DELL XPS 8940

[Extremme]

Is this a good buy? All in abt $1.9k

Components
1 XPS 8940
1 10th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 processor(8-Core, 16M Cache, 2.9GHz
to 4.8GHz)
1 500W Black Chassis
1 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz
1 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD
1 Tray load DVD Drive (Reads and Writes to DVD/CD)
1 UK/Irish/MY/SG/HK/Bangladesh/Pakistan/Sri Lanka/Brunei Power Cord
1 NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1650 SUPER 4GB GDDR6
1 Killer(TM) Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
1 Dell Laser Wired Mouse - MS3220 Black
1 Dell Wired Keyboard KB216 Black (English)
1 Additional Software
1 No Microsoft Office License Included – 30 day Trial Offer Only
1 McAfee(R) 30day Trial
1 MPEG2 License, Windows
1 CyberLink Media Suite 2.0 DVD
Software
1 Windows 10 Home 64bit English
1 Windows System Driver, XPS 8940
1 McAfee Live Safe 12 month Subscription
1 Dell 27 Curved Gaming Monitor – S2721HGF

 

[86technie]

Omit the monitor, go for Dell G series the graphic card will be better.
https://www.dell.com/en-sg/shop/gaming-and-games/dell-g5-gaming-desktop/spd/g-series-5000-desktop

Than get a cheap monitor like Dell S2721HN (This new model have
AMD Freesync)

In before some will say DIY will be better but between pre-build
and DIY.

The advantage for pre-build are:

- Onsite 3 years warranty. Any issue they will come down
- Windows license is included with the price.

 

[Extremme]

Omit the monitor, go for Dell G series the graphic card will be better.
https://www.dell.com/en-sg/shop/gaming-and-games/dell-g5-gaming-desktop/spd/g-series-5000-desktop

Than get a cheap monitor like Dell S2721HN (This new model have
AMD Freesync)

In before some will say DIY will be better but between pre-build
and DIY.

The advantage for pre-build are:

- Onsite 3 years warranty. Any issue they will come down
- Windows license is included with the price.

Ok let me chk on this:

https://www.dell.com/en-sg/shop/bla.../spd/g-series-5000-desktop/w216g5200sgw10cmls

10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F processor

Windows 10 Home

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ 6GB GDDR6

16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz

512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD

 

[NightRaven49]

Ok let me chk on this:

https://www.dell.com/en-sg/shop/bla.../spd/g-series-5000-desktop/w216g5200sgw10cmls

10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F processor

Windows 10 Home

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ 6GB GDDR6

16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz

512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD

for the price of $2000 its not worth. i built a 1660 super + r5 2600 (no cpu bottleneck with 1660s) rig for a friend for literally half the price. also some parts are proprietary, like mobo and psu, so upgrading in the future can be troublesome.

even if not keen on diy, custom pc builders like aftershock and dreamcore will no doubt offer better performing and better value rigs.

 

[86technie]

PS try not to argue or name call anyone here, I know some
members are quite nasty.
Aftershock or Dreamcore does give better specs and value.

However the parts are still DIY parts so if any part spoil,
you have to wait for it to be either RMA or send back
which takes few days or weeks.

Prebuild like Lenovo Legion, Dell G5 and etc. gaming PC.
Anything wrong they have parts on hand so can do the
service asap.
.
Anyway it's for TS to decide, for me I will still recommend
prebuild especially for non-technical people as well as
next day service.

 

[Extremme]

PS try not to argue or name call anyone here, I know some
members are quite nasty.
Aftershock or Dreamcore does give better specs and value.

However the parts are still DIY parts so if any part spoil,
you have to wait for it to be either RMA or send back
which takes few days or weeks.

Prebuild like Lenovo Legion, Dell G5 and etc. gaming PC.
Anything wrong they have parts on hand so can do the
service asap.
.
Anyway it's for TS to decide, for me I will still recommend
prebuild especially for non-technical people as well as
next day service.

Comparing to DEL G-Series you recommended, I can get the the below specs at $2k. Which would you commend?

Processor Intel Core i7-10700 Processor ( 2.90GHz 16MB )
● Operating System Windows 10 Home 64
● Memory 16.0GB DDR4-2933 DDR4 UDIMM 2933MHz
● Hard Drive 512GB SSD PCIe+2TB 7200 rpm
● Warranty One year Carry-in
● AC Adapter 380W
● Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660SP 6GB GDDR6
● WiFi Wireless LAN Adapters Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2+BT5.0 Non-vPro

Lenovo G27c-10 27" Curved Gaming Monitor
Lenovo Legion M500 RGB Gaming Mouse-WW
Lenovo Legion K500 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (US English)

Note that the prices include gaming mouse and keyboard while DELL only comes with normal accessories. With shopback of 4.5%, I think its abt 1.9k all in


vs

New G-series Desktop (5000)

$1,999.00
Price Inclusive of 7% GST
Check Estimated Delivery Times
processor
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F processor(8-Core, 16M Cache, 2.9GHz to 4.8GHz)

Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, English - ANZ,SG,DI,C2,KR,TW,XM,JP

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ 6GB GDDR6

16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz

512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD

 

[86technie]

Comparing to DEL G-Series you recommended, I can get the the below specs at $2k. Which would you commend?

Processor Intel Core i7-10700 Processor ( 2.90GHz 16MB )
● Operating System Windows 10 Home 64
● Memory 16.0GB DDR4-2933 DDR4 UDIMM 2933MHz
● Hard Drive 512GB SSD PCIe+2TB 7200 rpm
● Warranty One year Carry-in
● AC Adapter 380W
● Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX1660SP 6GB GDDR6
● WiFi Wireless LAN Adapters Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2+BT5.0 Non-vPro

Lenovo G27c-10 27" Curved Gaming Monitor
Lenovo Legion M500 RGB Gaming Mouse-WW
Lenovo Legion K500 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (US English)

Note that the prices include gaming mouse and keyboard while DELL only comes with normal accessories. With shopback of 4.5%, I think its abt 1.9k all in


vs

New G-series Desktop (5000)

$1,999.00
Price Inclusive of 7% GST
Check Estimated Delivery Times
processor
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F processor(8-Core, 16M Cache, 2.9GHz to 4.8GHz)

Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, English - ANZ,SG,DI,C2,KR,TW,XM,JP

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 SUPER™ 6GB GDDR6

16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2933Mhz

512GB PCIe M.2 SSD +1TB SATA 7200 RPM HDD

I still vote for Dell, the Lenovo desktop doesn't have onsite warranty.
The unit itself is very heavy so carry to service center at Bugis
can be a killer.

Take note Dell G desktop is quite small or rather M-ATX form
so can be easily transported or tuck under table.
FYI I will recommend you just go for flat monitor, no need
for curve monitor.

27" is more decent enough, if you want surround viewing get
two monitors.

Dell new monitors like this got AMD Freesync, meaning it can
support higher refresh rate at 75hz without screen tearing.

https://www.dell.com/en-sg/shop/dell-27-monitor-s2721hn/apd/210-axfq/monitors-monitor-accessories