Dell Optiplex 7010 Tower PC-Core i5-3470 3.2GHz, 16GB DDR3, 256GB SSD, Grade A Refurbished $200

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07-31-2020 at 10:10 PM #2

Might pick one up to use as a Plex server.

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07-31-2020 at 10:11 PM #3

Quote from PyroYuy :

Might pick one up to use as a Plex server.

It's called optiplex for a reason.

Ps: someone had to make this joke, right?

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07-31-2020 at 10:16 PM #4

Would a full size graphics card fit?

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07-31-2020 at 10:16 PM #5

Quote from PyroYuy :

Might pick one up to use as a Plex server.

As someone who wants to get into that... is this good for it? What about storage for hard drives etc? Says there is no Wifi in this? A bit confused about how one would use this for a plex server since I'm very new to this. Any advice would be great!

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07-31-2020 at 10:22 PM #6

Why would anyone pay more than $50 for this, you can get refurb mini PCs at least from the DDR4 era for less than $100.

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07-31-2020 at 10:24 PM #7

Quote from fishbomb :

Why would anyone pay more than $50 for this, you can get refurb mini PCs at least from the DDR4 era for less than $100.

Where?

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07-31-2020 at 10:26 PM #8

Quote from fishbomb :

Why would anyone pay more than $50 for this, you can get refurb mini PCs at least from the DDR4 era for less than $100.

IKR...these units were released in 2013,under $100 may be slick for some needing cheap unit.

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07-31-2020 at 10:27 PM #9

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As someone who wants to get into that... is this good for it? What about storage for hard drives etc? Says there is no Wifi in this? A bit confused about how one would use this for a plex server since I'm very new to this. Any advice would be great!

It's a major tl;dr, best to Google it. You could setup a Plex server on a pi depending on what your trying to stream, what hardware the client is using, number of concurrent connections, etc etc. I'm not saying go buy a pi to setup Plex on I'm just saying there are a lot of variables.

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07-31-2020 at 10:31 PM #10

I guess the only 4pin is already used by SSD?

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Mini-Tower, Desktop, Small Form Factor one 24-pin and one 4-pin connector

https://downloads.dell.com/manual..._en-us.pdf

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07-31-2020 at 10:31 PM #11

I bought a similar one but "renewed" from Amazon for $156.00 a little while ago with free shipping.

It's now at $174.00 w/free shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K0GN...jFbG3Z8WH6

Just noticed the one on Amazon only had 8GB RAM.

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07-31-2020 at 10:33 PM #12

Quote from Expl0it :

It's a major tl;dr, best to Google it. You could setup a Plex server on a pi depending on what your trying to stream, what hardware the client is using, number of concurrent connections, etc etc. I'm not saying go buy a pi to setup Plex on I'm just saying there are a lot of variables.

Agreed, what's right for one person won't be for another. Going to depend heavily on current / future content and HDD requirements, quality, concurrent streams, etc

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07-31-2020 at 10:33 PM #13

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I guess the only 4pin is already used by SSD?

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Mini-Tower, Desktop, Small Form Factor one 24-pin and one 4-pin connector

https://downloads.dell.com/manual..._en-us.pdf

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07-31-2020 at 10:33 PM #14

Quote from fishbomb :

Why would anyone pay more than $50 for this, you can get refurb mini PCs at least from the DDR4 era for less than $100.

Oh please share with us....

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07-31-2020 at 10:38 PM #15

Quote from rrampras :

As someone who wants to get into that... is this good for it? What about storage for hard drives etc? Says there is no Wifi in this? A bit confused about how one would use this for a plex server since I'm very new to this. Any advice would be great!

You dont need much to run a Plex server. I ran my server for a few years on only 8GB of RAM and a G4400 CPU with no issues. Hard drive space will probably be your largest expense. Personally, I would get something with a much more current CPU or build your own if possible. You can build a decent budget server for under $300.

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