Been offered system from work - Take it? And what GPU to pair with it

[edwardcasbon1]

Hi all,

I work for a software company, and sometimes they sell off old Dev PC's that are no longer being used, usually for £100.

The spec they have available for sale is:

* Intel i5 6600 CPU
* Asus H170M-E M-ATX motherboard
* 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
* 360GB Intel 540s SSD
* 1TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5in 7200RPM HDD
* AMD R7-240 2GB GPU (Which will look to upgrade)

Is that a reasonable spec for general browsing, some web dev work, light gaming etc?

Also, if I go ahead with it, what GPU ideally should I pair with it? Something like an RX570? I need something that will ouput 1x4K and 1x1440p resolution.

Many thanks in advance,

Edward

 

[Quartz]

That's a fine quad core PC. You'll need a better GPU. For gaming at 1440p I'd suggest as good a GPU as your budget allows.

 

[montymint]

Hi all,

I work for a software company, and sometimes they sell off old Dev PC's that are no longer being used, usually for £100.

The spec they have available for sale is:

* Intel i5 6600 CPU
* Asus H170M-E M-ATX motherboard
* 16GB 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
* 360GB Intel 540s SSD
* 1TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5in 7200RPM HDD
* AMD R7-240 2GB GPU (Which will look to upgrade)

Is that a reasonable spec for general browsing, some web dev work, light gaming etc?

Also, if I go ahead with it, what GPU ideally should I pair with it? Something like an RX570? I need something that will ouput 1x4K and 1x1440p resolution.

Many thanks in advance,

Edward

double check the PSU - some Dells have small ones without stndard connectors. Which would limit what you can use (as it needs to be powered by the pci-e) to I think at most a 1050ti (the small ones)

 

[edwardcasbon1]

That's a fine quad core PC. You'll need a better GPU. For gaming at 1440p I'd suggest as good a GPU as your budget allows.

Thanks. Happy to game at 1080. I'm a developer, so my setup is a vertical 24" 1440p and horizontal 27" 4K monitors, hence why the GPU needs to run Windows at those native resolutions. Am happy to game at 1080 on the 4K display though

 

[edwardcasbon1]

double check the PSU - some Dells have small ones without stndard connectors. Which would limit what you can use (as it needs to be powered by the pci-e) to I think at most a 1050ti (the small ones)

I have some spare parts at home, being an MATX case, fans, and a 500W bronze semi modular PSU.

 

[t31os]

You'd ideally want to replace the PSU and GPU of course, but without those two things included it's a pretty solid deal.

 

[pc-guy]

for £100 you cant go wrong. if you sold this on, it will be more than £100 worth tbh

 

[edwardcasbon1]

Cool, I'll likely go ahead with it then.

What GPU would you look to pair with it please?

 

[t31os]

Depends how quickly you want it, secondhand or waiting for the right offer/sale to pop up would be my game plan.

 

[Xelene]

If it's a Dell beware, most of the internals are custom and you'll not be able to replace them. It'll be fine for general usage.

 

[edwardcasbon1]

No, it’s not a Dell. It’s a custom built PC that the IT team built for Devs, but have since updated the specs of, and therefore this spec is no longer used, hence the selling off of them

 

[ZXSpectrum]

It depends how much you want to spend. I would say a 1650Super would be a perfect choice for a system like this and your requirements but currently they have a massive shortage. There are still some 1050ti which are a decent card. Same with AMD i am afraid 5500XT is about the same price bracket but no stock.

You might find something on MM or ebay though.