Dell OptiPlex Gaming Desktop (Intel i5-8500, GTX 1050 Ti, Dual Storage)

This refurbished Dell OptiPlex tower takes a rock-solid business desktop platform and upgrades it with a genuine discrete graphics card, turning it into an affordable entry-level gaming and creative PC rather than just another office refresh. A 6-core Intel Core i5-8500 processor, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB of DDR4 memory, and a combined 3TB of dual storage make this one of the more capable machines in a refurbished lineup — enough to actually play current games at 1080p, not just browse the web.

Key Features

• Intel Core i5-8500 Processor — a 6-core, 6-thread 8th Generation “Coffee Lake” CPU running at 3.0GHz base with Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz and 9MB of cache. A meaningful step up from quad-core predecessors, with real headroom for gaming, multitasking, and CPU-bound workloads.
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) — a genuine discrete graphics card with 768 CUDA cores on a 128-bit memory bus. Runs esports titles like CS2, Valorant, Fortnite, League of Legends, and Rocket League comfortably at 1080p, and handles most other modern titles at 1080p on medium settings.
• 16GB DDR4 Memory — plenty of headroom for gaming alongside Discord, a browser, and background apps, or for productivity and content work.
• 1TB SSD — a full terabyte of solid-state storage as the primary drive, meaning fast boot times and quick game/app load screens across your entire main drive, not just a small boot partition.
• 2TB HDD — massive secondary storage for your game library, media files, and backups, without ever needing to worry about running out of space.
• Dell OptiPlex Build Quality — engineered for enterprise reliability, with a tower chassis that has the airflow and expansion room to properly house a discrete GPU (unlike many small-form-factor office PCs).
• Windows 11 Pro (Genuine License) — fully licensed and up to date, ready to game or work right out of the box.

An Honest Entry-Level Gaming & Everyday PC

Let’s be clear about what the GTX 1050 Ti is and isn’t: it’s a mid-2016-era card that remains genuinely capable at 1080p esports gaming and older or less demanding AAA titles on medium settings, but it is not going to run the newest ultra-detailed releases at high settings or handle ray tracing. If your priority is competitive shooters, MOBAs, older single-player favorites, and general PC gaming without the price tag of a new build, this machine hits that bracket honestly and well. It’s an especially strong pick for someone gaming on a tight budget, a student who wants to game between classes, or a second household PC for the kids.

Outside of gaming, the i5-8500’s 6 cores make this a genuinely strong all-rounder for everyday computing, light video editing, streaming, and multitasking-heavy workloads — this CPU alone outperforms many current budget desktops. Combined with 16GB RAM and a full terabyte of SSD as primary storage, day-to-day responsiveness is excellent, whether you’re gaming in the evening or working during the day.

Why Buy Refurbished from computahardware.com? Building an equivalent new PC with a discrete GPU, 16GB DDR4, and 3TB of combined storage would cost substantially more than this refurbished OptiPlex. Every unit we sell is fully diagnosed and stress-tested — CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and power delivery — before it’s approved for sale, with the discrete graphics card specifically verified under load rather than just powered on. That’s how we’re able to offer genuinely capable gaming hardware at a price a new build simply can’t match, without cutting corners on testing.

This unit is a refurbished Dell OptiPlex that has been tested and verified fully functional, with the GPU and storage configuration confirmed working prior to sale. Expect a reliable, ready-to-use PC with the honest performance envelope of the components listed above — no inflated gaming claims, just real, tested capability at a fraction of new-build pricing.

Specifications

• Processor: Intel Core i5-8500, 6-core / 6-thread, 3.0GHz base / 4.1GHz Turbo Boost, 9MB cache
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4GB GDDR5, 128-bit bus
• Memory: 16GB DDR4 RAM
• Storage: 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD (3TB total)
• Form Factor: Dell OptiPlex tower
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro (genuine, pre-activated)
• Condition: Professionally refurbished, fully tested and functional