This is the exact rig I run 2135, 32 gbs of ram, 2tb nvme. I put an RX6800 in there that’s definitely the limit. Had to turn down settings. It’s time for a better rig but you can’t go wrong with the P520
I really love the utilitarian look of these towers, but then again my two main systems are in fractal cases with solid side panels. I just like understated looking things.
I built one with a W-2140b (up from a W-2133), 64GB ram, 512GB nvme (it came installed from the seller), an RX 6600, and a pair of 10tb WD Red drives from my previous server. All less than $500. It does everything i need, from video editing, livestreaming, to 4K gaming (at lower settings but it's still 4K). I also installed a Wifi/BT 5.2 card.
🙂 thats fine broh, do u have an extra sata cable? pickup the cheapest smallest 2.5 SSD and install windows on it, u can run 10 or 11 on it. I'm refurbishing my 4790K Devil's Canyon and Windows 11 works just fine, its updating just fine too.
i have had the same system here only dif is i have 4 8 gig stix of ddr 4 2400 in it to get full use of the 4 slots using 4 channle helps about 15% on 1 % lows it has a 6700 xt in it mine came with the 900 watt ps , , bottom line ive not had any issues on any game at all at 1440 p and 1080 p it crushes everything , i think this is the ultimate budget pc you can build currently, im very happy with it
My Brickstation has the same CPU, it came with 32GB of Ram and the 900W PSU. I have a GTX 1070 display adapter, a WD Black SN850X for games, and I use my old Sata drives for Windows and storage. The PC was about $180 and the GPU I purchased used for $100, I ran out of space for games so I got that 2TB WD for about $120. It's simply a fabulous machine.
A lot of people are saying this is the Dell Optiplex of the modern day and I think they may be right. If these started popping up at affordable prices a couple years ago I might have used one of these to build my own PC. I'm perfectly happy with the one I ended up building but I can't help but wonder.
I started building one last month with a W-2135, 64GB ram, 500GB NVMe x2, 512GB NVMe using PCI card adapter, an RX 5700 GPU (will flash to 5700XT in the future) and a 4-drive cage (oimaster HE-2006) for four 2.5 SSD or laptop HDD that slides into the DVD bay. And a couple of TB HDD are installed. I also have a spare W-2135 CPU and PSU (now I have both 690W & 900W PSU). I have over $600 into the build now. It runs Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 for Workstations, Fedora 39, & MacOS Sonoma 14.3.1. I'll play with Proxmox later. I don't game, though, at least not yet!
I setup a P520 as a movie server and it gets really hot. Lenovo didn’t think hard enough about cooling with this model. I’m probably about to take everything out of the case and drill in some fan holes.
Really nice video. I've been searching for infos on this machine as I'm planning to build one. My question - I need to work with RTX 3060 TIs (SFF should be a go), as these GPUs are within my budget range - you recon I would be able to run 2 GPUS if I get the P520 with 900 Watt PSU, the GPUs are both 8 Pin... Thanks in advance
Well the point of optiplex builds is making something really good for less than $300. So I wouldn’t say those days are over unless somehow these drop to be $50-$100
ibought a 1000w version with the w2135 and a rx6600xt, got tired of the build eating dust on my floor so i sold it in my country and made a custom build
The only thing I don't like about these Lenovo workstations is their proprietary power supplies. The Dell Optiplex could accept standard ATX power supplies with no fuss.
@@JasonWitmerYTI subbed after seeing a couple of your budget videos but to see you comment this quick shows me that you’ll grow very soon, will be there when you hit each milestone
I have a p520 for about 4 months now it has the same processor it did come with the 900 watt ps, and 4 sticks of ecc ddr4 2400 ram, and I put in a inland pro m2 drive from microcenter 1 terabyte, and a 6700xt from microcenter all together I have close to 600 in it but it's a beast period I doubt it if there is any other combo you could Do that would out preform it in price per performance new or old that anyone could do out of the box, 1400p, 1080p it will please you very much I'm so happy I have it, also the motherboard has a windows 10 pro version linked to it when you download and install It you can activate it for free and even upgrade to windows 11 for free , if you are on a budget, this machine is the way to go.
Sucks that these go for between 580 and 900 or so dollars in South Africa, I have no idea why besides them maybe being less popular, would be cool if they become cheaper
got me contemplating building another p520, i got one same spec and tossed in a 1660 super. so far only tried fortnite and warzone but 1080p was butter, I shoud've tried a newer gpu!
mine crushes alan wake, it plays everything period with a 6700xt in it have had mine a year now no issues on any game period old or new AAA games at 1440p and 1080 p just make sure to use all 4 ram slots for quad channle its designed for best results possible i recomend 32 gigs minium 2400 or 2666 ddr 4
I dont get it, wouldnt that CPU bottleneck the 3060 TI or 6700 xt? Coz I bought ryzen 5 5600 and people recommend the highest GPUs that can match it are both of those, but isnt the 5600 much more powerful than 8700k?
It depends. He really hit the mark with the gpu combination in the video for 1440p gaming. If you were to use the build in this video for 1080p gaming, while it would be a very solid performer the gpu would likely be waiting around for the cpu more, due to the older and slower process node of the xeon. For 1440p, the lighter cpu load and heavier gpu load make for a better balance between the two, tending to lean slightly in favor of the cpu in most circumstances. The 6700 XT would probably pushing the cpu pretty close to its limit at 1440p, shifting the bottleneck from the gpu to the cpu in a lot more circumstances. You might be able to even squeeze one more step up in gpu (6800/3070 Ti) for games that are less cpu reliant, though whether or not it would be worth it would rely pretty heavily on your personal use case as you would probably hit a fairly noticeable cpu bottleneck in many games.
🙂 this is basically a coffeelake motherboard, so just imagine and ask yourself, what would pair nicely with an i7 8700 or Ryzen 3600? They are all the samething. Go on youtube and look at all the benchmarks for the 8700 and 3600, what are other gamers running with those cpus?
@@JasonWitmerYT your right but the problem i have is shipping all those components to my country😥 but for u it wont be hard to build and send it and thats y i really need your help am tied of buying new consoles everytime they release new ones....i will be happier if u help me coz i want to use it to play gta v with pc mods so plz help🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thats processor has 6 pretty strong and fast cores. I dont see why there would be any cpu bottle neck. Maybe retest with hyperthreading turned off. Some xeons dont like that.
Imagine how well the 3060ti would age if it hadnt been left with only 8gb vram :( why the 3060 12gb will sail off into the wind and the 3060ti will be a hard sell sooner than later lol
its not about beating, its about the vram, sooner than later the ti 8gb vram will max out, while the 12gb wont, at that point, yes it does win lol@@quad_4981
This is the exact rig I run 2135, 32 gbs of ram, 2tb nvme. I put an RX6800 in there that’s definitely the limit. Had to turn down settings. It’s time for a better rig but you can’t go wrong with the P520
🙂 neat, so for sure u can see the BIOS screen using an RX card? thx
@@MrSamadolfo I’ve reached it with an Rx580, haven’t tried with the upgrade
@@JesusPerezTgod 🙂 ok cool, check whenever u can cause some bioseses don't display with some RX cards, they are picky 😊
they work with any card lmao@@MrSamadolfo
Is it possible to fit the xfx swft319 rx 6800 in there?
you are a really good youtuber i was not expecting 13k subs dude youve earnt a new one thats for sure
I really love the utilitarian look of these towers, but then again my two main systems are in fractal cases with solid side panels. I just like understated looking things.
great video man , its a crazy performance for the price actually !
I built one with a W-2140b (up from a W-2133), 64GB ram, 512GB nvme (it came installed from the seller), an RX 6600, and a pair of 10tb WD Red drives from my previous server. All less than $500. It does everything i need, from video editing, livestreaming, to 4K gaming (at lower settings but it's still 4K). I also installed a Wifi/BT 5.2 card.
I just bought a gaming PC for 150$ (used) Here are the specs,
i7 4770
GTX 1060
16GB OF RAM
1.5TB HHD
600W PSU
Cooler Master CPU cooler
The weird capacity HDD is a delabreaker, but better than a GT 730 for 250$
🙂 thats fine broh, do u have an extra sata cable? pickup the cheapest smallest 2.5 SSD and install windows on it, u can run 10 or 11 on it. I'm refurbishing my 4790K Devil's Canyon and Windows 11 works just fine, its updating just fine too.
@@MrSamadolfo it came with windows 10, I bought it from Facebook marketplace
Be sure to throw a small SSD in there for Windows.
@@JeffWaynee if I have an HHD, do I need as SSD. It already has windows 10 activated..
Awesome video, could be a hell of a sleeper PC
Appreciate the grade A content chief
Another Jason BANGER 😎
1440p at ~$400!? AND it's actually good!? You're crazy man...take my sub
Yeah you got a steal of a deal. Anything with that CPU configuration is going for way more.
i have had the same system here only dif is i have 4 8 gig stix of ddr 4 2400 in it to get full use of the 4 slots using 4 channle helps about 15% on 1 % lows it has a 6700 xt in it mine came with the 900 watt ps , , bottom line ive not had any issues on any game at all at 1440 p and 1080 p it crushes everything , i think this is the ultimate budget pc you can build currently, im very happy with it
My Brickstation has the same CPU, it came with 32GB of Ram and the 900W PSU. I have a GTX 1070 display adapter, a WD Black SN850X for games, and I use my old Sata drives for Windows and storage. The PC was about $180 and the GPU I purchased used for $100, I ran out of space for games so I got that 2TB WD for about $120. It's simply a fabulous machine.
I recently bought a fully working pc with
ryzen 5 5600x
32gb of ram
Gtx 1070
1tb SSD m.2
For 320 dollars
How? That's exactly the specs I am looking for.
damn thats rlly good, up the gpu and you have like a $800 build for cheap
good deal!! thats an amazing deal
The pc whoud be the TRUE budget king if the GPU was an RX 5700 (non XT) with a bios flash of the 5700 XT
i agree, price to performance would be much better with a 5700XT - just wanted to see how far we could push it in this video :)
This is a gem. I don't know why you only have 16k you should have alot more🔥
Thank you so much!
i update mine to a w 2195 xeon ,stock cooler but for somereason it dosent boost to 4 ghz when i do exporting in adobe, still on a 2019 bios
What the lastest window for the p520
Yep, im subscribing
You a real one 💯
Bought a Dell XPS 8930 before seeing this vid and the doesn’t do refunds 😭. Wish I saw this b4
😰
It’s perfect, thank you.
I just built this with a 5700xt in it
How does it perform and are there any games it can’t play?
A lot of people are saying this is the Dell Optiplex of the modern day and I think they may be right.
If these started popping up at affordable prices a couple years ago I might have used one of these to build my own PC. I'm perfectly happy with the one I ended up building but I can't help but wonder.
I started building one last month with a W-2135, 64GB ram, 500GB NVMe x2, 512GB NVMe using PCI card adapter, an RX 5700 GPU (will flash to 5700XT in the future) and a 4-drive cage (oimaster HE-2006) for four 2.5 SSD or laptop HDD that slides into the DVD bay. And a couple of TB HDD are installed. I also have a spare W-2135 CPU and PSU (now I have both 690W & 900W PSU). I have over $600 into the build now. It runs Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 for Workstations, Fedora 39, & MacOS Sonoma 14.3.1. I'll play with Proxmox later. I don't game, though, at least not yet!
How is it running a MacOS?
loved the nerdonabudget roast
I setup a P520 as a movie server and it gets really hot. Lenovo didn’t think hard enough about cooling with this model. I’m probably about to take everything out of the case and drill in some fan holes.
Unless it's overheating, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just being hot is normal for a workstation
Was thinking of one for my temporary pc. Might buy 2, and second one go for my virtualization server.
Can anyone share the optimal upgrades?
What would be a good cpu upgrade? I mean if there was a cpu upgrade for gaming performance?
Epic W
Really nice video.
I've been searching for infos on this machine as I'm planning to build one. My question - I need to work with RTX 3060 TIs (SFF should be a go), as these GPUs are within my budget range - you recon I would be able to run 2 GPUS if I get the P520 with 900 Watt PSU, the GPUs are both 8 Pin... Thanks in advance
Ehhh...I wouldn't. Just use a single 3060ti.
Powerwise you're probably fine, but PCIe lanes I'm not sure what you'd be gaining.
Well the point of optiplex builds is making something really good for less than $300. So I wouldn’t say those days are over unless somehow these drop to be $50-$100
Can this get windows 11 and does it need a WiFi adapter
ibought a 1000w version with the w2135 and a rx6600xt, got tired of the build eating dust on my floor so i sold it in my country and made a custom build
mine came up to 500 usd in all
I have one of these it sounds loud as hell, even after messing with the bios.
But can you close the side panel ?
Yeah of course
could i possibly fit a 2080 ti?
I want to buy this pc but i want to know if its usable right away without the gpu not for gaming ofc
No, you’ll need some sort of graphics card to output video
The only thing I don't like about these Lenovo workstations is their proprietary power supplies. The Dell Optiplex could accept standard ATX power supplies with no fuss.
awesome video but can the rtx 3070 3 fans fit in there
The p520 supports it so it should fit
Will it run Star Citizen decently?
absoultly it will run it np
Question guys, I wouldn’t be able to use Ethernet so does this come with a wifi card and if it doesn’t how do I make it wifi compatible?
They generally don't. You can go on ama,on and search "wifi usb" they are very cheap. Just plug it in and you've got wifi :)
@@JasonWitmerYTI subbed after seeing a couple of your budget videos but to see you comment this quick shows me that you’ll grow very soon, will be there when you hit each milestone
Thanks man 🙏 appreciate you!
bro plzz reply i want to buy this Can i install 1gb gpu amd radeon hd 7000 series in this plzz reply iam goona buy this one
You can install that in this, yes
@JasonWitmerYT tnx bro
I have a p520 for about 4 months now it has the same processor it did come with the 900 watt ps, and 4 sticks of ecc ddr4 2400 ram, and I put in a inland pro m2 drive from microcenter 1 terabyte, and a 6700xt from microcenter all together I have close to 600 in it but it's a beast period I doubt it if there is any other combo you could Do that would out preform it in price per performance new or old that anyone could do out of the box, 1400p, 1080p it will please you very much I'm so happy I have it, also the motherboard has a windows 10 pro version linked to it when you download and install It you can activate it for free and even upgrade to windows 11 for free , if you are on a budget, this machine is the way to go.
Sucks that the cheapest P520 with a W-2135 here in Poland is $550
Would anyone recommend I get this as my first gaming pc with an rx 6700 XT
I would, that's a crazy good performance for the price
@@JasonWitmerYTthank you
Sucks that these go for between 580 and 900 or so dollars in South Africa, I have no idea why besides them maybe being less popular, would be cool if they become cheaper
got me contemplating building another p520, i got one same spec and tossed in a 1660 super. so far only tried fortnite and warzone but 1080p was butter, I shoud've tried a newer gpu!
Bro can this processor run alan wake 2 because alan wake 2 only start from 4th gen pc and w3890 also not running the game
mine crushes alan wake, it plays everything period with a 6700xt in it have had mine a year now no issues on any game period old or new AAA games at 1440p and 1080 p just make sure to use all 4 ram slots for quad channle its designed for best results possible i recomend 32 gigs minium 2400 or 2666 ddr 4
I dont get it, wouldnt that CPU bottleneck the 3060 TI or 6700 xt? Coz I bought ryzen 5 5600 and people recommend the highest GPUs that can match it are both of those, but isnt the 5600 much more powerful than 8700k?
It’s certainly not the best CPU, and a 5600 would perform better.
It depends. He really hit the mark with the gpu combination in the video for 1440p gaming. If you were to use the build in this video for 1080p gaming, while it would be a very solid performer the gpu would likely be waiting around for the cpu more, due to the older and slower process node of the xeon. For 1440p, the lighter cpu load and heavier gpu load make for a better balance between the two, tending to lean slightly in favor of the cpu in most circumstances. The 6700 XT would probably pushing the cpu pretty close to its limit at 1440p, shifting the bottleneck from the gpu to the cpu in a lot more circumstances. You might be able to even squeeze one more step up in gpu (6800/3070 Ti) for games that are less cpu reliant, though whether or not it would be worth it would rely pretty heavily on your personal use case as you would probably hit a fairly noticeable cpu bottleneck in many games.
🙂 this is basically a coffeelake motherboard, so just imagine and ask yourself, what would pair nicely with an i7 8700 or Ryzen 3600? They are all the samething. Go on youtube and look at all the benchmarks for the 8700 and 3600, what are other gamers running with those cpus?
Wouldn't recommend a 3070ti for 1440p, it only has 8gb
Boss can i get one built by u
its only three steps bro, you do it! i believe in you!
@@JasonWitmerYT your right but the problem i have is shipping all those components to my country😥 but for u it wont be hard to build and send it and thats y i really need your help am tied of buying new consoles everytime they release new ones....i will be happier if u help me coz i want to use it to play gta v with pc mods so plz help🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@JasonWitmerYT a u in uk?
@@JasonWitmerYT if yes i have a friend that can bring it for me
Does the 1% low mean its the lowest FPS it got?
yes
Thats processor has 6 pretty strong and fast cores. I dont see why there would be any cpu bottle neck. Maybe retest with hyperthreading turned off. Some xeons dont like that.
Rx 5700xt is a good contender too
Can't get it for that low a price but good build 😮
i built a pc with a 12600kf + sapphire nitro 6700xt + 16gb ram + crucial t700 + corsair rm750e
for only 640
Plz a vidéo of a super budget build rtx 2060 super +i5 3470
Anyone know if the p520 2133 is much less impressive.
I wouldn’t consider it, not worth the small amount of money back.
found a i7 8700 pc for 40 quid !!!
still a cpu bottleneck a bit
nice
Imagine how well the 3060ti would age if it hadnt been left with only 8gb vram :( why the 3060 12gb will sail off into the wind and the 3060ti will be a hard sell sooner than later lol
3060 12g will never beat the 3060 ti LOL
its not about beating, its about the vram, sooner than later the ti 8gb vram will max out, while the 12gb wont, at that point, yes it does win lol@@quad_4981
That Lenovo PSU is proprietary :(
i think the cpu might need a better cooler you know for people willing to buy this machine
hi
If I see another video about this proprietary POS I swear to god
stay mad
the mic is too hot on this video. scratchy rubby sounds all abound. try not holding the mic, my man.
CLEAN YOUR MIC FOR CRYING OUT LOAD!
the animal fur on the microphone is distracting af
wash ur damn mic man
Anyone play Cyberpunk or fighting games on this setup?