The 4K Dell OptiMac - 9020 MT - Core i7-4790 - Radeon RX 570 - LG 4K IPS Monitor

[rhhousehold]

How did you get that deal? I tried to use the code that @trs96 posted a week or two ago, but could never get a 9020MT below 260+tax+shipping. I bought an old Mac Pro G5 case a few months ago and it's just waiting for it's new transplanted parts. I think a 9020MT would be perfect along with an upgraded PSU and video card.

You can try eBay. I usually see them for about $200 with 8gb ram and 500gb Sata disks.

 

[trs96]

could never get a 9020MT below 260+tax+shipping.

Here's a really good deal right now for 200 USD. Has a 512 GB SSD included.

https://www.newegg.com/dell-optiplex-9020-mt-business-desktops-workstations/p/1VK-0001-536D7?Item=9SIADT2AS69676&Description=9020%20MT%20i5&cm_re=9020_MT_i5-_-9SIADT2AS69676-_-Product

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[craighazan]

How did you get that deal? I tried to use the code that @trs96 posted a week or two ago, but could never get a 9020MT below 260+tax+shipping. I bought an old Mac Pro G5 case a few months ago and it's just waiting for it's new transplanted parts. I think a 9020MT would be perfect along with an upgraded PSU and video card.

It’s the perfect fit, see my budget G5. In my sig.

 

[bulbmkr]

Catalina 10.15.2 Mini Guide
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Great to see Catalina working well. Is Sleep/Wake with RX570 better in Catalina? Thanks.

 

[trs96]

Great to see Catalina working well. Is Sleep/Wake with RX570 better in Catalina? Thanks.

Sleep works, it's wake from sleep that's the issue. Otherwise the 570 works perfectly well in Catalina.
Since I use mine for video production I set it to never sleep anyway.

 

[Anazlu]

How did you get that deal? I tried to use the code that @trs96 posted a week or two ago, but could never get a 9020MT below 260+tax+shipping. I bought an old Mac Pro G5 case a few months ago and it's just waiting for it's new transplanted parts. I think a 9020MT would be perfect along with an upgraded PSU and video card.

I used the KING40DELL4U coupon code after putting item in my cart. When using the codes, the discount doesn't show until you start the purchase process. Overall I ended up saving $200 with that code. They have had the sale two weekends in a row now with two different codes. They might have another sale this upcoming weekend. Today, Precision desktops are 50% off. If I see any other sales for Optiplex I'll post it in the Deals of the Day thread.

 

[Anazlu]

Anyone else looking for a good case. Newegg is currently selling the white Fractal Design Meshify C for $79.99 with this code: EMCDGFP44

I have one for Windows gaming. Excellent airflow, easy to work in, and looks classy enough to stay in my living room.

https://www.newegg.com/fractal-design-meshify-c-white-tg-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352087

 

[trs96]

Excellent airflow, easy to work in, and looks classy enough to stay in my living room.

The 9020 Dell MT motherboard will also fit in the smaller mATX version if anyone doesn't want ATX size. Really great cases by Fractal. I've owned a few of their Define series cases.

https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-meshify-c-mini-micro-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811352086

 

[nicksoph]

It’s the perfect fit, see my budget G5. In my sig.

Nice.

 

[lefonz]

Hello everyone,
I just updated to 10.15.3. So far no issues. I just did it through System Preferences>Software Update. It took about an hour for it to complete. It restarts two times. The first time at Clover bootup, I selected the drive that ends with "-Data". Then the second time it restarts it goes straight to macOS. Everything is working so far. I tested audio, ethernet, bluetooth, and wifi all works. iMessage is also still running okay.

For a bit of background, this is my first hackintosh build. I followed this guide word for word, updated to Catalina immediately after Mojave install; no issues. And now this update seems to be okay. Just wanted to let the rest of the community know that my update was successful with no issues (... so far).