I am searching on the net for Dell Dimension and I get this deal in $479.00 from Direct2Deal my budget is $500. I require computer for general usage only.

configuration:
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive
19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Is it good configuration? Any upgrades needed for better performance?

Hi there jems,

Firstly , welcome to CompuForums. I hope that you can visit our forum often in the future and post - rather than just receive our advice, fix your problem and then disappear - doing so is unfair and rude, particularly to those who have helped you. We provide our help for free, and all we ask in return is that you participate in our forum and refer your friends, or consider a premium membership.

We here at CompuForums cannot and will not recommend the Dell brand - their systems often break down, either during or just after the warranty expires. Their aftersales support located in India is well-known to be terrible and many Dell customers come here with serious problems.

We recommend either looking elsewhere, or better still, going to your local independent computer store, who will most likely be able to build a system for you, based on your needs, for a good price, with excellent after-sales service.

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Thanks for welcome.

And thanks for pointing out the dell's disadvantage, also for the Recommendation.

No problem - as I said, tell the computer store that you only want a computer for basic needs, and they will build you one for around $300-400. Let us know if you need anything else, and I do help that you visit again in the future rather than abandoning us.

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Thankyou for signing up, we hope you become an active member of the community.

The PC spec looks good, just one tip, get a better Graphics Card, cos else it will lack game performance, but otherwise for the price its good. Remember Dell has had a bad reputation, and there support has been shocking, backed up by personal experience, so you might wanna try another retailer. I have to say I have been fine with HP and Acer in the past.

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