Working man's gaming pc

[SammyGoad]

 

Put together while in college, my hand-me-down pc is looking pretty good now a days:

-I5 2500

-12gb assorted DDR3 1600Mhz Ram

-1 terabyte hdd

-MSI 1050TI OC

-ThermalTake 650W Bronze PSU

sub $400 USD

[FirstOfHisName]

i5 2400 is a beast , 6 years and still going strong.

[SammyGoad]

2 minutes ago, FirstOfHisName said:

i5 2400 is a beast , 6 years and still going strong.

It runs a little hot though, 40c idle and 72 load, I'm too much of a wuss to replace thermal paste

[Guest]

1 minute ago, SammyGoad said:

It runs a little hot though, 40c idle and 72 load, I'm too much of a wuss to replace thermal paste

Nah bro, you'll be fine.

[SammyGoad]

Just now, Factory OC said:

Nah bro, you'll be fine.

I know, I've just heard stories about old cpus delidding when removing the heatsink and im scared D:

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, SammyGoad said:

I know, I've just heard stories about old cpus delidding when removing the heatsink and im scared D:

Oh okay, I can't take you on about that, you want the best for your rig.

[FirstOfHisName]

12 hours ago, SammyGoad said:

It runs a little hot though, 40c idle and 72 load, I'm too much of a wuss to replace thermal paste

Do you use the stock cooler? If yes its fine

[GollyGee]

On 5/24/2017 at 0:02 PM, SammyGoad said:

-I5 2500

-12gb assorted DDR3 1600Mhz Ram

-1 terabyte hdd

-MSI 1050TI OC

-ThermalTake 650W Bronze PSU

sub $400 USD

Based my system off of an optiplex like you! Check my sig for my specs.

[GollyGee]

Just now, GollyGee said:

Based my system off of an optiplex like you! Check my sig for my specs.

*Profile, not sig

[SammyGoad]

On 5/29/2017 at 9:19 AM, GollyGee said:

*Profile, not sig

Cool story bro, If you are looking to max the performance, I would recommend replacing the standard thermal paste with something better, replace the standard pci slot covers with dustcover ones for better airflow, and maybe replace or supplement the fans

[GollyGee]

8 hours ago, SammyGoad said:

Cool story bro, If you are looking to max the performance, I would recommend replacing the standard thermal paste with something better, replace the standard pci slot covers with dustcover ones for better airflow, and maybe replace or supplement the fans

Thermal paste on CPU or GPU? Also, might get noctua fans or something later. Thanks for the tips!

[Timbs]

Kinda reminds me of my setup. 

CPU: i5 2400

GPU: MSi GTX 1050 Ti 4GT OC

PSU: EVGA 600W Bronze Plus

RAM: 14GB DDR3 @1333

HDD: WD Caviar Blue

 

Sadly mine has probably gone above 400USD.

 

[SammyGoad]

On 6/1/2017 at 9:10 PM, GollyGee said:

Thermal paste on CPU or GPU? Also, might get noctua fans or something later. Thanks for the tips!

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