@itggear: In this video, I revive a Dell OptiPlex 7080 SFF into a gaming PC by replacing the i7 CPU with an i5, upgrading to dual-channel RAM, and installing a Yeston RTX 3050 6GB single-slot low-profile card. Is this good for 1080p gaming? Let's find out. Want to see the full upgrade video? Check out my YouTube channel. Link in bio! #DellOptiPlex #SFFGaming #Gaming #PCModding #RTX3050 #BudgetGaming #TechDIY #OptiPlex7080 #itggear #pc #Tech
The fact is that we need to buy an i5-10400 CPU to replace the i7-10700, but the i5 only sells for 50 to 60 dollars and the i7 can sell for 100 dollars. I just want to illustrate the idea of how we can cut down the build cost when a gaming setup with an RTX 3050 6GB will not fully utilize an i7 CPU and will instead just create more heat. When we decide to build a gaming PC with an RTX 3050, we clearly need a second PC, a living room PC, or a kid's PC that does not need massive CPU power anymore. So, just optimizing the hardware utilization to match should be a new idea to show or discuss.
2026-06-02 06:24:10
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Tristan :
The point of downgrading + upgrading is not to “cheap out” its about knowing if one side of the computer is massively overpowered compared to the other. One is going to drive harder and just be less efficient
2026-06-04 21:46:14
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أبو محمد :
That GPU can’t breath 🗿
2026-06-02 05:41:30
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DIOSDANYAMARO :
I7 a i5???😒😒😒ajaaa
2026-06-01 17:25:46
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SK3ldar :
Downgraded the i7 to avoid bottleneck ?
2026-06-01 14:20:57
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will :
Exact setup I started with
2026-06-04 20:59:12
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josuedeleon2002 :
el cambio de cpu va por 2 cosas, para reducir el consumo y no estresar la fuente y también reducir las temperaturas, ese disipador le cuesta enfriar ese i7 en un estado exigente
2026-06-03 19:00:13
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El_FLOR_GATO :v :
no entiendo porque cambió el I7 de 10 generación por un I5 de esa misma generación yo no veo que se pueda hacer cuellos de botella hay o será que el I5 tiene más núcleo de rendimiento y más caché que el I7 ??????
2026-06-02 23:00:52
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Ryu :
ta remplacer i7 par i5 ?
2026-06-02 01:14:31
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rrayb :
Can I have that pc pls my laptop is from 2011 I lag in most games not Minecraft I play csgo not cs2 bc my laptop cant handle it I installed cs2 and it worked with 5-25 fps playing against bots mode but when i tried playing online it stays loading and it doesn’t work so I uninstalled cs2. Pls can I have that pc 🙏
2026-06-02 13:15:23
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jhonnier :
necesito una tarjeta gráfica así
2026-06-03 01:55:15
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𝑙.𝑥𝑎𝑛𝑒 ✞ :
Oui beh 10ème gen a croire c urgent de le changé pour i5
2026-06-02 06:27:16
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Lumpepino :
no entendí el cambio de procesador
2026-06-03 19:50:26
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Ronald VM :
Por mi paz mental dire que la I7 esta malogrado 🗿
2026-06-02 18:35:48
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🫵❤️💙Gucci-Ganst🗽 :
que gráfica es
2026-06-02 12:56:03
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Itfrest :
no es necesario cambiar la fuente ?
2026-06-03 02:34:01
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J. :
hay personas que no saben pq cambio el procesador el lo cambio es para q no quede cuello de botella en resumen lo cambio para poder aprovechar el maximo poder de la tarjeta de video o grafica
2026-06-02 01:05:04
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Max⬜ :
ГДЕ ВЫ НАХОДИТЕ ТАКИЕ МАЛЕНЬКИЕ ВИДЕОКАРТЫ 😭😭😭
2026-06-02 06:37:05
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betoo :
lo dejo a nivel de la tarjeta de vídeo.. buena jugada...