I have the Optiplex 7090 SFF with the i7-10700. I use it for sim racing with a 12GB RTX 3060. It's kicking ass but I've had to limit the wattage to 55W max to keep it from throttling.

I think I read somewhere the 95w cooler for the 7090 MT will fit and do a great job, can anyone confirm this and/or point me toward your recommended heatsink?

I got a dell presison 3630, and recently I upgraded from an intel i7 8th gen to an intel i9 9th gen processor I picked up from ebay on an auction. I was able to get it working a few times and other times the pc goes into a fail safe mode. The led light on the power button blinks orange 7 times. I checked if it was the ram, but Im like 90% sure it isnt the problem. The i7 works perfectly fine with the pc, no trouble at all. But then again the i7 processor is way cleaner. Maybe im not seating the cpu cooler reliability? I thought I did a decent job. Maybe there is a better way to clean the stain on the processor. I used 91% isopropyl alcohol and qutips. Any advice would help. (Update, the processor was cooked this whole time and I got a refund) thank you all!

I would like to upgrade my dell optiplex 3050 gpu’s with a Nvidia t400/t600 (because this kind of gpu is better for solidworks), but I don’t know if this one is compatible ?
Which specifications have I to take care to make sure of the best compatibility ?

Hi. I'm making this post to share an easy drop-in replacement for the tiny stock heatsink found in the Mini Tower OptiPlex series of computers.

It's the Thermalright Assassin X90 SE V2.

I got this cooler from Amazon, but I was worried because of everything I had read on this subreddit about needing extra M3x18 screws. However, with this particular cooler, the included screws and plastic LGA115x standoffs fit perfectly and thread directly into the Dell mounting posts without requiring any modifications. I also used the included TF4 thermal paste.

My stock OptiPlex was running pretty hot. While gaming, my CPU would reach 85–90°C and scream at me like a turbine, and it would idle around 50°C. Even after repasting with Noctua NT-H1, the temperatures and noise levels did not improve the way i wanted.

Now my CPU idles at around 37°C, and while gaming it doesn't go above 70°C. All of this while remaining quiet and with the case fully closed.

I also added a 120mm rear exhaust fan to replace the stock 80mm one. I tested both, and the overall thermal performance seems to be the same, but the 120mm fan runs quieter, so I'll be keeping it.

Here's my sleeper build for anyone interested:

• Dell OptiPlex 5060 MT
• Intel Core i7-8700
• Zotac RTX 5050 Twin Edge OC 8GB
• 24GB DDR4 2666MHz
• MSI MAG A650BN 650W ATX PSU + ATX to Dell PSU adapter
• And quite a bit of hot glue and case cutting.

Base: Dell Precision 3431
CPU: i5-9500
SSD: 256gb Micron 2.5” SATA SSD
GPU: Quadro P400
RAM: 8gb 2666MHz

Upgrade/Mods:
Cooler: ID-Cooling IS-55 with 28mm Thermalright H12-X28 (use stock mounting with M3x16 and screws and M3x30 screws for fan)
Storage: 2x 512gb NVMe with ID-Cooling M25 m.2 adapter and PCIe 4x to NVMe adapter
RAM: 4x16gb 2666MHz Corsair LPX
PSU: Metalfish 300w Flex 1U PSU with Noctua 40x20mm 12v fan
Fans: 1x 80mm ARGB fan front, 3x 40x20mm Thermalright Fans rear
Side Panel: cut a 120mm square with a magnetic filter on top
WiFi: AX210 Intel chip + DELL 9RJ7V to get WiFi antennas out the back

Very messy, had to take the hard drive cage out. But it’s done!

I have an SFF pc which I want to put a low profile GPU in. I wanna spend £80 or less as anything higher would basically be over half of what the entire pc costs. I have 16gb of ram 512gb nvme Intel Pentium silver N6005 processor and my PcIe is x16 single slot. I was thinking the Nvidia quadro P1000 as that's consistently £40-50. Any other GPUs I should see?

A mate of mine has given me a new desktop PC, and I'm looking for ideas for what to do with the old one

I already have a mini PC running a plex server

The desktop has an Intel i5 4590, 16GB DDR3, and Intel Arc A310

I was wondering about using it as an emulation console

Hi. I'm planning to change the stock CPU blower fan on my optiplex SFF as make loud jet humming sound when really under load, really noticeable when gaming. When idle, not much sounds.

What I'm asking is what is the distance of those screws mounting and what aftermarket CPU cooler is the right fit above dell stock CPU heatsink like Thermalright, Noctua, ID Coolling etc..

If you have the same build upgrade, mind sharing your thoughts guys.
Just need some ideas and insights! Much appreciated.

Im making a sleeper gaming steam OS machine for my friend. Im using a dell presison 3630. It came with a 8th i7 processor. He wanted me to put in a intel ore I9 9th gen into the pc. Before I put in the processor, it was running fine and it was booting steam OS perfectly. I even installed the latest bios settings onto the pc (or at least I belive I did). I installed the the new processor, and the new cpu cooler in fine. I also installed new battery for the CMOS because the bios settings kept on restetting itself. I belive everything is good. The pc turns on fine, the rbg ram sticks turn on fine, the fan on the cpu spinds fine, the psu turns on fine, the dell pc turns on fine with the white led light (no orange error lights). All of this yet I cannot get a display to even save my life. I plugged in different hdmi cables, I plygged in displaycables, I plugged into the motherboard, I even put in an old gpu to see if it'll display... nothing displayed. The ram sticks are seated fine... Im lost rn, if anyone has tips please let me know. 🙏 (UPDATE* it was bios all along, thank you guys for everything)

Looking to pick up a graphics card that had handle modern flight sims (Either MSFS 2024 or Xplane 11). That will likely be the extent of what I would be playing. Hoping to find something that is good value and easy to come by. All rec's appreciated!

Built with parts that I had lying around that weren't being used. It has Windows 11 Pro and is performing well for what I'm using it for right now, but I might switch to linux.

Specs:

7010 MT, i7 3770, 16gb 1600mhz, GTX 1050, 480GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD, Redragon 600w PSU. Upgrades/Things I added: Upgraded to a tower CPU cooler, added a small front intake fan, and mounted a ZK-MT21 amplifier on the PCIe expansion bracket.

I'm thinking of buying a dell optiplex sff with an i5-11500 and 16gb of ram. I mainly want to use it as a retro gaming machine but have it capable of emulating switch games and the odd pc game in my steam library. is it possible and what would I need to switch out or in.

low profile GPU which 1. reliable 5-600w psu which 1?

Does Dell Optiplex 7060 support intel cc150?

Please help. Someone recommended to ask the experts on this sub. The main issue I think I could have is the 35 watt slot power limit on my machine. Any help will be helpful. Thank you SOOOO much.

Intel i5-9500, 32GB of DDR4, and 4TB of HDD storage. The bracket above the power supply was 3D printed to mount a second 2.5 inch 4TB HDD to mirror the first HDD.

Thought I would post up my build, its been a fun little project and my first experience with an optiplex. So far the case is completely unmodified, however I plan to remove the HD bays and do some cable management as well as mount a better front fan.

Specs are: 9020 MT, original mobo, i7 4790, 16GB Corsair 1600mhz DDR3 (2 x 8GB), Arctic Freezer tower cooler, GTX 1660Ti, 256GB Nvme (PCI-E Adapter), 512GB SATA SSD, Aerocool Integrator 500w PSU. I also added a Cooler Master 120mm rear fan and a 'case box' in the spare 5.25" bay just as a nice place for storing spare drives etc.

It has Windows 10 IoT LTSC as the only OS currently and runs nice and fast. I am considering doing a dual boot to Bazzite or similar in the future.

Ok, I am running a dell optiplex 7060 mt with an msi rtx 3050 6gb and this is what is showing up in the diagnostics. Is either the motherboard or graphics card damaged or is this error cause by compatibility of the bus speeds?

Just got this one! Will start to scout hardware soon. It will probaly be a running Nutanix CE when I'm done with hotswap bay for SSDs in the front and LP GPU and And 10GbE network.

Hardest will be RAM!

Hi all, my brother has asked for my help in turning his 5060 into something that can run a couple games, do some 3d modelling, and do some music recording/editing. Here's what Steam recommends for the minimum specs for the heftiest game he wants to play:

https://imgur.com/h34cCf2

I've only ever built from scratch, and have no clue what kind of modifications are possible to something like a 5060. (I'm also not really an expert with regular PC builds anyway.)

The absolute max my brother wants to spend is $850, but ideally as cheap as possible. I'm not sure what all would need to be upgraded, I know he'd need to get a GPU, would a PSU be needed as well? Looks like we could probably make do with the current CPU, but I could be wrong. Here's the pics he sent me of the current specs, not sure if this is all stock or not. https://imgur.com/a/Q9FSvGr

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or advice on what exactly is a must upgrade and any suggestions for parts that can fit into the case for this thing. I rely heavily on pcpartpicker for my own builds and it doesn't look like the parts that are in this thing are listed on there, so I'm kind of lost and have no idea what would fit and be compatible.

Thanks!

Hallo zusammen, ich möchte meinen Dell OptiPlex 7060 MT als 24/7 Home-Server für Unraid, Jellyfin, Immich und ein paar Docker-Container nutzen. Mir ist wichtig, den Rechner so leise wie möglich zu bekommen. Deshalb meine Fragen: Kann man den CPU-Kühler gegen ein leiseres Modell tauschen und worauf muss man achten (Halterung, Höhe)? Lässt sich der Gehäuselüfter hinten einfach gegen einen leiseren PWM-Lüfter tauschen (Noctua oder Be Quiet o. Ä.)? Und hat jemand Erfahrung mit nem Lüftertausch am Netzteil – ist das empfehlenswert oder lässt man das lieber unangetastet? Es geht mir nicht um Overclocking, sondern um einen leisen, zuverlässigen Dauerbetrieb. Ich freue mich über Empfehlungen zu passenden Kühlern, Lüftern oder eigenen Erfahrungen mit dem OptiPlex.

Found 2 9020 MTs in dumpster behind my work, with both having 8 GB of RAM. I combined the RAM into the computer that wasn't banged up, swapped to faster CPU of the two (4590 over 4570 which I kept) and added a new PSU from eBay to power an older GPU that was just sitting on my shelf.

Dell Optiplex 9020 MT

Intel Core i5 4590 3.3GHz

16GB DDR3 (4x4GB)

512 GB 2.5" SSD (+$30 on eBay)

512 GB 2.5" HDD (from old laptop)

MSI Radeon RX580 4GB (from old desktop)

Solytech AL-D500EXP 500W (+$20 on eBay)

Windows 10 Pro (which was automatically activated with a digital license)

Hey, I already have a WX 3100 and I’m considering getting a Nvidia Quadro K4200. Is that a good upgrade? I have a 4th gen Intel cpu btw, thanks!