Dell Optiplex GX 745

Processor


Intel^® Core^TM 2 Duo^® Processor Dual Core Technology	Intel^® Pentium^® D Processor with Dual Core Technology	Intel^® Pentium^® 4 Processor with HT Technology	Intel^® Celeron^® D Processor
Up to 6700 (2.66GHz,4MB,1066MHzFSB)	Up to 960 (3.6GHz,2X2MB,800MHzFSB)	Up to 531 (3GHz,1M,800MHzFSB)	Up to 346 (3.06GHz,256K, 533MHz FSB)
Ground-breaking new desktop processor from Intel offering up to a 40% performance increase while being more than 40% more energy efficient⁴	Great performance in multi-tasking environments.	Exceptional performance using multiple mainstream applications at once.	A low-cost, reliable processor for basic business computing tasks.

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Operating Systems

Windows Vista® capable

Dell PCs: Built for Today. Designed for the future.

Dell is proud to offer systems which run Windows XP, but are capable of handling Windows Vista^® ⁵
Fully featured systems will provide a richer Windows Vista experience
For the best Windows Vista experience, purchase systems with at least 1GB Dual Channel RAM. For even better performance, add a premium graphics card such as ATI or nVIDIA

For more details on Dell systems that can run Windows Vista, see www.dell.com/vista.

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Memory

Dual Channel DDR2 Shared Memory
DDR2 memory architecture enables systems to improve performance and reduce power consumption. The amount of RAM you have determines how many programs can be executed at one time and how much data can be readily available to a program. It also determines how quickly your applications perform and how many applications you can easily toggle between at one time. Simply put, the more RAM you have, the more programs you can run smoothly and simultaneously.

Available DIMM Slots:

Four Memory slots offering up to 4GB²

^{*Ultra Small Factor has two DIMM Slots offering up to 4GB²}

Memory Bandwidth:

800MHz - 12.8 GB/s with dual channel

^{*Ultra Small Factor does not support 800MHz}

667MHz - 10.7 GB/s with dual channel

533MHz - 8.5 GB/s with dual channel

Performance Professional User:

4GB or more for Intensive simultaneous business applications with headroom for future OS/Applications

Mainstream User:

2GB or more is recommended for business users running multiple simultaneous office applications

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Hard Drives

SATA 3.0Gb/s

SATA 3.0 provides 2X the bandwidth of SATA with a transfer rate of 3GBps.

Benefits of the SATA II drives offered on the OptiPlex 745 is that they enable:

Password protection feature on the HDD. A password must be entered before the HDD can be accessed and the system boots. This provides an extra layer of data security.
Faster, Improved data integrity, and Improved scalability

Capacities up to 250GB³

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Graphics Options

256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro	Features dual independent VGA or DVIdisplay support,PCI Expressx16	Good solution for graphic intensive office applications that may require dual monitor deployments.

128MB ATI Radeon X1300	Features single VGA or DVIdisplay support,PCI Expressx16	The best for 3D presentations and video editing.

Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000	Offers up 256MB shared memory	Good solution for surfing the web and general office applications.