I ordered a Core i7 Dell last week and the options were 6, 8 or 12 GB. I initially stuck with 6 but later changed it to 8 thinking I would get 2 x 4GB with 1 slot empty for an easier upgrade later, but after completing the order I found out it was 4, 2, 2 instead. Oh well.
Having to deal with Dell customer "service" is enough to drive one to build their own!!!
After a frustrating time on hold a couple times trying to change my RAM, I gave up (1.25 hour total). Went back to check status this afternoon and my order had disappeared completely, so I called again...
The options are:
6GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
12GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
I presume that means 3 x 2 GB, 2 x 4 GB, or 3 x 4 GB? I guess this mobo will run with one slot empty. I'm thinking it...
This machine had options for 8 and 12 GB of RAM...do you think that would mean a different mobo then? If so, I'll adjust the order up to 8 if it means there will be a 4th slot. (+$100)
I've not been much of an overclocker in the past, so I'm not too concerned about the Dell's ability to do so.
I went ahead and ordered it, minus the TV card. I'll do some more research on those and add it later since it was just a whim for me at this point. Total cost is $1553 after tax & free shipping. I think I'll be happy! Thanks all for the opinions.
OK, it looks like I'll buy it! What do y'all think of the HVR1250 tuner card? That is the only option they offer...should I get it or find something different/better later? 8GB of RAM is $100 more, but I think 6 should hold me for quite a while.
My mistake above...it is with the Ultrasharp 2408WFP...I mixed up the letters. It is a $330 upgrade over their "standard" Consumer S2409W model.
I've done some more reading since my post, and it sure looks like a winner. I see why it doesn't make a lot of sense to upgrade from a c2q or c2d...
Haven't been here since my last build 4 or 5 years ago...time to upgrade and I'm seriously considering a Dell (or even an HP) for the first time ever.
My company gets a discount with Dell, so I decided to configure a rig and a Studio XPS system is very appealing:
Core i7-920 (8mb L2...
If you have a Sam's nearby checkout their big workstation setups if you have the room for the giganto-huge U-shaped sets. I bought one several years ago and it is a great value. Not real wood, but that doesn't matter to me b/c it is usually hidden by lots o' crap. ;) They are very functional...
Mine pops a little window up right above the System Tray and says Scanning XX Message or File or something like that. It is most noticeable with email for me...it scans outgoing and incoming messages and even caught another Mydoom message last night before I even saw it appear in the Inbox...
If you end up needing a PCI card, I have a nice Belkin USB 2.0 + Firewire card that I unsuccessfully tried to sell here, and it is now on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3457073939&category=44933&sspagename=STRK%3AMESSE%3AIT&rd=1
No interest so far, so it could be a...
I don't know how to quickly do it in Word, but you might try it in Excel, then paste the table into Word. Excel allows you to Paste Special . . . Format and you could use that to quickly build a blank table to start with.
Good luck.
Quick question for the experts...I'm about to rebuild my old system and bought an A7N8X-E Deluxe which showed up yesterday. On the board it says Rev 1.01 which really surprised me after slogging through most of the 22 page thread on the Motherboard forum.
Should this particular board be at...
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