I have an unused dell optiplex 7010 i wanted to use as a base for an interference rig.

My idea was to get a 3060, a pci riser and 500w power supply just for the gpu. Mechanically speaking i had the idea of making a backpack of sorts on the side panel, to fit both the gpu and the extra power supply since unfortunately it’s an sff machine.

What’s making me weary of going through is the specs of the 7010 itself: it’s a ddr3 system with a 3rd gen i7-3770. I have the feeling that as soon as it ends up offloading some of the model into system ram is going to slow down to a crawl. (Using koboldcpp, if that matters.)

Do you think it’s even worth going through?

Edit: i may have found a thinkcenter that uses ddr4 and that i can buy if i manage to sell the 7010. Though i still don’t know if it will be good enough.