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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 394 reviews

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    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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80%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the ARC Gaming Desktop's performance and ease of use, finding it a good value for the price. Many appreciate its suitability for gaming, especially for beginners, although some users plan to upgrade the graphics card and RAM for enhanced performance. The included keyboard and mouse are also frequently praised.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Gaming

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Jrs pc

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excelente gaming system started pack for beginners

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Hard drive

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    My Worst purchase ever

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    DO NOT BUY! This is the biggest peice of crap I’ve ever bought and Best Buy Should be ashamed of selling it. And they should be Ashamed for not taking it back. I bought this for my daughter for her birthday. I did the research read the reviews. Seemed like just what I was looking for, new gamer computer nothing fancy. Of course she didn’t open it until a week after I bought it being her birthday. Had geek squad set it up to make sure it was done right. Two weeks later it’s non functional only boots up in an ezsafe mode. Call geek squad, pay them another $200 to tell me the Hard drive is fried. And since it’s 15 days past purchase there is nothing Best Buy will do. Clearly they don’t stand behind the products they sell. Then had to deal with the Terrible customer service at I buy power, what a joke that was. I’m telling you save your time and money don’t but this.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gaming PC

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love, love, love my new PC. Its so awesome & fast!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great PC

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great PC, great access to content, very easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Graphics card, Lag

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Definitely not a gaming computer!

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Lots of lag. Very misleading. Pretty box. Not a gaming computer!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not bad, could be better

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not a bad build. My wife got me this as a gift so I can complain but if I had it my way I probably wouldn’t get it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Need more power

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the unit. Very cool looking! But I need more power! I wonder how much I can upgrade the processor??!?

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is a great system for my son and runs his games fine. The colors are fun. The keyboard is pretty stiff and takes some getting used to.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good beginner gaming computer

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased for 10 year old son and he seems to like it. I only gave it 4 stars because he has complained about it lagging.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good first gaming computer

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Computer works well. Did have one issue when delivered. Boot disk was flipped had to drive to the store and have this resolved.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple, easy set up

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Showed up in-store a day ahead of schedule, no damage, nothing loose, just plugged everything in, turned on the power, and it was good to go. Keyboard and mouse were a lot nicer than I was expecting too.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Bought the wrong modle but is happy with it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Honestly didn't mean to buy a i3 but it runs good and it pretty fast for what I got it for

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Hard drive

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Bad Product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had this gaming system go out a week before warranty I took it to geek squad to get it fixed in the warranty ran out they made me purchase a new hard drive which cost me 106 on top of the $700 that I paid for this product less than a year ago. I went to pick it up and the gaming system is still not working. I am now going to take it to another Best buy location geek squad and Winston-Salem and I don't know how much it's going to cost I would not recommend this product to anybody do not buy it at $700 that I cannot afford in the first place and that's my son who is now without his gaming system.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    So far so good.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far so good. My son loves his gaming pc. BestBuy and Geek Squad is the best, don't hesitate to contact them if you have any question or assistance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought for my daughter. Don't know much about it but she absolutely loves it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Graphics card

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Son

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Slow video card graphics not as good as I thought it would be

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Mixed feelings

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I dont really know what to say. I have mixed feelings about that tower. It works well depending on what game . For example , it works well when i play league of legends but when I attempt something of higher graphics like rainbow 6, its really bad. So meh take that as you will. The lights on the keyboard mouse and tower are pretty dope tho.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a great starter computer for the price. my only recommendation is that you get more ram sticks as 8GB isn't very good for modern games on steam but games like Roblox, FNF and simple games run just fine.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    pc was delivered on time but the packaging was a bit damaged but overall I got what I paid for.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great experience at Best Buy definitely A great buy I enjoyed it thank you Best Buy .

    I would recommend this to a friend