Dell Hardware Offers

Hardware Options and Advice

Choosing the right hardware for using SOLIDWORKS

When upgrading your CAD system, you may need to factor in other aspects like training and hardware. Cadtek have teamed up with Dell to offer Desktops and Laptops to cater for a range of needs, if your have any questions or would like further advice, please contact out support team on 01663 741405.

We have also published an article that covers in detail the things you should consider when buying hardware for CAD. These considerations help us specify the following hardware options. Read the full article here

Entry Level Desktop

Dell Precision™ 3431 SFF Desktop – Entry Level

Small Form Factor PC, aimed at everyday users of SOLIDWORKS, with quad core CPU, solid state drive for increased responsiveness and workstation class NVIDIA Quadro P1000 graphics.

Our Price: £1,125 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3431 SFF Desktop
Entry Level

Processor: Intel Core i5-9500 6 core/6 threads 3.0GHz (Turbo Boost up to 4.4 GHz)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Dual Channel Non ECC
Hard Drive: 256GB Solid State Drive
Additional Hard Drive: 500GB 2.5 Inch 7200 RPM Hard Drive.
Chassis: 260W with 8x DVD+/-RW, SD Card Reader and Dust Filter
Graphics Card: 4 GB NVIDIA Quadro P1000
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB (3 Button Scroll) Black Mouse
Keyboard: QuietKey USB Keyboard Black
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

All Rounder Desktop

Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop – All Rounder

Dell 3630 Mini Tower a very capable machine for general SOLIDWORKS use. with an 8 core i7 CPU, and mid-range Quadro P2200 graphics this is also well suited to occasional simulation and rendering use.

Our Price: £1,325 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop All Rounder

Processor: Intel Core i7-9700 8 core/ 8 Threads 3.0GHz (Turbo Boost up to 4.7 GHz)
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 460W with 8x DVD+/-RW, SD Card Reader and Dust Filter
Graphics Card: 5GB NVIDIA Quadro P2200 Graphics Card,4 x Display Port
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB (3 Button Scroll) Black Mouse
Keyboard: QuietKey USB Keyboard Black
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

High End Desktop

Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop – High End

Dell 3630 Mini Tower with latest high end NVIDIA Quadro RTX Graphics and 32GB ram to handle complex data-sets and acclerate SOLIDWORKS Visualize and VR/AR content. Also a good option for users of simulations products with 8 cores and sufficient RAM for most users.

Our Price: £1,875 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop High End

Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K 8 cores/8 threads 3.6GHz (Turbo Boost up to 4.9 GHz)
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 850W with SD Card Reader and Dust Filter
Graphics Card: 8GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Graphics Card, 3 x Display Port,1x USB C Virtual Link VR Ready
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB (3 Button Scroll) Black Mouse
Keyboard: QuietKey USB Keyboard Black
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Ultimate Desktop 32GB

Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop -Ultimate 32GB

Dell 3630 Mini Tower with fastest i9-9900K CPU for ultimate SOLIDWORKS perfromance, also includes high end Quadro RTX graphics, 1TB SSD storage and 32GB RAM. Again also a good fit for Simulation, Visualize users plus VR/AR content.

Our Price: £2,200 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop High End

Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K 8 cores/16 threads 3.6GHz (Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz)
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 850W with SD Card Reader and Dust Filter
Graphics Card: 8GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Graphics Card, 3 x Display Port,1x USB C Virtual Link,VR Ready
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB (3 Button Scroll) Black Mouse
Keyboard: QuietKey USB Keyboard Black
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Ultimate Desktop 64GB

Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop -Ultimate 64GB

Dell 3630 Mini Tower with fastest i9-9900K CPU for ultimate SOLIDWORKS perfromance, also includes high end Quadro RTX graphics, 1TB SSD storage and 64GB RAM for dealing with the most complex data or multi-tasking making it a good option for Simulation and Visualize tasks, VR/AR.

Our Price: £2,650 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop Ultimate

Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K 8 cores/16 threads 3.6GHz (Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz)
Memory: 64GB (2 x 32GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 850W with SD Card Reader and Dust Filter
Graphics Card: 8GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Graphics Card, 3 x Display Port,1x USB C Virtual Link,VR Ready
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB (3 Button Scroll) Black Mouse
Keyboard: QuietKey USB Keyboard Black
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

High End Visualize

Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop – High End Visualize

Aimed at users who deal those who use SOLIDWORKS Visualize extensively, with 2x high end Quadro RTX cards giving almost double the performance of a single card.

Our Price: £2,800 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3630 Desktop High End Visualize

Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K 8 cores/16 threads 3.6GHz (Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz)
Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) 2666 MHz DDR4 NON ECC
Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 850W with SD Card Reader and Dust Filter
Graphics: Dual 8GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Graphics Card 4608 CUDA Cores total (2304 per card) , 3 x Display Port,1x USB C Virtual Link, VR Ready
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB Black Mouse
Keyboard: Dell Non Wireless Keyboard
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Ultimate Simulation 32GB

Dell Precision™ 5820 Desktop Ultimate Simulation 32GB

Aimed at users who deal those who use Simulation tools extensively where the potential stability advantages of a Xeon CPU and Error Code Correcting Memory can be justified, particularly for those running long simulation studies. For most of our simulation tools 8 cores is currently the best balance between cost and performance.

Our Price: £3,000 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 5820 Desktop High End Simulation

Processor: Intel Xeon W-2145, 8 Cores 3.7GHz, Turbo boost up to 4.5GHz
Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) 2666 MHz DDR ECC DIMM
Hard Drive: 1TB PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Additional Hard Drive: 1TB 3.5″ Serial ATA (7,200Rpm) Hard Drive
Chassis: 950W with 8x DVD+/-RW,
Graphics: 8GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Graphics Card, 3 x Display Port,1x USB C Virtual Link, VR Ready
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB Black Mouse
Keyboard: Dell Non Wireless Keyboard
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Ultimate Simulation 64GB

Dell Precision™ T5820 Desktop – Ultimate Simulation 64GB

Aimed at users who deal those who use Simulation tools extensively where the potential stability advantages of a Xeon CPU and Error Code Correcting(ECC) RAM can be justified, particularly for those running long simulation studies. This specification upgrades to 64GB of RAM, and 2TB of SSD Storage for dealing with very complex simulation studies.

Our Price: £3,750 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ T5820 Desktop Ultimate Simulation 64GB

Processor: Intel Xeon W-2145, 8 Cores 3.7GHz, Turbo boost up to 4.5GHz
Memory: 64GB (4x16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 ECC RDIMM
Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Additional Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 950W with 8x DVD+/-RW,
Graphics: 8GB NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Graphics Card, 3 x Display Port,1x USB C Virtual Link, VR Ready
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) Scroll USB Black Mouse
Keyboard: Dell Non Wireless Keyboard
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (4 cores +)
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Ultimate Flow Simulation

Dell Precision™ 5820 Desktop – Ultimate Flow Simulation

Primarily aimed at users who deal with large cell count Flow simulation problems, Could also be useful for heavy users of SOLIDWORKS Plastics, CPU based rendering tools such as Photoview 360. For other Simulation use it would mainly be suited to those users wanting to run multiple tasks at once.

Our Price: POA
Dell Precision™ 5820 Desktop
Ultimate Flow Simulation

Processor: Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6136 12 Core 3.0GHz, Turbi Boost upto 3.7GHz 24 Cores Total
Memory: 64GB (4x16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 ECC RDIMM
Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
Additional Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe Solid State Drive
Chassis: 950W with 8x DVD+/-RW
Graphics: 8GB NVIDIA Quadro P4000 (2DP & 1DVI-I)
Mice: Dell Optical (Not Wireless) USB Black Mouse
Keyboard: QuietKey USB Keyboard Black
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support:3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Entry Level Laptop

Dell Precision™ 3541 Laptop – Entry Level

Smaller 15.6 inch laptop, aimed at users who don’t produce large assemblies or very complex parts but still a very capable machine for key functions of SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies & drawings.

Our Price: £1,250 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 3541 Laptop
Entry Level

Processor: Intel Core i5-8300H 4 Cores/8 Threads (2.30GHz Turbo Boost up to 4,0GHz)
Display: 15.6inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: 8GB (1x 8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 500GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, accelerated by 32GB Intel Optane Memory
Optical Drive:**No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro P1000 with 4GB GDDR5 dedicated memory
Wireless: Intel WiFi Link 9260 2×2 802.11ac + Bluetooth 5.0
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

All Rounder Laptop

Dell Precision™ 7540 Laptop – All Rounder

15.6 inch laptop, aimed at being the best balance between price and performance with solid state drive for improved responsiveness plus 16GB ram and Mid Range Quadro. A very capable machine for key functions of SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies & drawings, occasional rendering and simulation tasks.

Our Price: £1,800 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 7540 Laptop All Rounder

Processor: Intel Core i7-9850H 6 Cores, 12 Threads 2.60GHz,(Turbo boost up to 4.6GHz)
Display: 15.6inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: :16GB (2 x 8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro T2000 with 4GB GDDR5 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Also available as 17 Inch Option- Laptop All Rounder-7740 with larger 17.3 inch screen, High End 6Gb Quadro RTX 3000 Graphics for £2000

All Rounder Laptop "Plus" Quadro RTX

Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop – All Rounder “Plus” Quadro RTX

17.3 inch laptop, aimed at being the best balance between price and performance with solid state drive for improved responsiveness plus 16GB ram and the latest high end Quadro RTX graphics to better support complex data sets and Visualize rendering with dedicated ray tracing cores. Also well suited for occasional simulation tasks.

Our Price: £2,000 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop All Rounder

Processor: Intel Core i7-9850H 6 Cores, 12 Threads 2.60GHz,(Turbo boost up to 4.6GHz)
Display: 17.3inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: :16GB (2 x 8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
Hard Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR5 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

High End Laptop

Dell Precision™ 7540 Laptop – High End

A 15.6inch laptop with the latest high end NVIDIA Quadro RTX Graphics and 32GB ram to handle complex data-sets and acclerate SOLIDWORKS Visualize and VR/AR content. Also a good option for users of simulations products with 6 cores and sufficient RAM for most users.

Our Price: £2,450 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 7540 Laptop High End

Processor: Intel Core i7-9850H 6 Cores, 12 Threads 2.60GHz,(Turbo boost up to 4.6GHz)
Display: 15.6inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: : 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
OS/ Boot Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Also Available as 17 Inch Option- Laptop High End-7740 with larger 17.3 Inch screen, for £2700

High End Laptop 17 Inch Option

Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop – High End- 17 Inch Option

17.3inch laptop with latest high end NVIDIA Quadro RTX Graphics and 32GB ram to handle complex data-sets and acclerate SOLIDWORKS Visualize and VR/AR content. Also a good option for users of simulations products with 6 cores and sufficient RAM for most users.

Our Price: £2,700 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop High End

Processor: Intel Core i7-9850H 6 Cores, 12 Threads 2.60GHz,(Turbo boost up to 4.6GHz)
Display: 17.3inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: : 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
OS/ Boot Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

High End Ultimate & Visualize Laptop

Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop – Ultimate & Visualize

17.3 Inch mobile desktop replacement system with ultimate performance for Both SOLIDWORKS and Visualize. With the fastest mobile i9 CPU and high end latest NVIDIA RTX generation graphics for dealing with complex datasets.

Our Price: £3,250 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop High End Visualize

Processor: Intel Core Processor i9-9980HK 8 Cores, 12 Threads 2.40GHz,Turbo boost up to 5.0GHz
Display: 17.3 inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2400MHz DDR4 Non ECC
OS/ Boot Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 w/8GB GDDR6 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

High End Ultimate & Simulation Laptop

Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop – Ultimate & Simulation

The fastest Laptop we offer for SOLIDWORKS & Simulation tasks. With the fastest mobile Xeon processor including support for error code correcting RAM (ECC) it is also ideal for long simulation runs.

Our Price: £3,450 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 7740 Laptop High End Simulation & Rendering

Processor: Intel Core Xeon E-2286M, 8 Cores, 2.4GHz, (Turbo boost up to 5.0GHz)
Display: 17.3 inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 With Cam & Mic
Memory: 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 ECC
OS/ Boot Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
Additional Hard Drive: 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (4 cores plus)
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

Ultra Portable Laptop

Dell Precision™ 5540 Laptop – Ultra Portable

The sleekest model in the range at just 17mm maximum thickness and starting at just 1.8kg this still packs in a quad core CPU and 4GB NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics giving great performance while retaining portability.

Our Price: £2,250 Inc. Delivery (ex. VAT)
Dell Precision™ 5540 Ultra Portable Laptop

Processor: Intel Core i7-9850H 6 Cores, 12 Threads 2.60GHz,(Turbo boost up to 4.6GHz)
Display: 15.6inch Ultra Sharp FHD 1920×1080 Wide View Anti-Glare LED-backlit
Memory: 16GB (1x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC
OS/ Boot Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.
Optical Drive: **No internal optical drive available**
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Quadro T2000 with 4GB GDDR5 dedicated memory
Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64bit
Support: 3 Year Dell ProSupport and Next Business Day On-Site Service

The prices above are for hardware purchased with SOLIDWORKS software. Prices are subject to change. Hardware is subject to availability and occasional revision of details.