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Refurbished Dell OptiPlex 3020 $99

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Intel Core i3-4130 Haswell 3.4GHz dual-core CPU
8GB RAM & 500GB hard drive

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Intel Core i3-4130 Haswell 3.4GHz dual-core CPU
8GB RAM & 500GB hard drive

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Aug 7, 2021
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Peerless_Warrior
Aug 7, 2021
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I can't imagine how slow this runs. Belongs in a museum!
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Aug 7, 2021
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Joined Sep 2013
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SteveA7911
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from scottesyr :
Does it have DDR3 or DDR4 ram?
DDR3 Gen 6 was the first processor that supported DDR4.

I paid $140 for a gen 6 four core I5 Del 7040 with HDMI and two DP's. This has one DP.​

I would suggest you try for Gen 7 as it is the lowest one that supports Windows 11 possibly. They seem to be back tracking so it is possible older machines will upgrade but so far not so. The price went way up to get Gen 7 which is why I went with Gen 6. The 7040 is high end the only one that supported DDR 4 at the time the 5040 and 3040 did not. The 3040 also had a poorer motherboard. It supports up to 64GB of RAM with four slots the 5040 and 3040 only have two slots.

That said this 7040 also came with SSD. I added bluetooth and wifi 6 as it came with neither for $30. It is very fast and easily supports 4k @ 30hz. So far 8GB has been plenty for me so I sit with two slots empty.
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SteveA7911
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from SweetBearCub :
This is a terrible "deal". It's a low-end i3 from 8 years ago, has no HDMI output, and I've seen non-profits that are part of the Emergency Broadband Benefit selling i5's from 2013 for all of $20, when they have stock available.

Compare and contrast this "deal" to HP's $399 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U laptop from Wal-Mart, which you can use as a desktop if you really want to.
Four times the money? Apples to Oranges.
It has a DP so a simple DP to HDMI meets your HDMI want. Or just use a DP if your monitor supports DP. I use a DP to HDMI and it works great even though I have an HDMI.

I agree you can find far better for not much more. 6th gen I3 for that price is possible and an I5 for about $50 more.​
Aug 7, 2021
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smartdeals
Aug 7, 2021
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it has standard PSU? full size ATX board? 4 RAM slots?
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randompurplehippo
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from ddrant :
Got a link to instructions or a guide?
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yayanaji
Aug 7, 2021
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can I play StarCraft on this one? League of legend?
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JohnCalo
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Quote from smartdeals :
it has standard PSU? full size ATX board? 4 RAM slots?
Mini Tower
CPU options Intel Gen4 i3/i5; Celeron; Pentium;
Chipset H81
RAM DIMM DDR3-1600
RAM slots 2
RAM speed 1600 MT/s
RAM max 16 GB
USB ports (2x) USB-A 3.0; (6x) USB-A 2.0;
Video ports DisplayPort 1.2; VGA;
Other ports RJ45; Hdph; Mic; Line-Out; Line-In;
Optional ports Serial+PS2;
SATA ports 3
PCI slots PCIe 2.0 x16; (3x) PCIe 2.0 x1
M.2 slots N.A.
Drive bays (2x) 2.5/3.5in; (2x)5.25in;
PSU ATX 290 W
Weight 7.6 kg (16.75 lb)
Released 2013
Last edited by JohnCalo August 7, 2021 at 03:34 PM.
Aug 7, 2021
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RyanMPLS
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from varsityblue50 :
Yes, you can still download the ISO from the Microsoft website, but you have to search for the direct link as MS doesn't advertise it any more.
The search is easy. "Windows 10 media creation tool". Top limk brings a person to ISO and USB tool.
Aug 7, 2021
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1r0nMaiden
Aug 7, 2021
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Although I skip the deal, not that bad deal with the price for a casual user.
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Aug 7, 2021
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nightowl2k2
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from fenton :
i did it about 2-3 weeks ago on an HP. Used OEM disc to trigger SLP activation in Win7p, then used the ms win10 download tool to upgrade in-place. Once 10 activated online, did a clean 10 install.
I have been able to just use the Win 7 Pro key when I install Win 10. For corporate laptops and desktops that have the OEM key it has always worked. I have done it 6 or so times now.
Aug 7, 2021
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essix8
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from SweetBearCub :
This is a terrible "deal". It's a low-end i3 from 8 years ago, has no HDMI output, and I've seen non-profits that are part of the Emergency Broadband Benefit selling i5's from 2013 for all of $20, when they have stock available.

Compare and contrast this "deal" to HP's $399 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U laptop from Wal-Mart, which you can use as a desktop if you really want to.
Are you really telling people to pay 400% more? The better solution to this is hitting up ebay or other places for refurbished business PC's that are a couple years old.

This absolutely isnt the best deal, just whats there right now that is buy it now, if youre willing to wait and search other sites you can probably shave off $50 or get an even better system
https://www.ebay.com/itm/32474337...Sw82hfvXDh

$250 Intel Core i5-8400, 12GB RAM, 1TB HDD, HDMI. Probably within 10% performance of the 5500u besides IGP. Just slap in the cheapest SSD you can find over 64gb for windows and call it a day.
Aug 7, 2021
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The_Love_Spud
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from Brooklynite :
My goodwill has none . Are u talking online?
I've been in a couple of dedicated Goodwill computer stores lately and, like you, can unfortunately confirm that Goodwill has experienced the same demand as every other part of the PC supply chain. Locations that previously stocked 6-core Intel systems and off-lease product only a few generations behind the current are now suddenly stocked with a few paltry Core 2 Duo systems(!).

Good luck!
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SlickDit
Aug 7, 2021
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Quote from nightowl2k2 :
I have been able to just use the Win 7 Pro key when I install Win 10. For corporate laptops and desktops that have the OEM key it has always worked. I have done it 6 or so times now.
Yes, I'm sorry— I should've mentioned that as an easy alternative. But then the COA sticker key can't be repurposed 😉
More useful when they come with a win10 "refurbished" sticker I guess

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groundzyy
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Quote from JohnCalo :
Mini Tower
CPU options Intel Gen4 i3/i5; Celeron; Pentium;
Chipset H81
RAM DIMM DDR3-1600
RAM slots 2
RAM speed 1600 MT/s
RAM max 16 GB
USB ports (2x) USB-A 3.0; (6x) USB-A 2.0;
Video ports DisplayPort 1.2; VGA;
Other ports RJ45; Hdph; Mic; Line-Out; Line-In;
Optional ports Serial+PS2;
SATA ports 3
PCI slots PCIe 2.0 x16; (3x) PCIe 2.0 x1
M.2 slots N.A.
Drive bays (2x) 2.5/3.5in; (2x)5.25in;
PSU ATX 290 W
Weight 7.6 kg (16.75 lb)
Released 2013
Thanks! Wish it supports Gen 3, but seems no.

I have a spare 3570k(actually also a Dell motherboard from ebay after my msi mb died). Tbh, it works well last year for most games I played (with a 2080ti/5700xt) before the msi mb died.

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