my hdd died... how about this other computer?

Trekkie · 2021-07-01, 05:03

So I'm thinking of buying this thing because my hard drive died, I was running windows 7 and needed an upgrade anyway, I been playing on a lenovo thinkstation e20 this whole time so I know anything's an upgrade compared to that, but what about this thing:

Lenovo ThinkCentre M720t
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80 Gz
Memory: 8GB DDR4 @ 2667 MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SSD

...and what graphics card do I put in it that will actually work with this PC but will run PR alright? The one I been using chokes on smoke... like when someone pops a smoke grenade my frames drop like crazy.

Thanks and hope to see y'all again real soon, your buddy Tr3kker

Coalz101 · 2021-07-01, 12:05

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Originally Posted by Trekkie

So I'm thinking of buying this thing because my hard drive died, I was running windows 7 and needed an upgrade anyway, I been playing on a lenovo thinkstation e20 this whole time so I know anything's an upgrade compared to that, but what about this thing:

Lenovo ThinkCentre M720t
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80 Gz
Memory: 8GB DDR4 @ 2667 MHz
Hard Drive: 250 GB SSD

...and what graphics card do I put in it that will actually work with this PC but will run PR alright? The one I been using chokes on smoke... like when someone pops a smoke grenade my frames drop like crazy.

Thanks and hope to see y'all again real soon, your buddy Tr3kker

PR is a very CPU intensive game and provided that you install it on the SSD there is no need to worry about GPU too much. However a 1080 or 1660 if possible should be fine since they are pretty common (And doesn't cost an arm and a leg) right now, and it stills good on run most games (besides newer titles).

Although I run the game pretty okay on a 7 year old laptop with 16GB DDR3; an I5 4210M and a 860M. Keep in mind I do have overheating problems. The laptop constantly runs at around 80-98 degrees Celsius when playing games. So you should be fine with anything better than these specs.

(The Stock fan managed to break from a fall and I replaced it with one from another laptop, the fan does have power issues I don't know how to fix though [It runs for about 5 seconds turns off for 2 then starts back running for another 5 seconds])

Trekkie · 2021-07-02, 22:52

One thing I don't want is to have to add more fans or power supply type stuff to this PC if I do add a video card to it... do these kinds of computers come with enough fans to handle upgrades like this? Also considering refurbed gaming PCs with graphics cards already installed, through WalMart or BestBuy, supplied by these third party refurbishers, not sure how confident I am in that route...

Coalz101 · 2021-07-03, 01:13

If you're going to add a GPU in it you'll definitely need a power supply upgrade. I've heard about external GPU's but I lack the knowledge to really speak about those. I can tell you that they cost too much and you're better off shelling out a few more hundreds on a better PC that will be more future proof. Maybe this?
HP Pavilion

Trekkie · 2021-07-03, 20:52

I'm looking at this too: Acer Nitro N50-600-EB1B (Refurbished) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-9400F Hexa Core 2.90GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD - W10, Black

What do you think, is this a relatively modern computer that would run PR well? And maybe Squad too? In case Squad becomes good at some point lol?

Coalz101 · 2021-07-04, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Trekkie

I'm looking at this too: Acer Nitro N50-600-EB1B (Refurbished) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-9400F Hexa Core 2.90GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD - W10, Black

Yeah should be fine. If I were you I would invest in an SSD whether it be now or later down the road. It will run applications much faster than an HDD but its not a high priority if you're not going to be running newer titles..

Trekkie · 2021-07-13, 05:03

Yeah I got it and it's playing PR fine, but it's playing Squad pretty badly. And Squad sucks but if PR does finally die then I'll want to switch to it. So I'm looking at getting my old PC working again which plays PR alright, and then doing a custom build for PR that I can upgrade down the road to take me into the future.

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Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada	my hdd died... how about this other computer? So I'm thinking of buying this thing because my hard drive died, I was running windows 7 and needed an upgrade anyway, I been playing on a lenovo thinkstation e20 this whole time so I know anything's an upgrade compared to that, but what about this thing: Lenovo ThinkCentre M720t Operating System: Windows 10 Home Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80 Gz Memory: 8GB DDR4 @ 2667 MHz Hard Drive: 250 GB SSD ...and what graphics card do I put in it that will actually work with this PC but will run PR alright? The one I been using chokes on smoke... like when someone pops a smoke grenade my frames drop like crazy. Thanks and hope to see y'all again real soon, your buddy Tr3kker
Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada

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Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada	Re: my hdd died... how about this other computer? One thing I don't want is to have to add more fans or power supply type stuff to this PC if I do add a video card to it... do these kinds of computers come with enough fans to handle upgrades like this? Also considering refurbed gaming PCs with graphics cards already installed, through WalMart or BestBuy, supplied by these third party refurbishers, not sure how confident I am in that route...
Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada

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Coalz101 Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 476 Trinidad and Tobago Location: Grenada (Another Island)	Re: my hdd died... how about this other computer? If you're going to add a GPU in it you'll definitely need a power supply upgrade. I've heard about external GPU's but I lack the knowledge to really speak about those. I can tell you that they cost too much and you're better off shelling out a few more hundreds on a better PC that will be more future proof. Maybe this? HP Pavilion

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Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada	Re: my hdd died... how about this other computer? I'm looking at this too: Acer Nitro N50-600-EB1B (Refurbished) Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-9400F Hexa Core 2.90GHz, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD - W10, Black What do you think, is this a relatively modern computer that would run PR well? And maybe Squad too? In case Squad becomes good at some point lol?
Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada

2021-07-13, 05:03	#7
Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada	Re: my hdd died... how about this other computer? Yeah I got it and it's playing PR fine, but it's playing Squad pretty badly. And Squad sucks but if PR does finally die then I'll want to switch to it. So I'm looking at getting my old PC working again which plays PR alright, and then doing a custom build for PR that I can upgrade down the road to take me into the future.
Trekkie Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 100 Canada