What's The Best GPU That Can Fit in This OptiPlex 3020 SFF PC

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  smashman42 on 13/10/2022 - 04:59

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  Discrete GPU Compatibility Notes

  Will only accept single slot GPU in x16 slot (No 1050/1650, only GT1030 or equivalent)

  So yeah, dreamin for 1440p, 1080p would be a struggle

  Hell even if this one COULD fit the 1050Ti or 1650 non-super, it'd still be a 1080p as best rig.

  By all means look for similar types of things without that GPU physical space restriction - but perhaps consider rebuilding whatever you get into a proper case with a proper PSU with PCIe power so you can run whatever GPU you want instead of being limited to expensive, rare, munted, gutless things.

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  FoxJump on 13/10/2022 - 07:19

  +1

  None
  i had an older optiplex. i put a graphics card into it so i could get hdmi out.

  result: blown psu every 6 months

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    CrispyChrispy on 13/10/2022 - 09:31

    I've been using an older Optiplex as well for the past few years with graphics cards just fine. Had a 1030, 1050ti and finally an RX 570 and I haven't had any issues at all.

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      FoxJump on 13/10/2022 - 09:58

      :(
      i must have kept getting crap psus for my optiplex 9010 (i think) sff

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  sinn3r on 13/10/2022 - 07:48

  Gigabyte 1650 gddr6 is the best affordable card right now
  I don’t think any of the new gen cards have a low profile out

  I’ve had 3x Dell 9020’s with these cards for my 3x kids and no issues

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  GordonD on 13/10/2022 - 08:10

  Grade C !!!!!! I think you can do better than a PC with with heavy scratches and dents for that price.

  And if you want a lot better graphics than an Intel CPU can provide, you shouldn't be starting with an SFF machine. The case isn't big enough to support a decent GPU, and neither is the PSU.

  Ex-lease PCs can be a great bargain, if you buy ones still in good condition, and want to use them for what they were designed for and are good at, being office machines that don't need great graphics.

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  Sinnerator on 13/10/2022 - 08:19

  If you want to get creative:
  Get a riser to fit a better than gtx1030 gpu, but you will need to feed power to it.
  Assuming there are no gpu power connectors so it's only getting power from the pcie slot which is 75watts.
  BUT, you may be able to splice power from from sata or molex connectors in the case with adapters off ebay.
  You will be limited by the PSU in the case though.
  Good Luck as this will be fiddly, do your research.

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  FireRunner on 13/10/2022 - 10:21

  The 3020 has only a 1x PCIe slot on the top slot. This means you need a single slot GPU (some GT1030 and RX6400 are). A dual slot GPU like your GTX 1050 Ti will be stuck running at x1 which will cripple performance
  I think the Optiplex 7020 and 9020 have a x4 slot which is not ideal but far better than 1x.

  The very best you could run would be a Quadro RTX A2000 which is a professional GPU that beats any other by a large margin but it costs around $800 and you’d probably hit a CPU bottleneck with most games anyway