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So I found an ebay listing for a workstation that has the things I want in a gaming PC, 

16gb ram

480gb ssd

600w psu

windows 10

Xeon E5-1650 v2 (similar to ryzen 5 1600)

If I just put a 1080 in this, would that be a cheap way of making a gaming pc?

 

Downsides are obviously a lack of upgrading and not all coolers fit LGA 2011 (but some do)

Just interested seeing as I'm trying to build a gaming PC at the best value and was considering a ryzen 5 1600 already with the same other parts

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The E5 1650 v2 in here is quite a bit slower than Ryzen 5 1600. The reason why benchmark sites show otherwise is because this Xeon has an unlocked multiplier and can be overclocked as much as you want, but the Z420 workstation it's in does not have an overclockable motherboard. That's why it's inferior to the overclockable Ryzen 5 hexa core CPU.

 

Also, the stock NVS 290 does not use any PCIe power connector. I doubt if the original PSU has a PCIe 8pin for a gtx1080, assuming you dont use cards that need another 6pin or 8pin

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Just now, Christophe Corazza said:

WHO THE HELL HAS INTERNET EXPLORER PINNED TO THE TASK BAR?!?!?!?!?!

 

Besides that, you should look into building a Ryzen 5 system instead. It will have more potential as a workstation than the system that you've mentioned.

Is your maximum budget around $ 500?

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1 hour ago, GerbilPlays said:

 

If I just put a 1080 in this, would that be a cheap way of making a gaming pc?

Don't know whether cheap or not compared to other alternatives, but it would make a good gaming PC no doubt. You just have to make sure the PSU has all the necessary cables, and that the chassis is not too restrictive to fit your GPU.

 

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35 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

The E5 1650 v2 in here is quite a bit slower than Ryzen 5 1600. The reason why benchmark sites show otherwise is because this Xeon has an unlocked multiplier and can be overclocked as much as you want, but the Z420 workstation it's in does not have an overclockable motherboard. That's why it's inferior to the overclockable Ryzen 5 hexa core CPU.

 

Also, the stock NVS 290 does not use any PCIe power connector. I doubt if the original PSU has a PCIe 8pin for a gtx1080, assuming you dont use cards that need another 6pin or 8pin

What 1080 has a single 8 pin?

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

LAPTOP: Dell XPS 15 7590

TABLET: iPad Pro

PHONE: Galaxy S9

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6 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

What 1080 has a single 8 pin?

all the blower cards, Gigabyte cards (excluding aorus here) and EVGA SC2

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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22 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

Besides that, you should look into building a Ryzen 5 system instead. It will have more potential as a workstation than the system that you've mentioned.

Is your maximum budget around $ 500?

I dont want a workstation i was just trying to see if it was an alternative and no, my budget is different

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52 minutes ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

Besides that, you should look into building a Ryzen 5 system instead. It will have more potential as a workstation than the system that you've mentioned.

Is your maximum budget around $ 500?

This is probably what i'll actually get but maybe new parts when they come out because i'm actually ordering in August/July:

http://amzn.eu/0SdriGG

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On 14/06/2018 at 1:35 PM, Christophe Corazza said:

 

WHO THE HELL HAS INTERNET EXPLORER PINNED TO THE TASK BAR?!?!?!?!?!

One time when I was younger I accidentally deleted internet explorer (before I got chrome) and so couldn't access the internet to download it again

It took me 30 mins of panicking and several heart attacks until I realised it was just in the recycling bin

Now I have it pinned so I don't have multiple anxiety and heart attacks at the same time

Can't bare to lose my 1200+ bookmarks

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6 minutes ago, GerbilPlays said:

One time when I was younger I accidentally deleted internet explorer (before I got chrome) and so couldn't access the internet to download it again

It took me 30 mins of panicking and several heart attacks until I realised it was just in the recycling bin

Now I have it pinned so I don't have multiple anxiety and heart attacks at the same time

Can't bare to lose my 1200+ bookmarks

 

I know a few people who have done same thing as you...

One of them even bought a new laptop because she thought she would otherwise not be able to access the internet anymore xD

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