Curious
02-17-2004, 03:46 PM
I am looking into purchasing a computer and I'm wondering about Dell's Dimension line. I configured at 4600 and a 8300 Dimension desktop on their website. Each as the same software package and virtually the same hardware except for the 4600 has 1 GB of DDR SDRAM running at 333MHz and a processor running at 3.06 GHz with a 533 FSB while the 8300 has 1 GB DDR SDRAM running at 400 MHz and the processor at 3 GHz HT with a 800 FSB and 1 MB Cache. The price difference will equal to almost $200 (provided that the rebate works with the coupon).
I am not a power user by any stretch of the imagination. My use for the computer includes video editing, games (not necessarily graphics intensive), music, back up, word processing, surfing and the like. I expect the 8300 to run faster, but given my uses, I don't know how much faster the 8300 will run the programs I will be using.
My first question is which is the better deal between the two and my second question is aside from the processor and the RAM, are there significant component differences between the 4600 and the 8300 that should affect my decision making (ie quality of parts)?
I am not a power user by any stretch of the imagination. My use for the computer includes video editing, games (not necessarily graphics intensive), music, back up, word processing, surfing and the like. I expect the 8300 to run faster, but given my uses, I don't know how much faster the 8300 will run the programs I will be using.
My first question is which is the better deal between the two and my second question is aside from the processor and the RAM, are there significant component differences between the 4600 and the 8300 that should affect my decision making (ie quality of parts)?