Upgrade Advice

I am using dell dimension 4400 at the moment. Its configurations are;
Microprocessor

Microprocessor type
Intel® Pentium® 4 microprocessor that runs at 1.50, 1.60, 1.70, 1.80, 1.90, 2.0, 2.20, or 2.40 GHz internally and 400 MHz externally

L1 cache
8 KB first-level

L2 cache
integrated 256-KB or 512-KB at full microprocessor speed

System Information

System chip set
Intel 845 with DDR memory support

DMA channels
four

Interrupt levels
15

System BIOS chip
4 Mb (512 KB)

System clock
400-MHz data rate

Expansion Bus

Bus types
PCI and AGP

Bus speed
PCI: 33 MHz; AGP: 66 MHz

AGP connector
one

AGP connector size
172 pins

AGP connector data width (maximum)
32 bits

AGP bus protocols
4x/2x modes at 1.5 V

PCI connectors
four

PCI connector size
120 pins

PCI connector data width
(maximum)
32 bits

Memory

Architecture
DDR SDRAM

Memory connectors
two

Memory capacities
128-, 256-, and 512-MB non-ECC DDR SDRAM

Minimum memory
128 MB

Maximum memory
1 GB

Memory type
DDR (non-ECC)

BIOS address
F8000h

Drives

Externally accessible
two 5.25-inch bays
two 3.5-inch bays

Internally accessible
two bays for 1-inch–high IDE hard drives

Available devices
ATA-66 or ATA-100 Ultra DMA hard drive, CD drive, Zip drive, DVD drive, DVD+RW drive, and CD-RW drive

Ports and Connectors

Externally accessible:

Serial
9-pin connector; 16550C-compatible

Parallel
25-hole connector (bidirectional)

Video
15-hole connector

Keyboard
6-pin mini-DIN connector or USB connector

Mouse
6-pin mini-DIN connector or USB connector

USB
two front-panel and two back-panel USB–compliant connectors

Headphone
front-panel miniature connector

Audio1
three miniature connectors for line-in, line-out, and microphone

Internally accessible:

Primary IDE channel
40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Secondary IDE channel
40-pin connector on PCI local bus

Floppy drive
34-pin connector

1 Present only on computers with integrated audio capabilities.

Audio2

Audio controller
ADI 1885

2 Present only on computers with integrated audio capabilities.

Video

Video controller
AGP 4X

Controls and Lights

Power control
push button

Power light
green light on power button—blinking green in sleep state; solid green for power on state; solid amber for possible internal power problem

Hard-drive access light
green

Diagnostic code lights
four bicolor (amber and green) located on back panel

Power

DC power supply:

Wattage
250 W

Heat dissipation
534 BTU (fully-loaded computer without monitor)

Voltage (switch-selectable
on back panel)
90 to 135 V at 50/60 Hz; 180 to 265 V at 50/60 Hz; 100 V at 50/60 Hz for Japanese computers

Backup battery
3-V CR2032 coin cell

Physical

Height x Width x Depth
42.5 x 18.1 x 44.7 cm
(16.7 x 7.1 x 17.6 inches)

Weight
12.7 kg (28 lb)

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating
10º to 35ºC (50º to 95ºF)3

Storage
–40º to 65ºC (–40º to 149ºF)

Relative humidity
20% to 80% (noncondensing)

Maximum vibration:

Operating
0.25 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1/2 octave/min

Storage
0.5 G at 3 to 200 Hz at 1/2 octave/min

Maximum shock:

Operating
bottom half-sine pulse with a change in velocity of 50.8 cm/sec (20 inches/sec)

Storage
23-G faired-square wave with a velocity change of 508 cm/sec (200 inches/sec)

Altitude:

Operating
–15.2 to 3048 m (–50 to 10,000 ft)3

Storage
–15.2 to 10,670 m (–50 to 35,000 ft)

3 At 35°C (95°F), the maximum operating altitude is 914 m (3000 ft).

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Just wants to know which Video card, processor will be good for me. Please remember that I cant go for power supplies as dell makes their Power supplies differently and other wont fit in it.

i think you should get a new case (cos 250W PSU is well weedy)

Can I transfer all the things from my Dell Dimension to another case? I mean will everything fits in there?

Also what’s your budget? What will you be using the PC for? A new PSU will be needed, and being a Dell you may run into problems with parts not fitting into cases.

As I dont have to buy so many things so my budget is around 200-250 NZD.

Exactly! currently all my PCI slots are full…1 NIC, 1 Modem, 1 TV Tuner, 1 Sound Card and in my VGA I have 16Bit ATI graphics card. My Processor is 1.8GHZ. I know I will never go for the new Dell PSU coz it starts from 200NZD (250W) but on the other side I am not a overclocker, so I dont think that I need to worry a lot.