Dell opitplex 9020 gaming conversion

[basedthirst]

Hi everyone. I just bought a Dell optiplex 9020 with an i5 4570 and and 8gigs of ram along with 128 gb ssd. 

So I'm thinking of converting it into a gaming PC. I ordered an additional 1 tb HDD for game storage and I have an RX 470 in a computer I don't use anymore and was gonna use that for the video card. Also I grabbed a bronze evga 500 watt PSU. Should i be all set to go?

[themctipers]

sure, assuming the motherboard won't throw a hissy fit for being a OEM motherboard and accept the GPU 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 minutes ago, basedthirst said:

Hi everyone. I just bought a Dell optiplex 9020 with an i5 4570 and and 8gigs of ram along with 128 gb ssd. 

So I'm thinking of converting it into a gaming PC. I ordered an additional 1 tb HDD for game storage and I have an RX 470 in a computer I don't use anymore and was gonna use that for the video card. Also I grabbed a bronze evga 500 watt PSU. Should i be all set to go?

You should be good to go if the board doesn't use a proprietary power connection. I know Dell does that from time to time on their OptiPlex workstations. Just double check. The mounting points for the PSU on the case should still be standard ATX.

[poker1059]

3 minutes ago, basedthirst said:

Hi everyone. I just bought a Dell optiplex 9020 with an i5 4570 and and 8gigs of ram along with 128 gb ssd. 

So I'm thinking of converting it into a gaming PC. I ordered an additional 1 tb HDD for game storage and I have an RX 470 in a computer I don't use anymore and was gonna use that for the video card. Also I grabbed a bronze evga 500 watt PSU. Should i be all set to go?

Load in your OS and all your drivers and you should be set. 

[basedthirst]

6 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

You should be good to go if the board doesn't use a proprietary power connection. I know Dell does that from time to time on their OptiPlex workstations. Just double check. The mounting points for the PSU on the case should still be standard ATX.

I think it's standard. I bought a full size tower version instead of a slim model

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

12 minutes ago, basedthirst said:

I think it's standard. I bought a full size tower version instead of a slim model

Double check yours. I just googled a photo of the 9020 MT (not SFF) and it looks like it uses a proprietary connector for ATX power.

 

[basedthirst]

2 hours ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Double check yours. I just googled a photo of the 9020 MT (not SFF) and it looks like it uses a proprietary connector for ATX power.

 

It does. Ordered a 24 to 8 pin adapter