EASY $350 Gaming PC Build 2022

The Dell Optiplex and similar prebuilt systems are amazing for small mods and updates that allow for huge performance gains and even a full-blown gaming computer. The RX 6400 is a brand new card on the market and the FIRST NEW low profile card on the market in a while! Does throwing one of these in an older system make sense?

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[TheGameBench]

Some things to keep in mind.

First, you can install a dual slot card in the 7020 and the 9020 in the upper 4x slot as it's open ended. However, this puts you in a similar scenario as the 6400/6500XT. But it won't be as bad since you won't be limited to a 64-bit bus as well. Just stay away from the VRAM limit and you'll be fine for the most part... or go with an RTX a2000 and not have to worry about the VRAM all together... lulz. The 3020 however, does not have the x4 slot so you're stuck with the single slot at the bottom and while the 7020/9020 use a Q87 chipset with PCIe Gen3, the 3020 is an H81 chipset which only supports PCIe Gen2, so when you run into problems with the 6400, they're going to be a lot worse. I would avoid the 6400 in anything with an H81 chipset.

Might be worth saying to just avoid the 3020 SFF altogether unless you're willing to get creative with a riser cable.

[VikasGupta-bxqv]

I just finished one of these. I7 4770 + Sapphire RX 6400. runs great for $250 all in.

[kennwan]

Really unusual coming across this, almost identical to what I did myself a few months ago. SFF hp prodesk 405. Came stock with a ryzen 5 2400g pro. 4 core apu. It was alright for casual browsing and I mean minimal, minimal gaming. Upgraded to 2666 16gb ram (Max the hp mobo can take speed wise) and actually got this exact same GPU for the reason you stated. The fan doesn't hang any lower than the 1 lane. I had the exact same issue of the 16 pcie being snug to the PSU. Only real difference is I completely removed the hard drive caddy, drilled a square in the top of the case above the CPU and added a mesh filter. Replaced the CPU fan with a noctua but kept the CPU wind tunnel so all that air goes out. Then removed the front panel and added two 80mm fans to create positive pressure and aid the GPU.

Under load while gaming I'll see anywhere from 60-65 degrees for the CPU and 69-75 for the GPU. which for a small form factor prebuilt case is insane. Not to mention the cpu and gpu pair between 15-20watts each under load. The system costs almost nothing to run.

[Britec]

The major problem with USFF is these are using 100% utilisation and thermals are way to high. People that game for hours on end will have overheating issues. 80+ C in this video for GPU. Lack of air flow is the biggest problem. Power Supply is another issue, be lucky if that PSU is 220w to 250w

[Harryd]

TBH that card looks pretty cool. as in the form factor.

[DeanTheBean]

I am currently using an RX6400, It has been a good gpu for what I play. I upgraded from an rx550

[amirulakmala]

My current pc right now, and still working fine ! Apex legends running at 50-80 fps medium

[mikescomputercorner]

you guys present a realistic view on the various cards, systems etc etc that you test and for the average gamer thats all we are looking for and in the price range its probable better than buying a used card that could die on you in a weeks time..

[Bballforlife]

That was so useful I’m getting a optioned with an i5 6400 and rx 6600 xt this was perfect for an estimate of my performance

[greenprotag]

Considering your 4790 has an iGPU that you could enable in BIOS and set it to run even with the discrete GPU you MIGHT be able to use the iGPUs encoder to stream... That's a big maybe, but I know intel iGPUs can use quicksync and that tech is fairly low latency.

[Masterchaosst]

CAN YOU GUYS DO ONE WITH THE OPTIPLEX 2010 DT PLZ 🙏🏽

[dice]

I know I’m never gonna get a 350 dollar gaming pc but these vids are entertaining.

[daras-]

Had Optiplex 7010, i7 3770, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 2TB HDD, GTX1650 LP, it was awesome little machine.

[dannyt]

Just to clarify what what PCIE 4.0 MEANS : IT MEANS ITS VERSION 4 THAT HAS X4 BUS BANDWITH - IT STILL HAS 16 LANES OF DATA TRANSFERS. iT DOESNT MEAN THAT IS 4 LANES CARD LOL ! DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANECE ON THIS PARTICULAR CARD FROM X3 *(PCIE 3.0) BANDWITH AND X4 BANDWITH ( PCIE 4.0) IS ONLY BETWEEN 8-10 % WHICH IS HARDLY NOTICABLE .

[LukesHobbies]

Believe it or not, I was able to build the same pc for $100 all in. Found an online auction and bought to optiplexes for $60 ($30 each) and then found an rx6400 for $70 on FB. Perfect PC for my wife!

[TheHankoook]

Need ur opinion stay with 1660 non super or ti or get a 6600xt. u amaze me by building budget PCs and play most if not all AAA titles waiting for more. 👍👍🔥🔥

[brookyblade]

TOASTY BROS HAVE YOU EVER DONE AN UPGRADE ON A OPTIPLEX 9020 IF YOU HAVE NOT PLS DO

[joeltaylor]

I believe the 6400 can be used with a 200w power supply. I have a dell precision 3431 with an i9 with 32 gb ram. Thinking of dropping this in.

[Teksers]

The max I would put in a SFF Optiplex or any SFF OEM sistem is a GTX 1650 or Super LP card.

[chemicallust]

Current Opti build is a 7040 SFF with Core I5-6500, 16gb RAM, 512gb m.2 NVMe + MX500 2TB for storage, RX6400 and 180w PSU...upgrading to 64gb RAM soon and considering upgrading CPU to Core I7-6700...I think upgrading the PSU would be a good idea too...I have a 315w SFF PSU laying around...may as well try it out...lol