Right you are! I didn't even notice that screw has tiny tiny threads inside it for another screw and after I looked at it again I see that the SSD is installed at a weird angle to the board. I'll pin your comment and make a follow-up video correcting this issue. Thanks for letting me know!

The video correcting this mistake is now up: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/erSmjatm28Daip8.html Thank you again for bringing this to my attention!

Can I change motherboard and cabinet sir ???

@@johnnyyt9412 Both are proprietary parts, not saying it's impossible but if you do replace them there will be several issues. For example non-standard motherboard form factor, the front USB ports are designed to have the motherboard and case go together, no I/O shield, CPU cooler is screwed into the case, non-standard power supply unit so the PSU and motherboard need to go together, and so on. For repairs it can be done as long as you can order the parts from Dell; but for upgrades that would be basically building a new PC with the CPU, RAM, hard drive/SSD and buying all other parts.

I noticed that too. I put in an 80mm m.2 to replace the original 30mm chip and used the windows media creation tool to do a clean windows install. That eliminates the Dell partitions and frees up space.

I'm glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching!

That's very kind of you to say. Thanks!

Thanks! Dual channel RAM is an insane boost in performance on this era of Intel processors. If he doesn't have 2 sticks in there, put another one in for sure.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying them!

You won't be disappointed. The SSD and dual channel RAM upgrade are far and away the best money you could spend to pep up a bottom end Dell. It's like an entirely different machine.

Just installed it yesterday and booted up perfect. I plan to get a 1TB in the future as I only got a 500GB.

@@Psmgamer Glad to hear it! 👍

@@Psmgamer how you transfer windows home from old ssd to new ssd. Could you please explain. Thank you

@@harshar7332 Not sure, I just installed it and have everything on my 1TB internal hard drive.

Thanks!

Thanks!

Awesome! I'm glad you found the video helpful!

I haven't used one, but I suspect the easiest way to migrate data from the M.2 SSD to a new M.2 SSD is probably with a USB adapter. It looks like they're around $20. With all things being equal, I would expect it to be the same process as I illustrated in this video with the Samsung tool or in other videos with DiscWizard. You came up against all of the hard limits with the 3880 design quickly and got them all pretty much right. My long term goal is to re-case mine. So, no more Dell case, PSU, or motherboard. That gets rid of all of the limitations, but I would consider it an extreme solution. If you really want that much more out of your PC, I suggest you return the 3880 and consider a different model. I'm upgrading "everything" in mine for channel content, but it's a financially suicidal plan for people at home.

There are 3 SATAs on the board. The 3rd one is right below the other 2. It sort of blends in. 1 - PSU upgrade video is on the way. Video card video is probably going to be awhile since prices are so inflated. I'm hunting for deals so, we'll see. 2 - It's not realistic to install dual 3.5s in that location. The second drive hits the power connector on the motherboard. I likely _could_ 3D print a bracket that would offset the second drive and that could work, but that doesn't help anyone else. My honest advice is just to use a USB drive if you need that much more space. 3... This is a starter PC. If you want to run tons of drives and a "big" video card, the truly best solution is to harvest the Dell for parts and build a new PC, in a new case, with the pieces. I _might_ demonstrate that on the channel since so many people have the same dreams, but it's going to depend a lot on what hardware prices are like.

@@TheBrokenLife - I got the 3880 because it was a basic build (bought it from Dell Outlet) for a cheap price, with hopes of expanding it some. I'm not looking for a monster machine - I don't really do gaming. My main idea was to use it as a Plex server, so was wanting to put a decent amount of RAM (it came with 8GB and I purchased another 8GB which is on the way from Newegg), a mid-range Nvidia Quadro for transcoding, a 1TB M.2 for fast access while transcoding, and at least one large capacity HD for storing videos that have already been optimized (Plex term for transcoded). I already have the 1TB M.2 and a 12TB HD from a previous machine (the one this one is replacing), so the only thing I'm really missing is a better video card. I have a 1050 TI that fits the 75W profile for PCIe power, but was wanting something with some more gusto that could do more than a couple hardware transcodes at a time. The reason I was wondering about adding in a second 3.5 drive is because I also have a 10TB that's been laying around doing nothing, and thought I'd incorporate it in if possible. I sorta hate putting it into an external enclosure because that means more cables around, another box sitting beside the main box, and additional power plug/cord to deal with. It just simplifies things if I were to put it all into one case. Maybe I'll become industrious and modify something like this (smile.amazon.com/IO-Crest-SY-ACC25045-Internal-Aluminum/dp/B01DHS2ZVI/) by Dremeling the two sides down so that it only holds 2 drives instead of four, then drilling four mounting holes in the back (top / side - depends on how you look at it) plate to match up to the mounting holes on the case.

@@ckought69 Ehhh, boy. :) You're going to be in for a couple of disappointments, at least as regards my plans. My intended PSU upgrade will be external, so... more wires and cables. I'm going to try to keep it clean, but... It's a power supply sitting outside the case. Sort of is what it is. I do have a spot where another 3.5" drive may fit, but it won't actually be screwed down. We'll talk about it in the video in the not too distance future. Modifying a bracket like that won't work. The second drive physically hits the power cord on the motherboard and there's not much you can do about it. I tried a few different ways and everything pointed to it not going well. I found a better spot elsewhere.

@@TheBrokenLife - Even if your upgrades don't directly match what I'm planning, I'll still be watching. I like your presentation style and have enjoyed the content. I look forward to seeing what things you come up with.

@@ckought69 I appreciate the complements! HDD expansions will be the next issue I plan to cover on it so you shouldn't have to wait too terribly long.

Thanks! 1 - I suggest you clone your 256GB SSD to your new 2TB and then swap them out. You'll need an external enclosure of some kind to do that. 2 - It sounds like you may have made the same mistake I did and the pinned comment addresses. Did you move the riser and the mounting screw? I did it wrong in this video, but I made a correction video called "Dell 3880 SSD do over... Mistakes were made". It's in the playlist.

Thanks! In my opinion, yes. It will get rid of all of the bloat of the software that Dell packed into it.

It's crazy that someone would just toss one for a failure that small, but good for you for coming across it! I've been running these cheap Dells for years and years now and never had a PSU failure. FWIW, I would suggest you spend more like $30 and get the slightly higher output version. I don't remember exactly what model it is, but I have links in the PSU video, which is linked in the playlist of this video.

Thanks. Will do. I have the i3 version and it came with the lesser 200W power supply.@@TheBrokenLife

@@madcowusa4277 I have a 330w(?) in mine right now running an SSD, HDD, ODD, and an RTX 4060. It was well worth the $30 or whatever it cost me at the time.

I believe that will work fine.

It's linked in the video description. 👍

The i5-10500 was a factory option from Dell so I imagine it would work fine. CPU upgrades are on my agenda, but it's going to depend a lot on pricing and availability.

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!👍 As regards your data, the first thing I suggest you do is make an independent backup of the entire system before you get started. That way, no matter what you do, you're covered. I have a video covering how I like to make system backups on my other channel (the future home of new tech content from me): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpOTm5pkrLzOf3k.html Next, categorize your files by how often you need to access them and how large they are. Pictures are usually occasional access and generally pretty small. Same with music, old documents, etc. Organize them in a way that is easy and obvious to deal with outside of any of your applications (the more simple, the better C:\pictures, C:\music, etc). Then, mirror the entire HDD to the SSD. When you're done, delete the entire contents of the HDD, move the folders where you put your stuff from the SSD back to the HDD, and you're done. I suggest you make an additional system backup at this point too (across both drives). This gets you to where you're using your SSD for the OS and applications, but your files that require less speed are off on the HDD, and without ever having only a single copy of any of the files and without reinstalling Windows. It might sound worse than it is, but I'm basically just suggesting playing a shell game with your data to get you to where you want to be in the end. It will take a little time, but hopefully not much effort. Good luck with it! 🤞

@@TheBrokenLife Thanks for the quick response and taking the time time to break it down

@@HectorTorres-if8gd I'm happy to help!

I mix and match brands all the time. Just make sure it's the same speed and it should be fine. But... I'm not sure how Dell would configure a machine for 12GB. Is it an 8GB stick and a 4GB? I've never seen a single 12GB before, but if they did something weird like that, you'd be better off to to replace it with two 8GB sticks. And... I'm not sure that moving from 12 to 16 would be worth the expense unless you have something specific in mind that you know requires 16.

I recommend retaining it unless you really have a reason not to. The space you'll free up isn't all that much and if you ever need any help from Dell having the rescue partitions available will make things easier.

I'm happy to attempt to help, but mine really was as simple as what you saw in the video. I plugged it in and everything worked. I'm not sure I understand your last question. The slot I installed mine in is an M.2 slot, so, yes, it needs to be an M.2 SSD.

There is a graphics card video in the 3880 playlist.

That makes both of us. Fire and smoke is a much better thumbnail! :) Thank you! That was my first attempt with that screen capture method and I'm pleased with it. I used a Rybozen capture box and OBS Studio running on a second PC to record it all via HDMI. I updated the video description with links to both for you.

@@TheBrokenLife Thanks.

@@nicepenguin201 I'm happy to help!

Also would an upgrade to 16GB ram do much with the current build?

Keeping in mind that I haven't upgraded the CPU, GPU, or PSU yet and don't _know_ anything for certain yet... I suspect as long as you work within the confines of what Dell offers in the 3880/3881 line, you should be able to do pretty much anything you want. That means if you upgrade the CPU, but it's the same wattage consumption as the previous CPU, you should be OK. The same goes for the GPU. The best GPU that was offered when I ordered mine was the GTX 1030. If you have the same size PSU currently as the machine offered with the 1030, you should be fine. If you have _exactly the same machine that I bought,_ the PSU is unlikely to be large enough to support a CPU upgrade _and_ a GPU upgrade. That's one of the things I'm hoping to test in the future. I had planned to buy multiple iterations of hardware and take things in steps, but the hardware market is so expensive right now that I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that. We'll see. As far as RAM, it's so inexpensive (respectively) that more never hurts. Since you only have 2 slots on the board to work with, make them count.

I don't think so. The machine pulls so little power overall that there's simply not much chance for heat to build up in there.

@@TheBrokenLife ok thanks! I don’t have any experience in PC building/upgrading yet, but your videos on the 3380 have been very informative for when I do upgrade 🙏

@@damndaniel5192 Thanks! I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful! 👍

@@TheBrokenLife update: discovered that my version of the 3380 came with an SSD already in the M.2 slot, and doesn’t even have a hard disk drive. Windows and everything is on that SSD. How do I go about copying everything on the existing SSD to a USB, so that when I install the new Samsung SSD I can transfer everything onto that?

@@damndaniel5192 That is a topic I need to cover sooner than later over on The Broken Tech channel. But... The long and the short of it is that you can use an external M.2 enclosure, a SATA to M.2 converter, or a HDD to act as an intermediate go-between, to mirror the old SSD to the new one. You MIGHT even be able to use a USB drive as a go-between, but I haven't tried it. So... There's no direct way to do it. You need other hardware of some kind to get it done.

It's not a gaming PC. I suggest looking into the other lines of Dell (and other manufacturers) for something more suitable to that purpose if that's your primary goal.

@@TheBrokenLife Great!! Thanks so much for yohe quick reply subscribed!

@@RadioScars That's what I do. Happy to have you!

There's just one M.2 slot inside this Dell, so... just one. I'll add that although you may be able to buy a machine with 4TB of SSDs in it, that would be a very expensive machine and a little weird as an option for a normal user. Normally you would have a smaller SSD for the operating system and programs to reside on, and then a larger physical hard drive for bulk storage of your data. I'm seeing 2TB m.2 SSD prices of around $300/ea, so you'd be talking about $600 in just SSDs for a system with 2 of them in there. In contrast, a 4TB hard drive is about $80.

First, thanks for the compliments! The easiest way for me to see what is going on inside your system is for you to take some pictures of the inside (several of general areas would be good) and email them to me at the address in the video description. Then I can see what's going on. If it all goes as you're hoping, you _could_ use one drive to back another up, but I really don't recommend that approach. If you have a power surge, or a power supply failure, it would take out both of them. That would leave you with no back up. I much prefer USB HDDs that you can unplug when you're done. That will eventually be the topic of a separate video.

@@TheBrokenLife I was living the noob live before not understanding what I was seeing on my motherboard. My m.2 slot is actually is where my system C drive is. It is very small and after installing a couple of apps the drive is getting uncomfortably filled up. My question has changed to how do you migrate from the small m.2 ssd to the new Samsung EVO Plus (1TB) ssd only having the one slot to work with? I am thinking about buying an USB3 to M.2 adapter. It seems a lot of them get very hot. Have you ever used one and possibly have a suggestion on a particular brand/model?

@@dtellor7053 I'm glad you got it figured out! :) As regards your second question, more than a couple of people have asked about that situation and I plan to make a video on it before the end of the year on my other channel (which is called The Broken Tech). The short answer is that I would suggest the path you're already on and go with a USB to M.2 converter and use the drive cloning software to complete the task. I have not done it yet myself so I don't have any specific recommendations for the hardware. I will say I wouldn't worry too much about heat since you're only going to be using it that way for maybe an hour. I would also recommend buying an adapter from somewhere with an easy return process if it should happen not to work out well. If you want to wait for the video, it will probably be a companion to the last video in the 3880 series, which will probably come out in November or December, just before the new series kicks off on my tech channel.

I can only speculate since I didn't have any issues myself, but I would probably do things like make sure the drive is visible in Disc Management, check to make sure BitLocker is turned off, and check all of your SATA configuration things in the BIOS to make sure nothing is set to RAID or anything else weird. You can also just try a different utility if you can't get it to work. If you have a Seagate drive installed in your Dell like I did, their Discwizard utility works well. Western Digital also has their own version of that utility and I imagine it works well too.

@@TheBrokenLife thanks for the reply, I figured out what it was. I didn't have a Samsung SSD installed like I thought I did. I installed a crucial. Going to try using AOMEI to transfer over windows from the hard drive.

@@BrandonGwin You're welcome. 👍 Crucial also has their own free version of DiscWizard if AOMEI gives you trouble. I've used DiscWizard a bazillion times so I'm a fan. 😆

PCIe, so I don't think so. Other people have said that the M.2 sort of steals a channel from the SATA (so you can't have it all populated at the same time), but I'm skeptical.

The Dell specifications call out 64GB as the maximum for the board. Personally, I'd probably elect to get your 32GB in one stick so if you ever want to go up to 64GB you can do so without throwing your investment away. Weirdly, what I just saw makes 32GB in one stick the less expensive option at the moment too. Assuming you buy the version from Dell that comes with 8, you'll have 40GB by doing so.

@@TheBrokenLife Just curious, I have always heard that you should not use different sized RAM sticks. You should install them in pairs of the same size. It seems like you are saying a 32 and an 8 for a total of 40GB. I just bought the 3880 i5 10400 8GB RAM but with 512GB SSD and optical CD drive because of one of your prior video suggestions.

@@raynavarro1078 Some systems outright demanded you do stuff like that because each half of the bus could only address one stick of RAM. I think that's less common these days. I can't speak for too deeply for what is ideal, but I do know the last 2 brand new Dells I opened had a single stick of RAM in them from the factory. Mixing speeds is likely more critical today than capacity.

I made exactly that point in my buyer's guide and introduction videos. You're usually way ahead to just buy it from Dell the way you want it. But... that would make for some boring videos. ;)

@@TheBrokenLife True. I've had my fill of building from scratch! I do like the look inside to see exactly what I'm getting. I did upgrade my Dell laptop that took forever to boot up (2T HD) with an m.2 NVME 500G drive. Now instead of minutes it takes about 30 seconds to fully boot up. Dell laptops are a pain to open up but it went without incident.

@@eminusipi That's why I like the old E series Latitude Dell laptops. 1 screw and the entire bottom comes off. I wish they still built them that way. Check out my E6410 and E7440 videos if you want to see what I mean.

Sure. I believe in this video I even demonstrate some video rendering?

1 - No, you just have to match RAM speed (and preferably size). No need to have exact matched sticks of RAM. You can see mine is using whatever it came with from Dell and then the Crucial I bought. No issues. In fact, it performs better than I expected. 2 - Not following what you're saying about the SATA cables. If it's just a question about a link, the linked product may have changed. If you can ask your question in a different way I may be able to provide a better answer. Sorry... 3 - Thanks! I'm glad you're finding the videos useful. New one drops on Friday!

@@TheBrokenLife Thanks for the response. I think I was bit confused as the straight SATA cables in the other SATA link were for 6.5 in cables. The round SATA cable is designated as a 12 inch cable, but the dimension listing shows the length at 8.5 inch. I was probably just overthinking cable maintenance and just noted the spec lengths of 8.5 inches vs the Description length of 12 inches. I'd class this one as a wait and see as I've ordered the round SATA which should be here by Tuesday. I withdraw my question. I look forward to the next drop! Thanks again for your very quick reply. Best regards.

@@softplan11 The seller probably changed the product available at that link. Sadly, I have no control over that. If you ordered one at 8", I'd expect to get a 8" cable. The good news is that should be plenty for a 3880. I will see if I can update the link to get us back on track for a little while though... I live to serve! :) Glad I was able to help you out.

@@TheBrokenLife Dannng...I'm sorry I brought it up. It looks like plenty of length even at 6.5 in., 8 in. even better 12in get the wire tie and a loop.

@@softplan11 Don't sweat it Dan! :) Good luck with everything.

It just needs to match the speed of your processor. I put a boatload of RAM links in the i7 upgrade video description, linked below: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p8tyrJlyxJ3VdZc.html

Ok so my PC has the i7 which is good. I’m confused about mounting the screws for the SSD because I can’t tell if mine includes only one normal Phillip screw or just the riser. I did watch your video about it because I saw there two different screws you have to install to let the SSD stay in parallel line.

@@JimmyNGX You can email in a picture of your parts if you want and I can try to give you an answer. You should have a screw and a riser.

I’ve sent you the message now, I hope you already got it in time.

Now I really want to try 16gb in mine, because as you saw, the video performance wasn't impressive at all. I'm not sure how Minecraft would compare to that demo. Dell markets the 1030 as an upgrade to the integrated graphics, so I would assume it would out perform it.

@@TheBrokenLife I got 60 fps easily off 8gb of ram installed when I tried it. I am also using an i5 so I am not sure how that would effect performance in comparison with an i3. The Minecraft demo would work since the same game but limited in the time you can play the game when you create a world

@@TheBrokenLife Minecraft is a low demand game so you could expect pretty good FPS on it

@@bud1239 I suspect the i5 is a large help. I hadn't considered a Minecraft demo before. I may have to give that a shot as a few people have asked about it.

Are you looking at the boot order in the BIOS?

@@TheBrokenLife Yes. All I see is Windows Boot Manager. Attempts to add another boot option only shows the HDD and nothing else. The CD drive works fine and is detected in BIOS and by Windows in the explorer. My system came with DVD if that makes a difference.

@@deny417 I'll try to remember to check more deeply into this tomorrow. A couple of people have had issues with boot order so I should probably see if I can make a video on it.

@@TheBrokenLife Thank you! Your videos have really helpful since I picked this system up from a closing Office Depot for $250. I figured a new SSD and a second 8gb RAM would be enough for my uses.

@@deny417 That's a killer deal! I think you'll be happy with it once you get it done. Lemme see what I can do...

Yep. You don't have to wipe the original HDD data if you don't want to.

@@TheBrokenLife thanks for the reply! Installing my m.2 next monday because of your videos. Keep it up ! Next step : 1030 install

@@ADON702 Good luck with it!

@@TheBrokenLife thank you ! Will the i3-10100 and the gt1030 do a decent job at handling stuff ?

@@ADON702 You can check out my GT 1030 video and judge the results for yourself. I thought it did well for what it was.

GPU is going to be on hold for awhile because I'm not willing to pay what the market presently demands for one. There are a few options for PSU, with the easiest one being to allow it to be external to the case.

@@TheBrokenLife Hopefully the value of bitcoin will decline and miners will stop gobbling up anything that looks like processing power. Kind of looking for ideas on fitting a decent power supply in the case. The best I can come up with is a small form factor power supply, cutting a hole in the case and maybe sticking some small fans on the power supply so it looks like a turbo charger hood cut out..

@@royeyk I've seen SFF PSUs put in them and I'll probably try that myself on down the line too. My honest opinion though is that there are only 2 options that really make financial/performance sense, especially if you want to run a serious graphics card: 1 - Regular ATX PSU external to the case (most affordable and easiest by far). 2 - Buy a regular ATX case+PSU and re-case the entire computer, possibly throwing out the Dell motherboard too. When I get around to the PSU video I'll explain my logic in more detail, but I think for most people option 2 is probably the most sensible way to go. Use the Dell as an organ donor and spend a couple hundred bucks turning it into a "real" PC where PSU and physical form factor limitations aren't a problem anymore. At the time I bought my 3880, this would have far and away been the cheapest way to "build" a PC.

@@NerdlySquared Oh, it's not a classy option like a laptop PSU. It's literally an internal ATX PSU sitting outside the PC case with wires running between them. It looks like a science fair project, but I'm going to do what I can to clean it up a bit. That's why option 2 from above would be my real first choice.

Yes. There's a video in the playlist where I do.

That's a great deal with the way hardware prices are right now.

@@TheBrokenLife Ok I brought a Dell G5 Desktop: i5-10400F, 8GB, 256GB SSD, 4GB GTX 1650 SUPER computer a couple of weeks ago. I already brought another 8GB stick of ram. But how would I transfer the win 10 software from the 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive to a bigger M.2 PCIe NVMe like you did. My computer has no other HDD.

@@nabibutterfly5385 If one of the SSDs is a Samsung then you should be able to do it just like I did it in the video. If you have a Seagate (or Maxtor or Samsung) branded USB drive, you can use Seagate Discwizard to do it. I linked a video with that method in the description. I'm sure there are also other utilities, but those are the ones I'm familiar with.

For nearly every video of the entire Dell 3880 series, I only used the PC tool kit that is linked in the description. It comes with #0 and #1 Phillips screwdrivers. I would have used one or both of them for the SSD.

Yes.

With just Intel graphics, I kinda doubt it. I will be attempting to demo Minecraft, Fortnite, and GTA V on it soon so we'll find out!

I believe so. I think 38xx is all the same family.

Ok another question can I change my dell inspiron 3881 cpu like the one I have is intel Pentium gold G6400

@@PoopyTown I think so. The G6400 is a socket 1200 Comet Lake chip so I would think any other socket 1200 Comet Lake chip would work. You should probably double check that before you order a different processor though.

Okk thx so much

If I were just doing this for myself, I would have left it alone and uninstalled it exactly as you propose since I plan to put a _much_ larger drive(s) in it. But, for the KZfaqz, there are a few reasons for what I did: 1 - Your suggestion is exactly what I did with my Dad's 3671 on the channel in late 2019, so... Kind of a BTDT for the channel. If people want to do that, they certainly can and I can direct them to a very similar PC/video if they want to see it done (already linked in the description, but not expressly for that reason). 2 - First thing out of the box it got a full backup via Discwizard, as I suggested in the video that everyone do before they start tinkering around. So, no worries about the SSD failing and leaving me high and dry. In fact, data management/preservation is going to be a channel topic at some point. 3 - Since Windows 8 (I think?), there are no longer license keys, so no restrictions with downloading Windows from MS, and MS remembers you are by your hardware (I believe with keys from the BIOS and overall configuration). So, if the drive were to crash, I can reload the OS straight from MS with no oversight needed from Dell. I would lose any Dell specific stuff (and personal data, of course), but I would consider that a bonus anyhow. In fact, I'm reasonably likely to do my own Win 10 Pro load out on it just to get all of the factory bloatware off of it now that I've done A&B performance tests from HDD to SSD. If I'm honest, I already killed a bunch of the bloat off it in this video, but I re-timed everything and it didn't make any difference in the metrics.

Not that I've noticed. I have noticed that if the CPU shroud is loose it will occasionally vibrate. Just need to wiggle it and it will be happy again for weeks.

@@TheBrokenLife Hey, I also have a question regarding antenna of m.2 wifi card. This unit does not have wifi antenna slots at the back. Is it possible to add them ?

@@himanshu8276 Possibly, buy mine has excellent Wifi range as it is.

Yes and yes. Check out the hard drive mounting video in the 3880 playlist. I cover the topic pretty deeply in that one.

@@TheBrokenLife can I use a hdd and a ssd at the same time

@@Skman838 Yes.

@@TheBrokenLife according to your vid the motherboard only has one SATA port so how can I use a ssd and hdd at the same time

@@Skman838 I'm not sure what part of the video you may be referring to, but there are 3 SATA ports on the board. There is only one M.2 port.

You have to mirror your operating system from the old drive to the new drive. Since the 3880 only has 1 m.2 slot, you'll have to do that with an adapter ( generally, an external USB adapter for m.2 drives). Since I was going from a SATA HDD to an M.2 SSD, I could just mirror from one to the other.

Probably? As long as it's either a 2280 or 2230 drive I suspect it will be fine.

@@TheBrokenLife www.amazon.in/dp/B07YFF8879/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_5R9X1P4DPGBN38NWX2ZB?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 This is the SSD will this work is Dell Inspiron 3880

@@jhakasfunda1589 The item description says it's a 2280 drive, so, probably?

Will it work with 3880?? Bro please you are the trusted source.. I will order this SSD for 3880 desktop if you say it will work

@@TheBrokenLife can you suggest 250 GB best SSD for this desktop.. kindly share me the link it would be of great help

Likely one or two smaller videos covering a couple of other things first, then based on market prices CPU or GPU. I'm leaning CPU currently.

@@TheBrokenLife i see ok. Personally hoping to get insight on PSU upgrading for beefier/more demanding GPUs, how to achieve much greater wattage while also catering to the custom power pins on this dell motherboard, information seems scarce out there

@@anonymouse9480 The method I intend to demonstrate is an external PSU and a wiring harness adapter. It's what makes the most financial sense IMO. I had hoped to demonstrate a few different methods, but prices are still inflated.

@@TheBrokenLife gotcha I see ok 👌

@@anonymouse9480 I've been intentionally slow walking the PSU video in hopes that pricing will come down on some things and open up some options. So... I may demonstrate a few options, or I may not.

For Win 10, just put the SSD in the system and boot the installation media from a USB stick. It's basically all automatic.

@@TheBrokenLife i cant do it with that wire i bought? I dont have a usb stick.

​@@Goofygoober99-g5x Hang on... Are you wanting to do a fresh reinstall of everything or are you wanting to mirror the contents of the drive already in your 3455?

@@TheBrokenLife would i have to do both? I guess i want the stuff on my old hdd transfred to the new ssd. In forums people had issues doing what i want to do. But idk my next steps. I got the ssd and the ram cards. Now need 2 figure out how to transfer my hdd to the ssd and if i did that i would keep windows 10? This guy on a pc help group on fb said i need 2 add windows10 with a usb flash or something.

@@Goofygoober99-g5x Naa... There are utilities that will simply duplicate the contents of your old HDD to your new SSD. I have a few videos where I do exactly that. What brands are your HDD and SSD?

That's on the agenda. I just didn't want to cloud the issue for other folks that may not want to to do that.

Links are in the description.

Nothing that is a direct fit and easy for everyone to get. I'm about to start editing a HDD/SSD mounting video right now though. I might do an external PSU video next.

@@TheBrokenLife so happy you are working on an HDD and SSD mounting video. I want to put a 2.5" SSD in mine but didn't see any way to mount it and wanna get a new SSD before prices skyrocket because of new crypto that uses storage to mine.

@@hepercretical The video is gonna be out in literally a few more minutes. :) I hadn't heard of this storage based crypto mining... I may have to check into that myself!

@@TheBrokenLife Burstcoin is the one i heard about. i just wanna get an SSD sooner rather than later in case storage based mining takes off and increases SSD and HDD prices.

@@hepercretical I just read about a different one called Chia. If I had to all up all of the devices I have laying around, I could probably come up with 100TB of disc space, so... I might become a crypto mogul if that stuff takes off! :) Lucky for you SSD prices are still quite low. In the links for the video I just published you'll find a Samsung 1TB for about 1/3 less than I paid for my last one about a year ago.

Sounds like a hard drive failure.

@@TheBrokenLife but when i put the old ssd it works

@@haterhunter Did you reload Windows onto your new SSD?

@@TheBrokenLife how do you reload it

@@haterhunter This is the most recent video I have for performing a fresh Windows installation: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zr58aJODv6ivmHk.html

My machine only came with an HDD. There wasn't an SSD until I installed the one you see in the video.

@@TheBrokenLife Ah gotcha. The new model 3880 I was looking at on Office Depot's website yesterday has 2 disks installed, a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. My apologies on the confusion. Great video.

@@JohnnyBean78 That configuration is pretty standard. The last time I looked, Dell wasn't even marketing an HDD only version anymore. I did run into someone who had recently purchased a 256GB SSD _only_ configuration though. That struck me as odd. No need to apologize. I'm glad you're enjoying the series!

My eventual plan is 64GB, but I was convinced to take a couple of smaller steps along the way. Now ram prices are up like 50%... Just can't win!

I haven't decided yet. Probably some HDD mounting things since I've had a few people asking for them for a long time. I know everyone wants to see PSU upgrades, but with video card prices as they are I can't really take advantage of the power anyhow. So... We'll see!

@@TheBrokenLife i dont think you can upgrade to a normal power supply because there are no screw holes for a regular power supply (There is one but i dont think it will go in), the only way to do it is to drill holes in the case or tape a regular power supply in the case. and you also need a 6 pin to 24 pin adapter. My dell 3881 has a 360w psu so i can upgrade to a gtx 1660 super but i cant use any of the rtx cards because i done the calculations and it is over 360w. so i think the best option is to buy a regular power supply and tape it in the case and be very careful not to move it

@@Dabs_Rulez There are a few options for the PSU and I think I may explore about 3 of them. Also, don't forget I have a very large 3D printer. I can literally print a new case for it if I really, _really,_ want to. ;)

@@TheBrokenLife will taping it in the case work

@@Dabs_Rulez As long as it is mechanically grounded to the case (such as with a wire from the PSU case to the PC case), then pretty much anything should be fine. Part one is going to be doing pretty much exactly that with a 600W Corsair PSU.

Hardware wise, yes. No drivers required.

Thanks.. i just installed it now my computer saying no bootable device found and it keeps shutting Off and On.

@@TheBrokenLife how do i fix this?

@@musicislife704 If you're upgrading from a different M.2 drive to another, you need to clone the contents of the original drive to the new one before installing it. Since there's only one M.2 slot, you have to get creative to do that (external enclosure, install a HDD to use as an intermediary step, etc). I'll be making a video on that process in the coming weeks. If you're upgrading from an HDD to an SSD, you should be able to clone your drive's contents like I did in the video. You may have to change the boot order to get it to default to HDD boot though.

@@TheBrokenLife Yea Please make the video it will help us alot and give you ton of views. I have same computer you have 3880 inspiron dell it came with the default 512mb i believe so im upgrading to 2 TB. Same brand your using in your video 970 EVO Plus 2 TB.

Maybe someday.

@@TheBrokenLife 900 or 1000 subs face reveal

@@Dabs_Rulez More like maybe 100k-250k face reveal. We shall see. :)