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<blockquote data-quote="GentleGiant" data-source="post: 2129330" data-attributes="member: 11829"><p>Okay, so I jumped on the offer that a supermarket chain (ALDI) has from time to time and came home with this little beast (the price was, with today's currency, $1,391.30 - £739.45 - €1,073.88):</p><p></p><p><strong>CPU</strong> Intel Pentium 4 Processor 640 with HT Technology 3.20GHz, 2MB L2 Cache and</p><p>800MHz Front Side Bus, 64 Bit technology to support future computing needs (64Bit Operating System)</p><p><strong>RAM</strong> 1024MB DDR 400Mhz (1 bank free for upgrading)</p><p><strong>Hard Drive</strong> 250GB Hard Disc Capacity 8MB Cache Western Digital - super fast 7200rpm</p><p><strong>Graphics Card</strong> ATi RADEON X740 XL PCI-Express x16 Graphics Card 128MB DDR3 Memory at 900MHz - 1 x DVI-I, 1 x VGA (D-sub), TV-Out Connections by 1 x SCART, S-Video or Composite.</p><p><strong>Optical Drive 1</strong> Pioneer 16x Dual Layer Multi Format DVD/CD Re-Writer. Write Speed: 4x DVD+R9(DL), 16x DVD+R, 16x DVD-R, 4x DVD+RW, 6xDVD-RW, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW. Read Speed: 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-ROM</p><p><strong>Optical Drive 2</strong> DVD-ROM 16x</p><p><strong>Wireless WLAN</strong> Wireless WLAN card – IEEE 802.11g (I think... the Danish specs just say "WLAN 54 Mbit/s")</p><p><strong>Sound</strong> Onboard 8 channel Intel High Definition Audio; 7.1 surround sound</p><p><strong>Network</strong> Fast Ethernet 10/100 MBit LAN port</p><p><strong>USB ports 6</strong> x USB v2.0 ports (2 front and 4 rear)</p><p><strong>Firewire ports</strong> 2 x Firewire/IEEE 1394 ports (1 front and 1 rear)</p><p><strong>Modem</strong> 56k V.9x PCI data/fax modem incl. fax software and modem cable</p><p><strong>Keyboard</strong> MEDION Multimedia Wireless keyboard with programmable hot keys</p><p><strong>Mouse</strong> MEDION Wireless Mouse with ScrollWheel</p><p><strong>Headset</strong> MEDION Headset with microphone</p><p><strong>TV/Radio Tuner</strong> MEDION DVB-T Digital TV / Analogue stereo TV & FM Radio Tuner Card .</p><p><strong>Remote Control</strong> RF remote for control of DVD, TV, VCR, CD, Radio and photo slideshows.</p><p><strong>Bluetooth</strong> Wireless Bluetooth module (internal)</p><p><strong>AirXL</strong> AirXL – Latest fan and heat pipe technology</p><p><strong>ConnectXL</strong> panel 2 x USB 2.0</p><p>1 x Firewire (Mini and Standard port)</p><p>1 x S-Video In</p><p>1 x Composite In</p><p>1 x Microphone In</p><p>1 x Headphones Out</p><p>1 x Audio Line In (Cinch In – Audio left and right)</p><p>Integrated Flash Memory Card Reader (USB 2.0)</p><p>Sony Memory Stick / Pro, IBM Micro Drive, MMC Multimedia Card, Compact Flash Card, Smart Media Card, SD Card; XD Card</p><p>Integrated SmartCard Reader for credit/debit cards and mobile phone SIM cards</p><p></p><p>Now, what I'd like to know is for someone a bit more knowledgeable than myself to take a look at the specifics and tell me if everything seems to be of a decent quality.</p><p>Any help/advice/praise/boo-ing is appreciated. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>Specifically I'm interested in opinions on the graphics card <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GentleGiant, post: 2129330, member: 11829"] Okay, so I jumped on the offer that a supermarket chain (ALDI) has from time to time and came home with this little beast (the price was, with today's currency, $1,391.30 - £739.45 - €1,073.88): [B]CPU[/B] Intel Pentium 4 Processor 640 with HT Technology 3.20GHz, 2MB L2 Cache and 800MHz Front Side Bus, 64 Bit technology to support future computing needs (64Bit Operating System) [B]RAM[/B] 1024MB DDR 400Mhz (1 bank free for upgrading) [B]Hard Drive[/B] 250GB Hard Disc Capacity 8MB Cache Western Digital - super fast 7200rpm [B]Graphics Card[/B] ATi RADEON X740 XL PCI-Express x16 Graphics Card 128MB DDR3 Memory at 900MHz - 1 x DVI-I, 1 x VGA (D-sub), TV-Out Connections by 1 x SCART, S-Video or Composite. [B]Optical Drive 1[/B] Pioneer 16x Dual Layer Multi Format DVD/CD Re-Writer. Write Speed: 4x DVD+R9(DL), 16x DVD+R, 16x DVD-R, 4x DVD+RW, 6xDVD-RW, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW. Read Speed: 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-ROM [B]Optical Drive 2[/B] DVD-ROM 16x [B]Wireless WLAN[/B] Wireless WLAN card – IEEE 802.11g (I think... the Danish specs just say "WLAN 54 Mbit/s") [B]Sound[/B] Onboard 8 channel Intel High Definition Audio; 7.1 surround sound [B]Network[/B] Fast Ethernet 10/100 MBit LAN port [B]USB ports 6[/B] x USB v2.0 ports (2 front and 4 rear) [B]Firewire ports[/B] 2 x Firewire/IEEE 1394 ports (1 front and 1 rear) [B]Modem[/B] 56k V.9x PCI data/fax modem incl. fax software and modem cable [B]Keyboard[/B] MEDION Multimedia Wireless keyboard with programmable hot keys [B]Mouse[/B] MEDION Wireless Mouse with ScrollWheel [B]Headset[/B] MEDION Headset with microphone [B]TV/Radio Tuner[/B] MEDION DVB-T Digital TV / Analogue stereo TV & FM Radio Tuner Card . [B]Remote Control[/B] RF remote for control of DVD, TV, VCR, CD, Radio and photo slideshows. [B]Bluetooth[/B] Wireless Bluetooth module (internal) [B]AirXL[/B] AirXL – Latest fan and heat pipe technology [B]ConnectXL[/B] panel 2 x USB 2.0 1 x Firewire (Mini and Standard port) 1 x S-Video In 1 x Composite In 1 x Microphone In 1 x Headphones Out 1 x Audio Line In (Cinch In – Audio left and right) Integrated Flash Memory Card Reader (USB 2.0) Sony Memory Stick / Pro, IBM Micro Drive, MMC Multimedia Card, Compact Flash Card, Smart Media Card, SD Card; XD Card Integrated SmartCard Reader for credit/debit cards and mobile phone SIM cards Now, what I'd like to know is for someone a bit more knowledgeable than myself to take a look at the specifics and tell me if everything seems to be of a decent quality. Any help/advice/praise/boo-ing is appreciated. :D Specifically I'm interested in opinions on the graphics card :) [/QUOTE]
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