You know, there's just something I enjoy so much about a budget build. I have a i7 3770 16gb of ram and an r9 280x that I use with Linux and its my favorite machine to use if I'm not gaming and whatnot
It is 2023; I can't believe these Dell are still kicking today. How long ago were they made? They were made about what10 or 12 years ago. These computers were ahead of their time because people still use them today. The incredible thing is that they were office pcs, and people are using them today for gaming and productivity. Isn't that something?🤔
I have this exact model. It came with an i3-3220 and 6GB of RAM. I upgraded it once by adding a GTX 1050 Ti, and for the games I was playing, it performed and the graphics looked astonishingly good. Then my grandma gave me $700. I kept the money until I returned to my home country. I got the money in euros (I live in Europe) and got a couple upgrades: i3-3220 -> i5-3550s -> i5-3570K; 6GB RAM -> 16GB RAM; HD 4000 -> GTX 1050 Ti -> GTX 1650 (my dream GPU when I wanted a gaming PC so bad (now it’s the RTX 4060). I’m still proud with my 1650). I also got an SSD to replace my old-ass 3.5 inch HDD (which took me 2-5 minutes to boot) now it’s 5-9 seconds. My whole build cost me 328€. I’m glad to get myself my first ever gaming PC, which I will cherish till the end.
Can you put an item list on where you got the parts. It would be great for those of us wanting to test out the waters and try a build. Thanks for the great idea and videos!!! 👊
Nice to see you work on project like this. I love the video were you have watercool an optiplex and do a case swap, i still wonder were did you find these white led fan they look cool.
I’ve seen a lot of these Optiplex videos on CZcams and most people seem to miss the 3.5 inch drive mounting point below the optical drives ( you’ll still need an adapter (although you might be able to screw in the SSD on one side)).
At 4:33 the space underneath the bottom 5.25” bay can be used to mount SATA SSDs. I used a Corsair dual SSD to 3.5” adapter. It’s like $7 give or take at Best Buy. I drilled out the second or third hole so that a screw could fit.
Good video. I hate that hard drive caddy location on those Dell's. It prevents using a LOT of video cards. It should have been mounted higher. It's a real pain to remove too.
I really like those Dell computers,i already have a custom build but i also bought a SFF 9020 with an i5-4570,16GB RAM and 500GB HDD to use for older games. Got it for 80$ from a store that sells certified refurbished computers. Was it a bad deal for 80$? I'm not really familiar with the SH market and i don't know if i overpaid for it or not
Hey Dude. I am using Optiplex 7010 SFF (i7 3770, 32 gigs ddr3) as my main gaming rig. PSU is the default one and I am running MSI Nvidia 1650 LP OC from Amazon without any extra power needed straight from the PCIE socket. Just Saiyan. Windows 11? I don't think this Optiplex passed the necessary requirements for the OS but hey... Hack the planet... 🤣🤣🤣 I am running 11 on my 7010 too 😁😁😁
I have 10 systems in storage that I custom built. All with same parts at $800 firm. I do give aways three times a year. All can play high-end games if the ram and gpu are upgraded.
I love those old pc builds - especially Optiplex. I'm a fool for Optiplex. Literally. I rock a 5050 sff, i7 7500, 32GB RAM, R7 350x, 256GB nvme, 960GB ssd, running MX Linux. Competent, but I know I needs me a GPU upgrade. The question is will I ever be able to afford one. (I also have a 3020 sff collecting dust in the corner (i5 4570, 16GB RAM, R5 340, 240GB ssd).
Do you make computer for people to play old games like sims 2 that has windows 7 and how much will you charge for it to and can you ship it out to east texas
If you're moving a lot of Optis where you're keeping the cage and you want some HDD caddys, just let me know... I've got a handful of them and I'd be happy to send them your way since I always just remove the drive cage.
I'm in the UK and I recently watched a lot of your videos including this one, I then went on eBay(uk) and searched for this model and similar, the price difference compared to the US price is a lot different, here in the UK they seem to be more expensive. I then had a thought, in a way these videos help to sell the models, I mean after watching your vids and others I looked to buy one, so others must do the same, so then sellers put the price up because people are now looking to buy. I'm not saying don't do the videos, far from it I love watching your and others, but do you think I may be right that these vids help sell the models?
I want to throw in a modern board and kick the RGB and some new and used hardwares like an M.2 new(used) 1070 or 1070Ti for a real budget gaming workhorse. R5 5600/5600X and B450 would do it for me. Swap the PSU, Good to go! Have all but the gpu layin around not doing squat.
Not something I would purchase to flip. I only mess with them when they are free. I flip them as budget builds as we got a lot of my people in my area looking for really cheap builds and it's work to unload the extra crap I have laying around
You should put it in a new case with a bigger power supply and better GPU and CPU. RGB and all. Slowly build a better budget by selling them with better components.
Have to laugh at stuff now way things are lol all good glad you found it funny like your vids said before like your humour and a good guy like watching you have good day my friend
Yeah, another thumbs down. You charge crazy fees. And you brag about gouging people, too. Weak! I markup parts 35%. $20 an hour for desktops and $25 an hour for laptops. Karma is a b.
@@boondock6055 well, my friend. I'm not so sure about that. I think, that there is a niche for these builds. DLM, does build a good machine. It's going to work when they take it home. It prolly has a good warranty. I think D even worked on one that was out of warranty. For no charge. I bought a brand new hp desktop from Walmart, paid $300. I had nothing but trouble with it. Tech support is in India and is completely worthless. I think that hp deliberately hires people that can Barely speak English! These people must get beatings or something if they actually honor a warranty. They act just like it's coming right out of their pay. Microsoft tech is good though. Anyway, at the one year mark when the hp factory warranty was up and I never got any help, I took the machine outside, stood on the top steps of my porch and picked that thing over my head and threw it down as hard as I good, onto the concrete driveway. It got 2 more of those, before, I felt better. Some neighbors saw all of this commotion. Some were laughing and some just had blank looks, with their mouths open, lol. After that, I looked around on ebay for a used, rebuilt machine. I ended up with a Dell Optiplex MT 7010 that had been worked on very much like this one that D built. The guy selling it spoke English. Replied promptly to my questions and even knocked $30 off of the price. $230. But, by the time ebay got through with me and the optional 1 yeas warranty for $25. I was $325. The same that I ended up paying for the hp. OMG, I love the Dell. He is still running even after 3 years of me. I use it now as my test rig. I would have maybe bought 1 from D if he hadn't opened his big mouth about how he jacked up the price. But, still it was a good deal. Perfect for what the customer wanted. D didn't get stuck with a build. So, really, he did good in many ways. I just get upset with price gouging. And D does it and then tells the whole world that he did it. He definitely reminds me of that guy Richard Rawlings. He beats the original seller down like crazy. Pays so little for some of his purchases. But when he gets a good one that he paid $2,000 for, he wants $200,000 for it. It is unbelievable to me. I would never buy one that he bragged about paying practically nothing initially, but now the price is marked up 1,000%. Why would someone brag about screwing someone to a million people? I could never do crap like that. But, that's me. The other day, a customer came to me with a thrashed hp laptop. He said that it had family pictures on it and several people had told him it was impossible to recover the photos. I pulled the hard drive and popped it ol' Dell and pulled out the file labeled Photos. Then, I copied the entire drive. All onto a flash drive from Walmart that cost $7. I gave him all of his stuff back and charged $30 total. He was so happy that he pulled out $40 and said keep the change. I built a great long term relationship with him. He will always come to me.
@@DLMtechgarage I`m not complaining about the prices per se. I`m complaining about you bragging about how cheap a lot the parts were and then, just adding a huge mark up. I bet Geek Squad doesn't brag about how they get their stuff for cheap and then gouge the price. They don't mention that the tech only gets paid $12.00 an hour or whatever but the customer pays the way inflated Store price for a tech. Ace computer here in town has a $50.00 an hour fee and that`s not even a house call. Nobody in their right mind would brag about how cheap the parts are and then jack them up 1,000%. I've had enough of your shady business practices. I`m out.
@@mrkemblegilstrapokay??? I really don't understand the whole gouging and mark up thing especially when you compare what I sell compared to the markets value... but hey appreciate the good conversations in the past and thanks for your time in the community!
You know, there's just something I enjoy so much about a budget build. I have a i7 3770 16gb of ram and an r9 280x that I use with Linux and its my favorite machine to use if I'm not gaming and whatnot
Mine is a i5 4570 and a 750ti 4gb
Do u game on Linux?
i7 3770,16gb ram, 1650 ddr6 ..runs rdr2 textures ultra..other settings all medium..75fps locked
It is 2023; I can't believe these Dell are still kicking today. How long ago were they made? They were made about what10 or 12 years ago. These computers were ahead of their time because people still use them today. The incredible thing is that they were office pcs, and people are using them today for gaming and productivity. Isn't that something?🤔
Yea they were built very well and Intel 3rd gen really hold up for budget builds and quick flips
I have this exact model. It came with an i3-3220 and 6GB of RAM. I upgraded it once by adding a GTX 1050 Ti, and for the games I was playing, it performed and the graphics looked astonishingly good. Then my grandma gave me $700. I kept the money until I returned to my home country. I got the money in euros (I live in Europe) and got a couple upgrades: i3-3220 -> i5-3550s -> i5-3570K; 6GB RAM -> 16GB RAM; HD 4000 -> GTX 1050 Ti -> GTX 1650 (my dream GPU when I wanted a gaming PC so bad (now it’s the RTX 4060). I’m still proud with my 1650). I also got an SSD to replace my old-ass 3.5 inch HDD (which took me 2-5 minutes to boot) now it’s 5-9 seconds. My whole build cost me 328€. I’m glad to get myself my first ever gaming PC, which I will cherish till the end.
Can you put an item list on where you got the parts. It would be great for those of us wanting to test out the waters and try a build. Thanks for the great idea and videos!!! 👊
Perfect! Love it. More optiplex content! Cheers
Thanks for that Xeon trick. I have a few 7010s sitting here looking for new owners. Adding a cheap Xeon will help move them out the door.
Xeon is the best bang for the buck
Definitely have to look up the socket by using the cpu type. This one is an i3-3100 so LGA 1155. Great choice of Xeon to go with the socket.
i love theese dell videos
Nice to see you work on project like this. I love the video were you have watercool an optiplex and do a case swap, i still wonder were did you find these white led fan they look cool.
Amazon
Okay thanks
That dust build was so insane, made me cough here watching it 😂
I’ve seen a lot of these Optiplex videos on CZcams and most people seem to miss the 3.5 inch drive mounting point below the optical drives ( you’ll still need an adapter (although you might be able to screw in the SSD on one side)).
Just toss it in soyboy it'll be fine.
another great one! ❤ take care of the little one(s) (I’m not sure how many you have lol) 😊
Lol
At 4:33 the space underneath the bottom 5.25” bay can be used to mount SATA SSDs. I used a Corsair dual SSD to 3.5” adapter. It’s like $7 give or take at Best Buy. I drilled out the second or third hole so that a screw could fit.
Hell yea xeon that the way to go
💪💪
Interesting - didn’t know you could swap the 3rd gen core i whatever processor for Xeon. I’m going googling.👍🏻
Good video. I hate that hard drive caddy location on those Dell's. It prevents using a LOT of video cards. It should have been mounted higher. It's a real pain to remove too.
I really like those Dell computers,i already have a custom build but i also bought a SFF 9020 with an i5-4570,16GB RAM and 500GB HDD to use for older games. Got it for 80$ from a store that sells certified refurbished computers. Was it a bad deal for 80$? I'm not really familiar with the SH market and i don't know if i overpaid for it or not
Def a good deal. A gpu and SSD won't cost much and it would be a decent gamer
My Optiplex Build Totaled To $80
Its Great For Retro Games!
Hey Dude. I am using Optiplex 7010 SFF (i7 3770, 32 gigs ddr3) as my main gaming rig. PSU is the default one and I am running MSI Nvidia 1650 LP OC from Amazon without any extra power needed straight from the PCIE socket. Just Saiyan. Windows 11? I don't think this Optiplex passed the necessary requirements for the OS but hey... Hack the planet... 🤣🤣🤣 I am running 11 on my 7010 too 😁😁😁
Lol back doors to everything
I have 10 systems in storage that I custom built. All with same parts at $800 firm. I do give aways three times a year. All can play high-end games if the ram and gpu are upgraded.
I love those old pc builds - especially Optiplex. I'm a fool for Optiplex. Literally. I rock a 5050 sff, i7 7500, 32GB RAM, R7 350x, 256GB nvme, 960GB ssd, running MX Linux. Competent, but I know I needs me a GPU upgrade. The question is will I ever be able to afford one. (I also have a 3020 sff collecting dust in the corner (i5 4570, 16GB RAM, R5 340, 240GB ssd).
Do you make computer for people to play old games like sims 2 that has windows 7 and how much will you charge for it to and can you ship it out to east texas
i don't ship, too expensive and it becomes not worth it.
Where would you source a optiplex like that? Im looking to start flipping computers
I find them cheap on FB marketplace
The Legendry Optiplex
Just picked up 40 optiplex 3020 Mt for 30 dollars each going to build a bunch of budget gaming pcs
👍👍👍
If you're moving a lot of Optis where you're keeping the cage and you want some HDD caddys, just let me know... I've got a handful of them and I'd be happy to send them your way since I always just remove the drive cage.
Thanks will let you know when I get more in
@@DLMtechgarage Yeah, no problem.
I'm in the UK and I recently watched a lot of your videos including this one, I then went on eBay(uk) and searched for this model and similar, the price difference compared to the US price is a lot different, here in the UK they seem to be more expensive. I then had a thought, in a way these videos help to sell the models, I mean after watching your vids and others I looked to buy one, so others must do the same, so then sellers put the price up because people are now looking to buy.
I'm not saying don't do the videos, far from it I love watching your and others, but do you think I may be right that these vids help sell the models?
I agree. I doubt my small channel has an impact in the market but I'm sure bigger channels do and when the demand goes up so does the price
the i7 2600k and gtx 1080 can run almost all games like gta 5 fortinite minecraft forza horizon and more with chill
Dat cooler ... a bit too tiny for the 1240 v2.
It cools fine. Haven't had an issue
How’d you get windows 11 on this old machine? Isn’t it incompatible?
I have a modded version that works that I found on the dark web.
These actually don't sell anymore because of videos like these,the people who normally would just build thier own.
They sell alot in my area
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THX !!! @@DLMtechgarage
Where did you find this Xeon for $10?
eBay back in November last year. Looked now and they are about $20
How do we request a build?
I only do work local in my area in NC
Would it be enough for Xeon,that small cooler?
Yea. It cools fine and I never had an issue
@@DLMtechgarage hmm.
Strange.
Had to change it to something beefier, before it's starts to throttle..
@@DuneRunnerEnterprises interesting as I had not had that problem
yeah all well and good but if you are sitting on it for 6 months then not really.
Had 4 of these for free recently, 2nd gen. Just did basically the same and got £150 each for them, easy money 💰
💪💪💪
I want to throw in a modern board and kick the RGB and some new and used hardwares like an M.2 new(used) 1070 or 1070Ti for a real budget gaming workhorse. R5 5600/5600X and B450 would do it for me. Swap the PSU, Good to go! Have all but the gpu layin around not doing squat.
I've wanted to I do the same.
A cool sleeper pc
I don't feel buying these is good use to time or resources anymore TBH.
Not something I would purchase to flip. I only mess with them when they are free. I flip them as budget builds as we got a lot of my people in my area looking for really cheap builds and it's work to unload the extra crap I have laying around
You should put it in a new case with a bigger power supply and better GPU and CPU. RGB and all. Slowly build a better budget by selling them with better components.
I've done it and. Got a few videos doing it but for this it was a quick flip
facebook game are you kidding me
🤷
DDR3 JUNK. No win 11 on this junk box.
Good day sir
@@Subideable what's your prob here
Missed a spot ROFL and cant forget RGB makes comp faster lol
But lowers profit margins lol
@@DLMtechgarage lmao
Have to laugh at stuff now way things are lol all good glad you found it funny like your vids said before like your humour and a good guy like watching you have good day my friend
Yeah, another thumbs down. You charge crazy fees. And you brag about gouging people, too. Weak! I markup parts 35%. $20 an hour for desktops and $25 an hour for laptops. Karma is a b.
Those builds don't sell anyway,alot of people building them no one buying them
@@boondock6055 well, my friend. I'm not so sure about that. I think, that there is a niche for these builds. DLM, does build a good machine. It's going to work when they take it home. It prolly has a good warranty. I think D even worked on one that was out of warranty. For no charge. I bought a brand new hp desktop from Walmart, paid $300. I had nothing but trouble with it. Tech support is in India and is completely worthless.
I think that hp deliberately hires people that can Barely
speak English! These people must get beatings or something if they actually honor a warranty. They act just like it's coming right out of their pay. Microsoft tech is good though. Anyway, at the one year mark when the hp factory warranty was up and I never got any help, I took the machine outside, stood on the top steps of my porch and picked that thing over my head and threw it down as hard as I good, onto the concrete driveway. It got 2 more of those, before, I felt better. Some neighbors saw all of this commotion. Some were laughing and some just had blank looks, with their mouths open, lol. After that, I looked around on ebay for a used, rebuilt machine. I ended up with a Dell Optiplex MT 7010 that had been worked on very much like this one that D built. The guy selling it spoke English. Replied promptly to my questions and even knocked $30 off of the price. $230. But, by the time ebay got through with me and the optional 1 yeas warranty for $25. I was $325. The same that I ended up paying for the hp. OMG, I love the Dell. He is still running even after 3 years of me. I use it now as my test rig. I would have maybe bought 1 from D if he hadn't opened his big mouth about how he jacked up the price. But, still it was a good deal. Perfect for what the customer wanted. D didn't get stuck with a build. So, really, he did good in many ways. I just get upset with price gouging. And D does it and then tells the whole world that he did it. He definitely reminds me of that guy Richard Rawlings. He beats the original seller down like crazy. Pays so little for some of his purchases. But when he gets a good one that he paid $2,000 for, he wants $200,000 for it. It is unbelievable to me. I would never buy one that he bragged about paying practically nothing initially, but now the price is marked up 1,000%. Why would someone brag about screwing someone to a million people? I could never do crap like that. But, that's me. The other day, a customer came to me with a thrashed hp laptop. He said that it had family pictures on it and several people had told him it was impossible to recover the photos. I pulled the hard drive and popped it ol' Dell and pulled out the file labeled Photos. Then, I copied the entire drive. All onto a flash drive from Walmart that cost $7. I gave him all of his stuff back and charged $30 total. He was so happy that he pulled out $40 and said keep the change. I built a great long term relationship with him. He will always come to me.
You should see geek squad fees
@@DLMtechgarage I`m not complaining about the prices per se. I`m complaining about you bragging about how cheap a lot the parts were and then, just adding a huge mark up. I bet Geek Squad doesn't brag about how they get their stuff for cheap and then gouge the price. They don't mention that the tech only gets paid $12.00 an hour or whatever but the customer pays the way inflated Store price for a tech. Ace computer here in town has a $50.00 an hour fee and that`s not even a house call. Nobody in their right mind would brag about how cheap the parts are and then jack them up 1,000%. I've had enough of your shady business practices. I`m out.
@@mrkemblegilstrapokay??? I really don't understand the whole gouging and mark up thing especially when you compare what I sell compared to the markets value... but hey appreciate the good conversations in the past and thanks for your time in the community!
Win 11 not bad had for few months it's ok
I want to know how many people are using optiplexes right now lol
I have a 390 SFF and 2 3020 MT.
390 is stock.
3020 Hackintosh
3020 Ryzenplex
They're cheap and available
@@radradR0bot lol wasn't my question
@Subideable obviously I do lol wonder what dell thinks of all the second handle business computers being turned into gaming rigs
I keep one on hand as an extra pc