Here's my rig, an i5 4670k with a 4GB GTX 960 and 16GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and a 140GB SSD in an 18 year old case. It has a cheep but effective aftermarket cooler that keeps it nice and cool.
It's running Ubuntu 16.04.3. I use it for Steemit, doing digital painting with Krita using a wacom tablet, and playing games (yes you can play games on Linux).
It works well and is still a powerful computer but I think my next PC will have an AMD CPU and GPU since Intel and Nvidia are loosing their edge in some peoples opinions.