New-to-me Dell Optiplex

TominMO · 11-23-2024, 07:10 PM

Today eBay shipped me a Dell Optiplex 7040 mini tower, without a storage drive. It has an i5-6500 CPU and 8 GB of DDR4 RAM @ 2133 MHz. It cost me $69 total.

My current computer, which I was perfectly fine with, has an i3-4170 with 16 GB of DDR3 @ 1333 MHz. It's running Linux Ubuntu 24.04.

I have plenty of keyboards, rodents, speakers, monitors, and a spare Samsung 500 GB SSD, so no more out of pocket for this build. I could upgrade to 16 GB RAM but for Linux, and me being just a normal user, it's not necessary.

So I installed the SSD and booted up my install thumb drive. It now has Ubuntu 24.04 as well, and is much more responsive with the faster/newer CPU and faster RAM. The real bonus, which I knew it would do, is that this generation of on-board graphics runs YT videos at 4K with no issues at all. With my older i3 processor, it didn't run well at that resolution.

There are videos all over YT showing guys turning various Optiplexes into gaming computers by adding graphics cards. I don't play games, so the on-board graphics are plenty good enough.

Here's a video showing a 7040 install:

11-23-2024, 07:10 PM	#1
TominMO Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: De Soto, MO Posts: 1,981	New-to-me Dell Optiplex Today eBay shipped me a Dell Optiplex 7040 mini tower, without a storage drive. It has an i5-6500 CPU and 8 GB of DDR4 RAM @ 2133 MHz. It cost me $69 total. My current computer, which I was perfectly fine with, has an i3-4170 with 16 GB of DDR3 @ 1333 MHz. It's running Linux Ubuntu 24.04. I have plenty of keyboards, rodents, speakers, monitors, and a spare Samsung 500 GB SSD, so no more out of pocket for this build. I could upgrade to 16 GB RAM but for Linux, and me being just a normal user, it's not necessary. So I installed the SSD and booted up my install thumb drive. It now has Ubuntu 24.04 as well, and is much more responsive with the faster/newer CPU and faster RAM. The real bonus, which I knew it would do, is that this generation of on-board graphics runs YT videos at 4K with no issues at all. With my older i3 processor, it didn't run well at that resolution. There are videos all over YT showing guys turning various Optiplexes into gaming computers by adding graphics cards. I don't play games, so the on-board graphics are plenty good enough. Here's a video showing a 7040 install: __________________ 2021 Lifan Xpect--sold 2022 Lifan KPX 1972 Honda CT90--The Carrot 1969 Honda CT90--The Tomahto Cheesy is the WDK (workplace drama king). Now retired. Nope, back in the saddle. Nope, finally retired. Climate: The Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24fWmNA6lM How our government really works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjadCd0VRBw Question all authority.....think for yourself
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