ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2023
- Making a full custom gaming PC out of a OptiPlex 3070 micro.
I had this 3070m and wanted to make a gaming PC with and this is how it went from planning, building, and playing on it.
Specs- OptiPlex 3070M
i3 9100T
32gb ram
1T SSD
RX6400 4gb
Pico power supply
Wi-Fi
Hand made case - เกม
Very unique take on a ‘Dell Optiplex’ gaming computer video!
Super cool video! I've seen people upgrade these with GPUs but never with a case swap. That's neat!
I have an Optiplex 5080, and I would've never guessed that something like this could be done with it. Amazing video, loved it !
Never move cloth over that plexiglass, static it can create is crazy. Built terrarium with it and running cloth on any surface resulted in levitation of dirt particles and insects. Insane crackling
good advice
Love the ingenuity. Good job man.
dude this is amazing!!!!! i had to subscribe to see more of your custom videos. Keep it up man!!!!
RESPECT! for doing this man. I love cheap builds but i cant do them like you have done this 1.
I love taking old pcs and doing stuff like this, Great video!
Cool idea for a video, I always wanted to install a higher in GPU in one of these tiny boxes. You did the work for me. Congrats. Liking and commenting to boost to video.
Very cool man.
I started using the micro optiplex's to replace the SBCs in my home lab and they work great.
This is the first time I've seen someone add a GPU to them lol
Very cool, I think I might try it
Just ordered the parts to beef up a 3080m. Gonna pair it with an RX 6600 8gb. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the vid!
Looks great. Good idea on the case. I was thinking of doing something similar however putting everything into a used ITX computer case.
awesome case you built! love the form factor... thinking about giving my little hp705g4 a similar threatment. but thats a project for future me.
I'm extremely impressed! Nice job!
Love the project, it's the coolest "gaming dell optiplex" I've seen on YT. I imagine it idles at very low power, as those dell micro systems are tuned well for efficiency. I use an older model as a HTPC with just the igpu and it never pulls more than 15 watts in video playback.
Suggestion for threads - look into heat set brass inserts. You can either drill larger holes into plastic or design them into the 3d prints and press the brass threaded parts into the plastic. It'll save you a lot of headaches from cracking parts or wearing out plastic threads.
Quite an interesting project, great job!
i was thinking about this kind of build today and Voila!
excellent video , make more like this. thanks for sharing. keep up the fantastic, excellent work!
Back in 2015 I did this with an Lenovo ideacentre a200 (same form factor), m.2 E to pci x16 adaptor (in place of the WiFi adaptor) a gtx 960 and a psu so I could play Minecraft. The card run at x1 and performed about 30% less than what it would do on x16, but it was working well for cheap Minecraft. That was on a celeron 3215u and 16gb ddr3
I like custom budget builds like this nice job.
Very interesting, I'm glad youtube recommended me this video. Hard to believe it only has 1.5k views though
nice work brother!
I admire this bro, I been getting into putting your own PC's together and learning about what PC parts go with what MOBO's, I never knew there was so much to learn, I am gutted now I am poor and can't afford a stack of PC parts to play with and put together, I actually think there is a market now in a plug and play system these days, A pre configured motherboard with the CPU and Cooler attached, Windows installed on an M.2, So all you need to do is install the motherboard inside the case, Fans and PSU, Connect the power cables to the MOBO and turn the PC on, And it boots up, A half build PC, Like a kit PC, lol...
But doing vids like this is amazing bro, Educational in how to create and put your own little PC together, Amen bro...
You deserve more subscribers bro, so I subscribed, lol...
Would have loved to see it running some titles too. Solid video for sure
Fun project bro! I'm going to show my kids.
This is actually beautiful
That's a sweet build to use from a pre-built board. Plus you have room for a dual slot GPU so it can upgrade to a RTX A2000 if needed!
Yes, the a2000 would be a nice upgrade and I thought of getting one but the 6400 was about 1/3 the price. GPU and CPU might get upgraded in the future. The whole point of the video is showing you can take a basic throw away PC and make something cool out of it that can play games.
you did a great job!
Great job. That's a good idea for a budget build. Just and idea but a 20 dollar adjustable speed Dremel from harbor freight would really clean up those ports. I like how you got rid of the bottlenecks though. Very good video.
I used a Dremel haha the hard part cutting is it gets hot and melts the shavings
Thinking of cutting the IO ports out larger and 3d printing out inserts to give it a cleaner finish
@@NoWayNick That would make a great video!
The most important takeaway is that there is no case manufactured for your requirements, and you made a solution👍🏾
I love every second of this video. Giving a purposeful life to this seemingly replacement motherboard is great.
One question, can you share a high level cost of the build? With all the additional parts, GPU, etc - wondering if it would be more efficient to just have something like GPD Win or Asus RoG Ally?
Yes, I'm actually working on a follow up video that goes into detail about the design and cost.
I found one of these thrown out on a nature strip that turned out being an optiplex 7070 with a i5-9600, 32gb ram and a 512gb nvme ssd. The issue happened to be that the previous owner didn’t screw in the ssd and it was dislodged, leading to nothing booting up. But after a quick plugin and reinstall, it WORKS! What a find. Not sure what to do with it
Install batocera and make it a mini emulation pc. Thats what I did to mine. 😃
try using a buck converter for the difference in power of the gpu and main board. they are pretty cheap and easy to use if your familiar with working with pcb"s. A variable converter that has a dial to make the output exactly what you want.
I recommend getting a power meter tester so you can be sure and so you can test all components. a USB one is also a great one for testing usb devices.
I put links to Amazon *non-affiliated or monetized* links to equipment you might find useful. Ive been working on electronics for many years. I started in the console repair and refurbish scene in 2000 with PS1, which got me into hard(ware) modding after the OG XBox and PS2 came out. That got me into emulation, virtualization of hardware, spoofing, Hackintosh making, jail breaking/rooting iPhones, Androids, Windows Phones, PSP and Vitas, and so on, as they came out through the years.
I was always obsessed with trying to make desktop and CPU parts work together. When laptops started to have everything soldered on and mini desktops with essentially laptop parts in the mid to late 00's, it got me fighting the same issues I was with consoles. But cutting my teeth in my formative years on consoles and handhelds was an advantage for both the new soldered everything laptop era and the cellphone/tablet. Most everything I owned was second hand and usually broken or needing upgrades. Often having to find inventive ways to make something work or be better. Saving broken or dead boards to later use the good chips or IO connectors. Cannabolizing parts to make other devices better.
But this video reminds me of when I've done similar. Good work! If no one ever welcomed you to the community, WECOME!!! May you learn and grow from your experiences! Take breaks and dont burn yourself out. Whenever you might be able too, I recommend turning an old PC into a home server for running a VPN and where it's NAS, becoming your personal cloud. Possibly even running a few virtual machines with your VPN being through OpenVPN on openWRT, which turns it into a secured router and openNAS or similar, to make it a storange device. Then a light OS like Linux {Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Rasbian) or a stripped Windows OS, so you can do maintenance, update, etc on your personal cloud. OpenVPN is free for a user that uses no more than 2 simultaneous connections at a time. which adds to the security in my opinion. if one connection is always to the storage, which means only 1 more connection is possible. if you login with your cellphone, then you effectively make it impossible to access your data unless someone was physically there. But you'd encrypt your storage.
I hope this might encourage or help. Best Wishes my friend!
Here's an example:
www.amazon.com/DZS-Elec-Converter-Adjustable-Regulator/dp/B07JWGN1F6/ref=sr_1_10?crid=20XOWK2K5VTEU&keywords=20v+to+12v+buck+converter&qid=1690301039&s=hi&sprefix=20v+to+12v+buck+%2Ctools%2C132&sr=1-10
Here's an USB version for quick charge (QC3.0) "Fast Charging", as an example:
www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWVL77T/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07KWVL77T&pd_rd_w=XhdXd&content-id=amzn1.sym.386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_p=386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_r=F3HR0MPY6DH690EWGFTX&pd_rd_wg=0665a&pd_rd_r=01d02371-7b7d-478c-ba6c-9bfd20716bfe&s=hi&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFDVE1QQThHSTkzOE0mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTEwNDE5NTUxMFBHR01FVUxCTzFFJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA1MjU1OTQxN0ZFQU9YMkQ2VVMwJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsX3RoZW1hdGljJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
USB C P Multimeter Testers:
*My Pocket or emergency backup*
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X2XS5XF/ref=ox_sc_act_title_38?smid=A2QTZX14X1D97I&th=1
*One of my favorites for my travel bag*
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MGQZHGM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_36?smid=A2JJP3F6PC8TJO&psc=1
*My go to*
www.amazon.com/Digital-Multimeter-Resistance-Capacity-Detector/dp/B08N6XQF91/ref=d_m_crc_dp_lf_d_t1_sccl_3_2/141-7757595-2732523?pd_rd_w=SLo45&content-id=amzn1.sym.5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_p=5d471845-5073-424b-b27b-c0676f48a016&pf_rd_r=CP83FZQDXPFJEMGFRWMM&pd_rd_wg=mjuaq&pd_rd_r=41621553-3c97-4b23-8af4-720716aacd78&pd_rd_i=B08N6XQF91&psc=1
*Haven't tried, but have heard amazing things*
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ253W31/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B0BS2ZS813&pd_rd_w=TX0gi&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=D52HMRFRVA3AN0S9153S&pd_rd_wg=Q9VJJ&pd_rd_r=0e8afb73-0d93-4a16-bc21-f0658d97ebfe&s=industrial&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&th=1
this is really unique
I love this taking lemons and making lemonade is the secret to live my friend.
Nice - good job.
I got two of them and I added for each one an A2000 6GB. Amazing 🎉
so crazy how you made this work dude, totally love it!!, btw where did you get that copper heatsink or what brand is it, I'd like to get one for my optiplex
Was wondering this as well.
Will one of the antennas not be affected by being near the power area (noise wise)? Are any drivers needed for the m.2 adapter? And how much did this project cost you?
1:12 "It's an old optical style hard drive"....I can tell you're still nervous making videos. It happens man. Stoked to see another dude making use of these older mini pcs.
that motherboard has its own "pico power supply" built in.. it does the voltage conversions for you .. however i doubt highly it would be able to supply an extra 75W for the gpu so this solution is probably best ... good job
Great idea
Is it possible to share an in dept video of what you did please . I’m willing to watch every single second since I’m planning to do same with my Optiplex 5080micro i5 10th gen
I can come up with something. Also feel free to ask any questions you have for your own build
Looks cool
Excellent video, it turned out really well so thank you for sharing. Would you be able to provide a link for the M2 adaptor that you used please?
I found mine on Amazon.
That's awesome.
"I got you a 3070"
"Yaaay"
"an Optiplex 3070"
"..."
Ayo this is dope. Do you have any footage of assembly? I have a Thinkcentre I would like to try this with.
Couldnt you use a buck coverter to step down that 19v input to 12v output? Just punched in '12 volt buck converter' into google and a sizable list on amazon of variable input range buck converters with upto 120-240w @ 12v output popped up. They are typically listed as 'buck converter voltage regulators' and sometimes 'step down' on their sales listings.
this computers are the way to go for low power budget gaming . some part of the world power is expensive . so this will help
very nice.
That computer is a titan designed to be used as a budget gaming pc.... im pretty sure esports and games like fortnite will do perfect.... this is a good computer for those weekends with friends.
If you are someone looking to do something like this, start with Lenovo Tiny motherboard (m720q, m920q or P330) and use a 01AJ940 riser, it natively supports low profile cards like this one. You can keep your M.2 drive and you get x8 lanes electrically from the slot.
14:45 that's uh quite an improvement 😂😂
That is super cool
I did the exact same thing, but with a optiplex 3090 i5-10500T, added 32GB ram and a RX 6650 XT.
No way Nick! This is great! Haha
Would love to see more of this type of content! Would also be great to see how you built it
You can probably take that ssd apart and pull the short chip out of it, most are very small inside.
Un vídeo más que interesante 👍🏼👍🏼
Do you have a link to the copper heatsink and upgraded fan kit? I have an optiplex 3080 micro, though.
Wow the old optical style hard drive…😂.
Edit. Came out pretty good 👍
Very cool love awesome build, if you put a better CPU in it you would get a lot better performance.
cool computer i subscribed
My gaming laptop was give. To me by a fam member who got a replacement gaminglaptop and a online friend of mine generously gifted me a replacement charger on Amazon so I could take full advantage of the hardware of the laptop
that is pretty sweet
Cool video, what pcie adapter did you use for the GPU?
Good video
awesome mod
Nicely done, I have the same Pico 90w 20pin and same xfx SWFT105 rtx6400 building on a Asrock Desk mini x300. Could you help me to which pins you wired/soldered the toggle switch to the pico ? Currently using normal psu but would like to install the Pico. Any help appreciated, very nice build.
The switch I added went to pin 14 PS on, 15 GRND & 10 12v. Google 20pin PSU pin out, helps too
@@NoWayNick Thank you very much sir !
I hope you keep doing more "upcycling" builds. Channels like "Bits und Bolts" became quite popular in this genre for the same reason. It's fun and interesting to watch boring OEM business junk turn into a usable computer for multimedia and games. You took a fun approach to doing a home-made case. I could see your channel getting pretty big if you keep this style of video going as a series.
great job. There is chace to use eGPU m.2 on dell optiplex micro 7050 ?
hey bro, I have a 3070 micro and I want to try this. Is there somewhere we can talk so I can ask some questions?
Does the card run at 16x 3.0? In the manual it says this supports x4 3.0 speed ssds
What cooler did you use? Can you give more info?
you use a 24V PSU, with a 12V step down board. this is how you get both the 19 and 12V. YES, I UNDERSTAND the pc board is 19.5V the 24V won't hurt it. look for switching 24V PSU. they are more common in CCTV equipment and for stuff like smoke detectors or as supplements to other POE devices. anyway. some of them might even have a 12V leg built right in needing 1 less part, the 24/12V step down board.
this build is awesome, and it does work. just giving you the info if you want to try it using 1 PSU instead of multiple PSU's. lastly, swap out the cooling system you have for an AIO or low profile air cooler. it has a standard socket. so deliding, lapping the IHS or just adding a water block will allow this to be OC'D up a bit and if your going that route might as well look into the best used CPU that fits in that socked and REALLY push that board to its limits. and if you do go that route, then also, go with a intel arc LP GPU. its the fastest LP GPU on the market. that is very close in size to that 1 you chose, and it too takes power from the PCI only. up to 75 watts and is comparable in performance to a RTX 3050/60 the RTXA2000 is also a great option even on used markets.
I did all this to an older laptop. I did not bother putting it all in a nice case like you did, I was cash strapped, the screen blew out and I needed a fast cheap fix. and just wound up adding a little more into it after the fact seeing how far I could push it. I also did not have the advantage of a desktop socket. however since it was a TRU laptop cpu it was already de lidded. so I was able to use direct die cooling solutions. to see my CPU pulling a 120-150 watt TDP AN not over heat was amazing, when it was in the case anything over 65 watts and it would thermally throttle. this gave me a legit 300% power increase just because the chip was able to run at full power thanks to less heat. I was even then able to give it a high but stable OC.
just some ideas, the rabbit hole I am going down now is using Pelletier and other thermo electric cooling solutions, so far there is no benefit, it works, but at the cost of power. a lot of power, for not more performance over a decent AIO. once I figure out the condensation problems THEN I will be in theory able to to cool the chips to sub zero temps. right now my issue with the condensation is its freezing over then when the system is off there is ice built up in the system. if we turn the power down the loop over heats. and the difference between it acting as a heater or freezing over is less than 1 amp across all the chips. so power is not the problem its literally TOO cold to run. until I figure out how to remove the condensation. in a mini fridge you have an evaporator. no such thing inside a PC case. if I do ever figure that out Ill stop back by with links to my work. as for YOU, just use a desktop cooler 120/240 AIO 50-75 bucks and call it a day. your TDP is less than 100 watts anyway. any decent 120 AIO can dissipate more than 100 watts.
Well, the hard drive isn't optical. It is magnetic.
But it was pretty interesting. I wonder if a laptop with a little pcie slot can be mated to a external GPU using that.
Hi! I just did the same thing you did with the optiplex 7040m but with a Rx 580 8gigs...I'm having a video booting issue.. do you have any tips on that?? 🙏
Can you link me to the m.2 gpu stock that you used? I have an old rx580 laying around. I want try this with my HP elitedesk 800 g2 mini. I've already upgrade the ram, ssd, and the previous owner put in a different cpu. Thanks.
Now, the Minisforum B550 intentionally tells you to use a dedicated psu to deliver power for both the mini pc and gpu due to a risk of a short.
Do m.2 to egpu slots like this have any power management (like USB) that would prevent psu problems between the two? Or is that simply a risk of voltage problems that could be possible?
He is using a DC DC converter. The system runs at 19v, he taps that and adds the 19v to 12v circuit board, you can see it 'below' the video card
do you think it's possible to rig something similar without using a custom case? i have a optiplex 3080 micro that i plan on strapping a GPU on to, but i'm not as artistic as you are.
Do you have the digram how did you route the power and the power switch?
Tried a few times a pcie adapter for GPU, but it never worked. People say because of built in bios block that prevent display adapters support using WiFi pcie slot. My adapter does not fit to m.2 drive slot, so can not test it. Then I lost interest in this kind of stuff. Micro ATX motherboards are almost the size of those motherboards and also we have power efficient CPUs to pickup from, so I can not see more sense in it.
beginner youtubers with less than 1k views make the most interesting video ideas
I tried to plug a video card into Dell laptop. The mini PCI-E slot being used for wifi was fake. It was just another USB port. None of the express lanes were connected. For giggles, i hooked the same GTX760 up to an Asus laptop, and it worked fine. Only problem, Asus laptop wasn't the one in for repair.
@NoWayNick Do i have to use the power pin on the adapter? Can i just power the GPU using the 8pin from a PSU and not use the pin on the adapter?
I don't see why that wouldn't work, unless the x16 slot needs the grounding or if the PC is looking for voltage on the x16 adapter. I would say try it and if it doesn't work just splice 12v to the 4 pin on the x16
This is an awesome build! I have a 3050 and seeing you upgrade this gives me hope😁
I did something like this but to an hp elitedesk 800 g3 mini and installed a vega 64 GPU on it. But I dont have an enlosure for it and just sits behind my monitor.
Gtx 1650 works in tons of older rigs, but not Amd's equivalent? Why is that, some bios issue?
10:10 Hello and welcome. Great idea and nice case.
I also made such a computer only based on HP Elite Desk on i5 9600 + GTX1080Ti.
But to the point, you had to buy a different PicoPSU model, one that works at different voltages, e.g. PicoPSU-120-WI-25. Thanks to this, you have one ~19V power supply. Another thing is that if you already have an external 12V power supply then you don't need a PicoPSU at all, most PCI-E risers only need 12V.
P.S. Fallout NV seems to have started on Intel integrated graphics.
Any idea for a big w picopsu and power brick? Like 300w or similar
@@LPgmxDan 300W for what?
Write me what you want to power with this power supply
@@tristankordek I've been thinking about a high end system in a tiny form factor with a pico psu and couldn't find high w powerbricks
Any ideas?
@@LPgmxDan OK, there have never been PicoPSU KITs with such cosmic power, they were designed for completely different purposes and without the use of GaN semiconductors I can't even imagine that it could be designed in an acceptable size.
Another thing is that you can use the PicoPSU to power the motherboard and peripherals, and the processor itself (EPS12V) and the graphics card (PCI-E+6/8Pin) can be connected directly to a brick like 102-SDI300G-12-U-P219-ND ( horribly expensive) or ATS200T-P120 or their pairs (as Asus did with gaming laptops) if necessary, it all depends on the PC components.
In your place, however, I would rather bet on something like the SST-ST30SF or rethink the approach and build a separate housing for the graphics card and leave the PC with the original 1L housing. This terminal supports CPUs up to i9 9900 and it's ~65W so the rest depends on the GPU
Yes, I was looking into the WI pico, I think they were out of stock when I bought mine. Changing up the power signal flow is on the list to revise. And these m.2 x 16 adapters don't carry 12v that's why I needed the pico. I thought of using the sata port for 12v but the sata on this board only carries 5v and 3v and doesn't carry enough Watts through it either anyways. The next thing is going to be adding more custom mounted hardware so we'll see how that goes.
Have a link to the M.2 to PCI-E adapter?
The Intel Core i3-9100T @ 3.10GHz uP is shockingly fast (single thread), just checked it on cpubenchmark net I thought it was released 10 yrs ago but it was released in 2019.
Yeah lets upgrade the pc by tossing everything old out and putting shiny new in.😂
hey mate love it got you an insta follow hope to see more of this soon
24y5y Northern lights light the sky This video good
No Way Nick 😀
Can I do this on a Lenovo m715 q ? Ryzen 3 2200 g, 16 gbs ddr4,
I've been thinking of trying something similar on laptops with dead GPUs. But I have no idea where to start.
Start by looking on marketplace for laptops with broken screens. You can find pretty good deals that way
Where could I find the boot up screen?
One note, full copper CPU coolers don't offer better heat dissipation than aluminum or whatever else is common in cpu coolers. Any upgrade you're seeing in cooler performance is purely based on the design of the cooler, material contribution to temps is so negligible they are't worth mentioning
Copper and aluminium are both used as materials for CPU coolers. Copper is slightly heavier than aluminium and more expensive, but has better cooling properties due to its higher thermal conductivity. Copper is objectively the best material for gaming-grade PC heatsinks, but aluminium tends to be the most cost-friendly option and can still exhibit considerable cooling capacity given solid enough design. A copper base with aluminium fins is ideal because copper has a higher thermal conductivity than aluminium, and aluminium dissipates heat faster than copper
❤