Upgraded Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 for Gaming in 2023
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I upgrade a Lenovo ThinkCentre M900:
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU
AMD Radeon E9173 PCIe Graphics Card
512GB Timetec NVMe Solid State Drive w/PCIe Adapter
16GB Samsung DDR4 2400MHz RAM
TP Link AC 1200 WiFi Adapter
Comment if you need any help or have any tips to share! Let me know if you are using a similar setup.
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Upgrade List
1:23 Start work
2:11 CPU
3:27 RAM
3:39 Fan Mod
5:14 GPU
5:32 WiFi Card
5:42 NVMe Adapter
6:01 Clean up
6:26 GPU Displays
6:46 Cool Lights
6:57 Gaming SSD
7:15 Skater XL
8:41 Dead by Daylight
10:35 FortNite
11:50 Final Thoughts
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thanks. I also have a computer just like this one , and i was in doubt about how to upgrade , now i can do it for good
Absolutely. Note that there are better GPU's to choose from, but something equivalent to what I used would still be nice.
i used this video for reference to help me get my first pc, i got a lenovo thinkcentre m910s, i5 6500 (hopefully upgrade to i7 6700 or 7700 eventually) 16gb ram 2133mhz, LP rx 550 4gb & i gotta say i'm happy with it, i know its not the best but it gets the job done! i really like what you did with the fan mod, and i myself love dead by daylight so watching this really helped make my decision, if it wasnt for you i would still be on my ps4!
Excellent! Luckily your M910 will support 7th gen Intel, so that would be a nice upgrade. If you find a GTX 1650 low profile for a good deal, that will pair well with an i7-6700 or i7-7700. The 2GB AMD Card I installed in this video isn't the greatest, just what I had at the time. Good luck and welcome to the realm of PC's! Here's a video I did with the i7-6700 & GTX 1650 in the same M900: th-cam.com/video/PTVBP0kVo98/w-d-xo.htmlsi=U91Sc3mHNZ0ouYwN
When adding the mini exhaust fan: “I think thats actually really cool”. Literally.
Hi Haste. Excellent video I have a Lenovo M720S that I use for business. It is also the small form factor model. I bought it stock with an 8th gen I-7 processor. Only upgrade I did was to add an M.2 NVME SSD. It made a big difference in the speed. I'm finding that this model or the M920S can be picked up at very attractive prices with the 9th Gen I-5 processor...which is more than adequate for business use. Anyway, really enjoyed watching our video. Amazing what you can do with an affordable computer like this. Thanks for sharing. Well done my friend....
Thank you! an 8th or 9th gen Intel i5 or i7 would be excellent. I did a couple videos where I installed a GTX 1650, 1050, and 1050Ti into this M900. If you ever decide to install a graphics card reach out and let me know how it goes.
Thanks for videos :"D As they were helpful. Planning on picking up either m93p or m83 to replace my RPI 4 for remote work to connect to main PC.
I won't be upgrading it most likely with GPU but will throw my old parts in there instead. Just need to decide which model and how much to spend on it.
Well, the M93p and M83 seem near identical. I would just figure out exactly what you need and see what the prices are. Maybe one will come with an i7 for a good deal. Good luck!
@@HaisteComputerRepair After upgrading to ryzen 5900x, my old i7-4770k and 24gb of ram are gathering dust haha. And it just seems the best way to spend money on SFF PC like that.
Barebones M83 with some G series processor around here is about 20$ and for i5 variants it's around 60, same for possibility of getting m93p with i5 from auction.
Otherwise for newer ones... They are of course more costly ^^"
@@pczajkowski9 Perfect, though I do believe the Lenovo motherboard does not support a "K" series i7 as the BIOS is basic business class. I have never tried myself, but I have yet to find someone online that has had success and been able to prove it.
@@HaisteComputerRepair To my understanding as long as BIOS supports the CPU itself it's fine but the only downside is losing on the overclocking capabilities... Which I didn't do since getting it in early 2014 ^ ^"
Will need to remember to post here after getting my hands on the m*3... Which can be soon or if m93p.. Can be in about month as it would come from different country >>
@@HaisteComputerRepair Put it together today and... It works. i7-4770k booted without any problems in the m83 alongside overkill 24gb of Corsair vengeance ram.
But sadly it doesn't seem to play nicely with my 1440P display as DP errors and changes colors as per manual. But works fine with VGA on 1080p display :p
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Hi !!! amazing Video!! i got this same PC recently and i have a pair of questions, exist another proccesor / CPU more powerfull compatible whit this model? and whit your upgrade, you can use video editors like Davinci Resolve? really thanks for this video!!! :)
EDIT: i want do stream whit this hardware later whit obs, and your opinion really helps me, thankyou :)
Well, it would depend on what the resolution of the video is that you want to edit. 1080p? Fine. 4K? pushing the hardware a bit and you will need a decent low profile graphics card. What kind of streaming are you wanting to do?
@@HaisteComputerRepair yes :D 1080p , and the stream is whit a webcam c922 logitech whit obs :D whitout gameplay, just i want use it like secondary transmition machine for use audio software like protools.
Really thanks for your answer !!!
@@mikamusicmx No problem and good luck. Let me know if you find something. Otherwise I do have some of these units I could ship.
us that a GLOTRENDS NVMe adapter? looks like the one i bought. i can see the spare stand off on the lower left.
On Amazon, it's labeled as MHQJRH for the brand. My takeaway is that it worked.
I have the exact PC. Only 8 gig memory the i5-6500 CPU I just tweaked the integrated graphics. And in getting as hi as 200fps but never lower that 80 fps at 1920x1080 60hrz just set everything for performance in windows and the integrated graphics. You don't need a different video card. Just put the settings right in windows for the integrated graphics and turn on game mode in windows set it for performance.
Do you mind going into more detail as for what games you are referencing? You definitely would need a dedicated graphics card to play a wider variety of games with better performance and higher resolution. Yes, you can play some "higher end" games on the integrated GPU by lowering the resolution and graphics settings, but it's confusing for people to hear someone say that they don't need a graphics card.
@@HaisteComputerRepair well I don't seem to need one alien arena, Warsaw, idg are a few of the games in playing. haven't needed to lower the resolution yet. But hey if you want to buy graphics card go ahead. You can't play triple A games without lowering the resolution or installing a graphics card that's true. But older stuff runs just fine. Lowest I've got for fps so far is 60fps with everything on high.
@@HaisteComputerRepair th-cam.com/video/ZFt8aQawV4Y/w-d-xo.html
@@starsoldier3643 Thanks for sharing, that is good to know and I am happy to hear what the community is doing with hardware. For people reading your initial comment, they won't know what you are talking about when you arbitrarily say you are getting 200fps on 1080p. It's confusing. BUT, it makes total sense when you share what games you are playing. So, thanks for following up with that :)
This is what I'm gonna have to attempt to do, my rig got fried by lightning hitting next to my house. Gonna be awhile before I can even do this route to get back to gaming... Sigh
Sorry to hear, RIP. So you're saying you have an office PC you can put some upgrades into?
Try upgrading an non-sff version of the m900, you put an m.2 and a gtx 1650 and there we go
My particular model did not have an m.2 SSD option, but I would love to do that if I come across some more that do feature it.
Why do you use the blue dim and not the green one to install the ram memories?
The blue closest to the CPU is single channel, two blue are dual channel. Go to page 78 of the manual and this shows the RAM install order. download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/thinkcentre_pdf/m800_m900_tower_ug_en.pdf
Use riser/ gpu extender. And you can put gpu card on top. Maybe you can run gtx 1650 on this pc. Ehe..
I have installed GTX 1650 Low Profile cards into this PC with the 210W power supply. Tested power consumption and it's all good to go.
I wonder how much better the performance would be if you replaced win10 with Linux Mint or Pop_OS?
I think the performance would be great. 90% of the PC's I sell will have Windows, so that is what I use primarily for videos like this. The 10% of Linux users are more likely to purchase a PC and then install and configurate Linux distros to their liking.
I have a question I bough this as a gaming pc that’s has a i5 6500 gtx 1650, basically I don’t like the design can I buy a gamin pc case and switch everything too a new gaming pc case?
You can, and I have a couple of times. You will need to purchase a cable adapter for the ATX power supply to connect to the small 6-pin connection on the Lenovo motherboard. This comes with one caveat: The power supply fan will never shut off (even with the pc powered down) unless you flip the switch on the PSU or unplug. In this way, it acts like a jumper. Can be found here: www.moddiy.com/ Might I also suggest an upgrade to i7-6700.
Hey haiste, do you think using an SSD, 16 GB of ram... the low profile rx 6400 will work well in this rig? It only consumes 53w and performs three times as well.
My psu is 210w but I have seen people using a nvidia quadro k1200 which consumes 45w and works very well, so I was wondering if the rx 6400 could also work, thanks for the video I would greatly appreciate if you solve my doubt.
You can run the RX6400 and probably be just fine. Just note that the M900 is PCIe Gen 3 while the RX6400 is PCIe Gen4. It will still run fine, but you may be better off getting a low profile GTX 1650 if you can find one for a better deal. I did a power test with the same combo here: th-cam.com/video/PTVBP0kVo98/w-d-xo.htmlsi=R3Xmz2niX6zZd5Ik
The truth is that even with the limitation of pcie 3.0 the rx6400 performs much better in games than gtx 1650, besides consuming less watts, so it makes me curious that you say that the nvidia card is much better option.
In any case you are the expert, I guess a gtx 1650 would not be bad for me, thank you very much!
@@ruihill7849True, the RX6400 has less power draw. You will probably find it's cheaper than the GTX 1650 low profile. If you check out Techpowerup (for any graphics card, for reference) you'll see a section marked "relative performance." Check out the RX6400 page here: www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6400.c3813
Ok thank you very much!!@@HaisteComputerRepair
@@ruihill7849Hope it helps you out!
IMO, best single slot gaming GPU is the Intel arc a310 eco. RX 6400 is slightly better but the price is ~$50 more
Love to try that one out
I have this PC and just want to add a GeForce GT 1030, will the 210w psu be enough for this card? Note that I have not added anything other than the card. The ram, hard drive and everything else is as the computer comes.
Yes it would work with no problems at all. It would be better than the AMD card I installed in this video.
@@HaisteComputerRepair Thanks for answering my friend, I was afraid that it would not be enough because I do not change the HDD for a ssd. However I did remove the dvd drive, I hope it makes up for it a bit.
Anyway, thank you very much for the video!
@@luiscolinagonzales8112 You will be fine, you don't need to remove anything. The GT 1030 has a power rating of 30W. Definitely go for the SSD.
I'm wondering if the rx 550 will work for this pc. I'm deciding between rx 550 and gt 1030. rx 550 is cheaper and better than gt 1030 but has a tdp of 50 watts which might cause problems with the built-in power supply.
It looks like both the 2GB and 4GB variant of the low profile RX 550 has that TDP of 50W, with a suggested power supply of 250W. Unfortunately the M900 PSU is 210W (at least the 20+ I have worked on). The power connecter is only 10 Pin, so not so easy to swap out with another PSU. You can use cable adapters, but with the caveat of a different, or ATX, power supply fan running at all times unless the PC is completely shut off. However, you might be totally fine with the 210W PSU. I will be testing this out soon with a GTX 1650 and i7-6700 in a M900 with the 210W PSU. Will definitely make a video.
@@HaisteComputerRepair Thanks for the response, will wait for that video!
@@hakdokhakdok195 You bet!
Is the extra fan a must do?
I don't think so, but it did help with temps a little bit. It's a fun mod with spare parts.
What’s the best used or new graphics card for this PC for a reasonable price today?
If you can find a GTX 1650 low profile for a decent price, that would be the best match. Next one down would be the GTX 1050 Ti, but honestly go for the 1650 if you can. Remember that this motherboard supports PCIe 3.0 speeds, so buying a card like the RX 6400 with 4.0 speeds may not be the best use of money.
@@HaisteComputerRepair what about the GeForce 1080 GTX?
@@setterkim4050 You could use that, you would just need to migrate the system from the SFF tower case into a larger case, get a new power supply suitable for the GTX 1080, then purchase the cable adapter for the power supply connector to the motherboard. This causes the power supply fan to continuously run unless you shut it off or unplug, though. I talk about this here: th-cam.com/video/D_4K8QW1VbI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=uYhyP318cdRg409A&t=100
Hey Haiste. Back to ask another question. I noticed they make 3050 and 4060 LPs now and am in the budget to get either for my M900 SFF. Just wanted to ask if the 4060 wouldn't be compatible for any reason. Running an i7-6700 and 32 GB of ram with stock PSU.
The RTX 4060 Low Profile has a recommended 300W PSU and, in models I have seen, require a 6-pin power connecter. An RTX 3050 would run fine, though one thing to note is that the M900 motherboard will be limited to PCIe 3.0 speeds, while the 3050 will have PCIe 4.0 capability. This may not make much of a difference in this use case, though. Do you have the 210W PSU?
@HaisteComputerRepair Yea it's 210. That's why I am leaning toward the 3050, just wanted to see if the 4060 was compatible without any further upgrading. I'm expecting some bottlenecking from the PCI difference, but not too worried about it. Thanks again, always a great help
@@stahnke_as_pho What CPU do you have installed?
@@HaisteComputerRepair i7-6700
@HaisteComputerRepair Yo. Just wanted to give you an update that I installed the 3050 LP. It was about half an inch too long, so I had to remove the cage that holds the disk drive and SSD. Based on measurements, I can saw off the obstructing corner of the cage and still fit the caddy for the SSD. Will let you know how that goes. But other than that, the card works flawlessly. It's quiet, stays cool, and performs exactly as I need it to.
Just wanna say thanks again. Your channel helped me out a great deal.
I see a big bottleneck there between the CPU and GPU, I'm planning to buy a Lenovo m700 with the i7 6700 with 16gb of ram for just only 279€ (290$) (2 weeks ago came with 8gb of ram at the same price so it's a really good purchase), it is cheaper than this one, I have less USB ports but at least came with most of this upgrades by default. The GPU that I'm going to install will be the AMD Radeon RX 6400, it's more powerful than the GPU showed in the video and probably It won't make a big bottleneck
Big help. I just got an m900 sff with an i7 and now am most likely going to get that same GPU.
I want buy lenovo thinkcentre 910s with i7 7700 suggest me gpu to go with
One thing about the RX 6400 is that it supports PCIe gen 4.0 while the Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Motherboard is PCIe 3.0. For this reason you may be better off using a GTX 1650. But, either way, hope it went well. This AMD GPU in this video is definitely not the best choice, but it's what I had on hand at the time. I have since tested out a GTX 1650, 1050 Ti, and 1050. I built a SFF PC with a RX 6400 and Ryzen 5 4500.
@@318ravirajachari4 Try out the GTX 1650 low profile.
@@HaisteComputerRepair what none low profile
Hi mate, can this m900 plug in GEFORCE GTX 1650 VENTUS XS 4G OCV1 ?
If you want to use a full height graphics card, you will have to migrate the system into a larger PC case. Or, use PCIe extension adapters and have the GPU hanging out the side panel. You can search for a low profile GTX 1650 instead, though, and this will fit into the SFF case: www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/msi-gtx-1650-low-profile.b7005
Could I fit a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super 4gb Gddr6 in this case
Without upgrading the case and power supply, you can only install this version of the gtx 1650: www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/msi-gtx-1650-low-profile.b7005
Sorry to bother but could you please provide me a couple links so I can upgrade my m900 sff… I’d like to do the nvme ssd but I’m not sure which PCIE I would need as well as the nvme you’d recommend? Also is there anyway to just place the nvme in my existing nvme slot that’s already built in to my m900? Thank you and sorry for all the questions
Also I’m currently running an i7 6700… is there a better one you recommend? I’d love to get some ideas to make this the best I can make it 😊
What is your budget on SSD's? There isn't an NVMe slot in the M900, but if you have a particular variant (not M900) that might be the case. Here's a couple links: www.amazon.ca/UGREEN-NVMe-PCIe-Adapter-64Gbps/dp/B08TBW12B8/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3TK8FFFX17Y1G&keywords=nvme+adapter&qid=1698278537&s=electronics&sprefix=nvme+adapte%2Celectronics%2C126&sr=1-5
@@HaisteComputerRepair 5:47 thank you for replying. I’m a little confused though.. the link you sent has a lot more pins compared to your video pcie adapter and was wondering what the difference is between the one you used in this video Vs the link you sent me regarding the m900 Small form factor?? Thank you for your time
@@user-fj4yl5os3dTrue, it looks like that UGREEN fits different types of PCIe lanes. The one I used in the video is here: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07JJTVGZM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
@@HaisteComputerRepair is the one with more pins any better or will it work just the same?
Would a 1030 ggrd 5 work in this
Yes it would. That would be a little bit better than the card I installed in the video. For gaming, at least.
so, you're booting from that nvme drive?
Yep, Windows was installed on to it.
I got a question, what GPUs does this support?
Look for "low profile" graphics cards. Something like a GT 1030, GTX 1050 (ti), GTX 1650. AMD Radeon RX 550. Search for Low Profile cards. Feel free to link me to anything you are looking at for a second opinion.
@@HaisteComputerRepair Thank you, would I have to upgrade my psu to instal any of those?
@@zegzyle2568 All of those low profile GPU's will have low voltage, so no upgrade is necessary.
@@HaisteComputerRepair thank you very much
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Is it possible to do a case swap?
Thinking of fitting a full size msi 1050ti
@@dabby_killa1155 Yes it is, I just did one. But, you will need a 24-pin to 6-pin adapter for the power supply connection. One caveat to this is adapter is the power supply fan and any fans connected to the power supply via molex will continue to run until you flip the power supply switch to off. If that is no problem, let me know and I can send you a link to the cable adapter.
@@HaisteComputerRepair Thanks! I don't think that's going to be a problem. Can I ask for the link please?
@@dabby_killa1155 Sorry that was 24 pin to 10 pin. Here it is: www.moddiy.com/products/IBM-Lenovo-PSU-Main-Power-24-Pin-to-10-Pin-Adapter-Cable-30cm.html
Will a rtx 2060 work
Yep, you will just need a larger power supply and the cable adapters needed to connect it to the motherboard. A larger case as well. There are Front audio and USB 3.0 adapters you can get to connect to the Lenovo connecters on the motherboard. Let me know if you want to know more, I can provide links. I built an i7-6700K and RTX 2060 PC last year and it performed well.
test the forest pls
I can do that. I do own that game. I'll have to get back to you on that.
@@HaisteComputerRepair do
@@matheusgormez9669 I will try to remember to do this on the weekend.
@@HaisteComputerRepair did you remember ? : D
@@thebjdjlcraft7535 I did not. I no longer have this system. But, I can test it on an M900 with an i5-6500 and the same GPU as in this video. Feel free to check in and remind me.
gtx 1650 work?
Yep, that would work just fine
Posso colocar uma memória de 3200
You can, but it will default to 2133MHz as that is default speed for this 6th gen Intel CPU. There is no overclocking option in Lenovo BIOS.
@@HaisteComputerRepair vlw eu comprei uma memória ontem é uma Asgard t3 o modelo mais ainda não testei a voltagem dela é de 1,34v isso não interfere em nada né?