PC and TFT Monitor Advice Needed Please!!!

[Kotatsu Neko]

It seems that Dell wont sell a desktop on it's own. I.e without a monitor. - Is this correct??

Yeah, quite possibly.

They do make some great monitors though.

Try Shuttle. I have one (although I built it myself) and they're great little systems.

[monsieurblack]

It seems that Dell wont sell a desktop on it's own. I.e without a monitor. - Is this correct??

hiya
no thats incorrect. they may well try to flog you one but the companies i've worked for have bought quite a few without. four new ones we got at my current place of employment less than month ago are all without monitors.
hope that helps
regards
monsieurblack

[mid]

It seems that Dell wont sell a desktop on it's own. I.e without a monitor. - Is this correct??

Quite possibly the case in the 'home' section of the website. Try going in via the 'small business' section, if you're not getting the option to remove the monitor from the package. Most of the machines in there can have the monitor removed.

[BlackHammer]

cheers chaps! - will have a go.

[SubparMario]

I hear it's very easy to get a further discount on all Dell products. If you're ordering by telephone then just start umming and ahhing about better deals and special offers elsewhere and they'd knock a bit off the price there and then.

[BlackHammer]

Ok guys, what do you think of this???

It's the kind of spec I'm after, so ticks all boxes for me. Your opions would be much appreciated.

http://www.europc.co.uk/Home.aspx?ProductDetailID=1&ProductID=38378

[Kotatsu Neko]

Ok guys, what do you think of this???

It's the kind of spec I'm after, so ticks all boxes for me. Your opions would be much appreciated.

http://www.europc.co.uk/Home.aspx?Pr...roductID=38378

Not bad, except for the very poor gfx card. You'd need to upgrade it if you want to play games.

[Combination]

My choice of monitor is the DELL UltraSharp 2405FPW LCD
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1764459,00.asp

Lovely, isn't she

[mid]

Yes, she is. I've got the little 17" version running on my work desk in 'Tate mode.

[BlackHammer]

Right guys, finnaly found the deal I wanted at dell and have just ordered it!

Here's the spec :

(D09516) Dimension 5100 3.0GHz
Base:
Intel? Pentium 4 processor with HT technology 531 (3.00GHz, 800FSB, 1MB cache) 38083


Microsoft Operating System:
Microsoft? Windows? XP Home Edition SP2 - English

Memory:
1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 400MHz (2x512) Memory

Hard Drive:
250GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst? cache

CD/DVD Drives:
16x max. DVD +/- RW with dual layer write capability

Floppy Drives:
Internal 9-in-1 Flash Card Reader

Monitor:
Dell 17" Value Flat Panel Monitor - E173FP


Video Card:
128MB ATI Radeon? X300 SE HyperMemory graphics card

Speakers:
Dell A215 speakers

Keyboard:
Dell Entry USB Keyboard

Mouse:
Dell USB 2Button Wheel Mouse

ALL FOR ?570. - What do you think?

[Kotatsu Neko]

Poor gfx card. It will really kill system performance.

Try to go for a GeForce 6600 or 6800 with 256mb of RAM on it.

Also check the refresh rate on the screen. If it's less than 16ms then I wouldn't recommend buying.

[mid]

If you can afford the extra to get the 704FPt UltraSharp rather than the Value one, it does give a nicer image.

As for graphics, they don't actually offer you anything approaching a decent gaming card on that model, so you're best off taking that crappy X300 and replacing it yourself.