corei5 Looking for 100$ system

[Achilles]

Hey guys,

I was looking at used systems to be able to play minecraft do some basic tasks.

I found a lot of systems on the used market foor under 100$, they include an i5 2400 or 3340 with intel graphics and 4gb ddr3.

are these systems worth it? Would they run minecraft at 100+ fps if I add ram?

or should I look for other used pc’s?

Thank you!

 

[NunoLava1998]

HD 2500 is trash. Get a GT 1030 to pair with the 2400/3340

[GoldenLag]

I higjly recommend saving at least 150 or 200$ vefore buying. Youll get a much better system.

[Achilles]

11 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

HD 2500 is trash. Get a GT 1030 to pair with the 2400/3340

Should I check which mobo the pc has before buying a gt 1030? Or do they fit on every mobo?

 

[Achilles]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

I higjly recommend saving at least 150 or 200$ vefore buying. Youll get a much better system.

I can spend around 200 but what should I be looking at then? I have very basic hardware knowledge

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Achilles said:

I can spend around 200 but what should I be looking at then? I have very basic hardware knowledge

Essentially a 3rd gen i5 desktop for about 100$. 50$ new PSU (corsair cx 450/550 (2017)) and 50$ towards either an hd7950 or hd 7970.

[Achilles]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

I can spend around 200 but what should I be looking at then? I have very basic hardware knowledge

I found this system for 150 euro’s :

Dell Optiplex 7010
i5 3470 3,2 GHz
240 GB SSD Kingston (new)
or 500 GB HDD (- 20 euro)
4 GB RAM or 8 GB RAM ( if 8 GB +20 euro)
AMD Radeon HD 7500 series displayport en DVI
dvd-rw
Windows 10 pro
6 × USB 2.0
4 × USB 3.0
2 × displaypoort 
VGA

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

Should I check which mobo the pc has before buying a gt 1030? Or do they fit on every mobo?

 

They fit on every motherboard with a PCIe x4/x8/x16 slot. AGP slots do not work, though those are from 2002-2007 so you don't really need to worry.

Just now, Achilles said:

I can spend around 200 but what should I be looking at then? I have very basic hardware knowledge

Probably the i5 3340 or i5 2600, plus an SSD and a GT 1030 (or a GTX 1050 or 1050 Ti if you can spend more, none of these need a PCIe power cable). Quite cheap little gaming machine. I would highly recommend getting another 4GB of DDR3, which should be pretty cheap (10-20$)

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

I found this system for 150 euro’s :

Dell Optiplex 7010
i5 3470 3,2 GHz
240 GB SSD Kingston (new)
or 500 GB HDD (- 20 euro)
4 GB RAM or 8 GB RAM ( if 8 GB +20 euro)
AMD Radeon HD 7500 series displayport en DVI
dvd-rw
Windows 10 pro
6 × USB 2.0
4 × USB 3.0
2 × displaypoort 
VGA

Ask for 8GB of RAM (it's really going to improve your performance, don't go for the 500GB HDD as HDDs are pretty slow nowadays) and get a used GT 1030 or HD 7700/7790.

[Achilles]

Just now, NunoLava1998 said:

Ask for 8GB of RAM (it's really going to improve your performance, don't go for the 500GB HDD as HDDs are pretty slow nowadays) and get a used GT 1030 or HD 7700/7790.

Yea ill look into that. If I would get 8gb that means im paying 20$ for 4gb so ill probably just go for 4gb and buy and 8gb stick for like 20 bucks. I mean I dont need something that boots up in 10 seconds, do you think the SSD or HDD would make a big difference in actual gameplay?

 

[Achilles]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

Yea ill look into that. If I would get 8gb that means im paying 20$ for 4gb so ill probably just go for 4gb and buy and 8gb stick for like 20 bucks. I mean I dont need something that boots up in 10 seconds, do you think the SSD or HDD would make a big difference in actual gameplay?

 

Found a HD 7970 for 30 bucks, worth it?

[NunoLava1998]

7 minutes ago, Achilles said:

Yea ill look into that. If I would get 8gb that means im paying 20$ for 4gb so ill probably just go for 4gb and buy and 8gb stick for like 20 bucks. I mean I dont need something that boots up in 10 seconds, do you think the SSD or HDD would make a big difference in actual gameplay?

 

SSDs are one of the best things you can buy. In fps, nothing will be improved really. In loading times, it will be drastically improved if your game takes 2-3 minutes to load.

Apps launch instantly, login takes nothing, no noise at all, it's perfect

5 minutes ago, Achilles said:

Found a HD 7970 for 30 bucks, worth it?

It's usually around 90-120$, ridiculously low ones on eBay or other used markets are always a scam. GT 1030s run for 30-40 bucks used, get one

[Achilles]

20 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said:

SSDs are one of the best things you can buy. In fps, nothing will be improved really. In loading times, it will be drastically improved if your game takes 2-3 minutes to load.

Apps launch instantly, login takes nothing, no noise at all, it's perfect

It's usually around 90-120$, ridiculously low ones on eBay or other used markets are always a scam. GT 1030s run for 30-40 bucks used, get one

Yea, ill probably get a system first and then start looking for a gpu, I can only find gt1030’s for like 80 bucks  I got a guy who wants to sell his pc (i5-4590) for 100$ to me, Im guessing a 4th generation i5 is beter than a 2nd or 3rd? I mean its the same price

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

Yea, ill probably get a system first and then start looking for a gpu, I can only find gt1030’s for like 80 bucks  I got a guy who wants to sell his pc (i5-4590) for 100$ to me, Im guessing a 4th generation i5 is beter than a 2nd or 3rd? I mean its the same price

It is.

What are the specs?

[Achilles]

1 minute ago, NunoLava1998 said:

It is.

What are the specs?

All I know for now is that its a i5-4590 with 4gb ram (dont know which type) and 500hdd, i asked for which version of windows is installed, what type of ram and if theres a gpu installed (not really needed since ill be buying a new one)

 

[Achilles]

1 hour ago, NunoLava1998 said:

It is.

What are the specs?

Would you say a 650ti is comparable with the gt 1030? I found one for 40 bucks used

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, Achilles said:

Would you say a 650ti is comparable with the gt 1030? I found one for 40 bucks used

Yes, it is.

[Achilles]

2 hours ago, NunoLava1998 said:

Yes, it is.

Its a hp prodesk, i5 4590, 4gb ddr3, 500gb hdd with onboard intel HD 4600 graphics. What does this ‘onboard’ mean? Does it mean I can’t swap it out for lets say a 650ti or GT1030 ?