Originally Posted by Wyodiver33

Dell, in fact, does make their computers a bit too proprietary. Case in point, a friends' Dell box had a SB Audigy card die. Dell sent him a new one, but for whatever reason, he had to reinstall the driver. The Audigy driver found on Creative's web site didn't work. He had to get the driver from Dell. I don't like that. Also, the gForce 4200 ti card in his Dell was a "special" Dell model, Not good. Dell having their own version of standard equipment scares me. What have they done to the cards? To save money, maybe the cards are a bit crippled? Who knows. When you build your own system, you pick what you want, and you still have warranties on each individual part.