Which one is better: Hp compaq 8200 or Dell Optiplex 790

[Mehmood Nawaz]

Hello!

I need help choosing a cpu. I have a choice between buying one of these two used pc.

1. Hp 8200 ci5 2400, 4gb ram.

2. Dell optiplex 790mt ci5 2400, 4gb ram.

As you can see, both are same. I would add another 4gb ram, better psu, and HD 7750.

Please help as I do not know any pro's or con's myself.

 

[COLGeek]

In a previous office of mine, we had both of these (in the mini-tower config). Performance was identical. The Dell seemed the more reliable of the two. Really not much of a difference, otherwise.

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

Depends on what you plan on using it for.
If its gaming, build one yourself.

 

[Mehmood Nawaz]

What about the motherboard of dell only giving 35w to the gpu.

 

[COLGeek]

What about the motherboard of dell only giving 35w to the gpu.

That can certain be an issue with some GPUs (there are threads on the forum regarding this topic.


The HD 7750 draws 55w under load:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units#Southern_Islands_.28HD_7xxx.29_Series

If you go to this Dell link, you can see that the HD 7750 is compatible with the Optiplex 790.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&sku=a7057584

 

[Mehmood Nawaz]

Thank for your help.

I will buy Dell Optiplex 790MT for around 180 usd and then upgrde it with ram and gpu. The total budget will be around 200-210 usd without the gpu.