Y the F would anyone buy a dell?

[Ricemarine]

Heck... XPS 400... My dad that works for Boeing gets a 56% discount wooo... So...

If Dell says the new computer is unfixable...

Thank you for the X-Fi Xtrememusic
Thank you for the 2007FPW
Thank you for the 250 GB hard drive
Thank you for the 7900GS
Thank you for the free Microsoft Office 2003 CD.

But you can keep everything else...

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Eeezee

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: uhohs
u suck at the computers

how so?

I agree, upgrading from x300 to x600 is barely upgrading at all. At least get the x800, more bang for your buck

my card is currently a x800 GTO although its running x800 XT BIOS and Speeds

Another likely cause for your problem. And you (you, not "u") blame Dell...

but y would it run fine for a while and then defect to PCI x1
also there are alot of BIOS modded C3d x800 GTOs out there and mine appears to be the only one with issues.... also has a zalman vf900AlCu since no seems to read sigs

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
My dell 5150 w/ 2007FP = cost 549.99 :evil:

wow u spent more on one monitor than we did on my friends entire PC speakers & monitor ::Q




Edit wrong emoticon

actually the computer came with the monitor :evil:

either way his PC + speakers came out to 420$ and his monitor was another 60-70 and assembly was 50
(he just uses a 19" CRT)

um, the 2007fp is worth ~350-400 by itself.

o ****** he got a PC with that too..... didnt notice the 5150


y u poor fool...........musta been one hell of a rebate.....:Q (not that they offer rebates anymore)

Actually there was no rebate, that's the actual price. (with a sweet coupon )

Link to the hot deal not long ago:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=1848692

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Dritnul
o ****** he got a PC with that too..... didnt notice the 5150


y u poor fool...........musta been one hell of a rebate.....:Q (not that they offer rebates anymore)

If you know what you're doing, the 5150 deal was solid. I tried to price a comparable system, but couldn't beat Dell's deal. Just popped in an x850xt pe, 2 gigs of RAM, and an old Raptor, and it's solid. No problems yet.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Dritnul
o ****** he got a PC with that too..... didnt notice the 5150


y u poor fool...........musta been one hell of a rebate.....:Q (not that they offer rebates anymore)

If you know what you're doing, the 5150 deal was solid. I tried to price a comparable system, but couldn't beat Dell's deal. Just popped in an x850xt pe, 2 gigs of RAM, and an old Raptor, and it's solid. No problems yet.

I Also popped in a 7600GT KO, 1 gig of ram, Ati550 pro and Belkin wireless PCI

It's heaven

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Heck... XPS 400... My dad that works for Boeing gets a 56% discount wooo... So...

If Dell says the new computer is unfixable...

Thank you for the X-Fi Xtrememusic
Thank you for the 2007FPW
Thank you for the 250 GB hard drive
Thank you for the 7900GS
Thank you for the free Microsoft Office 2003 CD.

But you can keep everything else...

WTF they wouldn't even give me a copy of plain old xp they mailed me one temporarily so that i could reformat my HDD because of all the files trying to install the x600 XT messed with
they forced me to ship it back even though i paid for XP when i bought the system which is a load of crap

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
My dell 5150 w/ 2007FP = cost 549.99 :evil:

wow u spent more on one monitor than we did on my friends entire PC speakers & monitor ::Q



Edit wrong emoticon

actually the computer came with the monitor :evil:

either way his PC + speakers came out to 420$ and his monitor was another 60-70 and assembly was 50
(he just uses a 19" CRT)

um, the 2007fp is worth ~350-400 by itself.

o ****** he got a PC with that too..... didnt notice the 5150


y u poor fool...........musta been one hell of a rebate.....:Q (not that they offer rebates anymore)

Actually there was no rebate, that's the actual price. (with a sweet coupon )

Link to the hot deal not long ago:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=1848692

meh cupon rebate the only difference is a few days in the mail

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Dritnul
Link to the hot deal not long ago:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=1848692

meh cupon rebate the only difference is a few days in the mail
[/quote]

More like three months or more....IF the rebate comes. If.

 

[Philippine Mango]

Lol, warranty. Man people can be delusional sometimes. I used to like dell, like in 2000 when they had real tech support. By the time '03 rolled around, I was beginning to hate them and in '05, I comfirmed it, I hate dell, period. Sad to think that they were such a great company, glad to know the stock price has fallen which coencides with the popular opinon of former dell owners.

You don't need a warranty anyways because if you buy the parts retail, they'll all have their own individual warranties anyways so it's win-win. Dell cheapo systems generally have a 1 year warranty which sucks if you think about it because they're OEM parts and you can't get the warranty through the manufacturer, so you're almost always more screwed with getting a prebuilt.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Heck... XPS 400... My dad that works for Boeing gets a 56% discount wooo... So...

If Dell says the new computer is unfixable...

Thank you for the X-Fi Xtrememusic
Thank you for the 2007FPW
Thank you for the 250 GB hard drive
Thank you for the 7900GS
Thank you for the free Microsoft Office 2003 CD.

But you can keep everything else...

WTF they wouldn't even give me a copy of plain old xp they mailed me one temporarily so that i could reformat my HDD because of all the files trying to install the x600 XT messed with
they forced me to ship it back even though i paid for XP when i bought the system which is a load of crap

That's why you pay $10 for the reinstallation cd

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Lol, warranty. Man people can be delusional sometimes. I used to like dell, like in 2000 when they had real tech support. By the time '03 rolled around, I was beginning to hate them and in '05, I comfirmed it, I hate dell, period. Sad to think that they were such a great company, glad to know the stock price has fallen which coencides with the popular opinon of former dell owners.

You don't need a warranty anyways because if you buy the parts retail, they'll all have their own individual warranties anyways so it's win-win. Dell cheapo systems generally have a 1 year warranty which sucks if you think about it because they're OEM parts and you can't get the warranty through the manufacturer, so you're almost always more screwed with getting a dell.

fixed unless im missing something in taht sentance

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: Dritnul

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Heck... XPS 400... My dad that works for Boeing gets a 56% discount wooo... So...

If Dell says the new computer is unfixable...

Thank you for the X-Fi Xtrememusic
Thank you for the 2007FPW
Thank you for the 250 GB hard drive
Thank you for the 7900GS
Thank you for the free Microsoft Office 2003 CD.

But you can keep everything else...

WTF they wouldn't even give me a copy of plain old xp they mailed me one temporarily so that i could reformat my HDD because of all the files trying to install the x600 XT messed with
they forced me to ship it back even though i paid for XP when i bought the system which is a load of crap

That's why you pay $10 for the reinstallation cd

:eviloo..... i have a copy:evil:

 

[Dritnul]

woops lil delayed response didnt realize i was back on first page

(sorry for tripple post i though some1 else replyed

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

That's why you pay $10 for the reinstallation cd

No, that's why you just burn a copy of the 8-in-1 Windows XP CD, and use the license code on the side of your Dell when you install.

 

[Dritnul]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

That's why you pay $10 for the reinstallation cd

No, that's why you just burn a copy of the 8-in-1 Windows XP CD, and use the license code on the side of your Dell when you install.

except for the fact i burned 2 copys and gave one to a friend thats basically what i did but i heard u aint supposed to advocate such activities on this forum
>.>
<.<
beware the almighty mods

 

[Injury]

I love my Inspiron and my 2005FPW. Only complaint is that sometimes the "mouse" button on the laptop sticks and requires a firm press to unstick it.

 

[randomlinh]

i love dell... next day service on virtually any part i need replaced. oh wait... dell business is a little different... heh.

The only thing I would buy from dell is probably a widescreen LCD... i want a ~24" one.. but waiting for them to dip below $300 (i'll be waiting a while...).

 

[TallBill]

Beats the crap out of gateway/HP imho.

 

[lokiju]

Well my SC420 for $300~ was worth the money IMO and I'm satisfied with my 1905FP LCD but other than that I'd never but a Dell as my main system, always build.

 

[zixxer]

You suck. You bought a low end dell FTL.


BTW you can't use other powersupplies in a dell. the pinouts are different (I hope someone already pointed that out...)

 

[duragezic]

I don't get your exact problem. Judging by your absolutely horrible grammar and grommy abbreviations... well I can see why tech support wouldn't want to deal with you.

That and you say yourself that it worked up until you started upgrading it (the x300 to x600 is just awesome hahahha) well that tells me you screwed it up yourself. Then you modify your newest card with a new BIOS and new hsf... well you probably screwed something up. If installing a new video card (a very similar one at that) messed with a ton of files... well you probably should've let someone else handle such a difficult task.

Your friend bought a $300 dell and it wouldn't run Sims 2? Did that genius ever think of looking at the minimum and recommend system requirement for the game before purchasing such a budget system? That makes it Dell's fault that the $300 system is for internet, email, and simple office usage?


I'm no Dell supporter.. but your rant is crap and I don't see what Dell did wrong.

 

[loup garou]

Did anyone actually try to read that entire OP? I gave up halfway through. Jesus Christ, take an English class or something.

Originally posted by: zixxer
BTW you can't use other powersupplies in a dell. the pinouts are different (I hope someone already pointed that out...)

That hasn't been true for years for ATX/BTX systems...of course their SFF systems and slim desktops have weird-shaped PSUs, but I believe even those use standard pinouts now.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: duragezic
I don't get your exact problem. Judging by your absolutely horrible grammar and grommy abbreviations... well I can see why tech support wouldn't want to deal with you.

That and you say yourself that it worked up until you started upgrading it (the x300 to x600 is just awesome hahahha) well that tells me you screwed it up yourself. Then you modify your newest card with a new BIOS and new hsf... well you probably screwed something up. If installing a new video card (a very similar one at that) messed with a ton of files... well you probably should've let someone else handle such a difficult task.

Your friend bought a $300 dell and it wouldn't run Sims 2? Did that genius ever think of looking at the minimum and recommend system requirement for the game before purchasing such a budget system? That makes it Dell's fault that the $300 system is for internet, email, and simple office usage?


I'm no Dell supporter.. but your rant is crap and I don't see what Dell did wrong.

Yep, I'm thinking PICNIC and PEBCAK here. I have a very low-end Dell and it's been fine to me over the years.

I bought a $500 dell three years ago, then paid $130 to upgrade the graphics card - I can play all the games of the HL2 generation perfectly.

 

[DougK62]

You don'y buy a Dell and upgrade it. lol. You just don't.

 

[krunchykrome]

I love my Dell 9150.