PC Advice Much needed please

[benten20101993]

I am a "in other words a "poor" person" just recently bought a house with 2 kids and 1 on the way and the only 1 working to support a growing family. My question is I have a Dell Optilex 790 business desktop with a stock mother board and everything stock internal wise. "A Intel Core I5-2400 CPU @3.10GHZ and 8 GB or RAM Geforce 210 GPU and finally a 500GB SSD And Windows 10. I was wondering since I don't have the greatest knowledge of pc building if anyone had any advice on what could be upgraded to make my pc a better experience for gaming? I play GTA and Spintires currently at a steady 11-20 FPS with lowest settings. Should I buy a better CPU and GPU or just go to New Egg for example and buy a new system and build it myself? Just on a very tight budget and wanted to know if possible I could get some friendly advice. 

 P.s. I live in the states And my pc is full size.

 

 

 

[Canada EH]

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If you are in the states and have $100-$150 then you could buy a 4th gen intel working pc with windows 10 and be light years ahead. Just something to keep in mind when you spend money on your Dell Optiplex 790.

 

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[Smeltie]

idk to much about those machines but the i5 2400 is still fine for gaming, its the geforce 210 thats holding you back.
i think you would see a nice performance boost if you where to get a new or used graphics card.

but it depends on 1 thing, is it the big version or the small formfactor one.

if its the slim small formfactor one get a gtx 750 small formfactor or gt1030 small formfactor.

If its the big version get any of the gtx 750 or gt 1030's that are available

 

just make sure to get one that doesn't need an aditional power cable.

[LukeSavenije]

get a 750 ti second hand, or a amd equivelent

[Smeltie]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

get a 750 ti second hand, or a amd equivelent

same as i said, but alot of ti's require an aditional 6 pin power connection which alot of those bussines pc's don't have

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

it should have a 265w power supply, this will limit your gpu option

i5 2400 isnt bad in gaming at. a better gpu is all you need

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Martijn Klerks said:

same as i said, but alot of ti's require an aditional 6 pin power connection which alot of those bussines pc's don't have

I know 1050 ti's doesn't need them. but then a 750 would actually be a good choise. I have used my 745 with a 4460s before this system, and I could play games on it. like medium-low, but still

[benten20101993]

So just to clarify all i "basically" need is a GTX750TI and lets say a 500watt power supply?

All I really want to be able to do for not is be in the mid 30's-40's min in FPS

[Smeltie]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

I know 1050 ti's doesn't need them. but then a 750 would actually be a good choise. I have used my 745 with a 4460s before this system, and I could play games on it. like medium-low, but still

my little brother uses a gtx 750ti and a i5 2400, at 720p (monitor res) he still rocks the latest AAA games as low 75 fps

[Smeltie]

1 minute ago, benten20101993 said:

So just to clarify all i "basically" need is a GTX750TI and lets say a 500watt power supply?

Yes basically, but first check what power supply is in it now, since alot of oem's nowadays use custom connectors, i don't expect this one to have custom connectors but it could.

[benten20101993]

2 hours ago, Martijn Klerks said:

Yes basically, but first check what power supply is in it now, since alot of oem's nowadays use custom connectors, i don't expect this one to have custom connectors but it could.

So just to clarify all i "basically" need is a GTX750TI and lets say a 500watt power supply?

All I really want to be able to do for not is be in the mid 30's-40's min in FPS and no its has the bare min for power connectors so I do belive its the low 256watt

[LukeSavenije]

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

anything tier 3 or higher. about 450 watts or more should be enough for a long time

[benten20101993]

2 hours ago, LukeSavenije said:

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

anything tier 3 or higher. about 450 watts or more should be enough for a long time

What 80 rating would be recommended and any brands that's favored?

[Smeltie]

4 minutes ago, benten20101993 said:

So just to clarify all i "basically" need is a GTX750TI and lets say a 500watt power supply?

All I really want to be able to do for not is be in the mid 30's-40's min in FPS and no its has the bare min for power connectors so I do belive its the low 256watt

yes a 750ti and a 450 watt or more should be perfect for you, and what i meant by custom connector is:
normal atx uses a 24 pin, but nowadays brands like acer have started to create their own standards in connector types.

 

 

1 minute ago, benten20101993 said:

What 80 rating would be recommended and any brands that's favored?

80+ bronze, anything by evga or corsair should do great
 

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, benten20101993 said:

What 80 rating would be recommended and any brands that's favored?

dont buy psu's on a per brand basis. bronze or gold, whatever fits in your budget. Get something with the right connectors, a high place in the psu tier list (so as said tier 3+) and let it run

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Martijn Klerks said:

anything by evga or corsair should do great

[Smeltie]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

where am i wrong? cheap evga and corsair psu's work great in my experience.

i used to use a 80 plus evga 500 watt psu and it lasted me years until i upgraded to the corsair rm650x in my new build.

[LukeSavenije]

29 minutes ago, Martijn Klerks said:

where am i wrong? cheap evga and corsair psu's work great in my experience.

i used to use a 80 plus evga 500 watt psu and it lasted me years until i upgraded to the corsair rm650x in my new build.

Look, like with a lot of things companies make mistakes. Even evga, corsair or seasonic. It doesn't depend on the brand, it depends on the qualitiy of the unit itself

Edited November 8, 2018 by LukeSavenije
Grammar boi

[Smeltie]

17 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

Look, like with a lot of things companies make mistakes. Even evga, corsair or seasonic. It doesn't depend on the brand, it depends on the qualitiy of the unit itself

true

[benten20101993]

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