The Most Powerful OptiPlex Ever

I built a top of the line OptiPlex gaming sleeper and it turned out awesome.
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Full Specs List:
CPU: Intel i9 12900K
RAM: 64 Gb Of Corsair Dom Plats DDR5 @ 5200Mhz
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti
Mobo: Asus Strix Z690M
PSU: 1000w ThermalTake Toughpower G1
SSD: 1Tb Patriot Viper VPN110
Cooler: Noctua NH-U9
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[@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

[@leafyclass]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@alherch]

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

[@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. 😂

[@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]

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[@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.

[@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? 😃

[@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" ?

[@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!

[@yourforeignlocal]

6:48 The way it lights up is magic

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@InfectedChris]

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

[@RichieBlaze1]

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

[@jamescartez9969]

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

[@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

[@2LoudTech]

Super dope idea. I am surprised that the internals did not reach the temperature of the sun.

[@AnnaDoes]

Haha same here!

[@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" :)

[@samhicks7430]

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

[@zzzlamont]

Dawid your content has improve substantially good job!

[@BelowAmbient]

LOVE THIS VIDEO... its been decades since I've seen anyone bust out a drill and dremel for any pc mod... KEEP IT UP!!

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@richardirvine2220]

What A beast config. That was fun to watch. Thanks man.

[@techjgboy8878]

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

[@dabmaster2311]

love the videos dawid keep doing your thing!

[@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.

[@BikersandBags]

I absolutely love this PC! New subscriber and really enjoying the videos!

[@Doggo_Norse]

These videos are so addictive, keep up the great work man 👍👍

[@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.

[@bigdog6286]

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

[@busterscrugs]

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

[@robot5663]

I love that this case got pimped, I really hope you are keeping this bad boy like this too

[@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

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[@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.

[@airhumidifier1235]

the top m.2 slot on that motherboard is in the opposite direction from what is usually seen on motherboards, the ssd heatsink was preinstalled so its not his fault but yeah still hillarious

[@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.

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

The internals look great! I love the look of this sleeper. :-)

[@ericcardinal4788]

I really like that case for some reason. I can not explain why I like that case so much. Great content as usual

[@perrymcclusky4695]

The computer didn't explode and Dawid didn't die = successful video. Thanks for doing this OptiPlex gaming sleeper build. I appreciate it.

[@802Garage]

Dawid, feel free to ignore me if you know all of this, but you could get some depinning tools or get created with home solutions. Basically, you could remove each pin from that Dell connector and hook them up one by one like a lot of cases come with individual breakout pins. You could also either buy the individual pin sleeves or just put some heat shrink tubing around them for protection from accidentally touching. Really fun build!

[@georgerr335]

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[@JPPRODUCTIONSYT]

I always love watching these videos. It's entertaining and I always come back for new uploads or watch old ones. Keep it up! Think this is my first comment on the channel. Ive been subbed for about a year now.

[@TheDodgeAZ]

My fav cpu channel, I love doing stuff like this too

[@thealandude9146]

I friggin love seeing sleeper builds

[@iireflexii7756]

The way you word your sentences is amazing! :)

[@TheMike90a]

I love sleeper builds! More please!

[@DonaldMolter]

Dawid flexing his muscle by ripping that drive cage out 💪🏻

[@AnnaDoes]

My man 🤣

[@janekk916]

please more videos like this, its awesome!

[@Rpground]

Honestly, just the case alone is sexy enough that I'd consider buying it. Wish you could just get the case by itself.

[@matasa7463]

Whoa, and Micro Center sponsorship, what a flex!

[@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.

[@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.

[@heistbmx4904]

Love the sleeper pc good vid

[@andrewsgarage796]

Wow awesome mate, gotta love my Dell Andrew

[@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.

[@ZachDxn]

These chassis were actually fantastic for an everyday work PC. I kinda miss these.

[@davidjdunham]

i LOVE the look of this thing.

[@Daves-Corner]

Its always a good day when Dawid puts out a new video!

[@rodrigoferreiramaciel4815]

What a beautiful case

[@GeeboatsCollects]

"Linusing the crap of it" was by far the best line in this video! Systems pretty fun too

[@Fly_By_Gaming]

Dawid and his nice opti checks out!

[@zetectic7968]

Very good and entertaining: excellent use of gloves and a soldering iron. I challenge you Dawid, to water cool that CPU 😁

[@MisterResistance101]

Man I would seriously love to buy that OptiPlex wow.

[@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

[@hoopla5502]

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

[@NightMotorcyclist]

Them putting a Micro Center 10 minutes (by public transit, less when driving) away from me was a blessing and a curse. I find myself going there one to two times a month just to pick up stuff or browse any new releases.

[@Gen3DTech]

Dawid you are my Hero!

[@corneliusantonius3108]

I am glad you joined the Optiplex Master Race 😁

[@bm1066]

Thats a cool little case

[@ekroopsingh7045]

I like the way when dawid said it would be a nice little upgrade🤣🤣🤣

[@tilen3266]

What makes the day better then some dawid content

[@MulkyrJohnny]

Love these videos, I noticed the power buttons doesn’t light up anymore after you wired it up with the other connected but no worries doesn’t affect performance

[@zeroturn7091]

The next two wires were the PWR LED.

[@jkorotkiewicz]

Please try the Igor's lab "lga1700 washer mod" onto the motherboard and check if temperatures will drop a bit!

[@cloak679]

your vids never failed to entertain me, i would love to see you trying to find a wish prebuilt, so you will be done finding all your prebuilt sites

[@DizzyBoi915]

Dawid's analogies are always top notch. I can't even begin to think of any of them LMAO

[@Bass_therapy_]

Yessss I’ve been waiting for this video.

[@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'.

[@MrMorphix13]

I saw one of these things in the wild, when a customer brought one in for servicing. Its SSD was dead less than a week after purchase. People were definitely loving the mirror and RGB lights, at least

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

personally I'd prefer having a status display instead of the mirror. they used to sell them combined with fan controllers.

[@WELSHYTECH]

Awesome keep the videos coming

[@JoeeeBoyPlays]

Dang, I want to buy myself that sleeper. It looks really nice for working on spreadsheets.

[@ryogaming4771]

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

[@christopherbickell3258]

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

[@lambertsjacques]

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

[@matthewmcsparren7534]

I want to see a whole series on the romancing of Dawid and Micro Center!

[@mattparker9726]

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

[@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.

[@fadedplague3198]

So freaking clean. I love the look of this one and all that power. My computer can't keep up lol 🙃

[@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!

[@Wigglythegreat2]

That cpu cooler is quite good despite it's size. It saved many a small case from thermal throttling the CPU. I used one myself in an Omen case and that was the best cooler that would fit. It made a huge difference over the stock cooler. It was able to cool an i7 in a cramped case, but asking for it to cool a new i9 is asking a bit too much of it. I do love your ambitious approach though. 😃

[@jay-gi9dk]

i had one of those and put an aftermarket psu and an i7 . also used a gtx 1060 6g with a single fan . it worked well for the games i played

[@ogbenchmarks7127]

The scissors wire-strippers were very nicely handled.

[@amdintelxsniperx]

i like that screen on the front of that dell case

[@tj71520]

Very nice OptiPlex

[@komnishura]

Nice and balanced build. Really like the idea to buy a prebuilt to get hold of a. Sweet computer case.

[@joefish6091]

100 bucks on ebay, fully functoonal. perfect for grandma , or play or upgrade.