I have an Optiplex 330. As remarkable as it gets, but it served me well as a utility and testing PC in the past couple of years. Lately it was acting up. I don't know if it was because of the busted caps on the motherboard, the C2Q Q8200S I wanted to upgrade it with or the new BIOS, but it was really unstable. I've left it alone for a year and now I thought, I install a fresh Windows 7 on it, test it out and if it still has stability issues, I'll just salvage whatever I can from it.
Specs: Pentium Dual Core E2140, 2GB DDR2 800MHz, 80GB HDD, Intel GMA X3100
Installing the fresh Windows went without issues, so I gave it some tests.
3DMark 2001SE default settings - 4673
Ridiculously low. Much lower than expected.
GTA San Andreas 1024x768, everything else on default - 9fps on average
GTA San Andreas 1024x768 low - 21fps on average
I had better experiences on Geforce 2 MX cards.
Unreal Tournament 2004 (GOG) 1024x768, everything else on default
Fraps just gave up with this game, but it was a smooth experience.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) 640x480 low
Fraps still didn't do anything. Based on what it felt like, the framerate was in the mid-to-high teens.
I didn't expect anything from this PC in gaming, but I still feel a little disappointed. I think it underperforms even for what it is.