Well connectedĪlong with the case being overall larger with more room inside than its predecessor, the XPS 8950 has a redesigned exterior. Also, if you go with a K-series processor, you can add liquid cooling for $50. Dell offers a 460-, 750- and 1,000-watt PSU and since it’s not a standard size, it’s best to spend $50 or $100 extra and get more power up front.
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Regardless of what components you go with, if you plan to upgrade the processor or graphics card post-purchase, strongly consider maxing out the power supply. Liquid cooling can be added to the K-series Intel CPUs for $50. There are even two case color choices, night sky and platinum silver, although only the latter comes with little metal feet the night sky case gets rubber feet. And there are four single-drive and eight dual-drive selections for storage. There are three Nividia GeForce GTX graphics cards, seven RTX cards up to the RTX 3090 and four AMD Radeon options including the RX 6900 XT. You can choose from 12th-gen Intel Core i5, i7 or i9 processors including unlocked K-series versions of each. The configuration I tested, which is far from fully loaded, is available for around $1,700† Component options vary by region but a similar configuration is AU$3,599 in Australia and £1,666 in the UK† But, unlike in the US, the XPS 8950 configurations in the UK and Australia are not as configurable before they ship.ĭell offers a lot of component options for the XPS 8950. (A similarly configured desktop from Dell’s Inspiron line is just $588.) Even spending a little more for an XPS configuration around $1,000 will get you a much better PC experience. The Dell XPS 8950 Desktop starts under $735 but at that price, you’re paying extra for the case and future upgrade opportunities. USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 (x2 rear, x3 front), USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (x1 rear, x1 front), USB 2.0 Type-A (x2), 3.5mm combo jack, 7.1 audio stack, Gigabit Ethernet, SD card slot 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD (boot) + 2TB 7,200rpm SATA 6Gb/s (storage)