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SubjectRe: Bought a 'new' machine Reply to this message
Posted byParatech
Posted on07/30/08 07:23 PM



> Local Best Buy is selling their floor models dirt cheap.
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> Picked up a Dell Inspiron 530
> Core 2 Quad Q6600
> 3GB RAM
> 640GB SATA hard drive
> 16x DVD burner
> Intel GMA 3100 integrated graphics
> Lots (8 I think) of USB 2.0 ports, 1394a port, card reader
> Keyboard, mouse
> Vista Home Premium (soon to be formatted over with XP Pro/SP3) heh
> No monitor, CDs, etc. Just the main unit, keyboard, mouse, and power cord.
> $537
>
> Bought a Radeon HT 2400 Pro for $37 (it was being discontinued) to use in place
> of the integrated graphics.
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> Thoughts?
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It sounds great. I'm on a tight budget so I was happy with just a 2.6 ghz dual core athlon, 2 gyg ram, 500 gb hard drive, and I prefer Nvidia video cards so I went with the 8600. I am running XP SP2, and that's good enough for now.
I have 4 back usb ports, but my front 2 don't seem to work?




The new and improved King of Lamers 2003!

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*Bought a 'new' machine  itchyNADZ07/30/08 02:49 PM
.*Nice price -nt- CPU alone is worth a lot  Halcyon07/30/08 10:38 PM
..*Re: Nice price -nt- CPU alone is worth a lot  VmprHntrD07/30/08 11:40 PM
..Re: Bought a 'new' machine  Paratech07/30/08 07:23 PM
.*Seems like a decent deal to me.  SatsuNoHiTo07/30/08 04:55 PM
.*Re: Bought a 'new' machine  VmprHntrD07/30/08 04:54 PM
.*Re: Bought a 'new' machine  SilentAce07/30/08 04:28 PM
..*the "Vista" thing  newsdee07/31/08 10:37 AM
...*The file copy bug  Halcyon07/31/08 05:24 PM
...*Re: the "Vista" thing  SilentAce07/31/08 11:46 AM
....*I'm sticking with XP  itchyNADZ07/31/08 10:57 PM
.*Good, but be wary of the mobo in it...  Death Knight07/30/08 04:22 PM
..*thinking the same thing -nt-  SilentAce07/30/08 04:29 PM