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Hi guys,

Would appreciate help in this matter.
I have option to buy dell optiplex 990 minitower pc with i7 2660 having 16gb ram and 500 gb hdd. What would be price for it? And is 8k worthy enough to spend on this machine?
For cabinet having components only. Monitor and other accessories not included.

Looking for quicker response as i need to update the person soon.
Thanks in advance.
 
You got the processor model wrong. It's most likely i7 2600 since i7 2660 doesn't exist. Please check this.

The processor on its own isn't too shabby. It's reasonably powerful for day to day use. However, the age might have started to show since this machine is likely to be 8-10 years old.

I don't know if it's the right price, but as joy suggested, try getting an SSD, otherwise it will feel too slow. And if possible, try to use it before buying and see if it's ok enough for your use.

You can also check this, processor performance is slightly better, RAM is DDR4, and already comes with SSD. Age is also likely to be less since it's 8th gen. So overall, likely to feel much faster

Not to mention, this processor is way more power efficient (95w vs 35w).
 
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You got the processor model wrong. It's most likely i7 2600 since i7 2660 doesn't exist. Please check this.

The processor on its own isn't too shabby. It's reasonably powerful for day to day use. However, the age might have started to show since this machine is likely to be 8-10 years old.

I don't know if it's the right price, but as joy suggested, try getting an SSD, otherwise it will feel too slow. And if possible, try to use it before buying and see if it's ok enough for your use.

You can also check this, processor performance is slightly better, RAM is DDR4, and already comes with SSD. Age is also likely to be less since it's 8th gen. So overall, likely to feel much faster

Not to mention, this processor is way more power efficient (95w vs 35w).
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You are right. Processor is i7 2600.
Also pc in your link is usff or sff which i would avoid as it won't fit external gpu.

I am currently using first gen i5 with 8gb ram which suffices my needs. Thought of maxing it out with used ram to 16gb but have this another pc option as well which comes with 16gb ram.. I mostly use of for browsing, content consumption and office use. Don't need hi fi performance or intend to spend too much.

And yes, SSD upgrade option is always there.
 
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Harpy.eagle said:
You are right. Processor is i7 2600.
Also pc in your link is usff or sff which i would avoid as it won't fit external gpu.

I am currently using first gen i5 with 8gb ram which siffices my needs. Thought of maxing it out with used ram to 16gb but have this another pc option as well which comes with 16gb ram as well.. I mostly use of for browsing, content consumption and office use. Don't don't need hi fi performance or intend to spend too much.

And yes, SSD upgrade option is always there.
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The thing is, with old PCs, it's only good if you already own it. Like your first gen i5. But if you are going to buy today, it's better to buy something that's only 4-5 years old. Because it will run newer software/OS (Windows 10) better than something that is 8-10 years old. It will also require less maintenance. If some part fails, e.g. RAM or some socket on motherboard, it will be easier to get it repaired/replaced for newer (4-5 years old) PC than say first gen or second gen Intels.

My suggestion is to look for at least seventh or eight gen Intel office PC. They should be around 12-15K. Replace the HDD to SSD and it should last you a long time without worrying about any maintenance.
 
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My suggestion is to look for at least seventh or eight gen Intel office PC. They should be around 12-15K. Replace the HDD to SSD and it should last you a long time without worrying about any maintenance.
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Everything else + 128gb HD so OP can install OS on it. Windows10 is very sluggish if we use on normal HD and I am talking about my experience on ryzen 1600 thats around 4~5yrs old compared to 8yr old processor.
 
I had thought of getting that pc and disposing off mine to reduce net cost incurred as even upgrading ram of my pc would cost may be 3k etc. So in that pc i thought I will get better processor, higher ram and mobo with ample USB ports , decent cabbie.

Also not significant, but i shall get, possibly defective Mobo (not sure as i need to test it) and i5 2nd gen processor.
My indirect question was, what i would get in 8k in used market? Because even on OLX from dealers price of such config is much higher than 8k.

Actually it's my friend who is disposing off pc due to lack of use. So before posting it on OLX and asking his colleagues and other people, he asked me whether I want it.
He had bought it from his company which as any IT company disposes off machines once in a while.
 
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Also pc in your link is usff or sff which i would avoid as it won't fit external gpu.
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Harpy.eagle said:
I mostly use of for browsing, content consumption and office use. Don't need hi fi performance or intend to spend too much.
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The above two statements are contradictory.
  • If your usage is just day to day use, then you don't need GPU (I'm just assuming you meant graphics card, since external GPU means something else).
  • If you want GPU for any kind of gaming in future, then definitely don't go for a 2nd gen Intel processor.
  • If you don't want to game, but you want GPU, then there's more info needed on the intended usage of the PC.

BTW, 1st gen Core i5 to second gen i7 is not much of an upgrade and you should avoid it. At this point, unless I have a specific need in mind for the PC, I wouldn't buy anything older than 7th gen as they don't support DDR4 RAM and Windows 11.
 
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SATA 3.0 6GB/s wasn't implemented yet.
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SATA 3.0 6GB/s has still not been implemented, we're restricted to 6gbps or 750 MBps. (just hung a smartass, I know what you meant :p)

But SATA 3 is backward compatible, so the SSD will work at 3 Gbps.

For day to day usage, the faster seek times of SSD matter far more than actual transfer speeds. So this will still be way better than HDD.
 
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The above two statements are contradictory.
  • If your usage is just day to day use, then you don't need GPU (I'm just assuming you meant graphics card, since external GPU means something else).
  • If you want GPU for any kind of gaming in future, then definitely don't go for a 2nd gen Intel processor.
  • If you don't want to game, but you want GPU, then there's more info needed on the intended usage of the PC.

BTW, 1st gen Core i5 to second gen i7 is not much of an upgrade and you should avoid it. At this point, unless I have a specific need in mind for the PC, I wouldn't buy anything older than 7th gen as they don't support DDR4 RAM and Windows 11.
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Already have gtx750ti which is installed in my current first gen i5 pc dear. I won't chose sff or more compact version to furthur limit my options. I would rather use my laptop than going for sff.
 
i cant advise on the pricing-aspect, but my experience with that processor FWIW - i have an i7-2600k (never OCed) in my desktop PC (2011-build) and it has been working very well for day-to-day use and general softwares & games. other components including the RAM storage motherboard and GPU, were upgraded over time (but they're still quite older than whats available today). i rarely game on the machine since past some years now due to paucity of time, so i dont aim for trying & testing the latest titles, but still, whatever i have played on it, it has taken it on with ease. day-to-day operations too are very smooth and without hiccups (i dont use the PC daily though; sometimes now).
@Harpy.eagle
 
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