$550 Gaming PC? No Problem!

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@jusplainscott Ай бұрын

I once survived 30 days in the jungle with nothing but my trusty motherboard IO shield. Sharper than any knife you'll find on the market.

@ArtisChronicles Ай бұрын

Some of those IO shields are no joke. Had a couple of close calls with those

@outlet6989 Ай бұрын

The DIY God always demands a blood donation.

@Drenixx Ай бұрын

Ayo that mesh side panel looks very cool, more companies need to do this.

@DarkAssassin01 Ай бұрын

I just saw Morovol have this type of case as well. It's on Amazon. It's a bit cheaper than what Greg used in this video

@gamerdweebentertainment1616 Ай бұрын

Sidepanel fans coming back? :)

@unpluggedtributeband Ай бұрын

Just snagged one myself from someone who didn't like it. I think they are SUPER cool looking with some RGB fans

@keremkesici4244 Ай бұрын

Great to see budget GPUs finally beeing cheap. I remember when GTX1030s were going for 80-90$. Great times for people getting into PC gaming!

@bb2ridder757 Ай бұрын

As long as we don't think about how old the card is. I am not saying the card is bad I am saying the new "budget" cards aren't great

@PhonePhone-sf8te Ай бұрын

for a little more you could get a used 980ti or 1080ti. You'd need a 500-600w psu but it would be worth that upgrade and still be very close or under this set budget.

@tim3172 Ай бұрын

What's a GTX1030?

@keremkesici4244 Ай бұрын

@@tim3172 GT1030, excuse me sir. I confused the naming with the GTX1050.

@keremkesici4244 Ай бұрын

@@PhonePhone-sf8te Used 1080TIs go for around 150-200€ in germany. A bit more expensive but definitely worth it imo.

@emdotrod Ай бұрын

The AM4 platform will become a great budget build favorites in the future. It might already showed its age but Zen 3 even in Cezanne still perform great.

@advancedmomuser-kb2qn Ай бұрын

future?AM4 is already dead platform,mid end cpus cant handle sh...guy trippin

Ай бұрын

AM4 is a thing of beauty. I've gone through several upgrades on that platform, up to upgrading my main rig to the 5800X3D. Not to mention that I've built some other rigs using the CPUs and MBs that have been taken out of my main rig with every upgrade.

@emdotrod Ай бұрын

@ When AM5 goes mainstream, the price of AM4 will drop and it will still be a strong platform for years to come when it comes to budget gaming

@zellar1 Ай бұрын

Ummm willing to game at 1080p??? I have 64 year old eyes and come from Atari 2600 days. Anything more then 1080p is a waste for me!!! LOL Great video!

@Ladioz Ай бұрын

This case is the perfect size. I love how close the motherboard components are to the front intake fans! I hate it when there is such an empty gap (i do understand the gap is for large cards or big aios) but i prefer it this way. So all components are cooled under load

@TheGameBench Ай бұрын

I really dig the mesh side panel on this case. Awesome for a budget build.

@Rando31able Ай бұрын

Loving the budget build .

@randallperkins7944 Ай бұрын

Greg this actually looks so clean and nice.. I love that mesh side panel :D

@slyfoxkgar Ай бұрын

Its a great start to a gaming PC, gets you in and running, and upgradeable later.

@Miniputt_999 Ай бұрын

I have to say, the case was a bit of surprise in terms of looks and what comes with it. Nice to see that you get more stuff with a case that wont cost you a leg :D Looking forward to the next video :D

@dustycircuit8758 Ай бұрын

Videos like this prove that no matter how bad it gets for the value of new PC hardware for the purposes of getting a gaming PC on a budget, used/older generation hardware always remains a solid option. Tho the sad reality is the vast majority of people tend to go the prebuilt route rather than built it themselves which that by itself I'm not shamming, but more for the problem of SI's cutting corners in the choice of parts to make the PC met a particular price point. I'm stil seeing a lot of new prebuilts with 500gb ssd as the only storage drive, and 16gb of ram sometimes even 8gb of ram. Which often leads to ether a unsatisfied customer, or an early upgrade in which case you prob should have just bought the more expensive computer that came with more ram and storage to begin with. Tho one good thing about PCs is they are in most cases upgradable to some extent.

@iK0NiK Ай бұрын

You’re right and I agree with you, but the unfortunate counter to this is that $550 will get you an Xbox or PS5 that will readily outperform this machine in gaming which was Greg’s intended use. Obviously you get a lot more utility out of a PC but if all you want to do is play games this build is right in the verge of being not worth it.

@hugooliveira5578 Ай бұрын

@@iK0NiKthat's true. But you can only play games from one console, with the PC you can play games from both and emulate older generations of those consoles and Nintendo as well.

@t2yber Ай бұрын

nice build!

@redthirteen12 Ай бұрын

this is so similar to my build i made a year ago. Zalman S3 ATX, b550 plus, 5600g, rx 580 GTS, 16g ddr4. Very cool!

@dragonman910 Ай бұрын

Wow! That build looks really good with the rgb ram!

@garrettwilde2798 Ай бұрын

Dang that’s big for a 1660! Love the vids!

@marioStortuga Ай бұрын

Love the blueprints on the wall

@chipwitgaming Ай бұрын

That's a great build for budget gaming!

@gregfisher216 Ай бұрын

Nice rig!!!

@nextcornerman Ай бұрын

I love budget builds like this one. I think it's more grounded than seeing the same 14900k/7800x3d + 4090 + o11 vision (or fractal north)+ 300$ AIO stuff over and over again. Great video Greg!

@GriotDNB Ай бұрын

Great watch!

@markowens5446 Ай бұрын

Looks great

@viperrcr Ай бұрын

Very impressive build and I think that is a great low budget case from Zalman.

@MarinosMysteries Ай бұрын

Great video, you do such a great job. Thanks.

@GregSalazar Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc Ай бұрын

Looks good.

@blademasterzero5295 Ай бұрын

Cool to see an ATX case with a mesh side panel in a video!

@RobertFixit Ай бұрын

Love the mesh aka air filter. Imagine how it would look after 3 years 😮😮😮

@adil-blue-blood7626 Ай бұрын

i love this case

@xnrg1968 Ай бұрын

gracias for the content, entertaining and informative as always

@GregSalazar Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Juliett-A Ай бұрын

I'm so glad they redesigned the socket for AM5. With AM4 the cpu pulls out with the heatsink every single time.

@Rayu25Demon Ай бұрын

we need more cases like this

@coolbusterreal2736 Ай бұрын

Actually my first ever pc build was a year ago for $500 really wonder what $550 will get you now? Edit: great vid

@BelowAmbient Ай бұрын

That case is super cool....

@suffer8318 Ай бұрын

Last time I watched this channel you didn't have a camera dude just a tripod lol what a good upgrade

@eklypse13 Ай бұрын

i have almost exactly this build in one of my PC's. The exact same R5 5500 CPU and Asus prime B500 motherboard but with a 5500XT its a solid gaming PC for 1080P.

@Laursen_ Ай бұрын

ayy Greg you are close to 900.000 subs maybe 1 mil at the end of the year? :D

@ZeldaMia Ай бұрын

Yo, Zalman cases are legit. I got a white Zalman i3 NEO for my build for $70 and it has a mesh front with 3 RGB fans, tempered glass sidepanel and another RGB fan in the back. The mesh has great airflow and dust collection. Highly recommend checking them out more.

@HaJiMaShu Ай бұрын

yo nice budget build, i wanna upgrade my current grid but idk what parts i should go for. and what should i purchase first then focuse on the last thing that i might need

@zombl337og 22 күн бұрын

Zalman makes some solid budget cases. Had the Zalman Z11 Neo (got it cause it looked like the old style ALIENWARE cases) before i upgraded to my Corsair 750D, and the Zalman was mostly plastic, but looked cool and kept components COOL

@the15thprime22 Ай бұрын

I have recent experience with one of those I/O butcher knife shields, was trying to realign a couple of the tabs to the USBs and gouged both index finger nails

@paulregan6257 Ай бұрын

An excellent pc Greg well done , my tower is a Ryzen 7 2700x , 32gb memory and 4gb Maxsun card it games great . Keep it up cheers from the uk .

@MysteryD Ай бұрын

6:27 "frame-wait" lol i giggled

@TwiLightVids Ай бұрын

That green looked nice to me :)

@rouenpadilla9761 Ай бұрын

I love that mesh side panel case, Genius! Would it be better to pair this with an RX 6600?

@tyqwax Ай бұрын

I have this exact case the only downsides of it is that the fans are 3 pins instead of 4 wich leads to not being able to modify the speed of them

@its_noxiouzz8117 Ай бұрын

As always. a reallty good video. But i have a question. I also have a 5600 and im lookin to upgrade my gpu to get rid of my 3050.. Would a 6600 be sufficent or should i go for a 7600 xt ?

@AvreeL89 Ай бұрын

Mesh on the side? refreshing!

@qrsimon Ай бұрын

Exactly what i build for my niece's b day:) choose the rx6600 v2 wich made it wat more expensive but worth it imo

@RenatoG1848 Ай бұрын

I would say the case is the unsung hero it’s low key beautiful and plenty of airflow

@alejandrocabeza1919 Ай бұрын

Guy likes his time pieces!😀

@klarnetbukucu Ай бұрын

Oh shit here we go again!

@prusakj1425 Ай бұрын

I play on a cheap 1080 projector with my 3060ti, was pissed about being scalped but now I've noticed I'm good with 1080p after returning a 3080.

@classicgmr Ай бұрын

I noticed 2 listings just yesterday on Reddit for 1660ti cards under $95 shipped. It’s been my budget go to card for a while now but seems to finally hit the $100 barrier

@b9bot148 Ай бұрын

You are definitely right about the butcher knife I mean rear shield, lol!

@mtdewcowboy1 Ай бұрын

Nice build, I would maybe go with a 6600 xt gpu and it would be a 1080p beast system for a few dollars more. Can't beat that case though, with 6 fans included

@Beni_777 Ай бұрын

I have a 1070Ti and a 7700k, with 32gb ddr4. Is that system comparable with mine? Or should I upgrade? Thanks

@tricogustrico Ай бұрын

Yes some are green with envy.

@walterlegere1403 Ай бұрын

A nice well vented case with all those fans for around $60 is a heck of a deal and I really liked that GPU support bracket! The future upgrade potential is almost limitless. My only complaint with that mesh side panel is the sheer amount of dust that could potentially invade the system but regular maintenance should reduce that issue. The 1660 isn't a bad card for the price because it seems that used CPU and GPU prices are going up again. About this time last year I picked up a GTX-1080ti 11GB card used for $180. They are way higher now. Not sure why.

@Gaspode-uj8jt Ай бұрын

Suggestion: Rotate the CPU fan shroud 90 degrees clockwise so it is at the top.

@buffmomloading Ай бұрын

He remembered the power strip this time guys. Let's go.

@BuzzKiller23 Ай бұрын

I wish I could get a mesh side panel like that for my case

@alexisjavier84 Ай бұрын

The way to go with a 1660 is buying one of those used hp gaming pc's, i got one for $160 with a 5600g, 8gb of ram, rx5500 and 256gb nvme, and basically for $150 extra you can add, 1 tb ssd, 1660 super and 16gbs of ram easily. I sold the 5500 for $80 on ebay so it was even cheaper for me.

@GonnerMeLeggies Ай бұрын

Honestly that's a killer price for a good system, and is likely what I would recommend for a budget build. Throw in an extra hundred or so and you could go with a rx 6600 and get a really balanced rig. Plus if you need more cou in the future the am4 x3d chips are hard to beat for frames per dollar and can match up well with a higher end or newer gen gpu

@jaycupro Ай бұрын

I'm working on my first PC build RN and by budget I'd 350 out of all used parts. I'm envious of the 550 budget rn lol.

@josephvandusen5964 Ай бұрын

You were not far off with the butcher knife; I mean IO shield. Those have wounder me over the years lol

@nilz23 Ай бұрын

Wait we all need to see the quantity and pattern of your paste application.

@outlet6989 Ай бұрын

Hi Greg. Your PC build cost one-tenth of what I spent on my last build. But for a PC newbie, it will be a great starter game rig with plenty of upgrade capabilities. Well done!

@dova1005 Ай бұрын

Nobody: Greg: This Here!

@_oriTech_ Ай бұрын

hmmm was the rx 5600 xt more expansive? sometimes these cards are pretty cheap, bought a asus tuf few months ago on ebay for 90 euros and last year an saphire puls for 105

@weroliera Ай бұрын

Sheeesh that Rolex bro.

@EinSwitzer Ай бұрын

Gt 1030 ti 6gb then you get the fps but no shaders and texture mapping float as well as almost no compute lanes for cpu to gpu ram utilizations

@Reaper1008 Ай бұрын

Greg, I have a question.. I have an if 9400f, RTX 4060, 16 GB of RAM and a 850w psu.. One game in particular, Forza Horizon 5, Does not like my system, and likes to freeze or crash.. Any tips.. ?

@itsmedavidd Ай бұрын

hello its me david d to say this will be a certified banger.

@TheRoamingHistoryador Ай бұрын

Looking forward for AMD Radeon graphics card reviews. This is very interesting, since I'm planning to buy one Radeon in the future.

@Keaton. Ай бұрын

By the way, is the back of that mobo greenish? 3:40

@rHinosYth Ай бұрын

Seems like a good bargain setup. Worth it IMO.

@Keaton. Ай бұрын

I keep seeing those BiCS SSDs. Are Kioxia SSD any good? (by any good = last at least five years of medium-heavy daily use) I never see Zalman cases where I live. lol I miss CNPS9900 MAX. lol...

@fredsorre6605 Ай бұрын

I am sure you can get an FSP 700W power supply for around the same price as that EVGA 550W one getting a slightly higher PSU now would leave you room for a CPU or GPU upgrade in future without worrying about the PSU.

@theviewer1423 Ай бұрын

I would have chosen different parts probably would have gone micro atx and shaved off as much as possible of prices of other things to get a better graphics card

@NukaOrQuantum... Ай бұрын

Nice build! For those on a budget out there, just like I am... head to Ali Express. Great deals on CPUs and motherboards. For example, a Ryzen 5600 is about $80 which will pair nicely with a $50 B450

@EinSwitzer Ай бұрын

I’m on my modded MSi thin cyborg 40 series is tight

@gasolin75 Ай бұрын

vengeance pro are more expensive than regular ram,memory, for 20 euros you can get an arctic 36 with shipping, that is def worth the trade of

@olirahaman9408 Ай бұрын

If possible, plz consider making or showing a pc that can play all games in max settings in 1080p with or without 2nd hand products, am4 high or am5 platform, I really wanna see which products is the end of the line 1080p performance limits so 1080p gamers can go for those.

@bulldogboy100 Ай бұрын

I remember the days when eBay Australia actually had bargains on it. These days the prices on everything are retail prices so you might as well just go to a shop and buy stuff from there.

@VermillionRacing Ай бұрын

I remember when i got the 1660ti when it released, I could play basically everything at 1080p high/ultra. Games have gotten increasingly less optimized and harder to run. If anyone is wanting to build this, I would do like you said and opt for a 5700xt. It's closer to 2070 performance rather than 1070 performance for very similar pricing

@GregSalazar Ай бұрын

Good luck fitting a 5700 XT into this budget. Of course you'll get more performance if you spend more! 😅

@VermillionRacing Ай бұрын

@@GregSalazar very true! Love the vids though mate. I think you can find 5700XT's for around $130-150 if I remember right, which would still put this over budget though. Off topic, but I've used your fix or flop videos quite often to help me figure out obscure issues with PCs im working on. I just wanted to thank you for the series, it helped me develop better diagnostic techniques and to think of things I otherwise never would have when troubleshooting.

@MikeTheGamer77 Ай бұрын

where do the HDD go? I see no brackets or holders.

@MusicHavenSG Ай бұрын

This PC at least has a nice upgrade path to an Ryzen 7 5700-5800X3D, A GPU like a 4060/4060 Ti without really needing to change your Motherboard, RAM and PSU. And the mesh side panel just screams air flow which will help higher end components dissipate heat more effectively and of course screams RGB too. The case will really come into its own once the internal parts are upgraded significantly. And really, most cases don't even have a built in vertical GPU mount. Personally I would go with a modular PSU if you can find it at a good price then you can just pop the PSU out while leaving the cables installed if I really need to upgrade that as well!

@CRACKINGPACKSMTG Ай бұрын

i would have went with a $60 b450 and non rgb ram and saved 80-90 and put that into a 5700xt/6600 gpu

@An_Estonian Ай бұрын

It is scary on how much this setup matches mine, only difference is the case and GPU. I got a 1060 6GB and uhh case is semi-unknown... But I think it's a DeepCool

@stevengunter3457 Ай бұрын

well i like it. i am running 4500. i let my old fx retire. i been enjoying the speed.

@klarnetbukucu Ай бұрын

Oh sh*t here we go again!

@HazewinDog Ай бұрын

Yeah that motherboard install angle wasn't really it IMO. I would've liked to see a bit more of the system running with the side panel on btw, and that goes in general, not just for this video. Nice build though! I would do something very similar for such a budget.

@tronixvolschenk4699 Ай бұрын

hvae been watching your vids for a long logn time and forgot to sub! Dammm! just subscribed +1 ha ha ha ha

@Beary98 Ай бұрын

I picked up several 1660 supers for $40 a pop recently, Awesome deal Yay for cheap gpus!

@DemonSaine Ай бұрын

You could've gotten a Silicon Power or a TForce Vulcan kit of 32gb ram for the same or even cheaper price you paid for the corsair vengeance ram.

@jamerbunz5768 Ай бұрын

Lmao, the case. Bought a MOROVOL full mesh for 50, turns out to be a Z I4 but without the vertical mount/slots and gpu support . But really tho, very good case especially for 50. I also added some Thermalalright TL-C12C-Sc's which, amazingly are $12, come in a pack of 3 and are 4pin and added them as intakes and god does it look fine and they pull in a ton of air

@nighthawkvc25a Ай бұрын

0:45 - Is there a link available for Office 2021 in the description? Office 2019 has a lifecycle end date the same as Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. While Windows 10 can be upgraded to 11, Office 2019 can't.

@faizannabi7540 Ай бұрын

I would have gone for used rtx 3060ti and a 5700 or 5700x other things new.

@vherostar Ай бұрын

Only thing that bugged me was the motherboard which was overkill for this kind of build. Could have saved 40-50 bucks and got a budget board as your not gonna be using advanced features like overclocking. There is cheaper ram options too. Meaning it would free up budget to upgrade the GPU or CPU or at least a better case. Other than that it's not a bad build.😊