Can I upgrade my Optiplex 755?

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Vanessah

Vanessah

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Hello.
First off, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum section.
I'm new to this website and wasn't too sure where I could put my questions.
I am looking to see if there is any possibility I could upgrade my PC?
I had bought it from a local computer store and it's a fairly nice computer, just not what I am looking for.
I am mainly into gaming and my PC is not the best with handling most games.

Also a small note that money is not the biggest issue.
It is of course always nice to find something at a cheaper price.

Here is some information.

System Model: OptiPlex 755 Mini Tower
System Type: X86-Based PC
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU @ 3.00 GHz
RAM: 3.00 GB
Display: ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 x 75 hertz
Hard Disk Drive: 74.5 GB

If it's not a possibility to upgrade I will just look into purchasing a new PC.

Please tell me if there is any information I missed/you need.
Thank you.
 
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manofchalk
Not really, the machine is a bit too old to upgrade meaningfully without having to replace everything anyway. Most I could suggest you do is throw a HD7750 at it, but that would be of questionable worth given it could be bottlenecked.

You pretty much need a new machine.
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AxlFone

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Not really worth for upgrade old dell.

This is really good PC for 1000$ price. Really good and cheap PSU.
Good parts. Long warranty with GPU 2+3years.
SSD is good and fast enough. If budget is tight lose cpu cooler and SSD. No OS but that you can find cheap from internet. Maybe best buy windows 8 or 8.1 or 7 if you like that better.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($244.48 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($93.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.21 @ Mwave)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $899.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 08:35 EST-0500)

Other way is AMD but is that good. If you tell us budget we can make best possible build for that money.

Here is AMD build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($132.79 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($93.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.21 @ Mwave)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $912.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 08:46 EST-0500)

 
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manofchalk

manofchalk

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Not really, the machine is a bit too old to upgrade meaningfully without having to replace everything anyway. Most I could suggest you do is throw a HD7750 at it, but that would be of questionable worth given it could be bottlenecked.

You pretty much need a new machine.
 
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sora

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Good, make sure to watch for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals though! I'm surprised you still have that PC and it is still working/running.
 
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