What's Inside Dell's CHEAPEST Pre-Built Desktop PC?

Today we're venturing once again into the world of prebuilt computers, this time checking out Dells cheapest full size Inspiron.
What do you actually get for your money, and is it worth it if you want a basic system that you don't want to put together yourself?
Let's find out!
Thanks for watching :)

[@chand1012WasTaken]

I have never met anyone who has said they wanted McAfee Antivirus. It's slow, doesn't stop everything, and slowly becoming obsolete. Even the uninstaller sucks.

[@Darkest_matter]

*doeSn't stop ANYTHING*

[@MannyJazzcats]

I'm not sure if it even did anything back in the day. Got to respect John mcafee for what he managed yo do though lol

[@Kingfizh]

@Δ to be fair protogent is probably better than McAfee

[@Kingfizh]

@Δ I'm just yanking your chain, I'm sure McAfee is alright

[@thewallduck2022]

It nearly let a virus on my laptop because it ran out and refused to deactivate

[@PluslineNeko]

I say please keep reviewing prebuilts: they're fun with all the custom parts inside.

[@EspHack]

lol, ive literally never found that to be "funny" unless it isnt mine

[@Sam-K]

And a total pain in the arse if you happen to be in possession of one. For one thing, you'll have to discard the whole system; should the motherboard dies or pay a hefty premium for a replacement, which costs almost as much as the whole system itself (I'm not being dramatic here!). You can't just go out and drop any ATX/ITX mobo in there, thanks to proprietary front I/O and power connectors, not to mention the non-ATX dimensions of the board itself. I've an old Optiplex and buying it was the WORST decision I've ever made.

[@SuperShermanTanker]

It helps me provide recommendations to people who don't know how to build a PC who I can't build a PC for also helps see which ones have the most standard components.

[@andreiarg]

They're not fun by any means, all of them are the same, some cheap motherboard, likely with proprietary connectors, because why not and a power supply that doesn't offer much of an upgrade path at all other than a low power gpu and a couple of hard drives.

[@andreiarg]

And funily enough the proprietary connectors change quite often making it harder to find an adaptor cable online if you ever want to consider getting anything better than a 1050 ti or 1650

[@Poorgeniu5]

I remember trying to install a GPU in my uncle's Dell Inspiron 620 only to find out in the Dell fourm that the PCI-E slots are disabled from the factory and the options to enable it is removed in the BIOS......

[@DC3Refom]

HAHA

[@arencorparencorp2189]

dell classic artificial limits to screw customers

[@andreiarg]

Wait? Which inspiron 620? Because I find online that you can install a gpu in that system?

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

Why though?

[@thesilentgametestr]

I purchased a used 620 and must’ve had the option enabled as it had no gpu on purchased, but a hd7750 fitted and worked no problem without anything needed doing and now it has a gtx 760 which works spot on, obviously this upgrade required a psu swap. I3 2100 swapped to i5 2400 and with the gtx 760 makes a pretty good gaming machine

[@powerobxxx]

OMG you never did peel it. That's all I could see

[@Charlie6969]

He may be returning it to the store.

[@Martin_Skywatcher]

@@Charlie6969 Exactly my thought, he won't be able to upgrade and shift this one lol

[@Charlie6969]

@@Martin_Skywatcher The machine itself looks nice i think, but pre-built manufacturers screw you in a couple different ways, they screw you on the PSU, MB, case and often RAM, at least many HP units require HP-RAM for some stupid reason, so you can't just put another stick of ram into it in a couple years to keep it going, they actually program the information chip on the ram to say "this is HP ram, so that's fine" basically, and for other RAM it's just like "LOL no, fuck you" so there's that.

[@ultrademigod]

@Han Lockhart The plastic wrap, that some people seem to fixate on.

[@frankwong9486]

@@Charlie6969 lucky that my n40L did accept any ram

[@enicaeduard]

I remember my first Dell pre-build: It was 2010 or 2011. It used an AMD Athlon x2, a GTS 450 and 3gb or 4gb of ram. Now it is used in a garage.

[@1asdf2jklasdf31]

As a chock?

[@reimon5410]

Can i have it?

[@mrph0115]

i too use my pc as a substitute car

[@enicaeduard]

@@cosminlazar01 scuze frate, este in uz

[@diamondarrow4567]

Tax-fraud-o-saurus why should you deserve it

[@b1ismissingjr]

This guy recording footage at 3 in the morning lol

[@UltraHylia]

He might not have the clock set correctly if it's a new PC.

[@msv8663]

12 hour clock

[@RekzysTheTitan]

Lesharkie Albatross if you’re not up at 3am your life is probably going well and you’re not haunted by demons.

[@JT-ko2ib]

It throws the seagulls off his trail.

[@laatma985]

@@msv8663 Nope, that's the 24 hour clock for sure, it's missing the am/pm

[@marcusb570]

7:42 l though my pc blue screened lol.

[@snugasapugonarug]

3:52 for a split second I thought this was on the integrated graphics and about jumped out of my chair

[@lowen__]

lmao

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

My main rig is an older Dell Optiplex 7010 with an i7 3770, 16gb of ram, and an MSI RX570 with 8gb of vram

[@tilburg8683]

That's pretty good, should hold up for a few more years I think.

[@WillThePlank]

Similar to me except an RX580 and the 9010 version. Still doing well for my uses.

[@enicaeduard]

Your Dell is newer and more powerful than my Dell. I need an phenom x6, 6 sticks of 2gb of DDR2 memory, and my stolen Rx 5700 to compete with you.

[@enicaeduard]

@Leevi Leinonen I regret I got my Dell on AMD

[@armando1is1great]

Hell yeah grabbing an optiplex, a psu and a gpu and you'll have a great rig. Maybe ssd too

[@Out2GetYaWorldAKAMcfly]

Your Pet Seagull likes to keep an eye on KZbin 🤪 Soon enough he'll be hosting the show when you're on vacation 😎👍🇨🇦

[@tubeless8]

Why so many emoti killmes

[@ThebestmanIVGaming]

One of the most chill youtubers I have seen. Has perfec voice and jokes lol

[@enregistreur]

Good idea for a video, many people start with prebuilt PCs and don’t always know what’s to look for, in terms of future proofing possibilities. Good work!

[@ScienceAlliance]

As long as you’re reviewing, for the most part, PCs and pc related stuff, talking about the cpu and benchmarking, I welcome the pre-built review series idea. But don’t feel like you need to overwork. It’s Christmas break :D Also very interesting video. Merry Xmas and happy New Year.

[@GtsAntoni1]

I built my current rig about a year ago. All from Members Markets on forums. 8700k, 1080, 32gb 3600Mhz, 1tb WD black nvme, custom loop etc. Cost me about twice as much as this pre-built. For me this demonstrates just how much value a second-hand, self-built machine can provide. I know building a computer can be intimidating to some, but there's some great communities out there to offer support, and you really can get so much more for your money. Plus it can be a life long hobby, with plenty of areas to move into, from modding, to overclocking and full custom loops. Of all the sports and hobbies I've had over the years, PCs is the one I've loved most, and always done. I'd have liked to see this video provide a comparison with a used build, with benchmarks etc That said, good video mate, thanks 👍

[@OverdriveTech]

I love the birds in your videos!

[@Cooke125]

There called seagulls, little fuckers they are 😂

[@connormccloy9399]

Thanks for producing this sort of content!

[@hamzaaliansar3815]

6:12 Steve Buscemi

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Ali Ansar you got me

[@trl_apod]

@@RandomGaminginHD u would delete the comment

[@burtobm]

I love the items in the background of your videos. Mini clock and pink vacuum cleaner...👍. Anyway, happy new year RGhd

[@maxroyden3121]

I enjoyed watching this. Please keep doing them. I feel prebuilts are a great way to get into the pc building hobby. As mentioned, a few upgrades here and before you know it you’re looking for whole new parts for a new build.

[@christopherbollinger86]

Flawless transition.

[@dr.chimpanz.1324]

I don't know why but watching your videos is a treat

[@lonewolfszn8312]

2019 best Gaming channel on yt Learnt a lot Thanks

[@vicolin6126]

A tip: These laptop-style slim optical drives can be replaced with an "ODD-adapter". It essentially lets you install a regular 2.5'' drive (SSD or HDD) in an adapter that looks like a slim optical drive. A great way of adding more drives to a system with limited expandability.

[@TheClockUpOnTheWall]

If putting in an SSD, just use some double sided tape and stick it anywhere.

[@sandipanplayz7282]

good replacements for old office computers. At least. happy new year in advance mate. Cheers. fan from India.

[@jbscotchman]

Hehe, I agree with ya on optical drives. I use one and plan on still using one in my next build. Nice video, it's interesting to see what's going on out there in the pre-built market. You should take a look at a pre-built gaming PC next if possible.

[@MadsonOnTheWeb]

The cooling configuration is really good. I appreciate it.

[@thealien_ali3382]

I Wana fart on Ur face

[@bruhusmomentus5824]

@@thealien_ali3382 what the fuck

[@btarg1]

Keep in mind, sometimes prebuilts can be cheaper, especially when on sale.

[@andreiarg]

Keep in mind, sometimes pc parts can be cheaper, especially when on sale

[@kakarot1234567891234]

jackthegamer Yep or price matching. I bought an Asus M32CD prebuilt (price matched with Amazon and got a bit of the difference back) with a Core i7 6700, 16 GB of RAM, 2 TB 7200 RPM drive. I eventually swapped out the R9 370 card it came with, replaced it with a GTX 1060 and I also got an SSD to replace the hard drive. I spent about the same as I would have had I built a comparable system. In fact, probably a little more as the GTX 1060 price skyrocketed and the price for DDR4 RAM was also still high.

[@christopherdecker3830]

Let's not forget the graphics card mess from 2017 to early 2018. It was NOT cheaper to build your own then, especially when RAM was high, too!

[@SizzaE60]

Or second hand by people who know nothing ab pcs

[@joemck85]

... Especially when bought used, preferably from a company that does hardware refresh cycles every few years. They put mass quantities of usually fairly gently used PCs up for sale way earlier in their lifecycle than most consumers would. The only downsides are you usually get them with the hard disk removed, and the power supply usually needs an upgrade to support a GPU that isn't a GTX 1050 Ti. Used Optiplex + SSD + PSU + GPU ends up being one of the most cost effective ways to get a midrange gaming PC.

[@Sk0die]

I am typing this message on one of those cheap dell keyboards now. I have been meaning to replace it for a while with something a little flasher but for the time being it has served me very well! Great video mate as always :0

[@Sonic_1000]

One of my older rigs is a Dell with an i7 4790 that I upgraded the ram to Kingston HyperX 8x2 memory, Kingston SSD and a GTX 970 as well as a 850 watt Thermaltake Black Widow PSU. It's been a GREAT project PC!

[@jkxxster]

Sounds like a great idea for a series actually here.

[@korosoid]

Looks nice, i like the case and periferials.

[@1742gui]

Im Brazilian and i love you channel, you explain very well ✌🏻😊❤

[@hazelnuth2028]

This is very intriguing because I didn't expect much from pre-built PCs but this one ain't so bad for a start-up budget PC with decent upgradability. Personally I'd still opt for just building my own as you can get better hardware for about the same or less the price vs pre-builts. Very entertaining video, man. Keep it up you're doing great! Also be careful about that bird looks like its stalking you.

[@karlreading3201]

Brilliant video, and the following is not a gripe, or criticism BUT any chance you could talk more about the motherboard next time you do a prebuilt. It would have been great to hear what chipset it uses etc. Thanks :)

[@pepijnys]

love your channel

[@noahramos1768]

Yeah I'd like to see some mid to high end pre built pc reviews...love all ur videos to be honest.... that being said do you think you could do a video on the intel core i3 3220 I know u probably get questions like this all the time, and for that I'm sorry. But I just got one and u haven't done a video yet. Ur my favorite channel to watch when it comes to older pc hardware, and thus this would be an amazing video for me to watch... Just an idea please do it... P.S. good luck with the COPPA stuff

[@gamingbigfilipp]

I like you are doing videos with pre-built pcs

[@kingdavyiii6615]

Omg! The bird tho! Gotta love it!

[@ahmetikbal8652]

In Turkey preassembled pc's are very popular. Turkish tech youtubers quite oftenly make deals with retailers for better price for their audience and systems are sold with their channel's name.

[@fantherailsbc]

Davey's back!!

[@SuryaKumar-vc6mf]

Excited to see more prebuilts on the channel! I bought a second hand HP prebuild (had a core 2 quad in it) back in 2017 after watching one of your videos and its served me well so far. Dont think itll hold up anymore tho lol. Im looking to buy another prebuilt PC as its cheaper compared to building a PC (atleast here in india). Hopefully I'll get one next year. Cheers mate!

[@darkacb8422]

i hesitated when opening up my prebuilt pc to move cases. the amount of courage i had to build up to start taking it out was immeasurable. if you're too nervous to build your own pc, it doesn't hurt to sit there, staring, building up confidence to finally put it together.

[@kwerboom]

More Pre-Built Reviews? Yes. Go for it. Variety is the spice of life. 👍

[@gabeross8830]

I remember I was stuck with a Dell prebuilt from 2001 for 5 years up until this Christmas,I remember even CS source would cause the computer to lag. Thank God for this new computer I have

[@asaxplayer0670]

Actually never been this early. Love the channel!

[@jcgrogan7823]

I recently bought an Inspiron 3671 with the i5-9400, 12 gbs of ram, and 1 tb hdd configuration. When I took off the side panel, I was actually greeted by a Seagate Barracuda which sort of shocked me because I was expecting an unlabeled Toshiba hdd or something similar. My start-up time is closer to 20-30 seconds, which doesn't bother me all that much but I am still considering taking advantage of the m.2 slot. I purchased the computer during a cyber Monday flash deal where the machine was marked down to $429 USD from $649 USD. So far I am quite satisfied with my purchase, but we'll see if that changes in the long run.

[@scuzi_dew5780]

I like these prebuilt videos. The old videos where you reviewed only components were getting a little dry for me and this is a nice change of pace. Maybe in the future you could review some prebuilt eBay gaming PC's , I think that could be alot of fun.

[@mr_meme7651]

"Lets get down to the nitty gritty" 😂😂

[@joeheward6563]

Keep reviewing. I like to know what pre-builds are doing so I can beat the price for people :D

[@robertkubrick3738]

Looks like it breathes pretty well. I like the the slim DVD drive.

[@UltraHylia]

My college computers have those mice and keyboards! And they aren't Dell PCs either lol. Wasn't expecting to see something I've actually used before.

[@ogkolton3253]

Youre too good at what you do!

[@jonchapman6821]

I became interested in PC’s back in 1996 and right away decided to build my own. By 2001 I was the main engineer for a local PC repair business, by 2004 I was running my own PC (and other electronic devices) repair business...I bought my first pre-built PC just a few months ago (23 years after joining the PC master race) a used DELL T1650, and it’s fu*king brilliant! It’s solidly built, quiet, fast (no overclocking options unfortunately) and appears to have all standard connections on the board (even front panel) I don’t regret the decision at all!

[@miguimau]

I´m not a pc person but knowing what it is (very basic computer) it looks a nice clean rig to me. Thanks for the video.

[@mousemice2351]

I want more of these kind of videos! oh and also I think every prebuilt system builder should at least include an SSD as a boot drive.

[@Nezy]

3:29 that seagull top left chroned me out

[@caroncomp]

sadly you didn't say: 'with a turbo boost of up to 4.20 ghz.' :(

[@phatcyclist]

I used a Dell Vostro at home for years during a hiatus in computer gaming. C2D 2.9ghz, 2gb DDR3, and a GT 220 added up to a pretty tame computing experience, but it came with a 22" 1080p monitor that I'm still using roughly a decade later. I have to say though, I prefer Dell stuff from that era because it used a standard mATX case, ATX power supply, the front panel connectors are standard, and the case came with an I/O shield. If nothing else, the cases are compatible with standard stuff for future builds, or you could put a better PSU from anyone in there for graphics cards or more drives.

[@Purplehaste]

That laptop optical drive is smart. If brands like Corsair and other case manufacturerers made space for some sleek looking optical drive like that i would probably get one.

[@buriedunborn]

I live in Argentina. Back in 2017 I bought my first decent PC and it was a prebuilt. It costed $250 USD back then (7500 ARS). It was a G4400, GTX 1050, 4GB DDR4, H110M, WD 1TB, with Sentey case and PSU, and it also included a mouse and keyboard. Searching for individual parts, this was definitely cheaper. Now I'm about to finally get an I3-9100F and a H310M together with a new PSU; the second upgrade since I added another 4GB.

[@jeffm2787]

I've had many Dell desktop PC's in my possession over the years, oddly I found the #1 failure was the PSU's. Mostly bad caps in the output stage causing the PC's to become unstable. I think I've seen a few boards with bad caps as well.

[@LeWpD]

It would be helpful to list the exact model of the PC in the title or description for us who like to research. Nothing wrong with showcasing prebuilts at all man, thanks for the video.

[@johnwohlheter601]

I still use my external usb optical drive now and then, as like most newer PC's mine has no built in optical drive. Something i miss.

[@noahramos1768]

2:09 welcome to the membrane gang bro...

[@luiyijarcor]

Nice vid

[@Warbob11]

Honestly sometimes I get more excited looking at prebuilts when I am pc part/system hunting. People sometimes upgrade parts inside of them and make them very interesting to go through. Heck just recently I took a 2010 - 2012 HP prebuilt small mini atx and placed an older single slot radeon card and upgraded the PSU to a EVGA 500 W for Windows XP 32 Bit and it is pretty good so far. some of the 2009 - 2013 prebuilts make excellent older windows rigs.

[@srbnst]

Hi Steve... Nice video

[@NsKsLeroykid]

Cool video.

[@tommyrockstar100]

Most stuff I repair resell and what not are pre builds and put together so cheaply and just bad, I do like how Dell actually puts some thought into there builds

[@blazejp5806]

could you do a video regarding your opinion on the i7 9700k? its performance/price now, future potential and general thoughts. You dont necesarily have to buy one, but maybe do a video about different CPUs, etc.

[@travisdonotsuscribegototjs9323]

Noticed to open SATA you might have to buy a molex or SATA adapter to power any additional hard drive or SSD storage or substitute the laptop DVD Bay for a laptop styled storage DVD Bay that allows you to install a 2.5 SSD or HDD and make use of the m.2 slot

[@rowanbaldry9253]

I'm guessing you live in Dymchurch or Herne Bay? I love knowing that there are big youtubers so local.

[@ConfusedStu]

Don't forget when you're speccing a home built machine to include the cost of Windows. Notice you didn't in your list and that will bump the cost up to above the Dell's price (it'll still be a way more powerful machine than the Dell, I know). Had to do a low cost spec for a friend recently and because he didn't have an old Windows 7/8/10 licence to reuse, and wasn't happy with licenses from eBay, the £110+ for Windows really upped the total cost. For the record, love the channel and your presentation style is perfect.

[@sunspot5]

I’d love if you’d look at the Thinkcentre E73

[@sulphurous2656]

"The top of the line Inspiron sports a-" Wait, wrong video...

[@catconsumer]

"a single 8gig stick is a blessing" Dawid: 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@MrBobrossftw]

I think these videos are fine but it would be cool to also show some older prebuilt systems that could compare for less or are better for similar. Also maybe some build guides. Like choose a modern prebuilt then do a series where you show some options that would be better at cost or same at less. Etc.

[@themistoclesnelson2163]

I got one of these with an i5-8400 and 12 GB of RAM for $200. Threw a 1650 and NVME drive and i love it.

[@Blaze_M]

just set one up early this month, its decent, it was specced as having an i5 9500 and 256gb nvme ssd, it came with the 9400 and a 2.5" sata ssd instead, close enough whatever... an old 2017 build of windows 10, 1709, which required upgrading after turning it on. only real problem was dell's latest approved/enforced intel gfx driver kept crashing the system, and then side stepping dell to install new functioning intel graphics drivers. build option was shot down, only requirement was it had a disc drive because it was a necessity.

[@TaijiArban]

Just a headsup, you can install two additional ssds if you get one of those sata power splitters. Did that to my dad's lenovo and it runs like a champ.

[@roger.monitor]

Pre-Built Desktop PC's are a good buy when the are at least 4 year old, HP, Dell, Fujitsu and so on. I bought the last 3 years around 70 of those, 40 euro a piece and plenty of live in them. Just at some memory and a SSD, ideal for the company with not a lot to spend. The investment fund available can go to better parts to be competitive. 50 HP, 9 Dell, one Fujitsu, one Samsung and 4 Toshiba, the rest I forgot.

[@greenprotag]

I have upgraded a 6th gen version of this PC that oddly enough had ddr3 memory. I ended up selling it, but it was an amazing little system. I picked it up used for about 200ish and it had an i5 6400 I believe. I did all kinda of upgrades to that system. For a while I even had an i7 6700, 16gb of ram and a gtx 1050ti in it. Eventually I downgraded it back to the i5, upgraded the ram, put the 1050ti in it and sold it. Great little PC and a good buy in the used market. Easy to work in. Upgrades were limited, but easy to do and sometimes fairly affordable.

[@ScienceAlliance]

8:18 I know u can click the mouse wheel button and move the curser to get the smoothest page scroll ever. Seems kinda like u were manually doing it. My bad if it’s just lag or something.

[@tonysmith5077]

would be good to see reviews and tests on used gaming laptops as im after a gaming laptop but cant afford the price of a new one! be interesting to see what you can get for you money. or even laptops that an be upgraded to be used for gaming.

[@fueledbyregret]

“Sorry, I just had to slip that in there” 👀

[@OverDoseVapes]

I love the idea of these videos. So many people buy these and no one ever reviews them.

[@daytimerocker3808]

that cooler is awesome

[@tsamule5159]

this is still better than my lenovo pre-built. it has an AMD A9 dual core processor and 4 gigs of ram😭. welp you should review it next

[@carlnauwelaerts4802]

A very good idea to review prebuilts indeed, so we can see what's inside before buying it.

[@SmokinGoodd420]

I have to agree on you with the optical drive debate. Personally i like to buy cases that have an option even if i dont want it. but with me being oldschool i have a bunch of discs that i do use. Remember Lightscribe or Labelflash i have a few of those drives lying around too lol

[@walsh451]

My first dell pre-build was the dimension 4700! back in 2004! single core beast for all of about 5 months! only wanted it to play the original cod! xD

[@aspect1068]

hey man what camera do you use to record your videos?

[@acrazycockatoo8555]

I like the looks of that pc

[@odioalospoopers]

random question. what graphics card would you recommend for an i3 2120 and a DH61WW motherboard?

[@armando1is1great]

What is up with the plastic shroud around the CPU cooler, does it really help that much?

[@samvhell9104]

Is that a classic mini dash in the background ?

[@franksichererGaming]

The look on that seagulls face 4:40 WHAHAHHA

[@DrearierSpider1]

Another upgrade option with the M.2 slot is to put in an Intel Optane kit. They're not good value compared to SSD's, but I asked my boss to put one in my work machine (which is a Dell prebuilt with an HDD boot drive), and it makes the machine feel close to as snappy as an SSD without having to reinstall Windows or mess with anything.

[@bifkinuk]

Could you not use a SATA Power Y-Splitter cable to give power to an SSD as I think I can see 2 unused SATA ports on the motherboard. I've done this for all of our work Optiplex PCs.

[@andrewspinks6731]

Had to talk my parents out of buying a prebuilt and letting me build one for them. Build was around the same price for 4x the storage, including m.2, 2x the ram, 2x the threads and a great/simple upgrade path. For general use PCs, I'd definitely look in the used market first though