*This PC is ready for just about anything you can throw at it from GAMING to EDITING to OFFICE use!* CHECK IT OUT HERE: gohobo.io/dell7010 (seller United PC Tek) Graphics Card Upgrade: gohobo.io/gt1030 Memory Upgrade: gohobo.io/ddr3l Speaker Upgrade: gohobo.io/IEbm SSD Hard Drive Upgrade: gohobo.io/evo870 DVI to HDMI Cable (for graphics card upgrade): gohobo.io/QhGZ CFORCE Portable Monitor: gohobo.io/bJlh (2.5K version - 4K sold out) WANT A FASTER PC? Dell 7020 i7 with SSD $161! gohobo.io/dell7020
Do you think it’s more cost effective to get the Dell 7020 i7 with SSD $161 (from the description link)and just get an inexpensive monitor instead getting this plus all the upgrades?
@@Jess.-. see if that processor is supported under Windows 11 before buying. Windows 10 support ends in fall of 2025 so you will have to upgrade to get security updates and fixes to Windows
As a rule, I don't trust ANY preinstalled operating system. I always blank the drive and install fresh. Too many prebuilts ship with loads of bloatware and even some have had viruses, I think it was Lenovo that had viruses on their new machines (not refurbs).
That's a good rule. I always install antivirus and scan the entire PC when I get it, uninstall any junk programs, then use CCleaner to clean up the registry. This was very clean and only had Chrome, Libre Office, Firefox and a few other freebies that I use anyway,
@@HOBOTECH Now 20 TB of storage space, and can't find a damned thing! heh heh heh In some ways, I wouldn't mind going back to the 80's, especially if I get my young body back!
I'm surfing the net with my $160 KAMRUI Mini PC. Not a gamer, but its very fast and uses little power. 20 years ago this thing would be 2 grand so I am a happy camper with this price!
Hey, Doc, yes indeed, I'd like to see more other stuff than only solar. I learned a ton of new info from just this one computer upgrade video. I use a PC to run my streaming and because I do a lot of writing. Before watching this video, I did not know there was a USB to upgrade WIFI. As the only carrier out in the sticks where I live is ATT, this WIFI USB just might make streaming better. Thank you!!!
Great video. Packed full of usefull details on benchmarks and specs without making us sit through the tedious benchmark tests. Thank you for the fantastic seemless edits. Well done.
I have rescued many laptops from the scrap heap by replacing their "spinning rust" drive with a SSD and increasing the amount of RAM installed. The SSD would vastly improve your user experience on the desktop as well. Because of the slow speed of laptop hard drives, slower than desktops, many people will literally throw out laptop with a similar or somewhat better set of specifications to the desktop you feature in this video. Replace the spinning rust with an SSD, get the memory up to 8 Gig...and you have a laptop that will handle most of the tasks the majority of people need.
I've had an Optiplex for about 10 years that I bought second hand from an ex-government dealer. It's still kicking even after all that time and abuse from three kids. I rate these things.
I have been in IT my whole life, this is an amazing price. You could pay $124 just for the monitor. I hope they still have some left as I am getting one. And not that it matters to most home PC users, but windows pro allows you to be part of a domain. I will update after i get it. So, I just ordered it 4/10/24 for $136. Can't believe it comes with a monitor! Will update after I have a chance to set it up. Update 4/16/24: So far so good, I configured the wireless, ran windows updates, will soon be upgrading to 16Gb Ram. I will not be using this for gaming but rather home office work. I like starting with a fresh slate, I won't be adding alot of programs. I love the very small for factor, I was disappointed in only 2 memory slots, but for $20 (2 x 8GB ) 16GB total, that is all I need.
When I found out about this I had to do a video on it. I know most of my audience aren't computer geeks but still wanted to share. Growing up as a PC kid it still blows my mind what you can get for almost nothing. I only use Windows 10 Pro because too much is missing from Home. I hate Windows 11 and won't upgrade to it.
There's shops in Japanese cities that sell things like this, there's always a massive glut of identical PCs, tablets or even phones. A while back they had beige, pre-HDMI Wacom tablets with built-in screens from probably circa 2001-2006 for ¥3000! They must have been north of ¥300,000 new
9:23 If they make a version that is less expensive with no monitor, or the same price but with a better computer, go with that, everyone and I mean everyone has a flat screen. Smart TV now... With the HDMI out on this thing. Just plug that in as your monitor. I mean you're going to be watching movies on the thing too so you can just do your work on a 55-in screen
Tip here, might want to look for something with at least an 8th gen intel CPU, that way it can run Windows 11 (eventually Windows 12) when Windows 10 goes EOL October 2025
Yep. Just throw it out with the rest of the "outdated" garbage so you can go and buy more of everything you just bought a few years ago. And a few years ago before that. And on and on and on. I wonder how many times people will let Microsoft do this before they retaliate and demand that the government start breaking up these obnoxious monopolies.
A bit of note about these Wi-Fi adapters that are included on these PCs from Amazon. These are usually off-brand adapters that are commonly found on Amazon which often don't perform well and may have trouble maintaining connection. If you can't use Ethernet or can't put in a quality PCI-E Wi-Fi adapter, I would replace it with a name brand adapter like the TP-Link Archer T2U Plus. Also, these small adapters may not perform well with slow or weak Wi-Fi signals. Another note is a lot of these renewed PCs often tend to include an off-brand SSD that are known to fail. The GT 1030 may work with older games that can run on the GPU or less demanding games like The Sims 4 and Minecraft, but most modern games will likely not work on it due to their system requirements.
I bought a 163€ set up (monitor, keyboard and musse too) dell optiplex 755 it says that it has 8gb ram 128 gb Windows 11 pro (The owner probably meant windows 10 pro ill edit this comment when i get the set up) The question is will it be able to run roblox? Even with low graphics
On these old desktops/ laptops the most bang for the buck upgrade you can do is maximizing memory and a SATA SSD. Definitely can feel the difference specially an SSD upgrade. These things cost really cheap now there's really no point using a spinning drive for your OS disk. I had revived/ repurposed old computers this way which helps keep ewaste down.
Blue thingy is serial port (as noted below) -VGA is blue but has holes vs. pins. 'DVI' ports are actually DisplayPorts which is why you can't use the included cable for add in graphics card, which only has an actual DVI output and HDMI. (And yes, I would like to see more cheap tech reviews that AREN'T solar related!) 😁
Nice setup for kids (or anyone) to get into PC gaming or learning how to work on PCs or use one. Considering how long this PC can continue being useful over modern tablets definitely a good buy IMO, just due to the expandability using new parts to make it more useful.
My Backup PC has this same processor that I bought new when building it back in early 2017. It does the job for simple stuff but is super slow compared to newer processors of course even with an ssd. I tried playing Starfield on it with a AMD 6650xt and it would hang sometimes for a few seconds lol!😅 The CPU is the issue. The GPU 6650xt, was being bottlenecked.
Dont do this. Spent twice the money and get thrice the pc. The motherboards in these bottleneck the shit out of everything you attach to it. Seriously I did it twice one time with this exact pc and compared. It just does not have the power to push a decent GPU either. Upgrade the power supply and it still sucks.
So I bought one myself due to this for work and I didn’t get the same monitor, it’s not as nice, but this is a decent little computer and runs well. I’m going to joy the ram and video card and buy another monitor eventually. Thanks for the lead. It works for what I need and was a good price. I paid 139 from the same seller.
Pulled the trigger Hobo, along with all the upgrades except the portable monitor. Has to be better than my 12 year old i7 laptop. Thanks for the info Hobo.
Hi Tom! This was a great video. It was cool to see the card install too. Maybe you can do a video for nomads on the best computer for van life that has the least amount of draw on a battery/inverter system. I know you had a small computer on your van instead of a tower. What was that?
Hey Sailing! This is actually really low TDP. I think 65w + monitor at full bore so this would be a great nomad system. What I used in the van was a 12v mini pc that was close to $1000 so not really a budget product.
Throw an RX 6400 in there. It costs a little more, about $160 but ti's a lot more powererful than the GT 1030. PowerColor makes a single slot low profile version. It's basically on par with the GTX 1650. No external power connector needed, only uses a max of 53 watts.
Be aware that if you purchase one of these make sure it has a generation 8 processor or higher. Windows 10 support from Microsoft will be discontinued sometime in 2025. It is my understanding that windows 11 will not work on pregeneration 8 processors.
More cores doesn't always mean faster. The software needs to support multi threading to make use of it. Gaming systems are usually less cores like 4-8 with a higher Ghz since most games don't support big cores.
And to the immediate left of the DB-9 serial port, those are 2 Display Port ports. I see that the add-in card has a DVI port and, what looks to be, an HDMI port. Having a serial port can be handy for certain things.
You will learn that Dell will not sell you a service plan for these Amazon refurb pc's as they are deemed to old. The PC in this presentation is circa 2018. Amazon will provide no tech support but will swap the unit for another within the first 90 days. Dell will provide a tech support session at $99 per occurrence but no yearly service plan. If these refurb's last a full year you are a winner a $125. I made a similar purchase about 60 days ago.
I insist that you go back several years to all your previous solar generator reviews, featuring units with built-in UPS, and rerun them by unplugging THIS computer. :-)
People don't know that most of these office pcs have m.2 slots on motherboard. I think they made low profile cards up to 6 gb gtx cards. The best thing you can do is put in a ssd.
A half decent computer is much cheaper today than 25 years ago. My first laptop cost me $3k in 1997, and average incomes were much lower. You can even get 60” TV’s for $400 now. 16 years ago $1000 was a steal for a 40” TV. Bottom line, people need to stop complaining about prices.
Got my PC today its pretty fast for what i want it for. One thing i think there is prob a number of different models. I got a Bt lady bug keyboard with the same name mouse. i didnt get a Blue tooth Dongle. I did get the WIFI one. Im guess the guts are pretty much the same> Processor- Intel Core TM i5-4570S CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 8 GB
I got one of these Dell refurbished Win 10 Pro and upgraded to 30 " monitor--I use it for surfing, viewing and editing photos, watching videos, and recording music. Best deal ever! I have told friends about this opportunity and no one believes me. I have had mine for about a year and the only problem is that about once a month it freezes up and needs to be restarted. I can live with that, especiallly because I can remember the "blue screen of death"
Prof. Hobo can you do test of the inergy flex tactical 1500 solar generator. They said the power station is militiray grade but can sell it for consumers.
Ohh very nice find. I have been thinking of getting a new laptop mine has windows 8 and wants me to update all the time. I will have to try to get one of these. Skyrim is my favorit game... So Very nice indeed. ty so much for showing us this.
I feel like this computer needed an SSD upgrade. The other upgrades are good for specific programs and stuff. But SSD would make it snappy overall (making it feel faster than it actually is).
@@HOBOTECHPerfect nanoreview. I see I can buy it on Amazon. Might give it a try. Love the B drinks and I love tea. I shall consume it with white gloves and two fists
One of the best computers I've ever owned was an optiplex computer. That thing just worked and it worked well. The only thing that I didn't like is that if you ever had to do a re-install, you had to upload the drivers manually. They were not permanently on the motherboard. So make sure you have a backup of the system drivers.
Update, Microsoft juuuuust relented on the 2 year ban it has on free upgrades. You *might* be able to do a runaround by using an old windows 11 iso to upgrade windows 10 offline with your legit key and maybe, just maybe it will take it fait de acompli
Thanks for yet another great video! We've been overdue for a Dell PC upgrade and this was the find we needed. Opted for the newer Optiplex 7020 pre-loaded with Quad-Core i7 proc, Win 10 Pro, 32GB + 512 GB SSD for $161 (no monitor needed/wanted). Thanks! PS HoboCop rocks!
Companies are dumping their old tech to be fully ready for the final switch to Windows 11 by October 2025. Can this be upgraded to Windows 11? If not, you're going to want to get a USB Flash Drive or external HDD to run Linux with a GUI. That covers your online use of the PC while retaining compatibility with existing Windows software.
I got your computer but I don't have the newer processor or 3.0 usb plugins. My optiplex 7010 looks quite different than the one you're selling. 3470 cpu and 3.2 GHz. Also, Amazon charged me $136 instead of your $125,
@@HOBOTECH I followed your link to the computer and bought it solely on your video showing HP keyboard and mouse (not) as well as upgrades on internal hardware(not). There was wifi plug but no Bluetooth plug included. I don't want to imply you intentionally misled, I follow a lot of your recommendations. Maybe a follow up video letting people know what you get isn't guaranteed. United PC TEK? Look, like I said, I followed your link to a specific computer is all I know.
*This PC is ready for just about anything you can throw at it from GAMING to EDITING to OFFICE use!*
CHECK IT OUT HERE: gohobo.io/dell7010 (seller United PC Tek)
Graphics Card Upgrade: gohobo.io/gt1030
Memory Upgrade: gohobo.io/ddr3l
Speaker Upgrade: gohobo.io/IEbm
SSD Hard Drive Upgrade: gohobo.io/evo870
DVI to HDMI Cable (for graphics card upgrade): gohobo.io/QhGZ
CFORCE Portable Monitor: gohobo.io/bJlh (2.5K version - 4K sold out)
WANT A FASTER PC? Dell 7020 i7 with SSD $161! gohobo.io/dell7020
Just bought one thanks Hobo
Isn't this processor not supported by Microsoft under Windows 11? I believe support for this PC with Windows 10 ending in 2025. Cheap but short life
Do you think it’s more cost effective to get the Dell 7020 i7 with SSD $161 (from the description link)and just get an inexpensive monitor instead getting this plus all the upgrades?
@@Jess.-. see if that processor is supported under Windows 11 before buying. Windows 10 support ends in fall of 2025 so you will have to upgrade to get security updates and fixes to Windows
@kd1542 I see. My dad already bought this one in the video, is the windows 11 problem something that can be solved by replacing the i5 processor?
As a rule, I don't trust ANY preinstalled operating system. I always blank the drive and install fresh. Too many prebuilts ship with loads of bloatware and even some have had viruses, I think it was Lenovo that had viruses on their new machines (not refurbs).
That's a good rule. I always install antivirus and scan the entire PC when I get it, uninstall any junk programs, then use CCleaner to clean up the registry. This was very clean and only had Chrome, Libre Office, Firefox and a few other freebies that I use anyway,
A far cry from the $2500 286 computer I had, 4 MHZ processor, and an 8 MB hard drive. "I'm NEVER going to use up 8 MB!"..... Holy crap I'm old.
Ah yes, I remember it well! I started on an 8086 …
Nothing like seeing the speed of the text going by when you type the “dir” command in MS-DOS on that 286 😬
@@genuinetuffguy1854 especially when you'd push the "TURBO" button, pop ALL THE WAY UP to 8 MHZ
"Those were the days..."
@@HOBOTECH Now 20 TB of storage space, and can't find a damned thing! heh heh heh In some ways, I wouldn't mind going back to the 80's, especially if I get my young body back!
Looks like this could be a good candidate for garage/workshop computer, thanks for the review Hobo
Yup, I was thinking the same thing!🤔
wow. very cool. Need a Hobo Game too
I'm surfing the net with my $160 KAMRUI Mini PC. Not a gamer, but its very fast and uses little power. 20 years ago this thing would be 2 grand so I am a happy camper with this price!
Hey, Doc, yes indeed, I'd like to see more other stuff than only solar. I learned a ton of new info from just this one computer upgrade video. I use a PC to run my streaming and because I do a lot of writing. Before watching this video, I did not know there was a USB to upgrade WIFI. As the only carrier out in the sticks where I live is ATT, this WIFI USB just might make streaming better. Thank you!!!
Great video. Packed full of usefull details on benchmarks and specs without making us sit through the tedious benchmark tests. Thank you for the fantastic seemless edits. Well done.
Where do I connect the solar panels at ??
No kidding - it totally looks like a battery.
I have rescued many laptops from the scrap heap by replacing their "spinning rust" drive with a SSD and increasing the amount of RAM installed. The SSD would vastly improve your user experience on the desktop as well. Because of the slow speed of laptop hard drives, slower than desktops, many people will literally throw out laptop with a similar or somewhat better set of specifications to the desktop you feature in this video. Replace the spinning rust with an SSD, get the memory up to 8 Gig...and you have a laptop that will handle most of the tasks the majority of people need.
I've had an Optiplex for about 10 years that I bought second hand from an ex-government dealer. It's still kicking even after all that time and abuse from three kids. I rate these things.
I have been in IT my whole life, this is an amazing price. You could pay $124 just for the monitor. I hope they still have some left as I am getting one. And not that it matters to most home PC users, but windows pro allows you to be part of a domain. I will update after i get it. So, I just ordered it 4/10/24 for $136. Can't believe it comes with a monitor! Will update after I have a chance to set it up. Update 4/16/24: So far so good, I configured the wireless, ran windows updates, will soon be upgrading to 16Gb Ram. I will not be using this for gaming but rather home office work. I like starting with a fresh slate, I won't be adding alot of programs. I love the very small for factor, I was disappointed in only 2 memory slots, but for $20 (2 x 8GB ) 16GB total, that is all I need.
When I found out about this I had to do a video on it. I know most of my audience aren't computer geeks but still wanted to share. Growing up as a PC kid it still blows my mind what you can get for almost nothing. I only use Windows 10 Pro because too much is missing from Home. I hate Windows 11 and won't upgrade to it.
😢😢 As of 04/16/24 they are sold out of the model he is demonstrating. 😢😢
@@ebenezerwheezer2957 Ha, Blame that on hobotech , He has almost 200k subscribers, I think a lot of people jumped on this deal.
There's shops in Japanese cities that sell things like this, there's always a massive glut of identical PCs, tablets or even phones. A while back they had beige, pre-HDMI Wacom tablets with built-in screens from probably circa 2001-2006 for ¥3000! They must have been north of ¥300,000 new
9:23 If they make a version that is less expensive with no monitor, or the same price but with a better computer, go with that, everyone and I mean everyone has a flat screen. Smart TV now... With the HDMI out on this thing. Just plug that in as your monitor. I mean you're going to be watching movies on the thing too so you can just do your work on a 55-in screen
I bought a Dell Optiplex Desktop for I think $100 i7 32gb ram 1TB SSD for my DAW PC, working great so far.
Care to share a link ..looking to run Machine MK3
@@heightsndepths8331 it was $200 sorry
Still a great deal..point me in the direction
A friend wanted a cheap laptop for home based work.
This looks adequate and she doesn't do gaming.
Tip here, might want to look for something with at least an 8th gen intel CPU, that way it can run Windows 11 (eventually Windows 12) when Windows 10 goes EOL October 2025
Yep. Just throw it out with the rest of the "outdated" garbage so you can go and buy more of everything you just bought a few years ago. And a few years ago before that. And on and on and on. I wonder how many times people will let Microsoft do this before they retaliate and demand that the government start breaking up these obnoxious monopolies.
I always purchase previously owned computers and cars. Thanks Professor. Give an extra treat to Odin for me.
Why???
A bit of note about these Wi-Fi adapters that are included on these PCs from Amazon. These are usually off-brand adapters that are commonly found on Amazon which often don't perform well and may have trouble maintaining connection. If you can't use Ethernet or can't put in a quality PCI-E Wi-Fi adapter, I would replace it with a name brand adapter like the TP-Link Archer T2U Plus. Also, these small adapters may not perform well with slow or weak Wi-Fi signals.
Another note is a lot of these renewed PCs often tend to include an off-brand SSD that are known to fail.
The GT 1030 may work with older games that can run on the GPU or less demanding games like The Sims 4 and Minecraft, but most modern games will likely not work on it due to their system requirements.
I bought a 163€ set up (monitor, keyboard and musse too) dell optiplex 755 it says that it has
8gb ram
128 gb
Windows 11 pro (The owner probably meant windows 10 pro ill edit this comment when i get the set up)
The question is will it be able to run roblox?
Even with low graphics
On these old desktops/ laptops the most bang for the buck upgrade you can do is maximizing memory and a SATA SSD. Definitely can feel the difference specially an SSD upgrade. These things cost really cheap now there's really no point using a spinning drive for your OS disk. I had revived/ repurposed old computers this way which helps keep ewaste down.
Blue thingy is serial port (as noted below) -VGA is blue but has holes vs. pins. 'DVI' ports are actually DisplayPorts which is why you can't use the included cable for add in graphics card, which only has an actual DVI output and HDMI. (And yes, I would like to see more cheap tech reviews that AREN'T solar related!) 😁
Yep I realized after the fact it was a serial port not a VGA. I was rushing to get er done as I spent a full week on this project.
I'm a PC modding enthusiast. My daily driver rig has about $6K in it. You could buy 2.5 of those computers for the price of my system RAM.
I have a 2014 Mac book pro and I’m thinking about upgrading. For 125 bucks I’m wondering if this is the move lol.
Nice setup for kids (or anyone) to get into PC gaming or learning how to work on PCs or use one. Considering how long this PC can continue being useful over modern tablets definitely a good buy IMO, just due to the expandability using new parts to make it more useful.
Is it capable of running Windows 11? Windows 10 will be not supported after October 2025.
My Backup PC has this same processor that I bought new when building it back in early 2017. It does the job for simple stuff but is super slow compared to newer processors of course even with an ssd. I tried playing Starfield on it with a AMD 6650xt and it would hang sometimes for a few seconds lol!😅
The CPU is the issue. The GPU 6650xt, was being bottlenecked.
Another high value add Professor Hobo class...great timing too for me because my kid has been asking about a "gaming computer"
Dont do this. Spent twice the money and get thrice the pc. The motherboards in these bottleneck the shit out of everything you attach to it. Seriously I did it twice one time with this exact pc and compared. It just does not have the power to push a decent GPU either. Upgrade the power supply and it still sucks.
25:18
But you got a DVI cable with the monitor...?
Not DVI, DisplayPort...
It's a DVI to DisplayPort cable. The monitor only had HDMI and DVI.
Yes
Other cheap tech is good
Try Samsung galaxy DEX videos
I refer to you as a ultra geek, so why aren't you showing Linux as the o.s. Just saying from a 20 year Linux user...
So I bought one myself due to this for work and I didn’t get the same monitor, it’s not as nice, but this is a decent little computer and runs well. I’m going to joy the ram and video card and buy another monitor eventually. Thanks for the lead. It works for what I need and was a good price. I paid 139 from the same seller.
I'd be interested in a similar video for some hefty video editing! Thanks man, top job as always.
YES... I am wanting this same thing. Applying these same principals to a dedicated video editing machine.
i don't know how to build computers but i will give this a try
Tbh would love to see a 1650 or 1050 with this pc
Pulled the trigger Hobo, along with all the upgrades except the portable monitor.
Has to be better than my 12 year old i7 laptop.
Thanks for the info Hobo.
Hi Tom! This was a great video. It was cool to see the card install too. Maybe you can do a video for nomads on the best computer for van life that has the least amount of draw on a battery/inverter system. I know you had a small computer on your van instead of a tower. What was that?
Hey Sailing! This is actually really low TDP. I think 65w + monitor at full bore so this would be a great nomad system. What I used in the van was a 12v mini pc that was close to $1000 so not really a budget product.
My age is showing, thanks Hobo. It doesn’t look bad ✅
I was hoping you would play Call of Duty and shoot your semi at it.
Throw an RX 6400 in there. It costs a little more, about $160 but ti's a lot more powererful than the GT 1030. PowerColor makes a single slot low profile version. It's basically on par with the GTX 1650. No external power connector needed, only uses a max of 53 watts.
Good call. The price came down on those. I'll pick one up for $149 and try it out.
Definitely enjoy seeing content like this. It would be great if you could document future upgrades, especially the SSD. Thanks!
I'm getting a capture card and considering doing a video on how to clone a hard drive for free.
Will it run Linux without a bunch of issues.
Looks like it would make a nice Ham Radio PC
Be aware that if you purchase one of these make sure it has a generation 8 processor or higher. Windows 10 support from Microsoft will be discontinued sometime in 2025. It is my understanding that windows 11 will not work on pregeneration 8 processors.
Yep, I have zero plans to upgrade any of my systems to Widows 11. In fact, I have a W11 PC that I'm thinking about downgrading. I hate W11 that much.
Quad core? Shit I got 16 cores on my laptop. Let me look it up you might be 24. But of course mines is in the $2400 range lol
More cores doesn't always mean faster. The software needs to support multi threading to make use of it. Gaming systems are usually less cores like 4-8 with a higher Ghz since most games don't support big cores.
If you look they have a test for computers with no GPU. Your running a test for fast computers.
The GPU is built into the CPU and supports HD gfx. The test works just fine.
Looks good, thanks for posting this gem professor!
i dont know all of this high tech stuff about computer gaming but if i can play serious sam and counter strike on this im buying.
anyone know?
Of course it will ...
And to the immediate left of the DB-9 serial port, those are 2 Display Port ports. I see that the add-in card has a DVI port and, what looks to be, an HDMI port. Having a serial port can be handy for certain things.
Great budget. I wonder if i have a laptop with windows xp if i can put an ssd to make it faster? 🤔 i wonder if there a way to clone it.
Look at Clonezilla. That's what I used.
im a super gamer and that graphics card sucks nothing smaller than a rtx 2070 up i have a rtx 3080
It's not for uber gaming, but for basic gaming or running older games at higher settings. My main system has a water cooled RTX 3090.
Great review. Thanks for sharing.
Hobo why cheapen your brand :)
Nearly everything is easier to do on computer. It does hurt me to see you totally skip the dedicated graphics card.
I did install a dedicated GPU...
Wish mine would work 🙃
I just ordered one for Nathan, but it's the optiplex 9020 i5
not the 7010 $139
I considered a more expensive model but I wanted to try the cheapest Amazon had to offer. I was impressed!
@@HOBOTECH I clicked on the link but I guess the one you had must've been sold out and they had the one I bought on it
You will learn that Dell will not sell you a service plan for these Amazon refurb pc's as they are deemed to old. The PC in this presentation is circa 2018. Amazon will provide no tech support but will swap the unit for another within the first 90 days. Dell will provide a tech support session at $99 per occurrence but no yearly service plan. If these refurb's last a full year you are a winner a $125. I made a similar purchase about 60 days ago.
I insist that you go back several years to all your previous solar generator reviews, featuring units with built-in UPS, and rerun them by unplugging THIS computer. :-)
Thanks again for this video. I just finished MM6 on my “new” system a few days ago. It’s perfect for my needs and I can’t be happier with it.
But will it run Star Citizen?
:) THANKS MUCH for sharing! BARGAIN indeed! :) ALL the BEST! Cheers :)
People don't know that most of these office pcs have m.2 slots on motherboard. I think they made low profile cards up to 6 gb gtx cards. The best thing you can do is put in a ssd.
These computers are also good for software that uses QuickSync (like Plex, Blue iris, etc).
A half decent computer is much cheaper today than 25 years ago. My first laptop cost me $3k in 1997, and average incomes were much lower. You can even get 60” TV’s for $400 now. 16 years ago $1000 was a steal for a 40” TV.
Bottom line, people need to stop complaining about prices.
Just what I thought.
Master of many trades.
I had my own PC business eons ago. I've been wanting to review one for a long time.
Sounds like a delluva deal.
Got my PC today its pretty fast for what i want it for. One thing i think there is prob a number of different models. I got a Bt lady bug keyboard with the same name mouse. i didnt get a Blue tooth Dongle. I did get the WIFI one. Im guess the guts are pretty much the same> Processor- Intel Core TM i5-4570S CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
Installed RAM 8 GB
What seller did you buy from? That makes a big difference.
@@HOBOTECH Sold by
Circuit-Tech I have the 22 in screen
I got one of these Dell refurbished Win 10 Pro and upgraded to 30 " monitor--I use it for surfing, viewing and editing photos, watching videos, and recording music. Best deal ever! I have told friends about this opportunity and no one believes me. I have had mine for about a year and the only problem is that about once a month it freezes up and needs to be restarted. I can live with that, especiallly because I can remember the "blue screen of death"
Prof. Hobo can you do test of the inergy flex tactical 1500 solar generator. They said the power station is militiray grade but can sell it for consumers.
Write them and request they send me one. Good luck. They never respond to inquiries and only sell vaporware.
@@HOBOTECHthank you
Do you still have to purchase antivirus software?
Both AVG and Avast are free.
Ohh very nice find. I have been thinking of getting a new laptop mine has windows 8 and wants me to update all the time. I will have to try to get one of these. Skyrim is my favorit game... So Very nice indeed. ty so much for showing us this.
Wow... Nice
That's an Optiplex 7040 SFF i5-6500. It uses DDR4 memory.
The memory I pulled out of it is DDR3L 1.35v.
@@HOBOTECHInteresting
Do a video of upgrading it! If you could keep it under 400 bucks and do the ssd and ram that thing would be dope
I did a video adding a GPU then just posted SDD upgrade results.
@@HOBOTECH awesome thank you!
Very cool.
No thanks.
Thanks!
Prof: Yup, more bargain finds, please!
As always- your content is amazing! Thank you.
Has anyone tried to use the internet portion by hotspot ing off a cell phone?
I feel like this computer needed an SSD upgrade. The other upgrades are good for specific programs and stuff. But SSD would make it snappy overall (making it feel faster than it actually is).
I have one on the way as shown in the video. That's going to make it so much faster. I did the same with that old laptop I used in my UPS tests.
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Screw the boring PC. I want a review of the Liquid Death
Looks like the Grim Leafer Iced Tea. Never tried it, but if you like it, there's a good chance it's OK. Just sad to learn it's not beer ;)
For me, it has a nostalgic taste that reminds me of a local iced tea I grew up drinking. It also has B vitamins to help keep me lucid all night...
@@HOBOTECHPerfect nanoreview. I see I can buy it on Amazon. Might give it a try. Love the B drinks and I love tea. I shall consume it with white gloves and two fists
One of the best computers I've ever owned was an optiplex computer. That thing just worked and it worked well. The only thing that I didn't like is that if you ever had to do a re-install, you had to upload the drivers manually. They were not permanently on the motherboard. So make sure you have a backup of the system drivers.
The Dell Suite it comes with will auto load any drivers. It also will update the firmware from the desktop. Pretty sweet.
you should have plugged the monitor into the gpu that is installed in the pci slots
He didn’t have a GPU until he installed one.
Ha Ha, they are now $136 on Amazon 😢
U snooze, U Lose
Be sure to click the link for "other sellers". It may be at a lower price.
get what you pay for
Great intro sfx!
Yes cheap tech!
Please note that the GDDR4 version of the 1030 is half as fast in many games. The DDR4 memory cripples performance.
Can you update to windows 11 or is that cpu on windows compatibility list?
It's not W11 compatible.
Update, Microsoft juuuuust relented on the 2 year ban it has on free upgrades.
You *might* be able to do a runaround by using an old windows 11 iso to upgrade windows 10 offline with your legit key and maybe, just maybe it will take it fait de acompli
Glad to be back here..
Can t connect to a Wi-Fi signal from a cell phone and run??
you'd need to add a wifi card that would be new enough to see your hotspot on your cell and yes it would connect to the internet.
@@logun1970 Thanks for the info.
lolz
Thanks for yet another great video! We've been overdue for a Dell PC upgrade and this was the find we needed. Opted for the newer Optiplex 7020 pre-loaded with Quad-Core i7 proc, Win 10 Pro, 32GB + 512 GB SSD for $161 (no monitor needed/wanted). Thanks! PS HoboCop rocks!
Actually, that's a DB-9 serial port, not a VGA port.
Companies are dumping their old tech to be fully ready for the final switch to Windows 11 by October 2025. Can this be upgraded to Windows 11? If not, you're going to want to get a USB Flash Drive or external HDD to run Linux with a GUI. That covers your online use of the PC while retaining compatibility with existing Windows software.
I got your computer but I don't have the newer processor or 3.0 usb plugins. My optiplex 7010 looks quite different than the one you're selling. 3470 cpu and 3.2 GHz. Also, Amazon charged me $136 instead of your $125,
Did you get it from United PC Tek? As I said in the video, different sellers will offer different packages.
@@HOBOTECH I followed your link to the computer and bought it solely on your video showing HP keyboard and mouse (not) as well as upgrades on internal hardware(not). There was wifi plug but no Bluetooth plug included. I don't want to imply you intentionally misled, I follow a lot of your recommendations. Maybe a follow up video letting people know what you get isn't guaranteed. United PC TEK? Look, like I said, I followed your link to a specific computer is all I know.