Project Budget Sleeper PC (Project BSPC)

[nikolaizombie1]

I just had the best idea yet, turn my old hp p7-1235 into a budget gaming rig for $150. Here's the plan buy a 750ti and put in in there. What are your thoughts?

Here's the desktop specs: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03359127

Here's the pcpartpicker list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($145.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: HP P7-1235 (Purchased)

Total: $145.99

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 11:19 EDT-0400

[CostcoSamples]

Do it! $150 for a gaming rig is cheap!  Worst case scenario, the thing bottlenecks your new GPU slightly.  

[nikolaizombie1]

Do it! $150 for a gaming rig is cheap!  Worst case scenario, the thing bottlenecks your new GPU slightly.  

what do you think the resale value would be? i want to buy a 16gb kit of ram for my main pc or maybe another 970 idk

or maybe a cuadro card for an extra boost in rendering

[CostcoSamples]

Hard to say.  My guess is between $300 and $400.  is monitor included?

[nikolaizombie1]

Hard to say.  My guess is between $300 and $400.  is monitor included?

i have the acer 900p monitor witch i bought with it but i use right now for editing but i can live without it

[CostcoSamples]

i have the acer 900p monitor witch i bought with it but i use right now for editing but i can live without it

Should be able to get $400 with monitor.  look around local classified ads to see what others are selling in that price range.

[nikolaizombie1]

Should be able to get $400 with monitor.  look around local classified ads to see what others are selling in that price range.

true enough ill just use use it for myself until i need to buy a new gpu