Dell Dimension 5000 Pentium4 HT tower PC 2.8gHz, 3GB ram, 160 GB SATA

The Dimension 5000 is a significant product for both Dell and the PC world in general. Out goes the standard hinged case (see the Dell Dimension 8400) and in comes a radical new design. The change is thanks to the long-awaited BTX form factor, Intel's attempt to tackle the increasingly pressing cooling issues of modern processors.

The notoriously hot-running Intel Pentium 4 is placed near the front of the case in the BTX design, making it first in line for cooling. A 120mm fan sucks in air from the vent, over the heatsink, and into the large open area above the graphics card. The rear of the case is largely an open mesh, allowing the now warm air out easily. Despite the rearranged layout, the only indication from the outside is a large recessed vent at the front of the case.

Our Specs:

• Pentium 4 Hyper threading 2.8gHz processor
• 3 gigabytes DDR memory (PC3200, DDR400)
• 160 gigabyte SATA hard drive
• CD+rw/ DVD rom combo drive
• Model:  Dell Computer, series: Dimension 5000 series PC
• Keyboard & Mouse
• Power Chord
• Windows XP SP2 installed & Licensed

Typical Manufacturer specifications (Guide Only)

Processor

• Processor type Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading technologyNOTE: Not all Pentium 4 processors support Hyper-Threading technology.
• Level 1 (L1) cache 16 KB
• Level 2 (L2) cache 1 MB (depending on your computer configuration) pipelined-burst, eight-way set associative, write-back SRAM

Memory

• Type 400- and 533-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM
• Memory connectors four
• Memory capacities 256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB non-ECC
• Maximum memory 4 GB
• BIOS address F0000h

Computer Information

• Chipset Intel 915G Express
• DMA channels eight
• Interrupt levels 24
• BIOS chip (NVRAM) 4 Mb
• NIC Integrated network interface capable of 10/100 communication
• System clock 800-MHz data rate

Video

• Type PCI Express

Audio

• Type ADI 1986 CODEC

Expansion Bus

• Bus type PCI 2.3
• PCI Express x1 and x16
• Bus speed PCI: 33 MHzPCI Express: 
• x1 slot bidirectional speed – 500 MB/s
• x16 slot bidirectional speed – 8 GB/s

PCI

• connectors two
• connector size 120 pins
• connector data width (maximum) 32 bits

PCI Express

• connector one x1
• connector size 36 pins
• connector data width (maximum) 1 PCI Express lane

PCI Express

• connector one x16
• connector size 164 pins
• connector data width (maximum) 16 PCI Express lanes

Drives

• Externally accessible:
• one 3.5-inch drive bay (FlexBay)two 5.25-inch drive bays
• Available devices Serial ATA drives (2), floppy drive, USB memory devices, CD drive, CD-RW drive, DVD drive, DVD-RW drive, and DVD and CD-RW combo drive, and media reader
• Internally accessible: two bays for 1-inch high hard drives

Connectors

• External connectors:
• Serial 9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible
• Parallel 25-hole connector (bidirectional)
• Video 15-hole connector
• Network adapter RJ45 connector
• USB two front-panel and five back-panel USB 2.0-compliant connectors
• Audio five connectors for line-in, line-out, microphone, surround, and center/Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel; two front-panel connectors for headphones/microphone
• System board connectors:
• Primary IDE drive 40-pin connector on PCI local bus
• Serial ATA two 7-pin connectors
• FlexBay Drive USB 10-pin header for optional floppy drive or optional Media Card Reader (3.5-inch bay devices)
• Fan one 5-pin connectors
• PCI 2.3 120-pin connector
• PCI Express x1 36-pin connector
• PCI Express x16 164-pin connector