DELL OPTIPLEX 7040 MT - SMALL Case BIG Upgrades 

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You don’t need a screw for that pcie bracket. That’s a self locking latch. You just have to close it to retain the video card. Notice how there’s no thread on it when you kept screwing.

I would advise against bending the PCIE power cables and pins like that by forcing the case to shut on top of it. If the cover doesn't close, there is a reason for that - do not force it. The pins and wires could get too hot at that point and catch fire or melt as seen with recent Nvidia cards. There are adapters on Amazon for this use case where space is an issue. For example: EZDIY-FAB GPU VGA PCIe 8 Pin U Turn. Adapters are available for both 6 and 8 pin PCIE power connectors. Plug and play, simple yet effective. This is a "u turn" adapter that will reorientate the PCIE power socket of the gpu to the other side where there is more space for the psu power cable. Btw, there are original 360W and even 500W Dell power supplies from other Optiplex units that work fine and fit perfectly within the 7040 and 7050MT case without needing to modify the case. I upgraded my original 240W Dell PSU (bronze rating) with a Dell 360W PSU (platinum rating). I prefer this approach versus a normal psu + adapter cable - - - especially after seeing how your new psu exhaust is being covered up by the case for the most part.

I got a 7050 myself which I modded. Your upgrades where nice, But if I may I would like to add a few comment’s / ideas. The psu exhaust is blocked for a big part, cut the back out for better flow out the grill and drill some holes in the bottom of the case as intake. For the gpu there are angle plugs that sit snug on the gpu, messing with cables the way you did is not something you should do. A small 80/92 mm fan extra on the front and top can help temps a lot, myself I cut a hole and some inserts for a grill at the top for a extra exhaust. And placed 2 front 92 mm fans for intake gpu and cpu. Just some ideas for this case. 👋

u should of mounted the PSU upside down and cut a hole in the bottom of the case so the Graphics card and psu isnt just blowing hot air into eachother.

Awesome video. Nice upgrades. I liked the music, too. ❤

That’s got to be a hot box with that 1080ti I suggest installing front fans for intake

I guess the heat inside is too much will drop performance. Maybe a case swap??

That power supply is surely going to have a quick death without being able to vent.

bro deserves more subscribers

maybe consider a case swap with adapters ?

What is the max temperature the gpu gets? And maybe try to add fans on the bottom right. That would be cool. Just subscribed nice video and very informational.

You would want a super thin layer of heat paste for better contact, heat tranfer.

how did you get the power supply to fit flush

I got a 7070 MT and was wondering if you tried any longer GPUs. I have seen some videos of longer GPUs, using mods to the case...

I've heard the PCIe 3 16x slot on the Optiplex only supplies 35w of power instead of the customary 75w. I don't know much about GPUs - if a card has connectors on if for power (like those in your video), does it draw from the PCIe slot at all?

Do you need to remove the motherboard from the case in order to install the cooler ? Also did you need any adapters for the fan connector or some sort of a mounting kit ?

arent the PCIE cable 6+2 pins? was the extension cable and cutting them really necessary? the cable for the 4pin went throught the mobo and cpu cooler, cant it just went around the edge of the mobo similar to the previous cable since its long enough?

Can you fit a MSI Radeon R7 260X OC in that pC?? Pls tell me

Did you make a 24 to 8 pin adapter or did you buy that elsewhere?

Love it

Just curious, why not buy a new case?

Nice!

Did it post?

You're not logical, don't put the cables next to the RAM strips, they will heat up.

Hey quick question can the ASUS Dual Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, fit in.?

bios error de fuente eso no incluiste en el video?

what gtx card was that?

Can i use standart atx psu?

what is max height tolerance for cpu cooler?

Have u connected the GPU to blue color slot. Just to confirm ?

What's the spec of the GPU?

Where did you get these ram modules?

Is it possible to put normal psu size?

kool project but not worth the cost i fine the PSU cost like $170 alone the pc also is like 150- $200 bux and other parts expensive upgrade lolz this would end up being about 500-600 bux

Does it work

which GPU is shown in the video if someone could tell me thanks

What is the RAM and SSD size you upgrade

This is wrong in so many ways

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