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Hey guys so I'll go straight to the point, I got a Dell OptiPlex 390 - Core i5 2400 3.1 GHz - 4 GB - 250 GB about two weeks ago, I bought it because i got a good deal on it and I badly needed a desktop PC, so I do want to upgrade it to be able to play some mainstream competitive games like CSGO, Overwatch but I would also love to play GTA V, playerunknown battlegrounds, and other AAA games, I know that I should've built a PC from scratch but this is a budget build and I already got a great deal on the Optiplex 390, what would be a good GPU for this build?, I don't really want to upgrade the PSU on it so consider low profile cards please, budget is not defined because I don't really know a lot about GPU pricing but if I could get a great GPU for a reasonable price it would help me a ton since as I already mentioned this is a budget build. Oh and I will upgrade the RAM to 8gb soon
If you guys have any suggestions throw them below, and also if you have a suggestion that involves upgrading the PSU, doesn't matter, everything will be accepted! Thanks for taking the time and I hope you guys will be able to help me
Here's a pic of the PC
If you guys have any suggestions throw them below, and also if you have a suggestion that involves upgrading the PSU, doesn't matter, everything will be accepted! Thanks for taking the time and I hope you guys will be able to help me
Here's a pic of the PC
http://connectall.org/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/600x/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/d/e/dell_optiplex_390_mid_size_front_angle_1.jpg
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PSUs in pre-builts, especially office based pre-builts like that, are tragic. You'll almost definitely need to replace the PSU, at least at some point if not now. Bad PSU can take out your whole system so it's a terrible thing to skimp on.
You'll need to give us some sort of budget, and we need to know your currency. You could be using USD, CAD, NZD, AUD, GBP, Euros, etc.
You'll need to give us some sort of budget, and we need to know your currency. You could be using USD, CAD, NZD, AUD, GBP, Euros, etc.
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13 wrote PSUs in pre-builts, especially office based pre-builts like that, are tragic. You'll almost definitely need to replace the PSU, at least at some point if not now. Bad PSU can take out your whole system so it's a terrible thing to skimp on.
You'll need to give us some sort of budget, and we need to know your currency. You could be using USD, CAD, NZD, AUD, GBP, Euros, etc.
Make the budget 200 US Dollars please, and btw what would be a good PSU to buy?
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Definitely psu needs to be replaced and then rx570 should fit your bill as its an excellent card in that price range without compromising on the performance
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Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($142.99 @ Amazon)
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You could probably get away with using your current PSU with the 1050Ti, but it's risky IMO. Also anything more expensive than a 1050Ti would require a new PSU, and you can fit a 1050Ti and new PSU within budget, so that's the way to go IMO. You're going to need to make sure the PSU and GPU will fit in that case first. It looks like it should be okay, but I'm not certain. If the GPU is too big to fgit, save $5-10 and get one of the single fan 1050Ti's.
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $192.98
You could probably get away with using your current PSU with the 1050Ti, but it's risky IMO. Also anything more expensive than a 1050Ti would require a new PSU, and you can fit a 1050Ti and new PSU within budget, so that's the way to go IMO. You're going to need to make sure the PSU and GPU will fit in that case first. It looks like it should be okay, but I'm not certain. If the GPU is too big to fgit, save $5-10 and get one of the single fan 1050Ti's.
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13 wrote [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] / [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($142.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $192.98
You could probably get away with using your current PSU with the 1050Ti, but it's risky IMO. Also anything more expensive than a 1050Ti would require a new PSU, and you can fit a 1050Ti and new PSU within budget, so that's the way to go IMO. You're going to need to make sure the PSU and GPU will fit in that case first. It looks like it should be okay, but I'm not certain. If the GPU is too big to fgit, save $5-10 and get one of the single fan 1050Ti's.
Will definitely swap that shitty PSU out and i will probably grab that GTX 1050 ti, read some horrible things about faulty psu's burning the system. Thanks a ton man!
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