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Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop: i3-10100 Quad-Core, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD Expired

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Dell Home & Office has Dell Inspiron 3880 Desktop (Black) on sale for $299.99. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store (PC extension required, before checkout). Shipping is free.

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  • Intel Core i3-10100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
  • 8GB 2666MHz DDR4 Memory
  • 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • Windows 10 Home
  • 802.11ac 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
  • Dell KB216 Wired Keyboard + Dell MS116 Wired Mouse
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 4x USB 2.0
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x Line-out
    • 1x HDMI 1.4b
    • 1x VGA
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It's 300 dollars lol
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This is a office pc. Not a workstation
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This is a workstation computer definitely not a gaming one.
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Wildpir8
07-13-2021 at 05:01 PM.
07-13-2021 at 05:01 PM.
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Orders from current deal are delayed....received email today asking to confirm I want to wait an additional 2 days vs canceling for a full refund......
+2 sounds good to me! Smilie
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budkilmer21
07-13-2021 at 06:49 PM.
07-13-2021 at 06:49 PM.
Mine was shipped same day. Maybe they only had so many and oversold.
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GAKteam
07-14-2021 at 10:45 AM.
07-14-2021 at 10:45 AM.
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Mine was shipped same day. Maybe they only had so many and oversold.
Any pointers on the setup? Just plug and play? And driver updates needed? (external) packaging condition when delivered?
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atx11
07-14-2021 at 10:57 AM.
07-14-2021 at 10:57 AM.
Quote from a3b2c1r46 :
You should probably let the folks over at HP know then...

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cat/desktops

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/mlp...rkstations
They're happy to sell you "workstations" at a premium price. It makes you feel more special. laugh out loud
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07-14-2021 at 08:12 PM.
07-14-2021 at 08:12 PM.
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They're happy to sell you "workstations" at a premium price. It makes you feel more special. laugh out loud
Ok... sport...
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budkilmer21
07-16-2021 at 10:46 AM.
07-16-2021 at 10:46 AM.
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Any pointers on the setup? Just plug and play? And driver updates needed? (external) packaging condition when delivered?
Setup is easy. I bought 8 gb of extra ram and installed. It's a great little machine if you are just using it for easy tasks, email, lite gaming. The SSD isnt the greatest(SK Hynix) but its more than enough for everyday use.
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08-21-2021 at 03:37 PM.
08-21-2021 at 03:37 PM.
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Setup is easy. I bought 8 gb of extra ram and installed. It's a great little machine if you are just using it for easy tasks, email, lite gaming. The SSD isnt the greatest(SK Hynix) but its more than enough for everyday use.
  • Been using it as a dedicated Plex server....uninstalled bloatware (AV, Office etc.)...added Team Viewer & idrive (for daily backup)
  • The system runs at 60% RAM & 40% Processor utilization when not playing any media. Handles upto 2160p flawlessly.
  • 4K file transcodes (10GB+) are a different matter all together.....The system runs at 80% RAM & 100% Processor utilization....rather the system does play the media...keeps on stuttering making the whole experience uggh!
Any suggestions on how to run transcoded 4K files?
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dclive
08-21-2021 at 04:24 PM.
08-21-2021 at 04:24 PM.
Quote from GAKteam :
  • Been using it as a dedicated Plex server....uninstalled bloatware (AV, Office etc.)...added Team Viewer & idrive (for daily backup)
  • The system runs at 60% RAM & 40% Processor utilization when not playing any media. Handles upto 2160p flawlessly.
  • 4K file transcodes (10GB+) are a different matter all together.....The system runs at 80% RAM & 100% Processor utilization....rather the system does play the media...keeps on stuttering making the whole experience uggh!
Any suggestions on how to run transcoded 4K files?
Sure - buy Plexpass and take advantage of hardware transcoding; it will fix all your CPU issues. Try it for a month to confirm it does what I say, and then buy it - best deal ever. I've had it for years; with an Intel iGPU it's the bomb.

Why in the world does it use 40% processor when not doing anything?
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08-21-2021 at 04:30 PM.
08-21-2021 at 04:30 PM.
Quote from dclive :
Sure - buy Plexpass and take advantage of hardware transcoding; it will fix all your CPU issues. Try it for a month to confirm it does what I say, and then buy it - best deal ever. I've had it for years; with an Intel iGPU it's the bomb.

Why in the world does it use 40% processor when not doing anything?
I have Plex Pass......Didn't have hardware transcoding enabled (presuming it needed graphics card)...enabled 'Use hardware acceleration when available'....now media server utilization is down to 60% for the 4K file....still buffering intermittently....same file plays flawlessly using Kodi (on same device & network)....stumped!
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08-21-2021 at 05:43 PM.
08-21-2021 at 05:43 PM.
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I have Plex Pass......Didn't have hardware transcoding enabled (presuming it needed graphics card)...enabled 'Use hardware acceleration when available'....now media server utilization is down to 60% for the 4K file....still buffering intermittently....same file plays flawlessly using Kodi (on same device & network)....stumped!
Update your intel graphics drivers to the latest version via Intel.com.

And again, what's it doing at idle that it's using 40% CPU?
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08-21-2021 at 07:35 PM.
08-21-2021 at 07:35 PM.
Quote from dclive :
Update your intel graphics drivers to the latest version via Intel.com.

And again, what's it doing at idle that it's using 40% CPU?

Will do, thanks! The 40% idle usage is by system, not the Plex server. Sorry for the confusion.
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08-21-2021 at 07:36 PM.
08-21-2021 at 07:36 PM.
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Will do, thanks! The 40% idle usage is by system, not the Plex server. Sorry for the confusion.
Yes, I know. I am asking what the system is doing when you're at idle that swallows 40% of your CPU. What's happening? That is far from typical. Do you have some massive tasks in the background going on?
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08-21-2021 at 11:37 PM.
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Quote from dclive :
Yes, I know. I am asking what the system is doing when you're at idle that swallows 40% of your CPU. What's happening? That is far from typical. Do you have some massive tasks in the background going on?

That's gone down to near zero after implementing the changes you recommended, thanks! The RAM usage is still high (60% system, 10% Plex server). Will upgrading the RAM help with transcodes?
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08-22-2021 at 06:50 AM.
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That's gone down to near zero after implementing the changes you recommended, thanks! The RAM usage is still high (60% system, 10% Plex server). Will upgrading the RAM help with transcodes?
Not at all. I'm sure your RAM is fine.

So when you're transcoding, what's stressed? Look in Task Manager or Resource Manager, and see what's happening. Dig into the details and you can see exactly what's happening.

The Intel iGPU should be able to handle 15 or 20 normal transcodes, and 1-3 HDR transcodes at 4k. The issue with 4K is the tone mapping work; that takes massive CPU time even with HW transcoding since the GPU can't do all the required work.

Did upgrading the Intel drivers help with transcoding? What's the latest status?
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08-22-2021 at 10:48 AM.
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Not at all. I'm sure your RAM is fine.

So when you're transcoding, what's stressed? Look in Task Manager or Resource Manager, and see what's happening. Dig into the details and you can see exactly what's happening.

The Intel iGPU should be able to handle 15 or 20 normal transcodes, and 1-3 HDR transcodes at 4k. The issue with 4K is the tone mapping work; that takes massive CPU time even with HW transcoding since the GPU can't do all the required work.

Did upgrading the Intel drivers help with transcoding? What's the latest status?
The Intel drivers are up to date. Running 1 transcode (4K, 15.4Mbps -> 2160p, 15.4Mbps) bumps the CPU utilization from <5% to 50/60%. Memory/RAM usage jumps from 50%/60% ->75%. Plus buffering every 2 min.
Plex Transcode (32bit) -> 55% CPU, 32% GPU, 948MB RAM
PMS -> 0.6% CPU, 200MB
Everything else is less than 0.5% CPU

The same file on Kodi ran like a dream. Plex has become a running joke in my home now ("So now we are back to Kodi")
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