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PossessedChiken
10-23-2006, 01:45 PM
Components
PROCESSOR AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 4200+ Processor (2.20GHz, 2x512K cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition (Does not include Operating System Re-installation CD)

SUPPORT SERVICES Basic Package, 3 Year At-Home Service

MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 533MHz [4x1GB] Memory

HARD DRIVE 160GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst™ cache

OPTICAL DRIVE(S) 16 X DVD +/- RW Drive

MONITOR Dell™ 17" Value Flat Panel (E177FP)

GRAPHICS CARD 128MB ATI Radeon® X1300 PCI Express graphics card edit
SPEAKERS No Speakers

Accessories
KEYBOARD Dell™ Black Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Ire (QWERTY)

MOUSE Dell USB 2 Button Wheel Mouse - Black

FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES Free Media Card Reader Flash 13-in-1

MODEMS No Modem

Services & Software

SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection

MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8 - English

NETWORK ASSISTANT 90 days trial of Network Assistant included

PHOTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE No Photo Organising & Sharing Software/No Photo Editing Software

SYSTEM MEDIA No Resource CD

Also included with your system
Gedis Bundle Reference List D10C16 Dimension C521
Shipping Documents C521 Documentation with UK Power Cord
Adobe Reader Adobe Reader 7.0.8 - English
Order Information Dimension Order - UK
SecureData Software. No Secure Data Software
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Promotions Hidden Option Class 512MB RAM FREE - Double Memory Promo 2x512 MB 533MHz
Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel High Definition Audio

DruidChiken
10-23-2006, 02:25 PM
Go here and work out the component parts www.aria.co.uk

CPU is good, but u dont need 4gb ram 2 is fine and the x1300 is a crap vid card

Save your self a lot of bucks and build your own.

MadCatChiken
10-23-2006, 04:54 PM
Most RAM you'll need is 2gb and for the graphics card get a Geforce 7800 or a 7950.

PossessedChiken
10-23-2006, 04:59 PM
I was planning on plugging my own gfx card into it..
The gfx card was stock
I thought 4gb ram was too much but hey it was on offer

PossessedChiken
10-23-2006, 07:49 PM
Sorry for all the hassle
But would it be possible for someone to go to the website posted by druid and find me a motherboard suitable for holding 2x:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4463/websiteto8.png
Sorry for being such a noob

Thanks