Prepare Dell Optiplex for 24/7 usage

[freakynoid]

Hello,

 

I want to use my Dell Optiplex 3020 Micro (4GB RAM; i3 4160; Samsung SSD) to idle steam games (Steam idle master) (for card drops).

The pc is running Windows 10 home. Is there any better OS for this purpose. 

And is the pc made for this kind of application. Should i restart it sometimes?

 

Thanks for your help

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 minutes ago, freakynoid said:

Hello,

 

I want to use my Dell Optiplex 3020 Micro (4GB RAM; i3 4160; Samsung SSD) to idle steam games (Steam idle master) (for card drops).

The pc is running Windows 10 home. Is there any better OS for this purpose. 

And is the pc made for this kind of application. Should i restart it sometimes?

 

Thanks for your help

Idk about os, debloat windows 10 tho as itll run like crap on anything old, 4gb ram, and hdd

 

Maybe get windows 7 or 8.1, or maybe you would like the penguin os though im not sure

 

I think itll be fine as long as temps arent too high

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Maybe get windows 7 or 8.1, or maybe you would like the penguin os though im not sure

Not Windows 7, as it's out of support and has known unpatched security vulnerabilities. 8.1 is alright but was not designed for desktop.

W10 should be fine enough partly due to the SSD. I wouldn't recommend Linux here as Linux Steam gaming still isn't perfect.

OP, I'd get more RAM if possible. 4GB is fine, but 8GB will make your experience better.

[Freakwise]

8 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

debloat windows 10 tho as itll run like crap on anything old

Or just fresh install a new one instead of doing anything like that

 

Also op, if you can make sure to upgrade the ram if you have the chance to do it...

 

 

As hardcore as pc user you're you will never, ever, stress your pc with game and other kind of workload 24 Hours straight...

Just saying

[BondiBlue]

It'll be fine to run 24/7. I'd use Windows 10 Pro instead of Home, but either way you'll want to disable automatic updates. 

17 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Idk about os, debloat windows 10 tho as itll run like crap on anything old, 4gb ram, and hdd

Stock Windows 10 will run perfectly fine on the hardware OP has. They have an SSD, not a mechanical hard drive. 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

Just now, BondiBlue said:

It'll be fine to run 24/7. I'd use Windows 10 Pro instead of Home, but either way you'll want to disable automatic updates. 

Stock Windows 10 will run perfectly fine on the hardware OP has. They have an SSD, not a mechanical hard drive. 

*runs out of ram*

Windows has entered slideshow slow loading mode

 

xD jokes aside my dads craptop has a non debloated w10 install and ive already deleted dptf and set power limits to max so itll run at 2.5ghz and not a measly 1.9ghz

 

Still quite slow, prob a combination of shit ram, shit cpu, and shit hard drive cause sometimes it just becomes unresponsive which i mostly suspect to be the cpu or hdd being peices of crap, ram is only 4gb single channel which sucks, not sure if its upgradable tho, will prob run 10x better on linux and its not even used for gaming anyways

 

 

Op will prob be somewhat ok but for the love of god upgrade the ram so it doesnt run like crap

[BloodKnight7]

Use Dell Command Update to apply the latest firmware/drivers available for your optiplex. If you are going to run the system 24/7 having the newest most stable available firmware definitely helps! Other than that all the recommendations above are quite solid. I would also give it a deep cleaning/repaste before putting it on operation.