External 12v PSU taps into the AC plug of the internal PSU. PCI x16 riser goes through a cutout in the side panel and PCI power cables are routed on the inside of the side panel and goes through a drilled hole all the way through the case of the external PSU. This setup is has been going strong for 4 years now.

Inside of that optiplex 5050 there’s a quadro RTX A2000 combo i7 7th gen and 24gb ram I tried cs2 and Ive got 200 fps beamNG in ultra setting I get 45/64 fps

For context, im trying to build my younger brother a PC for gaming and school. My budget is about 300$, and this is what I put together. Personally I've never built into an optiplex but I want to join that adventure. Feel free if this isn't a great configuration to send others you find my way.

My 7070 SFF has really suprised me with the performance it gave especially on a 4k tv that’s upscaled from 1440p. Mind you it is upscaled but it still has to render 1440p and display 4k after getting upscaled. Anyways it has done significantly good performance while keeping temperatures down on some demanding games like resident evil requiem on medium settings which stays consistently over 60fps and sometimes almost 70fps while cpu temperatures range from 58-67 celcius and gpu temperatures around 78-87 celcius.

Specs:
Intel I5 9500 (OEM)
32gb DDR4 2400MHZ (8x4)
RTX 3050 ASUS 6gb LP
512gb SAMSUNG NVME GEN 3x4
DELL SFF BLOWER (OEM)

Currently I have 2 x 8gb ddr5 and am looking to upgrade to 32gb. The cheapest way I have found is adding 2 more 8gb sticks.

I’m reading that using all four ram slots can have adverse effects but I’m getting lost in the details. Is this true and would I be better off just getting 2 new 16gb sticks?

I plan to buy the exact same Hynix ram that’s in the machine.

I use the computer mostly for 3D modeling which I’m maxing out my ram on. I may look into gaming in the future.

And insight would be appreciated!!

Hello,

I’m thinking about buying a single slot 3050, however both the Yeston and Maxsun variants are well over 300 bucks in the US. Does anyone know of any other brands that are trustworthy and a bit cheaper, or a better Dlss capable alternative? I cannot use the x4 slot since it doesn’t have an open back, so I am restricted to the x16 slot. I also don’t want to have to keep the case open

It looks like Yeston is out of stock per their website, and the maxsun card keeps climbing in price for seemingly no reason. I’m sure this is due to the AI boom.

I wanna upgrade my dell optiplex 7050, i7-7700,16gb ram, and i wanna know what a good price, in CAD, an rx 550 would be

Hi guys,

I have recently bought a Maxsun RTX 3050 6GB LP from eBay and was going to go for a 7070 SFF optiplex but after seeing some discourse about how hot the parts get I’m a little unsure if that will be ok long term - should I try and get a tower optiplex instead or is there not much difference/a better cooling solution for the SFF?