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I watched Dawids video before I bought the card. I looked at the A2000 but more money for less performance at the moment. It’s crazy he got that working though. I am using a 2x sata to 8 pin adapter too. But I bought a good one from Cable Matters and ive closely monitored it a couple times.

. What I’ve read is that the cpu cooler is attached to the motherboard tray with 6-32 screws and using the AMD screws on the Intel bracket with an ID cooling cooler will work. Only what I’ve read tho.. but the cpu doesn’t overheat. The I5 8500 gets to 70* gaming. The 4060 right around 60w of...

Going to need some ideas for cooling.. I removed the plastic cpu duct and did more testing. GPU never really got over 80* but the cpu runs hotter now ( safe temps tho ). Now I have room for a 60mm fan.. The 3.5” cooler didn’t fit the 3.5” slot due to using sliders and special screws so I...

Well it’s running. Power is not an issue. Thermals is a major issue… kinda I ran Heaven and it draws 115w on average and takes one cycle to get to 87*. I was just able to get a benchmark and then I cried uncle… Time spy ran a little colder because it was allowed time to cool in between…...

Okay cool. I just wanted to make sure. Wife will be happy it lights up green

My wife loves lime green. One of the surprises I did for her on the livingroom HTPC was put in a green LED fan… now that I have a HP z2, there is no place for that 80mm green fan.. I bought an LED strip that uses a magnetic strip to light it up.. I’m going to put in a 2.5” mechanical HDD just...

I went ahead and ordered the 4060. Onboard graphics Isn’t happy for some reason. Keeps switching resolution's on anything that uses graphics. Not sure why but I know it won’t be an issue with a new card. Wife couldn’t even watch a dvd ( yes it’s used for that too ) so told me I needed to do...

Yeah the Optiplex has the x16 slot right next to the power supply. The WX4100 was the most power in a single slot without going to a 6400 or breaking the bank on a Quadro that was only marginally faster I measured the Z2 and I have about 8” of usable length without cutting anything. So the...

Well I just bricked my WX4100. I found a bios for a Dell rx 560 which everything looked right ( my Wx4100 is a Dell card as well ) . Even had Samsung ram. Doesn’t work. I bet because of the 4x display ports. The cards are most likely very similar but it gets zero display…. With the HP...

I run at 1080P with it and it’s just a TV so everything will be capped at 60 fps via vsync. That should keep it from overheating as well as giving buttery smooth game play.

Will the stock CPU cooler work okay with the 4060s heat emission? It’s a decent tower but the fan on it is indirect. I can remove the tunnel shroud from behind it and install a 60mm fan but I’m not sure if it would affect performance. I have not bought the card yet but I ordered all the cables...

I’m hoping the Fox 3 3.5” cooler I ordered does the trick. I have a chain of 3 40mm fans from an old 5.25 cooler I have. Which I can put in the front I think I’m going to look into making the fan system thermostatic control so they only run if the case temp hits a certain temperature

Forgot to update this. The optiplex this replaces had 16gb of 2666 and it wasn’t matched brand and I never noticed.. I put that ram in the HP and it’s fine. The HP had a single stick of 8gb HP branded 2666. I’m contemplating going 4060 and running a 2x sata to 8 pin adapter. The psu is...

I’m thinking that the blower suction will be right in the front corner very close to the GPU fans and it may just be enough. The power supply intake vent would be directly behind it so it would almost be like a tee flow off of the GPU The cpu has its own duct out the back.

I used to use the PCI slot fans nearly 20 years ago. But never had one of the ever cool 3.5” coolers. Did they ever work okay? My new to me HP Z2 SFF has no fan slots and I know it’s going to have some amount of thermal issue so I either need to case mod/ make something or use a product from...

I figured as much. Crucial usually has it right. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t low voltage ram or anything special when I checked their site. I don’t run computers with less than 16gb.. might just throw 16gb of matched 2666 in it since I actually have that in spares

How matched does the Ram have to be to run in dual channel on one of these HP G4s? It’s only coming with 8gb and Crucial suggests it takes 3200 mhz ram. I only have 2666 MHz spares and I want to get 16 in it. Would a stick of the A Data ram work or should I just buy a 16gb kit? I could...

I opted to get an HP Z2 G4 SF. It was about a $5 difference between it and a Lenovo M920S, but I think the HP just looks a little nicer and also has just a little more room for a graphics card. The Lenovo would need even more cutting

Yup I had a GTS 250. Needed it to play GTA 4 at decent frame rates. Pretty sad that a modern Potatoe WX4100 basically maxes GTA 4 at 60 FPS at 1080P

Im just about ready to pull the trigger on one of the Lenovos. I found I can almost go 10th gen for the cost of an 8-9th gen HP. Gotta figure out airflow. I’m spoiled in that the Dells have a front 80mm fan slot so airflow is good. I had to add the fan on my 3060. I don’t think the Lenovos...

The 920s generally seem to come with 210w PSUs but they also came with 265w units, and then there is a 450w unit for another model that fits them, and they have a 6+2 PCIE connector. The PSU on the other side I think will aid in the airflow of the card. I’ve never had one but it looks...

What are the thoughts on a Lenovo Thinkcenter M920 SFF? One is just over $100 on average and it looks like they just might be a great choice with 3x M.2 and 4x Sata ports + the graphics port allowing a dual slot card. There is a 450w GPU with a 6+2 that fits as well. They come with 210w or...

The other thought I have is use the motherboard tray and rear panel from a junk MATX case that I have and create a built in computer inside of an entertainment center that my wife wants to build

I’ll be getting something with 8th to 9th gen if prebuilt or Ryzen if I actually build something

The HP SFFs usually have an optical drive bay at least that can be added if it’s not there. I use the drive weekly at least as I actually use it to watch DVDs and it runs Plex as well and does all the encoding. My gaming rig hasn’t had an optical drive in a few years, but being I use my...

I knew the 3050 LP was a laptop chip and is not much faster than a 1060 in relative performance. It’s still great for 75w I’ve thought about building a SFF but I wouldn’t know where to start. I require an optical drive for my uses

Nope. Windows Vista 7 10 and 11 are similar. It’s why Microsoft had a compatibility mode that was a VM in win 7

Use a Virtual machine. XP is a huge security risk and it isn’t supported at all with any kind of modern computer.

Why are you trying this? Running win 7 in a virtual machine is a better idea

Hmm that’s promising. A 3050 is probably enough power but the 4060 really isn’t terribly expensive being 3050s are commonly marked up to $209

Crossed my mind. But no optical drive, which I use frequently. Still not NVIDIA hardware so darkest of days won’t run and I have a nice Freesync monitor. Also gives the wife and I the ability to multiplayer some games. Steam link could possibly be an option if I were just after RDR2

I’ve been looking at all the low profile dual slot options available and the HP G4 EliteDesk and Z2 variants that can take those cards since my favorite Dells cannot. I was hemming and hawing over it and a 4060 as a 4060 runs like my 6700 XT and it actually has enough power for some 4k gaming...

Interesting. I’ve still got to look into modding rebar in

If I really want a capable SFF machine. Looks like I really need to go HP and then grab the new RTX 3050 6gb. No external power and low profile. Would slot right into a G4. I really don’t like the HPs tho

I think I’m going to keep the WX 4100 for now because it plays everything I want to play on my couch ( except DOD ) and it’s a superior built card compared to a Quadro. The full length blower shroud and heat sink keeps it cool. Never runs over 50*. I know those Quadros will run hot. AMD just...

Way back when I was putting together my Dell Precision T3500 gaming computer. The workstation itself came with an NVS 295 which was able to push 30 fps in Singularity. That is what I played until my GTX 1060 came in

The P1000 is a 1050 with 4gb of ram. Half way between a 1050 and a 1050 TI spec wise. But they are going for $120 now so i don’t see the value. A single slot 1050 TI isn’t too much more although they are all Chinese cards

I play a bunch of games on it and it does great with the WX4100 but no DOD with an AMD card. So I was thinking that I could got a few steps up with an old Quadro and be able to play DOD and everything else

There is only one 1050 TI variant that is low pro single slot and they go for a decent amount of money. The WX is identical to an RX 560. It does great for what it is. I was looking for NVIDIA to play that old game. I could use a 1030 and it would run that game great but everything else not so...

I’m considering putting in an NVIDIA low profile video card in my livingroom HTPC ( currently WX 4100 ) so that I can play Darkest Of Days again. I’m limited to single slot so the pro cards are pretty much what I can use that has any decent power to them. I know that my WX 4100 benchmarks...