r/SleepingOptiplex

I've recently got a optiplex 7040 sff and i had a some questions about it

I've done some digging around the 7040 sff and what it can and cant use

I was thinking to start off by getting these parts as a small upgrade

• I7-6700 3.40 GHz Quad Core (4 core)
• AMD Radeon LP RX550 4GB (GPU)
• Crucial 8Gb (RAM)
• 500 gb (SSD)

What im wanting to know as well is if you can replace the fan on it with an aftermarket fan cooler and if theres anything that i could be missing

Hey everyone.  I'm in the process of building out an OptiPlex 7010 SFF (Plus) with an i7-13700K CPU.  I've read through many of the CPU fan/cooler posts, and haven't been able to find a definitive answer for this.  Is there an aftermarket 80mm fan I can put on the stock cooler, plug into the 4 pin CPU header, and not trigger the (F1) error at boot?  I'm guessing this would require finding an aftermarket fan with roughly the same rpm speeds as the stock fan??  Also, if anyone has any suggested 80mm fan models for this purpose (Noctua, ARCTIC, Etc)?  Ideally, I'd like to get a little better CPU cooling and noise reduction. Thermal paste has already been reapplied, and temps are "ok" as is. 

I was planning to purchase a single 60mm Noctua fan for the rear exhaust, connected to the CPU fan header.  I've seen that many others use dual 40mm fans for this.  Do you think there would be any fitment issues with the 60mm in the back?  I'm expecting there might be some minor case modding needed.

A Noctua NF-A8 PWM fan will be for front intake.  Not sure yet if this will go into an available sys fan header, tied to the cpu, or just run at 100%.  

Some venting will be done on the case's side panel. 

Good morning/afternoon/evening to whoever is reading this.

I have an Optiplex 9070 with an 8th generation i5 processor and 8GB of RAM. I recently bought it and I'm thinking of upgrading it for gaming.

I've been looking into which graphics card to buy and I saw that an RTX 3050 LP or a GTX 1650 LP are options, but I'm leaning more towards the RTX.

My question is, besides upgrading the RAM to 16 or 32GB, would I experience any bottlenecks or other problems?

I've just picked up this i5-13500 with 32gb ram and plan to use it for pretty standard office/browsing, no gaming or putting another graphics card in it.

Even idling the fan and shroud make a terrible rattling noise. Really grating.

Can I just put a quiet Fan like a nocturna on top of the existing dell heat sink? Is it 80mm?

Will I need longer screws to go through both the fan and heat sink? If so, what size?

And will I need an adaptor cable for the fan connection to the motherboard. For pwm control?

Alternatively, is there a new heat sink/silent fan combo?

I did a search but most in here seem obsessed with sticking graphics cards in whilst I just want a silent/quiet Fan. 🤣

Any links or pointers would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

I have some DDR4 laptop RAM. DDR4 here isn't crazy expensive used, like $20-25 per 8 GB, but I'd still like to repurpose what I already have. Before I order an adapter, has anyone here used one in their Optiplex or other common office PC?

Would appreciate hearing any of your experiences with this in a low-intensity context as I won't be pushing it to any extremes, I'd probably not even notice if it downclocked to 2133 MHz for example - I'm not doing any gaming, CAD, AI, etc as it's a simple home server. I googled it but almost all of the threads are about gaming and I don't know if they're relevant to my use case. Thanks

Anyone know what PSUs could go into My Dell Optiplex 5040 SFF

Hi!

Not much info for 3070MT, was looking to upgrade maybe to a D500EPM (official Dell)

Anybody have some advice? Looking to install a better GPU (already have a 3050 6gb) so i require 6pin connector.

TLDR: Are there any cases that fit a Dell Optiplex 7020 MT MOBO?

Hey all, Im a complete beginner when it comes to personal computers in general. My goal is to simply run esports titles at over 150 fps in an aesthetically pleasing setup that is also very budget friendly (around $300). I picked up a Dell Optiplex 7020 MT with an i7 4790 and 8 gb ram, as well as an XFX Radeon RX 580 with 8gb ddr5.

Looking at videos and doing some research, apparently the GPU is too big for the Optiplex motherboard, so I would probably have to drill the hard drive holder out. I was wondering if there are any cases that will be able to accommodate a dell proprietary motherboard. so I can have an aesthetically pleasing build that fits my GPU.

i have a i7-6700k in my dell optiplex 3040 MT is there a a cpu cooler i can upgrade to.

the cpu temps go up to 87c while gaming, i have the stock cooler

Hi guys so I plugged everything in and everything was running but the debugging led for the cpu is on and I have tried all the methods to get this fixed but nothing has worked. Can anyone help me figure this out?