Don’t Build a Gaming PC, Do this Instead!

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Today we buy a RX 6600 graphics card, which is a great gaming card, BUT we pair it with an older prebuilt that is incredibly cheap! We then try the same card in a brand new gaming system that we built for as cheap as possible to see what the price Vs. performance differences are!
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@sneezyrider1 Жыл бұрын

This is why I like these guys. They are really there at the budget side showing what's possible, and why building a budget PC vs modding an old office PC does cost more.

@ethan004 Жыл бұрын

The reason the $600 PC did better was the RGB, RGB always increases FPS.

@voldem0rt Жыл бұрын

The real reason the custom is better than the pre built is because... Dude!!! Who the fuck wants a Dell?

@ethan004 Жыл бұрын

@@voldem0rt LOL True.

@IDontKnowLuis Жыл бұрын

do you think the i5 will be the same or do i need the i7

@Zefe-el-jefe Жыл бұрын

True

@MasterGoku21 Жыл бұрын

@@IDontKnowLuis try to go for a newer model. 6th gen Intel processors are not worth it in 2023. Try to get a 8th gen or higher. The Intel i7 7th gen is still decent and will offer good performance, but the i5 8th gen is still marginally better.

@greenprotag Жыл бұрын

For a LONG time I was running a 2nd and 4th gen Optiplex as spare gaming rigs with gtx 1650s and they were EXCELLENT value for money. Sometimes when you have 200-400 to spend, it's better to upgrade an existing used PC.

@michalklima4744 Жыл бұрын

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@supersonic22_YT Жыл бұрын

What?

@kennyplayer7731 Жыл бұрын

Very true… these gen cpu are very expensive if you in a budget you could go for a i5 4590 will do just fine with a gtx 1660ti or 2060 no more than that cause probably the cpu will be bottleneck but overall 1080p-1440p sweet budget spot

@matthijsvandeweerd1415 Жыл бұрын

I just recently built my current rig for 400 euros (and that's with the very bad market conditions). It has a ryzen 5 3600, 16gb of ram, 256gb nvme ssd, 1tb hdd, and most importantly, a gtx 1070 strix.

@michalklima4744 Жыл бұрын

@@matthijsvandeweerd1415 That is actually a pretty beefy setup!

@Klark0751 Жыл бұрын

I've got the Optiplex 7040 SFF with the same specs and its still very capable in 2022. Love that you guys keep the budget builds on the channel just as much as the over the top ones!!! I'm awaiting my RX6400 to complete my budget build 😎. Keep them coming guys.

@mudzy9820 Жыл бұрын

The 6400 is really bad bro go 6500 at least or 3050

@Klark0751 Жыл бұрын

@@mudzy9820 thanks for the recommendation bro! My Optiplex SFF case cant fit anything larger than a single lane low profile gpu unfortunately 😭. Will have to wait till a save up for my full build to get a decent card.

@marcorill1670 Жыл бұрын

@@Klark0751 have you ever think about using a pcie riser?

@Klark0751 Жыл бұрын

@@marcorill1670 Yes definitely, that would open up my graphics card options but the limitation with the SFF optiplex is that it doesn’t have regular 6 pin power. So any card I install has to be run off the pcie slot power. That mostly leaves options like the gtx 1650 or the rx 6400 and older gpus. I finally got my 6400 and its been great so far. E sports titles at 110 to 120fps medium settings and even a few newer triple A titles run alright. And it all cost me $350

@marcorill1670 Жыл бұрын

@@Klark0751 great, enjoy

@TessaTheCat_ Жыл бұрын

Optiplexes are pretty neat. I have a gtx 970 with a 500w psu, and an i7-3770. Pretty neat.

@corneliusantonius3108 Жыл бұрын

I have build a game pc with a GTX 970 recently, to sell online with a 500w psu Coolermaster that came with the coolermaster case. Suprisingly it came with 2 6+2 pins. I wanted to build something with a first gen i7 just to have done it. It srtill needs a bettrer cooler thogh.

@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe Жыл бұрын

I have a dell with an i7 4th gen and gtx 1070. Runs new stuff decently still but my 1070 is being bottlenecked quite a bit especially when I tried to play spiderman miles morales recently

@daytimerocker3808 Жыл бұрын

pretty neat

@Eff_One Жыл бұрын

That is a good combination. 👍

@AlexanderRay92 Жыл бұрын

I put a video card (1050ti) in a SFF optiplex by cutting a slot in the side panel with a dremel tool, lining it with door insulation, screwing angle brackets underneath it and setting the GPU on a riser shelf on the angle brackets with the cable going through the slot

@stevenhinkle6957 Жыл бұрын

Entertaining video. You guys should run a test using the exact same components across both computers ( GPU, CPU, NVME, RAM ) in order to isolate each motherboard's bottlenecks. I feel like that's the true question between these two build methods.

@savion1475 Жыл бұрын

I get the concept, but wouldn’t this comparison be more accurate if you spent the same amount on both pc’s?

@frogslayer4849 Жыл бұрын

You can't. When you can get an Optiplex for $100 with 8gb ram, and sata ssd, and windows. How you going to put together a new component pc cheaper than that?

@eligoodenough1119 Жыл бұрын

@@frogslayer4849 cpu and mobo bundle, case from black friday, 2.5 ssd internal black friday. Lots of deals

@acloserlook5823 Жыл бұрын

@@eligoodenough1119 right, and reuse an e waste case w/psu and you could probably build a 3000 series with that same rx6600 for about 350

@savion1475 Жыл бұрын

@@frogslayer4849 thats the point, they’re comparing completely different price ranges. Its like if i were to make a video called $500 pc vs $1000 pc and then said an $1000 pc was better even tho it’s entirely different pricing. Like no duh its better, thats what the economy is for

@hman6159 Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@robertwright9039 Жыл бұрын

I really like your video, it was a realistic comparison. By using the same GPU we get a true review of how the compute and I/O hardware can impact price/performance. thanks.

@boondock6055 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video As Always Keep Them Coming!

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@Elvarg Жыл бұрын

My rig is a dell inspiron I found for 20 bucks. It came with a i5 8400 12gb ram and a 1tb hdd. Sold the hdd for 20 bought a 20 dollar stick of 8gb ram to bump to 16gb, 100 dollar 1tb nvme and 110 gtx 1650 oc from asus. Does really well

@daytimerocker3808 Жыл бұрын

8th gen is when cpus got way better that i5 could handle like a 2070

@Elvarg Жыл бұрын

@@daytimerocker3808 only limited by the power supply

@mudzy9820 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I've built a new PC 3070 r5 5600x and goes great but it's just no where near as satisfying as doing something like this or even just buying nearly all used parts for dirt cheap and getting decent fps in the games you love. I'm still playing at 1080p so I could still do this but too use to the high frames now. I was gonna get a 12 core xeon and 1080ti instead for the build I wish I had

@daytimerocker3808 Жыл бұрын

@@mudzy9820 i had an x58 xeon with a 1080 for a long time was all used parts got the x58 pc for 50 added an x5690 and 1080 and im good to go

@jskop566 Жыл бұрын

I've been running a 1650 X in a Dell XPS 8700 and it just keeps surprising me. The biggest issue I've had is airflow but even that is nothing a few well placed fans can't handle.

@elizabethmaker5507 10 ай бұрын

Good video decided to build my first custom pc with similar specs

@robertdaone Жыл бұрын

Upgraded two Dell Optiplex PCs a few years ago and they have no issues playing any modern games I throw at them including VR tittles. Total cost at the time for each PC and their upgrades was around $450.

@Sigmarr Жыл бұрын

did you upgrade psu? What card do you have in them?

@MrRaheninm Жыл бұрын

I love my Optiplex i am in sudamerica (Venezuela) and with 450 usd aprox i get a Optiplex 9020 with a i7 2600, 16 gb ddr3 ram, a ssd of 512 gb and a rx 580 nitro 4gb that lets me play anything over 60 fps, in comparation a PS5 in my country sell in 1200 USD , of course it was a process to getr all the parts and build the pc but i am very happy with the performance even if is somewhat slow because of the type of ram

@dricebaker6594 Жыл бұрын

I would try to get a 4th gen chip optiex if that’s possible but other than that good combo and very reasonable prize for southamerican standards!

@MrRaheninm Жыл бұрын

@@dricebaker6594 Whe are soo behind that the more new optiplex dont exist in my country market, by the general standar my rig is top of budget gaming lol

@dricebaker6594 Жыл бұрын

@@MrRaheninm ow shoot, Im sorry. Well still a very capable machine you got there, Have fun!

@MrRaheninm Жыл бұрын

@@dricebaker6594 dont worry men we all have things better than others in this world i am grateful of what i have and in the end of day i love tech even if i cant have all i want have a god day

@DienerNoUta Жыл бұрын

X2 soy de latam igualmente y bueno... Trabajo estable y tal, pero mi salario es bastante bajo y tengo otras prioridades como es pagar mi renta y comprar comida, por lo que armar una pc saldría demasiado caro. Pero ahora que estoy viendo elundo de las optiplex

@TechFreak94 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't a desktop but I picked up a Lenovo Thinkpad yoga laptop that had a 7th gen i7 and a thunderbolt port. Got good deal on an EVGA 2060 and on a zotac amp box. I usually play league of legends and it gets anywhere between 130 - 180 FPS maxed settings at 4k. Still doing more tests but very happy with it's performance.

@CodyShell Жыл бұрын

similarly i needed to replace my UNRAID server at home and I put it in a HP Z4 G4 workstation. super cheap and it rocks

@eltonwaynewilliams4152 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys. I have a Dell Precision T7100 that i have converted to a gaming rig. Cpu E3 1270 v3, 16gb ram at 1600 with an RTX 2060, i am so proud of my build. I get 60fps in all my games 1080p high/max settings in AAA titles.

@fnfgf1446 Жыл бұрын

Cpu bottleneck

@eltonwaynewilliams4152 Жыл бұрын

Correct. I get bottlenecks in certain games but there is a way to work around it by using Dlss or Fsr. Helps with taking pressure away from cpu but other then that 99% of the games i play i get a 60-80fps experience.

@fnfgf1446 Жыл бұрын

@@eltonwaynewilliams4152 if you play e sports titles then what settings do you use?

@eltonwaynewilliams4152 Жыл бұрын

Low/medium

@fnfgf1446 Жыл бұрын

Alright, i have a old laptop that has - 4gb ddr3 1333 mhz - intel core i3 2350m - GeForce 315m - 500 gb hdd It is old and slow

@mtgcardzandreview2756 Жыл бұрын

Each method has it's value depening on your needs and budget

@IceClawz. Жыл бұрын

The thing is with the new parts at least your getting warranty from reputable companies whereas the optiplex is used and you won't get a warranty from dell

@dio4254 Жыл бұрын

Video 3 of my binge ✅

@davebenoist Жыл бұрын

Guys, love your videos. I’m very curious how much difference you’d notice with the games on the optiplex installed on an SSD. I’m assuming because of the limited storage on the main nvme, you installed all of the benchmark games on the hdd. In my experience, this makes a noticeable difference. I’m just wondering if it would have given even more of a nod to the optiplex.

@matthewcale8037 Жыл бұрын

I have this exact setup with my Optiplex (Minus the power supply which I upgraded with an EVGA 450W) I'm super happy with the performance so far. I got the dell Optiplex in a trade for with an Xbox one s, and the bought the graphics card second-hand. so accounting for the value of the Xbox plus what I paid for the GPU im in only $350 for a sweet 1080p medium/high settings machine.

@monkeywheel5522 Жыл бұрын

What is the graphics card that you bought?

@matthewcale8037 Жыл бұрын

@@monkeywheel5522 Power Color RX6600

@Chrisp707- Жыл бұрын

@@matthewcale8037 the RX6000 series is pretty great value for money

@kngharv Жыл бұрын

what kind of power supply did you get to fit into that optiplex box?

@matthewcale8037 Жыл бұрын

@@kngharv EVGA superNOVA 450 GM 80+ Gold SFX. Did take a little modification to have it bolt up right.

@zilverman7820 Жыл бұрын

Of course I will go with the custom build. It has better airflow and newer parts.

@meatbyproducts Жыл бұрын

I find when you do the refurb from Office computer you need to update Ram storage and video card. So there's a little more involved than just slapping a new video card in.

@Auguur Жыл бұрын

Yup, usually a power supply upgrade is necessary at the very least. Adding memory is usually necessary. Also, I could not fit an RTX2060 in a mid tower optiplex, but it fit in a microatx precision case.

@LifewithJames Жыл бұрын

My spare computer is a optiplex 3020 and i was super surprised with how well it did for an old pc. My limiting factor right now is the graphics card i had laying around though.

@dont6441 Жыл бұрын

I've done custom builds and prebuilds. Prebuilds get my vote because they're cost effective, engineered to work as a unit, parts are readily available and they're designed to run Windows flawlessly. Driver are no problem too. For a hassle free cost effective system, prebuilts win easily.

@codybroken Жыл бұрын

240 Watt Power Supply in that Optiplex 7040. Amazed it was able to power that RX 6600.

@YRCYT Жыл бұрын

The 6600 has a tdp of 135 w the opyiplex can handle up to a 150w tdp😊

@vdubmikey1 Жыл бұрын

I've gone a slightly different way. I've bought a new Dell Precision 3660 Tower and am gradually going to turn it into a gaming beast beast as I go.

@honahwikeepa2115 Жыл бұрын

Found a 9020 in the trash. Added an ssd fired it up and it surprised me. I have an old HP Z440 as well. It goes hard.

@pwn0grapher Жыл бұрын

Cool video concept, not just comparing a PC at the same price point (which would obviously lose). I personally buy these 7040 MTs because they are one of the few DDR4 RAM motherboards dell makes but I only use 1050 Ti's in them because of heat. When I want to do a little more upgrading I use a Dell Precision 3620 which offers a little more room and pretty much the same internals. It's a lot easier to upgrade the PSU, GPU and other parts as well as having a few more vent holes for heat. Love seeing videos with these Dells though. Cheers.

@TheGodOfAllThatWas Жыл бұрын

Office gaming pc is the best 1st gaming pc. Cheap, easy to do, and dips your toes into getting comfortable inside the PC. Ideally finding one that has a standard ATX PS and/or Case would be helpful. Wish they all were standard ATX.

@felixamankwah1983 Жыл бұрын

i think by matching with the same processor ,would have been great comparising

@paulosrcs185 6 ай бұрын

Dont build a gaming pc do this....then builds a gaming pc ...wtf

@charlesburris6314 Жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with an Optiplex if you can get it cheap enough to upgrade a bit. Great value for relatively little money.

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@ghostrideralex11 Жыл бұрын

The ram are in the wrong slots, there's a diagram on the board that says the white tabs are the prioritized slots.

@Chris-tf7gi Жыл бұрын

Got two Optiplexs'. Both 9020s. One is a MT with an i7 4790 3.6 ghz. The other is a SFF i7 4770 a 3.4 ghz. The MT sports an RTX 2060. (Yes, I replaced the PS, A Corsair CX 750m and with an adapter for the non-standard power connector on the Dell mb.) The SFF sports an RTX A2000. They're both great. Much as I like the SFF PC, the MT stays cooler and can actually boost to 100%CPU without going over 80c. (No, the SFF will start thermal throttle if running up the cores to 100%. But you'll probably never notice gaming.) Yeah, if paying attention and looking for it both 9020s will "lag spike" every once in a while, loading . . . something or other. Many people might never notice. If I told you you were gaming on my Ryzen 9 PC instead of the Optiplex many people would probably believe it. I've been using the Opti's quite a bit more than my Ryzen 9 because the Optiplexs' are on a large TV. Yeah, these are for chilling out with 8bitdo Pro2 controllers. (Get a8bitdo's branded wireless dongle AND someone else's bluetooth 4.0 dongle. PRESTO. You like more than one wireless controller?) And trusty Logitech k400s. You bet, reclining and gaming is awesome. These Optiplexs' can do more, but ALL I need them to be able to do a solid 1080p 60 FPS. That's what the TV likes, and the Optis' do it well. The i7 4790 makes a difference by the way. Guess what. It boosts and STAYS boosted. (Don't ask me. I thought these had that boost timer nonsense.) Yeah, we'll get back to you one of these days, Ryzen 9. Better posture sitting up at a desk is good, right? I know I'm glad I decided to stick something that can game on the TV! Excuse me while I recline! PC speaker? Nahh. How about Dynaudio speakers on a home stereo. Boom boom!

@16driver16 Жыл бұрын

Amazon raised the price of that pc case earlier, I was like why? Now I know

@robbyrocksoo Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. I am looking to replace my old PC. I want a PC I can play WOT on, but I want to spend the least amount of money possible. I don't need amazing graphics, just good graphics, and speed.

@bobjohnston1239 Жыл бұрын

I got the i3 as a placeholder for my system upgrade and am very impressed by its performance.

@iamyourmuse Жыл бұрын

I like the Optiplex 7050 as it had the ability for wifi connection but not so many of them available as the 7040

@madstedotcom Жыл бұрын

I went the Lenovo route so got a ryzen 3 2200g. 256 nvme and 1tb hd. Upgraded to 16gb ram currently using a pro wx2100 (4gb Rx 550 wouldn't work). Not the greatest system but less than £200

@Hungry_ORANGE Жыл бұрын

Did the exact thing with a Intel Optiplex 9010 spend about $500 for the whole build works great

@davidadorno6144 Жыл бұрын

My main thought while watching this is if you upgraded the GPU and the Case you’re almost golden to move everything over and have near-similar specs for the same price I don’t think it would look as good though due to the green on the motherboard as opposed to the black on the custom

@derekjarman1638 Жыл бұрын

Just got a SFF 7040 - popped a 6400 in it and some more ram - good to go for $400cdn!

@tilapiadave3234 Жыл бұрын

6400 ,, does it struggle to play SLITHER? LMAO

@edselmeister Жыл бұрын

Take into consideration how hot it gets where you live. Small case has a horrible ventilation and adding fans pull more dust to the grill that does not have a dust filter. Your choice of video card will be very limited. Measure twice before you purchase your video card. I built and sold entry gaming pc using pre built and it worked well. But nothing beats a glass side panel case, enough fans and a little led/RGB if you can afford it.

@Lucderechte0078 Жыл бұрын

I use the HP Pavillion pc with is still good. RTX 2060 Ryzen 5 3500 32 GB Ram Windows 11 Runs like Butter

@Monolitus7 Жыл бұрын

I recommend upgrading your cpu cause that will bottleneck

@woahvzz Жыл бұрын

get something like a ryzen 7 3700x

@garycollumbell1396 Жыл бұрын

@@Monolitus7 i dunno don't think it will bottle neck it maybe at most a few %

@aetherae0n Жыл бұрын

Awesome DBZ shirt dude 👌

@dio4254 Жыл бұрын

Zack was going through so much at 4:40😂😂😂

@radradR0bot Жыл бұрын

a good bit of tearing and mictostutter on Tomb Raider bench

@NC-jy3wg Жыл бұрын

1st let me say I love these videos. I had not built a pc in 10 years, and your videos got me back in to it. My first step in was to buy and upgrade an Optiplex. It was fun. I have done it several more times for friends and my nephews. I even molded the case and added rgb on a few. Then I did a 10100f build. It works somewhat better and has quite an upgrade path. Both are fun. Both are worth doing. I think it still comes down to what you can afford, or are willing to spend. Thanks for the inspiration!

@supersonic22_YT Жыл бұрын

Fakey

@NC-jy3wg Жыл бұрын

@@supersonic22_YT Yupp. Hope nobody replies to that stuff.

@tbthunderer 6 ай бұрын

I just built a budget PC for a friend. Requested something that could play at 1080p low 60+ fps for as close to $200 as possible. Opted for an Inspiron with an i5 8500, older Corsair power supply (original unit was only 230W and had no PCIe power), came with 16GB dual channel RAM, added a 500GB SATA SSD I had laying around, and an HP OEM GTX 1650 Super. Came out to about $180 total. I love the budget builds you guys do! It's given me the ability to help others get into it that think the barrier to entry is too high. Hoping to start selling some budget builds in my local area, seems a lot of people are interested in PC gaming, but too many of them think you have to drop $1000 to get a decent gaming computer.

@CallMeMilenko Жыл бұрын

Still glad my Optplex plays everything I need it too. It's got some older hardware, but it hasn't given me a reason to upgrade yet. Inten Xeon E3-1230 V2 CPU and an RX 580 8GB GPU.

@KushiChabarwa-lh1uu 4 ай бұрын

Did you have to cusnge the power supply coz sure it needs atleast 450w

@CallMeMilenko 4 ай бұрын

@@KushiChabarwa-lh1uu Yes i swapped the old one out with a 550w PSU. Didn't need that much power but I got it because I knew one day use it when I built a new pc to replace my Optiplex.

@yearofthegarden Жыл бұрын

You cannot beat the right Optiplex. I got a 3010 MT which is able to house a mATX motherboard. I bought the optiplex from a blind charity for $50, which got me a case, front USB, cd drive, and a WD500gb. I threw in a PSU, b450, R5 1600af, and rx 570 for about $300 all in all and it worked so great, no issues except rewiring the Dell power button to work on a normal motherboard. I got bored fo gaming and eventually swapped to just a 5700G in a custom case made of aluminum pans for small form factor and now I am now on a new mini pc powered by USB c pd battery kick, because I love small form factor, and lower wattage with the APU, plus dont game and travel a lot. I essentially pulled all of the e-waste from the optiplex and recycled the case, because $50 is a good entry case and pays for itself since I got to keep windows and no one wanted to buy it for $30 on craigslist lol.

@pauladurigon3551 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching your videos!! I am a freelance 3D artist and looking to getting a gaming desktop. I use ZBrush , autodesk maya and blender. I am sort of beginner/intermediate so i am not doing any movie quality stuff more simple but, something that i can expand to do small animation etc.. any thoughts? or someome or a site you could recommend

@teamofone1219 Жыл бұрын

I would recommend switching out the case for the dell optiplex. That way you don’t have to worry about whether or not you will have clearance for that gpu and it will have way better airflow.

@ProlMLGJoe Жыл бұрын

Does it support water coling?

@TomBabula Жыл бұрын

Indeed. I needed to go from sff elitedesk 820 G2 to mini tower ATX and after watching this video i picked barebone 7040mt for the exact same graphics card.. I still wanted to retain 2 Sata drives but with stock PSU it was impossible. Upgraded PSU to Corsair SF600. Then it turned out there was not enough clearance for GPU with 8 pin connector. Yes I could close case but it worried me it was pushing down on GPU power connector and cables so tight. I had to drill additional hole for PSU to secure it and bump up with hammer part of metal case that was closing on GPU. Took me a whole day with lot of work. Honestly I thought I would had been better off buying regular ATX with standard ATX power supply but wasn't sure if the case would be compatible for mounting and connections.

@ge69rh Жыл бұрын

Look at the temps as well, the home built ran much cooler than the Optiplex.

@arkhamkillzone Жыл бұрын

Always build your own. Don't let some one else build it for you. I built my own pc with no previous experience and just a few yt videos.

@arkhamkillzone Жыл бұрын

@DOGS LOL I guess I was fortunate then cause I did my research pick correct and premium parts and my build is 100% stable and reliable for all games. I put a r9 5900x with a 3070ti in my build and the parts work well together. I had a few issues and scares here and there but nothing I wasn't able to figure out and fix.

@SirSkyro Жыл бұрын

Specifics on the optiplex used?? Would want to make sure my first build is 100% going to work

@rmgaminguk7079 Жыл бұрын

Interesting it seemed in a quote a few games the optiplex didn't appear to be CPU bottlenecked. Wonder if it was slower ram speed holding it back ? Unfortunately nothing that can be sorted as the old optiplex wouldn't run faster ram. I think the optiplex is really good if you're going with a lower end GPU, eg. a 2nd hand gtx 1070. Then the differences in performance between the new and optiplex build will be even less. Have you considered the ryzen 5 5500 and a b450 (with a bios update) or b550 motherboard as a good budget option to rival the 12100 ?

@SaraConley Жыл бұрын

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@Uglier. 10 ай бұрын

the exact question I had. Mod a office PC or build a new one. Time to see!

@alexhudspeth1213 Жыл бұрын

I've got a Optiplex 7010 running a GTX 1050; it's a solid little gamer.

@Heero-xn8rj Жыл бұрын

Glad to see some love for aresgame. They make good psus for a budget

@JTCDesignStudio Жыл бұрын

I'd say..it would've been a better comparison if they put in all (except the gpu) used components as the optiplex is all used parts anyway. Price would've been closer i reckon..

@casualnerdjason6678 Жыл бұрын

Back in 2010 as a poor grad student, I bought a used Dell desktop from the Dell Outlet online for about $300. Literally just added more RAM. Solid gaming and even managed to do some streaming at the same time. Ran with it for 5+ years. Was it old by then? Yes. But totally worth it on a budget. I highly recommend this method (adding a rx6600/rtx3050 maybe) if you want some good 1080p gaming! Enjoy it.

@Atm_Made_It Жыл бұрын

I’m needing more information I’m looking to do same

@Adamismmyname007 Жыл бұрын

that i3 is a beast, nice

@humancalculator711 Жыл бұрын

Dell optiplexes are great my school got some new pcs and they were selling of the old optiplexes for $50 AUD each which is a bargain. the pc is decent aswell mine came with 8gb ram, 120gb ssd, a core i7 4770 and a raedon gpu

@Cleric1372 Жыл бұрын

What were the specs on the ram for the optiplex? Would upgrading the ram boost stats?

@jds6014 Жыл бұрын

So I’d like to buy that custom build. Which version is it on your website?

@Lex10999 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe an I3 is any good for gaming if I didn't see it. Saw a new HP laptop with a I3 that was so slow, I could write faster than typing in it. Amazing.

@CuriousGamer022 8 ай бұрын

Exactly what I'm doing except with a 3020 mt bought it for £35 and getting some upgrades costing around £190 altogether with a rx 590

@DTDSasquatch Жыл бұрын

If you're comparing performance between two computers, it makes more sense to use games that have pre-recorded bemchmarks... or at least use the same map.

@blainemitchell Жыл бұрын

I would go with the $600 because it starts off with a LGA 1700 motherboard. You can save up and get a better CPU later and just swap that out. It's upgradeable.

@neilagutaya Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you care so much about this but some criticism I'd like to share is the fact that while I love your videos, especially given the budget perspective (compared to other youtubers), I wish you guys parsed your videos much more with timestamps. It's dreadful to see a 17 min video not knowing where whatever is. Again, love your videos though! Great value perspective.

@mattgohio Жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention you can't just plop a new motherboard CPU combo in the optiplex if/when you want to.. the case is proprietary(ie non standard)

@michaelissavedamen Жыл бұрын

Can you buy a new case and move the optiplex parts in?

@krakhedd Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to run this back against, say, a Ryzen 5 5500, if you haven't already (1st time viewer). You might get an additional performance boost from Smart Access Memory, over the 12100F

@budfuggins639 Жыл бұрын

Running an HP SFF i5 6500 with a RX 6400 GPU. Using primarily for emulation and some light gaming like Rocket League.

@tilapiadave3234 Жыл бұрын

rx 6400 ,, GREAT card if you limit yourself to play "Slither" ,, or perhaps Solitaire :)

@oliverdowning1543 Жыл бұрын

I feel like comparing an optiplex to all new is an OK comparison but really the better one is an optiplex to a computer made of a mix of new and used parts as makes sense for each part in a budget DIY build.

@eliasneris2612 Жыл бұрын

The 6600 is fine with the power supply in the optiplex? Those are 180-240W and I thought the 6600 requires a 450w PSU.

@paperarcher2976 Жыл бұрын

Have a 7020 opti with a 1050ti Lp and a 9020 with a 1650 Lp for budget gaming pc when the boys come thru to game both run i7s 16g ram with ssd. Best part? Spent 225 each.

@ca6loy13 Жыл бұрын

where do you actually find these auctions for the office pc's? i've been looking but cant find anything

@frogslayer4849 Жыл бұрын

Ebay is where i picked up my Optiplex 3050 for $105 shipped!

@FiveWaveMedia Жыл бұрын

Office dumpsters, government auctions and local Facebook marketplace are few of the places you can find them.

@iNeedsCoffee Жыл бұрын

I dropped 120 locally for a mint condition hp elitedesk 800g3 with an i7-6700. Spent another 250 on the a2000 rtx. For under 400, i have a rig that'll run cyberpunk if I want. I mostly use mine for emulation and older mmos. Really dont need all the bells and whistles when you dont play triple A live service "games".

@logantriccas6945 Жыл бұрын

What is the system you guys are using in the corner to show the fps and ram and gpu?

@thetruejay20 Жыл бұрын

Inspiron 3670, i7 9700, amd RX card of your choice, PSU upgrade maybe, RAM as needed.

@fredriks91 3 ай бұрын

I had a micro tower and moved it over to a full size tower I got for free. Bought a used gtx 970 that fits + a 550w psu

@5353Jumper Жыл бұрын

Hard to find a corporate PC with a big enough power supply for a decent graphics card. And they are difficult to add new power supplies to.

@overseer1234 Жыл бұрын

So I guess this is pretty much the limit of what you can fit in a standard optiplex shell both in terms of size and power draw (like REALLY on the limit of power draw now I look at the spec sheet)

@darbmann Жыл бұрын

I'm picking up a 7040 that has a 315w PSU. Do you think it'll handle the GPU that was installed in this video? I want to know if I need to consider upgrading my PSU to a SF600

@overseer1234 Жыл бұрын

@@darbmann I'm guessing the PSU of the optiplex used in this video is only about 250w, so the bigger one u have should be plenty. If not it'll auto shut down anyway as the PSU should have an overload protection...

@TomBabula Жыл бұрын

@@darbmann better option would be just to get SF series 500-600 Corsair PSU, you just need to drill extra hole.the issue would not a whole lot of room for cables especially SATA. And regardless of PSU, the case will press hard on gpu connector plug and cables which IMO is bad. So you want to cut off a part of the case with Dremel or just better go with different PC build.

@randomcnando Жыл бұрын

If you're interested in gaming only and nothing else than I think spending the extra to have an upgrade path is worth it. On the flip side, if you're just starting out and want to go deeper into becoming an enthusiast, I think it makes the most sense to start in the optiplex, run it while you save up for the rest of the build, transplant whatever GPU you got into a better rig and now you have a spare computer to run as a plex/game server.

@kimmyedd4950 Жыл бұрын

how did you guys deal with the power supply?

@lonelyorphan9788 Жыл бұрын

Hi! You've inspired me to buy a 7040 MT. I was wondering what power supply the dell was using. Is it the one it comes with? I've read some stuff saying you need to change the power supply to use a gpu in the optiplex and don't know what to think.

@jonmcclay Жыл бұрын

Did I miss where you mentioned your resolution? I got the frame rate, but is it at 1080p or 4k?

@cosmic6082 Жыл бұрын

Was doing this 20 yrs ago lol The flea market would have a booth with stacks of optiplexes

@ProlMLGJoe Жыл бұрын

Just switch the case to a mesh one, add some water cooling and you're good.

@geoffreystraw5268 Жыл бұрын

I think a custom pc is worth it for the upgrade path. You can reuse a lot of hardware even if you get a platform upgrade. Of course I am 42 and have been building custom PCs since 94 and am biased.

@InnuendoXP Жыл бұрын

Not to mention after you've been at it a while, how useful having old custom PC hardware around (if you have the storage) is for diagnosing component issues or as backups so you're never stuck without a functional PC, or introducing kids or other family around to working with PC hardware .etc

@geoffreystraw5268 Жыл бұрын

@@InnuendoXP Definitely though I have had to wean things out over time like IDE cables and VGA cables. Tons of spinning metal drives for sure about 5 or so sata ssds that are like 160-256 gb back when you wanted a ssd for windows. Now my nvme is my OS drive and I use sata for bulk storage.

@InnuendoXP Жыл бұрын

@DOGS LOL I think it depends a lot on what you put into each build, what your performance requirements are, what the environmental variables are, what the running conditions are like, and what compromise you're making between performance & build quality. Dells are great build quality for the price because they manufacture at scale for clients with large orders who need reliability more than they need top of the line performance & neither side wants to be dealing with downtime & customer service more than they absolutely have to. Their cases are quite well sealed, they usually have modest performance so thermals aren't a huge issue, which means less wear on the internal fans and capacitors that are typically overbuilt for the task. If you're building your own & want to maximise your price:performance, that's going to mean lower quality fans, lower quality power supply even if it is more powerful, lower quality motherboard components which are less tolerant to thermal or kinetic strain over the long term .etc But if you're happy to maybe drop a CPU or GPU tier & instead put that money from your budger into a more thermally efficient case with better airflow & filtration, better fans with better bearings, a better quality motherboard, sturdier PSU .etc - and maybe you undervolt your GPU & CPU instead of overclocking them to within an inch of your life, your components should be good for several builds so long as an ageing case I/O isn't a concern to you. Edit: lol and I'm 32 but have been messing with computers since I was a kid, and have found component build quality has improved a lot in the past 10-15 years if you're willing to pay a little extra (and that extra you're getting isn't RGB)

@geoffreystraw5268 Жыл бұрын

@DOGS LOL make a good build? The entire reason I stopped using prebuilds is because I wanted better motherboards that made the pc more stable. To act like Dell is some great product is shocking. I hate Dell. E-waste king.