Discussion Dell Optiplex 5055MT

[maybeitwasme]

Hello,
I have seen this computer on a refurbished site.
The price is low, according to the specs...
My question: Is it a good idea to buy it ?
I will maybe use it for occasional gaming. (Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020)
And, can I put a small form factor graphic card in it to play these games ?
My ideas of graphics cards :
https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00537963.html

https://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00591130.html

P.S.: I live in france, that's why my links are French resellers...

 

[rgd1101]

not just the price is low. the spec is low too.
weak psu will limit on what gpu it can run

 

[maybeitwasme]

Hello,
This one uses 80w. I think that even with a 350W PSU, it can work. And the RTX 3050 looks like a good card for gaming in 1080p or 1440p...
By the way, occasional gaming on one game only, (Microsoft Flight Simulator) which requires, for the 2024 version :

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS: Windows 10
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i7-6800K
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: Radeon RX 5700 or GeForce GTX 970
• DirectX: Version 12
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 50 GB available space

That's why I think it could work for occasional gaming, maybe I'm totally wrong....
Thanks for your help.

 

[rgd1101]

https://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent...ets/en/Documents/OptiPlex-5055-Spec-Sheet.pdf
come with a 240w psu

cpu is weaker than the requirement. and that the requirement, like watching slide show

 

[maybeitwasme]

Ok, Thanks for your advices...
The same concept but with a stronger CPU ?

 

[maybeitwasme]

Hey,
I saw this on eBay.
With 64Gb RAM, and Xeon W-2135 3.70GHz 6-Core, it's around 400€, without GPU and SSD.
If I add a Crucial P3 Plus, and a RTX 3050/3060 it's seems like a good deal...
What do you think of this ???

 

[rgd1101]

that should work

 

[stonecarver]

Hey,
I saw this on eBay.
With 64Gb RAM, and Xeon W-2135 3.70GHz 6-Core, it's around 400€, without GPU and SSD.
If I add a Crucial P3 Plus, and a RTX 3050/3060 it's seems like a good deal...
What do you think of this ???

Nice and also it comes with at least 690, 900 or 1000 watt power supply depending what 's under the hood.

https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/p520_p520c_power_configurator_v1.4.pdf

 

[maybeitwasme]

Do you think I'll have compatibility problems with the pins ? (first pc, no idea about this)

 

[rgd1101]

pins?

 

[stonecarver]

I will maybe use it for occasional gaming. (Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020)
And, can I put a small form factor graphic card in it to play these games ?
My ideas of graphics cards :

Do you think I'll have compatibility problems with the pins ? (first pc, no idea about this)

I assume where you asked about pins are you asking about PCI-E cables/pins ?

https://imgur.com/M4QegVQ

View: https://imgur.com/M4QegVQ

 

[maybeitwasme]

great, thanks !

 

[maybeitwasme]

What about this : really powerful, extremely powerful of I add an RTX 3060 or 4060, isn't it ?
Thanks.

 

[stonecarver]

What about this : really powerful, extremely powerful of I add an RTX 3060 or 4060, isn't it ?
Thanks.

That's shifting gears to a machine that many find out of there comfort zone,

Besides the heat and electric cost of x 2 CPU's and yes all those CPU cores really it's over kill for a gaming machine.

And the BIOS and just motherboard functions and solutions are an extreme learning curve that you really need to be aware of going in on this kind of machines.

I have an HP Z800 with x 2 X5680's CPU's with 192 Gb memory and while yes it will game so will my HP Z620 with a single 8 core 16 thread CPU with 92 Gb's memory and I would not know the difference if I KVM switched playing same game. But the heat you will notice!

The other Lenovo ThinkStation P520 you posted earlier is a machine I would have no issue flipping it into a gaming machine myself.

Getting into a used pre-built is one thing but adding a pre-built used server into the mix is fine but keep it simple and the Lenovo ThinkStation P520 still keeps this in mind.

 

[USAFRet]

What about this : really powerful, extremely powerful of I add an RTX 3060 or 4060, isn't it ?
Thanks.

2x CPU is wasted.
The software you use needs to be able to work with hose.
Not much is, outside of production systems.