cheap price for basic computer comes with Windows 10 pre installed you can also sign up to get $10 off minmum spend $100 so ultimately could get this for $92 and add the $7 keyboard for free
https://www.australiancomputertraders.com.au/dell-latitude-5… theres also this for more than half off (Refurbished b grade)
Thanks mate, I got a 6400 sitting at home doing nothing just use it in this even tho it’s not 4.0 compatible
Are we able to upgrade it to windows 11? Want it for hooking up to my TV as a PC.
Edit: nvm, unable to upgrade this CPU to windows 11
Hi XNik,
Easiest way to upgrade to win11 with an unsupported CPU & TPM:
1. Download Windows 11 ISO (legal link):
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11
2. Use Rufus software to "burn" your bootable ISO onto a USB:
https://rufus.ie/en/
3. When "burning" the ISO to USB via Rufus, click the option to skip CPU & TPM Check.
4. Install Windows 11 via choosing USB as the boot option, the Windows installation will bypass compatibility checks.
5. There are many other different methods too (e.g. modifying via registry), you can google them for more info. But the above is what I generally do for a fresh installation.
Happy to help if you are stuck.
I believe it is a clean install instead of upgrade.
@slackme: Yes you are correct. I wrote the steps above with a fresh installation in mind, considering the Windows 10 on the Dell OptiPlex 7040 will be fresh anyway so no need to worry about existing data loss.
However, for in-place upgrade you can follow Microsoft's official article (i.e. involves modifying registry on the existing OS to bypass CPU/TPM check):
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ways-to-install-…
I've got a low profile 1050 Ti card currently installed in a i5 4570 9020. Reckon it's worth an upgrade for this one? Are there any significant advantages regarding transcoding or whatever in this newer CPU?
No point. Same speed.
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-6500-vs-…
Why use CPU for transcoding if you have a GPU card?
Oh I meant encoding and decoding. But I guess you are quite right, that's the job of the GPU in this case. I will sit this one out
As an aside, is that CPU Benchmark site reputable? I know that CPU monkey etc. have been shown to be really inaccurate.
@Budju: https://youtu.be/RQSBj2LKkWg?si=-Hhn4cPDgitHRBZX
Userbenchmark heavily skews their benchmarks, favours Intel CPUs in their independent reviews and their numbers dont really reflect reality. So much so that they are actually banned on not just the AMD subreddit but also the Intel one.
@scrimshaw: OK, so not worth even looking at. Both of those subreddits probably have their own issues as well though with bias.
@Budju: One thing - this does have an M2 socket, and DDR4. So if you wanted to upgrade RAM and SSD, get this first.
@bargaino: Oh yeah that is actually a huge buff. DDR4 I would assume 2400mhz spec but still that is quite a good improvement.
check to make sure the 1050ti fits into whatever you were going to replace it with. I went to a 7500 HP and the PCIe configuration on that was incompatible with my 1050ti so I ended up selling the 1050ti and building a new machine.
Believe it or not I got $130+ for my 1050ti at the end of last year :D
Oh yeah it was this crazy little low profile card. Has about a 20mm fan, the thing is quite funny. In my current PC I have to put it in the 2x lane PCIe slot to actually fit (the small one). Even though most of the contacts are hanging outside of the slot it still works but with less transfer bandwidth.
74 is a bloody bargain!
Im a bit out of touch but is this a cheap way to get a windows licence for a pc?
It's an OEM licence for this particular device. Non transferable.
You won't be able to transfer it another PC.
they so lazy don’t even bother putting ssd in
wow only 128gb fugging labour is expensive
$92.82 with ebayplus.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/195408465587
This Lenovo with the i5 6400, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD is pretty good for $93.
Note that one won't fit a graphics card, 150mm max length.
This have room to put a second HDD in ?
Probably. But most ppl try and put a dedicated GPU in these machines. (An extra hdd might make this more difficult; wattage-wise).
I'm guessing.
I don't need a diff GPU, onboard is fine. For me i would like to know if it has 3.5 inch bays for another HDD or only those tiny 2.5 ones.
Small Form Factor. One 3.5" bay, and one m2.
Has 3 SATA ports, so you can replace 3.5" 2x 2.5".
Will these be good enough to run CloneHero?
On the CloneHero forums, people said that hardware from 7-8 years ago should run fine. This PC was released around 4-5 years ago.
Oh sweet, thanks for that.
The instruments will cost more than the PC lol.
@The Value: I've already got about 12 guitars, 3 drum sets and a DJ set. Everytime I see them posted on Facebook Marketplace for a reasonable price I pick them up.
4-5 years ago? Don't you mean 8-9?
Oops, I clicked on that link which took me to that Dell Latitude laptop. Looked up the CPU on that laptop instead of this OpiPlex 7040 PC.
Anyway that i5-6500 CPU will be fine. Intel dominated that era for 8-10 years and we saw only small improvements during that time. I am certain that my old i5-2500 from 2011 will run the game fine and that was from 13 years ago.
It would be great if in the specs the power supply wattage was specified.
$140 postage.
That's just link for you see the spec, you wouldn't buy it anyway since the PC already comes with this model of power supply. Its a 240 watt unit
@scrimshaw: I think it's a lottery as to the wattage. (which is why I would like it explicitly stated).
@Eeples: You can contact the rep here and ask them about what power supplies are in these machines, but IIRC these Dell SFF's either have 180 watt or 240 watt power supplies. They don't make them in more powerful configs since they are just low-power office PC's.
@scrimshaw: Sure. But the 180 watt might not take an ssd and a 1650 gtx low profile.
Anyone here found success with that configuration?
(Tell me, why doesn't the rep specific the wattage?… if 240w it may well be a selling point… if 180w then maybe it is a return; and nobody has got time for that.)
Anyone here found success with that configuration?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/kmrbtl/optiplex_7040_…
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3p817v63#r66388686
This might answer your Q.
@scrimshaw: i put a rx 6400 in one and it seems to work. but since mine is dual slot it only fits in the x4 slot.
I see max power consumption is only 29w.
If i get a single slot and put it in the x16 do you think it will be able to reach max tdp ~50w
@scrimshaw: My question is really about the power supply specs and in particular why it isn’t explicitly stated.
@Eeples: Why would it be? This is a business PC designed to be ordered in the 100s/1000s of units and blooped on corporate workers’ desks. The target audience doesn’t need to know what power supply is included because they know Dell will include one that will support the configuration ordered.
@PainToad: There would be a target audience of ppl who want a put a discrete graphic cards in these units.
The point might actually be moot though as the bus may only deliver 35W and not 75W anyways.
@Eeples: There may be a people that wants to do that want to do that, but that’s certainly not the target audience.
In the corporate world, those who need graphic cards would be buying workstations, not SSF desktops.
Running home assistant on a rpi4 but was thinking on replacing it with one of these with promox on it while running Plex as well. Worth it?
I have the same question. Raspberry pi has been quite slow now and security is more questionable. Was looking to replace that. But I am wondering the fan noise on these too.
Ill bite - Why do you think security is more questionable on the Pi? It runs linux, as long as you keep upgrading packages, it will be plenty secure.
Second part is the issue. Updates aren’t automated. I need manual intervention right now
Most people get a USFF for that. So tiny, elegant, and quiet.
I run a 7050 SFF and 7060 SFF, both are really quiet, fairly sure the 7040 SFF has virtually the same design. The fan is loud for a moment while going through the BIOS but quiet after that, although I don't have them running heavy loads. Quite a fan of these especially at second hand prices, it doesn't cost much at all to build a Proxmox cluster.
I run my 7050/7060 with 64GB RAM ($100 AliExpress), a 128gb M2 (for Proxmox only, using NFS storage) and a 10 or 25gbit fibre card. Bonus points for ones without an M2 or RAM, a 7050 SFF should be about $140 delivered and a 7060 SFF around $190 delivered. They have a x16 and x4 slot, best to check the manual for the 7040's configuration. Either way pretty decent deal for a node, should be under $300 for a 7050 with an i5 7500/64GB RAM/128GB M2/10gbit network. They also have room for a couple of 2.5" drives or a 3.5" drive.
OK, if you want 64GB, you need the SFF .
Seems a bit overkill for HA & Plex though.
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With 64GB and a GPU, you could run your own pre-trained LLM AI on it. Could be cool.
i have an old 9550 with silent 1030 to do my kodi. can this be transplanted in the other case and use that corsair 650w ? or is special connections? thx
for anyone interested in swapping cases, the dells have some propriety connections (motherboard) weird heat sensors, fan sensors, etc that the BIOS looks for.
you might have to jump pins just to get POST good.
Would it be worthwhile replacing my ASUS P1801 with this?
Sorry, I know nothing about computers.
It’s only used for browsing and iTunes back ups, but lately seems so slow.
My specs are
ASUS P P1801-B106K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770
8 GB DDR3-SDRAM
2 TB HDD (replaced with SSD)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730M
https://icecat.biz/amp/p/vendorName/mpn/desc-21057549.html
I think you might consider starting again.
What's likely happening is your AIO might be dusty and it needs some maintenance. If it's never been cleaned out before or gotten a new application of thermal compound, the processor might be running very hot, and that causes thermal throttling.
your system also needs more RAM, but it if you have no idea how to refurbish your PC, buying refurb Dell unit is a good option.
Just keep in mind this Dell you're looking at is getting old too (released in 2015), only has 8GB RAM (just like your current PC) and it doesn't officially support Windows 11.
I think you’re right, the fan needs a flick to get going sometimes. Didn’t know thermal compound would make such a difference.
Any idea what I should pay for this?
If you have to push the fan with a finger to get it spinning, I think that fan is on it's way out and the cooling will still be bad even if you replace the thermal compound.
The thermal compound is just a paste that you apply on the CPU so that it has better contact with the CPU cooler. But the cooler also needs a working fan to remove the heat, and if that's not working you need to replace that fan.
That's troublesome considering you have an All-in-One desktop and the parts for that machine is all custom-made and not off-the-shelf.
@scrimshaw: Just watched a few YouTube videos, I’ll give it a go and see if there’s an improvement.
Now it seems there’s all different types of thermal paste. I suppose something is better than nothing.
I'm using a 3rd gen i5 that ive had for many years, also with 8 gig of ram and i find it's perfectly good for browsing and watching movies so i would think a 3rd gen i7 would be fine for the same. As someone else said maybe it needs some maintenance ?
For PCs of that age, a common problem is the drying out of the thermal paste leading to the CPU overheating and thus thermal throttling of your performance. Need to check the temperature of the CPU, if it hits 70°C+ then you have a problem.
Any idea cost to replace the thermal paste?
About $3 on eBay i think i paid when i last did mine.
I have used Arctic Silver 5 for close to 20 years now and never had it dried out on me. Price seems to have risen and it's now about $15:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Arctic-Silver-High-Density-AS5-3-5…
However, something like this for $5 should work fine also:
https://www.umart.com.au/product/deepcool-z3-v2-thermal-past…
Wow, I never thought I'd see someone else with a ASUS P1801.
Is it worth turning this into a low wattage NAS?
Depends on how many drives you want to use
Probably 2 or 4?
FFS sold out on eBay as i was adding to cart cos of course it did.
Back in stock on ebay
Thanks for letting me know! I quickly went and got one for $74.10 so i appreciate it ty !
Newbie PC tech here. Does anyone know if this wifi/Bluetooth pcie card will work in the 7040 above PC? I can't work out if the Dell has the correct USB mobo header. It seems to have the correct pcie slot. Otherwise I'll have to go with a USB version which I've heard are pretty ordinary with signal and drop outs. PS only really need the Wi-Fi portion.
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