Windows 10: It's time to buy a new computer

I have had good luck with dells. You should be fine.

 

The nearest competitor was a local shop ... but his had: Code: CPU: i7-7700 instead of i7-7700K Drive: 1 TB drive instead of 2 TB Price: $96 more than Dell[/quote] Another shop had it with the i7-7700K, but came in $260 more than Dell.

Thanks for all the help.[/quote] I think you will be very happy with it. Ive had three Dells, one precision desktop and two laptops; one Latitude and one Precision. Been very happy with all of them. Dells seem to run practically forever.

 

It's possible that the makers of things like the HD could vary depending on when you buy the system.

Dell specifies that the PSU is adequate for graphics cards up to 225W, which would cover most GTX 1080 cards. (But not the 1080ti.)

 

The Dell's fine if you're not gonna overclock the processor because it's not unlocked. If the PSU of that Dell is Delta then you shouldn't even worry about it.

 

It's is very simple to put one together, especially with youtube..

You will save a lot of money if you take a couple hours from your day to do so.

 

One has to think that somebody who is ok with using a Dell, is also not likely going to get a video card that costs about 1/2 of the price of his entire system *Smile

 

The processor in the Dell is listed as an I7-7700k. It's unlocked. (Seems unusual for Dell.)

 

Stranger things have happened.

Dell offers the 1080 (not 1080ti) as a $500 option (over the 1060).

 

Wow, only $500 more than the 1060? It had better be a stripped down 1060 and an overclocked super version of the 1080 for that much difference.

 

Aren't K models also initially clocked faster than non -K ?

 

Short answer: yes, at least for the 7700.

I didn't know, so I looked. According to ark.intel.com, the 7700k's clocks are 4.2/4.5 Ghz (base and "turbo"). For the 7700, 3.6/4.2 GHz.

 

I just placed the order with Dell this morning.
With tax it was $1524.
The various custom build shops had essentially the same box for:
Code: Intrex $1608 Digital Storm $1611 Computer Cellar $1713[/quote]

 

You might consider Lenovo (if available in US). I think they have a good reputation in UK. I have one. Very pleased with it, but I don't do technically adventurous operations on it. Just use it.

 

I bought the Dell yesterday.

i7-7700K
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
2 TB disk drive
GTX 1060 graphics
$1524 with tax

Delivery next week

 

Hi there

OK I've seen you've already made your choice

However for others :

I'd take a slightly different approach on this

I'd go for a Microcube Proliant HP Gen 8 SERVER -- Tiny footprint - runs Windows 10 perfectly and has easily accessible 4 HDD bays

Buy the server "Bog standard" -- i.e it comes equipped just with CPU and a base memory --increase to 16 GB RAM. Get SSD for Bay 1 and put any other HDD's in Bays2,3,4.


Computer will boot from SSD in Bay 1 (adapter for SSD to fit in standard HDD bay - works perfectly).

Add half height Nvidia GT610 card -- will drive a 4K TV as well -- and has sound via HDMI output. (on board video has no sound and is only VGA but works fine with addition of "half height" nvidia card.

Good thing about these "Microservers" is they have plenty of USB2 Ports, 2 USB 3 ports and 2 X ethernet slots and being servers they will run 24 / 7 on little power almost forever.

There are also tricks where you can use the DVD bay to fit your SSD and boot from that - but it's a bit more complex.

If you leave Bay 2 empty and have Bays 3,4 with 2 X HDD's in it you can use the built in RAID --although I would tend to just run the system as "Standard" i.e forget the RAID part as you are essentially running this as a desktop.

For Wifi you will need a Wifi adapter - these are cheap enough and won't have any problems -- I run mine though using an old Router as a Wifi-ethernetr Bridge --i.e I plug the ethernet cable into the router which connects to the main router via Wifi (5 GHZ) so Windows thinks I'm just running off the standard LAN.

Slightly unconventional answer but WORKS BRILLIANTLY and takes so little space.

With 4Gb RAM they can be as little as 150 USD /120 GBP -- you have to add graphics, more RAM and your HDD's/SSD's.

in UK





Well worth looking at

For a little more money you can get a more powerful CPU - but depending on what you need to do the basic model seems fine.

Note add more RAM, Buy your HDD's / Graphics card and you are in business

Dual Xenon's are IMO better than I7's anyway if you want a lot more poke - and I'm not sure unless you are an extreme gamer or doing a lot of stuff like A.I simulation an i7 processor is probably hugely overkill for 90% of people out there.

My experience with YEARS of handling computers is usually POOR / TERRIBLE HDD's followed by lack of RAM rather than lack of processing power -- but of course YMMV and remember these days a lot of heavy graphic work is shifted away from the main processor on to the GPU anyway.

Cheers
jimbo