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Thinking of Getting a 9300

post #1 of 6
1/30/06 at 1:09am
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Need a little help about upgrades.

Standard is 1.86 Intel M 750
2Ghz for 75$

512mb of DDR2 SDRAM
1GB for 68$

ATI x300 128mb FREE! Included in Price.
I'm trying to get them to upgrade to a 256mb they told me to call back.

6cell Battery
9cell for 74$


This comes with a few other things CD burner ,DVD etc.

Basic Package with no upgrades shipped $1,056.71
Upgraded RAM,Battery and CPU shipped $1,286.46

Are these upgrades worth the money, and Is a 9300 a good choice?
I'll be playing WoW, nothing too serious.
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post #2 of 6
1/30/06 at 1:13am
I just got my 9300 on Friday, and I love the hell out of it. It is fantastic.

RAM - Buy 2GB on newegg.com for cheap
Graphics Card - You could consider buying the cheapest available (128mb if its "FREE!") and upgrade to a 7800 GTX or 6800 Ultra, see stickied thread above

Have you checked Dell Outlet and the usual places for coupon codes etc.?
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post #3 of 6
1/30/06 at 3:32am
if you do not want to go as big as the 7800 or 6800 ultra, you could always buy a regular 6800 also! if you get the 6800, you wont need to do the bios flash and it will just drop in w/o modification
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post #4 of 6
1/30/06 at 7:33am
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So is the 9 cell and faster CPU worth the extra money??
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post #5 of 6
1/30/06 at 8:03am

New 9300

I got my new 9300 (w x300) last week.

After testing and working with the book I can say: You do not really need the faster CPU. The 1,86 GHZ CPU is fast enough. 9 Cell means 30 % more battery life. I think it's worth it. In my book is the BT-Chip too. Very useful to synchronize data with a handy or even to use a BT-Mouse.

Only the 5400 rpm HD slows down the system a little. Okay, there is a 7200 rpm Hitachi available. But look at the price.

az
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post #6 of 6
1/30/06 at 8:25am
RAM: it was already said, but just get the minimum from dell and buy 1GB stick(s) online, as low as $50 ea. after rebate

Processor: Get the cheapest. In most circumstances a couple hundred MHz aren't going to be noticable. Also keep in mind the popular pin-mod (see sticky) you can buy a 1.7GHz(400FSB) processor from ebay for ~140 and clock it to 2.26GHz for a much better value.

Video Card: If you don't play games, get the cheapest. If you do... get the cheapest, then mod it with a 6800ultra (~200 ebay) or a 7800GTX (~400 dell/ebay), you'll also have to shell another $120 for the 9cell batt and power supply. Which brings me to...

Battery: A 9 cell on ebay goes for around $80. Get the basic 6cell from dell. If you want the 9cell, you can get it from ebay for the same price and also have a spare.

Good luck
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