need to replace my Dell optiplex pc

TimSynths

My Dell optiplex 780 has just packed up. Looking to get a refurb as a replacement to save some money. I use it mainly for playing age of empires, internet and the odd bit of excel and downloading a film or two. I would like a usb c socket as this would speed things up when transferring said film or two to usb stick.

current (broken) machine would boot from ssd so I don't want to go back to hdd. I'm finding it hard to search using my phone- can anyone recommend where to look or if they no of a suitable machine.....

thanks Tim.

googler

What is "packed up"?

If it simply won't respond to switch-on, and there's no power light showing anywhere, it's probably the power supply, and £20 on eBay will likely get you a replacement. If you can use a screwdriver, you can replace a PC power supply.

If you are going for a refurbed machine, I'd suggest Stone Refurb, I got an HP from them recently

TimSynths

It turns on googler said:

What is "packed up"?

If it simply won't respond to switch-on, and there's no power light showing anywhere, it's probably the power supply, and £20 on eBay will likely get you a replacement. If you can use a screwdriver, you can replace a PC power supply.

If you are going for a refurbed machine, I'd suggest Stone Refurb, I got an HP from them recently

It turns on and the fan revs up but the screen remains blank but the fan is really going for it.

googler

Have you hoovered all the dust out of the fans recently?

Is there a graphics card with a fan, and is this the one going into overdrive? 

Neil_Jones

TimSynths said:

It turns on googler said:

What is "packed up"?

If it simply won't respond to switch-on, and there's no power light showing anywhere, it's probably the power supply, and £20 on eBay will likely get you a replacement. If you can use a screwdriver, you can replace a PC power supply.

If you are going for a refurbed machine, I'd suggest Stone Refurb, I got an HP from them recently

It turns on and the fan revs up but the screen remains blank but the fan is really going for it.

On the Optiplex series the front power light should flash if there is a fault to indicate where the problem is:

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000126021/a-reference-guide-to-the-dell-optiplex-diagnostic-indicators

That is to say, 2 blinks followed by a short pause, 1 blink, long pause, then repeat, is a defective motherboard.

Archie_Duke

This can be had for <£100 if you have a student in the family and buy through myUnidays
https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=5SX33EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

debitcardmayhem

Archie_Duke said:

This can be had for <£100 if you have a student in the family and buy through myUnidays
https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=5SX33EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

It's a chromebook

cx6

How about another Dell Optiplex 780?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OPTIPLEX-DESKTOP-MONITOR-WINDOWS-Renewed/dp/B076VTQCGY

Se1Lad

How about a newer dell optiplex - you could move the SSD from your existing to new computer and do a clean install of windows?  If necessary you could copy any files etc you need off the SSD to the 500GB mechanical drive in the new computer. 

This model would support Windows 10 or 11

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Optiplex-7060-Intel-i5-8500-3-0GHZ-8GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-Windows-11-PC8-/175174021331?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

TimSynths

Thanks everyone. Taking the PC to a local repair guy Monday afternoon after a recommendation from the local FB group so fingers crossed.

TimSynths

The local repair man got it going but the graphics card and some of the RAM was done for so I've ordered a new recon machine-

HP ProDesk 400 G6 - i3-9100 3.60GHz - 8GB RAM - 240GB SSD

HP ProDesk 400 G6 - i3-9100 3.60GHz - 8GB RAM - 240GB SSD | Stone Refurb

£232 delivered, should be with me tomorrow.