Kemper_Boyd wrote:Very good cooling on Dells IMHO, a nice big slow fan with a duct.
I'm not saying this is important, but do you have an up to date version
of Sandra? I'd have thought it would know what the slots are and wouldn't
say 'Unknown'. It's probably no big deal as your other pic from Sandra
implies the correct drivers are installed.
It should have the latest version, as when I installed it last night it updated itself.
jimatargoed wrote:Cripes, are Dell really supposed to be that bad then?
I've had 5 different Dell PC's over the course of the last 13 or so years, and never had a single hardware failure on any of them in that time.
The few BSOD's I've had during that time, have been as a result of sticking 3rd party add on's in, with iffy drivers etc.
Still, all things considered, luck old me eh?
Naah, Dell are one of the best value and highest spec pc builders out there. Not only will they come and fix it for you (biggest attraction IMHO) if it breaks, but the quality of the machines and components they use are 2nd to none. And they blow *everything* away pricewise too - you can't build machines that spec for the same money they sell them for, let alone including software!
Arv wrote:They will only come and fix it, if you take out the 3 year warranty with them. Otherwise its a return to base warranty and aint cheap.
Mine was 1 yr on site then 2 more rtb as standard, but I opted for 3 yrs on site.
I haven't updated any of the drivers and stuff yet (couldn't find where on the Dell site), but I now have an e-mail from Dell giving me d/l links, so I'll have a go tonight.
It could be things like the Namo Web Editor 4, which is rather old and may have some SP 2 conflict or such. I've ordered the latest version, so will try that.
The Dell in the house has been merrily chugging away for 2 years now without a problem (aside from having to occasionally clean the dust build up) so far. On the other hand, we got a rather high spec, high powered machine for the time; going to digital output with a flat screen and a Radeon 9700 video card for example. Still has made the MAME playing for the Lleague a doddle
Mayhem wrote:The Dell in the house has been merrily chugging away for 2 years now without a problem (aside from having to occasionally clean the dust build up) so far. On the other hand, we got a rather high spec, high powered machine for the time; going to digital output with a flat screen and a Radeon 9700 video card for example. Still has made the MAME playing for the Lleague a doddle
Bubba wrote:And they blow *everything* away pricewise too - you can't build machines that spec for the same money they sell them for, let alone including software!
Depends. For me the only advantage would be the warranty if stuff goes tits-up - if you want a PC specced above what's on their drop-down list you're out of luck. And I don't like their cases. For mid- to top-end stuff I'll agree they're good though
You will need to download the update once you have installed the software.
It arrived today;
I installed it, then had to enter the serial number and licence key to activate it; it said they were invalid.
So I try to get the update (in case that fixes a bug causing the licence problem) but to get it I need to enter the serial and licence key; their web site doesn't recognise it either.
