This is the exact video I needed as someone who knows a bit but not too much about computers and needs a better power supply for my GPU. Thank you so much!
I am enjoying the this series, having purchased a 3880 myself. I had already opted for the Dell 360W power supply option, $30 on eBay. I am looking to upgrade the video card in the future, probable in the winter. Right now I am looking for a decent 4K monitor that will not break the bank. When I purchased the Dell I analyzed exactly what the computer was going to be used for. I came up with Zoom Meetings, email, surfing the web, office productivity software and watching RUclips videos. The Dell looked like a decent inexpensive fit and so far it has been that. I still do not see the need for an optical drive but I would like to install a M.2 SSD and move the operating system from the HHD to the new M.2 SSD. Thank you for the video series.
Thank you! With your desired goals in mind, I'm not sure that you need the PSU upgrade. Mine was doing all of that, and more, with a 200w PSU. An SSD will make a massive difference in performance. I would strongly suggest that as your next upgrade.
Finally found the right video for upgrading the power supply for this pc!!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 an all my questions have been answered But i was thanking a tfx power supply would work better to fit but THANK YOU saved me some money.🥳🥳
Used this (and a few other videos and posts) to upgrade the PSU, GPU, and fans. Went with SFX. Honestly only went with that over the Dell because I could get everything I needed for the upgrades on Amazon in 2 days. Otherwise, used and eBay. Replaced the CPU fan, got 3 Noctua 80mm fans.. others are on the back and front. Front panel is no more, replaced with steel mesh. Mine didn't come with a drive and I have no need for disks or drives anyway. Just unplugged all the extra sata wires they had kept in there. Used 3M tape on the bottom as suggested. Everything seems fine. Was worried when the 24 pin adapter didn't have the same holes.. but it ended being the one you linked anyway and it looked spot on to what you used. And it worked for you... so I said screw it. Lol Now I have an i7 10700, 1660 ti, and 32GB RAM. Couldn't be more happy to now have this for music production, video editing, and the occasional game. Thanks for the help.
Hi! Which Dell do you have? I’ve been looking at getting an OptiPlex 7080 sff with same CPU, and add an sfx psu with an rx 5700xt. And I was wondering if your TDP is 65W limited or is it able to go all the way to 170W (or maybe even more)? I’ve found a 7080 tower with an i9 that goes all the way to 170W, checked with Intel Power Gadget. So in short, with this idea I hope I’ll make a miniature hackintosh (want to learn Logic Pro) that can also game in the free time. So yeah, if you can check with Intel PG I would really appreciate it!
@@TheBrokenLife hey is it okay if you reviewed this specifications? Sorry for requesting this but I really need your help since I'm not very knowledgeable about the pins. Will this adapter work? ATX 24pin to 8pin Power Supply Cable for DELL Optiplex 3020 7020 Adapter Cable High quality converter cable, sturdy and convenient to use Compatible with DELL Optiplex 3020 7020 9020 T1700 Connector A 24pin ATX power supply, connector A 8pin (Dell H61/H81/Q77/Q87/B75/A75/Q75/Q65) Supports1000W power supply Fit for: DELL Optiplex 3020 7020 9020 T1700 Wire: 18AWG, 0.18*34 copper Length: approx. 26-28cm If you need further details, pls tell me so I could link the product down. Though I can't do it at this moment since RUclips won't allow me to post comments with links
Just a tip: make sure you be careful with the capacitors inside the power supply if you open it. There are some big capacitors in them with a lot of charge and you could have potential problems with electrocution if you touch them and discharge them by accident even if it is unplugged so be careful!
Truly excellent video! Thanks! I have a year old 7080 i7 with 16 gb ram and the on-board graphics card - which was fine until I started making RUclips videos. I purchased a strong GPU but the ATX PSU I bought doesn't fit. Would you suggest just leaving the ATX outside or putting everything in a new case? Again, excellent video. Highly informative and presented with humor. Great job!
Thanks for the complements! ATX PSU inside a new case or outside of your current case is really up to you. My re-casing video _should_ be out tomorrow, so can see what that looks like. FWIW, my rendering package (Vegas) really doesn't seem to utilize much GPU power so you may find that upgrade doesn't get you what you're hoping for.
Your video is spot on, I just carried out this exact upgrade. My only comment is regarding the ATX lead, You must specify it’s for your particular pc or you my find it doesn’t work, as mine did first time round.
I'm not positive what you're saying about the "ATX lead". Are you talking about the power supply adapter harness? What I linked in the description should be accurate.
@@TheBrokenLife yes , I got one off Amazon I just looked for 24 pin comeap adapter to 6pin not realising here are lots of different combinations. The one that arrived didn’t work, so I checked your video again and this time I specified for a Dell pc and it worked. I also added 8 gig of ram and a GTX 1660 Ti graphics card.
@@johnogden4840 OK. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something up with the links. It sounds like everything is fine. Sweet! Sounds like a nice setup.
@@TheBrokenLife If Dell told the truth about upgrading in Inspiron I wouldn’t have bought it, their web site says you can upgrade the graphics’s card to a GTX 1660 Super, you can’t mine only had a 260 watt power supply and no power lead, so your video was a breath of fresh air for me, thanks.
@@johnogden4840 With Dell's advertising, it's hard to know what actual model they're pointing at when they make statements like that. Or it could be some really poor performing version of the 1660 Super chipset that is somehow capped at 75w. I seem to remember one of my subs mentioning there was one on the market? Anyhow, what you ended up doing is almost certainly the better options and likely less expensive. I'm glad I was able to help you get there! 👍
Love the camera video quality, and how you actually show what you're doing. Thanks for the links on the video description as well. I just bought the Dell Vostro 5890 for $470; I had no other option as my PC broke down and I really needed one right now. I could swear the Dell 3880 is pretty much the same as the Dell Vostro 5890 at the PSU bottom corner section. The desktop came with a Max Output power 460W power supply, and the RX 6600 graphics card that I want to upgrade to for 1080p gaming requires 450W-500W; depending on the variant you get according to the specs. Some say I don't need to upgrade, some say the 460W power supply will be at its limit, I don't know what to think anymore. I could risk burning the hell out the desktop by gaming on it just the way it is, or go with the SFX power supply route and ruin the flush look of the case which actually looks pretty slick right now. Decisions, decisions.
Thank you. I'm glad you found the video useful! At a glance, the Vostro does look nearly identical to the 3880, and I quite suspect it is, but with slightly different options. The general "3880" configuration is available by at least 3 different model numbers that I know of. Another wouldn't surprise me. I would really encourage you to go with a new case, motherboard, and PSU before you go down the SFX route. Based on what I paid, it's only about $50 more to do that and you'll have a much better result in the end. I would seriously question the ability of the Dell case to exhaust 500w+ of heat in a demanding use environment. Dell also pretty much locks the processors down at 65w for life, so the boost behavior of the CPU is neutered. You get rid of both problems with an aftermarket case and board, and if you buy an ATX case, the PSU is under half the price of an SFX. So... I propose you use the Dell for what you need it to do until the time comes to upgrade, then harvest it for parts to put into a custom build. That will be my next video in the series. In my case, I will actually end up with 2 stand alone PCs out of it since I have an extra processor and RAM.
What did you end up doing? I can tell you that a 6600 would run fine a 460w power supply. You could have always ran it with the case open if heat did build up.
@@TheRightToFilmPolice I ended up getting an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti FE. I replaced the stock Dell CPU cooler with a Noctua one as well; helps a lot with the overheating. According to a friend, my stock Dell proprietary SFF PSU can deliver around 230W on each 12V rail (the 3060 Ti is a 200-220 watt GPU) for a total of 460W. Sure seems that way as the PC hasn't shutdown on me yet.
@@mecha_korta2761 nice. I have the same graphics card. Which processor does it have? I'm assuming the noctua is a low profile cooler. Like the content creator said, eventually you could move it into a better motherboard one that doesn't limit the watts on the CPU(I actually never heard of this before but I do know many processors are kept at 65w, but I thought only when needing to thermal throttle which the cooler will help with. Either way a better mother oard down the road will let you do a mild overclock on the CPU or base boost clock depending on model. Also in a few years when you upgrade gpu and CPU, don't be afraid to buy used. I bought a used GPU in 2020 and it still works great and put many hours into it, not the 3060ti. I also bought I high end older CPU for an office PC I had, and it has a nice aftermarket Asus in it, and that processor is fine too. Used can be a good way to save money, say on a 3080 later on. Anyways enjoy the PC sounds nice.
@@TheRightToFilmPolice Thank you, likewise. Yeah, I have an Intel i5-10400. It's pretty much a locked CPU, but it's the reason I like it; at 65W it doesn't put a lot of strain on my system. Initially my upgrades were more about "saving" my Vostro PC from being useless... rather than building a great gaming rig, but now I kind of like how everything turned out. I wouldn't be able to install an RTX 3080 size GPU on my Vostro case either way, so upgrading to the Intel i7-11700 (which my motherboard is compatible with) would also mean upgrading my current RAM from 2666MHz to 3200MHz; thus ending in a never ending cycle of upgrades. I think I'll stop here Lol. The Noctua NH-D9L CPU cooler leaves a space of about 2½ inches from its top to the side-panel, and enough room on the sides to take out the RAM modules for cleaning. It's definitely an improvement over the stock heatsink. I made a quick RUclips tutorial for some family members that wanted to know what to upgrade since they had the XPS 8940; which is pretty much the same generic crap as mine. The video is called "Dell Vostro 5890 With 460W PSU - Noctua CPU Cooler Upgrade & PSU Info (Quick Guide)". You can check out how the Noctua cooler looks on my PC at the end of the video; the stock one sounded like a jet engine when gaming, and would get dangerously hot, so it had to go. Enjoy your 3060 Ti.
Thank you for your video. I upgraded my Inspiron 3880 with a dell 360 watt PSU and added a GTX 1060 6gb card. It came with 12gb ram but I'm going to upgrade to 16gb. I do some light flight sims so I think it should work fine for me until it's time to upgrade again. So far so good and thank you again!
just for the stats. Because i wanted to add a GTX 1660 OC to my 3880. I cut a small square hole at the blank side of the power supply "panel" and used a SFX. The hole can easily be covered back up anytime altho i dont think the SFX is leaving this case ever. i must say, buying the 3880 and seeing the power supply made me mad and sad at the same time. all good now bec of this update. Thanks!
Cool, I'm glad it's working out for you. Just from a cost standpoint, I'm not sure I would recommend an SFX to people though. My entire ATX case and PSU was less than just the SFX PSU.
@@TheBrokenLife true. I could get a mt with ps for 50 to 100 but i just wanted it in the dell. Took me an hour to get it done. Thanks to your video. Also. No idea if that would be an easy swap or not.
HA I loved that MiB2 reference... "Old and busted... new hotness." I agree with you on the ATX being the best option (despite the Napoleon Dynamite Daisy-chain) simply because of the standardization of ATX and thus getting away from the proprietary problems/restrictions major OEMs tend to have (especially Dell) being able to simply get an ATX case altogether. Just curious which i7 you got... Is it still Comet Lake as these Dells have or did you go 11th gen? Is it overclockable or not? Also wondering what kind of motherboard you were thinking of getting and the brand/speed of RAM just out of more curiosity... BTW I wouldn't blame you if you didn't end up carving out that extra metal for the SFF PSU's ventilation but if you were to do it it'd be neat and fitting just because of the other cool stuff I've seen on your channels.
Don't tempt me to add more Fresh Prince to the channel... haha It's an i7-10700, or specifically, BX8070110700. It's retail boxed, non-K (so no overclock that I'm aware of), with Intel graphics and Intel cooler included. I went that way because it was the path of the least unknowns. If someone wants to retain their integrated graphics, they can. If someone doesn't want to become a CPU cooling expert, they don't have to. etc, etc. The Dell chipset doesn't support 11th generation chips. I haven't made my mind up on motherboard yet, but it will be cheap. I've decided to keep this series budget oriented for the most part. RAM is Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200 (PC4-25600). I'll mark down 1 vote for cutting up the case. :) If SFF wasn't so ridiculously expensive (3x the cost of an ATX) I would be more inclined to do it.
Hey I bought one of these at Costco today with a i5 12500. If I bought a PSU upgrade like you did in the video what’s the max video card do you think I could put in it?
If you just bought it today I think you may be out of luck for a little while. I believe the newer models now use an 8 pin power supply connector (that is not the same as any other Dell 8 pin connector) that isn't supported by the aftermarket yet. If you _can_ get an adapter, you're only limited by physical space in the case. You just have to measure it and see if the card you're interested in will fit.
@@TheBrokenLife ok I understand 100% now I didn’t realize in the description below it talks about what it’s compatible with and you’re correct there’s no aftermarket adapter yet. But the cool thing about it is on their website they say I can use a 1660 super. I will rock that until that adapter releases. I definitely subscribe thank you so much for all the help!!! Is there any other channels you have like Facebook or Twitch?
@@tpads5492 The info in the description is a Dell 3880. Yours is probably a 3910 or later. They look alike, but Dell has been tweaking for awhile. I have a dedicated Tech channel where I will be doing this type of content in the future. It's also linked in the description (I think?). The channel is The Broken Tech
If your Dell Inspiron 3880 won't turn on at all or only occasionally turns on, try replacing the motherboard battery. I replaced the whole power supply (ebay $25) but the problem was the 50 cent CR2032 battery was dead. Now my free computer works.
So I went with the 700w psu that would normally be internal if I didn't have the Dell case, I am running it externally just as you explained. It's got all the wires I need instead of the stock psu 4 pin and 6 pin. After wiring up the new psu, I found out the 6 pin is about an inch away from plugging in so I was going to buy an extension for it. Instead of waiting a week for amazon to deliver it. I decided to just hook up the original psu for the cpu and motherboard only, and the new psu is solely plugged into the gpu. Which is good because I've had the gpu pushing 110w at on point and the original psu would never had been capable at doing that. Although my pc now looks like Frankenstein basically running in pieces, everything is running flawlessly. I'm waiting a bit to upgrade ram, cpu cooler and ssd. I've got a dual fan water cooler for the cpu on standby once I get paid I'll have it😁
As I understand it, it's not wise to run multiple PSUs simultaneously on the same PC. Something about the ground planes between the two potentially causing issues? I openly confess to not being an electronics wiz capable of explaining the issue, but it's pretty well documented that you shouldn't do that. I'd personally wait a week for that extension (or ever better, get yourself a soldering iron and some wire and extend it yourself... always good to have more skills and tools) and leave the GPU out of the equation for the moment. That issue aside, you're taking the right approach IMO. I don't think I'd spend any effort water cooling and all of that inside the Dell case though. Just move on to a standard ATX case and save yourself a lot of hassle.
@@TheBrokenLife the only reason I'm getting the cooler is because a friend of mine is selling it to me for really cheap, as for the dual psu I do have one psu hooked up to a thick guage extension cord ran to a separate breaker in the house, which isn't too far, I would hate for it to fry💀
@@DrFetusCS What I'm talking about are issues within each PSU on the DC rails. I'm not an electrical engineer so I'm not entirely clear of the danger, I just know there _is_ a danger. I'm pretty bold with some of the stuff I do and I wouldn't personally do that. In fact, one of the earlier things I looked into was a laptop PSU for the GPU and "the internet" pretty much talked me out of it due to the associated danger.
How reliable are these power supply cable adapters (the ones for the dell proprietary 6 pin)? It seems a bit like they´re of questionable reliability from what I´ve read. Great Video btw!
Thanks! 👍 The two I have seem OK. Your drives, GPU, fans, etc can all be run directly from your replacement PSU and not from the Dell board if you want. That radically reduces the power demand on the adapter. That said, I would consider any aftermarket PSU upgrade to the Dell case a temporary solution until you buy an aftermarket case and motherboard. These days, I imagine a used LGA1200 board would be pretty affordable and a case costs whatever you care to spend (I see several on Amazon for under $50).
Hey after using the gt 1030 I wanted to play warzone 2 and that 20-30 trash fps made me want to upgrade again so do you think i can install a 1650 super with the atx psu?
Thank you for the video! I need to add a USB root hub / more 3.0 ports to my Inspiron 3880, and was recommended a PCIe USB card. Do you have any idea if there is any PCI that would be supported by this Dell model? Mine is an i7-10700,16 GB Ram, MB Dell 05GD68, Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB Sata, Pm991 NVMe Samsung 256GB (if any of that is relevant...). If not, what would be the best way to understand the compatibility between the Desktop and a PCIe USB card? Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching it! 👍 I don't think there's any special USB card you would need so whatever one you find with decent reviews will probably be fine. But... If I were in your position I would likely just buy a USB hub instead, something like this: amzn.to/3Sqydas
bit in the butt by Dell once again... $550 for an i7-10700 Inspiron from Dell warehouse was too good to be true. Realized after the fact that although 4 slots there is no power for them - good move Dell! Very similar to what I am thinking - having a full size case from a 10 yr old Dell XPS studio - lovely case - plan on trying it. And I not only will be running a GTX1660 GPU, but have a TV card in there that runs all the time. So mucho power needed. Can't find your next video with the new case - LOL - I might get to that before you. (next week).
On the flip side, $550 for an entire PC with a 10700 is a smoking deal right now. I paid $300 for just that chip a few weeks ago. Move your i7 out and plug an i3 into that setup and have a very reasonable 2nd PC for not much money. It will be interesting to see if your XPS case could potentially be a direct interchange. I'll be stuffing mine into a full-size mid-tower ATX case that I know will be imperfect, if it works at all. In the long run, I'll be using an ATX motherboard as well, so no more Dell limitations at all. Yep, you're probably going to beat me to it. The last video in the 3880 series I did was the i7 upgrade and that was about 2 weeks ago. I can only afford to make about one video on it a month, so, 2 more weeks to go! :)
This is the keyboard I am going to mod I think I am going to put in a 3060 ti a new power supply ram and case swap to something with pre installred fans O
What do we do if the power supply we bought doesn’t work. Then we tried to reinstall the old one and , it turns on, led is on but the computer itself doesn’t turn on. Very concernd.
Is the 750w enough for the EVGA SFX PSU as well? I hope it doesn’t explode if I install it in my PC because I watched some videos mainly talking about the Gigabyte PSU and scared the crap out of me from the result.
Probably? I can't assure the quality of any one PSU manufacturer. I will repeat my concern that 750w inside the case is an additional 500w beyond what Dell ever planned to cool.
And if I install the EVGA GeForce GTX 1660, should I plug the blue VGA cable or the HDMI cable as an option? I don’t know if I have to remove one of them in order for the monitor to respond on screen.
Awesome video! I used it to install a 700w psu into an Inspiron 3891. Then installed a GTX 1660s gpu card and everything works great. One question though. The fans constantly spinning bug me, has anyone solved that problem? I've been researching and some people suggested changing ErP/Sleep mode setting but I've had no luck, I was wondering if you found anything. Thanks again!
Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful! If you're talking about the fans spinning while the PC is powered down, I don't think there's much you can do about it other than killing the power at the wall. A cheap outlet strip should be all you need. If your fans are doing things you don't like while it's powered up, and it's the fan's that are plugged into the motherboard, then there is probably a software setting somewhere that needs adjusted.
hey mark i have the same insprion 3891 and im thinking about getting a gtx 1660 super in it too but i don’t know how much power supply do i need will i have to get a 700w pau aswell.
Love the video! I am goign to do the SFX psu upgrade, in hopes opf adding a smaller RXT 3060, do you have an ideas/ solutions to add any type of active cooling? On Andrew Buliis' Blog he mentioned adding the fan which you showed. I found the right fan and adpater but now im wondering if that will be sufficient on its own to cool off the inside? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!
New to building pcs, trying to do all the research. What happens when you put in a power supply thats well more than enough? Do you only ever hit the wattage the system needs, or do you over power everything?
TLDR: You can't have too big of a PSU from an electrical point of view. Just too small. ---- Wattage is the combination of voltage and amperage (volts x amps = watts). Volts are supplied to the system at a specified value (in the case of a PC PSU, 12v and 5v), but the quantity of voltage drawn is called an amp. The entire rate of energy transfer is call a watt (over time, this is called a watt-second [also known as a joule], or maybe more familiar to you if you've ever paid an electricity bill: a kilowatt-hour). Soo... The system, or any given electrical thing, only draws as many amps as it needs. That amperage draw combined with the voltage supplied is how many watts it is using at any given time.
@@TheBrokenLife apparently, I've asked some guys about in on reddit and this is the answer I got from user fturla: The GTX 1050ti is a low profile card that uses 75 watts as the TDP which means it only needs the power coming from the PCIe slot to run. Unfortunately, the minimum power supply you should use to utilize the video card must be at least 300 watts, because allocation of electricity will not be enough to power the motherboard, ram, storage units such as an SSD or mechanical hard drive, or any number of internal and external peripheral components installed or optionally available to the user. All the USB and external ports require some power also to work. Using a GTX 1050, or GTX 1050ti, or anything better in performance will overload your computer and will make it crash due to lack of power being supplied to the entire system. If you only have a PSU that provides a maximum of 200-260 watts then you do not have a choice. The best video card you can get will be the GT 1030 with 2 or 4 GB of DDR5 video ram (Do not buy or use the GT 1030 with DDR4 video ram, because it has lousy performance at only a third the performance of hardware with the GDDR5 memory.) The lowest price I have seen of a GT 1030 are private sales on OfferUp.com around 75 to 100 dollars. The next best item you can use would be the GT 730. Both the GT 730 or the GT 1030 use about 30 to 40 watts and only require a PSU that provides about 200 watts to the computer. If for some reason you want to use and have the access to the RTX 3060 or RX 6600, then you need at the very least a power supply around 435 to 450 watts at a minimum with the safe region of 600 watts to prevent the computer from crashing. Reduce the power requirements of the latest video cards by at least 15 to 20 percent since the TDP for these cards is in the 150 to 200 watt range when they are in full load. Using either of these cards give you a performance in close to the RTX 2070, RX 5700XT, GTX 1080. The safe bet is either the GT 730 or GT 1030 with 4 GB of DDR5 ram (make sure its DDR5 and not DDR4 or DDR3 - That's important.) Please note that the entry level Intel ARC low profile card to be released in 2022 priced around 100 dollars may outperform the GT 730, GT 1030, GTX 1050, GTX 1050ti, and even the GTX 1650. Unfortunately, we are given no information as to the minimum power supply requirements for the discrete GPU. It probably needs more than 250 watts, which means you still cannot use it, since your max power is locked around 260 at most.
It's not "bad", it just lacks the PCI-E power connection that most graphics cards need for operation. If you don't want to run a higher powered GPU, then the stock PSU is fine.
Hey man, I bought a dell vostro 3910, it came with these specs: - Core I7-12700 - 32GB RAM - 1TB SSD - 1TB HDD - 180W PSU I also bought an RTX 3050 6GB OC Edition. Do you think I can get the SFX PSU and make it work in my PC as well? Thank you in advance.
I'm not that familiar with the 3910. I think at some point Dell switched PSU connectors so the adapter I show in the video won't work. I'm not sure though.
@@bakrialkhateeb7236 It can't be the exact same board because you have a processor 2 generations newer, which is a different socket. The best I can really say is you're going to have to research it further. I don't _think_ it uses the same power plug, but I don't know for sure.
Hey! Great video. I'm in the optiplex world and it seems that the only Optiplex that this 360w psu is compatible with the 7070 optiplex. Even though the Optiplex 5070 is basically the same computer as the Optiplex 7070, for some reason the 360 PSU is only compatible with the motherboard of the 7070. Do you know much about that at all?
@@builtlikeabionicle1518 Yes. Anything but a Dell PSU will require it. Also, double check how many pins there are on your power connector to the motherboard. I've been told that Dell has switched to an 8 pin connector now on some models.
I have concluded the series at this point, but I imagine you could compare I/O locations and sizes on paper and make a determination based on what you can see in the video.
Hi, I've sourced a XE3 psu and seems to have two four pin connectors, one six pin connector (all white plastic) then an additional eight pin (in black plastic). Are you familiar with this combo? Perhaps I can send you some pics?
I have no idea. Dell has used a lot of connectors over the years. The stuff linked in the description will work with the 3880. That's about all I can really confirm.
@@TheBrokenLife decided on going for your third option after a small master class on connectors online. Much more confident now. Did you do a video on the new case for your comp?
37:40 I ordered an Apevia 650W PSU to put into a 7050 Optiplex. The CPU power cable from the PSU is an 8 pin that has 4+4 coming off the 8 pin. But the 4+4 are on separate (opposite) rows of the 8 pin, if I explained that right. Do you think I'll need an adapter, or will this just not work? Couldn't really find an 8 pin female to 4 pin male adapter after a decent amount of searching. ...100 times over in my life, I've learned that cutting corners always burns me. This is no exception. I'm trying to put together 3 "gaming" PCs for my kids for Christmas. Ordered (3) 7050s, (3) 650W PSU, (3) RX 580 GPUs, (3) 24 to 6 pin adapters and was rolling the dice hoping to be genius rather than an idiot. 😂 Now I'm hanging on by a thread from just purchasing (3) Z170s (3) ATX cases and making my life a lot easier. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for the video.
I'm sorry, I don't know anything about that model. I can tell you that your result will be much better if you do decide to go with standard cases and motherboards, though. I picked up about 30% more processor performance _just_ by doing that.
i had a GTX 1050 but with the 260w power supply. no issues. used it for a year before i upgraded. 260w was plug and play. so was the video card. no additional power was needed.
so do these work for the dell ispiron 3981as i have purschused one a bit ago and want know if i should upgrade for gt1030or can i go high then that and if no what would i need my main goal is minecraft for this pc so
The 3981 appears to just be a slightly different configuration of the 3880, so I would assume it would work but I don't know for sure. You shouldn't need any PSU upgrade for a GT 1030. I installed one in mine with the stock 200w PSU and it was just fine. I've also performed various benchmarks on my 3880, including playing Minecraft, throughout the series. You can find all of those videos in the 3880 playlist.
@@thiccfemboi You're very welcome. Yep. I've been a car guy since a decade before I could drive one. In the long term, this channel will be the cars and mechanical content channel and The Broken Tech will be the PC and technology channel. I just ordered a new HP to start on a series on over there.
hi thank you for this - exactly the information im looking for to upgrade my 3881 to a gaming pc. Corsair also sell 800w ATX power supplies, is this options also appropriate for the Inspiron 3880/3881? I ask as looking to buy a preety decent graphics card. Worried that the motherboard or other parts wont support 800+W, but i'm not techy at all. Thanks for your help in advance!
A larger PSU than necessary really won't hurt anything. They only produce what the components draw and maybe a few extra watts for their own larger internals.
@@jikGeek Honestly... I would purchase whatever size seems to be a good bargain, from a well respected maker, when you're in the market to buy one. It makes more sense to spend your money turning your Dell into a complete custom build than it does to put a really expensive GPU + PSU in it. Save a few dollars on the PSU and buy a case and motherboard too... then you won't have any more Dell to worry about at, plus our CPU performance will just about double.
If i buy a 260 watt psu what graphics cards would i be able to install id install the sfx pcu but i want to know if i can get by with the 260 watt upgrade
Thanks! There's nothing inherently unique about that PSU. The question is whether or not the COMeap adapter will function with the board in the newer revisions. I quite suspect it would, but I can't confirm. The best rabbit hole to chasing down would probably be to see if your 3910 uses the same Dell PSU as the 3880. If so, then it's fine.
@@TheBrokenLife Yea the problem is I haven't been able to find much info on the 3910 so far. Maybe I need to wait till Monday to talk to someone at Dell. All I've seen so far is the 3910 uses an 8pin and the 3880 is 6.
@@bobbyaxe3227 Dell isn't going to be able to help you put an aftermarket PSU in one of their machines. I looked up the service manual for the 3910 and it does, indeed, have an 8 pin power connector. There are 8 pin Dell adapters available on the market, but they're likely using a different pinout than their earlier 8 pin products and so far it doesn't look like anyone actually knows what that pinout is (beyond speculation). I think for the time being you're just stuck unless you want to be the one who blazes the trail. Or... It appears the factory 300W PSU option is part #T7X04. I wasn't able to find any for sale, but maybe you could get lucky?
@@TheBrokenLife I meant I was going to ask them if the PSU was the same for your model and mine lol. I am undecided right now on if i'm going to try an aftermarket swap myself and see if it works. It is likely i'll wait a while for someone more technical than myself to figure it out. Appreciate your help and feedback though!
@@bobbyaxe3227 Oh, sorry. I thought you understood that they're not the same. Mine is a 6 pin board and yours is 8. If Dell releases a model that is more refreshed than the 3910 (it looks like all they changed was the board and PSU) this fall I'll probably get one and start a new series. So... On a long enough time line, I'll be the guinea pig if no one else will do it.
Hey man, do you think you could help me? So i have a dell vostro 3888 currently and i bought a gtx 1650, plugged it into its slot and found out there were only 2 pcie cables coming out of the psu, a 6 pin and a 4pin, made me freak out lol. Anyway, I'm here to ask if these methods work on a dell vostro 3888 as well? Because i don't know if these cases have the same sizes and dimensions and I'm in urgent need of a pc rn
OK.. I do think the 3888 and 3880 are pretty much twins, but I have to clear things up to be sure. There are _no_ PCI-E cables coming out the PSU of the original Dell PSU in my video (and I suspect you're accidentally misusing that term). The upgraded one I bought on eBay, and the ATX/SFX PSUs do have them. On your factory dell PSU there are a couple of connectors that plug into the motherboard, and that's it (they are not PCI-E connectors). If that's what you have going on too, then I believe it's the same as mine and you can do exactly as I did. If yours is different, then I don't know what's going on.
I believe so, but I can't confirm since I haven't done it myself. You can cross reference the the Dell PSU models (from the links in the description) to see if any of them were ever used in the G5. If so, you should be good.
I have the same Dell 3880, I bought an ATX 600w ps. I ordered the 24 to 6 adapter. I’m attempting to install an RTX 3070, which has two 8 pin power connectors. Can I use the old psu to run the motherboard and the new psu to power up the gpu?
It's such a bad idea to that that the answer is "no" even if you find a few people that have gotten away with it. If you're spending the money to upgrade to an ATX PSU anyhow, just buy a bigger one. At a glance, this EVGA would suit your needs fine and is pretty affordable: amzn.to/3p8KUdr
@@ACEMAN34448 A reasonable probability of all sorts of issues from voltage differences and ground loops to outright fire hazard. People have done it. My opinion is that they shouldn't. Especially in the event where you've already committed to going to an external PSU, you're taking a gamble to save like $40 plugged into a $600 GPU plus the base cost of the Dell. If you had no other option, yeah, maybe... But over forty bucks? Anyhow, there's a lot of reading out there on "two power supplies in one PC" where people go into pretty deep detail on both sides.
@@jerbear4478 Oh.. You did it _before_ you saw the video? Well, that 500w PSU is worth money. You could easily sell it on eBay and have twice the money available to replace it with an ATX.
@@haterhunter You can buy Y adapters and run as many as you want. I suggest you Y them off of the SATA power leads though. With that said... Do you need extra fans for some reason? Mine runs pretty cool the way it came.
You'd have to look it up for your specific application. Not every application will have an adapter available. Moddiy and Comeap are a couple of places that make adapters.
I'd say that these are the videos a lot of us need for who didn't just build a pc but instead bought a decent one, honestly the cpu isn't bad at all in this pc. He's the hero that's helping people out upgrading bit by bit to show us, "hey, you didn't necessarily screw up by buying this pc, check out these mods!"
the article has been moved to here: www.andrewbullis.us/home/upgrading-the-dell-inspiron-3880.html also I have a RX 550 (Yeston) on here and it works with the 200w psu (and i run valorant at 120fps while playing, 300 or more looking at the sky)
This is the exact video I needed as someone who knows a bit but not too much about computers and needs a better power supply for my GPU. Thank you so much!
You're very welcome! 👍
I just got the 360w unit in the mail for $29.99. Started right up without issue! Thanks for the video man
Awesome! To my surprise, all of the people that asked about PSU upgrades haven't effected the pricing.
Hi Ryan.You mind dropping a link?
@@BriefengagementSpecialist They're all over eBay. Part numbers are in the description.
21:07 "bios is dumb as a post" got me 😂🤣🤣
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I am enjoying the this series, having purchased a 3880 myself. I had already opted for the Dell 360W power supply option, $30 on eBay. I am looking to upgrade the video card in the future, probable in the winter. Right now I am looking for a decent 4K monitor that will not break the bank. When I purchased the Dell I analyzed exactly what the computer was going to be used for. I came up with Zoom Meetings, email, surfing the web, office productivity software and watching RUclips videos. The Dell looked like a decent inexpensive fit and so far it has been that. I still do not see the need for an optical drive but I would like to install a M.2 SSD and move the operating system from the HHD to the new M.2 SSD. Thank you for the video series.
Thank you!
With your desired goals in mind, I'm not sure that you need the PSU upgrade. Mine was doing all of that, and more, with a 200w PSU.
An SSD will make a massive difference in performance. I would strongly suggest that as your next upgrade.
How has the 360w PSU been working for you?
@@DominiqueWillkins Still chugging along. I since added a MSI 1050 Ti GPU with no problem. I still see no need for an optical drive.
@@95SLE got mine and using a Gtx 1650. All good!!!
What psu did you add?
Finally found the right video for upgrading the power supply for this pc!!!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 an all my questions have been answered But i was thanking a tfx power supply would work better to fit but THANK YOU saved me some money.🥳🥳
Sweet! I'm glad I could help you out!
Used this (and a few other videos and posts) to upgrade the PSU, GPU, and fans. Went with SFX. Honestly only went with that over the Dell because I could get everything I needed for the upgrades on Amazon in 2 days. Otherwise, used and eBay. Replaced the CPU fan, got 3 Noctua 80mm fans.. others are on the back and front. Front panel is no more, replaced with steel mesh. Mine didn't come with a drive and I have no need for disks or drives anyway. Just unplugged all the extra sata wires they had kept in there. Used 3M tape on the bottom as suggested. Everything seems fine. Was worried when the 24 pin adapter didn't have the same holes.. but it ended being the one you linked anyway and it looked spot on to what you used. And it worked for you... so I said screw it. Lol Now I have an i7 10700, 1660 ti, and 32GB RAM. Couldn't be more happy to now have this for music production, video editing, and the occasional game. Thanks for the help.
You're very welcome! I'm glad you found the videos helpful! 👍
why not atx?
Hi! Which Dell do you have? I’ve been looking at getting an OptiPlex 7080 sff with same CPU, and add an sfx psu with an rx 5700xt. And I was wondering if your TDP is 65W limited or is it able to go all the way to 170W (or maybe even more)? I’ve found a 7080 tower with an i9 that goes all the way to 170W, checked with Intel Power Gadget. So in short, with this idea I hope I’ll make a miniature hackintosh (want to learn Logic Pro) that can also game in the free time. So yeah, if you can check with Intel PG I would really appreciate it!
Great detailed video. Thanks for the mention :-). Great tip on the high bond tape!
Thanks for the heads up! I hope I did the concept proud for you!
Yep, and I too was concerned about blocking the vent and so left a gap between the case like you did.
@@jeffculbert7982 A wise choice for sure. If SFX PSU prices come down, I _might_ cut the case up for a permanent alteration to SFX only.
@@TheBrokenLife hey is it okay if you reviewed this specifications? Sorry for requesting this but I really need your help since I'm not very knowledgeable about the pins. Will this adapter work?
ATX 24pin to 8pin Power Supply Cable for DELL Optiplex 3020 7020 Adapter Cable
High quality converter cable, sturdy and convenient to use
Compatible with DELL Optiplex 3020 7020 9020 T1700
Connector A 24pin ATX power supply, connector A 8pin (Dell H61/H81/Q77/Q87/B75/A75/Q75/Q65)
Supports1000W power supply
Fit for: DELL Optiplex 3020 7020 9020 T1700
Wire: 18AWG, 0.18*34 copper
Length: approx. 26-28cm
If you need further details, pls tell me so I could link the product down. Though I can't do it at this moment since RUclips won't allow me to post comments with links
@@TheBrokenLife if it's compatible, what do you do with the 2 extra pins?
Thank you... I found your video very helpful. Please keep making more videos and keep spreading the knowledge.
Thanks for watching!
Just a tip: make sure you be careful with the capacitors inside the power supply if you open it. There are some big capacitors in them with a lot of charge and you could have potential problems with electrocution if you touch them and discharge them by accident even if it is unplugged so be careful!
Good point. I wouldn't suggest anyone go poking around in there. _Visual_ inspection, only. :)
I've opened them up to dust and vacuum it out of dust bunnies and dead bugs
@@smirage22 ew bugs are disgusting
Truly excellent video! Thanks!
I have a year old 7080 i7 with 16 gb ram and the on-board graphics card - which was fine until I started making RUclips videos. I purchased a strong GPU but the ATX PSU I bought doesn't fit.
Would you suggest just leaving the ATX outside or putting everything in a new case?
Again, excellent video. Highly informative and presented with humor. Great job!
Thanks for the complements!
ATX PSU inside a new case or outside of your current case is really up to you. My re-casing video _should_ be out tomorrow, so can see what that looks like.
FWIW, my rendering package (Vegas) really doesn't seem to utilize much GPU power so you may find that upgrade doesn't get you what you're hoping for.
Your video is spot on, I just carried out this exact upgrade. My only comment is regarding the ATX lead, You must specify it’s for your particular pc or you my find it doesn’t work, as mine did first time round.
I'm not positive what you're saying about the "ATX lead". Are you talking about the power supply adapter harness? What I linked in the description should be accurate.
@@TheBrokenLife yes , I got one off Amazon I just looked for 24 pin comeap adapter to 6pin not realising here are lots of different combinations. The one that arrived didn’t work, so I checked your video again and this time I specified for a Dell pc and it worked. I also added 8 gig of ram and a GTX 1660 Ti graphics card.
@@johnogden4840 OK. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something up with the links. It sounds like everything is fine.
Sweet! Sounds like a nice setup.
@@TheBrokenLife If Dell told the truth about upgrading in Inspiron I wouldn’t have bought it, their web site says you can upgrade the graphics’s card to a GTX 1660 Super, you can’t mine only had a 260 watt power supply and no power lead, so your video was a breath of fresh air for me, thanks.
@@johnogden4840 With Dell's advertising, it's hard to know what actual model they're pointing at when they make statements like that. Or it could be some really poor performing version of the 1660 Super chipset that is somehow capped at 75w. I seem to remember one of my subs mentioning there was one on the market?
Anyhow, what you ended up doing is almost certainly the better options and likely less expensive. I'm glad I was able to help you get there! 👍
Love the camera video quality, and how you actually show what you're doing. Thanks for the links on the video description as well. I just bought the Dell Vostro 5890 for $470; I had no other option as my PC broke down and I really needed one right now. I could swear the Dell 3880 is pretty much the same as the Dell Vostro 5890 at the PSU bottom corner section. The desktop came with a Max Output power 460W power supply, and the RX 6600 graphics card that I want to upgrade to for 1080p gaming requires 450W-500W; depending on the variant you get according to the specs. Some say I don't need to upgrade, some say the 460W power supply will be at its limit, I don't know what to think anymore. I could risk burning the hell out the desktop by gaming on it just the way it is, or go with the SFX power supply route and ruin the flush look of the case which actually looks pretty slick right now. Decisions, decisions.
Thank you. I'm glad you found the video useful!
At a glance, the Vostro does look nearly identical to the 3880, and I quite suspect it is, but with slightly different options. The general "3880" configuration is available by at least 3 different model numbers that I know of. Another wouldn't surprise me.
I would really encourage you to go with a new case, motherboard, and PSU before you go down the SFX route. Based on what I paid, it's only about $50 more to do that and you'll have a much better result in the end. I would seriously question the ability of the Dell case to exhaust 500w+ of heat in a demanding use environment. Dell also pretty much locks the processors down at 65w for life, so the boost behavior of the CPU is neutered. You get rid of both problems with an aftermarket case and board, and if you buy an ATX case, the PSU is under half the price of an SFX.
So... I propose you use the Dell for what you need it to do until the time comes to upgrade, then harvest it for parts to put into a custom build. That will be my next video in the series. In my case, I will actually end up with 2 stand alone PCs out of it since I have an extra processor and RAM.
What did you end up doing? I can tell you that a 6600 would run fine a 460w power supply. You could have always ran it with the case open if heat did build up.
@@TheRightToFilmPolice I ended up getting an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti FE. I replaced the stock Dell CPU cooler with a Noctua one as well; helps a lot with the overheating. According to a friend, my stock Dell proprietary SFF PSU can deliver around 230W on each 12V rail (the 3060 Ti is a 200-220 watt GPU) for a total of 460W. Sure seems that way as the PC hasn't shutdown on me yet.
@@mecha_korta2761 nice. I have the same graphics card. Which processor does it have? I'm assuming the noctua is a low profile cooler. Like the content creator said, eventually you could move it into a better motherboard one that doesn't limit the watts on the CPU(I actually never heard of this before but I do know many processors are kept at 65w, but I thought only when needing to thermal throttle which the cooler will help with. Either way a better mother oard down the road will let you do a mild overclock on the CPU or base boost clock depending on model. Also in a few years when you upgrade gpu and CPU, don't be afraid to buy used. I bought a used GPU in 2020 and it still works great and put many hours into it, not the 3060ti. I also bought I high end older CPU for an office PC I had, and it has a nice aftermarket Asus in it, and that processor is fine too. Used can be a good way to save money, say on a 3080 later on. Anyways enjoy the PC sounds nice.
@@TheRightToFilmPolice Thank you, likewise. Yeah, I have an Intel i5-10400. It's pretty much a locked CPU, but it's the reason I like it; at 65W it doesn't put a lot of strain on my system. Initially my upgrades were more about "saving" my Vostro PC from being useless... rather than building a great gaming rig, but now I kind of like how everything turned out. I wouldn't be able to install an RTX 3080 size GPU on my Vostro case either way, so upgrading to the Intel i7-11700 (which my motherboard is compatible with) would also mean upgrading my current RAM from 2666MHz to 3200MHz; thus ending in a never ending cycle of upgrades. I think I'll stop here Lol.
The Noctua NH-D9L CPU cooler leaves a space of about 2½ inches from its top to the side-panel, and enough room on the sides to take out the RAM modules for cleaning. It's definitely an improvement over the stock heatsink. I made a quick RUclips tutorial for some family members that wanted to know what to upgrade since they had the XPS 8940; which is pretty much the same generic crap as mine. The video is called "Dell Vostro 5890 With 460W PSU - Noctua CPU Cooler Upgrade & PSU Info (Quick Guide)". You can check out how the Noctua cooler looks on my PC at the end of the video; the stock one sounded like a jet engine when gaming, and would get dangerously hot, so it had to go. Enjoy your 3060 Ti.
Thank you for your video. I upgraded my Inspiron 3880 with a dell 360 watt PSU and added a GTX 1060 6gb card. It came with 12gb ram but I'm going to upgrade to 16gb. I do some light flight sims so I think it should work fine for me until it's time to upgrade again. So far so good and thank you again!
I'm glad to hear it! Thanks for watching! 👍
just for the stats. Because i wanted to add a GTX 1660 OC to my 3880. I cut a small square hole at the blank side of the power supply "panel" and used a SFX. The hole can easily be covered back up anytime altho i dont think the SFX is leaving this case ever. i must say, buying the 3880 and seeing the power supply made me mad and sad at the same time. all good now bec of this update. Thanks!
Cool, I'm glad it's working out for you. Just from a cost standpoint, I'm not sure I would recommend an SFX to people though. My entire ATX case and PSU was less than just the SFX PSU.
@@TheBrokenLife true. I could get a mt with ps for 50 to 100 but i just wanted it in the dell. Took me an hour to get it done. Thanks to your video. Also. No idea if that would be an easy swap or not.
i was expecting a cpu upgrade but psu is even better
CPU is next month. i7-10700 and 32GB of DDR4 3200 RAM.
@@TheBrokenLife 32 is alot im ready to see the gaming experience from that also I7s are good for gaming
@@GamingChairDiff I only went with 32 because I couldn't afford 64. :) For me, this is a video editing workstation, so, the more the better.
HA I loved that MiB2 reference... "Old and busted... new hotness." I agree with you on the ATX being the best option (despite the Napoleon Dynamite Daisy-chain) simply because of the standardization of ATX and thus getting away from the proprietary problems/restrictions major OEMs tend to have (especially Dell) being able to simply get an ATX case altogether.
Just curious which i7 you got... Is it still Comet Lake as these Dells have or did you go 11th gen? Is it overclockable or not? Also wondering what kind of motherboard you were thinking of getting and the brand/speed of RAM just out of more curiosity...
BTW I wouldn't blame you if you didn't end up carving out that extra metal for the SFF PSU's ventilation but if you were to do it it'd be neat and fitting just because of the other cool stuff I've seen on your channels.
Don't tempt me to add more Fresh Prince to the channel... haha
It's an i7-10700, or specifically, BX8070110700. It's retail boxed, non-K (so no overclock that I'm aware of), with Intel graphics and Intel cooler included. I went that way because it was the path of the least unknowns. If someone wants to retain their integrated graphics, they can. If someone doesn't want to become a CPU cooling expert, they don't have to. etc, etc.
The Dell chipset doesn't support 11th generation chips. I haven't made my mind up on motherboard yet, but it will be cheap. I've decided to keep this series budget oriented for the most part. RAM is Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3200 (PC4-25600).
I'll mark down 1 vote for cutting up the case. :) If SFF wasn't so ridiculously expensive (3x the cost of an ATX) I would be more inclined to do it.
Hey I bought one of these at Costco today with a i5 12500. If I bought a PSU upgrade like you did in the video what’s the max video card do you think I could put in it?
If you just bought it today I think you may be out of luck for a little while. I believe the newer models now use an 8 pin power supply connector (that is not the same as any other Dell 8 pin connector) that isn't supported by the aftermarket yet.
If you _can_ get an adapter, you're only limited by physical space in the case. You just have to measure it and see if the card you're interested in will fit.
@@TheBrokenLife does it matter as long as it is a 24 pin to 8 pin? I tried to send a link but it won’t let me
@@tpads5492 Yes, it matters. It needs to be the correct 24 to 8 pin. The last I looked into it, no one was making one yet.
@@TheBrokenLife ok I understand 100% now I didn’t realize in the description below it talks about what it’s compatible with and you’re correct there’s no aftermarket adapter yet. But the cool thing about it is on their website they say I can use a 1660 super. I will rock that until that adapter releases. I definitely subscribe thank you so much for all the help!!! Is there any other channels you have like Facebook or Twitch?
@@tpads5492 The info in the description is a Dell 3880. Yours is probably a 3910 or later. They look alike, but Dell has been tweaking for awhile.
I have a dedicated Tech channel where I will be doing this type of content in the future. It's also linked in the description (I think?).
The channel is The Broken Tech
If your Dell Inspiron 3880 won't turn on at all or only occasionally turns on, try replacing the motherboard battery. I replaced the whole power supply (ebay $25) but the problem was the 50 cent CR2032 battery was dead. Now my free computer works.
I have an entire video about replacing the CMOS battery in the 3880. It's in the playlist. 👍
Thank you for making this vid :)
Thanks for watching it! 👍
So I went with the 700w psu that would normally be internal if I didn't have the Dell case, I am running it externally just as you explained. It's got all the wires I need instead of the stock psu 4 pin and 6 pin.
After wiring up the new psu, I found out the 6 pin is about an inch away from plugging in so I was going to buy an extension for it. Instead of waiting a week for amazon to deliver it. I decided to just hook up the original psu for the cpu and motherboard only, and the new psu is solely plugged into the gpu. Which is good because I've had the gpu pushing 110w at on point and the original psu would never had been capable at doing that. Although my pc now looks like Frankenstein basically running in pieces, everything is running flawlessly. I'm waiting a bit to upgrade ram, cpu cooler and ssd. I've got a dual fan water cooler for the cpu on standby once I get paid I'll have it😁
As I understand it, it's not wise to run multiple PSUs simultaneously on the same PC. Something about the ground planes between the two potentially causing issues? I openly confess to not being an electronics wiz capable of explaining the issue, but it's pretty well documented that you shouldn't do that. I'd personally wait a week for that extension (or ever better, get yourself a soldering iron and some wire and extend it yourself... always good to have more skills and tools) and leave the GPU out of the equation for the moment.
That issue aside, you're taking the right approach IMO. I don't think I'd spend any effort water cooling and all of that inside the Dell case though. Just move on to a standard ATX case and save yourself a lot of hassle.
@@TheBrokenLife the only reason I'm getting the cooler is because a friend of mine is selling it to me for really cheap, as for the dual psu I do have one psu hooked up to a thick guage extension cord ran to a separate breaker in the house, which isn't too far, I would hate for it to fry💀
@@DrFetusCS What I'm talking about are issues within each PSU on the DC rails. I'm not an electrical engineer so I'm not entirely clear of the danger, I just know there _is_ a danger. I'm pretty bold with some of the stuff I do and I wouldn't personally do that. In fact, one of the earlier things I looked into was a laptop PSU for the GPU and "the internet" pretty much talked me out of it due to the associated danger.
@@TheBrokenLife gotcha, well, I'll get it fixed asap then😂 I want to get a new motherboard and case, I've just got to wait for now
@@DrFetusCS I hear ya... This stuff is expensive! My case and MB swaps are going to firmly be on the budget end of things.
How reliable are these power supply cable adapters (the ones for the dell proprietary 6 pin)? It seems a bit like they´re of questionable reliability from what I´ve read.
Great Video btw!
Thanks! 👍
The two I have seem OK. Your drives, GPU, fans, etc can all be run directly from your replacement PSU and not from the Dell board if you want. That radically reduces the power demand on the adapter.
That said, I would consider any aftermarket PSU upgrade to the Dell case a temporary solution until you buy an aftermarket case and motherboard. These days, I imagine a used LGA1200 board would be pretty affordable and a case costs whatever you care to spend (I see several on Amazon for under $50).
Hey after using the gt 1030 I wanted to play warzone 2 and that 20-30 trash fps made me want to upgrade again so do you think i can install a 1650 super with the atx psu?
Many people have reported success with similar hardware, so I'd imagine you'll be fine.
@@TheBrokenLife Thanks,
@@GamingChairDiff You're quite welcome. 👍
Thank you for the video! I need to add a USB root hub / more 3.0 ports to my Inspiron 3880, and was recommended a PCIe USB card. Do you have any idea if there is any PCI that would be supported by this Dell model? Mine is an i7-10700,16 GB Ram, MB Dell 05GD68, Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB Sata, Pm991 NVMe Samsung 256GB (if any of that is relevant...). If not, what would be the best way to understand the compatibility between the Desktop and a PCIe USB card? Thank you so much!
Thank you for watching it! 👍
I don't think there's any special USB card you would need so whatever one you find with decent reviews will probably be fine.
But... If I were in your position I would likely just buy a USB hub instead, something like this: amzn.to/3Sqydas
bit in the butt by Dell once again... $550 for an i7-10700 Inspiron from Dell warehouse was too good to be true.
Realized after the fact that although 4 slots there is no power for them - good move Dell!
Very similar to what I am thinking - having a full size case from a 10 yr old Dell XPS studio - lovely case - plan on trying it.
And I not only will be running a GTX1660 GPU, but have a TV card in there that runs all the time. So mucho power needed.
Can't find your next video with the new case - LOL - I might get to that before you. (next week).
On the flip side, $550 for an entire PC with a 10700 is a smoking deal right now. I paid $300 for just that chip a few weeks ago. Move your i7 out and plug an i3 into that setup and have a very reasonable 2nd PC for not much money.
It will be interesting to see if your XPS case could potentially be a direct interchange. I'll be stuffing mine into a full-size mid-tower ATX case that I know will be imperfect, if it works at all. In the long run, I'll be using an ATX motherboard as well, so no more Dell limitations at all.
Yep, you're probably going to beat me to it. The last video in the 3880 series I did was the i7 upgrade and that was about 2 weeks ago. I can only afford to make about one video on it a month, so, 2 more weeks to go! :)
Nice information, thanks bro
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful! 👍
Nice video. May I ask if GTX 1650 low profile fit in this case?
A few of my subscribers have installed similar cards and I don't believe they have had any issues.
@@TheBrokenLife alr thanks !
This is the keyboard I am going to mod I think I am going to put in a 3060 ti a new power supply ram and case swap to something with pre installred fans
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Good luck with it!
What do we do if the power supply we bought doesn’t work. Then we tried to reinstall the old one and , it turns on, led is on but the computer itself doesn’t turn on. Very concernd.
Double check all of your connections and make sure something isn't loose or unplugged.
You could use a rotary tool with a cut off wheel to make cut outs for the new power supplies
Sure. You could that. 👍
@@TheBrokenLife also cutting out the bottom for the psu intake
Where did you buy the 24pin to 6 pin adapter?
Links are in the description.
if put a sfx psu in it what graphics card can fit in it
You're at the physical limitation of the case at the point. I suggest you go for an ATX PSU, change cases, and then have no limits at all.
Is the 750w enough for the EVGA SFX PSU as well? I hope it doesn’t explode if I install it in my PC because I watched some videos mainly talking about the Gigabyte PSU and scared the crap out of me from the result.
Probably? I can't assure the quality of any one PSU manufacturer. I will repeat my concern that 750w inside the case is an additional 500w beyond what Dell ever planned to cool.
And if I install the EVGA GeForce GTX 1660, should I plug the blue VGA cable or the HDMI cable as an option? I don’t know if I have to remove one of them in order for the monitor to respond on screen.
@@JimmyNGX If you're talking about the connectors on the card, either should work, but HDMI would be the more desired output.
Thank you so much 💗💗💗💗
You're very welcome. 👍
@@TheBrokenLife I cant find the video where you change the cpu fan.
@@plasticdrakeinc It's covered pretty well in the i7 video.
Awesome video! I used it to install a 700w psu into an Inspiron 3891. Then installed a GTX 1660s gpu card and everything works great.
One question though. The fans constantly spinning bug me, has anyone solved that problem? I've been researching and some people suggested changing ErP/Sleep mode setting but I've had no luck, I was wondering if you found anything. Thanks again!
Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful!
If you're talking about the fans spinning while the PC is powered down, I don't think there's much you can do about it other than killing the power at the wall. A cheap outlet strip should be all you need.
If your fans are doing things you don't like while it's powered up, and it's the fan's that are plugged into the motherboard, then there is probably a software setting somewhere that needs adjusted.
hey mark i have the same insprion 3891 and im thinking about getting a gtx 1660 super in it too but i don’t know how much power supply do i need will i have to get a 700w pau aswell.
Love the video! I am goign to do the SFX psu upgrade, in hopes opf adding a smaller RXT 3060, do you have an ideas/ solutions to add any type of active cooling? On Andrew Buliis' Blog he mentioned adding the fan which you showed. I found the right fan and adpater but now im wondering if that will be sufficient on its own to cool off the inside? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!
Thanks!
I currently have a 4060 in mine, with the Dell upgraded PSU, and I have no issues with cooling at all.
Used corsair 650w semi modular on an inspiron 3910 plugged it in with the adapter, now my computer is bricked. Good thing I have a warranty.
I think the 3910 is supposed to use an 8 pin adapter, which I have no experience with.
Hopefully you get things sorted out. 👍
@The Broken Life i used a 24 pin to an 8 pin adapter
Great approach, my only concern would be the two fans ,PSU and GPU next to each other, but I like it
The GPU I selected has no cooling fan. 👍
It doesn’t have any cooling fan 😮
What’s your gpu ?
@@sirojiddinzikrullayev Just a GT 1030. There's a video about it in the playlist.
New to building pcs, trying to do all the research. What happens when you put in a power supply thats well more than enough? Do you only ever hit the wattage the system needs, or do you over power everything?
TLDR: You can't have too big of a PSU from an electrical point of view. Just too small.
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Wattage is the combination of voltage and amperage (volts x amps = watts). Volts are supplied to the system at a specified value (in the case of a PC PSU, 12v and 5v), but the quantity of voltage drawn is called an amp. The entire rate of energy transfer is call a watt (over time, this is called a watt-second [also known as a joule], or maybe more familiar to you if you've ever paid an electricity bill: a kilowatt-hour).
Soo... The system, or any given electrical thing, only draws as many amps as it needs. That amperage draw combined with the voltage supplied is how many watts it is using at any given time.
Do you think with a psu upgrade the Inspiron will be able to handle more powerful gpus like gt 1050?
A GT 1050 shouldn't require a PSU upgrade. You're probably fine to run that card as-is right now.
Thank you
@@kawalyz I'm happy to help!
gtx 1050 doesnt suck too much electricity, infact it only uses pci-e for power
@@TheBrokenLife apparently, I've asked some guys about in on reddit and this is the answer I got from user fturla:
The GTX 1050ti is a low profile card that uses 75 watts as the TDP which means it only needs the power coming from the PCIe slot to run. Unfortunately, the minimum power supply you should use to utilize the video card must be at least 300 watts, because allocation of electricity will not be enough to power the motherboard, ram, storage units such as an SSD or mechanical hard drive, or any number of internal and external peripheral components installed or optionally available to the user. All the USB and external ports require some power also to work. Using a GTX 1050, or GTX 1050ti, or anything better in performance will overload your computer and will make it crash due to lack of power being supplied to the entire system.
If you only have a PSU that provides a maximum of 200-260 watts then you do not have a choice. The best video card you can get will be the GT 1030 with 2 or 4 GB of DDR5 video ram (Do not buy or use the GT 1030 with DDR4 video ram, because it has lousy performance at only a third the performance of hardware with the GDDR5 memory.)
The lowest price I have seen of a GT 1030 are private sales on OfferUp.com around 75 to 100 dollars. The next best item you can use would be the GT 730. Both the GT 730 or the GT 1030 use about 30 to 40 watts and only require a PSU that provides about 200 watts to the computer.
If for some reason you want to use and have the access to the RTX 3060 or RX 6600, then you need at the very least a power supply around 435 to 450 watts at a minimum with the safe region of 600 watts to prevent the computer from crashing. Reduce the power requirements of the latest video cards by at least 15 to 20 percent since the TDP for these cards is in the 150 to 200 watt range when they are in full load. Using either of these cards give you a performance in close to the RTX 2070, RX 5700XT, GTX 1080.
The safe bet is either the GT 730 or GT 1030 with 4 GB of DDR5 ram (make sure its DDR5 and not DDR4 or DDR3 - That's important.) Please note that the entry level Intel ARC low profile card to be released in 2022 priced around 100 dollars may outperform the GT 730, GT 1030, GTX 1050, GTX 1050ti, and even the GTX 1650. Unfortunately, we are given no information as to the minimum power supply requirements for the discrete GPU. It probably needs more than 250 watts, which means you still cannot use it, since your max power is locked around 260 at most.
Is the power supply bad which used in the main dell pc?
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It's not "bad", it just lacks the PCI-E power connection that most graphics cards need for operation. If you don't want to run a higher powered GPU, then the stock PSU is fine.
Hey man, I bought a dell vostro 3910, it came with these specs:
- Core I7-12700
- 32GB RAM
- 1TB SSD
- 1TB HDD
- 180W PSU
I also bought an RTX 3050 6GB OC Edition.
Do you think I can get the SFX PSU and make it work in my PC as well?
Thank you in advance.
I'm not that familiar with the 3910. I think at some point Dell switched PSU connectors so the adapter I show in the video won't work. I'm not sure though.
@@TheBrokenLife From what I can see, it has the same exact motherboard as the one in the video. I think it should work, right?
@@bakrialkhateeb7236 It can't be the exact same board because you have a processor 2 generations newer, which is a different socket.
The best I can really say is you're going to have to research it further. I don't _think_ it uses the same power plug, but I don't know for sure.
@@TheBrokenLife you're right, I didn't mean the exact same motherboard. I meant the exact layout.
I'll try it out anyway. Thank you
@@bakrialkhateeb7236 Good luck with it. Let me know how it works out! 👍
Nice
Thanks!
Is the adapter gonna burn my house down? That's an important note
Mine hasn't... yet? 😆
Hey! Great video. I'm in the optiplex world and it seems that the only Optiplex that this 360w psu is compatible with the 7070 optiplex. Even though the Optiplex 5070 is basically the same computer as the Optiplex 7070, for some reason the 360 PSU is only compatible with the motherboard of the 7070. Do you know much about that at all?
Thanks!
Sorry... I don't have any experience with the models you're working with.
So I bought a 3060 gtx 12gb, gpu now realizing the PSU is only 260 if I install this EVGA 650w will that work with running the gpu?
You may need to go bigger than 650w. I'm not that familiar with the 3060.
@@TheBrokenLife the requirements say 550w for the geforce 3060 gtx
@@builtlikeabionicle1518 Sounds like that should be fine then.
@@TheBrokenLife I appreciate your reply! One last question if I were to buy am ATX psu would I still need the adapter?
@@builtlikeabionicle1518 Yes. Anything but a Dell PSU will require it. Also, double check how many pins there are on your power connector to the motherboard. I've been told that Dell has switched to an 8 pin connector now on some models.
Can you try a TFX power supply? It's size is similar to that of the dell's power supply.
I have concluded the series at this point, but I imagine you could compare I/O locations and sizes on paper and make a determination based on what you can see in the video.
@@TheBrokenLife 👍
Hi, I've sourced a XE3 psu and seems to have two four pin connectors, one six pin connector (all white plastic) then an additional eight pin (in black plastic). Are you familiar with this combo? Perhaps I can send you some pics?
I have no idea. Dell has used a lot of connectors over the years. The stuff linked in the description will work with the 3880. That's about all I can really confirm.
@@TheBrokenLife decided on going for your third option after a small master class on connectors online. Much more confident now. Did you do a video on the new case for your comp?
37:40 I ordered an Apevia 650W PSU to put into a 7050 Optiplex. The CPU power cable from the PSU is an 8 pin that has 4+4 coming off the 8 pin. But the 4+4 are on separate (opposite) rows of the 8 pin, if I explained that right. Do you think I'll need an adapter, or will this just not work? Couldn't really find an 8 pin female to 4 pin male adapter after a decent amount of searching.
...100 times over in my life, I've learned that cutting corners always burns me. This is no exception. I'm trying to put together 3 "gaming" PCs for my kids for Christmas. Ordered (3) 7050s, (3) 650W PSU, (3) RX 580 GPUs, (3) 24 to 6 pin adapters and was rolling the dice hoping to be genius rather than an idiot. 😂 Now I'm hanging on by a thread from just purchasing (3) Z170s (3) ATX cases and making my life a lot easier.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for the video.
I'm sorry, I don't know anything about that model. I can tell you that your result will be much better if you do decide to go with standard cases and motherboards, though. I picked up about 30% more processor performance _just_ by doing that.
Hi, I wanted to ask you if 24 to 8pin for dell is going to work in 6pin slot(i have the same PC)
I can only confirm what you see in the video.
@@TheBrokenLife Thanks anyway
thank u broo
Thanks for watching! 👍
bro i have got 260 watt power supply in my dell optiplex 3880 same like you which graphics card would you suggest me to put plz
GT 1030. I have a video about it in the playlist.
Please please respond. What is the best gpu that you KNOW will work in this system with the stock 200 watt power supply.
GT 1030. I've installed one myself and it's supported by Dell.
will a gt 730 work?
@@escapethematrix2838 No.
@@TheBrokenLife ok thanks
i had a GTX 1050 but with the 260w power supply. no issues. used it for a year before i upgraded. 260w was plug and play. so was the video card. no additional power was needed.
im assuming a gtx 1050 ti will wok with this woth 200 watt psu?
I've had many people say it's fine, but I haven't tried it myself.
so do these work for the dell ispiron 3981as i have purschused one a bit ago and want know if i should upgrade for gt1030or can i go high then that and if no what would i need my main goal is minecraft for this pc so
The 3981 appears to just be a slightly different configuration of the 3880, so I would assume it would work but I don't know for sure.
You shouldn't need any PSU upgrade for a GT 1030. I installed one in mine with the stock 200w PSU and it was just fine.
I've also performed various benchmarks on my 3880, including playing Minecraft, throughout the series. You can find all of those videos in the 3880 playlist.
@@TheBrokenLife ok thank you that wil save me 60 bucks
also do you like cars as on your chanel has some vids about car mods i love cars and pcs
@@thiccfemboi You're very welcome.
Yep. I've been a car guy since a decade before I could drive one. In the long term, this channel will be the cars and mechanical content channel and The Broken Tech will be the PC and technology channel. I just ordered a new HP to start on a series on over there.
hi thank you for this - exactly the information im looking for to upgrade my 3881 to a gaming pc. Corsair also sell 800w ATX power supplies, is this options also appropriate for the Inspiron 3880/3881? I ask as looking to buy a preety decent graphics card. Worried that the motherboard or other parts wont support 800+W, but i'm not techy at all. Thanks for your help in advance!
A larger PSU than necessary really won't hurt anything. They only produce what the components draw and maybe a few extra watts for their own larger internals.
@@TheBrokenLife From this, it feels like 750W would be fine. Appreciate the help on this!
@@jikGeek Honestly... I would purchase whatever size seems to be a good bargain, from a well respected maker, when you're in the market to buy one. It makes more sense to spend your money turning your Dell into a complete custom build than it does to put a really expensive GPU + PSU in it. Save a few dollars on the PSU and buy a case and motherboard too... then you won't have any more Dell to worry about at, plus our CPU performance will just about double.
@@TheBrokenLife thanks for your help, it is greatly appreciated
@@jikGeek Good luck with it. 👍
If i buy a 260 watt psu what graphics cards would i be able to install id install the sfx pcu but i want to know if i can get by with the 260 watt upgrade
Just buy the middle of the road Dell upgrade. I think it's a 360w? I have one running an RTX 4060.
Links should all be in the description.
What is the model of 3881 pc's motherboard?
It's something proprietary to Dell, made by Foxconn.
@@TheBrokenLife please tell me the model number
@@md_torikul_islam I don't have one to tell you. You'd have to ask Dell.
Incredible video. Does anyone know if the Corsair VS600 will also work on the newer Inspiron 3910? Struggling to find any info out there. Thanks!
Thanks!
There's nothing inherently unique about that PSU. The question is whether or not the COMeap adapter will function with the board in the newer revisions. I quite suspect it would, but I can't confirm.
The best rabbit hole to chasing down would probably be to see if your 3910 uses the same Dell PSU as the 3880. If so, then it's fine.
@@TheBrokenLife Yea the problem is I haven't been able to find much info on the 3910 so far. Maybe I need to wait till Monday to talk to someone at Dell. All I've seen so far is the 3910 uses an 8pin and the 3880 is 6.
@@bobbyaxe3227 Dell isn't going to be able to help you put an aftermarket PSU in one of their machines.
I looked up the service manual for the 3910 and it does, indeed, have an 8 pin power connector. There are 8 pin Dell adapters available on the market, but they're likely using a different pinout than their earlier 8 pin products and so far it doesn't look like anyone actually knows what that pinout is (beyond speculation).
I think for the time being you're just stuck unless you want to be the one who blazes the trail. Or... It appears the factory 300W PSU option is part #T7X04. I wasn't able to find any for sale, but maybe you could get lucky?
@@TheBrokenLife I meant I was going to ask them if the PSU was the same for your model and mine lol. I am undecided right now on if i'm going to try an aftermarket swap myself and see if it works. It is likely i'll wait a while for someone more technical than myself to figure it out. Appreciate your help and feedback though!
@@bobbyaxe3227 Oh, sorry. I thought you understood that they're not the same. Mine is a 6 pin board and yours is 8.
If Dell releases a model that is more refreshed than the 3910 (it looks like all they changed was the board and PSU) this fall I'll probably get one and start a new series. So... On a long enough time line, I'll be the guinea pig if no one else will do it.
I also wanted to ask you whether if I upgrade the psu I can put itx rtx 3060?
I don't think it will physically fit in the Dell case.
@@TheBrokenLife Its and ITX gpu, I believe it would fit. But my question is about cables, will be something missing on the motherboard or etc?
@@georgiivanov4739 I missed the ITX part before.
If you upgrade the PSU to one that has PCIE power, you should be fine.
@@TheBrokenLife Thanks for the response!
@@georgiivanov4739 Good luck with it! 👍
Hi. I’d like to ask whats this psu cause i kinda like it
All of the info (and links where I could) is down in the description.
Can u change the case too sir ? Is it's possible
I already did. The video is in the playlist. :)
@@TheBrokenLife thanks bro but can I ony change case
@@johnnyyt9412 If you want to figure out how to put the Dell PSU in there, sure.
I bought a dell 3891 for 180.00 on eBay and came with an i5 11400f
hello my desktop has a 260w psu.. what do you think is the maximum graphics card i can put in it?
Anything that requires 75w, or less.
@@TheBrokenLifeIm trying to put in a 1660 super, how much watts do you think i will need ?
lol. Omg. Video cracks me up.
Hey man, do you think you could help me? So i have a dell vostro 3888 currently and i bought a gtx 1650, plugged it into its slot and found out there were only 2 pcie cables coming out of the psu, a 6 pin and a 4pin, made me freak out lol. Anyway, I'm here to ask if these methods work on a dell vostro 3888 as well? Because i don't know if these cases have the same sizes and dimensions and I'm in urgent need of a pc rn
OK.. I do think the 3888 and 3880 are pretty much twins, but I have to clear things up to be sure.
There are _no_ PCI-E cables coming out the PSU of the original Dell PSU in my video (and I suspect you're accidentally misusing that term). The upgraded one I bought on eBay, and the ATX/SFX PSUs do have them.
On your factory dell PSU there are a couple of connectors that plug into the motherboard, and that's it (they are not PCI-E connectors). If that's what you have going on too, then I believe it's the same as mine and you can do exactly as I did. If yours is different, then I don't know what's going on.
@@TheBrokenLife it only has two cables coming out of it basically, one for cpu and one for mobo, so I can't plug in the gpu
@@Gatorade. Sounds the same as my 3880, so, if that all looks like what you see in the video, you should be able to do the same things I demonstrated.
@@TheBrokenLife thank you. Surprised that you still respond to comments lol
@@Gatorade. I'm always around! 😁
Is there any issue If PSU fan and GPU fan meet together ? because its look too close to each other
It's not ideal, but that's pretty much the way every case is designed now.
Does anyone know if this will work for a Dell G5 5000?
I believe so, but I can't confirm since I haven't done it myself. You can cross reference the the Dell PSU models (from the links in the description) to see if any of them were ever used in the G5. If so, you should be good.
@@TheBrokenLife Thank you so much!
@@isaacdressler6285 You're welcome!
my pc only has a 6pin motherboard connector do i really need an adapter for it?
Yes.
@@TheBrokenLife thanks man didn't really expect an answer for a year old video
@@ncluc3434 I don't usually get so many comments that I can't keep up with them. 😉
cool
can you use the 4 pin from the 24 pin in the mother board power port
I'm not sure I understand your question.
@@TheBrokenLife I figured it out thanks
@@thekiller6970 Glad to hear it! 👍
I have the same Dell 3880, I bought an ATX 600w ps. I ordered the 24 to 6 adapter. I’m attempting to install an RTX 3070, which has two 8 pin power connectors. Can I use the old psu to run the motherboard and the new psu to power up the gpu?
It's such a bad idea to that that the answer is "no" even if you find a few people that have gotten away with it.
If you're spending the money to upgrade to an ATX PSU anyhow, just buy a bigger one. At a glance, this EVGA would suit your needs fine and is pretty affordable: amzn.to/3p8KUdr
@@TheBrokenLife what’s the problem with using both?
@@ACEMAN34448 A reasonable probability of all sorts of issues from voltage differences and ground loops to outright fire hazard.
People have done it. My opinion is that they shouldn't. Especially in the event where you've already committed to going to an external PSU, you're taking a gamble to save like $40 plugged into a $600 GPU plus the base cost of the Dell. If you had no other option, yeah, maybe... But over forty bucks?
Anyhow, there's a lot of reading out there on "two power supplies in one PC" where people go into pretty deep detail on both sides.
Thanks now you have me so 🧐. But you are right on what you said I would probably do. Cya
As long as you get there before the prices go crazy, and you're not looking for a 500w psu, it's not a bad way to go.
@@TheBrokenLife I already have a 500w psu. That’s part of the problem.
@@jerbear4478 Oh.. You did it _before_ you saw the video? Well, that 500w PSU is worth money. You could easily sell it on eBay and have twice the money available to replace it with an ATX.
@@TheBrokenLife It is an tax. I have an old hp that thought of rebuilding. Too many thoughts 💭
@@TheBrokenLife Arx
whats the name of the cable you bought
Everything I used is linked in the description.
@@TheBrokenLife thanks
@@4orever0nly 👍
Hi, how can you put a extra fan on the dell 3880
The easiest places would probably be in the front down low and in the rear where mine has a duct from the CPU fan.
@@TheBrokenLife but there’s only one fan connector
@@haterhunter You can buy Y adapters and run as many as you want. I suggest you Y them off of the SATA power leads though.
With that said... Do you need extra fans for some reason? Mine runs pretty cool the way it came.
Can I use a rx580 in this pc without any upgrade?
If it doesn't require PCI-E power, it should work.
@@TheBrokenLife does this mobo support PCI 3 or 4 gpu
@@johnnyyt9412 I have a GPU upgrade video in the playlist. It's linked in the video description.
Can i use standart atx power supply on it?
That's not a brand I recognize and I typically suggest people stay with name brand stuff.
@@TheBrokenLife i have cooler master mwe 450 w
Which psu will fit in this box ?
The Dell one.
Where can I buy a 24 pin to 4 pin atx adapter
You'd have to look it up for your specific application. Not every application will have an adapter available. Moddiy and Comeap are a couple of places that make adapters.
@@TheBrokenLife it was 24 to 6 pin i made a mistake. I bought the adapter and it comes tommorow thanks for the help
@@JAH______ Sweet! Those are still all over Amazon. Good luck with it! 👍
Why don't you build a pc instead of upgrading so many times.
I'd say that these are the videos a lot of us need for who didn't just build a pc but instead bought a decent one, honestly the cpu isn't bad at all in this pc. He's the hero that's helping people out upgrading bit by bit to show us, "hey, you didn't necessarily screw up by buying this pc, check out these mods!"
@@DrFetusCS I also have the same pc 3880
I3 4 gb variant
@@maheshwarikudmethe6417 if I remember correctly I believe I've got the i5 10400 @2.90ghz
@@DrFetusCS now you are using another pc
Too much side talks!
Thanks for watching...
Dell prebuilt is garbage
For what you pay for one, they're not so terrible.
the article has been moved to here: www.andrewbullis.us/home/upgrading-the-dell-inspiron-3880.html
also I have a RX 550 (Yeston) on here and it works with the 200w psu (and i run valorant at 120fps while playing, 300 or more looking at the sky)
I updated the description with the new link. 👍
too much talking!!!!!
Too much complaining!!!!
@@TheBrokenLife what a complaint??? Im just being objective bitch!
Nice
Thank you!
How many pins do I have on my 3880 10th gen core i5?
Also can I put gtx 1050ti without any psu requirements ?
Should be the same as mine. And, I've heard reports of people using 1050tis without issues.