u/gordito_y_barbon

Seasoned chicken, Ground beef, refried beans, black beans, queso, 3 cheese, guacamole, chipolte sauce, sour cream, onion, tomato, serrano,cilantro.

Seasoned chicken, Ground beef, refried beans, black beans, queso, 3 cheese, guacamole, chipolte sauce, sour cream, onion, tomato, serrano,cilantro.

Seasoned chicken, Ground beef, refried beans, black beans, queso, 3 cheese, guacamole, chipolte sauce, sour cream, onion, tomato, serrano,cilantro.

Closest Taco Bell's like an hour round trip minimum... so...

Started developing my starter about 3 weeks ago, this is the first run. No bad, got a ways to go yet

Upscaled to 4K looks so good. In my mind, this is what I thought it looked like when I first played it on PS2.

My sleeping optiplex I dubbed Optiflex. Wanted to turn this optiplex 7060sff in to a media pc for streaming from my plex server as well as serving as a somewhat capable couch gaming pc. I also want to be able to have this on the shelf and operate fully with a controller.

Specs

i7-8700

RTX 3050LP

16G DDR4

1TB Patriot m.2 SSD

400w Flex PSU

sorry no RGB...

In keeping it a sleeper I wanted to keep the exterior mod free (for now) and go a little over-top on the inside. Even with the modest hardware It was pretty toasty inside and I was reaching temps I wasn’t comfortable with pretty quickly. The board only has one fan header, for the cpu, but there are traces for a system fan header. I soldered on an additional header to the traces to see if it was functional, and it is. I wanted to use throttle stop to do a bit of an undervolt but, Dell locks the functions out in the bios and you need to get down to at least ver 1.2.22 to turn it back on. This turned into a multi-step down process to unlock the features via bios since you can’t jump straight down to 1.2.22 and lower from the bios that was installed when I got this machine. I’ve read that Dell restricts machines from downgrading to versions before 1.8.0 but I was able to get past this. I started at 1.23.0 and stepped down to 1.17.0 before moving forward since I had success from that version before. From 1.17.0 I stepped own to 1.8.0 (the supposed floor). From here I went down to 1.4.2, this step bypasses the 1.8.0 lock down. From there I downgraded one more time to 1.2.22. after this step, from the bios you need to restore factory defaults, this step unlocks voltage controls. If you do this (at your own risk… know that messing around with bios updates can brick your board) be sure to disable UEFI firmware updates in the security tab to prevent the system from auto updating your bios.

After unlocking the voltage I was able to make adjustments via ThrottleStop. I got to a stable 125mv undervolt but, the undervolt alone wasn’t really helping with the thermals. I ended up limiting the available wattage to the CPU from the stock 65W down to 61W which, combined with the undervolt made massive improvements in temps. With the machine in its current layout, with the case closed, CPU temps dropped fro 88 max to 71 max with an average around 66 under load. I made adjustments to the GPU fan curve in afterburner to help there. The GPU hasn’t gotten out of the 60s in my testing.

I added a 60mm and 40mm fan to the rear for exhaust that run off the CPU fan header so they ramp up if needed to keep the CPU cool. There is an 80mm fan in the front that directs air at the GPU.

I custom printed the motherboard armor and the GPU bracket out of PETG

I wanted to run bazzite but it was not playing well with the 3050. I’ve successfully used bazzite before with other Nvidia GPUs but this 3050 wasn’t having it. I ended up doing a Windows 10 install, and fully debloating it. I ran a script to add group policy editor back since Windows 10 home removes it and locked windows at 22H2 and disabled further updates and update prompts. I used registry editor to enable auto login and bypass the password prompt when the pc boots up. Since there’s no password, all inbound and outbound traffic was blocked in the firewall other than Steam, plex, and other local network traffic so not super concerned about security threats... Outside of Steam all other games and media are on my local server.

I have it set up to boot straight into Steam big picture mode so everything can be controlled via my 8bitdo controller.

Plex was added as a non steam game and I edited the keyboard layout to bind to the controller so plex can be fully controlled with the same controller as everything else.

Lastly I added Emulation Station to steam so I can access all my emulators through steam big picture.

Pretty satisfied with the build. I now have access to my full game library and media library from the couch all with one controller. I have it locked down to 60FPS so it runs most games at 1080p with no issues but it can also stream more demanding titles from my main rig. It’s a pretty solid diy “console like” experience.

Now I’m debating on whether or not to add a window later on so it can show off...

My sleeping optiplex I dubbed Optiflex. Wanted to turn this optiplex 7060sff in to a media pc for streaming from my plex server as well as serving as a somewhat capable couch gaming pc. I also want to be able to have this on the shelf and operate fully with a controller.

Specs

i7-8700

RTX 3050LP

16G DDR4

1TB Patriot m.2 SSD

400w Flex PSU

sorry no RGB...

In keeping it a sleeper I wanted to keep the exterior mod free (for now) and go a little over-top on the inside. Even with the modest hardware It was pretty toasty inside and I was reaching temps I wasn’t comfortable with pretty quickly. The board only has one fan header, for the cpu, but there are traces for a system fan header. I soldered on an additional header to the traces to see if it was functional, and it is. I wanted to use throttle stop to do a bit of an undervolt but, Dell locks the functions out in the bios and you need to get down to at least ver 1.2.22 to turn it back on. This turned into a multi-step down process to unlock the features via bios since you can’t jump straight down to 1.2.22 and lower from the bios that was installed when I got this machine. I’ve read that Dell restricts machines from downgrading to versions before 1.8.0 but I was able to get past this. I started at 1.23.0 and stepped down to 1.17.0 before moving forward since I had success from that version before. From 1.17.0 I stepped own to 1.8.0 (the supposed floor). From here I went down to 1.4.2, this step bypasses the 1.8.0 lock down. From there I downgraded one more time to 1.2.22. after this step, from the bios you need to restore factory defaults, this step unlocks voltage controls. If you do this (at your own risk… know that messing around with bios updates can brick your board) be sure to disable UEFI firmware updates in the security tab to prevent the system from auto updating your bios.

After unlocking the voltage I was able to make adjustments via ThrottleStop. I got to a stable 125mv undervolt but, the undervolt alone wasn’t really helping with the thermals. I ended up limiting the available wattage to the CPU from the stock 65W down to 61W which, combined with the undervolt made massive improvements in temps. With the machine in its current layout, with the case closed, CPU temps dropped fro 88 max to 71 max with an average around 66 under load. I made adjustments to the GPU fan curve in afterburner to help there. The GPU hasn’t gotten out of the 60s in my testing.

I added a 60mm and 40mm fan to the rear for exhaust that run off the CPU fan header so they ramp up if needed to keep the CPU cool. There is an 80mm fan in the front that directs air at the GPU.

I custom printed the motherboard armor and the GPU bracket out of PETG

I wanted to run bazzite but it was not playing well with the 3050. I’ve successfully used bazzite before with other Nvidia GPUs but this 3050 wasn’t having it. I ended up doing a Windows 10 install, and fully debloating it. I ran a script to add group policy editor back since Windows 10 home removes it and locked windows at 22H2 and disabled further updates and update prompts. I used registry editor to enable auto login and bypass the password prompt when the pc boots up. Since there’s no password, all inbound and outbound traffic was blocked in the firewall other than Steam, plex, and other local network traffic so not super concerned about security threats... Outside of Steam all other games and media are on my local server.

I have it set up to boot straight into Steam big picture mode so everything can be controlled via my 8bitdo controller.

Plex was added as a non steam game and I edited the keyboard layout to bind to the controller so plex can be fully controlled with the same controller as everything else.

Lastly I added Emulation Station to steam so I can access all my emulators through steam big picture.

Pretty satisfied with the build. I now have access to my full game library and media library from the couch all with one controller. I have it locked down to 60FPS so it runs most games at 1080p with no issues but it can also stream more demanding titles from my main rig. It’s a pretty solid diy “console like” experience.

Now I’m debating on whether or not to add a window later on so it can show off...

My sleeping optiplex I dubbed Optiflex. Wanted to turn this optiplex 7060sff into a media pc for streaming from my plex server as well as serving as a somewhat capable couch gaming pc. I also want to be able to have this on the shelf and operate fully with a controller.

https://preview.redd.it/1z6qnfg1e1fh1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40c05e678c73765eaf012bbf4ee730d7231fe298

https://preview.redd.it/8xps2kg1e1fh1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=761e0728272b3d8da7ca46546a77cd1a231af3c7

https://preview.redd.it/gzvxlfg1e1fh1.jpg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39865eb85de261dc2f9df8d3fbb9cf6b139c1bc5

Specs

i7-8700

RTX 3050LP

16G DDR4

1TB Patriot m.2 SSD

400w Flex PSU

sorry no RGB...

In keeping it a sleeper I wanted to keep the exterior mod free (for now) and go a little over-top on the inside. Even with the modest hardware It was pretty toasty inside and I was reaching temps I wasn’t comfortable with pretty quickly. The board only has one fan header, for the cpu, but there are traces for a system fan header. I soldered on an additional header to the traces to see if it was functional, and it is. I wanted to use throttle stop to do a bit of an undervolt but, Dell locks the functions out in the bios and you need to get down to at least ver 1.2.22 to turn it back on. This turned into a multi-step down process to unlock the features via bios since you can’t jump straight down to 1.2.22 and lower from the bios that was installed when I got this machine. I’ve read that Dell restricts machines from downgrading to versions before 1.8.0 but I was able to get past this. I started at 1.23.0 and stepped down to 1.17.0 before moving forward since I had success from that version before. From 1.17.0 I stepped own to 1.8.0 (the supposed floor). From here I went down to 1.4.2, this step bypasses the 1.8.0 lock down. From there I downgraded one more time to 1.2.22. after this step, from the bios you need to restore factory defaults, this step unlocks voltage controls. If you do this (at your own risk… know that messing around with bios updates can brick your board) be sure to disable UEFI firmware updates in the security tab to prevent the system from auto updating your bios.

After unlocking the voltage I was able to make adjustments via ThrottleStop. I got to a stable 125mv undervolt but, the undervolt alone wasn’t really helping with the thermals. I ended up limiting the available wattage to the CPU from the stock 65W down to 61W which, combined with the undervolt made massive improvements in temps. With the machine in its current layout, with the case closed, CPU temps dropped fro 88 max to 71 max with an average around 66 under load. I made adjustments to the GPU fan curve in afterburner to help there. The GPU hasn’t gotten out of the 60s in my testing.

I added a 60mm and 40mm fan to the rear for exhaust that run off the CPU fan header so they ramp up if needed to keep the CPU cool. There is an 80mm fan in the front that directs air at the GPU.

I custom printed the motherboard armor and the GPU bracket out of PETG

I wanted to run bazzite but it was not playing well with the 3050. I’ve successfully used bazzite before with other Nvidia GPUs but this 3050 wasn’t having it. I ended up doing a Windows 10 install, and fully debloating it. I ran a script to add group policy editor back since Windows 10 home removes it and locked windows at 22H2 and disabled further updates and update prompts. I used registry editor to enable auto login and bypass the password prompt when the pc boots up. Since there’s no password, all inbound and outbound traffic was blocked in the firewall other than Steam, plex, and other local network traffic so not super concerned about security threats... Outside of Steam all other games and media are on my local server.

I have it set up to boot straight into Steam big picture mode so everything can be controlled via my 8bitdo controller.

Plex was added as a non steam game and I edited the keyboard layout to bind to the controller so plex can be fully controlled with the same controller as everything else.

Lastly I added Emulation Station to steam so I can access all my emulators through steam big picture.

Pretty satisfied with the build. I now have access to my full game library and media library from the couch all with one controller. I have it locked down to 60FPS so it runs most games at 1080p with no issues but it can also stream more demanding titles from my main rig. It’s a pretty solid diy “console like” experience.

Now I’m debating on whether or not to add a window later on so it can show off...