Turning a Dell PRECISION T1700 SFF into a FAST Gaming PC

[@techyescity]

Clearing up all the you know what bots that have been plaguing the comments in the last few videos, but it seems like it's just never ending.... least youtube fixed all the whatsapp scammers.

[@hman6159]

Yes, nice video

[@NYC-Potatoes]

I hate those bots I get some when selling on marketplace

[@dianaalyssa8726]

That's great. Loved the video today. Has me wondering how much we can pair without bottlenecking the GPU much. I will have to play around with pairings.

[@adamtajhassam9188]

hey Tech Yes City can u please do this 4 Canada :) Thanks always 4 the small tips..

[@Matlockization]

Brian, I have already watched ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/e37Zd6uDbL2ee6s ) and it is very interesting. However, could you possibly do a video showing Intel CPU 12th & 13th gens (and include 14th Gen in the chart as well) that are down clocked/undervolted in a new video. As this will answer many questions with short battery life on Intel laptops.

[@Kelekona_808]

I think if I were flipping this PC I would color mark the jumpers and board so if any of them fall off the board for any reason, the owner can figure out where to put it back onto the board so that everything can continue working again.

[@shib5267]

im sorry but if you're a dad buying this for your kid, you're never figuring this out. how tf are they gonna know what a jumper is

[@kam7000]

@@shib5267 But the kid most likely could. My first experience with pcs I was 11-12 and I got new parts for my birthday and just opened my pc with no knowledge trying to figure out what goes where. With google & common sense you'd most likely be able to figure it out

[@harsch123]

I bought a e3 1230 v3 in 2018. I used that xeon first for my college workstation, than in a server and know it is in a gaming PC in my living room. It is basically my go to recommendation for a budget system.

[@Lurch-Bot]

I tested a 1080 with a 3770S recently and got around 6700 points on Time Spy. I was really surprised at the gaming results. I just wish I had a local market like yours because I could make a living just building PCs. I'm going to give it a go selling online. I have one I am preparing to sell right now. It is a 3770S and 1650 in a 15+ year old Rosewill case. I was thinking, 'who the hell is going to buy that?', until I realized I was looking at it all wrong. It isn't a crappy conglomeration of old parts, it is a budget e-sports 'Sleeper PC'. It will get 200fps in Fortnite or CS2 but it looks like the PC your grandma bought in 2007. I'm also putting together a 4790S and 1080 FTW in a modern style case with RGB. That one actually ran Cyberpunk at 1440p with 60+ fps at medium settings. Again, I was surprised, and the CPU was about on par with the 10th gen i5 in my budget gaming laptop.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Genius. I might have to take my former gaming rigs and give things a try also. Esports sleeper PC ;) great marketing there.

[@cgtang]

I just built a linux workstation for digital painting using e3 1270 v3 + h81 matx mobo + 16gb ddr3 + my old gtx 960 (I don't game so any card is good enough for hardware acceleration.) Even including the gpu price the whole build is still really cheap (around 150 usd) Really happy with it.

[@fiddlermuncher8701]

Using the same setup as a lab computer. The gtx 960 4gb cost me roughly 25 USD. Chinese motherboard, found a bundle locally. Cpu + mobo for 50 USD

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

I turn Tech YES Vids into savings!

[@techyescity]

It's all about getting that ripper price performance!

[@flozam5468]

100%>>> Years ago Bdawg got me sunk into gaming/flipping/OC with the phenomenal x58 platforms and the x56XX CPUs. And I think this crazy bugga might just ignite a whole new generation of PC gamers with his Stella Vids and unbeatable price/performance.. All hail the "PC Samurai..!"

[@arkansasoutpost]

I built a system using a Xeon 1230 V2 about 12 years ago. It's still my backup desktop. It gets the hand-me-down graphics cards from my main system, and it's still a perfectly usable computer. It's nice to have the latest and greatest gear, but like this channel constantly shows, you can get pretty good performance within a nice budget.

[@therobb5738]

I took a Precision T1700, 4th gen i5/16gigs Ram, and mounted all the stock internals onto the back of a standard Element TV. It's been one of my favorite units. From the front, you cannot tell it's anything more than a basic TV. On the back, All the hardware, plus the stock PSU. Repurposed the case can to cool the TV from the vent on top, and I can run it at 75 Hz, and with any select random GPU, it handles games just fine. I've rebuilt a few of these workstation units, and I love them. So, my Non-smart TV ended up being an absolute Windows 11 unit that has been running non-stop for several weeks now, since it got moved. It never gives me any issues, and runs nearly silent. Note on the fans, though, if you do ramp them up, they don't go anywhere in between Idle and Full speed. Yes, get get noisy, but move a Ton of air. This is good if you don't mind the noise, and you can also ramp up the speed on any GPU you have independently, in case you're running it hard. Being open air on the back helps, but I've also made a neat little cardboard shield that is housed and held on by the CPU fan, painted it black, and it looks good and does the job of dispersing air over the mobo. All in all, these are nifty little units to play around with.

[@Crzz9]

I like your videos lately of the oem builds. Kinda gives some parts a second life

[@thedungeondelver]

4th gen is THE budget sweet spot.

[@jonathanliu9418]

Never seem to amaze me!!! Always love your content.. You inspire me to build use gaming PCs!! Keep it up!!

[@JeffWaynee]

the 1230 v3 is a great value CPU

[@ausfoodgarden]

Just an FYI, you mentioned in the video you used a 600-watt power supply. The DE600 despite the name is actually a 450-watt supply. Not that it matters for this build. Nice going on the flips so far. I'm struggling to find bargains like you manage to down here in Melbourne.

[@Techspin]

Yeah another banger from down undaaa! Great build bud, keep up the great parts finds! 😎👍

[@radupopescu4241]

Perfecr video for the weekend . Thank aussie !

[@michaelfelix1]

Brian, I love the cheap part hunt & budget pc build flip content. Keep up the great work brother.

[@thunder8951]

Just finishing a Ryzen build it has a 1700x cpu, x370 pro carbon motherboard used, then the new parts are, Intergral 512gb nvme ssd, Corsair 16gb 3200mhz ddr4, Hellcracks atx temtered glass case, Gamemax 500w bronze all black sleeved cables looks slick lol whole build cost me 180 euros with amazon blackfriday sales and prime delivery lmao and to make it better i sold and old i5 cpu and z170 motherboard, so it basically paid for this whole build minus a gpu.. updated the bios and it supports upto a Ryzen 5800x3d lol

[@MkwRa]

i built a similar pc for my girlfriend, except i kept the optiplex case. but i replaced the psu, processor (xeon e3-1271 v3). and i also added a gpu (gtx 960)

[@johnhudson7055]

Love your videos, I’ve got one of those SFF dells and I’m putting an i7-7700T in it with the gigabyte mini 4060. For power I’m order a flex ATX PSU to go in it and keeping it in the original case. I haven’t decided how I’ll need to mod the case yet, I’ll figure that out next time I go home. I’m an over the road truck driver in the US.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Sounds like a nice SFF build

[@wass77]

love these videos

[@fiddlermuncher8701]

Also, if you want to get rid of the Dell splashscreen: Edit the the proper file. Make sure it's available in the bios update file. Update the bios. Voila!

[@OgnyanDachev]

Another great build! Would be cool to get all front case ports working.

[@pulp2560]

The 4th Intel core generation is the best value today because it have avx2. But if you want more recent cpu at same price go on.

[@buildyourcomputer]

I guess ill need to grab an old i7 6700 machine from my work and do this.

[@hygarthwilliams6392]

4th gen remains the real budget king add 2060/5500 xt/2070/5700 xt you'll have the best 1080p experience with either of these gpus even a 1660 super is okay just needs a price drop anyway proud tobe a 4th gen i7 4790 owner 🙂

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

I'm still wandering,how are you explaining why not all the front panel is working???

[@jrdoughty13]

I did a similar build with the 1275 instead of the 1230 and I can say it's a great budget build

[@stermyslides6214]

That's a sick price for a 2070 though, great find, and great card even to this day really

[@wickeduploads]

wow - tech yes bro - I have a little silly story to tell you - so I have a dell optiplex 9010 with a 4th gen i7. just got it. I have a few already so this is this weeks tinker with it and fix it up ya dig - I decide to try this plan you have here out, because I have a 1050 ti sit here, and the stuff all works great. so, I put together the build, and I take my rig I got here, and a power supply with me, and I go drive 3 hours out of town, and (3 hours back) just to go look at the micro center for this wire harness and little jumper pin. then it all went wrong when I talk to the guy at the service desk. he told me in so many words as much as that - what I wanted to do wouldn't work. that I needed to use only oem parts - and basicly keep it in the old case and whatever. he gave me like 5 different reasons why. he really didn't want to open the 4th gen from the look on his face. so then, like, I told him, ok, but, I can do all of it myself tho bro, and it all works already as it is, nothing needs repaired. I just need the jumper and the power wire adapter, to buy a random new case and stick it in it so I end up with a build that's all good and looks nice.. and he told me before he would get any parts out he needed to diagnose my pc, and that would cost me 250 to start out - I'm here to tell you I wont be give up so easily, I respect the schooling that I have gotten here and already knew he was a NO-MAN and not to listen to him, when I know these parts exist, and how to make a system setup and post. the guy wanted 250 bucks for wanting to basicly waste my time messing with my stuff doing shit that doesn't need done, instead of lead me to the aisle with the jumper pins and harness wires and sell me 2 parts I asked for. has anyone else experience this at micro center?

[@larryrodriguez1977]

Another great video showcasing that even older parts can still be useful and do some gaming. I personally do a lot of builds like this but here in California people see Xeon and shy away from the build. I recently sold an i5 2400 system that was originally posted with an E3 1240-V2 which has twice the threads. I guess it's just people not knowing anything but the mainstream core branding.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

What a story. Super casual people just know i5 are decent. I might try that in reverse, have an old i3 2100 around.

[@petruccilewis]

Another good xeon you can use is e3 1270 v3, very cheap and slighlty better frequencies :)

[@captainwasel8377]

This is pure beauty

[@doesitgame]

Now you're cooking with gas! Finally, some Dell Precision love! For Fortnite, two things: 1) Post-processing kills performance on anything and can just be set to Low without any noticeable visual change. 2) Older systems benefit massively in the percentile lows by uninstalling the high resolution textures pack from within EGL. You can still set the textures to Epic even after and the game looks awesome but stutters much less on Broadwell and earlier.

[@flaminggasolineinthedarkne4]

Your video color grading is good.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Only a 4 core 8 thread paired with that RTX2070. How brave of you !!!

[@Belt2Azzgming]

i did this with a newer dell inspiron 3910 with a i5 12400 i changed out the i5 to a i3 12100f and added a rx 6500xt with the oem dell case and psu and i was surprised how good it was at gaming.. great video!!!!

[@edan7813]

why would you change the cpu to a worse one

[@itsdokko2990]

@@edan7813 many reasons, actually. Maybe OP wanted that chip for himself? i'd do that :^)

[@edan7813]

@@itsdokko2990 yeah i would to but he never said anything about selling it

[@theworldinside1604]

Amazing video, would love to see a video like this on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 in the future, to see how much Dell and Lenovo OEM differ in how much trouble and proprietary junk they give you.

[@shephusted2714]

some good tips and shortcuts here - going to a bigger case and using ps adapter are major just for ease of use and you can fit more hd in etc. with win10 eol expect to see more ewaste pc and lower prices but the older pc mkt is losing its compelling value with every gen

[@TheHardneckmc]

Audio cards with front panel support work 20bucks and the sound quality awesome.

[@julienvernier5141]

Yeah but he doesn't have a spare PCi port on this Mobo

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Nice job! im now looking out for motherboards on ebay, ive got a load of graphics cards to repair so these boards might be an option to make cheap gaming systems. they are too expensive with delivery charges with the dell cases where i live in france.

[@craigmurray4746]

I hate the fact that OEM equipment can be so proprietary that rehousing it like this becomes such a hack job. I know there is always a market for real budget builds, but considering that Windows 10 support ends in less than 2 years, I struggle to suggest anything lower than 8th gen Intel at least. Maybe I'm just too fussy 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@doesitgame]

Windows 11 can be backdoored onto even X58. And official mainstream support ends in 2 years; long term support will go a bit beyond that. But mostly the topic is a moot point for gamers; the average gamer downloading their Steam/Epic/Origin games isn't a big mark for security exploits.

[@craigmurray4746]

@@doesitgame I know it can be backported onto older systems using RUFUS etc, which despite the requirement for UEFI boot, Microsoft obviously haven't stripped out BIOS booting from the codebase yet. I imagine Windows 12 will though. Anyway, like I said I get the budget gaming segment, I just wish the baseline was slightly newer gen equipment.

[@rathstar]

I was suprised you went to gtx 20 series for a 4 core Hazwell cpu. I just built a system with a i7-4790k (they are coming down in price from when they were always overpriced). I only went for a gtx 1070. As you said its really in those cpu intensive games like battle royales but also games like shadow of the tomb raider and watch dogs legion that the hazwell 4 core cpus really show their weakness. Still great for super budget gaming PCs though.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

I've been doing tons of 1650v2 builds latley. AliExpress had X79 mobo on Black Friday for cheap.

[@Lemurite]

thanks for linking that power switch adapter

[@-S.T.P.]

there are adapters for the dell precisions for the fans, front i/o, and the power switch for only $15-20 total...

[@kwykwyk8447]

What do i search for to look for the Dell front panel adapter? The AliExpress link in the description isn't working

[@Chris-yc3mm]

I thought the dell heatsinks screwed into the back of the dell cases? How is this handled with the transplant?

[@shionuzuki3904]

Most if not all after market cooler provide back plate for screwing cooler to motherboard

[@theapplegamer9055]

0:40 dude, I got an emachines computer from my neighbor, is that any good for me? AMD Athlon 64

[@Phoenix_Enterprises]

I want to build a 2011 v3/v4 pc....curious...as to where you would go with such a build? both dell/hp/aftermarket/gigabyte...yes, I'm kinda jaded with gigabyte...never had one fail. :)

[@gcmanuel85x]

Whats your plan after this year, when cant activate Windows 10 anymore ? I am gonna try build me couple extra offliners for sure.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Can force 11 on them tpm bypass for gaming.

[@gcmanuel85x]

@@dianaalyssa8726 Yes, but there are not gonna be W11 drivers for the cpu/socket, gonna be an issue. Some oldest ones dont have for W10 even.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Linux remains an option though perhaps someone will sort that issue out@@gcmanuel85x

[@aussiekai]

I actually picked up the exact computer for free on the side of the road! (works), planning on shoving it into one of my cases

[@darrooxx]

Can you make a video where a dell system use low power for internet and office work connected on the same monitor as my gaming rig. How can i use one keyboard and mouse en two systems. Here in europe the energie prizes are still crazy in comparison with 3 years ago.

[@wowwhataworld.9590]

Awesome stuff, thanks again. I'm happy with my current setup but always love the price/performance vids. I don't play Fortnite, jacked Peter is classic 😂

[@rvlyssup]

Have plans to do one of these builds using my Lenovo 720s SFF that I use as an office PC. Still figuring out how to retain the nvme drive as its placement on these machines are sorta proprietary.

[@MrJet30]

OMG that sticker on the top fan is driving me nuts 🤪

[@SuperFredAZ]

Brian, please remember to tell your viewers this system has

[@asadetemplari7844]

I did a flip-job on an i7-6700 lenovo tower 3 years ago. Swaped a psu for a 500w and added a gtx1060ti. I had to flip the powerswitch everytime i shut it down. Told the buyer. He didn't mind.

[@perceval110981]

It is sad that the second hand in the Netherlands is worse, most of the time price is close to new. 😢

[@jochenrudiger]

Yes, it is the same here in Germany. It seems as if many buyers do not know the prices of new hardware with warranty. You can make a good deal with enough patience sometimes, but you have to find those parts that some do not know and where the auction ends late at night.

[@perceval110981]

@@jochenrudiger i think that they try to sell it to dum people in the hope the can buy better whit out to spend more.

[@GaahlDukat]

Thanx for the build as usual, I hope that it reaches the eyes of first time or experienced builders so they can have tons of fun without buying the always iffy prebuilts, or get ripped off by marketplace yahoos.

[@hmello3250]

I had 4 of those SSDs and 2 failed. I sold the rest so it wouldn't fail on me. They are also slower than HDD after saturating its cache. I would suggest people to get Samsung.

[@D3PeXoR]

I would never recommend this kind of crappy SSD's.

[@shionuzuki3904]

So u know how crappy some channel when they recommend shit ssd

[@D3PeXoR]

​@@shionuzuki3904 I'm not taking this channel as a part of my knowledge rather watching for entertainment.

[@yogabprtm]

I can confirm that 1230 V3 is still really great for games that i played, really smooth and playable. Im using this cpu with GTX 1660 ti and its enough for me might aswell upgrde to 2070 after looking at the performance.

[@MkwRa]

can you please send the aliexpress link for the cpu?

[@walterlegere1403]

I agree with what you said about prices coming down on used parts so it's for that reason I truly believe this isn't the best path to take when trying to build a cheap gaming PC. You can literally run games like Fortnight and Apex Legions on a potato! Used after-market main boards from the 4th to the 7th gen Intel chips and a lot of the slightly older AMD chips are very cheap if you look for deals or negotiate prices with the seller. DDR 4 RAM isn't horrible but that's subject to change soon with the NAND chip shortage coming. I put together a 7th Gen Core i7-7700K system with an Asrock board, mid-tower case, 16GB RAM, 512GB SATA SSD and a 2TB spinning drive as well as a GTX-1080 8GB GPU and a 650watt modular PSU for just under $400 US using all used parts. The system is very fast, over-clockable and completely upgradable! Using these old proprietary boards will not give you any of that and will be obsolete in about a year.

[@AmosDohms]

Might be possible where you live, but the OEM stuff will be a lot cheaper in most places that aren't the US.

[@walterlegere1403]

@@AmosDohms I completely understand but if it's gaming you're wanting to do then just get a console. Those are everywhere and bypass all the "building a gaming PC" stuff! Hook it up to your TV and go! Sometimes the costs don't justify the means and "simpler" is always easier and cheaper.

[@AmosDohms]

@@walterlegere1403 Ya, it's really hard to beat really any Xbox 1 for gaming on a budget, but you can't do anything but game on it, and you get ripped off with online subscriptions. I'd rather go for the computer, even an old one, but I can see your point.

[@thibaudp168]

Hello Bryan, By any chance do you know how i could manage to get an ATX psu to work on a HP elitedesk 705 g4 sff ?? Cheered from France

[@kevinoneill2170]

Step 1 - Clicks the like button. Step 2 - Starts watching video. Also, "Your content is like a beam of light in the gray routine. I watch and forget about everyday worries." Congratulations, Bryan! 🤣

[@techyescity]

Thanks brother! glad you are excited about the budget!

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

*Since I can buy an '2nd hand' AMD Ryzen 3600X for $45,- ( and an cheap ( $35,- ) B450 motherboard )* Would you still recommend, an Xeon 1230 V3, over that ???

[@BYF1]

You'll need ram too, but good question. B450 a great platform with upgrade options.

[@AmosDohms]

100% yes. AM4 is a much better way to go.

[@nefariousazman7746]

Hey man, I'm on the gc.. Have a 500 budget and desperate need for a pc asap cause mine went bang... Im looking at refurbing but I'm a bit lost... Is there anywhere I can contact you?

[@jochenrudiger]

I did not read all of the comments. But regarding HyperThreading: Some companies disabled it for security reasons due to side-channel attacks. Greetings from Germany.

[@Willbme4EVA]

That was a thing here in Japan also. Some of these machines come with only 2 usb 2.0 slots for mouse and keyboard on rear IO.

[@Yelnats101]

Happy Saturday

[@techyescity]

you too!

[@whatistruth101]

What a value of a deal for 2024 pc gaming, setting the bar ❤🎉

[@skarrerx8493]

Just used your code for a budget i7 4770 1660ti I just did for a copy of windows, lets go

[@unitybeing777]

Your videos always make me happy, u stand up and voice the people - u are the voice of the people and a guardian. Thank you.

[@b1ini]

I flip pcs in a very competitive market. I much rather have the I7 branding than a xeon.

[@psychemasksofficial5472]

I can't find the power switch adapter, anyone? Based in UK. Tried several different keywords combinations on google/aliexpress, but couldn't find anything.

[@mswork1764]

It's driving me crazy now! :) What are you saying at the end of every video? Is it "bye" in an Auzzie accent?

[@dianaalyssa8726]

It's bye

[@slayerkys]

i have a z230 workstation and i am not familar with pc building. I had a spare 2070 and wanted to fit it in my case but the power supply doesnt have the necessary 8 pin pcie so i wanted to know if i would have to get a new atx power supply and try to fit it in or if there was a workaround that issue.

[@gcmanuel85x]

Why you dont have actual shop yet ? Let them come to you.

[@pawzburning]

Awesome content again! Love the idea! Perfect for starting someone’s pc master race! ❤

[@ProYamYamPC]

I got an idea for apples to apples Fornite testing. The replay mode is actually 3D rendered allowing for much easier apples to apples benchmarking. This is the method I've recently started to use for testing Fortnite for GPU, CPU, and PC build tests.

[@Chieseled_Renegade]

Thats a gaming pc in a budget which just works. Good work from @techyescity.

[@hmzzya78]

Can you make a video about fsr frame gen to dlls fg mod? It basically lets you enable fg on with rtx 3xxx. makes wonders on non 4000 rtx cards

[@magnuspettsson]

Would have been nice to have compared say a 10 core I7 6950x say overclocked to 4.2, 4.3 or 4.5Ghz against that Core I9.

[@darrooxx]

Sorry but i think windows 10 does have a bug , 2 two pc s from my father and me , is after the latest update a black screen while starting windows 10. After the second restart it works normaly.

[@Estonian_Femboy]

My frend has a t1700 whid a rtx 3080

[@arhamumer1332]

Hey yes man i tried The Finals but my fps wont go over 60 any low-max settings iam running a 1240V2+RX6600XT idk what to do drivers and windows are upto date

[@manofyeo]

Hey Brian, Do you know if a Dell XPS 8900 with an i7 6700 is able to be easily transplanted into a modern case? Found a good deal on one but don't know if its got any complications. Thanks!

[@fiddlermuncher8701]

It's a piece of cake as it uses standard 24 pin mobo connection + standard cpu 4 pin.

[@manofyeo]

@@fiddlermuncher8701 Oh sweet, Thanks for the info. If I can get it for under $100 it could make for a banger budget build with a gtx 970 or something

[@fiddlermuncher8701]

@@manofyeo agreed buddy. Or maybe even a gtx 1060 😎👍

[@Ricey1]

For benchmarking Fornite, you can play out a full game then watch it back in replay mode.

[@tetox450]

Hey Brian! Would that motherboard be able to handle that cpu in the long run? The vrms on those mobos are usually kinda weak

[@wii166]

Man i think you should review cheaper cases actually. Their is a few options for $50 and under here in the USA. With good airflow

[@mastermixer8389]

How much are you selling pc

[@shraf2kay]

jesus man... these spam comments are out of control.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

2070 budget banger pc.

[@FaddyMatty]

I'm jealous of the prices at which you buy used parts, take for instance that 2070 where I live in US Statw of Idaho people would be asking $250 plus for it. And usually they won't budge from their asking price.

[@jlmpc8733]

1230v3 and rtx 2070 is like so extremely unbalanced, damn

[@Willbme4EVA]

This gives all kinds of possibilities to the Family Guy, who just does not want to part with his dell.

[@RockLeeBoy]

Cool dude!

[@Lee88-q5q]

let me guess rtx card ?

[@Khinh-xq6lx]

beauty and beast

[@David01.d]

Acer OEM HP OEM Dell OEM

[@amdhehe]

I hate when pc's dont have a mohterboard i/o shield