New hardware, such as Intel's upcoming Rocket Lake-S CPUs and the latest generation of GPUs from AMD and Nvidia (if supply catches up with demand), are on the horizon for retailers. Typically, when new products are introduced, existing inventory becomes a bargain. A reasonably equipped Dell G5 gaming desktop is available now for just $599.99.

This setup has a list price of $904.98, but you can get $304.99 off the price by entering the code DBBFDTAFF1 in the coupon field at checkout. This is a huge discount and can bring the overall configuration down to about what it would cost to build your own using the same parts (when factoring in the cost of Windows 10).

As a configuration, the G5 is powered by a 10th generation Intel Core i5 10400F Comet Lake processor with 6 cores and 12 threads running at 2.9GHz (base) to 4.3GHz (max turbo) with 12MB of L3 cache. Graphics include an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super. Not bad.

Other hardware includes 8GB of DDR4-2666 RAM, a 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD, and a 360W power supply. Even on a mid-range machine, I would consider upgrading the RAM first. For example, the G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 16GB kit is $76.99 at Newegg. [For example, a 16GB kit of G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200 is $76.99 at Newegg It remains to be seen what mid-range Ampere parts Nvidia will eventually release, but something like the GeForce RTX 3070 is definitely out of the question The unannounced RTX 3060 is definitely out of the question. Even the unreleased RTX 3060 is recommended with a 550W PSU.

That said, the price is solid for what it offers.