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Dell XPS 8700 Desktop PC $1198.98 (Save $400) @ Dell Store

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thunder tiger plus on 01/09/2014 - 18:03 dell.com (606 clicks)
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Great price, I have tried CentreCom, similar parts, without labor fee, would cost $1161.

I just assemble one PC for myself, $1500 and much better than this, but cost me more than 20 hours to fix and install windows 8.1. If the deal come out 4 weeks earlier, I would get this…

Anyway, not very good for gamers but great for daily work.(My mistake, 'daily work' to me, because sometimes I need to work with 6-10 photoshop files, 50-80mb large each, and open 5-8 apps, so 'my daily works' are a little heavy).

Specs

  • Intel Core i7-4790 processor
  • 12GB RAM
  • 2TB 7200 RPM
  • 2GB Nvidia GTX 750Ti 2GB
  • Windows 8.1

Wireless mouse and keyboard included

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  • jv on 01/09/2014 - 18:05

    Which store ?

    Anyway, not very good for gamers but great for daily work.

    I'm pretty sure there are much cheaper options if all you want to do is run MS Office and surf the net…

  • josepet on 01/09/2014 - 18:16
    +7

    $1200 and is not good for gaming?

    http://tinyurl.com/lc4hya9

  • leetec on 01/09/2014 - 18:16
    +6

    Got to say buying this for daily work is pretty much a dumb.

    i7, 12gb ram and 750i? just waist of money!

    A 250GB Samsung 850Pro + i5 is much much quicker but cheaper!

  • Grok on 01/09/2014 - 18:17

    The Dell outlet sometimes has these for $1000

    For "Daily work" the Inspiron Desktop 4th Generation i5-4460 8GB, 2TB for $712 is a better deal at the MOMENT on the Dell Outlet.

    http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…

  • belzecue on 01/09/2014 - 18:29
    -3

    more than 20 hours to fix and install windows 8.1

    HAHAHAHAHA! wipes eyes

    Windows 8. That's adorable.

    • leetec on 01/09/2014 - 18:32

      he probably trying UEFI boot method , hard to find disc for it.

      • thunder tiger plus on 01/09/2014 - 18:38

        you are professional, i bought MSI with UEFI and I did't bought optical drive.

        BTW, 20 hours for picking up parts (from store and post office), assembling and installing system.

        • cypher67 on 01/09/2014 - 21:05
          -1

          We shouldn't laugh but 20 hours is pretty crazy, even if it was your first time that's a lot. Unless it takes you 6 hours each way to your post office, in which id understand. But thumbs up for persistence!

          Side note, install an SSD on any $500 desktop and it will feel faster then this.
          This is not a bargain.

  • Jabba the Hutt on 01/09/2014 - 18:32
    +1

    What about one of these? Look like pretty good deals to me.

    http://i.imgur.com/Fisfjjy.jpg

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 01/09/2014 - 18:35

    4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz), 12gb DDR3 1600mhz, 2TB hdd, nvidia 750ti, DVD combo drive, 460W BRONZE*

    These specs arent exactly what you would call "everyday" computing.

    I just went onto PCCasegear (Vic) and put together a similar system for 1183. In this system i have 500W Gold silverstone psu, 16gb ddr3 1600mhz which are improvements.

    Not exactly a bargain then IMHO. If you are in other states you could probably buy similar parts from MSY, etc.

    • nothommus on 01/09/2014 - 18:47
      +1

      What exactly is this energy performance standards? Been looking at building a new desktop, does this affect me?

      • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 01/09/2014 - 19:14

        That is a grey area. It says:

        From 1 April 2013, all computers manufactured in or
        imported into Australia are subject to Minimum Energy
        Performance Standards (MEPS).

        Now if you're building your own computer, you are technically not "selling" or "manufacturing". However…

        What computers are covered?
        ….
        For a single computer model, with an annual
        manufacturing quantity of less than or equal to 200 units, it
        will be exempt from TEC requirements if it uses an 80Plus
        Silver internal power supply (IPS) or an external power
        supply (EPS) meeting the requirements of energy
        performance mark V.

        To be on the safe side, 80 Plus Silver or better is the way to go. It is not all that clear what TEC requirements are or how to test them. I think that is the reason why many of the PSUs that are new and upcoming are classified Gold minimum. You might even find some Gold PSUs are cheaper than bronze..

        • nothommus on 01/09/2014 - 19:21

          Thanks for the info! Got a 80+ silver in my wish list so should be okay!

  • Nutrino on 01/09/2014 - 18:36
    +1

    2GB Nvidia GTX 750Ti 2GB

    Horrible for gaming (roll.eyes).

  • chnach on 01/09/2014 - 19:05

    Decent prices but not a bargain.

  • fr33loader on 01/09/2014 - 19:22

    I remember the dell XPS we bought before. Core i7 was new and spent $2k for a semi future proof PC. it was great… But Two years later the motherboard failed and it seems others were experiencing this defect as well. dell was of course not obligated, but FFS my el cheapo amd64 it replaced lasted 6 years before it failed.

    after that of course i aint buying dell anymore. even if its heavily discounted.

    but if you really want this, please add extended warranty if available.

    this and LG and google's Nexus… 1.5 years the home softkey is not working. hardware issue, again after warranty is done.

    FML, so unlucky with electronics.

    • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 01/09/2014 - 19:27

      At least you can replace the dell if it was a desktop, the crappy oem motherboard with like a gigabyte or something?

      • jv on 01/09/2014 - 20:40

        with like a gigabyte or something?

        Don't you mean terabyte ?

      • smoke87 on 01/09/2014 - 21:16

        Nope because Dell don't use standard layouts sometimes even the pin outs for the PSU are different. Horrid job to repair!

        • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 01/09/2014 - 22:02

          so in such a case you would need to basically buy a new case, new mobo, psu and then put it all back together?

  • BeefBiryani on 01/09/2014 - 20:21

    I have a Dell d830 laptop, core 2 duo 2.8Ghz, 4GB ram and 120GB HDD which I use for my day to day computing (which involves, facebook, youtube, gmail, skype) and I am more than happy with that. No need spending $1200 just so you can share more of your personal life with the world.

    • jv on 01/09/2014 - 20:41
      +1

      which I use for my day to day computing

      which laptop do you use for special occasions ?

  • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2014 - 20:46

    Hi OP
    I didnt understand how it could be better for gamers?

    • Nero on 03/09/2014 - 16:55

      downgrade the cpu and ram and put in a more powerful gpu. Just about all games right now can be currently played on 8gb of ram and with an i5 cpu.

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