Looks like there’s 10 available as of the time of posting
Great first gaming PC for the kids and the GTX 1070 still holds up pretty well in 2023
More than sufficient for most esport titles and lighter to run games (minecraft, sims etc.) and can play most AAA games at medium (or higher) 1080P
nice capable entry level for kids, but 3 months warranty is a tad short
Agreed, but if you've got know-how less risky than a laptop in the same situation because easier to replace parts.
I wouldn't expect much for on a second hard PC
I would expect no warranty, or at most 30 days
I feel like the warranty on these second hand machines is lip service anyway…
If they've been burn tested and haven't failed the chances of something failing between 3-12 months (if 1yr warranty if what you're wanting) is very very slim.
Plenty of intel 4th gen ex office PCs out in the wild running fine and they're 3 years older.
If they get damaged or whatnot by the kids then thats a different case altogether and wouldn't be covered anyway.
These HP's are surprisingly well built and ventilated. But they cheap out on PSUs
cant be much worse than the 255w PSUs used in the old 9020 SFF that everyone has been putting low profile GPUs into?
These are actually quite decent, just don't expect lots of pcie connectors etc.
Built to last and be efficient
You are delusional expecting more than a 3 month warranty on a used gaming PC.
I think you are downplaying the capability of this machine. Games from say, the witcher 3 era should run at around 60fps in ultra at 1440p.
Yeah I have same CPU, can run anything on 1440p high, with better GPU you could max pretty much anything.
Yeah, my i7-7700k with GTX 1080 (one model higher than this 1070) can run all the AAA titles from 2019 and before at 1080P ultra with smooth >60 fps. PC was about $2k in 2017.
My rig absolutely CRUSHES Bloons TD 6
You're dreaming
Witcher 3 came out 2015!
Games like Tomb Raider, Battlefield 4, Metro Last Light, Doom (2016) etc all run really well on it!
Will it run redfall?
Anybody care to offer advice to a non-Windows guy - would this machine cope with Hogwarts Legacy okay? On paper the specs seem suitable, but that's not always a reliable guide.
Hogwarts Legacy minimum specs:
OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (3.2GHz) or Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3GHz)
Memory: 16GB of RAM
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 470 (4GB) or Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 (4GB)
Or would you just bite the bullet and get a PS5?
this HP Z240 specs are higher than that Hogwarts minimum requirements, so I say: yes!
Hogwarts can be a bit of a special case performance wise, it has its issues
It should run fine, and is well past the minimum requirements (edit: but under recommended)
could also get an i7 8700 and a gtx 1080 for 100 bucks more https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/256064203359?hash=item3b9e9daa5f…
It should run better on this machine that the system in this video:
(Bear in mind, the video may not include parts of the game that tend to perform worse)
https://youtu.be/GGiQm-yrkEw
You need a way better pc - mine with a 5600, 2070 and 32gb ram and ssd still has the occasional stutter and the graphics had to be turned down from ultra
Otherwise ps5 - don’t buy this especially if you are gonna run the game on Linux
You'll need better than min specs for sure, would look at 12100f and rx6600+ GPU
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/765948
I got this. The case is pretty small and came with optical drive and SD card reader. Very happy with it and got a tax invoice and 1 year warranty. Seller is also very friendly and helpful.
Overkill for office apps like Office 365.
Nice, was looking for something for the kids.
Gonna grab a cheap 2TB SSD from this deal as well: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/772659
Great value, but remember this can't be (easily) upgraded to Win11 due to CPU family, lack of TPM chip, etc. (Win10 goes out of support in less than 2 and a half years…)
how many 3.5HDD bay does this have?
This is better than my current rig. 1070/6600k. God I need to upgrade.
280gtx/2700k
Great find. I've been looking for a cheap but not nasty rig to handle Zwift and some older PC games I haven't touched in years.
Bought one. Will report back on how it goes.
For the this & the 1080 option (which was linked above) - what would be the rough idle power consumption be like? Thinking of swapping out two separate boxes (Opnsense & Unraid) to move to just one box…
Damn, missed it.
shows as 4 available
still 1 left now even though it's listed as expired
Keep in mind these are used. U dont know how long its been used for. I would never buy this for someone novice. Expect to be called for tech support.
These are going to be without OS, right? edit: the DELL listing has: "Software Windows 11 HOME 64 Bit", so never mind!
What's the best/cheapest way to get a Windows for it? And which Windows and version? That DELL i7 8700 GTX 1080 listing suggests Windows 11, but I better make sure. MS has the Home version for $225.00, ouch.
Way better than the crap you'd find on FB.
This is gone I know but wonder if anyone could recommend a good GPU for professional use on a Z240?
Depends entirely on the specific professional work you intend to do.
As a general rule, the best quadro or A series card you can talk your company into paying for.
Grabbed the dell one with the 8th gen and 1080
Should make decent enough photo editing pc.
May swap in 2080ti and see how it goes as I really only game at 4k so CPU less of a bottleneck
Any PCs about the same for kids?
Thanks @WhySpendMoreForLess !! And Thankyou to @Lonewolf1983 :)
Because even though I missed this deal, I got the Dell one from this seller that is still available after Lonewolf mentioned it. So thanks again to you both or I would not have got the deal on thid PC that I really needed right now because my current PC is very recently stopped working and I need something cheap I can just plug in and go.
I think I actually prefer to pay a little more (for the Dell) because the extra 20% or so in performance that the i7 8700 with 2 extra cores and the GTX 1080 gives is a nice boost for some of the newer games (especially the 6 cores vs 4) and works out about 20% more cost, so it is still a great deal imo.
Anyone interested in it, there still seems like quite a few left.
Also, the Dell comes with Windows 11 installed but I did not want this and I requested they install Windows 10 for me instead and they said no problem. I just had to leave them a note when I went through check out.
I hope this helps anyway still looking for a good deal.
Yep it's a bit better performance wise and will last a bit longer with the extra cores
I also liked the full speed usb-c port on the front
8th gen also supports win11
Yep, those extra cores are a big bonus for some extra longevity, but I also noticed some games and apps really beniffited from this right now and run a lot smoother too.
I just watched a benchmark video on YouTube that showed the 8700 is almost on par with a Ryzen 5600, that I was thinking about getting soon, so I was pleasantly surprised this system is going to be similar, and I don't even have to build it myself 😅 That's the part that really helps me right now.
I did not know about USB C, thanks👍 that's good to know.
Good point on the Win 11 support, this is good to have for the future. I need Windows 10 right now but may have to go up to Windows 11 one-day and being able to without fuss is a huge bonus in that case.👍
More in line with Ryzen 2700 performance wise
@Lonewolf1983: Ah I see, well still much better than my i5 2500.
This is the video I was looking at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5iIRsPdoS_M
Except I didn't realise it was a 8700K in the video instead of non K. But it basically appears to be about 10% slower than a Ryzen 5600.
![[Used] HP Z240 i7-7700k GTX 1070 32GB RAM 512GB SSD $450 Delivered @ MetroCom eBay](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/99/772799.jpg?h=d70e7f7f)
this is a great buy for a decent entry, but capable gaming device