Apex
06-08-2006, 08:40 PM
Dell decided to drop the price on this for TODAY ONLY,
10/29/03. The PowerEdge 400SC is an Intel i875P chipset based server
with an 8x AGP slot, which means you can pretty easily turn it into a gaming,
multimedia, or graphics workstation. Leon and I both own one of these and we
love it. It is compatible with 533Mhz and 800Mhz processors (hyperthreaded too),
there`s built in 2 channel S-ATA, there are 6 USB 2.0 ports, there`s built in
10/100/1000 ethernet, 4 PCI slots (with both 5.0v and 3.3v universal support),
ADI 198x audio, and loads of other features. The AGP and audio are not
"officially" supported by Dell, but they work. Mine is incredibly stable and
fast. Here`s what you do:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Go here for this Dell Small Business PowerEdge 400SC Server. <B><A
href="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=37628499&siteid=38421795&bfpage=dellredir&DURL=http%3A%2F%2Fconfigure.us.dell.com%2Fdell store%2Fconfig.aspx%3Fc%3Dus%26cs%3D04%26kc%3D70000%26l%3Den%26oc%3Ds21003f&bfinfo=999"
target=_blank>DELLSB</A></B>
<LI>All of the options for the lowest cost should already be selected. Make sure
you add the rebate and some other stuff listed here though:
<UL>
<LI>$100 Mail-In Rebate #42306! Redeem after system purchase at www.dell.com
Special Offer Offer
<LI>Standard Windows Keyboard,Gray
<LI>Logitec System Mouse, Gray </LI></UL>
<LI>Choose what other things you want as upgrades (though they may increase the
price). Notice the P4 2.4GHz 800mhz processor is the same price as the P4
2.26GHz 533mhz one? I would strongly suggest upgrading the processor, and
there`s 50% off hard drive upgrades too:<UL>
<LI>Intel P4 Processor at 2.4GHz, 512KB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $99 or $3/month]
</LI>
<LI>50% OFF the Upgrade to a 80GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive [add $35 or $1/month]
<i>or</i> 50% OFF the Upgrade to a 120GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive [add $85 or
$3/month]</LI></UL>
<LI>Scroll to the bottom and click on <B>Continue</B>
<LI>Scroll to the bottom and click on <B>Add to cart</B>
<LI>Shipping is free. Send in the $100 mail in rebate (expires 10/29/03). <B><A
href="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=37628499&siteid=38421795&bfpage=datafeed&durl=http://www.dell.com/us/en/bsd/topics/nntopic_mail_in_rebate_popup.htm&bfinfo=999"
target=_blank>REBATE</A></B>
<LI><B><FONT color=#ce0e0e>Update:</FONT> </B>Leon and I both have 400SC`s.*
We`re both using them with AGP cards.* Leon has an ATI Radeon 9800 128MB AGP 8x
card in his.* I have an older ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB 8x AGP card with a
Zalman heatsink in mine. Anyhow, for now, here`s a picture of mine, so you
can see that yes, it does have a working AGP slot.*
:)* <B><A href="http://www.gotapex.com/images/apex/pe400sc_9700pro.jpg"
target=_blank>PICTURE</A></B></LI></UL>
10/29/03. The PowerEdge 400SC is an Intel i875P chipset based server
with an 8x AGP slot, which means you can pretty easily turn it into a gaming,
multimedia, or graphics workstation. Leon and I both own one of these and we
love it. It is compatible with 533Mhz and 800Mhz processors (hyperthreaded too),
there`s built in 2 channel S-ATA, there are 6 USB 2.0 ports, there`s built in
10/100/1000 ethernet, 4 PCI slots (with both 5.0v and 3.3v universal support),
ADI 198x audio, and loads of other features. The AGP and audio are not
"officially" supported by Dell, but they work. Mine is incredibly stable and
fast. Here`s what you do:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Go here for this Dell Small Business PowerEdge 400SC Server. <B><A
href="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=37628499&siteid=38421795&bfpage=dellredir&DURL=http%3A%2F%2Fconfigure.us.dell.com%2Fdell store%2Fconfig.aspx%3Fc%3Dus%26cs%3D04%26kc%3D70000%26l%3Den%26oc%3Ds21003f&bfinfo=999"
target=_blank>DELLSB</A></B>
<LI>All of the options for the lowest cost should already be selected. Make sure
you add the rebate and some other stuff listed here though:
<UL>
<LI>$100 Mail-In Rebate #42306! Redeem after system purchase at www.dell.com
Special Offer Offer
<LI>Standard Windows Keyboard,Gray
<LI>Logitec System Mouse, Gray </LI></UL>
<LI>Choose what other things you want as upgrades (though they may increase the
price). Notice the P4 2.4GHz 800mhz processor is the same price as the P4
2.26GHz 533mhz one? I would strongly suggest upgrading the processor, and
there`s 50% off hard drive upgrades too:<UL>
<LI>Intel P4 Processor at 2.4GHz, 512KB Cache, 800MHz FSB [add $99 or $3/month]
</LI>
<LI>50% OFF the Upgrade to a 80GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive [add $35 or $1/month]
<i>or</i> 50% OFF the Upgrade to a 120GB 7.2K RPM IDE Hard Drive [add $85 or
$3/month]</LI></UL>
<LI>Scroll to the bottom and click on <B>Continue</B>
<LI>Scroll to the bottom and click on <B>Add to cart</B>
<LI>Shipping is free. Send in the $100 mail in rebate (expires 10/29/03). <B><A
href="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=37628499&siteid=38421795&bfpage=datafeed&durl=http://www.dell.com/us/en/bsd/topics/nntopic_mail_in_rebate_popup.htm&bfinfo=999"
target=_blank>REBATE</A></B>
<LI><B><FONT color=#ce0e0e>Update:</FONT> </B>Leon and I both have 400SC`s.*
We`re both using them with AGP cards.* Leon has an ATI Radeon 9800 128MB AGP 8x
card in his.* I have an older ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB 8x AGP card with a
Zalman heatsink in mine. Anyhow, for now, here`s a picture of mine, so you
can see that yes, it does have a working AGP slot.*
:)* <B><A href="http://www.gotapex.com/images/apex/pe400sc_9700pro.jpg"
target=_blank>PICTURE</A></B></LI></UL>