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dell optiplex 980

bassy · 2020-11-20 00:08:05

hi guys im using a dell optiplex i7 about ten yrs old,i want to but a decent enough GPU in it.any recomendations?. current GPU is radeon HD4550(B) also the 980 is tight for space inside,and i have a 285 watt psu.

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20-11-2020 1:08am

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bassy

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hi guys im using a dell optiplex i7 about ten yrs old,i want to but a decent enough GPU in it.any recomendations?.

current GPU is radeon HD4550(B)

also the 980 is tight for space inside,and i have a 285 watt psu.

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#2 22-11-2020 2:35pm
Skerries

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there is no point in putting anything modern in that as the old processor is just going to bottleneck it and as you also mention you don't have the space or power for one

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#3 22-11-2020 2:51pm
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What games do you play or intend to play on it?

There's some cheap options which would help a fair bit. For older games the cpu will still be OK.

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#4 22-11-2020 3:19pm
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I want it to stream from my pc to tv over WiFi with sreamio but the pic is buffering and not great quality.sonpersume my crappy card is not good enough......

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