zach i was wondering, can i take a optiplex and put a GTX 1050 Ti Graphics card in it and play games smoother and have more FPS. and if i do put a 1050 ti do i have to put a higher watt power supply?
skeet joner I use mine with a 1050ti and yeah it improves gaming performance quite a bit. You don't need to upgrade the power supply. Just make sure you get a 1050ti that doesn't have an 8 pin power connector.
So I did the extreme and I created what I like to call Dell Ryzen Optiplex. Gutted everything out of the case, put in a ryzen micro atx board, ryzen 5 1600 @ 4ghz, 16 gigs off ddr4 at 3000mhz, ssd's, and added a R9 Nano for my video card. Spliced wires for the front usb ports and power button and it turned out phenomenal. Absolute sleeper pc lol. Looks like a normal dell on the outside, inside is completely custom. By far my favorite build ever.
@William Wykoff What more do you expect from a $250 gaming pc?? and afaik it can still get away with atleast medium settings at 1080p60fps on avg in games. And this also includes metro and rdr2, 2 games which are considered as one of the most demanding in 2020 as of now.
If buying an optiplex I reccomend a 9 or 7 series optiplex because they can handle more ram and have two more usb ports and they can be configured with i7s
You are probably the best tech youtuber I know, you helped me get started with computers, and as I got older helped me learn more, even though I am not in the budget computer range now, I will still watch and support you all the way, sexy build btw!
- Dell / HP / Lenovo - i7 or Xeon 8 threader plus do a quadroople duper boot: XP / 7 / 8 / 10 / Linux - Haswell is excellent because it supports so many different operating systems very easily - GPU: RX 8GB or GTX 6GB - Stock Up Now on extra boards because they dont last forever and they eventually pop - modded side panel - if your lazy af and not picky you can go to the hardware store and buy a sheet of thick clear plastic plexiglass cut it with a hacksaw and simply attach with masking tape - yup, old school DVD Drives FTW - yup, if you want to you can dremel out the rivets and remove the hard drive cage, then you can plug in a longer video card, plus the build is gonna look more beastly, without the hard drive cage to make it easier you can use smaller 2.5 size SSD's and 2.5 Laptop Hard Drives and attach them with an adapter bracket just below the DVD Drives or along the floor of the case with tape, its ok to improvize and fun 🙂
Zach, I like how you made a Dell Optiplex gaming PC video! I'm buying the Optiplex 9020 MT for 255€, it's a really good deal! Thanks again for the video Zach!
@@nahpets2345 960? Rx 580 much better i Guess. I'm still on win7 so Don't need SSD yet. 500g+2tb almost full. Nowaday games size can easily reach 100gb++
Friend recommended I build my first gaming pc with optiplex. So I did and heres what I got. - Dell Optiplex 9010 MT i7-3770 3.40GHz 16GB DDR3 500GB Win 10 Pro 64-bit ($150) -PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 ($130) -Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU ($45) Total Price = $325
I've got a 9020 I'm working with. i7-4790. Powercolor Red Devil RX580 too. I just have to install the new power supply first. Sitting on the table waiting for me to get to it. "Edit" Uggg. The Red Devil RX580 won't work in my system. It works but won't fit correctly. The fan shroud is too large and gets in the way of the quick release tab for the rear bay slot access. I ended up using a Gigabyte RX570 instead. Smaller fan shroud.
My set up on my dell 9020 is 4790k and 16gb memory as of right now 120 ssd 500hhd and a rx560 that ill be upgradeing to a rx 580 sp from what i know thats the max u can take a dell 9020 to nothing beats the cpu but a i7 7700k
Personally, I would drop in an i7/Xeon, though Haswell parts are still pretty pricey, even in the face of better and cheaper parts from AMD. If you build one of these, and you would still like to use an RX57/580 because of how cheap they are, MSI and Gigabyte have a few models each that don't have such large fan shrouds that you can easily fit into one of these machines.
Agree 100% go with an 8 thread cpu FTW, yup its more expensive AF but if your staying on haswell for the long hault its gotta be 8 threads FTW, yes these oem boards support RX so I would definitely drill out that fugly hard drive cage and plug in something nice! 😎
@@QueenCece6 my college has a 3d animating class so they probably could,btw the pcs can barely handle the 3d animating because it's running intel hd graphics
Considering not only saving up for this kind of PC build, but since black Friday/cyber Monday is coming up in a couple of weeks, I hope to save up even more Monday if any of the parts mentioned goes on sale on newegg/amazon!
@@Warren_L. my ambient temp is 30. Maybe the CPU dan about to die. Gonna seek for replacement. Between i30,i50,i70. Which One better? Don't want hyper Evo as i want the stock look. Or got better suggestion?
@@shiroamada1650 I went with the i7-3770 just because the price was about the same as the i5. If I were to do it again, I'd try to find a 9020 with an i7-4770. You can go to www.cpubenchmark.net/ to compare different CPUs.
@@Warren_L. im using 3770 since 2015. Even with the side cover open. Temp stabilize at 80dgc sometimes jump up to 85dgc and lag for sometime until temp went down to 80dgc. Hope someone who had the answers can share.
I work at a non-profit used computer store, and we get everything donated to us. I found an Optiplex 7020 with a upgraded power supply and a gtx 970. I put a cheap ssd that we had sitting around in it and all of the highest amount of ram we had, 24GB of ddr3. It worked pretty well. Then about a month ago, I came across an Optiplex 9020. It had a much better processor in it. A core i7, 4790. So I put the two together to make one awesome gaming PC. I paid about $150 to my nonprofit all together. I can play most modern games on medium to high at 1080p, and 5 year or older games completely maxed out. Though I am thinking about upgrading the gtx 970, but it doesn't seem like there are any cards out there that are not at least $200 to $300 which are that better than the 970 at least in my use case. Also I might bottleneck the 4790, though most of the games I run, I never max out the CPU. I was just messing around overclocking it. The whole computer is pretty loud, which is a downside. I am trying to think of a way to make it quieter while still pushing it. I applied new thermal paste on the CPU of course, but I guess I could take apart the 970 and re-apply it's thermal paste, but that seems like more work than I would like to do. Any suggestions are welcome.
@@jakegrebner Digital Inclusion, we are on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. We do, but we are pretty low on stock of these, but we might get more. Also we currently closed because of the pandemic.
Currently in the process of converting my Precision 3620 with core i7 6700k, 32gb installed ram, my own GTX 970, Samsung 980 1TB m.2 NvMe, 550w power supply, Amazon's GiM led fans with controller, ineo m.2 heatsink cooler, all stuffed into my NZXT S340 black case. Was thinking of making a video about the build to help others with questions, let me know if you want that, anyway badass video and thanks for showing another Optiplex build Zach👍
I just got Dell Optiplex with i7 2700 (non-K) for my secondary PC and i put RX 470 on it, i only spend 250 bucks (only add GPU, cheap SSD, and RAM) and it rocks in 1080p gaming.
I got a OptiPlex 390 from a company "bone yard" that was heading for the trash. It had a dual core Pentium @ 2.70 GHz. Only Win 7 32x and THREE GB RAM. I bumped that up to 8 GB RAM and Win 10 64x. There was another slim OptiPlex I wanted to build but that was DOA. It went back to the bone yard, as I didn't want to spend money on it. But not before I took the i5 3.30 GHz CPU. The 390 is very happy with it's new brain - thank you. 😀
I love the concept of the video as well as how professionally it was produced! However, every time I run into an optiplex video of yours, I can never seem to find a deal even close to what you've found on eBay for a used tower/mini tower. "$100" for the i5-4570 model with 16gb of ram and a 1tb HDD is nearly impossible to find. Best i'm seeing currently is $110 and that model has half the ram and a 250gb HDD. Upgrading the ram and hard drive to match what is in the video would cost an additional $40+. I love these videos and think they are extremely helpful in teaching new consumers to spend wisely on their first rigs, but I think one off bargains that are difficult to replicate should have their own videos. People are going to have to make cuts on their upgrades (most likely not upgrading the PSU [the least necessary in many newcomer's eyes]) when they realize what they initially saved won't be enough and they want to be gaming asap rather than waiting on another paycheck. I hope this comment is well received and I very much look forward to your next video!
🙂 it mite be cheaper to get it in pieces, look for the exact oem model you like, get the one that has no ram no cpu no drives, totally stripped, you really only need the board and the case if you like the case. Plan b look for the models that have a crappy pentium or i3, they should go cheaper, they you buy the cpu separately. Me personally thats how I bought the last several HP Desktops really cheap, they had these crappy pentium and i3 cpus. I rebuilt them buying them Xeon cpus and ram and hard drives, brands and models that i like.
I've got an Optiplex 9020 with an i7 4790 and 16GB of DDR3 ($140) - 550 watt EVGA power supply ($40) - Zotac GTX 1070 Ti mini ($220) - 240gb SSD ($35) + 1tb hard drive (came with optiplex)
@@TreyNova probably no but if you are going with the same specs instead get a dell t3500 with a Xeon x5675 6cores 12 threads and you can overclock it to be a little better
Great vids but cracks me up how much love there us for these prebuilt optiplex it's a great price to performance. Dude you're getting a Dell. I'll always build from ground zero but I would recommend these for someone in need.
Everybody is different, maybe they grew up with a particular oem model, maybe its nostalgia, maybe they just get warm and fuzzy inside, its not about price or performance but how the build just makes you feel 😇
A great alternative is the Dell Precision T1700, which is almost identical to the Optiplex 9020, but with a different front panel on the case. They come with power supplies that have a single 6-pin PCI-E power supply and run quite well with the Haswell Xeons. You can get the 4C8T versions for less money than the i7-4770s.
For more performance just overclock it. Take out the side panel and the cd drives then attach a square fan with a back mesh pointing to the pc. Maybe to get more space for a graphics card relocate the hard drives.
I went with an Optiplex 7010 with an I7-3770 for $150. Avoid the I5 models. Pay the extra $30-$50. Its worth it for 4 cores 8 threads. I paired it with a used GtX 1070 for around $180. I was surprised at how well the I7-3770 handled the GTX 1070. No bottlenecks in most games. No stuttering like you get with I-5s. I also got the 500 EVGA watt power supply and a 500 gb SSD. Total cost was around $400. Go with I7 if you can. New games need more than 4 threads
Good to hear! Although I’d have to imagine on CPU intensive games it’s bottlenecking a bit but it’s not a huge deal at the end of the day. Nice system!
@@ZachsTechTurf Thanks for all your great content. Your channel is the reason I did an optiplex build. You are correct, I see some bottlenecks on CPU intensive games. Nothing too major. I would consider the GTX 1070 the absolute max for an Ivy Bridge I7 (non K). I had to use a Zotac mini GTX 1070. Nothing bigger will fit without covering up the SATA cables. Are you going to test out the new Ryzen 1600 AF? I wanted to get your take on that.
These PCs are awesome, I got a Optiplex 7010, i7-3770 w/ 16gb ram and a 1660 ti, 500gb SSD, and 1TB HDD. Honestly works great, plays most games at medium-high 1080p/60fps love mine, ultimate sleeper PC
Aight so mine had a i5 4590 but It was just a place holder and I’m currently building and ryzen 5 3600x and rx 5600 xt system!! Also Zach I love your videos and really hope your doing good!!! Great vid and keep up the good work
I just ordered an Optiplex 9020 last night. I'm turning it into a personal project of mine to see how far i can upgrade it before i would need to go to a new generation of CPU's. It's gonna be an expensive but fun project and in my book spending money on a project you enjoy is all that matters
@@thevoyageof67 🙂 yup, Fortnite is getting a big update soon, so it mite get heavier to run, plan for it or move over to other battle royale games, theres a ton now
I have a dell G5 5500. It's a good laptop that I bought for full price for 2k on launch. I have no complaints from the laptop but I actually want to get one of these for the convenience of LOTS OF STORAGE. I have one 1tb ssd on my laptop,that I use as a main. I will put a GTX 1050 I had on my old pc and I think it will be good.
I have been building a few of these.. I have to agree I would only go as high as the gtx 1660; even that might be a bit much... 1650 super or rx 570 is my pick
If you get an I7 optiplex (I7-3770 or higher) you can pretty much max out a gtx 1070 in about 70-80% of games. Its amazing how well the old I7s hold up. You can find Optiplex 7010 units for $150 with the I7-3770. Not to shabby.
@@ZachsTechTurf have you tested BFV with it!? That's the one game that seems to be CPU bottlenecked and it actually benefits running it on ultra to move some of the load to the gpu. Great idea on the plexiglass side panel btw, are the edges sharp? Lol
if there was such a thing as a 1650 Super 6GB thats all you really need for performance and vram and you still get the brand new turin architecture. As for RX get an 8GB card. Now if your on a 720p monitor then go 4GB gtx or rx 🙂
Mine is Dell Optiplex 790, and yes I turn it into gaming PC, kinda low-end gaming PC but considering the game I'm playing is not 'heavy' and most of it online games. The only downside is the PC overheating too easily, still trying to figure out how to put extra fan in front casing without damaging inner case. I'm using RX 550 4GB, so its not taking too much space inside casing, also use 2 HDD (250GB & 500GB) powered by 550w PSU, maybe next upgrade is switching HDD to SSD to reduce heat.
picked up a optiplex from ebay this week for $150 even with a I-7 770 chip set & 512 SSD, Going to upgrade PSU and Video card and RAM to 32GB hoping a good $150 will have me set for a total of $300 on my first build gaming PC
sure thats fine but please keep in mind the cpu instuction sets, theres a few more on haswell 4th gen, i dont know if that is important to whoever is building a computer, if it doesnt matter then yeah go sandy or ivy or x58, whatever u like! 🙂
You can also search desktop computer on eBay and sort by the CPU you want so you're not limited to strictly Dells in case you can't find a good deal on one but could on a lesser known HP model for example. I was able to find an ATX tower HP with an i7-4790 for ~$120. The CPU alone is worth like, 3/4 the cost of the PC so you're already getting a good deal.
Got a Dell with i5 2400 8gb ram for 75 USD, added a 2tb hdd and 120gb ssd for 75 USD. Also got a rx560 for 75 USD. Full hd 60hz 23 inch monitor for 25 usd. Headset 10USD, mouse 3USD and so in total with a little gpu over clocking I built a super cheap system that beats my friends 800USD gaming laptop
always wondering when found this type vids , when do a search on ebay for these stats result 300$ + 30-40$ shipping fee -.- my 8 years old laptop canT handle things really need a lil HW change'
Found a 7010 with a 3770 for 100 bucks on ebay. Built that up, same psu, minus the gpu it only cost 185. Wife still needs to buy a gpu for it so we will see. Modded the case, took out the hdd cage and painted interior satin white, and installed a Blue Halo 140mm fan in the front, with a little help from a Dremel, shines nice through the front grill. Some LEDS.. Looks great.
Aoa. Love from Pakistan. Plz can you make a video on rx480 and i5 4590. Also plz make a comparison between i5 4590 and i7 3770 with rx 480and also share steam vr scores.
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Bought an Optiplex 7010 for 70 added 4gb ram to get 8gb 1600mhz and added a low profile 1050ti. I also took out the DVD drive to improve temps and free up sata cables
I have an optiplex board and I'm trying to put it into another case, do you think getting an audio card with an HD Audio front panel port so I could plug the HD Audio conector from the front panel will work??? I haven't seen anyone do it and I think it's for a reason
@@ZachsTechTurf yeah but that way the sound card would go in the pcie slot and the "HD Audio" connector from an aftermarket case would go directly to the sound card instead of going into the motherboard
Normally you just try to use the Audio Jacks that are attached to the motherboard on the back of the pc, use that jack for your headphone. Or plugin your Stereo to the motherboard and then plugin your headphones to the stero. Plus dont forget you also have an independant audio signal from the video card itself, it rides along the HDMI cable if you plug it into a monitor or tv that has built in speakers. Me personally I dont ever use the front panel audio jack 🙂
Another possible upgrade down the road would be something like a Xeon E3 1230 V3 or an E3 1240 v3. They're cheaper (and give same the performance) on the used market than an i7 4790 and should work in those 9020's with the latest BIOS update.
Here's what I just did - Optiplex 990 i7-2600 - 100 - RX580 Biostar - 108.25 - Added 8GB DDR3 - 16GBDDR3 total - 20 - 120GB SSD - 17.59 - 3TB Hitachi HD - 37.87 - Silverstone 500W PSU - 20.08 - all parts where used/refurbished - was trying to stay under 300 - lol - but grand total came out to $303.79
I did the optiplex thing with a i5 3570k, 24 gib ram and GeForce gtx 1060 6g..here are my results: Games running fluently (>60fps )@1080 -Watch dogs:legion -gta V -forza horizon Performance issues with: -Planetside 2 -ironsight -Pubg I Upgraded later..
I would think a GTX 1650 super would be the better option. Its only a 100 watt card. It cost $160 msrp compared to $220. It used GDDR6 memory and is very comparable in performance to the gtx 1660. It only has 4gb of vram but at 1080 p thats really only all you need.
🙂 in theory a 1080p monitor can easily use up to 8gb of vram, ultra, all maxed out in some games but if its too expensive then yes get a 6gb or 4gb and turn down the settings, get wat u like
😎👍 agree 1000%, GO BALLLS DEEP! if you went thru aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall that trouble to upgrade the power supply and all that trouble to mod the side panel then you should have drilled out the hard drive cage as well, cmon JUST DO IT! And make another video yay! 😃
This may be a dumb question, and I apologise in advance. Build an all new PC in the optiplex case? I do have some building experience (built 2 PCs) but never in an oem case so unaware of any hiccups/complications that could occur. Really wanna build a super sleeper PC and love the optiplex case. To clarify: I wanna keep ALL drive bays so basically a new PSU, and Mobo, CPU, gpu, ddr4 ram
🙂 sure, places like freegeek and craigslist sell oem empty cases, the bolt pattern usually matches MicroATX, besides the case its good to have a bag of extra case screws bolts nuts
I bought an Asus Gtx 1060 for my first optiplex build, I DID NOT REALIZE HOW BIG IT WAS. I had to remove the io shield thing on it just to get it to sit right in there, and even then, the fan casing is kinda pushing into my sata cables
I did this design making sure the width cut was the same all the way around and also I left the vent that’s on the bottom left corner of the panel because removing it reduces airflow🤷🏻♂️ do it how you want but I’m having a blast building it
So I kinda went a little further with my Optiplex 3020. I just upgraded the cpu to a i7 4790k Devils Canyon. Next I upgraded the gpu from a GTX960 to a RTX2060 KO Ultra. However, my computer is powering off when running games for longer than 5mins. I think my 500w psu is too small for this gpu and cpu. I am upgrading to a 700w Antec soon, so hopefully that fixes the issue. Everything runs perfect with the GTX960.
Nah Realisticly if you get a Dell optiplex 9020 and your lucky enough to have it paired with an i7-4790 that will have 4 core 8 threads. you can go up to an ITX GTX 1080 or even single fan RTX 2060 and have minimal bottleneck. Would be able to play triple A title games and all. Just make sure it has 16GB of RAM and SSD. I wouldnt go above GTX 1080 and RTX 2060 though but both those cards would do just fine. The hyperthreading on the i7 makes a huge difference
I RECENTLY BUILT A DELL OPTIPLEX 3020 MT, WITH AN I5-4590 CPU, 16 GB RAM, REPLACED STOCK 295 WATT PCU, FOR A NEW DELL 365 WATT PCU (INCLUDES A SIX PIN POWER PLUG FOR GPU) A EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1650 GAMING GPU, 128GB SSD FOR STARTUP OS AND SOFTWARE, 500GB SSD FOR STORAGE, WIN 10 PRO ALL FOR ABOUT $650. I'M NOT A GAMER YET BUT ENJOY QUALITY VIDEO STREAMING, AND THIS PC STREAMS SMOOTH RIGHT UP TO 4K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!
I'm in the middle of modding a dell optiplex but mostly waiting on parts to arrive. Just to add about the clearance issue with larger graphics cards. There are aftermarket vga GPU coolers you can buy on sites like aliexpress. It seems to be mostly the stock cooler that's the issue. I bought a vga cooler for a msi armor rx570 gpu and gonna try that out. A reputable seller by the name "PC Cooles" sells copper plated vga coolers in many sizes including units that fit 80mm PWM fans. I have a 7010 with a i7 3770k that has the same clearence issue with the stock cooler. By the dimensions this after market cooler just under $20 shipped should let me fit the unit inside. I will also add it has 4 heat pipes for thermal dissipation, which should work well with optimal airflow through the case. I will find out soon enough.
Just subscribed my man. Good stuff here. I'd suggest, based on what you're saying, that a GTX 1650 Super would be the perfect GPU to slap into that bad boy!
I just bought a gtx 1060 SSC 6gb from evga for 100 dollars from ebay and made an optiplex build as a backup PC. I think thats the best upgrade for these before you run into cpu bottlenecks
@@MrSamadolfo I asked the guy why it was 30 dollars cheaper than the other ones and he said he was a computer builder and had a bunch of left over stock he wanted to sell quickly, funny thing is he lost the box for it and sent it in a evga gtx 1080 box.Not like it matters but it still added slightly more value to what I bought cause i could pick up a 1080 and sell it with a box now.
@@kyles8524 🙂 yes the retail boxes are worth at least $10, some people are picky and they prefer to get one with a box, yes its more common than we think, ive met alot of pc builders reselling their stuff on ebay and they sometimes charge far less than the other sellsers, to them its about passion and charity and not money, of course to get those steals you have to keep checking ebay every minute because they disappear almost immediately, as soon as you try to put it in your cart, ebay says 'sorry but item is no longer available' 😊 LOL
@@MrSamadolfo yeah I check ebay pretty much twice a day.One thing I thought I got scammed on is there was a seller from China selling 5 X RX 570 4gb Red devil cards for 125 USD with free shipping.I thought it was a scam and went back and took the gamble cause it was only 125 dollars and I actually got the cards a month and a half later and sold them on facebook marketplace for 100 each.Ive actually seen this seller selling other cards extremely cheap and never bought anything cause i Thought it was a scam but now Im going to everytime I see them.So if you beat me to it take advantage cause it seems way to good to be true but it wasnt.The cards are probably stolen or something Im not sure but he obviously wanted them gone, they could have been mining cards but when I checked the bios all of them had the original bios on them.Theres also Chinese branded video cards on wish that arent fake cards like Yeston and one that starts with a P called like Paragon or something that are actually the real cards sold on wish.com and Ive gotten several RX 590 cards brand new from there for around 80 USD and resold for 150.It sucks though its based in China and shipping takes ages.I already sold the cards but the branding on it is a big P with a decal behind it sort of.I think it was called Paragon
@@kyles8524 😀 nice, yes theres some legit brands out there that no one really talks about on english speaking youtube channels, im get bored of the same old advice and videos, what i sometimes do now is check videos from latin america, brasil portugese, videos from india and russia, give me something different to watch 😃 LOL, I didnt even know how large the low spec pc gameing community is, they got guys using android emulators so they can run android games on their pcs with very low specs, its probably why the Steam Hardware List doesnt make sense 😊 LOL
Thanks for making this video! $400-500usd is the absolute max budget I have for a do-it-all gaming and digital art PC. (At least initially.) I was considering an Optiplex build, but it seems it doesn't make much sense if you intend to go past that initial $400-ish investment in the future. It might make more sense for me to just build more or less the same thing from scratch instead for that same budget. (The difference in shipping costs saved via Amazon Prime will probably pay any difference in price off anyway)
i got an optiplex 9020 with an i5 4570, 16gb of ddr3 ram, 256gb ssd and 2tb hdd included, and im gonna put an rx 570 and 500w thermaltake white psu. should do me good for a few years
wow when this came out i had just recently bought my optiplex 990 as a new gaming pc, came with a i7 2660, and put in my 1050 ti from my previous computer (late 2006 mac pro running windows with 16gb ddr2 ram xD) So far it hasnt really failed me at all, id just wanna get a new ssd in it and thats about it
Why would you go with an i5 But not one with a i7? I got a dell optiplex 150 on ebay with a i7 3770 120gb ssd with a 500gb HHD 7200 rpm. it only came with 8gb of ram but I upgraded to 16gb. That's another 25$. Then a cross hair psu for 45. I got a used 1070mini for 189 on ebay(the user bitro is a good seller). All together it's a little less then yours buts it works perfectly fine. Theres no bottleneck but I never worked with an i5. But how can you call this the best DELL optiplex when theres an i7 version?
Thanks for watching! Here is another list of the BEST upgrades for a Dell Optiplex at different price ranges: ua-cam.com/video/yTvWxQvUGd0/v-deo.html
zach i was wondering, can i take a optiplex and put a GTX 1050 Ti Graphics card in it and play games smoother and have more FPS. and if i do put a 1050 ti do i have to put a higher watt power supply?
skeet joner I use mine with a 1050ti and yeah it improves gaming performance quite a bit. You don't need to upgrade the power supply. Just make sure you get a 1050ti that doesn't have an 8 pin power connector.
@@verity7650 ok thanks. but my budget isnt that big. so i went with a cheaper graphics cards.. Inno3D Nvidia Geforce GT-730 2GB low profile
Hey you should do a giveaway or do a video to clean your pc
I wonder was the CPU bottlenecking the GPU... If so then going with the GPU you mentioned seem like a great option
I’m in love with optiplexes, specially when converted to gaming PC.
Me too 😉
Same!
So I did the extreme and I created what I like to call Dell Ryzen Optiplex. Gutted everything out of the case, put in a ryzen micro atx board, ryzen 5 1600 @ 4ghz, 16 gigs off ddr4 at 3000mhz, ssd's, and added a R9 Nano for my video card. Spliced wires for the front usb ports and power button and it turned out phenomenal. Absolute sleeper pc lol. Looks like a normal dell on the outside, inside is completely custom. By far my favorite build ever.
@@ChfHappySack so you basically just used the case?
@@MLProductions.1 Essentially yes. It just depends on how you look at it ;)
bought a 3010 w i5 3570 and bought an rx 580. $250 for that setup and everything plays very well @ 1080p
@William Wykoff What more do you expect from a $250 gaming pc?? and afaik it can still get away with atleast medium settings at 1080p60fps on avg in games. And this also includes metro and rdr2, 2 games which are considered as one of the most demanding in 2020 as of now.
Caleb w Yeah, had to change the PSU from the stock one to a 400w psu
Caleb w the THICC one only because of the possible case mods/size
If buying an optiplex I reccomend a 9 or 7 series optiplex because they can handle more ram and have two more usb ports and they can be configured with i7s
Hey I like memes oof ^^
I read optiplex, I smash like button!!
Love to hear it!
FACTZ!!!
@@ZachsTechTurf hey man where to buy the side tempered glass can't find it on Amazon ? for dell optiplex there is none mate could u pls share a link
I use an optiplex 3010 with a 1050ti, 8 gigs of ram and an i5 3470 as my gaming PC and so far no complaints! It's an awesome machine!
How much was it?
I bought delloptiplex 9010 with gtx 750ti last week i5 3570 8gb ram 500gb hard
How much fps on fortnite low settings
Silent Gamer $200 Canadian all in
ESSO . YT idk I use a 60hz monitor I run on epic settings at solid 60
You are probably the best tech youtuber I know, you helped me get started with computers, and as I got older helped me learn more, even though I am not in the budget computer range now, I will still watch and support you all the way, sexy build btw!
Thanks for taking the time to share that!
- Dell / HP / Lenovo
- i7 or Xeon 8 threader plus do a quadroople duper boot: XP / 7 / 8 / 10 / Linux
- Haswell is excellent because it supports so many different operating systems very easily
- GPU: RX 8GB or GTX 6GB
- Stock Up Now on extra boards because they dont last forever and they eventually pop
- modded side panel - if your lazy af and not picky you can go to the hardware store and buy a sheet of thick clear plastic plexiglass cut it with a hacksaw and simply attach with masking tape
- yup, old school DVD Drives FTW
- yup, if you want to you can dremel out the rivets and remove the hard drive cage, then you can plug in a longer video card, plus the build is gonna look more beastly, without the hard drive cage to make it easier you can use smaller 2.5 size SSD's and 2.5 Laptop Hard Drives and attach them with an adapter bracket just below the DVD Drives or along the floor of the case with tape, its ok to improvize and fun 🙂
Buying a bunch of extra motherboards is pointless. Just upgrade to a new platform if it goes bad.
Zach, I like how you made a Dell Optiplex gaming PC video! I'm buying the Optiplex 9020 MT for 255€, it's a really good deal! Thanks again for the video Zach!
What else are you putting in yours??
@@ZachsTechTurf I want to put a GTX 960, an EVGA 500W power supply, 16gb ram and 120gb kingston ssd
SSDs are very low priced nowadays...
@@nahpets2345 960? Rx 580 much better i Guess. I'm still on win7 so Don't need SSD yet. 500g+2tb almost full. Nowaday games size can easily reach 100gb++
@@shiroamada1650 the RX 570 brings more FPS that the 580 they still sell them brand new for 130€
@@nahpets2345 rx 570 better than rx 580?
Friend recommended I build my first gaming pc with optiplex. So I did and heres what I got.
- Dell Optiplex 9010 MT i7-3770 3.40GHz 16GB DDR3 500GB Win 10 Pro 64-bit ($150)
-PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5 ($130)
-Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ White Certified PSU ($45)
Total Price = $325
Fluxly nice
I've got a 9020 I'm working with. i7-4790. Powercolor Red Devil RX580 too. I just have to install the new power supply first. Sitting on the table waiting for me to get to it.
"Edit" Uggg. The Red Devil RX580 won't work in my system. It works but won't fit correctly. The fan shroud is too large and gets in the way of the quick release tab for the rear bay slot access. I ended up using a Gigabyte RX570 instead. Smaller fan shroud.
How much FPS?
Did u get the Optiplex off of Ebay? The cheapest I could find with those specs over the past week was 180 usd
@@ryanmiller4646 that is what they go for, most are refurbished. I just got a 7010 MT with the 3770 and 8gbs of ram for 180 not that long ago
My set up on my dell 9020 is 4790k and 16gb memory as of right now 120 ssd 500hhd and a rx560 that ill be upgradeing to a rx 580 sp from what i know thats the max u can take a dell 9020 to nothing beats the cpu but a i7 7700k
That’s a really nice system!
yes, definitely upgrade to an RX 8GB and/or GTX 6GB video card, theres just way to many games now that can easlily spill over 4GB on a 1080p monitor
The 4790K is pointless in an optiplex, you wouldn't be able to overclock which is the point of the K on the end.
Can install gtx 1660 ti
Personally, I would drop in an i7/Xeon, though Haswell parts are still pretty pricey, even in the face of better and cheaper parts from AMD.
If you build one of these, and you would still like to use an RX57/580 because of how cheap they are, MSI and Gigabyte have a few models each that don't have such large fan shrouds that you can easily fit into one of these machines.
Agree 100% go with an 8 thread cpu FTW, yup its more expensive AF but if your staying on haswell for the long hault its gotta be 8 threads FTW, yes these oem boards support RX so I would definitely drill out that fugly hard drive cage and plug in something nice! 😎
I recently picked up a i7 2600 optiplex 990 with a rx 570 and 450w psu I already on hand so I spent 273
@@JohnOnlySpeaks This is exactly the build I'm thinking of building
not cheap no more
Tell my School about this plz
Highly doubt your school will do anything to those optiplexes however just wait for their lease to run out then they might sell them for cheap
@@QueenCece6 my college has a 3d animating class so they probably could,btw the pcs can barely handle the 3d animating because it's running intel hd graphics
@@frant1cfps987 lmao
@@frant1cfps987 Surely they could spend some money on atleast some gt 1030 graphics cards or rx 550s
@@frant1cfps987 My school has some cheap 1 slot small form factor GPUs for all the computers that run CAD.
I love how you turn an old dell pc into a gaming PC and it's not that much money
Considering not only saving up for this kind of PC build, but since black Friday/cyber Monday is coming up in a couple of weeks, I hope to save up even more Monday if any of the parts mentioned goes on sale on newegg/amazon!
You need a psu btw the dell optiplex doesnt have a 6 pin
I wonder if it would be good business to actually sell modded clear panels for certain prebuilts. It looks good, man!
PLEASE
got a 9020 i7 4790, added 32gb ram, dual ssd raid 0 and a graphics card, this thing is a beast
My budget system: 9010 (i7-3770), 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD & 1TB HDD, EVGA GTX 970 SC, XFX 550W PSU. Total price: $275. Love it!
But the CPU often get to 85dgc and throttle the system
@@shiroamada1650 I've never seen my CPU go above 75C.
@@Warren_L. my ambient temp is 30. Maybe the CPU dan about to die. Gonna seek for replacement. Between i30,i50,i70. Which One better? Don't want hyper Evo as i want the stock look. Or got better suggestion?
@@shiroamada1650 I went with the i7-3770 just because the price was about the same as the i5. If I were to do it again, I'd try to find a 9020 with an i7-4770. You can go to www.cpubenchmark.net/ to compare different CPUs.
@@Warren_L. im using 3770 since 2015. Even with the side cover open. Temp stabilize at 80dgc sometimes jump up to 85dgc and lag for sometime until temp went down to 80dgc. Hope someone who had the answers can share.
Every time i see an optiplex I just wanna ghetto rig it to a gaming pc.
I feel the exact same
Sleeper PC 😎
r/rimjobsteve
It all started with the nes......
@Ning Da King show me
I work at a non-profit used computer store, and we get everything donated to us. I found an Optiplex 7020 with a upgraded power supply and a gtx 970. I put a cheap ssd that we had sitting around in it and all of the highest amount of ram we had, 24GB of ddr3. It worked pretty well. Then about a month ago, I came across an Optiplex 9020. It had a much better processor in it. A core i7, 4790. So I put the two together to make one awesome gaming PC. I paid about $150 to my nonprofit all together. I can play most modern games on medium to high at 1080p, and 5 year or older games completely maxed out. Though I am thinking about upgrading the gtx 970, but it doesn't seem like there are any cards out there that are not at least $200 to $300 which are that better than the 970 at least in my use case. Also I might bottleneck the 4790, though most of the games I run, I never max out the CPU. I was just messing around overclocking it. The whole computer is pretty loud, which is a downside. I am trying to think of a way to make it quieter while still pushing it. I applied new thermal paste on the CPU of course, but I guess I could take apart the 970 and re-apply it's thermal paste, but that seems like more work than I would like to do. Any suggestions are welcome.
I was wondering what your non-profit organization was called and if you sell and ship the pc’s?
@@jakegrebner Digital Inclusion, we are on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. We do, but we are pretty low on stock of these, but we might get more. Also we currently closed because of the pandemic.
Daniel Woike Ok thank you!
$420 did it for the memes
not the hero we neede bt the hero we deserevr
Careful, he's a hero
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Our hero
@@idiotlol9436 *not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed**
Currently in the process of converting my Precision 3620 with core i7 6700k, 32gb installed ram, my own GTX 970, Samsung 980 1TB m.2 NvMe, 550w power supply, Amazon's GiM led fans with controller, ineo m.2 heatsink cooler, all stuffed into my NZXT S340 black case.
Was thinking of making a video about the build to help others with questions, let me know if you want that, anyway badass video and thanks for showing another Optiplex build Zach👍
This thing is sick.
It embraces the fact its based on a Dell, but also shows it’s now a decent PC to be proud of
I just got Dell Optiplex with i7 2700 (non-K) for my secondary PC and i put RX 470 on it, i only spend 250 bucks (only add GPU, cheap SSD, and RAM) and it rocks in 1080p gaming.
Just wanna say i love you vids your the best youtube ever you should deserve more subs and one day youll have them
🙏🏼 ❤️
I got a OptiPlex 390 from a company "bone yard" that was heading for the trash. It had a dual core Pentium @ 2.70 GHz. Only Win 7 32x and THREE GB RAM. I bumped that up to 8 GB RAM and Win 10 64x. There was another slim OptiPlex I wanted to build but that was DOA. It went back to the bone yard, as I didn't want to spend money on it. But not before I took the i5 3.30 GHz CPU. The 390 is very happy with it's new brain - thank you. 😀
I love the concept of the video as well as how professionally it was produced! However, every time I run into an optiplex video of yours, I can never seem to find a deal even close to what you've found on eBay for a used tower/mini tower. "$100" for the i5-4570 model with 16gb of ram and a 1tb HDD is nearly impossible to find. Best i'm seeing currently is $110 and that model has half the ram and a 250gb HDD. Upgrading the ram and hard drive to match what is in the video would cost an additional $40+. I love these videos and think they are extremely helpful in teaching new consumers to spend wisely on their first rigs, but I think one off bargains that are difficult to replicate should have their own videos. People are going to have to make cuts on their upgrades (most likely not upgrading the PSU [the least necessary in many newcomer's eyes]) when they realize what they initially saved won't be enough and they want to be gaming asap rather than waiting on another paycheck. I hope this comment is well received and I very much look forward to your next video!
🙂 it mite be cheaper to get it in pieces, look for the exact oem model you like, get the one that has no ram no cpu no drives, totally stripped, you really only need the board and the case if you like the case. Plan b look for the models that have a crappy pentium or i3, they should go cheaper, they you buy the cpu separately. Me personally thats how I bought the last several HP Desktops really cheap, they had these crappy pentium and i3 cpus. I rebuilt them buying them Xeon cpus and ram and hard drives, brands and models that i like.
I've got an Optiplex 9020 with an i7 4790 and 16GB of DDR3 ($140) - 550 watt EVGA power supply ($40) - Zotac GTX 1070 Ti mini ($220) - 240gb SSD ($35) + 1tb hard drive (came with optiplex)
do you get any bottlenecking from the cpu?
@@TreyNova probably no but if you are going with the same specs instead get a dell t3500 with a Xeon x5675 6cores 12 threads
and you can overclock it to be a little better
Great vids but cracks me up how much love there us for these prebuilt optiplex it's a great price to performance. Dude you're getting a Dell. I'll always build from ground zero but I would recommend these for someone in need.
Everybody is different, maybe they grew up with a particular oem model, maybe its nostalgia, maybe they just get warm and fuzzy inside, its not about price or performance but how the build just makes you feel 😇
A great alternative is the Dell Precision T1700, which is almost identical to the Optiplex 9020, but with a different front panel on the case. They come with power supplies that have a single 6-pin PCI-E power supply and run quite well with the Haswell Xeons. You can get the 4C8T versions for less money than the i7-4770s.
The price to performance in this is insane 😍 btw what were the gpu temps during benchmarks?
You can see them in the top left hand corner during the benchmarks!
Got this exact optiplex with a 2tb hhd for 200. And I’ll be doing this exact build to play cod custom maps! Thank you
I’m legit going to build the same exact one as you.
tell me how it goes
@@joelabarbera9794 i did a 600w and a 3470 8gb ram and an rx 570 changed cases but i already had the other case and a 240gb ssd and i love it
@@CrispyStrahan 4 or 8gb rx 570
@@Neo-tx3dj 4gb but I have a ryzen 5 1600 which is not bottlenecking my gpu at all now
For more performance just overclock it. Take out the side panel and the cd drives then attach a square fan with a back mesh pointing to the pc. Maybe to get more space for a graphics card relocate the hard drives.
If you have a secret to overclocking an optiplex please do tell
I went with an Optiplex 7010 with an I7-3770 for $150. Avoid the I5 models. Pay the extra $30-$50. Its worth it for 4 cores 8 threads. I paired it with a used GtX 1070 for around $180. I was surprised at how well the I7-3770 handled the GTX 1070. No bottlenecks in most games. No stuttering like you get with I-5s. I also got the 500 EVGA watt power supply and a 500 gb SSD. Total cost was around $400. Go with I7 if you can. New games need more than 4 threads
Do u think pairing with rtx 2060 will be better
Good to hear! Although I’d have to imagine on CPU intensive games it’s bottlenecking a bit but it’s not a huge deal at the end of the day. Nice system!
@@ZachsTechTurf Thanks for all your great content. Your channel is the reason I did an optiplex build. You are correct, I see some bottlenecks on CPU intensive games. Nothing too major. I would consider the GTX 1070 the absolute max for an Ivy Bridge I7 (non K). I had to use a Zotac mini GTX 1070. Nothing bigger will fit without covering up the SATA cables. Are you going to test out the new Ryzen 1600 AF? I wanted to get your take on that.
agree, go 8thread i7 or xeon, and video card go 6gb at minimum
why our schools dont buy dell optiplexes for 70 dollars each (390) version and add graphics card for 50 dollars 120 for the pc
cuz they want 500 on each duh
bruh school PCs are for school not gaming
Oh wait it’s you again.
@@thinkingalert2695 you arent gonna be doing gaming on a 50 dollar gpu and he means instead of buying expensive ones that are also bad
Your so underrated tbh your the only one that made sense from these other youtubers... Keep up the great work bro!!👊
you should do an optiplex 990 ssf (small form factor) gaming takeover, it would be cool 😎
These PCs are awesome,
I got a Optiplex 7010, i7-3770 w/ 16gb ram and a 1660 ti, 500gb SSD, and 1TB HDD. Honestly works great, plays most games at medium-high 1080p/60fps
love mine, ultimate sleeper PC
Hi, is your ram ddr3 or ddr4?
Aight so mine had a i5 4590 but It was just a place holder and I’m currently building and ryzen 5 3600x and rx 5600 xt system!! Also Zach I love your videos and really hope your doing good!!! Great vid and keep up the good work
Congrats on the new build!
I just ordered an Optiplex 9020 last night. I'm turning it into a personal project of mine to see how far i can upgrade it before i would need to go to a new generation of CPU's. It's gonna be an expensive but fun project and in my book spending money on a project you enjoy is all that matters
This notification came after I just installed a gtx750ti on my Optiplex 390
My build is struggling to run fortnite😂
Lol! What are you gonna do now?
@@ZachsTechTurf I just changed the settings to medium and it's running awesome...
@@thevoyageof67 🙂 yup, Fortnite is getting a big update soon, so it mite get heavier to run, plan for it or move over to other battle royale games, theres a ton now
@@MrSamadolfo thanks
I was looking for 400 dollar gaming PC and this has been the best option so far. Thanks!
im putting a 4790k in mine,trading it for my 4590 and $90 in a few days,same original 9020 with 1 tb hd and 16 gigs of 1600 mhz for $120
sounds good, go 8 threads for the long haul 👍
I have a dell G5 5500. It's a good laptop that I bought for full price for 2k on launch. I have no complaints from the laptop but I actually want to get one of these for the convenience of LOTS OF STORAGE. I have one 1tb ssd on my laptop,that I use as a main. I will put a GTX 1050 I had on my old pc and I think it will be good.
I have been building a few of these.. I have to agree I would only go as high as the gtx 1660; even that might be a bit much... 1650 super or rx 570 is my pick
If you get an I7 optiplex (I7-3770 or higher) you can pretty much max out a gtx 1070 in about 70-80% of games. Its amazing how well the old I7s hold up. You can find Optiplex 7010 units for $150 with the I7-3770. Not to shabby.
Yep, the 1660 is certainly pushing it
@@ZachsTechTurf have you tested BFV with it!? That's the one game that seems to be CPU bottlenecked and it actually benefits running it on ultra to move some of the load to the gpu.
Great idea on the plexiglass side panel btw, are the edges sharp? Lol
if there was such a thing as a 1650 Super 6GB thats all you really need for performance and vram and you still get the brand new turin architecture. As for RX get an 8GB card. Now if your on a 720p monitor then go 4GB gtx or rx 🙂
Mine is Dell Optiplex 790, and yes I turn it into gaming PC, kinda low-end gaming PC but considering the game I'm playing is not 'heavy' and most of it online games. The only downside is the PC overheating too easily, still trying to figure out how to put extra fan in front casing without damaging inner case.
I'm using RX 550 4GB, so its not taking too much space inside casing, also use 2 HDD (250GB & 500GB) powered by 550w PSU, maybe next upgrade is switching HDD to SSD to reduce heat.
🙂 turn around the rear fan,
256gb ssd + hard drive
RGB lighting on vs off benchmark video when?
Damn I should have done that!
Zach's Tech Turf How did you get the glass side panel
picked up a optiplex from ebay this week for $150 even with a I-7 770 chip set & 512 SSD, Going to upgrade PSU and Video card and RAM to 32GB hoping a good $150 will have me set for a total of $300 on my first build gaming PC
why would you recommend the i5 version? i7 3770 is the way to go
@Caleb Peterson Ivy Bridge does not have AVX2.. just another reason to go with Haswell..
sure thats fine but please keep in mind the cpu instuction sets, theres a few more on haswell 4th gen, i dont know if that is important to whoever is building a computer, if it doesnt matter then yeah go sandy or ivy or x58, whatever u like! 🙂
You can also search desktop computer on eBay and sort by the CPU you want so you're not limited to strictly Dells in case you can't find a good deal on one but could on a lesser known HP model for example. I was able to find an ATX tower HP with an i7-4790 for ~$120. The CPU alone is worth like, 3/4 the cost of the PC so you're already getting a good deal.
🙂 yes good point, also chkout the taller dell hp lenovo workstationz
5:58 total 420 dollars
you know what it means
I went with a optiplex 790 i5 2400 and installed a gt 1030 with a 250 gb ssd and it works great
sure thats fine and very power efficient, you can keep the oem psu if u want to 🙂
@@MrSamadolfo i cant find a better high wattage psu
@@syaz4380 🙂 oh I see
@@MrSamadolfo is the SFF version power supply Flex ATX?
How’d u get that side panel I wanna use that for my otiplex
He made a hole and put glass on it no joke😂 * legend *
Got a Dell with i5 2400 8gb ram for 75 USD, added a 2tb hdd and 120gb ssd for 75 USD. Also got a rx560 for 75 USD. Full hd 60hz 23 inch monitor for 25 usd. Headset 10USD, mouse 3USD and so in total with a little gpu over clocking I built a super cheap system that beats my friends 800USD gaming laptop
Lol gotta love sniping the good deals! Nice work.
always wondering when found this type vids , when do a search on ebay for these stats result 300$ + 30-40$ shipping fee -.- my 8 years old laptop canT handle things really need a lil HW change'
Its sometimes easier buying the models that are cheap and stripped, some resellers are charging you for their labor to fix it up
Xen-G MaJin buy local it’s cheaper and no shipping. FB marketplace is a good place to get em.
Found a 7010 with a 3770 for 100 bucks on ebay. Built that up, same psu, minus the gpu it only cost 185. Wife still needs to buy a gpu for it so we will see. Modded the case, took out the hdd cage and painted interior satin white, and installed a Blue Halo 140mm fan in the front, with a little help from a Dremel, shines nice through the front grill. Some LEDS.. Looks great.
Aoa. Love from Pakistan. Plz can you make a video on rx480 and i5 4590. Also plz make a comparison between i5 4590 and i7 3770 with rx 480and also share steam vr scores.
Bro i7 3770 is better than i5 4gen i7 la lo ager dell optiplex ma lana ha to 23000 sa 24000 taq mil jai ga
@@theprogamer9706 Thanks a lot Bro! i7 will be 4th or 3rd gen. Plz reply.
@@abrarahmad5695yar 3rd or 4th gen ma koi zida difference nahi ha 2nd or 3rd ma ha laken 3rd or 4th gen ka difference miner ga es kia 3rd gen la lo or baqi paisa gpu pa laga dana ma na i5 3rd buy kia ma bhi pahela 3rd or 4th gen ka bara ma search kar raha tha but 3rd or 4th gen ka difference bhot miner ha too miner difference ka lia zida paisa dana ka koi faida nahi ha
@@theprogamer9706 Thanks!! But is i7 3rd gen compatible for vr
@@abrarahmad5695 you can search it on google if its is or not
Bought an Optiplex 7010 for 70 added 4gb ram to get 8gb 1600mhz and added a low profile 1050ti. I also took out the DVD drive to improve temps and free up sata cables
I have an optiplex board and I'm trying to put it into another case, do you think getting an audio card with an HD Audio front panel port so I could plug the HD Audio conector from the front panel will work??? I haven't seen anyone do it and I think it's for a reason
It’s tough to do because a lot of the Optiplex’s are different and some use proprietary Connectors.
@@ZachsTechTurf yeah but that way the sound card would go in the pcie slot and the "HD Audio" connector from an aftermarket case would go directly to the sound card instead of going into the motherboard
Normally you just try to use the Audio Jacks that are attached to the motherboard on the back of the pc, use that jack for your headphone. Or plugin your Stereo to the motherboard and then plugin your headphones to the stero.
Plus dont forget you also have an independant audio signal from the video card itself, it rides along the HDMI cable if you plug it into a monitor or tv that has built in speakers.
Me personally I dont ever use the front panel audio jack 🙂
Another possible upgrade down the road would be something like a Xeon E3 1230 V3 or an E3 1240 v3. They're cheaper (and give same the performance) on the used market than an i7 4790 and should work in those 9020's with the latest BIOS update.
watching on my 790 with a 560
Optiplex inception
Here's what I just did - Optiplex 990 i7-2600 - 100 - RX580 Biostar - 108.25 - Added 8GB DDR3 - 16GBDDR3 total - 20 - 120GB SSD - 17.59 - 3TB Hitachi HD - 37.87 - Silverstone 500W PSU - 20.08 - all parts where used/refurbished - was trying to stay under 300 - lol - but grand total came out to $303.79
Where’d you get the side panned tho
Just search for the pc model and size and search clear or glass panel and the led strips you can find at stores easily for like 8-10 bucks
I did the optiplex thing with a i5 3570k, 24 gib ram and GeForce gtx 1060 6g..here are my results:
Games running fluently (>60fps )@1080
-Watch dogs:legion
-gta V
-forza horizon
Performance issues with:
-Planetside 2
-ironsight
-Pubg
I Upgraded later..
Ah yes Zach been waiting a while for this video :)
Mercari* btw ;)
Oh snap lmao! It was so long ago. Great call lol and thanks for making this video possible! 😂
I would think a GTX 1650 super would be the better option. Its only a 100 watt card. It cost $160 msrp compared to $220. It used GDDR6 memory and is very comparable in performance to the gtx 1660. It only has 4gb of vram but at 1080 p thats really only all you need.
🙂 in theory a 1080p monitor can easily use up to 8gb of vram, ultra, all maxed out in some games but if its too expensive then yes get a 6gb or 4gb and turn down the settings, get wat u like
haha have fun buying this in Canada
wait I'm in Canada
I live in Canada and i can find these deals just check Kijiji and this store called infotech computers
i rock a optiplex 390.
i7 2600
16gb ram
GTX 1080 Ti.
shes a beast!!
Howd you fit the 1080 in? is it a single fan card?
Take out the hard drive cages and the DVD drives, buy used rx 580
Yep that’s certInly an option as well!
raikoh05 why the dvd drives lol
@@h4d266 you can put the hard drives where the dvd drives go, might need an adapter. but then you have room for the rx 580
😎👍 agree 1000%, GO BALLLS DEEP! if you went thru aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall that trouble to upgrade the power supply and all that trouble to mod the side panel then you should have drilled out the hard drive cage as well, cmon JUST DO IT! And make another video yay! 😃
I love me old sff. I got i5-3470 480gb ssd 16gb ram ddr3 1600 mhz and gt 1030 oc. All my setup needs is a 144 hz monitor and a gtx 1050 ti low profile
Just bought a 1070 mini itx for 200 cad and dont regret it with my optiplex 990 with a I7-2600!
I bought a PNY 980 ti for 90 USD
Good to hear, nice build!
This may be a dumb question, and I apologise in advance. Build an all new PC in the optiplex case? I do have some building experience (built 2 PCs) but never in an oem case so unaware of any hiccups/complications that could occur. Really wanna build a super sleeper PC and love the optiplex case.
To clarify: I wanna keep ALL drive bays so basically a new PSU, and Mobo, CPU, gpu, ddr4 ram
🙂 sure, places like freegeek and craigslist sell oem empty cases, the bolt pattern usually matches MicroATX, besides the case its good to have a bag of extra case screws bolts nuts
I bought an Asus Gtx 1060 for my first optiplex build, I DID NOT REALIZE HOW BIG IT WAS. I had to remove the io shield thing on it just to get it to sit right in there, and even then, the fan casing is kinda pushing into my sata cables
I did this design making sure the width cut was the same all the way around and also I left the vent that’s on the bottom left corner of the panel because removing it reduces airflow🤷🏻♂️ do it how you want but I’m having a blast building it
Waiting for mine tomorrow!
I spent $260
16GB RAM, i7-2600 3.8ghz, GT1030, 500GB storage
put a 1060 in mine years ago. still going strong.
So I kinda went a little further with my Optiplex 3020. I just upgraded the cpu to a i7 4790k Devils Canyon. Next I upgraded the gpu from a GTX960 to a RTX2060 KO Ultra. However, my computer is powering off when running games for longer than 5mins. I think my 500w psu is too small for this gpu and cpu. I am upgrading to a 700w Antec soon, so hopefully that fixes the issue. Everything runs perfect with the GTX960.
Nah Realisticly if you get a Dell optiplex 9020 and your lucky enough to have it paired with an i7-4790 that will have 4 core 8 threads. you can go up to an ITX GTX 1080 or even single fan RTX 2060 and have minimal bottleneck. Would be able to play triple A title games and all. Just make sure it has 16GB of RAM and SSD. I wouldnt go above GTX 1080 and RTX 2060 though but both those cards would do just fine. The hyperthreading on the i7 makes a huge difference
I bought a 9020 with a 4th gen i5, 16 gb ram, and 1650 super for 400, runs game well
I RECENTLY BUILT A DELL OPTIPLEX 3020 MT, WITH AN I5-4590 CPU, 16 GB RAM, REPLACED STOCK 295 WATT PCU, FOR A NEW DELL 365 WATT PCU (INCLUDES A SIX PIN POWER PLUG FOR GPU) A EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1650 GAMING GPU, 128GB SSD FOR STARTUP OS AND SOFTWARE, 500GB SSD FOR STORAGE, WIN 10 PRO ALL FOR ABOUT $650. I'M NOT A GAMER YET BUT ENJOY QUALITY VIDEO STREAMING, AND THIS PC STREAMS SMOOTH RIGHT UP TO 4K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!
This video was made just in time Thanks man!
Nice case mod. The rig looks nice.
Ty!
An r9 nano would be great match small and powerful and can be found for £100/150 used
I'm in the middle of modding a dell optiplex but mostly waiting on parts to arrive. Just to add about the clearance issue with larger graphics cards. There are aftermarket vga GPU coolers you can buy on sites like aliexpress. It seems to be mostly the stock cooler that's the issue.
I bought a vga cooler for a msi armor rx570 gpu and gonna try that out. A reputable seller by the name "PC Cooles" sells copper plated vga coolers in many sizes including units that fit 80mm PWM fans. I have a 7010 with a i7 3770k that has the same clearence issue with the stock cooler. By the dimensions this after market cooler just under $20 shipped should let me fit the unit inside. I will also add it has 4 heat pipes for thermal dissipation, which should work well with optimal airflow through the case. I will find out soon enough.
Gtx 980, 12gb ddr3 ram, Optiplex itself, 480 gb kingston ssd, an extra fan or two and boom. Decent desktop
I gonna buy Gaming Dell Optiplex 9020 Fast Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-4th Gen. 16GB Ram, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Nvidia GT 1030 Graphics
are you planning to by a new GT 1030? if yes, for the same price you can pick up a used gtx950, with double performance
I use a optiplex with
i5 3570
8 gb ddr3 ram
1 tb hard drive
Rx 550 4gb
It’s not the best but it do great for me
Just subscribed my man. Good stuff here. I'd suggest, based on what you're saying, that a GTX 1650 Super would be the perfect GPU to slap into that bad boy!
@@MrSamadolfo Ive yet to see any 1080 p drains due to the 1650 super only having 4 gb of vram. It uses gddr6 instead of the gddr5 that is on the 1660.
Nah mah dude, future proof it by buying a Rx 580
I just bought a gtx 1060 SSC 6gb from evga for 100 dollars from ebay and made an optiplex build as a backup PC. I think thats the best upgrade for these before you run into cpu bottlenecks
good price, normally its $130 for Buy It Now 😃
@@MrSamadolfo I asked the guy why it was 30 dollars cheaper than the other ones and he said he was a computer builder and had a bunch of left over stock he wanted to sell quickly, funny thing is he lost the box for it and sent it in a evga gtx 1080 box.Not like it matters but it still added slightly more value to what I bought cause i could pick up a 1080 and sell it with a box now.
@@kyles8524 🙂 yes the retail boxes are worth at least $10, some people are picky and they prefer to get one with a box, yes its more common than we think, ive met alot of pc builders reselling their stuff on ebay and they sometimes charge far less than the other sellsers, to them its about passion and charity and not money, of course to get those steals you have to keep checking ebay every minute because they disappear almost immediately, as soon as you try to put it in your cart, ebay says 'sorry but item is no longer available' 😊 LOL
@@MrSamadolfo yeah I check ebay pretty much twice a day.One thing I thought I got scammed on is there was a seller from China selling 5 X RX 570 4gb Red devil cards for 125 USD with free shipping.I thought it was a scam and went back and took the gamble cause it was only 125 dollars and I actually got the cards a month and a half later and sold them on facebook marketplace for 100 each.Ive actually seen this seller selling other cards extremely cheap and never bought anything cause i Thought it was a scam but now Im going to everytime I see them.So if you beat me to it take advantage cause it seems way to good to be true but it wasnt.The cards are probably stolen or something Im not sure but he obviously wanted them gone, they could have been mining cards but when I checked the bios all of them had the original bios on them.Theres also Chinese branded video cards on wish that arent fake cards like Yeston and one that starts with a P called like Paragon or something that are actually the real cards sold on wish.com and Ive gotten several RX 590 cards brand new from there for around 80 USD and resold for 150.It sucks though its based in China and shipping takes ages.I already sold the cards but the branding on it is a big P with a decal behind it sort of.I think it was called Paragon
@@kyles8524 😀 nice, yes theres some legit brands out there that no one really talks about on english speaking youtube channels, im get bored of the same old advice and videos, what i sometimes do now is check videos from latin america, brasil portugese, videos from india and russia, give me something different to watch 😃 LOL, I didnt even know how large the low spec pc gameing community is, they got guys using android emulators so they can run android games on their pcs with very low specs, its probably why the Steam Hardware List doesnt make sense 😊 LOL
Thanks for making this video! $400-500usd is the absolute max budget I have for a do-it-all gaming and digital art PC. (At least initially.)
I was considering an Optiplex build, but it seems it doesn't make much sense if you intend to go past that initial $400-ish investment in the future.
It might make more sense for me to just build more or less the same thing from scratch instead for that same budget.
(The difference in shipping costs saved via Amazon Prime will probably pay any difference in price off anyway)
Hi, with that Geforce gtx 1660 super I can play cyberpunk2077, Shadow of tomb raider, and Assassin creed origins greeat? Thanks!!!
i got an optiplex 9020 with an i5 4570, 16gb of ddr3 ram, 256gb ssd and 2tb hdd included, and im gonna put an rx 570 and 500w thermaltake white psu. should do me good for a few years
I'd also recommend swapping out that extra DVD+RW drive for a 5.25" media dashboard.
Omina Fornoz hmm
I have a 9020 with i7 4790
240 ssd 1tb hdd
16gb ram
600 watt psu
Gtx 1060
Less than 500 build.
Might upgrade to 32 ram and a 1070
I hope this is a good start for gaming PC ..also gut lucky and was able to grab the exact model
wow when this came out i had just recently bought my optiplex 990 as a new gaming pc, came with a i7 2660, and put in my 1050 ti from my previous computer
(late 2006 mac pro running windows with 16gb ddr2 ram xD)
So far it hasnt really failed me at all, id just wanna get a new ssd in it and thats about it
Why would you go with an i5 But not one with a i7? I got a dell optiplex 150 on ebay with a i7 3770 120gb ssd with a 500gb HHD 7200 rpm. it only came with 8gb of ram but I upgraded to 16gb. That's another 25$. Then a cross hair psu for 45. I got a used 1070mini for 189 on ebay(the user bitro is a good seller). All together it's a little less then yours buts it works perfectly fine. Theres no bottleneck but I never worked with an i5. But how can you call this the best DELL optiplex when theres an i7 version?
yes i7 ivy is fine if you dont care for the added cpu instruction sets of haswell cpus
Thanks for the roadmap for upgrading a dell optiplex mid tower :)
A Sapphire Pulse RX 570 or 580 will fit in these cases. Pair with a Bronze 450W PSU or better and you are good to go.
I managed to fit a 1660 super in the same optiplex, and it required removing the "grill". Would not recommend but it is possible