Dell optiplex

[DrewL]

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New here, excuse me if I’m not in the proper forum section for this. I have a dell optiplex 7010 DT that i would like to build to something capable of running a few games every once in a while at a decent rate. I came across this Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050ti 4GB, GDDR5 Graphics Card  and I was wondering if it would work for me 

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[jaslion]

A lot more info needed.

 

What are the specs of the 7010?

 

What games will you be playing?

 

Resolution and target framerate?

 

Budget?

 

Location?

 

I mean even a top specced i7 3770 7010 with a 1050ti is NOT capable of doing 60fps in modern games due to cpu limits and the 1050ti is NO LONGER a 1080p gaming card for a lot of games from the last 3 years. It's simply fallen behind too much.

 

You have to keep in mind that this dell is over 10 years old by now and the 1050ti was a low end card from 2016.

[DrewL]

On 11/15/2023 at 2:27 AM, jaslion said:

A lot more info needed.

 

What are the specs of the 7010?

 

What games will you be playing?

 

Resolution and target framerate?

 

Budget?

 

Location?

 

I mean even a top specced i7 3770 7010 with a 1050ti is NOT capable of doing 60fps in modern games due to cpu limits and the 1050ti is NO LONGER a 1080p gaming card for a lot of games from the last 3 years. It's simply fallen behind too much.

 

You have to keep in mind that this dell is over 10 years old by now and the 1050ti was a low end card from 2016.

Honestly the budget is about $300-400 and the I’ll probably just be playing casual valorant or Fortnite matches at medium graphics I suppose. Sorry if I’m not the best at the information aspect of this, I’m still new to The PC community 

[DrewL]

Just now, DrewL said:

Honestly the budget is about $300-400 and the I’ll probably just be playing casual valorant or Fortnite matches at medium graphics I suppose. Sorry if I’m not the best at the information aspect of this, I’m still new to The PC community 

 

[jaslion]

1 hour ago, DrewL said:

 

Yeah thats not playing fortnite well no matter the gpu.

 

So a quick sketch a i7 4770 will play forynite at around 100fps HOWEVER it's quite unstable and a lot of differenr frametimes which means the experience feels choppy and bad.

 

Your i5 is well below spec as you need at least 8 threads and you only have 4.

 

for 3-400 id honestly start over with a used gaming pc.

 

Try having a look on ebay, facrbook marketplace,... for a ryzen gaming pc.

 

I'd aim for at least a ryzen 3000 series. A 3600 or better.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266526138197?hash=item3e0e321f55:g:LNkAAOSwbetlXnN7&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4EoYmzJCJEtbZbGRnBevlkwVBJr59TXC%2FaXziYfEQP0YMiXHAu5eM4U4de9WPKZjk2oJyjFrc2QpAuRIflYBMJJK%2FaNCQKtY5OOsmwYeJR6ks%2BJyBO0dteK2kU7%2BmXHyY7X8rNMy6rk7cVvBUFfQgTrwARDumh%2F3uY8ugWPeGc%2BEljw8%2BqbiM6FE7lIVWvG06SeN7oKrlBads9eHVHxsDmMhE0NPi6Ctk1%2BcAZX1%2FySmCsYrhqOBa7mXlP90nSumR9FQr0HDtK3Mo0MVgmpsIlRKaQRarJtSeMiFHVnrut1G|tkp%3ABk9SR8SNgaSDYw

 

For example this is not bad. WAAAAY better than anything thay optiplex couls ever be and that gpu is also WAY faster

[DrewL]

16 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yeah thats not playing fortnite well no matter the gpu.

 

So a quick sketch a i7 4770 will play forynite at around 100fps HOWEVER it's quite unstable and a lot of differenr frametimes which means the experience feels choppy and bad.

 

Your i5 is well below spec as you need at least 8 threads and you only have 4.

 

for 3-400 id honestly start over with a used gaming pc.

 

Try having a look on ebay, facrbook marketplace,... for a ryzen gaming pc.

 

I'd aim for at least a ryzen 3000 series. A 3600 or better.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/266526138197?hash=item3e0e321f55:g:LNkAAOSwbetlXnN7&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4EoYmzJCJEtbZbGRnBevlkwVBJr59TXC%2FaXziYfEQP0YMiXHAu5eM4U4de9WPKZjk2oJyjFrc2QpAuRIflYBMJJK%2FaNCQKtY5OOsmwYeJR6ks%2BJyBO0dteK2kU7%2BmXHyY7X8rNMy6rk7cVvBUFfQgTrwARDumh%2F3uY8ugWPeGc%2BEljw8%2BqbiM6FE7lIVWvG06SeN7oKrlBads9eHVHxsDmMhE0NPi6Ctk1%2BcAZX1%2FySmCsYrhqOBa7mXlP90nSumR9FQr0HDtK3Mo0MVgmpsIlRKaQRarJtSeMiFHVnrut1G|tkp%3ABk9SR8SNgaSDYw

 

For example this is not bad. WAAAAY better than anything thay optiplex couls ever be and that gpu is also WAY faster

Haha right on, I appreciate the advice a lot. Thank you!

[jaslion]

8 minutes ago, DrewL said:

Haha right on, I appreciate the advice a lot. Thank you!

If ya find anyrhing reach back. But so far that cyberpower is a pretty decent deal. Just the normal poor airflow case and low end cpu cooler which is ok to cool the cpu

[Queen Chrysalis]

The i5 should be fine for valorant if you aren’t trying to be MLG on the framerate.  Fortnite has grown in it’s resource needs, unfortunately.  A quick gander on craigslist or fb marketplace might get you a cheap 2600k, 3770, or 3770s which would double your threadcount.  I got a 3770 for $20 last year for a buddy who had a 3240.

[jaslion]

8 hours ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

The i5 should be fine for valorant if you aren’t trying to be MLG on the framerate.  Fortnite has grown in it’s resource needs, unfortunately.  A quick gander on craigslist or fb marketplace might get you a cheap 2600k, 3770, or 3770s which would double your threadcount.  I got a 3770 for $20 last year for a buddy who had a 3240.

Even on those fortnite frametimes are a mess these days. The ue5 migration made it run heaps worse