My laptop has finally given out and I am in need of a desktop for gaming on the cheap. (been a laptop user mostly and have owned a couple prebuilts). And I'd prefer having to buy a used prebuilt over getting a new PC with low end parts given my tight budget of $650. So I was looking for a good deal and came across several business prebuilts from 2013-14.
Dell Optiplex 9010 (i5-3470)- $112
Dell Optiplex 9020 (i7-4790) - $250
Dell Optiplex 9010 (i7-3770+720p Monitor) -$250
HP ProDesk 600 G1 (i7-4790+Radeon HD 8490) -$250
All these listings come with an 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Is the i7 4790 worth double the price of the i5 3470? I intend to use this PC mainly for gaming.
I plan to get an RX 580 8GB, a Crucial MX500 SATA SSD (1TB) and an EVGA G3 80+ Gold 650W PSU which perfectly maxes out my available budget.
I am looking at these prebuilts because I only want to spend on decent hardware but theres budget constraints, and the processor i want, the Ryzen 3600 is $180 in my region and then you have the RAM and B450 mobo costs which bring the total to well beyond the $250 offered above for a working system with a decent processor.
Edit: I forgot to add in the one thing i wanted to have in my desktop. the AOC 24G2 monitor. I have an ancient Samsung 1280x768 monitor and wanted to switch to the AOC. But thats almost 1/3rd of my budget so I have to consider serious compromise for good hardware like an a320 board, cheap psu and case, basically stuff I don't want to do. But would such compromise be better than getting these 6 year old machines?
Dell Optiplex 9010 (i5-3470)- $112
Dell Optiplex 9020 (i7-4790) - $250
Dell Optiplex 9010 (i7-3770+720p Monitor) -$250
HP ProDesk 600 G1 (i7-4790+Radeon HD 8490) -$250
All these listings come with an 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Is the i7 4790 worth double the price of the i5 3470? I intend to use this PC mainly for gaming.
I plan to get an RX 580 8GB, a Crucial MX500 SATA SSD (1TB) and an EVGA G3 80+ Gold 650W PSU which perfectly maxes out my available budget.
I am looking at these prebuilts because I only want to spend on decent hardware but theres budget constraints, and the processor i want, the Ryzen 3600 is $180 in my region and then you have the RAM and B450 mobo costs which bring the total to well beyond the $250 offered above for a working system with a decent processor.
Edit: I forgot to add in the one thing i wanted to have in my desktop. the AOC 24G2 monitor. I have an ancient Samsung 1280x768 monitor and wanted to switch to the AOC. But thats almost 1/3rd of my budget so I have to consider serious compromise for good hardware like an a320 board, cheap psu and case, basically stuff I don't want to do. But would such compromise be better than getting these 6 year old machines?
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