This form factor is so likable ! I discovered micro form factor few weeks ago. I never saw this before, always looking at the classic ATC gaming models. But I feel like this form factor is perfect for an office PC, family PC, working PC, small game maybe. I bought an old SFF 2 weeks ago for 30$ and improved it to i5 4690 and 16go of ram for 25$. Running really well on win 10. Next I'm gonna get a micro for factor.
It’s perfect for a homelab or home server to self host images, media, vpn, network wide ad blocking, home assistant… I have one running home assistant and immich and it’s idling at 2-3% CPU and is whisper quiet.
I have the optiplex micro 7050 with currently dual channel 32gb of Kingston ram 2400mhz CL17 , i7-7700T and a Seagate barscuda 500 gb 3rd gen pcie G5 m.2 for the main drive with housed OS. I just ordered a silicon power NAS / enterprise rated ssd 2.5 from prime day recently and I’m thinking about upping the ram to 64gb. I am reading online if your bios is updated ( which it has ) , you can dual channel 2 32gb ddr4 sodimm sticks so latley I’ve been eyeing up some Kingston kits both consumer and gaming credible , Samsung , Corsair and Hyper X kits . I hope it works because I play a lot of 5th and 6th gen retro video games on it via retro bat clinging onto the Intel onboard UHD 630 GPU
I ditched the wifi-card for a a+e keyed m.2 Gbit network nic to run Opnsense on it, it is now a perfect little router/firewall machine. I think you can get m+b keyed nics also if you would rather ditch the ssd and put os on hdd/usb drive. Anyway this little thing is great!
Good day! So would you mind sharing the m.2 Gbit card that you upgraded to? A link maybe? Also my 7060 had an Key E in it. Is at okay to swap in an Key A and Key E in it? Thanks in advance.
@@eduardoalverio7801 as long as the m.2 has the right notch for the slot, it does not matter if it has any extra notches. For example an A+E key card will work in a A, a E and a A+E slot. Same goes for the other keys. I bought my nic from amazon, but they are available here and there. Can be a bit tricky to search for, seems like the m.2 expansioncard universe is a bit on the fringe site. Good luck! :)
idk if it's only my problem but my dell optiplex 7050 micro fans are soo noisy only doing banal things. i replaced everything (ram, thermal paste, ssd) and updated all the drivers. what could be the problem?
if the fan is from foxconn, could be that the fan is becoming aged. it seems, foxconn fans, when getting aged, the minimal RPM is lifted up, instead of around 1100 RPM when new, to around 1300RPM, which starts getting annoying when in a quiet room. this is my personal experience.
This form factor is so likable ! I discovered micro form factor few weeks ago. I never saw this before, always looking at the classic ATC gaming models. But I feel like this form factor is perfect for an office PC, family PC, working PC, small game maybe. I bought an old SFF 2 weeks ago for 30$ and improved it to i5 4690 and 16go of ram for 25$. Running really well on win 10. Next I'm gonna get a micro for factor.
for basically everything but gaming these are a pretty darn good machine, and they tend to be fairly good prices second hand
@@rickstechrepairs exactly. In France, a 3060 start at 50$.
It’s perfect for a homelab or home server to self host images, media, vpn, network wide ad blocking, home assistant…
I have one running home assistant and immich and it’s idling at 2-3% CPU and is whisper quiet.
I have the optiplex micro 7050 with currently dual channel 32gb of Kingston ram 2400mhz CL17 , i7-7700T and a Seagate barscuda 500 gb 3rd gen pcie G5 m.2 for the main drive with housed OS.
I just ordered a silicon power NAS / enterprise rated ssd 2.5 from prime day recently and I’m thinking about upping the ram to 64gb. I am reading online if your bios is updated ( which it has ) , you can dual channel 2 32gb ddr4 sodimm sticks so latley I’ve been eyeing up some Kingston kits both consumer and gaming credible , Samsung , Corsair and Hyper X kits . I hope it works because I play a lot of 5th and 6th gen retro video games on it via retro bat clinging onto the Intel onboard UHD 630 GPU
Good luck, i dont know too much about these machines to advise
I ditched the wifi-card for a a+e keyed m.2 Gbit network nic to run Opnsense on it, it is now a perfect little router/firewall machine. I think you can get m+b keyed nics also if you would rather ditch the ssd and put os on hdd/usb drive.
Anyway this little thing is great!
great use of this type of machine
Good day! So would you mind sharing the m.2 Gbit card that you upgraded to? A link maybe? Also my 7060 had an Key E in it. Is at okay to swap in an Key A and Key E in it? Thanks in advance.
@@eduardoalverio7801 as long as the m.2 has the right notch for the slot, it does not matter if it has any extra notches. For example an A+E key card will work in a A, a E and a A+E slot. Same goes for the other keys.
I bought my nic from amazon, but they are available here and there. Can be a bit tricky to search for, seems like the m.2 expansioncard universe is a bit on the fringe site. Good luck! :)
Very interesting. Only a question: at 2:24 are they SO-DIMM RAM sticks? Thanks
yes correct
Sodimm DDR4 3200mhz
What paste did you use?
Mx6?
can't remember
idk if it's only my problem but my dell optiplex 7050 micro fans are soo noisy only doing banal things. i replaced everything (ram, thermal paste, ssd) and updated all the drivers. what could be the problem?
if the fan is from foxconn, could be that the fan is becoming aged. it seems, foxconn fans, when getting aged, the minimal RPM is lifted up, instead of around 1100 RPM when new, to around 1300RPM, which starts getting annoying when in a quiet room. this is my personal experience.
@ how can i find it?
@@gx4548 and also if i change it with different brand, will it be quieter?
"2.5 inch nvme drive "
Wat !?
has a nvme + a 2.5" sata
2x storage connections