News Alienware Desktop With Ryzen and RTX 3070 is just $1,499

[Admin]

Get your hands on an RTX 3070, a Ryzen 7 CPU and a slick case in this Alienware deal.

Alienware Desktop With Ryzen and RTX 3070 is just $1,499 : Read more

 

[thepersonwithaface45]

I kinda hate how alienware desktops look now.

 

[King_V]

I don't hate them, but I do prefer the previous generation style.

The real problem with the new ones is that the cooling leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[ParanoidJoker]

550W power supply.
Looking for minimum 650W with this GPU.

 

[thisisaname]

Odd they talk a lot about the GPU but only mention the last generation CPU once, not that great a deal.

 

[Nemesia]

550 Watts PSU.

That RAM. "XMP at 2933MHz". Does that mean the system comes with 2400/2666MHz RAM? Weird and useless when 3200MHz RAM is the same price.

For the RTX 3070 if they got it at MSRP that system is around 1250 dollars USD using the cheapest part possible on PCPartPicker.

512GB of storage total? That's like 45 dollars of storage that will get destroyed by the OS + games and the rest.

So they literally cheap out on everything but the CPU and GPU.

 

[TimmyP777]

550W power supply.
Looking for minimum 650W with this GPU.

That PSU is beyond adequate.

 

[TimmyP777]

Odd they talk a lot about the GPU but only mention the last generation CPU once, not that great a deal.

Uh no? At 1440p that CPU might outperform a 5600. It will at the very least be identical in performance. You can easily verify this by checking one of many Youtube videos. Even the 3600 is alomst literally exactly the same at 1440p.

 

[Nemesia]

That PSU is beyond adequate.

The wattages might be ok but I would not plug a RTX 3070 on a low quality PSU. Since they don't say which model it is expect it to be crappy.

 

[sizzling]

550W power supply.
Looking for minimum 650W with this GPU.

NVidia’s 650w rating is when using a 10900k, a cpu that can peak to 250w.

 

[scottsoapbox]

550W power supply.
Looking for minimum 650W with this GPU.

Overkill. I have an overclocked, higher power limit 3070 and 3900X. It only hits about 385 Watts at the wall.

 

[King_V]

The wattages might be ok but I would not plug a RTX 3070 on a low quality PSU. Since they don't say which model it is expect it to be crappy.

Dell's PSUs have been pretty solid for years now. After all, they do want to make sure they're not dealing with warranty claims.

 

[scottsoapbox]

The wattages might be ok but I would not plug a RTX 3070 on a low quality PSU. Since they don't say which model it is expect it to be crappy.

I think that is a bad assumption.
A) The average person buying a prebuilt computer isn't going to know PSU models or brands.
B) Dell is likely buying a white label PSU with reasonable specs from a known brand at a discount. Thus it is mostly likely a 'good but not great' PSU.

 

[Nemesia]

I think that is a bad assumption.
A) The average person buying a prebuilt computer isn't going to know PSU models or brands.
B) Dell is likely buying a white label PSU with reasonable specs from a known brand at a discount. Thus it is mostly likely a 'good but not great' PSU.

I'm not that knowledgeable on Dell's PSU. I guess they do decent PSU's which I didn't know. Thanks for the info.