Dell XPS Skylake i7 PC w/ 16GB RAM, 2GB GPU $690

[giomania]

I know the GPU is un-necessary for BI, but if you have another PC you can use it in, it is not a bad deal. Shields up, @fenderman

Dell XPS Skylake i7 PC w/ 16GB RAM for $690

 

[bp2008]

Coffee Lake (8000 series / 8th generation) CPUs just came out today, with two more cores on every CPU compared to years previous.

Once the dust settles, you'll be able to do a lot better than that for $690. (edited: new i3 quad cores don't have hyperthreading) for a quad core with hyper-threading because the new i3 is equivalent to old i7 chips (4 cores + hyperthreading).

 

[giomania]

True, but the question is how long before Dell actually makes systems, because only "enthusiast" MOBO's will be available through the end of the year. I don't know how that affects Dell MOBO's; I wonder who makes theirs?


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[bp2008]

I have no idea who makes Dell's boards.

I kind of want to upgrade my i7-3770k to i7-8700K now so I can run higher FPS, but in the end it is a lot of money to spend for a cosmetic improvement and almost certainly increased power consumption. I might have been doing mass upgrades to 8 MP by now if it were not for that damned starlight series, and then I really would need a faster system.

 

[Frank Ecker]

Off topic but... I wish the previously suggested sticky thread with latest deals was implemented. I know there are some common sources for the HP and Dell "standard" systems but can't find the threads.

 

[giomania]

Coffee Lake (8000 series / 8th generation) CPUs just came out today, with two more cores on every CPU compared to years previous.

Once the dust settles, you'll be able to do a lot better than $690 for a quad core with hyper-threading because the new i3 is equivalent to old i7 chips (4 cores + hyperthreading).

Will definitely be a better value eventually; only hyper-threading on Core i7, however. They mentioned this in a LinusTechTips video, and I confirmed by searching.

Intel Core i7-8700K And Core i5-8400 CPU Review: More Cores, More Performance, Strong Value | HotHardware




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[bp2008]

Ah, you're right. I misread something.

 

[giomania]

New review posted:

Intel Core i7-8700K and i5-8400 Coffee Lake CPU Review


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[giomania]

Here are the specs from Intel's site on the i5-8400. I'm going to be waiting for Dell to start making PC's with the 8th Gen Coffee Lake CPU's.

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) Product Specifications