As befits a performance-orientated PC, the 2.8GHz Dimension 8200 uses Rambus memory – two of the motherboard’s four RIMM slots are filled with 256MB PC800 modules, giving a total of 512MB and a theoretical RAM capacity of 2GB. Co-ordinating the CPU, memory and peripheral subsystems is Intel’s 850E chipset, which supports the 533MHz frontside bus but cannot handle the latest Ultra-ATA/133 hard disks or USB 2.0 peripherals. Dell has got around the USB 2.0 problem in previous review systems by fitting a PCI card, but did not do so with our 2.8GHz machine. Digital video enthusiasts should note that FireWire is not available as standard on this PC, although there are two free PCI slots available for adding any missing functionality. Hard disk storage is provided by a fast 7,200rpm 120GB Western Digital drive, while optical media are taken care of by a Philips DVD+RW drive and a fast 48-speed CD-ROM drive. There are no spare external 5.25in.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Dell Dimension 8200 (2.8GHz Pentium 4)
As befits a performance-orientated PC, the 2.8GHz Dimension 8200 uses Rambus memory – two of the motherboard’s four RIMM slots are filled with 256MB PC800 modules, giving a total of 512MB and a theoretical RAM capacity of 2GB. Co-ordinating the CPU, memory and peripheral subsystems is Intel’s 850E chipset, which supports the 533MHz frontside bus but cannot handle the latest Ultra-ATA/133 hard disks or USB 2.0 peripherals. Dell has got around the USB 2.0 problem in previous review systems by fitting a PCI card, but did not do so with our 2.8GHz machine. Digital video enthusiasts should note that FireWire is not available as standard on this PC, although there are two free PCI slots available for adding any missing functionality. Hard disk storage is provided by a fast 7,200rpm 120GB Western Digital drive, while optical media are taken care of by a Philips DVD+RW drive and a fast 48-speed CD-ROM drive. There are no spare external 5.25in.
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