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I have a dell optiplex 7010 motherboard with an i3 2130 and a rx 460 4gb. I was wondering if I could upgrade to an i5 3470? And any recommendations on a budget gpu

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a 3470 should work fine https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/Q77_Express.html

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Just now, bmx6454 said:

a 3470 should work fine https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/Q77_Express.html

Would my rx 460 be fine with it? I’m running in to trouble with gta 5 and black ops 3 with is what I mainly play.

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1 minute ago, BlueScope819 said:

Because of a CPU bottleneck? I would agree. At some point I would really recommend upgrading to a 4th gen Optiplex with a standard PSU, chuck in a 550 watt PSU and slap in a used RX 580 and a 500gb SSD.

Well right now it’s in a regular case, with a 350 watt psu oem and a 500gb laptop drive. I already bought the i5 3470 and a adata 240gb hard drive that’s about 65$. My budget isn’t the greatest right now 

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5 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Because of a CPU bottleneck? I would agree. At some point I would really recommend upgrading to a 4th gen Optiplex with a standard PSU, chuck in a 550 watt PSU and slap in a used RX 580 and a 500gb SSD.

Yeah 2 core and 4 threads ain’t good so I hope with the i5 I can run my games with less stutter and more fps 

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11 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

Yeah, that's more of a long term thing. If my memory serves correctly, the Optiplex 7010 uses standard power connectors, right? So perhaps make it a medium term goal to save $150 or so to buy a decent PSU (say $40), and buy a used RX 580 or RX 570. Just my two cents, but a CPU upgrade would really help. Good luck.

Could you direct me to a good cheap power supply? I have around 150 to spend on a psu and motherboard I’m tight on my budget due to covid

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2 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

PSUs are in very short supply at the moment so this would be about $40, you can also pick one up at midweek madness (A Wensday sale EVGA does)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5LYKR7/ref=dp_cerb_1

And I assume you mean $150 to spend on PSU and GPU, not motherboard, right?

I have 200 for the i5 3470/ssd and the gpu and cpu

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6 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

PSUs are in very short supply at the moment so this would be about $40, you can also pick one up at midweek madness (A Wensday sale EVGA does)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y5LYKR7/ref=dp_cerb_1

And I assume you mean $150 to spend on PSU and GPU, not motherboard, right?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203034865073
https://www.ebay.com/itm/143246740547

would something like that do? 

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1 hour ago, bmx6454 said:

a 3470 should work fine https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-Intel_(chipsets)/Q77_Express.html

Would you recommend a i7 3770 or the i5 3470 with my rx 460

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17 hours ago, DANPLAYSGAMES said:

Would you recommend a i7 3770 or the i5 3470 with my rx 460

the 3470 should be fine with it.