I really wish I knew about this a couple years ago now that I’m finally building a new pc since I still have this case I’m going to go ahead and and do this to make the me in the past smile lol great video
Just discovered your channel, this video is very relevant.....just picked up a 9020 for $50. Installing a 1650 next week, and looking to case swap at some point.
You had a small cable that you replaced with a bigger one at 54:10 what cable is it & what is it for im planning on doing this exact swap thanks to your help. Than you man
Hi John. I have lived with "Your Fab Build of my Dell Optiplex 9020" for years now, (4th March 2019). And as the "Microsoft Blackmail" issue is getting more previlent, I'm a wee bit worried as I find now I'm forced to go the upgrade route, to Windows 11 from your build, Arghhhhh. Yes I'm a wee bit scared, as I have never ever done a whole build on my own, so you can class me as a 1rst time buider, gulp! So now I come to you again Paul for your "FANTASTIC" and skillful guidance & advice, to last me for the next 1000 years please, Grovel, Grovel ;) So now taking, (some), parts from my old Dell + newer stuff from Ebay, I have collected a good set of parts, (I Think), ready for the "Upgrade Option" to windows11. So now need a "NEW Motherboard and CPU." I have: GIGABYTE GTX 1060 6GB, AEROCOOL mATX CS-107 Case, PSU 600W, 2x8GB DDR4 32000MHz sticks, 500GB SSD, Dell 1920x1080 Monitor. I HAVE STILL TO SPEND: £190.00 MAX (Still my funds will always be limited, due to my lifelong disabilities, ha nothing changes here).
I would like to go the Ryzen path, unless you advise otherwise so I would be looking at a "New Motherboard and CPU" (Idealy the Ryzen 5 5600 ), unless you can advise much better please. Yours desperately my friend, and a Happy Christmas to you and the family ;)
Here in Australia we seem to have heaps of the SFF optiplexs, the MT models are far to expensive! I've got a 9020 SFF that I'm going to case swap, mostly for the fun of it and for when I upgrade GPU when prices are better! This has been the best video guide with the best adaptors I have seen on RUclips. Great Job mate! Do you think I will run into many dramas swapping the SFF?
thank you for the most insightful how to, this the set up i will most definitely use for my I7 4770 9020 mt swap, for the cooler i will use the vetroo m2 rgb ring style
You have two links for for the little adapter pieces. Looks like one is just power and the other is the power and front panel. If I go with the link below "Dell power pin and audio adapters," (two pieces) then I don't need the on in the link under "Dell power header pin adapter," correct?
I just got the 9020 i5 just because of you. I wanna upgrade the graphics card and swap to a ssd. What would you recommend that’s cheap not looking for something flashy.
nice stuff bud! i just did a opti 9020 build into a minimalistic ARC502 case used the harbin adapters but my opti had the 24pin instead of the 8 so i didnt need one of those adapters... anyways its pretty neat that an office pc can be a nice budget game rig.
This is great, and I am just about to watch this video in its entirity - However I would like to see ' the easiest OEM PC case swap with more modern specs, just SLIGHTLY more modern, Like DDR3 UEFI and USB 3.......that would bring the computer much more up to date. Thank you for the content.
quisiera felicitarte por que pocos tiene videos de este tipo de cpu, y lo andaba buscando como loco para poder hacer lo mismo con mi pc y ponerle una RTX3070 con su porte vertical
I have been building gaming pc from dell desktops and selling them for 7 years, i recommended using dell vostro or inspiron they are easier than optiplex
Recently completed a 9020 sff case swap into this case, everything went smoothly. I still get a fan failure error on start up even though all the fans are working, power switch adaptor works perfect but couldnt get an adaptor for the front IO. I also had to join the proprietary hd audio plug onto the cool master case audio cable, which worked surprisely well. Not a big deal but does anyone know any tricks i could try to get rid of the fan failure warning on start up?
yes a black isch painted dell motherboard would loke pro, you should do that and se what the hurtle will be, if it is easy then other tupes mobo will be coller svaped
I prefer movies the old way bc of surround sound processors are better than from any digital platform. I have a very nice powerful Denon AVR and Klipsch speaker system.
hello, i'm from brazil, i have a dell 9020 optiplex with an i7 4790, and the motherboard is the 06x1tj, will i need adapters, to change cabinet?, without these adapters i won't get it? please answer me
The link for the Dellpower pin and audio adapters shows it applies to a 3020. But it does not. The spot to plug into is split in two with a capacitor in between.
😭 dang. See these really pro channels probably do all their research ahead of time. Me? We wing it and get lucky sometimes 😉 thanks for sending that over - I’ll take a peek on my next one and give you a shout out. 🙏
Is there a way to save and use the 2 USB 2.0 outlets on the front to the optiplex when you swap the case? The Coolermaster only has 2 USB 3.0 outlets on the top.
i’m gonna do this case swap with my optiplex but i have another outake fan for my case, do u think i can make it work, also i don’t have the rgb controller
can anyone help me? my fans arent spinning, and I think I accidentally touched something I shouldnt have, cause the lights are dimmed down now, they were lit up before.
The Mb uses a 5 pin fan header vs 4 pin standard, so not if you want pwm fan control sadly :(. This adapter would let you do it but won’t have rgb controller. amzn.to/3R1susb (affiliate link)
I wouldn't let that stop me....I've put Win 11 on a couple PC's with older specs than the 9020/7020...They seem to run it fine. Of course you have to follow one of the how-to's that can be found here on RUclips....search for something like "windows 11 on unsupported hardware".
John, I hope you can make a comparison review between the Boreas M1-610 (6 pipe) versus Vetroo V5 (5 pipe) and Hyper 212 (4 pipe). I would like to know how those cooler affects Ryzen's PBO and PB2. _Currently I'm using a 3 pipe cooler, my R5 3600 hit 90°C when converting videos, geez.._
Wow. That’s smokin for a 3600. I’m still buying Vetroo V5 units for my budget builds. The boreas wins for outright coolness in RGB, though I need to do a straight up head to head someday!
@@TheNetGuy Thanks for the input John. I took the Boreas M1-610. Hopefully it can keep my stock CPU cool. If it doesn't, you have to take responsibility... 😹😹😹
Thanks for all your support i finish my case swap. I found a video Install and boot from an NVMe SSD on a Dell OptiPlex.Now I install a 2 TB NVME SSD. My old 9010 boot fast. thanks again
@@TheNetGuy I’ll try that! The hard drive light works on that adapter. But I put the power switch and led + and - on but they won’t turn on or work. I will try that solution though and let you know!
Will I have any issues Moving from MT-9020 to Antec P101 Silent Case, using harbin adapters. I already have spare 24pin to 8. Need P101 so I can use it as a Nas Server.
@thenetguy Great video and very helpful for me for doing the swap of my 9020. All is working fine however using the pwm cable for the rear fan, I do not get an error on startup and even the fan works fine however Dell command update app shows fan error when I do a run all update check
@@TheNetGuy Thanks!! It looks like mine has only 19 pins. Is this normal? My USB 3 connector has 20 holes. Do you think this will fit? Or maybe mine is missing a pin on my motherboard.
@@TheNetGuy you’ve been a great help and I appreciate it. I am 95% done with the build of my OptiPlex 9020 motherboard into a gaming case. One last question for you: I didn’t really get much information from the video when it comes to connecting the chassis fan. Is it possible to use a Gamdias RGB M2 fan for the chassis fan? I attempted to do this but the M2 fan didn’t fit with the adapter that you listed in your description for us to get. So I’m trying to find out how to connect the Gamdias M2 fan as a chassis fan if that’s possible. I’m wondering if the chassis fan port on the motherboard is left unplugged will the computer still function, or is Dell requiring it to be used as a proprietary chassis fan port?
So some of the gamdias fans are designed to be used with their controllers. The adapter allows you to use a standard 3 or 4 pin PWM fan with the chassis slot, but not the proprietary gamdias ones. You’ll have to plug their fan in for now, and possibly add fans to the case in the future with the adapter? Amazon has tons of great fan options for cheap.
I have a cooler Master lite 5 there's a plug for the 3 RGB fans in the front and I have no idea where that 4 pin connector goes if anyone could help me find it at would be amazing thank you
Hi, Was just watching your 9020 case swap videos. You mentioned in this video that you couldn't successfully add an NVME SSD to your 9020 due to the MB not supporting booting from NVME...There IS a way to get it done & I've successfully done it recently on my Optiplex 7020 w/ an i7 4770 CPU(the Optiplex 9020 is also possible)...I'm now booting(only) from a Crucial 1TB NVME drive, located in the PCIe slot & getting read/write speeds of around 3000MBps! Maybe you've learned about it since publishing this video, but there is a smart guy who put up a great tutorial on how to get it done with one of the NVME-to-PCIe adapters you mentioned. It involves an edit to the BIOS of the machine. Check it out.... Tutorial link : www.tachytelic.net/2021/12/dell-optiplex-7020-nvme-ssd/ Link to a PCIe adapter similar to what I used(This particular one even has cool RGB on it! lol): www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYWPT915/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0BYWPT915&pd_rd_w=Xt0kJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=YPD2V8YV021AS34HYBBD&pd_rd_wg=30Mf7&pd_rd_r=8da4541e-083e-40df-a297-9270608990ad&s=pc&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw I hope you find this helpful...if you weren't already aware of this.
Switched from console to pc on a upgraded optiplex. Absolutely love it and now I can add some style points to the rig. Thanks for the content.
I have come for this since months!
I really wish I knew about this a couple years ago now that I’m finally building a new pc since I still have this case I’m going to go ahead and and do this to make the me in the past smile lol great video
Just discovered your channel, this video is very relevant.....just picked up a 9020 for $50. Installing a 1650 next week, and looking to case swap at some point.
You had a small cable that you replaced with a bigger one at 54:10 what cable is it & what is it for im planning on doing this exact swap thanks to your help. Than you man
Hi John.
I have lived with "Your Fab Build of my Dell Optiplex 9020" for years now, (4th March 2019).
And as the "Microsoft Blackmail" issue is getting more previlent, I'm a wee bit worried as I find now I'm forced to go the upgrade route, to Windows 11 from your build, Arghhhhh.
Yes I'm a wee bit scared, as I have never ever done a whole build on my own, so you can class me as a 1rst time buider, gulp!
So now I come to you again Paul for your "FANTASTIC" and skillful guidance & advice, to last me for the next 1000 years please, Grovel, Grovel ;)
So now taking, (some), parts from my old Dell + newer stuff from Ebay, I have collected a good set of parts, (I Think), ready for the "Upgrade Option" to windows11.
So now need a "NEW Motherboard and CPU."
I have: GIGABYTE GTX 1060 6GB, AEROCOOL mATX CS-107 Case, PSU 600W, 2x8GB DDR4 32000MHz sticks, 500GB SSD, Dell 1920x1080 Monitor.
I HAVE STILL TO SPEND: £190.00 MAX
(Still my funds will always be limited, due to my lifelong disabilities, ha nothing changes here).
I would like to go the Ryzen path, unless you advise otherwise so I would be looking at a "New Motherboard and CPU" (Idealy the Ryzen 5 5600 ), unless you can advise much better please.
Yours desperately my friend, and a Happy Christmas to you and the family ;)
Here in Australia we seem to have heaps of the SFF optiplexs, the MT models are far to expensive! I've got a 9020 SFF that I'm going to case swap, mostly for the fun of it and for when I upgrade GPU when prices are better! This has been the best video guide with the best adaptors I have seen on RUclips. Great Job mate!
Do you think I will run into many dramas swapping the SFF?
thank you for the most insightful how to, this the set up i will most definitely use for my I7 4770 9020 mt swap, for the cooler i will use the vetroo m2 rgb ring style
Great video, Do you know where i can find the
Dell power pin and audio adapters as of 2023?
Updated links!
Thanks for the update I will wait before i do the swap thanks again
You have two links for for the little adapter pieces. Looks like one is just power and the other is the power and front panel. If I go with the link below "Dell power pin and audio adapters," (two pieces) then I don't need the on in the link under "Dell power header pin adapter," correct?
I just got the 9020 i5 just because of you. I wanna upgrade the graphics card and swap to a ssd. What would you recommend that’s cheap not looking for something flashy.
I appreciate this video so much man thank you
nice stuff bud! i just did a opti 9020 build into a minimalistic ARC502 case used the harbin adapters but my opti had the 24pin instead of the 8 so i didnt need one of those adapters... anyways its pretty neat that an office pc can be a nice budget game rig.
I swapped my optiplex 9020 and it’s stuck in the self repair loop
This is great, and I am just about to watch this video in its entirity - However I would like to see ' the easiest OEM PC case swap with more modern specs, just SLIGHTLY more modern, Like DDR3 UEFI and USB 3.......that would bring the computer much more up to date. Thank you for the content.
*I meant DDR4
where did he connect the RGB?
quisiera felicitarte por que pocos tiene videos de este tipo de cpu, y lo andaba buscando como loco para poder hacer lo mismo con mi pc y ponerle una RTX3070 con su porte vertical
I have been building gaming pc from dell desktops and selling them for 7 years, i recommended using dell vostro or inspiron they are easier than optiplex
Hi. Please help me with a dell vostro 3020. Case swap.
I'm running an NVME drive on mine. I had to edit the bios but it was fairly easy. Just needed to add the uefi drivers to the bios.
Hiya m8 do you have any info on getting usb 3.0 cables that come with new cases to work with the dell motherboard please?
Recently completed a 9020 sff case swap into this case, everything went smoothly. I still get a fan failure error on start up even though all the fans are working, power switch adaptor works perfect but couldnt get an adaptor for the front IO. I also had to join the proprietary hd audio plug onto the cool master case audio cable, which worked surprisely well.
Not a big deal but does anyone know any tricks i could try to get rid of the fan failure warning on start up?
My front chassis fans are lighting up, but they are not working
I've upgraded everything else, and been debating doing a case swap. Can't think of any justification besides aesthetics yet.
Airflow? The old one isn’t great if you have a bigger GPU installed. Also convenience of more internal drive bays, RGB, etc. 👍
Can you do a dell optiplex 3060 case swap?
Unpopular Opinion: Motherboard Swap >
👀
How did you run the adapter for the gpu? Going to be running a similar setup
The new PSU will have PCIe power plugs on them. The factory psu does not.
yes a black isch painted dell motherboard would loke pro, you should do that and se what the hurtle will be, if it is easy then other tupes mobo will be coller svaped
exactly what i was looking for.
thanks for this video. According to ebay link, power header pin adapter (the small one) is compatible with Optiplex 3020 SFF, is thas correct?
I prefer movies the old way bc of surround sound processors are better than from any digital platform. I have a very nice powerful Denon AVR and Klipsch speaker system.
Truth
hello, i'm from brazil, i have a dell 9020 optiplex with an i7 4790, and the motherboard is the 06x1tj, will i need adapters, to change cabinet?, without these adapters i won't get it? please answer me
The link for the Dellpower pin and audio adapters shows it applies to a 3020. But it does not. The spot to plug into is split in two with a capacitor in between.
The reason why you were unable to get the backplate off is because it’s attached by three screws.
😭 dang. See these really pro channels probably do all their research ahead of time. Me? We wing it and get lucky sometimes 😉 thanks for sending that over - I’ll take a peek on my next one and give you a shout out. 🙏
@@TheNetGuy sweet
Is there a way to save and use the 2 USB 2.0 outlets on the front to the optiplex when you swap the case? The Coolermaster only has 2 USB 3.0 outlets on the top.
you are soooo underrated!!!!!
Thank you!!
i’m gonna do this case swap with my optiplex but i have another outake fan for my case, do u think i can make it work, also i don’t have the rgb controller
can anyone help me? my fans arent spinning, and I think I accidentally touched something I shouldnt have, cause the lights are dimmed down now, they were lit up before.
Can you connect an AIO water cooler to the Dell Optiplex 9020 MT motherboard on a case swap?
The Mb uses a 5 pin fan header vs 4 pin standard, so not if you want pwm fan control sadly :(. This adapter would let you do it but won’t have rgb controller. amzn.to/3R1susb (affiliate link)
Are there others CPU coolers that are compatible with the Dell Motherboards?
Not any OEM, but with the adapters many many options!
@@TheNetGuy Ohh, i've heard that if you try to install a different Fan, that is not OEM, the Dell Optiplex throws a "F1 error"
You’ll need one of the Dell fan adapters on eBay that trick it and give you pwm support.
@@TheNetGuy Thank you so much
A question, I have a Dell Optiplex MT 7050 will this swap work on this PC?
Probably not. The 7050 is much newer.
Wow just saw this optiplex swap! WHAT a swap love it! i have an optiplex 9020 MT but cant see investing in a swap if cant support win11😢
It’s hard I know :(. The HP 800 G2 is my next favorite swapper right now.
I wouldn't let that stop me....I've put Win 11 on a couple PC's with older specs than the 9020/7020...They seem to run it fine. Of course you have to follow one of the how-to's that can be found here on RUclips....search for something like "windows 11 on unsupported hardware".
did u also install temp detection or intrusion cable also?
Yes
@@TheNetGuy did u still get the f1 fan error after using the 5pin to 4pin fan adapter?
Trying to find the Boreas was like looking for where's Waldo...? Lol But I got one because that build is sick!
It’s not available anywhere I know! The boreas Is definitely a good looking and performing setup.
@@TheNetGuy Yep I grabbed one from Newegg looks like it won't be there long.
so those adaptors wouldn't work on a optiplex 3020?
John, I hope you can make a comparison review between the Boreas M1-610 (6 pipe) versus Vetroo V5 (5 pipe) and Hyper 212 (4 pipe).
I would like to know how those cooler affects Ryzen's PBO and PB2.
_Currently I'm using a 3 pipe cooler, my R5 3600 hit 90°C when converting videos, geez.._
Wow. That’s smokin for a 3600. I’m still buying Vetroo V5 units for my budget builds. The boreas wins for outright coolness in RGB, though I need to do a straight up head to head someday!
@@TheNetGuy It would be great if you would do it John.😁
Actually, I got an offer for the Boreas M1-610 for ~$27.5.
Should I take it?
That’s a great price on it. It has all the marks of an excellent cooler. The Hyper 212 doesn’t do nearly as well as most other coolers.
@@TheNetGuy Thanks for the input John. I took the Boreas M1-610.
Hopefully it can keep my stock CPU cool. If it doesn't, you have to take responsibility... 😹😹😹
If it can’t keep your stock CPU cool then you live on the Sun ☀️ hahaha. Good luck, use some good thermal paste and you’ll be cool as a cucumber 🥒
Are you thinking about upgrading to an SSD does that motherboard support m.2?
this one doesnt
If I transferred my parts to the nzxt h510 case would the process be similar or the same?
How do you plug the case fans without an RGB header?
Usually they’ll have a controller and/or sata header.
Thanks for all your support i finish my case swap. I found a video Install and boot from an NVMe SSD on a Dell OptiPlex.Now I install a 2 TB NVME SSD. My old 9010 boot fast. thanks again
Im planing on making a pc using the motherboard only, do i need an adapter for cpu power?
Yes
I swapped a 9020 to the same case but the power button and led do not work- I have the adapters. Any ideas?
Adapters upside down?
@@TheNetGuy I tried flipping it the other way to match the missing pin but no luck
@@butterfish6115 doh. If you transfer the stock button over do the lights work ok?
@@TheNetGuy I’ll try that! The hard drive light works on that adapter. But I put the power switch and led + and - on but they won’t turn on or work. I will try that solution though and let you know!
How is the cooler doing i am planning to buy one but there's not many reviews in English
The boreas? Fantastic and looks great.
Will I have any issues Moving from MT-9020 to Antec P101 Silent Case, using harbin adapters. I already have spare 24pin to 8. Need P101 so I can use it as a Nas Server.
You shouldn’t. That’s a full size ATX board case or larger. Should work great for that.
Do I need to replace the cpu cooler?
Nope, keeping the factory one saves you time and compatibility. Though it doesn’t look as cool.
Your links not working update it, please
Done!
Thanks
@thenetguy Great video and very helpful for me for doing the swap of my 9020. All is working fine however using the pwm cable for the rear fan, I do not get an error on startup and even the fan works fine however Dell command update app shows fan error when I do a run all update check
whats the best alternative cpu fan i cant find the one u used to buy anywhere
Vetroo V5 - no contest. Great looking and cools even better. amzn.to/3wJynSw
thank u so much im brand new to doing this myself my uncle gave me a 9020 and i cant wait to try it :)
can you suggest a case that i want to keep the DVD/CD burner. from dell optiplex 9010
Those are getting harder to find. The Fractal R5 has 5.25” bays. Using one soon for my storage server with a removable drive tray.
Do you know where the USB 3 port is on this motherboard? Maybe I missed it in the video.
Yes, it’s the blue wider slot by the sata ports on the MT version.
@@TheNetGuy Thanks!! It looks like mine has only 19 pins. Is this normal? My USB 3 connector has 20 holes. Do you think this will fit? Or maybe mine is missing a pin on my motherboard.
One is the front panel IO connector. The usb 3 missing pin helps align the connector on some cables.
@@TheNetGuy you’ve been a great help and I appreciate it. I am 95% done with the build of my OptiPlex 9020 motherboard into a gaming case.
One last question for you: I didn’t really get much information from the video when it comes to connecting the chassis fan. Is it possible to use a Gamdias RGB M2 fan for the chassis fan? I attempted to do this but the M2 fan didn’t fit with the adapter that you listed in your description for us to get. So I’m trying to find out how to connect the Gamdias M2 fan as a chassis fan if that’s possible.
I’m wondering if the chassis fan port on the motherboard is left unplugged will the computer still function, or is Dell requiring it to be used as a proprietary chassis fan port?
So some of the gamdias fans are designed to be used with their controllers. The adapter allows you to use a standard 3 or 4 pin PWM fan with the chassis slot, but not the proprietary gamdias ones. You’ll have to plug their fan in for now, and possibly add fans to the case in the future with the adapter? Amazon has tons of great fan options for cheap.
I found you through Carey Holzman. The red key video.
Awesome! Welcome to my channel. That was a great video to make.
links don't work anymore
Updated!
❤ That's what I want to do
I have a cooler Master lite 5 there's a plug for the 3 RGB fans in the front and I have no idea where that 4 pin connector goes if anyone could help me find it at would be amazing thank you
actuao mentye la tengo funcionando con una RTX3060Ti
That is what I want to do
Can you do a dell vostro
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🔥🔥⚡
nice
Hi, Was just watching your 9020 case swap videos. You mentioned in this video that you couldn't successfully add an NVME SSD to your 9020 due to the MB not supporting booting from NVME...There IS a way to get it done & I've successfully done it recently on my Optiplex 7020 w/ an i7 4770 CPU(the Optiplex 9020 is also possible)...I'm now booting(only) from a Crucial 1TB NVME drive, located in the PCIe slot & getting read/write speeds of around 3000MBps! Maybe you've learned about it since publishing this video, but there is a smart guy who put up a great tutorial on how to get it done with one of the NVME-to-PCIe adapters you mentioned. It involves an edit to the BIOS of the machine. Check it out....
Tutorial link : www.tachytelic.net/2021/12/dell-optiplex-7020-nvme-ssd/
Link to a PCIe adapter similar to what I used(This particular one even has cool RGB on it! lol): www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYWPT915/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0BYWPT915&pd_rd_w=Xt0kJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=YPD2V8YV021AS34HYBBD&pd_rd_wg=30Mf7&pd_rd_r=8da4541e-083e-40df-a297-9270608990ad&s=pc&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw
I hope you find this helpful...if you weren't already aware of this.