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Hey guys I have a quick question my workplace purged a bunch of i-5 pcs. I believe they are older Sandy Bridge 2400 I-5 processors that are iN them accordin to the specs. I thought about seeing what I could get out of it with a gpu and new hard drive . I currently am running a FX 8350 but people keep telling me intel is the way to go for gaming so would it be worth it to put a gpu and hardrive in it performance wise I'm getting mixed reviews when I try to compare it I'm basing this off processor at the moment I just found out that the pc in question is an old dell vostro 460 I'll have to look the specs up.

I have a FX 8350 16gb ram gigabyte 970AMotherboard gtx1050 ti 4gb . I thought about throwing the gpu and ram in it to see if it would out perform what I currently have what do you guys think ??
 
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That Sandy Bridge chip is a bit faster than what you have and could give you performance increases in games, but there are some issues you could have. Some I can think of are:

- The power supply may not be adequate for your graphics card, and it may not have the right PCIe connectors your the card either. If you have access to the PC, check the wattage on the power supply and if it has the PCIe connectors your card needs.

- Gaming on this newer build would generate far more heat than the case is designed to deal with. It doesn't look like that case has a lot of fans as it's more of a low power system. Poor airflow could lead to overheating.

- New motherboard means your Windows activation would likely be invalidated and would have to...
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That Sandy Bridge chip is a bit faster than what you have and could give you performance increases in games, but there are some issues you could have. Some I can think of are:

- The power supply may not be adequate for your graphics card, and it may not have the right PCIe connectors your the card either. If you have access to the PC, check the wattage on the power supply and if it has the PCIe connectors your card needs.

- Gaming on this newer build would generate far more heat than the case is designed to deal with. It doesn't look like that case has a lot of fans as it's more of a low power system. Poor airflow could lead to overheating.

- New motherboard means your Windows activation would likely be invalidated and would have to be redone.

- The 1050 should fit fine and may not even need PCIe power at all. Check your card and the other PSU to confirm you have the connectors if needed. Also note the upgraded power supply, likely essential for this build.

I wouldn't do it personally.

Edit: The Dell Vostro 460 actually has a Intel Core i7-2600. A bigger step up, but the possible issues remain. Another idea is take the Dell motherboard+CPU+RAM set out of the Dell and install them into your PC. I hope Dell didn't use a proprietary board for this system though. You can still use mini ATX in a full size ATX case though.
 
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To some it wouldn't be worth the trouble, but honestly I would do it. You'll probably only get a 5-10% increase in performance if its the i5, maybe up to 15% with the i7, but that's definitely worth it to me.

I've done this before plenty of times. I've used countless of decommissioned business computers to hold me over as a gaming PC while I saved up for my "actual" build. I actually recommend people with very tight budgets to go this route as well. Business desktop + GPU = solid gaming pc for MUCH cheaper than building one on your own. You can game adequately while you save for your "actual" build.

I've always treated them as temporary computers, so if my GPU wouldn't fit properly I wouldn't mind leaving the side panel off with a desk fan blowing into the case.

Also, your GTX 1050ti should be fine power wise as long as it doesn't need external power.

Put a GPU + SSD + RAM (if it doesn't already have 8GB) and you're set.
 
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I misread "gigabyte 970AMotherboard gtx1050" as GTX970. Dyslexia gets me once again : ( You probably indeed don't have to worry about power usage or connectors as a lot of the 1050s don't even need PCIe power or a new PSU unless yours very low wattage. You could also add some fans to help with airflow. A fresh Windows install would also probably save you some headache down the road with potential software issues.
 
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