Dells New OptiPlex Systems Use BTX Design

The company's new OptiPlex GX520 and GX620 systems use Intel's BTW formfactor design to keep the systems nice and cool.

Both the OptiPlex GX520 and the OptiPlex GX620 are based on the Intel 945G chipset which means the systems can run the new 64-bit Intel processors. The more expensive OptiPlex GX620 has an option to come with dual-core processors and can come available with the new Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 operating system preinstalled. Other differences between the two systems include optional 128MB or 256MB ATI Radeon video cards on the GX620 compared to the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 graphics chip.

Both systems will use the new BTX form factor designed by Intel to provide a cooler and more reliable system.

Technical Specifications for the GX520

— Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors up to 3.4 GHz

— 40-160 GB(g) Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives

— SATA II technology

— 256 MB-2 GB DDR2 400 and 533 MHz shared(h) RAM

— Intel GMA 950 graphics

Technical Specification for the GX620

— Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron D processors up to 3.8 GHz (planned future support for Pentium D processors)

— 40-250 GB SATA hard drives

— SATA II technology

— 256 MB-4 GB DDR2 533 MHz shared RAM

— 128 MB ATI Radeon X600 XE, 256 MB ATI Radeon X600 (dual VGA or DVI planned in the coming months) or Intel GMA 950

— Optional DVI adapter card

The starting price of the GX520 is $549. The GX620 starts at $579.