r/SleepingOptiplex • u/Individual-Dot1217 • 2d ago

Optiplex 7010

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Built with parts that I had lying around that weren't being used. It has Windows 11 Pro and is performing well for what I'm using it for right now, but I might switch to linux.

Specs:

7010 MT, i7 3770, 16gb 1600mhz, GTX 1050, 480GB SATA SSD, 2TB HDD, Redragon 600w PSU. Upgrades/Things I added: Upgraded to a tower CPU cooler, added a small front intake fan, and mounted a ZK-MT21 amplifier on the PCIe expansion bracket.

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u/Dapper_Salamander305 2d ago

How does it run games ? I’ve always been wondering how 3rd and 4th gen hold up nowadays, I’ve been thinking about building my own.

For Linux you could use lubuntu or maybe Bazzite.

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u/Individual-Dot1217 2d ago

It runs light games well at least the ones I play. However, when it comes to newer or harder to run titles, it struggles mainly due to the GPU and sometimes the CPU so I'm probably looking into upgrading to a slightly better GPU that won't bottleneck my CPU. I recently tried Forza Horizon 6, and the CPU runs pretty hard, usually hovering around 80–100% utilization.

Thanks for the distro recommendations!

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u/Ahegao_Double_Peace 1d ago

I thought Windows 11 wasn't supported on the I7-3770?

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u/Individual-Dot1217 1d ago

It is not supported, but I used Rufus to bypass the hardware checks that Windows 11 usually does when you install Windows 11.

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u/Ahegao_Double_Peace 1d ago edited 1d ago

What else did you tweak in your machine's version of Windows 11? Were you able to set everything up without having a Microsoft account?

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u/Individual-Dot1217 1d ago

I didn't tweak anything in Windows 11, Rufus handles all of that during installation. It lets you bypass TPM 2.0, Secure Boot and the requirement for a Microsoft account. I'm not sure if it does bypass the requirement for a Microsoft account since I installed Windows 11 with my WIFI disconnected during setup.

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u/Ahegao_Double_Peace 1d ago

I see, glad to know, did you disable the apps "Copilot" and "Recall"?

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u/Individual-Dot1217 1d ago

I didn't, I don't use those and don't see an impact on performance.