Dell Precision 3620 Tower Refurb A - No OS - 32GB Ram - 3.80ghz + Nvidia Quadro P2000 (5 GB) - £269 @ Dell Refurbished

Basically a 5gb GeForce GTX 1050 for those that are intrigued.

I bought this recently but paid less but it was a B grade. It just had a little mark on the case though it was fine.
Order Subtotal - £340.83
Shipping & Handling - £10.00Promo Code: (PRECISION40)£163.60
Total Promo Discount - £163.60
VAT£37.45
GRAND TOTAL - £224.68

I bought it as my son wanted me to start editing videos for youtube. its really good at this, it can run 4k preview in premiere and produce a 10 minute 4k video in about 20 mins. Its not blisteringly fast by any means but its usable and you can edit videos on it which I couldn't really do on my laptop.
It can run CS Go very well it runs apex legends ok on 1080p at 60 fps.

For what I want to do with it it's excellent.

If anyone's curious - this is a kind of "teardown" video where he opens the devices and takes some panels off, etc. It's designed to be field serviced by a roving propeller-head (PC support) often without tools or just a few of them; as a result it has nice and easy opening for side panel, drive bays, etc. This is intended for easier servicing at someone's desk but that can translate to easier swapping of bits for someone not too familiar with doing this. That it's a "standard" series model means you can put in a model series and google guides, etc. where it's harder generally to that on generic kit if you don't have PC building skills.
These things can be rather handy for someone wanting to experiment and learn at home on something more powerful, it's a nice model to use (setting up your strange/weird systems as virtual machines and then just using those via your laptop, etc.). It's a bit of a rabbit hole but can be useful stuff to know.

Here is a video of someone doing upgrades and stuff. Useful to see what is inside, what configurations are possible, etc. (374) Dell Precision 3620 Gaming Upgrade Video Card SSD RAM Hard Drive - YouTube

Seems like a pointless deal unless you need the Quadro to run some ancient cad software, it doesn't make much sense for this to be a 24/7 home server either due to its high power draw = big energy bills .

If you need a competent computer to just browse the web, light gaming etc for only £10 more you can get a 6core 12 thread AMD Ryzen 5500U (Vega 7 graphics)apu mini pc with 512gb Nvme ssd , 16 gb DDR4 3200mhz ram.
The added advantage of it being new with 1 warranty vs 180 days, faster real world performance, modern components, wifi-6 + bluetooth (no wireless adaptor on the dell) modern driver support , windows 11 pro vs no os on the dell, modern video codecs so it can run youtube 4k60 silently and not sound like a jet engine, 30w max total system output compared to the dell which would be easily 250+, the only thing the dell beats it is on gaming but it comes at a huge trade off in every other area.

We want to help others at hotukdeals to be informed to get the best value for money but for the price it isn't a great deal unless you have a specific need for the Quadro P2000

I love these machines, built like tanks and last for years, probably too long! I currently still run a T3610 and it is still pretty good for what I need
but I was thinking of getting a newer one.
They are usually cad workstations etc and can be very finicky about what graphics cards will run stable
You have to be careful about the wattage of the PSUs that may not be as powerful as you would expect
I guess it is from Dell themselves so a premium price but I think I'll search for a better price, do a lot of research and if it fits your bill you shouldn't need disappointed
Google the standalone RRP of the graphics card if you want a shock! (edited)

Depends what you need and want from these - nice as it's a clean aesthetic, grade A, lots of RAM and comes with a solid spec to use out of the box and warranted but you can usually find other higher tier Precision workstations for less money on eBay and the like - ComputersinLeeds and Kelsus often carry things like the T3600, T3610 and 5810 for fractions of the cost.

Paid £130 + £25 CPU upgrade for a Dell Precision 5810 recently that came with 64GB ECC RAM, Xeon V3 processor that I swapped out for a 14-core Xeon E5 V4 and it runs very well as an office workstation for normal tasks as well as more advanced 3D work, VMs, etc and the chassis is more sturdy. Won't suit everyone though - but it's nice to have choice.

With a p2000 this is aimed at the CAD market for anyone running high-end software that needs certified drivers. This is unfortunately why it's relatively expensive. CAD stuff doesn't require high-end graphics anymore compared to gaming and most tasks are generally single threaded. My work is still all windows 10 I think my ThinkPad had a similar GPU and I can load a complete vehicle as lightweight geo. Will suite someone who needs a low end workstation.

ooh that looks like an awfully nice Proxmox server for the home

would be a nice home server at that price; using xigmanas or a basic ubuntu install for plex/jellyfin etc

Great pc for engineers or students

It is basically Kaby Lake. It is fine, will be on par with the i3/i5/i7 7xxx CPUs. I would even say this is pretty good value, unless you run it 24 x 7 and your electricity rate is high. Normally you buy old servers for it is build quality, maintainability and expandability.

I think this is not a bad deal. Over the years I've had more refurb Dells pass through my house than I can count. Many have gone on to friends and family and they're still running. Although I paid less for it, this might have been a better option than the refurb i5-8500 Optiplex tower I ordered a few weeks ago for my teenage daughter. From what I remember, these Precision towers have a beefier PSU (although I could be wrong about that) and also crucially they have a GPU power connector so one could in theory install a budget gaming card that needs extra power.

Yes it's old tech, but still good enough for most. They're very well-built, easy to open up, and I think they look good too.

Not supporting Win11 is a bit of a bummer though. That might be a deal-breaker for a lot of people. (edited)

Just picked one up for less than £215 delivered using the PRECISION40 code. Grade A, Xeon Quad Core E3-1270 v6, 32GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Nvidia Quadro P2000 (5 GB). Really can't argue with those specs at that price. Let's just hope that it is actually in decent nick. (edited)

Does this unit have raid build in for 2 drives ?

Software developer here. This machine should run most IDEs quite nicely and will run modern applications like browsers, office, youtube, spotify etc quite well. Decent enough for most professional use cases. Probably not one for gamer kids though as it doesn't have all the neon lights. (edited)

this would make a great basic home server even with some media hw transcoding with that card. though bit steep for £269

VMware dropped the Linux kernel after v4.1 and opted for their own kernel. This box is overkill for a home server unless you’re doing virtualisation or transcoding. You’d be better using a lighter desktop for most server tasks. Best use case scenario for this machine is cad, university/office work or software development. All of those uses would be good value for money and pay for the computer. Not one for the gamer kids. The professional case and lack of led neon lights is a bit of a giveaway. (edited)

Has anyone who purchased this deal can confirm if a Win 10 Pro install does indeed activate automatically? Thanks

Price in post should be £281 (incl. £12 postage), unless I am missing a code or something?