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Dell Dimension E310 Desktop - Customizable

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Pros
Affordable and quiet; includes DataSafe
Cons
Slow graphics performance; limited ports

Performance: Fair: 66
Features: Fair: 63
Design: Good: 77

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
ACD Systems ACDSee	668
Adobe Photoshop	429
Adobe Premiere	563
Ahead Nero	772
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX	401
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL	794
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	5.7
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	4.9
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	8.58
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	7.23
Microsoft Office XP	555
Mozilla	622
Multitasking	838
Musicmatch Jukebox	594
Overall Graphics Score	Fair
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit	45.2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	44.4
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	39.37
Roxio VideoWave	330
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit	91.74
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	70.07
Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit	48.58
Windows Media Encoder	447
WinZip	450
World Bench 5 Score	78
World Bench 5 Word Score	Fair

What You Should Know about the Dimension E310 Desktop - Customizable

A PC With Little Included RAM Can Do Light Work

This system offers less than 1GB of memory, which is the bare minimum that any full-featured new computer should include. Whether this amount of RAM is optimal for you depends on the PC's operating system: Windows Vista and Apple's Mac OS X don't run well with less than 1GB, Windows XP is fine with 512MB and not too bad with 384MB, and Windows 98 is good with 256MB. Depending on the distribution, Linux can run with as little as 128MB, but most Linux users are better off with at least 512MB--and 1GB is better.

The more installed memory your PC has, the more applications you can run smoothly at once, and the better the system will perform. Upgrading memory in a desktop after you purchase the PC is a snap, but usually it's worthwhile to buy the amount of memory you want preinstalled with the system.

Reviewed by: ElementalX2

Duration of ownership: 5 Months

Strengths: Fast, Cheap, works well, easy to fix, has nice sound, good power, plays games well, Quiet, has 13 in 1 Media Reader, Ethernet port, Has Hyper Threading Processor, Easy to set up, Nice Design, Windows Vista Capable. Easy access to insides to upgrade. 6 USB ports. Problem Warning Light System. Handles Power Outages Well.

Weaknesses: The Standard Intel GMA 900 doesnt run The sims 2 Well, i changed it to ATI. Doesnt have Dual Core process or only A simulation dual core. Only has 2 PCI slots and 1 PCI-e-x1 slot. 230W power Supply Unit. No JoyStick Port.

Overall Evaluation: I love it. It had an Intel GMA 900 Chip. I put in An ATI Radeon 9250 PCI 256MB Card its been 2 months with the new card and it like it. Good Sound. Good/Fast/Reliable Computer for people on budgets like me :) It is a very nice computer. Im running Pentium 4 Hyper Threading 2.80Ghz-800mhz FSB 2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 533mhz- 2 DIMMs 160GB Serial ATA (SATA300) 7200RPM with Dell Data Safe Ati Radeon 9250 PCI 256MB DDR Clocking @400Mhz Dell 17" E176 Flat Panel Price- $885
Reviewed by: satinmermaid

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

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