Alright, fellow penny-pinching pixel warriors, I’ve got a question that might just yank a few hair follicles out of my head-or maybe yours! So, let’s talk about the beloved ancient relic, the Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF. You know, that trusty mini-monolith that’s probably held together by your last $5 bill.
Here’s the juicy bit: I’m on a quest to upgrade my graphics card but, alas, the Optiplex’s case is about as spacious as your grandma’s curio cabinet. So, which piece of silicon magic can we squeeze into this compact marvel? Any saviors out there who’ve navigated this pixel-pushing conundrum?
Considerations: Must be budget-friendly (because we can’t all have that RTX 4090 lifestyle), low-profile (to fit the proportions of a toaster), and won’t turn my PC into a space heater so powerful it makes my AC obsolete. Oh, and it should offer enough power to occasionally dabble in games newer than Pong.
So come forth, bargain-hunter rockstars, and share your wisdom. Because if my Optiplex had a face, it’d also want to stop making the “I’m trying but please put me out of my misery” expression every time I boot up a game. Let’s make frugality fashionable, shall we?