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Dell G5 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7 9700 8 Core, 16GB / 256GB / 1TB HDD, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER $1903 @ Dell eBay

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LAshwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 10:29 ebay.com.au (4087 clicks)
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Hi guys,

I love playing competitive video games and I normally build my own PC and upgrade parts as I go, and I normally detest buying pre-built PCs. Especially true with Dell and custom motherboard and terrible upgradeability.

However, this deal for a Dell G5 seems to be the best on the market for a well-rounded gaming PC so I thought I'd stop lurking and share.

Key points:
CPU: i7-9700 ($580)
Graphics Card: 2070 Super (approx $1000 online, also the best bang for buck GPU imo)
Storage: 1 TB HDD ($70)
Storage: 250 GB SSD ($90)

Want to upgrade later on but limited by Dell's sh*t custom motherboard? Just salvage the above parts and move on. That's already 1740$ of value that you can carry over.

Ram: 16 GB 2666mhz ($140)
(the Mhz is on the low side so you wouldn't want to salvage this if you're an gaming enthusiast, but it will still get the job done for most people.

Motherboard (shit but has decent Wifi capabilities) - ($180)
CPU Cooler ($50?)
Power supply ($100)
Dell 1 year Warranty ($?)
Windows 10 ($200)
Keyboard and Mouse ($60)
Case ($120)

The above numbers are close to current market price or conservative estimates. There's over $2500+ worth of value here imo and this PC will be a beast out of the box.

Glhf!

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  • FrugalFrella on 30/04/2020 - 10:31
    +3

    $1903.20 with free shipping isn't too bad of a price

    • cameldownunder on 30/04/2020 - 11:04
      +2

      What kills it, is the delivery ( end of May, beginning of June )

      • Frayin on 30/04/2020 - 11:12
        +10

        If TechFast are being used as a metric, they're probably about the same atm. Otherwise yeah, pretty hefty ship time.

      • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 13:29

        This was a slight turn off for me too but even if you try to source good parts yourself today, it can take a good 2 - 3 weeks minimum

  • Orrelljet on 30/04/2020 - 10:34
    +10

    No, not bad at all. It's also worth mentioning that the SSD is NVMe - no idea which brand but should be faster the the SATA SSD equivalent.

  • Bappy on 30/04/2020 - 10:34
    +5

    I know we have some issues with Techfast slow delivery but I would personally pick better spec'd Techfast PC with 2080 Super for little less rather than paying $1900 on inferior Dell pre-built.

    Yes I get that i7-9700 will beat Ryzen 3600/3700x with its single core performance and better IPC, but when you are playing with higher resolution/settings the GPU is the major factor.

    • Bigboomboom on 30/04/2020 - 10:45
      +1

      I would argue Ryzen is better as it's overclockable. Locked Intel CPU is alright but the stock cooler is noisy and you can't push it further later.

      • Bappy on 30/04/2020 - 10:49
        +3

        Yes Ryzen Zen2 CPUs are better overall and I would pick it everyday over 9th gen Intel CPUs.

        I get it the Techfast one has some limitation (dodgy PSU, Sata SSD, no HDD, slower RAM, extra shipping cost) but if I pick the R5-3600 and upgrade RAM and PSU it would still cost little less than the Dell one. At this price point you would most likely want to play at 1440p if not 4k and 2080 Super will outperform 2070 Super easily which should deficit the single core advantage of i7-9700

      • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 10:54
        +3

        Yea I'm a fan of Team Red too. I was going to build a PC with Ryzen 5 3600 with similar specs but it turned out to be 2.1k ish because of all jacked up corona pricing.

        I did do a lot of research on the AMD 'X' versions and apparently the overclocked speeds arn't that much more beneficial compared to Intel - for 3600x anyway (could definitely be wrong for higher tier AMD CPUs). Worth thinking about though!

        With the Dell, you don't get the intel stock cooler - the pictures show a giant custom air cooler of some sort. Not sure how good that will be either.

        • Bappy on 30/04/2020 - 11:23

          Regarding the Air Cooler - I won't bet my money on it plainly based on a picture though
          If you look closely, the GPU of that picture also says GFFORCE GTX ;)

          • El Psy Kongroo on 30/04/2020 - 18:46

            @Bappy: They wouldn't dare swapping an RTX for a GTX unless it's GTX 1080 (after heavily used for mining) or something, which is very unlikely.

        • El Psy Kongroo on 30/04/2020 - 18:43

          What's the mobo's VRM? Any debug code LED? Now is not the best time to buy a PC if we can still use our older PC (I can). Ryzen 7 3700X would be better too if we use our PC for more than gaming only. 2060 Super was probably the best bang for the buck 'high-end' GPU but I guess it's 2070 Super now? Both have 8GB VRAM just different CUDA cores and clock speed. 2070 S is SLI-ready but SLI is currently almost dead (2 x 2070 Super will be expensive) and we'd probably be better off getting a 2080 Ti instead.

    • thackleberry on 30/04/2020 - 10:52
      +13

      Not a diss against Techfast, but users might want to consider dells support, they really are great for that.

      Plus there is something to be said for the nice plain asethetic :)

    • pointblank on 30/04/2020 - 10:55
      +3

      Keep in mind that Windows 10 is an extra $169 on Techfast too - but I agree that the techfast deal is still the better deal for gamers.
      I just got a 1440p monitor and can't decide if I should get a new machine now or wait a few months!

      • Bappy on 30/04/2020 - 11:00
        +8

        Agree about Win10 cost but who cares about that watermark - just leave it inactivated… you could also buy OEM keys cheap as chips ( cough cough )

        • ozbjunkie on 30/04/2020 - 12:29
          +6

          Can also use old windows 7 keys (at least, I've used the one on the bottom of my 10 year old laptop to activate win 10 on at least 3 machines).

    • vid_ghost on 30/04/2020 - 11:30
      +1

      intel and AMD now have the same IPC

      But inlet's advantage is still lower latency between cores and a higher clock speed that games love.
      Zen 3 will take away those last two advantages and then that's that until intel comes out with something new in 2021/2022

      The 3700X is almost just as good in games, Faster in everything else, cost less, use much less power at max load and runs cooler.

      Strange times were in when intel is now the dumpster fire product maker.

      • mushi33 on 30/04/2020 - 17:34

        Doesn't AMD actually have higher IPC? Intel instead just clocks higher.

        • vid_ghost on 30/04/2020 - 18:44
          +1

          AMD's IPC is higher in programs but intel's is higher in games a little so its like samish overall
          IPC looks dependent on applications This only applies to single threaded stuff once you go multi core AMD has much faster IPC due to how well their CPU's scale VS how poorly Intel's chips scale per core.
          Seen lots of reviews with both intel and AMD chips clocked at the same 4Ghz to show IPC

          Games that use lots of cores have AMD ontop :) and going forward all games will soon be using more and more cores.

    • AngelfireSnake89 on 30/04/2020 - 12:28
      +2

      If you hate delays, I would strongly suggest you steer away from choosing Dell.

      I had placed an order for the G5 i9-9900/RTX 2080 version on April 8, with estimated arrival time to be 23 April. After 10 days, I received an email from Dell saying my order has been delayed by a week and delivery date updated to 30 April. I was fine with that, but then after 3 days I received another email saying my order has been delayed again by another week. Then a few days after that another. The delivery had been pushed to 15 May. Their reason was that they were still looking for parts. They hadn't even started building the system and it was already close to end of April.

      I don't even know why they were accepting orders when they didn't have stock in hand. When you try calling them, you wait in queue for 40+ mins, and when you get connected to a customer representative, the call drops immediately. This had happened twice.

      I was able to get the email address from one of their customer representatives to let them know that I had decided to cancel the order. This was my first and would be my last time with Dell, never again will I go for them.

      There's even a risk of getting a system that could be dud on arrival (which has happened to others), and returning that and getting a fixed one would take even longer. I believe the system is coming from India, judging from the names of the different sales rep in those emails and the accent of the customer representatives on the phone. Even in the final acknowledgement email for the cancellation of my order, the Customer Care Services Specialist for Australia & New Zealand had an Indian name. Just an observation that the system might be getting built there. Anyway, it's not worth ordering and then in case sending it back IMO.

      I got myself a very good bargain on an ASUS gaming laptop instead (expensive but way way better than the Dell G5 Desktop specs) from someone on FB marketplace which is currently on its way from Melbourne and I will receive it by Monday.

      • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2020 - 19:12
        +3

        I agree! My Dell G7 15" still hasn't arrived after 3+ weeks.

  • johndoe89 on 30/04/2020 - 10:47

    Yea not a bad price. but recently i just bought the new aurora R9 for $2.6k with below spec..
    9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 9700K (8-Core, 12MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.6GHz across all cores)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 SUPER™ 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready)
    16GB Dual Channel HyperX™ FURY DDR4
    512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot)
    2tb HDD

    • cc23 on 30/04/2020 - 11:30
      +1

      Where was this from?

      • johndoe89 on 30/04/2020 - 11:53
        +1

        From DELL homepage during the Easter, they running 20% off and i rang the sales support team to drop the price even further..

  • Frayin on 30/04/2020 - 10:51
    +2

    Is this machine bottle necked anywhere? I've been out of the gaming PC world for about 6 years but want to get back into gaming. Plus i need a decent PC for home studies now (building VMs and general applications).

    Budget is $2,000-$2,500 so this seems perfect as i could upgrade my monitor too.

    • scrimshaw on 30/04/2020 - 10:52
      +1

      Ryzen on the AM4 platform has better forward compatibility, though really only for one more generation.

    • Frayin on 30/04/2020 - 10:53
      +1

      edit: Also great first post OP.

      • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 10:58
        +1

        No bottle necks here! Check out https://pc-builds.com/calculator/

        Can confirm that website works - helped explain why my current PC kept tanking it in Warzone compared to other games.

        • Frayin on 30/04/2020 - 11:01
          +1

          Extremely tempted now. Idk if to pull the trigger or wait for an enticing TechFast deal.

        • Jef Tino on 30/04/2020 - 11:43
          +1

          This is decent configuration for the money. I've run Dell for a long time (Precision series) and it hasn't faulted.

          Though this "bottleneck calculator" is giving me meaningless results (shown below), so I wouldn't rely on it.

          AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (Clock speed at 100%) with
          NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Clock speed at 100%) x1
          will produce 100% of bottleneck.
          Everything over 10% is considered as bottleneck.

    • beeze on 30/04/2020 - 11:26

      RAM should be faster, but a small cost if that is all that is holding it back. 2070S is a great option, if you can't wait a few months for the Aud to get better pricing, this is a very reasonable option. Next gen GPU's are out soon, but exactly when and exactly what they will offer is just conjecture for now. I got my 2080 build 2 months ago which is very similar specs to 2070. Very little that does not hold 60fps or more when maxed on 3440x1440 with freesync.

      • smokey and on 30/04/2020 - 11:41

        an i7 9700, infact all of the locked intel chips won't run higher than 2666mhz ram (i3 9100 only 2400mhz)

        • beeze on 30/04/2020 - 13:16

          Thanks! Guess I have had my head in AMD too much.

  • Hinee on 30/04/2020 - 11:06
    +4

    Man Techfast has really changed the way I look at computer prices… I fully understand their pros and cons, yet I look at this objectively good deal and turn my nose up.

    • Zackeroo on 30/04/2020 - 11:16
      -1

      I couldn't agree more… Techfast is NEXT LEVEL when it comes to their PC prices

      • sticky8anana on 30/04/2020 - 11:26
        +4

        they're cheap for a reason

        • cc23 on 30/04/2020 - 11:30
          +3

          Yeah the prices are amazing, but I can’t bring myself to grab a tech fast one. I’m genuinely tempted by this dell.

          • Hinee on 30/04/2020 - 11:47

            @cc23: What are you most apprehensive about?

            • cc23 on 30/04/2020 - 11:53
              +1

              @Hinee: I wanted to build my own from scratch, but Corona pricing is ruining it. The aesthetic and performance of this is close to what I was after. But not quite. I wanted to build a gaming pc that didn’t really look like one.

            • arkie0 on 30/04/2020 - 12:04
              +6

              @Hinee: In order of most to least.

              1. The POS PSU
              2. The POS Case, both materials build quality and design airflow.
              3. The low quality of ram, ssd, mb (depends on what you get, some brands ok but it's a dice roll)
              4. The long delivery time and as result shorter 11 month warranty. No manufacturers support after 11 months on some parts.
              5. Combine points 1-3 = the resulting longevity of the system.
              • summerz on 30/04/2020 - 12:25
                +3

                @arkie0: Agree. Brought a $970 techfast machine well aware of the flaws of doing so. Replaced the PSU, case and SSD for longevity…re-thermo paste CPU and GPU, knowing they’ll use the lowest grade. Might as well built the damn thing myself. Sold the POS case and PSU together for $40…all it’s worth.

              • giventofly on 30/04/2020 - 14:05

                @arkie0: I echo these points. I'm not sure how many PC's I have built since my first in 2004, but none have failed because I always chose quality components.
                I've only ever had hard disks fail.

                • mrau on 30/04/2020 - 22:35
                  +1

                  @giventofly: So your quality components also failed?

  • T-man on 30/04/2020 - 11:17

    Can someone recommend this or any other Dell machines for home office, Adobe Photo shop, movies, browsing (open a lot tabs and leave there for a couple days)? Thank you.

    • CharityCase on 30/04/2020 - 11:24
      -5

      why would you open a lot tabs and leave there for a couple days? Lol

      • Hinee on 30/04/2020 - 11:26
        +1

        Just checked - I currently have 35 tabs open. Way more on my phone

        • SlickMick on 01/05/2020 - 14:35

          Do you guys choose to work this way, or do you have an attention deficit disorder like me?? :)

          When I need to reboot, I have to work back through everything I've been doing for days or weeks.

          I so want to try to finish one thing at a time.

      • tonyvooz on 30/04/2020 - 11:48
        +3

        To resume his unfinished Prnhb vids?

    • s1Lence on 30/04/2020 - 13:29

      If you aren't doing anything too intensive you can find a second hand $200 PC with something like an i5 4570, ssd, 8gb ram on gumtree which is more than capable of what you listed, sometimes they pop up here as well but perhaps for a bit more (for $250 or so you could get one with 16gb ram)

      • SlickMick on 01/05/2020 - 14:39

        If you keep 35 tabs open for weeks, 8G won't cut it. I upgraded from 8G to 32G of ram - it takes Chrome 2 weeks to leak that!

        I suggest going with 8G - it might help resolve your ADD. 32G has certainly worsened my life. :)

        • s1Lence on 01/05/2020 - 15:47

          yea, i did mention for a bit more you could get 16gb tho

  • clownbaby on 30/04/2020 - 11:26
    +3

    I bought a Dell "gaming PC" a few years back and have not had any issues since. Nice first post OP!

  • jOlv on 30/04/2020 - 11:27
    +1

    What CPU cooling was used in this?

    • AlphaSquid1604 on 30/04/2020 - 11:36
      +1

      Likely just the default one that comes with the CPU.

      • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 11:41
        +1

        It doesn't look like the stock cooler. If you scroll down half way on the ebay page, there's a picture of a chunky air cooler which LOOKS good

  • nomoneynoproblems on 30/04/2020 - 11:39
    -1

    Good deal. Free windows and keyboard and mouse to boot!

  • MBix on 30/04/2020 - 11:40
    +2

    Brain hurts. Too much info researching builds lately.

    Now weighing up TechFasts https://techfast.com.au/products/amd-ryzen-7-3700x-rtx-2070-… build which has gone up in price overnight and now $1819 delivered to Perth and the one in this post!

    • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 11:57

      That's a super deal too mate.

      I personally thought the best TechFast deal was Ryzen 5 3600 with 2080 super for $2k-ish (if your main use is gaming). The one you linked would be sick for other types of heavy workload though.

      • MBix on 30/04/2020 - 12:01
        +1

        Yeh I’m looking at that one too! Really struggling! I don’t think I’d push the 2080 Super enough to be worth it. I’m mainly a console gamer so will only be playing a few games on it here and there, and honestly probably only at 1440p so the 2070 will probably suit my needs!

        So many options!

        • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 12:04

          Yea for sure. 2070 Super is more than enough for most people BUT 2080 Super sells for $300-$400 more now and would have a better resale value. Just adding more to the confusion haha

        • El Psy Kongroo on 30/04/2020 - 19:21

          I was in the same (similar) boat as you. I bought a new gaming PC a few months before Covid but had problems with the PC (faulty part(s)) so I had to get a refund. I'd advise you to get a PC that has a mobo with debug code LEDs (if you can afford it) to make sure there's no faulty part and get a good PSU too. For mobo, unfortunately the only good ones I found are MSI X570 Unify and MSI X570 MEG ACE but they're expensive. For B450, I haven't found any with debug code LED, only simple debug LEDs: MSI B450 Mortar (Max) micro-ATX or MSI B450 Tomahawk (Max) or MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon? I can't remember. You should research on them because I kinda forgot about them. With debug code LED, if the mobo itself is faulty, it'd be easier to detect too. I had to return the PC (that I bought) a few times back to the store for a few months but it still wasn't fixed and I lost my patience so I decided to get a refund. The mobo I picked had a decent VRM but no debug LED whatsoever. I used to be a PC gamer but now I'm mainly a console gamer too. Less headache.

  • klonky on 30/04/2020 - 11:47
    +19

    If I didnt have a wife, kids or full time job, I totally would get this.

    • cc23 on 30/04/2020 - 13:34
      +6

      I have all these. I want it just to look at and imagine what playing games feels like.

  • hcac2006 on 30/04/2020 - 11:48

    How would you guys compare this G5 with HP Z1 WorkStation?
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/532982

    • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 11:52

      For the most part: 2070 Super = 2080

      What's the other $500 for??

      • timoth on 30/04/2020 - 11:56

        Possibly the 512GB M2 NVME SSD, windows 10 pro and the 3 year onsite warranty.

        • astevens on 30/04/2020 - 14:37

          Presumably ship time might be quicker too if it's already ready to go… it's the "Now Tax"

  • jace88 on 30/04/2020 - 11:50
    +1

    I think the one thing which might hurt Dell is some of their higher end Dell-OEM GPUs have weaker cooling vs Techfast's "branded" GPUs (which are typically just the cheaper third party cards but with half decent cooling).

    Caveat: I don't know about this specific 2070 Super but I'm basing my opinion on some Youtube videos which had pulled out 2080's and 2080Ti's from other Dell systems and they were performing significantly below reference/open air cards.

    That all being said, if you value the Dell support/warranty and the ease of getting driver updates/etc from their support site in the future, I can see this being good value for mainstream consumers.

  • ChatCPT on 30/04/2020 - 11:56

    Can someone recommend a good dell 144hz monitor currently on ebay to go with this?
    Want to put it all on one ebay invoice so I can claim through work :)
    http://www.ebaystores.com.au/Official-Dell-Australia-Store/_…

    • mungas on 30/04/2020 - 12:04

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Alienware-55-inch-AW5520QF-OLED-…

      120hz, but should do the job

    • johndoe89 on 30/04/2020 - 12:05
      +1

      AW2521HF..
      im using one Atm..
      2 weeks on it.. and is fabulous..
      240hz
      1ms
      Fast Ips
      AMD freesync premium ( better than the normal freesycn)
      25" (perfect size)
      1080P

      • Ashwin21 on 30/04/2020 - 12:07
        +1

        Once you go 240hz, you will never go back!

        • johndoe89 on 30/04/2020 - 12:08
          +4

          true,, but to be honest 144hz and 240hz.. u cant really tell the different..

      • ChatCPT on 30/04/2020 - 12:08
        +1

        but its only 1080p though. seems wasted on a 2070 Super
        I was thinking this one? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-32-inch-S3220DGF-Curved-Gam…

        • johndoe89 on 30/04/2020 - 12:10

          that my only downside about that monitor as im only after 25".. saying that i'm quite happy with this 1080p..
          anything above 25" is quite big for my setup

  • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2020 - 12:20
    +1

    Bought a G7 15' laptop under $2000 with 16mb RAM and RTX 2060. Been waiting for their monthly discount. :)

    • ChatCPT on 01/05/2020 - 18:59
      +1

      15 foot laptop. 16mb of ram? There’s your problem

  • engrlevy on 30/04/2020 - 12:30

    Anyone knows a decent and good priced 34in curved monitor? I need one for my home setup as I am working with multiple windows at a time.

    • beeze on 30/04/2020 - 13:20

      Budget? We use LGuc99 at work, were closer to a grand before Covid.

  • Elitebhy on 30/04/2020 - 13:15
    +3

    For those that care this is definitely blower style RTX 2070 Super.

    • beeze on 30/04/2020 - 13:49

      Gross. 3 big units and 2.5 slots for me.

    • El Psy Kongroo on 30/04/2020 - 19:01
      -2

      I would care IF I want to buy this but I don't. Thank you for the info. Any manufacturer or is it an FE?

  • tedzozb on 30/04/2020 - 13:19
    +1

    Watts the PSU specs? Would like to replace a 5700XT for hackintosh.

    • scrimshaw on 30/04/2020 - 14:07
      +1

      460 watts

  • deelaroo on 30/04/2020 - 14:14
    -2

    Great specs, let down by horrible outdated case and "looks". Case isn't even painted internally, let alone the back of it? Crappy underpowered PSU. Crappy 80mm case fans looks like.. Aesthetics shouldn't matter, but they do.

  • Rune med helm on 30/04/2020 - 14:31

    So apparently the fans used in this are inadequate when doing some high quality gaming on newer games, thus they can get relatively loud. Some guys on the dell forum have managed to add a cooler for the cpu which has fixed this. Just something to note.
    I bought the i5 9400 1660ti yesterday and did a lot of research on this problem.

    • Stalker on 30/04/2020 - 15:26

      So you bought this one?

      https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-G5-5090-Gaming-Desktop-9th-…

      Would this be suitable for 'casual gaming'?

      • Rune med helm on 01/05/2020 - 14:09
        +1

        Yea I bought that! It will be good for 1080p gaming on high quality for a few years but will then fall behind. It is just the problem of cooling in the computer but it can be fixed if you add a cpu cooler.

        • Stalker on 01/05/2020 - 14:35

          Nice - Can I ask what CPU cooler solution you have gone with?

        • Stalker on 01/05/2020 - 18:41

          I just ordered the same one - Couldn't justify the extra $750 for the i7 with RTX 2070 super given it won't be for hardcore gaming. Now the wait begins! :)

          • Rune med helm on 02/05/2020 - 10:07
            +1

            @Stalker: They discuss it petty well on this thread; https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron-Desktops/Inspiron-G5…

            He suggests to buy a Coolermaster Hyper TX3 Evo, but with this you will also need to buy m3x3mm screws and washer apparently.
            I actually havent bought it yet as I am waiting for mine to arrive.

            • Stalker on 02/05/2020 - 14:17

              @Rune med helm: Thanks heaps! For $32 I'll go ahead and order that cooler now. Seem like a 92mm case fan swap out is also recommended.

              Any thoughts on suggested RAM upgrade?

              • Rune med helm on 02/05/2020 - 16:21
                +1

                @Stalker: Not too sure about the case fan because apparently it might be machined into the case but I guess ill see when i get it haha.
                Hmm so if you want to upgrade ram its recommended that they all be the same specs for the best performance. The stock one is 2333mhz i think so you either find a ram stick the same to that or you just change them entirely from what i know!

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