I'm trying to make a gaming PC from a dell optiplex 7040 SFF I have a gpu would it work?

[ElijahC170]

So I'm trying to make a gaming PC from a dell optiplex 7040 SFF would it work?

This is the gpu I'm planning to buy.

[Needfuldoer]

A full height video card won't fit in a small form factor Optiplex.

 

You're also limited by your power supply; it won't have dedicated PCIe power (or enough wattage to handle a power hungry GPU), so you're limited to cards that only need power from the PCIe slot.

 

I think your best bet is going to be something like one of those new low-profile RTX 3050 6 GB cards.

[PDifolco]

3 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

A full height video card won't fit in a small form factor Optiplex.

 

You're also limited by your power supply; it won't have dedicated PCIe power (or enough wattage to handle a power hungry GPU), so you're limited to cards that only need power from the PCIe slot.

 

I think your best bet is going to be something like one of those new low-profile RTX 3050 6 GB cards.

I think a 1650 don't need external PCIe power

GPU height can be an issue tho, there's some LP 1650 but they're becoming rare

RTX3050 are really expensive for their poor performance, they cost $175...

[jaslion]

It would be better yo sell it and buy a used gaming pc for 300$ Since this 1650 is 150$ and the 7040 can be sold for 75$+ easy if the higher end version this is very doable.

 

Even if you have the i7 6700 that cpu is really starting to show its age. Then the 1650 you have here DOES NOT FIT in thr 7040 sff. Its also a very low end card these days.

 

Its quite easy to get like a i5 10400 + gtx1660 pc for under 300$ and that BLOWS this out of the water. Bettet is also possible here.

 

That also avoids you being stuck on a limiting dell pc.

 

 

[ElijahC170]

2 hours ago, Needfuldoer said:

A full height video card won't fit in a small form factor Optiplex.

 

You're also limited by your power supply; it won't have dedicated PCIe power (or enough wattage to handle a power hungry GPU), so you're limited to cards that only need power from the PCIe slot.

 

I think your best bet is going to be something like one of those new low-profile RTX 3050 6 GB cards.

Should I get a low profile one then?

[Mark Kaine]

On 9/10/2024 at 4:52 PM, ElijahC170 said:

Should I get a low profile one then?

You either get a low profile card or you do this:

 

 

I know what I would do... but for you it's probably better to get a low profile and make sure it doesn't need a PCIE power cable. 

[ElijahC170]

On 9/10/2024 at 4:29 PM, Needfuldoer said:

A full height video card won't fit in a small form factor Optiplex.

 

You're also limited by your power supply; it won't have dedicated PCIe power (or enough wattage to handle a power hungry GPU), so you're limited to cards that only need power from the PCIe slot.

 

I think your best bet is going to be something like one of those new low-profile RTX 3050 6 GB cards

My brother uses a 1050 ti to play games with a I5 10th gen should I get a similar GTX 1050 ti because my area is out of stock on rtx 30 series. my brothers pc is below If you wanted to see it.