Dell Optiplex 9020 Mini Tower Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-4770-3.4 GHz, 32GB Ram, 1TB (1000GB) SSD Drive, WiFi, DVD-RW, Windows

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars | 1,531 ratings

Price: 164.99

Last update: 11-10-2024


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Overclockies
5.0 out of 5 stars Great investment If...
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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 PRO
I paid 202$ but I've seen it for around 185-212$ USD
This is a Review of the Dell Optiplex 9020 MT

How It Shipped- Not good... had thin-ish bubble wrap and a box to protect it from
the 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 seconds
4 Kingston DIMMs of 8GB ddr3 1333mhz (32GB) and I have had no failures yet
It 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 nothing

Wi-Fi adapter... DO NOT USE
It gets concerningly hot under load and the MAX speed recorded by internet speed test
was 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 since

I know everyone will use this PC differently but here are my uses and how well it works for me

Uses and Performance!! (Before mods)

1# 1080p Video Editing
It "works" if you make small videos then it is “good” 32GB of RAM and editing off of an SSD is NUTS
However, 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 Browsing
It will destroy web browsing for the majority of people out there

3# Gaming...
if this is your primary concern then you might want to look elsewhere if you're not into upgrading...
HOWEVER
for light games (all 1080p low settings)
Unturned. 6 FPS Average
Roblox. 25 FPS Average
Minecraft (java) 10 FPS Average

If all you want to do is "play the games" then buy it and enjoy
However, 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 4GB
because 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 Editing
It LOVES IT
Again 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 Browsing
It will destroy web browsing and then some XD

#3 Gaming...
Not 300FPS AAA gamer ready but DANG
for light games (all 1080p high settings)

Unturned. 50-100 FPS
Roblox. 60 FPS, it just seems to have an FPS cap... and its PINNED
Minecraft (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 system

FIXABLE

2# 4th gen Intel = No Windows 11
This 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 one

You 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 browsing
no windows 11
but you can get HDMI with an adapter

Easy to upgrade and make into a cheap and cheerful gaming rig at an unbeatable price
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Overclockies
5.0 out of 5 stars Great investment If...
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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 PRO
I paid 202$ but I've seen it for around 185-212$ USD
This is a Review of the Dell Optiplex 9020 MT

How It Shipped- Not good... had thin-ish bubble wrap and a box to protect it from
the 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 seconds
4 Kingston DIMMs of 8GB ddr3 1333mhz (32GB) and I have had no failures yet
It 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 nothing

Wi-Fi adapter... DO NOT USE
It gets concerningly hot under load and the MAX speed recorded by internet speed test
was 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 since

I know everyone will use this PC differently but here are my uses and how well it works for me

Uses and Performance!! (Before mods)

1# 1080p Video Editing
It "works" if you make small videos then it is “good” 32GB of RAM and editing off of an SSD is NUTS
However, 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 Browsing
It will destroy web browsing for the majority of people out there

3# Gaming...
if this is your primary concern then you might want to look elsewhere if you're not into upgrading...
HOWEVER
for light games (all 1080p low settings)
Unturned. 6 FPS Average
Roblox. 25 FPS Average
Minecraft (java) 10 FPS Average

If all you want to do is "play the games" then buy it and enjoy
However, 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 4GB
because 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 Editing
It LOVES IT
Again 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 Browsing
It will destroy web browsing and then some XD

#3 Gaming...
Not 300FPS AAA gamer ready but DANG
for light games (all 1080p high settings)

Unturned. 50-100 FPS
Roblox. 60 FPS, it just seems to have an FPS cap... and its PINNED
Minecraft (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 system

FIXABLE

2# 4th gen Intel = No Windows 11
This 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 one

You 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 browsing
no windows 11
but you can get HDMI with an adapter

Easy to upgrade and make into a cheap and cheerful gaming rig at an unbeatable price
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Curious Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars So far it’s a FANTASTIC buy - still works more than two years!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022
Background: We are blessed in our family to have someone who knows a lot about PCs, so we’re not overly intimidated by needing to replace things inside a PC or trouble shooting. Some of the other purchaser’s negative reviews on this machine were daunting to me though, but the price was so good for the specs, we decided to try it in spite of some of the bad reviews. We concurrently use PCs and Macs of varying ages and operating systems. This is the 2d refurbished machine we’ve ever purchased (the other refurbished PC was a $100 refurbished HP years ago from Overstock.com that’s still working great), but from the varying experiences reflected in the reviews, it may be a bit of a roll of the dice. I like that Amazon is behind this product.

Experience so far: It’s been almost two months of DAILY HEAVY USE on this PC, even creating 3D graphics using Blender, and so far this PC is working great. Very fast efficient start up. Tackles memory hog tasks such as 3D rendering with Blender software well (especially for the price of the PC). However it’s relatively early days, so I still have some doubts of longevity (mostly because of the other Amazon reviews).
So for what it’s worth, here’s my experience so far (from the reviews it appears there’s quite a bit of difference from person to person so read others reviews too). I’m writing the good and bad.
1) The PC arrived NOT well packaged for shipping, so I was dubious it wasn’t damaged. I felt the packing was so bad it disrespected the customer’s time because it seemed so likely the PC would be damaged simply because of poor packaging. For example, the exterior shipping box was damaged and the there was way too much room inside the shipping box for the PC tower to slip around. Luckily, somehow our PC survived the shipping, but the seller should fix this easy fix. Dear Seller: Please pack the PCs as if you had to use the PC yourself. Why go through all that work in refurbishing only to risk screwing it up in the shipping? -so even though the PC actually did work (hurray!), it worked in spite of the sloppy packaging, so I’d rate the packaging as needlessly carelessly bad. It also made me hope the restoration was done with more care and pride in workmanship than the packing was. Not a confidence/goodwill builder, sadly.
2). The PC arrived with a very basic keyboard that is 100% perfect for my needs (I use four computers side-by-side, so keyboard space is at a premium, so I actually love the keyboard, nice large clear letters on each key, easy to read and yet still efficiently space saving).
3) The PC arrived with a basic mouse, a bit smaller-sized but works 100% fine.
4) The PC itself looks as it should, except the seller put a BIG ugly white service sticker on top of the PC in a prominent place, not at all attractive, so I hope the seller reads this and uses more discreet sticker placement for other buyers. The ugly large white service sticker essentially kills any aesthetic/freshness the PC Tower could have.
5) The PC came with a small white wireless dongle that if you want wireless will take up one of the USB ports.
6) With great intrepidation, fearing the worst due to the poor shipping packaging, I hooked up the PC to its mouse and keyboard (and one of my monitors) and turned on the PC. EVERYTHING worked fine. The wireless dongle worked. It booted up. It was super SUPER fast. Eventually we used Ethernet cable instead of wireless Wi-Fi, and the Ethernet connection works fine too. I’ve used the PC to read CDs/DVDs and burned a test DVD just to make sure it works. It does. At least so far :)
7) Because this PC is NOT upgradable to Win 11, etc., be realistic. AFTER I felt the PC was working by running it through its paces, that’s when I bought software for it. In other words, given the negative reviews, make sure you like what you get before investing in software, BUT BEFORE YOU BUY RESEARCH THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE YOU USE FOR WINDOWS 10 Pro. Once you’ve run the PC through its paces, that’s when I recommend you actually buy the most recent version of the software you use that is compatible with Windows 10pro, because eventually the software companies won’t be supporting Windows 10 anymore. (By way of example, the last version of Adobe Photoshop that you could buy to own (as opposed to rent monthly) is not compatible with operating systems past Windows 7, so for the rest of my life I’ll need a Windows 7 machine to use that older Adobe software; similarly if you don’t want to pay a monthly subscription fee for Word/Excel/etc., you’ll need to buy a version of Office that is still compatible with Windows 10 pro (I bought Office 2019 Pro).
8) So this PC has worked well for me with Blender, Outlook, Excel, Word, and the operating system/computer surprisingly came pre-loaded with various software things - even an interesting 3D program (that was a happy surprise, must be part of Windows 10 pro!?!), and I’ve used the PC for the internet, and the PC networked easily to the printer, etc.
9) Eventually all PCs die/fritz. I backup at least daily to an external hard drive, because you just never know (and this is a refurbished PC, especially given the reviews, be realistic and backup backup backup.
Bottom line: This is a speedy effective PC that so far is doing what I need it to do at a great price. There are some super easy fixes the seller can do (BETTER PACKAGING FOR SHIPPING & PLACE THE SERVICE STICKER IN A LESS VISIBLE PLACE). I didn’t need to contact the seller for anything because this PC booted up easily. If everyone had my experience I’d say buy without hesitation; I wonder how many of the bad experiences could have been avoided by better packaging? In any event, so far my experience is FANTASTIC FOR THE PRICE :)
6-17-22 update: it’s still working GREAT, super fast, this morning I thought to myself what an excellent purchase this has been so far. Still FANTASTIC FOR THE PRICE. Of course, haven’t reached the year mark yet & a computer needs to function much longer than this to earn full high grades so early days still, but very happy so far.
9-7-22 update: Still turns on super fast, gets to the log in screen super fast, and then once the password is entered, the PC still gets to the main screen super fast. It’s still working GREAT, super fast, and again this morning I thought to myself what an excellent purchase this has been so far. So: Still FANTASTIC FOR THE PRICE. Of course, haven’t reached the year mark yet & a computer needs to function much longer than this to earn full high grades so early days still, but still very happy so far.
1-15-23 update: Still turns on super fast, gets to the log in screen super fast, and then once the password is entered, the PC still gets to the main screen super fast. It’s still working GREAT, super fast, and again this morning I thought to myself what an excellent purchase this has been so far. So: Still FANTASTIC FOR THE PRICE. This is just a few months to the year mark yet & a computer needs to function longer than this to earn fullest highest grades, but still very happy so far. (I will add that this computer is not my primary computer for randomly lollygagging around the internet, so I have been avoiding some of the 'internet junk' that mysteriously accumulates and clogs ones computer when one surfs the web).
10-21-2024 - STILL HAPPY WITH THIS PC! No issues, so this is officially a great buy :).
Hope this is helpful info for you.
Sunny
1.0 out of 5 stars Be aware this may not last!
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2024
I bought this renewed Dell Desktop computer in February 2024, I have had it 6 months. On average I use the computer 3 to 4 hours a week. In the last week it has begun to lose the internet connection and won't stay connected, also the graphics card is acting up, my screen just flips and goes into a color changing strobe show. I thought maybe it was the monitor, bought a new monitor and the same thing is happening. I took a chance and did not buy the warranty, so if you do choose to buy the renewed version, make sure you buy the warranty and keep the box. Also make sure you check the computer as soon as you get it, the other reviews mention poor quality package and they are correct. I received a very big box with very little packaging. The computer was just sliding around in the oversized box.

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