We Built a $130 Gaming PC in 2022

After testing the Quadro K620 in a strange gaming PC from eBay we decided to see how it performs inside a trusty Optiplex. The K620 Quadro performs similar to the GT1030 but for about half the price. Let's make a budget rig and test it in games!
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[@koreysmith1402]

Will this pc be solid to run gta 5 rp/five M on

[@thorodinson3789]

Any other gpu for this build

[@Someoneoncesaid94]

Hey toasty bros, I have a Dell i5 7010 and I am wondering what the top of the line graphics card for it is. Really hope you guys gain get back to me soon! Love the vids btw!

[@Klark0751]

I am currently building the same system!! You guys should do a OVER THE TOP Optiplex build and see how far these newer optiplexes can really be pushed!!

[@blakehenderson8828]

Definitely would get more out of it but price to performance would drop significantly no?

[@Klark0751]

@@blakehenderson8828 yes definitely not cost effective by any means. But hey, if there are crazy $3000 pc builds lets do a crazy $600 optiplex build and see how far we get!

[@rdavo4125]

Im currently building the same also recently picked up a Rx 550 4gb for a steal, would love to see them upgrade it

[@Klark0751]

@@rdavo4125 RX 550 great choice! Good luck with you Optiplex build and Welcome to the Opti Club!😎

[@jey3ekjh2hh2iruw6yeyhr]

Is it good?

[@NK-rp2gd]

That's crazy, this budget during times of inflation. I don't know how u guys do it but keep up the amazing work!

[@denisgd1804]

That is our school pc,from our class.It is working very bad,and i can't believe you guys turned it into a Gaming PC,respect!

[@nixor1987]

It's an underrated card

[@budgerigarer]

2:43 I have this card in an OptiPlex with this same case, didn't have the small bracket, all I had to do was bend the extra metal bit off and it works perfect.

[@Shadowofnightcomms]

I have a crap ton of these at work, some them have 9th gen I5's, these are some of the best sleeper PC's you can get.

[@yeah5734]

can i have one ❤

[@Shadowofnightcomms]

@ we’re forced to e-waste them sorry 😔

[@danc4046]

I put together a $165 pc in part inspired by you guys. Refurbished HP Prodesk 600 G3 Sff and R7 450 4gb. I-5 6500, 16g ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd and a windows key. It's living in my bedroom connected to the tv, and can stream Steam games no problem from my main gaming pc as well as lightweight gaming. Keep on spreading the word about budget gaming

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

The old style of adding a gpu to an office pc is coming back, $70 RX 580 8gb off aliexpress are a game changer

[@flamespear86]

It's not really old style it's the original. "Gaming" pcs are basically a gimmick with shiny rgb lights added.

[@davebenoist]

boys, I just acquired a few of these by chance. don't forget to mention next time that this does have an m.2 drive for expandibility!

[@OfficialRiggs]

Exact combo I have setup as a media PC. I've got a lot more RAM jammed in but only because it was sitting around lol. Great little box

[@kjvkygouhgiytgiugligvyhfvgyhl]

Thank you for the inspiration. I did the same build but I just added dual channel ddr3 ram. It works soo good! You gained a subscriber and a like.

[@SoundManStudios]

I got a dell optiplex 7050 it was 147$ on Amazon. it has 16GB of ddr4 ram it has a 6th gen i5 6500 CPU and ah Radeon RX 550 GPU 2GBs of GDDR5 it has a 256GB ssd all around its ah 200$ gaming and streaming setup it does pretty good. 60fps solid.

[@expiredcheese5535]

I got the dell optiplex 7020 a while ago (i5 4590 8gb ram) and just got a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Im just getting into gaming but im also on a tight budget. I am going to get the k620, hdd and a cable and i will finally be able to play on my pc!

[@qinkster]

what games did you manage to run

[@expiredcheese5535]

@@qinkster alot of valve games, need for speed most wanted(2012), gmod, and some indie games. I cant really play games like fortnite or overwatch but if I upgrade to a rx 450 or rx550 low profile i think i could play more demanding games

[@rizalpambudi]

Okay, so soon im going into college, in the IT major, only going with the mandatory dual core Thinkpad. My passion for emulation and video editing tho, needs to be fulfilled so i thought to build a PC. A not "Tower-ish" PC. Just a PC that offers me good fun,compact in size and cheap. Looking at this, this is just an Ultimate Potential of what i've been wanting for this long. Maybe because of this video i rethink of spending bigger budget and stick to my thinkpad and build this instead. Thank you guys, subbed because of the budget builds, keep it coming, potato gamers need you guys.

[@RyCryst]

My father works as an IT manager at his company. They just recycle the old pcs. He informed me that they had some desktops they are getting rid of. I was it was going to be an older OptiPlex and I wanted to try to put together a little gaming/emulation machine. He gives me one. It's a 9th gen Intel 9700 OptiPlex sff from 2019. I threw a RX 6400 in there, The slightly higher wattage power supply and a 1tb SSD. works like a champ. Best thing is the operating system is on a 256gb NVME drive. So, it's actually pretty damn fast. Doesn't beat out my Custom-built pc but is definitely faster than most cheap OptiPlex builds. I think I spent a total of $200 on it. maybe a little less. I did add an 80mm fan to the front, and recently upgraded the CPU fan. That was a pain in the ass that involved cutting screws down. Not bad though for something that I got for free.

[@freerun792]

That's actually really cool. I might have to try and find one like that!

[@moonlit2941]

Thanks to you guys I’m ready to build my own pc and I think I know what I wanna be when I grow up now.😩👌

[@philcooper9225]

You want to have started a KZbin channel years ago? 😆

[@nevergamerplayz2417]

finally a budget pc

[@blakehathaway3913]

i just finished an optiplex 5040 build with an rx 6400, runs super well, glad u guys are making vids on how u can make budget pcs with office pcs.

[@realeliasyoutube]

Did you have to get a new case?

[@blakehathaway3913]

@@realeliasyoutube no the rx 6400 comes with a low profile bracket so it fits nicely, i prob will transfer everything to a new case soon, but for nowe the temps are okay and everything fits good.

[@realeliasyoutube]

@@blakehathaway3913 Ok thank you

[@realeliasyoutube]

@@blakehathaway3913 How much fps do you get? (in like mw2 wz2 or wtv)

[@blakehathaway3913]

@@realeliasyoutube in wz2 i avg 112 fps on low settings, sometimes 150 it depends on what im doing.

[@dgorry]

The quadro k620 is essentially the 'pro' version of the OEM GTX 745. It has a DP rather than a HDMI on the 745. K620 has 2gb and the 745 can have 2gb or 4gb. But the 745 can't use all the 4gb as the card is on the light side.

[@vassilyknigge850]

I was able to score a k620 for $23 and runs good even without an overclock but I am already thinking of upgrading to a p620 or k1200

[@ll_spud]

​@@vassilyknigge850check out the p1000. Its a bit better

[@Trufflestravels]

Mr beast and Seth rogan with the computer build content🔥🔥🔥

[@smgsand3s]

this 0ne looks better then a lot of builds on here great job

[@ziyu555]

Great video! keep it up

[@Chasemlivingston]

Pls do a $500 all Amazon PC build that I can copy!

[@enzovaneyken]

Can you make a video bout the best Christmas deal for a gaming pc?

[@microtasker]

I had a great experience when i converted over a dell 9020 with an i7-4770 and dropped in a GTX 1660. I could play Battlefield V on high with DX 11.

[@tookwocc]

gonna be buying this from the website soon gonna be my first starter so hopefully everything goes to plan

[@Zentrek05]

Great video cant wait to watch ya on my bd Dec 9th

[@AtagoJRPG]

5:33 or you casn install a Linux Distribution like Pop OS or Holo ISO to play games on Linux. I hope you guys do more videos on Linux Distributions ready for gaming cause it's starting to get huge thanks in part to the Steam Deck.

[@dercrysisbz2049]

i hope they do a video on a rx 460 2GB, that card is a beast

[@superlightskin8245]

The mustache was awesome

[@linitadudley1269]

Finally a sponsor I want to try!

[@TylerPutnam2.0]

Good video

[@Toco333]

I recently got a 5050 sff. Upgraded cpu to 7600k. More ddr3 2400mhz ram so now 24gb. Getting this card soon, i thought the gt1030 was the way to go but for like 200$ i will get the quatro instead

[@thatguy436]

All the dell optiplex yall have built which processor has run the best? And which one would you recommend ? I want to be able to build on the computer to eventually over time advance the computer with out having to replace it

[@rylford]

Found a 7040 in the trash last night, I'm about to go crazy

[@AuntieSlayer907]

I bought a 9010 optiplex sff for $30 I just need a low profile graphics card. Might look at this one.

[@Bawkr]

Nice shirt bro, course I kind of forgot you always play as goku. Just been getting back into DBZ I got Lord Slug & The Broly movie. Going to burn my own 'best of dbz' dvds too.

[@Skeptic9021]

imma try to build this

[@hoodiectd4909]

Does a newer gpu work with it

[@yagneshjanadiya6934]

Make a video on 3050 i5 7500

[@bida69]

the fact that the fps on valorant reaches more than the price of the pc

[@BlvckFacez]

You are the best!!! You should try a hp workstation like z420

[@COWGUYVT]

I7 7700 and an a2000 GPU is a wicked setup

[@m2_.smoove]

can i do this with optiflex 7020?

[@smeagle1433]

Apparently, the 4pin should only lose around 10% performance. So shouldnt be too bad if you put something a little bigger in as long as the 10% is accounted for

[@VagosTheGreatX]

would this type of pc with some ram upgrade would be decent for playing World of Warcraft DragonFlight?you could do a video with test such games MMORPG with those types of budget pcs? Great video!

[@codysutton8746]

I have a precision t3420 that is similar to OptiPlex and run a 1050 ti in the 4x slot and it works fairly well can play most games 1080p med settings

[@baoquoc3710]

but why putting it in x4 slot and not x16 slot?

[@codysutton8746]

@@baoquoc3710 because the 1050ti low profile is takes two spots and won’t fit because the power supply is below it

[@kaletree504]

After I put my card in I have no audio please help

[@BREEZYM6015]

It must be the CPU that makes it perform better than my system because I have a 3GB GPU and I get more stutters and less FPS in those games. I also have my games stored on an HHD which is very slow.

[@knightofvirtue613]

When you can, upgrade to an SSD or NVME if you have the port for it. Makes a big difference.

[@NasamaPeepo]

To be honest, I wish I could just get sent pcs by OEMs and ect.

[@pheapkim978]

This is not bad for the price good for teens who don’t have much money and wanna start into lite pc gaming

[@GamerGeezer]

Wow I accidentally bought the exact same components here for a simple emulation build. Pairing it with a 4:3 1280x1024 monitor for a semi authentic experience with scanlines in retrobat.

[@alexx5389]

Does the optiplex need to be a SFF for the k620 to fit?

[@aubriannagoldsmith]

Currently working on the same system lol😅

[@RII_RII-k9m]

hey toasty bros! can you do a video of the Gateway GWNR71517-BL 15.6" FHD Ryzen 7 3700U. Its a budget kinda "gaming laptop"

[@ADHD_Gamer]

So I have the 9020 ($110) and did something similar. What super challenging (psu) while trying to keep a budget around ($200), here is what I did: DDR3 24GB (8 included original) 256 SSD (included) To get rid of the NOISY fan, Thermalright AXP90-X47 Full Low Profile ITX CPU Air Cooler (absolutily perfect fit! but....) ($35) Pin didnt match due to Dell's propietary hardware, so had to get the following. 4PIN PC Computer Case CPU Fan Extension Cable Adapter Conversion Line 4 Pin 4 Wire Interface Connector Cable For DELL Computer ($4) GPU: Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2GB GDDR5 GV-N1050OC-2GD - always had good luck with this for med-gaming ($50) 315W PSU (to replace the 225W) Bewlow is the PSU that actually fits in the case! 🙂 315W 4FCWX VX372 Power Supply Dell Optiplex XE2 3020 7020 9020 T1700 SFF ($33))

[@zaineswrld]

What would you say the best Optiplex is to turn into a gaming pc?I'd like to get myself one

[@DerpyUniverse]

Your best option is to get a mid tower optiplex as they have way more options in terms of the gpus you can cram in them

[@alanboyd8854]

Inspired by this vid I just scored a similar SFF Lenovo v520s i7-7700 with a 500gb M.2 and 500GB HDD for £120 ($140ish) I'm going to upgrade the ram to 16GB. PCI-E for GPU is only Gen 3 but low profile GPUs are hard to find now. Given the rest of the specs, should I go for a new RX 6400,go Quadro or keep waiting for a LP GTX 1650 to come up?

[@Bluekbizzel_gaming]

I just picked up a 7040 sff i7-6700 with 8gb ram, 500HDD for about $75 and was wondering the same question. Honestly, to get going, I might get the Quadro 620 since it's cheap and performs decently.

[@Zaxbox]

I've had one of these sitting in the corner since probably last year. I finally cracked it open last night. I had to remove the password jumper to clear out the admin password so that I could make changes in the bios. 16GB of RAM. I added in a 1TB M.2 drive. It has some kind or Radeon card but I can't tell what it is. I ordered another 16GB of RAM today. It's only TPM 1.2 so I don't think it's handle Win 11. Since my video card has DVI and Displayport, I plugged the HDMI cable into the mobo port and it works fine. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. Maybe take it to work to replace the old HP Compaq that's on the desk.

[@misc5831]

The 7050 has 3 integrated video ports. How would you describe their performance and can you use all three ports to run three monitors?

[@MJMedia-ny7rc]

Did you have to make any bios changes for gpu to work?

[@nonaurbizniz7440]

Use a 22" 720p monitor/tv and this would probably play modern games at decent frames vram willing.

[@atkjor997]

I think if you know even a little about pcs go second hand, got a used Omen 25L (1660 super, I-5 10400, 16gb ram, 500gb ssd) for $240

[@rdavo4125]

I recently got a optiplex 7040 sff i5 6500 8gb ram for about $100 and then picked up a Rx 550 4gb for a steal

[@MarkJohnson-hw4hl]

Shout out to Penny Sioux pcs . The k620 is a super cheap option for light gaming. Works better than you think right? 😂

[@jetski275]

No power supply upgrade needed? Will this fit the same size graphics as a OptiPlex 5060? I want to game , but I need windows 11 for work time

[@guin2064]

What power supply does Dell 7050 have?

[@conutux722]

only 180 watt proprietary 4 pin and 6 pin

[@KrepsyK]

How would this run with OBS running as well?

[@kurtoverman4150]

Hey guys great video. Just getting into all of this computer building stuff. Trying to put together a PC for my golf simulator. Wondering if this would work. The software if gs pro simulator. From their website it states Recommended minimum hardware for 1080p play: 4GB free space GTX 970 8GB memory Stable internet Connection Ethernet port and/or BT depending on Launch Monitor Recommended hardware for a great 1080p experience: 10GB free space RTX 3060ti GPU 16GB memory Looking to run this with the great settings if possible. Assuming I need to beef up the graphics card but don't know enough. Could you kindly point me in the right direction on where to go? Also looking to do some gaming and emulators. Thanks again for the great videos!!

[@HotwireMech96]

Just did this build with an optiplex 3040 and an old firepro V3900 i got from a PC recycler friend i know. runs fortnite at 60fps ultra low at 90% resolution. Its for my wife who is just getting into shooters. So we can play together

[@KrepsyK]

I'm tech illiterate, is that better or worse than what was showed here?

[@HotwireMech96]

@@KrepsyK the firepro V3900 isnt as good as the quadro K620. My V3900 only has 1GB of Vram the K620 has 2GB of Vram. And i think the GPU is a little better too 650mhz core clock vs 1058mhz

[@KrepsyK]

@@HotwireMech96 thanks

[@MaloneWoodworks]

Can you still use the original display ports for more screens?

[@tubztergaming5700]

Yoooo keep up the great work guys if you see my comment 😊

[@Hivr19]

Can you get one and then you just switch to another case?

[@megaburgurs9045]

MAKE MORE OPTIPLEX BUILDS

[@kyles8524]

the k620 performs 40% slower than the gt 1030 GDDR5 version. it performs about the same as the ddr4 version of the 1030.I tested one of these years ago and it is a pretty slow card.Not bad for esports but anything else its like a 720p lowest setting card for a struggling 30 fps

[@johnnytaylor1243]

exactly! gt 1030 still performe better than k620 in my experience as well

[@kyles8524]

@@johnnytaylor1243 i mean it performs about identical to the gddr4 model of the 1030. they both are still crappy cards lol

[@dino107]

can you guys do minecraft fps tests again?

[@Cre4tor.]

Budget Friendly :)

[@celabinsh]

Hey Bros, I have a question. I have a Dell Precission T1700, with I5-4670, 8GB DDR3 and 1050Ti. What is the best I can do for the budget. I already have the aftermarket PSU adapter cable to change the DELL PSU to something bigger. I saw I can have like Xeon E3-1270V3, that is cheaper than I7. But what about the GPU? What can You suggest.

[@dgorry]

That is a nicely matched system as it is. Just make sure it has an ssd. Otherwise you will need to change everything to match each other again. Better CPU won't make much difference unless it has a better gpu etc.

[@jenovagg1536]

Is there a 4GB graphics card for this unit or 2GB is the maximum it can hold?

[@kaletree504]

Will the chip work on the 5040 version of this pc

[@JulianBurgessYT]

Can I use the optiplex in a gaming case

[@Nore07]

You shold try it whith the k4000 quadro used its like 50£

[@oralsaxi1080]

Good day, How do you download these games

[@ssthapit]

Does the K620 get enough power from the 180W power supply in the 7050 SFF for sustained play?

[@crueldepths]

I just built this, GPU only uses about 45w, the slot can provide up to 75w. No problems after several hours.

[@danglingbells28]

Imagine building a computer in 2018 (4 years ago) with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED and you have not replaced the thermal paste once. Is it time now to replace the thermal past Or would my thermal paste be good?

[@howardwilson3466]

I keep a running tally on my pc to know how much i have in it so i can brag about how cheap i built it for $50 for the pc came with A8 apu and 8 gb ram, bought an R5 250 for $10.65 and 8 more gigs of ram for $14.81 grand total of $75.46

[@howardwilson3466]

R5 240 not 250 lol

[@IRIS-ez3ki]

what motherboard do you use? i need to know which. can someone reply to me. thx

[@dubsonlykid7681]

Just bought one 😊

[@NobleAtomic]

for the rx5500 you need to use dx12 on fortnite not performance mode

[@Elpinhacolaaa]

Please can you tell me a 4g graphics card that is compatible with the dell optiplex 7050sff 180w that I want to play at 1080p? Do you think the rx 6400 would work for me? I mean the power color which is the one they have, would it work for me?

[@MoChuang343]

Quadro gets you Nvenc too which is pretty cool compared to the GT 1030

[@herbssmokin2617]

I have a 990 sff with a 1660 super in it works great just can't put side back on and had to remove peace on back so I could use the port on GPU lol

[@JuniorThokwane-ef6zt]

Mine is the same but 300$

[@moleethedon]

Sounds like a South African gamer situation lol. Most of the "budget" stuff I see on KZbin are usually really pricey I my country. Where are you from?

[@NateHill-hw8sg]

what about if i was to pair that gpu with a optiplex 7050 sff

[@progimaru1]

would a low profile card like the 6400 fit?

[@MJMedia-ny7rc]

Rx-6400 fits having trouble trying to get past dell logo on boot.

[@SherdilKhan001]

Bro where to buy these small bracket?

[@Barb2472]

I have a dell optiplex 5080 can I put in an rx6400 low profile card with no issues? Has 16gb of ram and a 10th gen i7. I just know the pc comes with a 200w power supply and the 6400 uses 53w

[@Carrington1961]

What drivers to use?

[@josezarate2012]

i have optiplex7070 w.what video card can you recomend ?