This is shockingly expensive for how mediocre the specs are. I clicked on it to see which dedicated GPU it had installed, and I would expect at least a 5070/9060XT 16GB for the price and it doesnāt have one at all?
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They admit youāll need to haha.
GPU is the one on the CPU die
This was $750 on prime days. Donāt buy this. This is normal price.
Not just that- it only has a 300 watt PSU. You canāt even put a decent GPU in there. This is certainly a ādealā of all timeā¦
Literal trash prebuilt
Just agreeing with everyone else, 300 watt ps, no separate gpu. Pass! At least they did not call it a gaming tower.
I actually think the 300W spec here is incorrect. The Tower Plus EBT2250 comes standard with a 460W PS, with options for 750W and 1000W. So my guess is this is actually a 460W supply. But the non-Plus version with these same specs otherwise minus a Thunderbolt port and a USB-C port or two is $799 on Dellās website. While cheaper here than direct from Dell for this particular build, itās certainly not $250 better than thatā¦
You can build this yourself, more or less, for about $900. Is it worth $50 to get it prebuilt? And also deal with the hassle of whatever proprietary garbage Dell has packed into its innards? Probably not.
Hi all, additional information from the vendor: This desktop does have a power supply of 460W rather than the 300W that was listed. It also includes Wi-Fi 802.11ax + Bluetooth and 1 year of McAfee+ Premium.
Change the name to āgaming towerā, add an LED, and itās a $1999.99 computer {slaps hand on the top}.
They should knock off $50 for the time to remove McAfee from the PC because all it does is kill your processor
yeah, if that crap comes preinstalled it basically necessitates a fresh windows install upon receipt
Agree 100%. Really bad price for the components. Iād also expect a pretty solid GPU and a much better PSU for this price. As is, a good deal for these specs would be 450-500$.
you want a āgood dealā on this for $450? everybody wants a better deal, thatās not whatās on the table. do you track prices here? give me a link to a better deal than this and Iāll buy it
iām not a woot fanboy, i have a lot of complaints about amazonās price shenanigans in general and amazon wrecking what was an amazing site, the original woot. but given that the old woot is gone, and amazon is unreliable, i find the comments here even more unrealistic and unreliable.
(and iām not even a gamer so Iām not even looking for a free $1000 graphics card)
I have learned mucho info about computers reading the comments on these at Woot, thank you
meh, they adjust the prices frequently if people speak up. they posted an AM4 motherboard the other day for $600, which was way too much. I pointed out that you could buy a refurbed one from newegg for $400 and they dropped the price down to $499. Itās in their best interest to adjust their prices. I doubt the people posting these items have to know anything about them. Buddy, if you donāt need a GPU and arenāt a gamer, why are you looking at a $1000 desktop with a brand new core 7 ultra? this isnāt a good buy for you. you can go get a $500 off-the-shelf best buy prebuilt that will work just as well for browsing the internet.
there is no evidence given that this was a bad deal, such as a source for the same performance cheaper someplace else
As a VMod, Iāve been on Woot long enough that the ones proclaiming āhalf the priceā never actually back themselves up with the actual link to a reputable site where theyāre finding it for less or for a build where anyone can repeat, not just because they were able to find some components for cheap by their fatherās brotherās cousinās former roommate.
(I have computers built with components that I bought from thrift stores. Also post-2020, I may or may not have traded a 4-pack of toilet paper for a new and unused mechanical keyboard.)
Anyway this is what I got for an equivalent, with most components selected for their price.
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265 2.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($359.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Spectrum V3 71.93 CFM CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B860M-X WiFi Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Signature Line 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-4800 CL40 Memory ($97.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ B&H)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Smart 500 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - Download 64-bit ($129.99 @ B&H)
Total: $872.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-10-19 12:58 EDT-0400
I built a PC for my kid earlier this year. It was the first time Iād put one together in about 20 years. It was totally worth it for the savings vs. a prebuilt unit with the same specs.
PC Part Picker is awesome. I remember having to do a lot more research to ensure compatibility in the old PriceWatch era.
Being able to source used parts on eBay saved a ton of money. Things like memory, the wireless card and the graphics card.