How does this deal look? Would this work well for video editing and occassional gaming?

[jediphx]

Dell Inspiron 530
Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
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Module Description Description Product Code & SKU Product Code & SKU
Dell Inspiron 530 Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor E4500 (2MB L2 Cache,2.20GHz,800 FSB) SME45H [223-2230]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English VHP3E [313-5582][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6540][420-7622][463-2282]
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs 2GB62 [311-7239]
Keyboard and Mouse Bundles Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse EKOM [310-7966][310-9611]
Monitor 19 inch S199WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor with TrueLife* S199WFP [320-6097]
Video Cards nVidia GeForce 8600GT-DDR3 256MB NV8600 [320-5747]
Hard Drives 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache? 320S [341-4810]
Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included NFD [341-5008]
Mouse Mouse included with Keyboard purchase N [310-1966]
Network Interface Integrated 10/100 Ethernet IN [430-0412]
Modem & Wireless 56K PCI Data Fax Modem DFAX [313-4593]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 AAREAD [420-7468]
Optical Drive 16X DVD+/-RW Drive 16DVDRW [313-5270][420-6464]
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio IS [313-2758]
Speakers Dell A225 2.0 Speakers A225 [313-4482]
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Works 9.0 DWRK9 [420-8085]
Security Software No Subscription (only 30-day protection) NOTM [420-7701]
Warranty & Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support S111OS [950-3337][960-3249][982-4310][983-3680][987-3137][987-6238]
Internet Access Service 6 Months Risk-Free Trial AOL Advantage Internet Access AOLDHS [412-0933][412-0934][412-0935]
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support S5302 [466-7688]
Optional Ports IEEE 1394a Adapter 1394 [310-9425]
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed NODE [464-9572]
Labels Windows Vista? Premium VPD [310-8626]
DataSafe Online Backup Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr DATSF3G [420-7091][420-7092][987-4817][988-0099]
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Sub Total $699.00

Its $750ish with tax

 

[NoelS]

jediphx,

Not trying to be critical, but there's too much chaff in your post to read though easily, looks like you copied directly from the Dell web site... If you pare your post down to the major elements, like processor, video card, etc. - you get the idea - it will be easier for folks to read and help you decide if it's a good deal.

I did read through it all, and it does look like a decent price for what you're getting. It's a good solid computer, but might be a little slow for video editing with the 2.2 GHz CPU, and probably only a modest gamer. If you really want a good machine for video editing, you might consider one with a quad core processor. For good gaming, you'd do better with a fast dual core (quad core will work, of course), something like 2.6 to 3.0 GHz would be better, but of course, more expensive...

Noel

 

[jediphx]

Hey Noel, yeah since my last post I changed it to the Q6600 Quad Core, 250 gig HD. Came out to 792 including tax and free shipping plus $300 off coupon

 

[Empy]

What concerns me more than the dual core is the fact that the graphics card is weak... really weak. If you could I would suggest you get the cheapest possible graphics card from dell and then buy an 8800GS or HD 3850, you'll see a huge performance boost.

EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $140 ($110 After rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814130332

Or this one with a better cooling solution:

HIS Hightech H385Q512NP Radeon HD 3850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported IceQ 3 - $160 ($140 after rebate)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814161216

However you *might* need a PSU upgrade, depending on what Dell is putting on your computer.

 

[jediphx]

well I think it will be fine I didnt have the energy this time around to build my own system (i usually do this and OC hard) and my usage is different now with three kids, casual gamer and now more video editing (hence the quad core).