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[Used] Dell Precision 3630 i7-8700 32GB/512GB SSD GTX1080 8GB W11 Home Gaming PC 3 Month Wty $549.00 Delivered @ metrocomau eBay

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[Used] Dell Precision 3630 i7-8700 32GB/512GB SSD GTX1080 8GB W11 Home Gaming PC 3 Month Wty $549.00 Delivered @ metrocomau eBay
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rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 21:02 ebay.com.au (2224 clicks)
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Original Coupon Deal

Not as good as this deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/765948 but there's a lot of useful info about the mobo, PSU, RAM etc in that post, and I encourage you to read the whole thing.

I upgraded the boot drive to a 2TB Intel 670p, added some SSDs and a 4TB 3.5" HDD I already had laying around, and I think it's a great, relatively smallish, work PC. Which can double as a gaming PC.

I haven't run emulators or played any games yet, but my workload is basically work shit—which can be pretty intensive—on a 4k 32", NBA playoffs on a 27" QHD, and OzBargain on a 24". Runs pretty quiet, fan ramps up occasionally but not often. Also got an optical drive and SD card reader. I bought a PCIe x4 card thing to attach the original 512GB NVMe drive and added an Asus wifi/bluetooth card to the other PCIe slot. The machine I received was very clean, with a legit service number you can look up on the Dell website, I updated the BIOS and drivers etc, and have been very happy since. I also got a tax invoice and 1 year warranty.

The only differences I can tell is that this one doesn't have an NVMe drive, Win 11 Home rather than Win 11 Pro, and only 3 months warranty. And costs a bit more.

s/o to @Genuine guy for the find

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  • beeze on 06/05/2023 - 21:10
    +5

    5 Gen old CPU, hm…
    I assume the issues with Dell having proprietary components would make upgrading this rig unlikely?
    So if the GPU, CPU, Psu fail, you need Dell to provide support which they may not for a 5 Gen old system?

    • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 21:14
      +3

      8th gen. You should read the comments here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/765948 re: components and replaceability, compatibility and upgrade options. It's not as bad as you think.

      • xmail on 06/05/2023 - 21:35
        +16

        He's saying it's 5 generations old.. i.e 13 - 8 = 5.
        But 8th gen is still pretty good.

        • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 21:36
          +5

          My bad, I thought they said 5th gen CPU.

    • Junk Sifter on 06/05/2023 - 21:43
      +2

      Think of this CPU as a Core i5-10505. Comet Lake and Kaby Lake didn't gain any IPC improvements over Skylake.

    • Lonewolf1983 on 06/05/2023 - 22:19
      +4

      Heaps of spares available online.
      Intel didn't really change much through til 10/11th gen

      • BlueGlowOne on 06/05/2023 - 22:26

        Absolutely agree. The performance jump is noticeable going from 7th-9th gen to 10th onwards.

        For the price I think it is a stellar deal for a used PC. Everybody’s expectations are different - for myself to get any noticeable improvement I would have to pay double if not more.

    • mrgeckoz on 06/05/2023 - 23:22
      +3

      I’m still using my i7-930 =S

      • Blitzfx on 06/05/2023 - 23:49
        +2

        Yeah, first gen i7 is fine for gaming on the GTX 1080. The CPU does end up being the bottleneck even at 1080p though, but I was playing all the games out there on medium / low setting. Testing on cyberpunk (30fps) with the gtx1060 and i7-920.

      • UltimateAI on 07/05/2023 - 08:58

        Still using i7-6700 not many cores but the Clock Speed is above 4ghz, Dell. Replaced the power supply and gpu but has been great.

    • Sinnerator on 07/05/2023 - 08:42

      I just bought a used Dell XPS 8930 i7 8700, fully upgradeable :-) Not sure about this model tho.
      i7 8700 still has heaps of grunt for everything 'most' people need including sane levels of gaming, 6c/12t ~12000 passmark

    • scottySK on 07/05/2023 - 19:02

      8/9th gen are basically the same, as with 10/11th gen. It's old but not tragically behind - still good at this price point for those who don't want to fluff around on the local used market.

  • xyron on 06/05/2023 - 21:14
    +13

    This was a deal at $500 with an nvme drive but not so much at $550 with regular ol' sata, IMO.

    • Kangal on 07/05/2023 - 16:57

      I think it's still decent.
      Just from the fact that you can shuck the SSD as an external drive, while installing a 1TB/2TB nVme main/boot drive since the prices are so low at the moment.

      Maybe it's because half of us remember how bad the prices were between 2019-2022 that this deal seems acceptable. Not sure if there will be another crypto craze again in 2028 which will hurt all PC Gamers.

  • annarchon on 06/05/2023 - 21:50
    +4

    Windows Home? Why would they embed a Home licensed on a Precision.

    • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 22:25

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/772799

      Here's a popular recent workstation with Win 10 Pro. $100 cheaper, but 7th gen CPU and GTX 1070 (idk how it would compare with a 1080, not really a gamer)

      • annarchon on 06/05/2023 - 23:17
        +1

        Still, who would pair a Precision with home? It doesn't make sense at all. OTOH they did pair a gaming GPU instead of a workstation GPU with it, so they were trying to skimp on a few bucks? But still…….

        • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 23:42

          This workstation came with a lot of options:

          Formating is off from copy and paste. https://dl.dell.com/content/manual56436443-precision-3630-to… check page 14

          Video card
          Table 8. Video card specifications
          Controller Type CPU
          Dependency
          Graphics
          memory type
          Capacity External display
          support
          Maximum
          resolution
          Intel HD Graphics
          630
          UMA Intel Core i3,i5
          or i7 8XXX
          Series
          Processors
          Integrated Shared system
          memory
          DisplayPort X 2 4096 × 2304
          Intel UHD Graphics
          610
          UMA Intel Pentium
          Gold G54XX
          Series
          Processors
          Integrated Shared system
          memory
          DisplayPort X 2 4096 × 2304
          Intel UHD Graphics
          630
          UMA Intel Core i3,i5
          or i7 9XXX
          Series
          Processors
          Integrated Shared system
          memory
          DisplayPort X 2 4096 × 2304
          Intel UHD Graphics
          P630
          UMA Intel Xeon
          E-21XXG and
          22XXG Series
          Processors
          Integrated Shared system
          memory
          DisplayPort X 2 4096 × 2304
          nVIDIA Quadro P
          Series (P5000,
          P4000, P2000,
          P1000, P620, P400)
          Discrete NA GDDR5/
          GDDR5X
          2 GB - 16 GB Upto four
          DisplayPort(DP
          1.4)
          DVI-I
          4096 × 2304
          14 System specifications
          Table 8. Video card specifications (continued)
          Controller Type CPU
          Dependency
          Graphics
          memory type
          Capacity External display
          support
          Maximum
          resolution
          nVIDIA GeForce
          series 10 (GTX
          1080/1060)
          Discrete NA GDDR5/
          GDDR5X
          6 GB / 8 GB DVI-D
          HDMI 2.0
          3x DP1.3 (DP 1.4
          ready)
          4096 × 2304
          nVIDIA Quadro RTX
          series (RTX4000,
          RTX5000)
          Discrete NA GDDR5/
          GDDR5X
          6 GB / 8 GB DVI-D
          HDMI 2.0
          3x DP1.3 (DP 1.4
          ready)
          7680x4320
          nVIDIA GeForce
          series 20 (RTX2060
          SI, RTX 2080B/ RTX
          2080 Super)
          Discrete NA GDDR5/
          GDDR5X
          6 GB / 8 GB DVI-D
          HDMI 2.0
          Up to 3x DP1.3
          (DP 1.4 ready)
          7680x4320
          AMD Radeon Pro WX
          Series (2100, 3200,
          3100, 4100, 5100,
          7100) and RX580
          Discrete NA GDDR5 2 GB - 8 GB DP1.3
          2-4 mini-DP
          4096 × 2304

        • Tigerhacker on 06/05/2023 - 23:43

          Simplifying, but volume licence allows the 'upgrade' of any versino of windows to whatever enterprise version they want to run on their network

          Your point does stand though, theres pretty much no price diff for windows when you buy a fleet of these, but it doesent affect the fleet user in any way either

          Re: why not quadro, cheaper, if it was used for ML most users prefer the much cheaper Geforce options, you can ask most SIs to put them in if you nag your account manager

  • sob baget on 06/05/2023 - 22:06
    +24

    GTX1080 is still a hilariously capable card anywhere up to 1440p, speaking as someone who is still daily driving one.

    I don't have a yard stick to measure against, but on the face of it I'd call this a pretty good deal - certainly 15-year-old me would have killed for an equivalently capable PC for 550 bucks.

  • Edyolo on 06/05/2023 - 22:08
    +12

    This card is faster than RTX 3050 selling @ $400 right now. https://youtu.be/oCli3acvLis

    • Blitzfx on 06/05/2023 - 23:59

      Starting at about 1:01, staring at the horse's ass, and then mountain top, the gtx1080 video suddenly looks a tiny bit less smoother than the rtx3050.

      • vid_ghost on 07/05/2023 - 11:03
        +2

        Zero driver optimization in newer titles will do that.

  • Jayblesz on 06/05/2023 - 22:13
    +2

    This is not a bad offering but for like $200-300 more you can get slightly less power with a brand new system… Hard to pull the trigger on this

    • Jmore1231 on 06/05/2023 - 22:18

      Yeah exactly newer will tend to get move duration reliability wise and resale will be better down the road. These systems are great for today but in a year or two will show more and more of its age.

      • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 22:30
        +1

        I always buy PCs that are a few gens behind; before I got this from the older deal I posted, I was running a Dell SFF 4th gen i5 for well over 5 years.

        • Jayblesz on 06/05/2023 - 22:34
          +1

          I literally just bought a used dell 5680 with an i5-8400, 1060 6gb and 8gb ram, 128gb m.2 SSD, 1tb HDD for $300. Upgraded it to 16gb ram for $29 and it's great. $330 though is quite different value proposition than $550 for this.. it feels like way more money anyway

          8th gen PCs are still great, I'm running LoL on max graphics and getting 100fps, or med and sitting on the 240 cap

          • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 22:42

            @Jayblesz: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/765948

            I got this for under $500 with i7-8700, 32gb RAM, 512GB NVMe and GTX1080. I think I it's worth the extra $170. But yes, this deal is different.

            • Jayblesz on 06/05/2023 - 22:50

              @rosebank: Yep agree with a 512gb nvme andbaround $500 this is a much more appealing deal.
              I'd def go for that over my $300 if it were available at the same time. Any more $ tho and you may as well spend 700 for a ~11th gen i5, 16gb 3060 deal with a full warranty imo

              But then we are talking about double the price I paid for mine so yeah, depends what you need it for too I guess. I ain't planning to play any AAAs

              • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 22:55
                +2

                @Jayblesz:

                I ain't planning to play any AAAs

                Same, I only play emulators and waifu simulators

            • scottySK on 07/05/2023 - 19:05

              @rosebank: Did you just admit that you're an ebay plus member?

  • LunnLunn on 06/05/2023 - 22:38
    -1

    It is unlikely that the original 3630 used a 1080 GPU, as personal workstations generally use graphics cards starting with T like T550.
    Therefore, it is more likely that this GPU was the graphics card used to mine virtual currency. Without knowing its experience, it may not be worth buying.

      • coxymla on 06/05/2023 - 23:17

        To be sure, when you search your service tag on Dell does the As Built say it came with the 1080? Just out of interest.

        • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 23:38
          +2

          This is what I got:
          HARDWARE NAME CATEGORY
          NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Video Card

      • LunnLunn on 07/05/2023 - 02:55

        Thanks for sharing, I just thought there was a risk of the 1080 being used to mine virtual coins. After all it is described as "used" but we don't know what it has been through. So it's more of a gamble, it could be a good deal, but it could also be not so cute deal.

  • surprisebanzai on 06/05/2023 - 22:52
    +1

    @rosebank - could you confirm which PSU you got with your unit? Was it the 850w one? Thanks!

    • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 23:07
      +5

      Is there a way to find out without opening the case? I too drunk rn

  • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 06/05/2023 - 22:54
    +3

    Cheap way to play d4. Not bad

    Optiplex another way to go I suppose

    • Stewdog85 on 06/05/2023 - 23:01

      Would this play D4 on like medium graphics?

      • Shaddolf on 07/05/2023 - 08:36
        +2

        I think it would very easily

      • drprox on 07/05/2023 - 10:19
        +1

        Easy I think

  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 06/05/2023 - 23:03
    +2

    Compared to the overpriced junk on Facebook, this is an excellent deal.

  • burns13 on 06/05/2023 - 23:11
    +2

    That is a very capable gaming PC for the price. I have that CPU as well and does the job. Not sure about dell though.

  • hotrod01 on 06/05/2023 - 23:26
    +1

    ozbargained.

  • tmr3 on 06/05/2023 - 23:36

    OP, maybe you can confirm for me: Is there any funky proprietary stuff on the board I should be aware of?

    From the pictures I've seen online, the motherboard in this looks like it's pretty much standard ATX; 4-pin CPU power, 24-pin ATX motherboard power, and generally looks to be standard I/O connectors for stuff like USB, fans, etc.

    I had a bit of a gander through the previous post but it was a lot of discussion on the GPU and people speculating that it'd be proprietary connectors without any evidence…

    • rosebank on 06/05/2023 - 23:48
      +1

      Everything looks pretty standard, only thing I got was an extra 3.5" caddy for $15 in case I decide to buy a 16TB HDD or something. Mine came with 2x double 2.5" caddies and 1x 3.5". I had to remove the GPU to swap the boot drive and it's just a regular PCIe x16

      • Kelvin on 07/05/2023 - 10:24

        Power supply supply is standard, but the demand on the 3.3/5v is slightly different..
        have a look at this thread..

        need 150W on the 3.3/5V rail..

        https://www.dell.com/community/Precision-Fixed-Workstations/…

        Definitely a reasonably buy..
        but the power supply issues and issues with upgrading the CPU HSF.. eventually put me off…

        comes with the 460W powersupply only and no optical…

        I cotnacted the Evbay seller and he messaged me those details… at the time..

        • Lonewolf1983 on 07/05/2023 - 14:38

          I may end up recasing it so I can get around size/cooling issues, will see.

  • tlai on 06/05/2023 - 23:44
    +2

    When this is faster than my normal desktop :'(

  • formulated on 07/05/2023 - 02:18
    +1

    Appreciate the write up. Looking for this kind of budget PC for gaming/graphics/production software, basically anything I can't do on Mac. No PC for over a decade, so there's a bit to relearn.

  • wonderboy4 on 07/05/2023 - 07:56

    Does this have an NVME slot in the motherboard?

  • Noddy Doldrums on 07/05/2023 - 10:03

    I own a 2070 Super. Would it be possible to buy one of these rigs without a 1080. I believe the 2070 Super edges the 1080 anyway.

    • Nom on 07/05/2023 - 10:33
      +1

      Yes, just pull out the 1080 and list it right back on eBay when you receive the machine.

    • syousef on 07/05/2023 - 14:15

      If it helps I have an i8700K machine as my daily driver since 2017 and I'm writting this response on it. Last year when the 1080 on the system started acting up - freezing, and glitching with a total loss of fan control via software (possibly due to a faulty sensor) - I replaced with with a 3060ti with no problems at all. The system isn't Dell based so it's not exaclty the same thing but I don't think there should be any compatibility issues.

    • Lonewolf1983 on 07/05/2023 - 14:37

      Looked like a few on eBay with same spec minus GPU, less of a bargain though

      • Jayblesz on 07/05/2023 - 23:05

        Much less of a bargain—- the GPU is worth at least half of the value of this deal! Without it I'd expect this to be a 'bargain' closer to $300.

  • goldiep on 12/05/2023 - 07:05

    There was one left that I bought this morning. Middle child gets a gaming PC 🤣

  • Lonewolf1983 on 24/05/2023 - 22:53
    +1

    Just sharing some thoughts based on my purchase

    • CPU needed a repaste, old stuff was very crusty and i dropped about 4 degrees replacing it with some good stuff
    • CPU didnt come with the higher performance blower cooler, temps were in the mid 70's under heaven benchmark load
    • GPU was a blower version but surprisingly quiet fan curve, temps got up a bit though.
    • System was pretty dusty, easy to clean out though
    • i managed to break the SSD connector when i didnt unplug it before opening it up, doh.
      Replaced with a cheap nvme SSD, very simple upgrade (note needed to use my own m.2 screw)
    • very compact for what you get, and lots of drive expansion

    Overall a pretty nice little system for the price for entry level gaming, photo editing etc

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