![]() ![]() If your budget precludes a graphics card, you'll rely on Intel's integrated GMA950 graphics, which will suffice for standard office apps. Still, for any business besides a design shop or some other creative company that does intensive graphics work, the X600 SE provides more than enough graphics muscle. You can upgrade to the full (non-SE) X600 card, which has double the video memory. Our system also came with ATI's midrange 128MB Radeon X600 SE graphics card, which provides plenty of firepower for business applications however, we wish Dell had made a few higher-end graphics cards available, at least for those who choose the midtower case. You can opt for a double-layer DVD burner or a basic CD-ROM drive, but Dell does not offer an optional flash-card reader. It also included a CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive and a floppy drive. Our test system, running Windows XP Pro, included a USB keyboard and optical mouse plus a 17-inch LCD monitor, the Dell UltraSharp 1704FPT. But at least you can tuck the small-form-factor and ultra-small-form-factor cases out of view if you use Dell's nifty optional telescoping LCD-monitor stand, which we received as part of our review system. Outside, you'll find standard connectivity options, including eight USB 2.0 ports, two of them on the front.Īll four OptiPlex GX620 case designs share the same dull black-and-gray design and blunt, squared-off front panel. You can get inside the slim case with a simple push-button release that opens the side panel. ![]() The single PCI slot, the single PCI Express graphics-card slot, and the three drive bays were all filled, although two of the four memory slots remained available and easy to access. As with most Dell home or business machines, the configuration options cover almost everything you could think of, allowing for systems that go from the entry level to the high end.Īs you might expect, our small-form-factor case didn't have much room inside for expansion. In the desktop and midtower cases, a BTX motherboard design keeps things cool without excessive fan noise. Due to heat issues, the highest-level processors are not available in the ultra-small-form-factor case. Going the other way, the more budget-conscious can opt for an Intel Celeron processor thankfully, Dell won't let you configure an OptiPlex GX620 with anything less than 512MB of memory. Power users can choose up to a dual-core 3.2GHz Pentium D 840, 4GB of RAM, and up to a 250GB hard drive. ![]() Our OptiPlex GX620 test system came equipped with a 64-bit-capable 3.6GHz Pentium 4 660 CPU, 512MB of RAM, and an 80GB hard drive-standard fare for a business computer. ![]()
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