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TheNightWatchman:
So I bought a Dell Demo PC for $800 (NZ) which is really cheap considering it's pretty much brand new... specs are


Intel Pentium D CPU 2.80GHz (dual core)
512mb DDR2 Memory
RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory
80GB SATA Hard Drive
CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive

I've already put in my DVD Dual Layer drive
My 200GB hard drive is IDE so it doesn't fit, buying a SATA 250GB drive soon
buying a 1GB stick of DDR2 memory soon

Do you think I should bother upgrading my graphics card (noting that I'm buying this PC for video editing, not games or anything like that, so these 7800GTXs are out of the question, but I'm just thinking if it's worth me spending $200 on a 7300GT or similar?)

What do you think anyway?

kyopedlr:
I'd go for the 7800 GTX

-kyopedlr

billyfridge:
nice one Banana.....l wish l could afford one with those specs :(

texasboy:
To be on the safe side you might need to check with Dell due to problem with batteries catching fire.

May only be for notebooks.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2003826,00.asp
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/07/dell_laptop_batteries.html
cheers

Quantum:
Sorry, even for that price (Google tells me that's about £270), you could of probabily put something together yourself for a bit better.

Problem is compared to AMD X2s and Core 2 Duo, the Pentium D is pretty much obselete. If you were to buy your own hard drive you would find it quite cheap these days to buy something quite cheap at 160 - 200 GB. If I were you I would defintly look at adding another 512 MB of ram, it will make a difference.

I googled the "RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory" and according to this: http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?page=2&articleid=662

It is actually outperformed by a NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache 128.

For the price you're talking about I would highly look at getting something like a GeForce 6600 or 6800 (you can get some pretty good versions of these, clock speed, memory type and features all matter, try and see if you can get a site with some feedback or check up a site that benchmarks them). If you don't play much games that were made in the last 2 years, I guess a 7300 would be perfect then.

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