A few months back I scored an older Optiplex 3010 since my IT friend’s office upgraded. The mobo was iffy so he gave me a replacement still in the package... I saw an opportunity!
Specs:
OEM Dell 042p49 mobo
i7 3770k ~4.0ghz
16gb ddr3 1600mhz Samsung
256gb & 500gb SSD Samsung
Zotac 1070 mini 8gb
2 120mm & 1 80mm case fan
Windows 10 Pro
EVGA 500w psu
Pics:
https://ibb.co/KwshtV8
https://ibb.co/zFt4y9y
I paid $300 for a new Zotac 1070 mini (post Christmas sale), $80 for a new 500gb SSD, $45 for a new psu, and $75 for new ram. I already had the boot drive and fans laying around, and he gave me his 3770k as it meant nothing to him 😱!! $500 out of pocket. I consider it more of a sleeper rather than a budget build. I can play anything on ultra 1080 and very high 1440. Slightly better than a One X.
Yea yea I know I’m lucky to have an IT friend hook me up with boards and 3rd/4th gen cpus, but you gotta have a plug in this industry right? Not bad huh?
Specs:
OEM Dell 042p49 mobo
i7 3770k ~4.0ghz
16gb ddr3 1600mhz Samsung
256gb & 500gb SSD Samsung
Zotac 1070 mini 8gb
2 120mm & 1 80mm case fan
Windows 10 Pro
EVGA 500w psu
Pics:
https://ibb.co/KwshtV8
https://ibb.co/zFt4y9y
I paid $300 for a new Zotac 1070 mini (post Christmas sale), $80 for a new 500gb SSD, $45 for a new psu, and $75 for new ram. I already had the boot drive and fans laying around, and he gave me his 3770k as it meant nothing to him 😱!! $500 out of pocket. I consider it more of a sleeper rather than a budget build. I can play anything on ultra 1080 and very high 1440. Slightly better than a One X.
Yea yea I know I’m lucky to have an IT friend hook me up with boards and 3rd/4th gen cpus, but you gotta have a plug in this industry right? Not bad huh?
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