Dell Inspiron 660s Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 3.3GHz Desktop $379.99 at Dell Home (free ship)

Quote from jshackles : 1) I thought it would be smaller. All of the pictures referenced the 10 inch form factor. It's actually about 10 inches tall x 5 inches wide x 25(!) inches deep.

Whoa, are you sure? The Dell product page says it's about 15 inches deep:
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-660s/pd (under the tech specs tab)

Quote from wch : Quote from jshackles : 1) I thought it would be smaller. All of the pictures referenced the 10 inch form factor. It's actually about 10 inches tall x 5 inches wide x 25(!) inches deep. Whoa, are you sure? The Dell product page says it's about 15 inches deep: http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-660s/pd (under the tech specs tab)

Yeah, it would have to be some big-ass Extended-ATX case with that kind of dimensions. Still, the PC is noticeably deeper than its height and width would suggest.

While not crazy hot, this is really a good price on this particular PC model. You can find refurbished ones on the Outlet for less (especially when there is a coupon), but they usually come with a Pentium processor and smaller hard drives. So, if you are in the market for a basic PC and you actually need the small form factor, I would jump on it.

How does i3-2120 sandy bridge compare ?

Quote from discord : How does i3-2120 sandy bridge compare ?

Better graphics, lower power consumption in the 3220. Faster, but likely unnoticeably so in basic real-world tasks. Here is a comparison between the i3-2100 and the i3-3220:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Pr...289?vs=677

Because i3-2100 is slightly slower than i3-2120, cut the difference in half to get a good idea of i3-2120 vs. i3-3220 performance.

Would this be good for a htpc?

Quote from jmac12 : Would this be good for a htpc?

Yes. It would be great. Depending on your tastes/needs, you may want to upgrade to a discrete graphics card down the line. It will have to be a low-profile lower-end card, but it is not a necessety in any way.

People are reporting this card will work with the PSU if you wanted to do some pretty serious gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6814202002

it says 6gb, 2 dimms, so does that mean 3gb/stick??

never seen that before..

I'm wondering if this will take a dual-DVI video card? I'm looking for a cheap PC to install Ubuntu with dual display setup..

Update:
Nevermind, it looks like it will work: http://en.community.dell.com/supp...58634.aspx

Quote from x_ge0rge : it says 6gb, 2 dimms, so does that mean 3gb/stick?? never seen that before..

Most likely 4 + 2.

Quote from gnueliafnak : can someone chime in a little on this? Thinking of purchasing it for home use. No gaming at all. Missed out on that staples Lenovo deal, is this one better?

This one has USB 3.0 ports (2), the Lenovo had none.

Dell quotes this one as 220W power supply. Seems very anemic. I don't know what the Lenovo was, though.

hmm how to get rid of w8...

Quote from x_ge0rge : hmm how to get rid of w8...

Lots of people's workplaces seem to have free/cheap software available through IT these days. I know I can get Windows 7 for $10 from mine. My girlfriend found out yesterday she can get Windows 7 for free from hers. *shrug* Limitations are usually that you have to do some "work" on it (checking your work email once a month counts), and that you have to uninstall the software if you leave that job (which I'm sure somebody actually goes around and checks on).

Have you checked yours (if you work someplace with an IT department)?

Anyone know if this rig has space to add a SSD? I can't seem to find much info about that. Being that there doesn't seem to be much extra space, I doubt this is a possibility. Thanks.