I am using dell dimension 4400 at the moment. Its configurations are; Microprocessor Microprocessor type Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor that runs at 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.90, 2.0, 2.20, or 2.40 GHz internally and 400 MHz externally L1 cache 8 KB first-level L2 cache integrated 256-KB or 512-KB at full microprocessor speed System Information System chip set Intel 845 with DDR memory support DMA channels four Interrupt levels 15 System BIOS chip 4 Mb (512 KB) System clock 400-MHz data rate Expansion Bus Bus types PCI and AGP Bus speed PCI: 33 MHz; AGP: 66 MHz AGP connector one AGP connector size 172 pins AGP connector data width (maximum) 32 bits AGP bus protocols 4x/2x modes at 1.5 V PCI connectors four PCI connector size 120 pins PCI connector data width (maximum) 32 bits Memory Architecture DDR SDRAM Memory connectors two Memory capacities 128-, 256-, and 512-MB non-ECC DDR SDRAM Minimum memory 128 MB Maximum memory 1 GB Memory type DDR (non-ECC) BIOS address F8000h Drives Externally accessible two 5.25-inch bays two 3.5-inch bays Internally accessible two bays for 1-inch–high IDE hard drives Available devices ATA-66 or ATA-100 Ultra DMA hard drive, CD drive, Zip drive, DVD drive, DVD+RW drive, and CD-RW drive Ports and Connectors Externally accessible: Serial 9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible Parallel 25-hole connector (bidirectional) Video 15-hole connector Keyboard 6-pin mini-DIN connector or USB connector Mouse 6-pin mini-DIN connector or USB connector USB two front-panel and two back-panel USB–compliant connectors Headphone front-panel miniature connector Audio1 three miniature connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone Internally accessible: Primary IDE channel 40-pin connector on PCI local bus Secondary IDE channel 40-pin connector on PCI local bus Floppy drive 34-pin connector 1 Present only on computers with integrated audio capabilities. Audio2 Audio controller ADI 1885 2 Present only on computers with integrated audio capabilities. Video Video controller AGP 4X Controls and Lights Power control push button Power light green light on power button—blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power on state; solid amber for possible internal power problem Hard-drive access light green Diagnostic code lights four bicolor (amber and green) located on back panel Power DC power supply: Wattage 250 W Heat dissipation 534 BTU (fully-loaded computer without monitor) Voltage (switch-selectable on back panel) 90 to 135 V at 50/60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz; 100 V at 50/60 Hz for Japanese computers Backup battery 3-V CR2032 coin cell Physical Height x Width x Depth 42.5 x 18.1 x 44.7 cm (16.7 x 7.1 x 17.6 inches) Weight 12.7 kg (28 lb) Environmental Temperature: Operating 10º to 35ºC (50º to 95ºF)3 Storage –40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF) Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Maximum vibration: Operating 0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1/2 octave/min Storage 0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1/2 octave/min Maximum shock: Operating bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 50.8 cm/sec (20 inches/sec) Storage 23-G faired-square wave with a velocity change of 508 cm/sec (200 inches/sec) Altitude: Operating –15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)3 Storage –15.2 to 10,670 m (–50 to 35,000 ft) 3 At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft). [link=http://supportapj.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim4400/specs.htm#1103140]source[/link] Just wants to know which Video card, processor will be good for me. Please remember that I cant go for power supplies as dell makes their Power supplies differently and other wont fit in it.
Can I transfer all the things from my Dell Dimension to another case? I mean will everything fits in there?
Also what's your budget? What will you be using the PC for? A new PSU will be needed, and being a Dell you may run into problems with parts not fitting into cases.
As I dont have to buy so many things so my budget is around 200-250 NZD. Exactly! currently all my PCI slots are full....1 NIC, 1 Modem, 1 TV Tuner, 1 Sound Card and in my VGA I have 16Bit ATI graphics card. My Processor is 1.8GHZ. I know I will never go for the new Dell PSU coz it starts from 200NZD (250W) but on the other side I am not a overclocker, so I dont think that I need to worry a lot.
