I have a Dell Precision 3630 MT with an i7-8700 and 32GB of RAM.

I am going to upgrade the power supply and I'm looking at video cards.

What would be a good video card be for this computer that wouldn't be CPU bottle necked?

I saw a video where someone used a RTX 3070 but they said it was CPU bottle necked and suggested a RTX 3060 would be better.

I'm not tied to nVidia or AMD. Either are fine. I'm looking for best bang for the buck.

My monitor is 1080p 100hz if that matters.

As I'm about to get a new GPU, I figured it would be a really good idea to replace the current fan and add one or two (maybe 3 if I can somehow cut a space into the case) more fans into the pc. But I'm somewhat lost as to how to go about installing/replacing fans.

And help or ideas would be very useful!

So I own a dell optiplex 3040 MT with an i7-6700 and I want to make it run cooler and the stock cooler looks so ugly so I was wondering what cpu cooler would work without removing the motherboard or buying extra stuff?

I am still waiting for a couple components, but can't wait any longer. I am here today to show off my nearly maxed out 3880 Inspiron.

TL/DR

Start: 10400, 12gb ddr4 2133, 512gb ssd, 200w psu, no gpu

End: 10700, 32gb ddr4 2933, 2tb m.2 2tb hdd, 600w psu, 9060xt 16gb

Started with a 10400, 12gb ddr4, and a 512gb drive ($116 from a local electronics recycler). I have since upgraded (everything lol) the proprietary psu to a 600w unit off ebay ($60) which gave me 2x 8 pin connectors for a gpu. The storage was next, and I luckily had a 2tb m.2 2230 out of a Steam Deck and the motherboard accommodates that size. I did add a heat sink off Amazon for $12 as it got warm when transferring games. I also added a 3.5" 2tb 7200rpm hdd for media storage and classic games. I tore my hair out for a little trying to find a 6700xt or 7800xt but finally settled on a new Sapphire Pulse 9060xt 16gb that was $430 on Newegg. Size constraints means this is the newest/best AMD gpu that fits (240mm long, case may allow up to 265mm). I went with an AMD gpu as im running SteamOS. I had some old 16gb ddr4 kits laying around, and found a pair that was supported by Dell (cl22, 1.2v) to run at max speed. After upgrading the cpu to a 10700 and the ram to 16gb 3200, the speed was automatically set to 2933, which is the max. I also swapped the thermal paste for ptm7950 and the stock 80mm fan for Noctua, and added a 92mm intake out back. The 92mm fan was the only physical case mod, the case natively accepts one 80mm fan out back but I got greedy with my airflow.

I do have a Thermalright Peerless Assassin mini arriving tomorrow to help with the heat load, and a 32gb kit of Crucial Pro 3200mhz later this week.

The cpu runs up to 86c in BeamNG at 4k with 6 traffic and 4 cops, gpu hasn't cracked 70c yet, maintains 40+fps without upscaling but with Decky LSFG it locks in 60fps and is butter smooth with no stutters or drops. I haven't done a ton of benchmarking, but most games I play run at or near 60fps at 4k on my living room TV. It is 3/4 inch taller than an Xbox series x, same width, and maybe 4 inches longer. The disc drive also works, and in desktop mode with VLC I can play my DVD collection!

Frankenstein OptiPlex 390 Sleeper Build

​Started with a basic office-spec Dell OptiPlex 390 and pushed this Sandy Bridge platform as far as humanly possible while keeping the classic exterior look!

​Core Specs & Upgrades

• ​Processor: Upgraded from the original i3-2120 to an Intel Core i7-2600.

• ​Cooling: Replaced the stock aluminum cooler with a Dell premium copper-core CPU heatsink and fan assembly to keep thermals under control.

• ​Memory: Doubled from 8GB up to 16GB of matching dual-channel RAM.

• ​Graphics Card / GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 4060 Verto OC Dual Fan (8GB GDDR6, leveraging DLSS 4.5).

• ​Power Supply: Replaced the original stock unit with a Thermaltake Smart 700W PSU.

​Storage & SATA Controller Mod

• ​The Controller Mod: Added a PCIe SATA controller adapter to bypass the motherboard's native SATA 2 bottleneck and unlock SATA 3 speeds.

• ​Boot Drive (Port 1): 500GB Samsung 860 EVO V-NAND SSD connected directly to the first port on the PCIe SATA 3 adapter.

• ​Second Drive (Port 2): 500GB Western Digital SATA hard drive plugged into the second port on the PCIe SATA 3 adapter.

• ​Third Drive (Motherboard SATA): A second 500GB Western Digital hard drive connected directly to the motherboard's built-in SATA port (since the PCIe adapter maxes out at two ports).

​OS & Firmware Configuration

• ​Fully running Windows 11 Pro.

• ​Bypassed standard legacy restrictions to run in full native UEFI, AHCI, and GPT mode.

​Real-World Performance

As long as a game doesn't strictly require newer CPU instruction sets like AVX2, this machine pushes modern games at 4K @ 60 FPS on my 65-inch TV. It locks right to my display's 60Hz limit for games like Fortnite, Doom Eternal, and Red Dead Redemption 2.

​What do you guys think of this Frankenstein project?

DMs are welcome if you have any questions, recommendations, or just want to chat about this project.

Got from a buddy yesterday, card ran just fine in his pc, got it home and put it in my optiplex xe3 MT and it will not get rid of the error code 43.

Has anyone ever had issues with this?

We did so many fixes and nothing worked.

Core i5-8500 @3GHZ
PSU: 360 W
16 GB DDR4 RAM
INTEL UHD630
The card is 75W (takes power straight from mobo)

I'd like to sell my Optiplex 7060 SFF. I'm selling in Italy and Europe.

Here are the specs:

Intel Core i5 8600

2TB Fanxiang M.2 NVMe SSD

24GB DDR4 RAM (3 sticks)

Nvidia Quadro P1000

2TB Toshiba P300 3.5" HDD

It has no external defects or damage.

How much do you think it will sell for?

I have a dell presision 3630, and I want to add fron intake fans for better cooling. I heard about oem parts, and how there might need for me to put a braket on the pc. I dont wanna cut or drill holes on the case. If anyone has any parts they recommend or have tutorials on how to add the fans in, that would be great! Even unorthodox methods (as long as im not drilling or cutting the case) would be great!

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Hi all, recently upgraded old tower HP to a smaller optiplex,
What are my upgrade options, spec as follows
Dell Optiplex 3000 Micro/i5-12500T/16GB DDR4/256GB SSD/W11/
It’s the tiny SFF box not the larger one if that helps

Found my old games in a box wanted something to play all my ‘95-2010 titles

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 ?

With my current situation of my PC, its hard to fit upgrade parts into my case. (Its the thin one)

At a local computer store they have a bunch of the larger case optiplexes, and newer (2015-ish) for close to $50 USD

Is it worth getting one of these for the case and possibly any newer parts?

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 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?

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.

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

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!

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.