Wow!!! A Pc for 200$!? too good to be true? (Warning long review)So I needed a PC to hold me over while I built my main rig (so I bought this XD)The particular model I got had an i7-4770 - 32 GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD and Windows 10 PROI paid 202$ but I've seen it for around 185-212$ USDThis is a Review of the Dell Optiplex 9020 MTHow It Shipped- Not good... had thin-ish bubble wrap and a box to protect it fromthe FedEx driver who might dropkick it... (mine was kind- yay)All the specs were true to the listing and it boots in around 12-16 seconds4 Kingston DIMMs of 8GB ddr3 1333mhz (32GB) and I have had no failures yetIt also came with a Hajaan 1 TB SSD which can be had for around 60$ USD as of writing(opinions are mixed about the quality of the SSD but I have yet to find any issue in daily use)COOLING - a simple downdraft CPU cooler and a single fan in the back???Okay not "great" but temps under OCCT (CPU stress test) never hit more than 90c(during an hour-long test)And during gaming, it never hit higher than 82c with an average of 60-75c!!!(NOTE) the rear fan was originally set up as an exhaust (in mine)I flipped it to become an intake and the system runs around 3c less than stock!!!Speaking of cooling I thought as a refurbished office PC it would have a little dust from its prior life...NOPE- it was SPOTLESS, I'm VERY appreciative of the refurbisher selling clean systems(plus the SSD had a PROPER mount so kudos to that)ACCESSORIES - (I'll keep it brief it's a $200 computer I know accessories won't be "amazing")Keyboard and Mouse - light and clicky but better than nothingWi-Fi adapter... DO NOT USEIt gets concerningly hot under load and the MAX speed recorded by internet speed testwas 60mbs down and 30mbs up but when overheating- speeds drop to unusable levels(and this was nearly constant) I replaced it with a TP-Link USB AC1300Mbps and have had no issues sinceI know everyone will use this PC differently but here are my uses and how well it works for meUses and Performance!! (Before mods)1# 1080p Video EditingIt "works" if you make small videos then it is “good” 32GB of RAM and editing off of an SSD is NUTSHowever, due to weak integrated graphics export times are slow. Scrubbing can be choppy too...(I use Wondershare Filmora, different software May utilize Hardware differently)2# Web BrowsingIt will destroy web browsing for the majority of people out there3# Gaming...if this is your primary concern then you might want to look elsewhere if you're not into upgrading...HOWEVERfor light games (all 1080p low settings)Unturned. 6 FPS AverageRoblox. 25 FPS AverageMinecraft (java) 10 FPS AverageIf all you want to do is "play the games" then buy it and enjoyHowever, attempting to screen record or stream from this setup would not work (assuming you have sanity)Let's Upgrade it-(I spent 450$ if GPU is factored in)I added an AMD Radeon RX 5500 4GBbecause of this card’s 130-watt TDP, I upgraded the PSU to a Corsair RM750e (2023)DO NOT USE STATA TO 6/8 PIN(the risk to your components and your home is worth more than $120 for a new PSU and Adapter)Adapter??? Oh yeah, I should mention that a standard ATX power supply uses a 24-pin motherboard power connector and THIS Dell Optiplex uses an 8pin for motherboard power(I paid 10$ for a 24 to 8-pin adapter)note I got this GPU for free (yay me)I would suggest an RX 580 8GB instead which sells for around 100$ and is about the best GPU can put in the system alternatively, you can put a GTX 1660 in here if you prefer Team Green(all three cards are within about 6% of each other in terms of performance)so go for whatever works for you!!!Uses and Performance!! (After mods)1# 1080p Video EditingIt LOVES ITAgain SSD and RAM are awesome but since I work with higher-ish production edits (think 40 - 200GB of data for a video) GPU helps and it runs well,16 hours of gaming footage (1080p @ 60FPS) Rendered in like 3 hours(I use Wondershare Filmora, so again different software May utilize Hardware differently)#2 Web BrowsingIt will destroy web browsing and then some XD#3 Gaming...Not 300FPS AAA gamer ready but DANGfor light games (all 1080p high settings)Unturned.  50-100 FPSRoblox. 60 FPS, it just seems to have an FPS cap... and its PINNEDMinecraft (java) 40-70 FPS(I want 60 as my min but I will live as this is the .1% low with the main average being shown)I can probably stream and I use this system to record very comfortably!!!!Now the CONS!!!! (these are all the issues I found)1# If you didn't upgrade,there is no built-in HDMI port for the systemFIXABLE2# 4th gen Intel = No Windows 11This could be a reasonable deal-breaker for some people if you like Windows,then Windows 10 will lose its security updates in the coming year!!!3# Very little user control even in bios!!!this one may more apply to the Geeks but a lot of things, like XMP don't exist, and fan speed control? Dell thinks you don't need that!!!REALLY DELL (sorry for yelling)All of these things don't really bother me except the last oneYou can get a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter for around 10$No Windows 11 but I'm going to deploy this as a storage server later in its life running Unraid!!There will be no Windows on the machine XD(will update when it is a server)TLDR: Good PC, great for very light games and web browsingno windows 11but you can get HDMI with an adapterEasy to upgrade and make into a cheap and cheerful gaming rig at an unbeatable price