Cheap gaming PC?? Yes please!! Dell Optiplex 3050 easy upgrade guide!! No mods or hacks needed!!

[@BLACKGOD1]

Bravo! I've always been a playstation console player but I'm jumping into pc gaming and didn't want to spend 1500-2000 usd on a rig right now... I got a 3050 laying around that will be my mule until I'm ready to go big league. Thank you!

[@Untitled_07]

Coming from ps4 I have a laptop I used to use for school with a 1650. I want to build my own pc instead of paying for a ps5 but I’m too scared to spend all that money and mess it up so currently in the process of upgrading an old 3050 we had laying around just to understand the aspects of building a pc. It just needs a gpu and then I’m gonna gift it to a mate who’s ps4 is at the end of its days.

[@MizZzChAvVvOzZz]

You SLappin' that donkey on the ass mah boiiiii?!

[@axsuriaa]

@@Untitled_07 im also a ps4 user, gonna get a optiplex 9050 and upgrade its psu then get an rx 570

[@Untitled_07]

@@axsuriaa can’t believe this was 7 months ago. Managed to save up the money to build a pretty decent pc. Now I’m rocking a Ryzen 5 7700 paired with an Rx 7800 xt. Pretty happy with it to say the least. Good luck with your build man, even if you don’t have the money for an insane build at the moment, the best part about getting a pc is building/ upgrading it yourself. Something special for sure.

[@axsuriaa]

@ Your build sounds like a beast, congrats and thank you.

[@colinreece3452]

You can swap the CPU with an Apevia STX 500W, it is small and will fit in. Glad you are back by the way, I just subbed.

[@DLMtechgarage]

Thanks for the sub!

[@lucas8385]

A CPU THATS 500 WATTS? WHAT THE HELLLL

[@imkert1519]

He means PSU i think@@lucas8385

[@theopulentone1573]

​@@lucas8385Lol he meant psu

[@tetanosgaming6794]

@@lucas8385 he meant a psu

[@nickfury1279]

I have a small form factor 3050 lying around (it was my daily driver until I built my current PC). It too has the i5-7500. I replaced the stock 180 watt power supply with a 240 watt unit (it was another Dell OEM unit, so it bolted right in). I actually built another SFF OptiPlex for my sister to use (a 7060 this time, with an 8th-gen i7, paired with a Sapphire Pulse RX 6400 low profile). I noticed that the 260 watt power supply it uses has the same connectors as the 240 watt unit in the 3050, so I'm tempted to get another 260 watt Dell OEM unit to replace the 3050's 240 watt unit. Hell, if I can find one that's 300 watts that'll be cool too. I was debating getting an i7-7700 to replace the i5-7500 in the 3050, but since these things can apparently use Xeons too (or so I heard in this video), I might just do that instead. Then just get another low profile RX 6400.

[@DLMtechgarage]

I wanted to go the xeon right but have not being able to confirm if the bios had the support or not.

[@mikeymaiku]

@@DLMtechgarage you have to learn to use the program "coffeetime" that lets you modify the bios for the motherboard. you ahve to be able to download the mobo ect and there are restrictions. good resource for these the youtube channel Miyconst. he goes into great depths into this product line and he is like the only one who has performance charts that involve 5000 ryzen and more current gen products

[@GoldAnxnymous]

@@DLMtechgarage I have a 300watt Power supply I7-12700 want to get a GTX 1660 SUPer or 1660 would it work? or only 1650 - 1650 super?

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@GoldAnxnymous if using the stock power supply, it has no supplemental gpu power so you would have to get a 1650 with no supplemental power, if you change the psu then you can use a 1660

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@mikeymaiku appreciate the info

[@SA77888]

$80!!! Its nothing........blows me away how cheap these computers are just cos they are a few years old. 2017 is still fairly modern. Still gonna be DDR4, still gonna have UEFI, USB 3 - When I think of a computer costing less $80, I think of something from the year 2000 (exaggeration), amazing value.

[@DLMtechgarage]

💪💪

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

Yep, and the performance difference between generations has gotten less and less. A 2015 CPU is still well equipped for modern games, if you pair it with a modern graphics card.

[@mr.electronx9036]

not here in eu. in germany, used modern dell optiplex is around €200 old one with old quad cores are even €100

[@alejandrotobienne8220]

I got two last week with i5-7500’s haha gonna build them up

[@ZirTech0]

Yea ik i life in germany too ​@@mr.electronx9036

[@jaredvarner6099]

I haven't seen a grx 1050ti need supplemental power before. I have found that only certain models of gtx 1650 don't need it. But awesome video... can't wait to see the next ones.

[@blindtechh]

Gtx not g r x

[@jaredvarner6099]

@@blindtechh well darn the qwerty keyboard putting the "r" next to the "t"

[@DLMtechgarage]

yea some models have it and others don't.

[@mtzkustom7818]

@@DLMtechgarage If you still need a 1650 let me know. I'll share my Mer cari link. I got a low profile zotac 1650 ddr6 I can get rid of on the cheap. Works perfect, but missing the i/o mounting bracket. Lmk

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@mtzkustom7818 email me the link so i can check it out [e-mail]

[@domdimensions9219]

Not sure if you have heard of this model, but I just got a dell xe2 mid tower for 135 canadian dollars (including tax) with shipping included off ebay. It's not a very new model. It just uses an intel core i5-4570s cpu, and dual channel ddr3, but there is some upgrade options for the processor. In retrospect I kinda wish I got something with a slightly newer cpu, but i can always switch it up later. The nice thing is it is a very spacious computer, so its pretty easy to work on and provides good airflow. It also has a decent power supply with 365w, and it has a 6 pin pcie power cable. And I think because of the spaciousness of it, it is more feasible for upgrades in the future, such as the power supply, or motherboard. I'm just upgrading it with 16gb of ram, and an asus gtx 1650 OC edition with 4gb ddr6 memory. There are some better gpus I think that could work with this computer, but those cost signifigantly more than the 1650, and I'm keeping this build very budget. It will work well for me because I don't really want to or need to play the newest games on high settings. I'm pretty happy playing slightly older games, or perhaps just turn the graphics down on some newer games. I suppose my standards are low, but long as I can get 60 fps I am pretty happy. One older game I want to play on it is elder scrolls online, and I think this will run that quite well.

[@DLMtechgarage]

need to look into those Thanks!! I am the same way... I am contempt with 60fps and don't care for more!!

[@alifelessrock48]

Can't wait for the next vid! Gotta save some cash. Awesome vid, great details.

[@DLMtechgarage]

Thanks!!

[@docpandaz6330]

As of now i just insterted a rtx 3050 6gb into my dell optiplex 7040 office pc that came with a 300 gb ssd and 16 gb of ddr 4, i replaced the thermal paste, added a extra 80 mm fan and replace the power supply for a cheap sfx 500 watt power supply in total costing me about 370 dollars and it gets stable 120 fps in 1080 p in pretty much all of the games i play. (Excluding Cyberpunk) but still 60 fps in medium with raytracing, etc.

[@benjamindartey9470]

The psu is ultra slim can you replace it with a normal square psu

[@docpandaz6330]

​@benjamindartey9470 too late, besides it was only 44 bucks with an extra 8 dollars for a extension with 8 to 2 4 pin splitters to

[@docpandaz6330]

@@benjamindartey9470 so no definitely not has to probably be on the smaller side, but it's not mad expensive mine is an apevia 500 watt, for 35 bucks on amazon

[@renaion]

I ordered the dell off ebay can't wait to case swap it

[@xenocide2121]

lenovo made a 1660 super with a 6 pin mounted on the side of the card instead of the top and its short so it fits in those towers

[@zaabirmuhtadi810]

Upgrade items 1. 240gb ssd 2. Hynix 8gb 19200 ddr4-2400 3. GTX 1650 3:35

[@jlmpc8733]

you can pop in up to a i9 9900k by taping of some pins and modding the bios

[@JessicaFEREM]

inb4 RTX3050 in Optiplex 3050 would be a meme of a build

[@IceSam87]

FYI the sata to 5 pin is rated for 54w only not like your standard 6 pin. It's as you say not recommended on high end gpu's but good thing to know as not all gpu's might power with this sata to 6 pin trick. When testing i had a gtx 1060 (dunno the brand anymore sorry) that just wouldn't show screen with this trick. had to find a 2x sata to 6+2 pin to make it work. Nice vids btw on DIY i like these kind of builds

[@DLMtechgarage]

Thanks!! hope you get to check out part 2 of this where I really modded it out!!

[@blhblh4770]

hi, i connected a 1650 super to my 7050 MT and the ethernet doesn't power on. I have a 2x sata to 6 pin supplying power. Do you know why I might be having this issue?

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@blhblh4770 Might be pushing the power limit... might need a bigger psu

[@blhblh4770]

@@DLMtechgarage I figured it out - its an issue with linux. Linux renames things every time a new pcie device is introduced into the system so that messes up things. I will be pushing the PSU but hopefully not much since I won't be gaming on this but using it for surveillance.

[@pawnslinger1]

I agree. Or just replace the PSU with something more reasonable. Looks like a decent SFF one would fit - kind of a kludge, but I bet it would work. Wonder what adapters you might need for the mobo.

[@albertorozco3652]

Can you make a video on buying a used GPU ? what to look for. Great Chanel you have here.

[@DLMtechgarage]

already did!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKe6mXekhZhnoK8

[@justinbehm6093]

Thank you for the info my work upgrade there dells so I got one of there old one this help out alot

[@dave4shmups]

Great video on upgrades for this PC!

[@DLMtechgarage]

More to come!

[@YesIamSillyCloud]

​@@DLMtechgarage I have this PC in my home which my dad bought and it was empty like it have a 8gb ram and i5 7th gen tho but no graphics card so I looked into Amazon and I found gtx1080it it was cheap but before buying it I want to make sure that will it work perfectly? Like I kinda want this thing to be **gaming**

[@maestrohun]

I recommend a stronger solution for AAA single game players: Get a 110-130W TDP Geforce (Geforce is important, because most of AMD cards pick up much more PWR from the PSU than advertised TDP) AND undervolt & underclock it. With a well balanced undervolt and undercolck you can push down the TDP by 50-40% while you loss only 15% of 3D performance. For this solution are good options a GTX 1060 6GB, GTX 1650 Super, GTX 1660, RTX 3050. Older geforce also not so good, because of possible very high peak PWR. From AMD there are 2 option that maybe could be good: RX 4** / RX 5** with a very stong undervolt (max. 825mV-837mV and strong underclock (~ 900-1100 MHz) depends on ASIC quality and RX 5500 4GB/8GB

[@maestrohun]

I am testing right now i5-10400F ! + RX 470 4GB (999MHz@837mV) The very max PWR of the whole PC from the wall is around 140-145 Watt. But i5-10400 has a very low pwr during gaming. and old 6. gen i5 intel could be 10W higher, do not forget.

[@DLMtechgarage]

I later go the 1650 for it and it worked great!! In part 2 I popped in a rtx 3060 with a i7 6700 and it ran really good. Ended up later undervolting the rtx3060 and this thing worked real well.

[@wtfcakes00]

5:12 can see you talking with your hand :D

[@DLMtechgarage]

😳😳 if i did not have hands i would not know how to talk lol...

[@StruggleBoxing]

Look into putting Nvidia A2000(Rtx 3050) in those Dell Optiplex. They are half height but with full height bracket and is the most powerful GPU that does not require additional power.

[@DLMtechgarage]

I would but they are still pretty pricey.

[@StruggleBoxing]

@@DLMtechgarage true that. Great videos btw.

[@gregghernandez2714]

Just recently bought a used GTX 1650 on Mercari for about 89.00 which I think is a little lower than the current going price. The thing I like about Mercari is that scams are kept at a minimum. The seller does not get paid until the item is received by the buyer, and the buyer has a chance to test out what they bought. So far I have bought about 4 cards, and have not yet been disappointed.

[@easycom65ify]

Damn it RAM lol . Just playing good to see you back .

[@DLMtechgarage]

I remembered that while editing the video!! lol...

[@easycom65ify]

And know what funny I have a hell of a gaming computer and I never use it . I use Samsung dex . All the time.

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@easycom65ify Bro, same here... top tier gaming pc and I barely use it. Gets more use for editing. I do all my gaming and stuff on my old HP laptop that has a 1050ti lol...

[@easycom65ify]

@@DLMtechgarage I do it for my electric bill so I won't get a high electric bill

[@paytontorres5743]

Love these man, great vid!!!

[@PandaSara]

Minute 10:24, is it normal for the PC to turn on the LED and the fans when you just connect it to the power without pressing the power button? I have a Dell Optiplex but 7040 and it does the same thing, when I connect it to the power it turns on all the LEDs, turns on the fans, I think also the hard drive and it turns off after seconds, if I press the power button, it turns on and starts normally, but what I said at the beginning worries and bothers me, I was investigating and it seems that it is an automatic test of components that Dell computers perform when they are connected to the power, but really be normal?

[@Syntaxgaming69]

I dont think so i had a motherboard with bent pins and everytime i turned the power supply on it automatically turned on despite me not touching the power button

[@PapaMav]

Can't wait.

[@GlassMaster_Jae]

Be careful which 1650 you buy. There are 2 different styles. Ones a 6pin and one draws power off motherboard. 1650 OC i believe is the version that doesnt need anything plugged in and draws from the motherboard.

[@pepper-pultpult1604]

10:42 Is it possible to skip that menu and load straight into windows after upgrading ram?Because for some reason,the screen to which I connected optiplex doesnt want to show bios(It is confirmed that its only screen problem)and I suppose that this menu my screen also will not show.Unfortunately,I can't use another monitor or screen rn because I dont have one.

[@DLMtechgarage]

not sure.

[@pepper-pultpult1604]

@@DLMtechgarage I found a way how to get acces to the BIOS.Ive got adata 8 gb premier 2666 mhz cl19 ddr4 in my optiplex.Will it be possible to activate dual-channel mode if I put in DIMM_2 slot kingston value 8gb 2666 mhz cl19 (KVR26N19S8/8) ?And to get 16 gb of usable memory?

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@pepper-pultpult1604 yea, you can mix memory, it will just default to the slower speed but still give you dual channel!

[@pepper-pultpult1604]

@@DLMtechgarage But why will it default to slower speed?If the speed is same 2666 mhz and timings are cl19.Anyway thank you for your replies.

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@pepper-pultpult1604 I misread it, my mistake, if the specs are the same then it will run the same.

[@OGbqze]

Just picked up a PC with an I7 6700k, 32gb ddr4 2400mhz ram, 1tb hdd for $90 shipped. My plan is to install an ssd for the boot drive and install a gtx 1060 or maybe even splurge and get a rx 6600. I might need a new power supply tho.

[@csh9853]

that 6600 gonna create a cpu bottleneck

[@demonprincess5634]

very helpful thank you, i saw same case on ebay but it only got mother board and power supply. for 35 i think it a pretty good deal. I just wanted to see just how far i could max it out.

[@malawisupasoldier7478]

Another good gpu is the Rx 6400 lp

[@davidneale2366]

Thanks for this. I just recently discovered this world of refurbished computers and have an optiplex on the way. I'm not a gamer but my needs would be for video editing and number crunching (testing forex ea's). Any chance you could include some very short video editing performance? For example in this build would 32g of ram make a huge difference? The graphic cards? I use davinci resolve. Anyway thanks again. Subscribed

[@DLMtechgarage]

it sold before I could do that but for editing it would be fine, def need the 32gb or ram and the 3060 worked well. its gonna be decent and def get you buy with a decent experience. I used DaVinci on it and it was smooth.

[@Hm111f]

Finally I found a vid with the same pc i have

[@aligamil7759]

6:06 can the gtx 1050 ti get enough power form the pcie alone?

[@DLMtechgarage]

depends if you use the non pcie power version then yes. if the card nees the pcie power then no.

[@csh9853]

need 8th gen and up and tpm 2.0 to run win 11 but you can put something like atlas on it.

[@alexgamermegad]

I bought a Sata 15 to 6 pin male to female adapter does it work too on the optiplex 3050 mt

[@PaulsComputerEmp]

Quadro cards can be worth looking at: k2200 4gb = 750/750ti but much cheaper single slot. P1000 would be good in this system at 47w newer than 1050 75w and only single slot for temps. P2000 cost to much over a 1650. thanks for the video

[@DLMtechgarage]

Thanks for the info!

[@j.lietka9406]

Found a tossed out Dell Optiplex 3050 to-day! Think it has the i7 with Win 10. Can it be upgraded to Win 11? Thank you 🤓 has the DVD drive feature but a player isn't mounted

[@DLMtechgarage]

it can but you would have to look up the work around to run windows 11. besides windows 10 runs better for gaming in my opinion.

[@j.lietka9406]

@@DLMtechgarage did a short test on it, & looks like the previous owner did a reset. The screen that asks for ones country, time zone, etc came up when first turned on! Hoping M'oft will extend the support for Win 10!

[@retro_gamer_uk]

Any idea the max size gpu for a sff version of this case? (3050sff)

[@kirigayakazuto9842]

I did this in my PC but it's no cignal but i hear the OS startup sound when i open it

[@TechnicalD499]

Great vid

[@45Lotos]

One concern I had with these PCs and using the sata to PCIE adapter since the sata power runs on the board. It’s not clear to me how much power those traces are actually sized for.

[@PieStudios]

I’m gonna buy an HP Prodesk with an i5 6500 soon, gonna plop in a new PSU and a GTX 1060, wish me luck!

[@DLMtechgarage]

let me know how it goes!!

[@PieStudios]

@@DLMtechgaragecompletely forgot about this comment. The system was able to run most games well enough, and I was able to snag an i7 6700 for free from a computer that was recycled at work. Runs most games without issue minus Warzone. I think it just needs more cores which Skylake can’t provide unfortunately.

[@arthurnunez970]

Yay nice to see GPUs finally dropping, I have like 5 budget builds now LOL nice 80 buck hack man!

[@DLMtechgarage]

yea I got a couple computers that have been sitting for over a year that I have been able to hunt down cheap gpu' s now and get them flipped.

[@yt-makerman6771]

can you make a video adding more fans for making air flow? i have the same pc with the i5 7500 and a rx 560 4gb low profile and de gpu doing nothing is like 50 ºc and gaming depends the game goes to 70ºC 80ºC.

[@DLMtechgarage]

I did a video of modding this case and adding a vent for more fans. The vent I installed lower the temps significantly. Def check out that video.

[@relikvija]

Just picked up one for 49$ at a thrift store. Ssd and all! Windows is installing as 🗣️

[@forty2retro]

I got vary lucky and found a 3080 for $10 bucks a little bit back. Great video ty!

[@DLMtechgarage]

nice find and steal of a deal!!. the 3080 optiplex are great option!!

[@MrBigeousd]

I was thinking you were talking about an RTX 3080 LMAO, I was like liar.... lol then realized it was in regards to an optiplex

[@SonicTFF2008]

@@MrBigeousd Same

[@tonyjcool5314]

Thanks nice details on upgrade.

[@The_RobloxGamig]

This my computer and fan so loud can you tell what the problem

[@jameswarner7435]

have you tried blowing the dust out of it? If your processor is running hot it is usually because the heatsink fins are all clogged up with dust, or the thermal paste on between the cpu and the heatsink has dried out and needs to be replaced. Both are easy enough to fix. Just get a can of compressed air, take it outside open up the case and blow the dust out. Or you can use a vacuum cleaner with a brush to loosen the dust so you can suck it up. And it can help if you use the vacuum crevice tool to get into the tighter spaces. To replace the thermal paste, you just buy a small thing of arctic MX4 any other decent thermal paste and then find a video here on youtube that shows how to repaste whatever kind of computer you have, it is gonna be similar for most computers so don't worry if it isn't the exact model you have, if it looks close enough you should be able to follow along no problem. The thermal paste they put on at the factory is never very good and it dries out after a few years which will really hurt your machines performance. Thankfully, cleaning the old paste off and spreading some new stuff on is cheap and usually pretty easy to do. While you have the case opened up, you might want to try lubricating all of the cooling fans too. Most computer fans can be lubed which will usually make them run better and quieter and it should help them to last a lot longer too. Lubing a computer fan is usually as simple as peeling back a sticker or rubber plug on the fan and putting a drop of oil in the bearing that was covering up, just put back the plug or sticker afterwards and you're done.

[@The_RobloxGamig]

@@jameswarner7435 thank

[@Orquet]

you can use a Apevia SFX-AP500W Mini ITX should fir int he with out an issue

[@blindtechh]

Can you do a case swap?

[@DLMtechgarage]

part two I am gonna be going over that!

[@CarBleach]

where should i look if i want to upgrade the power supply? i don’t know much about pcs but i want to get into pc gaming from console, so i’m not sure where to look or how to know if it’ll be compatible with the case or components

[@DLMtechgarage]

to get a new psu you would need sfx psu and have to do a little modding to the case to make it work. any sfx psu will work.

[@ExpatLaip]

I added msi 1650 to same optiplex 3050 .. as you said I have kept the whole cpu opened. It is weird but works good .. worried about dust .. let's see

[@RobloxJacob]

Hey i have a question im also gonna try to put an rx 6400 in there but did you change the power supply when you put the gpu or does that psu work with the rx 6400?

[@Theutmostgeek]

Just got one of these for around 30 bucks. Now that the arc a380 is out. Would it make sense to use one of those instead of a 1650?

[@DLMtechgarage]

not sure on the performance difference

[@fazlymawlarafi9331]

Have you heard of the Nvidia A2000 GPU? It's an Ampere generation (RTX 30 series) low-profile two-slot card without requiring PCIe supplemental power, so it's newer than a GTX 1650 but since it's targeted for the professional/enterprise segment, it's more expensive though... It's based on the GA106 chip, the same as the RTX 3060, but has a slightly reduced core count and is downclocked to stay at the 75W TDP range. And since it's a low-profile card, you can probably put them on the smaller SFF Optiplexes (if the 16x slot is on the top).

[@DLMtechgarage]

yea, I have heard they are decent for gaming, but the price is too much

[@zesk3443]

That one Works on Optiplex 3050?

[@fatheroffood1964]

Great video. Can the psu be swapped for a atx psu?

[@DLMtechgarage]

Nahh... Sfx only

[@kadrizoto5061]

Hi i have this same pc as your video same specs. I need to add a graphic card and I can't find low profiles gpu here in my place. Would a Palit gtx 1050ti or inno3d single fan gtx 1050ti work with stock psu. Alternatively I can find a rx550 not low profile

[@roncrouch404]

Just a heads up. The 1650 I purchased does require supplemental power. Asus gtx 1650 Phoenix.

[@shotashifps6429]

what is the name of that benchmark tool u use to see the performance while ur playing the game?

[@DLMtechgarage]

msi afterburner, will post a link www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards

[@riotize0]

is this the mini tower?

[@DLMtechgarage]

Yeat

[@danitheman21]

hi! what is the program you used for the fps counter on fortnite in this video?

[@DLMtechgarage]

msi afterburner

[@danitheman21]

@@DLMtechgarage thanks!

[@mark12358]

Xeon won't work on this chipset, unfortunately. Starting 5th gen, Xeon needs a special chipset or a modified bios to work on these Optiplex. Last model on which Xeon are usable is 9020 and similar.

[@lievsaez7635]

I got one with an i7 7700, would you recommend adding a lp rtx 3050 on it?

[@NatrollJM]

Is there a link for the ram you used?

[@DLMtechgarage]

nahh... any ram works on these

[@NatrollJM]

ah. cheers@@DLMtechgarage

[@michaeljohnson91501]

The intel 8th gen uses the same socket lga 1151 couldn't you pop in an 8th gen cpu??

[@DLMtechgarage]

no bios support for it

[@michaeljohnson91501]

Damn. :/

[@nssmirnov]

Nvidia p-106-100 costs $20 in China It is exacxtly the same as 1060 6 gig but without external monitor connectors. It should work through built in graphics hdmi. I will try this on my dell 3050.

[@DLMtechgarage]

that's a pretty interesting idea!!

[@lordrul007]

Hi, great informational video. Does "GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5" can be used for this Optiplex 3050?

[@DLMtechgarage]

yes!!

[@DanKlenczar]

I have an optioplex 3050 that I installed a LP RX6400 into. When installed it won't make it past POST and stops at the Dell logo. If I hit any key the blue BIOS loading bar appears but again it won't go past POST. Any thoughts?

[@DLMtechgarage]

check and make sure CSM and or legacy support is disabled in the bios. I have seen that cause issues

[@Jiracle69]

I have 3050 and while playing cpu on max 90 too hot cooler sounds too noicy what should i do😊

[@DLMtechgarage]

fresh thermal past and maybe add some ventilation like I did in the second part of this build series

[@BigBussin365]

Can you do sli in these?

[@DLMtechgarage]

doubt it, limited space.

[@yeetisthefetus7214]

You can put a matx board in it

[@DLMtechgarage]

can't front i/o an mounting hole issues.

[@yeetisthefetus7214]

@DLM tech garage I've seen few people too get it right anyways

[@ahkeelchambers6877]

Whats the black and yellow wire called?

[@loisbest]

friend I have a dell optiplex 7040 I put a 3200 ghz DDR4 8gb ram memory in it but it doesn't give me video I put a 970 gigabit card in it and it still doesn't give me video help me please

[@sametkucuk7305]

main problem of these are psu and limits of motherboard

[@scaredycat8685]

wow i didnt know a 7 series card would work that well still

[@DLMtechgarage]

seems they are barely hanging on with games now a days, but still a entry budget option

[@astheniacat8710]

@@DLMtechgarage if it can run rocket league at like 60 FPS it’s good enough for me lol

[@celestkiller21]

I have i question i have a optiplex 3060 with 200 watts and i want to put a gtx 1650 but i can't fine a power suply is 240 good ?

[@DLMtechgarage]

dends on the cpu, i find the i5 to be safe with the 200 w. the 1650 uses 75 watt and with a 65 w tdp with the i5 you should be ok, just depnds on the drive you are using and the amount of usb's you are using, it could be close but may work.

[@thmikachu]

That bare die on the chipset makes me wanna tickle it.

[@chiulibuile]

I bought an 3050(GPU) and 32gigs RAM should i still uprgade the CPU?(im buying an new Power supply soon)

[@CryostalTV]

get an i7 CPU

[@henvytal]

I can put a 1660 ti without changing the power source or if I need to change it how many w do I need?

[@DLMtechgarage]

you would need to upgrade to a sfx power supply. 650 minimum in my opinion. Got a second part of this vide where I mod the case and show you how to upgrade the psu and gpu

[@Lucifer-vc6nh]

I hsve 750watt power supply is that little much ?

[@daras-]

Can U check if Xeons will work in this PC? Got similar one, with 6th gen, my research show that it will not be able to work with Xeons.

[@DLMtechgarage]

if i had one I would, too pricey to gamble... my research shows the same thing so far.

[@catraaa5261]

Hello sir, i have a question...can the Galax dual fan version of the 1650 fit in this pc? And does it require external power? This will be my first ever "build" attempt and im really nervous so thanks a lot...

[@DLMtechgarage]

you would have to change the power supply and make sure the dimensions fit

[@catraaa5261]

@@DLMtechgarage So I should aim for the single fan and no external power version right? Thanks!

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@catraaa5261 yup

[@RonNoLifee]

Can I put a 64GB in a dell 7040 mt if I can can you share me a link

[@DLMtechgarage]

not sure.

[@BllonsGG]

One question, will I need a sata to 6 pin connector for the GTX 1650?

[@amedahiji]

Can i put a gtx 1650 gddr 6 in it instead of the gddr5 “important”

[@DLMtechgarage]

you can as long as you have the right power to it.

[@massimo79mmm]

do you added a bluetooth adapter? i have a 3050 SFF and i tried two different usb bluetooth dongle, but they have the same issues: the connection is not stable, and the sound stops randomly (tried with win10, ubuntu and debian).

[@DLMtechgarage]

never had the issue, could be a power issue, also look for a bios update.

[@massimo79mmm]

@@DLMtechgarage thank you for the answer. i don't think it's a power issue, i tried those "cpu stress" programs and it works perfectly. os, bios, drivers, etc are up-to-date. i think it's a problem on my pc, not of the series, because no one has the same issue.

[@DLMtechgarage]

could be, I have seen that with a internal short on the board.@@massimo79mmm

[@massimo79mmm]

@@DLMtechgarage well, it could be, i bought it second hand, maybe the previous owner dropped it or made some mistakes during a maintenance. thank you!

[@cash592]

Do I need a power adapter for a asus 1650 for my Optiplex 3050 mt with 280+ watt power supply

[@DLMtechgarage]

you could try a sata to pcie best bet is a low profile version that does not use power.

[@cash592]

@@DLMtechgarage I got a pcie connector and n it works amaizngly your video really helped and informed me a lot thanks so much

[@shoi9668]

Hey can you do swap case

[@DLMtechgarage]

Check out the channel. Got a video on doing it and how to!!

[@Zizkiel1]

sobre la 1050ti, serviria si fuera una low profile?, o habría otros problemas?

[@DLMtechgarage]

low profile would be ideal. you can still use the full size i/o bracket but because the board size is small you won't have to cut the case to make it fit.

[@Akg-uc2dr]

Is there anyway to use a 1660 super in this pc or how do you change the power supply to have more watts

[@DLMtechgarage]

Got a part 2 coming out soon. In that video I will show how to upgrade the PSU and even throw in a rtx 3060. Stay tuned!!

[@Akg-uc2dr]

When do you plan on releasing the video?

[@DLMtechgarage]

@@Akg-uc2dr hopefully in the next two weeks.

[@pandamochiyum8854]

I snagged a Lenovo P500 for 150 on ebay. Got two sata to 6-pin adapter and combined with the 6pin that came with the PSU I added on a double six pin to 8 pin adapter to use an XFX RX 580 GTS Black Edition 8GB GPU with it. I can't use the overclock on the GPU because I will be met with instabilities, but the regular clock of 1257 is stable. I played VR Games like VRChat, Beatsaber, Blade and Sorcery to test and was surprised that for 300 bucks with GPU, Adapters, SSD and the PC I could get a VR Ready and AAA title gaming machine!

[@DLMtechgarage]

nice!!

[@nowgaming9640]

Is it DIMM or UDIMM ram (im kinda new and im getting this with a 1650 and im upgrading it to 16gb ram and 256 m.2 nvme and idk which ram to buy (i think its dimm idk)

[@DLMtechgarage]

dimm

[@pixels5585]

ik this is late but why wont my 1650 get detected i keep trying to download drivers but it wont work it keeps saying error code 43

[@DLMtechgarage]

that code usually means a hardware failure with the card, typically memory, might try a vbios flash, sometimes that brings it back around.

[@CAR3Y4]

What software is used to see your fps and temps while playing games?

[@DLMtechgarage]

msi afterburner

[@issacidowatheveriwant3039]

Hi I wanna know if I can use desktop like this for trading

[@DLMtechgarage]

what kind of trading? if it's just office stuff then yes!

[@SlimN0ir-uf7hw]

bro,the rx 6400 would fit in that pc? i want to know that,cheers!

[@ricardoduarte3030]

Hi, great video! I also have a dell optiplex, i5-7500, m. 2 ssd and 16 gb of ram, I want to add a 1650, but mine only has 180 watts power supply, is that enough?

[@DLMtechgarage]

yea it will hold fine

[@acepg7131]

I have an optiplex 3050, can I put an intel core i7 7700 or 7700k processor on it? The board is LGA 1151 socket accepts 6th and 7th generation Intel

[@DLMtechgarage]

yea you can run the 7700

[@Anas-kn8yd]

I want to know what are the CPU fan speeds during gaming

[@DLMtechgarage]

I would say around 50 percent usage, still was pretty quiet

[@Anas-kn8yd]

@@DLMtechgarage my fans just spin at 800 rpms no matter what

[@cristianmedina8457]

that optiplex 30350 is compatible with the gtx660 I am interested to know

[@DLMtechgarage]

Only if you change the power supply. My new video on Wednesday will explain it