Latest i7-9700 cpu and latest GTX 1660ti gpu.
Easy to add RAM if you wish.
It's nice to build your own PC but I couldn't do it for this price especially with Windows 10 included.
Appears to be $2698.99 on the official Dell site: https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/game/inspiron-gaming-desktop…
Yep, they have some great deals, but they don't seem to be as frequent.
Yeah. I also noticed that some are only up for a day or two before they get snapped up. There was another identical to mine go up soon after I purchased mine but it was gone within a day. Some of the 20% off eBay deals aren't that far off refurbished price though (say $250ish more). Although that's a fair percentage difference.
I saw this comment a couple of weeks ago and bought one for myself. It was delivered on Friday and has been nothing but trouble, I suspect the power supply or graphics card has a hardware fault.
In-fact there are three more 5676s available refurbished at this moment.
Have you had any problems with yours? The way the 5676 keeps coming appearing refurbished is worrying to me. You don't see any of the Intel offerings, of which there are several more, being refurbished.
My has been faultless. Not sure what you mean by no Intel offerings coming up refurbished. There is a 5680 desktop up there now (basically the same) and most of the refurbished units are Intel (XPS, Aurora and heaps of laptops)
It is a bit worrying so many come up, though I've been thinking that will all Dell computers and laptops.
Right you are, I didn't see the 5680.
None the less I count 5 5676's available at this moment.
@chuckroast: That does seem like a lot and I wouldn't think they would sell that many? If you are worried I wonder if you can get a refund?
Any recommendations for laptops? I need a fast build for music production. Basically a gaming laptop, without an insane video card.
I could go another desktop, but the appeal of bringing the laptop anywhere with me does make it more appealing.
MacBook Pro?
Always used PC.
There have been a fair few of these posted, depending on level of gaming you will be doing. coupld of decent lenovo deals and some decent dell ones just search through see which is a good price point/deal for you.
:)
No gaming, just need it for production.
oooh sorry thought you meant gaming but again, fair few of the listed will tick the box. Still really depends on how much you'd like to spend i guess :) some nice laptops going at great prices.. so a good time to take advantage (pre tax return thing)
Try the Metabox build-to-order range of laptops (using Clevo barebones)
15" Alpha-X models start at $1,229
https://www.metabox.com.au/store/Alpha-X-Range/Buy
15" Prime-S models start at $2,099
https://www.metabox.com.au/store/Prime-S-Range/Buy
I have a 3yo Metabox Prime P650RE which is still going strong.
Will look into it, thank you.
Had two metabox laptops, both had issues with the monitor. Maybe I was just unlucky
One of the ugliest PC cases available but can't complain much for that price
Quite like the case tbh
Great price! Good for mid-high gaming as well as productivity.
Gaming is productive!
Not that amazing of a deal?
It's not bad. CPU ~$550, video card $450, Win10 ~$150 and you're already up to $1150. For a pre built PC it's not bad.
I'm inclined to agree.
What you get for the money seems OK, but the specs are vague and the machine seems unbalanced.
In it's out of the box form it could really use some changes to make it….. 'proper'.
In 2019 a 256GB SSD in a gaming rig is stupid.
They're cheap and the M.2 ones are convenient (and fast if NVME).
Ditch the 1TB spinner and just have a single 1TB SSD, your Steam library will thank you.
8GB ram on a gaming machine in 2019… what speed is it anyway??
Is it offered as 2x4GB dual channel or just a single 8GB stick?,, i assume the latter.
Stick 16GB (2x8) of at least 2800MHz
There is $9 difference between 2133 and 2800
Is the 1660Ti really a good match to the i7?
I'd have gone an i3-9300F or an i5-9400F… And before haters hate PROPER multi threaded games are extremely rare, i think BF1 is the only serious example.
Tossing some minor loading or audio tasks in a second thread is NOT proper multi threading.
Add to that in case anyone missed it the i3 has been a true quad core since 8th gen, and the i5 moved to 6 cores.
And adding even more, these CPU's are untouched by the recently found vulnerability that exploits hyper threading.
i3 might be 1/2 the cores of the i7, but it's 1/4 the price and you won't know the difference unless doing heavy media work and/or CPU encoding.
The future will be multi threading and parallel processing, it's coming but it's not fully here yet, might take a few more generations for it to be common place.
I'd have put the money toward a better GPU which will let you wind settings higher and/or driver a higher res display.
I'm in the market for a gaming PC. Can you recommend one that's better around this price?
Thanks
For this price you couldn't even build one that cheap let alone finding a prebuilt PC.
@BlitzR: I mean the Techfast deals in the past have probably been better.
Like i'd rather get a 2080 than a 1660ti, even if it's lacking in some other way.
Dell will give you a fancy warrenty though. Just dell are also a pain to upgrade later sometimes due to the size of the case/what the mobo they use and the psu.
@RI4V4N: Of course you'd rather a 2080 but they're twice the price, ~$450 vs ~$950+. Apart from the CPU and video card the rest of the specs are already mid range at best so what $500 are you going to cut out?
@gatin
It's difficult to recommend a any pre-built gaming rigs.
They are not necessarily poor value, in fact often the opposite is true.
The issue lies in the often weird or lopsided specs and/or quality of components.
Building is the best bet all round, not cheaper, same price or ever so slightly more expensive.
But by building you can select very specific components and quality.
Also once you have a case, power supply, keyboard monitor and mouse future upgrades become cheap.
Pretty much a case of upgrading a GPU only one year, CPU&Motherboard another year or 3… Just upgrade as required.
Here is a slightly considered alternative for a little more money..
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor | $229.00 @ Umart |
| Motherboard | ASRock - Fatal1ty H370 Performance ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $139.00 @ PC Byte |
| Memory | Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $119.68 @ Amazon Australia |
| Storage | Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive | $199.00 @ PCCaseGear |
| Video Card | Asus - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB DUAL OC Video Card | $489.00 @ Umart |
| Case | Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case | $129.00 @ Austin Computers |
| Power Supply | Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply | $97.00 @ Shopping Express |
| Operating System | Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $143.00 @ Shopping Express |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $1544.68 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-28 13:18 AEST+1000 |
CPU could be substituted for an i3 with little impact on performance with the exception parallel workloads (rarely ever games).
Motherboard Chosen for low price but having recent 370 chipset, ALC1220 audio (good for onboard) and Intel Lan (no wierd 'supposed' gamer lan)
RAM Corsair are well known, was a great price for a 3200MHz kit so i thought why not. And 16GB…. because 2015 called and wanted it's 8GB back.
SSD Whilst one of the cheaper and older Samsung EVO's it's a decent size and will smash the SSD included in the Dell rig performance wise (DELL=SATA, this is NVME)… and it's 4x bigger.
GPU With this CPU you can pretty much go all the way form bottom of the range up to 2070-2080 territory, you're unlikely to bottleneck it unless you choose settings to do so deliberately.
CASE Fractal design define S - Had one for 5- years and would buy again, simple yet great value for money and well thought out.
PSU Any good quality PSU in the 400W-600W is what you need, could shave off a few dollars here, i decided to go with 80+ bronze and modular, but you could skip on this.
Total included Win10 home, but there are a few ways to get a legit copy for free (education, work etc..) but not everyone qualifies so i left it in.
There are several places you could shave a few dollars off, but my goal was good balance and value, and not to scrape the bottom of the barrel with shitty motherboards, chipsets, PSU's and SSD's
::edit:: Wrong CPU in original list
@virtual81: The 860 Evo is still a SATA drive, it just uses the M.2 form factor that NVMe drives also use.
@Occas: Good catch, didn't intend that, buggered up there.
Still not a bad economy option, far better than a mechanical drive.
I re did it with a respectable NVME drive, but alas it does add $100 :(
@tagin: Look into it, read the other posts here too.
You do take on certain responsibilities when going DIY, ie, no single point of contact if something goes wrong etc..
But it's cheaper in the long run.
Occas picked up on a minor error, the SSD in the list is SATA, not NVME.
Not a show stopper, stiff far superior to a mechanical drive.
My personal machine has an NVME SSD for OS and some games, and a SATA SSD for most other games.
They benchmark very differently, but load times feel about the same.
@virtual81: Yeah sure but your build has a $350+ cheaper CPU. You need add in shipping when you get parts from separate suppliers, and it can be a problem isolating which part is at fault and who is responsible for warranty issues.
@trevor99: Wasn't trying to match the Dell build, was trying to beat it.
Separate suppliers is a minor annoyance, what i tend to do is submit the list to several suppliers for a quote on the lot.
9 times out of 10 you'll find a single supplier willing to compromise on price a little in order to get the sale for the lot.
DIY is not for everyone, has it pitfalls and benefits.
Re the CPU, the i5 will do just as well as the i7 in games, you won't notice the difference between 6 and 8 cores.
The SSD provides room for more than just OS and a few apps, so that is a massive advantage for load times vs the mechanical disk.
GPU is better also.
I could have skimped on these and come in with a more balanced build that still matched the Dell for performance but why would you?
@virtual81: Yes understood. I've built systems myself and prefer to do that, and this maybe wouldn't be a gaming ideal config, but the system was cheaper than I could build the equivalent from parts. Some will prefer the i7 as it will have more grunt and be more future proof for those doing video editing and other stuff. As for RAM I know it only has 8gb but paging if needed would be done into the SSD which will be much faster than an HDD in the old days. So I'd say to them try it as is and if you choke the RAM and slow the system then you can add another stick. Can also easily add new SSDs, some great prices on Ozbargain.
I have an older 5675 system and it has not missed a beat. Was always a bit sus on Dell stuff but I have no complaints and would get another.
I felt the same. But some of the prices are great. There is some limitations (not a great mobo, slowish ram and no OC) but really for the prices they are good and would do what most people want.
A noob here asking questions, is the power unit replaceable?
With bare minimum power output, how much does it affect the gaming experience?
@Fappy Bunny: It is, but is a big pain to replace. Some of the dell mobo connectors are not clearly set out on the board, so make sure to take photos before you try to replace it.
Lol this PSU would run a 2080 no problem..
@[Deactivated]: I've had to replace psus in my dell pcs a few times for a new GPU. They really put the smallest one in they can.
@RI4V4N: the 9700 has a 65w TDP and a RTX 2080 has a 255w max power draw when gaming? why you need more
@[Deactivated]: Depends on the quality of the PSU.
If it can sustain a 450W load indefinitely without prematurely ageing capacitors etc then it would be more than enough.
Problem is though is it a good 450W PSU or a crap 450W PSU.
People get carried away overdoing PSU's, however in some cases they have been burned by low quality units.
My preference is to get a PSU with about 40% overhead on top or realistic power draw.
Realistic draw can be figured rule of thumb by adding CPU TDP and GPU TDP / Power required together (providing you don;t have a vast number of additional peripherals).
Real world example…
i5-6600K @ 4.4GHz all core OC + GTX1070 real world power draw from wall = 336 W Max From PSU = 313 W Max
Tested running Intel burn test and Furmark simultaneously.
Load efficiency = ~94% Idle efficiency = ~85%
Never intended to have a 750W PSU, choice was not deliberate, was leftover from a dual socket workstation project.
Screen cap taken just after stopping the loads…
https://imgur.com/i7FThYV
Large Corsair link graph shows idle graph & efficiency, other graphs show min/max figures.
CPU temps are on the warm side, will be de-lidding this soon.
When did 2666MHz DDR4 become Slowish RAM? Isn't the stock baseline speed for DDR4 1600Mhz.
Or are you referring to the DD3 (less latency) vs DD4 (higher bandwidth) debate which won't be settled in our lifetimes and makes zero real-world difference especially with the higher clock speeds.
I will stick in the DDR4 camp, for the reduced heat and lower power requirements.
Nothing wrong with the Mobo, the only real feature missing from the MB is OC, but if you wanted to OC you wouldn't be buying a Dell.
My only concern is, Dell typically use budget\less efficient power supplies. No idea if this is still the case.
Mine is limited to 2400MHz and only 2 ram slots on mobo. Not saying any of this is an issue, just some limitations but great for the price.
Wasn't referring to DDR3 vs DDR4
@bazzato: Thanks for clarifying. This model has 4 slots, don't know if they are limited.
2400 MHz don't feel bad, that is still very fast, and above that there is ZERO real world difference for gaming or productivity.
Other vendors, eg: Intel limit DDR4 to 2133 MHz and unlock on others depending on the motherboard.
I like this one better, it’s only $80 more.
Nicer case, bigger SSD.
Dell XPS 8930 Desktop 9th Gen Core i7-9700 8GB RAM 512GB SSD 1TB HDD GTX 1660Ti
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-XPS-8930-Desktop-9th-Gen-Co…
Not bad but the 8930 case is smaller with less ventilation, cheaper.
Sorry for asking because I havent used Desktop for a while, can i buy a better case and set up again?
Wouldn't bother doing that you'd likely lose warranty for starters.
Hmm decent deal, just hate how dell locks out all efforts to over clock by locking the bios.
Better off going for a custom build or using one of Techfast builds if anyone wants to overclock.
No doubt someone has had an issue, They have Excellent Support, rock-solid beasts.
If you know what you are doing a custom rig can be good, but if your going to overclock should have custom cooling solutions.
Most people won't need an i7-9700 overclocked, that is a beast already. The GPU will likely be the bottleneck for gaming, and upgrading with the PSU and Space within the Chasis will be a problem.
But absolutely outstanding value, considering everything you get and most people won't even need to upgrade.
Also the case has an obscene amount of ports(10), which is great. Not all the same spec, but can be very handy.
It's not even an unlocked CPU, so there's no real overclocking to be done.
Thank you for the post,
Immediately cancelled my previous order with Dell Australia(Inspiron Gaming Desktop 5676,8GB[2x4GB],AMD Ryzen7 2700X,AMD Radeon(TM) RX 580 with 8GB GDDR5 Graphics Memory - 1329aud) and brought this one on eBay.
I looked into the Dell build a few months back (don’t think it was this specific one) and the general consensus was that it had a lower end mobo, not as easy to upgrade in the future and limited space inside. Not a deal breaker but something to keep in mind if you may want to upgrade in the future.
At this price, build your own superior Ryzen or Intel overclockable system with a 2060 Super or 2070, more RAM and a larger SSD, then pay for 3rd party phone support if you're too lazy/busy to google your way through basic issues.
All you have to do is wait 2-4 weeks for the market to open up.
Alternatively, keep voting this deal up, and then wonder why you keep buying mid-range systems every 3 years.
I tend to agree. The CPU feels a little overkill considering the rest of the components and upgrade paths seem limited. Maybe I'm just not the target market for this but I feel you would get far better value and longevity from a Techfast deal or a pre-made PLE or PCCasegear gaming desktop, and even better value if you built your own PC with the same budget.
The best value will be 3rd gen Ryzen when prices are cut for November sales.
Why did they scrap the cashback for eBay
eBay's not making bank.
Been looking at this deal the day before this post was uploaded. Damn! I reckon you should get the i5 model instead, for $1280 as you won't (most likely) be compromising in normal day to day use (gaming and productivity). Overall, a sweet deal for lazy people.
Is it difficult to add more RAM to this machine? Can I just buy another 8gb from eBay and add it?
yes
That's what I had in mind too
I understand why Dell doesn't allow overclocking - remember they provide warranty for the system. How likely would it be for Joe blogs to ramp it up and cook the thing otherwise? In the overclocking case you'd likely want liquid cooling and likely spend a few thousand. If you want that for a few extra frames per second then that's fine, but most won't.
I don't game but do want a good all round desktop for browsing, newsgroups and office work. Is this a decent deal? I don't have the time to research and build my own machine.
You could get away with far less, this is i7 plus fast gpu but would suit
if you're just browsing websites and office work nothing heavy you could get away with a refurbished unit.
I suggested my employer get me a refurbished(OPTIPLEX 9020) desktop on sale for 200aud on eBay a year ago and it's been running very smooth. have almost 12-15 google chrome tabs open and word, excel, pdf reader with multiple tabs opened as well still smooth and good.
Key points
Performance related: CPU runs around 3.2GHz average, SSD, 8GB ram.
Settings related: Disable unnecessary startup applications on task manager, avoid/disable software that runs on background.
Memory-related: stream videos rather than saving it, have an external hard drive for large items.
Might be worth waiting till the next Techfast PC deal.
Not very well balanced as a gaming PC. More on the GPU and less on the CPU would perform better.
yeah i5 would be sufficient with that GPU.
Has anyone found a good deal for the gaming monitor?
No expert on computers, but will this run a VMware + Kubernetes cluster - around 6 nodes - i also need around 64GB ram and 1 TB storage added.
I am thinking there are better systems out there!?
Does this seem to be a great build for music production? Anyone can point me to any ideas?
Pretty bad PC for the money boys. Build a b450 tomahawk / Zen 2 3600 system it will melt this dell.
If I buy this PC just before the coupon expires at midnight on 30 June, does anyone know if the tax invoice will be dated on 1st July or later? I need the date on the tax invoice > 1st July.
Pretty sure you can not do that.
I'm not going to put up a separate deal as there is only 1 available, but dell outlet have a refurbished 5676 desktop for $889 delivered. This is the ryzen version I mentioned above.
Can u get extra warranty with the refurbished systems?
I don't think so but maybe check with their customer service?
This is a pretty good deal. Also worth mentioning keeping an eye out on the dell outlet for refurbished units. I picked up a 5676 which is the same as this only with Ryzen 7 2700x and amd rx580 8GB for only $1009 delivered.