Professional fabricator here if you want a cleaner cut with your cut off wheels. Hold your grinder upside-down facing away from you and for Pete's sake clamp your work piece down securely. Great job in the end though. Looks amazing.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

appreciate the info!

@drkcape27

Жыл бұрын

100% on the clamping it down; not only will it be safer you will get straighter cuts a couple of blocks to raise it will also have less cuts into your worktop. very cool project.

I really like how you explained the reasoning for all the parts and it made sense. A lot of pc build channels just kind of throw parts together and the reasoning is just because of the budget or because it’s really powerful. This felt a lot more down to earth

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@tredecim881

Жыл бұрын

very true

@LayJD_

3 ай бұрын

A year late, but that just comes down to the fact that most builders use standardized equipment that requires little to no modding and is modular. Any person could build a system now and it wouldn't be terribly expensive; there's also upgrade options without having to worry about proprietary sizes, mounts, etc.

AMAZING BUILD! Great project and thanks for showing that anything can be fun to mod, no matter what you start with!

The fan mod hugely inspired me to do something similar with my upgraded 7040. Did slightly smaller fans at a horizontal mount. Made a 10deg difference.

on the GPU, I think you can try get an unused Dell GPU bracket. A lot of people throw them around. It should work for most if not all desktop optiplex models.

This is the kind of stuff that I did back in the early 2000s that made me a pc enthusiast. this video took me back.

Well done. Not the cleanest work, but at least it is more relatable this way. Everyone with access to a basic workshop for an afternoon or two can manage a good looking mod like this. $450 for an SFF build with 4C8T and a 3060 is wild! Most of us won't get bargains like you did, but the important part is to show you don't need all shiny new stuff to have fun.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! still learning and hoping to get better!!

@damine4740

Жыл бұрын

My only concern is the motherboard bottleknecking the graphics card

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@damine4740 yea it def does, I mostly used that card to add flair to the build!!

@NoSpamForYou

Жыл бұрын

​@@DLMtechgarage Get a large cobalt drill bit, and drill out the corners before cutting the rest. The radius corners will be much stronger than straight cuts.

Really enjoyed watching the process!

words cannot descibre how awesome this one turned out, congratulations my man!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

Outstanding work. I love it when people get creative with old Optiplex! Wish I got your drive and creativity, and most importantly, tools and an actual workbench.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!!

I dig it. One of the better optiplex builds I’ve seen

This is objective proof that a little bit of actual color will always look cooler than RGB on a boring monochrome box. Great job!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I agree, the typical black white and gray is boring, a little custom paint really give it a fresh look!

@scrubscrub4492

Жыл бұрын

@@DLMtechgarage I've actually managed to get an old Xaser III case in a similar shade of blue for my next build. Really hyped because some of the upcoming Intel Arc graphics cards actually come in blue, though they may be CN-only which I've got my fingers crossed against.

@xPLAYnOfficial

Жыл бұрын

@@scrubscrub4492 I LOVE those cases. I had the red / silver all-steel one for a while as my main PC's case. Absolute unit. Way ahead of it's time in terms of features and support. I treasured that case :D

Super awesome build man! I loved your reasoning behind everything. This video just gave me so much motivation to show my 7010 sff some love. ❤

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

go for it!!

Solid build my man. Been hotrodding optiplexs for a while and I have to say this video is giving me the itch to do another.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

this is the channel ive been looking for

Been waiting for this specific video. Looks great just from the thumbnail

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!!

Well done. Best looking Optiplex I've ever seen.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

I've been watching your videos for the last hour or so, this one earned a sub from me 👍 I've done a couple of these office PC upgrades myself for personal use over the years, and I think everybody who's done one would have liked to do it up like this. This was incredible, pushing the limits & finished with a clean paint job & fit. If the cuts were cleaner & add proper mounting for the GPU, this would be perfect. Very well done and entertaining to watch. Respect!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks greatly appreciate it. Love modding and flipping these!!

I really love this video. Great job man. You've inspired me to do something I've wanted to do for a while. Thank you.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

I was waiting for this !!!!

Damn, this was somehow a really wholesome process as a whole. It makes me wanna build a budget rig just so I can do a mod here and there and see what I can come up with. You earned a sub, cheers!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video, I just picked up a 5050 off of ebay & I found your video when I searched for what mods I oculd do to it. This was perfect, love the color & the fan setup on the sidepanels. Damn nice job bro - You got a follower right here!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks. much appreciated!!

Awesome build! I'm doing something similar with an optiplex 5050 I found for cheap, and a spare GTX 1070 I have from my main pc. Building mine for my girlfriend to game on. Was searching around for a solution to the psu issue for the card and found your video. Extremely helpful and yours turned out really nice!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Very nice work and great paint job! It looks killer! Great video!

@DLMtechgarage

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

You gave me some great ideas for my own 3050 project. Thanks.

@DLMtechgarage

11 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

i just had to leave a comment man i love videos like these and there isnt enough of them on yt..im so glad i stumbled upon this video im only 8 mins in and im in lovee with whe whole concept good work man a sub was earned

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Greatly appreciated!!

I came across this video today. It’s my first time seeing any of your content. Instant fan. I subscribed to your channel. About to build a new computer and it’s been a long time. Last PC I built was when the Visiontek Ti4600 was released.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

that paint job is on point!

Bro, killer build !! Thanks for the ideas

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!!

Love the custom build !.. keep them coming!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

That bright blue paint looks amazing. - very very close to the same color as your pcie x16 slot.

Awesome to see this old stuff getting modded and repurposed instead of becoming waste! Old school PC case modding FTW!

the blues colors look good the fan grill on the side panel also looks good

Awesome mod! Looks good!

This is a true artwork. Keep up with great work!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Man your are genius . I also has planing for this kind of mod but i don't have the instrument like you have

Solid work there bud! I don't think I've ever seen an Optiplex look so good. If I can make one suggestion, tho, it would be to affix mesh where the fans would have been in the side panel for dust mitigation; otherwise great planning and execution.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

appreciate the suggestion!!

Love optiplex mods. Nice work!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!!

Love the blue box, great idea!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

First time came to this channel ✌🏻 • watch from Melaka, Malaysia 🇲🇾

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!!

That is such a SHARP looking case by the way.

The "RGB = more FPS" always gets me, all the times!!!

This looks so clean...

Dude i love how you take cheaper pc's and do your thing to make them look and run better. Keep it up mmy dude👌👌👌

This is gonna be EPIC!!!!!!!!!!

Good work bro. I did one of the slim optiplex for my son. Only thing that would fit was a 1050 low profile. I also had to cut a hole . Used a hole saw and put a gold fan cover it looked amazing. Yours look amazing.

Wow...!!! Vaya EQUIPAZO te ha quedado, amigo. Me suscribo a tu canal. Gracias por compartir cosas sobre esta máquina potente.

Hi, I have the same Dell Optiplex 3050, now after seeing this video you have given me a few ideas... I'll think about what I'm gunna do.Thanks for the Info it is a Brilliant job you have done. Thanks from the UK.

Brilliant, super cool mod!!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Looks awesome, love that shade of blue

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Thank you so much for the education and new ideas.

Dude. Your videos are awesome!

@DLMtechgarage

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

I have that same dual 120mm grill from AC Infinity but the white version. They have worked great in my case modding I've been doing and have provided much more airflow!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

those things are great.... and def work in hiding my poor cuts lol... but the temp improvement is great for such a small case.

Love that business class machine for file / media servers.

it does actually look good, well done.

@DLMtechgarage

10 ай бұрын

thanks!!

That Chrysler blue paint job is amazing. I really like it a lot. I don't know if anyone remembers but there was a time when a person could order from Dell a PC with a custom paint job. Many colors. I remember there was a cherry red and a purple one. This was back in the Windows XP or Vista days. I'm new to seeing your channel. I want to say you did a great job with that computer.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! did not know dell offered that

Welcome back man! Not sure why I didn't get any notifications, I see you have been back for awhile now. Great video man ! Get yourself one of those new cut off tools I have the Milwaukee m12, Ridgid, DeWalt, and Ryobi have one as well.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yea I need to use some more sensible other then an over kill grinder lol...

Love the paint job

You deserve more subs, also I heard Xeon Chips work on these if you plan on making another video in the future. What a PC, damn good video and its going to help me in my project as well!

@DLMtechgarage

9 ай бұрын

thanks!! share the channel!!

Nice work man! I love modding...

Nicely done! I love modding too!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I did something like this with a slim profile DELL cheese grater - the empty cases are real cheap to buy. I put my own components in it and everything was great for a few years- and then the thermal paste totally dried up which caused the PC to shut down repeatedly a few minutes after logging onto the desktop. I had to go in and re-goop it. That's when the pain-in-the ass session started - all of the original install: - struggling to fit in the tight fitting MoBo - had to remove it and re-install it. - the tedious attaching all the I/O cabling - the tedious and time consuming forming into shape (cable flow mgmt) and doing all the zip lock tie downs for all the cabling ... all up in smoke - Had to it it all over again.!!! All of that extra work - just to get at four screws on the back of the MoBo to be able to pop-off the CPU Fan block - for the re-goop. Why? because all of these cases only have just one side panel to pop off. Never again!!! - I don't care how cool and sexy the old or new PC case looks like. If it doesn't have a second back side panel to pop-off - not interested. Great build /Mod you did there BTW!

Most of the older OEM cases were designed with the knowledge that some folks would put a heavy CRT monitor on top of the side of the case. The Dell T series even lists the weight rating. So yeah, they are definitely overbuilt!

@د-ت

Жыл бұрын

yeah

This is exactly what I did back in 2008 when I had no money and wound up with a decent gaming rig. Think I spent about $800 in all upgrading an office PC. It worked. Today I have a 2 rigs one I spent $4,500 on and the other $2,500.

Like your videos dude. Hope you come back soon. Get that back healthy!

@DLMtechgarage

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!! slowly getting back to normal!!

Great! Best wishes from Panama 🇵🇦

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

I am really impressed with the fact that you actually explained in depth how to do these mods, and various problems, etc. I recently purchased one of these optiplexes and was wondering how to make it work with some better parts. This video and part 1 gave me all the answers.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks, glad it helped

Wow dude i like this so much. I can relate to this 100%.turned an Dell Precision T7100 into a gaming beast. Had to change Psu and get a 24 pin to 8 pin converter just like you did, i am running with an rtx 2060 for nearly 3 years now. I can still do some mods for better cooling but the highest temps i got on the gpu was like 80 Celsius and cpu was like 60 to 70 Celsius on hot days so i am Chilled.

Looks damn good!!

Looks freakin awesome good job.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love it... Used to tinker with IBM case for an upgrade... Brings back memories except for the RGBs... Never liked 'em but can't seem to shake 'em since almost everything nowdays comes with RGBs built in... Still Great built... Cheers Choom!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

honestly I am not an RGB fan myself but it def sells!! Much thanks!!

I love this video, 27 minutes felt like 8 very amusing. I wish I could build a pc myself

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@RayLuvsCats64

Жыл бұрын

@@DLMtechgarage I can't unfortunately. I don't have money I'm 15

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@RayLuvsCats64 at your age, I use to find thrown out computers and thats how I got started.

@RayLuvsCats64

Жыл бұрын

@@DLMtechgarage I love old pc stuff like that but I live in the middle of nowhere plus there are other personal problems going on rn-

Just beautiful…..congratulations

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

What a beautiful potato. It is gorgeous. It went from a boring office PC to a custom, entry level, gaming PC. All for $440.

now that is sick good job!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!!

Im glad I saw this....i just got into PC gaming and I wanted to get something cheap for now, and I saw this on ebay....definitely gonna get it

@KellyTheKool1

9 ай бұрын

So, update: what i thought I ordered wasn't what showed up. I thought i got a Optiplex 7040 and what showed up was a 3040 SFF. I'm not 100% sure what I can do with it cause I know Dell likes to use proprietary parts and the mobo only goes up to DDR3L. I ordered off of eBay and the dscription didn't specify what Optiplex I was getting, I just took a gamble

I have a Dell tower that I want to turn into a sleeper too and you gave me some ideas.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

cool!

I did something SUPER similar with my 5070 mt. A nice little gaming box when it's all done, this can easily be done with metal snips too if you don't have a bunch of power tools, just be aware that front panel assembly becomes a lot weaker after you remove all that metal, avoid trying to man handle it after it's easy to bend and mess up the alignment (although that's not a hard fix) also be cautious of the gpu height anything above 115mm or so will end up interfering with the side panel if it's pcie power connection is on top, which is most of them. You can relocate the connector to the side if you are comfortable with a soldering iron and know what you are doing, but id just get a GPU that fits, it's much easier.

I love this dude! You said "You won't see that" about as many times as I do lol!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

lol... thanks!!

I've done something similar with an Optiplex. It was my first actual PC build back when I was too broke to afford anything better.

Anything less than 8th Gen I-5 8500 or AMD 3600 is wasting money. A cheap gpu worth buying is a 1660 Ti at minimum and there are options for PSU's to upgrade cheap at 365 watt if research is done. Very nice work with Dremel and adding side fans.

Awesome Work & Great Video 👍👍🖖

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks!

The apex of modded dell optiplex. great job dude

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks

Awesome work on the modding and the computer build.I am at the moment building a computer case for the fallout theme.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

Its terrifying watching the way you use these tools, man.came out so dope tho.

that is some serious case modding

I love the customization. Taking a cheap workstation and modding it with ventilation and paint is awesome, unique, and a great budget build.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I enjoy doing these!!

@Bearthedancingman

Жыл бұрын

@@DLMtechgarage I ended up with several of the SFF Optiplexs. I don't remember their exact model at the moment. But I did manage to upgrade one of them a little bit. i3 replaced with an i7-2600 ($20). 8gb (2x4gb) 1333mhz RAM upgraded to 16gb (4x4gb) 1600mhz. (Free, salvage from another pc) 260watt PSU replaced with a 435watt unit $35. Nvidia Quadro K1200 $50. 1tb Sata SSD 2.5". $80 2tb Sata HDD 3.5". $20 ... Needs some better ventilation, but it's surprisingly good. Planning to upgrade the GPU to an RX-570 I have but I need to make a bracket and get a rizer cable for the GPU to sit flat in the case and I will need to install a vent for the GPU to breathe. But the K1200 is better than an APU. lol

@Bearthedancingman

Жыл бұрын

@@DLMtechgarage you've inspired me to mod them and make them look cool. I'm thinking about a cold war era military vibe maybe.

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

@@Bearthedancingman that would be sick!!

looks Awesome!!!! ,Nice Work ,Iam also working on a dell optiplex 7010 right now

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

I enjoy modding these.... looking to do some lenovos next!!

Amazing Case Mod! I wish I had the skills to do that I could replicate the Lian Li PC-6010 Fish tank Side Panel!

Wow looks so good!

@DLMtechgarage

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

You remind me of me like 20 years ago! Only it was dell 8330's I think some was or something like that. Back in pentium 4 days lol. But modding old computers/ part bashing to make the best of what you could find.

Like the Budget Build; That power supply is sweet; In the future put a piece of scrap cardboard in the case when using the cutting wheel, just to prevent burn marks you may regret. Looks Sweet MOPAR!

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

good advice thanks!

I've done some mods in the past and when doing smaller cuts use a drill bit for the corner and cut from there . Use both hands on the Dremel, tape your cut lines they will be cleaner . If you have cutting discs that are smaller due to use keep them for curved cuts as it's easier to turn with a smaller disc than a larger one. Final tip and the most important use is a metric ruler and tape . The machine was built using a metric scale the fans are in mm it will give you more accurate measurements . Example the width of the two fans plus the gap in the middle it's easier to know 240mm plus the width of the gap over 3 3/4 + 2/16 + 3 3/4 =7 10/16 maybe ...

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the info!!

Amazing work and attention to the detail. There is so much potential in old hardware but people are lazy snobs, cursed to always want new and better.

Brilliantly done!! Wow! Cool.. 😊

Great work, love your take on cooling. Like seeing this family of Optiplex get some love. Any more mods in the pipeline?

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

I might fix the psu fan so its on the button and cut a whole, but my next project is gonna be a lenovo

Interesting that the psu works because that 8 pin connector has a 12V vsb and those 24 pin power supplies are 5V vsb. But it looks like it ran for you without any problems. Beautiful build btw.

Nice work..over in London England I often mod tech in small ways..your build is much more adventurous than my efforts..the blue finish came out great..using an angle grinder on a computer case seemed at first a bit brutal and wild I thought it'd look butchered but no..it's hidden..and now the Dell is actually a real gaming PC..also the SFX power supply was an excellent purchase and a perfect fit..one of my mods was a power supply swap for a higher spec..mine came out a bit ugly but effective..and support the weight of that big 3060..maybe a rod from the base with a bracket on the end..have a think

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

thanks, yea I don't think I will use a grinder anymore... too vicious lol...

Very nice build

@DLMtechgarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This was cool sir!