No word on the generation of the processor. Can this be upgraded to Windows 11?
I’d like to know too.
Looks like the last i5 cpu that had a 3.2 Ghz clock speed was 6th generation so I’m guessing it can’t run Windows 11. Even the manufacture’s website doesn’t give any more information on the cpu.
Just more “gaming” trash that woot’s been trying to offload. I’m by no means a pc master racer, but none of what they’ve been offering should be considered a deal.
$500 pretty cheap for a gaming PC. Anyone got a link to a better one for same price?
Other i5 CPUs that are 3.2 GHz: 4570, 3470, and 650.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the company used parts from an office PC to rebuild into a gaming PC. Say for a 4th gen, a Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 is a good basis as the board uses a standard mATX mounting and has standard I/O headers.
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Cheap prebuilt that at least uses slightly more up to date hardware (I still don’t recommend it):
$499 (with $50 off) - https://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Ryzen-5600U-Windows-Computer/dp/B0B6NRNGPL/
Decent HP prebuilt, more expensive as it uses more recent generation components (circa 2020, Zen 3):
$635.99 - https://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-Processor-Pre-Built-TG01-2022/dp/B09NF6S5PZ/
this 5500 gfx card is also lowest end, but at least it’s a discrete unit
Cheaper version of HP above with less powerful contemporary components (Intel i3, 10th gen):
$569.99 - https://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-i3-10100-Keyboard-TG01-1022/dp/B08NCFRFFD/
Expensive version of HP above with more powerful current components (Intel i5, 10th gen, RTX 3060):
$699.00 - https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Pavilion-Gaming-Desktop-Intel-Core-i5-10400F-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX-3060-8GB-RAM-256GB-SSD-Windows-11-Home-Black-TG01-1183w/491051468
Well-known brand’s (NZXT) entry level unit with current gen components in their popular midtower case: $799.00 - Foundation PC H510 | Prebuilt Gaming PC | NZXT BLD
In these sub-$750 budget ranges, it’s difficult to put together a build that can meaningfully run current AAA titles unless you play on 1080p with low quality settings. Personally I feel the last two on my quick list above are decent cheap budget builds.
Periphio isn’t an enormous brand name and is likely specifically targeting the sub-$750 budget range to the disappointment of many folks who thought they could at least play decent quality on current titles, which these machines as they’re configured, cannot.
It’s a GT1030 and a quad core. Avoid this computer. It can barely play minesweeper.
The closest you could get (over $500, BTW) is a mini with probably no expansion ability and only had 512 SSD vs this one 120GB SSD + 500GB 7200 RPM HDD.
Woot’s also has 2GB dedicated graphics card…the only you linked is integrated?
That mini is $450 with the $50 discount if you read what I typed. But like I said, I don’t recommend it.
I do not recommend relying on hard disk drives moving forward. 7200 RPM isn’t reliable for large gaming titles. Thus, the mini is still superior (and cheaper) from a storage perspective.
Woot’s “2GB dedicated graphics card” is this: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Specs | TechPowerUp GPU Database
This won’t outperform a Zen 3 APU; but like I said, I do not recommend this mini unit, nor spending around this budget range for a prebuilt unless you do not plan to game recent AAA titles.
The GeForce GT 1030 was an entry-level graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on May 17th, 2017.
Further clues in the features:
16GB of DDR3 RAM
6th gen Skylake was when DDR4 became commonplace, so it’s going to be earlier.
4 x USB 3.0
That rules out first gen, so this is most likely narrows it to 3rd or 4th gen. I’m leaning towards 4th gen, since 4x 3.0 ports wasn’t as common in 3rd gen.
Following up to my own post, the last pic from the listing offers some more clues:
Ignore the mismatched RAM and note the CMOS battery location, FCC label, and FRU (field replacement unit) label box.
Just as I suspected earlier, it appears to be built off a Lenovo ThinkCentre M73. Here’s a pic of the motherboard from the SFF (off an eBay listing):
My final answer: i5-4570.
As for how viable this is as a gaming computer, make your own judgement off this with similar hardware:
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