Question Please help! How can i make this low budget prebuilt pc any better?

[Antic_24]

I bought this pc off of amazon Dell Optiplex 3010 SFF

CPU: Intel Core i3 3220 3.3GHz
MOBO: Dell 042p49
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce GT 710
1x4GB DDR3 pc3-12800 1600mhz
HDD 256GB
DELL 250 watt power supply

I know its not the ideal startup but its all i could afford and i needed a family desktop anyway and just want to play some games to hold me off so i can save up for a better gaming pc any help will be really appreciated! Thank!

 

[Gam3r01]

The biggest one off upgrade would be something like a 1050, that requires no external power from the PSU.
Next could be an SSD, and a bit more RAM.

Beyond that, you would essentially be building a new system.

 

[tsdobbi]

I wish you would have come here first, before buying and posted your max price and let the community help you out. From what I see on amazon with the model number you posted. That is a very slim case. It looks like you might have to dump everything but the mobo, proc and ram (which you will need more of) and get a new case, psu, ram and video card. I also don't know if that will even work because I know that PSU is a proprietary form factor, who knows if the mobo is too so it might not be able to be mounted in a new ATX/mini-atx case.

 

[Antic_24]

I wish you would have come here first, before buying and posted your max price and let the community help you out. From what I see on amazon with the model number you posted. That is a very slim case. It looks like you might have to dump everything but the mobo, proc and ram (which you will need more of) and get a new case, psu, ram and video card. I also don't know if that will even work because I know that PSU is a proprietary form factor, who knows if the mobo is too so it might not be able to be mounted in a new ATX/mini-atx case.

Yes i should have but this pc I bought is just a family one and i just wanted to make minor upgrades so i can play a few games to get me by while i earn enough money to completely build a new pc which i will be asking for questions here on this forum.

 

[tennis2]

Yeah, does the PC need to stay skinny or can we recommend cheap case replacements? Low profile GPUs are quite expensive.

It would appear that the mobo has a standard 20 or 24 pin ATX connector, so a typical PSU replacement is feasible.

Country?
Budget for upgrades?

 

[william p]

I would add a 2nd matching stick of RAM to get into 2 channel mode. Then an SSD to make it start faster and be more responsive.
For an an SFF Dell Optiplex a low profile GTX750 is as good as it gets.

 

[tennis2]

There are low profile GTX1650s...