A computer being tossed in the trash? Heaven forbid! Watch me fix up this unwanted puppy into a useful computer again!
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Picked up an XPS 8100 5 year ago at local thrift store for $30. Used it for 5 year then sold at craigslist for the same price of $30. They hold their used value very well. The onboard graphic died while I owned it but works fine with an external graphics card attached.
@sangkang62944 ай бұрын
I use it as my editing rig. There's a little stuttering in the video when I scrub it but it works fine.
@maladamedialabs42144 ай бұрын
Dude, I just got one of these machines for free off Craigslist. I can’t believe someone would “throw away” something so awesome. Albeit it didn’t include a HDD so I supplied the boot HDD, plus added a second 3.5” HDD and a 2.5” HDD since I had an extra SATA port and power supply left. I also threw in a dang 16GB mSATA storage that I just had laying around since there was a mSATA slot on the mobo. I also added two 4GB RAM on top of the existing two, bring it up to 16GB RAM total. I do intend to install SSDs at some point but I had HDDs laying around already and didn’t wanna spend a lot of $.
@riffdex5 ай бұрын
*high fives* I got a 240 gig SSD and a 1 TB hard drive in mine. It's the machine I've been using to edit my videos on! Samsung SSDs go on sale regularly and ... trust me... you'll *love* the speed! Keep up the good work!
@maladamedialabs42145 ай бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214hey man you actually might be able to help me with this inquiry. See I wanted to use an old m.2 SSD I have laying around to replace the boot drive on this machine, if that’s possible. Since it doesn’t have an m.2 slot, I would need an adapter of course. Can I use a SATA to m.2 adapter in order to connect the m.2 SSD I have into one of the SATA ports?
@riffdex4 ай бұрын
@@riffdex - I think there are m.2 to SATA adapters but I don't know how good they are. Sandisk 240 gig SSDs are going for 30 bucks on sale at Amazon - that's what I'm running. I use a standard spinning rust HD (1 terabyte) for deep storage. With 16 gigs of RAM you've got a pretty sweet machine!
@maladamedialabs42144 ай бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214 I discovered the m.2 SSD I have probably won’t work because it’s NVME and a SATA to M.2 converter wouldn’t be able to use it in this machine.
@riffdex4 ай бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214 I want to update the Dell 8500 to 32 GB RAM however, that is what the product specs page says is the maximum supported RAM in this machine. Someone told me a machine with max 32GB RAM likely wouldn’t support 2x16GB RAM, and therefore I would need to use 4x8GB RAM to get the maximum 32GB RAM probably in this machine. Do you know if it’s true? I prefer to use 2x16GB RAM sticks if it works with this configuration.
@riffdex4 ай бұрын
My cousin found one of these and an optiplex 960 on the side of the road and have been tinkering around with both. I can’t believe someone would throw either of these systems away with so much life left in them yet.
@985232311 ай бұрын
Found by the side of the road? Score! Update to an SSD, install Linux and live the good life... on the cheap! I'm still running mine to edit my videos on. Keep up the good work rescuing those puppies.
@maladamedialabs421411 ай бұрын
These pcs may have came out in 2012 But they looks soooo futuristic and cool I have one found on side of road working (previous owner wasnt smart) and ill keep on upgrading the pc forever
@AmarokGamingYT10 күн бұрын
I just added a new (to me) graphics card in mine! I'll probably update the disk drive too. What a great machine!
@maladamedialabs42149 күн бұрын
Nice
@AmarokGamingYT9 күн бұрын
Great video. I have the 8300. So many negative comments…I love it! Thx for posting!!
@mrdave7772 жыл бұрын
I found two XPS 8500’s put out by our recycling bin a few months back. Ram ,Hdd’s and CPU missing but I have an i5 3rd gen CPU laying around that I’m hoping will work. If they do work I’ll make one into a hackintosh.
@pattskatoey31395 ай бұрын
Go check out the Fine Manual to see which CPU it can take. Let me know how the hackintosh works out!
@maladamedialabs42145 ай бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214 the i5 CPU I have is compatible. It’s uses the same CPU’s as the Optiplex 7010. I will let you know how the hackintosh goes.
@pattskatoey31395 ай бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214I actually Hackintoshed this exact computer like 4 years ago. It worked perfectly.
@safetyzone29623 ай бұрын
i got one one of these but it upgraded with a 1060 and it pretty good tbh
@leeams711 Жыл бұрын
Can you tell me if the PCIe x1 expansion slots are Gen 2 or Gen 3? I used a program to display information about the motherboard and it stated PCIe Gen 3 but I suspect it is referring to the x16 slot only. If they are Gen 3 as well for the x1 slots that would be awesome, but im curious if they are just Gen 2.
@riffdex3 ай бұрын
I think you're correct - the x16 PCIe slot is Gen 3 and the rest are Gen 2. The manual isn't specific about it so I'm just guessing at it.
@maladamedialabs42143 ай бұрын
You said the mSATA port is a good upgrade path? What is a good use for this slot?
@riffdex4 ай бұрын
The mSATA port is a little faster than the regular SATA ports - however, I don't think it's a bootable drive. I haven't used it but if I did I'd use it to render videos. The original use was as a speed-up drive in Windows 7 as it was faster than the mechanical drive it originally came with.
@maladamedialabs42144 ай бұрын
mine have 10 years and working like a charm!!
@socrateselguitarrista2 жыл бұрын
based
@DrButteFatman Жыл бұрын
Me too, 10 years and still strong. But I replaced the GPU and added more memory over the years... Now I'm looking to add a nvme with a Pci-express X1 adapter lol
@rocklegendbr9 ай бұрын
hello , i can't find 7770 graphics card release tab , searching all day , ? help ?
@marknorris37692 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you're asking for. The Linux kernel seems to see it natively and it appears to work without need of drivers. Google is your friend and the AMD website might have the information you need. -m
@maladamedialabs42142 жыл бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214 thank you , but i can't locate tab to release this gpu from motherboard , i apologize for being this stupid
@marknorris37692 жыл бұрын
@@marknorris3769 Yeah the tab for releasing it from the motherboard is a little tricky since it's actually under the graphics card. You need to get a small screwdriver and gently push the tab out of the way to release the graphics card.
@maladamedialabs42142 жыл бұрын
I just picked up one of these...put 24gb ram in...256gb SSD...& Linux mint...& It's actually very fast..Had a AMD 4 core(same speed 3.4Ghz)but this i7 is twice as fast as the AMD
@russb8151 Жыл бұрын
WOW! So jealous! That system is still worth money and can still play a ton of games, even more so with a few simple upgrades.
@nochannelz5815 Жыл бұрын
I'm not much of a gamer - I use it as my video editor. I'm hoping to get a better video card someday and really make it scream. Thanks for the comment!
@maladamedialabs4214 Жыл бұрын
Hey what kind of games can be played on this hardware?
@riffdex4 ай бұрын
@@riffdex With a good GPU (anywhere between a GTX 1060 6GB and GTX 1080 Ti) and 16 GB RAM, you can play most games. I play all the Batman Arkam games, GTAV, Bioshock, Fallout, etc on my old Dell XPS 8000.
@nochannelz58154 ай бұрын
@@nochannelz5815 thanks so much for the reply. I’m pretty much a noob at PC building, but I have an old Dell XPS 8500 (not studio XPS) and I wanna upgrade its graphics card. Is there any way to know if a graphics card supports your system? (I’m imaging a scenario where I buy a modern graphics card and it doesn’t work in my 10 year old hardware - is that a thing?) I just wanna play D2 Resurrected
@riffdex4 ай бұрын
@@riffdex I don't know anything about the AMD cards, but with Nvidia, you are limited to the GTX series cards. The newer RTX cards aren't compatible as far as I know, but even if they were, you wouldn't be able to get the most out of them due to the CPU being the bottle neck. I had a GTX 1050 Ti in mine for a while, but upgraded to a GTX 1060 6GB because the stock power supply had a 6-Pin connector. If I changed out the PSU, I could run GTX 1070, but I would probably stop there. The GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti are still up there in price, and probably wouldn't notice much of a difference due to the CPU.
@nochannelz58154 ай бұрын
I get horrible fps on mine I get like 20 to 60 max can u tell me what should I change
@mythicalgaming18282 жыл бұрын
If you're using the video card that came with it - something like the Radeon 7770 which I have, upgrading to a better graphics card would probably help. Good luck!
@maladamedialabs42142 жыл бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214 ty bro!!
@mythicalgaming18282 жыл бұрын
The gpu...
@sturggaming6759 Жыл бұрын
Do you think this could edit 4K video? Or what upgrades would be needed?
@Love-combe10 ай бұрын
Good
@dusanmilovic74216 ай бұрын
😊
@yttremblay1813 Жыл бұрын
Ganhou um inscrito, preciso da bios deste desktop (Bios placamãe Dell XPS 8500 DH77M01 poderia me ajudar? "You got a subscriber, I need the bios for this desktop (Dell XPS 8500 DH77M01 motherboard bios, could you help me?"
@helbertferreiradasilva69855 ай бұрын
BIOS updates for the Dell XPS 8500 should be on the Dell website. I know that the search function isn't very good and you may have to poke around a bit to find it. Good luck!
@maladamedialabs42145 ай бұрын
I have A Dell XPS 8700. It has the i7 4770 and runs Windows 10 on an ssd just fine. I don’t want to get rid of it but Microsoft is forcing me to when Windows 10 becomes end of life in 2025..
@level70414 ай бұрын
I've heard of hacks that will allow you to run Windows 11 on a non-supported system but I'm a Linux user so I don't have Windows problems. I have Linux problems. *laughs* But seriously, unless you need some weird Windows only program give Linux a spin. Mint is a very nice distro
@maladamedialabs42144 ай бұрын
Rufus will automatically make a USB installer that bypasses all the requirements. You can also make a Windows 10 USB and replace the "Install.wim" file which tricks it into installing 11 instead of 10, and the 10 installer won't check for the requirements.
@safetyzone29623 ай бұрын
I don't do Windows... most of the time. I'm long time Linux user and I'm happy with it.@@safetyzone2962
@maladamedialabs42143 ай бұрын
I own this exact computer lmfao
@nuska8535 ай бұрын
And it's still a great machine, isn't it?
@maladamedialabs42145 ай бұрын
@@maladamedialabs4214 Well mine is kinda dying but it's still pretty good.
Picked up an XPS 8100 5 year ago at local thrift store for $30. Used it for 5 year then sold at craigslist for the same price of $30. They hold their used value very well. The onboard graphic died while I owned it but works fine with an external graphics card attached.
I use it as my editing rig. There's a little stuttering in the video when I scrub it but it works fine.
Dude, I just got one of these machines for free off Craigslist. I can’t believe someone would “throw away” something so awesome. Albeit it didn’t include a HDD so I supplied the boot HDD, plus added a second 3.5” HDD and a 2.5” HDD since I had an extra SATA port and power supply left. I also threw in a dang 16GB mSATA storage that I just had laying around since there was a mSATA slot on the mobo. I also added two 4GB RAM on top of the existing two, bring it up to 16GB RAM total. I do intend to install SSDs at some point but I had HDDs laying around already and didn’t wanna spend a lot of $.
*high fives* I got a 240 gig SSD and a 1 TB hard drive in mine. It's the machine I've been using to edit my videos on! Samsung SSDs go on sale regularly and ... trust me... you'll *love* the speed! Keep up the good work!
@@maladamedialabs4214hey man you actually might be able to help me with this inquiry. See I wanted to use an old m.2 SSD I have laying around to replace the boot drive on this machine, if that’s possible. Since it doesn’t have an m.2 slot, I would need an adapter of course. Can I use a SATA to m.2 adapter in order to connect the m.2 SSD I have into one of the SATA ports?
@@riffdex - I think there are m.2 to SATA adapters but I don't know how good they are. Sandisk 240 gig SSDs are going for 30 bucks on sale at Amazon - that's what I'm running. I use a standard spinning rust HD (1 terabyte) for deep storage. With 16 gigs of RAM you've got a pretty sweet machine!
@@maladamedialabs4214 I discovered the m.2 SSD I have probably won’t work because it’s NVME and a SATA to M.2 converter wouldn’t be able to use it in this machine.
@@maladamedialabs4214 I want to update the Dell 8500 to 32 GB RAM however, that is what the product specs page says is the maximum supported RAM in this machine. Someone told me a machine with max 32GB RAM likely wouldn’t support 2x16GB RAM, and therefore I would need to use 4x8GB RAM to get the maximum 32GB RAM probably in this machine. Do you know if it’s true? I prefer to use 2x16GB RAM sticks if it works with this configuration.
My cousin found one of these and an optiplex 960 on the side of the road and have been tinkering around with both. I can’t believe someone would throw either of these systems away with so much life left in them yet.
Found by the side of the road? Score! Update to an SSD, install Linux and live the good life... on the cheap! I'm still running mine to edit my videos on. Keep up the good work rescuing those puppies.
These pcs may have came out in 2012 But they looks soooo futuristic and cool I have one found on side of road working (previous owner wasnt smart) and ill keep on upgrading the pc forever
I just added a new (to me) graphics card in mine! I'll probably update the disk drive too. What a great machine!
Nice
Great video. I have the 8300. So many negative comments…I love it! Thx for posting!!
I found two XPS 8500’s put out by our recycling bin a few months back. Ram ,Hdd’s and CPU missing but I have an i5 3rd gen CPU laying around that I’m hoping will work. If they do work I’ll make one into a hackintosh.
Go check out the Fine Manual to see which CPU it can take. Let me know how the hackintosh works out!
@@maladamedialabs4214 the i5 CPU I have is compatible. It’s uses the same CPU’s as the Optiplex 7010. I will let you know how the hackintosh goes.
@@maladamedialabs4214I actually Hackintoshed this exact computer like 4 years ago. It worked perfectly.
i got one one of these but it upgraded with a 1060 and it pretty good tbh
Can you tell me if the PCIe x1 expansion slots are Gen 2 or Gen 3? I used a program to display information about the motherboard and it stated PCIe Gen 3 but I suspect it is referring to the x16 slot only. If they are Gen 3 as well for the x1 slots that would be awesome, but im curious if they are just Gen 2.
I think you're correct - the x16 PCIe slot is Gen 3 and the rest are Gen 2. The manual isn't specific about it so I'm just guessing at it.
You said the mSATA port is a good upgrade path? What is a good use for this slot?
The mSATA port is a little faster than the regular SATA ports - however, I don't think it's a bootable drive. I haven't used it but if I did I'd use it to render videos. The original use was as a speed-up drive in Windows 7 as it was faster than the mechanical drive it originally came with.
mine have 10 years and working like a charm!!
based
Me too, 10 years and still strong. But I replaced the GPU and added more memory over the years... Now I'm looking to add a nvme with a Pci-express X1 adapter lol
hello , i can't find 7770 graphics card release tab , searching all day , ? help ?
Not sure what you're asking for. The Linux kernel seems to see it natively and it appears to work without need of drivers. Google is your friend and the AMD website might have the information you need. -m
@@maladamedialabs4214 thank you , but i can't locate tab to release this gpu from motherboard , i apologize for being this stupid
@@marknorris3769 Yeah the tab for releasing it from the motherboard is a little tricky since it's actually under the graphics card. You need to get a small screwdriver and gently push the tab out of the way to release the graphics card.
I just picked up one of these...put 24gb ram in...256gb SSD...& Linux mint...& It's actually very fast..Had a AMD 4 core(same speed 3.4Ghz)but this i7 is twice as fast as the AMD
WOW! So jealous! That system is still worth money and can still play a ton of games, even more so with a few simple upgrades.
I'm not much of a gamer - I use it as my video editor. I'm hoping to get a better video card someday and really make it scream. Thanks for the comment!
Hey what kind of games can be played on this hardware?
@@riffdex With a good GPU (anywhere between a GTX 1060 6GB and GTX 1080 Ti) and 16 GB RAM, you can play most games. I play all the Batman Arkam games, GTAV, Bioshock, Fallout, etc on my old Dell XPS 8000.
@@nochannelz5815 thanks so much for the reply. I’m pretty much a noob at PC building, but I have an old Dell XPS 8500 (not studio XPS) and I wanna upgrade its graphics card. Is there any way to know if a graphics card supports your system? (I’m imaging a scenario where I buy a modern graphics card and it doesn’t work in my 10 year old hardware - is that a thing?) I just wanna play D2 Resurrected
@@riffdex I don't know anything about the AMD cards, but with Nvidia, you are limited to the GTX series cards. The newer RTX cards aren't compatible as far as I know, but even if they were, you wouldn't be able to get the most out of them due to the CPU being the bottle neck. I had a GTX 1050 Ti in mine for a while, but upgraded to a GTX 1060 6GB because the stock power supply had a 6-Pin connector. If I changed out the PSU, I could run GTX 1070, but I would probably stop there. The GTX 1080 and 1080 Ti are still up there in price, and probably wouldn't notice much of a difference due to the CPU.
I get horrible fps on mine I get like 20 to 60 max can u tell me what should I change
If you're using the video card that came with it - something like the Radeon 7770 which I have, upgrading to a better graphics card would probably help. Good luck!
@@maladamedialabs4214 ty bro!!
The gpu...
Do you think this could edit 4K video? Or what upgrades would be needed?
Good
😊
Ganhou um inscrito, preciso da bios deste desktop (Bios placamãe Dell XPS 8500 DH77M01 poderia me ajudar? "You got a subscriber, I need the bios for this desktop (Dell XPS 8500 DH77M01 motherboard bios, could you help me?"
BIOS updates for the Dell XPS 8500 should be on the Dell website. I know that the search function isn't very good and you may have to poke around a bit to find it. Good luck!
I have A Dell XPS 8700. It has the i7 4770 and runs Windows 10 on an ssd just fine. I don’t want to get rid of it but Microsoft is forcing me to when Windows 10 becomes end of life in 2025..
I've heard of hacks that will allow you to run Windows 11 on a non-supported system but I'm a Linux user so I don't have Windows problems. I have Linux problems. *laughs* But seriously, unless you need some weird Windows only program give Linux a spin. Mint is a very nice distro
Rufus will automatically make a USB installer that bypasses all the requirements. You can also make a Windows 10 USB and replace the "Install.wim" file which tricks it into installing 11 instead of 10, and the 10 installer won't check for the requirements.
I don't do Windows... most of the time. I'm long time Linux user and I'm happy with it.@@safetyzone2962
I own this exact computer lmfao
And it's still a great machine, isn't it?
@@maladamedialabs4214 Well mine is kinda dying but it's still pretty good.