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Select Costco Wholesale Stores: Dell XPS 8950 Desktop: i7-12700, RTX 3060 Ti
$1,000
$1,300
23% off
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Select Costco Wholesale Locations (link for reference only) have Dell XPS 8950 Desktop (XPS8950-7931BLK-PUS) on sale for $999.97. This offer is only available in-store.
Specs:
- Note: Availability will vary by location and item may not be available in all areas.
Specs:
- Intel 12th Generation i7-12700 12-Core, 20-Threads (2.10GHz Base / 4.90GHz Boost) Processor
- 32GB DDR5 4400MHz RAM
- 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive + 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti Graphics
- Killer WiFi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
- Dell Wired Keyboard & Mouse
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
- Ports:
- 5x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x Headphone Jack
- 1x HDMI
- 3x Display Port 1.4a
- 1x SD Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
- 1x RJ-45
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this offer is $779.03 lower (44% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $1,779
- About this product:
- 6 Months Dell Migrate1
- 2 Year Dell Onsite Service after Remote Diagnosis
- 2nd Year Warranty (Costco Concierge)
- About this store:
- Costco Wholesale return policy here
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Select Costco Wholesale Locations (link for reference only) have Dell XPS 8950 Desktop (XPS8950-7931BLK-PUS) on sale for $999.97. This offer is only available in-store.
Specs:
- Note: Availability will vary by location and item may not be available in all areas.
Specs:
- Intel 12th Generation i7-12700 12-Core, 20-Threads (2.10GHz Base / 4.90GHz Boost) Processor
- 32GB DDR5 4400MHz RAM
- 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive + 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti Graphics
- Killer WiFi 6 (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
- Dell Wired Keyboard & Mouse
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
- Ports:
- 5x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x Headphone Jack
- 1x HDMI
- 3x Display Port 1.4a
- 1x SD Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
- 1x RJ-45
Editor's Notes
Written by megakimcheelove | Staff- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this offer is $779.03 lower (44% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $1,779
- About this product:
- 6 Months Dell Migrate1
- 2 Year Dell Onsite Service after Remote Diagnosis
- 2nd Year Warranty (Costco Concierge)
- About this store:
- Costco Wholesale return policy here
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For anyone purchasing this, the 8940 was plagued with issues, which for me resulted in the mobo going bad just out of warranty. PSU didn't go bad surprisingly, but it's still non-standard and underpowered, but that didn't cause the mobo to take a crap.
Not trying to be a party pooper, just fair warning on the 8900 lines. The prior gen was a known ticking timebomb at the 1 year mark. I wouldn't be saying this if a quick search showed others experiencing the same problems.
- Mobo is Z690-based
- Mine had USB issues, all ports front+rear would die or peripherals would stutter (yes I did drivers, BIOS, etc.)
- CPU could only reach ~85% of standard 12700 benchmark per Cinebench R23, due to thermals
- Vetroo V5 is a good replacement CPU cooler, or you can try the Dell "premium" (tower style) CPU cooler for ~$80 on eBay. Those come standard on the K-model CPUs for 8950
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If you use medium-high settings and DLSS balanced you would probably be ~60fps.
4k is a lot to ask of a 60 class 8gb card.
If you use medium-high settings and DLSS balanced you would probably be ~60fps.
4k is a lot to ask of a 60 class 8gb card.
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- Mobo is Z690-based
- Mine had USB issues, all ports front+rear would die or peripherals would stutter (yes I did drivers, BIOS, etc.)
- CPU could only reach ~85% of standard 12700 benchmark per Cinebench R23, due to thermals
- Vetroo V5 is a good replacement CPU cooler, or you can try the Dell "premium" (tower style) CPU cooler for ~$80 on eBay. Those come standard on the K-model CPUs for 8950
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https://slickdeals.net/f/16275880-hp-envy-desktop-12th-gen-intel-core-i7-12700-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-999-99-plus-sh-costco
I bought HP Envy from that deal but still haven't opened it. Specs of both look similar so not sure which is better. Any idea?
- Mobo is Z690-based
- Mine had USB issues, all ports front+rear would die or peripherals would stutter (yes I did drivers, BIOS, etc.)
- CPU could only reach ~85% of standard 12700 benchmark per Cinebench R23, due to thermals
- Vetroo V5 is a good replacement CPU cooler, or you can try the Dell "premium" (tower style) CPU cooler for ~$80 on eBay. Those come standard on the K-model CPUs for 8950
do you know which PC manufactuer doesn't restrict the CPU full power on their desktops/laptops?
You have to understand it from the OEM's perspective: they don't care if you don't get max CPU power (and most of their customers would never know). Their job is done as soon as you clicked "Buy", because you were lured in by flashy specs like "i7-12700" "3070 Ti" etc. They're all gimped from what I've read or bought and tested myself.
I'm a "filthy casual" (and non-gamer) and don't want to build it myself, so I've accepted that I'll have to buy 1-2 tiers up in hardware to get the equivalent performance of a lower-spec custom build. For example an HP pre-built with i9-12900K and 3070Ti may perform similarly to a Slickdealer's i7-12700K 3060Ti custom build.
You have to understand it from the OEM's perspective: they don't care if you don't get max CPU power (and most of their customers would never know). Their job is done as soon as you clicked "Buy", because you were lured in by flashy specs like "i7-12700" "3070 Ti" etc. They're all gimped from what I've read or bought and tested myself.
I'm a "filthy casual" (and non-gamer) and don't want to build it myself, so I've accepted that I'll have to buy 1-2 tiers up in hardware to get the equivalent performance of a lower-spec custom build. For example an HP pre-built with i9-12900K and 3070Ti may perform similarly to a Slickdealer's i7-12700K 3060Ti custom build.
For anyone purchasing this, the 8940 was plagued with issues, which for me resulted in the mobo going bad just out of warranty. PSU didn't go bad surprisingly, but it's still non-standard and underpowered, but that didn't cause the mobo to take a crap.
Not trying to be a party pooper, just fair warning on the 8900 lines. The prior gen was a known ticking timebomb at the 1 year mark. I wouldn't be saying this if a quick search showed others experiencing the same problems.
Conspiracy theory: both my Dells were front page deals here on Slickdeals. Maybe Dell ships out these PC's with the ticking time bombs 🤔
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The wifi adapter that comes standard in these models is Killer AX1675x. Typically they say they come with "killer wifi".
I got a chuckle out of it.
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