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Dell XPS 8940 Desktop Special Edition: i5-11400, 8GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, RTX 3060 Expired

$1000 or Less
$1,429.98
w/ 2.5% SD Cashback + Free S/H
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Dell Home & Office has Dell XPS 8940 Desktop on sale for $1,429.98 - $429.99 off when you apply coupon code DBXPS928 = $999.99. Additionally, earn 2.5% in Slickdeals Cashback, before purchase, follow the cashback instructions below. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-11400 6-Core (12 Thread) Processor (11th Gen)
  • 8GB (1x 8GB) 2933MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 1TB 7200RPM 3.5" SATA III Mechanical Hard Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
  • 802.11ax Killer WiFi 6 (2x2) / Bluetooth 5.1
  • Tray-Load Blu-Ray Drive (Reads & Writes to BD/DVD/CD)
  • Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard (White) included
  • Dell MS116 Wired Mouse (White) included
  • 500W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
  • Mineral White Bezel Chassis
  • Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
  • Front Ports:
    • 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 1x headset port
    • SD Media Card Slot
  • Back Ports:
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type A
    • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A
    • 1x HDMI 1.4 port
    • 1x DisplayPort v1.2
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $430 lower (30% savings) than the $1430 list price.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
    • 4.3 out of 5 star rating based on over 6,000 customer reviews on Dell.com
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    • See the Dell return policy for returns information. ~ persian_mafia
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Additional Savings:

Eligible American Express may qualify to receive a $100 statement credit back on this purchase (learn more).

About this product:
  • Intel Core i5-11400 6-Core (12 Thread) Processor (11th Gen)
  • 8GB (1x 8GB) 2933MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 1TB 7200RPM 3.5" SATA III Mechanical Hard Drive
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
  • 802.11ax Killer WiFi 6 (2x2) / Bluetooth 5.1
  • Tray-Load Blu-Ray Drive (Reads & Writes to BD/DVD/CD)
  • Dell KB216 Multimedia Keyboard (White) included
  • Dell MS116 Wired Mouse (White) included
  • 500W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply
  • Mineral White Bezel Chassis
  • Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
  • Front Ports:
    • 3x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A
    • 1x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 1x headset port
    • SD Media Card Slot
  • Back Ports:
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type A
    • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type A
    • 1x HDMI 1.4 port
    • 1x DisplayPort v1.2
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
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Watch out for the $10.00 a month tech support fee that is automatically added. You have to choose the 1 Year Hardware Service to avoid that.
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Don't forget that the power supply is also another non-standard; even the video cards are sometimes OEM-specific to Dell (in the worst, cost-cutting ways). As a sealed box of warranty-covered parts these XPS systems aren't bad. However, as a bucket of parts the XPS systems have devolved into some of the worst deals out there. Thankfully Dell's Alienware systems remain composed of more modular components (albeit, often still collected together in ways which negatively impact their performance potential).

Unfortunately, many of the issues cited in this Gamers Nexus review [youtube.com]remain applicable for modern XPS systems today.

Good luck!
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Where do you find that gpu for $330????
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09-28-2021 at 11:32 AM.

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Watch out for the $10.00 a month tech support fee that is automatically added. You have to choose the 1 Year Hardware Service to avoid that.
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09-28-2021 at 11:32 AM.
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Watch out for the $10.00 a month tech support fee that is automatically added.

Doest do that anymore
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09-28-2021 at 11:39 AM.
09-28-2021 at 11:39 AM.
yahoo thank you for the deal
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09-28-2021 at 11:45 AM.
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Doest do that anymore
sure does. I just tried it.
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09-28-2021 at 11:46 AM.
09-28-2021 at 11:46 AM.
For a productivity and work machine, I'd rather have the 1660 super version for $650. I feel like the 3060 is in an awkward zone where it's not quite up to high gaming standards and it's probably overkill for most work related scenarios aside from big 4K video editing and rendering.
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09-28-2021 at 11:47 AM.
09-28-2021 at 11:47 AM.
Quote from FuschiaScene411 :
Pretty hilarious deal. The case, CPU Cooler, and Mobo are junk. So, you've got a $330 GPU and $670 of other stuff, most of which are mediocre to downright terrible.

I guess look online and see if you can sell the GPU-less setup for $600. At least you'll have a decent GPU, although personally I think if you're gaming you should aim for at least a 3060 Ti.

Even if you do productivity stuff, the thermals are so bad on this device that even that is questionable.

Where do you find that gpu for $330????
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09-28-2021 at 11:54 AM.
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Where do you find that gpu for $330????

Yeah this guy is living in 2019, needs a reality check
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Gut this for the GPU and mine coin. Yay or Nay?

Only if the GPU is non-LHR
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Quote from FuschiaScene411 :
Pretty hilarious deal. The case, CPU Cooler, and Mobo are junk. So, you've got a $330 GPU and $670 of other stuff, most of which are mediocre to downright terrible.

I guess look online and see if you can sell the GPU-less setup for $600. At least you'll have a decent GPU, although personally I think if you're gaming you should aim for at least a 3060 Ti.

Even if you do productivity stuff, the thermals are so bad on this device that even that is questionable.
Don't forget that the power supply is also another non-standard; even the video cards are sometimes OEM-specific to Dell (in the worst, cost-cutting ways). As a sealed box of warranty-covered parts these XPS systems aren't bad. However, as a bucket of parts the XPS systems have devolved into some of the worst deals out there. Thankfully Dell's Alienware systems remain composed of more modular components (albeit, often still collected together in ways which negatively impact their performance potential).

Unfortunately, many of the issues cited in this Gamers Nexus review [youtube.com]remain applicable for modern XPS systems today.

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Gut this for the GPU and mine coin. Yay or Nay?
I know people who just want the 3060, even with this base level config. But I don't think this is a mining card. You might have to check other forums for how well this does and whether it is driver-disabled for that. It's the lowest level of the 3060 cards.
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Does it come with paid extended warranties that you don't want but they charge you anyways?
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