[cwuarre]

under warranty, I dont want to open right now I may open later tonight though, this is gonna sound really bad but wheres the model number, on the case somewhere?

I just found Dell Dimension 5100 5150 E510 Substitute Power Supply would that work?

[b1gapl]

It would work, but they're probably not reliable brands. The model number of your Dell, should say somewhere in the front.

[cwuarre]

all it says its dell dimension e510 on the front and then pentium 4 and theres some stuff on the disc drive

[b1gapl]

OK seriously, if you upgrade that Dell, it's not going to be much better than that build I suggested earlier. So I would recommend you get that build for $500. It would also be easier to upgrade in the future, because Dells crap is proprietary. And if you don't know how to build a computer, that's ok, because we'll be glad to help you.

[cwuarre]

ok ill consider it, thanks for all your help. with you build I wouldnt have lag running multiple programs right?

[b1gapl]

Not at all. That build I suggested, has a dual core processor, compared to your single core. Dual core is like having two brains or processors in one chip. I'm glad you will ditch Dell. Dells should be boycotted...lol.

[motoxer4533]

Listen to b1gapl - the dude knows what hes talking about.

If you have lag, you need upgrades - and you can only upgrade a Dell so much.

[cwuarre]

Ok thank you very much. The things you mentioned and a audio card are all I need right? I never knew dell was that bad after I started looking on newegg a while back I started thinking they were way overpriced but who can blame them for over pricing... it works for them

[b1gapl]

Unless you're an audiophile, a sound card is not necessary. You might need another OS (operating system), if you don't have a Windows key and CD.

[cwuarre]

would my sound card and hard drive be compatible with the things you listed.