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Feb 15, 2022 6:36 PM

Dell XPS Desktop SE: RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6, i5-11400, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD

$1,000

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Dell Home and Office has Dell XPS Desktop Special Edition Desktop on sale for $999.99. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store. Shipping is free.

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Additionally, select American Express Cardholders may qualify for a $120 Statement Credit when spending $599+ at Dell.com. See the Frontpage Deal for the Amex offer for enrollment instructions and offer details.

Note: Estimated delivery date will be shown at checkout.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-11400 6-Core Processor
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 8GB DDR4 2933MHz Memory (8GBx1)
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Dell Keyboard + Mouse
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • Front:
      • 3x USB 3.1
      • 1x USB 3.1 Type-C
      • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • Rear:
      • 2x USB 2.0
      • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1
      • 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
      • 1x HDMI 2.1

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Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $450 lower (31% savings) than the list price.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this desktop.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
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Dell Home and Office has Dell XPS Desktop Special Edition Desktop on sale for $999.99. Slickdeals Cashback is available for this store. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Additionally, select American Express Cardholders may qualify for a $120 Statement Credit when spending $599+ at Dell.com. See the Frontpage Deal for the Amex offer for enrollment instructions and offer details.

Note: Estimated delivery date will be shown at checkout.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i5-11400 6-Core Processor
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6 Graphics
  • 8GB DDR4 2933MHz Memory (8GBx1)
  • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Dell Keyboard + Mouse
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • Front:
      • 3x USB 3.1
      • 1x USB 3.1 Type-C
      • 1x Audio Combo Jack
    • Rear:
      • 2x USB 2.0
      • 4x USB 3.1 Gen 1
      • 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
      • 1x HDMI 2.1

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $450 lower (31% savings) than the list price.
    • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this desktop.
  • About this product:
    • Comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
  • About this store:

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EnigmicAzn
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As someone who has bought a Dell 8940 and a HP TG-2260XT for their GPUs, it honestly isn't worth it. These prebuilds have alot of issues that you need to spend money for to make them decent. This for example, you need to buy an actual CPU cooler and upgrade the ram to 16gbs along with adding a small back fan to help with airflow. The motherboard itself locks the max speed the ram actually runs at to something like 2666-2930 mhz. There is very little room to upgrade parts either.
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Danzilla
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I bought a Dell 8940 and it works just fine. Did upgrade the amount of memory and add a 2nd hard drive, but not everyone needs more.
The DDR4 memory speed is simply 2666MHz the max the Intel CPU supports (10th gen. 11th officially works with 3200MHz), and it works fine as is for this and MANY other basic motherboards. It is possible to do better with motherboards that support extreme memory profiles (memory overclocking), but not everyone needs it.
No they're not for everyone, but had extra value in the last couple of years with GPU shortages and higher prices. Not as much reason to buy one today, but still not a bad deal when on sale IMO.
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Gamers also do these deals to get a card at a reasonable price for their self-built systems.
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Paying $600-$700 for the video card.

These computers are on eBay or Craigslist for like $300-$400, because miners buy them and just want the video card.
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Feb 15, 2022 7:02 PM
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MRBIGTUNAFeb 15, 2022 7:02 PM
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Quote from ghostfreckle View quoted comment :
Paying $600-$700 for the video card.

These computers are on eBay or Craigslist for like $300-$400, because miners buy them and just want the video card.
Gamers also do these deals to get a card at a reasonable price for their self-built systems.
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yankees4lifeFeb 15, 2022 9:24 PM
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I would have been in on this had I not just bought one of those 8940s without the video card.
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EnigmicAznFeb 15, 2022 10:14 PM
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As someone who has bought a Dell 8940 and a HP TG-2260XT for their GPUs, it honestly isn't worth it. These prebuilds have alot of issues that you need to spend money for to make them decent. This for example, you need to buy an actual CPU cooler and upgrade the ram to 16gbs along with adding a small back fan to help with airflow. The motherboard itself locks the max speed the ram actually runs at to something like 2666-2930 mhz. There is very little room to upgrade parts either.
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Quote from EnigmicAzn View quoted comment :
As someone who has bought a Dell 8940 and a HP TG-2260XT for their GPUs, it honestly isn't worth it. These prebuilds have alot of issues that you need to spend money for to make them decent. This for example, you need to buy an actual CPU cooler and upgrade the ram to 16gbs along with adding a small back fan to help with airflow. The motherboard itself locks the max speed the ram actually runs at to something like 2666-2930 mhz. There is very little room to upgrade parts either.
I bought a Dell 8940 and it works just fine. Did upgrade the amount of memory and add a 2nd hard drive, but not everyone needs more.
The DDR4 memory speed is simply 2666MHz the max the Intel CPU supports (10th gen. 11th officially works with 3200MHz), and it works fine as is for this and MANY other basic motherboards. It is possible to do better with motherboards that support extreme memory profiles (memory overclocking), but not everyone needs it.
No they're not for everyone, but had extra value in the last couple of years with GPU shortages and higher prices. Not as much reason to buy one today, but still not a bad deal when on sale IMO.
Last edited by Danzilla February 15, 2022 at 02:50 PM.
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These OEM gpus are built kind of cheaply, I bought the 2060 super deal they had last year and I am already having issues with it. Prices on gpus have been coming down. Was able to grab a 3060 from my local MicroCenter for around $450 recently.
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Quote from ghostfreckle View quoted comment :
Paying $600-$700 for the video card.

These computers are on eBay or Craigslist for like $300-$400, because miners buy them and just want the video card.
3060 LHR only making $1.50 day now its coming to end until next time.

https://minerstat.com/hardware/nv...060-lhr-v2
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Wait for a deal on a pre-built with a 12th gen Intel CPU and DDR5 RAM, much better value there.
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dirtyherryFeb 15, 2022 11:21 PM
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Anyone has experience with Dell's Return policy? Reading on their website, it says that they can charge 15% restocking fee. Does that mean they can at their discretion?

Same specs but $20 cheaper: https://deals.dell.com/en-us/memb...etail/cyjx
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rickster9Feb 16, 2022 3:36 AM
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I'm not a gamer but would like a new PC. Would it make sense for me to sell the card and just put a regular card in there?
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PixelsurferFeb 16, 2022 4:41 AM
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Quote from rickster9 View quoted comment :
I'm not a gamer but would like a new PC. Would it make sense for me to sell the card and just put a regular card in there?
Sure you can with some things to keep in mind
1- OEM GPU usually fetch less money
2- it will cost you more than you think for replacement regular GPU card
3- gpu market availability is improving
4- you can buy non Gaming PC for much less. Look on Craig's list and FB market place.
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mitchfloridaFeb 16, 2022 4:44 AM
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Quote from rickster9 View quoted comment :
I'm not a gamer but would like a new PC. Would it make sense for me to sell the card and just put a regular card in there?
You don't need a separate graphics card. It has UHD 730 on the i5
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edit : answered already
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Quote from rickster9 View quoted comment :
I'm not a gamer but would like a new PC. Would it make sense for me to sell the card and just put a regular card in there?
Buy a PC with a card like 1650 instead unless you are willing to go through the hassle of selling this card and buying a card for the right price. Miners need the card so they buy this and sell the PC without the card. If you don't need it, there is no reason to buy this.
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