $740
80 SATA HD $70 $810
Case $60 $870
NEC DVD-RW $70 $940 --Dell was DVD-ROM only
XP Home OEM $90 $1030
KB/Mouse $30 $1060
video card $130 $1190