every once in a while I like to pull an absolute dipshit move, like hitting Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C on the 2.6GB single-page spreadsheet file i'm working on, then watching my computer grind to a halt.
the dell optiplex is a joke of a computer. regardless of how much beef you put into the memory, storage, processor, etc. it is not meant for important tasks. it is meant for goofing off on forums and thats it.