Desktops have always delivered better bang-for-your-buck than laptops, but they’ve always offered the best value in higher powered multimedia and gaming rigs. With much more space for cooling it’s just easier to plug in faster chips and GPUs, plus given the odds that you want to own a larger high quality display there’s no reason to pay for a built-in screen that may not be up to your needs. All that being said, we’ve just spotted a nicely spec’d Core i7 desktop with dedicated graphics on sale for one of the best prices you’ll find.
This configuration includes a Core i7-4770 processor paired with a 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 635 graphics card, a pretty potent package for your $615. It’s not going to push the frame rate on max settings for the more intense games out there, but it will be able to at least play the vast majority of them on low settings. For less demanding or older games, gaming on high quality should be a breeze.
You’re also getting 8GB of RAM and a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD for your multitasking and storage needs. Of course, since it’s a desktop, it’s worth mentioning that you’ve got four total RAM slots (two free) and four total storage bays (three free) for easy expansion down the road.
Ten USB ports are spread around the front and the back of the unit, six of which are USB 3.0. You’re also getting HDMI, DisplayPort, and a 19-in one media card reader, so there are plenty of physical connectivity options. On the wireless side, 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 come standard.
Dell bundled a full year of McAfee LiveSafe for free, which is a nice touch. Dell also covers this desktop with their standard one year of enhanced support.
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