Dell Optiplex 780 DT advice

upthesock · 1 Jul 2017 at 13:53

Hi all, firstly I know this is an old crappy PC but I just wan't to play some old games I still have knocking around.
It's a long time since I've played games on PC and I find myself a bit lost trying to find out which graphics card is suitable for this PC.
It's a Dell Optiplex 780 DT, it's quad core and has 8gb ram but it's the DT model and I don't think it will take a full sized card.
If any of you out there have experience of this PC and can advise me which cards would be suitable I would be extremely grateful.

Thank's in advance,
Simon.

StarShock · 1 Jul 2017 at 15:18

your best bet would be something like this.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GT Low Profile 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £139.99

Total: £148.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

Half height and it gets its power straight from the PCIe slot. So should work in most situations, assuming dell haven't done something terrible to the PCIe slots

Though could save some pennies with the 2gb 1050 version.

demonix · 1 Jul 2017 at 17:54

I've had a look at the technical guidebook for the optiplex 780 and considering the power specifications for one of the GPUs that would have been included, there doesn't appear to be a power limit on the PCIe slot (there isn't even any mention of a power limit on the PCIe 16x slot) so the 1050Ti should work (just check to see if there's anything relating to power printed neat the slot on the motherboard before pulling the trigger on the card otherwise you'll have to go for the GT1030 if there's a power limit on the slot).

gamesaregood · 1 Jul 2017 at 18:58

RX 460 would be a good budget option.

mickyflinn · 1 Jul 2017 at 19:59

Has to be a low profile gpu to fit in the Dell Optiplex 780 DT so make sure which ever card you go for that its low profile.

ExoMale · 2 Jul 2017 at 02:13

all you would need to make it a better than stock system..

My basket at Overclockers UK:

2 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1333C9)= £64.99
1 x Crucial MX300 275GB SSD SATA 6Gbps 3D Nand 7mm Solid State Drive (CT275MX300SSD1)= £98.99
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1050 2GT Low Profile 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £109.99

Total: £348.86
(includes shipping: £9.90)

and if you can swap the psu for none dell this something efficient like this will do the trick.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair SF Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Modular SFX Power Supply (CP-9020104-UK)= £91.99

Total: £101.89
(includes shipping: £9.90)