Dell Inspiron 3910 Desktop Computer Tower - 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Intel UHD Graphics 730, WiFi 6, HDMI, Bluetooth, USB-C, Windows 11 Home - Blue

I received an Inspiron 3030 instead of the 3910 that's advertised. Not a bad thing at all. Same features, 16GB ram, i5 processor, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, DVD, memory card slot, 8 USB slots, HDMI & Display Port, etc. What's better is that the processor is an i5-14400 and the ram is DDR-5. There is one open DIMM slot so I ordered a 16GB ram card to boost memory to 32GB.The machine is nearly silent when running. If I listen hard right next to the box I can hear the hard drive faintly.The wifi is plenty fast and reliable. I process digital photos and video quality on my IPS monitor is excellent. Rendering is fast and I expect it to be quicker yet with the extra ram.Sure, there are faster machines with better graphics out there but, for a budget machine, it exceeded my expectations.

Works great

This version delivers with 1 stick of 16GB 1RXB PC4-3200AA-UA2-13. There is a 2nd slot and I picked up another 16GB here on Amazon "Desktop Memory CT16G4DFRA32A". As another reviewer pointed out this permits the dual channel memory which performs better. I went through the setup in about 15 minutes and just followed the prompts. No issues. This has an open PCIe 16X video card slot and has an 8 pin power connector for the card. Mine came with the 300W power supply. So choose a card with power usage as low as possible. Dell site says you can put a 1660 super in here which is supposed to pull maximum 125W. Whatever you choose I would not go higher than the 125W since the power supply is small. If you install such a graphics card your 1080p gaming will run any game that I know of although maybe not on ultra settings. Decently high though om 1080p. I'm going to install a graphics card as I play some games from time to time. Storage is decent with the additional 1tb drive it comes with. I'm planning to clone the SSD and swap to a terrabyte SSD. An option if you know how to do this but would be fine as-is. I didn't rate this good for gaming because out of the box this is not a gaming PC. But can be hugely better with the addition of a 1660 super. Value for the money. Not bad but CPU is 12th Gen. So look an see what is available and compare prices. This CPU is budget but still very capable at 6 core and decently fast. It will run probably all games if you add the video card mentioned. I do believe this board is PCIe 3.0 not 4.0 so keep that in mind if you wanted the latest 4.0 video card. There are other versions of the 3910 so look around but... power supply could be 180w, 240w or 300w and most sellers and Dell don't mention what your going to get. If you get a 180w forget about adding a graphics card.

It replaced a 12-year-old Dell T3600, the size of a suitcase and weighing over 20 pounds. It cost $3,000 at the time. Fortunately, my college paid for it! The new is what newer technology is supposed to be: a much smaller footprint, much lighter, much faster, SSD, $800. The only thing I've never liked is the keyboard. I prefer my own, an illuminated Logitech soft touch.

I've been using this computer daily for more then two months now and I feel okay about granting it a Five Star rating because: 1) it's performed flawlessly with NO hiccups (the 12th gen i5 cpu SCREAMS, and it stays cool to boot), 2) I can play quite a few of my favorite games (e.g. Skyim SE lightly modded, on low settings) pretty much flawlessly, and 3) overall I find it to be intelligently designed and (for a 'pre built' machine) quite well put together.This was an emergency purchase due to my 5 y/o gaming rig dying very suddenly, so I really didn't spend a lot time comparison shopping: being flat broke at the time, I grabbed my credit card and purchased the first reasonably priced desktop PC that met all of my own personal 'minimum spec' requirements, and hit the checkout button. Even though I've had to effectively retire 80% of my Steam Library, I'm glad this is the system I purchased. 😁

this Dell computer comes pre-loaded with Win11 OS and its a nightmare. The little Dell computer hardware package is adequate for pedestrian daily users altho it basically cannot be upgraded or added-to unlike old full size desktops. The hardware is tolerable.The real problem is the Windows 11 OS which is a disaster in my opinion. I've been a dedicated PC user and have used most microsoft systems since before windows was invented about 40 years ago and Win11 is the worst experience. Its like a ruined Windows 7 system....metaphorically its like Win7 that took LSD and then fell into a wood chipper.Win11 is very user unfriendly ... there is no hard disc with the OS on it, and apparently you never actually own your copy of the OS. During setup there are so many mercenary grasping screens asking for more money and credit card numbers. So many 'features' are now automatic and can't be turned on or off and serve only to sell you something at every menu selection. Win11 comes loaded with bloatware and sellware and rentware that is difficult to stop or remove in many cases. You need a PIN to load your own computer every time you turn it on and going PIN-free or the equivalent is basically impossible. So much of Win11 is maze-like and obscured and pointlessly shuffled and disordered and opaque compared to Win7 which is open and upfront with system information and tools and procedures. So much of the embedded software in Win11 is mercenary, unfunctional, and/or undesirable to any experienced computer user....just wasted RAM and ROM and CPU resources and registry pollution that needs to be uninstalled and disabled and sorted away.....unless your life revolves around instagram and reddit and facebook and spotify and xbox and espn.Win11 is definitely regressive and unfriendly all papered over with a slick veneer of icons which has replaced the extremely logical and helpful START menu which has disappeared along with the system menu on the lower left .... just empty space there now. I could go on but others have already described the disaster better than i could.i gave the whole package 2 stars mainly because of the dystopian OS filled with self-updating bloatware and the cringy little hardware package that is all it will ever be, but mostly because Win11 is so regressive, obtuse, and confounding when it should have been straightforward and sensible.ADDENDUM june 28 2023 after using this hardware for a while i notice quite a lot of lag in the GPU especially on things like comment boards and vigorous discussion threads....the graphics processor struggles and lags and there are 2 and 3 second delays while i watch a blank screen try update a comment.................this sort of thing is OK for putzing around like i do and stuff is not important....but its a lot different from my cheap old basic ACER desktop with the ancient entry level $59 nVidia graphics card, it was much quicker..............so i subtracted one more star because this whole setup is just a one star deal for retired kibbitzers like me....i'd send it back but its a hassle and the machine does perform in a minimal brutalist sort of way....if i was richer i would have bought better