Help Me Choose Between This Dell & This Monarch (Need Help Today!)

[TheMetetron]

Okay, so I was going to get a Monarch computer, but I saw a deal for 30% off of Dell desktops today and since I can include a 2001FP with the desktop (which I need another one of) the 2001FP comes out to $341 which seems pretty good. So here are my options, help me decide!

A) Monarch Computer Versall

Build Fee ($59)
100558 PS 450W - Antec Sonata II Black Quiet Mid Tower ($99)
110479 Asus P5LD-VM 945G Motherboard ($109)
120315 Intel P4 640 3.2 Ghz 2MB 800FSB (HT) ($211)
150939 Western Digital Caviar SATA 250 GB HD 16 MB cache 7200 RPM ($115)
140714 Memory 2GB DDR2 (2x1GB) Generic Brand ($185)
160236 NEC DVD-RW 16x ($46)
BS Software ($16)
180212 Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! 24-bit ($36)
190270 Two, ATI (Sapphire) Raedon X1300 256MB Dual DVI ($120 x 2)
190674 ATI (Sapphire) Theatrix 550 Pro TV Tuner ($78)
Random 10/100 Network Card ($15)
Windows XP Media Center ($121)
Shipping ($75)

Total: $1405


B) Dell Dimension E510

Dell Dimension E510 Series Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 640 w/HT Technology (3.2GHz,800FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz (4x512M)
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Video Card 256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory
Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included
Mouse Dell® 2-button USB mouse
Network Card Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet
Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD ROM/DVD ROM Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/dbl layer write capability
Sound Sound Blaster® Live! 24-bit ADVANCED HD™ Audio
TV Tuners and Remote Controls Single TV Tuner + Remote Control - watch and record TV on your PC

Total: $1159 + one video card


With the Dell, I can only get one video card and it doesn't include Dual-DVI. I *think* this is okay because I am going to need a second video card and I can just add one from NewEgg that has dual-dvi, no? I am going to run 3 montiors (2 2001FPs and a 2405FPW). So the plan is to just run the 2405 FPW off of the video card included and get a second video card for the 2 2001FP's with dual-dvi. Does this sound like a plan that will work? (Dell support was clueless as to what I was talking about)

If I can get the Dell and it seems to everyone else that it is comparable, I can also a $341 2001FP to my order, which I am willing to jump all over. Please help.... does the Dell (and the Monarch for that matter) look okay and which one should I go with?

I really need an answer to my video card question though.

[TheMetetron]

So I'm not patient and bought the Dell.

Will this card work with it as a Dual-DVI card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150098


Does anyone know what installing this entails.

[mmbt0ne]

It probably just entails taking the case off and plugging the card in. Then loading the software when you restart the computer.

The only thing I might've done differently if I were you, is try to save a few bucks by buying the 2GB in RAM from crucial.com, and just ordering the minimum from Dell. Of course, no big deal, and it's not like this will break you.

[kenberman]

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It probably just entails taking the case off and plugging the card in. Then loading the software when you restart the computer.

The only thing I might've done differently if I were you, is try to save a few bucks by buying the 2GB in RAM from crucial.com, and just ordering the minimum from Dell. Of course, no big deal, and it's not like this will break you.

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what he said.

a lot of snobs don't like Dell, but I'm not one of them. I would prolly just save the cash.