DELLS!#%&@^$*&

makuraken · Post by **makuraken** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:33 pm

My dell laptop works wonderfully, because I treated it like a desktop (putting craploads of files and programs on it) and then my batter life is slowly going away. But other than that, nothing bad. I would also say that my mothers dell desktop WAS great. I saw WAS because before I left I built a new one for her.
But if you have the option and knowhow, built it yourself. You would not only be saving money for the same thing, but then you know it is YOUR machine. Since you know its insides well then you can mod it very easily if you wanted to.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:48 pm

The computer shop called yesterday and they said it was bad video card!

I loved that thing....

It was a Nvidia Ge-force 64Mb Ti 4200 card, and even though it was not the greatest or newest anymore it still played Doom III and that was all needed.
Apparently the fan stopped working, possibly clogged with dust (Dells fault for not having good ventilation) even though I had cleaned it a month ago.

Anyway, now I need a new video card and I was hoping to buy an ATI radeon but there are so many different cards and I havent been keeping up on the newest, so could you guys reccomend a good one? I do know I dont want an Nvidia MX card I heard from several people they really sucked.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:06 pm

Radion 9600, if you have a good amount of ram (like 512+, DDr) then you can get a extra package of the All-in-wonder. Its aloues you to input tv, or other rf video, composite, S-video and will come with capture software. Its a nice line of cards if you want a multi-media center in you computer.

Post by **gannon** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:00 am

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 014&depa=1
Nice and cheap

sam · Post by **sam** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:13 am

Pft, i got a raedon 9200 series it plays everything beautifully.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:10 pm

1 even though I dont have one, I would recomend the all-in-wonder
2 that one that sponge posted looks like the perfect replacement. Nice and cheap and lots of people like it.
EDIT: should read Gannon, not Sponge.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:44 pm

HK-47 wrote:2 that one that sponge posted looks like the perfect replacement. Nice and cheap and lots of people like it.

I haven't posted in this thread, you idiot

I do have a Power Color Radeon 9200SE. It may be kinda weak, but it still plays doom III (barely)

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:44 pm

SpongeBuell wrote:
HK-47 wrote:2 that one that sponge posted looks like the perfect replacement. Nice and cheap and lots of people like it.
I haven't posted in this thread, you idiot

I do have a Power Color Radeon 9200SE. It may be kinda weak, but it still plays doom III (barely)

Crap! I do have to pay more attention! I meant Gannon.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:16 pm

I have a Dell DJ, and I love it. However, I do not like their computers that much. They are great if it is for something like a school. If you are not running anything heavy duty (beyond IE, or even Photoshop) they work rather well.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Fri Feb 04, 2005 7:42 pm

yeah almost all the hard ware repairs i do thease days have been on dells.