The Tale of the Quad Core Dell and the R7 250

[@Sonbo0525]

Bioshock infinite on 1080p: "at its worst 18 fps at its best 26 fps most of the time *37 fps*"

[@memo-uw7km]

do your drugs and always remember; never do honework

[@mariomario813]

rofl

[@halodoomhpf15]

all his vids have benchmarks like this

[@stealth2467]

lol this is a mindfuck dude the most of the time fps is higher than the best fps not the other way around god

[@tempestrider5367]

Look at the coloring, hes probably just messed up the ordering in his vid

[@PenCil5899]

Thanks for introducing me to Caravan Palace!

[@GreenHamGaming]

PenCil5899 You'll notice that every video has kinda different music. That's because whichever band I am gorging on that week goes into the video. That week it was caravan palace. All day and all night. They are very catchy. Glad to hear you enjoyed the music!

[@Ray-dx2pf]

Green Ham Gaming hello green ham gaming. First i just want to say i love your vids. Watched all of them and was very entertained. but i would like to ask you a question if you have the time. I've been looking around about my optiplex 380 mt case to see if it can fit a dual slot gpu and haven't really found anything. I would really like to know because i want to get a gtx 750 ti and the dual slot version is like $100. But the single slot is like $200. I thought that you might know something about that.

[@GreenHamGaming]

raven still Well, from what I know- the 380 MT has the same layout as the 745 MT. This means Single slot GPU's are your only option if you want to go all legit. though you do have two other options. 1. Some Dual slot cards don't actually have any I/O in the second slot. e.g the EVGA GTX 750. This means if you remove the bracket and have some skills with a screwdriver- that you can use one of these GPUS and just use cable ties to hold it in place, though this would instantly void your warranty and I don't recommend it unless you know what you are doing. 2. Get a PCI-E Extender, they exist and i've seen them around on the internet. www.amazon.com/PCI-E-Express-Extender-Flexible-Extension/dp/B008BZBFTG They look like that ^ You can then use the card but mounting will be another problem. Let me know how it goes. Hope that helped.

[@Ray-dx2pf]

Green Ham Gaming i just went ahead with a cheap r7 250 i found for $50 its a low profile dell designed one. Its about the same size as my old hd 6450 that fit in there great so i should be good for awhile. r7 250 with a core 2 quad q8300 and 4gb of ddr3 isn't that bad

[@playwithsatyamtutorialsmor7535]

+Green Ham Gaming Hey, what FPS do you get on CSGO lowest setting on 1024x576?

[@48gamerboy]

This video is really nostalgic for me. This was one of the first videos that got me into PC gaming six years ago. My first graphics card was an R7 250 thanks to you. Don't stop making video's you legend.

[@raven4k998]

hey stop dancing to the music🤣🤣

[@5dstrix]

I like that your videos are ALL builds that a hobbyist without a lot of money can throw together for giggles... I have parts laying around to recreate a lot of what you do on your channel, and adding modern gpus to old rigs and seeing the results is fun while I'm working, I'm a programmer and watch/listen to your vids in my regular rotation at work. Thanks man, keep em coming GHG!

[@Spookybastian]

Your videos are absolutely amazing, beautifully edited with great background music. They're the best videos to relax to! Fantastic work GHG, fantastic work!

[@alfaraz8901]

Your channel is soon going to be challenging the big dawgs like Linus and TechnoBuffalo... Very impressive content and presentation..

[@PrioBak]

+Al Faraz .... I was confused,,, so little views but the quality is spot on...

[@JeffieGoddamnZero]

+Al Faraz and hopefully without the cringeworth shoehorned jokes

[@PlanetCoolMinecraft]

Still time to go young one, rush you must not

[@2BuckShot]

Well hello from 2020...we still hope

[@abhirajarora7631]

I hate to say this but this did not age well.

[@timmymonroe2063]

Man the soundtrack in the video is awesome =]

[@mxims97]

This guy is waaaaayyy too underrated! Nice videos. Subbed btw

[@NamAim1991]

I'm building pretty much this exact PC now for just under $100 US, except I'm using the Optiplex 745 instead of the 755. Found the Optiplex on Craigslist for $20, got a Q6600 for $14 and a PCI riser for $18 on eBay. On Newegg there's an R7 250 for $47 (shipping included).

[@FatalTaco]

A mix of vintage and new! Just like this video's music choice! Electro Swing works really nice with vids like this

[@joelgabriel3093]

This music is awesome. Love the vibe you went for in this vid.

[@naruto7424]

this was a very well edited video

[@geoseffr]

this is definitely one of my favorite GHG videos.

[@ne0195]

Yes

[@ifarted2hard]

I lie awake at night knowing there most likely won't be more videos from ghgtv, thank you for basically teaching me how to take pcs apart and fixing them, I also had my own collection of optiplexes and I still have 3 of the original optiplexes I made my first custom pc from. I can't thank you enough for making me the go to computer guy as while I was in school.

[@chrisfratz]

thank you so much for introducing me to Caravan Palace, I love their music.

[@theodorbutters141]

I like the style of your videos...High quality editing and a different aproach to reviews amd stuff,you deserve at least 100k subs,I bet alot of people would get entertained by your videos... ;))

[@pangaeanconquest2731]

This channel has done it right, Caravan Palace + Computer stuff! subbed

[@PimptatoPCs]

One of the few videos that feature the 2GB DDR3 version of the R7 250. Needed some performance info before purchasing and GHGTV pulled through!

[@KramerTheCourier]

I've had this graphics card for almost two years, and I'd say its been my best friend for troubleshooting other people's computers.

[@Unibeamm]

Your content is amazing, keep up the good work.

[@Unibeamm]

Also another question, is 2gb of vram eenough for 3 - 2 - 4 years?

[@GreenHamGaming]

Unibeam76 Road to 100 Subs! Thanks bud! Plenty yes, huge amounts of VRAM is not neccassary. My main editing / secondary gaming machine still runs on 512MB of VRAM- runs everything fine on 1080p.

[@Unibeamm]

Ok thank you very, ill be waiting for more videos to come so i can like and share them. :)

[@GreenHamGaming]

Haha Thanks for the support! Will have one out by the end of the weekend.

[@Cha0sLord93]

Current titles: Half life 2 Crysis 2 God i love this guy, keep up the good videos

[@zombiedude6543]

I think this is one of his best videos, mostly cause of the music editing

[@Rabbit_Entr]

I am liking the videos you put out :D This is basic my set up but its the MT and the 1gb gddr5 r7 250 and will soon be installing my Q6600 by next week :D Thanks.

[@GreenHamGaming]

Sounds good man! Let me know how it goes! The R7 is no beast, but it isn't a bad card by any means- you should be impressed with the results. It doesn't like playing most games at 1080p tho sadly. :D

[@Rabbit_Entr]

I will let you know :) and sure its not a beast of a card but dose not really matter :D

[@Rabbit_Entr]

Hey green ham I have now upgraded my psu to a 500w evga and the q6600 great frames and more recording for me :D

[@GreenHamGaming]

very good my man! the Q6600 kicks ass huh?

[@Rabbit_Entr]

Defo buddy :D

[@victor00123q]

I LOVE THIS MUSIC!

[@androidcow1234]

This is my absolute favourite Green Ham video!

[@virtualman4044]

Just found your channel. Watched a couple of vids. Great stuff buddy, really well produced, very interesting ideas and great talking points.

[@wormchickenwizard]

Green Ham Gaming FYI the gtx 750ti would fit in that case if you remove the other pci cover

[@GreenHamGaming]

It would, but I wasn't really that keen to buy another GTX 750 just for this PC

[@westinmcclister1507]

Could you put it in and see how much better if at all it performs? I would like to see how it does since I'm looking for a budget pc

[@wormchickenwizard]

+Westin Mcclister In my opinion, I don't see getting an OEM PC and adding a graphics card very practical. who knows whether the power supply is gonna explode or not from adding it so you are probably better off building a PC from scratch and this isn't the only reason

[@joemiller947]

Justin Blalock Building PCs from scratch is expensive, and I have never experienced a psu blowout on a dell like this

[@lacrimfanaccount]

I have an Optiplex 755 with a Q6600 and a GT710

[@J0elPeters]

Damn son, your quality is legit!

[@hanche9321]

I have this PC with the Q6600. Looking for this video thanks.

[@memeboi1265]

Not too long, not too thick, not too powerful. *That's what she said!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@Gyppor]

awesome soundtrack, thanks for the benchmarks!

[@H31MU7]

this is the video that made me sub to your channel... it was fun to watch, not too long and well edited :D

[@GreenHamGaming]

H31MU7 A KZbin user once told me: "The reason I like your videos is because they are comfy to watch" Ever since I have tried my hardest to keep things looking "Comfy" hahah

[@spicydeath82]

that music towards the end reminded me of beat buddy tale of the guardians. that game's music is pretty awesome. electric swing right?

[@elgabe8444]

i really respect this channel

[@SimplyMBP]

Just got my hands on a Optiplex 755 SFF for £20 and was wondering what it would cost for me to get the right PSU+ Q6600 and R7 250

[@warriorharj79]

Hope I'm not too late lol, what did you fo to it?

[@brf1009]

you just have made a well balanced home use computer.

[@zaylo9254]

Makes me want to go out and try this for my self.

[@krotayto3127]

Great video, great music,great computer; what more does it need?!

[@LoafEye]

more people to enjoy this work of art

[@sp1cychilli985]

+Krotayto maybe friends?

[@TheVirusGuy]

GHG , Can You oc Q6600 ? I Have it OCed to 3.66 ghz and its doing work with my gtx 550 :D

[@r8bior]

Really enjoyed this video, extremely entertaining!!!

[@Zephyr0_7]

my 2nd pc is this: 4 gb ram 1tb hard disk Q6600 quad core cpu MSI R7 250 gddr5 and i can run Bioshock Infinite on highest settings on 45fps most of the time

[@Zephyr0_7]

how do i exactly overclock is?

[@cheesythegamer9771]

I like this channel for 2 reasons, family freindly (i think) and....COMPUTERS!!!

[@tyonorshapzc7tjfvb7-caz]

damn u know music bro, like ya all of ya videos are realy pretty chilled :)

[@explodinghead75]

I really like the music! I have an Optiplex 360, but I'm not sure if the PSU can handle a video card.

[@MunkeyChips]

I love Caravan Palace! Good choice!

[@adkodiyan]

I have heard of people modifying the case to accept dual slot graphics cards. Will this be a viable option?

[@Dr.Freeze]

One of my friends have a R7 250. But in your case +Green Ham Gaming the GPU was bottlenecked.

[@ErroneousClique]

What a sad tale it was, those that involve SFF PCs always make me cry...

[@vukradocaj1811]

You need to Know about Sven Co-oP

[@internziko]

i love the music in your vids

[@Albatrox]

i love your channel all your videos you make its just so perfect

[@vel0city96]

Can you do this again but with the XFX Single-slot RX460?

[@crankygamesnl]

I miss these old times

[@chomper720]

In Norway there are no shop selling CPUs and GPUs only online ones... :(

[@areebraza8262]

U live in Melbourne too, lol same here, never new there was a computer parts shop in Westfield, can u tell me what shop u got it from?

[@axiomgrave3264]

I'm actually working on a very similar build. Gonna put the GT 610 in it though.

[@BlackDragon-xn2ww]

I just watched this at the very start I noticed your tower the expansion slot is vertical mine is exactly the same tower but the expansion slots are at the bottom horizontal short I used a small IO plate and slapped a 5450 in mine it only has 104 watt supply and runs great gaming is a beast all other spec's are same as yours except I only got 160gig hdd

[@temmorijken5762]

you are one in a billion when it comes to youtube :)

[@nasanierulastname2997]

About the GTX 750, what about removing the slot cover for the PCI slot?

[@peterfolchi1032]

Great choice of music. If I do say so myself

[@Rtryanp]

does the r7 250 fit in a dell OptiPlex 745? (has a core 2 duo)

[@joemiller947]

thatslineaudi MT or SFF?

[@rossedwardmiller]

This is the first one of yr vids that has that GHG vibe from yr current vids.

[@TuanNguyen-lx7sk]

Can u do a video about the GTX 750 Ti VS R7 360?

[@hassanjamil1099]

the r7 360 is actually slightly faster

[@TuanNguyen-lx7sk]

Hassan Jamil well in some games the r7 360 is better and in others the gtx 750ti is better

[@rmrealm]

That wouldn't be a very fair comparison. The R7 260X is more comparable to the 750 Ti. The 360 is newer and a little faster.

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

I'm actually rather confused, I've worked on that exact model of dell here in america and they all use half height, was there a fullheight adapter available at some point?

[@sasakihaise3743]

i have an old optiplex 760 given to me by my school and i would loke to make it my lan party machine does that Gpu riser fit in the regular 760 mt?

[@GentlesirGibbles]

Amazing for we budget pc gents! Keep up with the videos :)

[@SUPER634897]

Would a 220 watt power supply be enough to power a Q6600 and an r7 250x. Im pretty sure other components dont need more then 5 watts, so im just wondering if under load they go past 220 watts.

[@viniciussousacosta5182]

Does the low profile version of the R7 250 actually fits in the Optiplex 9020 sff? I mean, cause of the power supply of 255w 80 plus?

[@765outdoors]

thought the dell pcie slots only put out 25 watts or something n the small form OptiPlex's? and I don't think the r7 250 uses anything but the pcie..

[@0xBULLgogi]

This is so crazy..... the video cards that i have are in order of what you have. I had a 8800gt, replaced that with a hd 5770 when the 8800gt fried.... upgraded to a gtx 750 ti.... now i recently upgraded to a gtx 970. I have the same backup cards that you frequently use on your older pc's lol..

[@Greyghostvol1]

8800gt>hd 4000 series (can't remember which, was lower mid range though>gtx 460 sli till once card got fried>gtx 670>r9 290 currently. I'll probably end up picking up another 290 and crossfire it in the next few weeks, as the 290 is just barely starting to finally get long in the tooth after having it for two years, and AMD seems to finally start caring about driver updates. Plus, they're quite cheap to find used after that giant bitcoin phase a couple years ago had people snatching them up left and right. Either that or save some money and pick up a R9 fury or gtx 980 ti (depends on how much I'm willing to save).

[@shaneneyome]

you should do an update of this with the small r7 360 from saphire and yes i know i spelled it wrong

[@SharpShoot3r_14]

Seems like a pci slot you fit graphics card.

[@raf5417]

Do you need a better power supply for this build?

[@MrPegasek]

no is 275w its enought

[@bagfumbler]

Why not buy a MSi GTX 750 Ti Mini? It's single slot, short as hell, and is a 750 Ti

[@csjdruid434]

+GalaxysDesigns good point

[@brandoncole3710]

its more expensive

[@CursedKeyblade1]

+GalaxysDesigns I got a R7 250 low profile for 66$. For that price, it's a kick ass card.

[@thelazywanderer_jt]

Australia's products cost more.

[@victorjo7918]

It costs double where I live.

[@wetwerd2003]

your videos are so crazy i love 'em

[@projectfreedom4460]

is there any chance you know where you can buy another quad core chip for a 755? if so where at?

[@KainiaKaria]

I just recently bought a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R with a Core 2 Quad Q9450 and 8 GB of DDR2 RAM. One thing about this motherboard is that it can take both DDR2 and DDR3 so I have two sticks of 4 GB DDR3 clocked at 1333 Mhz. I just bought a Radeon R7 250X so that I have more room in the case. Will be turning this system into a Windows XP/Windows Vista [7] build. I payed 45 US Dollars for the motherboard with the processor and I paid 30 US Dollars for the AMD Radeon R7 250X.

[@BradsCollective]

Do they make sideways gpu mounts for the optiplex 745 sff? And, if so, then where?

[@s.a.f.r.a6403]

you should do one with the over clocked edition

[@powerpowww2449]

nice u think I can stream Diablo 2 lod with a set up like this

[@albertoenriquez3397]

Como se llama ese adaptador que tienes para conectar la tarjeta de video?

[@somewhitekidtv1002]

what was the song played during the installation process?

[@tonydasilva805]

Ghg explore linux ssd and low profile gpu on your oldie beasts, you'll have less cpu consumption which is quite needed and with steam now you can play on linux which is really lightweight.

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

What's with that weird detachable part for the card? I've never seen a pc that had one of those before.

[@thedebug3866]

+John Smith It's what's called a "Riser" card. Computer companies have been doing that for the longest time, I think they've stopped now. Packard bell and compaq used to be big on that.

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

VintagePC's alike Hehe, I guess they thought just being able to put the card in the motherboard slot was too simple.

[@thedebug3866]

It's most likely due to the formfactor of the PC, even though compaq and packard bell did the same thing in their normal size PC's, the formfactor is probably to blame for something like that.

[@2K-Tan]

Fucking OP Dell right there! Talk about Thug life. Pro gaming on a Dell Optiplex. Optiplex just got cool again.

[@sashalevin5179]

Finally someone else who likes caravan palace

[@TheStrangeMann]

Is there any other graphics card that would work in a optiplex 990 mini tower?

[@kztech1319]

I have the exact same OptiPlex 755 (with Xeon X3363 instead of Q6600) with exact same PCI riser, and I am thinking of getting Zotac GTX 1050 ti mini which looks exactly like that card. You managed to fit it in without removing the plastic shroud? Just to confirm, this card ACTUALLY runs at x16 right? Because the systemboard does NOT recognize x4 and x8 lane cards and run them at x1 mode instead, which is what ended up with my GT 730. :(

[@joemiller947]

Got an r7 240, runs great for my optiplex 755 w/ a E8200 AND 6GBS RAM

[@Aljannnn]

uhm, how many watts is your PSU? i have the same build but i cant play CSGO, i think my PSU is the problem here.

[@GreenHamGaming]

381silent It's super low. The PSU isn't the issue! If the framerates go from good to terrible and then stay that way, Heat might be an issue as the card underclocks itself. Download MSI Afterburner and watch the tempuratures and GPU Clock. otherwise nothing works better than just cranking down the settings!

[@Aljannnn]

Green Ham Gaming i actually just bought a new psu since i thought that was the problem. and that didn't solved the problem. im using the r7 250 1gb ddr5 and q6600 2.4ghz. when i'm using my 5570 2gb ddr3 i can play csgo lowest settings fps ranging from 50-90. should i just reformat my pc? i think the driver is the problem now here. :/ thanks for responding anyway.

[@projectjt3149]

+381silent So how is it going now?

[@fusion_x_frost3836]

what is the barcket called that the gpu went in as i don have one for my dell optiplex 360 so i was going to get one]

[@PimptatoPCs]

Did you ever pick up that bracket? If not, it's a PCIe riser card and they are $20 on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-DT-330-360-620-745-755-PCI-PCI-E-Riser-Card-M5246-G5459-w-cage/292508879960?hash=item441ae34c58:g:IoMAAOSw8D1awqsY

[@jj7279]

I was going to do this as a project. Did u have to change the psu for the gpu to work ?

[@leonch305]

Isn't this the perfect build for dual graphics?

[@arthurk5808]

No, just no

[@freddykreuger7750]

nice video and i liked the music. i just ordered the same card today after researching and realising it was either the 240x or the 250x im glad i spent a bit more for the 250x after seeing it play on the dell im thinking it ws a good investment. im playing with the 5450 at moment and everything is on lowest settings.

[@ElZamo92]

+nicki craig you should have gotten something a bit better, even if it is a bit more expensive. If you don't have space constraints, then I would have recommended a gtx 750ti or a R7 260x instead, since they both five you a better bang for your buck.

[@freddykreuger7750]

i agree totally dude, i played dayz the other day on the r7 n i had to play it on low settings, dont underrstand it, i got more outta the 5450

[@JakeVegas-d4o]

I'm considering getting one of these, I have a dell with a dual core processor and 4 gigs of ddr2 ( it's not my main rig don't judge ) the current gpu I have have is an Evga gtx 710 (its bad I know) if I threw in a r7 250 would it be better?

[@michelemarrazzo4167]

I still have a q6600@3,33ghz with 8gb ddr2. I'm using it for basic videoediting, photoshop, lightroom, and gaming with an old hd6770 1gb gddr5 occked as much as it can. But with modern games I've not good performance as I'd like to have. With gtaV I'm cpu limited, and I have 30fps not much stable (sometimes 40+, sometimes 25). Similar with far cry 4, or watchdogs, but I'm gpu limited in these cases. With the other task I've not problem at all. According you, it's reasonable to buy a powerful gpu, as r9 270, or gtx960? For now I want to wait for dx12, they should lower cpu load, but what do you think about changing GPU on my rig? Thank you, I love your music and videos of course

[@z609-subscribe4]

Michele Lady D. Marrazzo The 960 can outperform the r9 270. Maybe go with that. Also, the minimum graphics requirement for GTA 5 is the GTX 660, so you're very good there.

[@mrimaginery6835]

hey. what about the dell optiplex gx620. can you do a video of upgrade????

[@drockdagawd-p2n]

what is that thing you put the gpu in because i wanna see if i can find one for optiplex

[@sonsofmatriarchy5552]

wow! the music at the end is from TMNT on the NES... cool man! :D

[@sonsofmatriarchy5552]

/watch?v=znQTfo4uuKY lol classic hard game though :)