This is great information for people just starting out with PCs. These old office machines can be found really cheap, and when you fix it up, add a GPU, all that, they can totally be fine for daily use and even some gaming.
I recently discovered all of this stuff, emulation gaming was completely new to me and now I can't get away from it. I'm specifically building a cost effective machine to store all of the racing games from my past. If I can emulate PS2 on a Galaxy tab with barely 2gb of RAM I could only imagine on a full spec PC
Yeah it's a Galaxy Tab s6 lite and it runs PS2 pretty good. Not everything, some titles you have to drop the resolution. But for the most part PS2, PSP, and Dreamcast are almost flawless@@Sykxezn
I got something similar to this with a dell optiplex 7050 mt with an i7 7700, 512gb nvme ssd, 16gb of ddr4 ram and it's pretty impressive for the price.
AND it is worth noting that using a dremel or a powered saw of any kind will spread metal dust and particulates inside the PC which is generally no bueno.
@@TheKbaker1971 I agree, but as you notice he does not mention disassembling the PC any further. He just mentions "saws and dremels". This video was aimed at new builders that might not think about tiny shrapnel flying everywhere while cutting or grinding. It would have been prudent if he mentioned what you said about disassembly.
Man, this brings back memories of how like I just got all into this computer and techie stuff. I first started off with a office desktop PC, which was cheap and that was like the only way I was able to play computer games and then I would just modify it and add more RAM, SSD, and a low profile graph card to it and that’s how I started getting into PCs.😊
FYI when you're talking about viscosity, more viscous means thicker and less viscous means it is more runny. Water is less viscous and honey is more viscous.
The one thing I’m not estatic watching is using lower DLSS even though you’re nowhere near GPU bound. $10 in RAM upgrades gets you the extra performance there, as you’re 1. Maxed, and 2. Not in true dual channel (only 8GB is usable in dual channel [4+4], once you go above that you’re in single-channel mode). Just little things like this would make the viewer more informed. Great work otherwise guys!
@@PieStudiosCoffee/Comet-Lake would be an upgrade compared to this platform, however if you notice in Warzone the CPU is still only hovering at 60-70%. Haswell/Skylake/Kaby-Lake i7s can all hit higher frames in Warzone with adequate RAM/GPU configs. 32GB in Dual-Channel, Dual-Rank would allow you to hit full potential with this CPU/GPU combo, but even 16GB should allow close to that.
This isn't the first time Toasty bros have done one of these types of systems. They actually did a i5 8400 with again 12gb ram 2666mhz and I think it ran better than this system. Hard to tell because they don't do an average/1%/0.1% FPS numbers. Plus the i5 8400 system didn't require cutting to fit them GPU. Definitely would help upping the ram to 16gb.
@@PieStudiosWhat are you on about? The 6700 is plenty good even if it's quad core. There's still not a lot of games that use more than 4 cores. The issue is the low RAM in single channel and the 3050 running PCIE 3. There's very little you can do about the GPU, but some more RAM would've been a huge boost. Truth be told, the worst part is using an m710. Those are awful.
My 7010 SFF with i5 3570 + RX550 is still surprising me - got it for really old games. Ended up playing the likes of RDR2 (medium settings), Metro Exodus (low settings), Fallout 4 (max settings), and now Fallout London (with FSR). Cost = $150 including 480gb ssd and 16gb ram. For the amount of entertainment it's hard to beat value wise.
I had a SFF with i5 3550 and rx 550 and it was horrible for me. I upgraded to a gtx 1650 and still the upgrade was only marginally noticable due to the heavy bottle neck. I had 100% cpu usage in all games.
No it does not, the pcie panel is very often much higher than in this specific lenovo version, most of the time you wont be using the low profile bracket
Did this exactly with my Z2 G5 SFF PC. I got myself a 3050 LP from Gigabyte to find out the GPU was roughly 1 inch bigger than my 1050Ti. So i used pliers to get rid of the metal so it would fit. Runs perfectly fine now, the cut looks terrible but who's looking inside it anyways 😂
You should have tried to remove any electronics before cutting. A tiny bit of shrapnel falls to the motherboard and shorts electrical connections --- your board is toast if you fail to see it before powering-up the system. Just saying on the safe side.
Im going to be starting something similar with this exact model, my first time ever building a rig from scratch(ish). Pretty excited to get started with it soon.😊
Look, if we're not gonna get Matty on here for a video, you could at least give us some Jonah. I need to see a curly hair man on this channel EVERY DAY.
This is a bit Safety Sam, but If you use a dremel, you want to be careful to protect the device from errant shards of metal that can cause an electrical short and damage components. Best practice is to go back and remove the motherboard, power supply & cables, then blow it out clean with canned air or a compressor.
Yes because not all ssf office PCs allow for a 2 slot GPU to be fitted. Some of them if you buy them as a cheap gaming PC, you will find out that you just wasted your money.
Just to answer your question, I believe that a suped up office pc can be a good canditate for budget gaming. Not to mention the experience you'll gain to actually build PCs would come in handy as well :)
Yeah... I had to use the "tin snips" mod to squeeze a full length graphics card into a Dell XPS 8500 before. The metal drive bays blocked where the PCI-E power cables are attached.
Hey Toasty Bros, 👋 I am wanting to get and build my first ever Gaming Desktop pc (I've used laptops for gaming so far) and I was wanting to know what is a good build for 4 pc's one for a budget of 1700 , 1500, 1300, 1200, 1000 US dollars to run 1440p in games. Thanks
@@elsintripas thanks dude I will look into these. So far already I got a CPU: Intel I7 13700k GPU: Asus dual rtx 4070 super OC edition 12gb Ram: Teamgroup TForce delta rgb 16×2 gb DDR5 Storage: WD 1tb sn770 nvme Cooling: Be quite! Pure rock 2 150w TDP MB: Asus prime z790-p ATX PSU: Corsair Rm750e (2023) OS: windows 11 home Case: Nzxt h5 flow compact atx mid-tower pc Fans: Corsair Icue ar120rgb digital 120mm All for $1678.77 USD and with taxes on Amazon (no premium) $1837.47 I will look into the build recommendations that you gave me. 👍
1:50 i dont think its about worrying, in used pc we dont know how much the old psu can actually draw power if its the same as the label or less because its already start failing. as normal user i dont have watt meter at home because i dont have any use of it. so buying psu with a lot more capacity is to avoid pc keeps dying because of lack power from failing psu in the future
Good salvage coverage. I like modular which has come a long way since I bought every IBM PS/2 on launch day in California in 1987, which was 3 units one minute after CL opened on that day for one of each SKU, from Computer Land, to validate as an employee the Orchid Micro channel PS/2 memory add in card available on the same day. PS/2 was different. The various subsystem modules were all Hevi-Duty plastic and in different colors and were snap in. I don't remember hinges and latches were snap in to the best of my recall. mb
I'm super lazy so I prefer to use a cutting wheel on my dremel tool. Then I can also smooth out the edges of the cut so it's not sharp. I've use old optiplexes and such to build flips plenty of times and a lot of them have hard drive cages riveted in that get in the way of gpus.
You don't need to buy Noctua or thermal grizzly thermal paste, so just buy tube of Arctic MX-4 that will cost you like 5 bucks at most and it will be better than whatever is used in the video. If you'll use Dremel or some cutting tool outside of the cutters in the video make sure you properly cover the system. Metal shavings can kill your whole system if they start shorting out stuff. To clean up the edges use file just cover the system properly because of metal shavings.
Electric screwdriver good large wattage, maybe a hammer drill. with the. ten snaps adapter that you just plug in and it will do the same thing much, much easier, but it's $10 plus the drill. If you got just a drill running around. I noticed that people get the Those cutters a lot. I have bad hands. If you do anything with cutting sheet metal at any time, and you need something like that, that would be a lot better, a lot easier, a lot more useful, faster, something to keep. just to keep in your toolbox.
Nice, in my case I only had to bend the HDD case a bit to accommodate low profile T400 (180w PSU in my m725s). Also, I suggest put a warning about the gloves in text on the cutting part in the video.
im paired with a ryzen 5 5500 and a rx 580 8gb card with 16gb ddr4 3200. its a decent budget build with a 3d time spy score of 4154. its an excellent build since you have a clean upgrade path to work with since its on am4 platform. (yes im aware the rx 580 and ryzen 5 5500 is a huge bottle neck but it still preforms just as good as the build in the video if not better.)
this is great, however, i would have cut away a bit more metal and I would have used a little duct tape to hide the sharp edges for whoever opens that case in the future. I think having low power low profile gaming options are the best. No one should need 4090 or 4090ti just to play a game and have it look good. it's getting to a point where only the people with an obscene amount of money will be able to play video games. If mfrs can "optimize" games for consoles, they should optimize for mid tier game cards as well.
Yea I wouldn't go with the 3050 LP for this, the CPU was bottlenecking it beyond comprehension. Even then, I'd play at higher resolutions to make it more GPU bound.
You may be CPU bottlenecking yourself using Ultra Performance DLSS, making the CPU work harder to push out frames instead of putting more work on the GPU at a native/close to native resolution. I remember my 8700k would bottleneck my 3060 ti at certain DLSS settings. Once i got a 13600k that wasn't a thing anymore.
The i5 6500 and 7500 are popular on Amazon in entry level used PCs. The sff models just typically dip to the lowest price range but anything that is older than 6th Gen would be a dumpster find because they have so little value. How about building something that has more appeal in the under 200$ range and add ram, cooler,and a $169 dollar or less graphics card upgrade.
Ok so i have a dell optiplex 7050 sff with an i5-7600 which is similar to this CPU, and I've been looking for anything to represent my build and this just proved it to be somewhat viable. I am replacing the 180w psu with a 220w one and a 24 pin to 6 pin adapter, along with adding another 8 gigs of ram to make it 16, and adding some fans and storage. But I just wanted to say thanks for helping my research. Let me know any ideas you guys have for this build (it wont be my main PC this is just a fun side project)
339 for a old cheap pc and a gpu is a bit okayish but with 339$ you can build it your own without a old dell and a 3050.. but all is better then no gaming :D
I have a Lenovo M920s, uses i7 8700, the case is the same, same lenght. Now I use my PC without cover, a full GTX 1660 super with a second PSU to can use pci express aux cable from psu... This is terrible to see... I was thinking about buy the original case of M920T, mas costs 140 euros. Other way is try to use a normal case, but I would to adapter so many stufs.... Other way is to buy a new RTX 4060 low profile.... arround 350 euros, so expensive.
Been doing metalwork for over 40 years....those " Yellow " are straight cutting snips...the " Red " and " Green " snips are also needed to cut easier and less...uhh..." Medieval " !! they allow you to cut properly when you want a nicer part....still takes talent though !! 🤣 and like others said...remove everything from case and you won't short out your computer... you can file and fix your messy and dangerous sharp jagged work..😂 been building computers since early 90's too...( 1990's ).. takes no real time to pull everything out of a sff case and you can safely work and not risk a " dumb " mistake.... real dumb mistake with those cuts !! 🤣 sorry...i see alot of hack work online... and seen it when i worked too.... 🇨🇦🤓🤟
17:05 you don’t need to put on low settings with upscaling, this makes no sense as the GPU isn’t even half used.. Just play medium native res and you’d get the same fps without the awful visuals
I’m on a laptop in my car on an inverter that’s my life now due to the rapid requirement for so much for old nasty crap that makes you sick so still kinda of getting over it ti 😊
I'm very surprised you don't create pc builds with open PC cases. It's dirt cheap and they look cool. Won't break the bank and yet you guys never make videos on them. At least from what I see.
almost got the geforce rtx 3050 for an hp 8300 but the internet was telling me it wouldn't work can you do a video sometime about pushing the hp 8300 everyone says its one of the best office pcs to turn into a gaming pc but it uses slow ddr3 ram and i wanna see it with 64 gb of ram which i read somewhere was its limit but now i just see 32 gb being the limit
It is safe? I just want to upgrade my gtx 760 to rtx 3050 6gb? the rtx doesnt need to connect with psu is it okay? my dell 3670 the motherboard, can handle the heat?
at the part where you said to use a dremmel or any similar tool of the sorts, it'd be better not to, becuase you might get shards or shrapnel thrown into certain places you wouldnt know about. The scissor tool is more than enough.
we got pc's like this in the office and they got all sorts of software issues and are slow as f if you take them out its weelhouse, going to work full steam 2 months and die on you
Idk why fortnite was performing not so well I recently built a budget flip with an i7-6700k and an GTX 1070 with around the same settings and it was getting 90+ fps while dropping
This is great information for people just starting out with PCs. These old office machines can be found really cheap, and when you fix it up, add a GPU, all that, they can totally be fine for daily use and even some gaming.
I recently discovered all of this stuff, emulation gaming was completely new to me and now I can't get away from it. I'm specifically building a cost effective machine to store all of the racing games from my past. If I can emulate PS2 on a Galaxy tab with barely 2gb of RAM I could only imagine on a full spec PC
@@KingzgamingandrealtalkYou can WHAT, my pixel 6 barely runs ps2
Yeah it's a Galaxy Tab s6 lite and it runs PS2 pretty good. Not everything, some titles you have to drop the resolution. But for the most part PS2, PSP, and Dreamcast are almost flawless@@Sykxezn
plz put a 4090 in a OptiPlex
I think they already did that
and make that garbage to play games))
Lmao 🤣
A 4090 wouldn't be a good pairing with my i7 8700k. 😂
I think you have to do it the other way around, put the Optiplex inside the 4090
I got something similar to this with a dell optiplex 7050 mt with an i7 7700, 512gb nvme ssd, 16gb of ddr4 ram and it's pretty impressive for the price.
Same here! My graphics card is the wx 4100 and runs like a champ in fortnite
does i7 7700 still good?
currently have i5 7400, 16gb ram and GTX 1080ti
AND it is worth noting that using a dremel or a powered saw of any kind will spread metal dust and particulates inside the PC which is generally no bueno.
luckily that whole cage can come out so you can work on it with out worrying about that. some case i would remove everything first.
@@TheKbaker1971 I agree, but as you notice he does not mention disassembling the PC any further. He just mentions "saws and dremels". This video was aimed at new builders that might not think about tiny shrapnel flying everywhere while cutting or grinding. It would have been prudent if he mentioned what you said about disassembly.
Man, this brings back memories of how like I just got all into this computer and techie stuff. I first started off with a office desktop PC, which was cheap and that was like the only way I was able to play computer games and then I would just modify it and add more RAM, SSD, and a low profile graph card to it and that’s how I started getting into PCs.😊
That thermal paste you applied seemed to be just as old as the PC 😂
it may not look the best but as someone who used thermalright tf7 paste, its very good
FYI when you're talking about viscosity, more viscous means thicker and less viscous means it is more runny. Water is less viscous and honey is more viscous.
The one thing I’m not estatic watching is using lower DLSS even though you’re nowhere near GPU bound. $10 in RAM upgrades gets you the extra performance there, as you’re 1. Maxed, and 2. Not in true dual channel (only 8GB is usable in dual channel [4+4], once you go above that you’re in single-channel mode).
Just little things like this would make the viewer more informed. Great work otherwise guys!
Part of the issue is the ancient 4 core processor. Would much rather go for a system with an i5 8500
@@PieStudiosCoffee/Comet-Lake would be an upgrade compared to this platform, however if you notice in Warzone the CPU is still only hovering at 60-70%. Haswell/Skylake/Kaby-Lake i7s can all hit higher frames in Warzone with adequate RAM/GPU configs. 32GB in Dual-Channel, Dual-Rank would allow you to hit full potential with this CPU/GPU combo, but even 16GB should allow close to that.
This isn't the first time Toasty bros have done one of these types of systems. They actually did a i5 8400 with again 12gb ram 2666mhz and I think it ran better than this system. Hard to tell because they don't do an average/1%/0.1% FPS numbers. Plus the i5 8400 system didn't require cutting to fit them GPU. Definitely would help upping the ram to 16gb.
Better video without the other guy.
@@PieStudiosWhat are you on about? The 6700 is plenty good even if it's quad core. There's still not a lot of games that use more than 4 cores. The issue is the low RAM in single channel and the 3050 running PCIE 3. There's very little you can do about the GPU, but some more RAM would've been a huge boost.
Truth be told, the worst part is using an m710. Those are awful.
My 7010 SFF with i5 3570 + RX550 is still surprising me - got it for really old games. Ended up playing the likes of RDR2 (medium settings), Metro Exodus (low settings), Fallout 4 (max settings), and now Fallout London (with FSR). Cost = $150 including 480gb ssd and 16gb ram. For the amount of entertainment it's hard to beat value wise.
I had a SFF with i5 3550 and rx 550 and it was horrible for me. I upgraded to a gtx 1650 and still the upgrade was only marginally noticable due to the heavy bottle neck. I had 100% cpu usage in all games.
I did this to my nephews pc cause their case was too constrained to fit the gpu 😂 works to this day, that was 3 years ago and works great
If using a dremmel you really should remove the metal from the case so you don't get metalflakes in the wrong place
This! Remove it and clean it. It'll save you lots of possible headache.
Seeing warzone running on a $350 pc is still crazy to me but i love it!
done this years ago with an HP SFF, tin snips are great
it is dumb, that a low profile GPU doesn't come with the low profile bracket installed as the default.
No it does not, the pcie panel is very often much higher than in this specific lenovo version, most of the time you wont be using the low profile bracket
No image of Shroud popping up at least once after he said shroud is criminal
Did this exactly with my Z2 G5 SFF PC. I got myself a 3050 LP from Gigabyte to find out the GPU was roughly 1 inch bigger than my 1050Ti. So i used pliers to get rid of the metal so it would fit. Runs perfectly fine now, the cut looks terrible but who's looking inside it anyways 😂
The Z2 is superior to almost any other SFF for sleeper builds. Better power supplies, more interior space, easier expandability.
You should have tried to remove any electronics before cutting. A tiny bit of shrapnel falls to the motherboard and shorts electrical connections --- your board is toast if you fail to see it before powering-up the system. Just saying on the safe side.
Im going to be starting something similar with this exact model, my first time ever building a rig from scratch(ish). Pretty excited to get started with it soon.😊
9:38 onward - nice hand skills
Look, if we're not gonna get Matty on here for a video, you could at least give us some Jonah. I need to see a curly hair man on this channel EVERY DAY.
👀👀
The best video i ever seen for lenovo sff gpu upgrade. Many thanks for the job 👍🏻 it would be reference for my m710s
i made this exact mod months ago lol its a gem.
I made this build last month, but with a m720s 😊
I am thinking about doing the same. Do you have to modify the case in a m720s as well?
I have a similar office build, only difference is its an RX 6400 and i removed the cd drive for a little bit of air flow
This is a bit Safety Sam, but If you use a dremel, you want to be careful to protect the device from errant shards of metal that can cause an electrical short and damage components. Best practice is to go back and remove the motherboard, power supply & cables, then blow it out clean with canned air or a compressor.
4:12 that is actually some great thermal paste. On par with thermal grizzly but thermal right include it for free in their higher end coolers.
This video is nearly identical to the same one they released 2 weeks ago. EASY & POWERFUL $330 Gaming PC Build - RTX Ready?
We are showing as many examples as possible of systems that work well with this 3050 low profile
Yes because not all ssf office PCs allow for a 2 slot GPU to be fitted. Some of them if you buy them as a cheap gaming PC, you will find out that you just wasted your money.
Thank you for your service no one asked
More cowbell! (Optiplex)
I still think the low profile card came with a full size bracket is the stupidest idea from any big company.
Jackson you reminded me of the time my father used my chicken scissors, I have no idea why he used them for sheetrock and plastering.
Just to answer your question, I believe that a suped up office pc can be a good canditate for budget gaming. Not to mention the experience you'll gain to actually build PCs would come in handy as well :)
Yeah... I had to use the "tin snips" mod to squeeze a full length graphics card into a Dell XPS 8500 before. The metal drive bays blocked where the PCI-E power cables are attached.
GPU temp looks pretty damn good...much better than the 1650 LP I had using the same machine but with an i7-7700.
I got e3-1270 V6(i7-7700)
Did your i7-7700 got 100 celsius on games like cyberpunk or the finals?
I have aigo ice 200cooler and new paste
Hey Toasty Bros, 👋 I am wanting to get and build my first ever Gaming Desktop pc (I've used laptops for gaming so far) and I was wanting to know what is a good build for 4 pc's one for a budget of 1700 , 1500, 1300, 1200, 1000 US dollars to run 1440p in games. Thanks
I know good build for a $1700 budget and $1500,$1300,$1200, and $1000 to run at 1440p
$1700 PC. CPU: Intel Core i5-14600KF
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 UD AC
GPU: Whichever RX 7900 GRE
RAM: G.Skill 2x16GB Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 CL32
SSD: Lexar NM790 2TB
Case: NZXT H5 Flow
PSU: Corsair RM850X
CPU Cooler: DeepCool LS720S Zero Dark
That was my recommendation for $1700 PC build
For the $1500 PC build
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX
GPU: Whichever RTX 4070 Super
RAM: TeamGroup 2x16GB T-Create DDR5-6000 CL30 EXPO
SSD: TeamGroup MP44 1TB PCIe 4.0
Case: NZXT H5 Flow
PSU: Corsair RM750X
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 240
Recommendation for $1500 PC build
Now the $1300 PC build
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX
GPU: Whichever Radeon RX 6750 XT
RAM: G.Skill 2x16GB Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36 EXPO
SSD: TeamGroup MP44L 1TB PCIe 4.0
Case: NZXT H5 Flow
PSU: Corsair CM650M
CPU: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 240
Recommendation for the $1300 PC
Now $1200
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB
GPU: Whichever RX 7800 XT
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI
RAM: KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz CL30
SSD: Crucial T500 1TB Internal SSD PCIe Gen 4x4
Case: NZXT H5 Flow
PSU: Corsair CX750M
That’s my recommendation for $1200
Now $1000 PC build
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU Cooler: DeepCool AS500 Plus
Motherboard: MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi
RAM: G.Skill Flare X5 Series (AMD Expo) 6000MHz 32GB (CL36)
SSD: Kingston NV2 1TB
GPU: Whichever RX 7700 XT
PSU: Corsair CX750M
Case: Zalman T7
Yea I think this is all for every PC build
@@elsintripas thanks dude I will look into these. So far already I got a
CPU: Intel I7 13700k
GPU: Asus dual rtx 4070 super OC edition 12gb
Ram: Teamgroup TForce delta rgb 16×2 gb DDR5
Storage: WD 1tb sn770 nvme
Cooling: Be quite! Pure rock 2 150w TDP
MB: Asus prime z790-p ATX
PSU: Corsair Rm750e (2023)
OS: windows 11 home
Case: Nzxt h5 flow compact atx mid-tower pc
Fans: Corsair Icue ar120rgb digital 120mm
All for $1678.77 USD and with taxes on Amazon (no premium) $1837.47
I will look into the build recommendations that you gave me. 👍
I got a dell optiplex with an i7-6700 for 100$ new from Amazon + rx 6400 xt low profile brand new 130$ and it's awesome
1:50 i dont think its about worrying, in used pc we dont know how much the old psu can actually draw power if its the same as the label or less because its already start failing. as normal user i dont have watt meter at home because i dont have any use of it. so buying psu with a lot more capacity is to avoid pc keeps dying because of lack power from failing psu in the future
Yoo so i have the 180 wats and I'm installing this graphic card is it gonna be enough please help man😢
These lenovo sff are the best to work with in my opinion. Dell really screwed up with the slot layout.
Not gonna lie I got my mother in law in a choke hold when he was applying the thermal paste .. R.I.P to her and the build
Is that some kind of weird euphemism?
Grey area? ...
finally, i love this gpu, did you try to oc
I can't with that thermal paste lol, you guys are big enough now to order some proper MX-6 right?
Good salvage coverage. I like modular which has come a long way since I bought every IBM PS/2 on launch day in California in 1987, which was 3 units one minute after CL opened on that day for one of each SKU, from Computer Land, to validate as an employee the Orchid Micro channel PS/2 memory add in card available on the same day. PS/2 was different. The various subsystem modules were all Hevi-Duty plastic and in different colors and were snap in. I don't remember hinges and latches were snap in to the best of my recall. mb
6700K upgrade! Test the PSU limits. New Lenovo PSU of the era. mb
Oh, I caught the upgrade options. good salvage coverage. mb
I'm super lazy so I prefer to use a cutting wheel on my dremel tool. Then I can also smooth out the edges of the cut so it's not sharp. I've use old optiplexes and such to build flips plenty of times and a lot of them have hard drive cages riveted in that get in the way of gpus.
I still use my old standby ive been using since 2002, good old Arctic Sliver 5.
You don't need to buy Noctua or thermal grizzly thermal paste, so just buy tube of Arctic MX-4 that will cost you like 5 bucks at most and it will be better than whatever is used in the video.
If you'll use Dremel or some cutting tool outside of the cutters in the video make sure you properly cover the system. Metal shavings can kill your whole system if they start shorting out stuff. To clean up the edges use file just cover the system properly because of metal shavings.
Just bulk Artic paste is better than whatever they're using.
Electric screwdriver good large wattage, maybe a hammer drill. with the. ten snaps adapter that you just plug in and it will do the same thing much, much easier, but it's $10 plus the drill. If you got just a drill running around. I noticed that people get the Those cutters a lot. I have bad hands. If you do anything with cutting sheet metal at any time, and you need something like that, that would be a lot better, a lot easier, a lot more useful, faster, something to keep. just to keep in your toolbox.
Nice video, good info to know.
Nice, in my case I only had to bend the HDD case a bit to accommodate low profile T400 (180w PSU in my m725s). Also, I suggest put a warning about the gloves in text on the cutting part in the video.
im paired with a ryzen 5 5500 and a rx 580 8gb card with 16gb ddr4 3200. its a decent budget build with a 3d time spy score of 4154. its an excellent build since you have a clean upgrade path to work with since its on am4 platform. (yes im aware the rx 580 and ryzen 5 5500 is a huge bottle neck but it still preforms just as good as the build in the video if not better.)
Mad lip sniffers,all on point
this is great, however, i would have cut away a bit more metal and I would have used a little duct tape to hide the sharp edges for whoever opens that case in the future.
I think having low power low profile gaming options are the best. No one should need 4090 or 4090ti just to play a game and have it look good. it's getting to a point where only the people with an obscene amount of money will be able to play video games. If mfrs can "optimize" games for consoles, they should optimize for mid tier game cards as well.
been waiting for this
i love like this transformations
Only one slice of toast today?
When he said "Ok we steadied out around 100 fp- oh wait nevermind still loading in". Bruh I can't stand when that's happening the first 5 minutes.
That looks like an overheating nightmare with that small unit.
Mine runs relatively cool honestly. GPU gets up to 75 degrees maximum.
i had an i3 10100 and got a rx6600 and cpu swapped for a 10700 and 32gb ram i get 165+ on all titles ive played so far
Yea I wouldn't go with the 3050 LP for this, the CPU was bottlenecking it beyond comprehension. Even then, I'd play at higher resolutions to make it more GPU bound.
Please make a retro gaming pc
bro i actually love ur vids
Bruh
@@TonicofSonicWhich came first, bro or bruh? 😂
6 gb 3050.. well you can do frame gen ( with a simple mod file that you drop in each game)and ray tracing not bad..
Get that man his pc
You may be CPU bottlenecking yourself using Ultra Performance DLSS, making the CPU work harder to push out frames instead of putting more work on the GPU at a native/close to native resolution. I remember my 8700k would bottleneck my 3060 ti at certain DLSS settings. Once i got a 13600k that wasn't a thing anymore.
i agree time to migrate to newer hardware specs
I enjoyed this. You guys should do separate videos.
I have a similar PC, what holds it back in Finals is that Finals is not optimized
Can we fit a 3060 ti in this? I got a few of these pcs from my job and wanted to see if its possible.
The i5 6500 and 7500 are popular on Amazon in entry level used PCs. The sff models just typically dip to the lowest price range but anything that is older than 6th Gen would be a dumpster find because they have so little value.
How about building something that has more appeal in the under 200$ range and add ram, cooler,and a $169 dollar or less graphics card upgrade.
does changing windows system fix blue screen
Ok so i have a dell optiplex 7050 sff with an i5-7600 which is similar to this CPU, and I've been looking for anything to represent my build and this just proved it to be somewhat viable. I am replacing the 180w psu with a 220w one and a 24 pin to 6 pin adapter, along with adding another 8 gigs of ram to make it 16, and adding some fans and storage. But I just wanted to say thanks for helping my research. Let me know any ideas you guys have for this build (it wont be my main PC this is just a fun side project)
339 for a old cheap pc and a gpu is a bit okayish but with 339$ you can build it your own without a old dell and a 3050..
but all is better then no gaming :D
you should use 800 g2 hp. no modification even needed
that's funny I was looking at the exact same pc
Hi bro ❤ show more gta v game text, Hw much Fps on Gta V and can i use RX 580 on this Lenovo pc ?
I have a Lenovo M920s, uses i7 8700, the case is the same, same lenght. Now I use my PC without cover, a full GTX 1660 super with a second PSU to can use pci express aux cable from psu... This is terrible to see...
I was thinking about buy the original case of M920T, mas costs 140 euros. Other way is try to use a normal case, but I would to adapter so many stufs....
Other way is to buy a new RTX 4060 low profile.... arround 350 euros, so expensive.
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Been doing metalwork for over 40 years....those " Yellow " are straight cutting snips...the " Red " and " Green " snips are also needed to cut easier and less...uhh..." Medieval " !! they allow you to cut properly when you want a nicer part....still takes talent though !! 🤣 and like others said...remove everything from case and you won't short out your computer... you can file and fix your messy and dangerous sharp jagged work..😂 been building computers since early 90's too...( 1990's ).. takes no real time to pull everything out of a sff case and you can safely work and not risk a " dumb " mistake.... real dumb mistake with those cuts !! 🤣 sorry...i see alot of hack work online... and seen it when i worked too.... 🇨🇦🤓🤟
17:05 you don’t need to put on low settings with upscaling, this makes no sense as the GPU isn’t even half used.. Just play medium native res and you’d get the same fps without the awful visuals
If that psu fan is exhaust then, it will be pretty concerning.
Love yall vids
Why do I feel like cards sold as “low profile” should have the low profile plate installed out of the box?
I got a alienware on ebay for sale just needs storage, a am4 chip and a gpu it's only 200 bucks. It's a aurora r10 ryzen ed
thank you so much bro
I checked these will only take 7gen 1151 cpu's 🙁 too bad I have a i7-8700 from a old system which would be a good performance boost.
Where is the other guy?
You’re mixing up pcie lanes with pcie slots btw.
I’m on a laptop in my car on an inverter that’s my life now due to the rapid requirement for so much for old nasty crap that makes you sick so still kinda of getting over it ti 😊
"That word (viscous), I don't think it means what you think it means."
I'm thinking a DIY systen with a $400 budget makes more sense.
What does being a mechanic have to do with the price of apples?
What is the brand of screwdriver you are using?
I'm very surprised you don't create pc builds with open PC cases. It's dirt cheap and they look cool. Won't break the bank and yet you guys never make videos on them. At least from what I see.
I have a Kediers C570 open air case. Some people don't like the way it looks but I like it.
@@BREEZYM6015 It actually isn't bad. Plus in a cool room the temps are amazing. At lowest prices too right now, I won't complain. They should.
almost got the geforce rtx 3050 for an hp 8300 but the internet was telling me it wouldn't work can you do a video sometime about pushing the hp 8300 everyone says its one of the best office pcs to turn into a gaming pc but it uses slow ddr3 ram and i wanna see it with 64 gb of ram which i read somewhere was its limit but now i just see 32 gb being the limit
It is safe? I just want to upgrade my gtx 760 to rtx 3050 6gb? the rtx doesnt need to connect with psu is it okay? my dell 3670 the motherboard, can handle the heat?
do i have to worry about ram and cpu compatability? wanting to upgrade from 16 to 32gig ddr5 6000mhz.
at the part where you said to use a dremmel or any similar tool of the sorts, it'd be better not to, becuase you might get shards or shrapnel thrown into certain places you wouldnt know about. The scissor tool is more than enough.
Would this work as a streaming rig purely running OBS with the encoder on the 3050?
ofc it will
we got pc's like this in the office and they got all sorts of software issues and are slow as f if you take them out its weelhouse, going to work full steam 2 months and die on you
yes bcs people let them sit under desk 24/7 with little to no airflow and they never change the termal paste
"weelhouse"
Dying.
not bad of a pc but the choice of a 3050 is hurting but atleast its low profile.................
So you can't put back the hard drive bracket? I got a SSD
There are two slots for ssd enough
Idk why fortnite was performing not so well I recently built a budget flip with an i7-6700k and an GTX 1070 with around the same settings and it was getting 90+ fps while dropping