Dell Optiplex 9020 i5-4590 / 16GB DDR3 / 128GB / 500GB / Win10 Home 64-bit M.L. (Grade A *Refurb*) $255.99 @ Newegg (Gaming rig base)

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DELL Grade A Desktop Computer OptiPlex 9020 Intel Core i5 4th Gen 4590 (3.30 GHz) 16 GB DDR3 500 GB HDD 128 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 4600 Windows 10 Home 64-bit Multi-language $255.99


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One of these would make a decent basic gaming PC, just add GPU! Note that the default PSU on most of these DOES NOT have PCI-E power leads, and has a PROPRIETARY 8-pin ATX connector (*not the standard 24-pin ATX connector), so you need to get an ADAPTER HARNESS to use a regular ATX PSU with this PC. (Physically, it should fit, I believe.)

OR use a GPU that doesn't take PCI-E power. Some GTX 1650 (*NOT the Super) cards will do this.

This unit, for the price, according to the title specs, already does have the 16GB of DDR3, and a 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD, so that saves you having to manually max out the RAM and add an SSD; they did that for you. So the price is reasonable.

A GTX 1650 (like a Zotac Mini) will cost you $150-160.

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So roughly $400 total for an entry-level Haswell quad-core gaming PC. Not too shabby!


Edit: Some other ones:

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I'd actually start more like with this as a base at $114:

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And then up the ram, ssd, and gpu. Might end up at the same place price-wise, and this one doesn't come with an OS.

 

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Here's a Dell i5 quad-core tower, with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, for $199, which might also serve as a base for a gaming rig.

 

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Here's a Dell i5 quad-core tower, with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, for $199, which might also serve as a base for a gaming rig.

Not too bad. I'm seeing the prices on the 3470 systems dropping a lot though and the next generation being sold at the same prices. Seems like a lease cycle completed so there's a lot of supply out there.