Dell Optiplex 780 SFF + Full Size (one fan) GPU? 

Special EDy I’m so OCD about stuff that I print that I end up taking so much longer printing something several times over so that it fits perfectly; the print becomes a whole project off of the main project! 😂

@@Houseofarrows who asked?

@@Omabatfartsbruh who asked you to be an asshole?

Holy shit

@@Omabatfartsbruh what a rude guy you r not a type that people like

Awesome man, theses are perfect starter PC's for kids. Thanks for watching and commenting! Merry Christmas =)

@link linklink read my mind

Your mom was wrong....

It worked out good. That HDD caddy is perfect for mods. Glad you like it Jamie, thanks for watching mang.

Thanks a lot Fat Max! This was a very satisfying project, turned out better than I had hoped!

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Right on man, I'm glad you like it. Honestly it's probably the most satisfying PC mod I've ever done. It feels really good when you start hacking up a PC case and everything works out. That would be sweet to squeeze a 1080 mini into your 9020. That's a serious upgrade from the 1050ti. Thanks for watching mang!

You'd be limited by the PSU though. Consider getting a 1660 or a 1660 ti as they are the best low power GPUs around and they're a significant upgrade from the 1050 ti.

I've taken the measurements on the 780 SFF and I'm pretty sure that an aftermarket ITX PSU would fit it in. You just have to get a little creative with the mounting. But a 1660(ti) without a 6-pin would be the easiest upgrade for sure.

@@PimptatoPCs I'm sure all 1660 and 1660 ti have 6 pin connectors, but given the wattage of the stock PSU it should be possible to use a SATA power to 6 pin converter or something.

I was thinking about the 1650, which would still be a pretty good upgrade over a 1050ti. I think the 9020 PSU is under 300W so using a molex 6-pin adapter might be pushing it. He could get a good 600W ITX PSU though and get that 1080 of his dreams =D

How did it work out. I’m in the same situation but I have a 3 fan gpu

I'm happy that you like it TOP! I think it's cool too. It's kind of a unique mod, I haven't seen it done before. Thanks for watching mang.

@@PimptatoPCs Does the pc still work because im worried about the watts.

Thanks MH! The slits and bends actually worked out better than I expected too! I just really didn't want to use screws to hold it in place and that solution seemed easy and practical. I'm super happy that it's 100% tool less and still very secure. My kids probably play too many games, like all kids today. What I need to do is force them to use the keyboard and mouse more, they're hooked on the Xbox360 controller. That's funny you bring up pink and blue. In Part 2 of the video you'll hear about the paint scheme and the plans I have for it. You're not too far off!

Thanks Gary, I really try hard to make stuff look clean. After I paint the case, I might add a little I/O shield around the hole I cut for the GPU, just to give it a more finished look. Man those tabs worked out good! I'm very happy with how solid the GPU feels when I wiggle it. Thanks for the comment!

PimptatoPCs I like the 'modded but factory' look too. You've probably just helped a load of people looking at their sff pcs and a full size gpu scratching their heads and then having to go buy a low profile gpu. Where have/will you put the hdd?

Thanks Tom Tom!

Haha, I'll adopt you into my RU-vid family! I love the Optiplex 760, it's a great PC. That's cool you did a custom side panel. Hopefully my videos will help out with any future upgrades or mods on it. Thanks for watching man, it makes me feel good that my channel helps inspire people to fix up their older computers!

@@PimptatoPCs hey, i have 760 mt 305w psu, will rx 560 (small one) work with it?, it will fit tho

You'll be chilling with a 250-350w psu trust me

Did u figure it out ?

You need the proper drivers. Install the 8800 GT, plug the cable from your monitor into the motherboard (not the GPU), download the drivers from Nvidia, shut down your PC, switch the cable from your motherboard to the GPU, start the PC. It should work fine now.

Definitely a very awesome and under rated tool. So versatile too. A lot of people don't even know what they are! Thanks for watching Manny.

under the pcie riser thats the most open spot

Thank you Ahmad!

just put a shit gpu for that shit game of yours. fortnite is bad

@@kekkodance calm down bro he just askin questions

Hello! Good day (night?) to you too! The PC is still running great and has never shown any issues of not having enough power. The GTX 750 is rated at only 55w, and the Q9400 is 95w. The only other things pulling any power are a couple little fans and a hard drive. I generally think that the "recommended" PSU wattage is overstated by at least 100w most of the time. But you never really know exactly how much power your PC is using without plugging it into a watt meter and stress testing it. I do think that the Dell PSUs are safe and more than enough to run budget gaming machines.

@@PimptatoPCs ah i see. Glad to know that yours is running well up to this point. I am highly considering adding a full sized graphics card to my HP Elite 8200 SFF. Seeing your video gives me a sigh of relief. At least now i know there is a fighting chance to make my pc into a mid-level gaming unit

I also pick weaker gpus beacause pc parts here in Nederland are expensive and im poor.

You know Voodoo, I am an old school parent and usually operate with a strict "share" policy in place. But my son's PC was built a couple years ago specifically for him, it's his. At that time my daughter was too young to even care about computers. I really felt that it was a fair decision to make one just for her. Maybe I over emphasized the reason for making the PC was because they "were arguing", it was more because it was a good time for her to have her own. She watches different stuff than my son, plays different games, and practices different school activities. Plus it was a super fun project, win-win-win =)

@@PimptatoPCs You know I judged before I fully watched the video. The time and effort I didn't not take into effect. That was a great what you did for your daughter. Great job and I build computers for everyone in my family. I just dont like how kids thought fits these days and most parents cave in. To me thats not a reason to buy each kid something new.

he used a pci extension ribbon thing

Use any that can handle the power supply with the help of a low profile gpu bracket

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking about the PCIe slot?

No it won't. But I think a Mini ITX psu like this one would fit with a little modding, www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148063&Description=itx%20power%20supply&cm_re=itx_power_supply-_-17-148-063-_-Product. It would also require a 24 pin to mini power adapter to fit the Dell motherboard like this one off eBay, www.ebay.com/itm/ATX-Power-Supply-24-Pin-to-Mini-24-Pin-For-Dell-Optiplex-760-780-960-980-SFF/122023965609?epid=853569665&hash=item1c6931f3a9:g:6r4AAOSw~RVZ5dSO:rk:1:pf:0. I did install an SFX psu into the Desk Top model though. Here's a link to that video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QCVFt6Bl5e4.html Hope this helps!

Yes if you wanna cut the case of your pc. It's metal. Getting a GT 1030 is an easier way and for me, I just don't have any power tools so that mod isn't possible. And yes, I have tried cutting the back of an old Optiplex with hand tools to remove the fixed in I/O panel. I gave up halfway as it was getting dangerous.

Just get the new 1650 low profile card its powerful and i use it for my dell optiplex 9010

Torpedo Or just use the PC without a side-panel ? It’ll be ugly, but it’ll work perfectly fine..

That is correct Umaru, it's a Zotac GTX750 (non ti) 2GB.

No it doesn't need external power. As long as the PCIe slot supplies the standard 75W then it's good to go with any PSU. Some older Dell's like the Optiplex 755 used a lower power motherboard that would only supply 35W to the PCIe. But they had a "35W maximum" message printed next to the PCIe slot.

@@PimptatoPCs sir I have subscribed your channel one question more is I have optiplex 780 sff is this pc okay with this zotac gtx 750 ti is there any need of external psu?I have Dell optiplex 780 sff I think it's psu is 235w thanks in advance

Not without some modding. The Dell cooler has a different mounting pattern than a standard off the shelf ATX cooler. I have a couple videos that show how I mounted a water cooler, it's a very similar process.

Thanks but I have another question could remove the motherboard and put it in another case?

Nope, that won't work either. Older Dell PC's (up to the 980) were a design called BTX. They are build like a mirror image of ATX, everything is pretty much backwards and opposite of an ATX PC. I'm not aware of any non Dell (or HP etc.) case that is a BTX design. BTX was used by OEM companies and never was popular enough for case manufacturers to make cases for those motherboards.

It's actually a real pain to transfer this motherboard into an ATX case. The main issue is it's a BTX motherboard, which is essentially a mirror image of ATX, everything is reversed. Plus you have to contend with all the Dell proprietary stuff. The plugs for the power supply and front I/O like the power button and USB's are all non-standard Dell designs. Even the mounting holes for the motherboard aren't in the normal spots. It's almost impossible because of the amount of modifications that need to be done.

So I should find the full size case version of a 990. Thanks

Thanks Michael! Necessity is the mother of invention!

Glad you like it mang, thanks for subbing!

Thanks dude! This PC was for my daughter so I just threw in a cheap 250 gig 2.5" HDD. I'm currently trying to get up to speed on servers and networking stuff. I haven't done much in that department but want to re purpose one of my PC's as a music/media sever for the house. Is your 780 Windows or Linux? Do you have any server software suggestions? Thanks man.

@@PimptatoPCs Nothing special. I'm running Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit with Homegroup using Media Streaming Settings under Network and Sharing Center. www.dummies.com/computers/computer-networking/using-a-network/changing-media-streaming-options-on-a-windows-7-home-network/

The GPU is only a GTX 750, it runs perfect on the stock power supply. The PCIe slot supplies 75W and the GTX 750 only uses 55W. There's actually a little room to over clock it.

Thanks man. I was wondering if you liked the mod or were here just to give me parenting advice =)

Its stupid of me to comment about ur children and how u raise them!I'm sorry,it will never happen again! PÅlease forgive me,I dont know why I said it...Its just really easy to be an ass over the interweb.

Did the pcie extension work out well?What didu pay for it?

You didn't have to delete the comment man. I actually wish you had left it so other people might understand my reasons for my daughter getting her own PC. I like your "off topic" comments and I like responding to them! I don't have those types of conversations very often and it brings a different perspective that (sometimes) I need to hear. If you disagree with something in the future, please don't hold back your thoughts. It's okay dude, I'm not upset at all about it. But I am wondering if you have any kids LOL.

That extension worked great! I was a little worried about it because I have never used one and have read a lot of negative stuff about them. It seems to be really good quality. The EZ-DIY brand gets good reviews, that's why I went with that one. It was $24.99 on eBay, but it's $20 on Amazon. I had some PayPal balance so I just got it off eBay. You'll see it in action in Part 2!

I greatly appreciate the comment my fellow father! Thank you for watching!

Quick question, my nephew needs a pc for school, (budget of course) would you start with the Optiplex 780 sff or 760 mid tower? It will obviously the base for future mods gpu psu etc....@@PimptatoPCs

If it is going to be the base for a future budget gaming PC I would go with the mini tower model. The sff is just too limited with what PSU's and GPU's that you can use. The 780 uses DDR3 versus the DDR2 in the 760 so that is a plus for gaming and really all applications. If you're picking up the 760 mini tower over the 780 sff because it's super cheap, you could always switch out the motherboard later down the road with a 780 motherboard. They have the same exact I/O layout on the rear panel and are easily swapped. But if it were me I would just pick up a 780 mini tower from the get go. That way you will have DDR3 and more GPU and CPU options down the road. Hope this helps!

@@PimptatoPCs Well thanks, that answers all my questions. I'll go with the 780. Same price

Sometimes the short ones are hard to find but here is an eBay listing for $19.99 www.ebay.com/itm/EZDIY-FAB-NEW-PCI-Express-PCIe3-0-16x-Flexible-Cable-Card-Extension-Port-Adapter/113143872039?epid=527663089&hash=item1a57e67a27%3Ag%3ASMMAAOSwzbdbRUSd&_sacat=0&_nkw=ezdiy+pcie+ribbon+cable+&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313

Yeah, they honestly don't know how lucky they are. When they get a little older I'll make sure they understand, believe me! Thanks man, glad you like it. And thanks for watching!

it can run 75w. Its actually in the standard for these slots. Plus there are countless Dell and HP SFF pcs running 1050ti etc. I had one in a HP 8300 and its fine.

That is what I try to do on this channel, cool mods. This is a mod that is actually talked about a lot by people that own Optiplex PC's, but I have never seen anyone actually install the GPU where the hard drive tray is. This project was out of necessity, but I also wanted to see if I could pull off this particular mod. I also had the PC and the GPU already and didn't want to spend a lot of money. The older Dell Optiplex PC's like the 780 are a BTX design and won't fit in an ATX case. Even new Dell motherboards are quite a bit of work to transfer to a new case because the power button and front panel USB ports won't just plug into a Dell motherboard. You have to pull the Dell power button and USB stuff from the Dell case and mod them into the new case. The PCIe ribbon cable was less than $25, you can find cases for that much but they are usually junk.

@@PimptatoPCs fyi, you don't have to remove the dell power button and mod it on to the new case. Here's a video that this guy did ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E-vIZDopQI4.html

I've never used an Optiplex that is newer than second gen Intel and he's using a 3rd gen Intel Dell. The plugs on all the older Optiplex PC's, including the 780 that is in my video, need the Dell plugs transferred to the new case because they are all bundled into one socket. And he still had to break the power port and find out which spot to plug the power into. Plus all the other plugs are proprietary, he couldn't even plug in the rear exhaust fan.

That's tool that I don't have yet, but could definitely use one. The rotary tool is my go to for most things metal. Thanks for watching Flash.

This one had a 230 watt PSU, but that doesn't really matter in this scenario because the GPU didn't need power from the PSU. Any GPU that doesn't need to be plugged into the PSU draws all it's power from the PCIe slot. Almost all modern PCIe slots, even from older Dell's, supply 75 watts of power. If I remember correctly, this GTX 750 that I installed was a 55 watt card.

Nice. Should be a good gamer with a modern CPU/chipset. These old LGA775 Optiplex's are showing there age.

But that would make a really dumb RU-vid video ...

I actually went with pink and blue.

@@PimptatoPCs Bravo Zulu papa! Can't wait to see it in that color.

What case you have

Nice man! That's a good starting wage for your first job. You should wait a few more months until Ryzen 2 is released though. Maybe save up your first few paychecks and buy a GPU. Ryzen 2 is supposed to be a nice improvement.

I meant Ryzen+. We still have a little bit of a wait for Ryzen 2.

PimptatoPCs I was going to buy the ryzen 3 1200

Right on, that's a great chip. If you're going to spend a couple months getting your parts together, you should buy the CPU last so you can check out the performance of the new chips. The Ryzen+ chips will be backward compatible with any AMD AM4 motherboard that you buy right now. Just a thought, it doesn't a matter too much since you can always upgrade the R3 1200 in the future if you wanted to. How exciting man! You get to build yourself a new PC!! I'm jealous =)

Glad you like the mod! Hot glue for what part? When I used double sided tape or the epoxy? I love hot glue and have used it for a lot of mods, but not for this one. The double sided tape allowed me to temporarily position the GPU so it was level, and the epoxy was perfect for gluing that plastic clip to the fan shroud. Hot glue is definitely not strong enough for that in my opinion.

In place of the epoxy, would have less chance of damaging the graphics card depending on what the plastic is made of & far easier to get off later, in saying that, this build would probs die before ypu part it out or do upgrades, right?

The GPU is pretty heavy. Squeezing the clip puts a lot of stress on the plastic and it flexes a lot while lifting the card out of the PC. It would probably break a hot glue joint the first time I removed it, unless I used two hands to support the card. This card sells for $50 and I basically got it for free. It will spend the rest of it's life running games for a little girl. I'm really not worried about parting it out, upgrading it, or even ruining it lol.

Thank you very much! Glad you like it. No, I don't do Social Media. I prefer talking to total strangers on RU-vid =D! Why do you ask?

I can understand that, I only use Twitter, because I can see updates on RU-vidrs making videos. That's why I asked it. And by the way, I think your projects are really creative and original. And I like older Dells too!

I really should do Twitter and Facebook, it would probably help my channel grow. I'll let you know if I start a Twitter account, I didn't realize I could post video updates. That's useful enough to make it worth while. I'm glad you find my projects creative and original! That's an awesome complement, thank you very much. Sometimes I feel like I have a Dell addiction lol. Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy any future videos from my channel that you may see!

Thanks for watching Amirul! Glad you like it.

Thanks RM!

Great idea. I think I am gonna try the same for my Lenovo m83 i7. If it does not look aesthetically pleasing then I will my tools and do some precise surgical operation like Daddy Mcgyver. By the way Shout out for great work. Great content

imagine if the kid sees this

She turned 8 in October (time flies!) and I upgraded her PC for her birthday. That old GTX 750 was struggling to run Roblox and Minecraft lol

PC's far and wide are terrified =D

Yes it is a full size gpu For a small case!

@@dam1041960 your understanding of full SIZE is lacking. FULL SIZE means a gpu that has a length of around 7". The one in this video is called a mini style gpu.

@@yotodine Ok i believe that he was referring to the full size mounting and height and not how long it is /was if you want to be technical about it. Still a outstanding job! That you did not do... I would take him to war by my side before you! Oohrah!

@@dam1041960 im confused? what didnt i do? I was researching to buy and modify my own. Hence why i was sad after finding out that his termonology was incorrect. If ur out in the field and you tell someone to cut the short wire so they cut the blue instead of the red, was termonolgy important in that case? would it not have saved lives or just time if it was a training simulator? If you want to have a person who is unpresice and indifferent to the perfection of thier work while bullets are flying all around you, be my guest. More boots for the the grinder. But dont waste, not just my time, but the other potential thousands of peoples time who come to this video thinking that they are going to see the installation of a FULL sized GPU and not a MINI. There is a difference between getting something done and getting something done right. And in war, well you know what that can mean. If this guy has any kind of spine, he will change the title of this video and its description to reflect his work appropriately. And what you are refering to is a low-profile bracket. Which is something completely different to the length of the card which is referred to as either full-size or mini. And before any one comments about the irony of me saying such a thing and then spelling many things incorrectly, my point is not in whether or not something is correct but it is about being on the ball when others are relying on you. And there is nobody relying on me spelling things correctly. Hooah!