Do you know how old your PC is? I am working on a video right now, how to “refurbish” some of these older desktops and make them fully functional again.
@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I am pretty sure it is 7-8 years old, and I am 90% sure it is the Dell OptiPlex 3040 SFF. It used to gun great with a ton of apps and software (2 years ago), now it is quiet sluggish.
The 3040 is a legend. I deployed them in large numbers back in the day, and they were always great. Still have a few here and there at clients. I also have a few at my studio, I will grab one and fix it up this week. @@underlooped
Still a solid small desktop for office work or medical/dental offices even with the bad marketing and no dedicated GPU. Pros: - Stable build - 32GB of DDR5 - Intel i5 13500T CPU. Geekbench 6 scores around 2300 single core performance. On par with the M1 Mac Mini. - Option to adjust RAM and SSD.
I'm looking for insights on this budget rig: I purchased an sff OptiPlex 7010 equipped with a 13th gen i5-13500, 16GB of 3200MHz RAM (dual sticks), and it has a 180W bronze-rated proprietary PSU. Will it be able to handle an RX 6400? I've seen conflicting information online, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
@@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.
I have the little brother to that the optiplex 7010 ( no plus ) it came with 180 psu and online its so called sold in a 300watt psu option so i assumed id just buy it as an upgrade allowing for small graphics card. but then i contacted dell and well thats 4 hours ill never get back and pure frustration. so my question is will the psu in the 7010 plus fit the 7010 . it needs 8 pin mother board a 2 x 4 pin for cpu .
Hello, I am sorry about your experince with Dell. The plus has a 260W PSU that should inside the standard but will not help you out . It does not have the extra 6 or 8 pin power cable for a GPU and also you will be not able to draw more power from the PCI slot to support the GPU. They gave you a 300W PSU? Do you have a dell model number for that ?
@Scott.The.IT.Guy. The Psu that's.in my optiplex 7010 is 180 watts and the gpu is 50 watts drawn from the pcie. I contacted dell in an attempt to get the 300 watt version but I'm told they don't sell it separately. I believe 260 watts will be more than enough as long as the mother board 8.pins are the same.
Basic features in 2024 got added and marketed as “Plus” like: WiFi , DDR5 ram, a 20% larger power supply, room for a dual slot VGA as long as it does need external power, USB C connector and one extra monitor output and two extra memory slot. Nothing really special or ground breaking.
Does any DVD drive fit the new 7010? And with which plastic fitting? I bought a drive for the old 7010, the 12.5mm one, they really confuse people using the same name for a different rig.
Hey Andy, Yes this is the Dell part number you need : 9M9FK for the drive. This is for the front bezel :0JC4G ( a lot of them might come withthe right bezel) Latch bracket ( not sure if you need this) DRH7N
@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Thx. I just removed dvd drive from Optiplex 3070. It's the 9.5mm one. It fits and doesn't need any plastic fittings. It's secured with a screw at the back. I bought earlier the 12.5mm older drive for the original Optiplex 7010 from like 10 years ago which didn't fit. In this new Optiplex 7010 no plastic cradles or fittings are required to install hdd and dvd, just the metal cage.
You can use a $10 display port to HDMi dongle to convert one of the ports. If you buy it from Dell you can get an optional HDMI port besides the three displays port for a standard plus SFF.
@@CopyNinjaAnbuKakashi www.amazon.com/Dell-DisplayPort-to-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B06XQZ2XDD you dont need to get the Dell brand, any other stuff works just fine. I am looking at Dell.com and I don`t see the option available right now, but normaly there is a drop down "No Additional Video Ports" and ypu switch that to an extra HDMI.
Please can you tell me why I have to spend 1000 Eur on Optiplex Plus with 1 stick of 8 gig crappy DDR5 and crappy cooling and crappy power supply while for the same MO NAY I can build a PC with GPU, same CPU, more and better ram, better SSD, better cooling, better power supply, better motherboard? And every part will have separate warranty some of them more than 3 years. Please convince me that this shitbox is better?
@9:53 Lol! Great video!
It is what is, will see what kinde of service are we going to get.
Cliffhanger for the future video!
I ended up ordering a low profile VGA last night , so more to come on this topic 😊
Right on
Thanks!
I have an older one and it runs quiet slow, this one might be better
Do you know how old your PC is? I am working on a video right now, how to “refurbish” some of these older desktops and make them fully functional again.
These machines seem to cook themselves over time. The CPU is cooled well enough but nothing else in the box is.
I will grab one of these next week, probably from 7-10 years ago and make a video how to squeeze everything out of an old machine.
@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. I am pretty sure it is 7-8 years old, and I am 90% sure it is the Dell OptiPlex 3040 SFF. It used to gun great with a ton of apps and software (2 years ago), now it is quiet sluggish.
The 3040 is a legend. I deployed them in large numbers back in the day, and they were always great. Still have a few here and there at clients. I also have a few at my studio, I will grab one and fix it up this week. @@underlooped
Still a solid small desktop for office work or medical/dental offices even with the bad marketing and no dedicated GPU.
Pros:
- Stable build
- 32GB of DDR5
- Intel i5 13500T CPU. Geekbench 6 scores around 2300 single core performance. On par with the M1 Mac Mini.
- Option to adjust RAM and SSD.
I love these desktops, as long as they stay affordable and reliable as they are, will continue to buy them.
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Koszi!
I'm looking for insights on this budget rig: I purchased an sff OptiPlex 7010 equipped with a 13th gen i5-13500, 16GB of 3200MHz RAM (dual sticks), and it has a 180W bronze-rated proprietary PSU. Will it be able to handle an RX 6400? I've seen conflicting information online, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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!
I have the little brother to that the optiplex 7010 ( no plus ) it came with 180 psu and online its so called sold in a 300watt psu option so i assumed id just buy it as an upgrade allowing for small graphics card. but then i contacted dell and well thats 4 hours ill never get back and pure frustration. so my question is will the psu in the 7010 plus fit the 7010 . it needs 8 pin mother board a 2 x 4 pin for cpu .
Hello, I am sorry about your experince with Dell.
The plus has a 260W PSU
that should inside the standard but will not help you out . It does not have the extra 6 or 8 pin power cable for a GPU and also you will be not able to draw more power from the PCI slot to support the GPU.
They gave you a 300W PSU? Do you have a dell model number for that ?
@Scott.The.IT.Guy. The Psu that's.in my optiplex 7010 is 180 watts and the gpu is 50 watts drawn from the pcie. I contacted dell in an attempt to get the 300 watt version but I'm told they don't sell it separately. I believe 260 watts will be more than enough as long as the mother board 8.pins are the same.
The internals are quite similar in look.
by just the internals look they didnt do anything
Good Review btw..
Basic features in 2024 got added and marketed as “Plus” like:
WiFi , DDR5 ram, a 20% larger power supply, room for a dual slot VGA as long as it does need external power, USB C connector and one extra monitor output and two extra memory slot.
Nothing really special or ground breaking.
Does any DVD drive fit the new 7010? And with which plastic fitting? I bought a drive for the old 7010, the 12.5mm one, they really confuse people using the same name for a different rig.
Hey Andy,
Yes this is the Dell part number you need : 9M9FK for the drive.
This is for the front bezel :0JC4G ( a lot of them might come withthe right bezel)
Latch bracket ( not sure if you need this) DRH7N
@Scott.The.IT.Guy. Thx. I just removed dvd drive from Optiplex 3070. It's the 9.5mm one. It fits and doesn't need any plastic fittings. It's secured with a screw at the back. I bought earlier the 12.5mm older drive for the original Optiplex 7010 from like 10 years ago which didn't fit.
In this new Optiplex 7010 no plastic cradles or fittings are required to install hdd and dvd, just the metal cage.
@@andyboa8107 Gald, it worked out! I am sorry, forgot to ask, do you have the OptiPlex standard or the OptiPlex standard plus?
Does this work with a Roku tv or does it have HDMI
You can use a $10 display port to HDMi dongle to convert one of the ports.
If you buy it from Dell you can get an optional HDMI port besides the three displays port for a standard plus SFF.
@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. where can I buy one for like $20
@@Scott.The.IT.Guy. where can I buy a Dell optipelx for $20
@@CopyNinjaAnbuKakashi www.amazon.com/Dell-DisplayPort-to-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B06XQZ2XDD
you dont need to get the Dell brand, any other stuff works just fine. I am looking at Dell.com and I don`t see the option available right now, but normaly there is a drop down "No Additional Video Ports" and ypu switch that to an extra HDMI.
Can we insert another NIC card to this model?
Yes, you can install a low-profile Nic. I also have some business clients who has laptops with USB to Network adapters and they work flawlessly.
Please can you tell me why I have to spend 1000 Eur on Optiplex Plus with 1 stick of 8 gig crappy DDR5 and crappy cooling and crappy power supply while for the same MO NAY I can build a PC with GPU, same CPU, more and better ram, better SSD, better cooling, better power supply, better motherboard? And every part will have separate warranty some of them more than 3 years. Please convince me that this shitbox is better?
I will make a video on this topic in the next couple days, that will explain things.
Sorry about the delay, hope this explains most of it: th-cam.com/video/gdVWMlqpbEY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=hiDog3Bt9J1OzI0n
The old ones look better and last longer 🫨
The old one last forever for sure . Was visiting a client today, huge machinery run by a 12 years old optiplex :)