hi, my mom is looking into buying a dell and I noticed that the 4700 series has an open pci-e x16 slot. Sounds good but I have a few questions.
1. would the powersupply in the dell be powerful enough/high enough quality to run a card like a 6800GT?
2. if so would the dell have the correct power connection to the card itself?
3. if the powersupply is too small would I be able to buy a new one and replace it? would it work?
4. is the processor in the dell upgradeable?
5. if so what type of socket does it use?
6. how soon will the sub 3.4 ghz P4's be obsolete? would, say a 3.0ghz, bottle neck a card like the 6800gt?
if the dell is the bad choice, please point me to a computer with either an open AGP or pci-e slot, running on an AMD 64, or P4 platform around the $900 range.
EDIT: I cannont build myself because my mother doesnt trust that I have the skills to put one together and keep it as stable as a dell would be, so please dont recommend that.
1. would the powersupply in the dell be powerful enough/high enough quality to run a card like a 6800GT?
2. if so would the dell have the correct power connection to the card itself?
3. if the powersupply is too small would I be able to buy a new one and replace it? would it work?
4. is the processor in the dell upgradeable?
5. if so what type of socket does it use?
6. how soon will the sub 3.4 ghz P4's be obsolete? would, say a 3.0ghz, bottle neck a card like the 6800gt?
if the dell is the bad choice, please point me to a computer with either an open AGP or pci-e slot, running on an AMD 64, or P4 platform around the $900 range.
EDIT: I cannont build myself because my mother doesnt trust that I have the skills to put one together and keep it as stable as a dell would be, so please dont recommend that.
