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From: Andrew Hodgson on 6 May 2010 12:05 Hi, Just wondering what people are buying these days - currently using a Dim9200 which works fine on Win7, but want to have a quieter system. I want at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM. Good sound would be nice, not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video. Would like to get solid state storage if possible, most of my files are now on the WHS box anyway. Anything out there from Dell worth looking at? Thanks. Andrew.
From: Daddy on 6 May 2010 12:57 Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Hi, > > Just wondering what people are buying these days - currently using a > Dim9200 which works fine on Win7, but want to have a quieter system. > > I want at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM. Good sound would be nice, > not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video. Would like to get solid > state storage if possible, most of my files are now on the WHS box > anyway. > > Anything out there from Dell worth looking at? > > Thanks. > Andrew. If all you want is "a quieter system" you don't need a new computer. Just replace the case fans and use a video card with a heat sink. We can help you choose both. On the other hand, if what you really want is a new computer you can't expect good advice if you don't tell people how you intend to use the computer. If you feel you need "at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM" you must be a software developer or someone who routinely works with huge databases (commodities trader?), or perhaps you're into Visio or CAD. You're obviously not interested in HD video editing or Photoshop or 3D games, since you're "not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video". Anything else to share? Daddy
From: Andrew Hodgson on 6 May 2010 13:33 On Thu, 06 May 2010 12:57:33 -0400, Daddy <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Andrew Hodgson wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Just wondering what people are buying these days - currently using a >> Dim9200 which works fine on Win7, but want to have a quieter system. >> >> I want at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM. Good sound would be nice, >> not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video. Would like to get solid >> state storage if possible, most of my files are now on the WHS box >> anyway. >> >> Anything out there from Dell worth looking at? >> >> Thanks. >> Andrew. > >If all you want is "a quieter system" you don't need a new computer. >Just replace the case fans and use a video card with a heat sink. We can >help you choose both. Actually I have another Nvidia clone which may do the trick for the videocard. > >On the other hand, if what you really want is a new computer you can't >expect good advice if you don't tell people how you intend to use the >computer. > >If you feel you need "at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM" you must be a >software developer or someone who routinely works with huge databases >(commodities trader?), or perhaps you're into Visio or CAD. You're >obviously not interested in HD video editing or Photoshop or 3D games, >since you're "not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video". Anything >else to share? I want to use Vmware workstation on it extensively for the most part to test various servers etc. Other than that it is general Internet/email/music stuff. Andrew.
From: Daddy on 6 May 2010 14:34 Andrew Hodgson wrote: > On Thu, 06 May 2010 12:57:33 -0400, Daddy <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Andrew Hodgson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Just wondering what people are buying these days - currently using a >>> Dim9200 which works fine on Win7, but want to have a quieter system. >>> >>> I want at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM. Good sound would be nice, >>> not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video. Would like to get solid >>> state storage if possible, most of my files are now on the WHS box >>> anyway. >>> >>> Anything out there from Dell worth looking at? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Andrew. >> If all you want is "a quieter system" you don't need a new computer. >> Just replace the case fans and use a video card with a heat sink. We can >> help you choose both. > > Actually I have another Nvidia clone which may do the trick for the > videocard. >> On the other hand, if what you really want is a new computer you can't >> expect good advice if you don't tell people how you intend to use the >> computer. >> >> If you feel you need "at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM" you must be a >> software developer or someone who routinely works with huge databases >> (commodities trader?), or perhaps you're into Visio or CAD. You're >> obviously not interested in HD video editing or Photoshop or 3D games, >> since you're "not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video". Anything >> else to share? > > I want to use Vmware workstation on it extensively for the most part > to test various servers etc. Other than that it is general > Internet/email/music stuff. > > Andrew. For extensive use of Wmware Workstation, I would look first at the Precision Workstations: http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/desktops/precndt/ct.aspx?refid=precndt&s=bsd&cs=04 However, most of those computers come with Xenon processors and video cards. If you really want Core i7, and you're sure you don't want a video card, look at the Optiplex desktops: http://www.dell.com/us/en/business/desktops/optiplex/ct.aspx?refid=optix&s=bsd&cs=04 For Internet, e-mail, music and web surfing you need nothing more than Inspiron in a desktop: http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/desktops/inspndt/ct.aspx?refid=inspndt&s=dhs&cs=19&ref=dthp Sorry, I can't advise you on laptops. Daddy
From: Christopher Muto on 6 May 2010 14:50
Andrew Hodgson wrote: > Hi, > > Just wondering what people are buying these days - currently using a > Dim9200 which works fine on Win7, but want to have a quieter system. > > I want at least I7 processor with 8GB RAM. Good sound would be nice, > not bothered if it uses onboard Intel video. Would like to get solid > state storage if possible, most of my files are now on the WHS box > anyway. > > Anything out there from Dell worth looking at? > > Thanks. > Andrew. the only quiet desktop computers that dell makes are in their line of optiplex machines. among them only the full sized 'mini tower' chasis are consistently quiet. the compact models are noisier with smaller fans that have to run agresively hard to try to cool the compact cases. if you find your old dimension 9200 loud then you will be very unhappy with a precision workstation which are much louder than what you have. |