WATSON
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Dell GX270
P4 3.0ghz
512mb mem
40gig disk
audio land video all built in
cd rom drive
£150 + delivery
Homebuild
P4 3.0 ghz
512mb memory
40 gig disk
audio/lan built in
radeon 9100 graphics card
£150 + delivery
Both worth the cash do you think? 
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Kyle T
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Either include a monitor?
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WATSON
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Nope  .
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Kyle T
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Shame, as that would have been a bargain 
I think refurbished gx270's go for around 175-200 nowadays, so I'd say the dell isnt a bad buy
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Impreza WRX STi
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WATSON
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Problem with the dell computer tho it was used for a server so was on 24/7
Everything was checked and all found to be all good
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Kyle T
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Depending on how long it was used as a server it should be fine. Could give it a little service if you wanted though (change the cpu fan, as bearings may be wearing, re-seat the Heat sink with thermal paste and completely reformat the hard disk)
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WATSON
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Both specs sound around about the same just not sure what one to go for
Think the dell would be better tho  The dell was checked and everything is fine all working 100%
What would it take to get vista running on that system?
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Kyle T
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Not a clue, our company have only just started rolling out winxp
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Planty02
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quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
Problem with the dell computer tho it was used for a server so was on 24/7
Everything was checked and all found to be all good
Where I work our servers are 8/9 years old and still run fine. They are being replaced atm but thats just because the spec is no where near what we need but in terms of wear and tear they are fine (These are RM machines not Dell tho)
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--Dave--
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I have a monitor for sale WATSON in case you're interested
brand new and still in it's box. £100 delivered. HPL1706
[Edited on 16-02-2007 by --Dave--]
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Planty02
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and for vista I would say the dell machine would need another 512mb RAM (at least), maybe a new GFX card, and ideally more hard drive space as vista takes up a fair chunk
EDIT: Not sure if you would need a DVD drive too (My copy of Vista came on DVD but that was downloaded from MSDN)
[Edited on 16-02-2007 by Planty02]
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John
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Has the mboard been replaced on the dell?
If it hasn't it will need to be eventually, although dell will cover it.
Also is there any warranty left on the dell?
Check at http://support.euro.dell.com with the service tag.
[Edited on 16-02-2007 by John]
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