Upgrade Dell Optoplex 780 MT to a Gaming PC

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FirzaVista

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Here's my plan. I want to upgrade my Dell Optiplex 780 MT into a Gaming PC. Can i do that?

Spec:
1. Intel Core Quad Q9550
2. Memory V-Gen 8GB DDR3
3. No VGA (Plan to buy if this pc are able for gaming)
4. PSU Dell 305 W (Plan to upgrade if this pc are ale for gaming)
5. SHDD SeaGate FireCuda
6. MotherBoard from Dell Optiplex 780

My Bad English. Sorry.
 
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Louise Porkolt
Hi there,
the optiplex 780 is not a real gaming PC. With the games of 5 years ago maybe yes.
But today games are much more demanding. Especially without GPU (Graphics card).

With a decent graphics card for todays 3D-gaming you need much more power than 300W.
Maybe you want an SSD in this PC for speed and FPS-stability.

You may game but you will stress out the PC a little too much. Be sure you have extra cooling.

use SPECCY to check the heat of the different components in game-mode.

Hope it works out and let us know !
Cheers, Louise.


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Louise Porkolt

Louise Porkolt

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Hi there,
the optiplex 780 is not a real gaming PC. With the games of 5 years ago maybe yes.
But today games are much more demanding. Especially without GPU (Graphics card).

With a decent graphics card for todays 3D-gaming you need much more power than 300W.
Maybe you want an SSD in this PC for speed and FPS-stability.

You may game but you will stress out the PC a little too much. Be sure you have extra cooling.

use SPECCY to check the heat of the different components in game-mode.

Hope it works out and let us know !
Cheers, Louise.


 
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william p

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The simplest solution is a GTX 750 2GB DDR5, it doesn't need a PSU upgrade. Single slot single fan cards fit. Low Profile with tall bracket if needed. D9729 is a good cooler. If your CPU cover doesn't have 6 holes for heatpipes in it buy the cooler with the cover included. No aftermarket parts. The fan is plenty for that setup. Better than anything aftermarket. If yours is 1.2-1.3A then Delta AFC1212DE fits 1.8A. Millions available surplus. Aftermarket PSUs fit the MT and if you get one with a PCIe cable then faster GPUs become possible.
The 750 Ti isn't really good at 1080P and above. If you keep your monitor size and resolution lowered it will work OK.
 
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