First post, by buckeye
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This pc is slated for the scrap heap at work, thought about taking it and sprucing it up.
CPU: i7-930 2.8Ghz
Mobo: #5DN3X x58 chipset LGA-1366
Ram: 12gb ddr3 sdram 1333mhz
GPU: Radeon HD 5670 1GB
Storage: 1GB Sata
Optical: Blu-Ray 8X BD-R
PSU: 525W Dell
There are some obstacles:
New mobo same dell model are expensive - 80 bucks and on up refurbished.
New power supply requires 150w min. on 5v/3.3 rail - those are hard to find new. A EVGA 750BQ is most promising but again expensive.
Can't decide on new GPU - Radeon HD7770 perhaps or go newer like Geforce 1050ti?
On the plus side won't need a new Win7 key but support ends soon.
Probably seems a waste of time but I never tried to take a dirty cast-off and give it a good cleaning and new lease on life. Seems like a lot you
took some Dells and did the same. Anybody care to share their Win7 system specs. so I have a example to go by if I decide to do this?
Asus P5N-E Intel Core 2 Duo 3.33ghz. 4GB DDR2 Geforce 470 1GB SB X-Fi Titanium 650W XP SP3
Intel SE440BX P3 450 256MB 80GB SSD Asus V7700 GF2 64mb SB 32pnp 350W 98SE
MSI x570 Gaming Pro Carbon Ryzen 3700x 32GB DDR4 Zotac RTX 3070 8GB WD Black 1TB 850W