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Dell G5 Gaming Desktop (Core i7-10700F 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070) $1,999 Shipped (Late June) @ Dell eBay

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Dell G5 Gaming Desktop (Core i7-10700F 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070) $1,999 Shipped (Late June) @ Dell eBay
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astevens on 23/05/2021 - 21:14 ebay.com.au (1565 clicks)
Last edited 26/05/2021 - 15:33 by 1 other user
PNVDG20

This deal is back. 1999 for a half decent gaming machine.
I know that Gamers Nexus did a tear down on one of these recently, and they didn't have many nice things to say, however it seems like a decent deal provided you have the extra cash to beef the case fans up…

Specs for those interested:
Processor
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F processor(8-Core, 16M Cache, 2.9GHz to 4.8GHz)
Operating System
Windows 10 Home (64 bit) English
Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 8GB GDDR6
Memory
16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz
Hard Drive
1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Warranty
1Y In-Home Hardware Service
Keyboard
Dell Wired Keyboard KB216 Black (English)
Mouse
Dell Wired Mouse MS116 Black
Power Cord
Power Cord (ANZ)
Wireless
802.11ac 1x1 WiFi and Bluetooth
Chassis
500W Chassis with Bezel Lighting

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      • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 11:57

        Yes, watercooling is a bit harder, but not too hard. Mounting is a case of getting the right thread screw and cutting to the right length! Fan mounting top or rear depends on what you bought but remember, warranty aside this is doable and cheaper than buying the often overpriced ebay'ed dell/tower cooler the K variants came with and is shown in the promo photos. You can mount water cooling but yes, its a case of open first, measure twice and ordering accordingly!

        The dell tear downs and GPU thermals are doable by anyone with no regard to warranty and a colonial, can do spirit, its not at all hard! It does make a BIG difference but if its not for you, then live with it as is or better, dont buy it as the warning are true, out of the box this is a disappointment, even with discounts and deals!

        • ihfree on 24/05/2021 - 12:05
          +1

          I don't mean to be rude, and I appreciate you trying to help out, but your advice isn't great overall.

          You need to attach the cooler over the GPU. You're limited in what you can use. Normally the water block mounts over the CPU and is attached to the back of the motherboard generally with a plate. In this case, the HSF is attached directly to the case meaning there's no room for other mounting solutions. This means you are limited in what you can attach short of modding the case.

          • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 15:42

            @ihfree: Ive watched others do it on youtube (water cooling) so its doable but as I dont have a dell my info is based on others experimentation

            I have mod pc's for years, id happily give it a go myself and id read this thread and then google youtube how-to's and reviewers who went on to mod and correct these shortfalls.

            Or live with it, or avoid a dell…

        • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 17:01

          OR BUY THIS, Dell XPS 8940 Desktop 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700K RTX 3070 16GB RAM 1TB SSD
          20% off* with code PNVDG20. $2139 ~ WHY YOU ASK, Well it has the K skew of the 11th gen and so get the TOWER COOLER!
          It also gets a better WIFI/BT and also a 2TB HD which more than makes up for the increase in price IMO and you know the cooler is better and works!
          https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/393232303416

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TkpHWKVgNE
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej89Y1kpFBo

          Yes its $139 more but you get the better cooler better WIFI/BT & bonus 2tb HD, the alternative is to buy and mod/screws the Noctura NH-U9S $119, so either/or….

          or the Noctua NH-D9L $79/89
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCeuYTF8560

      • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 12:04

        One point on RAM, were about to move from DDR4 to DDR5, so if for a time prices drop and used prices crash, LOAD UP! Yep, 128gb suckers!!!!

    • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 11:51

      https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10I…
      NOTE: Change bios from RAID to ACHI unless you know you need RAID.
      @partitionwizard.com/partitionmanager/ahci-vs-raid.html

      • ihfree on 24/05/2021 - 11:56

        This uses a NVME ssd, AHCI is only relevant for SATA.

        • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 11:59

          Mmmmm. Yes your right
          https://www.anandtech.com/show/7843/testing-sata-express-wit…
          It will still work, but might be a small speed penalty over RAID with NVME. Hmm, new one on me, my bad!

          I do know, you cant change this on the current install, ONLY on a new install of an OS and on boot for bios the first time. If you do change it on the curent install it will fail to boot, weird things or nothing happens but alls not LOST, just change it back in the BIOS!

          alas, cant edit that, so I hope anyone undertaking this reads all the comments, updates and corrections!

    • FireRunner on 24/05/2021 - 13:17

      Watercooling the CPU is probably overkill. The Noctura NH-U9S fan is good replacement for the garbage CPU cooler

  • ddr0001 on 24/05/2021 - 12:15
    -3

    Dell are scammers with the sneaky subscription they added to the order as mentioned by GN. Avoid.

    • xyron on 24/05/2021 - 12:56
      +3

      They never did this in Australia.

      • FireRunner on 24/05/2021 - 13:07

        Dell support and sales are actually decent in Australia.
        It's pretty bad in North America based off GN and LTT experiences

        • xyron on 24/05/2021 - 13:08
          +4

          We can thank our relatively strong consumer protection laws for that, not Dell!

    • kaleidoscope on 31/05/2021 - 09:57
      +1

      You should not take GN’s vids that seriously and out of context. common sense goes a long way.

  • Zondor on 24/05/2021 - 12:16

    I want one of these to be good because it seems to be the only way to get a decent full priced rig with a high end GPU these days :(

  • FireRunner on 24/05/2021 - 13:14
    +3

    Love how quickly this desktop changed from an ozbargain favourite to absolute garbage.
    A lot of the issues were discussed numerous times in previous deals - propriety components, inadequate CPU cooling - but nobody negged until the Gamers Nexus video

  • theone4u on 24/05/2021 - 13:22
    +1

    RTX 3070 alone cost $1999 ATM, worth it if you need a decent pc for the price

  • pharkurnell on 24/05/2021 - 14:20
    +2

    Come here for the bargains, stay for the Dell threads.

  • jason101 on 24/05/2021 - 15:46
    +3

    Tough crowd today, I have a couple of these (bought when they were $1800 and again the other day @ $2,200 less 10% CR) and they are great machines. I have installed an additional fan in one of them and the other is running stock - I also have the 8940 variant and I'd say this case is marginally better, they (the 8940 and G series) are fine for 99% of people and great value around the $2k mark if you want a 3070 GPU in the current market. The only bloat I removed was the Mcaffee virus scanner (1.04gb), takes about 30 seconds to remove, then a quick reboot and its gone. Not the best PC, not the coolest (temp) but for $2k, gets the job done and is excellent value for money in the current hardware climate.

    • gadget on 24/05/2021 - 15:57

      Typical lynch mob mentality. I wouldn't buy this PC as I've always custom built mine for maximum longevity but I can see the appeal to the non-technical person.

    • Austere on 24/05/2021 - 15:58

      Mirroring this. Have been running some non-stop since purchase w no-issues and the config dells shipping a lot better than what GN used for his video

    • Freestyle on 24/05/2021 - 16:20
      +1

      because they see a video and follow the mob

    • MoleManMike on 24/05/2021 - 17:09

      Which model 3070 does it come with? Is it a pretty basic Dell model or do they use something else for the 3070 spec model

      • srhardy on 24/05/2021 - 17:17
        +1

        OEM (foxxcon most likely)

      • FireRunner on 24/05/2021 - 17:21

        It's a Dell OEM 3070. Two fans, non-blower type with a single 8-pin power connector.

        • AaronR on 24/05/2021 - 17:54
          +3

          They’re great. I have quite a few different 3070s and my Dells are easily the favourites. Very quiet and very cool.

  • Mondorock on 25/05/2021 - 20:50

    Pretty good price. You can remove the card and sell it separately, and then sell the system for a profit. The card by itself should fetch $1600 or so (try Gumtree or FB market to avoid eBay fees), and then if you sell the system for $800 you're making $400 profit. Already there's someone on eBay selling one minus card!

    • ggfatty on 25/05/2021 - 22:26
      -2

      how about you invest with your cash before you give this advice ? Someone might lost their hard earn cash due to EIP1599, or stuck with this machine that they dnt need but cannot sell

  • Grok on 30/05/2021 - 09:44

    Just a heads up.

    I bought one of these Dell G5, i7-10700F, 1TB NVME and 16gb of RAM on eBay for $720 without a video card. eBay is full of deals of GPU less Dells going cheap.

    I don’t game, I put in a GT1030 silent I had lying around and this PC is an epic office machine!

    I tested for overheating and pegged the CPU at 100% for ten minutes and it never got above 70-80 Celsius. That’s OK and I never run the PC that hard anyway. It generally runs cool and quiet.

    Plus a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO CPU Cooler is only $32 and it fits, may do that later for giggles.

    So if you are after an Office or productivity machine, these rock, really cheap, compact, quiet and powerful.

    • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 30/05/2021 - 22:53

      Did you pay $720 via auction? The cheapest on eBay right now are going for $900 Buy-it-now.

      • Grok on 31/05/2021 - 15:23

        Buy it now.

        https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-G5-i7-10700F-16GB-RAM-1TB-N…?

        It was $770 and there was a $50 eBay coupon, remarkably it was one of those fabled “eligible items” and a non eBay Plus one at that. Who would of thought?

        Seriously, you just need to keep watching, people are buying 10 Dells at a time to get the video cards and dumping the PC on eBay. Some are trying to get premium prices but are “dreaming” in this market. It changes day by day.

        Finally, many have a “Or best offer”, some of the sellers may be somewhat distressed at the moment, too much stock.

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