This is a GAMING PC!?!?!

Summary by Krater

Linus Tech Tips tests how a 7-year-old Dell Optiplex 9010 prebuilt PC performs in modern games like CS:GO, Valorant, Dota 2, League of Legends, PUBG, and Call of Duty: Warzone, and reviews budget upgrade options including SSDs and GPUs.

From the video

Answers: Can you use an old office PC like a Dell Optiplex for modern gaming?

• Dell Optiplex 9010 gaming performance
• Budget PC upgrade options
• SATA vs NVMe SSD in old PC
• GPU upgrades for low power supply
• Gaming benchmark on integrated PC

What it concludes

• The Dell Optiplex 9010 with an i7-3770 and GT 640 can run most modern games at 1080p medium settings if you sacrifice visual quality.
• Upgrading from a spinning disk drive to a SATA SSD is a monumental improvement for system responsiveness.
• A cheap 16GB DDR3 RAM kit helps significantly with running more demanding games and multitasking.
• The GTX 1650 Super and GTX 1660 Ti are great GPU choices for the system without requiring a power supply upgrade, staying within the 275W limit.
• The low profile GTX 1650 is a simple drop-in upgrade that requires no external power for half-height desktops.