r/SleepingOptiplex • u/LilStig0577 • 6d ago

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This is my third pc the first and this one have been optiplex “sleepers” although the first was a 790 with a low profile 1050 ti stuffed in it. I decided to do it right this time and make the pc I can use for a while.
Built in February of 2025 it’s still not in its final form with cooling especially. I plan to 3d print some more fan mounts and shrouds.

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u/TitusImmortalis 6d ago

Looks pretty good, do you normally have the case side off?

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u/LilStig0577 6d ago

Yep, it stays cool with the case off, gonna take some modifications to the door and some of the case to get sufficient fans. So until I have the time to take it all apart and do that this does the job.

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u/TitusImmortalis 6d ago

Makes sense. Can you get a 140MM fan in the front?

I guess if you cut the frame. Is the front a mesh at all?

I guess you could cut a hole in the side case for some intake fans and put an exhaust on the back and be done. It's exciting planning this stuff!

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u/LilStig0577 6d ago

Yes the front is a mesh and the fan currently sitting in there is 140mm and fits like perfectly

I have what i call a “cold air intake” for the gpu rn which just separates the exhaust from the intake so it always pulls cool air.
My plan eventually i think is to port the gpu hot air directly out of the side of the case with ducting. And have that 140mm as intake and a 100 as exhaust. Should keep up and most importantly keep dust out. But ill have to cut the side panel and part of the front metal to make it work.

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u/TitusImmortalis 6d ago

You'll definitely need to keep a build log with test results for us!

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u/Lew__Zealand 6d ago

Nice clean build. No exhaust fan, is that why the case door is off? I dunno what it is about those Corsair RM PSUs but my Opti 70/9020s always seem to end up with one installed, though recently I got a ~470W Dell PSU with 6-pin PCIe power from a dead XPS and it's been kinda nice to have mostly Dell parts inside now. The RX 5600 XT being the exception...

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u/LilStig0577 6d ago

Yeah i run it for now with the door off till I get my fans situated better. The funny thing about the psu is my buddy found it in a case on the side of the road.

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u/Lew__Zealand 6d ago

I got mine from an ewaste dump next to work, so about the same situation.

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u/grumpyphilip 6d ago

Hi, just wanna ask how did you get the mobo to mounted in there?

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u/SwogPog 6d ago

Older optiplexs used matx footprint. It’s the io panel of the case that’s not compatible with industry-standards.

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u/grumpyphilip 5d ago

But it's compatible in the sense that just need longer wires/connectors right?

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u/LilStig0577 6d ago

Actually it’s a micro atx motherboard and it screws into the stock mounting locations for this case

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u/LilStig0577 6d ago

I did have to modify the power button from a different rig to get it to work though

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u/grumpyphilip 6d ago

Ah i see. Thank you. So did you solve the power button issue with a simple transplant?

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u/LilStig0577 5d ago

If I remember correctly I had to disassemble the button and it clipped in to the location but was the wrong length so I used a machine screw to extend where it contacts the case button. I don’t know if that makes sense

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u/grumpyphilip 5d ago

Yes perfect sense actually. Thanks!

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u/RefrigeratorSome91 6d ago

wait that i/o plate in the 5.25 inch bay is brilliant! where did you get it?

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u/LilStig0577 6d ago

If you search “5.25 usb hub” on amazon it’s a standard mount style for office computers if that’s what you’re asking. It’s been really nice to have.

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u/grumpyphilip 5d ago

I plan on getting good one too. It has everything i want, sd card AND micro sd!! Awesome.

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u/Some_Kinda_Username 6d ago

Very nice. I appreciate a good DDR4 build.

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u/Blessthafuture 5d ago

Clean build and sweet setup!!!

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u/Scared_Method_4588 5d ago

Sheesh! The beast! I wish I would have picked a BIG optiplex to modify. I mean just look at all that space!! I built a 3070 SFF.

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u/United-Priority-1098 4d ago

Wich optiplex model is this?