Dell XPS 8900 for $699 / Good Deal for gaming rig?

Crookedtube · Nov 28, 2016

Dell is lowering their XPS 8900 to $699 today (28 November) at 2 PM EST. System specs are:
Processor: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
Operating System: Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, English
Memoryi: 16GB, 2133MHz, DDR4 up to 64GB (Additional memory sold seperately)
Video Cardi: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730 2GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Wireless: 802.11bgn + Bluetooth 4.0, 2.4GHz, 1x1

I have a Nvidia GTX 960 on my old PC and so I could throw that in there without needing any additional power. It seems like a no-brainer to me but does anyone else know of a better $700 pre-built gaming PC?

somebassplayer · Nov 28, 2016

You can get a better system for around the same money or a bit less, if you build your own. But this is not a bad price. I had an 8700 and it was pretty good performance wise. The case was cramped, which I didn't like. If you go ahead make sure the power supply is good for the 960 and make sure the card will fit.

Crookedtube · Nov 28, 2016

Thanks bassplayer, I was thinking the same thing. My old rig is a 7-year old Dell XPS 435 which has hung in there just fine by upgrading the GPU (twice) adding memory, and a new hard drive about a year ago. I also use it for homework but I choose specs for gaming and as far as I'm concerned I more than got my money's worth with my last XPS.

UrbanZyrx · Nov 28, 2016

A suggestion instead of buying the pre-built... Often times pre-built pcs dont have quality psu. Also words cannot describe how I feel about pairing a I7 with a GT 730 (it might as well be a potato

) The 960 will pair nicely with this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($95.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ B&H)
Total: $690.83

King_V · Dec 7, 2016

I've generally gone with Dells and been pretty happy, but that's because I've noticed that, as the years passed, I've gotten too lazy about building my own.

That said, I like UrbanZyrx's stepping down to an i5 in order to put money to a better HDD.

While I like the idea of the SSD, I think 250 is insufficient.

Also, the one thing I can see missing that comes with the Dell . . the OS.

As to the PS issue, from what I understand, Dell's been using better quality power supplies these days, and the XPS 8x00 series are using a 460W supply. I'm running an XPS 8700 with a 4th gen i5, and an Gigabyte Windforce OC Radeon R9 285. It's handled it just fine for about 2 years now.

Long-and-short: the Dell deal is pretty good, but figure on extra money for a better video card. Also, if you can save some money by downgrading to an i5, that money saved is better contributed to the video card fund.

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