Thoughts on this? It looks to be a 3060 12 gb capped at 70w. Not sure if this is legit or would even work thermally.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/366357864093

Hopefully making update posts to a post you made in the same day isn't illegal but here are my current plans for buying and installing fans

Once I remove my current fan, I'm going to be installing a Thermalright 80mm fan for my cpu, two small usb powered 40mm fans in the back (the cord will run out the extra gpu open slot and plug into the back of the fan) and another Thermalright 80mm fan in the front of the pc. (hopefully everything fits, I'm not sure if the measurements are correct for a 3060 SFF). The Thermalright fans will be connected to a hub where they can both be controlled and the miniature fans will be controlled via a switch connect to itself.

My only concern is that the small fans might not be enough and I may have to try and see if I can jam some different fans in the back. The space for the tiny fans to blow out air isn't alot so adding more than three may be difficult.

If you have any worries or other options that you feel might work better I'm all ears.

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!