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SuperFLYboy12 · 06-15-2005, 09:50 PM

Ok, here's the situation: I'm planning to get a Dimension 4700 from this Dell outlet in S.F. (for pretty cheap), but I've been hearing a lotta recommendations to get an e-Machines desktop instead... Now that e-Machines looks good to me, except the difference in price between the two is $160... I know a lotta people don't think highly of Dell PCs, but I haven't really had any bad experiences with them. So basically my dilemma is if it's fine to just stick with the Dimension 4700. I mean hopefully it's not going to blow up on me or whatever... Or is the e-Machines enough to justify paying an additional $160 for it (which if not, would be going to the vid card for the Dell)?

I'm looking to have upgrades in the audio/video/memory sections, mainly a Sound Blaster Live/Audigy card, GeForce 6600GT 128 MB, and 1GB of RAM. I just want to be able to play HL2, GTA:SA, UT2k4, and probly some other games in the future (graphics quality for future games isn't really that important to me)... It's also possible that I may upgrade the video card wayyyyy down the line, but I'm thinking by then I'll be finally be working on building my own desktop. Other than those initial upgrades, that's pretty much gonna be it. So will the Dimension 4700 fulfill my needs, or will I be spending another $160?

06-15-2005, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
SuperFLYboy12 Tilted	Dell vs. e-Machines vs. $150 Ok, here's the situation: I'm planning to get a Dimension 4700 from this Dell outlet in S.F. (for pretty cheap), but I've been hearing a lotta recommendations to get an e-Machines desktop instead... Now that e-Machines looks good to me, except the difference in price between the two is $160... I know a lotta people don't think highly of Dell PCs, but I haven't really had any bad experiences with them. So basically my dilemma is if it's fine to just stick with the Dimension 4700. I mean hopefully it's not going to blow up on me or whatever... Or is the e-Machines enough to justify paying an additional $160 for it (which if not, would be going to the vid card for the Dell)? I'm looking to have upgrades in the audio/video/memory sections, mainly a Sound Blaster Live/Audigy card, GeForce 6600GT 128 MB, and 1GB of RAM. I just want to be able to play HL2, GTA:SA, UT2k4, and probly some other games in the future (graphics quality for future games isn't really that important to me)... It's also possible that I may upgrade the video card wayyyyy down the line, but I'm thinking by then I'll be finally be working on building my own desktop. Other than those initial upgrades, that's pretty much gonna be it. So will the Dimension 4700 fulfill my needs, or will I be spending another $160? Last edited by SuperFLYboy12; 06-15-2005 at 11:29 PM..