Posted December 12, 2015 Recently got an Optiplex 745 from the trash, it runs fine, but its missing a hard drive and 3gb of the RAM it was supposed to come with. I replaced the hard drive and got a replacement 8gb of RAM on the way as well as a replacement PSU. I was wondering, as I am not familiar with the technology, what GPU could I put in the machine that wouldnt be bottle necked by the older hardware. I was thinking something like a Nvidia 500 series graphics card. Give me suggestions please. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 12, 2015 Recently got an Optiplex 745 from the trash, it runs fine, but its missing a hard drive and 3gb of the RAM it was supposed to come with. I replaced the hard drive and got a replacement 8gb of RAM on the way as well as a replacement PSU. I was wondering, as I am not familiar with the technology, what GPU could I put in the machine that wouldnt be bottle necked by the older hardware. I was thinking something like a Nvidia 500 series graphics card. Give me suggestions please. Thank you. Honestly, I wouldn't bother. If you're going to upgrade the GPU, you'd more than likely have to upgrade CPU, which means new motherboard, and possibly new RAM. In short, you'd be putting more money into the system, than the entire system itself is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 12, 2015 Author Honestly, I wouldn't bother. If you're going to upgrade the GPU, you'd more than likely have to upgrade CPU, which means new motherboard, and possibly new RAM. In short, you'd be putting more money into the system, than the entire system itself is worth. Im not concerned about that. I just want to see how much power I can get out of the old thing. A silly project for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 12, 2015 Im not concerned about that. I just want to see how much power I can get out of the old thing. A silly project for the weekend. Do you know what CPU it has? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 12, 2015 What CPU does it have? What PSU does it have? I have a Optiplex 990 myself that I have upgraded to to capable gaming machine. Hello there, fellow dark theme users "Be excellent to each other and party on dudes." - Abraham Lincoln #wiiumasterrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 12, 2015 HD 5450 keep it quiet There are also low profile 750s Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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