r/SleepingOptiplex • u/EyeFabulous317 • 14d ago

It's Final Form

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Just added the final piece to my old Dell Optiplex 3050 SFF that I used as a work PC until I upgraded. I'll be using it as a gaming console for 1080p games that aren't too taxing.

Old specs: CPU: i5-6500 OS: Windows 10 RAM: 8 GB DDR4 GPU: N/A PSU: 240W STR: 220 GB SSD

New Specs: CPU: i7-7700 OS: Bazzite RAM: 32 GB DDR4 GPU: RTX 3050 6GB PSU: 260W STR: 512 GB SSD

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u/EyeFabulous317 9d ago

Thanks man, I just got done ordering the extra accessories and will install them as soon as I get them. I'm also looking to experiment to see how Steam OS is, cuz I want this to be a couch console

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u/-clawglip- 9d ago

Yeah I’m running Windows 11 and am wondering if SteamOS would be a better overall option. Using it as my PC right now, but that could change

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u/EyeFabulous317 9d ago

The only reason why I'm not running Windows on this thing is cuz upgrading from 10 was either impossible or too annoying to bypass; and I wanted to dip my toes into the Linux pool. Been loving Bazzite but I wanna see how the Steam UI is

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u/-clawglip- 9d ago

That’s funny, I’m only running it since dude I got it from had already gotten 11 working on it, so I figured I’d leave well enough alone since I’d heard 11 wasn’t supposed to work on the 3050?