Rate these Potatoes - Buying best of the worst pc to get friend back online

[Ðudeth]

Hi all, i need some guidance on this as it is a unique situation.

I have a friend in the US (2 actually, husband & wife) who's pc (which is an old rental office one from HP) has pritty much given up the ghost.

I have been looking all over a number of sites (which i wont mention by name) for pre build/build to order and used/refurbished pcs. I am pritty strapped for cash at the moment but want to get them a replacement ( all of the ones i have found are on the Californian Craigs list - they live in the USA.

The targetted spec is this (for a particular game)

• Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2 GHz or AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B60 3.3 GHz
  
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
  
• Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB (must support shader 5 model)
  
• DirectX: Version 11

Please can you help me vet these possibles. Im currently edging towards the XPS 8500 with the i7.

Dell OptiPlex 3020 SFF
cost £ 147.72
Cost $185.00
CPU i5 4590
Frequency 3.30
Cores 4
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 8gb
Board unknown
HDD 500gb
Graphics Card Has PCiE slot but no gpu, need psu and board pwoer info
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GAMING PC on a Budget! Windows 10 R9 270
cost £ 199.63
Cost $250.00
CPU i5 660
Frequency 3.30
Cores 2
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 8
Board unkown
HDD 500gb sata
Graphics Card r9 270 2g
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Dell Optiplex 7010
cost £ 158.9
Cost $199.00
CPU i5 3470
Frequency 3.20
Cores 4.00
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 12gb
Board - Optiplex 7010 SFF Socket 1155 0WR7PY
HDD 128ssd +500gb sata
Graphics Card AMD 6450
Extras Middle of the road processor, terrible GPU (but has pcie slots on board)
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Gaming Dell Studio XPS 8100
cost £ 223.58
Cost $280.00
CPU i5 660/650
Frequency 3.20
Cores 2
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 8gb
Board unknown
HDD 256gb sd
Graphics Card AMD 5770
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Dell XPS 8500 Desktop
cost £ 159.7
Cost $200.00
CPU i7 3770
Frequency 3.40
Cores 4
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 8gb
Board - Believed to be - DH77M01 CN-0YJPT1 YJPT1 LGA1155 H77 motherboard
HDD 1tb
Graphics Card AMD 7500
Extras Struggling to identify the GPU
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GAMING PC vr AMD 6-CO FX 6300
cost £ 319.4
Cost $400.00
CPU fx 6300
Frequency
Cores 6
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 8
Board unknown
HDD 128 ssd + 1tb hdd
Graphics Card GTX 1050
Extras good optioin, bit pricey

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1080p Gaming PC
cost £ 319.4
Cost $400.00
CPU i5 4460
Frequency 3.20
Cores 4
Memory Type ddr3
Memory Volume 8
Board ASROCK - h97m-itx
HDD 250ssd + 500gb sata
Graphics Card GTX 970
Extras good Motherboard, and GTX 970 is best card here

Thanks to all who provide feedback, just so its clear, they have no knowledge/abaility to build one, i cant build and ship as too expensive. This means im stuck with the above or very similar option.

Happy spudding

 

[Ðudeth]

The last 2 are you best options just because they more modern and for the prices probably as old as you’d wanna go, but can’t help think you can get 1151 systems for those prices.


Whoever is selling that pc with the i5 660 at that price is deluded, it’s the oldest and weakest system there, it’s about 40-70 quids worth.

Thanks for your input. I also saw that one as the best option hardware wise, but taking in to account the price, would you say that the i7 is the next best option?