I purchased the dell 8400 around 8 weeks ago just before it was replaced by the Dell 9100. I bought it with a pentium 4 3.00 ghz and 1mb ram , 160 gb hard drive plus 15 tft monitor, graphics card x300 etc for £440. I was wondering whether the new dell 5150 is a better base system than this one. I have the chance og buying a Dell 5150 2 gb memory , pentium 4 3.0 hz, 160 hard drive, 19inch tft, no graphics card for £585. I have been offered £430 for my 8400 by a friend. should i keep the 8400 or upgradeto the 5150 (i dont know whether its upgrading really) as the new 8400 replacement seems to be better classed machine than the 5150. what should i do ( i was going to pay £200 for a 19inch tft in any event and i have now got a X800gt card so i am not bothered that the 5150 has no graphic card with it.
Its a pci express card yes . so what would i use the other slots for. I am interested in whether the 8400 would be faster than the 5150 and whether the 5150's chipset is better than the 8400 etc. i notice the 5150 has the new btx case.
My 5100 is totally silent apart from the hard drive.I got a P4 3.4GHZ model from dell outlet for £234. If you want a machine in the living room then upgrade if not the keep the 8400. That would be my advice. As a side note I have now moved my 5100 upstairs due to my old computer failing!