October 31, 201015 yr Are your work computers on a network? Networks can butcher the speed of a computer.
October 31, 201015 yr My work computer takes around 8 minutes to boot up fully (don't want to click anything even at the desktop before all the programs start or you'll crash). It's crappy but not horrible, it just has a lot of programs it needs to start. Are your work computers on a network? Networks can butcher the speed of a computer. I'm not sure what you are meaning here, every computer is pretty much on a network. In a work environment there might be certain programs that need to talk to servers and those would be affected by network speeds, but the general running of the computer makes no difference whether it is on a network or not.
November 1, 201015 yr I wasn't singeling HP out, I was just replying to jrhairychests post where he said he prefered HP. Dell is the best manufacturer IMO, but you certainly pay for it. Read again, I don't prefer any pre-builds but unfortunately the topic is about this so I'd go for the HP over the one you suggested, having to make a choice. The extra RAM alone will make a difference, in particular for future gaming needs, whereas the processor speed alone will be negligable in comparison. OldJoe is also right in the pre-builds being constructed of the cheapest parts, no matter who the manufacturer is, including Dell. That's how they profit.
November 1, 201015 yr Are your work computers on a network? Networks can butcher the speed of a computer. Yes, but so are my 3 own computers.
November 1, 201015 yr Unless I read wrong, the hp has a 5570, while the ibuy has a 5770, which would be a big difference. Either way, I'd reccomend getting someone here to make a build for you, and take it to a local computer store (not bestbuy, but a place that does custom builds). It'll cost a bit more than doing it yourself, but the computer will still be better than a prebuilt. By network, I mean a work network where everything is stored on the servers.
November 1, 201015 yr Yes, the work computers are on a network, but only for the printers, everything else is stored on the computer, nothing is stored on servers, not even the user profiles.
November 2, 201015 yr Strange then... Maybe dell gave you slow HDDs or low frequency RAM. Hard drives are on RAID, and eSATA transfers are faster than most computer's I've seen. And with 8GB of RAM, I don't think the frequency has that much impact on the speed of the computer.
November 5, 201015 yr I don't own a Dell, what's the point in calling them? Not necessarily you, but whoever is in charge of the IT department.
November 5, 201015 yr I don't own a Dell, what's the point in calling them? Not necessarily you, but whoever is in charge of the IT department. They did call Dell, or else the motherboards in those 2 computers wouldn't have been changed.
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