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Dell XPS 8940 Desktop: i5-10400, 16GB DDR4, 256GB + 1TB HDD, RTX 2060 Expired
$790
$1,399.00
+ Free Shipping
Dell Home & Office has Dell XPS 8940 Desktop for $790 when you follow the steps below. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member PANDAPAWS for finding this deal.
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Thanks to community member PANDAPAWS for finding this deal.
Steps
- Click here
- Under Warranty & Support:
- Select: 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis [-$9.99]
- Add to cart & proceed to checkout
- Apply coupon code DTXPSAFF016
- Total should now be $790 + free shipping
- Intel Core i5-10400 6-Core (12 Thread) processor
- 16GB (1x16GB) 2666Mhz DDR4 RAM
- 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- 1TB Hard Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
- 1x1 802.11ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0
- 500W Power Supply
- Windows 10 Home 64bit
- Dell USB Keyboard & Mouse included
- Ports
- 7x USB 3.1
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x USB 3.1 Type-C
- 1x DisplayPort
- 1x HDMI
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- About this Deal:
- This offer beats our previous FP deal for this desktop by $9.99.
- About this Store:
- Includes 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
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Edited January 7, 2021
at 09:22 AM
Dell has the New XPS 8940 Intel Core i5-10400 6-Core Mini Tower Gaming Desktop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Boot SSD + 1TB Hard Drive for $790.00 with Free Shipping after coupon code: "DTXPSAFF016" (ends soon). This is a recurring deal with a new code and an upgrade to the RTX 2060.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/c...69c9022dcb
I removed Premium Support and added Basic Hardware Support to bring the PC from $799.99 to $790.00. Premium Support is a subscription at $9.99/month thereafter if you don't remove it.
For my order, I also doubled the M.2 SSD space (256GB to 512GB, +$50) and the RAM (16GB to 32GB, +$150), for a total of $990 + Tax with Free Shipping.
The second coupon code shown in the images (NDAR2DFREE) was automatically added when I logged into my Dell Advantage account providing free (-$15) upgrade to Expedited Shipping.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/c...69c9022dcb
I removed Premium Support and added Basic Hardware Support to bring the PC from $799.99 to $790.00. Premium Support is a subscription at $9.99/month thereafter if you don't remove it.
For my order, I also doubled the M.2 SSD space (256GB to 512GB, +$50) and the RAM (16GB to 32GB, +$150), for a total of $990 + Tax with Free Shipping.
The second coupon code shown in the images (NDAR2DFREE) was automatically added when I logged into my Dell Advantage account providing free (-$15) upgrade to Expedited Shipping.
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RAM is cheap and by far the easiest thing to upgrade. If you're buying a Dell on sale with a mid range CPU and GPU, there's a good chance you don't need 32GB of RAM and it will remain unused. If your use case is one that actually might take advantage of it, you are far far better off buying another 16GB for around $60.
Why go so far with deals and then give in to their overpriced upgrades?
Edit: Edited because there haven't been many cheap 16GB RAM deals on SD lately, but the normal prices are still in that range on Amazon, Newegg, etc.
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/...7lu/16/100
Notables:
1. I got the 1x16GB DIMM configuration and added a second 1x16GB 3200 Crucial DIMM for $50 from Amazon. The i5 can't use the extra speed of the 3200 model but it was the same price so why not.
2. I swapped in an RTX 3060 ti (founder's edition) and have had no issues despite the PSU not meeting the "official" Nvidia recommendations. Using a killawatt, I measured the pull from the outlet when running folding@home and it peaked at 374 Watts (that is without the 1TB drive).
3. There is room for another 2.5" drive. In addition to the filled M.2 slot and the 3.5" bay for the included 1TB drive, there is a single 2.5" bay above the CPU with power and SATA cables already run to that location.
4. I have seen a certain poster comment in every XPS 8940 and G5 thread about the single cooling fan in the case and warnings of the CPU/GPU overheating and throttling down. It's true that this design is a little sketchy. The XPS 8930 was a much better case design- more space and a second fan on the top of the case. Regardless, I haven't had any issues (yet). The fans spin up a bit during 1440p gaming but it's not terribly noticeable. Folding@home does spin up the fans though, if that's something you run a lot.
Any other questions, just let me know and I'll try to answer them.
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RAM is cheap and by far the easiest thing to upgrade. If you're buying a Dell on sale with a mid range CPU and GPU, there's a good chance you don't need 32GB of RAM and it will remain unused. If your use case is one that actually might take advantage of it, you are far far better off buying another 16GB for around $60.
Why go so far with deals and then give in to their overpriced upgrades?
Edit: Edited because there haven't been many cheap 16GB RAM deals on SD lately, but the normal prices are still in that range on Amazon, Newegg, etc.
RAM is cheap and by far the easiest thing to upgrade. If you're buying a Dell on sale with a mid range CPU and GPU, there's a good chance you don't need 32GB of RAM and it will remain unused. If your use case is one that actually might take advantage of it, you are far far better off using of one of the many RAM deals that pop up on SD and buying another 16GB for under $60.
Why go so far with deals and then give in to their overpriced upgrades?
The 512 ssd is a fair priced upgrade (and no hassle of reloading OS and stuff) however the memory upgrade cost definitely was a ripoff.
No, not all that much. Roughtly 14%
Thanks. That seemed like the biggest difference from the previous Dell deal
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Save $589.99 on XPS Desktop
Offer valid through 1/28/2020 7:00AM CST or when limited quantity redemption is met. Coupon is good with select other offers, but not with other coupons. Offer does not apply to, and is not available with, systems or items purchased through refurbished items or spare parts. Purchase limit of 1 items per order. Not valid for resellers and/or online auctions. Dell reserves the right to cancel orders arising from pricing or other errors.
Expires 1/28/2021
500W PSU so probably only switched to a 3060 LATER down the road (600~650w for 3070) Big assumption here but probably it has 2 slots for ram and 1 m.2 slot. So your options is ripped out 2 ram and replace with a new set. Since the ram Dell give is 2666mhz, i recommend going for 2x8 instead of 1x16. And of course switched out the ssd to 1tb m.2 ssd later and maybe 2tb ssd sata to replaced the 1tb HDD. That's the upgrade route I would take on it. So instead of OP picked, I'll do base 256gb ssd, 2x8 ram for the $790 price with those upgrade in mind.
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https://www.dell.com/support/manu...lang=en-us
Memory slots: Four UDIMM slots
Memory type: Dual-channel DDR4
Memory speed: 2666 MHz/2933 MHz
Maximum memory configuration: 128 GB
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