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Yes we have Intel Software raid 0 or raid 1, but you need the standard plus since that can have more than one M2 while the standard has only one m2 slot.

Yes, for both! I really wish that the marketing department would slow down a bit :)

Yes, they are awesome! Sometimes they show up at the shop for datatrasnfer and they are 10 years old and still functional !

Hey, I do have a 7020 optiplex with the i9-14900k cpu as well but haven’t had a chance to run benchmarks on it. I am sure that a full tower pc would perform significantly better. The size of the cooler and the size of the power supply is just not enough here . If you watch my Dell XPS 8960 video , even there with the i9-14900k we are leaving about 10-20% performance on the table. I would go with the optiplex full size tower or even with the XPS 8960. XPS can also last 10 years no problem.

Thanks for your quick reply! Just want to clarify some things and wondering if your opinion still stays the same. I got the 14900 not the 14900k. I got it with the 280W power supply. I’m just wondering why dell would offer an i9 In a form factor that would throttle its performance… another thing is i realize i got the "class 35" ssd. will class 40 be a big upgrade since twice read/ write? or both so fast will be marginal...

Dell will sell you anyting as an option but it does not mean that we can`t do better with a different model, In this video: th-cam.com/video/HFBwlwSPwy0/w-d-xo.html Pancake style cooler is what we have inside the 7020 SFF with a piece of plastic funnel on the top. In this video you can see at 5:10 that just going with a larger cooler from Dell we are gaining somewhere between 2-15% performance with the same exact CPU. In our case it does not matter if it’s a K or non-K CPU since we cannot overclock the system anyway (if you watch the full video). Yes, we can but it did not result in any performance gain, even the largest Dell cooler is already maxed out, and again, with a custom PC without overclocking, just with a larger cooler will perform about 20% better than this XPS will ever do. Also forgot to mention the speed of the SSD is probably critical for you since you are working with large files, even with a lot of ram, swapping on the SSD will happen no matter what. The SSD in the XPS is about twice as fast as the OptiPlex, unless you are putting a new SSD in this OptiPlex. The 14900 non-K with the turbo boost can draw and would draw 219 W from the PSU, which means you have 60W left for the Mobo, ram, SSD, extra VGA if you have any of that. This will not happen because your system will be throttled before that. Maybe this is already great for what you will do and not an issue. I am just saying a bigger case with a better cooler a 500W+ PSU and a faster SSD is a better option with the XPS and probably also much cheaper as well.

That sounds awesome! If you are planning to get multiple of these, I would get just one from each and test them the way you will run them. The KS is only 200 MHz faster which results in games about a 2% average performance increase. That number could be higher in your environment. I used to work for a company as a part of the hardware team. When it was time to get new desktops for the software developers we got one PC with top end CPU and a pc with a high end cpu. Three days later they came over and said that when they compiling code the top end CPU is 8 minutes faster than the cpu just below. He said they need to that least six times a day so that 8 minutes that is almost 1 hour faster/ employee and they had 40 software developers.

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@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. scott i sent you an email.

I don’t have another 3070 right now but have one more 3060 SFF available , if you haven’t watched this video , watch the whole thing: th-cam.com/video/fbSLMfkf0IY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oUOWED0PYIX5GIUF

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Yes Please, do you ship to Canada

@@thegreatarchie5490 Sure that should be no problem. Send me an email to scott@stiguy.com with your Zip code. Thanks

Correct! Remember when the specs were all correct for the optiplex SFF, but the replacement ram was about 1/8 higher compared to the original? We could not close the top cover :)

Be careful with the ARC since none of the new SFF OptiPlex has the extra power cable for the GPU. If the ARC has a 6 pin or 8 pin power connector but no cable connected, it will not boot :(

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. thanks for the reply, I think the sff arc GPU doesn't require a power connection from the PSU it pulls from the pcie

@@Wild_Cat This does not :ASRock Intel Arc A380 Low Profile 6GB GDDR6 but I think any other higher model does need a power cable.

Thank you for your comment! Really appreciate it! Congratulations for the new pc!

That would be awesome! Thanks for the info! Will try it next time, not even sure why this super low budget laptop has a 120hz screen!

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. yea, 120hz screen is super smooth. Dell really surprised me. Best laptop I ever bought

According to the Intel tuning software, this CPU only gets 85w from the motherboard. The 12900k by default needs a 125w but with the turbo boost this spikes up to 240W. The 6400xt peaks at 280W at gaming and we have a 180w power supply with no power cord for the GPU. The largest PSU Dell offers is a 300W PSU also without the 6 pin/8 pin cable. Right now the 12900k only delivers about 60% of its performance in a multi core environment:(

Dell messed this up by bringing back the old model names a decade later. If they keep things as it is, we are going to have a new 7050 in three years. The “new” models 7010(2023) 7020(2024) Should have been called something different like 7023 and 7024 that would have been a better choice, I think. So confusing to have two different 7010 one from 2014 and one from 2023.

no, get a 3050 lp or if you want to mess around with adapters get a 4060 lp

We have a 180W PSU here which has no power cable for the GPU. Also, this i9 is completely crippled already since the Mobo is only passing 85W to it, but by default the 12900k needs 125W not mentioning when the turbo kicks in and the power consumption goes up to 240W temporally. We dont have a lot of option, as mentioned by unstopable_rob: 3050 LP,GTX 1650 LP, low model Intel Arc, 4060 LP or the A2000 but the last two are expensive and we still need a Dell 300W PSU which also dont come with the power cable :( :( :(

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Lol! It kind of did. I wonder if a 300W PSU would yield a better result or just the basic MoBo has its limitations. I have the 2024 OptiPlex 7020 with the 14 Gen i5, also have the i9-14900K. I am about to order a 300W PSU for that so we can find out for sure.

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You are the best!

Thank you for sharing your experience! Really appreciate it!

Thanks!

Thank you I, really appreciate that!

Please come back and let me know how the new battery works out. I always have a hard time to get a good quality battery for older models. Thanks !

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What is the model number for the 6400?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Thanks for the fast response sir. It is the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6400 4GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Low Profile Graphic Card (SPR-11315-01-20G)

@@antonioton-tonfukuchi3106 So The CPU needs 65W however with the Turbo Boost it can burst up to 154W for a short period of time . The RX 6400 needs maximum 53 W for gaming ( Browsing, dual monitor , watching video 5-10W) however it can also shoot up to 75W . So if you are gaming you can get into a situation where the 180W power supply is just not enough. In general , for work, browsing , watching movies and light gaming it will be fine. If you are really going to play a lot a 300W PSU might give you a smoother gaming experince.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Thank you very much, sir. You've answered my question.

@@antonioton-tonfukuchi3106You are welcome!

Awesome! Thank you!

100% agree with you, It`s a risk, should not be included for sure.

I am a huge Louis Rossmann fan and I have been doing my part by fixing things and making them last as long as possible and if they hold no value or benefit to me or anyone in my range, I am happy to pass the opportunity to others. I feel like with Dell and other manufacturers who allow you to purchase an extended warranty AFTER the original warranty expired for an affordable price, we are pretty good on this topic. I am not in the business of repairing circuit boards or other components so I can’t talk about that. But if you have a $2000 laptop with a failed motherboard and your warranty is out warranty maybe you are looking at a $400-500 bill from Dell just to get a new board. Or you can get an extended warranty for half of that cost and Dell might even send their tech out to your home to make the replacement happen and you are going to be covered for another year or so. What do you think?

Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it!

Wow, thanks!

Oh, the 9000 series! These can last 10-12 years, no problem for sure. I wonder if we ever going to see those. 3000, 5000, 9000 are all gone, we only have 7000 standard and the 7000 standards plus in 23-24.

You can try a flexiable riser cable for those ports like these: www.amazon.com/s?k=PCIe+3.0+X4+Riser+Cable&crid=S7GZGYQVKDZV&sprefix=pcie+3.0+x4+riser+cable%2Caps%2C67&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 What would you plug into these ports?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. thanks so much, can you also teach us how to max out these machines? I have a 4090 GPU on it with 4TB SSD using it for AI. All I have left on it is 2 SATA port and 1 m2 key slot. I can potentially upgrade the CPU to a 14900 as well. But my computer is still at 94% CPU and 80% RAM on benchmarks. Can I call the shop and get consult for a fee?

@@DailyProg What CPU do you have now?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I have a i7 13700

Haha! Never! Thanks for stopping by, you are always appreciative it! Hope You’re Doing Well!

Thanks! Really appreciate it!

I think so too!

You're welcome!

Thanks for the sub! I got a couple Optiplex Micro left, that is probably a better option regards of shipping, are you familiar with those?

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. yes, ive seen these in school but can you please tell me? What are the specs on these mini machines, can they support windows 11?

@@Dawid_The_Man Gen8 intel i5 or Gen 9 i5, 16 GB of Ram , 250 SSD and most of them has Wi-Fi0 and BT, Windows 11 Pro.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. nice. Thanks for your reply.

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Thank you sir!

Probably less than what I paid for the Ram & SSD :) I can put you on the list if you are interested and once the machine is ready and packed, I can tell you exactly. The OptiPlex Micro is super small and will fit inside a USPS medium flat rate box.

@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Sounds good.

Please send me an email to scott@stiguy.com and I will reserv PC for you.

I am sorry, I haven’t seen one comment anywhere that it would support F CPU`s,probably not but who knows… I have an OptiPlex 3000 SFF with an i5-12500 also have an 12900K CPU , I can try that, see what happens 😊 Also have an Opti 7020 SFF with the i5- 14500, was planning to swap that with the 14900K for the same reason.

I found 1 userbenchmark with that combo, so will give it a go 😄 Thank you so much for this video and all the other ones you make. I enjoy these types of videos way more than the ultra-polished ones with crazy edits that don’t give any useful info. Hope you’re channel will grow! Also, maybe I missed it. But where can I sign up for the Optiplex giveaway? Would love to learn more about setting up a home server or maybe helping out someone that could really use it in my area. Thank you!

Thanks and please come back here and let me know if it works! Just send me an email to scott@stiguy.com and I will reserv PC for you. I have about 10 more requests before I can get to you but since a lot of them will be the same thing I scould be able to speed up the process.

@@FurryDeathMedia Well , I put the 12900K into the optiplex 3000 and it boots up like champ. So the F will work probably as well!

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. That's great to hear! That makes me hopeful the F variants also will work. Will let you know once I get all the parts and put it together to confirm.

Yep, many will follow, but will also release other videos!

I have a puppy, he is about 10 weeks old, he just goes for your hands 😊 When I was editing a video and wanted to include the top angle shots , I realized how bad my hands are look like.... so in the future it will be more of these top view shots for sure.

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. i didn't even notice your hands, i was to busy looking at the inside of the computer. i sent you an email scott.

@@archangelmusic13 Got it!

@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. i cant do that super thanks funding option yet, it says i need 500 subscribers to access that.i will contact paypal.

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