RE: Advice on a high-end PC for business apps

XPS410.

I would look at the quad core. It is only $50 more on this machine and
as many applications are you are running, I think you would benefit.

You do NOT want SLI, as that would take two graphics cards and only give
you TWO DVI connectors. They're bonded. Go with a mid-range card (NOT
the 7300LE) and add another.

PS/2 ports are dead -- they're legacy ports so are going the way of the
printer port --- GONE. On the XPS410, the option uses one of the
openings in the back, but does NOT use a PCI slot. It can go in the
spot where the PCI-e x1 slot is, I believe. I have them in my XPS410.

I don't run four monitors, but have run three and it works fine.

No experience with the Vostro, but for your purpose, I think the 410 is
perfect. Get one quick, as they'll be discontinued soon and the new
machines won't, I believe, be as useful.

4GB won't be used, by the way, only about 3.2GB. Not sure it would gain
you that much over 2GB anyway, but buy it aftermarket if you want it.



-----Original Message-----
From: darkrats [mailto:darkrats@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Sunday, September 02, 2007 1:03 AM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: Advice on a high-end PC for business apps
Subject: Re: Advice on a high-end PC for business apps

Have you checked out the new Vostro systems? Anyone purchase one yet?
I'd be
very interested in reading reviews or experiences with this model from
Dell.
And, why is it that Dell computers don't come with PS\2 connectors on
the
back? I know you can ask for that option, but I believe it will occupy
one
of the PCI slots.



<drdichoso@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1188699500.615529.51690@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My old Dell is rapidly failing on me so I am in the market for new
PC.
I will be running 4 19" LCDs to start and might replace one of them
with a 24" WS LCD.

At any given time I typically have 20 IE browser windows open, plus
5
Word docs, 5 PDFs, 2 excel sheets, outlook, and calc. I might in the
near future to have a small office network with 4 or 5 machines on
it
total.

I want something that will perform as fast and flawlessly as
possible
for me, but when I look at higher-end desktops they seem to be
customized for gamers/video editing/autocad and other resouce
intensive software.

I just want Word, IE, printer threads, and Windows itself to run
super fast and quietly no matter how much I have running at once. I
hate it when I am typing fast and it takes the CPU a few seconds to
catch up with my fingers. So...

Is an SLI motherboard and 2 SLI graphics card worthwhile versus
getting a cheaper mobo with a basic preinstalled 256M graphics card,
and then adding another $50 256M card myself so I have 4 total DVIs?

Is quad core v dual core worth the money?

Am I going benefit much from 1066mhz ram v 800?

Am I going benefit much from 10K v 7.2K RPM hard drive? Are the
faster
HDs noticibly noisier or more prone to crash?

I hate CPU fan noise, and my inner nerd really wants a liquid cooled
CPU even though I think I won't be doing anything to get my CPU hot
and sweaty. Should I restrain myself or go ahead get liquid cooling?

What are people's experiences with Digital Storm? After a lot of
time
on the Dell website I think the DS site is much more
straightforward,
and I think its great they offer the option of a PC with no OS pre-
installed.

My trust in Dell also has gone done when I saw how much they mark up
getting 4GB RAM v 1GB compared to the cost buying the identical
stuff
yourself. I also hate how their pricing and discounting is so
complex.
I feel like I either spend a couple hours comparing outlet v small
business v home and optiplex v XPS and so on or else I am getting
needlessly hosed for an extra $200.



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