i bought a couple of the dell t3400s on the suggestion of people around here, and they've been great for trading. but i'm looking into possibly getting a newer dell. i'm guessing i'll have to deal with windows 7 instead of xp. but does anyone have recommendations for a comparable unit to the t3400? thanks...
I have an older Precision 690, for charting only...It has been slowing down, and the last few days almost unusable...4 24" monitors...lots of charts etc. I'm looking at the T3500, but out of curiosity, I'm wondering if I could upgrade this old work-horse of mine... Here are the specs: Intel Xeon 5130@2.00GHZ...4G RAM...(Quadro NVS 440 for grahics) Scataphagos, any comments on an upgrade of the CPU would be appreciated...
Generally does not improve things much to upgrade the CPU on an old mobo... unless you bought the "bottom of the barrel" originally and are now willing to buy the top of the line for that mobo. If things are "slowing down", suggest fresh install of OS and/or add RAM to 2GB or more, if not already... then don't load up your rig with fluff software. If it still seem slow, look into your software and/or internet connection... if those are up to snuff, then perhaps time to replace with newer hardware.
Thanks...left out this info, Woodcrest, socket 771 LGA... Yes, a Dell outlet visit is in my future...
If you're looking to spend $600-$750-ish, check out Dell's outlet for a T3500 with W3530 or better CPU. If your price range is $1000+, include in your search places like ibuypower.com for rigs with i7-2500/2600 CPUs.
Scataphagos, Do you just keep an eye on the outlet site for the T3500? I am looking now and only see the following: Processor: Dual Core Intel Xeon W3503 2.40GHz, 4M L3, 4.8GT/s Precision Workstation T3500 Tower Standard Power Supply 250 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) 1 GB DDR3 NON-ECC SDRAM 1333MHz (1 DIMM) 16X DVD ROM Drive 256MB ATI FireMV 2260,Dual Monitor 2DP for $519 and then they jump to $1k plus. Thanks
$519 would be a good price... even for the slowest and most basic of the T3500s... the ones with the W3503 CPU (dual core). And yes, when I'm looking for a computer I check the Outlet website several times a day.
Isn't the Xeon W3503 @2.40GHz processor, passmark score only 1869, a little bit underweight in what today's dollar can buy? http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+W3503+@+2.40GHz By comparison, an i7-2600 or i7-2600k are around 9000 to 10000 mark.