Are there really some SSD's myths?. Its simple WAY faster then normal HDD, and IMO its worth it if you plan gaming on your PC, its helps ALOT with loading times. You can thing that for exaple windows startup faster by abouth 15-20 sec its not big deal, game loading times after by 5-10 sec is not big deal... but hey if you look at it by for example "one year look" you save HOURS ! of loading times. Cheap NEW 250GB SSD cost around 70-90$, its no that big diffrence in price anymore if you look at normal HDD. For example Seagate 1TB cost around 45-55$ and difference in speed is huge. I got SSD in my budget 350$ build, and it was worth it all the way. Plus remmember SSD got no mechanical parts, its silent all the time, even after years of using it, when for example normal HDD after some time are getting lauder and lauder. You dont need keep an eye at your SSD.. there is no defragentaton needed, no regular clean up needed.. they work all time with same speed. When for example with time normal HDD becomes slower and slower, you need make system formats, heal the HDD etc. You buy an SSD and you forget about it, no problems, no user attention need. But ofc they got littlebit higer price, and less space for data storage, but i think 250GB is ok..no need more. You can keep few games, music, photos, movies on your 250GB SSD with no problems, and when you run out of space you simple uninstall one game.. and install another one. I know that extra 20-30$ can be a problem if you are on budget, but its worth it IMO to get SSD over HDD.
All true points. Especially on the software part - Not only are games cheaper, but with steam its also easy to manage - Dunno how much space PS/Xbox has, I can assume they have a terabyte of data by now.
OK, thats OK amounts of space, but still somewhat small for heavy power users (I dont buy/play many games so 1TB is enough for me by far..), and of course no SSD, so loading screens when playing will be faster on PC...He'll they got Helium HDD now for PC.
PS4 Pro also has 1TB and since it's using 2.5", you can put SSDs of any storage, even more than 1TB if you'd like to, it's also really easy to do that, but it sometimes isn't worth it, there are plenty of videos on CZcams comparing HDDs and SSDs in PS4 and PS4 Pro.
That's nice to hear :) So they have options for it, good. Bonk@ I assume most people tend to buy games on sale unless they just have to get it on release...I enjoy steams consistent sales thats easy to follow....There wishlist feature is nice...actually bought a game this christmas cause of wishlist email notification :)
You should have addressed The "Windows" problem like "Windows costs £100" Even though you can get it free :/ You should make a how-to video on various ways to get Windows free :)
TitanPlayz, Windows 10 is free, legally. I am using a free version provided by Microsoft, the only downside is itll remind me in a few ignorable ways that my copy isnt genuine and i cant change my desktop image.
No. There are verified and unverified copies of windows. It is perfectly legal to use an unverified copy, it will simply leave a watermark at the bottom corner in the desktop, and you can't set your background. May get a popup every now and then in the notification bar. That's all. $100 in your pocket to get a better GPU instead.
So glad your channel is becoming popular! You're one of the few Channels where I always watch the new videos right after release and look forward to your new content everyday.
Lol a was jus waitin you to post a video before I go to school tomorrow.Am in a boarding school 14 hrs away by bus and so all have 3 months away from youtube.LOL hell naah.Am goin with my phone so all be using it secretly during weekends.may you all enjoy these amazing videos
SirKnobofCheese try playing csgo at 20 fps and tell me how it works out for you. some games can indeed be playable at 20-30 fps but others just won't feel good at anything under 60fps
Passively watching a movie is not at all the same as interacting with a video game. Especially not a high-paced one. Competitive games can be very greatly impacted by low framerates. Playing something like a fighting game or 'twitch shooter' like CS:GO can be deemed 'unplayable' at low framerates and will certainly hamper your potential when played against someone who has 60 or even 100+ fps. This will only become more apparent the higher level you play at.
TheNicerDicer Sorry I don't play csgo.But I think theres a difference in a our definition of unplayable.When I mean unplayable I mean unplayable,what your saying is the higher the fps the easier it is to play and the better skilled you are the more fps you want.Do players on the older consoles get 30fps or more?
You deserve the succes of your channel; your videos and commentary are clear and down to earth, and also because you talk about "real hardware" that can be bought for an affordable price all over the world. In most parts of the world, i7 and GTX 1080 are not raining. Good job.
I'm really glad you exist. Last year when I got into serious PC gaming for the first time since the 90's I was bummed by everyone I talked to, Fry's, PC repair shop, computer people, telling me I need $800 for a cheap PC build no matter how much I kept stressing cheap. From a guy who's entire library, TV, and 2 Xbox 360s cost the same amount for 10 years it was ridiculous. (I play only a few games but play them A LOT) I really wanted to play Fallout 4 in 2015 and Black Friday had $ 300 bundle deals and was really leaning that way until Greenhamgaming said I could do a PC build that could play Fallout 4 for 300. With that hope I seared around and did my research . I ended up upgrading a used Optiplex 790 SFF and adding 4GB of RAM and a gtx 750ti LP into it all for $350 in February last year. Could I do better, well, you obviously do. And once I found you it brought a smile to my face as someone else GETS it. Cheap means cheap people not $800. I am finally ready to build a PC now, although I think the reason people are cautious is the terminology. Assembling sounds easier. Also, myth, it isn't as easy as building with Lego bricks. With Lego Bricks you can't screw up. Everything fits together no compatibility issues. PC does have them and you have to be more careful. Anyway, thank you for merely existing, even more for your constant updates.
I never hear content creators say like or dislike, it is a bit refreshing hearing the word dislike. I don't know why. Nice and concise video keep em up. :)
I don't think 8GB is the 'sweet spot' any more - I think it's the minimum. Especially with games like Forza Horizon which just don't work as they should with 8GB. 16 is probably more the sweet spot now - time moves on!
When you are buying a psu please get a quality unit as the biggest problem in hardware related failures is because someone bought a shitty brand super cheap "900w" psu that can't even handle 150w of actual load.
you're growing a lot on youtube. you should do a faq and open a teamspeak where your fan could speak to you. and also have some helpers in your ts that could help other people with their pc ;)
I think ima build a PC on a budget. Here are the specs - Intel Pentium 4560 1tb hard drive 4gb ddr4 Gigabyte 1050 asROCK H110M-HDS Motherboard.. The specs are quite low as I will have to buy a monitor etc: as it my first time having a pc and not a laptop
Thanks for the answer man :D, I was thinking of getting into pc gaming. I have spent a good amount of time on some research about the sockets and the various requirements I'm very confident about building my own rig now.
Personally go Core i5 2400, the CPU's you can purchase for this board are leaps ahead in(single core) performance compared to the FX, If your in the UK a Core i7 2600 will only set you back £95 with a 2 Year Warranty. It blows the FX8350+ Out of the water in a range of titles. At this point in time don't buy the FX Series of CPU's, this is coming from an AMD Fan, its a dead socket, wait for Ryzen if you want AMD, and if your on a budget the LGA 1155 Socket seems to be the way to go imo
Love the channel man! I wish you would spice things up a bit and do some build logs of these budget systems with some thrifty video editing to make it interesting. I enjoy watching your channel, but seeing something being built is far more intriguing
Maybe someone will help me here :) I'm thinking about upgrading my Graphics card and Monitor. I'm currently using a 24 inch 1080p monitor and I want something 4k but I'm not very familiar with monitors. My R9 270x will most likely not like that very much so I want to upgrade that as well. Now should I do that now or is there something coming worth waiting for.
Go for an AMD Radeon RX480 or RX470, this way you get a massive (Almost x2) Performance increase and the use of Freesync. Now this is one of the main reasons to choose AMD as Freesync 75Hz Monitors start at £90 offering (in my opinion) Great Colours and A Nice Response time to match with on the AOC model i used. It would give you a great gaming experience and the new cards allow you to use Dynamic Super Resolution allowing you to downscale your older games (Due to the RX 480 being midrange) onto the 1080p display offering you a 4K Like Experience
The Alternative for 4K would be to Purchase a Relatively Cheap 4K TN Panel from AOC that offers Freesync for around the £250 mark, you would then be able to acquire an AMD Fury for £250 that would allow you to power this monitor in a multitude of games (albeit with some settings reduced)
i disagree. you can build one - sure. but you have to do a LOT of research in order to build one _properly_ . I've built my own pc and my dad's, and i still feel like i know a fraction of what i should know. Lotta people either don't have the time to research, or they'd rather not dedicate weeks of study for a computer.
Regarding the Power supply wattage recommended by pcpartpicker, it's not enough to know just the power required by a system. You can't put the cheapest PSU that meets the power requirements. It's always better to get PSUs from a reputable manufacturer (EVGA and SeaSonic being two good, but I will also consider Sirtec, Corsair, and Fortron) than to get the cheapest one that "theoretically" sustain your build. Regarding the efficiency, it's good to get twice the wattage that you need, because PSUs are more efficient when at 50% load.
the things i hate most about PC gaming are that it's inconsistent and can have a lot of problems and that for no fucking reason PC parts cost 1.5x more in EU than in usa. a rx 460 the cheapest that i could find is 150€ and RX 480 is 280€ and you can't find a Gtx 1060 for under 300€. And it's not like all gaming shit is overpriced. You can get a ps4 slim for 280€.
First of all, a 1060 is a fuckton stronger than the grafics card of the ps4,. Secondly I don't know where you are living but I live in the EU (germany) and you can defenetly get a 1060 3gb for 200€ geizhals.de/kfa-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-oc-60nnh7dsl9ck-a1494969.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=uk 1060 6gb for 250€ geizhals.de/kfa-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-oc-60nrh7dsl9ok-60nrh7dsl90k-60nrh7dsl9okb-a1479081.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=uk . Thrid console prives are not consistent too, I lived in south africa for a while and I had to buy the ps3 for about 800€ (verry unprecise but not lower than that). The unconsistency varies from country to yountry but console prices suffer the same problem so thats a really stupit argument.
Nikke 2800 go to computer universe it's a German site with good prices and cheap shipping but I am from Saudi Arabia so no taxes so I am not sure about other countries
love this channel, full of quality info and advice. best thing i ever did was get back into pc gaming after 15 years (half life, sin, and avp classic FTW) And my, how things have changed! don't get me wrong, i still have my ps4, mainly for upcoming exclusives, but pc really is the way to go! keep up the great work!
As someone that rambles to everyone about building them a gaming PC for about 400$ (usually featuring a 1050 or 460), it's nice to see videos like this. I built someone a used PC for about 160$ that had a 750ti in it for their overwatch sessions.
I actually bought a pre-built new, but I did my research, and together, it was actually cheaper then the total of buying everything new. Parts: i5 4460 (170£ new) r9 380X (210£ new) 8 gb ddr4 ram (25£ new) 600W psu (yes, overkill but okay)(45£ new) 1TB toshiba hdd (45£ new) gigabyte H81M-H mobo (45£ new) Enthoo Pro M case (70£ new) 3 Corsair fans (I don't know the exact name)(10£ x 3+30£ new) prebuilt: 550£ total cost:640£ I did get this one on sale though, normally it wouldv'e cost me 680£ :)
I like your channel because all the other tech channels seem to be doing extremely expensive builds or builds with extremely rare once in a lifetime craigslist deals instead of commonly seen used deals like you do here.
Coming from a console, when you play your first game at 60 fps it's an amazing change, I got my mind blown when I played the same games I used to play in my PS3.
I'd be cautious about advising people to take the power supply lightly. It's such an important piece of hardware, but it's quite often the most overlooked in a computer build. They don't need to be crazy expensive, sure, but there are quite a few "meh" PSUs out there--even by the big brands--that achieve their numbers with cheaper hardware or by skimping on electrical fail-safes. I think it's important to _at least_ note if the amperage on the rails--especially the 12V (the most likely to be skimped)--all add up to the number they're claiming, and maybe try to look on the packaging to see how many "fail-safes" they include (unfortunately, this isn't always documented well on their websites either)--maybe only consider if it's 80+ bronze certified or better too. Oh, and your estimated PC parts' total wattage should fit within about 70-80% of the PSU's total throughput, or else your PSU won't run as efficiently. (eg. if you have an estimated 750 watt draw with your beefy Crossfire GPUs and other components, then a 1,000 watt PSU is ideal for you.) Mind you, if you want to leave headroom for possible upgrading and have a somewhat overkill PSU, then that's fine--a little less efficiency won't hurt anything. Sadly, very few people stress-test power supplies properly (eg. not using a computer or benchmark lol), so it can be hard to really know what's made of quality components--Tom's Hardware is the only internet resource I know of that actively keeps up with this, and they only average a review every 2 weeks... and they don't organize them very well either. : (
i already know everthing i need to know about gaming pc's but your vids are so addicting to watch i never missed one of your vids since the day i subscribed hahaha
A good top tip is wait for sales, it might be tempting to go get something now because you are impatient, but wait. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day and so on are fantastic times to buy. I personally got an ASUS GTX 1060 Dual OC for $100 off, a $30 mail in rebate and it came with a game valued around $70. That is huge, and all I had to do was wait a little bit.
Nice video, just few days ago I found post of a person comparing cost of GeForce 1080 vs PS4.... :-D Also not to mention you will usually have a lot of stores willing to put your system together for 10-20EUR, which is still a lot cheaper versus pre-built PC. Another trick you can use to get out of "harder" parts, is to buy business build and just add or replace GPU. Usually gaming side will be far higher on overpriced lists than PCs for businesses, just pick up one that has good CPU and power supply and preferably enough RAM. Just in case you still don't dare to make your own built. Graphic card is very easy to install, more RAM too. So just because you have 8GB of RAM, this does not mean you can't come back later when you need more and simply add more. Otherwise for large part, as far as cables go, it is bit like, "if it fits, it sits". There will be very few situation where this is not true. And most of the time, manuals will have you covered for the rest. Or you know, ask around. Chances are you know someone who can either help or build it for you. I built systems for few of my friends. Oh and lets not forget. If with a lot of things, like mouses, keyboards, headphones,... if it contains "gaming" in name, it is like saying "overpriced edition". While it is not always true, it often is marketing tactic to sell things at higher prices. Funny how sometimes you find same stuff in normal versions for 10-20EUR and you have to pay 40EUR+ for "gaming" version that will perform exactly or almost same as normal version.
Going to throw out one more tip on the RAM note that you brought up at the end: think you want to go 16 GB at some point but not right now? Buy a single 8 GB stick; single channel RAM configuration has been shown time after time to have a less than 1% impact on any sort of day-to-day use of the computer, so unless you're running an enterprise solution for deep number calculations or something where literal hundredths of a second can save you a healthy amount of money over time, running single channel RAM won't do you any real harm so long as you pick a decent frequency module. I would recommend something around 2400 MHz or higher for DDR4 , just make sure whatever frequency you go with, it's supported by your chosen motherboard first. Another quick suggestion: if you really ARE that intimidated by the idea of building your own computer from the ground up, it's very likely that you can find somebody either in person or through the Internet, like say myself, who would be more than happy to build your system for you for a modest fee of around $25-$50, plus the cost of shipping if that comes into play, which would still save you money over buying pretty much any pre- or custom-built system brand-new.
About the point of "building a PC is easy, do it yourself", if you're still intimidated after doing some research (like me), a good alternative is hiring an IT technician to select the parts with you and put it together for you, or try to find a store that'll do that for you. I know I'll never be able to built a PC if my life depended on it, so I'd rather hire someone to do it for me, at least I can be sure that they know what they're doing. And at the end of the day it'll still be cheaper than buying a PC pre-built.
I got a used Lenovo Thinkstation S20 used on eBay for $190. It had an Intel Xeon W3550 @ 3.06 GHz ( 4 cores, 8 threads ) 24 GB of ddr3, a 650 watt PSU, and a 500 GB HDD. I bought a 120 GB SSD for $40, and a 4GB Gigabyte gtx 750ti for $140, and threw my trusty 2 TB HDD from my old computer in there as well. For a total of $370 I had a beast of a PC, that I still use today to play all my games, including Fallout 4 and Just Cause 3.
Even for those who do not want to build their own systems (yes, they do exist), here is one way to look at it: XB1/PS4: $400 Canadian Low end desktop: $500 Canadian (cheapest one on BB's website that is available in store, not including sale prices) For $910 CAD in store regular, Best Buy lists an Acer with a i7 processor, 3 TB HDD, 16 GB of RAM, and an R9 360 video card. YES you could build a new PC significantly more powerful for less money, especially in terms of video. BUT for someone who is looking for a new computer and wants to play games as well, and is looking for a plug and play experience, it is a good starter option. If you want a little more leeway, Best Buy et al also sell CyberPowerPC and iBUYPOWER online, which sell pretty impressive gaming rigs for their price point, especially compared to their big brand counterparts. Also if you are someone who was looking at getting both PS4 and XB1, you can add another $400 into the budget and get an even better prebuild.
One thing someone new to computers might not know, your image on the display looks its best when you are running your games at the resolution that the monitor was made for. If you have a 1080p monitor, you'll want to run your games at 1080p if possible. So if you're on a tight budget you might want to consider choosing a monitor with slightly lower resolution. A budget system will have an easier time running at 1680x1050 than 1920x1080, yet still look its best. The other important thing to know is not all power supplies are the same. Don't be fooled by the "500W" in the specs, cheap power supplies can't deliver the power they promise. There are a handful of good brands, learn which ones they are and buy your power supply from one of them.
Thank you for adding the name of the game being played on the background. By the way, you could have mentioned AMD APUs or that some Intel CPUs have graphics capabilities ;)
Great video. I just build my PC after watching your videos (and searching every day for deals) It was less than 400€, including mechanical keyboard, i5 4460 and r9 280X
Personally I would always recommend someone to safe up. Even if it takes a year, budget builds always dissapoint you, an expensive build will last alot longer and give a great experience.
If you want to get cheap parts, use WeBuy or CEX. CEX is a physical store in Australia, just went in and bought an R9 270X 4GB, 16GB 1600 RAM, a 4TB SATA hard drive, a cooling system and a power supply for under $300. In the store I go to, you can even negotiate some prices, and take in old PC parts, no matter how old they might be. They still have Pentium 3's there.
Well... Imo getting yourself a decent mouse and keyboard that fit your needs is pretty damn important Maybe not for some casual games like cod or so, but if you want to play really skillbased stuff like csgo you should invest in a mechanical keyboard and a decent light-weight mouse. I for example did underestimate this factor and started playing with a wireless set, then got a cheap "gaming mouse" and a mmo mouse When youre used to those cheap crappy stuff youll notice a big improvement in your aim when you get yourself a boring looking minimalistic optical mouse (im currently using a fk1+ from zowie) Ive seen more than enough people investing 100+ bucks in their gear or get cheapass sets because they didnt expect it to make a difference, but thats both just not the way to go I always tell my friends when they ask me what to get(which happens every now and then) : a mechanical keyboard (backlight doesnt matter because youll never look at it while playing) and a simple but high quality optical mouse, both without a ton of extra buttons and wired. Even if you try to play kinda professional you can get away with investing ~100 bucks for your mouse, keyboard and pad
My advice I would add the following: 1. Get an 80+ Bronze power supply just for the sake of quality. 2. The best performance boost I've found is putting the OS on a SSD. In the past you needed fast memory and an expensive CPU to increase speed, but now days cheap memory is pretty fast and the average CPU has more than enough clock speed so storage is where the bottleneck is.
I'm making a $100 Budget PC plus other accessories challenge. Let me tell you, its a challenge. I got a Dell optiplex 780 for $40 (core 2 duo, 8gb of ram, 250watt PSU, And 250 HDD), I got the Radeon 7570 for $15, this is all I have right now. I got $45 left to get a monitor, already have a keyboard, i still need a mouse, VGA to dvi adaptor, power cable for PC and an Ethernet cable. I got everything else but the monitor ready for about $14. Now looking for a monitor for $31. So far it been impossible, every auctions in eBay I've been to went way over $30 all the way up to a good $50.I'm just waiting for that lucky deal now.
regarding the financial aspect, personally, my biggest problem is that i can't settle for budget options for psychological reasons as well as lack of knowledge. put a system together online yesterday, with an i3 instead of an i5 and a 1060 mini like you recommended recently. looked at the estimated price: almost 1000 euros. excluding sound card and storage disk which i'd carry over from my system. well then. closed the tab and accepted fate
Got a HP Pavillion for £10 with quad core Athlon II, 4gb DDR3 memory, monitor, mouse and keyboard. Whacked in a hard drive, new PSU and a HD 7870 2nd hand for £60, it will play anything at medium resolution on 1080p. Spent £50 on a quality 600w PSU which I can use on future builds. Windows 7 pro 64bit is £10 on ebay with licence and I had a spare drive laying around.
By the Way, you dont even need things like InputMapper any more since Steam's controller intregration. It works near flawlessly and has so many customisation options I can play any of my games on it
Some game genres like strategy or RTS really benefit from mouse control, so there are games & game genres you'd be missing out on by just using a console.
i used to be a console gamer mainly, but since i introduced to pc gaming a couple years ago... i just cant switch back. It's not about "PC masterrace superiority yada-yada-yada" whatever... because to be frank it's all come back to your budget.. how much money you have.. or how much money you willing to spent. Heck even my current system still less powerful than ps4. But, if anyone ask would you rather buy new console or build a pc... i would definetly build a pc. It's just fun tinkering with all those part, doing benchmark stuff and all those tweaking, costumization etc. That feel when you put all of those part together and get them running your favorite game... man, i'm addicted.
I actually have to agree with all the things in this video. First PC I started with was pre-built It broke twice was very loud and was very hot under load. Second PC was Built by me - Runs all games at 80+ FPS I learned to build a PC It doesn't break and it doesn't get hot unless under very heavy load. Overall building it yourself or you a part picker website is the best option.
PSA: The DS4, Xbone controller, X360, any xinput controller really, can be configured directly and super easily through Steam now, like the Steam Controller. No need for third party config software
Tbh spending the bulk on a cpu and not the gpu isn't such a bad thing because it allows for room to upgrade your gpu without a cpu upgrade and tbh a stronger cpu will allow you to get the full potential out of your gpu. You don't really bottleneck a cpu if you have a cheaper gpu because games don't fully utilise cpu's yet. It's the graphics card that is most important for pushing framerates in most cases. going to extremes tho obviously yeild different results. balanced systems work well also but usually unless you are on the higher end you'll have to upgrade the full thing as to not bottleneck that gpu. :P good video tho random if you need any advice let me know I'm in the uk too xD
I actually bought the pc from your thumbnail (2009 acer predator), for around 300 euros. I upgraded the motherboard, graphics card RAM and SSD. I spent around 400 euros in total. So I built my pc for 700 euros, and it runs easy 144fps 1080p on any game.
my computer is normally using about 10 GB's of ram when i am gaming (but i normally have spotify in the background... so i would personally recommend getting 16GB's of ram. But, if you wanna spend about $600-$700 you can build yourself one good system. I have one and i push 1080p ultrawide at 60+ FPS on ALMOST every game (sniper elite 4 wont for some reason...) but everything else is like butter. PC Gaming is so much ahead of the consoles.
In 2017 I can play Call of Duty 4 with over 2000 servers to choose from from 30-64+ player servers and the game looks better on PC all while getting a solid 60fps. Cod4 only cost $10 on sale and I saved all they money on MW Remastered
No, don't cheap out on the psu, yes you might only need 230 watts, but be sure to get at least some type of leverage on that, do NOT buy a 300 watt psu for a 300 watt system, buy a 400 watt, have a good amount of room for changes, because if you're starting out with pc gaming, you might not want to buy a new psu for every upgrade in your system, aswell as the many performance issues that come with having the exact amount of wattage for a system, no room for the processor and the gpu to boost themselves or to recover from errors.
I got a budget PC. $200. Originally, it didn't come with any HDD. It was $180 for Intel Xeon CPU - E3 1225 V2 @ 3.20 Ghz, 16GBs of DDR3 RAM, new power supply, USB 3.0, etc etc. But the guy installed a 1 TB HDD for an extra $20. A friend then also sent me a proper power supply and graphics card(AMD Radeon 6950 with 2GBs vRAM). So I got something that's doing better than my PS4 in most games currently.
Should i buy a SSD in completion of my i3 3240 8gb RAM HyperX Fury 1866MHz GTX 1050 ti or a Zalman Z11 Plus case ? The true question : performance and speed or pc looks, silence and a box you keep 10years... ?
To go more in death about the PSU you can choose what wattage you need, but make sure you buy a good one, see reviews online, for what you can get, i know its tempting to just buy the off brand one that's like 50$ and has all the cables, but a few more dollars here can save you entire systems if you buy smart and not just cheap.
My first gaming pc was a custom build one, i selected the parts payed them 15$ and i got it built for me which was very good as i was not confident of myself, since then i only built another one 4 years ago when i was 15 and now in summer i will make another one, and it is not hard at all if you have the smallest basic knowledge like what each core part does and a tutorial on yt the hardest part imo is the part picking if you are not going for one you find online.
At first I thought his voice was annoying now it feels weird watching any other pc video without his voice
JMPTHEFIRST haha thanks, I was looking back at a few older videos and my voice was quite silly. I try and talk a bit slower now
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Same when ever I try to talk fast my words jumble, but no problem, ur videos alway peak my interests
You should talk about SSDs, its myths and budget options.
zxz1997 Really good idea, i'd like to see that too
Take the cheapest one, still 10 times faster than an expensive HDD ;D
zxz1997 ssds are faster though?
Jeffo Jefframundo Yes.
Are there really some SSD's myths?. Its simple WAY faster then normal HDD, and IMO its worth it if you plan gaming on your PC, its helps ALOT with loading times. You can thing that for exaple windows startup faster by abouth 15-20 sec its not big deal, game loading times after by 5-10 sec is not big deal... but hey if you look at it by for example "one year look" you save HOURS ! of loading times. Cheap NEW 250GB SSD cost around 70-90$, its no that big diffrence in price anymore if you look at normal HDD. For example Seagate 1TB cost around 45-55$ and difference in speed is huge.
I got SSD in my budget 350$ build, and it was worth it all the way.
Plus remmember SSD got no mechanical parts, its silent all the time, even after years of using it, when for example normal HDD after some time are getting lauder and lauder.
You dont need keep an eye at your SSD.. there is no defragentaton needed, no regular clean up needed.. they work all time with same speed. When for example with time normal HDD becomes slower and slower, you need make system formats, heal the HDD etc.
You buy an SSD and you forget about it, no problems, no user attention need. But ofc they got littlebit higer price, and less space for data storage, but i think 250GB is ok..no need more. You can keep few games, music, photos, movies on your 250GB SSD with no problems, and when you run out of space you simple uninstall one game.. and install another one.
I know that extra 20-30$ can be a problem if you are on budget, but its worth it IMO to get SSD over HDD.
All true points. Especially on the software part - Not only are games cheaper, but with steam its also easy to manage - Dunno how much space PS/Xbox has, I can assume they have a terabyte of data by now.
500gbd of hdd space bit the ps4 pro and xbone S have 1tb
OK, thats OK amounts of space, but still somewhat small for heavy power users (I dont buy/play many games so 1TB is enough for me by far..), and of course no SSD, so loading screens when playing will be faster on PC...He'll they got Helium HDD now for PC.
DjuntasGaming games are not cheaper lol it depends when you buy it ofcourse no one would buy game at full price
PS4 Pro also has 1TB and since it's using 2.5", you can put SSDs of any storage, even more than 1TB if you'd like to, it's also really easy to do that, but it sometimes isn't worth it, there are plenty of videos on CZcams comparing HDDs and SSDs in PS4 and PS4 Pro.
That's nice to hear :) So they have options for it, good. Bonk@ I assume most people tend to buy games on sale unless they just have to get it on release...I enjoy steams consistent sales thats easy to follow....There wishlist feature is nice...actually bought a game this christmas cause of wishlist email notification :)
Just wanna say, thnx for making awesome videos for us! :)
wish there were more people like you
+Gilles Cappelle me too
Umer Ahmad me too!!!
Umer Ahmad me too i hope this channel gets more subscribers than Linus Tech Tips
You should have addressed The "Windows" problem like "Windows costs £100" Even though you can get it free :/ You should make a how-to video on various ways to get Windows free :)
No coz thats stealing buut u can get codes from kinguin for like 20 pounds
TitanPlayz, Windows 10 is free, legally. I am using a free version provided by Microsoft, the only downside is itll remind me in a few ignorable ways that my copy isnt genuine and i cant change my desktop image.
TitanPlayz you can get one on ebay fot 7 pounds (the activation code only) and download official iso from microsoft windows website
Sheena1234ization ikr like microsoft would try to get u of a pirate windows lol billgates will probably let u off hes rich bitch
No. There are verified and unverified copies of windows. It is perfectly legal to use an unverified copy, it will simply leave a watermark at the bottom corner in the desktop, and you can't set your background. May get a popup every now and then in the notification bar. That's all. $100 in your pocket to get a better GPU instead.
Well you don't need a big case just good insides!
It depends on the size of the graphics card and if you are getting a cooler or not.
cody kamminga get both lol
I definetely agree with PC gaming NOT needing expensive periferals. After all, decent mouse AND keyboard together can cost less than Dualshock 4.
So glad your channel is becoming popular! You're one of the few Channels where I always watch the new videos right after release and look forward to your new content everyday.
Lol a was jus waitin you to post a video before I go to school tomorrow.Am in a boarding school 14 hrs away by bus and so all have 3 months away from youtube.LOL hell naah.Am goin with my phone so all be using it secretly during weekends.may you all enjoy these amazing videos
I SERIOUSLY think a LOT more people need to watch this video. VERY well done, sir. I'll be sharing this one, for sure.
One of the "myths" I've seen online is people saying anything under 30fps is unplayable.That just total bollocks.
SirKnobofCheese depends on which games
+Octavian Ban
No any game where you're getting between 20 and 30fps is playable.Most movies are shot at 24fps are they unwatchable.
SirKnobofCheese try playing csgo at 20 fps and tell me how it works out for you. some games can indeed be playable at 20-30 fps but others just won't feel good at anything under 60fps
Passively watching a movie is not at all the same as interacting with a video game. Especially not a high-paced one.
Competitive games can be very greatly impacted by low framerates.
Playing something like a fighting game or 'twitch shooter' like CS:GO can be deemed 'unplayable' at low framerates and will certainly hamper your potential when played against someone who has 60 or even 100+ fps. This will only become more apparent the higher level you play at.
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Sorry I don't play csgo.But I think theres a difference in a our definition of unplayable.When I mean unplayable I mean unplayable,what your saying is the higher the fps the easier it is to play and the better skilled you are the more fps you want.Do players on the older consoles get 30fps or more?
You deserve the succes of your channel; your videos and commentary are clear and down to earth, and also because you talk about "real hardware" that can be bought for an affordable price all over the world.
In most parts of the world, i7 and GTX 1080 are not raining. Good job.
I did get a little used prebuild, with a i7 4th gen, 8gb of ram, and a gtx 960 2gb graphics card, 1tb of hdd for $400, the dell xps 8700.
thegreatcalvinio luckyy
That is epic
I'm really glad you exist. Last year when I got into serious PC gaming for the first time since the 90's I was bummed by everyone I talked to, Fry's, PC repair shop, computer people, telling me I need $800 for a cheap PC build no matter how much I kept stressing cheap. From a guy who's entire library, TV, and 2 Xbox 360s cost the same amount for 10 years it was ridiculous. (I play only a few games but play them A LOT) I really wanted to play Fallout 4 in 2015 and Black Friday had $ 300 bundle deals and was really leaning that way until Greenhamgaming said I could do a PC build that could play Fallout 4 for 300. With that hope I seared around and did my research . I ended up upgrading a used Optiplex 790 SFF and adding 4GB of RAM and a gtx 750ti LP into it all for $350 in February last year. Could I do better, well, you obviously do. And once I found you it brought a smile to my face as someone else GETS it. Cheap means cheap people not $800. I am finally ready to build a PC now, although I think the reason people are cautious is the terminology. Assembling sounds easier. Also, myth, it isn't as easy as building with Lego bricks. With Lego Bricks you can't screw up. Everything fits together no compatibility issues. PC does have them and you have to be more careful. Anyway, thank you for merely existing, even more for your constant updates.
The free online is a major plus...
Everything is a big plus in pc.
I never hear content creators say like or dislike, it is a bit refreshing hearing the word dislike. I don't know why. Nice and concise video keep em up. :)
I don't think 8GB is the 'sweet spot' any more - I think it's the minimum. Especially with games like Forza Horizon which just don't work as they should with 8GB. 16 is probably more the sweet spot now - time moves on!
I think right now it's between 8 and 16
The sweet spot now is 9gb
games just dont run like they used to with 8
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honestly when I get home from school I always look forward to your videos it's helped me alot with my budget pc
When you are buying a psu please get a quality unit as the biggest problem in hardware related failures is because someone bought a shitty brand super cheap "900w" psu that can't even handle 150w of actual load.
you're growing a lot on youtube. you should do a faq and open a teamspeak where your fan could speak to you.
and also have some helpers in your ts that could help other people with their pc ;)
I think ima build a PC on a budget.
Here are the specs
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Intel Pentium 4560
1tb hard drive
4gb ddr4
Gigabyte 1050
asROCK H110M-HDS Motherboard..
The specs are quite low as I will have to buy a monitor etc: as it my first time having a pc and not a laptop
DamnRightDaniel That would be a good budget build but try for 8gb RAM
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PCPartpicker sucks in my opinion (if you're in the UK) It never has any of the prices. They need to sort it out!
Sheena1234ization they seem to be getting better and better. sometimes you can go back to your build and the price will be gone though
Sheena1234ization I just look around myself because every site has a different price
Use it for list compatibility, and then buy on ebay. That's what I do anyway.
pc part picker is intel only
"So today we're going to be doing something a little bit different" Should be the solgan of this channel
Whats a better option an i5 2400 or a fx 6300
Succ Ducc the fx would be better in raw performance, and can overclock
Thanks for the answer man :D, I was thinking of getting into pc gaming. I have spent a good amount of time on some research about the sockets and the various requirements I'm very confident about building my own rig now.
Succ Ducc I'd personally wait till ryzen, unless you're sticking to a very tight budget
Yeah thats true, lets hope they have budget options coming out with ryzen.
Personally go Core i5 2400, the CPU's you can purchase for this board are leaps ahead in(single core) performance compared to the FX, If your in the UK a Core i7 2600 will only set you back £95 with a 2 Year Warranty. It blows the FX8350+ Out of the water in a range of titles.
At this point in time don't buy the FX Series of CPU's, this is coming from an AMD Fan, its a dead socket, wait for Ryzen if you want AMD, and if your on a budget the LGA 1155 Socket seems to be the way to go imo
Love the channel man! I wish you would spice things up a bit and do some build logs of these budget systems with some thrifty video editing to make it interesting. I enjoy watching your channel, but seeing something being built is far more intriguing
Maybe someone will help me here :) I'm thinking about upgrading my Graphics card and Monitor. I'm currently using a 24 inch 1080p monitor and I want something 4k but I'm not very familiar with monitors. My R9 270x will most likely not like that very much so I want to upgrade that as well. Now should I do that now or is there something coming worth waiting for.
Lars Kraus, 4k is a waste atm.
Atm, grus dont handle games on IT too well and very few games are made for 4k.
Get a 144 Hz monitor :)
Go for an AMD Radeon RX480 or RX470, this way you get a massive (Almost x2) Performance increase and the use of Freesync. Now this is one of the main reasons to choose AMD as Freesync 75Hz Monitors start at £90 offering (in my opinion) Great Colours and A Nice Response time to match with on the AOC model i used.
It would give you a great gaming experience and the new cards allow you to use Dynamic Super Resolution allowing you to downscale your older games (Due to the RX 480 being midrange) onto the 1080p display offering you a 4K Like Experience
The Alternative for 4K would be to Purchase a Relatively Cheap 4K TN Panel from AOC that offers Freesync for around the £250 mark, you would then be able to acquire an AMD Fury for £250 that would allow you to power this monitor in a multitude of games (albeit with some settings reduced)
i rather go for high refresh rate monitor, ultrawide etc... you need a bunch of horsepower to play 4k at good framerate/quality
So I shouldnt get a 4k Monitor right now. Is there something coming in the Monitor market to be excited about? Thx very much for all your responses :)
I like the fact that your channel is growing daily. You really deserve it. Great videos!
Can you read? Then you can build a PC.
Everything else is a poor excuse of laziness.
Exactly.
i disagree. you can build one - sure. but you have to do a LOT of research in order to build one _properly_ . I've built my own pc and my dad's, and i still feel like i know a fraction of what i should know. Lotta people either don't have the time to research, or they'd rather not dedicate weeks of study for a computer.
What part do you disagree with?.
i disagree with your whole comment, but i've already stated my reasons for it. like i said, it's not easy to build a pc.
it is easy
I like this one, it just simple and cuts to the chase as fast as possible
i love the video, but whats that piece of shit case in the thumbnail? xD
Regarding the Power supply wattage recommended by pcpartpicker, it's not enough to know just the power required by a system. You can't put the cheapest PSU that meets the power requirements.
It's always better to get PSUs from a reputable manufacturer (EVGA and SeaSonic being two good, but I will also consider Sirtec, Corsair, and Fortron) than to get the cheapest one that "theoretically" sustain your build. Regarding the efficiency, it's good to get twice the wattage that you need, because PSUs are more efficient when at 50% load.
the things i hate most about PC gaming are that it's inconsistent and can have a lot of problems and that for no fucking reason PC parts cost 1.5x more in EU than in usa. a rx 460 the cheapest that i could find is 150€ and RX 480 is 280€ and you can't find a Gtx 1060 for under 300€.
And it's not like all gaming shit is overpriced. You can get a ps4 slim for 280€.
First of all, a 1060 is a fuckton stronger than the grafics card of the ps4,. Secondly I don't know where you are living but I live in the EU (germany) and you can defenetly get a 1060 3gb for 200€ geizhals.de/kfa-geforce-gtx-1060-3gb-oc-60nnh7dsl9ck-a1494969.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=uk 1060 6gb for 250€ geizhals.de/kfa-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-oc-60nrh7dsl9ok-60nrh7dsl90k-60nrh7dsl9okb-a1479081.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=uk . Thrid console prives are not consistent too, I lived in south africa for a while and I had to buy the ps3 for about 800€ (verry unprecise but not lower than that). The unconsistency varies from country to yountry but console prices suffer the same problem so thats a really stupit argument.
Nikke 2800 go to computer universe it's a German site with good prices and cheap shipping but I am from Saudi Arabia so no taxes so I am not sure about other countries
Ipotrick well where i am from (Finland) Consoles are a lot cheaper than PC parts
you can import from the UK for about 10-20€ per package (they can be transported for one package)
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love this channel, full of quality info and advice.
best thing i ever did was get back into pc gaming after 15 years (half life, sin, and avp classic FTW)
And my, how things have changed! don't get me wrong, i still have my ps4, mainly for upcoming exclusives, but pc really is the way to go!
keep up the great work!
All thouse "Will you Ping me' Comments are getting so boring.
Enlay // PC // Gaming // Hardware ping? xD
So many people want to be DoS attacked.
Good video dude. I look forward to your next budget build
doosing 00:26 lol
This is the only pc gaming channel that I actually like. Keep up the good work ;)
Love your work man. It's made me more confident in starting my computer building.
ZylethX3N0 thanks, have fun with the building
As someone that rambles to everyone about building them a gaming PC for about 400$ (usually featuring a 1050 or 460), it's nice to see videos like this. I built someone a used PC for about 160$ that had a 750ti in it for their overwatch sessions.
I actually bought a pre-built new, but I did my research, and together, it was actually cheaper then the total of buying everything new.
Parts:
i5 4460 (170£ new)
r9 380X (210£ new)
8 gb ddr4 ram (25£ new)
600W psu (yes, overkill but okay)(45£ new)
1TB toshiba hdd (45£ new)
gigabyte H81M-H mobo (45£ new)
Enthoo Pro M case (70£ new)
3 Corsair fans (I don't know the exact name)(10£ x 3+30£ new)
prebuilt: 550£
total cost:640£
I did get this one on sale though, normally it wouldv'e cost me 680£ :)
I like your channel because all the other tech channels seem to be doing extremely expensive builds or builds with extremely rare once in a lifetime craigslist deals instead of commonly seen used deals like you do here.
Coming from a console, when you play your first game at 60 fps it's an amazing change, I got my mind blown when I played the same games I used to play in my PS3.
I'd be cautious about advising people to take the power supply lightly. It's such an important piece of hardware, but it's quite often the most overlooked in a computer build. They don't need to be crazy expensive, sure, but there are quite a few "meh" PSUs out there--even by the big brands--that achieve their numbers with cheaper hardware or by skimping on electrical fail-safes.
I think it's important to _at least_ note if the amperage on the rails--especially the 12V (the most likely to be skimped)--all add up to the number they're claiming, and maybe try to look on the packaging to see how many "fail-safes" they include (unfortunately, this isn't always documented well on their websites either)--maybe only consider if it's 80+ bronze certified or better too.
Oh, and your estimated PC parts' total wattage should fit within about 70-80% of the PSU's total throughput, or else your PSU won't run as efficiently. (eg. if you have an estimated 750 watt draw with your beefy Crossfire GPUs and other components, then a 1,000 watt PSU is ideal for you.) Mind you, if you want to leave headroom for possible upgrading and have a somewhat overkill PSU, then that's fine--a little less efficiency won't hurt anything.
Sadly, very few people stress-test power supplies properly (eg. not using a computer or benchmark lol), so it can be hard to really know what's made of quality components--Tom's Hardware is the only internet resource I know of that actively keeps up with this, and they only average a review every 2 weeks... and they don't organize them very well either. : (
Didn't mean to undermine the whole video though-I think it's good to help ease people in overall.
i already know everthing i need to know about gaming pc's but your vids are so addicting to watch i never missed one of your vids since the day i subscribed hahaha
A good top tip is wait for sales, it might be tempting to go get something now because you are impatient, but wait. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day and so on are fantastic times to buy.
I personally got an ASUS GTX 1060 Dual OC for $100 off, a $30 mail in rebate and it came with a game valued around $70. That is huge, and all I had to do was wait a little bit.
This video Introduced me to your channel and pc gaming.
Hey bro i really like to tell you that i like your channel, keep up the good work and i'm totally loving your work ! Great job mate !
Nice video, just few days ago I found post of a person comparing cost of GeForce 1080 vs PS4.... :-D
Also not to mention you will usually have a lot of stores willing to put your system together for 10-20EUR, which is still a lot cheaper versus pre-built PC. Another trick you can use to get out of "harder" parts, is to buy business build and just add or replace GPU. Usually gaming side will be far higher on overpriced lists than PCs for businesses, just pick up one that has good CPU and power supply and preferably enough RAM. Just in case you still don't dare to make your own built. Graphic card is very easy to install, more RAM too. So just because you have 8GB of RAM, this does not mean you can't come back later when you need more and simply add more.
Otherwise for large part, as far as cables go, it is bit like, "if it fits, it sits". There will be very few situation where this is not true. And most of the time, manuals will have you covered for the rest. Or you know, ask around. Chances are you know someone who can either help or build it for you. I built systems for few of my friends.
Oh and lets not forget. If with a lot of things, like mouses, keyboards, headphones,... if it contains "gaming" in name, it is like saying "overpriced edition". While it is not always true, it often is marketing tactic to sell things at higher prices. Funny how sometimes you find same stuff in normal versions for 10-20EUR and you have to pay 40EUR+ for "gaming" version that will perform exactly or almost same as normal version.
Going to throw out one more tip on the RAM note that you brought up at the end: think you want to go 16 GB at some point but not right now? Buy a single 8 GB stick; single channel RAM configuration has been shown time after time to have a less than 1% impact on any sort of day-to-day use of the computer, so unless you're running an enterprise solution for deep number calculations or something where literal hundredths of a second can save you a healthy amount of money over time, running single channel RAM won't do you any real harm so long as you pick a decent frequency module. I would recommend something around 2400 MHz or higher for DDR4 , just make sure whatever frequency you go with, it's supported by your chosen motherboard first.
Another quick suggestion: if you really ARE that intimidated by the idea of building your own computer from the ground up, it's very likely that you can find somebody either in person or through the Internet, like say myself, who would be more than happy to build your system for you for a modest fee of around $25-$50, plus the cost of shipping if that comes into play, which would still save you money over buying pretty much any pre- or custom-built system brand-new.
About the point of "building a PC is easy, do it yourself", if you're still intimidated after doing some research (like me), a good alternative is hiring an IT technician to select the parts with you and put it together for you, or try to find a store that'll do that for you.
I know I'll never be able to built a PC if my life depended on it, so I'd rather hire someone to do it for me, at least I can be sure that they know what they're doing. And at the end of the day it'll still be cheaper than buying a PC pre-built.
Congrats on 80k subs!!! you deserve it!! :D
Nice 80k ! You deserve it 100% greetz from belgium ;)
I got a used Lenovo Thinkstation S20 used on eBay for $190. It had an Intel Xeon W3550 @ 3.06 GHz ( 4 cores, 8 threads ) 24 GB of ddr3, a 650 watt PSU, and a 500 GB HDD. I bought a 120 GB SSD for $40, and a 4GB Gigabyte gtx 750ti for $140, and threw my trusty 2 TB HDD from my old computer in there as well. For a total of $370 I had a beast of a PC, that I still use today to play all my games, including Fallout 4 and Just Cause 3.
Even for those who do not want to build their own systems (yes, they do exist), here is one way to look at it:
XB1/PS4: $400 Canadian
Low end desktop: $500 Canadian (cheapest one on BB's website that is available in store, not including sale prices)
For $910 CAD in store regular, Best Buy lists an Acer with a i7 processor, 3 TB HDD, 16 GB of RAM, and an R9 360 video card. YES you could build a new PC significantly more powerful for less money, especially in terms of video. BUT for someone who is looking for a new computer and wants to play games as well, and is looking for a plug and play experience, it is a good starter option.
If you want a little more leeway, Best Buy et al also sell CyberPowerPC and iBUYPOWER online, which sell pretty impressive gaming rigs for their price point, especially compared to their big brand counterparts. Also if you are someone who was looking at getting both PS4 and XB1, you can add another $400 into the budget and get an even better prebuild.
One thing someone new to computers might not know, your image on the display looks its best when you are running your games at the resolution that the monitor was made for. If you have a 1080p monitor, you'll want to run your games at 1080p if possible. So if you're on a tight budget you might want to consider choosing a monitor with slightly lower resolution. A budget system will have an easier time running at 1680x1050 than 1920x1080, yet still look its best. The other important thing to know is not all power supplies are the same. Don't be fooled by the "500W" in the specs, cheap power supplies can't deliver the power they promise. There are a handful of good brands, learn which ones they are and buy your power supply from one of them.
Thank you for adding the name of the game being played on the background. By the way, you could have mentioned AMD APUs or that some Intel CPUs have graphics capabilities ;)
is there some kind of pinning competition going on?!?!?!
Great video. I just build my PC after watching your videos (and searching every day for deals)
It was less than 400€, including mechanical keyboard, i5 4460 and r9 280X
another legendary video from u! =) love you're videos
Personally I would always recommend someone to safe up. Even if it takes a year, budget builds always dissapoint you, an expensive build will last alot longer and give a great experience.
If you want to get cheap parts, use WeBuy or CEX. CEX is a physical store in Australia, just went in and bought an R9 270X 4GB, 16GB 1600 RAM, a 4TB SATA hard drive, a cooling system and a power supply for under $300. In the store I go to, you can even negotiate some prices, and take in old PC parts, no matter how old they might be. They still have Pentium 3's there.
I brought in some old 1333mhz RAM, 2 old i5 chips and an nVidia GTX 610 to get a voucher for some money off.
Well... Imo getting yourself a decent mouse and keyboard that fit your needs is pretty damn important
Maybe not for some casual games like cod or so, but if you want to play really skillbased stuff like csgo you should invest in a mechanical keyboard and a decent light-weight mouse.
I for example did underestimate this factor and started playing with a wireless set, then got a cheap "gaming mouse" and a mmo mouse
When youre used to those cheap crappy stuff youll notice a big improvement in your aim when you get yourself a boring looking minimalistic optical mouse (im currently using a fk1+ from zowie)
Ive seen more than enough people investing 100+ bucks in their gear or get cheapass sets because they didnt expect it to make a difference, but thats both just not the way to go
I always tell my friends when they ask me what to get(which happens every now and then) : a mechanical keyboard (backlight doesnt matter because youll never look at it while playing) and a simple but high quality optical mouse, both without a ton of extra buttons and wired.
Even if you try to play kinda professional you can get away with investing ~100 bucks for your mouse, keyboard and pad
The game looks pretty cool. I love that art style
My advice I would add the following:
1. Get an 80+ Bronze power supply just for the sake of quality.
2. The best performance boost I've found is putting the OS on a SSD. In the past you needed fast memory and an expensive CPU to increase speed, but now days cheap memory is pretty fast and the average CPU has more than enough clock speed so storage is where the bottleneck is.
I'm making a $100 Budget PC plus other accessories challenge. Let me tell you, its a challenge. I got a Dell optiplex 780 for $40 (core 2 duo, 8gb of ram, 250watt PSU, And 250 HDD), I got the Radeon 7570 for $15, this is all I have right now. I got $45 left to get a monitor, already have a keyboard, i still need a mouse, VGA to dvi adaptor, power cable for PC and an Ethernet cable. I got everything else but the monitor ready for about $14. Now looking for a monitor for $31. So far it been impossible, every auctions in eBay I've been to went way over $30 all the way up to a good $50.I'm just waiting for that lucky deal now.
the thumbnail case looks lit asf
i loved how it said "expensive?" and his game said "excellent!"
Love this channel. Which part of the UK are you from?
happy 80k subs mate!
regarding the financial aspect, personally, my biggest problem is that i can't settle for budget options for psychological reasons as well as lack of knowledge. put a system together online yesterday, with an i3 instead of an i5 and a 1060 mini like you recommended recently. looked at the estimated price: almost 1000 euros. excluding sound card and storage disk which i'd carry over from my system. well then. closed the tab and accepted fate
Got a HP Pavillion for £10 with quad core Athlon II, 4gb DDR3 memory, monitor, mouse and keyboard. Whacked in a hard drive, new PSU and a HD 7870 2nd hand for £60, it will play anything at medium resolution on 1080p. Spent £50 on a quality 600w PSU which I can use on future builds. Windows 7 pro 64bit is £10 on ebay with licence and I had a spare drive laying around.
By the Way, you dont even need things like InputMapper any more since Steam's controller intregration. It works near flawlessly and has so many customisation options I can play any of my games on it
Some game genres like strategy or RTS really benefit from mouse control, so there are games & game genres you'd be missing out on by just using a console.
Great video :) i've built a few pc's, it couldn't be easier
i used to be a console gamer mainly, but since i introduced to pc gaming a couple years ago... i just cant switch back. It's not about "PC masterrace superiority yada-yada-yada" whatever... because to be frank it's all come back to your budget.. how much money you have.. or how much money you willing to spent. Heck even my current system still less powerful than ps4. But, if anyone ask would you rather buy new console or build a pc... i would definetly build a pc. It's just fun tinkering with all those part, doing benchmark stuff and all those tweaking, costumization etc. That feel when you put all of those part together and get them running your favorite game... man, i'm addicted.
thank you so much! I bought a pc half the price than the usual I planned to buy I love you
I actually have to agree with all the things in this video.
First PC I started with was pre-built It broke twice was very loud and was very hot under load.
Second PC was Built by me - Runs all games at 80+ FPS I learned to build a PC It doesn't break and it doesn't get hot unless under very heavy load.
Overall building it yourself or you a part picker website is the best option.
Are you going to make a review of the i3 7100?
I've always wanted to create a channel just like yours, but you beat me to it!
great channel dude! how about doing a budget build for star citizen?
PSA: The DS4, Xbone controller, X360, any xinput controller really, can be configured directly and super easily through Steam now, like the Steam Controller. No need for third party config software
Tbh spending the bulk on a cpu and not the gpu isn't such a bad thing because it allows for room to upgrade your gpu without a cpu upgrade and tbh a stronger cpu will allow you to get the full potential out of your gpu. You don't really bottleneck a cpu if you have a cheaper gpu because games don't fully utilise cpu's yet. It's the graphics card that is most important for pushing framerates in most cases. going to extremes tho obviously yeild different results. balanced systems work well also but usually unless you are on the higher end you'll have to upgrade the full thing as to not bottleneck that gpu. :P good video tho random if you need any advice let me know I'm in the uk too xD
I really want one of those Acer Aspire Predator cases you used in the thumbnail
Effel Offens haha they do look cool
I actually bought the pc from your thumbnail (2009 acer predator), for around 300 euros. I upgraded the motherboard, graphics card RAM and SSD. I spent around 400 euros in total. So I built my pc for 700 euros, and it runs easy 144fps 1080p on any game.
my computer is normally using about 10 GB's of ram when i am gaming (but i normally have spotify in the background... so i would personally recommend getting 16GB's of ram. But, if you wanna spend about $600-$700 you can build yourself one good system. I have one and i push 1080p ultrawide at 60+ FPS on ALMOST every game (sniper elite 4 wont for some reason...) but everything else is like butter. PC Gaming is so much ahead of the consoles.
good one Sir. I always tell my friends to buy a custom made PCs instead pricey consoles.
You have to remember that your channel is international. PCs are expensive, but right now are much more affordable than several years ago.
In 2017 I can play Call of Duty 4 with over 2000 servers to choose from from 30-64+ player servers and the game looks better on PC all while getting a solid 60fps. Cod4 only cost $10 on sale and I saved all they money on MW Remastered
No, don't cheap out on the psu, yes you might only need 230 watts, but be sure to get at least some type of leverage on that, do NOT buy a 300 watt psu for a 300 watt system, buy a 400 watt, have a good amount of room for changes, because if you're starting out with pc gaming, you might not want to buy a new psu for every upgrade in your system, aswell as the many performance issues that come with having the exact amount of wattage for a system, no room for the processor and the gpu to boost themselves or to recover from errors.
I got a budget PC. $200. Originally, it didn't come with any HDD. It was $180 for Intel Xeon CPU - E3 1225 V2 @ 3.20 Ghz, 16GBs of DDR3 RAM, new power supply, USB 3.0, etc etc. But the guy installed a 1 TB HDD for an extra $20.
A friend then also sent me a proper power supply and graphics card(AMD Radeon 6950 with 2GBs vRAM).
So I got something that's doing better than my PS4 in most games currently.
Lord Gaben is proud with you son.
hi random gaming I had same keyboard and mouse did you get yours from Argos? anyway the keyboard set on fire and almost burnt down the house
well said brother, keep up the great work.
thanks for making this awesome video -agreat video for beginners :)
Should i buy a SSD in completion of my
i3 3240
8gb RAM HyperX Fury 1866MHz
GTX 1050 ti
or a Zalman Z11 Plus case ?
The true question : performance and speed or pc looks, silence and a box you keep 10years... ?
His system is pretty bang on when it comes to budget. used i5 4460 £100 and a 3gb 1060 £190
That £290.00 combo can max out any game at 1080p :)
To go more in death about the PSU you can choose what wattage you need, but make sure you buy a good one, see reviews online, for what you can get, i know its tempting to just buy the off brand one that's like 50$ and has all the cables, but a few more dollars here can save you entire systems if you buy smart and not just cheap.
My first gaming pc was a custom build one, i selected the parts payed them 15$ and i got it built for me which was very good as i was not confident of myself, since then i only built another one 4 years ago when i was 15 and now in summer i will make another one, and it is not hard at all if you have the smallest basic knowledge like what each core part does and a tutorial on yt the hardest part imo is the part picking if you are not going for one you find online.