This is a reupload because I didn't explain the entire story well enough on the first try. Thanks for waiting! & Check out Nebula. It's a really cool streaming platform for creators, directly supports me, and is very affordable, like $2.50/month.
Hey Oz, I remember how around 4-6 years ago, I watched a lot of your PC build videos, and they were amongst those that inspired me to build my own, about an equally long time ago. I'm typing this on it right now! You were randomly recommended just now, and I had a flashback instantly - I was very glad to see you're still around and uploading, without any drop in consistency or quality. Thanks, man!
Working in IT at a university is a quick way to get crazy deals on these old OptiPlexes. We're currently phasing out 5060/5050/5040 models here as they're getting to roughly 5 years old, but the 5060s (although much less common) are worth their weight in gold - I got 3 with no drives (university policy for no drives) for $15 EACH. Insanely good deal. 5060s are a good model to find as they've got 8th gen Intel parts, a front panel USBC port, natively support Windows 11, and have a M.2 slot so drive installs are super easy.
I wish I could do that. I work in a public school district in IT support, but we're not allowed to buy or take any IT surplus. Its a state law I believe that states that we have to sell the items to recyclers that work with school districts.
Love this video so much, happy to watch it twice! Thank you for highlighting an all too common struggle of budget buying/building and acknowledging that the process outlined by TechTube is often easier said than done. Keep up the great work, Oz!
😊 glad it worked out for you. I’d like to see the EPIC gamer build and how cheap you can make it. I have people asking how much my system cost and I have to convince them they can get good performance for less.
I love my EVGA 1650 Super that you showed there and had great luck with it. I re-pasted it using Thermal Grizzly and had some really good overclocking results - that cooler is overkill anyway so there's quite a bit of headroom if you did well enough in the silicon lottery. Thanks for the great content Oz!
@@OzTalksHW user benchmark has it in the 100th percentile for that card so I was very lucky. I originally got +250 on the GPU and + 1100 on the memory but did eventually suffer one crash during a long RDR2 session and dialed back to +220 on the clock, haven’t had an issue since.
There is so much value in showing your methodology AND mistakes. Love this channel dunno why I haven't subbed yet. Content has gotten way better since I last watched you too!
I'm currently running a very similar setup: an Optiplex 7040 with a GTX 1060 6gb (I replaced the PSU as well). I should admit I also faced the lose power button problem myself 😂
hey hey, im on an Optiplex 3040 rn. Thinking about swapping out the psu, but i would need to buy a 24 pin to 8 pin for this motherboard? Did you do that?
@@tah-472 yep, I bought one from amazon. No problem so far. I also bought a right angle adapter for the gpu 6pin connector since my gpu was too wide and the case didn't close 😂 no problem with that either.
i have the 7040 with a 500w psu and gtx 1080 (i had to cut up the front panel to let the gpu fit (i refuse to get rid of the 1080 because i got it for a good deal)
Hey man, you are great. That passion cuts deep, I can't do it anymore but glad people carrying that torch. I've been around since 386 turbo was a thing. I played Wolf3d on floppy during turbo pascal class in HS. Yea, you keep going man, love your stuff and subbed, finally after many watches.
I haven't watched your videos in a long while. This video is refreshing, and is a good re-introduction. Also a good reminder that you don't have to have top of the line specs to have fun.
I've had to cut a couple of cases to make a big card fit in a pinch. It's always bitter sweet at the end. Ultimately you achieved the goal but it's clear there isn't enough air flow for the big card. Every time I do this I have that feeling of dissatisfaction when the card starts choking and fan speeds kick up.
I think you should try a retake for sure. I think there is some Xeon server-based workstations from Lenovo and from HP that kick this computer but for the 140-180$ price range. Great video tho, thing with the dells there will always be thousands of them.
G'day Oz, 😁 for the "Epic Behemoth Gaming PC" Thanks for taking the time to re-edit & upload this video, adding the "Money down the drain" chapter really adds to understanding the full story, For some reason down here those OEM RX460s used are STOOPID Expensive $150AUD or more, 1650 used are similar price but at least performance is much better if you are limited to 75W, as a comparison if you can swap the PSU you can get RX570, 480 & 580 starting at $80AUD or GTX1060, 1070 1660 & 1660Ti for $150-$200AUD.
Hi Oz, Ive done something similar to this a few times to help friends or make cheap minecraft/roblox pcs for their kids. a $20 case and a cheapo power supply will get you a lot further with upgradeability and I usually go for a case with a power supply in the $40-50 range for these low power entry level systems because the cases look decent and the kids like rgb fans even crappy cheap ones.
i'd probably take everything out of the case and drill out the rivets that hold that drive cage, if i had an optiplex like this. just thoroughly vacuum out the metal fragments afterwards, and now you have ample space for anything you want.
I've been running an Optiplex 3020 with an updated Xeon e3 1245 v3 (an I7 4790 equivalent for £20), an AMD RX 6650 XT, 16GB RAM, 450W PSU and adapter, 2 x 1TB SSD, dual booting Linux and Windows. It's been pretty good as a budget desktop with some gaming ability and a bit of an upgrade path in future. Been pretty happy with the performance for the past 9 months. The CPU might hold back the GPU slightly at times, but it was a known tradeoff going in.
6:21 If I understand what you meant, you're concerned that a dual sata to pci-e power would pull too much power? That dual adapter would have worked fine; the dual connection means it could deliver more power, but the actual load would be determined by the video card's power load (75W - what it gets from pci-e slot). You could connect either one or both of the sata connectors and it would be fine. If the pc refused to turn on, it would not be a problem with the power adapter. (Note: sata connectors are rated for 54W max, so don't try pull more than that per sata connector)
I made a similar build and settled on the 1650 super. It matched perfectly with the power available and size restrictions. Sadly there was no video about it, but basically this with a standard SSD. I sold it for $250. My cost was just under $200.
the pc that got me into gaming was a repurposed optiplex with a 1050ti. I bought it from my workplace when they did some upgrades, it was $20! now i use the computer i built for myself, which doesnt sound like a jet engine... but im still grateful for that thing!
I built this pc for 150 € and I think it shreds :) [GPU] AMD RX580 8 GB [CPU] i5-3470 [RAM] 8 GB [SSD] 1 TB Samsung HDD [HDD] 256 GB Samsung [PSU] Chieftec 750W [Case] no-name ATX The machine orignally came with GeForce GTX 750 and cost 100 €, I sold the GPU for 15 € and for 65 I got the RX 580. Ofc prices vary, this was in Estonia.
You should link your parts in the desc so your viewers can replicate. Awesome work man, love your budget builds. I would like to see one for 200 usd with a reliable upgrade path please.
😃 I think getting the super epic mega build working would be fun. Can you pull the drive cage out and double sided tape a SSD somewhere? hehe. It's not as plug and play as RX 460, but I recently picked up a WX 4100 on ebay for about $40. It's close to 460 but has 4GB of GDDR5. Downside is the only outputs are mini displayport so you'll need to adapt them to your monitor.
I'd love to see the "behemont" card in play too! 🎉 also replacing a hdd with ssd brings down the power needs so you just *might* have enough power (and space) for the rx 5700 from that puny 240W psu. I mean new sata ssds are like 10 bucks nowadays.
This story is a summarization of what happens to me every time I try to get cheeky and build anything "on a budget." People find some great deals. I find ways to waste my money lol Edit: Oh, and :)
This is so relatable! I sometimes upgrade PCs and laptops for my friends and colleagues, and EACH AND EVERY TIME this require some stupid shenanigans to work properly. 2 days ago I bought Sata SSD and optibay (DVD to SSD/HDD adapter for notebooks) only to find out that this particular laptop HAVE NO DVD-ROM. There were just plastic stub and no Sata connector inside😅
The power button problem isn't obvious. It's a rather niche problem. My first thoughts when a PC refuse to work are: reseat everything, maybe it's the PSU, RAM, or mobo. Power button is probably not on my "why this doesn't work" list at all.
Having build computers since the 1990s it is very frustrating and long nites troubleshooting when PCs do not work as expected. Even back then with a 350 Watt Power Supply, it does not have enough power for everything hence along the Dell 240 Watts. Got a similar Dell that you have about 2 years ago. As a desktop work computer that play some older games it is a great value. One of the big limiting factor to go this route is not a lot of space inside and the small power supply.
I went through a very similar experience building my Optiplex 5040 recently! I ordered the wrong voltage of RAM and had to buy an SFX power supply to replace the micro ATX one I had ordered, which set me back about $70, and cost me a week to finally complete. I'm planning on swapping the board out to a 7040's soon with some ddr4 ram, since I did 0 research before building it, like a fool.
love it, buddy just bought one of these optiplexes ("gaming" with a gt710) been telling him a 1650 super is a good route to go, as I just upgraded from one to a 4060 since it barely uses any more power (iirc 100w for 1650 super, 115w for 4060, and myself using a HP prebuilt with a 400w, now 500w psu, its perfect until I get a new case and mobo)
I enjoyed this video and your views on solving the problems you had. Well done! I also have been building and selling machines more on the extreme value side so I can appreciate your views.
I am currently using an Optiplex 7050MT with an i7 7700, 64GB of RAM, several nvme drives, standard Dell 240 Watts psu and a 75W Nvidia Rtx A2000, which is equivalent to a rtx 3050 but with lower power consumption, less heat and modern nvenc recording and streaming capabilities. On top of that, you can use other Dell branded proprietary 340W psu that are the same size as the original 240W psu (I can tell you the exact model number if interested). No need for a third party psu that you then have to make fit the case somehow. Cheers
I bought this same PC for 80 dollars. It came with a i7 6700, crucial 500gb ssd, 16gb ddr3l and the same video card in your video. I bought a rx 550 on amazon for 35 bucks. Plays really great for the price. Used mostly for free games on steam and Warzone 2.0 multiplayer.
I'm so tight with money that i'd have just bought a 1650 and had done with it. When the PC doesn't post, i'd again be so tight with money that i'd jump the power pins on the mobo (ie try everything possible) before buying multiple cards and psu's. Enjoyed the vid anyway as always dude
👍👏Thanks for being so honest!! Too many videos out there praising cheap Dells and Lenovos as gaming machines etc. Objectively, they may be good, in particular for home automation, nas builts or office/server use. But you have to be aware of the downsides. Non standard psus, non standard mobo size factors and power connections.Non standard cases with cooling issues by design. AND when they have been used in a company they often ran over night and have billions of hours. The old psus are often close to death just by running all these hours. So compare that to either a cheap new build or even one of these mini pcs with amd igpus. Maybe worth the extra money in terms of future proofness.... Have been there, learned it the hard way....
Easiest way is to find a free Optiplex that’s at least Core series or newer (especially if you manage to find one with a 6 pin power supply in it) then put a GPU in it. If you have money leftover cheap RAM and whichever CPU the board takes that’s the most powerful but not too expensive (like typically the top i7’s cost 3x more just bc they’re more rare)
I can confirm that these systems do not limit the PCIe slot to 25 or 35 watts. And these newer Optis are designed with the intention that you remove the faceplate before swinging the chassis open. It's funny though, I'm building up a 7040 to flip right now. I had issues with mine powering on as well. Ended up that the CMOS battery was bad. Now I'm just trying to find a GPU that makes sense for a decent price. Seeing people paying near $100 for standard 1650s.
- knows he'll need a SFF power supply - Still orders a giant 20cm BIG BOI GPU I've been there. Those OptiPlexs aren't the magical deal you think they are.
Yooo I had no thought of this at all. My moms laptop recently broke and thankfully we had another one she could use but it made me think of future prospects if that one dies. I was thinking a desktop would be best instead of another laptop, and I had no thought whatsoever to check for mini tower or micro towers secondhand and then do upgrades. My mom uses Linux so if it can't handle windows 11 it doesn't matter. Thank you so much for this video!
I feel your pain. My own story of my attempt to build an affordable upspec pc is one of woe and ennui, costing me about 4x what it should have. Oh well, I ascribe the additional money as the cost of education (so I don't cry).
Sadly you cannot get the optiplex 7040 in germany for that cheap, it's 108+ euros here. I had to buy a ddr3 system with an i7-4770,16gb ram and 128gb ssd, I am looking for a GTX 1060 6gig for the system and a better powersupply. A friend of mine would be interested in the PC he only wants to play GTA l - GTA V and the OG Tomb Raider series.
I bought a used Optiplex 7040 back in February this year. It came with an i5-6500, a 512GB M.2 SSD and 8GB of DDR4 ram. I bought it to use as a work PC, but over the months I ended up replacing the ram with 4x8GB (32GB) of DDR4 ram, a full size dual fan RX6400, a 5GHz Wifi Card and a 4TB HDD. Pretty capable machine, especially for older games and e-sports titles. I still use it for work every day, but it's not my main PC, still a fun project!
Love all of you videos. I am looking to get a workstation PC and drop in a GPU. But later do an "easy" PSU upgrade and upgrade the GPU again. Then still leaving room to take everythin and put in a Tower and upgrade the GPU again. I find it hard to know the Watts of the PSU in different workstations. Which workstations have the most up-gradable path?
A couple months ago I got an Opti 3070 i5 9500 for $100, I received laced the ram and added a $100 used Gtx 1660 with a sata adapter. It’s running like a champ.
This is a reupload because I didn't explain the entire story well enough on the first try. Thanks for waiting! & Check out Nebula. It's a really cool streaming platform for creators, directly supports me, and is very affordable, like $2.50/month.
This is why I respect you dude
At first I was confused. Thanks for telling me. 👍
Explains why I got a deja vu feeling :D
No problem !
I got excited for a new upload but its a repost!!! 😡😡😡 but this is a better video
Hey Oz, I remember how around 4-6 years ago, I watched a lot of your PC build videos, and they were amongst those that inspired me to build my own, about an equally long time ago. I'm typing this on it right now! You were randomly recommended just now, and I had a flashback instantly - I was very glad to see you're still around and uploading, without any drop in consistency or quality. Thanks, man!
Today Oz doesn't just talk hardware, he talks extreme value!
As long as he talks.. I am here.
Good day, Marco. Long time no chat. How are you, my friend?
@@christophermullins7163 Same here brother!
Working in IT at a university is a quick way to get crazy deals on these old OptiPlexes. We're currently phasing out 5060/5050/5040 models here as they're getting to roughly 5 years old, but the 5060s (although much less common) are worth their weight in gold - I got 3 with no drives (university policy for no drives) for $15 EACH. Insanely good deal.
5060s are a good model to find as they've got 8th gen Intel parts, a front panel USBC port, natively support Windows 11, and have a M.2 slot so drive installs are super easy.
I wish I could do that. I work in a public school district in IT support, but we're not allowed to buy or take any IT surplus. Its a state law I believe that states that we have to sell the items to recyclers that work with school districts.
Love this video so much, happy to watch it twice! Thank you for highlighting an all too common struggle of budget buying/building and acknowledging that the process outlined by TechTube is often easier said than done. Keep up the great work, Oz!
😊 glad it worked out for you. I’d like to see the EPIC gamer build and how cheap you can make it. I have people asking how much my system cost and I have to convince them they can get good performance for less.
I love my EVGA 1650 Super that you showed there and had great luck with it. I re-pasted it using Thermal Grizzly and had some really good overclocking results - that cooler is overkill anyway so there's quite a bit of headroom if you did well enough in the silicon lottery. Thanks for the great content Oz!
Nice! What was the uplift after the overclock?
@@OzTalksHW user benchmark has it in the 100th percentile for that card so I was very lucky. I originally got +250 on the GPU and + 1100 on the memory but did eventually suffer one crash during a long RDR2 session and dialed back to +220 on the clock, haven’t had an issue since.
The calmness of watching Oz cut open the box with his box cutting knife was legendary.
can u try $160? im $8 short
Brooo
😂😂😂
robbing people:
Go work 1 hour anywhere
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There is so much value in showing your methodology AND mistakes. Love this channel dunno why I haven't subbed yet. Content has gotten way better since I last watched you too!
I built 2 of your old ozbox builds years ago and they served me and my friend well :) glad to see you're still making these videos
I'm currently running a very similar setup: an Optiplex 7040 with a GTX 1060 6gb (I replaced the PSU as well). I should admit I also faced the lose power button problem myself 😂
Omg, I’m glad I’m not alone 😅
lol
hey hey, im on an Optiplex 3040 rn. Thinking about swapping out the psu, but i would need to buy a 24 pin to 8 pin for this motherboard? Did you do that?
@@tah-472 yep, I bought one from amazon. No problem so far. I also bought a right angle adapter for the gpu 6pin connector since my gpu was too wide and the case didn't close 😂 no problem with that either.
i have the 7040 with a 500w psu and gtx 1080 (i had to cut up the front panel to let the gpu fit (i refuse to get rid of the 1080 because i got it for a good deal)
You are seriously underrated, love your content. Always something new and fresh along with such a calm video environment. :)
An HP Z440 Workstation with an RX 5700 would cost about the same, and run circles around that... plus leave much more room for upgrades.
I haven’t checked out the z workstations in a while. I’ll take a look!
Hey man, you are great. That passion cuts deep, I can't do it anymore but glad people carrying that torch. I've been around since 386 turbo was a thing. I played Wolf3d on floppy during turbo pascal class in HS. Yea, you keep going man, love your stuff and subbed, finally after many watches.
Amazing Video Oz!! Glad you are back to regularly posting :)
"To turn it into the gaming computer that I know is in there" OzTalksHW Honorable quote 😎
Oz,
I feel your pain...ive done stupid things too...thanks for posting
BigT,Alaska
I haven't watched your videos in a long while. This video is refreshing, and is a good re-introduction. Also a good reminder that you don't have to have top of the line specs to have fun.
I've had to cut a couple of cases to make a big card fit in a pinch. It's always bitter sweet at the end. Ultimately you achieved the goal but it's clear there isn't enough air flow for the big card. Every time I do this I have that feeling of dissatisfaction when the card starts choking and fan speeds kick up.
I think you should try a retake for sure. I think there is some Xeon server-based workstations from Lenovo and from HP that kick this computer but for the 140-180$ price range.
Great video tho, thing with the dells there will always be thousands of them.
You deserve to be a top tech youtuber man, your cadence is refreshing
Love you oz! Thanks for always making awesome content!
A demonstration of "cost overrun." How it happens, is not what most people think happens.
Keep the videos coming!
G'day Oz,
😁 for the "Epic Behemoth Gaming PC"
Thanks for taking the time to re-edit & upload this video, adding the "Money down the drain" chapter really adds to understanding the full story,
For some reason down here those OEM RX460s used are STOOPID Expensive $150AUD or more, 1650 used are similar price but at least performance is much better if you are limited to 75W, as a comparison if you can swap the PSU you can get RX570, 480 & 580 starting at $80AUD or GTX1060, 1070 1660 & 1660Ti for $150-$200AUD.
Oh wow that’s crazy expensive for a 460
His content mostly open up that u don't need to spend much money to build a pc a video to the wise.
Youre the Man Oz.. probably about time for some upgrades to my first build. Will be taking notes.
Wow, the narration is next level. Subbed.
idk how you do it I don't know if its a software but the mic audio quality you use is so satisfying to watch the videos i need to know 🙃🙃
Hi Oz, Ive done something similar to this a few times to help friends or make cheap minecraft/roblox pcs for their kids. a $20 case and a cheapo power supply will get you a lot further with upgradeability and I usually go for a case with a power supply in the $40-50 range for these low power entry level systems because the cases look decent and the kids like rgb fans even crappy cheap ones.
This might be a nice move honestly. I think I’ll try jerry rigging and see how far that gets me, and then go from there
i'd probably take everything out of the case and drill out the rivets that hold that drive cage, if i had an optiplex like this. just thoroughly vacuum out the metal fragments afterwards, and now you have ample space for anything you want.
Now this is a much better edit. Great video. This is a "Realm Reborn" situation where meh became yeah.
I've been running an Optiplex 3020 with an updated Xeon e3 1245 v3 (an I7 4790 equivalent for £20), an AMD RX 6650 XT, 16GB RAM, 450W PSU and adapter, 2 x 1TB SSD, dual booting Linux and Windows. It's been pretty good as a budget desktop with some gaming ability and a bit of an upgrade path in future. Been pretty happy with the performance for the past 9 months. The CPU might hold back the GPU slightly at times, but it was a known tradeoff going in.
I love these project. I sometime had a same difficulty putting parts together similar to this situations. But alas, I learned this from you now.
Hey man just started attempting to build a project PC with an old optiplex and your videos have been really helpful 👍
6:21 If I understand what you meant, you're concerned that a dual sata to pci-e power would pull too much power? That dual adapter would have worked fine; the dual connection means it could deliver more power, but the actual load would be determined by the video card's power load (75W - what it gets from pci-e slot). You could connect either one or both of the sata connectors and it would be fine. If the pc refused to turn on, it would not be a problem with the power adapter. (Note: sata connectors are rated for 54W max, so don't try pull more than that per sata connector)
I made a similar build and settled on the 1650 super. It matched perfectly with the power available and size restrictions.
Sadly there was no video about it, but basically this with a standard SSD. I sold it for $250. My cost was just under $200.
the pc that got me into gaming was a repurposed optiplex with a 1050ti. I bought it from my workplace when they did some upgrades, it was $20! now i use the computer i built for myself, which doesnt sound like a jet engine... but im still grateful for that thing!
I built this pc for 150 € and I think it shreds :)
[GPU] AMD RX580 8 GB
[CPU] i5-3470
[RAM] 8 GB
[SSD] 1 TB Samsung HDD
[HDD] 256 GB Samsung
[PSU] Chieftec 750W
[Case] no-name ATX
The machine orignally came with GeForce GTX 750 and cost 100 €, I sold the GPU for 15 € and for 65 I got the RX 580.
Ofc prices vary, this was in Estonia.
Love the soft yellow mood light with the soft yellow mood T-shirt!
You should link your parts in the desc so your viewers can replicate. Awesome work man, love your budget builds. I would like to see one for 200 usd with a reliable upgrade path please.
I'll have a video where I list my recommended budget builds. Hopefully next week!
😃 I think getting the super epic mega build working would be fun. Can you pull the drive cage out and double sided tape a SSD somewhere? hehe.
It's not as plug and play as RX 460, but I recently picked up a WX 4100 on ebay for about $40. It's close to 460 but has 4GB of GDDR5. Downside is the only outputs are mini displayport so you'll need to adapt them to your monitor.
Yeah sometimes when sellers have a few & they are not selling the WX/Quadros can be the better buy even including the cost of a Mini DP adapter
I'd love to see the "behemont" card in play too! 🎉
also replacing a hdd with ssd brings down the power needs so you just *might* have enough power (and space) for the rx 5700 from that puny 240W psu. I mean new sata ssds are like 10 bucks nowadays.
The old 700 dollar, 168 dollar pc trick
This story is a summarization of what happens to me every time I try to get cheeky and build anything "on a budget." People find some great deals. I find ways to waste my money lol
Edit: Oh, and :)
This is so relatable! I sometimes upgrade PCs and laptops for my friends and colleagues, and EACH AND EVERY TIME this require some stupid shenanigans to work properly. 2 days ago I bought Sata SSD and optibay (DVD to SSD/HDD adapter for notebooks) only to find out that this particular laptop HAVE NO DVD-ROM. There were just plastic stub and no Sata connector inside😅
hope to despair within the first 4 minutes of the video. classic.
missing the simple problem gets the best of us. well done!
Great re-up. Glad to see it.
Thanks Chris!
@@OzTalksHW Welcome Ozi!
The power button problem isn't obvious. It's a rather niche problem. My first thoughts when a PC refuse to work are: reseat everything, maybe it's the PSU, RAM, or mobo. Power button is probably not on my "why this doesn't work" list at all.
I used that exact tower when I was in the DoD! Hilarious to see one selling for less than 80$.
Having build computers since the 1990s it is very frustrating and long nites troubleshooting when PCs do not work as expected. Even back then with a 350 Watt Power Supply, it does not have enough power for everything hence along the Dell 240 Watts.
Got a similar Dell that you have about 2 years ago. As a desktop work computer that play some older games it is a great value. One of the big limiting factor to go this route is not a lot of space inside and the small power supply.
This was a very entertaining and informative video. You've earned a sub!
Great content as always, im getting the itch to build a new computer but im waiting.
Also where did you get that tshirt?!?!
I went through a very similar experience building my Optiplex 5040 recently! I ordered the wrong voltage of RAM and had to buy an SFX power supply to replace the micro ATX one I had ordered, which set me back about $70, and cost me a week to finally complete. I'm planning on swapping the board out to a 7040's soon with some ddr4 ram, since I did 0 research before building it, like a fool.
Another great video, Ozi!
This was a fun video the first time I watched it. I'll gladly watch it again. Love your content.
Thank you :)
Sheesh.
Thanks for bearing your success and pitfalls, video was awesome 👍
Awesome as always Ozi!!!!
love it, buddy just bought one of these optiplexes ("gaming" with a gt710) been telling him a 1650 super is a good route to go, as I just upgraded from one to a 4060 since it barely uses any more power (iirc 100w for 1650 super, 115w for 4060, and myself using a HP prebuilt with a 400w, now 500w psu, its perfect until I get a new case and mobo)
I enjoyed this video and your views on solving the problems you had. Well done! I also have been building and selling machines more on the extreme value side so I can appreciate your views.
😊. Do it! And thanks for all you do regardless. Cheers sir
Talk about taking one for the team, Oz! :D
I could watch this guy build PCs all day
love your videos fam
Them gpu cards look like the cards would be in the 360 and the xbox one since them cards are based or them two consoles
I am currently using an Optiplex 7050MT with an i7 7700, 64GB of RAM, several nvme drives, standard Dell 240 Watts psu and a 75W Nvidia Rtx A2000, which is equivalent to a rtx 3050 but with lower power consumption, less heat and modern nvenc recording and streaming capabilities. On top of that, you can use other Dell branded proprietary 340W psu that are the same size as the original 240W psu (I can tell you the exact model number if interested). No need for a third party psu that you then have to make fit the case somehow. Cheers
I bought this same PC for 80 dollars. It came with a i7 6700, crucial 500gb ssd, 16gb ddr3l and the same video card in your video. I bought a rx 550 on amazon for 35 bucks. Plays really great for the price. Used mostly for free games on steam and Warzone 2.0 multiplayer.
I'm so tight with money that i'd have just bought a 1650 and had done with it. When the PC doesn't post, i'd again be so tight with money that i'd jump the power pins on the mobo (ie try everything possible) before buying multiple cards and psu's.
Enjoyed the vid anyway as always dude
👍👏Thanks for being so honest!! Too many videos out there praising cheap Dells and Lenovos as gaming machines etc. Objectively, they may be good, in particular for home automation, nas builts or office/server use. But you have to be aware of the downsides. Non standard psus, non standard mobo size factors and power connections.Non standard cases with cooling issues by design. AND when they have been used in a company they often ran over night and have billions of hours. The old psus are often close to death just by running all these hours. So compare that to either a cheap new build or even one of these mini pcs with amd igpus. Maybe worth the extra money in terms of future proofness.... Have been there, learned it the hard way....
lol you sure went overboard, proves you love doing this... but please do tell: what you'll do with the rest of the parts?
also, the button moment lol.
Easiest way is to find a free Optiplex that’s at least Core series or newer (especially if you manage to find one with a 6 pin power supply in it) then put a GPU in it. If you have money leftover cheap RAM and whichever CPU the board takes that’s the most powerful but not too expensive (like typically the top i7’s cost 3x more just bc they’re more rare)
I'm from Brazil and I like so much your content! You're amazing!
I can confirm that these systems do not limit the PCIe slot to 25 or 35 watts. And these newer Optis are designed with the intention that you remove the faceplate before swinging the chassis open. It's funny though, I'm building up a 7040 to flip right now. I had issues with mine powering on as well. Ended up that the CMOS battery was bad. Now I'm just trying to find a GPU that makes sense for a decent price. Seeing people paying near $100 for standard 1650s.
- knows he'll need a SFF power supply
- Still orders a giant 20cm BIG BOI GPU
I've been there. Those OptiPlexs aren't the magical deal you think they are.
More of this....please.great video
Yooo I had no thought of this at all. My moms laptop recently broke and thankfully we had another one she could use but it made me think of future prospects if that one dies. I was thinking a desktop would be best instead of another laptop, and I had no thought whatsoever to check for mini tower or micro towers secondhand and then do upgrades. My mom uses Linux so if it can't handle windows 11 it doesn't matter. Thank you so much for this video!
When do we see listings for spare dell PSUs on ebay?
anxiety intensified when you pulled out my actual gpu for this build
I feel your pain. My own story of my attempt to build an affordable upspec pc is one of woe and ennui, costing me about 4x what it should have. Oh well, I ascribe the additional money as the cost of education (so I don't cry).
Hope to see you vibing with that 5700 in a few weeks :)
Sadly you cannot get the optiplex 7040 in germany for that cheap, it's 108+ euros here.
I had to buy a ddr3 system with an i7-4770,16gb ram and 128gb ssd, I am looking for a GTX 1060 6gig for the system and a better powersupply. A friend of mine would be interested in the PC he only wants to play GTA l - GTA V and the OG Tomb Raider series.
Great video!
With the front panel on these 5 series optiplexes you need to remove them
I bought a used Optiplex 7040 back in February this year. It came with an i5-6500, a 512GB M.2 SSD and 8GB of DDR4 ram. I bought it to use as a work PC, but over the months I ended up replacing the ram with 4x8GB (32GB) of DDR4 ram, a full size dual fan RX6400, a 5GHz Wifi Card and a 4TB HDD. Pretty capable machine, especially for older games and e-sports titles. I still use it for work every day, but it's not my main PC, still a fun project!
Taking "Don't buy, adopt!" to the next level.
THANK GOD SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING W THIS. CAUSE I HAVE ONE OF THESE BUT IDK HOW TO MAKE IT
Love all of you videos. I am looking to get a workstation PC and drop in a GPU. But later do an "easy" PSU upgrade and upgrade the GPU again. Then still leaving room to take everythin and put in a Tower and upgrade the GPU again. I find it hard to know the Watts of the PSU in different workstations. Which workstations have the most up-gradable path?
This channel is pure gold ❤
Toastybros and this channel made me fall in love with cheapo dell office PCs.
I've had similar experiences in the past where I wasted money by missing the obvious simple fix. At least those are the lessons that stick.
Yeah man…I’m definitely not going to make this mistake ever again 😅 /s
Thanks there is value in this optiplex builds.
What a cool channel.... subscribed.!!!
I picked up a 5700xt for $95 on eBay. Needed some tlc but it works great now. I’ll look at these optiplexs now
also check out the Z440 work station! Lovely little machine.
Cant wait to see the performance
Ozzy try a Intel arc a380 Asrock brand new for under $100!
Why skip the RX 6400? I used one for a prebuilt workstation w/ a 300W psu and it runs like a charm. Probably beats out my old laptops 1650
Isso funcionou muito bem! Obrigado pelo vídeo!❤
Awesome video, thanks
We've all had those projects where things keep going wrong, glad it worked out in the end! 😃
A couple months ago I got an Opti 3070 i5 9500 for $100, I received laced the ram and added a $100 used Gtx 1660 with a sata adapter. It’s running like a champ.
I need that shirt! Where’d you cop? Amazing vid as always 😌
The yellow one btw haha
thanks! It's my merch. Dropping soon :)