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[LegacyComplete]

By the way, to those saying they hate Dells, I just bought my second Dell PC. Only £396 (UKGP) from the Dell Outlet, supposed to be about £900 when bought custom made. Got:

(Old PC) : (New PC)
2.4ghz Celeron : 3.0ghz Pentium 4 HT
2x 256mb RAM : 2x 1024mb RAM
1x 80gb HDD : 1x 250gb HDD

Not bad seeing as how the old PC was £300 and the new PC was £396 lol.

Ah yes, but you see you were horribly ripped off, reasons being as follows:
1: Intel (Pentium) CPU's blow in todays world, AMD is faster, stronger, has a higher threshold, and has more output in performance.
2: You bought a computer with a 3.0ghz Pentium 4 HT, probably costing the bulk of the computer, seeing you said it was at max 900 pounds, id say the CPU would be 400-500, prolly 450 pounds, that Intel (Pentium) being 3Ghz, in AMD terminology, is about 1.6GHZ, if you were to buy a AMD A64 3700+ 2.2Ghz (San Diego or Venice or Viego, doesnt matter which its just for overclocking performance), it would cost aprox 200pounds of the 900 pounds total (which would leave room enough to buy a sweet vid card), and being a 2.2 A64 based CPU, it would clock at about 4.2Ghz in Intel (Pentium) Terminology, You be the judge, did you get ripped? or did you not?

and finally,
point 3,
even though its not relative to non OCers,

Intel CPU's cant overclock worth shit.... the most you can get out of an Intel XMX P4 3.2Ghz, is about 0.2 Ghz, bumping it up to 3.4Ghz in Intel Terminology. The AMD A64 3700+ 2.2Ghz (the most on average bought AMD CPU) can clock itself stabily to 40% core capacity while maintaining low Vcore (Volage input and output for heat safety and control on the core of the CPU) so here your getting your 2.2Ghz to about +0.9Ghz, making it a whopping 3.1Ghz AMD, thats around 5.1 Ghz WITHOUT front side bus speed in an intel CPU terminology, all while being COOL and STABLE.

..

i rest my case...

>computer nerd<

 

[LegacyComplete]

Mind you Dell computer cannot be hardware modified unless bought specially....

 

[JonoSasson]

@Skyla: Firstly you'll want to go to http://www.uneasysilence.com/how-to-use-unsigned-themes-on-windows/ and read up to the end of Step 4. Make sure you follow the instructions carefully (they're fairly self-explanatory). When you've restarted, a good place to find a theme you'll like is here at Deviant art. You can download a theme in advance if you like, it doesn't matter. Once you have one, save it wherever, unzip the folder and inside you should find a Windows Visual Style File. Double click it, set it as your default and you're done! Enjoy!

 

[Skyla Doragono]

Thanks for that Jono. I'll try it when I'm feeling adventurous next; I nearly killed my computer recently, so I'm gonna hold off.

 

[rexxzecutioner]

Mind you Dell computer cannot be hardware modified unless bought specially....

EXXXXACTLY! That is the number one reason why I detest Dell.

 

[arcthemonkey]

Have you ever even owned a Dell? gosh are you guys being assholes.

The dell dimension in my den has had EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL PART replaced at least once, with parts from Newegg.

So I wonder what you mean by hardware modification? You mean like soldering new transisters straight onto the mother board? Adding a PCIe bus or two?

I figure if I can pop a in new processor, add a zalman cooler, upgrade the ram and put a new video card in, there's not a whole lot more hardware to upgrade.

So please, enlighten me, what the hell are you talking about?

Also, my 3.4Ghz Intel EM64T with HT overclocks at around 4.0Ghz, which is nothing to turn your nose up at, especially considering I paid about $220 for it. Never mind the fact that I would never overclock it again beyond the once I did it, since overclocking is one of the stupidest things you can do, especially if you like voiding warrenties and having to repurchase parts. The prescott core is one of the better ones out there, and Intels are FAR AND AWAY the best workhorse processors.

No yes, Dell is going to cost you about $500-$800 more than a custom PC if you ignore some of the parts most people do, including you OS and your monitor - that with the warrenty brings the price difference closer to $200-$300, and I have a feeling you wouldn't be able to go out and build a fully functional PC with a gig of RAM, an 80GB hardrive and a 2Ghz processor for $300 either.

No, you may have had a bad experiance with Dell customer service, I don't know, but I've never had a problem with them. Hell, in the entire time I've been a Dell customer I've been put on hold by them a single time.

I honestly don't think you guys have the feintest idea what Dell is doing, or is perhaps basing their information on computers 3 years ago and experiance with a cranky rep.

I'm also taking this opportunity to end this conversation. If the only reason you are here is to insult someone over their computer specs and rag on Dells, then don't post, or I'll start issuing flaming warns.

 

[Andy6000]

I'd have to ask you to calm yourself Arc. I mean... I got the picture of you, seething in rage, caressing your Dell lovingly while typing that, and it seriously creeped me out, because carressing a computer tower is in fact creepy. I think that if you buy a custom comp, and like you said, forget the OS and monitor (since Dell only sells extremely expensive monitors and bundles windows onto everything), then it would indeed be quite cheaper. And I'd have to go with that because A. I have a plethora of monitors lying around already, I don't need another one that costs $300 dollars because it's flat and says Dell on it, and I don't need Windows, seeming as rather than pay $100 to get it, you could grab a Linux bootdisc from someone else's comp, throw it on there and with the slightest of effort have basically the same functionality. So there you've saved roughly $400. (and don't say anything about that not everyone has monitors lying around, these two I have lying around cost me $15 total, and that sort of deal isn't hard to find)

Also, in order to give myself a sense of righteousness and being on the right side of the rules, I'm going to comment on someone's desktop or something vaguely relevant to the topic. I like cool backgrounds.

Also, while we're on the topic of non-replacable parts, old HP computers are terrible for that.

 

[rexxzecutioner]

stuff

Dells suck.

 

[Skyla Doragono]

EXXXXACTLY! That is the number one reason why I detest Dell.

I agree with Arc; wtf are you going on about? I had to replace or add several parts to my Dell already, and I haven't had any problems. The only major problem I've had was when my graphics card exploded, and while I blame Dell for that because they didn't notify me of compatibility issues, my Dimension is still the best and most reliable PC I've ever owned.

 

[Andy6000]

Well that's certainly exacerbating things now isn't it rexxz? I'd say we just get back on topic, before I take this chance to abuse my powers (for close to no reason, when words would easily suffice) and close this topic because it's getting off-topic and flamey. So... To sum up my thoughts... Dells = irrelevant to topic. Desktop screenshots and the subsequent laughter at how terrible they look = relevant to topic.

 

[rexxzecutioner]

I agree with Arc; wtf are you going on about? I had to replace or add several parts to my Dell already, and I haven't had any problems. The only major problem I've had was when my graphics card exploded, and while I blame Dell for that because they didn't notify me of compatibility issues, my Dimension is still the best and most reliable PC I've ever owned.

Do you even know what I was talking about?

 

[Skyla Doragono]

Do you even know what I was talking about?

Do you? Considering your "Dells suck" comment, I guess not.

*shuts up and lets the thread get back on topic*

 

[rexxzecutioner]

God you fail. I know exactly what I am talking about, I owned quite a few Dell's.

 

[LegacyComplete]

Ok Back on topic ppls.. i like this topic and i dont want it closed. so if you feel like posting another Dell Sux Post, PM me and ill make a "Dells Suck" thread, or maybe even a "OEM Company Manufactured Crap" thread.

Back on topic.

 

[Celesinator]

Wow... my desktop is really cluttered... PREPARE YOURSELVES!

Spoiler

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/4559/desktop0xn.png[/img]

 

[Leknaat]

Spoiler: Here's Mine

http://www.freewebs.com/ffseth/Desktop.JPG[/IMG]

I love Spirited Away, so yeah.

 

[Wings]

Spoiler: Wings' Desktop

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1011/desktop1ql.png[/IMG]

After looking at some of yours, I was appauled :S ...maybe I just like being very organised...but yeah.

 

[rexxzecutioner]

"Anywho, I would also like to thank Teloch, KaitLynn & Raerae"

What, I don't get a thanks? I feel unloved

Anyways, yeah; my desktop is slightly cluttered, mainly because of my appaling laziness.

 

[Wings]

"Anywho, I would also like to thank Teloch, KaitLynn & Raerae"

What, I don't get a thanks? I feel unloved

Anyways, yeah; my desktop is slightly cluttered, mainly because of my appaling laziness.

Ok rexxz, I will throw you in there aswell ':|. As a matter of fact, how the hell did I forget you?

 

[rexxzecutioner]

Haha I'm just pulling yer chain, I don't deserve a thanks, I deserve a good ass whipping for being such an annoying bastard.