I managed to get a newer Optiplex 7040 with an i7-6700 and 16 gigs of DDR4 for $100 plus shipping on eBay. I put a GTX 1650 and an m.2 ssd and it runs like a champ. All told I spent about $285 which is still pretty cheap for an entry-level gaming PC. Cheers!
I really need to look more into the modern Optiplex systems. The only thing I don’t like is you can’t really replace PSUs. They are built more proprietary than the older systems.
@@PCTechHustle I think I've seen a video where someone took an SFF (SFX?) power supply and was able to fit it into the newer Optiplex chassis. But I just stuck with a video card that ran off the PCIE slot.
If it’s the same seller you definitely got it at a discount. The unit that I saw for that price came with an i5 6500, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB SSD. It’s up to $132 now.
@@PCTechHustle there’s two ways you can go about it: One involves butchering the rear of the case. The other would involve 3D printing a funnel to mount the PSU further inwards. You’re right, adapters would still need to be addressed.
I’m running a Dell 9020 with i7 4770 , 24GB of ram , 256 SSD , 4T hard drive , rx580 8GB and a 600w psu . I’d like to upgrade the gpu , but as everyone knows the used market is crazy ! But this pc runs everything I throw at it , 60 fps @ 1080p all day , great for people that wanna put the foot in the door in the gaming world , rock on man love the content!
Used market is crazy? My opinion is that it's pretty good! I guess that depends on where you live but I thin ka good step up for you would be to go to a 20 series nvidia or 5000 series AMD card.
The build quality of these enterprize PCs are fantastic, a definitive bang for your buck solution if you want to spend the least amount of cash to get a fairly modern build with some newer components.
I had a 7010 MT at my work back in 2011, and it was an expensive PC at the time. These things are high miles, and still holding strong because they were top of the line back then. In 2011 an i7 and 32 gb of ram was overkill for everything.
Some things you need to watch out for that were not mentioned in this video that I have run into doing this same thing. 1) All of your business-type PC built during this and even later generations (like Dell, HP and Lenovo) are completely "proprietary" in design meaning the ability of using after market components on these systems is very limited - example, many Dell PC's use completely proprietary power supplies and many of the older systems power connector "pin outs" were not compatible with the standard ATX power supplies. I learned this the hard way. Even though the main power connector looks exactly the same, it's wired completely different so make sure an ATX unit will work in your model. 2) Make sure whatever system you use for an upgrade has all the latest updated device drivers and system BIOS version installed BEFORE you start tweaking the system and adding things. These can be found on most manufacturer's web sites as well as system specs and upgrade path as well. This goes for the latest Windows 10 version as well. These older systems will not load Windows 11. 3) Most of these dated systems do not include Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections so you'll be required to add a wi-fi card or dongle of some kind and will not be compatible with the latest connection standards like 802.11ax and so on so your connection speeds will be stuck at 2.4GHz. 4) These older system are also limited to DDR3 RAM and USB 3.0 and the bus speeds are locked as well so there is no real over-clocking capability on these systems. 5) Once these older systems are maxed out your "upgrade path" becomes almost non-existent and the further we go into the future there is a real possibility your "budget" build will be obsolete and unusable. That's something to keep in mind. 6) With used PC component prices coming down I highly recommend saving a little more money and building a system from scratch. I built a 7th Gen Intel 7700K system with a used Asrock Z270 mainboard, 16GB of DDR4 2400 RAM, an 8GB EVGA GTX 1080 GPU, a 256GB NVMe M.2 drive, a 2TB HDD storage drive pulled from another system, 5 RGB 120MM fans with controller, a new Cougar mesh tower case, used 650watt platinum rated modular power supply (but no wi-fi) for just under $575 total. It will play any game I load on it at medium or low settings (1080p) AND, I have no upgrade limitations at all.
Right now - I am running a 9020 MT with i7-4790 and an RX 560 4gb. I did end up getting a new PSU and eventually will get a different graphics card. But it has a sata ssd for boot and an HDD for storage. Runs fortnite and overwatch 2 (which are the games my wife likes to play) just fine
I'm thinking of buying a refurbished pc because I just want to play a specific game gears eday when it comes out in 2025 I don't want to spend much money. I normally don't game on a pc. Thank you for this video
My first gaming pc was a 2008(ish) gateway desktop with an amd phenom triple core processor @1.8ghz. It was a $300 at the time and spent and extra $150 on an additonal 2gb ram, 500 watt psu, and a Nvidia 9800gt. Thousands of hours of World of Warcraft were played on that machine...
I got a dell optiplex 7010 mt with a i5-3470, 8gb of ram and a 1tb hard drive for $98 and looking into getting a lowish end graphics card for emulation and light gaming and came across this video and I just wanna say thank you for making this I bought the gpu you listed and now I can play my ps2 games in 1440p 60fps
Did this also added 1tb ssd,600 watt psu, a gtx 970 I had lying around and add two sticks kit 8gb memory. For under 200 including the price of the desktop. Put it together to play at work for my lunch hour, when I don't feel like going home for lunch.
😄🎮I’m glad I found this! I just purchased a optiplex build with Intel i7 and an AMD rx 550 16gb ram 2tb hard drive. I think I did overpay a bit at $220 but I don’t know how to build my own so I feel good about it. I am using it so surf the web, schoolwork and mid level emulation. I don’t care about the graphic heavy games. I have a switch and I’m a retro gamer at heart. Thank you.
I got the same exact Optiplex but mine is a 790 with i7 9700. I added 16 gb ram totaling 32gb and plugged in a 1050ti. Swapped out the hard drive for an ssd.
I haven't had to deal with Dell for over a decade, but I recall that some of their PCs - especially the smaller ones - could not provide 75W over the PCIe bus.
I have an HP ProDesk 400 g2.5 motherboard I am dealing with (I know it's not dell, but I use it for the same purpose as I do old Dells) and it is not 75w for the CPU. Can't run an i5-4570.
I wish there was like a course on PC building in college or something. I don't really feel confident messing with the internals of a PC like this...yet.
I got a refurbished Dell Precision T3600 for $150 came with a Intel Xeon E5-1620 3.6GHz processor, 16GB DDR3 Ram and a 635W power supply. For the graphics card, I got a Radeon HD 7700 Series graphics card (2GB of vRAM) that was for free from Marketplace due luck finding it, the guy who originally bought it got the wrong one in the box that said it was a RX 570.
This is really cool and great advice ive used desktops and some gaming laptops over the years I'm thinking doing something similar for my first proper build
I’ve been picking up Dell precision t3600’s for that price point also . comes with 425w power supply and can get cheap 8core 16 thread xeon for 10$ or less that run circles around this pc .. also has 2 6 pin power for gpu’s
@@nathanmcenhill1984 do you know what is the best intel xeon that can be put into these dell precision? And also how good in gaming is the intel Xeon? What does it compare to?
@@jonathan-qd1cc depends on what it’s being used for. I’ve got e5 2690’s in one that’s an 8 c 16 thread work + gaming for strictly gaming I would probably go e5 1660 that 6c12 t on paper it’s same as i7 4930. The t3600 can’t use v2 chips the t3610 can so it gets higher boost chips but pc costs a bit more
I did a similar build to this, the optiplex had a little better of a cpu, it turned out to like 160 dollars. I can't lie, this thing runs better than my prebuilt hp pavilion. the pavilion has like 400k items on the registry, has an rx 550, and no ssd, but the cpu and ram are better. However, I HIGHLY recommend this build. I spent pocket change on it, and it runs better than my friends PC which cost 10 times as much. It is more than I expected. Additionally, this thing does not even break a sweat running any of my games, when most PCs would heat up a little bit or get louder. This one sounds like it's off no matter what it's running. Incredible.
@@PCTechHustle - You won't see much difference with such a weak card unless you stream or record while you play on the same machine. My GTX 1070 was only £116 on ebay last November with a triple fan cooler, relatively low power draw at 150w tdp so no need to go overkill on a new PSU.
Ya know that you can keep the latch option with a simple mod on the MT style 9010/20, 3010/20 and all you have to do is notch the lower left corner of the plastic catch that moves. I cut a 1/2 x 1/2 inch chunk out with a hacksaw blade and my full size PSU squeezed right by and into place and the side cover latches in place like it should still.
@@PCTechHustle it's a neat trick to show newbs how to keep the door on factory style. If I was a creator I would have my own video showing how to do it.
finding old prebuilt like these, you really need to dig deeper a little to find some real gem, I was able to get one from local used electronic store for 70$ but it comes with a motherboard that's compatible with 4th gen cpus, and I was able to find a good deal on a used low profile 1650, with a sata SSD installed, it turned out to be a pretty good gaming PC. Gave it to my younger cousins friend, and he didn't need to spend his only 400$ on raised price gaming PCs out there (this was during mid 2020)
Believe it or not. Leaving that psu as is shot your performance. The stutters in those triple a games would be very rare l. I’ve been running this build for about 4 years now, biggest upgrade you can make is a good power supply and some more cooling, this hardware is very capable with the right supports holding it up.
I used to strapped a ThinkCentre M900 Tower with i7-6700, 16GBDDR4 8*8 Dual 2133Mhz, Crucial 1T SATA SSD & GTX 980 back in 2015/2016... I say, It's a great way for budget build... So I approved... Cheers!! 🍻🍻🍻
@@PCTechHustle you should whenever is convenient for you... Optiplex is great but nobody talks bout Think Centre as much as Dell's... Soo yeah... Do make a vid... I'm curious to see the result... Cheers! 🍻💯
I'm adding an RX 580 to a 9020 and instead of chopping out the hard drive bays, I found a PCIe 3 16x extension cable. I don't know for sure if it will work, but it will let me put it just outside the case. I'm fine with that. Fingers crossed. They have a bunch of these on Amazon. I went with a $30 one because it's tougher quality and does 32GBs. There are also a bunch of cheaper ones, but a lot of bad reviews that they fail. Be sure not to get a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0, they won't work.
The i7 4690/4770 are going for 50 to 70 bucks right now. A whole tower with 8 GB ram and i5 4590 are going for about 80 shipped. and getting the i7 and possibly 16GB can be had for about 120 or less when you're lucky(price dips all the time). I say just spend the extra 40 bucks now. I got extremely lucky, and got the i7 with 16GB version for literally 80 shipped.
back on the potato Inspiron i used to game on, i would consider 20fps playable with a very simmilar card to the one that was pre included in this one. that comouter came with an hd 6450. it also came with a power supply that had a pci power plug on it so i plan on upgrading it soon
@PC Tech Hustle I don't mind talking about it. My heart failed on me. I had to have an emergency heart pacemaker put in my chest, and I was awake during the surgery
Also to say I snagged it for 200 dollars and it came with 16 gigs and a 4 tb hard drive. Sadly the hard drive was at its end and died but not bad a find.
I have an optiplex 3020 i7 4790 with 16gb ram 250 ssd and rx 6600 runs pretty nice but there is a cpu bottle neck in most games that holds back the card but still very playable 80+ fps or more
You could have got the RX500 series instead to avoid huge bottleneck... But on the brightside, at least when you upgrade the mobo & cpu, you wouldnt need a new gpu since rx 6600 still a decent card... soo yeah..
The 4790 in my rig can run newer games at low resolutions is there a fix besides adding a graphics card? I already have access to 32 GB of brain power but some less graphically intensive games run like doodoo compared to AAA titles
lol I did pretty much this exact build in 2017. A 7010 MT with a i7 was $200 and I got a RX560 for $75. Now it's 6 years later and you can just barely get a better GPU for $100. That shows you how bad the GPU market got, and how bad inflation is.
dude can u please help me i have dell optiplex 3020 tower version firstly i wanted to upgrade my r7 240 gpu to rx580 but comp tech said my mothercard is not compatible and my psu is not enough is any good suggested gpu without i need upgrade my motherboard and psu
About 3 days ago We had a storm and I had just built my Pc the day before, I was laying in bed asleep and was awoke by the sound of my Power supply popping and it completely killed my Pc so I’m having to start all over so to see there is alternatives out there gives me hope lol.
I love an optiplex build as much as the next man - amazing value, stop e waste. But watch out for the power delivery through the slot - some smaller ones don't do the full 75W needed. Windows support for pre 8th gen processors gets cut off in 2025 I think? Fine if you're ok with Linux or rolling the dice I guess.
@@PigyOstudiosofficailchannel Honestly those games are very Cpu dependant. If you want to play minecraft and roblox any of these old systems should do. Optiplex 7020, 9020, etc or even an Hp Elitedesk 800 (which is what I have) and can run Minecraft on 60fps without a client and roblox good as well. Also when you do get a computer and you may not be hitting 60fps on Minecraft download a client like Lunar, Bad Lion, or feather. The frame rates for me skyrocket to 200+ fps with MAX settings turned on. Make sure to get a good(ish) gpu when playing harder games to run like some esports titles like csgo, apex, valorant, etc.
@@PigyOstudiosofficailchannel No problem. Also remember to check the form factor on the pc you buy. If you get a sff (small form factor) you MUST use a low profile gpu or else it wont fit. Plus sff pcs dont have an extra pin connector to connect a regular sized gpu. Heres my criteria for selecting a gpu if its a sff. 1.Dont get one over 75w as it will require a pin to connect it 2.buy a low profile gpu 3.Dont get a crappy one like a gt730 or gt750 (my gpu is a gt1030 which is not the best but it does the job especially for what you aim to play) 4. Make sure your gpu is at least a ddr4 but aim for a ddr5 or gddr6 type as these are much faster than 3 or 4 5. And finally aim for a 4gb vram card. 2gb will suffice but if you can attempt to get 4. Also make sure to take measurements of your computer to make sure it fits in the case. Assuming you’re an absolute newbie then also download your drivers from nvidia and make sure to watch videos and research. I hope this helps and if anyone reading this wants to correct me on any mistakes I made feel free. Edit: Final piece of advice. Dont get scammed with a refurbished system of of Amazon. If you go that route then make sure it actually has a decent gpu and cpu. Currently for these systems I’d say an i5 4770 or i7 4770 and the best is an i7 4790
Im from Bangladesh, currently im looking all my possible options for a cheap gaming pc. Under or around 200$ I already decided on a processor. I7 4th gen
Always good to redo thermal paste! No the RX 6400 wouldn’t be a great idea because of the reduced PCI-e lanes it utilizes. It gets very bad on PCI-e 3.0 slots like in this system.
i got a lenovo small form factor pc i recased for less than 200 dollars and paired it with a used 1070ti. its weird having internal usb headers on the motherboard but they fit into a standard atx case. i7 8700 8gb ddr4 256smb m.2 ssd.
if you get the chance to, could you please run this setup with a RX-470 8gb and 16gb of ram. i have found a deal where i am able to purchase these extra parts with no extra cost and would like to know if it can handle warzone in 1080 normal. thanks very much for the videos!
nice video man for 25 bucks you got a good deal for a 1080p gaming PC ignore the frames and just aim for 60fps, im sure a few of those games dipped below playable though, i personally only recommend going the dell route if you really just dont care about fps and do low end gaming on them, to play warzone or battlfield with 64 players stress free, even a 6 core chip from the 3000 series or 10th gen intel will be pegged at 90% though its fun building the dells, its not really a good route to take for someone who wants high end gaming or just appropriate gaming.
I want to play my old games from disc... Rome total war and gta 3 and age of empires.. can this machine run those games stock ? Just windows 7 and the Dell opiplex i5 as is? Those games are from 2001-2006
I reckon even the CIA have computers that can't adequately run Cyberpunk. I actually just want to play old stuff. Do you think a computer like this could run Skyrim on ultra?
This is my first time trying to build a gaming Pc. I have a Dell OptiPlex 990 and I’m just wondering if it would work if I change the processor to a i5-8400
It will work, but that i5 is quite a bit lesser of a CPU than the 4590. You should still be able to play easier to run titles though. Expect less performance than what you see here.
i got a few gpus from amazon with a the wearied name zor-lon aka kaer i got there rx 560 and gt 1030 they were vary affordable for Chinese gpu and worked well they also make a rx 580 gt 1030 and the gtx 1050ti rx 1650 rx 6500 i had real good luck with there rx 560 and gt 1030 have you ever heard of this gpu low end company great vid
How do you know if the graphics card is going to need more of a power source and if it will work with this build? Because I was thinking about buying a AMD Radeon RX560 4 GB Phantom Gaming Graphics Card
I have an optiplex 9020 with an i7 4770 CPU, 32 GB RAM, 290W power supply, and an Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU. I want to upgrade my GPU for some 3D modeling and light gaming, but I'm trying not to mess with the power supply. I'm looking at the GTX 1650 GPU as an upgrade. Is that a good candidate for not going over my power supply and still being able to do some 3D modeling and gaming? Or is it a better idea to upgrade the power supply as well as the GPU?
@@PCTechHustle appreciate it man. I bought a 9020 without the intention to game on it and after watching your video I want to max it out, give it to my son, and get myself a proper setup 😂
someone gifted my wife a card I *think* is the next one up? the 580. but that one *does* require a power source, would something like that work in one of these? (even if you had to spring for a new power connector) she's having issues with her current rig and is definitely in need of a new one but we're on a pretty tight budget so something like this is perfect.
thanks for the video, wanted to know if MSI Gaming Radeon RX 570 256-bit 4GB GDRR5 DirectX 12 VR Ready CFX Graphcis Card (RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC) has own power supply or does it needs to be connected to power ... thanks
found a dell optiplex 990 MT for $68 with shipping and taxes included, has a i5-2400, 4 gb, and i have a RX 550 2 gb and a 2 TB hdd already. I’m not playing any crazy AAA game that needs powerful components. its gonna be somewhat temporary. should i buy it or save another $200 for parts to build one?
Gaming Graphics Card, RX 580 Graphics Card 8GB GDDR5 256bit Support 8K 16 PCI Express 3.0 2 Cooling Fans Gaming Graphics Card. Can anyone tell me if this would work with the optiplex 9020 without getting a power supply
@@PCTechHustle ye I asked chat gpt and it doesn’t fit so I changed it into this SHOWKINGS NVIDIA GT 730 Graphics Card, 4GB 128Bit GDDR3 Computer Low Profile GPU, HDMI/VGA/DVI -Output, PCIe x16 with Fan Desktop Gaming Video Card, Support 2K (with Bracket) and a lot of other pc parts and chat gpt said together it would average 30-40 fps on Fortnite
Yo, can you explain to me why the stock 240 W power supply in my OptiPlex pop when I put a 1050 TI in? I had to replace it with a 400 W. The requirement says 300 W from EVGA. Isn’t the RX 560 similar?
I managed to get a newer Optiplex 7040 with an i7-6700 and 16 gigs of DDR4 for $100 plus shipping on eBay. I put a GTX 1650 and an m.2 ssd and it runs like a champ. All told I spent about $285 which is still pretty cheap for an entry-level gaming PC. Cheers!
I really need to look more into the modern Optiplex systems. The only thing I don’t like is you can’t really replace PSUs. They are built more proprietary than the older systems.
@@PCTechHustle I think I've seen a video where someone took an SFF (SFX?) power supply and was able to fit it into the newer Optiplex chassis. But I just stuck with a video card that ran off the PCIE slot.
If it’s the same seller you definitely got it at a discount. The unit that I saw for that price came with an i5 6500, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB SSD. It’s up to $132 now.
@@PCTechHustle there’s two ways you can go about it:
One involves butchering the rear of the case.
The other would involve 3D printing a funnel to mount the PSU further inwards.
You’re right, adapters would still need to be addressed.
Yo canny can u help me with that can it fit a better card
I’m running a Dell 9020 with i7 4770 , 24GB of ram , 256 SSD , 4T hard drive , rx580 8GB and a 600w psu . I’d like to upgrade the gpu , but as everyone knows the used market is crazy ! But this pc runs everything I throw at it , 60 fps @ 1080p all day , great for people that wanna put the foot in the door in the gaming world , rock on man love the content!
Used market is crazy? My opinion is that it's pretty good! I guess that depends on where you live but I thin ka good step up for you would be to go to a 20 series nvidia or 5000 series AMD card.
@@PCTechHustlehello bro can i get the best and cheapest gpu for optiplex in my country nepal gpu is at sky level
@@PCTechHustlefor 1080p ultra high and 1440p medium
What kind of psu did you get because I don’t know which ones are compatible with the 9020 mt
The build quality of these enterprize PCs are fantastic, a definitive bang for your buck solution if you want to spend the least amount of cash to get a fairly modern build with some newer components.
Heck yeah!
I had a 7010 MT at my work back in 2011, and it was an expensive PC at the time. These things are high miles, and still holding strong because they were top of the line back then. In 2011 an i7 and 32 gb of ram was overkill for everything.
Some things you need to watch out for that were not mentioned in this video that I have run into doing this same thing.
1) All of your business-type PC built during this and even later generations (like Dell, HP and Lenovo) are completely "proprietary" in design meaning the ability of using after market components on these systems is very limited - example, many Dell PC's use completely proprietary power supplies and many of the older systems power connector "pin outs" were not compatible with the standard ATX power supplies. I learned this the hard way. Even though the main power connector looks exactly the same, it's wired completely different so make sure an ATX unit will work in your model.
2) Make sure whatever system you use for an upgrade has all the latest updated device drivers and system BIOS version installed BEFORE you start tweaking the system and adding things. These can be found on most manufacturer's web sites as well as system specs and upgrade path as well. This goes for the latest Windows 10 version as well. These older systems will not load Windows 11.
3) Most of these dated systems do not include Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections so you'll be required to add a wi-fi card or dongle of some kind and will not be compatible with the latest connection standards like 802.11ax and so on so your connection speeds will be stuck at 2.4GHz.
4) These older system are also limited to DDR3 RAM and USB 3.0 and the bus speeds are locked as well so there is no real over-clocking capability on these systems.
5) Once these older systems are maxed out your "upgrade path" becomes almost non-existent and the further we go into the future there is a real possibility your "budget" build will be obsolete and unusable. That's something to keep in mind.
6) With used PC component prices coming down I highly recommend saving a little more money and building a system from scratch. I built a 7th Gen Intel 7700K system with a used Asrock Z270 mainboard, 16GB of DDR4 2400 RAM, an 8GB EVGA GTX 1080 GPU, a 256GB NVMe M.2 drive, a 2TB HDD storage drive pulled from another system, 5 RGB 120MM fans with controller, a new Cougar mesh tower case, used 650watt platinum rated modular power supply (but no wi-fi) for just under $575 total. It will play any game I load on it at medium or low settings (1080p) AND, I have no upgrade limitations at all.
Right now - I am running a 9020 MT with i7-4790 and an RX 560 4gb. I did end up getting a new PSU and eventually will get a different graphics card. But it has a sata ssd for boot and an HDD for storage. Runs fortnite and overwatch 2 (which are the games my wife likes to play) just fine
Heck yeah!
I'm thinking of buying a refurbished pc because I just want to play a specific game gears eday when it comes out in 2025 I don't want to spend much money. I normally don't game on a pc. Thank you for this video
Thanks for watching!
My first gaming pc was a 2008(ish) gateway desktop with an amd phenom triple core processor @1.8ghz. It was a $300 at the time and spent and extra $150 on an additonal 2gb ram, 500 watt psu, and a Nvidia 9800gt. Thousands of hours of World of Warcraft were played on that machine...
I got a dell optiplex 7010 mt with a i5-3470, 8gb of ram and a 1tb hard drive for $98 and looking into getting a lowish end graphics card for emulation and light gaming and came across this video and I just wanna say thank you for making this I bought the gpu you listed and now I can play my ps2 games in 1440p 60fps
I run the same thing for 5 years. I recomend getting gtx 1060/60, more powerfull pc will just botleneck cpu.
Did this also added 1tb ssd,600 watt psu, a gtx 970 I had lying around and add two sticks kit 8gb memory. For under 200 including the price of the desktop. Put it together to play at work for my lunch hour, when I don't feel like going home for lunch.
Nice!!!
Really loved the look of the back of your head, thank you for the information!
Hah thanks! Thanks for watching!
😄🎮I’m glad I found this! I just purchased a optiplex build with Intel i7 and an AMD rx 550 16gb ram 2tb hard drive. I think I did overpay a bit at $220 but I don’t know how to build my own so I feel good about it. I am using it so surf the web, schoolwork and mid level emulation. I don’t care about the graphic heavy games. I have a switch and I’m a retro gamer at heart. Thank you.
Glad you found the video helpful!
I have a dell optiplex 9010 i7 3770 with 16 gigs of ram and a tb HDD with a gtx 1050 ti, doesn't support rtx but still runs like a champ!
I got the same exact Optiplex but mine is a 790 with i7 9700. I added 16 gb ram totaling 32gb and plugged in a 1050ti. Swapped out the hard drive for an ssd.
how much fps can it get? and can it run solo ranked??
I haven't had to deal with Dell for over a decade, but I recall that some of their PCs - especially the smaller ones - could not provide 75W over the PCIe bus.
I believe you are correct, some models I’ve heard don’t deliver 75w. I need to find out which ones. 9020s do though, as we can see here.
I have an HP ProDesk 400 g2.5 motherboard I am dealing with (I know it's not dell, but I use it for the same purpose as I do old Dells) and it is not 75w for the CPU. Can't run an i5-4570.
the 4th gen Intel core i5 CPU will always be great for retro PC gaming and emulation purposes they still have enough power to run many modern games.
Indeed!
I wish there was like a course on PC building in college or something. I don't really feel confident messing with the internals of a PC like this...yet.
Funny you mention that I just produced an instructional style video on how to do upgrades! Give it a watch!
I mean I am in a school that does it
I got a refurbished Dell Precision T3600 for $150 came with a Intel Xeon E5-1620 3.6GHz processor, 16GB DDR3 Ram and a 635W power supply. For the graphics card, I got a Radeon HD 7700 Series graphics card (2GB of vRAM) that was for free from Marketplace due luck finding it, the guy who originally bought it got the wrong one in the box that said it was a RX 570.
That’s still a REALLY awesome find!
This is really cool and great advice ive used desktops and some gaming laptops over the years I'm thinking doing something similar for my first proper build
Heck yeah get after it!
I’ve been picking up Dell precision t3600’s for that price point also . comes with 425w power supply and can get cheap 8core 16 thread xeon for 10$ or less that run circles around this pc .. also has 2 6 pin power for gpu’s
Oh really? I’ll have to check those out!
@@PCTechHustle my kids both have these with rx 6600’s with 32g cheap ecc memory honestly work amazing
@@nathanmcenhill1984 do you know what is the best intel xeon that can be put into these dell precision? And also how good in gaming is the intel Xeon? What does it compare to?
@@jonathan-qd1cc depends on what it’s being used for. I’ve got e5 2690’s in one that’s an 8 c 16 thread work + gaming for strictly gaming I would probably go e5 1660 that 6c12 t on paper it’s same as i7 4930. The t3600 can’t use v2 chips the t3610 can so it gets higher boost chips but pc costs a bit more
Hope that helps
Man this is my new favourite channel 😊
Awesome!
Cool video, very interesting what u can do with older stuff 👍
Thanks for watching!
I did a similar build to this, the optiplex had a little better of a cpu, it turned out to like 160 dollars. I can't lie, this thing runs better than my prebuilt hp pavilion. the pavilion has like 400k items on the registry, has an rx 550, and no ssd, but the cpu and ram are better. However, I HIGHLY recommend this build. I spent pocket change on it, and it runs better than my friends PC which cost 10 times as much. It is more than I expected. Additionally, this thing does not even break a sweat running any of my games, when most PCs would heat up a little bit or get louder. This one sounds like it's off no matter what it's running. Incredible.
Luv this content!
Thanks! Glad you like it!
I have that build. Put it together about 6 months ago. Mine has the I7 4790. a 4g RX560 An 512 SSD and 16g memory.
Nice! Yeah I really want to put in an i7 4790 now and see the difference!
@@PCTechHustle - You won't see much difference with such a weak card unless you stream or record while you play on the same machine. My GTX 1070 was only £116 on ebay last November with a triple fan cooler, relatively low power draw at 150w tdp so no need to go overkill on a new PSU.
Found a xeon e5 1660 v4 w 128gb of ddr4 and a gtx 1080 for 290 CAD on marketplace, a great deal in my opinion.
Ya know that you can keep the latch option with a simple mod on the MT style 9010/20, 3010/20 and all you have to do is notch the lower left corner of the plastic catch that moves. I cut a 1/2 x 1/2 inch chunk out with a hacksaw blade and my full size PSU squeezed right by and into place and the side cover latches in place like it should still.
Yeah I was thinking I would do as an option as well
@@PCTechHustle it's a neat trick to show newbs how to keep the door on factory style. If I was a creator I would have my own video showing how to do it.
Great content first time watching your channel. I'm a few months late but loved it still. You have a new subscriber.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and the sub!
Found this on fb marketplace for 50 and a rx 580 for 40 im so happy
Wow very awesome deal hunting! Well done!
finding old prebuilt like these, you really need to dig deeper a little to find some real gem, I was able to get one from local used electronic store for 70$ but it comes with a motherboard that's compatible with 4th gen cpus, and I was able to find a good deal on a used low profile 1650, with a sata SSD installed, it turned out to be a pretty good gaming PC. Gave it to my younger cousins friend, and he didn't need to spend his only 400$ on raised price gaming PCs out there (this was during mid 2020)
Good stuff!
Believe it or not. Leaving that psu as is shot your performance. The stutters in those triple a games would be very rare l. I’ve been running this build for about 4 years now, biggest upgrade you can make is a good power supply and some more cooling, this hardware is very capable with the right supports holding it up.
What optiplex build do you have? I just got one for free was thinking about doing like the video and giving it away
@@JDZE3 it’s a 7010 put an 8 gig rx580 in there and a 400watt psu.
I used to strapped a ThinkCentre M900 Tower with i7-6700, 16GBDDR4 8*8 Dual 2133Mhz, Crucial 1T SATA SSD & GTX 980 back in 2015/2016... I say, It's a great way for budget build... So I approved... Cheers!! 🍻🍻🍻
Nice! I’ll have to check out Think Centres!
@@PCTechHustle you should whenever is convenient for you... Optiplex is great but nobody talks bout Think Centre as much as Dell's... Soo yeah... Do make a vid... I'm curious to see the result... Cheers! 🍻💯
Better than my current gaming pc
(Im using an hp pavilion laptop)
😎😎😎
Man I love your content so much!
Thanks a bunch dude! Means a lot!
This is a bit of bias due to this is American pricing here in Canada close is 300 to 325
That’s nuts! I can’t believe these old systems still going for so much!
I made one i7 2600 paried with a GTX970 lol fun times 16gb ram Cosair psu bronze rated 650w happy days
Nice!
I'm adding an RX 580 to a 9020 and instead of chopping out the hard drive bays, I found a PCIe 3 16x extension cable. I don't know for sure if it will work, but it will let me put it just outside the case. I'm fine with that. Fingers crossed. They have a bunch of these on Amazon. I went with a $30 one because it's tougher quality and does 32GBs. There are also a bunch of cheaper ones, but a lot of bad reviews that they fail. Be sure not to get a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0, they won't work.
The i7 4690/4770 are going for 50 to 70 bucks right now. A whole tower with 8 GB ram and i5 4590 are going for about 80 shipped. and getting the i7 and possibly 16GB can be had for about 120 or less when you're lucky(price dips all the time). I say just spend the extra 40 bucks now. I got extremely lucky, and got the i7 with 16GB version for literally 80 shipped.
Doing this exact build without the SSD and a 1tb HDD instead for my two little brothers.
This optiplex still capable in most games
Agreed! Very much so!
Yep, solid 1080p, 60fps with decent setting if you get a decent GPU.
@@theHardwareBench I have the gtx 1050 Ti, it is actuallly worth it, because I dont care for crappy optimized games like foresaken
back on the potato Inspiron i used to game on, i would consider 20fps playable with a very simmilar card to the one that was pre included in this one. that comouter came with an hd 6450. it also came with a power supply that had a pci power plug on it so i plan on upgrading it soon
4:28 i wood have killed to have that gpu back wen i had a core i5 dell 7010
Awesome video, bro. Great benchmarking. I've been gone for a while. I had surgery almost didn't make it
Holy crap man! I hope everything is okay now!
@PC Tech Hustle I don't mind talking about it. My heart failed on me. I had to have an emergency heart pacemaker put in my chest, and I was awake during the surgery
I'm running with dell optiplex 990 mt with 1 tb 870 evo and 24 gigs of ram. Also i5 2600 with rx 6500xt. It's honestly not bad.
Also 650 watt psu for that graphics card.
Also to say I snagged it for 200 dollars and it came with 16 gigs and a 4 tb hard drive. Sadly the hard drive was at its end and died but not bad a find.
I have a dell optiplex 7010 core i5 and a 9010 core i7 3770 with a gtx 1050ti
I have an optiplex 3020 i7 4790 with 16gb ram 250 ssd and rx 6600 runs pretty nice but there is a cpu bottle neck in most games that holds back the card but still very playable 80+ fps or more
Yeah that is probably where I would draw the line with i7 4790. Go more beyond what you have and it will be bottle neck city!
You could have got the RX500 series instead to avoid huge bottleneck... But on the brightside, at least when you upgrade the mobo & cpu, you wouldnt need a new gpu since rx 6600 still a decent card... soo yeah..
@@absurdgaming00 yeah that’s what my thought process was bc I got a really good deal on 6600 I’m probably gonna buy a i3 12100f soon
The 4790 in my rig can run newer games at low resolutions is there a fix besides adding a graphics card? I already have access to 32 GB of brain power but some less graphically intensive games run like doodoo compared to AAA titles
@@chadmann2724 yeah graphics card is definitely best bet if you have 32gb of ram
I challenge you to make a $100 dell
OptiPlex That can game
That would be a challenge indeed!
@@PCTechHustle give it a go it will make for a great video
just get a sata / 6 PIN adapter and you good to go I mean 290w psu is good for like Avery 130-140 w usage gpus
I would only trust that on a very low power card.
Everyone does the same model. The challenge is the optiplex 980 mt i7 870 now upgrade that one !!
Hah! Those are ancient! Nothing much to upgrade!
Man I love this video🎉😂
Thank you!!!
lol I did pretty much this exact build in 2017. A 7010 MT with a i7 was $200 and I got a RX560 for $75. Now it's 6 years later and you can just barely get a better GPU for $100. That shows you how bad the GPU market got, and how bad inflation is.
dude can u please help me i have dell optiplex 3020 tower version firstly i wanted to upgrade my r7 240 gpu to rx580 but comp tech said my mothercard is not compatible and my psu is not enough is any good suggested gpu without i need upgrade my motherboard and psu
Do we need to install the pilots for the graphics card ?
Assuming you mean drivers? Yes.
@@PCTechHustle Thank you 👍
About 3 days ago We had a storm and I had just built my Pc the day before, I was laying in bed asleep and was awoke by the sound of my Power supply popping and it completely killed my Pc so I’m having to start all over so to see there is alternatives out there gives me hope lol.
I love an optiplex build as much as the next man - amazing value, stop e waste. But watch out for the power delivery through the slot - some smaller ones don't do the full 75W needed.
Windows support for pre 8th gen processors gets cut off in 2025 I think? Fine if you're ok with Linux or rolling the dice I guess.
It will be interesting to see the life cycle of these in the next couple years for sure.
@@PigyOstudiosofficailchannel Honestly those games are very Cpu dependant. If you want to play minecraft and roblox any of these old systems should do. Optiplex 7020, 9020, etc or even an Hp Elitedesk 800 (which is what I have) and can run Minecraft on 60fps without a client and roblox good as well. Also when you do get a computer and you may not be hitting 60fps on Minecraft download a client like Lunar, Bad Lion, or feather. The frame rates for me skyrocket to 200+ fps with MAX settings turned on. Make sure to get a good(ish) gpu when playing harder games to run like some esports titles like csgo, apex, valorant, etc.
@@PigyOstudiosofficailchannel No problem. Also remember to check the form factor on the pc you buy. If you get a sff (small form factor) you MUST use a low profile gpu or else it wont fit. Plus sff pcs dont have an extra pin connector to connect a regular sized gpu.
Heres my criteria for selecting a gpu if its a sff. 1.Dont get one over 75w as it will require a pin to connect it 2.buy a low profile gpu 3.Dont get a crappy one like a gt730 or gt750 (my gpu is a gt1030 which is not the best but it does the job especially for what you aim to play) 4. Make sure your gpu is at least a ddr4 but aim for a ddr5 or gddr6 type as these are much faster than 3 or 4 5. And finally aim for a 4gb vram card. 2gb will suffice but if you can attempt to get 4.
Also make sure to take measurements of your computer to make sure it fits in the case. Assuming you’re an absolute newbie then also download your drivers from nvidia and make sure to watch videos and research. I hope this helps and if anyone reading this wants to correct me on any mistakes I made feel free.
Edit: Final piece of advice. Dont get scammed with a refurbished system of of Amazon. If you go that route then make sure it actually has a decent gpu and cpu. Currently for these systems I’d say an i5 4770 or i7 4770 and the best is an i7 4790
I got mine from my uncle for 120, have 8gb ram a GPU I dont remember but it gives me 50+ Fps on CSGO and an Intel I7
I need this, I can barely play geometry dash on my windows 7 optiplex 980 without it being slow 💀
Yeah that’s some old hardware and software!
Man i wish i had money to buy a pc
Save your pennies! This is a very cheap option. Nothing that moving a few lawns probably couldn't get you!
Im from Bangladesh, currently im looking all my possible options for a cheap gaming pc.
Under or around 200$
I already decided on a processor.
I7 4th gen
Thanks !
Thanks for watching!
one thing i'd do for peace of mind is new thermal paste. wouldn't the rx 6400 perform better?
Always good to redo thermal paste! No the RX 6400 wouldn’t be a great idea because of the reduced PCI-e lanes it utilizes. It gets very bad on PCI-e 3.0 slots like in this system.
can u please make a upgrade video of hp 280 g3 mt.
I'll look into those for sure!
Didn't know Hank Schrader was in the PC building business now
Huh?
i got a lenovo small form factor pc i recased for less than 200 dollars and paired it with a used 1070ti. its weird having internal usb headers on the motherboard but they fit into a standard atx case. i7 8700 8gb ddr4 256smb m.2 ssd.
if you get the chance to, could you please run this setup with a RX-470 8gb and 16gb of ram. i have found a deal where i am able to purchase these extra parts with no extra cost and would like to know if it can handle warzone in 1080 normal. thanks very much for the videos!
You couldn’t probably have a decent experience on low settings with that card.
Why u do'nt make your life easy and type in ytb searchbar rx470 warzone?!?
I got a dell optiplex 5040 with a i5 6500 however i can upgrade to a 9th gent i5 i7 or i9 when i get the money to do so only paid 79 bucks for it
You won't be able to drop those later gen CPUs in as an upgrade unfortunetly.
nice video man for 25 bucks you got a good deal for a 1080p gaming PC ignore the frames and just aim for 60fps, im sure a few of those games dipped below playable though, i personally only recommend going the dell route if you really just dont care about fps and do low end gaming on them, to play warzone or battlfield with 64 players stress free, even a 6 core chip from the 3000 series or 10th gen intel will be pegged at 90% though its fun building the dells, its not really a good route to take for someone who wants high end gaming or just appropriate gaming.
I want to play my old games from disc... Rome total war and gta 3 and age of empires.. can this machine run those games stock ? Just windows 7 and the Dell opiplex i5 as is? Those games are from 2001-2006
Oh absolutely!
Just an update: bought a 7010 on Amazon for my daughter for 140$ with shipping as of this comment. I-7, 1tb ssd, 32 gigs ram on there new offers
Nice! Sounds like all you need is a GPU and she will be all set for gaming!
keep it up man we all love you .
Thanks so much!
@@PCTechHustle is it possible to game with a Dell laptop Just if i want to put a rx6650xt?
I reckon even the CIA have computers that can't adequately run Cyberpunk.
I actually just want to play old stuff.
Do you think a computer like this could run Skyrim on ultra?
I’m sure it will.
What cpu is compatible with the Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT i3 i5 i7 4st Gen Barebone with Motherboard *No CPU/RAM/SSD/ what seller Thank you.
its 4th gen so for an example Core i5 4690 Core i7 4770
I was able to get a Dell optiplex with 8gig and a I 5 which I upgraded to a i7 3770 for only 70$
Nice!!
This is my first time trying to build a gaming Pc. I have a Dell OptiPlex 990 and I’m just wondering if it would work if I change the processor to a i5-8400
rx 580 $60 Any 9th Generation Intel Optiplex $100. $160+tax this still works in 2024.
Great video helped a lot, but does the rx 560 work for the dell optiplex Intel i5 2400 quad?
It will work, but that i5 is quite a bit lesser of a CPU than the 4590. You should still be able to play easier to run titles though. Expect less performance than what you see here.
i got a few gpus from amazon with a the wearied name zor-lon aka kaer i got there rx 560 and gt 1030 they were vary affordable for Chinese gpu and worked well they also make a rx 580 gt 1030 and the gtx 1050ti rx 1650 rx 6500 i had real good luck with there rx 560 and gt 1030 have you ever heard of this gpu low end company great vid
Yeah I have seen these knock off brands now selling these cards as "new" one approached me for a video sponsorship, I didn't accept though.
I keep getting outbid in eBay for these old office machines
How do you know if the graphics card is going to need more of a power source and if it will work with this build? Because I was thinking about buying a AMD Radeon RX560 4 GB Phantom Gaming Graphics Card
Always look up the card and it's power requirements first. Some RX 560s don't require supplemental power like you see here in this video some will.
sameee prp bro
Let's go!!!!
You know it!
Im about to buy a Optiplex 7020 of Amazon thats 80£ reduced ill be paying £155 thats with 16 gb ram and the i7 quad core
Nice!
Been thinking about getting a PC to replace my laptop that can't even run the helltaket VN
do it!
I have an optiplex 9020 with an i7 4770 CPU, 32 GB RAM, 290W power supply, and an Intel HD Graphics 4600 GPU. I want to upgrade my GPU for some 3D modeling and light gaming, but I'm trying not to mess with the power supply. I'm looking at the GTX 1650 GPU as an upgrade. Is that a good candidate for not going over my power supply and still being able to do some 3D modeling and gaming? Or is it a better idea to upgrade the power supply as well as the GPU?
A 1650 would be perfect for that type of application.
@@PCTechHustle Thank you! So no power supply upgrade is needed?
Nope, not with a 1650
that feeling when I bought the same PC for $400 in 2021
😳😳😳😳
I have a old desktop computer with i3 6100 and 16 gb ram and I want to buy a gpu but the only one available in my country is a gt1030
Does it matter if I just have the dell optiplex 9020 not the 9020 mini can I use the parts you did please like my comment if you see this
better build with something like this or old amd like ryzen 5 gen 1 ? i dont realy know my pc
Ryzen will have more upgrade path and potential future longevity. This type of build though is to get into PC gaming dirt cheap!
Can you do a video for a pimped out optiplex 9020 MT?
I’m open for ideas! I still have this on me!
@@PCTechHustle appreciate it man. I bought a 9020 without the intention to game on it and after watching your video I want to max it out, give it to my son, and get myself a proper setup 😂
someone gifted my wife a card I *think* is the next one up? the 580. but that one *does* require a power source, would something like that work in one of these? (even if you had to spring for a new power connector) she's having issues with her current rig and is definitely in need of a new one but we're on a pretty tight budget so something like this is perfect.
you look like hank from breaking bad
Lol! You aren’t the first person to say that! Crazy!
This is US market PC only. Have you tried to find 7020 for 25 $ on Europe ebay. It is siply impossible.
That’s a real bummer considering how old these systems are now these days. I would think there be a indent supply all over the globe at this point.
thanks for the video, wanted to know if MSI Gaming Radeon RX 570 256-bit 4GB GDRR5 DirectX 12 VR Ready CFX Graphcis Card (RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC) has own power supply or does it needs to be connected to power ... thanks
You will need to upgrade the power supply to run that card.
have you seen the model of optiplex thats all black? looks pretty nice
I have not! Sounds nice! Might be cool as a project to do that myself!
found a dell optiplex 990 MT for $68 with shipping and taxes included, has a i5-2400, 4 gb, and i have a RX 550 2 gb and a 2 TB hdd already. I’m not playing any crazy AAA game that needs powerful components. its gonna be somewhat temporary. should i buy it or save another $200 for parts to build one?
That is a pretty good deal! If you are looking to just get into gaming now, I’d say it’s worth it.
@@PCTechHustle alright
nice, what about the Rx 570 single fan does that rub of the MB?
That should work completely fine!
@@PCTechHustle thx i try it before i upgrade the psu.
Keep in mind it might require a bit more power than a 560 but you can absolutely test figment
thinkstations are the way to go ngl
I’ll have to check out more proprietary options!
Gaming Graphics Card, RX 580 Graphics Card 8GB GDDR5 256bit Support 8K 16 PCI Express 3.0 2 Cooling Fans Gaming Graphics Card.
Can anyone tell me if this would work with the optiplex 9020 without getting a power supply
It will so long as it fits. You will need to upgrade your power supply too.
@@PCTechHustle ye I asked chat gpt and it doesn’t fit so I changed it into this SHOWKINGS NVIDIA GT 730 Graphics Card, 4GB 128Bit GDDR3 Computer Low Profile GPU, HDMI/VGA/DVI -Output, PCIe x16 with Fan Desktop Gaming Video Card, Support 2K (with Bracket) and a lot of other pc parts and chat gpt said together it would average 30-40 fps on Fortnite
Yo, can you explain to me why the stock 240 W power supply in my OptiPlex pop when I put a 1050 TI in? I had to replace it with a 400 W. The requirement says 300 W from EVGA. Isn’t the RX 560 similar?
Maybe it was faulty? 1050tis are super lower powered. Shouldn’t need more than what the PCI-e slot provides.
I found a steal for a dell optiplex 7040 1tb with I5 6500. I really want to put a rx5500 into it, would you recommend it?
Should be fine though I wonder if that HDD is a mechanical or ssd
@@PCTechHustle ssd, thanks for the second opinion
Can you recommend an upgraded power supply for this and on a separate note for T1650?
Stay tuned I have a video releasing tomorrow that talks about just that!
Guys he says not to get a gpu with supplement power idk what that means. Does the asus rog radeon rx 560 have supplement power😢😢
Supplemental power meaning requiring PCI-E power to be plugged into the GPU. Not sure about yours but it may/may not require it.
I got an Optiplex 390 with Intel core 15-2400, and no gpu. What cheap upgrades could I make for really good gaming perfomance?
Upgrade to i7 2600, throw in a new PSU, and GPU (something like an RX 580 or GTX 1060)! :)