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0:00 Pivoting
0:54 What did I find?
2:05 The video card(s)
3:45 Let's upgrade!
4:20 Failure
6:00 Money down the drain
7:15 Solution???
8:18 Finally 😭
9:21 Can it game?
11:14 Bye 3080. Hello $168 PC!
12:53 Lessons & goodbye :)
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[@OzTalksHW]

This is a reupload because I didn't explain the entire story well enough on the first try. Thanks for waiting! & Check out Nebula. It's a really cool streaming platform for creators, directly supports me, and is very affordable, like $2.50/month.

[@J0elPeters]

This is why I respect you dude

[@DavidLiCalzi]

At first I was confused. Thanks for telling me. 👍

[@Keullo-eFIN]

Explains why I got a deja vu feeling :D

[@scalt8367]

No problem !

[@nicl8766]

I got excited for a new upload but its a repost!!! 😡😡😡 but this is a better video

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Today Oz doesn't just talk hardware, he talks extreme value!

[@christophermullins7163]

As long as he talks.. I am here.

[@RevDrCCoonansr]

Good day, Marco. Long time no chat. How are you, my friend?

[@g3n3sis50]

@@christophermullins7163 Same here brother!

[@gigxr]

can u try $160? im $8 short

[@andyMutale]

Brooo

[@whitekong316]

😂😂😂

[@fungi1]

robbing people:

[@ishwar5936]

Go work 1 hour anywhere

[@dustfake2634]

True​@@ishwar5936

[@mikesadorf]

Love this video so much, happy to watch it twice! Thank you for highlighting an all too common struggle of budget buying/building and acknowledging that the process outlined by TechTube is often easier said than done. Keep up the great work, Oz!

[@nicolaspastrian836]

I'm currently running a very similar setup: an Optiplex 7040 with a GTX 1060 6gb (I replaced the PSU as well). I should admit I also faced the lose power button problem myself 😂

[@OzTalksHW]

Omg, I’m glad I’m not alone 😅

[@akiradokkabei6428]

lol

[@tah-472]

hey hey, im on an Optiplex 3040 rn. Thinking about swapping out the psu, but i would need to buy a 24 pin to 8 pin for this motherboard? Did you do that?

[@nicolaspastrian836]

​@@tah-472 yep, I bought one from amazon. No problem so far. I also bought a right angle adapter for the gpu 6pin connector since my gpu was too wide and the case didn't close 😂 no problem with that either.

[@darnellnoir]

i have the 7040 with a 500w psu and gtx 1080 (i had to cut up the front panel to let the gpu fit (i refuse to get rid of the 1080 because i got it for a good deal)

[@slugbones]

There is so much value in showing your methodology AND mistakes. Love this channel dunno why I haven't subbed yet. Content has gotten way better since I last watched you too!

[@FasuloA]

I love my EVGA 1650 Super that you showed there and had great luck with it. I re-pasted it using Thermal Grizzly and had some really good overclocking results - that cooler is overkill anyway so there's quite a bit of headroom if you did well enough in the silicon lottery. Thanks for the great content Oz!

[@OzTalksHW]

Nice! What was the uplift after the overclock?

[@FasuloA]

@@OzTalksHW user benchmark has it in the 100th percentile for that card so I was very lucky. I originally got +250 on the GPU and + 1100 on the memory but did eventually suffer one crash during a long RDR2 session and dialed back to +220 on the clock, haven’t had an issue since.

[@MP-tz2yn]

Hey Oz, I remember how around 4-6 years ago, I watched a lot of your PC build videos, and they were amongst those that inspired me to build my own, about an equally long time ago. I'm typing this on it right now! You were randomly recommended just now, and I had a flashback instantly - I was very glad to see you're still around and uploading, without any drop in consistency or quality. Thanks, man!

[@abyssalflame6562]

Love you oz! Thanks for always making awesome content!

[@stephenpipes664]

Amazing Video Oz!! Glad you are back to regularly posting :)

[@t3rb3ar]

😊 glad it worked out for you. I’d like to see the EPIC gamer build and how cheap you can make it. I have people asking how much my system cost and I have to convince them they can get good performance for less.

[@thesilentobserver93]

I haven't watched your videos in a long while. This video is refreshing, and is a good re-introduction. Also a good reminder that you don't have to have top of the line specs to have fun.

[@baptiste_boo]

You are seriously underrated, love your content. Always something new and fresh along with such a calm video environment. :)

[@NukaOrQuantum...]

Hey Oz, this video was really cool, even though I have already watched it on the first upload, lol. I find your videos very calm and relaxing. It's nice to find a KZbinr who thinks about the budget gaming community.

[@crystaladams5742]

I built 2 of your old ozbox builds years ago and they served me and my friend well :) glad to see you're still making these videos

[@deanonfo6562]

Youre the Man Oz.. probably about time for some upgrades to my first build. Will be taking notes.

[@thenext9537]

Hey man, you are great. That passion cuts deep, I can't do it anymore but glad people carrying that torch. I've been around since 386 turbo was a thing. I played Wolf3d on floppy during turbo pascal class in HS. Yea, you keep going man, love your stuff and subbed, finally after many watches.

[@maximustitan8171]

I love these project. I sometime had a same difficulty putting parts together similar to this situations. But alas, I learned this from you now.

[@MarcosCodas]

Wow, the narration is next level. Subbed.

[@redey1290]

Working in IT at a university is a quick way to get crazy deals on these old OptiPlexes. We're currently phasing out 5060/5050/5040 models here as they're getting to roughly 5 years old, but the 5060s (although much less common) are worth their weight in gold - I got 3 with no drives (university policy for no drives) for $15 EACH. Insanely good deal. 5060s are a good model to find as they've got 8th gen Intel parts, a front panel USBC port, natively support Windows 11, and have a M.2 slot so drive installs are super easy.

[@JJFlores197]

I wish I could do that. I work in a public school district in IT support, but we're not allowed to buy or take any IT surplus. Its a state law I believe that states that we have to sell the items to recyclers that work with school districts.

[@KomradeMikhail]

An HP Z440 Workstation with an RX 5700 would cost about the same, and run circles around that... plus leave much more room for upgrades.

[@OzTalksHW]

I haven’t checked out the z workstations in a while. I’ll take a look!

[@umyboiblue]

This was a fun video the first time I watched it. I'll gladly watch it again. Love your content.

[@OzTalksHW]

Thank you :)

[@Melhem97]

This was a very entertaining and informative video. You've earned a sub!

[@katiejordan1]

Another great video, Ozi!

[@user-cj3xs5ll8j]

Hey man just started attempting to build a project PC with an old optiplex and your videos have been really helpful 👍

[@ripdrose5417]

love your videos fam

[@itsdeonlol]

Awesome as always Ozi!!!!

[@vincenzorossi4828]

More of this....please.great video

[@manrom3039]

Sheesh. Thanks for bearing your success and pitfalls, video was awesome 👍

[@rasulov15]

Great video!

[@raym7441]

I enjoyed this video and your views on solving the problems you had. Well done! I also have been building and selling machines more on the extreme value side so I can appreciate your views.

[@Surz]

idk how you do it I don't know if its a software but the mic audio quality you use is so satisfying to watch the videos i need to know 🙃🙃

[@irregularmana6216]

Great content as always, im getting the itch to build a new computer but im waiting. Also where did you get that tshirt?!?!

[@boanerges5723]

Hi Oz, Ive done something similar to this a few times to help friends or make cheap minecraft/roblox pcs for their kids. a $20 case and a cheapo power supply will get you a lot further with upgradeability and I usually go for a case with a power supply in the $40-50 range for these low power entry level systems because the cases look decent and the kids like rgb fans even crappy cheap ones.

[@OzTalksHW]

This might be a nice move honestly. I think I’ll try jerry rigging and see how far that gets me, and then go from there

[@NviusProducer]

You should link your parts in the desc so your viewers can replicate. Awesome work man, love your budget builds. I would like to see one for 200 usd with a reliable upgrade path please.

[@OzTalksHW]

I'll have a video where I list my recommended budget builds. Hopefully next week!

[@israelramirez1617]

What a cool channel.... subscribed.!!!

[@RevDrCCoonansr]

Great re-up. Glad to see it.

[@OzTalksHW]

Thanks Chris!

[@RevDrCCoonansr]

@@OzTalksHW Welcome Ozi!

[@basic-os]

Cant wait to see the performance

[@suxdonti]

"To turn it into the gaming computer that I know is in there" OzTalksHW Honorable quote 😎

[@austin.t5557]

I think you should try a retake for sure. I think there is some Xeon server-based workstations from Lenovo and from HP that kick this computer but for the 140-180$ price range. Great video tho, thing with the dells there will always be thousands of them.

[@donoteatmikezila]

Now this is a much better edit. Great video. This is a "Realm Reborn" situation where meh became yeah.

[@kevinp2891]

Awesome video, thanks

[@RobertFixit]

I made a similar build and settled on the 1650 super. It matched perfectly with the power available and size restrictions. Sadly there was no video about it, but basically this with a standard SSD. I sold it for $250. My cost was just under $200.

[@jragonwriter6316]

Love the soft yellow mood light with the soft yellow mood T-shirt!

[@ryanspivey1819]

You deserve to be a top tech youtuber man, your cadence is refreshing

[@jeffsmith6659]

😊. Do it! And thanks for all you do regardless. Cheers sir

[@knuckleheadcomputers]

Great video

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Oz, 😁 for the "Epic Behemoth Gaming PC" Thanks for taking the time to re-edit & upload this video, adding the "Money down the drain" chapter really adds to understanding the full story, For some reason down here those OEM RX460s used are STOOPID Expensive $150AUD or more, 1650 used are similar price but at least performance is much better if you are limited to 75W, as a comparison if you can swap the PSU you can get RX570, 480 & 580 starting at $80AUD or GTX1060, 1070 1660 & 1660Ti for $150-$200AUD.

[@OzTalksHW]

Oh wow that’s crazy expensive for a 460

[@bigrob029]

hope to despair within the first 4 minutes of the video. classic. missing the simple problem gets the best of us. well done!

[@victorhugolimamonteiro378]

I'm from Brazil and I like so much your content! You're amazing!

[@TheBklah]

This channel is pure gold ❤

[@Salvage1]

A demonstration of "cost overrun." How it happens, is not what most people think happens. Keep the videos coming!

[@yellchai]

Talk about taking one for the team, Oz! :D

[@gigicamscump]

watching OZ...pure therapy :)

[@NalomYT]

Isso funcionou muito bem! Obrigado pelo vídeo!❤

[@mtcoiner7994]

I've had to cut a couple of cases to make a big card fit in a pinch. It's always bitter sweet at the end. Ultimately you achieved the goal but it's clear there isn't enough air flow for the big card. Every time I do this I have that feeling of dissatisfaction when the card starts choking and fan speeds kick up.

[@OGMTANK]

Thanks there is value in this optiplex builds.

[@SinisterPuppy]

😃 I think getting the super epic mega build working would be fun. Can you pull the drive cage out and double sided tape a SSD somewhere? hehe. It's not as plug and play as RX 460, but I recently picked up a WX 4100 on ebay for about $40. It's close to 460 but has 4GB of GDDR5. Downside is the only outputs are mini displayport so you'll need to adapt them to your monitor.

[@shaneeslick]

Yeah sometimes when sellers have a few & they are not selling the WX/Quadros can be the better buy even including the cost of a Mini DP adapter

[@inkredebilchina9699]

I'd love to see the "behemont" card in play too! 🎉 also replacing a hdd with ssd brings down the power needs so you just *might* have enough power (and space) for the rx 5700 from that puny 240W psu. I mean new sata ssds are like 10 bucks nowadays.

[@nupagagyi]

The power button problem isn't obvious. It's a rather niche problem. My first thoughts when a PC refuse to work are: reseat everything, maybe it's the PSU, RAM, or mobo. Power button is probably not on my "why this doesn't work" list at all.

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

love it, buddy just bought one of these optiplexes ("gaming" with a gt710) been telling him a 1650 super is a good route to go, as I just upgraded from one to a 4060 since it barely uses any more power (iirc 100w for 1650 super, 115w for 4060, and myself using a HP prebuilt with a 400w, now 500w psu, its perfect until I get a new case and mobo)

[@R3TR0J4N]

Dude wtf!?!? 👏😤 let's go Oz

[@soupwizard]

We've all had those projects where things keep going wrong, glad it worked out in the end! 😃

[@Esubalol]

i'd probably take everything out of the case and drill out the rivets that hold that drive cage, if i had an optiplex like this. just thoroughly vacuum out the metal fragments afterwards, and now you have ample space for anything you want.

[@ezecskornfan]

lol you sure went overboard, proves you love doing this... but please do tell: what you'll do with the rest of the parts? also, the button moment lol.

[@nojasoo]

I built this pc for 150 € and I think it shreds :) [GPU] AMD RX580 8 GB [CPU] i5-3470 [RAM] 8 GB [SSD] 1 TB Samsung HDD [HDD] 256 GB Samsung [PSU] Chieftec 750W [Case] no-name ATX The machine orignally came with GeForce GTX 750 and cost 100 €, I sold the GPU for 15 € and for 65 I got the RX 580. Ofc prices vary, this was in Estonia.

[@tombremer514]

Love all of you videos. I am looking to get a workstation PC and drop in a GPU. But later do an "easy" PSU upgrade and upgrade the GPU again. Then still leaving room to take everythin and put in a Tower and upgrade the GPU again. I find it hard to know the Watts of the PSU in different workstations. Which workstations have the most up-gradable path?

[@rusticlogcabinlife9443]

Oz, I feel your pain...ive done stupid things too...thanks for posting BigT,Alaska

[@steven1000000000]

I've been running an Optiplex 3020 with an updated Xeon e3 1245 v3 (an I7 4790 equivalent for £20), an AMD RX 6650 XT, 16GB RAM, 450W PSU and adapter, 2 x 1TB SSD, dual booting Linux and Windows. It's been pretty good as a budget desktop with some gaming ability and a bit of an upgrade path in future. Been pretty happy with the performance for the past 9 months. The CPU might hold back the GPU slightly at times, but it was a known tradeoff going in.

[@ThaiTie94]

I went through a very similar experience building my Optiplex 5040 recently! I ordered the wrong voltage of RAM and had to buy an SFX power supply to replace the micro ATX one I had ordered, which set me back about $70, and cost me a week to finally complete. I'm planning on swapping the board out to a 7040's soon with some ddr4 ram, since I did 0 research before building it, like a fool.

[@rdc3830]

You did great on price

[@endless.thirty]

I need that shirt! Where’d you cop? Amazing vid as always 😌

[@endless.thirty]

The yellow one btw haha

[@OzTalksHW]

thanks! It's my merch. Dropping soon :)

[@Phxric]

I wonder how much performance you'd get on a 720p display instead of 1080p. Great video as always.

[@crackersphdinwumbology2831]

I used that exact tower when I was in the DoD! Hilarious to see one selling for less than 80$.

[@aprilmeowmeow]

the pc that got me into gaming was a repurposed optiplex with a 1050ti. I bought it from my workplace when they did some upgrades, it was $20! now i use the computer i built for myself, which doesnt sound like a jet engine... but im still grateful for that thing!

[@HowdyYT]

Hope to see you vibing with that 5700 in a few weeks :)

[@josefinarivia]

Yooo I had no thought of this at all. My moms laptop recently broke and thankfully we had another one she could use but it made me think of future prospects if that one dies. I was thinking a desktop would be best instead of another laptop, and I had no thought whatsoever to check for mini tower or micro towers secondhand and then do upgrades. My mom uses Linux so if it can't handle windows 11 it doesn't matter. Thank you so much for this video!

[@Ampraa]

I could watch this guy build PCs all day

[@TheGameBench]

I can confirm that these systems do not limit the PCIe slot to 25 or 35 watts. And these newer Optis are designed with the intention that you remove the faceplate before swinging the chassis open. It's funny though, I'm building up a 7040 to flip right now. I had issues with mine powering on as well. Ended up that the CMOS battery was bad. Now I'm just trying to find a GPU that makes sense for a decent price. Seeing people paying near $100 for standard 1650s.

[@WayStedYou]

The old 700 dollar, 168 dollar pc trick

[@radradR0bot]

And he's back. 👍🏼

[@JogieGlenMait16]

Toastybros and this channel made me fall in love with cheapo dell office PCs.

[@songsan807]

Having build computers since the 1990s it is very frustrating and long nites troubleshooting when PCs do not work as expected. Even back then with a 350 Watt Power Supply, it does not have enough power for everything hence along the Dell 240 Watts. Got a similar Dell that you have about 2 years ago. As a desktop work computer that play some older games it is a great value. One of the big limiting factor to go this route is not a lot of space inside and the small power supply.

[@JTBivens]

I laughed so much watching this thanks for that lol.

[@therivalgarage]

Respect the 86 shirt!

[@danielyoshida2243]

Thanks for your content.

[@OzTalksHW]

Thanks for watching!

[@CarkBurningMoo]

I'm so tight with money that i'd have just bought a 1650 and had done with it. When the PC doesn't post, i'd again be so tight with money that i'd jump the power pins on the mobo (ie try everything possible) before buying multiple cards and psu's. Enjoyed the vid anyway as always dude

[@spuryaas]

This is so relatable! I sometimes upgrade PCs and laptops for my friends and colleagues, and EACH AND EVERY TIME this require some stupid shenanigans to work properly. 2 days ago I bought Sata SSD and optibay (DVD to SSD/HDD adapter for notebooks) only to find out that this particular laptop HAVE NO DVD-ROM. There were just plastic stub and no Sata connector inside😅

[@SilverKnight16]

This story is a summarization of what happens to me every time I try to get cheeky and build anything "on a budget." People find some great deals. I find ways to waste my money lol Edit: Oh, and :)

[@princekells2]

His content mostly open up that u don't need to spend much money to build a pc a video to the wise.

[@JairDoel7]

THANK GOD SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING W THIS. CAUSE I HAVE ONE OF THESE BUT IDK HOW TO MAKE IT

[@sheldonkupa9120]

👍👏Thanks for being so honest!! Too many videos out there praising cheap Dells and Lenovos as gaming machines etc. Objectively, they may be good, in particular for home automation, nas builts or office/server use. But you have to be aware of the downsides. Non standard psus, non standard mobo size factors and power connections.Non standard cases with cooling issues by design. AND when they have been used in a company they often ran over night and have billions of hours. The old psus are often close to death just by running all these hours. So compare that to either a cheap new build or even one of these mini pcs with amd igpus. Maybe worth the extra money in terms of future proofness.... Have been there, learned it the hard way....

[@kenshi1295]

OMG YOU'RE BACK!

[@ClavinZKL]

Was this re-upload originally named I made a cheap pc by accident or something like that??

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

When do we see listings for spare dell PSUs on ebay?

[@lastinline1958]

I feel your pain. My own story of my attempt to build an affordable upspec pc is one of woe and ennui, costing me about 4x what it should have. Oh well, I ascribe the additional money as the cost of education (so I don't cry).

[@Alexander-ix2jp]

I am currently using an Optiplex 7050MT with an i7 7700, 64GB of RAM, several nvme drives, standard Dell 240 Watts psu and a 75W Nvidia Rtx A2000, which is equivalent to a rtx 3050 but with lower power consumption, less heat and modern nvenc recording and streaming capabilities. On top of that, you can use other Dell branded proprietary 340W psu that are the same size as the original 240W psu (I can tell you the exact model number if interested). No need for a third party psu that you then have to make fit the case somehow. Cheers

[@fransingcouy2013]

i have same experience with optiplex 3070(slim/low profile ver.) i5 9500 cpu. the rx 550(low profile) would go black screen before finishing the amd driver installation. the fix is i went to bios and set i5 9500 igpu as primary display and f10 save. plug the display port to the motherboard and i can install the rx 550 without error. the msi afterburner detect rx 550 100% usage when playing dota 2 and other game even without setting graphics settings to high power in windows 10.

[@kaboomkp]

Pricing is so interesting for second hand components

[@ozleybullington7877]

Hey Oz! Wanted to say hi plus my name is Oz too! Super cool stuff

[@andrewhondo]

i used a gt 1030 in my 3040 with no issue its 2gb love the video i left a like great video