Is the Intel i5-2400 good enough

[Tabel]

I've recently been looking at PCs to buy. At first I was going to build my own however I found this eBay seller who seemed to be selling these pre builds at a very good price. The only problem is I'm very concerned about the CPU, is this going to effect game quality.
Here is a link to the pc: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-GAMING-PC-Intel-QUAD-i5-3-1-Ghz-16-GB-DDR3-1TB-HDD-3-GB-GTX-1060-Win-7-r-/232221417474

 

[LucoTF]

That is a very old i5 and the weakest i5 for that socket. I would take a 4th gen i3 over that second gen i5, similar performance but a better upgrade path

 

[Cdog042501]

Old i5 are very good they retain their value and power very well but if you can find a newer i5 i would go for it if not the 2400 is still a powerful chip

 

[Chugalug_]

That is a very old i5 and the weakest i5 for that socket. I would take a 4th gen i3 over that second gen i5, similar performance but a better upgrade path

No way, it'll still be better than an i3.
@OP, that PC is a fantastic price, better than anything you'll get for the same cost since Windows is included.
Go for it.

 

[Chugalug_]

That is a very old i5 and the weakest i5 for that socket. I would take a 4th gen i3 over that second gen i5, similar performance but a better upgrade path

No way, it'll still be better than an i3.
@OP, that PC is a fantastic price, better than anything you'll get for the same cost since Windows is included.
Go for it.

 

[Tabel]

I have another question. If I were to buy this is it possible to change the chip for a better one? If so how. Thanks for the quick response I wasn't expecting already have answers

 

[Cdog042501]

Yes you could upgrade to a 2500 or 2600 or pretty much anything that supports a 775 socket

 

[Tabel]

I have one final question about this pc. On some other forums people were suggesting that the cpu couldn't support the graphics card. Is this true if it is how would that effect the pc

 

[Cdog042501]

It supports it idk why people would say that but yes it will support graphics card

 

[LucoTF]

That is not a fantastic price, its £100 overpriced

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

The CPU will be good enough to game with the GTX 1060 3GB. There will of course be some games like BF1 multiplayer that will bottleneck (some), but anything short of i5-6600K will bottleneck a GTX 1060 on BF1 at 1080p. The bottleneck will be minimal though, not a lot to worry about if your on a budget.

 

[Chugalug_]

It will support everything.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

I found this eBay seller who seemed to be selling these pre builds at a very good price.

Ask yourself why it's such a good price.

Do yourself a favour and build your own.

 

[13thmonkey]

Yes you could upgrade to a 2500 or 2600 or pretty much anything that supports a 775 socket

not 775 socket.

The PSU is not named and will be poor, the mobo is unnamed other that and intel one, it will be basic.

Build one yourself, you'll know where you have cut corners.

 

[Chugalug_]

That is not a fantastic price, its £100 overpriced

If you can put together a PC with an i5, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD and a 1060 3GB with windows for 369 pounds i'd love to see it, since it is supposedly 100 pounds overpriced in your opinion.
Actually how about this; do the same thing but do it with only 8GB of RAM and no HDD.
Still not going to happen.

 

[Chugalug_]

Yes you could upgrade to a 2500 or 2600 or pretty much anything that supports a 775 socket

not 775 socket.

The PSU is not named and will be poor, the mobo is unnamed other that and intel one, it will be basic.

Build one yourself, you'll know where you have cut corners.

Despite the generic PSU it is still a killer deal for the price, and you're unlikely to find a better deal around, still a fantastic purchase.
If he were to build a system of similar performance in the UK it would cost about 700 pounds, plus windows on top.

 

[LucoTF]

Lol, you can buy old sandy i5 desktops with windows for £200 and pick up a 1060 for £160