Dell.com product reviews and customer ratings for OptiPlex 745. Read and compare experiences customers have had with DELL products. Dell.com product reviews and customer ratings for OptiPlex 745. Read and compare experiences customers have had with DELL products. The first Dell Optiplex to use the BTX cases only was the Dell Optiplex GX520 & GX620 in 2005 and the last Dell Optiplex to use the BTX cases was the Dell Optiplex 780 in late 2009 (excluding Dell Optiplex 780 Ultra Small Form Factor, which used the Series 4 USFF case) the case shared many similarities to a similar BTX style Dimension line of. Another fantastic desktop PC from Dell. The Optiplex 745 is a great performer and very reliable. Like other Optiplex models it is prone to overheating and as such I've had to change the odd motherboard or two. Overall though, I would certainly recommend this PC for office and business use as it's fast and generally reliable. Dell OptiPlex 745 is a very popular option at the bottom of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling desktop computers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Dell OptiPlex 755 or Dell Optiplex 780 SFF. Dell OptiPlex 745 is $597.83 cheaper than the average desktop computer ($715).
Overview of Dell Technologies OptiPlex 745
Processor type Intel® Pentium® 4HT, Celeron® D, Pentium D, and Intel Core™ 2 Duo Intel Pentium 4 Front side bus 533, 800, and 1067 MHz System chipset Intel Q965 (ICH8) Memory speed1 533, 667, and 800 MHz dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM Video chipset Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 3000 x16 PCI Express® expansion card Audio chipset ADI 1983 integrated HD Network controller Broadcom® 5754 10/100/1000 Drive connections SATA IDE and SATA 2 Expansion slots* PCI Express x1 and x16 slots PCI slots USB support2 Eight USB 2.0 ports Ports* RJ-45 USB Audio connectors Parallel port Serial port Optional PS/2 and serial port card Trusted Platform Module TPM 1.2 (discrete chip) Operating systems Windows® XP Pro and Home Windows x64 Edition Windows 32-bit Vista™ Windows XP Pro and Home Windows x64 Edition Chassis Ultra small form factor
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Optiplex 745 Motherboard
'I have the smaller version and have worked great. All of my users also use it with 2 monitors.' Read more
Spiciest Critical Review 'These PC's saved work space, and were great when they first came out. They have been reliable except for the power supplies.' Read more
Dell Optiplex 745 Specs
Topics about Dell Technologies OptiPlex 745
- Dell HardwareHi Everyone,I would like to upgrade the memory of an old Optiplex 745. Is it supported to have 2x 1GB and 1x 2GB memory
- Windows 7Make sure the on-board audio is enabled in BIOS. Apparently someone else had that same problem with the 745.
- Windows XP End Of Life (EOL)Problem#2: Is there a way to make the Dell Optiplex 745 and 755 models work with Win 7 by using Vista drivers?