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Dell 8300

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  • 14-07-2004 9:46pm
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    wingnut299
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    I own a dell 8300 with a p4 3.2, 512 DDR 3200 ram, 9800XT, I have never overclocked before and am unsure if my machine will play the newer games to be released ( HL2), any advice on how to squeeze the best out of my machine without spending a lot of money.....?????


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    ChipZilla
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    Dells aren't overclocking machines, but your setup should be able to handle HL2 or Doom3 alright...


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    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Yeah, the Dell BIOS won't allow you to overclock (no way to change FSB, multiplier, voltages, etc). That should handle those games fine - thought you might want to stick another 512MB in for Doom3!


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    wingnut299
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭wingnut299


    thanks guys....Im kinda stuck with a dilemma now...my mate wants to take this off my hands for €1350...I wouldn't even know how to start building my own pc, but im really interested in this whole forum...what sort of machine would I be able to build with €1350 (with a bit of help) and could I build a machine with a better spec than I have now??...


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    Pacifico
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    Originally posted by wingnut299
    thanks guys....Im kinda stuck with a dilemma now...my mate wants to take this off my hands for €1350...I wouldn't even know how to start building my own pc, but im really interested in this whole forum...what sort of machine would I be able to build with €1350 (with a bit of help) and could I build a machine with a better spec than I have now??...

    Not that hard tbh.

    Built my first pc a while ago (with the help of lots of people here ;) )

    For €1350 you'd get a good pc, AMD 64 and such

    Do you have to get a monitor also?


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    wingnut299
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭wingnut299


    yeah..I a have a 21" Sony trinitron Crt...would love to keep it, but it is included in the €1350


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    Pacifico
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    Originally posted by wingnut299
    yeah..I a have a 21" Sony trinitron Crt...would love to keep it, but it is included in the €1350

    Havn't got a clue what that is worth tbh.

    €1350 doesnt sound bad. What did you pay for it?


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    ChipZilla
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    You could always keep the CPU, RAM, etc and just stick a new motherboard in the case. You might need a new PSU too as Dell PSUs have those funny connectors I believe;. Definitely the cheapest option...


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    wingnut299
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    I paid €2000 for it three months ago...Id like to get my hands dirty and have a go at building a good one...dont know if €1350 would be enough to build a better one than I have now...all this artic ice and thermalake and X800 stuff appeals to me...love to have a go from scratch...


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    Dr Bolouswki
    Registered Users Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Dr Bolouswki


    tbh the system you have is very strong - pop it up to a gig of ram and you're laughing

    that said, building your own pc is great fun and a great learning experience

    1350 would get you a fine fine fine machine - though you'd have to fork out quite a bit for a 21" CRT


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    wingnut299
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭wingnut299


    Im not to worried about the monitor that much....just want to make sue that whats in the box is better


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    Superman
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    well building your own is clearly a good buzz , learn alot and such. but if your not going to be playing games alot forget about it for about a year, then, your PC will be not as shiny and requires an update any way.

    Remember at the mo, there are alot of new technologies such as pci-express and ddr 2 and to build a pc with these standards now will cost an arm and a leg , but I'd say by this time next year hey will be a good deal cheaper.
    Regardless of what these technologies have to offer they will become standard :(


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