Is this PC worth it?

[Glez]

*IGNORE THE SITE PRICE* the cost is $650, is this PC worth that?
I'll mainly use it for school work and some light gaming on the side.

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/i...acd=12309215118360118&ven3=871702983284124651

 

[beers]

If you had the time, you could build something better for the same or less cost.

 

[Glez]

If you had the time, you could build something better for the same or less cost.

Or the experience/skill lol!

 

[WhoX]

Or the experience/skill lol!

Time to learn and save some money.

The Dell PC you picked has no dedicated graphics card. If you wanted to game you'd have to upgrade the machine right after you purchased it.

 

[johnb35]

Definitely junk, you really want to build one yourself. Better parts and in most cases a 3 year warranty on motherboard, cpu, power supply. Lifetime warranty on memory and at least a 2 year warranty on hard drives, up to 5 years on WD Black drives.

 

[Glez]

Definitely junk, you really want to build one yourself. Better parts and in most cases a 3 year warranty on motherboard, cpu, power supply. Lifetime warranty on memory and at least a 2 year warranty on hard drives, up to 5 years on WD Black drives.

Hmm, I guess so. Time to start YouTubing tutorials lol

 

[WhoX]

If you do decide to build here is an animated teaching guide on how to build a PC.

http://www.pcityourself.com/

...or if you really don't want to build here are some machines to look at.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883221109

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883221080

 

[Glez]

If you do decide to build here is an animated teaching guide on how to build a PC.

http://www.pcityourself.com/

...or if you really don't want to build here are some machines to look at.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883221109

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883221080

broooo that site is so dope! thanks a bunch man

 

[Glez]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1&cm_re=PPSSRVHEXEKHAR-_-83-220-689-_-Product

Is this one decent enough for some very light gaming? I don't know a lot about PC's, but for $350 this one looks pretty deece

edit: I'm in college, that's why I'm looking at dirt cheap machines lol
(no moneyyyyss)

 

[WhoX]

The AMD A8 5500 has an integrated HD 7560D graphics chip, it's for light gaming. That's a very basic machine. It will run most standard software (office, basic photo and video editing, media players, etc.).

Because you are in college and trying to save money, you might want to look at open source software. Most of it is free.

 

[WhoX]

Since you are on a budget, you might want to take a look at refurbished PCs.

Here is a link to some various refurbished PCs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100019096 4016&name=Refurbished-Desktops

Here are two excellent refurbished machines from the link above, one even has a monitor included.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5YV1XU6189

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2PF20J9688

 

[Glez]

Thank you man! This was extremely helpful, I'll go with the refurbished option!