Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 this old beast just keeps crashing and rebooting, can't seem to figure out the reason for it. https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=7_1203_1157&item_id=192874 im thinking this one and just put my 2060 in there. Price seems decent? 640us Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,892 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 The CPU might not be up to snuff if you want to play new games on it, but what really stuck out to me was the PSU. 500w is definitely not enough if you want to upgrade to one of the newer cards at some point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Twinblade said: The CPU might not be up to snuff if you want to play new games on it, but what really stuck out to me was the PSU. 500w is definitely not enough if you want to upgrade to one of the newer cards at some point. If I have no issues playing new games with an i7 from 2009 then I think this will be ok lol. I mostly just play Dota anyway . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 What requires more than 500 watts? Don't PC's use less these days? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 What’s your price range? Are you looking for a desktop or laptop? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ike said: What’s your price range? Are you looking for a desktop or laptop? Desktop. Like 800-1000 cad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Just a bit slightly more than you’re asking but this would play most modern games at 1080p. https://slickdeals.net/f/15153088-dell-xps-8940-se-desktop-i7-11700-16gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-rtx-2060-super-1-100-or-less-w-sd-cashback-free-s-h Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Ike said: Just a bit slightly more than you’re asking but this would play most modern games at 1080p. https://slickdeals.net/f/15153088-dell-xps-8940-se-desktop-i7-11700-16gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-rtx-2060-super-1-100-or-less-w-sd-cashback-free-s-h That's 1699 in Canada haha. It's the videocard which makes it costs much more. I've already got a 2060. I just want a decent pc with a worthless on board videocard in it Edited July 12, 2021 by Cooke Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,607 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Why would you not spend a few hundred more and get something that isnt trash? Everything about that PC is junk. You can probably throw your 2060 in there and be good until cross gen is over i guess but why waste the money on junk. Spend a bit more and get something with a good cpu. You can probably put a 3060 in that PC but any more than that might be iffy with that PSU. But why would you want to put a better GPU in that junk anyway. Spend more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, JonbX said: Why would you not spend a few hundred more and get something that isnt trash? Everything about that PC is junk. You can probably throw your 2060 in there and be good until cross gen is over i guess but why waste the money on junk. Spend a bit more and get something with a good cpu. You can probably put a 3060 in that PC but any more than that might be iffy with that PSU. But why would you want to put a better GPU in that junk anyway. Spend more. PSU's are cheap and easily swapped out. Besides, my monitor is a 1080p ultra wide, 2060 will be fine for a few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,607 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cooke said: PSU's are cheap and easily swapped out. Besides, my monitor is a 1080p ultra wide, 2060 will be fine for a few years. Is it easy to swap out the PSU in that PC? That PC lives and dies with its CPU. Get something better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Sauce 2,727 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Definitely don't buy a computer with a 9400 in it for $800 in 2021 lol. Canada Computers will assemble a computer for $50 and you'll get way more for your money just buying the parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Hot Sauce said: Definitely don't buy a computer with a 9400 in it for $800 in 2021 lol. Canada Computers will assemble a computer for $50 and you'll get way more for your money just buying the parts. What processor do you suggest? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alphonse★ 453 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Just now, Cooke said: What processor do you suggest? 5600x Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/desktops/xps-desktop/spd/xps-8940-desktop/dxps8940msr_d_s3800e?view=configurations This jonb dell seems like a better deal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Went with the dell for 785 taxes included. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 processor(6-Core, 12M Cache, 2.6GHz to 4.4GHz) Windows 10 Home English Intel® UHD Graphics 730 with shared graphics memory 16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive Adding the 2060 and another 1tb SSD and 31" ultra wide 200hz monitor. Done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Sauce 2,727 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Pretty sure Dell PSUs are proprietary and 360W isn't going to be enough. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said: Pretty sure Dell PSUs are proprietary and 360W isn't going to be enough. Then I'll take out my 550 in my current one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,670 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Just now, Cooke said: Then I'll take out my 550 in my current one. Possibly wont fit in the case. Dell always has some fucked up proprietary design so that you can't just swap shit like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cooke 2,026 Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Remij said: Possibly wont fit in the case. Dell always has some fucked up proprietary design so that you can't just swap shit like that. My current case is a dell case. I changed the PSU just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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