Poor performance of Dell OptiPlex 9020 when playing the game

[Ajaikumar Kappathayil]

Hi,

I bought a new Dell OptiPlex 9020 but when i am playing the game I feel to pour the petrol on it and burn. Can anyone tell me why it is happening?.


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System
Manufacturer. Dell
Model: OPTIPLEX 9020
Rating: 3.6 Windows Experience Index
Processor. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz
Installed memory (RAM): 16.0 GB
System type: 64-bit Operating System
Pen and Touch: No Pen or Touch Input is available for this Display


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The Windows Experience Index assesses key system components on a scale of 1.0 to 7.9.

Component What is rated Subscore

Processor. Calculations per second 7.8

Memory (RAM): Memory operations per second 7.8

Graphics: Desktop performance for Windows Aero 3.6■

Gaming graphics: 3D business and gaming graphics performance 5.7

Primary hard disk Disk data transfer rate 5.9

1 TB hard disc with AMD Radeon HD 5450.

Can anyone suggest what should I do?.

Regards,

Ajai

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

It's the Intel HD 4600 graphics (on the Intel APU) that's just not up to the task.

Your Windows Experience Index score is very poor, it's the graphics which is making it a poor score more than any other component.

You should have bought the model which has the optional Nvidia discrete graphics card. You may be able to install an Nvidia gaming card, it depends on the case size (there are 3 sizes in the 9020 series, if yours is the smallest one, no chance as the card will be too large & won't fit).

If you do install a gaming card you'll most likely need a more powerful PSU for it as well.

 

[william p]

It depends on what size 9020 you have but a GTX750Ti will make a huge difference.

 

[Ki____]

What did you do? I also want to change my GPU on my optiplex 9020 MT.

 

[Ki____]

It depends on what size 9020 you have but a GTX750Ti will make a huge difference.

Will it work on the 290 watt PSU?

 

[william p]

The GTX750Ti runs off fo the PCIe 16x slot and 290W is OK. The low wattage is because fo the lack of expansion slots, and drive bays on the small computers.. Dells PSU ratings are very conservative compared to advertised ratings of aftermarket PSUs. Many people are running them on 275W SFF computers.

 

[Ki____]

The GTX750Ti runs off fo the PCIe 16x slot and 290W is OK. The low wattage is because fo the lack of expansion slots, and drive bays on the small computers.. Dells PSU ratings are very conservative compared to advertised ratings of aftermarket PSUs. Many people are running them on 275W SFF computers.

What do you think about AMD rx 460?