Optiplex 7040 -> HP Slimline 270-p014

[curado]

Time to upgrade the Blue Iris rig.

There are 3 reasons for the upgrade.

1. Higher max capacity with 3.5" hard drive
2. Ability to add an extra graphics card and more displays
3. Looking to support additional cameras with faster CPU

Best Buy happened to have a good sale going on. Figured I will see if the HP is stable and sell the optiplex on ebay later.

Old spec:

• Dell optiplex 7040
• Hard drive: 2.5" 500 GB
• Memory: 8GB
• Processor: i5-6500T (35W)
• Hyperthreading: no
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 530
  
• Hardware h.265 support: no
• Condition: refurbished
• Price: $449
• Power supply: 65W
• OS: Windows 10 Pro
• USB-C: no

New spec:

• HP 270-p014 slimline desktop
• Hard drive: 3.5" desktop 8TB WD Purple (purchased separately from Amazon)
• Memory: 8GB
• Processor: i7-7700T (35W)
• Hyperthreading: yes
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 630
• Hardware h.265 support: yes
• Condition: new
• Price: $499 on sale, normally $700
• Power supply: 180W
• OS: Windows 10 Home
  
• USB-C: no

Link:HP - Slimline Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black

Compare i5-6500t vs i7-7700t: Intel Core i5-6500T vs. Intel Core i7-7700T - Benchmark & CPU Comparison - compare CPU at cpu-monkey

 

[fenderman]

Time to upgrade the Blue Iris rig.

There are 3 reasons for the upgrade.

1. Higher max capacity with 3.5" hard drive
2. Ability to add an extra graphics card and more displays
3. Looking to support additional cameras with faster CPU

Best Buy happened to have a good sale going on. Figured I will see if the HP is stable and sell the optiplex on ebay later.

Old spec:

• Dell optiplex 7040
• Hard drive: 2.5" 500 GB
• Memory: 8GB
• Processor: i5-6500T (35W)
• Hyperthreading: no
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 530
  
• Hardware h.265 support: no
• Condition: refurbished
• Price: $449
• Power supply: 65W
• OS: Windows 10 Pro
• USB-C: no

New spec:

• HP 270-p014 slimline desktop
• Hard drive: 3.5" desktop 8TB WD Purple (purchased separately from Amazon)
• Memory: 8GB
• Processor: i7-7700T (35W)
• Hyperthreading: yes
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 630
• Hardware h.265 support: yes
• Condition: new
• Price: $499 on sale, normally $700
• Power supply: 180W
• OS: Windows 10 Home
  
• USB-C: no

Link:HP - Slimline Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black

Compare i5-6500t vs i7-7700t: Intel Core i5-6500T vs. Intel Core i7-7700T - Benchmark & CPU Comparison - compare CPU at cpu-monkey

avoid T processors...dell 7040 with t processors is likely a mini case...not a tower..

 

[looney2ns]

Choosing Hardware for Blue Iris | IP Cam Talk

 

[curado]

Changed my mind. Dell 7050 small form factor has a similar power requirement. It made the HP at $500 look like less of a good deal when I had to add Windows 10 Pro upgrade and another video card anyway.


New spec:

• Dell 7050 Small form factor optiplex
• Hard drive: 3.5" desktop 8TB WD Purple (purchased separately from Amazon)
• Memory: 8GB
• Processor: i7-7700 (65W)
• Hyperthreading: yes
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 630 HDMI: (1), Display Port: (2) 1.2
• Hardware h.265 support: yes
• Condition: refurbished
• Price: $704
• Power supply: 180W
• OS: Windows 10 Pro
  
• USB-C: yes

 

[fenderman]

Changed my mind. Dell 7050 small form factor has a similar power requirement. It made the HP at $500 look like less of a good deal when I had to add Windows 10 Pro upgrade and another video card anyway.


New spec:

• Dell 7050 Small form factor optiplex
• Hard drive: 3.5" desktop 8TB WD Purple (purchased separately from Amazon)
• Memory: 8GB
• Processor: i7-7700 (65W)
• Hyperthreading: yes
• Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 630 HDMI: (1), Display Port: (2) 1.2
• Hardware h.265 support: yes
• Condition: refurbished
• Price: $704
• Power supply: 180W
• OS: Windows 10 Pro
  
• USB-C: yes

way over priced at 704

 

[curado]

Best I could find for an i7-7700 with Windows 10 Pro and USB-C. Is there something cheaper?

 

[Alimanya]

Best I could find for an i7-7700 with Windows 10 Pro and USB-C. Is there something cheaper?

Here is a new 7050 with the same specs for 666.00 minus a 10% coupon that's about 600.00.

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ArbOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&brandid=2802&sign=PXhcOSHtr1T4IOw/PR7Udamsgnenwu+Ly4Zb59Ky5pJlkAgxDArbyQdd8L+KeSWyl3nx1OtAPgipUNeC4XHA2gWDyqAaOKzEEQ01AaHK1tFNQHoUQJJGTLy8B7ArSsb+SI0H/zq0/Z2kOYjGWZXPfX8Hz3mN5h7IKVceVhxZQoIoVOGVemXfBYMPCLukFSzFTHsrWI+CHQUvQzwEOYYPcyzv4dIw8cIHALX5UVMKazm/eGtqLKds6y2A3jXp1aJdgdYuH9mryr8HRPhu1ui+sqXaeEdnnC+p

 

[curado]

Dang I would swear those weren't there when I searched. Maybe I clicked on 6th gen instead of 7th gen. Free shipping and the 10% off on Dell.com, plus tax. Still almost $70 cheaper than eBay. I need to check a little more carefully I will probably forget in 3 years when it's time to do it again.

The HP came in the mail, and I am reluctant to open it or return it. At $500 it's a decent Blue Iris box and the Dell would make a good replacement for my aging desktop, but I want to confirm how many internal sata ports and slots it has. I am hoping there is a spot for a 2.5" and 3.5" HDD in the Dell. I already have a decent SSD I could use but not a PCI one like the Dell accepts.