U can use a gtx 1650 ddr6 gpu. Needs only 75watt from the pcie slot. If needed u can use a sata to 6pin adapter for additional power from the stock psu
I'm going through one I bought for $50 a year ago, got it for my son he plays Roblox but I swapped it out for a 7040 sff with an i7 6700. This one already has 32gb ram and im about to swap in an i7 4790 and through in a wx3100 or rx550 to see how far I can take it game wise.
The first prebuilt I bought on EBay was a Lenovo MT 73, and I upgraded the memory to 16GB, added a 256GB SSD, plus a 1TB SSD, upgraded the CPU from an I5 4570 to an I7 4790 and a 1050TI.
I bought one of these this month on ebay the 9020 SFF, i7 4790 CPU, 16GB RAM, 500GB hdd, Win 10 Pro installed for $69. It looks brand new. I replaced the hdd with 2 1TB 870 EVO SSDs. Added 16Gb ram and added Arch Linux for dual boot operation. This replaced an old Optiplex 380 that one of my old employers gave me on layoff. I plan to add a low profile Radeon 6400 graphics board for some light gaming next. The second SSD is setup for automatic backups for now. Very good computer.
For the people that want to upgrade their cpu to an i7, there is an option for cheap xeons at half the price. E3 1270v3 or E2 1241v3 and E3 1275v3 if you need onboard graphics ;)
I have an Optiplex 3020, I upgraded to i7 4770k and Gtx 1060 6gb, it will play Fortnite at 1440. Whole build was £250 including Corsair 550 watt PSU and ssd.
I have a Dell XE2 which I think is like yours, my has a i7-4770S 32GB of Ram, 1TB SSD, and a 1650 Super. It's an amazing pc and I love it! I was wondering about your hotswappable hard drives what are you using and which pcie Sata card are you using? Oh and where did you get the Sata power cords from?
Buying a different psu and just getting a 8pin to 24pin connector would be your best bet, get a simi modular unit and you can keep it tidy. When I owned a optiplex thats what I did, and would definitely recommend aswell. You could buy a used 1070 or maybe a 2060, those would be killer options. I picked up a 1080 a couple weeks back for 100$, you can find great deals man
What power supply do u reccomend? I have a 3020 mt I’m tryna upgrade. I have a thermaltake 700w atm uninstalled yet I’ve never done a psu swap before And I also have a 24 to 8 pin. I think I’m set but just wanna see if the one I got will fit
You will kind of struggle to get it in there, but it should fit. Just push the tab that keeps the side panel back as you fit it in, and it should just squeeze in there. Just be careful with the 24 to 8 pin cause the last days of owning that optiplex I fried the motherboard cause some of the wires came loose and i just stuffed them back in there hoping it was correct. You shouldnt have that issue though if you dont let them come out. @@strawberrysherbet96
I think your 1050ti is bottlenecking the cpu. For gpu upgrade path you can pick RTX 2060 6GB / 8GB Super as replacement with default PSU; i assumed it is 320W. But to increase safety margin just undervolt the gpu as low as 0.700v so that RTX could run 100% load with 75-80W; it is 50% less power draw with the price of 10% performance penalty. Good for long term. My current rig is as follows: Xeon E3 1265L V3 (Similar to i7 4770T tdp 45W) HP ProDesk G1 600 TWR 8GBx4 DDR3 12800 SSD with nvme to pcie 1x adapter GPU: EVGA P106-100 6GB (GTX 1060 mining edt.) These (almost) e-waste setup only cost me USD 120-ish.😁
I have the same pc bro, it works with an i7 4770, 32 gb ddr3 1600 mhz of ram, 3 ssd of 256 gb, gtx 1060 6gb, psu 450 watts 80 pluz bronze. It is my little beast
I used an HPz230 as a server rig for AGES with essentially the xeon equivalent to the 4790. the motherboard just died a few weeks back. but honestly was such a great plex / game server for me and the homies
i love my dell but u should cut the caddy out u can get a biger gpu i play on mine two but i have a 1070 sc2 32 gigs of ram in a 17 4790 u can put a i7 4790 k in it its a amazing pc that gets the job done
Can’t really get a better gpu without better power supply. I have a 600 w psu in mine and an RX 580. Huge difference between the capabilities with those 2 cards in. You may be able to get away with a 1060.
Did you hear about the MSI RTX 3050 Low Profile 6 GB just uses up 70W of power supply, and by the way if you encounter a bottleneck at 1080p the best would be to go for a 2k or 4k display.
Your best options without changing the PSU are GTX 1650 and RTX 2000 (equivalent to RTX 3050). You can also use RX 6400 but you won't be able to get the best performance out of this GPU with this optiplex as it needs PCIE gen 4 to perform well.
I bought an HP ProDesk 600 G5 SFF Core i5-9500 16GB DDR4 500GB SSD Windows 10 Pro Desktop for $80. I haven't decided which GPU yet. It is for my son to play Roblox and Minecraft. I am using a Dell Optipliplex 7020 SFF i5-4590 with a Radeon R7 450 I bought for $70 total. I don't play games so the 4th gen i5 works great for me. These are great computers for basic gaming and computing. Why spend a lot of money on a PC if you don't need to.
I got it for $150 with 16g memory.Installed the then cheap rtx a2000 for$160(price is double now for this gem)And it can play almost all new games maxed out
I have a 9010 and LOVE it.. Ive used it for 4 years now- including having up to 4 disros on it at a time anda 2T DATA storage drive (I never have ANY data on my system drive..).. IS this one BETTER? I have 16 gigs of RAM- a 2T storage drive- and I7 processor.. $180 4 years ago.. I HAVE replaced the video card..and upgraded the ram to 16 gigs and installed 2 new SSD drives..
I withdraw anything I ever said bad about the Dell Optiplex. 1 of them youtubers said it might be the battery and shore nouff he or she was right. I am now a happy pup!
My 9020 runs a i7 4790 with 32gb 1600Mhz mishkin ram on a 1650 OC GPU and almost all games run fine Loading is faster using an SSD (220Gb WD Green) Ryujinx runs better than Yuzu Not a great output for RPCS3
In my opinion, it is not worth upgrading the GPU. Something like a GTX 1650 might be okay, but most newer GPUs are going to be overkill for this build. My daughter has the same setup down to the i7 and she is using a GTX 1060 6gb, It works well, but it is a real tight fit. We had to do something with the stuff that was in the way, because the GPU was too long to fit easily. I forget what we had to do, but we did get it in there. Also, we had to upgrade the PSU... we went with a 600 (??) watt unit from Seasonic. Buts lots of the newest GPUs only use 4 or 8 PCIe lanes, so not real good for older PCIe 2.0 or 3.0 builds. If you do upgrade your PSU, be sure to get a standard ATX type, because bigger ones will be too long to fit.
I've been using this computer for 4 or 5 years without any issues. I want to get an updated one. The 7070 is 8 core instead of the 4 that this runs. It will have 32g ram. Can I ask your thoughts? Should I stay with this or buy a newer one? I don't do much gaming but do 3d models and printing. The 9020 sometimes freezes. I tried to format, but have no success even with the install disk. It only wants to revert to original setting. To me, that's just a system restore. I want to wipe and start new, but to no avail.
@brianj9262 I still use the 9020 every day without issues. However with Windows 10 EOL soon getting something with an 8th gen intel chip or higher might be a good idea now.
@basicdadtech found a 7070 tower on Amazon for 300 bux and not the thin one, lol. Got a sound and video card coming. I should be set for a decade or more. However the 24 core are only 2000 dollars. I almost went for it, but I'm liking windows 10 almost as much as I liked xp
Yup, I 100% agree. I grabbed a similar ( smaller ) I7 model that came with 16g ram, a 256g ssd boot drive and a 1tb drive. I put the best GPU I could fit, a used 1650 non super. There wasnt a single game I couldnt play at 1080p. I have done almost the same thing with a 750ti I got for free, a 1050ti I got for almost free... I didnt do it because I am cheap... I did it so I could have fun for cheap and gift these computers to friends and family when they were in need.
i have an old office pc that was given to me from my mom's friend from work, I'm using it since 4 years not but I'm thinking to buy a gpu, I think the power supply isn't high wattage, can you guys recommend me a gpu?
im currently looking to buy a dell optiplex and i want a 7050 but im starting to change my mind but if anyone can let me know of better options please do that
U can use a gtx 1650 ddr6 gpu. Needs only 75watt from the pcie slot. If needed u can use a sata to 6pin adapter for additional power from the stock psu
Can I use GTX1080ti ?
@@fathizintan1 with stock 290W PSU, unfortunately no
@@fathizintan1you can if you upgrade the psu you need a 8 pin to 24 pin atx
Rx 6400 is better
I'm about to pick up a refurbished tower today for 70 bucks from a retired computer tech. Thanks for the video
I'm going through one I bought for $50 a year ago, got it for my son he plays Roblox but I swapped it out for a 7040 sff with an i7 6700. This one already has 32gb ram and im about to swap in an i7 4790 and through in a wx3100 or rx550 to see how far I can take it game wise.
I have this PC with a GTX 1650 Super and it runs games well.
The first prebuilt I bought on EBay was a Lenovo MT 73, and I upgraded the memory to 16GB, added a 256GB SSD, plus a 1TB SSD, upgraded the CPU from an I5 4570 to an I7 4790 and a 1050TI.
I bought one of these this month on ebay the 9020 SFF, i7 4790 CPU, 16GB RAM, 500GB hdd, Win 10 Pro installed for $69. It looks brand new. I replaced the hdd with 2 1TB 870 EVO SSDs. Added 16Gb ram and added Arch Linux for dual boot operation. This replaced an old Optiplex 380 that one of my old employers gave me on layoff. I plan to add a low profile Radeon 6400 graphics board for some light gaming next. The second SSD is setup for automatic backups for now. Very good computer.
I want one
For the people that want to upgrade their cpu to an i7, there is an option for cheap xeons at half the price.
E3 1270v3 or E2 1241v3 and E3 1275v3 if you need onboard graphics ;)
I upgraded the PSU in my Optiplex 9010 -- easy job. Then I added a GTX 1080Ti -- fabulous system!
Nice build dude
Yep there pretty good. I have a 9020 mt, put a I7 4790/ 32gb Ram/ 620 watt power supply/ 1660s gpu. Playing Diablo 4 at pretty desent quality.
I'm rockin' the Integrated GPU for web-surfing & MP4's & Jpegs....luv it too !
Love optiplex pc"s
I have an Optiplex 3020, I upgraded to i7 4770k and Gtx 1060 6gb, it will play Fortnite at 1440. Whole build was £250 including Corsair 550 watt PSU and ssd.
I have a Dell XE2 which I think is like yours, my has a i7-4770S 32GB of Ram, 1TB SSD, and a 1650 Super. It's an amazing pc and I love it! I was wondering about your hotswappable hard drives what are you using and which pcie Sata card are you using? Oh and where did you get the Sata power cords from?
The pcie SATA card was just a no name brand. FUQUXSTR PCIE SATA CARD on Amazon. It came with the SATA cables.
For Hot Swap Bay search “Orico Trayless Hot Swap” and you should be able to find it.
@@basicdadtech Thank you very much!
Buying a different psu and just getting a 8pin to 24pin connector would be your best bet, get a simi modular unit and you can keep it tidy. When I owned a optiplex thats what I did, and would definitely recommend aswell. You could buy a used 1070 or maybe a 2060, those would be killer options. I picked up a 1080 a couple weeks back for 100$, you can find great deals man
What power supply do u reccomend? I have a 3020 mt I’m tryna upgrade. I have a thermaltake 700w atm uninstalled yet I’ve never done a psu swap before And I also have a 24 to 8 pin. I think I’m set but just wanna see if the one I got will fit
You will kind of struggle to get it in there, but it should fit. Just push the tab that keeps the side panel back as you fit it in, and it should just squeeze in there. Just be careful with the 24 to 8 pin cause the last days of owning that optiplex I fried the motherboard cause some of the wires came loose and i just stuffed them back in there hoping it was correct. You shouldnt have that issue though if you dont let them come out. @@strawberrysherbet96
I have a 7010 i3, and then I saw a 9020 on eBay for $60. I watched the video and decided to grab it.
An RTX A2000 would be a big upgrade compared to the 1050ti and it doesn't require a pcie power cable.
A2000 is expensive
I think your 1050ti is bottlenecking the cpu.
For gpu upgrade path you can pick RTX 2060 6GB / 8GB Super as replacement with default PSU; i assumed it is 320W.
But to increase safety margin just undervolt the gpu as low as 0.700v so that RTX could run 100% load with 75-80W; it is 50% less power draw with the price of 10% performance penalty. Good for long term.
My current rig is as follows:
Xeon E3 1265L V3
(Similar to i7 4770T tdp 45W)
HP ProDesk G1 600 TWR
8GBx4 DDR3 12800
SSD with nvme to pcie 1x adapter
GPU: EVGA P106-100 6GB (GTX 1060 mining edt.)
These (almost) e-waste setup only cost me USD 120-ish.😁
I have the same pc bro, it works with an i7 4770, 32 gb ddr3 1600 mhz of ram, 3 ssd of 256 gb, gtx 1060 6gb, psu 450 watts 80 pluz bronze.
It is my little beast
I'm expecting to do that exact build with a Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT Core i7 4770 3.4GHz and some RAM and PSU
Still using my 4770, mines an hp. Upgrades were hd to 1 tb ssd and a 1050ti to double the video ram from the gtx 665 it came with.
I used an HPz230 as a server rig for AGES with essentially the xeon equivalent to the 4790. the motherboard just died a few weeks back. but honestly was such a great plex / game server for me and the homies
Wow i had this thing for 8 or 7 years man but i sold my beauty😢😢😢
Rx 6600 is the best option, i have it paired with an i7 4790 and is awsome
do you have the gpu plugged into the blue slot? it looks like it is in the other slot
i love my dell but u should cut the caddy out u can get a biger gpu i play on mine two but i have a 1070 sc2 32 gigs of ram in a 17 4790 u can put a i7 4790 k in it its a amazing pc that gets the job done
Can’t really get a better gpu without better power supply. I have a 600 w psu in mine and an RX 580. Huge difference between the capabilities with those 2 cards in. You may be able to get away with a 1060.
Did you hear about the MSI RTX 3050 Low Profile 6 GB just uses up 70W of power supply, and by the way if you encounter a bottleneck at 1080p the best would be to go for a 2k or 4k display.
I used the RTX 3050 low profile in a recent video.
@@basicdadtech you got yourself a suscriber, will review it.
Your best options without changing the PSU are GTX 1650 and RTX 2000 (equivalent to RTX 3050).
You can also use RX 6400 but you won't be able to get the best performance out of this GPU with this optiplex as it needs PCIE gen 4 to perform well.
@@CovenantAgentLazarus which part
Spot on, since he does video editing the rtx a2000 12gb would be the absolute best choice, can be found used at pretty reasonable price as well
A2000 gpu. What thermal paste do you use?
do you have a link to a similar Optiplex because all the other ones have extractable/sliding HDs ?
Maybe a low powered GTX 1660 Super. They go with little more than 100W power most of the time. Usually less.
i think there is an oem heatsink upgrade option, that offers a bit better cooling then then that hockey puck cooler
I bought an HP ProDesk 600 G5 SFF Core i5-9500 16GB DDR4 500GB SSD Windows 10 Pro Desktop for $80. I haven't decided which GPU yet. It is for my son to play Roblox and Minecraft. I am using a Dell Optipliplex 7020 SFF i5-4590 with a Radeon R7 450 I bought for $70 total. I don't play games so the 4th gen i5 works great for me. These are great computers for basic gaming and computing. Why spend a lot of money on a PC if you don't need to.
I got it for $150 with 16g memory.Installed the then cheap rtx a2000 for$160(price is double now for this gem)And it can play almost all new games maxed out
did you have to change the bios menu from legacy mode to uefi mode before installing the gpu?
FYI, Outrun 2006 has a native PC port that would probably be a better option than emulation.
I have a 9010 and LOVE it.. Ive used it for 4 years now- including having up to 4 disros on it at a time anda 2T DATA storage drive (I never have ANY data on my system drive..).. IS this one BETTER? I have 16 gigs of RAM- a 2T storage drive- and I7 processor.. $180 4 years ago.. I HAVE replaced the video card..and upgraded the ram to 16 gigs and installed 2 new SSD drives..
I think the big difference between the 9010 and 9020 was the 9010 had the 2nd and 3rd gen Intel chips. The 9020 had the 4th gen.
@@basicdadtechSounds good. may have to keep mine and get one of thsoe then transfer the parts.. :) or I may just wait and get my SER7 that I want.
How is your 4k video recording? Does it have frame shutter?
@mariochesser7849 I don’t record in 4K. Only 1080p.
I withdraw anything I ever said bad about the Dell Optiplex. 1 of them youtubers said it might be the battery and shore nouff he or she was right. I am now a happy pup!
I was concerned that my 4 Ssd's were a problem. All Dell docs say one sata port is for cd/dvd and that the mobo supports 2 ssd/hdds's. Thanks.
My 9020 runs a i7 4790 with 32gb 1600Mhz mishkin ram on a 1650 OC GPU and almost all games run fine
Loading is faster using an SSD (220Gb WD Green)
Ryujinx runs better than Yuzu
Not a great output for RPCS3
did you have any problems installing the gpu? did you have to go into the bios first and change legacy mode to uefi first?
My man, what type of ram i could add?
Love my 9020!!!!!!
In my opinion, it is not worth upgrading the GPU. Something like a GTX 1650 might be okay, but most newer GPUs are going to be overkill for this build. My daughter has the same setup down to the i7 and she is using a GTX 1060 6gb, It works well, but it is a real tight fit. We had to do something with the stuff that was in the way, because the GPU was too long to fit easily. I forget what we had to do, but we did get it in there. Also, we had to upgrade the PSU... we went with a 600 (??) watt unit from Seasonic. Buts lots of the newest GPUs only use 4 or 8 PCIe lanes, so not real good for older PCIe 2.0 or 3.0 builds. If you do upgrade your PSU, be sure to get a standard ATX type, because bigger ones will be too long to fit.
I've been using this computer for 4 or 5 years without any issues. I want to get an updated one. The 7070 is 8 core instead of the 4 that this runs. It will have 32g ram. Can I ask your thoughts? Should I stay with this or buy a newer one? I don't do much gaming but do 3d models and printing. The 9020 sometimes freezes. I tried to format, but have no success even with the install disk. It only wants to revert to original setting. To me, that's just a system restore. I want to wipe and start new, but to no avail.
@brianj9262 I still use the 9020 every day without issues. However with Windows 10 EOL soon getting something with an 8th gen intel chip or higher might be a good idea now.
@basicdadtech found a 7070 tower on Amazon for 300 bux and not the thin one, lol. Got a sound and video card coming. I should be set for a decade or more. However the 24 core are only 2000 dollars. I almost went for it, but I'm liking windows 10 almost as much as I liked xp
i built a similar build for a friend only difference is I used a rx 560 4g instead of a gtx 1050 ti (anything nvidia is super expensive where i live)
Will it still perform good without any upgrades?
Well you would need a GPU to play any games.
I USE THIS FOR GAMING
but a base one
How is it going now
i upgraded to a 3060 and a 5 3600 from skytech@@jangy1106
I'm really New to all this. Is 1 TB overkill for a boot drive?
Just personal preference. You could get a smaller one.
@@basicdadtech thanks. I got a 250 GB for Linux and thought I'd be OK until I saw your 1 TB.
Can i get one of those launchbox builds or coinops builds?
How do you make the SSD ur boot drive ????? Make a video bro
You put the OS on it like any hard drive
where did you get those disc drive covers?
Those are hot swap drive bays
Is it standard ATX, can I swap the PSU and the mobo?
Yes, but getting the power button and front I/O connected involves some work.
An NVMe boot drive might be better?
Would need a PCIE Adapter.
@@basicdadtech Indeed.
Is rx 5500xt compatible with del optiplex 9020?
Wll the radeon rx 580 work with this build with out having to upgrade the psu
I think you will need to upgrade the psu
Yup, I 100% agree. I grabbed a similar ( smaller ) I7 model that came with 16g ram, a 256g ssd boot drive and a 1tb drive. I put the best GPU I could fit, a used 1650 non super. There wasnt a single game I couldnt play at 1080p. I have done almost the same thing with a 750ti I got for free, a 1050ti I got for almost free... I didnt do it because I am cheap... I did it so I could have fun for cheap and gift these computers to friends and family when they were in need.
i have an old office pc that was given to me from my mom's friend from work, I'm using it since 4 years not but I'm thinking to buy a gpu, I think the power supply isn't high wattage, can you guys recommend me a gpu?
Can i get the name for those drive trays by where the dvd drive was?
Orico Trayless Hot Swap Adapter - search on Amazon and you should be able to find it.
Without upgrades can it run roblox?
I want one
im currently looking to buy a dell optiplex and i want a 7050 but im starting to change my mind but if anyone can let me know of better options please do that
im getting myself a 9020 with a gtx 1050 ti. before xmas. im not really looking for a nasa pc or anything just something that does the job.
Can windows 11 be installed in this since Windows 10 will not be updated in 2025? This is the issue I run into every time I want to get one of these.
yes windows 11 can run fine on this
I want that tray 😂
Can it run valorant for 100 fps plus???
I don’t really play Valorant but I’m sure it would do well.
Gtx 1080 ti
no
If you're going for a Dell PC, you have to go for Precision. Optiplex is bottom of the barrel. Why limit yourself. Get yourself a T5810.
Rtx a2000
EVGA GTX 1070