Dell Optiplex MT with a GPU worth it?

[Zeebedy]

Thinking of going back to some CS GO and EFT (escape from Tarkov), and wondering if a Dell Optiplex with something like a GTX 1650 in it would be Ok? Obviously ssd etc for it..

seem to be decent prices refurbished, and a 1650 can run off the PCIe slot if I’m not mistaken?

 

[Zeebedy]

Thanks Micky.

 

[Zeebedy]

thanks @Tetras will double check if I decide to pull the trigger on one, cheers.

 

[Zeebedy]

This system comes with a few different cpus what's chip is on the one you have

yeah, I was going to get most likely an i7 cpu..I don’t have it yet, but I did found what I thought was a good deal on a system with warranty, which i ordered last night.

will see how I get on as I have a two week return if not satisfied with the pc.

 

[Zeebedy]

so did you order the i7, and what model i7 is it?

TBF people still use Haswell i5's for that game so any, 4th gen or up i7 will be fine. but going down maybe not so much

i went For a system with a 7700K. So hopefully it will run CS GO and EFT well..

good to know that people still run Haswell CPU’s and game on them well!

 

[Zeebedy]

if you look on steam you can see the headwear that people use, and a 4c i5 is still king

i stand corrected 6c's is now king with 4c's in second place

Steam Hardware & Software Survey

wow, thanks for the link, very interesting.

 

[Zeebedy]

Well… I have decided to build a custom pc, so this dell route is now off the table..

 

[Zeebedy]

just to play CS GO and EFT?
what budget you looking at?

i assume the dell was a no show or faulty? the 7700k should have hammered them games

I have a lot of steam games, so will probably dip my toe into these again too.

yeah, there was a shipping issue, and I thought **** it I will go new.

 

[Zeebedy]

So has this turned into a spec me thread ?

Kind of mate, I think I’m going down the route of a 5600X and a RX 6700 XT..

But not 100% concrete on that yet dude.

 

[Zeebedy]

Again, thanks for the contribution, but went a different route.