Labor Day Sale $1133 Special Edition XPS i5-11400, 3060 Ti, 8GB Ram

jeff69dini wrote: ↑ it screws in directly to dell g5/xps 8940 with no modding then?

ph00p wrote: ↑ Are pc gaming prices that bad that people are excited to pay this much on SALE for dead tech HDD and only 8GB of ram?
How much would it cost to build this thing to these specs?
I haven’t followed pricing in a long time, but if this is where we are I’ll just be content with my Series X and throw money towards a new tv and AVR instead of this money dumpster.

frugalcanuck wrote: ↑ Heh, my PC is 9yrs old with an i5 3570k and 16gb. For day to day stuff windows flies. With win11 requirements of secure boot and TPM it prompted a look at upgrade. I realize I can work around these requirements but have parts to put together a ryzen 5 5600x and thought it'd be good to pair a 3060ti.
If value of the xps less GPU isn't much maybe I'll cancel my order. I don't want to be paying for a $1K gpu.

kevinkuo wrote: ↑ Yep, I got one of these “harvested” XPSes off Facebook for $400. Gave to family as inexpensive home PC. iGPU is sufficient for that, it's cheaper than DIY, and comes with a Windows license.

Still a reliable way to get a GPU, but yeah don't expect to get too much $$ back reselling the rest of the computer.


Made the same mod with a CoolerMaster Hyper T2, and some M3 10mm screws + washers from Canadian Tire. Cost around $30 and is a huge improvement over the stock cooler.

Also replaced the rear fan with a 92mm ($10), added an NVMe SSD (you'll need to find a M.2 screw), and added extra stick of RAM. For RAM, look for OEM models from HK Hynix, Samsung, Micron, etc. on Facebook, Kijiji, eBay, etc., which has built in JEDEC timings.

Hugh wrote: ↑ No, that's good. You can add one after you get the system:

• you get to choose the size, performance, and brand of the SSD
• it will most likely be much less expensive than Dell's marked up price

I like having both an HDD and an SSD. I use the HDD for quick backups and for bulk storage. (In my experience, SSDs more often fail catastrophically than HDDs.)

I find it easy to install an SSD and to install software there (for me, that's Linux). You may need to supply a little pan-head m2 screw. I would guess that a clean installation of Windows on the SSD is better than transferring the one on the HDD.

ph00p wrote: ↑ Are pc gaming prices that bad that people are excited to pay this much on SALE for dead tech HDD and only 8GB of ram?

How much would it cost to build this thing to these specs?

I haven’t followed pricing in a long time, but if this is where we are I’ll just be content with my Series X and throw money towards a new tv and AVR instead of this money dumpster.

jetfire33 wrote: ↑ It's all about the graphics card / GPU. Everything else is more expensive than building your own:

Rough approximate pricing of retail parts:

CPU = $240
Motherboard = $120
RAM = $50
Hard Drive = $50
Case = $40
Power Supply = $40
= $540

Leaving you like $500 for a graphics card (and Windows 10 if thats an issue).

The problem is you can't get an RTX 3060 of any sort for $500 these days without tremendous luck and/or effort (like lining up at 6am at Best Buy for a once a month restock). Heck you can't even get older GTX1660 for $500. You could at best get a 4GB GTX 1650 with $500.

So it starts to become worth it to get a Dell like this one primarily for the graphics card.

erictho wrote: ↑ Is the Coolermaster a big improvement over the stock 10400 cooler? Any issues with BIOS warning?

Which Noctua case fan did you use?

Thanks,

erictho wrote: ↑ Is the Coolermaster a big improvement over the stock 10400 cooler? Any issues with BIOS warning?

Which Noctua case fan did you use?

Thanks,

Hugh wrote: ↑ No, that's good. You can add one after you get the system:

• you get to choose the size, performance, and brand of the SSD
• it will most likely be much less expensive than Dell's marked up price

I like having both an HDD and an SSD. I use the HDD for quick backups and for bulk storage. (In my experience, SSDs more often fail catastrophically than HDDs.)

I find it easy to install an SSD and to install software there (for me, that's Linux). You may need to supply a little pan-head m2 (or perhaps m3) screw. I would guess that a clean installation of Windows on the SSD is better than transferring the one on the HDD.

devastata wrote: ↑ Just wondering how people see the actual model # of the GPU... (ie. 490-BHIW, 490-BGJU) ?

Is this only after you place the order or can you see it before you checkout?

frugalcanuck wrote: ↑ after you place your order, Dell provides a packing list of individual components. The newer ads were showing LHR as well.

devastata wrote: ↑ Does anyone know why the product code is different if you're building an Alienware R12.

For the 3060Ti it says : 490-BGKQ
For the 3080 it says : 490-BGKM

can someone confirm if those are LHR or not?

Thanks!