OPEN ME UP! Dell OptiPlex 7040 and 7050 Micro

CPU can be changed, ram can be changed to 32GB max with 16GB in each slot there is 2 slots, wireless card can be changed, hard drive is a 2.5" inch which can be changed, there is a m.2 hard drive slot at 80mm long

[JohnWest]

If you want to add Wifi (BT and Wifi!), buy the card, wifi antenna and the clip for the bluetooth. BT antenna goes on the far right. Look for the tapped hole (looking at the back of the front case ) covered by tape with two little alignment pins. Fits great! Thanks for video!

[kanehi]

Thank for the video. I was looking at this micro PC and glad I saw this video. The good thing about Dell's latest motherboards is that it can take up to 32gb of RAM even in their laptops in which I have three of them.

[chriswilson]

Thanks for the video, wasn't sure which way to slide the top cover.

[mr.l]

Nice video! Helped answer a few of my questions!

[jonathonrosalia]

the micro is a T because of power restrictions and cooling restrictions if you put a 6500 like the SSF and MT in it it would thermal throttle of you get it to post. most important thing to remember when buying one of these if check the ram type some are still DDR3 make sure you get the newer DDR4.

[joelsantos]

i kept trying to open it backwards, almost yanked the front panel off. goddamn why did i not check yt. thank you for this vid.

[FilippoCarrux]

Succeful upgrade from i5-6500T to i7-6700T. You have to enable hyper threading in the BIOS setting to se the 4C/8T of the i7. When your machine mount i5 or i3 it is disabled by default. Enjoy

[brunonunes]

I'm from Brazil and I always follow your videos, I like your dynamics and I have a great learning.
thank you.

[Dannyrammstein]

Thanks for the video, helped me so much!!!

[Cristian-Razvan]

I can buy a really cheap used 7050 Micro (without CPU and storage but with 16GB of RAM) and I wonder if it supports a 65W TDP Intel i5-7500 CPU that I already have?! The unit I'm talking had a 35W TDP Intel i3-7100T installed.

[nguyentienquan]

Thank you for your guide. Very useful for me

[KennyKennTV]

Thanks for the video bud. much appreciated

[sandyrobbie]

Thanks sooo much for sharing your knowledge on this great compact little machine.

You mentioned CPU can be changed - Only 6th gen? or 7th gen too? The Q170 chipset is compatible with 7th Gen

I have a 7040 SFF i7 6700 - Trying to install a 7th gen 7700 but machine wont boot with the 7700 in the 1151 slot.
I suspect its a Bios or PSU related issue. Or possibly the mainboard does not support 7th gen?
When I had that same CPU installed in another computer it would not boot if I had the P2 connector from the PSU connected to the mainboard.
When I disconnect the P2 connector from the Optiplex board it starts booting then kinda hangs with the power light flashing..
Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.

I see in comments lower you say i7 6700T is max CPU

IS replacing the board with a 7050 MBoard an option?

Thanks again.

[bocaviorel]

Can be fitted with additional graphic card? For Optiplex 7050 micro?

[adirablack]

I used dell optiplex micro 7040. I've upgraded all and cloned system . In case of ram, my cpu can't handle 32gb, the cpu was turn on with flashing led and then turn off. So, my maximum ram was limited 16gb (8gb each slot).

[biggnasty]

I rocked up to work today to find one of these with 32gb of ram at my desk. I complained about a slow pc all year, so they shut me up with 32 gigs of ram!!!!

[goldensound]

Thank you very much for this video. Wondering if you could help me with the following; I have a Dell Optiplex 7040(not the smallest: dimension 11x11x4), Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz, 16 GB Memory, my question is Could I upgrade to 32 gb of ram?. This may help with the lag I experience on Zoom. Thanks so much for your kind help!!!

[timsmith]

Can the 7050 memory (SODIMM-2133/2400) be used in the 7040 which is said to only use SODIMM DDR4-2133? I have a 7040 and want ot buy a 7050 and swap parts. Such as the i-7 CPU (mine is an i-5 6500T) the Ram (32gig) I have 12 gig and the drive 1 TB mine is a 240gig SATA. I'm assuming the 1TB is SATA and not PCI-e. Should I be able to swap these parts?

[Hionimi]

Got the 3050 Micro myself with an i7-6700T, it looks identical, except for a small daughterboard in the back opposite of the CPU side and the CPU cooler is black instead of silver, curious. :o

[shahzada_babar]

Hi, thank you for the upload! I am looking to purchase a OptiPlex 7060 Micro but it does not have wi fi and im not sure if it has bluetooth. Is there a Wifi card you recommend to use?