How To: Turn an Old Office Computer into a Gaming PC!

By admin | March 10, 2020 | 50

How To: Turn an Old Office Computer into a Gaming PC!

In this video I show you guys how to upgrade an old office pc for gaming. I talk about what kind of parts you should upgrade in an older system and how to change out each part. This in my opinion is the best way to put together a cheap gaming pc.

Prebuilts to upgrade: https://ebay.to/2FGe1kz

Thanks to discount pc for sending out hardware to use in this video: https://discountpc.com/

Free drive cloning software: https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

installing windows 10 video: https://youtu.be/YvONuPGOuGY

Cheap ssds for upgrading:
120gb: https://amzn.to/2I5xNSJ
240gb: https://amzn.to/2Gbb77a

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Ryzen 7 1700: http://amzn.to/2By8zh5
Asrock AB350 ITX: http://amzn.to/2BvJCmw
Galax HOF DDR4 3200mhz: http://bit.ly/2wxmUVl
Zotac GTX 1070 ti Mini: http://amzn.to/2BuvCtb
Corsair SF450: http://amzn.to/2BgCrdI
Jonsbo C2: http://bit.ly/2zc7fKV

Songs Used:
Good For You – THBD

I hope you guys enjoyed the video! Make sure to leave any questions in the comment section down below and I will do my best to answer them.

Posted in Computers

50 Comments

  1. Steven Abi on March 10, 2020 at 1:40 pm

    please can you help me to buy a motherboard, i just bought it then it burned because of the fan processor wasn’t working

    this is my payal account
    kamilbaza@gmail.com



  2. Zsolt László on March 10, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    you put the processor wrong in :O



  3. naughtykid000 on March 10, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    6:40 subtitles back at it again



  4. James Chisanga on March 10, 2020 at 1:45 pm

    WERE CAN I GET THIS TYPE OF CPU IN ZAMBIA MY EMAIL IS JAMESCHISANGA.JC@GMAIL.COM



  5. Will M. on March 10, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    This is how I got into building my own PCs.



  6. Maximus 59 on March 10, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    my mind: *im going to build hyper gaming pc*
    my brain: *it will be easy and cost less*
    my eyes: *that would look cool*
    my wallet: *well yes but actually no*



  7. Vortex4824 on March 10, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    add a ssd and graphics card.



  8. Derpy Ring on March 10, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    My father office pc..he gave me
    I change it into gaming pc
    i5 4thgen
    8gb ram ddr3
    1tb hdd
    120ssd

    Then i buy..
    Gtx1060 3gb 70$
    600w psu LoL



  9. Aptom7747 on March 10, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    this video did not help at all, my pc has a floppy drive for crying out loud



  10. angel arambula on March 10, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    The LCD or computer ?what part off the house or school work n. Thank you



  11. SinIOS on March 10, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    Found a i5 with 8gb of ram for $70!



  12. some random cuber yt on March 10, 2020 at 1:56 pm

    What is the newest lga 775 socket cpu that’s kinda cheap



  13. Indigo Cat on March 10, 2020 at 1:56 pm

    No get a 7010 with a 3570



  14. Garboshh on March 10, 2020 at 2:00 pm

    Just built one
    Bought an optiplex with a 3770 and 8gbs for 100 bucks.
    New thermaltake psu 500w for 45
    240ssd for 30
    GTX 970 for 100
    Had an extra 8gbs laying around so 16 total
    Total 275, can’t beat it for the price.



  15. Eulogics on March 10, 2020 at 2:02 pm

    It’s my birthday in a week and i’m wondering if i could play games at 1080p and a high fps with a AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and a Asus PH-GT1030-O2G GeForce GT 1030 2GB Phoenix Fan OC Edition HDMI DVI Graphics Card



  16. neil johnson on March 10, 2020 at 2:03 pm

    I put an optiplex into an old 30s radio its looks great for aesthetics and can game, these machines are so cheap but can game like fuck



  17. F B I on March 10, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Basically all you have to do is buy a 8gb ram 2gb graphics card and your set



  18. TheEmeraldBucket TEB on March 10, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    I got an hp elite desk with a i7 4770 3tb hard drive and 8gb of ram for 220 also 320w power supply



  19. skeleton king on March 10, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    you should buy hardrives made in us



  20. Justinoid on March 10, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    I’d use i7 3770



  21. Tech and car Enthusiast on March 10, 2020 at 2:07 pm

    Have a nice gaming PC and waiting for the case to come in but I figured I’d watch this for fun.



  22. Just vss_PW on March 10, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    Nah my parents pc is good it has got that intel i2 quad core and is 2times taller then in the video



  23. TLBTM on March 10, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    Will RX 580 fit in optiplex 7010



  24. R M on March 10, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    So i bought an hz400 workstation that has a shity quadro 600,i was wondering, would a 500 w psu handle an rx 580 the cpu is a xeon w3565



  25. Kortan on March 10, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    I have one of these with the I5 2400 but i don’t have ANY money to get a graphics card..



  26. Danny Davito on March 10, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    How would you add a WiFi pcie card?



  27. ThatWeirdKid on March 10, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    is a i7 3rd generation better or worse then that i5



  28. The Great Satan on March 10, 2020 at 2:12 pm

    For $200 you can buy one of these Dells with a 4790 or 4770. Then just drop in a SSD for $40 and a RX570 for less than $100



  29. Neo Gamer on March 10, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    use a rx 570 instead



  30. xx xd on March 10, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    I’m using the pentium 4 socket! I can’t upgrade the motherboard



  31. ChickenLik N on March 10, 2020 at 2:15 pm

    Me buys big ass gpu

    My computer: nah man



  32. HuskyPup on March 10, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    Would this work on my Dell Optiplex 390? Feel free to ask for info about my PC. I want to be able to play games on this thing smoothly.



  33. Rational Reality American on March 10, 2020 at 2:17 pm

    Maybe you can help me with updating my current system purchased in 2009.
    Its a Cyberpower prebuilt system.
    Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
    GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    16G Memory Kit DDR3-1866 CL10 240
    Motherboard P8Z68-V LX
    ATX Form Factor
    12 inch x 9 inch ( 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm )
    I hope I provided enough system info, if not I can provide more.  Hope you can help.



  34. Dekozaj on March 10, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    Step 1. Break into someones house…



  35. Tony D on March 10, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Matt. Thank you for making and posting this video. Question: ¿Does the case you have shown contain a fan at the front face (blowing into the enclosure), please? I have a similar (Gateway) case, (with side perforations as your shown). And, am wondering if I can reuse it for some new parts (Micro ATX MoBo, Ryzen5-3600, some mid/low GPU [~$140-170]). (I like said Gateway case, as it has an optical drive bay at it’s front, and saves me $ from purchasing a new one). Any comments/suggestions welcomed.



  36. Henrik Paulsen on March 10, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    I got a Fujitsu Celsius W410 that was no longer needed at work.
    Nice little machine with an i7-2600 and 16GB RAM.
    Thing is though, that the motherboard only supports those weird 16 pin power connectors, so I can’t swap the PSU for a bigger one, and the only relatively cheap motherboard I have been able to find for sale in Denmark (<$150) only has 2 RAM slots and extremely limited features (Biostar IH61MF-Q5).
    As it sits now, it has an nVidia Quadro 2000 in it, wich actually requires more juice than the PSU is rated for….



  37. Oniunleashed x on March 10, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    I have an old HP Pavilion e9120y, would like to know your thoughts on if its worth upgrading?



  38. fourtyonebois on March 10, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    Optiplex 7010
    Slam in gtx 1050 or gt 1030
    done
    (7010 8gb ram ddr3, 500gb hdd and i5 3750 i think)



  39. stunt x rain on March 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm

    how bad is it if you don’t upgrade it?



  40. Mr Peco on March 10, 2020 at 2:25 pm

    i hate linus lol 🤣
    if this is you, please don’t take it personally
    your probably too rich to care about minute comments on youtube



  41. GaiR BaeR on March 10, 2020 at 2:26 pm

    I have an xps its a beautiful computer with beautiful components
    except its too thin to put anything substantial in even tho i could probally slot an SSD and a new GPU and pretty much be golden RIP



  42. Sebastien L. on March 10, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    You could of got the gtx 1050ti without needing to upgrade the psu for the same price 👀



  43. Chef Boyarrde on March 10, 2020 at 2:28 pm

    Can you please send me a pc😘



  44. FRANK ANTHONY VERGARA on March 10, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    is that a ddr5 graphics card?



  45. German Garcia on March 10, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    What if I do this PC would I need a new psu if I add a GT 1030 please answer here is the PC link https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LKOZEF0/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=A3SP75J8YELV2S&psc=1



  46. Tech By Matt on March 10, 2020 at 2:31 pm

    Long time no see, lol. I’m going to have a Ryzen APU build video up this weekend and I have a bunch of other awesome content lined up for the next few weeks, so stay tuned!



  47. LoL Gamer on March 10, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    have 16GB ra is good if you are planning to use Google Chrome

    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D



  48. ТРОФИМ ПРО АМЕРИКУ on March 10, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    When you put back that junk CPU fan I stopped watching because it’s not upgrade anymore. Also you mentioned DDR3 chipper than DDR4 , for that old motherboard DDR4 not even an option to even mention DDR4 it’s not compatible LOL 😂



  49. Marat Astafyev on March 10, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    I am fine with my Pentium 4.



  50. Kamronius on March 10, 2020 at 2:39 pm

    So I wound up getting a msi gtx 770 on Ebay for $60 and I thought it would fit but the drive cage in my 790 got in the way of it. Is the 770 that much bigger than the 760 or is it just the way Msi designed this particular card? I’m pretty sure I got the same 790 in this video. Mini Tower version right?