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Dell Dimension 8400 Shopping Guide
Features:
The Editor's pick of PC Magazine in High-end Desktop category. A true performance PC that easily handles everything from basic applications to advanced digital video production. Includes the latest in graphics and memory to easily handle intense graphics, gaming and multi-media plus room to expand for future computing demands. Some notable features:
1: Relatively quiet comparing with other gaming PCs with multiple fans. This desktop uses an advanced liqid-filled pipe + metal fins combination for cooling. It also has a cooling port in the front.
2: Great multitasking performance. The new 925X chipet + SATA RAID 0 configuration + Socket T Prescott processor gives Dimension 8400 a very good score in bench tests. In fact, it has the highest score among nonoverclocked desktops in multitasking tests.
3: Great 3-D/Gaming performance thanks to the X800XT video developed for the new PCI-Express x16 interface in Grantsdale chipset. This desktop gets a 3DMark03 score that almost double those of systems w/ Radeon 9800 XT or nVidia GEForce FX 5950.
4: Great price. Hundreds off the similar gaming PCs of other brand. Great deal for those who can live with a not-too-flashy case.
Specifications:
Processor Choices:
Pentium 4 Processor 530 w/ HT Technology (3.00GHz, 800 FSB, 1MB L2 cache)
Pentium 4 Processor 540 w/ HT Technology (3.20GHz, 800 FSB, 1MB)
Pentium 4 Processor 550 w/ HT Technology (3.40GHz, 800 FSB, 1MB)
Memory (4 DIMM slots):
512MB - 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz
512MB - 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
(533MHz memory not availabe in lower models)
Hard Drive (2 3.5-inch bays):
80GB - 400GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
160GB - 400GB RAID 1 (data mirroring)
320GB - 800GB RAID 0 (data striping)
Drives (2 3.5-inch bays, 2 5.25" bays):
Standard DVD-ROM drive, DVD/CDRW Combo Drive or upto 12x dual-layer DVD+RW, dual drives available
Graphics Card:
128MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE (not available in lower models)
Sound card:
Integrated Audio with Dolby Digital 5.1 capability
Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit ADVANCED HD Audio
Sound Blaster Audigy2 (D) Card w/Dolby 5.1, and IEEE 1394 capability (not available in lower models)
I/O ports:
1 9-pin Serial
1 parallel
1 VGA connector
8 USB 2.0 ports - 2 front/6 back
1 front headphone jack
5.1 Channel Audio: 5 miniature jacks for line in, line out (front, rear and center) and microphone
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Others:
350W power, 3 PCI slots, 1 PCIe x 1 slot, 1 PCIe x 16 (graphics) slot
Base Model Configuration ($1099 as of 7/20/2004):
- Intel Pentium 4 processor 530 (3GHz, 800FSB, 1M L2 cache)
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz
- 17" (16.0"vis) CRT Monitor
- 40GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
- 128MB PCI Express x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X300 SE
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