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SaintAvalon
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June 6th, 2005 22:00
How is the Dimension 8400?
Well i have had a HP computer for ages. It is so old it has 2 mbs of video ram.
So I just bought a new Dell 8400. I was hoping to hear your views and opinions on if this was a good choice.
Specs:
P4 3ghz w/HT Tech
1 GB DDR2 Ram
128 MB ATI SE(or somthing like that)
80 GB HDD
19 in LCD
I am looking to use it for college and games. The main game i plan to use is WoW, so if you know how this system will stand up great.
As well general opinions, reviews would be nice.
Thanks,
-Dan
So I just bought a new Dell 8400. I was hoping to hear your views and opinions on if this was a good choice.
Specs:
P4 3ghz w/HT Tech
1 GB DDR2 Ram
128 MB ATI SE(or somthing like that)
80 GB HDD
19 in LCD
I am looking to use it for college and games. The main game i plan to use is WoW, so if you know how this system will stand up great.
As well general opinions, reviews would be nice.
Thanks,
-Dan
- Your system looks great except for the video card. Compared to your old video card games should play a lot better. You probably have the ATI 300SE so you are not going to be getting what you could out of your system. If you do a search of the forum you will find that the 300SE is held in low regard. Consider getting the GeForce 6600GT as this is the value (performance/price) mainstream card right now. If you want "great" then there are about 10 cards above this one.
truthfinder
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Posted June 8th, 2005 00:00
Hello:8400 ?You should have asked BEFORE, NOT AFTER YOU MADE THE PURCHASE !BEST OF LUCK ...............- Looks good. I agree that for some of the more intensive video games, you'll want a better video card. But everything else looks good.
The new 9100 is about to replace the 8400 I think. But still, your system should be more than enough to get you through college!
lol. So true :smileyvery-happy:
@jd10013 wrote:
i've had an 8400 with about the same spec for a while now and can't complain about anything. but, you probably shouldn't have come to a forum for people having problems with their computers to ask what people think of it :smileytongue:
tigerwolf7
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Posted June 9th, 2005 19:00
I like my 8400, but as mentioned, the x300se is a low end card. Luckily you can easily upgrade it if you're not satisfied with it's performance.
Also, if you didn't, you should have gotten 533MHz RAM over 400MHz. It's a cheap upgrade, and significantly enhances overall system performance.
Other than that, the 8400 is a great system!
shesagordie
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Posted June 6th, 2005 22:00