In 2023, Game NOW For UNDER $200 On This Dell Optiplex + RX560 

I managed to get a newer Optiplex 7040 with an i7-6700 and 16 gigs of DDR4 for $100 plus shipping on eBay. I put a GTX 1650 and an m.2 ssd and it runs like a champ. All told I spent about $285 which is still pretty cheap for an entry-level gaming PC. Cheers!

I’m running a Dell 9020 with i7 4770 , 24GB of ram , 256 SSD , 4T hard drive , rx580 8GB and a 600w psu . I’d like to upgrade the gpu , but as everyone knows the used market is crazy ! But this pc runs everything I throw at it , 60 fps @ 1080p all day , great for people that wanna put the foot in the door in the gaming world , rock on man love the content!

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Some things you need to watch out for that were not mentioned in this video that I have run into doing this same thing. 1) All of your business-type PC built during this and even later generations (like Dell, HP and Lenovo) are completely "proprietary" in design meaning the ability of using after market components on these systems is very limited - example, many Dell PC's use completely proprietary power supplies and many of the older systems power connector "pin outs" were not compatible with the standard ATX power supplies. I learned this the hard way. Even though the main power connector looks exactly the same, it's wired completely different so make sure an ATX unit will work in your model. 2) Make sure whatever system you use for an upgrade has all the latest updated device drivers and system BIOS version installed BEFORE you start tweaking the system and adding things. These can be found on most manufacturer's web sites as well as system specs and upgrade path as well. This goes for the latest Windows 10 version as well. These older systems will not load Windows 11. 3) Most of these dated systems do not include Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connections so you'll be required to add a wi-fi card or dongle of some kind and will not be compatible with the latest connection standards like 802.11ax and so on so your connection speeds will be stuck at 2.4GHz. 4) These older system are also limited to DDR3 RAM and USB 3.0 and the bus speeds are locked as well so there is no real over-clocking capability on these systems. 5) Once these older systems are maxed out your "upgrade path" becomes almost non-existent and the further we go into the future there is a real possibility your "budget" build will be obsolete and unusable. That's something to keep in mind. 6) With used PC component prices coming down I highly recommend saving a little more money and building a system from scratch. I built a 7th Gen Intel 7700K system with a used Asrock Z270 mainboard, 16GB of DDR4 2400 RAM, an 8GB EVGA GTX 1080 GPU, a 256GB NVMe M.2 drive, a 2TB HDD storage drive pulled from another system, 5 RGB 120MM fans with controller, a new Cougar mesh tower case, used 650watt platinum rated modular power supply (but no wi-fi) for just under $575 total. It will play any game I load on it at medium or low settings (1080p) AND, I have no upgrade limitations at all.

Cool video, very interesting what u can do with older stuff 👍

Man this is my new favourite channel 😊

Great content first time watching your channel. I'm a few months late but loved it still. You have a new subscriber.

The build quality of these enterprize PCs are fantastic, a definitive bang for your buck solution if you want to spend the least amount of cash to get a fairly modern build with some newer components.

This is really cool and great advice ive used desktops and some gaming laptops over the years I'm thinking doing something similar for my first proper build

Thanks !

Man I love this video🎉😂

Awesome video, bro. Great benchmarking. I've been gone for a while. I had surgery almost didn't make it

My first gaming pc was a 2008(ish) gateway desktop with an amd phenom triple core processor @1.8ghz. It was a $300 at the time and spent and extra $150 on an additonal 2gb ram, 500 watt psu, and a Nvidia 9800gt. Thousands of hours of World of Warcraft were played on that machine...

I did a similar build to this, the optiplex had a little better of a cpu, it turned out to like 160 dollars. I can't lie, this thing runs better than my prebuilt hp pavilion. the pavilion has like 400k items on the registry, has an rx 550, and no ssd, but the cpu and ram are better. However, I HIGHLY recommend this build. I spent pocket change on it, and it runs better than my friends PC which cost 10 times as much. It is more than I expected. Additionally, this thing does not even break a sweat running any of my games, when most PCs would heat up a little bit or get louder. This one sounds like it's off no matter what it's running. Incredible.

😄🎮I’m glad I found this! I just purchased a optiplex build with Intel i7 and an AMD rx 550 16gb ram 2tb hard drive. I think I did overpay a bit at $220 but I don’t know how to build my own so I feel good about it. I am using it so surf the web, schoolwork and mid level emulation. I don’t care about the graphic heavy games. I have a switch and I’m a retro gamer at heart. Thank you.

I got a dell optiplex 7010 mt with a i5-3470, 8gb of ram and a 1tb hard drive for $98 and looking into getting a lowish end graphics card for emulation and light gaming and came across this video and I just wanna say thank you for making this I bought the gpu you listed and now I can play my ps2 games in 1440p 60fps

Let's go!!!!

Right now - I am running a 9020 MT with i7-4790 and an RX 560 4gb. I did end up getting a new PSU and eventually will get a different graphics card. But it has a sata ssd for boot and an HDD for storage. Runs fortnite and overwatch 2 (which are the games my wife likes to play) just fine

back on the potato Inspiron i used to game on, i would consider 20fps playable with a very simmilar card to the one that was pre included in this one. that comouter came with an hd 6450. it also came with a power supply that had a pci power plug on it so i plan on upgrading it soon

I have a dell optiplex 9010 i7 3770 with 16 gigs of ram and a tb HDD with a gtx 1050 ti, doesn't support rtx but still runs like a champ!

I got the same exact Optiplex but mine is a 790 with i7 9700. I added 16 gb ram totaling 32gb and plugged in a 1050ti. Swapped out the hard drive for an ssd.

the 4th gen Intel core i5 CPU will always be great for retro PC gaming and emulation purposes they still have enough power to run many modern games.

finding old prebuilt like these, you really need to dig deeper a little to find some real gem, I was able to get one from local used electronic store for 70$ but it comes with a motherboard that's compatible with 4th gen cpus, and I was able to find a good deal on a used low profile 1650, with a sata SSD installed, it turned out to be a pretty good gaming PC. Gave it to my younger cousins friend, and he didn't need to spend his only 400$ on raised price gaming PCs out there (this was during mid 2020)

I haven't had to deal with Dell for over a decade, but I recall that some of their PCs - especially the smaller ones - could not provide 75W over the PCIe bus.

Did this also added 1tb ssd,600 watt psu, a gtx 970 I had lying around and add two sticks kit 8gb memory. For under 200 including the price of the desktop. Put it together to play at work for my lunch hour, when I don't feel like going home for lunch.

About 3 days ago We had a storm and I had just built my Pc the day before, I was laying in bed asleep and was awoke by the sound of my Power supply popping and it completely killed my Pc so I’m having to start all over so to see there is alternatives out there gives me hope lol.

nice video man for 25 bucks you got a good deal for a 1080p gaming PC ignore the frames and just aim for 60fps, im sure a few of those games dipped below playable though, i personally only recommend going the dell route if you really just dont care about fps and do low end gaming on them, to play warzone or battlfield with 64 players stress free, even a 6 core chip from the 3000 series or 10th gen intel will be pegged at 90% though its fun building the dells, its not really a good route to take for someone who wants high end gaming or just appropriate gaming.

I used to strapped a ThinkCentre M900 Tower with i7-6700, 16GBDDR4 8*8 Dual 2133Mhz, Crucial 1T SATA SSD & GTX 980 back in 2015/2016... I say, It's a great way for budget build... So I approved... Cheers!! 🍻🍻🍻

The i7 4690/4770 are going for 50 to 70 bucks right now. A whole tower with 8 GB ram and i5 4590 are going for about 80 shipped. and getting the i7 and possibly 16GB can be had for about 120 or less when you're lucky(price dips all the time). I say just spend the extra 40 bucks now. I got extremely lucky, and got the i7 with 16GB version for literally 80 shipped.

I’ve been picking up Dell precision t3600’s for that price point also . comes with 425w power supply and can get cheap 8core 16 thread xeon for 10$ or less that run circles around this pc .. also has 2 6 pin power for gpu’s

I got a refurbished Dell Precision T3600 for $150 came with a Intel Xeon E5-1620 3.6GHz processor, 16GB DDR3 Ram and a 635W power supply. For the graphics card, I got a Radeon HD 7700 Series graphics card (2GB of vRAM) that was for free from Marketplace due luck finding it, the guy who originally bought it got the wrong one in the box that said it was a RX 570.

Ya know that you can keep the latch option with a simple mod on the MT style 9010/20, 3010/20 and all you have to do is notch the lower left corner of the plastic catch that moves. I cut a 1/2 x 1/2 inch chunk out with a hacksaw blade and my full size PSU squeezed right by and into place and the side cover latches in place like it should still.

4:28 i wood have killed to have that gpu back wen i had a core i5 dell 7010

Found a xeon e5 1660 v4 w 128gb of ddr4 and a gtx 1080 for 290 CAD on marketplace, a great deal in my opinion.

Found this on fb marketplace for 50 and a rx 580 for 40 im so happy

Doing this exact build without the SSD and a 1tb HDD instead for my two little brothers.

Better than my current gaming pc (Im using an hp pavilion laptop)

I have that build. Put it together about 6 months ago. Mine has the I7 4790. a 4g RX560 An 512 SSD and 16g memory.

I wish there was like a course on PC building in college or something. I don't really feel confident messing with the internals of a PC like this...yet.

I got mine from my uncle for 120, have 8gb ram a GPU I dont remember but it gives me 50+ Fps on CSGO and an Intel I7

I'm running with dell optiplex 990 mt with 1 tb 870 evo and 24 gigs of ram. Also i5 2600 with rx 6500xt. It's honestly not bad.

I made one i7 2600 paried with a GTX970 lol fun times 16gb ram Cosair psu bronze rated 650w happy days

I'm adding an RX 580 to a 9020 and instead of chopping out the hard drive bays, I found a PCIe 3 16x extension cable. I don't know for sure if it will work, but it will let me put it just outside the case. I'm fine with that. Fingers crossed. They have a bunch of these on Amazon. I went with a $30 one because it's tougher quality and does 32GBs. There are also a bunch of cheaper ones, but a lot of bad reviews that they fail. Be sure not to get a PCIe 4.0 or 5.0, they won't work.

i got a lenovo small form factor pc i recased for less than 200 dollars and paired it with a used 1070ti. its weird having internal usb headers on the motherboard but they fit into a standard atx case. i7 8700 8gb ddr4 256smb m.2 ssd.

Man i wish i had money to buy a pc

i got a few gpus from amazon with a the wearied name zor-lon aka kaer i got there rx 560 and gt 1030 they were vary affordable for Chinese gpu and worked well they also make a rx 580 gt 1030 and the gtx 1050ti rx 1650 rx 6500 i had real good luck with there rx 560 and gt 1030 have you ever heard of this gpu low end company great vid

I have an optiplex 3020 i7 4790 with 16gb ram 250 ssd and rx 6600 runs pretty nice but there is a cpu bottle neck in most games that holds back the card but still very playable 80+ fps or more

I love an optiplex build as much as the next man - amazing value, stop e waste. But watch out for the power delivery through the slot - some smaller ones don't do the full 75W needed. Windows support for pre 8th gen processors gets cut off in 2025 I think? Fine if you're ok with Linux or rolling the dice I guess.

just get a sata / 6 PIN adapter and you good to go I mean 290w psu is good for like Avery 130-140 w usage gpus

I have a dell optiplex 7010 core i5 and a 9010 core i7 3770 with a gtx 1050ti

someone gifted my wife a card I *think* is the next one up? the 580. but that one *does* require a power source, would something like that work in one of these? (even if you had to spring for a new power connector) she's having issues with her current rig and is definitely in need of a new one but we're on a pretty tight budget so something like this is perfect.

Im from Bangladesh, currently im looking all my possible options for a cheap gaming pc. Under or around 200$ I already decided on a processor. I7 4th gen

Believe it or not. Leaving that psu as is shot your performance. The stutters in those triple a games would be very rare l. I’ve been running this build for about 4 years now, biggest upgrade you can make is a good power supply and some more cooling, this hardware is very capable with the right supports holding it up.

can u please make a upgrade video of hp 280 g3 mt.

Can you do a video for a pimped out optiplex 9020 MT?

This is my first time trying to build a gaming Pc. I have a Dell OptiPlex 990 and I’m just wondering if it would work if I change the processor to a i5-8400

I’m looking for a little better gpu. I’ve picked out an 8pin power supply, but is a 1650 or rx580 better?

have you seen the model of optiplex thats all black? looks pretty nice

keep it up man we all love you .

How good is this PC with no mods?

You need to turn off the auto focus on your camera, every time you move it goes out of focus. Otherwise a good bit of info on the site.

Great video helped a lot, but does the rx 560 work for the dell optiplex Intel i5 2400 quad?

Didn't know Hank Schrader was in the PC building business now

Will this set up run grand tactician the civil war?

Can this setup run iracing??

thanks for the video, wanted to know if MSI Gaming Radeon RX 570 256-bit 4GB GDRR5 DirectX 12 VR Ready CFX Graphcis Card (RX 570 ARMOR 4G OC) has own power supply or does it needs to be connected to power ... thanks

man 200$ is not budget, 50$ is budget for me, i got a dell optiplex 7020 sff with a gt730, and it runs beautifully

I have a old desktop computer with i3 6100 and 16 gb ram and I want to buy a gpu but the only one available in my country is a gt1030

RX6600 are out there that can be worth it.

I was able to get a Dell optiplex with 8gig and a I 5 which I upgraded to a i7 3770 for only 70$

Will this hold up to streaming too?

Been thinking about getting a PC to replace my laptop that can't even run the helltaket VN

Hello everyone, was just given a Dell OptiPlex 9020 mt. I got a really good deal on an evga 700w power supply and an intel i7 4790 3.6gb. What is the best graphic card can I use with out tearing apart my system to retro fit it.

Can you recommend an upgraded power supply for this and on a separate note for T1650?

Check out the Dell Precision series (T3600/T5810). It's a beast compared to the optiplex builds. Mine is T5810, Stock 685w, 16GB, Xeon E5 1620 v3, has dual 6pin adapters for GPU! Just add a GPU & you have a gaming machine! If you go for a 8pin card will just need to use a dual 6 pin to 8 pin adapter.

could i be able to use the same graphics card in a dell optiplex 5050 with a i5-7600 ?

Hey man, I found a Dell Optiplex 7010 with 16GB Ram, and an Intel i7 processor, but I just want to stream. Will this suffice? Or will I need to upgrade specs asap?

one thing i'd do for peace of mind is new thermal paste. wouldn't the rx 6400 perform better?

better build with something like this or old amd like ryzen 5 gen 1 ? i dont realy know my pc

Does it matter if I just have the dell optiplex 9020 not the 9020 mini can I use the parts you did please like my comment if you see this

At this moment, i5 6500 + similar gpu used in video - will be enough to run csgo at constant 144 fps? Talking about medium or low settings, low resolutions.

is it possibel to remove those letters and numbers at the side ?

This is a bit of bias due to this is American pricing here in Canada close is 300 to 325

Where do u order your stuff from

I got a dell optiplex 5040 with a i5 6500 however i can upgrade to a 9th gent i5 i7 or i9 when i get the money to do so only paid 79 bucks for it

will it work as well without the modifications?

if you get the chance to, could you please run this setup with a RX-470 8gb and 16gb of ram. i have found a deal where i am able to purchase these extra parts with no extra cost and would like to know if it can handle warzone in 1080 normal. thanks very much for the videos!

Will DDR3 bottleneck a this setup if I put in a gtx970? thanks!

I have an Dell OptiPlex 790 i7 512gb 16gb ram & intel hd graphics 2000 that’s how it came but it’s still moving very delayed on FiveM with the 2 parts on the video help cpu?

nice, what about the Rx 570 single fan does that rub of the MB?

I want to play my old games from disc... Rome total war and gta 3 and age of empires.. can this machine run those games stock ? Just windows 7 and the Dell opiplex i5 as is? Those games are from 2001-2006

Haswell Dellasaurus. 🙂 Won't run Windows 11 without some Rufus rig though. Hopefully Microsoft doesn't break Win11 machines that bypass the requirements. I'd also max the RAM too lol. 🙂

I need this, I can barely play geometry dash on my windows 7 optiplex 980 without it being slow 💀

I keep getting outbid in eBay for these old office machines

I got an Optiplex 390 with Intel core 15-2400, and no gpu. What cheap upgrades could I make for really good gaming perfomance?

How do you know if the graphics card is going to need more of a power source and if it will work with this build? Because I was thinking about buying a AMD Radeon RX560 4 GB Phantom Gaming Graphics Card

Yo, can you explain to me why the stock 240 W power supply in my OptiPlex pop when I put a 1050 TI in? I had to replace it with a 400 W. The requirement says 300 W from EVGA. Isn’t the RX 560 similar?

This optiplex still capable in most games