Dell Vostro 3900 desktop, Core i5 4460 quadcore 3.2 GHz - 4 GB ram - 500 GB hard drive, intel HD graphics, DVD drive, HDMI and VGA ports, Win 7Pro / Win 8Pro licence and W10Pro free upgrade and believe it or not, it has PS2 keyboard/mouse ports for older legacy items that businesses may use (KVM etc) Model: 1K6CF - currently £286.50 from Ballicom with free delivery option.
While this isn't the latest cutting edge i5 CPU, it is a decent performer and sells for £150 on its own. Currently this PC sells for £376 on Dell small business (I paid this a month ago!) and comes with Windows 7 Pro loaded as downgrade rights option - it comes with Win8.1 Pro licence and install DVD that allows for downgrade to W7 Pro and of course free upgrade to Win10 Pro, your choice. £15 buys you another 4GB ram from Crucial memory and it has a couple of PCI/PCI-E slots for upgrades (unlike some lower cost desktops)
I don't think it comes with the 19in1 card reader despite it showing (mine didn't)
Supplied with USB Keyboard & wired mouse, W8.1Pro install DVD and utilities DVD and a IEC power lead.
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yus786
28 Mar 1616#16
Miss the old dell deals that Mike used to post up. Wonder why they don't have many anymore
spannerzone
28 Mar 1611#1
I expect this to not be a popular deal as it's a business desktop really, but it has a decent i5 4460 processor and the PC has 'some' upgrade capabilities. I just got one of these and added 4GB more ram from Crucial for £15 and bunged in a £30 Sandisk SSD and the thing flies as you'd expect. Comes with Windows 7 Pro installed (for business users), comes with Windows 8.1 Pro licence and install DVD and of course is Windows 10 Pro upgradeable for free. I unpacked, inserted a new SSD drive and loaded Windows 10 Pro straight from a W10 download tool that comes from MS so no Dell junk gets installed and it boots in 10 seconds and is a perfect home/office PC.
It eats through taskes and plays HD videos using just a few CPU % - while it's no gamer PC it's a great all rounder.
Yes no doubt someone can build it cheaper but I bet they can't inlcude the genuine MS Windows licence in their build costs (Reddit licences don't count!)
Note the 300w power supply has a spare HD plug and a spare optical plug but that's it, no connectors for graphics cards. I installed my SSD drive under the optical drive using a small bracket.
ZeBadger
28 Mar 167#4
6620 cpu benchmark is pretty good!
celticwiseman
28 Mar 163#53
I bought a Vostro a few years ago. A trusty machine. If anyone is thinking of the gaming possibilities with the 300w power supply, I went for a NVidia 750Ti which draws little power and requires no dedicated power adapter, but can still play games on high settings.
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spannerzone
28 Mar 1611#1
I expect this to not be a popular deal as it's a business desktop really, but it has a decent i5 4460 processor and the PC has 'some' upgrade capabilities. I just got one of these and added 4GB more ram from Crucial for £15 and bunged in a £30 Sandisk SSD and the thing flies as you'd expect. Comes with Windows 7 Pro installed (for business users), comes with Windows 8.1 Pro licence and install DVD and of course is Windows 10 Pro upgradeable for free. I unpacked, inserted a new SSD drive and loaded Windows 10 Pro straight from a W10 download tool that comes from MS so no Dell junk gets installed and it boots in 10 seconds and is a perfect home/office PC.
It eats through taskes and plays HD videos using just a few CPU % - while it's no gamer PC it's a great all rounder.
Yes no doubt someone can build it cheaper but I bet they can't inlcude the genuine MS Windows licence in their build costs (Reddit licences don't count!)
Note the 300w power supply has a spare HD plug and a spare optical plug but that's it, no connectors for graphics cards. I installed my SSD drive under the optical drive using a small bracket.
sam1123 to spannerzone
29 Mar 16#84
So this doesn't have any slot to upgrade the graphics?
spannerzone
28 Mar 162#2
4GB Crucial memory upgrade CT7324509 currently £15.59 incl delivery - not sure if you really need more ram for an home/office PC but at this price it's almost pointless not to, plus a second stick should mean it runs in dual channel mode so slight performance increase as well as the ram increase.. An SSD drive for £30 like the Sandisks that are often on HUKD are the best instant boost upgrade to add.
adamspencer95
28 Mar 161#3
decent for the price. i have this CPU in my gaming PC (self built) and it cost me about £140 on its own, so RAM, HDD, case + PSU, motherboard and windows license for £140 is pretty good value
anyone know if the PSU is ATX or Dell's own size to fit the case?
spannerzone to adamspencer95
28 Mar 161#5
Looks like a standard ATX powersupply when I was inside mine.
MIDURIX to adamspencer95
28 Mar 16#8
That's the inside of the Dell.
I have an Asus business pc which looked the same with the standard psu in. When I fitted a more powerful one to replace I couldn't get the dvd back in, the pus and dvd were pretty much touching. But who needs a dvd drive these days?
edit: my Asus has a i7-3770, 16GB of ram in 4 slots and a 1TB drive and was pretty much this price second hand on eBay over a year ago. So for new this deal is pretty damn good. Although there are some bargains to be had second hand. At the time just the i3-3770 and ram were worth £300.
ZeBadger
28 Mar 167#4
6620 cpu benchmark is pretty good!
spannerzone
28 Mar 162#6
A fairly poorly written review on TechRadar where they state it has the card reader but their pictures show it doesn't.
Owners Manual (some pictures in that manual are for another model so take note!)
teddybeers
28 Mar 16#7
Yep
Dell PC's are brilliant.
Personally own third Optiplex.
Second hand cost me F** all.
This time it's Optiplex 7010 with Core i5-3470 - pretty fast CPU for it's age.
Added some RAM and SSD. So It's lighting fast.
PC runs 24/7 - in 18 months time never restarted, or never frozen.
Business class PC are much more reliable (and power efficient) than domestic ones.
CAL23
28 Mar 161#9
Dell PCs are fantastic. Picked up a XPS 8700 last year for £699. Came with a i7-4790, GTX 745 and 16GB DDR3 RAM.
Upgraded it a few months later with a GTX 970 and a 600W EVGA power supply (originally had 460W). Can run Witcher 3 on ultra 1080p at 45-60 FPS :smiley:
They don't sell this PC any more as the 8900 model is out now.
fo_sho_yo
28 Mar 163#10
If you're courageous try building your own with an old workstation. I picked up a z400 off of ebay for £80. Had a w3650 xeon with similar performance to this cpu. Put in a gtx 960 i picked up for £120 from Amazon deal. Put in extra memory. Flys through all latest games and stacks of upgradibility for £210.
spannerzone to fo_sho_yo
28 Mar 16#12
Yes if you've got some bits and an OS to put on it you can certainly knock together a powerful computer for not much money. What made this Dell appealling was the 'relatively' powerful CPU and the fact it came with Windows Pro (7, 8 or 10) which I wanted and would cost probably £120 to get an OEM licence on a self build.
So, the CPU is say worth £140 and the O/S is perhaps £120 and a 500GB drive maybe £25 and you've paid the same as buying this complete Dell desktop with motherboard, memory, case, DVD, powersupply, cheap mouse, keyboard and warranty.
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Opening post
While this isn't the latest cutting edge i5 CPU, it is a decent performer and sells for £150 on its own. Currently this PC sells for £376 on Dell small business (I paid this a month ago!) and comes with Windows 7 Pro loaded as downgrade rights option - it comes with Win8.1 Pro licence and install DVD that allows for downgrade to W7 Pro and of course free upgrade to Win10 Pro, your choice. £15 buys you another 4GB ram from Crucial memory and it has a couple of PCI/PCI-E slots for upgrades (unlike some lower cost desktops)
I don't think it comes with the 19in1 card reader despite it showing (mine didn't)
Supplied with USB Keyboard & wired mouse, W8.1Pro install DVD and utilities DVD and a IEC power lead.
Top comments
It eats through taskes and plays HD videos using just a few CPU % - while it's no gamer PC it's a great all rounder.
Yes no doubt someone can build it cheaper but I bet they can't inlcude the genuine MS Windows licence in their build costs (Reddit licences don't count!)
Internals:
2 DIMM slots
PCIe x1: 2 Slots
PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slot
PCI: 1 Slot
Note the 300w power supply has a spare HD plug and a spare optical plug but that's it, no connectors for graphics cards. I installed my SSD drive under the optical drive using a small bracket.
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It eats through taskes and plays HD videos using just a few CPU % - while it's no gamer PC it's a great all rounder.
Yes no doubt someone can build it cheaper but I bet they can't inlcude the genuine MS Windows licence in their build costs (Reddit licences don't count!)
Internals:
2 DIMM slots
PCIe x1: 2 Slots
PCIe x16 (Graphics): 1 Slot
PCI: 1 Slot
Note the 300w power supply has a spare HD plug and a spare optical plug but that's it, no connectors for graphics cards. I installed my SSD drive under the optical drive using a small bracket.
anyone know if the PSU is ATX or Dell's own size to fit the case?
That's the inside of the Dell.
I have an Asus business pc which looked the same with the standard psu in. When I fitted a more powerful one to replace I couldn't get the dvd back in, the pus and dvd were pretty much touching. But who needs a dvd drive these days?
edit: my Asus has a i7-3770, 16GB of ram in 4 slots and a 1TB drive and was pretty much this price second hand on eBay over a year ago. So for new this deal is pretty damn good. Although there are some bargains to be had second hand. At the time just the i3-3770 and ram were worth £300.
Owners Manual (some pictures in that manual are for another model so take note!)
Dell PC's are brilliant.
Personally own third Optiplex.
Second hand cost me F** all.
This time it's Optiplex 7010 with Core i5-3470 - pretty fast CPU for it's age.
Added some RAM and SSD. So It's lighting fast.
PC runs 24/7 - in 18 months time never restarted, or never frozen.
Business class PC are much more reliable (and power efficient) than domestic ones.
Upgraded it a few months later with a GTX 970 and a 600W EVGA power supply (originally had 460W). Can run Witcher 3 on ultra 1080p at 45-60 FPS :smiley:
They don't sell this PC any more as the 8900 model is out now.
So, the CPU is say worth £140 and the O/S is perhaps £120 and a 500GB drive maybe £25 and you've paid the same as buying this complete Dell desktop with motherboard, memory, case, DVD, powersupply, cheap mouse, keyboard and warranty.