Shoving an RTX 4080 into a Dell Precision T7865
Channel: ScottDotDot
Date: 2024-01-06

I just got my most expensive single computer ever.  It's an already-outdated Precision 7865 with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 64-core CPU, direct from Dell.  RAM upgrades from the manufacturer are always a bit of a rip, so in this video I upgrade it to 512GB.  Also, I find out for the first time whether a consumer graphics card (PNY / NVIDIA RTX 4080 16GB) will actually fit inside the moderately-sized chassis.  Oh, and fit two Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB SSDs to replace the woeful 256GB el cheapo card that came with the system from Dell.

Absolutely nothing in this is a paid ad.  It was paid for by my wallet.  Buy Dell, HP, Asus, even Razer for all I care.

00:00 Intro / About the System
05:44 Inside the Case
09:18 Graphics Card Size Concerns
16:00 Network Card (Intel E810) Intro
16:26 Rear Ports
17:21 C20 Power Connector and Cables
20:55 Front Ports and Bays
23:37 Fitting the RTX 4080
31:56 Modifying the Case Cover
39:31 SSD Upgrades
45:16 RAM Upgrade to 512GB
50:06 Installing the 10GbE Fiber NIC
52:06 Supporting the GPU Vertically
55:16 The Fan Shroud
56:50 Routing the Cables
59:27 Supporting the GPU Part 2 (It's built in)
1:01:17 Powering it Up / BIOS
1:03:44 Booting into Ubuntu Live Image
1:05:17 Performance Testing the CPU (Preliminary)
1:06:45 Outro
1:10:24 Unboxing (I mean there's not much to see really)