Low Budget Optiplex Gaming PC

In this video I put together a low budget gaming pc for under $200. This would be a great option for someone just starting out with PC gaming and it can be upgraded in the future.
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Hard Drives I've Used:
TEAMGROUP AX2 1TB: amzn.to/3LjyoTz
TEAMGROUP MP44 2TB: amzn.to/3S5eaRr
GPU:
MSI GTX 1050 TI 4GT LP Graphic Card: amzn.to/3Y0bsjQ
m2 ssd Screws Kit,PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Mounting Screws: amzn.to/3VUO30o
00:00 Intro
01:44 Upgrades
04:04 Spec Review
04:47 Geekbench / Heaven Benchmark
05:16 Minecraft
05:53 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
06:34 Forza Horizon 5
06:52 Street Fighter 5
07:13 Doom Eternal
08:08 Spiderman Remastered
08:34 GTA V
09:03 Fortnite
09:54 Outro
#optiplex #budgetgamingpc #budgetpc #lowprofile #graphicscard #gpu #gpubenchmark #budgetbuild #dell #delloptiplex

[@pharmdiddy5120]

Haha i think that might have been on my watch list but got distracted last week. Glad it's seeing full gaming potential here :)

[@O5-XIV]

Gratz on the Opti, I Love this line of Computers, have 2 Mid size 790's myself i use for KZbin/anime/movies ect and Old school gameing Both with the i7-2600K CPU But this is why i hate SFF pc's, shitty psu's and Proprietary

[@BelLavoroAutoSpa]

I have a bunch of these and ive been converting them. Having more fun than I do with my main gaming rig

[@DraidK]

new banger vid ❤

[@JonathanTalksHW]

Great video on that PC you put together for that price, better than what I did on my channel.

[@basicdadtech]

@JonathanTalksHW thank you. I’ll be sure to check out your build.

[@weefops]

I got a 9020 i7 4790 with a 256 ssd for $75, a RX 550 for $35 and 3 8 GB RAM sticks for $30. It came out less than $150

[@eduardoleiva4959]

You should try to get a Dell rx 6500. it's a very obscure OEM card from dell. it's like an underclocked 6500xt on the body of a 6400 (it's low profile too) but it's faster than the rx 6400 for less money. there's not a single youtube video about it only a few reddit posts. I ordered one yesterday from ebay. got mine for $70 but they seem to go for $80-85.

[@basicdadtech]

@eduardoleiva4959 I have heard about that card a while back but couldn't find it on ebay. Maybe I'll look again.

[@eduardoleiva4959]

@@basicdadtech yeah I think it took a while for the supply to hit the used market since it was OEM exclusive. Kinda like the rx6300

[@DraidK]

this is a great deal i saw on ebay i searched dell rx 6500 and found one thats 76$ dollars 🔥

[@eduardoleiva4959]

@@DraidKnow that i think about it. Giving them more coverage will probably make its price go up lol

[@DraidK]

@@eduardoleiva4959 i might just buy it tomorrow

[@jadavpurgamers1291]

GTX 1050 Ti recommended would be to lower the resolution to 720p to 900p all low setting and it could achieve 60 fps on most games prior 2020

[@dadgamer6717]

Thanks! How much does it weigh? My son is going away for studying and would prefer something like this instead of a laptop with one of those portable monitors. But wonder how practical it is to move around frequently. Laptops break easily and cannot be upgraded.

[@basicdadtech]

It’s not heavy.

[@iamthekacper]

I have a 5060 sff with RTX a2000 and 16 GB of ram. I recommend this combination

[@basicdadtech]

@iamthekacper The A2000 looks awesome but a bit too much for a budget build. I do want to get one though.

[@iamthekacper]

@@basicdadtech 🤦🤭😉

[@MrSamadolfo]

office pc or workstation pc plus a video card, bus powered or low watt 6pin or 8pin, theres thousands of LEGO combinations that you can put together, i suggest leaning towards the cases that are full size because that way you have a ton more options for video cards, make sure you buy an AC DC Watt Meter, read the power supply label, make sure your watt meter is not getting too close to the max under a game load. If you like to tinker or want to experiment some of the oem boards can be moved over to a custom pc case, some of the boards you can purchase adapters. Whatever floats your boat. As far as performance and asthetics thats going to be a very personal issue for every individual. Its your PC so build it as you see fit, then rinse and repeat with the next build.

[@professor_thunder]

@BasicDadTech What budget SFF GC would you recommend for a general video editing machine? Thanks

[@basicdadtech]

@professor_thunder anything with 4GB of vram. WX4100 would probably work well for 1080p video editing.

[@professor_thunder]

@@basicdadtech Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[@2ndvortex309]

is it ok to put the gpu on x4 slot ? i read somewhere the pcie x4 slot only draw 25 watt max

[@dagdamar2000]

oh gosh that little humm me eyeing the rtx 3050 6 gig

[@basicdadtech]

It would work well in this PC but would increase the overall cost.

[@dagdamar2000]

@@basicdadtech true but i was thinking for my sff I was thinking of using the small slot but was worried about the performance hit.

[@mirage7436]

You really needed to show installing the video card.. That looks like a double-height card but the x16 is the lower slot. There isn't much clearance between that slot and the power supply, so how did you get it in there? Did you plug it in to the x4 instead?

[@gmuge7]

3:40 is where they say about the short slot and clearance btw

[@mirage7436]

@@gmuge7 Guess I blinked and missed it.

[@jodydavids3704]

This is the case in America, S.A. is another story though 🎉🎉🎉🎉😅

[@STLJonny]

So, what do you think is the bottleneck with your build?

[@samuelwhetstine7216]

Wouldn't you be better off by getting a single slot card and running the full 16x? Has to be a performance loss running the x4 slot

[@basicdadtech]

@samuelwhetstone7216 There is some performance loss but from what I’ve researched it’s not too much. Plus I always wanted to try this card out.

[@johnrobertson4944]

Maybe you can answer this. But i have bought an HP elitedesk. I want to turn it into a retro gaming pc. So putting Batocera on the SSD, and with the pc having a display port to HDMI. Can i plug it into a normal and or smart tv???

[@basicdadtech]

@johnrobertson4944 yeah any tv or monitor with an hdmi port will be good.

[@GPTtrink]

The motherboard design is wrong as the 16x slot is lower next to the PSU which only accepts slim video cards. The older Dell units have it next to the CPU.

[@ChrisThedudenurse]

What do you do with these builds when you are done with them?

[@basicdadtech]

It depends. Sometimes I keep them a bit. For example I’ll probably do an emulation video for this PC. Sometimes I sell them on Facebook marketplace. I do usually keep the gpu’s in case I want them for a future video.

[@WTBMrGrey]

I find the Lenovo and HP sff are worth buying over the Dell as you can use the full x16 pcie slot

[@O5-XIV]

But gods... HP and their Shitty Proprietary PSU's x_X

[@WTBMrGrey]

@@O5-XIV Dell is the same. You can buy adapters 👍

[@O5-XIV]

@@WTBMrGrey The Optiplex's i have don't have Proprietary, but they aren't SFF either

[@WTBMrGrey]

@@O5-XIV yeah I see you have a earlier one, you need adapters from the 20' series for example the 9020, 7020 👍

[@O5-XIV]

@@WTBMrGrey Fair enough

[@bentabiche3101]

Can you test pcsx2 black game on this pc withuot graphic card. Intel HD 630 thanks

[@basicdadtech]

I probably will do an emulation video for this PC. Why without the GPU?

[@bentabiche3101]

@@basicdadtech i have i3 7100 Intel HD 630. I dont have a GPU I want to know if I can play ps2 games Especially the Black game, if you can try it, thank you, my friend

[@jlvillu]

I haven't tested black specifically but PS2 works nice on a i3 7100 with 4+4 GB ram. Probably you can upscale to X2. It was with windows although batocera would also work nice.

[@bentabiche3101]

@@jlvillu Thank you, I appreciate your effort, may God bless you, my friend

[@db9841]

Where did the Nvme screw come from?

[@basicdadtech]

@db9841 from Amazon. You can get a pack of them and it comes with the mini screwdriver needed.

[@dagdamar2000]

How much performance do you loose by putting it in the small slot?

[@WTBMrGrey]

@@dagdamar2000 5-10% depending on game

[@sleepyjerky2013]

Can i just slap another psu and treat it as an external PSU for the GPU and extra HDDs?

[@maurvir3197]

Yes. I'm doing that right now with an Optiplex 7050. You will need an adapter to turn the second PSU on with the system or it will send power all the time - the GPU won't care but the HDDs will wear faster.

[@sleepyjerky2013]

@@maurvir3197 thanks my guy, but what do you mean that the HDDs will wear faster?

[@maurvir3197]

@@sleepyjerky2013 The second power supply will keep running even if the first powers down, so the disks will keep spinning unless you turn the second one off yourself. Not a huge deal, though. My Optiplex is a server, so it runs 24x7 anyway.

[@sleepyjerky2013]

@@maurvir3197 I am considering on buying an optiplex and slap another PSU for the GPU and extra HDDs. What steps do I need to do for that? Do I need to do something extra?

[@maurvir3197]

@@sleepyjerky2013 There are small boards that plug into the motherboard connector of the second power supply and short the power on line using a relay. I don't personally use one because I am only powering a GPU that the original power supply can't handle. In my case, I shorted the line permanently and use the power switch to cut power when I need to turn off the PC. Fortunately, GPUs don't seem to care what the sequencing is, but I usually turn the GPU power on before the PC power. The relay card automates that for you.

[@bugalpha]

U can get the rx 470 which has better performance than the 1650 and is 40% cheaper rn

[@basicdadtech]

Don’t think I’ve seen a low profile RX 470.

[@TheGameBench]

There are no low profile RX 470 models. So, you're comparing a full height card and a low profile card, which is apples and oranges.

[@lightdarkunknown9898]

@@bugalpha if it's the gtx 1650, there is a single slot low profile by yeston... But it's hard to find right now. Update: found one in AliExpress

[@h.i.t.m.a.n_47_911]

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[@DAWNSLAWN]

Fist💀💀💀

[@makatakata6962]

ADD GTX 1650 😊😊

[@tonykeltsflorida]

The M.2 cost was not added to the total. $65 should be about right. $243 should be about right.

[@TheyCallMeJTK]

Good, now go and make your own channel

[@tonykeltsflorida]

@@TheyCallMeJTK I have my own channel.

[@basicdadtech]

@tonykeltsflorida You are right the M.2 would add to the cost but I mention in the video that it’s optional. You could scrap by with 256 GB but that would fill up rather quickly. Depending on what you play.

[@Envyjinxx]

r u selling this?

[@basicdadtech]

Eventually but not right now.

[@Envyjinxx]

@@basicdadtech ok just lmk please bc im interested