Quick Question on bang for the buck dell config for friend

[Magusigne]

OptiPlex 360 Minitower Base
PROCESSOR Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor E7300 (2.66GHz, 3M, 1066MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic,SP1, with media,32
SERVICE 3 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 3 Year NBD On-Site Service edit

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MEMORY 4.0GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM, 800MHz, (2DIMM) edit
HARD DRIVE 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache? edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW SATA, Roxio Creator? CyberlinkPowerDVD? edit
VIDEO CARD Integrated Video, Intel® GMA3100 edit
MONITOR Dell 22 inch E2209W Widescreen edit
ENERGY SMART Dell Energy Smart Power Management Settings Enabled edit
RESOURCE CD AND DVD Resource DVD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers for Vista systems edit

Sorry for the mess but itchy finger wants me to seal the deal quick.

All for 665+ Tax. 22" Monitor is looking great.

This is for my friend who knows nothing about computers. Its an optiplex but do you think it will run a 9800GT in it?

Also the RAM...normal Ram?

Thanks...I'll be upgrading the HD and Video card for him soon.

 

[Blain]

Check the manual for the system. You should be able to find out specs like PS wattage and slot configuration.

Did you check Vostro configurations also?

 

[Magusigne]

Alright. Besides that? Look to be a good deal?

 

[Blain]

The 9800GT is more of a power hog than the 9600GT. Dell and other OEM builders tend to skimp on PS wattage.
The Mini-Tower units have higher wattage PS than the Slim-Line's do. Slim-Lines also have much less expandability.

But you really need to find out power supply wattage as well as PCI Express slot support before you place any orders.