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Dell Inspiron 530 ST

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  • 18-01-2008 8:15pm
    #1
    Troublesome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭


    We're thinking of buying this (Dell Inspirion 530 ST) it costs £550.

    CPU -     Intel® Viiv™ Core™ 2 Duo E6550 Processor (2.33GHz,1333MHz,4MB cache)

    OS - Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English

    Memory - 3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024+2x512]

    Monitor - Dell™ 20" Black Wide Flat Panel (E207WFP) - UK/Irish

    Video Card - 256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 XT graphics card

    Hard Drive - 320GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache

    I have a few questions..
    1. Is it worth £500 inc VAT and delivery (No, I won't be building one, it's going to be a present for my sister's 13th birthday so my parents want a ready made computer)
    2. Will it play Sims 2 and all the expansion packs on medium to high settings without any lag? Or will anything need upgrading?
    3. If at some point, she decides she wants a better graphics card, would there be a feature we would have to look out for as the base unit is considered to be 'slim' (refer to picture)
    dellinspiron530s.jpg


    Thank you!


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    #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    I think the desktop version (standard height) is the same or similar price.


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    Sqaull20
    Registered Users Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    Dont get the slim one, they only accept half length cards so upgrading to anything decent is out of the question....

    I think you would be better off getting the below one for £450,the sims doesnt require any power, the HD2400Pro should be well able for it....
    
AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return
Dell™ 20" Black Wide Flat Panel (E207WFP) - UK/Irish
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache
128MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2400 Pro graphics card
16x DVD +/- RW Drive
Dell™ Entry Quietkey USB Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Dell 2 Button USB Scroll Optical Mouse - Black

    E-Value Code

    UKDHSONL-D015108


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