Upgrading a Dell Optiplex 7010, easy, cheap, efficient!
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- Putting together a used PC upgrade for my mom.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Specs
1:45 Unboxing
2:59 Teardown/SSD & RAM Installation
6:01 OS Installation
7:33 OS Test Drive - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Sorry I had to mute the audio from around 8:07-8:29ish due to a copyright claim! Thanks for watching, everyone!
It's ok, I forgive you.
Oh, you're too kind.
Looks like your speaking to yourself lol
@@zulfphotography It's this pandemic, man. Haha.
I own a PC repairs shop and NEVER throw away working parts. I often come across old machines that have become a bit tired with age but, with a few tweaks, will turn into perfectly functional machines.
Trade-ins are a joy to work on, as they just need a good blast with a leaf blower, fformat and reinstall which makes them good as new. Pensioner love them, as they can Skype the kids in Aus, Canada or wherever.
I don't make lots of money at it but to see the satisfaction of an old machine in the hands of someone who just wants a cheap PC is a joy in of itself.
Man I have got three of these and I love them ..One is actually my home server. The size and design is just perfect. One of dell finest design.
Agreed. Just got a 9020 USFF. Dropped a 120gb SSD in there. Got the cd caddy - so put a second HDD in there (500gb). It's the i3 version (4th gen I THINK). Currently just waiting on an 8gb stick of memory to arrive (Saturday) as I've got 4gb in anyway and 12Gb for my needs is more than enough.
My previous laptop ran 8gb - zero issues.
I run Linux and it does all music production with no dramas.
Not bad for a sub £100 computer 🙂
I like these SFF Dell units, I have a couple, an i3 and an i5. They run surprisingly quiet and the modular design makes them really easy to work on. Only drawback is finding reasonably priced SFF expansion cards if you need them.
Good job! It just galls me to see these machines get thrown away.
I just bought a Dell optiplex 7010 and has a i7 16gb of ram with 2tb of storage for only 263 dollars can't wait to try it out
I'm glad youtube has that algorithm for it was today it suggested this video. I bought a 7010 off a refurb site 14 months ago. Well, I put it out of the way as we were having new paint and flooring put in and that's so messy. I had my main computer, a PC I built in 2012 and is great and only minor upgrades during those years. But after running nearly 24/7/365x12 it was starting to show its age. I didn't want to build another one, and I loved the prices and things I had been reading on the different refurb business. So fast forward to today and I saw that box and I think it's going to be really great. It has two hdmi (I thought they were) slots that I'll have to get an adapter from my samsung monitor, then getting a ram and sshd upgrade sound like a great idea. It came with a usb wifi adapter in the box, but I have 3 already plus a USB wifi with an antenna. Thank goodness. Thank you!
I bought the same thing with an I7 processor , fitted an SSD which I had already, installed windows 10 and its a fantastic PC, its fast, I have edited videos and photos and it works well, I paid 100 EURO on ebay
Just bought 2 of these for $100…very nice find
Got one myself with i7. 👍🏻
Great little project. Great to see these old machines being bought back to life. Would a old thinkpad laptop been a good option maybe?
Zulf Photography it's pretty easy to breathe new life into very old machines with a lightweight Linux distro. For something like that I would try out Lubuntu or Manjaro and see what happens.
LOL! I love your mom! Must have a clock screen saver! (Me too!) 😂😂😂💖
The clock thing sounds about right 😂
I just put a 7010 SFF online as our new home pc! Since having kids, our office disappeared. Space became more important. Custom rig's way too big. Came with a sketchy KingDian SSD that I swapped with my custom rig's Samsung Evo 860.
We're loving the thing! Despite having thousands upon thousands of photos in the Windows Photo app, it scrubs through them all like a champ. And it's silent!
It's just a temporary solution until we're forced to upgrade to 8th gen Intels for Win11. Still hoping that requirement gets lifted.
I mean, Windows 11 is supported on a 2 core 1GHz slowpoke atom x6200fe because it's "new" but not on a i7-7740X? Guarantee even an i5-2500K could run it. Their cutoff is so arbitrary. Depending on how things go, that may be my cue to join you Linux folks.
my frist pc was a Dell Optiplex 7010 i was 8 or 9 and i miss thos days
We need disassembly and upgrade options for Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable
I bought one for £25 but it has an i3-3245 with 4GB memory. other than upgrading to 8GB, i couldn't upgrade it to 16GB could i? Also, what about upgrading the processor? you don't know if i stick an i7 3770 in it if it'd still work? your video was really helpful. most videos on youtube with the 7010 SFF have 4 USB ports on the front and are different inside, like the ebay page you showed, but mine is exactly like the one you have.
I wonder if powering a GPU with a server PSU and reading cards with an mPCIe to PCIe x16 riser would recognize the card. I'm thinking of doing this with a low profile card like an RTX A2000.
Could you go over installing the RAM? One card was taken out, and then you replaced with two cards. So, did each card have 8 GB of RAM or was it two cards at 4 GB each?
My optiplex 7010 motherboard broke.
What did I do?
Brought another for 40$ and just swapped out the components. These things just don't die and the parts to keep it working are cheap and readily available.
Can I just use any ram that can fit in it?
Hi LDT. Great One. I'm also thinking on buying some small factor PC like that one to replace my laptop. I don't need a super power house PC. One like this may be a i7 from 4th ir 5th gen would do it.
Sounds like a plan, these are pretty good systems for the price!
@@LowDoughTech My only problem is that buying through Ebay for me it turns to be a bit overpriced due to excange rates, import charges and shipping fees as I live in Toronto, ON Canada. But I'm still searching for a good deal.
@@ferdinis Ah, yeah. Maybe try Facebook marketplace or Craigslist? You could get lucky!
@@ferdinis I just looked at Ebay Canada and you're correct...yikes those prices!
Gaming build with one?
How would you go about moving the Windows 10 included on the HDD that came with the buy to an acquired SSD? Also if it came with Integrated Graphics would it be able to run games?
You can use Clonezilla or mini tool Partition wizard to migrate an OS to an SSD. As far as games go, I didn't test any. I'm not a gamer, sorry.
@@CozzyB Thanks for the tip! I've been considering just switching from Windows to Linux so this helps.
I've had one of these exact same pcs for about 4 years now. Mine came with a 500 gb HD which is plenty since I use a 3T ext. HD w/ usb 3.0 for my main storage and backup. (Wish this pc had a usb 3.0 slot) I installed an optional small $75 Dell approved graphics card, so no big power drain from that, plus I increased the ram to 8gb. Since I don't do any gaming, it's a perfect graphics card and pc for me. However, I was wondering why I can only get about 12 months of life out of the power supply. The original one lasted about 2 years and yesterday I installed the second NEW replacement (3rd psu). I'm actually going to order a 3rd factory new replacement for about $32 just to have handy since suddenly having no pc for a couple of days is not good. The original psu did give me subtle warning signs which meant nothing to me then. Now, the replacements die with no warning.
Did u continue to face this issue?? Any more dead power supplies ??
@@khalil4248 the last psu is still going strong. I've updated the hd to SSD MX500. Boot up time is a little over 60 seconds now. Other things such as video surfing has much quicker response.
Can I use external GPU with wifi PCIe port?
Can I to install Linux for Home assistant? Thank you.
Does it have a upgradable gaming card
Posible install lan card in this pc?
I have this PC
Just got one of these, what monitor do you recommend for it? Or which can be used?
It has display port out, and mine came with a displayport to HDMI adapter for use on HDMI monitors. If you get any monitor with a displayport input, you shouldn't have to mess with any adapters, and it should look great.
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Sir, can i use i5 4670 processor in optiplex 7010
I had same model windows 7, i5 so can I upgrade windows 10?
Usff dell's seem to be more expensive these days since a lot of people have started using them as low budget emulation devices and plex servers
PC and PC Part prices have gone up across the board even used parts. It sucks! Haha
@@LowDoughTech I've been wanting to try and put a usff inside an old dead console like an xbox original for a while, let's see if I can finally find one on ebay that isn't overpriced 😂
From personal experience I’m not a fan of adata ssd’s. High failure rate for me.
i7 3770k starting Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF ?
Can you upgrade the psu on these to 400w or higher? Found a gpu to fit one but I think the 240w psu isn’t enough to power it
@enrique amaya is he an IT consultant?
Hey man I really liked this video, does a i5 9700k fit inside of a 7010 dell OptiPlex dt im trying to upgrade
So if I upgraded it would I be able to transfer it to a bigger case
You could move it to a different case, but as far as upgrading, there are no expansion slots. Better Ram and Hard drive are the only upgrade paths available, so moving to to another case wouldn't make any real difference.
I've only seen 84mbps internet in my dreams.
I need to look, because I think this machine is a 10/100 ethernet card. I generally peak around 110-117ish with a gigabit card.
Seriously ? Here in France I get over 2 Gbps if with Ethernet or 800/900 Mbps on Wi-Fi 6 or else around 400/500 on 5Ghz
can we use corei5 in his motherboard
yes , up to i7 4th gen i think
Is it compatible with the I5 9400f??if I want to upgrade it?
No
it can't even support a 5th gen i5
can i upgrade to 16gb ram and add 1050 2gb ?
no, 16gb is over kill for a 1050
Can someone please help explain to me how to upgrade a graphics card on one of these things?
There isn't an available slot for a graphics card upgrade.
@@LowDoughTech oh really, dang, thanks anyways.
how do i put a graphics card in??
@enrique amaya bro I just wanted to know how to put it in
Have the same i have added gtx 1650 super oc 🤣
Me looking for a badass workhorse PC. Bearded guy: "a PC for my mum"
I paid 240 for a 8gb ram (2x4) I7 2nd gen non k 128gb ssd no wifi card, planing to buy a gtx 1050ti lp any help of how to fit both gpu and wifi card in the system?
You can't add a GPU to this system, there are no expansion slots.
@@LowDoughTech I've got a 7010 sff, but the graphics card aio shield is 2 slots big
That GPU and fan shroud may occupy both bays (not PCI slots). So if your WiFi card was low profile it’s and either or deal. A low profile single bay card with a heat sink only would allow both.
With the GPU alone you just drop it in. At worst you may have to move some cables around.
you can put a gpu in ?
Unfortunately, no. There are no expansion slots that will take a graphics card.
@@LowDoughTech ty man
The one on amazon which is $114 has a pci slot
@@hugomilson7344 and u can put a gpu?:))
Yes you can .. 1050ti. Low profile
we run these potatoes at my work
Can i install a gpu, its a gt 1030
oui et aussi la gtx 1650
Im using this pc now with 16gb RAM. Very poor performance. Doesn't recommend this in gaming and work from home setup.
You probably can’t put any graphics card in that
No, you can't. There are no expansion slots.
Actually, you can - however there's two gotchas.... (1) size limitations obviously. There are a select few low profile cards that will fit.
However that's not the main issue...
The second most important thing is POWER consumption.
If you haven't got a higher wattage PSU in there (think the max that fits is around a 300watt) you're going to struggle.
And from what I've seen here in the UK - the cost of a PSU upgrade would put a serious damper on many budget refits/builds.
The PSU can vary from half to the same price as the computer itself.
@@LowDoughTech can you upgrade the case
I think this is the USff Ultra Small Form Factor with no expansion slots a a graphics card, there is SFF Small Form Factor that has low profile slots, I am looking to buy a DT Desktop Tower slim, trying to sus if you can get audio and video through the DP via a DP to HDMI adapter running windows 10.