The Most Powerful OptiPlex Ever

[@WayStedYou]

Weird OptiFlex, but okay.

[@voduz999]

This ratio is weird, but okay.

[@leftturnsmatter7555]

Love that lmfao

[@alexmaldonado2804]

Damn, nice one

[@PingoPiper]

😍😍😊😊😖😖

[@4xbuu]

@@voduz999 L

[@OzTalksHW]

The internals stink, but man can that seller mod an office PC haha. One of the blessings of these optiplexes was that they supported standard mATX form factors. Great for, and I quote, "Linus-ing the crap out of it" 😄

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

Hey, Oz! :D

[@richardbrown8452]

love your channel Oz you make great content man gave me the courage to build my own 800 dollar pc lol

[@AlcyoneHere]

2 Legends

[@LucyWings]

oz :D

[@adil-blue-blood7626]

Mr oz we are the budget pc people and Mr Dawid trying to put the hulk and the skin of Justin Bieber

[@yourforeignlocal]

6:48 The way it lights up is magic

[@asandberg6]

Placing a 120mm fan where you removed the HDD cage will vastly improve temps.

[@MeddyMurphy]

i was thinking exactly the same!

[@tagesvaterpatrick8780]

A nice NFS 12 might suffice 😉

[@hellooperator6639]

I saw in another video where the front can fit a 140mm fan. Also, there's a small vent on the side panel that might fit a 92mm fan. There's no way to mount it though without either drilling or praying tape will hold it. I wonder what the temps would be with both of them added and what configuration of push and/or pull would be best.

[@professorjack2099]

@@hellooperator6639 I went the hackjob route and hammered a hole through the front. That sheet metal is some flimsy warpy stuff that will cut you easily. I regret my decisions :( technically the easiest route would be a pcie fan card or a reference cooler gpu

[@WanderfalkeAT]

A 120 Watercooler Solution would probably help much more for the boiling CPU!

[@TheStarkster90]

I've had to remove the HDD cage from an OptiPlex before, and it's just easier to remove the side and front panels and drill out the rivets to be honest. No dremeling required.

[@davidsnyder2068]

Agreed. Titanium bit with high torque to drill out the rivets

[@Incommensurabilities]

@@davidsnyder2068 I managed it with a cheapo drill that had a worn out battery, so it's totally doable with a basic drill 😅

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I did drill out all the rivets but the the cage was attached to the frame with glue or solder. 😁

[@TheStarkster90]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff I feel like you might be right. It's been a year since I did my OptiPlex case mod (should do a sleeper build with it to be honest), so you could be right that Dell pulled a Dell. I just feel like I did something that ended up easier than dremeling or going HULK SMASH on it (I don't have a dremel, so that's why I say that. 😂)

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

@@TheStarkster90 To be fair, I do default to hulk smashing faster than most people. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a way to do it more gracefully. 😂 All I can say is I definitely got all the rivets.

[@cookie7993]

I like how micro center is so good that people honestly don’t even need to be sponsored by them to recommend them. They’re just great.

[@Majima_Nowhere]

It just sucks that they're not more widespread. The nearest one to me is 110 miles away, 2.5 hours + Boston traffic lol

[@DaltonTk423]

Micro Center shines where Fry's Electronics failed. I hope they take over the old Fry's locations on the west coast.

[@pandemicneetbux2110]

@@Majima_Nowhere Came here to say this. In USA it's a more West Coast thing and obviously not everywhere in Europ--hey. What do you Euros do for PCs? Because I seen some funny s&%$ in German. Outrageously priced office PCs, literally dell optiplex tiers for crazy prices I just didn't know if those sites were like, mainstream, or it was some weird slumming experience. When you're new to the area you tend not to know which streets to go down and which ones to avoid, so you tend to find things completely at random that are hidden gems or being knifed and robbed by a GT 450 wearing a "1060" mask.

[@thundershadow]

I miss compusa and I miss fry's. There is no micro center here in Nashboonies. And I miss javanco (the old one).

[@desktopstu4145]

This comment is sponsored by Microcentre

[@Pekeliini]

Would be really interesting to see how temps could be improved with some dremeling the fan grill at the back and dremeling some of the metal away in the front and putting a 120mm fan to push air in.

[@EthanH1]

@jackthegamer I doubt that would fit. If it did a better cooler would be possible, but Dawid is saying it’s not.

[@AnticipatedHedgehog]

I was thinking the same thing, get that dremel going and cut some more of the case!

[@baroncalamityplus]

Agreed. The right fans would make a world of difference for the thermals in that case.

[@Ji-oo1tt]

@jackthegamer that's the setup i have, although my mobo is stock with a 4790 and 3060

[@yorchli3152]

There is a video from The Game Bench channel where he shows how to add a 140mm fan to the front, very detailed and informative. It's called Adding some airflow to a dell optiPlex

[@abqalhamairi]

I have no idea why your channel is not exploding! You are such an underrated top-notch content creator. I hope people start realizing soon your true worth.

[@pandemicneetbux2110]

I thought it did explode??? Dawid is one of the most well known tech channels isn't he? I think of him as being like just under Jayztwocents, Linus, and HWUB for the tech channels. 863k views is not "underrated" ?

[@ahmed-0775]

The reason for the high temps is not the cooler itself but the airflow, you habe no fans for intake at all. I would've tried to fit 2 fans in the front to prevent the airflow suffocation.

[@kyles8524]

i got one of the new hp pavilions gaming computers and it only had an exhaust fan and was causing the gpu to get hot.luckily on those the grill on the side sits right over the gpu and i was able to install a fan that blows air directly at the gpu.

[@ahmed-0775]

@@kyles8524 wp on that! Most of these Dell prebuilts dont even have intake fans at all

[@jamesgodfrey1322]

yes look at case you could very easy add in a intake fan or two and I like to see that

[@Robemcla]

While air flow is definitely an issue, he is using an NH-U9S chromax.black. If he was going to use an air cooler he really should be using an u12s/u12a. That is about the largest you can go with that board.

[@taunteratwill1787]

Airflow? The side of the case was open! How much airflow do you want? 😃

[@Ruisu4]

You should make a reverse sleeper build where you put dell parts in an awesome case with cool rgb

[@SSJfraz]

Or alternatively, you could just buy a Dell "gamer" PC.

[@joefish6091]

Who pays for the waste of time and resources ? wally world or BB PC

[@Ruisu4]

What? I just think it would be an intresting video to see how far you can push a dell system with good cooling and to see if he could fit a strange motherboard into a standard case

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s already happened. Check out the Alienware video. 😂

[@Obie327]

Dawid!, Very nice sleeper pc! I was very excited to see you get this done! I find cramming new parts in pedestrian boxes to be pretty cool. Thanks man for fun build!

[@wilsondavenport6939]

i did a sleeper build in the same case and i used jumper cables for bread bords on the power connector to make it work

[@RichieBlaze1]

Finally, a proper build that matches the case's aesthetic! 👍

[@surfx4804]

Tip: Use tinsnips where you can rather than a dremel. Putting tiny metal dust inside a PC case is not a good idea.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s a good idea. I’ll get a pair of those.

[@mattparker9726]

4:23 OH man! That looks like magic smoke city if I've ever seen it!

[@timalexander746]

Love the video as always Dawid! Do a quick mod and get a 120 / 140 fan on the front of the case pulling some more air in to aid cooling! As we would say in the uk "jobs a goodin" :)

[@93Volvo240]

Temp solution: Stick a blowy-matron fan in the front sucking air in, and a second one in the back sucking air out. Then attach 2 systems to the wings of a Boeing 747. Low-temps and cheap air-travel. In all seriousness, this was an awesome video, great job!

[@jamescartez9969]

I love dawids vids, it so like Christmas came early when he uploads often.

[@Pratik_Sanyal]

It's like writing the same age-old answer but adding bulletins to get extra marks for good presentation, but then the home tutor added some points by himself and made it outstanding.

[@samhicks7430]

This was the best. Love the sleeper. The hard drive cage removal was fantastic!

[@georgerr335]

been a sub since around 120k... really good to see you going after half mill. akwats knew from the first day I found out your channel you would get half a mill subs soon... I bet by 2023 you will be around 800k going for the mill.

[@CESAR_H_ARIAS]

Dawid Build expectations at the start of the video: High! Expectations after seen his splicing, soldering finishing skills: way downtown!!! After the specs reveal after looking at that CPU cooler I said: really? Lol, after temps imo it need some Dremel, a noctua industrial 3000 rpm fan placed into that front and a better cooler

[@iireflexii7756]

The way you word your sentences is amazing! :)

[@reikisano4542]

Oh man, I wonder how would the temperature be if Dawid added a couple of intake fans and swapped out the crappy stock fan in the back with a good one. That should alleviate the temperature a bit, even before replacing the Noctua cooler for a stronger one.

[@zeroturn7091]

I thought about replacing my rear fan, but I read somewhere that you want to build up positive pressure. A exhaust fan may bring the cabinet to equilibrium or negative pressure.

[@therealf.b.i9468]

10:26 as a thai person this is accurate and also your dell optiplex is simulating Thai prison in mid autumn my pc simulate the sun

[@fazlymawlarafi9331]

Next, do it with a SFF Optiplex and fit a RTX A2000 GPU into it, the only low-profile, slot-powered card from Nvidia that has RT cores in it.

[@cytro]

yes please

[@gavinendsley]

I would love to see this in an SFF case.

[@oldguy9051]

You have to check first if the Optiplex MB support RTX-cards which not all do.

[@christopherbickell3258]

Literally 2 words into the video - “trouser-tightening”. Classic Dawid.

[@NoobSniper]

Awesome upgrade! I would be curious to know how much of a difference 2 fans in the front as intake would make, temperature wise 🤔

[@gavinendsley]

2 won't fit, but you can fit 1 140mm.

[@DeepDownInTheOcean]

Bruh, I went and fixed something to drink and as soon as I left a video was posted (11 mins ago for me). TY for the content Dawid!

[@sadc3623]

BRUH IKR, lol.

[@Stelio_Contos]

I did the same thing, but I actually put a 120mm intake fan in the front to keep temps down. The temps are in the 60/70's °C.

[@andrewsgarage796]

Wow awesome mate, gotta love my Dell Andrew

[@eviljohn]

It looks a 120mm AIO would fit in there. It might fix that CPU heat problem. Love the build, great job!

[@zalankhan5743]

Or just using a 12600k or 12700k

[@JobeStroud]

Those are 80MM fans.

[@eviljohn]

@@JobeStroud i mean, he still has the dremel.

[@budgetbiker7]

Air coolers are actually better in most situations than an AIO, mostly when it comes to sustained thermals

[@ggesdsdsdsd]

@@JobeStroud 92mm

[@deterlanglytone]

I got this model optiplex. Had it with the same CPU set up as it started out. I did not get a graphics card mind you but still. I actually just really liked the look of the case, so now its a Ryzen 5 build. After a few years I just swapped out the motherboard and it was my first time doing any of that. I ran into the same power button connector issue. Just brought a new cable with a little button attached and used a 3d printed area in the second expansion bay for a new power button to set. Which I wouldn't do again but still. It was pretty easy.

[@zeroturn7091]

The power button is an easy issue to solve. I also did a Ryzenplex, it’s on my channel.

[@bigdog6286]

That looked like a lot of fun. I would love a setup like that.

[@RegazozoGaming]

The Dell Optiplex intake solution! 4 1/2 inch hole saw, the area where you removed hard drive cage, an Electronics cabinet ventilation grill, and a 120 mm fan. Drill the big hole, 4 screw holes, and install! Before everything became overpriced and impossible to get I made several Dell Minitower budget gaming PC's for my friends kids or for them in some cases and this was my solution for cooling. Now a 4790 & GTX 1060 vs this top end system.. its not gonna fix it 100% but its a fun & easy Mod, would make a great video, and will give at least some extra cooling!

[@joechen7887]

5:37 the fact that Dawid mounted the heatsink upside down, is just a face palm moment. But then I remember the whole computer was a facepalm worthy piece of junk beforehand and I'm ok with the heatsink.

[@thephoenixking1086]

I mean he may have done it as a joke hah

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Have you never used an M.2 slot before? 😅

[@thephoenixking1086]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff I never thought about that, I thought it may have been a joke hah

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

@@thephoenixking1086 Haha!! To be fair, I didn’t even realize it was upside down.

[@dabmaster2311]

love the videos dawid keep doing your thing!

[@shannonrhoads7099]

This upgrade reminds me of the running gag on some Star Trek sites referring to a complete rebuild of the starship around the "NCC" nameplate as a 'minor refit'.

[@mruczyslaw50]

Back in the days when dell parts were actually replacable instead of having one single mobo and power supply model on the planet that would work

[@SyntaxTurtle]

Those Optiplex mobos and PSUs are proprietary though. They use a smaller (12? 16?) pin power so you need a matched set. Though you can get a new PSU and buy a third party adapter for $15 or so which is what I had to do to put a GTX 1080 into my kid's system.

[@mruczyslaw50]

@@SyntaxTurtle 1:18 you can see that this mobo has standard 24pin ATX connector

[@Flytrap]

I have never seen someone strip wires with scissors before! Life is a learning experience...

[@increasewill4254]

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[@eviefrye5804]

Yeah, My first investment with Mr Luis Victor earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars, and ever since then he has been delivering

[@daisy.p8160]

He has really made a good name for himself

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[@zadockqr.....427]

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[@ShawnJonesHellion]

I grew up in the 90s going into microcenter unable to afford anything but feeling like a kid in a candy store. When people ask about where I'm from I forget to tell them we created the world's best technology store.

[@TK-rs9lq]

You had my Like button click at "this trouser-tightening..." Damn you and your glib and dextrous tongue, Dawid

[@Fly_By_Gaming]

Dawid and his nice opti checks out!

[@InfectedChris]

That stripping around 4 minutes in really had the best music to get any techie into the mood.

[@JeskidoYT]

"builds powerful spec pc" "Case has as much ventilation as a cloth mask"

[@matasa7463]

Whoa, and Micro Center sponsorship, what a flex!

[@lankey6969]

Nice solder job on those two wires that totally couldn't just have been twisted together and heat sealed or electrical taped.

[@techjgboy8878]

Awsome video and love the build you did how you did it

[@nominalnostalgia1347]

My favorite part of this video is the dad straining noises while taking apart a computer....

[@catriona_drummond]

1. Push-Pull on the UH-9S, they profit massively from that. 2. Put a front intake fan in, you may have good airflow but it is created by that founder graphics card which shovels hot air upwards right into the CPU-cooler. You need some cool air from outside mixed into that by a front fan. 3. make sure the rear exhaust fan always does more m³/s than the CPU-fans on every part of the fan curve.

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

To get the psu out, take off the other side panel, there is a tab that you have move back.

[@Zoyx]

Still looking for that sweet beige box from the 90s for my sleeper/stealth build.

[@ogbenchmarks7127]

The scissors wire-strippers were very nicely handled.

[@busterscrugs]

Sleeper PC's are the move. This has to be the most gangster OptiPlex on the planet.

[@AllanBorch]

You went from Linus to Jay in 0.2 seconds there👏🏽👌🏽😎 Nice! ...BUT where is the Duct-tape??!? -I will tell you where it is! -It is sitting quietly, in a closet, crying, and feeling abandoned... you did it dirty Dawid...

[@CNGTunes]

Wow even the dremel came out. You really did Linus the crap out of it!

[@S.Madman]

I work for a major telecommunications corporation's IT department. I repairs cases like these 5-10 times a week (we only use Dell equipment), from users or shipping dropping them. They are a pain in the you know what to work with. They have not changed in the last 15 years.

[@joshb6470]

can just hear the guys over at micro centre "Dawid is epeening us in the video.... check the contract!"

[@mattparker9726]

2:02 DREMEL JOB MY MAN!

[@youssefhany6555]

u could create a hole in the front using the drill and add intake fan

[@corneliusantonius3108]

I am glad you joined the Optiplex Master Race 😁

[@ForceGMs]

2:30 that's where a 120mm Fan should go

[@FMRG7009]

At this point, it’s no longer a Dell Optiplex now it’s a Gaming Sleeper in a Weird Optiplex case

[@TheNewBloodDan]

I was able to splice the optiplex's orange and blue wires from the button to have the blue light work again! Also you can zip tie a fan on the front of the case (behind the front bezel) especially with the front bezel having tons of vent holes!

[@zeroturn7091]

Did you have to bend or cut metal?

[@zzzlamont]

Dawid your content has improve substantially good job!

[@hoopla5502]

Ive been waiting for this video since the first video with that gloriously goofy case

[@xenooseater6124]

Add a couple of 80mm fans in the front it'll improve temps

[@DmitryLivchak]

LOL, There was an ad saying turn all ads off in the intro and it looked like dawid does turn all ads off!

[@BigDrewski1000]

Should put an RGB fan or two where the drive bay was and crank up all the fan speeds to max. Will be loud as all hell, but should help with temps some.

[@ryogaming4771]

Came here to see Dawid tear appart some metal, was served just that! :)

[@DavidAshwell]

When you rip the front drive cage out, you can fit a 140 in the front - I let mine site at a slight angle upward with Noctua rubber feet.

[@Salamialayksuwp]

"the fact that it hasnt exploded yet is quite impressive" gaming laptop users: bruh

[@MisterResistance101]

Man I would seriously love to buy that OptiPlex wow.

[@ozpin8329]

As someoe who enjoys building computers in old Lenovo and Optiplex cases, I desperately want this.

[@startedtech]

I'm amazed the temperatures weren't worse in a case with zero intake fans and only a puny exhaust fan

[@litnon]

should put a touch screen to replace the infinity mirror in the front, and a noctua 140 in the front to help air flow

[@lamjac88]

Can see the a"dremel"in pumping with this build.

[@hellooperator6639]

I'm going to be doing the exact same thing and was wondering if that Noctua CPU cooler would fit in an Optiplex case. I couldn't find any examples, so I gave up looking. Then I stumbled on this video and you've confirmed that it does. Thanks! I'll never be tired of seeing Dell and HP office computers being recycled into gaming PCs.

[@Bass_therapy_]

Yessss I’ve been waiting for this video.

[@FutureKLX300SMowner]

10:55 that Alienware is to gaming PCs, what a bmw i8 is to supercars

[@IcebergTech]

Wonder if you can fit the old Opti's internals inside the Alienware's case?

[@paulschottke948]

I've just bought this same Optiplex case and will do this myself because this is awsome. Thanks for showing how to do it and giving this great Idea.

[@scrumpadooshes]

how did it come along?

[@KEVLAR-db3ke]

watching these optiplex videos on an optiplex 390 makes me want to build a sleeper as well...

[@2020Tech4U]

Nice Optiplex now I'm going to make a sleeper from extra parts I have in my Dell from Hell.

[@wyattkane]

Other random comment, I am shocked that no one makes a cable to convert that power button connector, but I could not find one. So weird!

[@LilSesh]

To remove psu from an optiplex mt case there is a small push tab on the back panel of the case rearward to the psu that must be depressed in order to remove the unit.

[@zeroturn7091]

The new PSU covered it. He’s going to need to remove the 5.25” bays, and use a thin screwdriver.

[@GoinManta]

YOU DID use the SPECIFICALLY LGA1700 mount from Noctua didn't you ? I had these kinds of heat issues when I used the LGA1200 mount that came with the cooler. It fits the Z690 motherboard, BUT the studs are 1mm TALLER than the LGA1700.. IT SEEMED good but had the 90-100C spikes. ONce I ordered the LGA1700 kit from Noctua I dropped 20-25C with the correct studs.

[@TTV-WeskerIsMyDaddyT]

"Why are you so strong?!" As he breaks metal casually

[@ThomasKrul]

That optiflex reminds me of a Chevette with day-glo wipers and mud flaps... And an LS swap.

[@Cakebattered]

This PC build is like a classic sleeper car build. Chevy Cavelier with an LS Swap.

[@LostHope...]

saw this in my sub box and immediately had to watch it over other vids in my sub box

[@the_broly_arms]

That hard drive cage removal was absolutely NOT consensual. The authorities have been notified.

[@jurajkovac1770]

Dawid should put 1 or 2 fans behind front panel ventilation and dremel out the metal mesh to further improve airflow, that could be topic for next video

[@ChoisissezUnNom123]

The best looking and performing optiplex to be "alive"

[@Arthur_Lake]

your youtube has helped me so much in the passed in what to buy in pre builds and honestly any computer things things you for the content

[@blze0018]

"Like sitting down in a public bathroom stall and feeling somebody else's butt warmth glowing into your taint." How the hell do you come up with these disturbingly accurate descriptions??

[@mattparker9726]

9:53 Now for the ULTIMATE *ULTIMATE* Optiplex, find a way to put a 120mm rad in there. DO IT DAWID! FOR SCIENCE! FOR EPEENAGE EVERYWHERE!

[@d.r.1402]

I have the same case, you can get the aftermarket power supply out, but it takes a bit of finagling with the side case lock. You have to slightly unclamp it from the slide rail at an angle carefully so you don't break the plastic.

[@Gen3DTech]

Dawid you are my Hero!