Dell Optiplex 7020 Gaming Desktop PC – Intel Core i7 4th Gen 3.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, HDMI, DVI, VGA, New Keyboard, Mouse, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Professional(Renewed)

Superior Bang for the Buck!
Said it would be here in 3 days, it arrived in 2. Good start.Let’s get it out of the way, what is the deal with the lights? There’s a remote (no instructions) to turn them off, but they rise from the grave on their own… Annoying. Maybe I’ll look for the jumper inside the case.So now we have the tedious and often painful task of beating a new Windows desktop into submission, which I have done once or twice in my career as a network and desktop engineer. I retired just before Covid, so it was a rather nostalgic experience, applying Windows updates, searching for C++ libraries… Nostalgia is an interesting word, I believe it literally means “our pain.” Though I miss my work, I was reminded of some of the reasons I retired. In the end, no issues my sneakernet can’t handle.As an engineer, I am extremely picky about my desktop. Most users will still need to do quite a few updates, but most should be handled by Windows Update. Eventually. Any build issues are on the vendor who configured the out-of-the-box image. While that image is out of date (2019?), software issues can be worked out.The hardware is a joy. I worked with Dells almost exclusively for the last half of my career, loving every minute of it. I bought a refurb, but aside from the idiot lights, you can’t tell it from new. Good job. I’m not keeping up with industry hardware, so I have no idea how good the SSD drive is (we usually used Western Digital SATA drives), it came with an NVidia GeForce card that will support BG3 and does indeed have a SATA controller if you wanted to add storage. I know it’s a refurb and the Optiplex 7020 cost way more when it debuted, but I am still amazed at how much hardware I got for pennies.Biggest drawback for non-tech users is probably the dated image. You MAY need someone tech savvy to stop over for coffee and nudge your machine in the right direction, but if you let it sit for several days, occasionally rebooting to install updates, you’ll probably be OK.

Missing parts, lights don’t work. Shuts off constantly
Update: Had the first one replaced, the second one still did not come with a HDMI cable, the RBG lights work, but the computer shuts off after about 5 minutes regardless of what you are doing on it.Did not come with HDMI cable for the monitor as it states it does, it is not factory new as it states. The refurbished excellent criteria does not mean anything, the tower RGB lights do not work.

Super Impressive for the Price
I’ve had let downs with refurbished products before, but you cannot beat this tower for the price. I got it because my computer couldn’t handle the gaming I wanted to do (I mainly play Phasmophobia). With full resolutions and highest graphic settings in the game, it runs seamlessly even with other programs running (like using VC in Discord). I highly recommend this one, it’s great for my gaming and my work.

Broken power button
This PC works great when I could turn it on. It took so much to fix the ignition of the power button. Somehow the contact was too short and I would have to hold the power button in to use it. Was very difficult to fix.

Bought it for my 12 years old, now he can run games he wasn’t able to on his old laptop. One month in use, no issues so far.

This desktop came with no graphics card that is a mess