I saw a really good deal for a $399 Dell Dimension 5150 w/ 19in analog flat panel.
has 512 ram (2 sticks), 80gig hd
the processor is a Pentium 4 w/ 533FSB.
Some people say Dell is dumping old junk and I should wait, but it seems this is pretty good considering it includes a 19in flat panel.
They say the worst part of the system is the P4 which supposedly is only slightly better than a Celeron and runs very hot and uses a lot of power?
Do Dell motherboards allows expansion? Can I upgrade this to a Pentium D? I think the mobo has PCI express since the checkout option allows for ATI x600 upgrades, I figure I can get a better card.
If I get the ram upgrade to 1gig it's gonna be $449 w/ free shipping. Then I can buy a video card for $50 from Frys or newegg.
I plan to use the system to play World of Warcraft and maybe games like Civ4 or another RTS. I'm not that crazy about Battlefield 2 or games like that.
has 512 ram (2 sticks), 80gig hd
the processor is a Pentium 4 w/ 533FSB.
Some people say Dell is dumping old junk and I should wait, but it seems this is pretty good considering it includes a 19in flat panel.
They say the worst part of the system is the P4 which supposedly is only slightly better than a Celeron and runs very hot and uses a lot of power?
Do Dell motherboards allows expansion? Can I upgrade this to a Pentium D? I think the mobo has PCI express since the checkout option allows for ATI x600 upgrades, I figure I can get a better card.
If I get the ram upgrade to 1gig it's gonna be $449 w/ free shipping. Then I can buy a video card for $50 from Frys or newegg.
I plan to use the system to play World of Warcraft and maybe games like Civ4 or another RTS. I'm not that crazy about Battlefield 2 or games like that.