Old Q9400 computer!

[BlueNostromo]

Hey guys. I saw an ad on craigslist for a desktop computer with a Q9400 in it. He has like 10+ and is selling them for $40 each minus the drives. (Probably a school or office or something). I contacted him and he said that the motherboards do have a PCIE slot though he is not sure what width. As long as it is x8 or x16, you guys think that a Q9400 would still be an alright match for a GTX 950 or something of the like?

4GB DDR2 - No clue on PSU, MOBO, and I doubt it comes with a GPU. Looks like this haha, thats all the info I know.

 

[ATMINSIDE]

What are you trying to do with it???

 

[BlueNostromo]

either just something to mess around with, gaming system for girlfriend, or for parents. I mean its $40!

 

[ATMINSIDE]

If they're not gaming why even waste the money on a 950? Throw in a 720 and be done.

In the case of her gaming, it'll be meh.

 

[pinky33]

Great for parents if not gaming. Solid buy.

PSU could probably not handle a 950. Also the PSU/mobo could have some type of proprietary fitment meaning it would be a pain to put in a better psu.

My vote would be to buy one and check it out. Like you said it is only $40.

If I had that deal locally I would do it just to try and OC the q9400. See if it does better then my q6600

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Yeah, it's very possible you could part out the CPU and RAM for ~$40 if you end up not using it.

 

[pinky33]

i would pay $18 shipped for cpu