Inspiron Desktop 3668 $523 8GB R 1TB 7200rpm 7th Generation Intel i5-7400

Don't think this a good deal. If you are okay with refurbs I would buy one at dellrefurbished or refurbio for $200+ cheaper.

No SSD and no video card.

Comparable desktop from Refurbio for $239:
https://ca.refurb.io/collections/deskto ... 400-3-1ghz

djpr wrote: ↑ Comparable desktop from Refurbio for $239:
https://ca.refurb.io/collections/deskto ... 400-3-1ghz

Comparable? 80% of the performance at 150% of the power consumption? Debatable, at best, especially if transcoding will be involved.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.ph ... cmp[]=2929

EDIT: Because the link broke the hyperlinking.

burntbrulee wrote: ↑ Comparable? 80% of the performance at 150% of the power consumption? Debatable, at best, especially if transcoding will be involved.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.ph ... cmp[]=2929

EDIT: Because the link broke the hyperlinking.

How about this $399
https://ca.refurb.io/collections/deskto ... 0-pro-wifi

9304 vs 7415 CPU performance

For some reason Refurbio links don't work:

Lenovo M92 SFF i7 3770 3.4ghz 8GB Ram 1TB HDD Win 10 Pro WIFI

That's a more apt comparison. The SFF unfortunately limits you to a single 3.5" HDD (lacks a 2.5" HDD slot I thought it had), but it appears the Inspiron 3668 isn't a lot better (1x 3.5" HDD, 2x 2.5" HDD). Surprising to see a midtower with that little expandibility for storage.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.ph ... &cmp[]=896

EDIT: Thought the M92 had room for an extra 2.5" like a lot of other (read: Dell) SFF desktops. Apparently not only no space, but only a single SATA port, to boot!

Decent price. Would prefer $500 to be hot. Speaking of price put it in title.

yes went and searched Referbio Lenovo M92 SFF i7 3770 3.4ghz 8GB Ram 1TB HDD Win 10 Pro WIFI as link did not work. I see this for $399 and higher CPU performance (what I am looking for) the shipping adds another $15, it would save me $107 . Have you dealt with this company, what type of warranty comes with computers.

FrostyWinnipeg wrote: ↑ Decent price. Would prefer $500 to be hot. Speaking of price put it in title.

thanks for advise on price in title, I am new to posting on this site. I have updated title to include price.

PCreighton wrote: ↑ yes went and searched Referbio Lenovo M92 SFF i7 3770 3.4ghz 8GB Ram 1TB HDD Win 10 Pro WIFI as link did not work. I see this for $399 and higher CPU performance (what I am looking for) the shipping adds another $15, it would save me $107 . Have you dealt with this company, what type of warranty comes with computers.

If you are looking at a i7-3770, maybe also consider this one:

https://www.dellrefurbished.ca/dell-opt ... 12640.html

With FAMILY18 30% off, you can get $285 all in. You may need to upgrade the hard disk by yourself later on.

I want to build a occulus rig and I already have the video card (1070) and the ssd.. Which one of thoses would do the job? Cheaper the better but I was ready to paid around 500-1000$ for ONLY a vr rig (I almost only play on ps4)

koontzy wrote: ↑ I want to build a occulus rig and I already have the video card (1070) and the ssd.. Which one of thoses would do the job? Cheaper the better but I was ready to paid around 500-1000$ for ONLY a vr rig (I almost only play on ps4)

I wouldn't use them without knowing which is their power supply; also a bit hard to find info on their mother board.

imnovayu wrote: ↑ If you are looking at a i7-3770, maybe also consider this one:

https://www.dellrefurbished.ca/dell-opt ... 12640.html

With FAMILY18 30% off, you can get $285 all in. You may need to upgrade the hard disk by yourself later on.

annoys me a bit that they don't have HDMI - I was looking for something cheap (running windows) to keep on the living room and watch stuff

It does have DP which is the new standard than HDMI. easy enough to get a dp to hdmi cable.

I never realized how Dell displays their reviews on their website. This has an overall 4/5 stars, but they don't list their reviews in chronological order. The dates are all mixed. I clicked on Load More Reviews 40+ times and all I've seen are 5 star reviews, that is sneaky af. I'm actually quite disappointed/pissed at Dell for doing that, they should post them in order and not just show the best ones first.

PCreighton wrote: ↑ yes went and searched Referbio Lenovo M92 SFF i7 3770 3.4ghz 8GB Ram 1TB HDD Win 10 Pro WIFI as link did not work. I see this for $399 and higher CPU performance (what I am looking for) the shipping adds another $15, it would save me $107 . Have you dealt with this company, what type of warranty comes with computers.

Excuse my ignorance, but does this tower mean it is WIFI capable? or is the keyboard and mouse WIFI?

PCreighton wrote: ↑ yes went and searched Referbio Lenovo M92 SFF i7 3770 3.4ghz 8GB Ram 1TB HDD Win 10 Pro WIFI as link did not work. I see this for $399 and higher CPU performance (what I am looking for) the shipping adds another $15, it would save me $107 . Have you dealt with this company, what type of warranty comes with computers.

Bought two laptops and both have been fine after two years.

They show 1 year minimum warranty on their front page.

yyz2hkg wrote: ↑ Excuse my ignorance, but does this tower mean it is WIFI capable? or is the keyboard and mouse WIFI?

Internet is wifi. Mouse and keyboards are wireless.

You don't need to spend this much money on a Plex Server. Way overkill unless you are planning to stream to more than 5 clients at once. If this is a single purpose Plex server, I highly recommend you look at FreeNas with the Plex plugin. This will maximize your hardware resources.

Nate613 wrote: ↑ You don't need to spend this much money on a Plex Server. Way overkill unless you are planning to stream to more than 5 clients at once. If this is a single purpose Plex server, I highly recommend you look at FreeNas with the Plex plugin. This will maximize your hardware resources.

thank you I will google and review how to install and set up.