Michael D. Bunting
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DELL DIMENSION 8400
The high end Dimension 8400 is very expandable, with Intel 925x chipset, PCIe x16 (the replacement for AGP), PXI x1, 3 PCI, 4 S-ATA, 1 IDE port, and bigger, tool-less clamshell case
CPU: Pentium® 4 Processor 540 with HT Technology (3.20GHz, 800 FSB)
OS: Windows XP PRO
RAM: 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz (2x256M)
HD: 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Single Drive: 48X CD-ROM Drive
Video Card: 128MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon™ X300 SE
Sound Card: Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Dell Media Experience™ Deluxe with Remote Control
IEEE 1394 Adapter
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Promos:
- 2 Year Limited Warranty plus 2 Year On-site Service ($156 Value)
- FREE 19" Flat Panel Display ($519 Value -- Selling on ebay for $350+ currently)
- FREE Dell Printer (720) w/ 1 Year Service ($79 Value)
- $100 Mail-In Rebate
My Final Cost (After Rebate!) would be: $1018.48
However, after selling the 19" Monitor on ebay for $350 (+ shipping) (which I plan to do because I don't need it)...I would only be paying $668.48 for this computer.
So...how does this Dell stack up against a entry-mid level HTPC?
Any components above that absolutely won't do the job needed from a HTPC machine?
Things that I will probably add to the computer (NOT purchasing from Dell) once I get it :
512 MB more of RAM
Dual Layer DVD Burner
300GB SATA Hard Drive
Perhaps? a better Video Card (I need your thoughts on this please!)
Thanks for any and all comments that you might have for me. This doesn't seem to be too bad of a deal for what I would be getting (at least in my mind).
Thanks!
Mike
The high end Dimension 8400 is very expandable, with Intel 925x chipset, PCIe x16 (the replacement for AGP), PXI x1, 3 PCI, 4 S-ATA, 1 IDE port, and bigger, tool-less clamshell case
CPU: Pentium® 4 Processor 540 with HT Technology (3.20GHz, 800 FSB)
OS: Windows XP PRO
RAM: 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz (2x256M)
HD: 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Single Drive: 48X CD-ROM Drive
Video Card: 128MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon™ X300 SE
Sound Card: Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio
Dell Media Experience™ Deluxe with Remote Control
IEEE 1394 Adapter
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Promos:
- 2 Year Limited Warranty plus 2 Year On-site Service ($156 Value)
- FREE 19" Flat Panel Display ($519 Value -- Selling on ebay for $350+ currently)
- FREE Dell Printer (720) w/ 1 Year Service ($79 Value)
- $100 Mail-In Rebate
My Final Cost (After Rebate!) would be: $1018.48
However, after selling the 19" Monitor on ebay for $350 (+ shipping) (which I plan to do because I don't need it)...I would only be paying $668.48 for this computer.
So...how does this Dell stack up against a entry-mid level HTPC?
Any components above that absolutely won't do the job needed from a HTPC machine?
Things that I will probably add to the computer (NOT purchasing from Dell) once I get it :
512 MB more of RAM
Dual Layer DVD Burner
300GB SATA Hard Drive
Perhaps? a better Video Card (I need your thoughts on this please!)
Thanks for any and all comments that you might have for me. This doesn't seem to be too bad of a deal for what I would be getting (at least in my mind).
Thanks!
Mike