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32Gb RAM on Dell is a sweeten the pot type of deal. Unless you need 16Gb VRAM, go Dell
I'm comparing those two as well. I like the Microcenter deal, but the 460w PSU + other Dell proprietary hardware is what's holding me back. For pure gaming and upgradability this is probably better, but for productivity/AI tasks, I think the Microcenter one wins. I'm probably going to end up picking up the Microcenter one.
I'm comparing those two as well. I like the Microcenter deal, but the 460w PSU + other Dell proprietary hardware is what's holding me back. For pure gaming and upgradability this is probably better, but for productivity/AI tasks, I think the Microcenter one wins. I'm probably going to end up picking up the Microcenter one.
"The Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 is far less proprietary than Dell's Inspiron/Vostro/OptiPlex lines and is one of Dell's most upgrade‑friendly towers in 2025–2026, but it still isn't fully standard ATX. It uses standard GPUs, standard DDR5 DIMMs, standard PCIe SSDs, and a 750W PSU, but the motherboard layout and front‑panel wiring remain Dell‑custom. If you want a Dell that's closest to DIY‑standard, this is the one."
This might be a really dumb question and I apologize I'm new to this but if you were gonna try to start doing video editing to create like YouTube videos would you recommend getting a desktop like this or the new MacBook Air M5? Thx and again I'm new at this so don't destroy me in the comments if it's a really obvious answer. Also I was only able to get the price down to $1160 with the 2 e coupons am I missing something
i hate these deals so much everything is perfect and then you see 16gb of RAM and cry
It's not really a problem with 16GB of VRAM. Almost no games at any setting use that much... yet.
I'm pairing 16GB DDR5 with 16GB VRAM cards and I have yet to find an issue in any game. If you're running multiple screens with YouTube/Discord/browsers etc. all running while you're gaming though... You'll feel that.
This might be a really dumb question and I apologize I'm new to this but if you were gonna try to start doing video editing to create like YouTube videos would you recommend getting a desktop like this or the new MacBook Air M5? Thx and again I'm new at this so don't destroy me in the comments if it's a really obvious answer. Also I was only able to get the price down to $1160 with the 2 e coupons am I missing something
Same I also tried others with 2 coupons looking like the max unless you are over 1400 then you can use the sms50 one
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32Gb RAM on Dell is a sweeten the pot type of deal. Unless you need 16Gb VRAM, go Dell
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I'm pairing 16GB DDR5 with 16GB VRAM cards and I have yet to find an issue in any game. If you're running multiple screens with YouTube/Discord/browsers etc. all running while you're gaming though... You'll feel that.
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