Dell OptiPlex Gaming Desktop (Intel i7-8700, AMD RX 550)

This refurbished Dell OptiPlex tower pairs a strong 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor with an AMD Radeon RX 550 graphics card and a full 1TB SSD, giving you a snappy, no-compromise storage experience alongside genuinely usable light gaming performance — all at a fraction of new pre-built pricing.

Key Features

• Intel Core i7-8700 Processor — A 6-core, 12-thread 8th-generation “Coffee Lake” CPU, a genuinely strong chip that still handles modern workloads, gaming, and heavy multitasking with ease.
• AMD Radeon RX 550 (4GB) — Dedicated Polaris-architecture graphics with 4GB of GDDR5 memory, delivering real gaming capability that integrated graphics can’t match, in an efficient, low-power card.
• 16GB DDR4 Memory — Comfortable headroom for Windows 11, multitasking, and gaming without bottlenecking.
• 1TB SSD — A full terabyte of fast solid-state storage rather than a small SSD paired with a slow hard drive — every file, game and application benefits from SSD speeds.
• Dell OptiPlex Business-Grade Build — Engineered for reliability and longevity, with proven components and solid build quality.
• Windows 11 Pro — Genuine, pre-installed and ready to use.
• Professionally Refurbished — Fully tested and inspected before sale.
• Ports & Connectivity — Dell OptiPlex business I/O including multiple USB 3.0 ports, DisplayPort and video outputs, and Gigabit Ethernet for a reliable wired connection.
• Tested Before It Ships — Every unit is functionally tested across CPU, RAM, storage and GPU before approval for sale, so you’re buying confirmed-working hardware rather than an untested trade-in.

Light-to-Moderate Gaming with All-SSD Speed

The RX 550 is an entry-level graphics card, comparable in tier to the GTX 1050 in our other listings, so it’s best suited to esports titles (CS2, Valorant, League of Legends, Rocket League, Fortnite on lower settings) at smooth 1080p frame rates, and older or lighter AAA titles at low-to-medium settings. It won’t handle the latest demanding AAA releases at high settings, but for casual gaming, retro titles, and competitive esports on a budget, it’s a genuinely capable card — and being a low-power design, it runs cool and quiet even in a compact case.

The standout here is the all-SSD 1TB storage configuration: rather than splitting a small SSD with a slow spinning hard drive, everything — your operating system, applications, and games — benefits from SSD-speed loading and responsiveness. Combined with the 6-core i7-8700 and 16GB of RAM, this machine feels genuinely fast for everyday use, web browsing, office work, and light-to-moderate gaming alike. As a refurbished unit, expect light cosmetic wear consistent with prior business use, but every system is functionally tested before it ships. If you later want stronger gaming performance, the tower form factor leaves room to fit a more powerful graphics card down the line.

Who it’s for: this system is well suited to gamers and everyday users who care more about snappy, consistent responsiveness than chasing the highest graphics settings — the all-SSD storage means the whole system, not just the games, feels quick. It’s a solid pick for students, casual esports players, and anyone who wants a dependable Dell workhorse with just enough graphics power for light-to-moderate gaming on the side.

Compared with buying new, a system built around an i7-8700 and a dedicated GPU would typically cost significantly more, even before accounting for the fact that new budget pre-builts often cut corners on RAM or use a single small SSD. Here you get a proven 6-core Intel platform, a full terabyte of solid-state storage, and 16GB of memory as standard, which is a genuinely well-rounded specification for the price rather than a machine built around one flashy number.

Every machine we sell, this one included, has already been unboxed, cleaned, inspected and functionally tested by a technician before it’s approved for listing, so you’re never taking a chance on an untested secondhand computer. We’d rather tell you plainly what an entry-level card can and can’t do than oversell a machine and leave you disappointed once it’s plugged in.

Specifications

• Processor: Intel Core i7-8700, 6 cores / 12 threads, 8th Gen
• Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 550, 4GB GDDR5
• Memory: 16GB DDR4
• Storage: 1TB SSD
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro
• Form Factor: Dell OptiPlex tower
• Condition: Professionally refurbished and tested
• Connectivity: USB 3.0, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet