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Dell XPS 8940 Desktop i7-10700k 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070 $1929, G5 Desktop i7-10700F 3060 Ti $1699 Delivered @ Dell eBay

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Dell XPS 8940 Desktop i7-10700k 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070 $1929, G5 Desktop i7-10700F 3060 Ti $1699 Delivered @ Dell eBay
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ozvictor on 29/03/2021 - 10:17 ebay.com.au (3272 clicks)
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Good price if you need a 3070 gaming desktop now.

Also Dell G5 Gaming Desktop Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070 for $1799: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/393065280709

Dell G5 5000 Gaming Desktop 10th Gen i7-10700F 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3060 Ti for $1699: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/324461734495

Dell XPS 8940 Tech specs:

Processor

10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700K processor
Operating System

Windows 10 Home (64 bit) English
Video Card

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Memory

16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz
Hard Drive

1TB SSD + 2TB HDD
Warranty

1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Wireless

Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
Accessories
Dell Wired Keyboard KB216 Black (English) + Wired Mouse MS116

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  • Altitud on 29/03/2021 - 10:25
    +7

    Thinking to cancel my Techfast order and get this instead because stock available now.

    6 weeks still no word…

    • Dimatoid on 29/03/2021 - 10:27
      +80

      You don't deserve it. I know they got your last 2 orders, you wrote the addresses on them perfect.

      • eccles30 on 29/03/2021 - 11:05
        +5

        Hope he ain't drivin towards any bridges…

        • fry001 on 29/03/2021 - 11:09
          +9

          And all he wanted was a lousy email or a call

      • knobbs on 29/03/2021 - 11:14
        +9

        What am I missing, why did Dimatoid get so many upvotes for the comment?

      • AssociatedLiMaaa @ Dell on 29/03/2021 - 14:27

        I screen capped this and sent it to the Dell eBay team. Poetry!

        • mrtee on 29/03/2021 - 15:01

          Aren't you Dell eBay?

          • AssociatedLiMaaa @ Dell on 29/03/2021 - 15:04

            @mrtee: Associated with them, but not employed there. They had a good laugh though xD

      • Altitud on 29/03/2021 - 14:41

        Baaah LoL

    • ballofspam on 29/03/2021 - 10:27
      +1

      still need to wait?
      Delivery: Estimated between Fri. 30 Apr. and Fri. 7 May.

    • MuddyClear on 29/03/2021 - 10:28
      +3

      I would cancel!

    • spudgun on 29/03/2021 - 10:59
      +4

      I got this one at Christmas. As many have noted, cooling is a real problem with these.

      With custom everything, it's difficult to improve cooling as you can with a normal case and components.

      It is possible to get better cooling, but involves more cost and dicking around.

      My solution is to leave the case cover off.

      • lunchbox99 on 29/03/2021 - 11:30
        +5

        Get a Noctua U9S cpu cooler from newegg. Bolts straight onto the stock mounts.

        You will need some m3x20mm bolts to attach the Noctua mount that you can get from bunnings.

        • Circly on 29/03/2021 - 11:49
          +4

          How are the temps now?

      • LanceVance on 29/03/2021 - 12:34
        +2

        I do the same, I don't know why everyone talks about the CPU cooler, mine never gets above mid 60's even with everything on ultra, if anything its the GPU that gets too hot but the case cover solves this. If anything it needs an intake fan and a beefier exhaust one.

        • lunchbox99 on 29/03/2021 - 12:49

          Yes because with stock cooler the CPU will thermally throttle to keep the temps down. What happens is it goes flat out with normal turboboost, the temps go over 90 then it throttles the clock to keep temp under control.

          • LanceVance on 29/03/2021 - 13:44

            @lunchbox99: Yes but if its throttling you wouldn't expect the CPU to throttle to such an extent that the temps drop by 30 degrees. I'm saying that in my usage I've seen absolutely no signs of throttling whatsoever.

            • lunchbox99 on 29/03/2021 - 17:00

              @LanceVance: Well you haven’t pushed it hard enough. If I do a h265 cpu encode it easily would hit 90+ with the stock cooler. Then it would throttle from the usual boost of 5.1GHz to something lower (can’t remember).

              There are numerous discussions on the dell support forums confirming this observation.

              Also throttling doesn't lead to lower temp. It maintains the same temp (eg 90C-ish) under full load but at lower performance.

        • hats on 29/03/2021 - 15:50
          +3

          With a 1440p ultrawide (and not leaving the case open) playing something like Control with RTX enabled will hit 100C almost instantly with this system and stock cooler, before backing off to low 90s.

          I bought this in December and would recommend anyone with it switch to a better cooler and add a front intake fan or you're going to suck the life out of it pretty quickly. I grabbed the Noctua U9S and some Noctua 92mm fans and it was an easy install for under $200, but even then it still runs a bit hotter than I'd like.

          Great system apart from that.

          • LanceVance on 30/03/2021 - 09:08
            +1

            @hats: How did you install an intake fan, are there standard ports on the motherboard you can plug those into?

      • askme69 on 29/03/2021 - 12:40

        Same deal. How so you know if cooling is an issue? My sons runs nearly 24\7 over school holidays in an non air conditioned room.

        He hasn't complained.

        • LanceVance on 29/03/2021 - 12:48

          It mainly gets loud. If he leaves the side panel off it'll be fine.

      • King181 on 30/03/2021 - 11:00
        +2

        If you go for the xps 8940 that has the 10700k it has a proper tower cooler. Which makes it a beast for the price. It also comes with vram heatsink.

    • [Deactivated] on 29/03/2021 - 11:20

      What prebuilt are you still waiting for? I'm waiting for the i7 / 3070 combo and the last thing luke posted here was that the last bundle of them would be shipped early to mid this week.

    • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 11:31
      +2

      It’s still a bit of a wait, you’ll probably get your techfast build before this even if you ordered today

      • Franc-T on 30/03/2021 - 12:35

        Mine (Which I bought today) says
        Estimated delivery Mon, 03 May - Mon, 10 May

    • XiTaU on 29/03/2021 - 14:37

      Have you tried emailing support they usually reply within 24 hours?

    • Lighter Fluid on 29/03/2021 - 10:27
      +17

      has a 1.1k gpu in it

      • blackfrancis75 on 29/03/2021 - 10:28
        -8

        fair point. Still think another 16GB would make it more balanced

        • xyron on 29/03/2021 - 11:39
          +6

          Then put another 16gb in. It has two spare DDR4 DIMM slots.

    • Dimatoid on 29/03/2021 - 10:29
      +6

      16GB is ample for most applications. Plus it's a very easy and cheap upgrade if you're after more.

      • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 10:30

        Motherboard has 4 dimm slots, 2 are used in the above configuration

    • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 10:29
      +3

      Is 16GB really an issue?

    • Caped Baldy on 29/03/2021 - 11:35
      +1

      i7-10700K processor $400
      Windows 10 Home (64 bit) and peripherals $50
      Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 $1000
      16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz $100
      Mobo $100
      1TB SSD + 2TB HDD $150
      Case and PSU $150

      Total $1950 and those prices are on the lower end…

      • MrFunSocks on 29/03/2021 - 12:04
        +2

        Yeah add another $200+ on for a $3070. Won't really get one for less than $1200.

        • Caped Baldy on 29/03/2021 - 12:12
          +1

          $3070 for a 3070. Don't give Nvidia ideas.

          Those numbers are more a representation of prices on the cheaper end with discounts. I'm glad I got my 3070 for sub $1k, I was annoyed at the time..

  • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 10:27
    +5

    Alternative G5 version with i7-10700F and RTX3070 is $1799. the RTX3060Ti version is $1699

    • ozvictor on 29/03/2021 - 10:30
      +3

      Thanks. Updated now

    • jace88 on 29/03/2021 - 19:56

      Is G5 better at cooling than the XPS case?

  • MuddyClear on 29/03/2021 - 10:27
    +1

    This looks better than Techfast deals

  • mewsik on 29/03/2021 - 10:27
    +2

    I got this in December. Runs great, all the latest games on Ultra at 1440p minimum. Some concerns about the PSU but its been fine. I added additional hard drive and Ram after.

  • pharkurnell on 29/03/2021 - 10:36

    What brands are the components.. ?

    • nitens on 29/03/2021 - 10:39

      Ummm… I would assume Dell branded.

    • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 10:45

      Most components would be Dell OEM products. RAM and storage would be other brands which I think might vary

      • Dubbin on 29/03/2021 - 12:09

        Dell 3070 is reported to be a MSI dual fan

    • lunchbox99 on 29/03/2021 - 11:31
      +2

      CPU is intel

  • Jabba the Hutt on 29/03/2021 - 10:39

    Is the Noctua NH-U9S a drop-in replacement for the XPS 8940's tower cooler? What about for the G5s? Recall some mention of the latter systems coming with the Intel stock cooler, but can't find the source now.

    • lunchbox99 on 29/03/2021 - 11:32
      +1

      Yes it is but you need m3x20mm bolts from bunnings to attach the noctua mount. You can get the cooler cheap on newegg.

    • AngryMan on 30/03/2021 - 08:33

      Not sure why you'd replace the stock cooler with something very similar, here is a pic of it https://ibb.co/98cwkM3

      • LordM00 on 30/03/2021 - 10:35

        I think the Noctua has more heatpipes, but yeah, that cooler looks fine.

  • Bernbaum on 29/03/2021 - 10:44

    What's a good way to offload the bundled mouse and keyboard? I'd be cool if they were removable from the price.

    • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 10:49
      +2

      The keyboard and mouse are the cheapest Dell ones, KB216 and MS116. Probably best to keep as emergency spares

      • Bernbaum on 29/03/2021 - 10:54
        +1

        Right, so less than $20 worth of value. I have better spec "spares" at home already. Might just leave the ones from this PC lying around at work - someone is bound to pinch them!

        • pharkurnell on 29/03/2021 - 10:57
          +8

          Put a 'Do not take' sign on them, will disappear in minutes.

      • nurbsenvi on 30/03/2021 - 02:29

        Horder alert

  • Phlume on 29/03/2021 - 10:44
    +2

    Is this the dell build I've read that has terrible heat throttling limiting the actual performance of the PC? What would the point be of having a 3070 if you can't use it to it's full potential due to perfomance throttling?

    • LanceVance on 29/03/2021 - 12:29
      +2

      I've got this system with a 1660Ti. If you take the side panel off the performance is fine.

      • nurbsenvi on 29/03/2021 - 14:13
        +2

        lol

        • LanceVance on 29/03/2021 - 15:38

          I should clarify, temps are fine. Main difference is the GPU fan is a lot less noisy.

          • bobvegas on 29/03/2021 - 16:20

            @LanceVance: That's pretty bad. With the extra wattage of the K series CPU, and the 3070gpu, it's going to be even hotter. I had a look on a forum, people are adding extra case fans, but not doing much. Evidently not enough air can come through the front

            • bigbear on 29/03/2021 - 20:26

              @bobvegas: this has been running last 2 weeks in my garage and the GPU temps don't seem to be running too hot…

              | 0 GeForce RTX 3070 Off | 00000000:01:00.0 Off | N/A |
              | 60% 73C P2 204W / 220W | 4481MiB / 7973MiB | 100% Default |

              but the CPU does run hot

              coretemp-isa-0000
              Adapter: ISA adapter
              Package id 0: +100.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 0: +99.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 1: +98.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 2: +100.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 3: +99.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 4: +98.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 5: +99.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 6: +97.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
              Core 7: +94.0°C (high = +80.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)

    • AngryMan on 30/03/2021 - 08:30
      +2

      I bought this exact system last month and it's not the one you see in the videos with the small cooler. This is the inside of the case, showing large CPU cooler, 2x sticks of RAM
      https://ibb.co/98cwkM3

      • Circly on 30/03/2021 - 12:53

        Looks like a beast. Hows the temps?

        • King181 on 30/03/2021 - 12:59
          +1

          I have the same system and I can say it is a beast, I haven't tested cpu temps but it always almost never reaches above 50% of the cpu in task manger also when playing fortnite the highest the gpu went was 76°C. However I have two displays connected to the gpu.
          Also when you do day to day stuff the cpu often is at 6% don't know if this will help, but yeah.

      • FireRunner on 31/03/2021 - 15:11

        Is that the G5 or XPS?

  • Homr on 29/03/2021 - 10:48

    damn, I bought the HP Elitedesk G6 800 for $1147 and this deal blow is out of the water.

    The XPS tower looks to be similar size to the HP SFF

    Similar height and depth, only the width is different.

    DELL 16.9 x 30.8 x 36.7
    HP SFF 10 x 30 x 33.85

    WxDxH

    • nurbsenvi on 29/03/2021 - 18:14

      This thing blows everything out of water

  • pkjames on 29/03/2021 - 10:49
    +1

    great deal!

  • agalea101 on 29/03/2021 - 10:57

    Apart from the extra 2tb and better wireless connection, is there a reason to get the XPS over the G5?

    • Homr on 29/03/2021 - 11:14
      +1

      XPS has a better looking tower and also lighter.

      XPS tower is 6.3kg vs G5 8.43kg

    • Bernbaum on 29/03/2021 - 11:17
      +2

      CPU's are different. i7-10700F in the G5, and a i7-10700K in the XPS

      https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-10700KF-…

      • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 11:23
        +1

        Aren’t they essentially the same other than the K variant being overclockable. Except CPU overclocking is locked in the BIOS and you wouldn’t want to OC with the current cooler anyway

        • Caped Baldy on 29/03/2021 - 11:37
          +1

          No integrated graphics with F labelled intel chips

        • Dubbin on 29/03/2021 - 12:06

          the k series doesn't come with a stock cooler, so they put the big cooler shown in the the pictures/graphics on, the f series have a substandard cooler

        • Jabba the Hutt on 29/03/2021 - 13:21

          Absent overclocking, there's still a significant difference between the K and non-K as the former has higher power limits at stock. Some motherboards allow increasing the power limits on the non-K so that it performs pretty much like a K, but don't know if the Dell is one of them.

          The difference is also seen in the reports that both coolers Dell uses are considered inadequate for the respective CPUs - that the stock Intel cooler (or whatever they're using that looks similar) isn't good enough for the 10700F, and their tower isn't good enough for the 10700K. Suspect the tower would be pretty decent for the 10700F.

    • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 11:25
      +2

      Different aesthetic, XPS also appears to have an SD card reader and optical drive. CPU is the overclockable variant but overclocking is locked in BIOS anyway so I’m not sure why they included it

  • digitalnash on 29/03/2021 - 10:59
    -6

    RIP to all the gamers that want to buy these. I'm betting the Bitcoin miners will snap these up in a Jiffy.

    • congo on 29/03/2021 - 11:18
      +1

      Bitcoin miners are still making money? Given how expensive electricity is in Oz.

      • MrFunSocks on 29/03/2021 - 12:17
        +2

        Yeah with a 3070 you can make ~$6-$7 a day profit mining at the moment. Pretty decent. My rig has a 3070 and 4x1060s and makes about $20 a day on average profit after electricity costs.

        • Michael1983 on 29/03/2021 - 15:18

          Which pool, miner and wallet do you use? Thank you.

          • MrFunSocks on 29/03/2021 - 16:39

            @Michael1983: Nicehash is super simple to use for beginners and seems to be paying out pretty much the same as ethermine and some of the other ones I've tried. Nicehash pays out bitcoin and can be mined directly into a coinbase wallet.

        • Trance N Dance on 29/03/2021 - 15:41

          Is that after accounting for taxes?

  • Could Be Better on 29/03/2021 - 11:00
    +5

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hXmE8wESzFo
    Review of this exact configuration of XPS

    • eggboi on 29/03/2021 - 11:19
      +2

      Wow cheers. Confirms my fears - great spec on paper but the OEM junk parts (cpu cooler, ram, and possibly mobo and psu) really drag this system down to the point the price is just barely a good deal. What a shame.

      • sauce2k on 29/03/2021 - 11:21

        I bought a pre built gaming Dell desktop 3 years ago thx to my fellow ozbargainers however it’s now playing up heaps. Like randomly freezes and restart.

        • FireRunner on 29/03/2021 - 11:27
          +1

          Is it overheating?

          • sauce2k on 29/03/2021 - 12:20

            @FireRunner: Yes but at the same time I think one of the fans may have died. Yet to open it up

        • clownbaby on 29/03/2021 - 12:21

          I have been having similar issues with my 3 year old Dell but I tried updating BIOS and other things and it has been stable these last few days fingers crossed.

          • sauce2k on 29/03/2021 - 12:26

            @clownbaby: Do you have to manually update BIO? I’m not an expert when it comes to these things ahha

            • Homr on 29/03/2021 - 13:04
              +1

              @sauce2k: You can use the dell support assist program. It will automatically update drivers and bios for you.

              • sauce2k on 29/03/2021 - 13:30

                @Homr: ok thanks heaps. Will give it a go today.

      • pharkurnell on 29/03/2021 - 11:29

        Exactly why i asked make/model of components :(

        Looks like the slow old delivered TechFast option is much better.

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