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Feb 5, 2026 3:29 PM

Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 PC: Intel Ultra 7 265, RTX 5060Ti, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD

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Select Micro Center Stores have Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Gaming Desktop PC (DEBT2250-7160BL) for $999.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265 (1.8GHz) Processor
  • 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GDDR7 Graphics Card
  • 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
  • 2.5GbE LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
  • 460 Watt Power Supply
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Front/Top Panel Ports:
    • 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
    • 3 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
    • 1 x headphone
  • Back Panel Ports:
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    • 2 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
    • 4 x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
    • 1 x HDMI
    • 3x DisplayPort
    • 1 x LAN RJ-45
    • 2 x Audio
    • 1 x Digital Audio

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 1-year warranty
    • Rating of 4.6/5 from Micro Center customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Micro Center's return policy (here)

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Written by Dr.W
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Select Micro Center Stores have Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Gaming Desktop PC (DEBT2250-7160BL) for $999.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.W for finding this deal.

Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location

Specs:
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265 (1.8GHz) Processor
  • 32GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GDDR7 Graphics Card
  • 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
  • 2.5GbE LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
  • 460 Watt Power Supply
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Front/Top Panel Ports:
    • 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
    • 3 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
    • 1 x headphone
  • Back Panel Ports:
    • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    • 2 x USB 3.2 (Gen 1 Type-A)
    • 4 x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
    • 1 x HDMI
    • 3x DisplayPort
    • 1 x LAN RJ-45
    • 2 x Audio
    • 1 x Digital Audio

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About this product:
    • 1-year warranty
    • Rating of 4.6/5 from Micro Center customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Details of Micro Center's return policy (here)

Original Post

Written by Dr.W

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deelseaker
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Should be perfect for that.

Three SATA slots [dell.com] and two hard drive bays [dell.com].
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HayesCooper
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If you were building this PC in the current AI-slopified market, the RAM and GPU alone would be $1K.
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Dis3ngage
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Quick PCPartPicker build just sorted lowest price and without an OS came out to ~$1300:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tYTPxf
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Community Reviews

This Dell Tower Plus looks like a strong out of the box workstation and light gaming box, with the Core Ultra 7 265, 32GB of RAM, and RTX 5060 Ti making it appealing for photo editing, everyday pro work, and games like Overwatch or Valorant. The price also lands below rough parts estimates, and the case has room for extra SATA drives and an extra M.2 slot. The main drawbacks are Dell's proprietary motherboard, power supply, and case design, which make upgrades and repairs harder, plus the 8GB GPU and 460W PSU limit future headroom. A solid fit if the current configuration is enough.

Common Questions (5)

  • It is fine for the stock configuration, but it limits headroom for bigger GPU upgrades. Dell does offer a 1000W PSU option on this tower, and the 460W unit is the main reason people hesitate about long-term upgrade plans.

    BrightSuit918dealmashugunaNDSolHat-Trick

  • This configuration is the 8GB RTX 5060 Ti, not the 16GB model. The 16GB version exists separately, which is why several shoppers flagged the 8GB card as the main drawback.

    DJRobNMElon69NDSolnovasian

  • Yes. The Ultra 7 265, 32GB RAM, and RTX 5060 Ti are strong enough for heavy Lightroom/Photoshop/DxO work and can game well enough, especially with DLSS. It is a better fit for pro workloads than an older laptop, but the 8GB GPU is the main limitation for more demanding gaming or future-proofing.

    NDSolTechGuyBeauDJRobNManil0801

  • Some parts can be upgraded, including the GPU, RAM, SSD, CPU, Wi‑Fi card, and SATA storage. The motherboard and power supply are effectively proprietary, so major case/PSU swaps and some upgrades can be painful or expensive.

    einzelherzHat-TrickdcpoorGolgatha

  • Yes. The system is reported to have three SATA slots, two hard drive bays, and room for additional SATA drives, plus an extra M.2 slot. One caveat is that this model may only support SATA drives up to 2TB.

    deelseakerMedic311EricPostsmalljohnson

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Feb 7, 2026 1:28 AM
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NDSolFeb 7, 2026 1:28 AM
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Quote from HzF9129 View quoted comment :
If it's really 1x32GB like the specs say, it's a blazing deal, although DDR5-5200 is weak.
If it's 2x16GB you can do decently from microcenter as they already have a $530 bundle that has a much better mobo, 265kf, and 2x16 DDR5-6000. You can get a much better case/psu/gpu on top of it.
It is 1x32GB per the display model I saw.
Feb 7, 2026 1:52 AM
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cornerblitz13Feb 7, 2026 1:52 AM
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Quote from NDSol View quoted comment :
I picked this up two days ago, but still have it in the box as was not sure how good a deal this is. Use is for heavy photography editing (not video) as my laptop that is only 18 months old can't always handle LR, PS & DXO files.
These morons at Dell decided to ditch their XPS branding they took years and years to build and has gained a huge fan base for an iPhone name branding. They should just call it the Dell Idiot Pro Plus
Feb 7, 2026 2:56 AM
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smalljohnsonFeb 7, 2026 2:56 AM
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I believe this model and other Dell Tower models only support a maximum SATA drive size of 2TB.
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Feb 7, 2026 4:42 AM
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FeistySnail793Feb 7, 2026 4:42 AM
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Quote from ListedGuru View quoted comment :

Looking for some advice from your or anyone who would like to chime in. I have a college aged kid who has been gaming on an Xbox One X for several years but they are thinking about getting a gaming PC (without breaking the bank). The games mentioned they would be playing now would be: Overwatch, Marvel Rivals and Valorant. Would this Dell PC play those games well? Honestly I don't know much about gaming so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I know you mentioned spending $200 more on the PowerSpec with the 7500X3D and 9060 XT 16GB. Would that be a better investment for our usage case compared to the $999.99 Dell mentioned here? How upgradeable would the PowerSpec PC be? Are they well built machines? Also any idea if the PowerSpec has been lower than the $1199.99 price? It shows it's "only" $50 off currently but that doesn't mean it's a bad deal either. Also I'm open to suggestions on other builds that might be out there if someone knows of anySmilie
would probably go for the powerspec if you can swing it, those games would play fine on its specs. it's a better machine and part of the benefit of going pc is being able to upgrade specific parts. if you're getting into pc gaming a prebuilt with the option to upgrade down the line is better than this dell which has a couple proprietary parts and a weak psu.
Feb 7, 2026 5:09 AM
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ListedGuruFeb 7, 2026 5:09 AM
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Quote from FeistySnail793 View quoted comment :
would probably go for the powerspec if you can swing it, those games would play fine on its specs. it's a better machine and part of the benefit of going pc is being able to upgrade specific parts. if you're getting into pc gaming a prebuilt with the option to upgrade down the line is better than this dell which has a couple proprietary parts and a weak psu.
Thanks for the reply. I am pretty sure I'll go with a PowerSpec over this Dell but I did find a different PowerSpec model that's $300 more than the one I initially asking about. I'm trying to decide if it's worth the extra $300. Here's the two in question in case you or anyone else wants to weight in:

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...-gaming-pc

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...-gaming-pc
Feb 7, 2026 5:47 AM
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jefflinsFeb 7, 2026 5:47 AM
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Quote from dealmashuguna View quoted comment :
Likely clearing out the RTX 5060Ti 8GB as they announced the 16GB version...
You literally have no idea what's going on in the gpu space do you? lol
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Feb 7, 2026 5:58 AM
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chris010767Feb 7, 2026 5:58 AM
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Anyone have expertise to advise if this is a good setup for futures trading?

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Feb 7, 2026 6:06 AM
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chris010767Feb 7, 2026 6:06 AM
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Quote from ListedGuru View quoted comment :

Thanks for the reply. I am pretty sure I'll go with a PowerSpec over this Dell but I did find a different PowerSpec model that's $300 more than the one I initially asking about. I'm trying to decide if it's worth the extra $300. Here's the two in question in case you or anyone else wants to weight in:

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...-gaming-pc

https://www.microcenter.com/produ...-gaming-pc
I don't know what I'm talking about. But, the Ultra 7 benchmark score is double these 2. The GC on the Ultra isn't as good. More cores on the Ultra 7. Ultra has WiFi 7. Didn't look, but Ultra is upgradable to 64gb.
Feb 7, 2026 6:22 AM
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chris010767Feb 7, 2026 6:22 AM
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Quote from chris010767 View quoted comment :
I don't know what I'm talking about. But, the Ultra 7 benchmark score is double these 2. The GC on the Ultra isn't as good. More cores on the Ultra 7. Ultra has WiFi 7. Didn't look, but Ultra is upgradable to 64gb.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/comp...-5-7600X3D
Feb 7, 2026 9:11 AM
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ThriftyThread5737Feb 7, 2026 9:11 AM
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8GB GPU ...oh
Feb 7, 2026 1:22 PM
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Hat-TrickFeb 7, 2026 1:22 PM
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Quote from cornerblitz13 View quoted comment :
These morons at Dell decided to ditch their XPS branding they took years and years to build and has gained a huge fan base for an iPhone name branding. They should just call it the Dell Idiot Pro Plus
FWIW, they did bring back the XPS name for their laptops for 2026. The new XPS 16 laptop with Panther Lake looks nice, except, as usual, Dell cheaped out on the Tandem OLED which is about half the brightness it should be.
Feb 7, 2026 1:48 PM
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TealThread549Feb 7, 2026 1:48 PM
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Quote from smalljohnson View quoted comment :
I believe this model and other Dell Tower models only support a maximum SATA drive size of 2TB.
Have you ever noticed when they say up to xx TB or MB on a usb or drive it seems to be when they first wrote the specs for the bios etc. Then you plug yours in and it's all recognized and works fine. Not always but it's been my experience in general. True some devices that are very recent with great amounts of memory don't work in older machines.
Feb 7, 2026 1:49 PM
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TealThread549Feb 7, 2026 1:49 PM
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Quote from chris010767 View quoted comment :
Anyone have expertise to advise if this is a good setup for futures trading?
A magic 8 ball will be cheaper and work better based on my futures trading failures
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Feb 7, 2026 6:09 PM
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Medic311Feb 7, 2026 6:09 PM
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is the $799 version (the one without the graphics card) a decent deal for something that will be primarily used as a home office workstation with 4 external monitors? i run various software programs for work simultaneously, then will have large databases on other screens, streaming video on one of the screens etc. no gaming

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Feb 7, 2026 9:37 PM
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LovelyFang271Feb 7, 2026 9:37 PM
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If you just eye on ram, it is a ok deal. Dell use proprietary parts. When your pc breaks, you will have to upgrade motherboard, case and PSU. Plus the PSU is only 450W, it doesn't handle that much. Just so some newbie can on the same page, proprietary parts means those components are made for Dell only, all connections are special not market standard. If motherboard broken, you will either need to get expensive replacement board from dell, or replace others altogether. Once Dell wanted to charge me $499 for a replacement board. I end up get a new Z motherboard for $80, with a new case and PSU. In addition, it is not Ultra 7 265K, so this one is locked. However, even with K CPU, all Dell PC is not allowed to unlock CPU speed. I would spend few hundreds more to avoid all proprietary system.
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