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DVD+R
December 6th, 2008, 09:14 PM
can anyone who uses this Machine shed any light on it ??? I was given one (Brand New) for free ;D for being the first customer at a New store opening near me 8) Anyway the one I got has the E8400 3.0Ghz :dry: 500GB HDD 4GB RAM running at 800MHz Etc..Etc.. but what I did notice was no Graphics card so to speak of but the Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100.

So what I've done is to replace that with a ASUS EN8400GS 256MB Card,but had to use a low profile bracket to install it due to the narrowness of the Inspiron design. Also I boosted up the Graphics size from 128MB to 256 in the BIOS. So far it seems a slick little machine,and whisper quiet,Maybe because the PSU is only 250W.

Does anyone know if I can upgrade this rascal even higher ??? i.e Higher PSU/Graphics/RAM/ even a higher end MB in time.

markymoo
December 8th, 2008, 06:16 PM
Congratulations a great Xmas present.

possible a CF and adapter to replace the HDD or a SSD.

http://www.think4d.de/nbb/x41_ssd.htm

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/flash-ssd-hard-drive,2000.html

owen35ny
January 13th, 2009, 10:32 PM
Love this machine, i have dual core 2.4 ghz and 2 gb ram and I added a low profile 8600GT vid card. I love it
*puppy*

TechOutsider
January 15th, 2009, 09:54 PM
You can overclock it; that's what dell reps said.