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August 30th, 2006 02:00

dimension 9150

So i am thinking of getting this computer, would any one recomend me to anything i should upgrade on it, should i get 4gb of ram or stick with 2gb, ill probly stick with 2gb,

I am new to dell, i am wondering if the 320gb HDD with the 16mb cache is also there to choose or a special offer, is the free upgrade to 2gb of ram going to be still there before late september? Also should i get this sound card. I love music and have a good set of speakers for the computer.

Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic (D), w/Dolby® Digital 5.1

Now also i want to be playing highend games on this computer, like battlefield 2142, unreal tournament, etc...

do you think its worth getting the Geforce 7300LE TurboCache, or paying a extra seven dollars a month for the 256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS?

Sorry about asking these questions, i have some knowledge on computers but i aint know genious. Right now i have a 17" lcd monitor, is the 19" one that comes with it big or should i pay a little extra for the 20" or the 20" widescreen.

One more thing, is the physics accelerator worth getting?

Sorry for my spelling. Thanks!

Message Edited by cover3 on 08-29-200610:18 PM

  • DELL-Donald K

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    Posted August 30th, 2006 04:00

    2 GB of RAM should be plenty.
     
    The 320 is a good HDD
     
    Dell offers change weekly, on Wednesday, who knows what will be offered in late September.
     
    Get the 7900
     
    Never get an E series flat panel (E means economy)
     
    The 1907FP is awesome, the bigger ones are nice to, but are a bit pricey
     
    Most people don't have games that utilize the Physics accellerator, if you have games that do, you'll like it.


    DELL-Donald K
    #IWork4Dell

  • cover3

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    Posted August 30th, 2006 14:00

    nah, im sticking with the 9150 i think, but yea thanks for the advice. Ill need something better then my

    1.7ghz pentium 3
    256mb of ram
    50gbs of space
    32mb intergrated video card

    i dont have a good computer right now
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    Posted September 10th, 2006 01:00

    Take a look at this....I recently bought this config for less than 1000 bucks and it works just fine
     
      1 261-2179 Dimension 9150, Intel Pentium D 820 (2.8GHz) w/Dual Core Technology
     1 311-5362
    2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
     1 310-8024 Dell USB Keyboard
     1 320-4639 19 in (19 in viewable) 1907FPCFlat Panel Display
     1 320-4807 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
     1 341-3257 250GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
     1 341-2457 No Floppy Drive Requested
     1 420-4836 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,Service Pack 2,Spanish
     1 412-0688 Image Restore
     1 310-8029 Dell 2-Button USB Mouse
      1 430-1455 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
     1 313-3840 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
      1 410-0758 Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, Spanish, for Dimension
     1 313-4134 16X DVD-ROM and 16X DVD+/-RW
     1 420-5781 Sonic Cineplayer
      1 420-5790 Roxio Creator Basic/MyDVD Basic
     1 313-3773 X-Fi PCI Sound Card
     1 313-4032 Dell A525 30 Watt 2.1 Stereo Speakers with Subwoofer
      1 412-0883 McAfee Security Center w/VirusScan, Firewall and Privacy,90-day trial