Gaming on a Dell

[xXATHERIALXx]

So my main gaming PC died and I'm just going to by a Dell and add a new PSU and GPU and I had a few questions

The Dell I'm going to get is an Optiplex 7010 SFF

It's specs are a I7 3770 16GB RAM 128gb boot SSD and 2TB HDD

The question I had are

Is the Motherboard standard ATX?

 

Is the PCI-E slot 16x electrically or just physically?

 

Would a RX580 work with the motherboard?

 

Would a RX580 be bottlenecked by the I7 3770?

 

Is the front IO standard connectors or is it proprietary?

 

Would a Hyper 212 be able to mount on this motherboard?

 

Thanks in advance

 

[dizmo]

I don't believe they're upgradeable like that. Likely better off stripping it and starting in a new case with a new (used) motherboard.

[aisle9]

18 minutes ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

The Dell I'm going to get is an Optiplex 7010 SFF

Kiss of death. SFF Optiplexes are terrible choices for gamers. The power supply is proprietary and non-upgradeable, and it lacks the juice for any form of upgrade. There are worse things in life than an SFF Optiplex with an i5-2400S and a low profile GPU strapped in for e-sports and Minecraft, but in general, SFF Optiplexes and Elites make for terrible gaming PC conversions.

[xXATHERIALXx]

12 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I don't believe they're upgradeable like that. Likely better off stripping it and starting in a new case with a new (used) motherboard.

It has 2 PCI-E 16x slots and uses ATX power supply connectors so it is upgradable I'm just not sure how far 

[xXATHERIALXx]

Just now, aisle9 said:

Kiss of death. SFF Optiplexes are terrible choices for gamers. The power supply is proprietary and non-upgradeable, and it lacks the juice for any form of upgrade. There are worse things in life than an SFF Optiplex with an i5-2400S and a low profile GPU strapped in for e-sports and Minecraft, but in general, SFF Optiplexes and Elites make for terrible gaming PC conversions.

This SFF has a ATX 24pin and 4pin cpu power connector on its motherboard

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

It has 2 PCI-E 16x slots and uses ATX power supply connectors so it is upgradable I'm just not sure how far 

Oh? Because when I look at pictures I don't see any expansion slots on the rear of the case. I also don't see a card fitting in there, as it'd be too wide.

[dizmo]

Just now, xXATHERIALXx said:

This SFF has a ATX 24pin and 4pin cpu power connector on its motherboard

And that helps you in terms of a GPU how?

[xXATHERIALXx]

4 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Oh? Because when I look at pictures I don't see any expansion slots on the rear of the case. I also don't see a card fitting in there, as it'd be too wide.

It has 2 16x slots on the SFF motherboard and for physical size I don't care how it looks, if need be I'll cut the case up and make it a test bed style case. I just am wondering if it is a 16x slot electrically

[xXATHERIALXx]

6 minutes ago, dizmo said:

And that helps you in terms of a GPU how?

Meaning I can upgrade the power supply to a 500watt from EVGA

[aisle9]

10 minutes ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

Meaning I can upgrade the power supply to a 500watt from EVGA

Why not just buy a tower? By the time you're done with this SFF case, it's going to be mechanically unsound and look like a three-year-old got a hold of a miter saw.

[xXATHERIALXx]

9 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Why not just buy a tower? By the time you're done with this SFF case, it's going to be mechanically unsound and look like a three-year-old got a hold of a miter saw.

I'm only able to get a PC through staples.ca as I get an employee discount, that is the only reason my parents are helping pay for the new one 

[aisle9]

6 minutes ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

I'm only able to get a PC through staples.ca as I get an employee discount, that is the only reason my parents are helping pay for the new one 

Can you get a tower off of Staples.ca? You've got the right idea and the specs look great, but you're going to have a much harder time upgrading a SFF case, and it's going to look like crap and have zero resale value when you're done.

[xXATHERIALXx]

3 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Can you get a tower off of Staples.ca? You've got the right idea and the specs look great, but you're going to have a much harder time upgrading a SFF case, and it's going to look like crap and have zero resale value when you're done.

I don't care for looks as long as it works

[dizmo]

29 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Why not just buy a tower? By the time you're done with this SFF case, it's going to be mechanically unsound and look like a three-year-old got a hold of a miter saw.

I agree. You're going through a lot of effort to save $30.

[aisle9]

9 minutes ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

I don't care for looks as long as it works

In that case, yes, you can do everything you want to with the SFF case. It's entirely likely that you damage something while making Swiss cheese of the case so it fits a 580, an ATX PSU and a 212 EVO, thus making the whole exercise a waste of time and money when you could have just bought a tower and been in a minimal risk plug-and-play situation.

[xXATHERIALXx]

Just now, aisle9 said:

In that case, yes, you can do everything you want to with the SFF case. It's entirely likely that you damage something while making Swiss cheese of the case so it fits a 580, an ATX PSU and a 212 EVO, thus making the whole exercise a waste of time and money when you could have just bought a tower and been in a minimal risk plug-and-play situation.

Would it be possible to gut the system and just put it in my old thermaltake v3?

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, xXATHERIALXx said:

Would it be possible to gut the system and just put it in my old thermaltake v3?

I doubt it. The Optiplex SFF motherboards tend to be a proprietary form factor, and the 7010 is no exception.