A great second hand PC for Music Production (Dell Optiplex).
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2019
- Is the very affordable Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF awesome for music production?
Yup, with a few cheap upgrades!
Whether you are looking to upgrade your old workstation, or just getting started, this video is for you! There are loads of affordable computers out there, so with a little bit of research and patience, you might strike a great deal!
In this video, I will point out key factors you should evaluate before buying a PC for music production, and how much money you can save by choosing a second hand PC.
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Many many thanks. I am starting a home studio on a budget. I will be doing narrations for children's books. I have a Dell Optiplex Windows 10, Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz, 8GB, 1TB, with Dual 19" LCD Monitors (Certified Refurbished)and this video gave me confidence that its fine to start out with. Peace!
great work brother
Love your keyboard tray
This is almost my system.
i7-2600 and video card close to yours.
Really happy with it... very stable.
Happy to see your experience, I feel I made the right choices... since I'm starting in modern music creation.
Where i found now?
Nice intro and the your back ground color is vibrant, so does your speech.
Use additional RAMs for smooth performance.
Great video. Looking forward to more. Recently I had to upgrade from 2012 Mac mini and decided to go for PC this time. I never looked back. I love Macs but quality/money ratio is the most important to me.
Same here, I do love Mac, especially because of the OS. But yeah, the value for money (performance wise) is extremely low, when compared to a Windows PC.
That was a cool video! I have an iMac i5 that’s good enough for me. Not dedicated to music. The video reminds me of people buying and upgrading older guitars for a great customized instrument which is as good as, if not better, than a new and more expensive option.
Thank you bro for video!
No problem, I´m glad you like it!
Great video! In the process of doing something similar. I have a 2012 mini mac and stuck with an i5 duo 2.5 and 16gb of ram.
Really appreciate this video man.. I actually found one for $100, in hopes to continue making better quality music. The I pad just isn’t good quality. Thank you for your advice.
Everything is lit with a great message :)
Thank you! :)
Wow you really save my money
I recently bought the Dell OptiPlex 7020 SFF from eBay for approximately $200. It runs on an Intel Core i7-4790 quad-core processor at 3.60 GHz. It initially came with 8GB DDR3-1600 RAM and a 500GB 7200 RPM hard drive, but then I spent some extra cash and upgraded the RAM to 16GB, and from a 500GB hard drive to a 1TB solid state drive. I also installed a ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 Zone Edition low-profile graphics card with 4GB DDR3 VRAM. With the upgrades in place, my OptiPlex works quite well when performing general tasks, such as browsing the Web, watching videos, and listening to music; as well as resource-intensive tasks, such as video and photo editing, drawing digital cartoons, and animation. As for gaming, I'm more likely to play some older '90s PC games via DOSBox and/or ScummVM.
Awesome video, planning on upgrading my setup soon, thanks for the information! 😂🔥
I have a i3 4150.. dual core, 12gb of ram.. a 500gb hdd, gt 1030.. I use ethernet lol..
I love my 3020 sff so much though. Its awesome. beast of a dual core machine
I get a lot of latency and xruns though :thinking: I use linux so uh.. im a little different ig xD
i record metal.. working on my first album
I have the DT version of the Optiplex 7010. It has been upgraded to an i7 cpu and 32gb of ram. I would recommend either the DT or MT variants over the SFF as they will have better airflow. It’s really cramped in the SFF version.
I have turned it into a hackintosh as I use Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro X. It runs fine.
Great information!!! Even if this is 3yrs old, it is still great information
I currently use a brand new 2021 SFF pc from HP with an i7 8700 cpu and 32GB of RAM with 2 Terabytes of Samsung SSD 980 @3.5gigabyte per sec speed and it's a breeze for my music production
How would I hook an audio interface for guitar up to a dell optiplex? Most interfaces use thunderbolt cables don’t they?
mmmm nice work i`m happy to see that best teach
I have an iMac 27 inch 2013 model 32 GB Ram and a 2,3 GHz processor! This works great for my Logic Pro X projects with up to 200 tracks, containing most audio files. Great video!
Yup, your setup is more than sufficent for having a great workflow! Glad you enjoyed the video! :)
Would and i5 processor and 8 gb of ram be good for fl studio?
@@droopydraco8860 I know this is a little late but yes it is more than good
@@user-ds5lf3he3x is 32gb of ram good enough?
We should play counterstrike with Thomas live scoring our battle 😆
Thank u
Yeahh I have an old optiplex 380 and it runs great.
Good video!
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it!
Haha I just got one, well it's basically the same PC but the tower version. It came with 16GB RAM, i7 3770, 240GB SSD and a 2TB HDD. It was £280 on Amazon, an office refurb.. I had one that looked like the one in the video but it was an i5 version. I had it for five years without any problems but I just wanted an i7 as I have started using Roland Cloud. It works well! Less hiccups than the i5 and I am surprised by how quiet it is. The only thing is, it has a few marks on the case but I keep my tower hidden away anyhow.
How are you getting on with the DELL? I am considering the same model as yours to run Cubase 10 - it's now £329.99 on Amazon but still seems good value.
New to the music producing game. I was hesitant to buying an optiplex. I will be using ableton intro and Behringer xr18 as sub interface.
Hi Paul! I still use my Optiplex as my workstation, so I am very happy with it ;) welcome to the game! Feel free to check out AndyaxMusic.com for more information on music production!
I used to build computers for fun but for the price I cant even build one comparable to a refurbished prebuilt. 2nd hand Dell OptiPlex Core I7 3rd gen. I bought a 7010 with 2 22" monitor's, keyboard, and mouse. It has a 250gb ssd and a pcie wifi 6 card for $400US shipped.
Ebay I found Dell optiplex 9010 with gtx1050 card 94 bucks. Pawnshop 27in. Gaming moniter 39 bucks im happy now
is ebay legit for computers? the prices seem to good to be true
Currently running a plaidbook from 2007, it was an old online school computer. Here's the specs i could gather lol
4 GB Ram
125 GB Hard Drive
Horrible CPU, or at least heavily worn
I run Cakewalk as my daw, and I'm a guitar player using Amplitube 4. I'm looking at this for am upgrade. Since my current setup can't handle more than 2 tracks at one time 👍
Got an i7 e5450 latitude laptop. Same gen. £50 including postage.
It's a fixer upper - no screen, keyboard, battery or ram.
However, when you can take time to research prices for parts, or are okay with them taking time to get to you... It's going to save a fair bit of cash.
If you can - aim for the i5 4690k, firstly it's an younger CPU that the i7 (by a few months or so). Plus as with all the k series - it can be over clocked.
There's been videos and talk or folks getting 4.5 GHz out of it.
Although, personally - I'd aim for the more sedate 4.3 - 4.4 mark.
Glad your bargain worked out
It's an easy way to get more for your money.
B450
Ryzen 5600g
16gb ddr4
Nvme 1tb ssd
1660 super 6gb
Use for (Getgooddrums, Neural dsp, mixcraft 9 pro and its also my gaming pc) works great for everything! No problems what so ever! 4800/92
Great video bro really 👍👍 is it still working well this Dell? Does it over hear ? Fans sounds etc ?
Hi thank you very much for this very valuable video and advice. I have a question but out of topic. I have dell optiplex 780 to which i have just replace the HD with a SSD ... still with win 7 OS. Listening with a decent headphone through the front HP out i have been quite surprised by the quality of the sound. I guess this depends on the high quality of the on board audio chip and interface ? The manual mentions a Audio Intel High Definition. Can you confirm this ? have you tested the headphone out ? It is so good to me that i am thinking to adopt it for my stereo system. Maybe changing the cabinet with a fancy one ... for looks.
thanks a lot, gino
Great video! One question how is the fan noise?
my mom got that first one :D and i use it to produce cause ion even got my own computer :'D people, don't be very exigent with the computer broskis, if you talented it won't be a problem to takeoff and buy a decent one
Going to throw this out here. Someone should do a price comparison between using a Windows/Apple OS compared to an open source OS. The obvious gotcha with an open source OS is getting the drivers written to do what you need... This would be the contrast to what you would pay for subscription to simply use chosen software you want, on a yearly basis.
The coding would be (most likely) a one off deal. However it would most likely be more than an annual subscription.
Would be an interesting comparison
Can this handle. Multiple vst/plug in, in a single track. As well as drum vst? Thanks
This is very impressing for a 3rd gen i7! I suppose it has similar performance that of a Ryzen 3 1200 or Ryzen 5 1400, I wonder how does it work with most of the vsts, does it hesitate to produce music with? Or not? Anyways if you answer I'll thank you!
I use a newer Optiplex--3020 w/16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. Perfect machine for music production and paid around $300 total.
How would I hook an audio interface for guitar up to a dell optiplex? Most interfaces use thunderbolt cables don’t they?
@@jacobmartino4475 Most interfaces use USB.
Can the pc run heavy plugins on fl studio and cubase
@@bleblelove4101 I never had much of a problem with it using heavy plugins. It is a very capable machine. I have since upgraded to a Ryzen 5700G machine with 32GB of RAM. It is even more capable at 2-3X the price.
What graphics card would you recommend if your planning on also doing video editing with this same computer?
I have the 9020....jus need more ram....so far so good....but would you rather Download the daw or get the disc???
Long term Mac user but just grabbed the same to see how or if it can vcv rack :-)
Cool! You should make a video about that :)
This vr are not available now ?
Hoping my old Desktop XPS will work for music production. Just bought a Scarlett solo 3rd gen. The XPS is not very powerful being An I5 2320 and radeon 5760? But the 8 gigs of ram and win 7 I'm hoping will suffice for learning and using for making guitar vids.
Years ago i got a zotac sphere with an i5 in it..upgraded the ram to 16 and the hard disk to an ssd one....the os is el capitan(hackintosh build) and iam even running logic pro x without issues....sure i dont produce huge projects but just like you i wanna record my guitar,use amp sims,effects,occasionally other vst instruments like bass,synths,drums for practice or create some tracks for fun.....i think for that use you should be fine if you dont want to spend more.
Enjoyable and useful video! I've found an Optiplex but the only option is comes with is with an i5 processor. Just wondering how easy it is to upgrade that myself?
Very easy to upgrade the cpu and ram.
What i7 processor would you recommend. I’m using Reaper.
please when you run muiltple kontakt sound ..is the cpu 70 to 80 usage
i already have an i3 4gb ram ,, my question is can i upgrade it to anything i want ?? like i buy an i7 core and a 16gb ram then i ask the pc engineer to upgrade??
this is a great video ! glad I found it . only after i already bought a Dell Mini tower i7 with p400 vid card 16 gigs of ram 1tb ssd . i payed a bit to much but i let them do all the upgrades ..I can do them just not up to it
there are so many dell renewed computers on Amazon. It is daunting.. I did see a dell optiplex 7020 i7 with 16gb ram - do you think that might run Ableton ? Thank you
How would I hook an audio interface for guitar up to a dell optiplex? Most interfaces use thunderbolt cables don’t they?
no there is a lot usb out there. If you are on a budget check the Focusrite scarlet. Its great for recording guitar
Great stuff Thomas :) You are one heck of an entertainer, and very engaging to watch! Ill give you a klam klem next we meet ;)
Thanks buddy 🙏 Klam klem indeed!
Would this pc be good for producers making rap beats? Please reply 👍
how about DELL T5610?
Great video and great pc just got one refurbished with 16g ram.... Its a 7010 small form... Do you know of any soundcards it takes or is the on board ok?
I use the original card without any problems. Just remember to download Asio4All to maximise performance for music production.
That being said, I would however look for an audio interface if you are going to record a lot of music. You can read more about this on my website: Andyaxmusic.com :)
@@ThomasLeypoldt Thank you for the reply, I will download Asio4all too great advice. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
Will Anders be doing a review of his office chair he found?
Hopefully, he will sit down and make a video about it!
You are right in almost everything you say. But emphasizing the i7 over an i5 is wrong. The truth is that there is very little difference between these two generations.
I have Dell Optiplex SFF in both variants and notice no difference at all.
The graphics card is the bottleneck for the SFF models as they only have two slots.
But this is no problem in this case. Only two SATA ports is also a limitation, so I have chosen to throw out the DVDs and rather used the access to SSDs.
I have a question! If I got an Optiplex 3040 Micro or some other kind of variant (preferably with an HDMI & the 3 prong Power Plug) would it be good enough for making Hip Hop beats in Reason 5.0 & Ableton Live 8 and also some Audio Adjusting in Adobe Audition??? I probably won't be gaming on it as I only play 2D Retro games and I've already got a hacked Nintendo Wii with all the 2D games I could ever want to play.... I'd be using the Optiplex for Music only. Would it be okay for that????
Hey Dirik, how many tracks we can mix with a lot of plugins inserted, using the i5 processor in Dell 7040 sff ? thanks friend.
Could you recommend an audio interface for my Dell 9020 8gb i7? I just want to plug my electric guitar straight in with a bit of reverb from a plug in or something similar. cheers
You could check out my favorite audio interfaces here: andyaxmusic.com/best-audio-interfaces/
Thanks so much.
Hi guys im new to music production, don’t understand the lingo....are these specs suitable? MacBook Pro 15" (2017) - QWERTY -
Touch Bar - Retina - Core i7 - 3.1 GHz - SSD 512 GB - RAM 16GB
You made me buy a whole setup😂 just bought the optiplex 7010 and saw that there was no hdmi on it, I bought the geforce gt 710 and im getting it tomorrow, am I going to be able to plug hdmi because of the graphic card?
Interessang video Thomas! Hvillket program bruker du til musikkproduksjon? JEg har brukt litt FL Studio før og vil løre meg litt mer om musikk.
Nå om dagen bruker jeg Cubase, men jeg var en lojal bruker av Logic Pro i over 10 år inntil nå nylig. Så godt å høre! Vi kommer til å laste opp flere informasjonsvideoer om musikkproduksjon på denne kanalen fremover :)
@@ThomasLeypoldt ok, takk! er det lett å lære seg med Logic Pro?
@@vegardpedersen det kan ta litt tid, men hvis du har vært borti Garageband f.eks, kan det hjelpe deg med å lære deg Logic raskere :) kan absolutt anbefale Logic Pro! Særlig hvis du skal leke med MIDI, hvor Logic Pro og Cubase blir sett på som de mest optimale DAW'ene.
@@ThomasLeypoldt jeg vil ta en titt på det :-)
Is it good at handling Hardstyle which is known for heavy CPU load 😭
Is this good for fl studio 20, producing beats?
ofcourse! But use a good soundcard or soundinterface!, u can get them for cheap! I got a U-phoria UMC202HD, its like 80bucks now. It connects by usb 3.0 and gives you the best soundquality when using a dj / producer headset connected to the interface, since there is no latency or delay in the sound itself you will get much better quality. Be sure to select your audio driver of its interface in your DAW when producing
Nice video.
Thomas - if you care to comment. I have a large budget but have been disappointed before in 'powerhouse' desktops because of various software limitations, etc. So rather than drop 2800 USD tomorrow, I thought "what about refurbished."
Give me your opinion please on this system: Intel Core 8th Generation i7-8700T Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.00GHz, 12MB Cache, 35W)
Windows 10 Pro
128GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 35 Solid State Drive
16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
CRITICAL question: How do I replace the ffining fans? Mics as you know pick up fan noise. I know you don't work for Dell but do you think I can make a hack and get a quieter fan in there?
Thanks - sure appreciate a reply.
I'm about to buy one, debating between an i5-4570 (200€) or i7-3770 (300€)🤧 Do you needed new audio interface or something?
I would imagine the i5 would also do the trick, but personally, I am glad I have the i7. As for the audio interface, you would probably only have to download Asio4all in order to produce music. However, an audio interface is a professional sound card that WILL be the better option. You can read more about it on my website: andyaxmusic.com/the-ultimate-beginner-guide-what-is-an-audio-interface/
Nice video :D Why did you change name?
Thanks man! We changed the name because we are looking to expand the Andyax channel to music as well :)
I got mine for 95.00
where?
Those “friggen drivers” can be such a headache!
Agreed!
Hi Thomas! I have checked a post from your website, about using a digital piano as midi controller. I couldn't send you a mail so I will ask you the question here if you don't mind.
I read you use the Yamaha p45, I like that model but I am also interested in the Korg b2. Have you tried it? Thank you and take care :))
Hi Lalairu! Thanks for checking out my website! I can highly recommend the Yamaha - I have had it for around 2 years now, and I am still overjoyed with it! I'm afraid I have no experience with the Korg, but Korg rarely dissapoints, so I am sure it would be a good one too;)
@@ThomasLeypoldt thank you for the fast response! Did you find the keys noisy? How do they feel after 2 years?
@@Lalairu They are not very noisy, and it still feels like new :)
@@ThomasLeypoldt awesome, thank you :) I also searched info about the Studiologic sl88 studio but people seem to complain about the keys. Take care :)
I'm using a fairly old computer with windows 8 and I'm also using an M-audio Fastrack ultra. The problem is that I fucking hate windows 8 and the drivers to the Fastrack doesn't work beyond windows 8. I guess I just have to live with Windows 8 or buy a new soundcard.
Or - you could look for a good second hand PC! ;) Might save you a lot of frustration!
You talk about Dell Optiplex for sound production and make no mention of how it actually sounds or what sound card/chip exactly is in there??
I bought a dell optiflex 7010 but it’s not the same you have… 😅
Mine Spec I7 7820x 64gb ram.1080 ti. 1tb m.2 ssd 2 stk i raid 0. 11 corsair ml120 rgb vifter. Og 20tb hhd i raid 1
That´s a badass workstation!
Unfortunately that will cost 500 dollars in India today
Grattis, men fjern klistremerkene «Windows» og «Intel inside»! ;)
Haha, men de klistremerkene er jo så fine!
Nostalgi? Hahaha. Minimalisme for the world! ^^ ...men jeg er også på kupp-turen nå: kjøpte med deler til en cooling pad (ultra low noise-Noctua viftere, noen adapter og styring, 5 V til 12 V-vandler osv.) for å holde min bærbar MacBook Pro bedre i drift. Vi får se om det funker. :)
@@caladanian Litt nostalgi skader ikke ;) Ooh, super nice! Tror nok det skal hjelpe på ytelsen til MacBook´en!
Why did you buy a Bluetooth Adapter?
Because it did not have an integrated bluetooth-functionality. Needed an external bluetooth that connected into one of the USB ports in order to have the possiblity to connect devices via Bluetooth.
@@ThomasLeypoldt and for what in music Produktion?
@@simon_esse896only to connect a wireless keyboard and mouse, avoiding cable mess - thus creating better workflow (for me, at least) ;)
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I bought mine for 60$ lol
Facebook Group for Optiplexes -
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