Just a heads up for anyone planning on doing this upgrade. You will need a cutting wheel or some way to cut a small square that extends the hole where the old PSU was so you can access the power switch if installed fans down, or the Plug if installed fans up. Either way you will need to extend the PSU hole in the case.
@thejoe5415what GPU did you end up doing with? Also the power supply..did you mount it fan down or fan up? Any issues? I'm about to dive into a 7040 budget build
might be a little old, but if I wanted to do this can't I just upgrade the case? so upgrading my PSU wouldn't be a problem along with getting better air ventilation?
Friend, I have the same CPU and I put the RX 580 in it, my only problem for now is getting the adapters and the power supply to cover what it demands. Well, I live in a country where that is very difficult to achieve, however with time I will be able to get what I need. Excellent video, very inspiring. One more follower.
Hey! Thanks for making this - this was the video that convinced me to finally get into PC gaming. I recreated this build almost exactly, using a 7050 mini, i7 7700, 1660 super, and adding a 1TB M.2 SSD. The largest obstacle for making this work is simply drilling out that flat plate where the PSU sits. Once I cut that out, the 500W system sat in nicely and has plenty of room for cable management. Even with all the extras thrown in, the 7050 closes up no problem and is a perfect “sleeper” gaming pc.
@@Nate-pb9zo for sure. I’ve been playing most games on “balanced” or “medium” settings. I’ll list out the numbers below: -Helldivers 2 @ 55-65fps -Warzone @ 100-110fps -Palworld @ 50-60fps -Apex @ 90-100fps -Battlefield 2042 @ 50-60fps That’s pretty much all I’ve played on this build. If you’re someone just looking at getting into PC gaming and having an enjoyable experience on a bit of a budget, I’d recommend this every time.
im going to build a dell optiplex pc. the optiplex i bought has an i5 6500, 16 gb ddr3, and 256 gb ssd with windows 10 pro. im gonna add a 600w power supply, 3060, and hopefully a 512 gb ssd. all in all this will cost $370. i just want to know, is the dell optiplex case easy to build in?
@@stolenchaser the Optiplex case extremely easy to work with. You’ll have to cut the plate by the PSU in order to get the PSU to fit correctly, but no other case modifications are needed. As for the GPU - the 7050 can fit a card that’s up to 221mm in length. An 8gb RX580 will just barely fit the space. I’d make sure the 3060 you purchase is less than 221mm.
I put a 6600 XT hellhound in mine, I swapped out the 6700 for a 6700K, not much of an upgrade but I'll take whatever I can, now I have Chimera OS installed and use this as a living room gaming PC works great for 1440p60. Completely happy but I just wish I could get faster memory speed they would actually work with the motherboard.
Awesome, my kind of mods. I have the Optiplex 7060, and yes, that has the 8th gen Intel processor. The advantage with that over the 5000 series is that, generally speaking, Intel 8th gen and newer will natively support Windows 11, without the janky work-arounds. Keep the videos coming.
Please tell me this applies for the Dell 7060 model. I want to go down the same route just my main concern is the Dell 7060 power supply. Is it swappable like this one is shown in the video? Thanks!!!
I think you should make a follow up video on finishing up the pc, like cutting out part of the back of the case, properly mounting the power supply, and closing up the sidepanel so it could be like a normal system sitting on the desk
@@RAVisuals I bought all the things you did to upgrade our optiplex but we're having problems mounting the power supply. How were you able to mount power when the switch and power cable input are on opposite ends. Also, do you have the fan facing the bottom? Facing the bottom seems like its not going to work. THoughts?
I bought this exact model OptiPlex off of a local community center for practically dirt cheap and stuck in RX 6600 in here and it is seriously one of the best PC building experiences of my life. Great video!
It is easy to mod the case so the psu does not choke when venting hot air outside. Did the same thing fits perfectly, but the pcie power for the gpu gets hit and pressed when the case closes. You can either cut a square out of the metal next to the ssd cage or use a 90 adapter to tilt the power plug down. 👍
This is an increible info for my pc, i have an 3040 MT (i5 6500 & DDR3L ram) currenly im using rx 460 and is glad to see how can i upgrade it, specially the psu
Been runnin on an absolutely maxed out 7040. 650w psu, heat pipe style cooler, rtx 2070, 32g ram, m.2 boot drive, 2tb ssd (m.2 in pcie converter in the spare 4x lane) another 2tb sata ssd, case fans on the front in back grills and cut a neat rectangle on the side panel to add two smal fans directly above the cpu.
Thanks for the video! I bought a 7040 off marketplace for $65, then bought a GTX1650 for $80 and just bought the PSU you used in this video along with the cables. Excited to soon have a low end gaming rig for under $200!
@@MexzyGM if you meant games then yes. The machine is a complete beast, can play all games at almost max settings. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who has an optiplex 7040 i7!
Nice! I definitely enjoy content like this. I built an 7040 with an 570 8gb. My lady currently took it over lol. She wants an mid tier build so she can run some triple A titles. So I'm currently in the market for hardware.
@@RAVisuals for the 3050, what if you removed the front fan and cut open a hole big enough there for the gpu to pass through? and maybe replace the bottom drive bay with the fan?
You can get 460W, 500W and 600W 80plus Gold or Platinum PSU’s for the Dell Optiplex 7000 Mini-Tower Series. They come in the correct proprietary configuration and cost between $80.00 and $150.00usd.
I'm worried about that power supply! It looks like you're blocking the power supply's fan. Instead of venting to the outside, it's facing the bottom of the case.
Clueless here, even if the fan didn’t make the noise he was talking about, wouldn’t you want the PSUs fan to be on the top? Instead of facing the bottom of the case?
Some things are wrong, You are not explaining how to work all the cables of the PSU, also how did you secure the PSU to the case, second the FAN connected to the PSU must be running at full RPM, the noise must be anoying; after that the RAM, the speed of the ram and the limit of speed for DDR4 at 2400Mhz... few important things I guess. But the video has some good info.
I would love to see a video on the 7060 build. With the i7-8700, that would give you a 6 core / 12 thread system. That would be both good for gaming or a second system for LINUX or something similar at a decent price.
@@FunHobbies225 Nice, have you ever got around to swapping the power supply out of the Dell 7060? just curious as i have the Dell 7060 too and im looking to do the same thing
I got an i7 today that tops at 4.0GHz with turbo for 200. Same model. I got it because I got a swft Radeon 6650xt and realized after that it was a full size gpu. Looked all day on Amazon for a full size tower that was already put together for cheap and this is what I got.
Great video! This is exactly what I’m looking to do! Would case swapping be worth it to possibly go for a more conventional psu? And also allow for a bigger gpu? Thanks! Also I’d like to see results with a 7060
I have a very large GTX 1060 that's the same length as your RX 6650 that I was able to just barely fit in my OptiPlex 3050 - the power connectors are lower down so you can fit any GPU that actually fits in the case. I'd recommend the Optiplex 30xx series if you want a 7th gen CPU and newer components. Mine was only $81!! The 70xx series is just too hard to mod.
7040 7050 max I recommend is a GTX1660 Super RTX 2060 or RX 5000 series the last of the pcie gen 3x cards unfortunately 😢 7060 7070 still only pcie 3 but 6 core+ can run a pcie 4 card up to 70% potential max fps
hello my freind optiplex 7040 mini لقد جربت في السنة الماضية بطاقة رسومات في rtx 2060 super and psu 700w 👍amazing in mini pc gaming super up 100fps in games thanks bro
The msi cards fit like a glove in the MTs. My 3070 with a 1660 super is awesome. I’m m surprised you went with a 6th gen. Just in the last month I got an HP Prodesk for $80 with an i5 8500 and that Opti 3070 i5 9500.for $100. An upgrade to an 8700 or 9700 will be substantially better. I’m ass assuming there was room to just keep the psu switch on, since it was covered by the case? I’m doing this to mine and would really like avoiding g cutting anything if I can.
@@RAVisuals I found a local pc recycling place for the HP, killer deal. I really like how the Prodesks are rather than this style of Optiplex. With pretty much the same size case they optimized the space much better.
I bought a 7070 MT with a 9th generation i7 for 150 bucks, Now I'm thinking of buying a 6650XT XFX SWFT210, do you think it would be a purchase for this size case?
Great video! Recently i bougth a Dell T3620 with the same cpu and put a RX580 8gb and a 650w certified psu and goes very well, Soon I plan to put an M.2 and 8GB of RAM more for the 16GB!🤗
I'm debating between this RX 6600XT/6650XT or the GTX 1050TI Which is best and is the 6600 overkill? Please help need advice. Looking to upgrade my optiplex 9020 to make it faster and perform better
Great video! My optiplex 7040 works like a dream after installing 8gb of RAM (16 in total) and updated the graphics card ($45). Added a bluetooth adapter and a better wifi adapter. I'm not a gamer.
Hi mate, any suggestions to upgrade the graphics card in a 7040-SFF Intel core 4 i5-6500 3.2GHz. Display: Intel HD Graphics 530 1GB. I want to edit HD videos for youtube. Cheers.
hi can you tell me pls which one is the best many thanks HP Z440 WorkStation CPU: E5 1650 V3 6 core 3.5ghz Graphics: Nvidia Quadro K1200 RAM: 32GB DDR4 Storage: SSD 256GB No Windows £175 HP WorkStation Z440 Windows 10 Intel Xeon E5 1630V3 3.7Ghz 8GB 1TB HDD 120GB SSD £180 HP Z440 Workstation 1 x Xeon 6-Core E5-1650 v4 3.6GHz 16GB/No HDD/No Graphics £120 HP Z440 Workstation Xeon E5-1650 v4 16GB No Drive Windows 10 Pro £135 Workstation Tower PC HP Z440 Intel Xeon E5 1603 v3 32GB RAM 256GB SSD 500GB SATA £215 HP Z620 - Xeon E5-2670@2.60GHz 8C, 64GB, 256GB SSD+1TB, Firepro V7900, W10Pro £200
Is there a better PSU option? The one you installed seems like its poorly built by the Amazon reviews. Im sure that it will work in the short run, but I would like something that would last longer.
I just modified one a few weeks ago by using the cooler master V750 sfx gold and managed to plug an rtx 3060 to it, minor modifications needed to secure it to the case with a couple holes drilled to screw it into place.
I have an optiplex 7050 mt and came with 16 gb of ddr4 clock at 2400mhz from Kingston and an i7 7700 3.6ghz and a WD Blue 500GB SN570 NVMe. And an MSI power supply, MSI MAG A550BN, outside, and I keep it outside because it doesn’t fit. I am also trying to get a better GPU right now. I have the XFX R Series GHOST Core Radeon R7, so if someone doesn’t mind helping me it would be a nice blessing for me.
Here's the question My nephew just recently purchased a Dell computer Used server workstation PC It’s a dell precision T7600 The video card that was in it was the MSI 1070 and with that side panel it was able to close For temporary GPU I gave him my Asus RX5500xt And found out that case will not close What GPU do you recommend for that particular case and not the MSI or any other brand of the gtx1070 He is thinking about removing the brace approximately 3 inches where the GPU sits
Great video!! Followed the steps and I notice that the fan stays on when optiplex is shutdown. Is the only solution to flip the switch on the PSU to off?
you can fix this in the bios on power settings, i had the same problem :) just go to the power option in bios, and play with it there. i dont remember where it was, but its the gpu fans that will be maxed out i guess.
Hey I followed all the steps, but my PC won’t turn on. Only difference is I had to use a 24pin to a 6pin adaptor, idk what’s happening, can someone pls help me out?
Ok dell optiplex 5060 with i5 8500 32gb ram and 1tb ssd or 7060 32 gb and 1tb ssd and what gpu to run looking at both pcs and amd Radeon rx 6700xt and what power supply this will be my first pc tired of console bs
Can you please try this setup with the 1660 super? I’m looking to buy the same exact optiplex but just slap a gtx with an adapter if necessary or just swap psu
hey i have this exact pc and i have an old pc case that i would really like to use with a power supply would i be able to move the motherboard and gpu into that case
Question (Pls respond): does PSU fit the same way but upside down? Since you said it make a weird click noise if put the right way. So... if i put the PSU upsidedown i just have get the cord upsidedown right...?
hello RA Visuals ive been enjoying your videos a ton and i was wondering if there was a way that you could send that pc out to me so i could use it. I dont have the funds for a pc and i am super interested in gaming. I also want to grow my own youtube channel further so i can make videos just like you. If you can take this into consideration i would appreciate it a ton. Thank you
GREAT VIDEO!! subb/liked...My questions please...how much RAM can be integrally-installed on the O7040, please? The most-amount of RAM? Thanks a terabyte! I'm an old CAD-guy, who uses ActCAD, and that software's pretty-light on PC-resources. 2D-CAD Planwork is like that :-) I'm looking to buy this little PC & use your upgrade for my CAD-work. No weird lighted fans needed, for that! hahahaaa.
Can someone give me feedback on this. I want to build a budget pc that gets me 90 frames on like Minecraft with shaders on or games like cod. I know nothing about pc’s, I was wondering if there could be any issues and if there is can I fix it? If I get this I want to upgrade its internal parts, how upgradeable is this? I’ve heard about “bottleneck” and I think I remember the reason being the cpu holding it back. Can I upgrade the cpu in this?
Apex and lots of othersFPS games (like cod, valorant, cs go, ecc ecc) suffer so much and lose lots of performance if they are not installed in the main SSD. I have your same specs on a MSI Z170 with a gtx1660, games installed on a crucial p3+ , and I have capped Apex at 200fps because I have a 165hz monitor and is useless having more. Also I'm noticing your 6700 is not boosting to 4.0 GHz. There is a ton of optimization you can do and lots of performance you are leaving. This is a perfect machine to get on budget on competitive games. It needs only some more in depth optimization.
Hey guys so let me explain i have a cosair 650w psu and it has 24, 6+2 and others so the motherboard i want to connect to has 6pin only? Here is the thing: 1) can i plug the 6pin on the 6+2 that is used for connecting GPUs on the motherboard? 2) psu require the 24 pin to be connected for it to work right? 3) arent i supposed to use 24 to 6 pin addapter? (Im having trouble funding it where i am and ordering is not cheap trust me) I want to know if i can plug in the 6+2 pin split that i know is used for GPUs to connect to the motherboard, the motherboard is HP EliteDesk 800 G1 MT motherboard since its 6 pin on the mobo.
I just did a similar build for my son with an i5-4690, 16GB of ram, a 1TB 7200 HDD, a 500GB Crucial SSD, a cooler master 650w bronze PSU and a 1050Ti. Under GB£175 for the whole build🤣
Just a heads up for anyone planning on doing this upgrade. You will need a cutting wheel or some way to cut a small square that extends the hole where the old PSU was so you can access the power switch if installed fans down, or the Plug if installed fans up. Either way you will need to extend the PSU hole in the case.
Solid tip!
@thejoe5415what GPU did you end up doing with? Also the power supply..did you mount it fan down or fan up? Any issues? I'm about to dive into a 7040 budget build
what if you are using the dell optiplex 7050 tower
might be a little old, but if I wanted to do this can't I just upgrade the case? so upgrading my PSU wouldn't be a problem along with getting better air ventilation?
also gotta make sure its not the 7040 sff
Friend, I have the same CPU and I put the RX 580 in it, my only problem for now is getting the adapters and the power supply to cover what it demands. Well, I live in a country where that is very difficult to achieve, however with time I will be able to get what I need. Excellent video, very inspiring. One more follower.
nada mas latino que decirle CPU al case
use two psu's
Hey! Thanks for making this - this was the video that convinced me to finally get into PC gaming. I recreated this build almost exactly, using a 7050 mini, i7 7700, 1660 super, and adding a 1TB M.2 SSD.
The largest obstacle for making this work is simply drilling out that flat plate where the PSU sits. Once I cut that out, the 500W system sat in nicely and has plenty of room for cable management. Even with all the extras thrown in, the 7050 closes up no problem and is a perfect “sleeper” gaming pc.
Sweet. can you maybe tell us the average fps you get on some of the games you played ?
@@Nate-pb9zo for sure. I’ve been playing most games on “balanced” or “medium” settings. I’ll list out the numbers below:
-Helldivers 2 @ 55-65fps
-Warzone @ 100-110fps
-Palworld @ 50-60fps
-Apex @ 90-100fps
-Battlefield 2042 @ 50-60fps
That’s pretty much all I’ve played on this build. If you’re someone just looking at getting into PC gaming and having an enjoyable experience on a bit of a budget, I’d recommend this every time.
im going to build a dell optiplex pc. the optiplex i bought has an i5 6500, 16 gb ddr3, and 256 gb ssd with windows 10 pro. im gonna add a 600w power supply, 3060, and hopefully a 512 gb ssd. all in all this will cost $370. i just want to know, is the dell optiplex case easy to build in?
@@stolenchaser the Optiplex case extremely easy to work with. You’ll have to cut the plate by the PSU in order to get the PSU to fit correctly, but no other case modifications are needed.
As for the GPU - the 7050 can fit a card that’s up to 221mm in length. An 8gb RX580 will just barely fit the space. I’d make sure the 3060 you purchase is less than 221mm.
I put a 6600 XT hellhound in mine, I swapped out the 6700 for a 6700K, not much of an upgrade but I'll take whatever I can, now I have Chimera OS installed and use this as a living room gaming PC works great for 1440p60. Completely happy but I just wish I could get faster memory speed they would actually work with the motherboard.
Awesome, my kind of mods. I have the Optiplex 7060, and yes, that has the 8th gen Intel processor. The advantage with that over the 5000 series is that, generally speaking, Intel 8th gen and newer will natively support Windows 11, without the janky work-arounds. Keep the videos coming.
Please tell me this applies for the Dell 7060 model. I want to go down the same route just my main concern is the Dell 7060 power supply. Is it swappable like this one is shown in the video? Thanks!!!
@@JohnH-ri5zv every PSU is swappable. just buy an ATX psu and 7060 MT. seeing as your a noob i wouldnt bother buying it and choose another pc D:
@@thenewsonatrainwhich one would you recommend then?
I think you should make a follow up video on finishing up the pc, like cutting out part of the back of the case, properly mounting the power supply, and closing up the sidepanel so it could be like a normal system sitting on the desk
Already in the works!
@@RAVisuals Aha, thanks
Thata what I was going to ask. Nice vid thanks
@@RAVisualscan't wait, good stuff man
@@RAVisuals I bought all the things you did to upgrade our optiplex but we're having problems mounting the power supply. How were you able to mount power when the switch and power cable input are on opposite ends. Also, do you have the fan facing the bottom? Facing the bottom seems like its not going to work. THoughts?
I bought this exact model OptiPlex off of a local community center for practically dirt cheap and stuck in RX 6600 in here and it is seriously one of the best PC building experiences of my life. Great video!
It is easy to mod the case so the psu does not choke when venting hot air outside. Did the same thing fits perfectly, but the pcie power for the gpu gets hit and pressed when the case closes. You can either cut a square out of the metal next to the ssd cage or use a 90 adapter to tilt the power plug down. 👍
This is an increible info for my pc, i have an 3040 MT (i5 6500 & DDR3L ram) currenly im using rx 460 and is glad to see how can i upgrade it, specially the psu
Been runnin on an absolutely maxed out 7040.
650w psu, heat pipe style cooler, rtx 2070, 32g ram, m.2 boot drive, 2tb ssd (m.2 in pcie converter in the spare 4x lane) another 2tb sata ssd, case fans on the front in back grills and cut a neat rectangle on the side panel to add two smal fans directly above the cpu.
Poderia me informar onde comprou e quais itens? Estou querendo fazer esse upgrade.
How good does fn run
Could a 850w PSU unit over power my dell optiplex 7050
Thanks for the video! I bought a 7040 off marketplace for $65, then bought a GTX1650 for $80 and just bought the PSU you used in this video along with the cables. Excited to soon have a low end gaming rig for under $200!
does it work good in ames
@@MexzyGM if you meant games then yes. The machine is a complete beast, can play all games at almost max settings. Would definitely recommend it to anyone who has an optiplex 7040 i7!
Great video, thanks for your help! 👍🏻
Nice! I definitely enjoy content like this. I built an 7040 with an 570 8gb. My lady currently took it over lol. She wants an mid tier build so she can run some triple A titles. So I'm currently in the market for hardware.
Awesome! Glad you enjoy this stuff!
@@RAVisuals for the 3050, what if you removed the front fan and cut open a hole big enough there for the gpu to pass through? and maybe replace the bottom drive bay with the fan?
You can get 460W, 500W and 600W 80plus Gold or Platinum PSU’s for the Dell Optiplex 7000 Mini-Tower Series. They come in the correct proprietary configuration and cost between $80.00 and $150.00usd.
Can you link me a 500 Watt one for my Dell 7060? Thanks!!
I'm worried about that power supply! It looks like you're blocking the power supply's fan. Instead of venting to the outside, it's facing the bottom of the case.
It’s fine. I did this build. Works totally fine mounted upside down.
If you have watch the entire video you know, that he changed the power supply to look with the fan to the top.
yeah my friends ran into this exact issue trying to do this build. they're aiming to use a different power supply as a solution
I used tin snips to make the hole for the psu larger to i can flip it around. It sits in there loose but it works perfect
Clueless here, even if the fan didn’t make the noise he was talking about, wouldn’t you want the PSUs fan to be on the top? Instead of facing the bottom of the case?
i feel like if you removed that lower drive bay on the front you could of installed a 120m or 140m fan would be quieter and move alot more air
Some things are wrong, You are not explaining how to work all the cables of the PSU, also how did you secure the PSU to the case, second the FAN connected to the PSU must be running at full RPM, the noise must be anoying; after that the RAM, the speed of the ram and the limit of speed for DDR4 at 2400Mhz... few important things I guess. But the video has some good info.
How did you get the PSU to fit? It’s not fitting in my machine
Was it a sfx psu
I did the apevia sfx and a gtx 1660 super a few months ago on a freebee 7040.
Or.... you could just get another case for about 40 bucks and a used ATX PSU and not have to modify anything...Just sayin
same think and more cheap
Won't fit there are on mobo front facing I/O among other things. Thanks Dell 👍
Great timing. Doing a 7050 tomorrow
I would love to see a video on the 7060 build. With the i7-8700, that would give you a 6 core / 12 thread system. That would be both good for gaming or a second system for LINUX or something similar at a decent price.
5060 is great to same numbers
@@FunHobbies225 - The power supply might be a little light for a decent gaming build. 260W?
@@rickgrimes931 yea but I’m upgrading it to 500 watts
@@FunHobbies225 Nice, have you ever got around to swapping the power supply out of the Dell 7060? just curious as i have the Dell 7060 too and im looking to do the same thing
Do you remember the temps of the cpu when testing it. And do you think the new cpu cooler is better than the stock one?
There is actually another fan connector on the board but you need to mod the cable because the connector looks like a cd-rom digital audio cable
I got an i7 today that tops at 4.0GHz with turbo for 200. Same model. I got it because I got a swft Radeon 6650xt and realized after that it was a full size gpu. Looked all day on Amazon for a full size tower that was already put together for cheap and this is what I got.
Is it really usable? Will it overheat, because of the lack of space?
Same setup here just 1650 1660 gtx with stock power supply. CPU fan upgrade not required
Great video! This is exactly what I’m looking to do! Would case swapping be worth it to possibly go for a more conventional psu? And also allow for a bigger gpu? Thanks! Also I’d like to see results with a 7060
I have a 7050 and would love to upgrade the graphics card. Not sure what this particular Optiplex can take.
Just finished mine up with I7-6700, rx5500xt, 32gb ram, a 512gb nvme, and a 500gb ssd, and a cooler master sfx v550
How’s the 5500xt doing in there?
Only had it for a few days but it’s running really good
How's the PC
I have a very large GTX 1060 that's the same length as your RX 6650 that I was able to just barely fit in my OptiPlex 3050 - the power connectors are lower down so you can fit any GPU that actually fits in the case. I'd recommend the Optiplex 30xx series if you want a 7th gen CPU and newer components. Mine was only $81!! The 70xx series is just too hard to mod.
Is the SSD mandatory bc it’s not in the description
7040 7050 max I recommend is a GTX1660 Super RTX 2060 or RX 5000 series the last of the pcie gen 3x cards unfortunately 😢 7060 7070 still only pcie 3 but 6 core+ can run a pcie 4 card up to 70% potential max fps
Won't the 2070 be too much if you just have it with stock psu
hello my freind
optiplex 7040 mini لقد جربت في السنة الماضية بطاقة رسومات في
rtx 2060 super and psu 700w
👍amazing in mini pc gaming super up 100fps in games
thanks bro
Can that 660xt work in a Optiplex 3020 in the smaller case? I just inherited one of these office pcs. It’s a i3.
it wouldn't fit in anything smaller than this
Great video, thanks for your help and thanks for the links
The msi cards fit like a glove in the MTs. My 3070 with a 1660 super is awesome. I’m m surprised you went with a 6th gen. Just in the last month I got an HP Prodesk for $80 with an i5 8500 and that Opti 3070 i5 9500.for $100. An upgrade to an 8700 or 9700 will be substantially better. I’m ass assuming there was room to just keep the psu switch on, since it was covered by the case? I’m doing this to mine and would really like avoiding g cutting anything if I can.
I really want one of the 8th Gen ones but i haven’t been able to find a good one for under $200 recently. I’ll keep looking though!
@@RAVisuals I found a local pc recycling place for the HP, killer deal. I really like how the Prodesks are rather than this style of Optiplex. With pretty much the same size case they optimized the space much better.
@@RespekfulFungus i was actually thinking of trying those next too! They look like another great way to make a gaming machine
yes please i wanna know if theyre worth to buy
@@RAVisuals
I bought a 7070 MT with a 9th generation i7 for 150 bucks, Now I'm thinking of buying a 6650XT XFX SWFT210, do you think it would be a purchase for this size case?
You should try a TFX power supply since its the same dimensions as the original PSU.
Great job. I have 8940 which put on a Nuctura fan works great. I wish pwr supply was a standard .Thanks.
yeah, would be awesome to see these with a stronger power supply out of the box. luckily, the mod isn't very hard at all!
Great video! Recently i bougth a Dell T3620 with the same cpu and put a RX580 8gb and a 650w certified psu and goes very well, Soon I plan to put an M.2 and 8GB of RAM more for the 16GB!🤗
Heck yeah! Probably does really well at 1080p
Can you use the 8pin for the GPU power for the motherboard?
I have the exact model now and I am thinking of upgrading it... Lets see how this goes... ooh a sub is worth it.
I'm debating between this RX 6600XT/6650XT or the GTX 1050TI
Which is best and is the 6600 overkill? Please help need advice. Looking to upgrade my optiplex 9020 to make it faster and perform better
No the Rx 5700xt performs better than the Rx 6600xt
Great video! My optiplex 7040 works like a dream after installing 8gb of RAM (16 in total) and updated the graphics card ($45). Added a bluetooth adapter and a better wifi adapter. I'm not a gamer.
what graphics card did you install?
@@hittingwater4639 saplos Radeon had 5450
What’s the next upgrade from the 1650 graphics card? Single fan 1650
Hi mate, any suggestions to upgrade the graphics card in a 7040-SFF Intel core 4 i5-6500 3.2GHz.
Display: Intel HD Graphics 530 1GB.
I want to edit HD videos for youtube.
Cheers.
did you get it off Amazon?
Great video! Thank you so much!
Man the graphics cards are out of stock smh
Which of the 3 cables did you use to plug in the GPU also if I’m using a GTX 1050 Ti do I need a different cable
Just got this machine cause it has 3.0 USB and decent disc drive new to PC building but I think I'll put some dollars into it
Never knew Steve-o build some pcs.
Great upgrade help
hi can you tell me pls which one is the best
many thanks
HP Z440 WorkStation
CPU: E5 1650 V3 6 core 3.5ghz
Graphics: Nvidia Quadro K1200
RAM: 32GB DDR4
Storage: SSD 256GB
No Windows
£175
HP WorkStation Z440 Windows 10 Intel Xeon E5 1630V3 3.7Ghz 8GB 1TB HDD 120GB SSD
£180
HP Z440 Workstation 1 x Xeon 6-Core E5-1650 v4 3.6GHz 16GB/No HDD/No Graphics
£120
HP Z440 Workstation Xeon E5-1650 v4 16GB No Drive Windows 10 Pro
£135
Workstation Tower PC HP Z440 Intel Xeon E5 1603 v3 32GB RAM 256GB SSD 500GB SATA
£215
HP Z620 - Xeon E5-2670@2.60GHz 8C, 64GB, 256GB SSD+1TB, Firepro V7900, W10Pro
£200
Is there a better PSU option? The one you installed seems like its poorly built by the Amazon reviews. Im sure that it will work in the short run, but I would like something that would last longer.
I just modified one a few weeks ago by using the cooler master V750 sfx gold and managed to plug an rtx 3060 to it, minor modifications needed to secure it to the case with a couple holes drilled to screw it into place.
I would love a 7060 build!
Were you able to screw this power supply normally to the Dell's housing?
Nicely done!
I have the 5060 8700 core i7 a great one up to 64gb of RAM full size like yours pretty fast
Will the power supply in the video work with a dell optiplex 7050?
Why didn't you add a motherboard with it
he actually measures it :p
Good work cheap pc😁
that is really a good optimization but the bottleneck is still gonna make a big issue because of the GPU and CPU gen
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Those were great theatrics, but anyone could see that was going to fit, by about 3 inches.
I have an optiplex 7050 mt and came with 16 gb of ddr4 clock at 2400mhz from Kingston and an i7 7700 3.6ghz and a WD Blue 500GB SN570 NVMe.
And an MSI power supply, MSI MAG A550BN, outside, and I keep it outside because it doesn’t fit. I am also trying to get a better GPU right now. I have the XFX R Series GHOST Core Radeon R7, so if someone doesn’t mind helping me it would be a nice blessing for me.
I am not sure why but after changing the power supply to the one recommended, my computer started giving me this flashing amber light :(
Here's the question
My nephew just recently purchased a Dell computer
Used server workstation PC
It’s a dell precision T7600
The video card that was in it was the MSI 1070 and with that side panel it was able to close
For temporary GPU I gave him my Asus RX5500xt
And found out that case will not close
What GPU do you recommend for that particular case and not the MSI or any other brand of the gtx1070
He is thinking about removing the brace approximately 3 inches where the GPU sits
1650 super
@@johndank2209
Thank you for your reply
I ended up getting him a Dell 6700 XT 12 GB
@@cgriggsiv nice, that's a great card
Just that you know some psu have a 20+4 pin Mobo Cable
What are all of the Graphics Cards that fit inside the Optiplex 7040?
Great video!! Followed the steps and I notice that the fan stays on when optiplex is shutdown. Is the only solution to flip the switch on the PSU to off?
you can fix this in the bios on power settings, i had the same problem :) just go to the power option in bios, and play with it there. i dont remember where it was, but its the gpu fans that will be maxed out i guess.
Its not that the processor is weak their is probably a bottleneck between the gpu and cpu.
I wonder if you went to 1440p if it would take a load off the cpu a little more
Hey I followed all the steps, but my PC won’t turn on. Only difference is I had to use a 24pin to a 6pin adaptor, idk what’s happening, can someone pls help me out?
Ok dell optiplex 5060 with i5 8500 32gb ram and 1tb ssd or 7060 32 gb and 1tb ssd and what gpu to run looking at both pcs and amd Radeon rx 6700xt and what power supply this will be my first pc tired of console bs
Did you actually mount the cpu with screws or just let it sit in the case?
Wich is better, Optiplex 7040 or 3070 bro?
I think the next obviously thing to do is case swap!!
Can you please try this setup with the 1660 super? I’m looking to buy the same exact optiplex but just slap a gtx with an adapter if necessary or just swap psu
Since the case is covering the psu on/off switch, do you just leave it in the on position?
I did everything right and now it powers on and then powers off 4 seconds later can someone help me
Can you do this with dell optiplex 5050
hey i have this exact pc and i have an old pc case that i would really like to use with a power supply would i be able to move the motherboard and gpu into that case
Question (Pls respond): does PSU fit the same way but upside down? Since you said it make a weird click noise if put the right way. So... if i put the PSU upsidedown i just have get the cord upsidedown right...?
The psu wouldn't work the other way. My guess is that it was intended to be used in a specific orientation.
side ways? (btw thanks for responding)@@RAVisuals
please answer, what brand to replace the CPU cooling fan with? Is the bolt position the same as the heatsink?
Most of these parts are unavailable
Why don't you just throw it into a new/ nice used case?!
hello RA Visuals ive been enjoying your videos a ton and i was wondering if there was a way that you could send that pc out to me so i could use it. I dont have the funds for a pc and i am super interested in gaming. I also want to grow my own youtube channel further so i can make videos just like you. If you can take this into consideration i would appreciate it a ton. Thank you
GREAT VIDEO!! subb/liked...My questions please...how much RAM can be integrally-installed on the O7040, please? The most-amount of RAM? Thanks a terabyte!
I'm an old CAD-guy, who uses ActCAD, and that software's pretty-light on PC-resources. 2D-CAD Planwork is like that :-) I'm looking to buy this little PC & use your upgrade for my CAD-work. No weird lighted fans needed, for that! hahahaaa.
will that power supply work for a dell optiplex 3060 as well? any help is appreciated!
"Starfield is being starfield, please ignore it."
should have tried 1440p to avoid that bottleneck.
Can you get a xenon V3 on that motherboard or a V2?
Can someone give me feedback on this. I want to build a budget pc that gets me 90 frames on like Minecraft with shaders on or games like cod. I know nothing about pc’s, I was wondering if there could be any issues and if there is can I fix it? If I get this I want to upgrade its internal parts, how upgradeable is this? I’ve heard about “bottleneck” and I think I remember the reason being the cpu holding it back. Can I upgrade the cpu in this?
Can you use a pc with the side panel off?
Apex and lots of othersFPS games (like cod, valorant, cs go, ecc ecc) suffer so much and lose lots of performance if they are not installed in the main SSD.
I have your same specs on a MSI Z170 with a gtx1660, games installed on a crucial p3+ , and I have capped Apex at 200fps because I have a 165hz monitor and is useless having more.
Also I'm noticing your 6700 is not boosting to 4.0 GHz. There is a ton of optimization you can do and lots of performance you are leaving. This is a perfect machine to get on budget on competitive games.
It needs only some more in depth optimization.
Hey guys so let me explain i have a cosair 650w psu and it has 24, 6+2 and others so the motherboard i want to connect to has 6pin only? Here is the thing:
1) can i plug the 6pin on the 6+2 that is used for connecting GPUs on the motherboard?
2) psu require the 24 pin to be connected for it to work right?
3) arent i supposed to use 24 to 6 pin addapter? (Im having trouble funding it where i am and ordering is not cheap trust me)
I want to know if i can plug in the 6+2 pin split that i know is used for GPUs to connect to the motherboard, the motherboard is HP EliteDesk 800 G1 MT motherboard since its 6 pin on the mobo.
what gen cpu is this optiplex 7040?
where do you buy the pc?
eBay!
Man why are you doing that when I want it so bad and I don't have the money to do it 😭💔💔
I just did a similar build for my son with an i5-4690, 16GB of ram, a 1TB 7200 HDD, a 500GB Crucial SSD, a cooler master 650w bronze PSU and a 1050Ti. Under GB£175 for the whole build🤣
can i do the same on a 7040 ? Is run the same way or not?