Would this make an ok gaming PC for a teen?

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esawers

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#306732 16-Aug-2023 15:19

I'm a bit out of touch with hardware

Have the opportunity to buy something like this exlease, would it be decent enough as a basic gaming pc?

Dell Precision 5810 Tower PC

Technical Specifications:
CPU:  Intel Xeon E5 1650
RAM: 16 GB RAM
HDD\SSD:  256GB SSD + 1TB HDD
GPU:  K2200 + Intel Integrated HD Graphics
OS:  Windows 10 PRO
Optical Drive: DVD-RW

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#3116812 16-Aug-2023 15:30

thats probably not what you're after, if nothing else you really want something with a discrete graphics card instead of integrated

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#3116814 16-Aug-2023 15:32

I think the Quadro K2200 graphics card is probably the weakest point there, but it could still be used for basic gaming. Certainly not all games would run but many would, particularly at lower resolutions or graphics settings. Were there any particular games that they would like to play on it?

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#3116817 16-Aug-2023 15:33

actually I see that the K220 is a discrete card, my bad. This looks like an old design / graphics workstation type of machine - are you able to provide any more info on what games you want to play on it?

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wellygary

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#3116824 16-Aug-2023 16:03

What are they planning on Playing???

The number of PC titles seems to be on a decline compared to the 2 big consoles....

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#3116828 16-Aug-2023 16:14

Would it be okay or decent for gaming?
No.
Could it "run" some games at low to med at 1080p, yes.*

These games that it could kind of run would be at least a decade old, if not more.

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#3116840 16-Aug-2023 16:43

Its 10 years old, so dont pay much for it, upgrade video to something newer (RX480 or 1050Ti) and it'll go "ok" for things such as Fortnite, GTA etc with video tweaking.

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#3116863 16-Aug-2023 17:44

No idea what you're being charged, but I paid $1200 for a similar machine three years ago. Except it had double the ram, and an AMD Firepro 4GB card.

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#3116904 16-Aug-2023 20:14

esawers:

would it be decent enough as a basic gaming pc?

No.

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esawers

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#3116939 16-Aug-2023 23:25

Thanks all
Ex-lease price was $199 but sounds like it isn’t what we are after
Same child bought himself an Xbox s at the start of the year which plays everything he needs but still seems to think he is missing out by not having a gaming pc lol

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#3116972 17-Aug-2023 09:00

esawers: Thanks all
Ex-lease price was $199 but sounds like it isn’t what we are after
Same child bought himself an Xbox s at the start of the year which plays everything he needs but still seems to think he is missing out by not having a gaming pc lol

Buy him a Keyboard and mouse with RGB lights to plug into the Xbox, then get a cheap gaming chair, stick them all in the back office

He'll feel just like all the other PC gamers :) :)

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#3116984 17-Aug-2023 09:39

esawers: Thanks all
Ex-lease price was $199 but sounds like it isn’t what we are after
Same child bought himself an Xbox s at the start of the year which plays everything he needs but still seems to think he is missing out by not having a gaming pc lol

I'm biased, but at the risk of starting a flame war, he is missing out.. PC gaming _is_ superior to console, albeit vastly more expensive.

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Master Geek

#3117040 17-Aug-2023 09:57

Console gaming is more than fine, I say this as someone that just spent $1700 on a new GPU 7900xtx. That was just GPU alone, a gaming PC that would run better than an Xbox would cost.... $1000 to $2000.
Depending on pre-built vs DIY built and parts.

esawers

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#3117042 17-Aug-2023 09:58

wellygary:
esawers: Thanks all
Ex-lease price was $199 but sounds like it isn’t what we are after
Same child bought himself an Xbox s at the start of the year which plays everything he needs but still seems to think he is missing out by not having a gaming pc lol

Buy him a Keyboard and mouse with RGB lights to plug into the Xbox, then get a cheap gaming chair, stick them all in the back office

He'll feel just like all the other PC gamers :) :)

He has all of that, I think the bugbear is the Xbox controller turning off while using the keyboard and mouse and it disrupts the game?

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Master Geek

#3117049 17-Aug-2023 10:09

You know plugging in the controller with a USB C cable would fix that?

Or turn off auto sleep,

https://alvarotrigo.com/blog/xbox-controller-not-turn-off/

esawers

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#3117052 17-Aug-2023 10:17

Didn’t know that, thanks!

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