Dell OptiPlex Q&A Pt. 2: Power Supply & CPU Cooler Upgrades, NVMe m.2 SSD's & More

When I said the 1080 Ti consumes about 400 watts, I was talking about the total system power draw, not just the GPU itself. Speaking of GPU's, and the dumpster fire that buying one is right now... would you like to see another build video? I'm working on one right now, but I don't want to fan the those flames, since it's really tough for people to build systems right now.

Just wanted to say that your videos are filled with great knowledge, and your channel deserves much more recognition. Keep up the great work.

Great video! Your attention to detail and careful craft shows in every video you make! Keep the amazing work. You deserve that silver button asap man.

I really appreciate what you do and why you do it. Very smart, very entertaining and very informative.

I just found your channel and I must say I have no clue how you don't have more subs... you are great and appreciate the help!!!

AWESOME!!! At last! Thank you for this....good info

Dude you’re such a life saver given the current parts shortage,

i just want to thank you man ..... i am researching for my first ever GAMING pc and buget is about 200$ .... and it seemed that these opties are good way to go...........and then finding a youtuber who is dedicated to this cause ......i have watched all of your opti related videos and they gave me about every bit of information i need........ really appreciate your efforts man.

Thanks for another informative video. I finished my Optiplex 9020 build last October when I bought and installed a GTX 1660 Super. I had a an old 430 watt power supply in the parts bin so I installed that to run the card. I did have to get a 24 pin to 6 pin adapter for Dell's proprietary motherboard but I haven't had any problems. Temps are just fine and I've been getting a fantastic experience gaming at 1080p at high detail settings in pretty much every game including Metro Exodus and Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. All in the system cost $560 CDN including the video card (this was of course before the price of cards went through the roof). I found doing this project to be a very satisfying and rewarding experience. Your help has been invaluable. Thanks! Keep on with the vids!

I've actually used your Optiplex videos to modify my 3020 case to use for a custom PC build. A sleeper sort of. The tutorials on getting the hard drive cage and 5.25 bay latch out really helped a lot! note: I am aware the power button connector isn't the same. I'll have to rewire it. HDD LED appears to be only 2 pins, and everything else looks standard.

Thanks man because of you i own a very fast pc, i had a intel celero n 2gb ram, now a intel i7

I just need to build PC's right now just to keep sane lol Old Prebuilts are fun to mess with, over coming the manufacturers lil features when swapping cases or other components. I send ppl to this channel for details, so far you get in deep on these.

Always good info bro. Yes, would like to see more build videos. I know its rough now but patience and persistence will pay off in the long run.

love your channel bro

He's back!

Thx, this video very useful for my old pc

Another great video 💯

Firstly, I really appreciate your optiplex videos. within the last 8 months or so I took a 7020 from stock (or randomly gathered parts such as the ram) and turned it into a viable 1080p beast. I got the i7 4790 with 4x4gb ram(albeit 2 dif't types) , 2tb HDD and Win 10 pro for just over $300. I've upgraded the rear case fan to a noctua slim as well as using your modding method to place a 140 industrial noctua as an intake in the front. One of the fans (either stock cpu or rear case fan) was making a little bit of noise so i replaced the cpu cooler with a cooler master i70. Slapped a 1650oc and an EVGA 700 br and corsair vengeance 2x8 gb ram in there and called it a day. Recently I got the chance to buy an unused EVGA 3060 xc at pretty much MSRP from a bitcoin miner that I befriended in a gaming community. So i've been eyeballing my system and trying to prepare for a revamp, so as to not bottleneck. This means buying a budget (but viable) cpu, the ryzen 5 5600x or 5800x. This, in turn, means that I'd DEF need to consider a better CPU cooling system. So here's my question: do you have any experience with any low profile coolers? I just encountered information that this case would require a 92mm cooler, as the 120 mm guys wouldn't fit. But i'm still eyeballing the low profile noctua coolers. You know, the ones with conventional heat pipes and fins, but just in a horizontal config as opposed to being vertical. Any pointers?

I really like the pacing of your delivery. It’s still a lot of info, but you don’t talk too fast. I think the other YouTubers drink too much RedBull.

Really like your videos and presentation style. I've been picking up Dell Optiplexs for years, but mostly by trial and error. But I had no idea of the best winners in the line, and which are more desirable. I find Craig's List the best place to find low prices. I'm not into gaming but very much graphics and video editing. I assume the same qualities are required for both types of users. I've learned a lot from your vids, thank you.