[RndTbl] Looking for a used computer to upgrade a Pentium 4 3.0 GHz

[Adam Thompson]

Before Trevor castigates me for recommending Dell desktops again... the 
small-form-factor desktops do NOT use a standard ATX power supply.
Even the regular-sized desktops ship with a not-quite-ATX power supply, 
but most of the full-sized Optiplexes will accomodate a regular ATX PSU 
with a little bit of fiddling.

The Dell PSUs are of at least average quality overall, so it's not 
necessarily something you'll ever have to replace, but do keep it in 
mind.  DFS does offer an optional 1-year warranty, and Optiplex PSUs are 
readily available on eBay, but particularly the small-form-factor PSUs 
can be expensive to replace... to the point where after the warranty 
expires, it will sometimes be cheaper just to buy a new computer.

YMMV.
-Adam



On 14-02-08 09:06 AM, Kevin McGregor wrote:
> Something like this looks appropriate:
> http://dellrefurbished.ca/product/computers/desktops/optiplex/catcomdeskoptiplex/optiplex-760-core-2-duo-300-e8400/si6463570
>
> Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 160 GB HD, DVDRW, $193 (+tax+shipping, 
> ~$252). Nice-looking case. I might replace the HD with a TRIM-enabled 
> SSD to give them a better Win7 experience.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Robert Dyck <rbdyck2 at shaw.ca 
> <mailto:rbdyck2 at shaw.ca>> wrote:
>
>     --- Kevin McGregor wrote:
>     > Is it possible to find a reasonably-priced used machine to
>     replace the
>     above with a Core 2 Duo (or better, or AMD equivalent)? That is,
>     if it's
>     $400 for a used machine, I might as well spend a few bucks more
>     and get
>     something new.
>
>     I have something. Depends what you want. Motherboard/CPU/memory, or a
>     complete tower with case, power supply, optical and hard drives? One
>     motherboard set is Core2 Duo, the other is i5 quad core.
>
>     Rob Dyck
>
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