Seems a good deal for a very capable office PC with 3 years warranty. 10 available at time of posting. Possibly able to add a low profile GPU for light gaming?
i5 8500 3.0GHz - 4.1GHz
16GB RAM
512GB SSD
26cmx31cmx9.5cm
Windows 10 Home
HP 3 Year Warranty
Accessories- Power Cable, Wired Mouse and Keyboard.
Includes Full Tax Invoice That Validates Full Manufacturer Warranty
whats wrong with 180w?
The absolute bare minimum power requirements. Won't be running a gpu
Feed it into a psu calc just to check
Cheap as.
paging @techyescity
What? YouTube channel?
Brand new too. Nice.
My kids are desperate for a PC to play Minecraft Java on. This looks perfect for that.
I'd definitely get a 1050 low profile for this pc if you can afford it, will elevate the experience significantly.
I'll be wary about a 1050 in these. 75W GPU + 65W CPU is already 140W out of 180W, not much of a head room for anything else.
A lot of other prebuilds are at 200W to 300W, the good ol 9020 SFF is 250W
Probably a 1030 max at 30W
1030 wouldn't make a difference vs the igpu. 40w for everything else is fine (assuming you even max everything else out, which is basically impossible unless youre actively trying to do it with benchmark software). Even a 1050ti would work seeing as the tdp is the same.
@Jenny Death: 5W peak for SSD, 3Ws per stick of ram, plus a couple connected USB drives and what not. Then you have the motherboard itself, 40W ain't going that far. Obviously, you won't be maxing everything out at the same time, but you will be pushing it very hard and may have stability issues.
People say you aim for around 2x the wattage needed when you build a PC, then you have plenty of headroom for upgrades, as well as running at closer to peak efficiency.
Sticking a 75W 1050 in here means you are running at full capacity from the get go, increasing loading and wear on the components.
Its fair enough if you buy a 9020 or similar for 100-200 bucks, they will do the job and it might not last. But it is cheap. However, when you are investing 500? Might as well go for a proper build at this price range.
@dyziplen: I just wrote up a massive post with a bunch of stats but accidentally deleted it.
In the end if you have this pc and the goal is to play minecraft java edition then there is no better way to do it than with a 1050 or 1050 ti (dare i say the 1050 for marginally better temperatures)
@dyziplen: so what happens if your PSU is not capable of running your PC peripherals? Will it explode?
@Homr: PSU hardly explode but mostly spark… your PC will run good for like 15 minutes then BSOD keep telling you RAM/Graphic/Driver/Network/Everything else issues.
As soon as I saw the derelict brick I knew this would be a victorian store lol.
What do you recommend in this price range?
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Do you have any suggestions for a better PC than this under $500???
Wow someone just bought 7
What a prick. Just wanted to pick up one lol.
How dare someone buy that many which they'll most likely use in a small office!
Will be reselling at this price….
like an amazon flash deal, All gone!!
Seller only had 10
How does a warranty on a computer work? Surely they just give you the runaround on an individual part etc?
These commercial warranties are typically pretty good. You can look up the serial/service tags on the machine in places like dell support, and it will detail how many of what is left. Great for buying second hand machines.
We have HP Prodesks at work (600s, not 400s, but the differences aren't huge between the two).
Basically, you open a ticket with them - we do it online, but you can do it by phone if you're feeling masochistic and want to talk to a HP support drone. If you log it early enough in the day and the repairs are approved, parts are usually dispatched to a local tech that day (or next business day if you put the ticket in mid afternoon onwards or they're slow in approving repairs, but generally they'll approve them pretty quick, my record is around thirty minutes from ticket being logged to parts being ordered for dispatch, but generally the more information you can provide the quicker they can figure out what to dispatch. The HP UEFI diagnostics can spit out a failure code that details specifically what's wrong so they're always good to run).
Once the parts arrive at the local tech they'll get in touch with you to sort out a time to come onsite to arrange the repairs. We have a tech in town so usually they can do it next business day, sometimes same day if they've got a free point that day, or a time that's mutually convenient, but if you're in a regional area there might be a wait.
We're based in Geelong and we generally see two to three day turnaround for repairs.
OOS :(
Looking for a good desktop under $500. Missed the Dell optioned deal. Any recommendations
A refurbished Dell Optiplex 9020 is a popular option. Can be had for around $200-$300 and can take low-profile graphics cards, often without a PSU upgrade.
I have the i7 CPU version of this with a low profile 1050 (in the 4x pcie slot). makes for a great 4k media PC. No psu upgrade needed.
Really good first time deal op, looking forward to seeing you post more deals in the future :)
For those that want to add a Low profile video card like a 1050 or 1650. It can only fit in the 4x PCIE and not 16x PCIE, just like the optiplex 9020. So you lose up to 10% of performance
The 180W PSU is a bit of a concern, I'd get something else for a SFF/low profile GPU build
Almost $500.
I personally think it’s a bit expensive for these old PC.
$300 would be alright.
If you can budget for $900-$1000 you can get a much better new PC/laptop.
Mac M1 mini & MSI GF65 1660Ti can be had for under $1000 during the last eBay sale.
So you can get a better pc for twice the price? Who would have thought!?!
I personally think it’s a bit expensive for these old PC.
$300 would be alright.
The person that bought 7 did not think so ;-)
Can you show us a past or current deal for $300 that is close to these specs? ;-)
If you are buying old tech, I purchased 2 old i5 IBM laptops for around $100. And one afterwards for around $200.
Purchased two other SFF desktops a few years ago and had no problem getting them around $300.
I added SSD to each machine and even installed windows 10 on them.
All are still working except one laptop where the screen has developed a blue tint.
The CPU are old now, but at the time when I purchased them they were a couple generations behind current.
I didn’t post them here because supply was very limited.
You are talking about second hand ones. Op's brand new, tax invoice with 3 years factory warranty. It's a no brainer if anyone need a decent PC for their business or study, plus peace of mind that they won't be out of pocket if the HW malfunctions.
The main cost/appeal to these machines is their small profile. That’s essentially the biggest selling factor.
Agreed. The small profile is the benefit.
You probably want a micro PC.
are you seriously?
This pc can be easily resell for $650
In good laptops under $500. After I5 with 8GB mem
This or a 6600k system with 290x for $500?
Any tips for getting a cheap 1050? I bought one of the $200 Dell Optiplex 9020s, and would like to up a GPU in it if I can find one at a decent price. From what I can see a 1050 is around $250 new? Does that seem about right? Any tips for getting one cheaper somehow?
There are no cheap graphics card these days. From 3090 down, its all (profanity), the only non-price jacked is the 1030.
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Most likely be a 180W PSU.