Re: Medion MD8820
 

The medion probably will have a rubbish motherboard to

Re: Medion MD8820
 

the Dell would be good with a better gfx as would the medion but then you lose what you save. TBH they are buildable for the price and if you did want to improve them I would be tempted to build from scratch however if your happy with the spec you get its ok as is

Re: Medion MD8820
 

yeah but its not likely to be a custom board that would take br replacable by any number of other boards whereas the dell would need a new case if you swap the mobo

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Comes with a 3 year warranty though. :)

Building isn't really an option at the moment, even though I would like to build a machine from scratch one day. :)

Basically just looking for a base unit and £400 sounds about right.

Re: Medion MD8820
 

I understood this Dell deviating from ATX spec, in general, was a thing of the past... I thought all their boards were fully ATX since about 2003.

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Some dimensions are BTX
I think the newer vostros are standard ATX not sure about the others.

The psu wiring has returned to standard ATX spec afaik.

Re: Medion MD8820
 

afaik this is the mobo manual for the 8828

Re: Medion MD8820
 

now I do not mind msi mobos I know others do not like them but ive had a few good boards. However the G33 chipset is a little sucky sucky compared to the P35 or the X38 (which i fancy but others do not)

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I would have to see one to believe it lol I must admit I do not see many smells if any post 2003 as most of them are covered by rip off extended warranty lol every smell ive seen has had a none standard mobos and would not fit into standard atx cases but as I say I do not see many newish ones. Dragon you have a new one post a few internal pics?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-XPS-420-PC-Case-375W-PSU_W0QQitemZ120217350915QQihZ002QQcategoryZ51060Q Q_trksidZp1723.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

that does not look standard atx stand offs to me. I think you may get the board out of there to fit in a different case but you would be using a few plastic stand off .The group of 4 standoffs look to me like they will short on a atx mobo. I know I could be wrong not actually being able to see it but it does not look right to me

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Just looked at that PDF and had to have a little laugh.
The board supports 6xSATA which is good, NO Ide but does have 1 Fdd. Why do they still do this? I havnt used a floppy disc in a PC for 6 or 7 years possibly longer and I dont even know anyone who still uses them. Legacy connections are not really needed, serial + parralel ports as well as Fdd should go, IMO.

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Shall I go for the Medion then?

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When i was at Staples many many years ago we sold medions and they were rarely returned and performed very well for the price. the warrenty was always their strong point, 3 years is brilliant.

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Median is crap basically.. :D

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Woolworths have the exact same one, in black and pink ;)

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Bios flash :confused: about the only reason I could see for having an FDD drive thesedays and even then could probably done from a bootcd.

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Just to let you know, I got the PC and I'm impressed. A lot better than my old one. :D

This is the windows rating:

Processor: 5.1
Memory: 4.7
Graphics: 4.9
Gaming graphics: 5.3
Primary hard disk: 5.6


TV card seems to work fine. Media center is a lot better than the WinTV program I used to use. The remote is much better as well.

Thanks for all your opinions guys. :) :tu:

Re: Medion MD8820
 

Yea, bootcd or USB stick if there is a problem with a flash. I usually flash using the manufacturers windows flash utility in safe mode.


Father-in-law's got a medion dual core PC and he's more than happy with its speed and the TV card. He liked it so much he went and brought a Medion laptop too :D