I know it's been asked a lot. However, I'm looking for a "2015" answer

[badseed1968]

I have a dell optiplex 755 MT (E8200 @ 2.66GHz processor ) what is the best graphics card I can put in it to play some games and how well will they play?

Do I (and what one) need a new power supply?


How would this card do? what games could I play with this card? (my current PSU should work with this card) but I have no issue buying a new PSU if It will help with gaming.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121854&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=


4GB of memory I will upgrade to 8GB after the graphics card

Is this computer even worth putting a new GPU in it?

 

[dominirican3351]

The 750 is a good fit but will be bottlenecked by cpu I would recommend building a new pc

 

[Darkbreeze]

With a mini tower unit, which is what I'm assuming that is by the MT designation, you'll probably need a smaller card footprint or a mini-ITX version of a high end card. Your motherboard and current PSU are going to play a role here as well. What are those model numbers?

What is your tentative GPU and PSU budget?

 

[badseed1968]

The 750 is a good fit but will be bottlenecked by cpu I would recommend building a new pc

Is there a cheaper way besides building? how can I get around the bottleneck....can I upgrade the cpu? I really don't have much cash....I can't afford but $200 tops!!!

 

[badseed1968]

and here I'm looking for bigger with a psu...

found this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133531

 

[badseed1968]

With a mini tower unit, which is what I'm assuming that is by the MT designation, you'll probably need a smaller card footprint or a mini-ITX version of a high end card. Your motherboard and current PSU are going to play a role here as well. What are those model numbers?

What is your tentative GPU and PSU budget?

this is my case http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/392666-33-dell-optiplex
card can be 7.28" long and only needs a single expansion slot...

about $200 would be great....I can get some deals on a PSU on my local craigslist right now too....need a size???

 

[badseed1968]

With a mini tower unit, which is what I'm assuming that is by the MT designation, you'll probably need a smaller card footprint or a mini-ITX version of a high end card. Your motherboard and current PSU are going to play a role here as well. What are those model numbers?

What is your tentative GPU and PSU budget?

not sure what motherboard it came with.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Motherboard model number should be printed on the motherboard itself, or on a sticker on the motherboard somewhere.

Also, if that's a BTX motherboard, you need to take a look and see how many pins the main ATX power connector is going to the board and whether or not it has a 4 pin or 8 pin CPU power connector going to the board. If it has a proprietary ATX power cable with something other than 20 or 24 pin power, or any OTHER non-standardized power cables, you'll most likely be stuck with an OEM PSU as there are few to none when it comes to aftermarket PSUs that support those style of proprietary configurations used on some HP, Dell, Gateway and other prebuilt systems with proprietary or BTX style boards.

 

[badseed1968]

Motherboard model number should be printed on the motherboard itself, or on a sticker on the motherboard somewhere.

Also, if that's a BTX motherboard, you need to take a look and see how many pins the main ATX power connector is going to the board and whether or not it has a 4 pin or 8 pin CPU power connector going to the board. If it has a proprietary ATX power cable with something other than 20 or 24 pin power, or any OTHER non-standardized power cables, you'll most likely be stuck with an OEM PSU as there are few to none when it comes to aftermarket PSUs that support those style of proprietary configurations used on some HP, Dell, Gateway and other prebuilt systems with proprietary or BTX style boards.

A foxconn ls-36 motherboard
4 pin CPU connector going to the board
24 pin power


I can get this junker sealed in a box local on craigslist for $20 ???
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031

 

[badseed1968]

Motherboard model number should be printed on the motherboard itself, or on a sticker on the motherboard somewhere.

Also, if that's a BTX motherboard, you need to take a look and see how many pins the main ATX power connector is going to the board and whether or not it has a 4 pin or 8 pin CPU power connector going to the board. If it has a proprietary ATX power cable with something other than 20 or 24 pin power, or any OTHER non-standardized power cables, you'll most likely be stuck with an OEM PSU as there are few to none when it comes to aftermarket PSUs that support those style of proprietary configurations used on some HP, Dell, Gateway and other prebuilt systems with proprietary or BTX style boards.

or any of these cheap crap help?

http://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?Ntk=all&N=4294966654+23&cat=%2410-to-%2425-%3a-Power-Supplies-%3a-Computer-Parts-%3a-Micro-Center

 

[Darkbreeze]

Seriously, and I mean SERIOUSLY, you don't want ANY of those PSUs, including the Smart series Thermaltake. They are all, as you said, junk.

You are in the US yes?

 

[Darkbreeze]

Ok, so, without just upgrading, which you would have to do for anything more capable, I'd recommend going with the GTX 750 and an Antec VP-450 PSU. The R7 250x would also work, and is cheaper, but is a little less competitive than the GTX 750 in all the critical areas except resolution where it has a very slight performance edge on higher resolutions.

I'd do this, or just plan on a full upgrade. You could get into an entirely new rig with much more potential for about five hundred bucks if you already have a hard drive (Can be upgraded further at a later date), monitor, keyboard, mouse and operating system. Otherwise, this is the option I see:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $145.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 22:55 EST-0500

That configuration would allow you to at least get low to medium settings on most games, possibly as much as high settings on titles that have an exceptionally low demand for hardware firepower.

 

[Darkbreeze]

If upgrading, with a minimal budget, is an option, this would dramatically increase both your general computing capability and gaming credentials.

If you already have a hard drive or SSD, you could remove it from the build and knock another 50 bucks or so from the total. Your current OS could likely be reused regardless if you have installation media or not.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $473.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 23:08 EST-0500