I have had an 8400 since August. I have worked with computers for 20+ years. My first PC had 64k of memory and 10meg hard and a 8meghz processor. It cost more than my 8400.This is my 6th PC. I have seen a lot of changes. MY 8400 is a fantastic PC. It is the state of the arts and does everything I want it to  plus more. I have not had any problems with it except the ones I caused. I have read on the forum that a lot of people have had their fan run at high speed. I had my fan run fast but I cured it by modifying my PC desk to allow for more air flow. I live in Arizona. Last summer I place a floor fan near it to help the air flow. . I feel most  PC problems are self induced. Dell makes a good product and stands behind it. I just wish they would not outsource their tech support.

Message Edited by Dummy2004 on 12-15-2004 07:34 AM

Message Edited by Dummy2004 on 12-15-2004 07:38 AM

I'll jump on the bandwagon since there are so few threads like this one (understandable though).  I've also had my 8400 since August and have been very impressed with it.  No noise or heat issues and performance has been great.

Not that everything has been perfect--my monitor had to be replaced (but was done quickly with a minimum of fuss), and I get an annoying error message at boot because the BIOS doesn't like my non-Dell video card, but it doesn't affect performance.  All-in-all, I got a great system for a decent price (I really hate sounding like a shill, though).

"I have not had any problems with it except the ones I caused"

Very good statement.  Most people don't realize that when their 8400 has a problem, it is usually by their own fault (although not in every case).