did you have to upgrade the psu?

​@@improvezmotivationno, that GPU doesn't pull enough power to need to upgrade the psu

Not that I'd say NOT to get a better power supply, it's not as close as you'd think. All in all, between the 1660 Ti and the 4790K, you'd be at around 200 watts all in, leaving you with 90 watts of overhead. It's honestly fine. Your bigger concern is the age of the power supply. If it's within your budget, I'd upgrade it. However, don't compromise with some garbage that could be worse than the PSU you'd be replacing. People like to put those 80+ white PSU's in these, and they're honestly a downgrade in some ways, despite having more power. They're just built poorly.

@@TheGameBench It's a trade secret that stock PSUs from Dell, HP, Acer etc are high quality and under spec. It's not surprising that you get about 20 to 30% more head room on top of the spec on the label. Dirt cheap too if your were to get the same PSU brand new on Ebay.

Try not get off branded PSU’s… since most are not warranted and even if it may have better wattage it could be a unstable one causing it to age quickly or ruin other parts as it may have more output than needed

i7 4790 will that CPU go in a 990 or 3010 ?

@@robinbreeds9217 No, only second gen Sandy Bridge CPUs will work in the x90 systems. The xx10 systems will only work with second gen and third gen Ivy Bridge CPUs. Forth gen Haswell will only work in the xx20 model Optiplex.

DDR3L is just low voltage than normal DDR3. The motherboard has to be compatible, which this one is. It was chosen because Crucial recommended it for this system and was what they had available.

The stock Dell heatsink is sufficient, it's a little better than the stock Intel one. The TDP increase is small to the i7-4790K. If you choose a different heatsink you need to watch out for the height clearance, and also note that you can't remove the back panel on this unit, you would have to remove the motherboard if you have to change the CPU support bracket. Also having a larger heatsink will restrict, the already small amount of airflow in the unit for the rest of the system including the GPU. I haven't researched putting a 3rd party heatsink/cooler in this unit and personally stuck with the stock Dell one. These are just some things you will have to keep in mind if you consider doing that. If you do install one, let me know which one and how it went.

@TheN3tw0rq I think I'm going to stick with the stock heat sink because you know what you're doing. I'm waiting on the 24 pin to 8 pin to come in the mail, should be another week. I'm having a hard time finding a i7 4790k for less than $100 but I may just have to go ahead and do it.

@@iam1nfamous Yeah my 4790K was $180 back in 2019, I haven't checked recent pricing but it's still a fairly decent CPU which is why it holds it's value. It's the best CPU for the socket.

I heard some of the bigger graphic card need to modify the ram clip. And if I got a i7 4790 should I upgrade to i7 4790k? Looks like the cpu is around $60 in my area

@@richard203oldish comment now but there is no reason to use a k over normal. I've seen more problems than its worth for a slightly faster clock speed. You will never be able to overclock it in a optiplex and you can run into all kinds of funky bugs and blue screens because it really won't like the k

The 1660 Ti, with a dual SATA to PCIe adapter, would be fine on the stock 290 watt power supply. As to playing AAA titles, consider the 4th Gen i7 what it is at this point... an entry level CPU. It's slower than a current generation i3, by a healthy margin. That being said, it depends on the game. It will run something like Doom Eternal just fine but it will struggle in less optimized titles like Cyberpunk. Even older AAA titles like Rise of the Tomb Raider can be a mixed bag with some areas doing great, and other areas being a bit rough. As to the Series S, this will be a technical downgrade in terms of power, but this is capable of doing a lot more than a console, so it's it depends on everything you want to do. And for emulation, once again, it depends. Just do a quick Google search for the emulators you want to run and you can see a lot of people offering up advice. Reddit is full of threads about emulation perf.

Yeah, the upgrades he did were a bit overkill, but he was building it for his brother, not to flip it for profit. And hopefully he had fun building it. I'm in the process of doing a similar, less expensive build, just for the pure enjoyment of doing it.

The PCIe cable from the Seasonic power supply. I replaced the OEM Dell power supply with a Seasonic one in this video. You will also need an adapter, mentioned in the video, if you plan on using a different power supply.

Dell support assistant works great. Bios updates work fine. After installing your 4790k, you will get an cpu notice. Continue booting. It may not register the correct speed or model cpu. Restart in bios and exit bios. Mine runs a 4790k, but for whatever reason i had to do the bios thing. Consider reliding your cpu as it was likely over clocked if it was used. I used a cheap delider and noctua 2nd gen paste (both inside the lid and for the heatsink)with great results despite what naysayers thought. Full load with stock heatsink runs about 172 Fahrenheit. Been running fine for a couple months. And with the paste vs liquid metal, i did not have to worry about an electric conductive costic substance.

I've tested the 4790K on the 9020 with the A18 BIOS and it didn't need an update, but I also got a strange error on startup and the CPU had some odd boosting behavior that was easily solved by simply entering the BIOS and exiting back out.

No the old thermal paste was separating it was either low quality stuff or it absorbed a lot of water either way it was bad. Thermal paste should never look like that it should be thicker.

First question I'd ask is... are you booting in legacy or UEFI mode? I've tested one in a 9020 and there's no reason they shouldn't work as long as you've got enough power, and even the stick PSU in these is MORE than enough for a 1650 Super.

I would say rx6600 is the limit for 4770

It always depends for how much you get it, if you get it for dirt cheap, yeah buy it.

@aggelossgouropoulos1917 it works perfect 1440p 60xsec

​@@thomasd2695Yeah It is a great combo for 2k.

you can lock turbo boost at 4.3ghz on the k

and hyper threading not sure if normal 4790 does or not

@@SkyMuffinz You can do that with the non k (although lower speed by a 100mhz) by turning off speedstep.

@@SkyMuffinz Hyperthread is setting in the Bios.

Yeah their is no real reason to have the k model. The motherboards are locked down to prevent overclocking and even if you could that stock cooler would thermal throttle the cpu in seconds. should have just found the non k or a 4790.

In my experience, optical drives are usually the first components to go bad on PCs. I guess he's being pro-active. I personally wouldn't replace it. I hardly use the optical drive anyways.

Crucial

@@TheN3tw0rq THX

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make sure turbo boost speed step and hyperthreading are on

@@SkyMuffinz they are both on, according to task manager my processor is rated for 4.01ghz, and maybe on all core it'll get to 3.92ghz at most, and I know it could boost up to 4.2ghz but it doesn't even hit 4.0ghz even for a second, temps are good and cooler is aftermarket.

@@JalapenoPrime turn them off and on I had an issue where i was locked to 4.08ghz but toggling off and on fixed it, also enable c states and it runs at 4.3ghz now at idle enable high performance power plan too with min 100 max 100 cpui

@@SkyMuffinz toggle? Like turning off hyperthreading in the bios? I might have to try it when I get home. 🤔

@@JalapenoPrime yeah turn everything off then apply then turn back on and apply then restart

The CPUs by default that ship with this unit have on-board graphics. Adding a discrete GPU was to upgrade the system.

i have same one i5 4590 4 core 16 gb ddr3 ram 8 gb rx580 and 600 watt psu running on a 2 tb hdd and does ok i can get 90-100 fps on gta5 but i set it to limit at 60. and red dead 2 with current in game settings i get 60 fps no problem sometimes higher. cant complain

@@mike-bj4dk do you have 24 pin to 8 pin converter

@@scryptic3233 yes

That's a common misconception, and it's understandable since the Dell's own documentation even states that, but the 7020 absolutely can run up to 32GB. I imagine that Dell kneecapped the 7020 initially to give businesses incentive to buy the 9020, even though the boards are pretty much identical. Eventually they probably opened it up to 32GB with a BIOS update. Every single 7020 I've built has been able to run 32GB.

@@TheGameBench Currently running 7020 w/32GB i7-4790

Yes, that is what unit we are using in the video. The 4790K is compatible.

@@TheN3tw0rq i5-4590 3.30Ghz to i7-12700k or i5-12600k it compatible?

@@randolfburgos2780 Only 4th gen Intel is compatible with this unit. The best CPU for this unit is the i7-4790K.

Hello, it is DDR3L. Here is a picture of the RAM that went in this unit, pik.gtaxl.net/2022_12_03_190831.jpg

Yes, I think they're nearly the same, but the 4790k has higher base and boost.

Yeah you're right, I don't know if I mentioned it in the video but I did change the fan back to normal shortly after doing the video. The TDP increase from the stock CPU isn't really much of a concern, it's negligible.

Not in its stock form. I’ve done it with a motherboard swap.

I'm running the 4790K and my rx580 fan is louder. Still not loud at all.

No, it only takes DDR3, 32GB max (8GB x4) up to 1600MHz

@@TheN3tw0rq Hi I just built my 9020 and my power wont boot up and is blinking orange. Do you know what it might be? thanks

@@freepoohsheisty Hello, blinking orange means a hardware failure. Was it blinking orange before you changed the RAM? You have to count how many times in a row it blinks orange, called a blink code to correspond with what the issue may be. Also does the unit beep? Count the beeps as well. Please refer to the following pictures for guidance, pik.gtaxl.net/2022_11_28_092824.png pik.gtaxl.net/2022_11_28_092831.png

@@TheN3tw0rq so when I first bought the pc, it did power up to bios. Then I switched everything at once instead of one at a time to check if everything was working. At first, my orange blinking light was steady, indicating psu or psu wiring failure. I then took out my gpu and put in the original psu. I get 2 blinks, followed by 2 blinks, indicating psu failure. I will change the ram back to original and see if it boots back to bios. Thank you

@@TheN3tw0rq Hi, So going back, I was able to get power after switching ram back etc. New ram and ssd are in and it powered on as well. My new psu, Cooler Master 750 Gold seems to be causing issue. When pluggin psu in, it reverts to orange blinking. It might be my 24-8 pin adapter as well. Thank you

I wouldn't recommend doing that in this machine. Especially with the stock heatsink and lack of cooling.

The 9020 itself has two DisplayPorts. The GPU... depends on the model, but I would expect a 1660 Ti to have at least one HDMI port.

Are talking about the i5 and the 4790k

Bc there is pretty big difference between the two an i5 4th gen especially this one here would bottle neck the hell out of the 1660 the 4790 k and not k It can perform up to 30 percent better 25 percent in most areas

what kind of Dell OptiPlex you got? 3020? 7020? 9020?

@@addyyang5691 9020 MT the four ram slot variant

A-Tech 8GB DDR3 1600MHz PC3-12800 CL11 DIMM 2Rx8 1.5V 240-Pin Non-ECC UDIMM Desktop

Yes it was upgraded to an i7-4790K which is the best CPU for this computer.

Yes. I do mean in the sink or dish washer.

@@davefarley4318 use contact cleaner next time. dries instantly and safe of plastic. blows all of the crud out immediately. kinda like brake clean.

Do you get any beep codes? Does the power light blink? Is the fans spinning really fast? Does the system POST beep? What CPU is in the system? What are you plugging your monitor into? Answer those questions so I can get a better understanding.

@@TheN3tw0rq ok, I used to get 132 beep codes, so I commented 5 days ago and you sayed ddr3l ram should be used, so I bought some, and it fixed the beep codes. The power button light blinks orange when I power it on, the stock fans are spinning an a normal speed and are very quiet, I do not know what a post beep is but I do get a single beep when i power it on, I am using an i7 4790s, and I am using the motherboards built in VGA port with the i7 4790s built in graphics.

@@MrMeme69 The power light should not be orange or blinking. There is still an issue. It sounds like this system you got is full of issues.

@@TheN3tw0rq What can I do to fix it?

@@TheN3tw0rq Might just be one problem, and not "full of Issues" as you state.

What did you do

1) 4.00 GHz base clock vs 3.60 GHz, 4.40 GHz turbo vs 4.00 GHz with only 4 watts of additional TDP. It's the best CPU for the socket which was why it was chosen and fully compatible. The stock Dell heatsink is better than Intel's stock heatsink and will handle the 88W TDP just fine. It's not that big of a jump compared to the stock CPU. 2) I could of but I don't cheap out on power supplies. Granted a Seasonic Prime is a bit overkill for this build, I was footing the bill and didn't care. Since we were replacing the PSU regardless, put the best part that is compatible. 3) You're right, those cards perform better. I didn't price out used parts at the time. I was only wanting to put current new parts I could buy direct from Newegg. The 1660 Ti seemed appropriate for the build and at that time. It was for occasional gaming. Even the 1660 Ti had clearance issues with this case though. With this kinda case and limited airflow, you really want to stick to smaller, budget cards. 4) It was all Crucial had in stock at the time with little to no price difference. I only mentioned it because it was still compatible and would work with the system. 5) Yes really, arguably Microsoft's best Operating System. It was still supported until 2020 with ESU bumping that out to 2023. Since I operate a business I did get ESU licenses. I will do the same for Windows 10.

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