Dell XPS 8940 Tower Desktop 10th i7-10700 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GTX 1660ti 6GB $1,679.20 Delivered @ Dell eBay

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LukeOz83 on 14/10/2020 - 22:07 ebay.com.au (389 clicks)
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Seems a good price for reasonably good system, although I guess one could build the same system for say $1200. But then again its same with most off the shelf desktops. Techfast has similar system with no Windows activation for $1430 shipped (https://techfast.com.au/products/intel-core-i7-10700-desktop…)

edit: Had pcpartpicker in USD. Which makes it about AU$1800, making this a good deal anyway :-)

Processor
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 processor (8-Core, 16M Cache, 2.9GHz to 4.8GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home (64 bit) English
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6
Memory
16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz
Hard Drive
512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM
Warranty
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Wireless
Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
Security Software
McAfee for 12 months
Accessories
Dell Wired Keyboard KB216 Black (English) + Wired Mouse MS116

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  daffyd on 14/10/2020 - 22:31

  The 10700 and graphics card are mismatched for most uses. Add in the 500w PSU of uncertain quality and it doesn't look like a great deal https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-desktop-computers/xps-d…

  Even paying Techfast's excessive upgrade prices I think upgrading the below would be more cost-effective for gaming https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/572540

  Maybe strong productivity plus 1080p gaming? Unless you really want all the touches of this Dell, and don't ever want to upgrade the graphics card I'm not convinced.

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    stephendt on 14/10/2020 - 23:06

    +1

    Dell PSUs are fine in terms of quality, just have a lot of proprietary nonsense a lot of the time.

    That said that 3500x deal makes way more sense IMO

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      LukeOz83 on 14/10/2020 - 23:14

      So if I was after a not too exxy photo/video editing desktop, would you still choose 3500x/3600 over 10700?

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        daffyd on 14/10/2020 - 23:29

        +1

        10700 should be better for video editing but a more relevant comparison would be to a ryzen 7 (eg 3700). Not aware of any bargain pre-built ryzen 7s that aren't gaming-focused (with chunky GPUs and price-tags to match) right now - although an enterprising person could perhaps buy Techfast's 3700x/NVIDIA 3080 and swap the graphics card, selling the 3080 (probably best off just building a machine that meets your specific needs. Whirlpool has a very active desktops forum if you wanted component advice)

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          LukeOz83 on 15/10/2020 - 07:59

          @daffyd: Cheers.

          I wouldn't mind building mine, but this doesn't look bad on a paper for the price. As you said, Ryzen 7 would be a better comparison, but it won't be at this price, hence I thought this is not a bad deal.

          Will have a look at Whirlpool though 👍

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  Alialh on 14/10/2020 - 22:49

  Would this be good for capturing/processing xrays? (If anyone knows)
  Need to stick to a name brand due to warranty/callout issues

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    stephendt on 14/10/2020 - 23:04

    If I'm not mistaken, X-rays are just scanners for humans. It shouldn't require anything special.

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      Alialh on 15/10/2020 - 10:42

      It does require some processing power as well as a dedicated graphics card

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    buffalo bill on 15/10/2020 - 10:20

    +1

    I'd think it would be ideal if not slight overkill, although the storage of many high resolution images may become a little light unless you are using network/cloud.

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    petebern on 15/10/2020 - 11:16

    +1

    We have been using a Dell XPS 8700 for the past 7 years to process our XRays (Veterinary Practice) and it does a great job. This one probably is overkill (as was ours at the time of purchase) but the NBD 3 year warranty was why we purchased it. I have built computers for many years but still prefered to purchase Dell for these mission critical jobs. It has been only in the last month that a) the R9 270 graphics card failed and then b) the power supply. I replaced the graphics card with an old hd5450 and the power supply with a new modular version and it is back doing it's job again. I plan to replace it with another Dell in the next week or so. Depending on the number of xrays taken, 1.5 TB space should be fine for a few years.

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    LukeOz83 on 15/10/2020 - 11:43

    +2

    Ive asked them for the extended warranty prices:

    We do offer upgrades on the warranty and here are the options :

    PREMIUM SUPPORT: 24x7 next business day onsite support by expert technicians for hardware and software issues, as well as proactive notification of PC issues before you are aware of them

    2Y Premium Support and Onsite Service [add $190.62]
    3Y Premium Support and Onsite Service [add $296.53]
    4Y Premium Support and Onsite Service [add $413.02]

    PREMIUM SUPPORT PLUS: Get all of the benefits of Premium Support as well as accidental damage cover, virus removal and automated PC optimisation using Dell’s automated SupportAssist technology

    2Y Premium Support Plus and Onsite Service [add $370.66]
    3Y Premium Support Plus and Onsite Service [add $540.09]
    4Y Premium Support Plus and Onsite Service [add $709.53]

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      petebern on 15/10/2020 - 12:08

      WOW - Dell XPS used to come with 3Yr NBD automatically.
      I think if you request the add-on warranty they give you a unique EBay code which you can apply the Coupon to and still get the 20% of the warranty as well.

      So 2099+296.53*.8=$1916.424

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        LukeOz83 on 15/10/2020 - 12:58

        Thats true. They will create a separate listing