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January 14th, 2019 05:00
PC upgrade for Gaming
Hello everyone.
I have a Dell Optiplex 7010 MT (model DO9M) and i want to upgrade it into a moderate level gaming PC for my son.
Current specs are i3-3220, 4Gb DDR3 RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, PSU Dell 275W
We have selected the following additional components for PC upgrade;
+4Gb DDR3 RAM (1600),
GPU MSI Radeon 256bit RX 570 4Gb GDDR5,
PSU EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze 12V,
Please advice if this will work or else what would be the ideal budget upgrade config for moderate level gaming with this PC.
Thanks in advance
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Tesla1856
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January 28th, 2019 21:00
Sounds ok I guess. It's a tower model with some space inside, right?
I suggest you also get a bootable SSD for Windows, all apps, and a few favorite games.
Too bad it's just an Intel-i3 . It's only a dual-core (although it does have 4 threads). Well, SSD will help with overall speed.
I would suggest an Nvidia GTX-1050 or 1060 instead. It has PhysX that will help off-load some work from CPU.
Are you sure you don't have a use for this one in the office (as is) ... and just go ahead a buy him an Alienware Aurora (or custom build him something).
bradthetechnut
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January 29th, 2019 17:00
Optiplex 7010 Tech Guide
The tech guide also gives a list of quad core CPU's.
I don't know if you know - Make sure all RAM sticks are the same brand, capacity, and MHz. If using non-Dell memory, Crucial is recommended as it's guaranteed to work in Dell's. Kingston Value Brand (KVR) almost never works. The volts can be off in off-brands.
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January 30th, 2019 02:00
Tesla1856
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January 30th, 2019 10:00
Whatever you want. I don't really keep-up with AMD these days.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-RX-570-vs-GeForce-GTX-1060