Cheap and easy upgrades for the HP z440... but I wished I would of finished....

[@EvoWatches]

Bios updates are the most anxiety driven experiences

[@gerydblackmore5484]

Only update a bios if needed.

[@rmcdudmk212]

Agree. So is having to re-flash a corrupted one. 😮

[@christopherjames9843]

Not on any aftermarket motherboard where you flash the bios in the bios itself off a usb stick. Flashing in Windows itself is sketchy.

[@BRBTechTalk]

I know he kind of touched on it by making a joke about UPS & Fedex but always have your machine on a battery backup solution when doing bios upgrades, that way if there is a power blip your machine should last about 10 -20 min on battery.

[@jurpo6]

Maybe back when we were using windows 98

[@markmaddox9303]

I also find resetting the bios to factory settings to be helpful. You never know what settings the company IT guy has on it.

[@stevesibaja3123]

The new Upgrades for the Bios will get the job

[@terrencesauve]

I'm glad some folks are still posting videos about these wonderful workstations! Especially with the v4 xeon CPUs. I've had mine for over 3 years and also got a good deal for it back in the day. Now I am giving it away to a family member for school!

[@DLMtechgarage]

they still work amazin!

[@Allen811973]

Hey times are rought Im glad you do theses videos

[@tonycederholm]

That was a twist at the end! Hope you´re doing fine now! Love your content! Take care

[@DLMtechgarage]

been great and def back on track. Appreciate you asking!!

[@rmcdudmk212]

Very nice pick up dude. I grabbed one off of Facebook marketplace a couple of months ago and I'm loving it. 👍

[@stevesibaja3123]

THE HP Z440 Desktop is the perfect upgrade for Windows 11 64bit 23H2 on a 2TB SSD it will get the job done

[@Chris-yc3mm]

Dont know if this is applicable to this pc or not, but some hps can be auto updated in the bios so long as there is a working wired internet connection available

[@AnomalousURL]

Thanks DLM. Glad to see a new upload from you. I really appreciate the effort, content and knowledge from you. You seem like a real down to earth youtuber that is just like all of us that love to tinker with computers and stuff. Keep it up man, wishing your channels grows fast and you get successfull to what you want in life for you and your family.

[@DLMtechgarage]

I appreciate that! and same to you and yours!!

[@stevesibaja3123]

Add a Sata Dual DVD Burner Drive or a Dual Blu Ray Burner Sata Drive for the upgrade

[@JessicaFEREM]

Hp really loves their BIOS updates I don't actually know what they do between versions but I assume it'd have to be important for them to be updating their BIOS for over a decade after their release every few months

[@stevesibaja3123]

Apps will run smoothly

[@BRBTechTalk]

10:41 I like doing the same, I have several older PCs and I like keeping the MSI, Gigibyte & ASUS all matching the other components.

[@stevesibaja3123]

Is Perfect for Windows 11 Professional 64bit 23H2

[@metaldragonbraveheart]

They are now 100 in the eBay refurbished store with free shipping .

[@RocketRenton]

Look forward to the follow up video.

[@quademasters249]

Build one of these up for my wife. Nvidia 1080, 128 gigs of ram, 1 TB NVME and 6 cores. All for $400-450. She loves how quiet it is. She had a high end Nuc but this thing is faster.

[@metaldragonbraveheart]

Just got a bearnones one , Want it fast but keep electric bill where it is,

[@quademasters249]

@@metaldragonbraveheart It idles at 65 watts or so, meaning it cost $113...per year to run it 24x7. Assuming $ 0.20 kw/hr electricity cost. People over-estimate what power costs. It spends 1/2 the day asleep so it's much less than that on average.

[@metaldragonbraveheart]

@@quademasters249 well I just bought 256 hihs of ram for mine don't need to run so much but great to have back up .

[@Alpha-ms9nj]

I wanted an HPZ 440 2 years ago but couldn't find one. I settled for an older Z620 that you can do curls with it's so heavy. I used it as a daily but lately I use it to test out used GPUs. It has an 800W PSU so I can test the most demanding cards with it. My smaller Z230 fits my needs well so I use it more. HP workstations make decent budget gaming machines in a pinch.

[@ZaoNations]

ohh, so many time i wanted this machine.

[@diktat6558]

I just made a jumper for my GPU and used the original power supply plug. Going strong for over 2 years now 😂

[@grimmpickins2559]

Wow, I was like, "Why is the video so old? I can see the date, and DLM referenced it?" Oh, ok, this was from then... Got it. I am happy to hear it turned out well, though 20% increase almost seems 'tame' - though, honestly, the m4000 isn't a slouch - just old. The m6000 is basically a 980ti... sorta... It's one of my top list old GPUs as I had insane luck with the 980ti - I don't play FPS games, the folks who ask me for computers don't either, LOL. I love low end builds that perform, and this seemed like a good candidate for that. And, also, I don't think I've said it, glad you are doing better now brother.

[@davebing11]

make sure you put the nvme card into a pcie 3 slot

[@Mazen-elminyawi]

Can I put any mobo in this case

[@metaldragonbraveheart]

Swapped to a Xeon E5-2699C V4 22 core this morning .

[@honahwikeepa2115]

I have one of these. Need to upgrade my PSU and GPU. Running E5 1650 V3, 32g 2133 ddr4, k2200 GPU.

[@bobryan7927]

Do you like the HP Z440 or Lenovo P520 better?

[@DLMtechgarage]

havent messed with the lenovo, but I def like the z440 better then most.

[@Gamer4761ST]

I’m using same pc for my KZbin channel

[@itsthesa]

Do you know why sometimes there can be problem when changing the Secure boot and Legecy Bios option.

[@aminelsayed3710]

Is it good for gaming?

[@fxgamer-11yt]

the etra 2 pins are gound wich pull no power and one of then is a gornded sense wire anyways so yea your good

[@Longbowgun]

I'm surprised you didn't go with 4gb sticks to fill every slot.

[@DLMtechgarage]

been great since surgery and def back on track!!

[@zulutgseta8276]

Sad, the chipset on Z440 is C612 (ain't X99). Unlike mind (Z400) the chipset is X58 express. So i can used the Core i7 series processors

[@jamesgarrett3000]

apparently the i7 varients work in this machine. you'll need to use non ecc ram though.

[@itsthesa]

What is the SSD adapter Card?

[@octanegamer1576]

Just got the same HP Z440 but it boots to mini orom display and I'm trying to get to the BIOS, is there a way to boot into bios

[@spidey229]

Hi i put a rtx 2080 super with the 700w psu and it wasnt working which gpu do you recommend?

[@DLMtechgarage]

any really, I have only tried up to a 2060

[@highvoltagegaming4752]

Just got one for 99 with a xeon with 32gb of ram and 500gb harddrive

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

Free shipping it's not worldwide..

[@JuanGonzalez-hv6vs]

It's alright, you have to make some Kching.

[@Lp-ze1tg]

Does it still support official Windows 11 pro?

[@DLMtechgarage]

no but their are version out their that bypass the issue and it will run fine

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

There are no atheists in a foxhole.. or when updating your pc's bios. 😁

[@Djmaxofficial]

If you turn it off during the bios update if you dosen't have second bios chip to autorecover you will need to disolder the bios chip from the motherboart and flash it manualy with program and then put it back on the motherboard. GG

[@romancisneros3706]

my fans spin full speed no display

[@ShadowsDescent-um8se]

I put a Xeon E5 -2683 v4 (It has 16 cores and 32 threads) in my HP Z440 a year ago. It cost $18.95 on eBay. You paid $40.00 for a E5 -2667 with only 8 cores? You must not know what you're doing, bro.

[@Lennox032]

Xeon 2667 boosts way higher than a 2683 so is more effective than slow cores running at 2.1ghz

[@erie910]

You recommend a Logitech keyboard for your test bench. Windows 10 hasn't been able to find drivers for my Logitech mouse & keyboard for months. If you're running Win 10, be prepared not to have Logitech keyboard & mouse drivers available.

[@DLMtechgarage]

mines works with all different o/s just fine

[@CoMmAnDrX]

Make a great PLEX server

[@MarkColemanRules]

No need to be sorry... I'd have done the same thing... money over content.

[@catherinemorgan2741]

What no RGB won't be fast ROFL

[@DLMtechgarage]

slowest computer ever lol..

[@mkwarlock]

would HAVE finished*

[@MduduziMgutshini]

Boooooooo😒