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Finally, a desktop that keeps pace with your creativity.
Multitask like you mean it with the blazing-fast performance of 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 processors, Windows 8 Pro and up to 16GB of Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) 1600MHz memory.*
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Processor Help Me Choose

  • 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3350P processor (6M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)
  • 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 processor (up to 3.90 GHz)

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  • Windows 8, 64-bit, English
  • Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit, English
  • Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
  • Windows® 7 Professional, 64Bit, English

Memory*

    • Up to 16GB* Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600Mhz - 4 DIMMS

Hard Drive Help Me Choose

  • Up to 2000GB* SATA hard drive (7200RPM)

Optical Drive

  • DVDRW
    BD-Combo
    BD-RE

    Chipset
    Intel® “Panther Point” H77

    Form Factor
    Mini Tower

    TV tuner
    None

    Wired
    10/100/1000 Gigabit

    Media Card Reader
    19:1

    Audio n Speakers
    Integrated 7.1 Surround

    Bluetooth
    BT 4.0 with Wi-Fi card

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  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620 1GB DDR3
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7570 1GB GDDR5
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640 1GB GDDR5
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 7770 2GB GDDR5
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 1.5GB GDDR5

WirelessHelp Me Choose

  • Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE

Ports

  • REAR: (2) USB 3.0, (4) USB 2.0, Audio Jacks, RJ-45, VGA, HDMI
    Front: (2) USB 3.0, MCR
    Top: (2) USB 2.0 (One Powershare) Microphone, Headphones

    Power

    460W

    Preliminary Dimensions & Starting weight*

    (H) 17.49 in x (W) 7.30 in x (D) 15.99 in
    Weight: 30.42 lbs

    Color Options

    Black (Standard)
    White (Special Edition)
    Bright Chrome trim
     

Slots

  • 4 DIMM Slots

    Wireless option

    WLAN combo card (802.11n + BT 4.0)

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