Hi im new and im thinking about purchasing this computer from a friend for 350 just wondering if this is a good deal. will be putting two more gigs or ram, a bigger hard drive and thinking about a 512mb card.
BRAND: DELL
MODEL: Dimension XPS (black /Silver /lighted front panel /color change via bios)
CPU: Intel Pentium-4 3.4ghz procesor
RAM: 2.0gigabytes (2 x 1gig memory modules)
VIDEO: ATI x800XT 256meg video card.
HARD DRIVE: 80gigabyte SATA HD
CD/DVD: Philips DVD +-RW Burner, CD&DVD (8x?)
SOUND: SoundBlaster Audigy (WDM)
NIC: Broadcom 57xx GIGABIT 10/100/1000 Network Interface card
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Operating System (SP2) Fresh Install
KEYBOARD: USB
MOUSE: USB
MONITOR: NO MONITOR INCLUDED!!!
USB: Plenty 2 on front and several in back.

I don't think it is a good deal.
You can get a brand new Dell (including a flat screen) for around this amount.
For example, a few days ago, Dell had a deal on the PC below + 19" Flat screen for $399:

* Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core E2160 (1.80GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
* Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
* Microsoft Works 8. Does NOT Include MS Word
* Dell 19 inch Widescreen E198WFP Analog Flat Panel Monitor
* 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
* Single Drive: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
* 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
* Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
* No Floppy Drive
* No Modem Option
* Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Source: http://www.dealshouter.com/Computers...B__19_LCD_399/

I don't know if this deal is still valid. Might want to check it out.

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I have to agree that it's not such a good deal, but mainly because you're thinking of replacing the hard drive, ram, and video card. It's not all that bad of a deal IMO, even though there's no monitor, but those replacement parts will add a good bit to you overall cost.

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These days I also got a Dell Vostro 200 for only $399, the deal is still there.
dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=88924&ru=290

1.80GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor
Windows XP Home OR Vista Home Basic
19-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
1GB DDR2 Memory
80GB SATA Hard Drive
16x DVD-ROM

not a great deal. offer him 200. 2 more gigs of ram would be useless. windows xp x32 only will detect 3.5 gigs at the most. you need a 64bit oprating system and it'll detect up to 16TB.

Just make sure when your buying to make sure you get a cpu and a video card around the same level so you don't bottleneck your computer by having a high range and a low range.

That was a great deal. Too bad it's no longer available.

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Well ya thats a great deal just not for gaming...

That is not a bad computer at all if you are going to be checking emails and writing papers but for gaming you are going to want a better processor and more disk space.