Ultra budget pc for a friend

[Ivan the russian]

Hey so this is my super cheap used gaming pc that is meant to play most games high to medium at 1080p 60fps. See any problems with it?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-GB-4-GB-x-1-Micron-PC3-12800U-PC3-12800-DDR3-1600-Desktop-RAM-Memory/333113659975?hash=item4d8f1f1247%3Ag%3AXeIAAOSwk7Zch-ba&LH_BIN=1

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Computer-Optiplex-7010-Intel-Core-I5-3rd-Gen-3-30-Ghz-4GB-Free-Shipping/133000221720?hash=item1ef76e5418%3Ag%3Aq9QAAOSwsAVclmHf&LH_BIN=1

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-03G-P4-2888-GeForce-GTX-780-Ti-Dual-Classified-w-cooler-3GB/283430274857?epid=1925231965&hash=item41fdc2c729%3Ag%3AggsAAOSw-dhcmSMC%3Asc%3AUSPSPriorityFlatRateBox!29708!US!-1&LH_BIN=1

Dont know why the links are so long 

[LukeLinusFanFic]

What's the budget? Maybe we can get him something with better upgrade options at the same price

[Ivan the russian]

Max $300 the pc is currently $250

[GoldenLag]

26 minutes ago, Ivan the russian said:

See any problems with it?

Yeah....

 

Swap gtx 780ti with a r9 290x or non-x. Both are miles jetter today and should be had for the same or cheaper. 

 

Pick up 8GB of Ram. 4GB isnt enough.

[Ivan the russian]

1 minute ago, GoldenLag said:

Yeah....

 

Swap gtx 780ti with a r9 290x or non-x. Both are miles jetter today and should be had for the same or cheaper. 

 

Pick up 8GB of Ram. 4GB isnt enough.

The optiplex comes with 4gb that’s why I have a second 4gb stick and I’ll check out the r9 290 or 290x thanks

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, Ivan the russian said:

The optiplex comes with 4gb that’s why I have a second 4gb stick and I’ll check out the r9 290 or 290x thanks

Try getting aftermarket cooler.

 

 

While the 780ti and 290x were neck and neck back in the day. Drivers and lack of optimization for the 780ti and its lack of Vram has lead to the 290x grabbing a good lead while performing a lot better in modern titles. 

[cluelessgenius]

try looking for optiplex 790. they come with a 2600 and should be a bit better but more maybe even a bit cheaper. my company sells their old hardware to employes at low cost. i see those frequently. and our at least already come with 8gigs ram. which shouldnt be that uncommon since they were workstations. 

and then maybe theres more budget for the gpu. im not sure what to recommend at that price point but try at least getting something with directx12 support

[Ivan the russian]

6 minutes ago, cluelessgenius said:

try looking for optiplex 790. they come with a 2600 and should be a bit better but more maybe even a bit cheaper. my company sells their old hardware to employes at low cost. i see those frequently. and our at least already come with 8gigs ram. which shouldnt be that uncommon since they were workstations. 

and then maybe theres more budget for the gpu. im not sure what to recommend at that price point but try at least getting something with directx12 support

The 790 comes with a 2400 and 4gb of ram however it is cheaper so that is a good option

 

[cluelessgenius]

3 minutes ago, Ivan the russian said:

The 790 comes with a 2400 and 4gb of ram however it is cheaper so that is a good option

 

but also with the 2600 and  8 gigs. and i would only suggest switching to that one. dont see the point in going from 3rd gen i5 to 2nd gen i5. i was trying to get 8 threads and a bit more performance. unless the difference is like 60 bucks i wouldnt recommend it.

[Ivan the russian]

1 minute ago, cluelessgenius said:

but also with the 2600 and  8 gigs. and i would only suggest switching to that one. dont see the point in going from 3rd gen i5 to 2nd gen i5. i was trying to get 8 threads and a bit more performance. unless the difference is like 60 bucks i wouldnt recommend it.

I'm not seeing any of those on the market for any price so ill keep everything the same except swap to a 290x 4gb

[Ivan the russian]

this will drop the price by $40 making the whole thing $211

[cluelessgenius]

Just now, Ivan the russian said:

I'm not seeing any of those on the market for any price so ill keep everything the same except swap to a 290x 4gb

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-i7-2600-3-4GHz-8GB-RAM-250GB-HDD-Win-7-Home-Good-Condition/401679956684?hash=item5d85fdbacc:g:2Z8AAOSwk4RcMPW4

 

dont know where youre from but other sites like craigslist and so on are often better for used parts since you can talk them down a little.

[Ivan the russian]

Just now, cluelessgenius said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-i7-2600-3-4GHz-8GB-RAM-250GB-HDD-Win-7-Home-Good-Condition/401679956684?hash=item5d85fdbacc:g:2Z8AAOSwk4RcMPW4

 

dont know where youre from but other sites like craigslist and so on are often better for used parts since you can talk them down a little.

i thought you meant i5 that explains things

[cluelessgenius]

Just now, Ivan the russian said:

i thought you meant i5 that explains things

the 2400 was the i5 the 2600 has always been the i7. i mean if you can find one get a k version. even better but the non k is also great for money.

[Ivan the russian]

this is the only thing I could find somewhat locally

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/sys/d/lillington-dell-optiplex-790-with/6846658320.html

[Ivan the russian]

1 minute ago, Ivan the russian said:

this is the only thing I could find somewhat locally

https://raleigh.craigslist.org/sys/d/lillington-dell-optiplex-790-with/6846658320.html

nvm this is the best

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-Tower-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-40Ghz-8GB-RAM-500GB-HDD/173851373262?hash=item287a596ece%3Ag%3AGYUAAOSwmjhcmhPR%3Asc%3AUSPSPriority!28269!US!-1&LH_BIN=1

[Herman Mcpootis]

34 minutes ago, Ivan the russian said:

nvm this is the best

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-790-Tower-Intel-Core-i7-2600-3-40Ghz-8GB-RAM-500GB-HDD/173851373262?hash=item287a596ece%3Ag%3AGYUAAOSwmjhcmhPR%3Asc%3AUSPSPriority!28269!US!-1&LH_BIN=1

the optiplex towers don't have much space for a GPU unless you drill out the HDD cage, so you'll need a small card like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-OEM-Radeon-RX-580-4GB-GDDR5-Graphics-Card-931738-001/362594732634?hash=item546c548a5a%3Ag%3AsiEAAOSwbzRcltfd&LH_BIN=1