Dell 8400 - 744$ - is this a good deal?

groo028

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P4 3.2 Ghz
1GB 533 Mhz DDR RAM
Two 160GB SATA Drives in RAID
Geforce 6800 256MB video card (i dont know if this is GT or not) (Also how do i know if this is PCI-E?)

Creative Audigy 2
+ the usual softwares + Windows XP Home
 

czech09

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Originally posted by: groo028
P4 3.2 Ghz
1GB 533 Mhz DDR RAM
Two 160GB SATA Drives in RAID
Geforce 6800 256MB video card (i dont know if this is GT or not) (Also how do i know if this is PCI-E?)

Creative Audigy 2
+ the usual softwares + Windows XP Home

Not that bad but I'm guessing it's a refurb right? The 6800 is a GTO = Dell's version of the 128mb version 6800
 

bamacre

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Actually, unless it states it is a "GTO" then it is in fact a 6800 "vanilla." If it inside a Dell 8400, it is definitely PCI Express, not agp. It's the same as other 6800 cards, this one is not crippled. The GTO version is a crippled 6800 GT card, faster than a 6800 vanilla, but not as fast as a regular GT.


And btw, I think that's a good system and price for a new slightly-budget gaming system. It'll run all the newest games fairly well.