Core i5-2500 and GTX 750 Ti sufficient for gaming?

[MeeeP]

I am quite new to PC gaming (complete noob) but I reckon it is finally time to get myself a decent PC, capable of running games at medium/high settings. All my friends have good PCs and I'm *all by myyyseeelf...don't wanna be...*

Skipping to the point, I found a Dell Optiplex 990 for £400, specs as follows:

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  Intel Quad Core i5-2500
  8 GB DDR3 SDRAM
  Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 Ti 2GB DDR5 (Dedicated)

My question is, will it be able to run quite new games on medium/high settings? I'm thinking GTA V, Saint's Row 4, Far Cry...stuff like that. Also Skyrim.

*Update*
I ended up buying the Dell, couldn't be more glad. Runs all my games perfectly on high/ultra settings. It runs Watch Dogs somewhere between high and ultra.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

What resolution monitor?

 

[Nextg_Rival]

The PC is alright, but for 400 pounds you could probably build a better one, depending on what you are aiming for. For example, with this build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Ornstein1/saved/fcY8TW

You'd be able to run more graphics heavy games at higher settings and better FPS, while with your i5 2500 build, you will be able to run better games which are CPU intensive, like BF4, SC2 and so on. Although I am pretty convinced that both PC will be able to run the games you want.

 

[RazerZ]

^ Never use the PSUs that come with those cheap case/psu combos. They're absolute junk. I definitely wouldn't trust it running a R9 280.

For the games you mentioned an i5+750ti would provide a more enjoyable gaming experience compared to an i3 and R9 280. You might have to play on lower graphic settings, but the gameplay will be smoother with a higher min/max fps.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

^ Never use the PSUs that come with those cheap case/psu combos. They're absolute junk. I definitely wouldn't trust it running a R9 280.

For the games you mentioned an i5+750ti would provide a more enjoyable gaming experience compared to an i3 and R9 280. You might have to play on lower graphic settings, but the gameplay will be smoother with a higher min/max fps.

I ran a Rosewill PSU 24/7 that came with the case for 5 months straight without any issues.

 

[RazerZ]

That's a rather blanket statement. 5 months isn't very long also. I've seen enough burnt/popped cheapo psus to know to stay away from them.

 

[Nextg_Rival]

^ Never use the PSUs that come with those cheap case/psu combos. They're absolute junk. I definitely wouldn't trust it running a R9 280.

For the games you mentioned an i5+750ti would provide a more enjoyable gaming experience compared to an i3 and R9 280. You might have to play on lower graphic settings, but the gameplay will be smoother with a higher min/max fps.

If you limit your budget to 400 pounds and still want great gaming performance you don't have much of a choice, really. On the other hand, the Case/PSU combo is made by Cooler Master, a brand I would definitely trust, so I guess that their integrated PSU should be pretty good as well. As to gaming performance, it really depends on what games you play. GPU heavy games? My build wins. CPU heavy games? The original build wins.

 

[RazerZ]

A common mistake is to make a judge a power supply based on the brand alone. What's really important is its OEM as well as the quality of the parts used in the PSU. Cooler Master makes some great PSUs and some terrible units as well. I saw that same combo for $38 USD and there's no way to get a quality PSU and case for that price, hence the psu is junk. It's likely to use cheap Chinese components which can fail and even catch fire under load or not be capable of delivering its claimed wattage safely.

 

[Nextg_Rival]

A common mistake is to make a judge a power supply based on the brand alone. What's really important is its OEM as well as the quality of the parts used in the PSU. Cooler Master makes some great PSUs and some terrible units as well. I saw that same combo for $38 USD and there's no way to get a quality PSU and case for that price, hence the psu is junk. It's likely to use cheap Chinese components which can fail and even catch fire under load or not be capable of delivering its claimed wattage safely.

I won't argue with you because I've never seen the actual PSU being used anywhere so I can't really comment on any issues that could possibly occur with it.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

RazerZ, all prebuilts have cheap power supplies but I think you ignore the fact that they work. For the past 3 years I've been around about 30 HP prebuilts every day and only one power supply has failed. You do realize that the majority of PC gamers are on prebuilts?

Edit: oh I thought you were talking about the Dell nvm

 

[MeeeP]

I need to consider building the PC, I would be able to build one but if it's just a case of a better graphics card and more RAM, I am able to buy those in the future and upgrade the Dell. If it's good enough to play the games then I am fine with it.

Thanks for the help!

 

[RazerZ]

No I don't ignore the fact they work. They work because their PSUs are designed to handle more power than system will consume. Adding a low powered GPU like a 750ti will most likely not be a problem but it can become problematic when using more power hungry cards such as a R9 280.