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Dell - Refurbished Excellent - HP EliteDesk 800G2 Mini Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6500T up to 3.1Ghz, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, USB Keyboard&Mouse, Win11 Pro - Black
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Customer Reviews for Dell - Refurbished Excellent - HP EliteDesk 800G2 Mini Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6500T up to 3.1Ghz, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, USB Keyboard&Mouse, Win11 Pro - Black
Customer Rating
3
Great entry level PC, with caveats
on March 3, 2026
Posted by: Neil
from Toronto, Canada
This is a great entry-level gaming PC, able to run just about anything at 1080p, and a great price in the current market. You get a very capable CPU and GPU, 32GB of memory, and a 1TB SSD. I'm personally very happy with it.
There are two issues you should be aware of, however.
First, these are old components. Not used, just old. The CPU was released in 2013, the graphics card in 2019. At the time, this CPU was rated one of the best workstation CPUs in its class, and the GPU is solid, a little better than a GTX 1070, and more than enough for any 1080p gaming. Just something to consider.
Second, while this is sold with Windows 11 preinstalled, this is NOT a "Windows 11 PC". Microsoft requires a CPU from 2017 (8th Gen) or newer and a TPM. This system has neither, so the vendor violated their partner agreement by installing an unsupported OS. Honestly, Win11 runs great on this box, but it is technically a hack, and could (in theory) become unsupported - or even bricked - by Microsoft in the future. That probably won't happen, but still.
Intel CPU branding and compatibility is not easy to decipher, so if you're looking for a "modern" computer by looking for a "Windows 11 PC", don't be fooled.
I'm docking 1 star for "old parts" and 1 star for "misleading Win11 branding".
In the end, however, this is still a great computer and a great deal. The components are old models but still very capable, and the LED fans add a ton of fun.
Pro tip: Turn off Device Security -> Core isolation -> Memory integrity on this hardware for an added boost. That's the one Windows 11 feature that this hardware doesn't natively support, so it uses software emulation, slowing down the system by up to 25%. It's a nice-to-have security feature, but not for this (unsupported) hardware.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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