Opinions on Used PC

JayB wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

JayB wrote:

that model usually came with a one year warranty, so i doubt it
would have any warranty left unless he got it from the dell outlet
recently.

Are Dell warranties even transferrable?

i resell dell computers all the time.
yes- warranties transfer with the service tag.

Your right. Looks like Dell wants you to register the transfer for them
to honor the warranty for the new owner. Give the used item some
additional resale value (depending on how much time is left), like
buying a used car that has newly purchased tags.

http://support.dell.com/support/topi...gen&~ck=anavml
(short URL: http://preview.tinyurl.com/nbgt7c)

On Nov 18, 3:45*am, "Daave" wrote:
William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

Dell Optiplex GX520 SFF

Seeme like a very good deal to me. I know that there have been issues
with problematic capacitors on motherboards from GX270s, but
this one's a GX520.

What do you think, folks?

The GX520 is a much later system than the GX170/270 systems. I've
never known it to have capacitor issues. The mainboard is a BTX type.
Keep in mind that a GX520 does not have a PCI Express graphics slot.
You'd have to move to the GX620 to get that. A GX620 is essentially
the same thing but with the PCI Express graphics slot. Both systems
use the same flash BIOS updaters. Both systems use the Intel 945
Express chipset with integrated graphics.

And any recommended sites (other than Ebay)?

I've had very good results from a seller known as epcsales on eBay.
They have free ground shipping on most items, package stuff well and
will take reasonable offers on systems. I bought an OptiPlex GX620
(tower) today that was priced at $225, and I made them an offer of
$165. They accepted that offer. For a system with a 3.4GHz P4, 1GB
RAM, DVD and CD-RW drives, WXP Pro COA, and a 160GB hard disk, I
think I did *very* well.

$165? I agree you did very well!

Thanks for the advice (and thanks to everyone else). The model I saw is
being sold by dexacomputers. But I will definitely look for epcsales,
too. Thanks for the tip!- Hide quoted text -

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Sounds like you got a good deal there. Maybe less true in the USA than
here in the UK, but there is often little price difference between a
used system a few years old, and a new basic system from the likes of
Dell, a new desktop ( no monitor ) can be had for less than 200 quid
( say 300 bucks)

On Nov 18, 3:45*am, "Daave" wrote:
William R. Walsh wrote:
Hi!

Dell Optiplex GX520 SFF

Seeme like a very good deal to me. I know that there have been issues
with problematic capacitors on motherboards from GX270s, but
this one's a GX520.

What do you think, folks?

The GX520 is a much later system than the GX170/270 systems. I've
never known it to have capacitor issues. The mainboard is a BTX type.
Keep in mind that a GX520 does not have a PCI Express graphics slot.
You'd have to move to the GX620 to get that. A GX620 is essentially
the same thing but with the PCI Express graphics slot. Both systems
use the same flash BIOS updaters. Both systems use the Intel 945
Express chipset with integrated graphics.

And any recommended sites (other than Ebay)?

I've had very good results from a seller known as epcsales on eBay.
They have free ground shipping on most items, package stuff well and
will take reasonable offers on systems. I bought an OptiPlex GX620
(tower) today that was priced at $225, and I made them an offer of
$165. They accepted that offer. For a system with a 3.4GHz P4, 1GB
RAM, DVD and CD-RW drives, WXP Pro COA, and a 160GB hard disk, I
think I did *very* well.

$165? I agree you did very well!

Thanks for the advice (and thanks to everyone else). The model I saw is
being sold by dexacomputers. But I will definitely look for epcsales,
too. Thanks for the tip!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Sounds like you got a good deal there. Maybe less true in the USA than
here in the UK, but there is often little price difference between a
used system a few years old, and a new basic system from the likes of
Dell, a new desktop ( no monitor ) can be had for less than 200 quid
( say 300 bucks)

How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

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"Ben Myers" wrote in message
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David B. wrote:

That PC would handle Windows 7 just fine


Yes, OK with Win 7, but no Aero, for those who are Aero fanatics... Ben
Myers

How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

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"Ben Myers" wrote in message
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David B. wrote:

That PC would handle Windows 7 just fine


Yes, OK with Win 7, but no Aero, for those who are Aero fanatics... Ben
Myers

David B. wrote:
How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

The specs for the GX520 SFF on the Dell web site say 945 chipset, and
the graphics are on the motherboard, integrated in the 945 chip.
Windows 7 may be different from Vista, but I doubt it. The rule of
thumb with Vista is on-board graphics means no Aero.

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero.
I do not know if Vista/Win 7 makes a check for on-board graphics when
booting up, and simply does not add the Aero fluff with on-board... Ben
Myers

David B. wrote:
How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

The specs for the GX520 SFF on the Dell web site say 945 chipset, and
the graphics are on the motherboard, integrated in the 945 chip.
Windows 7 may be different from Vista, but I doubt it. The rule of
thumb with Vista is on-board graphics means no Aero.

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero.
I do not know if Vista/Win 7 makes a check for on-board graphics when
booting up, and simply does not add the Aero fluff with on-board... Ben
Myers

Agreed to a point, but the possibility exists that a 3rd part graphics card
is installed (slim I'll grant you)

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"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
David B. wrote:
How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

The specs for the GX520 SFF on the Dell web site say 945 chipset, and the
graphics are on the motherboard, integrated in the 945 chip. Windows 7 may
be different from Vista, but I doubt it. The rule of thumb with Vista is
on-board graphics means no Aero.

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero. I
do not know if Vista/Win 7 makes a check for on-board graphics when
booting up, and simply does not add the Aero fluff with on-board... Ben
Myers

Agreed to a point, but the possibility exists that a 3rd part graphics card
is installed (slim I'll grant you)

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"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
David B. wrote:
How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

The specs for the GX520 SFF on the Dell web site say 945 chipset, and the
graphics are on the motherboard, integrated in the 945 chip. Windows 7 may
be different from Vista, but I doubt it. The rule of thumb with Vista is
on-board graphics means no Aero.

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero. I
do not know if Vista/Win 7 makes a check for on-board graphics when
booting up, and simply does not add the Aero fluff with on-board... Ben
Myers

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero.

You'd be right! Intel's DG965SS will do Aero with integrated video. On Vista
you have to load Intel's drivers. On Win 7 the MS drivers do the job.

....I was surprised as anybody that this worked, but it does.

-John O

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero.

You'd be right! Intel's DG965SS will do Aero with integrated video. On Vista
you have to load Intel's drivers. On Win 7 the MS drivers do the job.

....I was surprised as anybody that this worked, but it does.

-John O

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
David B. wrote:
How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

The specs for the GX520 SFF on the Dell web site say 945 chipset, and the
graphics are on the motherboard, integrated in the 945 chip. Windows 7 may
be different from Vista, but I doubt it. The rule of thumb with Vista is
on-board graphics means no Aero.

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero. I
do not know if Vista/Win 7 makes a check for on-board graphics when
booting up, and simply does not add the Aero fluff with on-board... Ben
Myers

My motherboard has an onboard ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics controller and I
am running Win7 with Aero just fine.

"Ben Myers" wrote in message
...
David B. wrote:
How do you know that? No mention was made of the graphics card/chipset
that's in use.

The specs for the GX520 SFF on the Dell web site say 945 chipset, and the
graphics are on the motherboard, integrated in the 945 chip. Windows 7 may
be different from Vista, but I doubt it. The rule of thumb with Vista is
on-board graphics means no Aero.

Looking beyond Intel's 945 graphics, perhaps one of the newer Intel
chipsets has on-board graphics and enough dedicated memory to run Aero. I
do not know if Vista/Win 7 makes a check for on-board graphics when
booting up, and simply does not add the Aero fluff with on-board... Ben
Myers

My motherboard has an onboard ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics controller and I
am running Win7 with Aero just fine.

Jerry wrote:
My motherboard has an onboard ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics
controller and I am running Win7 with Aero just fine.

Shared memory or dedicated?

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MS-MVP
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Jerry wrote:
My motherboard has an onboard ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics
controller and I am running Win7 with Aero just fine.

Shared memory or dedicated?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html