Building a SOLID $1200 Gaming PC!

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This $1200 gaming PC is the sweet spot for builders with a healthy budget! $800 to $1200 builds tend to pack a ton of value, and this one is no exception! We've paired an older Ryzen platform with a brand new Nvidia RTX 4070 Super - and the performance is excellent! Thanks for learning with me!
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@hooah1986 4 ай бұрын

I found your channel from the "fix or flop' series, I love it. No bs just wholesome pc builds, with so great knowledge along the way.

@theeeves 4 ай бұрын

Man that 4070 Super really does look sleek, what a beautiful build.

@vest816 4 ай бұрын

Great color choice, Greg! After years of dabbling with RGB colors and illuminating my PC for all moods, holidays, and seasons, the simple classic "ORANGE" has become my go-to. Easy on the eyes, illuminates brilliantly, not too distracting. Love that distinct vintage flavor like my dad's old Sony sound system from the 1970s (which he impulse bought instead of a new car, and it still works to this day).

@SunnyHunny74 4 ай бұрын

Same here! Black and orange combo is probably the best one.

@braydengnarly1803 4 ай бұрын

Super clean build! Very well chosen parts this is the perfect pc, Solid pc. I enjoy your videos Greg! I like how the new super cards have that all black look.

@Daddy-.- 4 ай бұрын

Hey Greg, If you want to customize the whole cooler itself, the cpu cooler has 2 cables that could be attached one at a time but not both together for the rgb controlling. When looking in the box, there should be a second cable for the cooler or you might have to purchase another cable like I had to. I bought the cooler off Facebook marketplace and found that out the hard way. Check there is a rubber flap protecting a port on the cooler. That is for the cable that also controls the outer ring of the fan.

@garrettwilde2798 4 ай бұрын

clean build! I love when you add some color like this

@MrBlurgon 4 ай бұрын

Nice and clean. Great job.

@Miniputt_999 4 ай бұрын

Very nice build. The orange fits really nicely in there. Looking forward to the next video :D

@MarinosMysteries 4 ай бұрын

Great video and fun build. Keep it up and thanks.

@ForzaE2 4 ай бұрын

Clean and good choices. Awesome.

@themechanic-warzone7123 4 ай бұрын

Awesome job Greg. Need more of these older gen builds. Not everyone can afford the latest hardware. I use those coolers a lot in builds. Great cooler for OEM and looks great too 👍👍

@marioStortuga 4 ай бұрын

Looking at it looks like a very smart build

@johnpaulbacon8320 4 ай бұрын

Nice video - Good build.

@sitordan 4 ай бұрын

Looks good and is very capable. Good choice of parts.

@Christopher-sk3sm 4 ай бұрын

Solid build greg 👍 i hope 1 day i can build my own like this

@nicknice2159 4 ай бұрын

Hey Greg great video.. With the wraith prism use Signal rgb with the USB2 connector it will control the outer ring as well.

@97BuckeyeGuy 4 ай бұрын

I love this build, though, I probably would have gone with white RGB just to keep it a bit more neutral. I hope your house is coming along well!

@garbuckle3000 4 ай бұрын

The 205 is a totally underrated case. It's got Lian Li quality for a rock bottom price, and it comes with 3 RGB fans and built in controller. It's a bit smaller than your typical cases, but I was still able to put a 6950 XT in mine.

@babalonkie 4 ай бұрын

Looks clean and will do the job for a gamer 👍

4 ай бұрын

This Build looks really clean and compact. Nice

@benedictjajo 4 ай бұрын

Petite.

@lanceripplinger8352 4 ай бұрын

This is similar to the upgrade I did last year. I have the same motherboard as this build, but went with the Ryzen 7 5700x instead. I also went with an Radeon 6750XT. Been great for my needs.

@GregSalazar 4 ай бұрын

It's definitely a solid combo for many games!

@NukaOrQuantum... 4 ай бұрын

Yes, this is really a solid PC Greg! I'm currently on AM4, and still plan to build a new PC this year utilizing the platform. More specifically, a Ryzen 5600 and RX6800 based build for about $760.

@skinnycat8918 4 ай бұрын

yes sir, I have a 6700xt and runs butter smooth , Cheap card $250 on the used market.

@MrBeetsGaming 4 ай бұрын

I got a 6800 for just under 400 the day before christmas and I'm loving it

@Ornal64 4 ай бұрын

I used Asrock AB350M Pro4 from 2017 I’ve got laying around after upgrading to X570 motherboard. I can run ram at 3200 with 5600x paired with RX6700XT. With bios update resizable bar support is there. Only downside is pcie 3.0 that makes no real life difference with RX6700XT. AM4 is amazing platform still good in 2024 for new build.

@Josie-fg9yg 4 ай бұрын

another awesome video! love the pc builds u do👌✌️✌️✌️

@GregSalazar 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate it!

@g0nz0122 4 ай бұрын

Looks nice.

@pr33tu_ 4 ай бұрын

This is a good budget. I built my pc for around this price in 2016 and I'm still using it today.

@Gamevet 4 ай бұрын

@@mostpplarezombies That depends on where you live. Montana has no sales tax, but they have a 4% state tax on your paycheck.

@bara555 4 ай бұрын

@@mostpplarezombiesJust wait until you find out how much the average Eastern-European makes a month. The budget is suddenly not that perfect.

@stevenanderson3205 4 ай бұрын

I am using this power supply with a Asus ProArt 4070 ti love this computer makes easy work of everything it also has 32 GB of 6000 MT RAM and a I9 12900 KS.

@cj_zak1681 4 ай бұрын

great build Greg, I really like that case. Am currently rocking the 5600X and it is an absolute champ, easily cooled too!

@blademasterzero5295 4 ай бұрын

Nice build 👍🏽

@xXDarthBagginsXx 4 ай бұрын

Been leaning to finally biting the bullet since the 4070S ticks the boxes price wise, plus the Matte black is just perfect.

@rohanbhangui 4 ай бұрын

idk if someone mentioned it, but to get that ring to sync up you need to download a cooler master utility that will allow you to control that

@danielvess1780 4 ай бұрын

I build my pc 2 years ago now it still runs amazing. I'm using a ryzen 5 5600g, Xfx rx 6600, 32gb ram, msi mpg b550 board, Samsung pro 1tb and a 600w power box.

@legomaniac601 4 ай бұрын

My 5600X came with a stealth cooler and was rather toasty at times, from what I remember it was at higher 80’s playing Snowrunners

@TM86880 4 ай бұрын

Ah I was supposed to have mention this to you Greg, anytime you're taking out a pc case in the future, run your screwdriver on the metal back of the case to disperse the static cling on the case!

@Olaf-Lingen2023 4 ай бұрын

Happy Building ^^

@Ladioz 4 ай бұрын

Thats an incredibly clean build. Well done! I would of probably went with a non rgb black cpu cooler

@TheZombieKillsss 4 ай бұрын

Speaking of ebay. Can you do more of the buying broken pcs off there and fixing them or trying to? They were fun to watch

@lazysandwichyt586 4 ай бұрын

awesome build i wish i can get one

@ChrisAzure 4 ай бұрын

I got that same motherboard, but B650 (AM5) for $30 on eBay because of 4-5 bent pins. It took me less than 10 minutes to fix the problem.

@sosk16 4 ай бұрын

hey greg i just want to let you know your the reason i saved my own pc for not powering on and ive been watching you for a while now🙏🙏

@ManiacalReapz 4 ай бұрын

love the build. I have so far only went team red for gpu would love to try the a latter for comparison

@KpaBaPa 4 ай бұрын

my cheapest build so far comes up to around £200, but I found a thrown away PC with 5600G in it at 16 gb ram. Bought a used b550(still have the b450 max to sell) , another 16gb ram(used again) and a brand new rx 6600. The PC can play pretty much anything in 1080p no problem

@wildgg 4 ай бұрын

Clean looking build! and leaves room for easy upgrades like a 5800X3D and more RAM if needed down the line.

@16driver16 4 ай бұрын

He didn't utilize the CPU or RAM fully as is... he said himself the thing needed more DRAM

@Gamevet 4 ай бұрын

I put together a rig for a friend about 18 months ago. I'd built his rig around the 5600, on an MSI B550 Tomahawk board. I sold my 32GB DDR4-3200 CL16 RAM to him for $30 and I used that to upgrade my RAM to DDR4-3600 CL16. GPU prices were still pretty high and after getting burned on an ebay purchased RTX 2080, I decided to sell my 2080 Super to him for $300. The total cost of the build (with shipping) was just under $800.

@Whatthewhat122 4 ай бұрын

thanks for the awesome vid dude

@GregSalazar 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Thomahawk7209 4 ай бұрын

I like the lancool 216 case at that same price, but great build. Thanks for learning with us

@beebs4881 4 ай бұрын

They also have the 206 which is just a little wider that the 205 to allow for a tower cooler. It may be a Micro Center exclusive though.

@ElTeeger 4 ай бұрын

A be quiet cpu cooler would be perfect matching the orange

@TanHVir 4 ай бұрын

Great Build. I'd go for AMD 7800XT and put whatever is saved into a boot SSD PCIe Gen 4 as well as a CPU cooler like ThermalRight Peerless Assassin (for future-proofing).

@baghlani92 4 ай бұрын

Awesome 😊

@falcon6329 4 ай бұрын

14:10 power usage and clockspeeds could easily tell if its actually being used or not. you can have 99% usage while running at 300mhz for example

@ethanshaw8274 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video Greg, and a well balanced build. To your issue with Star Wars: Battlefront II: Are you running it in DX12 mode? Every time I have seen anyone running DX12(In SWBFII) it seems to be completely broken, as if it was tacked on as a show piece when they were really trying to push DX12 originally. Try DX11 and I would bet your performance issues clear up.

@rasmusvedel 4 ай бұрын

I still love my AM4 system running a 5600x - plenty strong enough

@rigsbyrigged1831 4 ай бұрын

Videos like this are really helping me with my thought processes at the moment. Right now, I am on a fully custom water-cooled system with a i7-7700k clocked to 5GHz and a 1070 overclocked Sea Hawk custom water cooled. So as age of the system is starting to plague my thoughts along with missing Windows 11 compatibility, my mind is moving towards the idea of building a new system. The thing is, I don’t want to go much over the 1k mark, whereby I can re-use my PSU (700W Dark Base Pro) D500 Case and Samsung 2TB NVME. I will probably move to air and drop the water, though when I am working (not gaming) my system is 100% silent, which is amazing. Anyway, thanks for the content. It is helping me reach my decision on what system I finally go with.

@TheStevo2156 4 ай бұрын

Your system sounds like a beast. I'd stick with it another couple years and maybe consider ryzen 7000 when they're cheaper in 2025-26

@gregophilip6858 4 ай бұрын

looks good to me Greg nice one

@acudraws 4 ай бұрын

Great build! One question; have you checked the temp on that TeamGroup NVME? I have one and it idles/runs kinda hotter than my previous samsung one. Any ideas? Thanks!

@supergoofy123 4 ай бұрын

@Greg, (the nvme) probably it's mp33. There is also the mp33 pro witch has as slightly different part number. Anyway, both are good low budget ssd nvme disks with 600TBW and 5 year warranty (no DRAM cache though).

@johnt.848 4 ай бұрын

Tt Tough Ram came in white, silver and gold, the gold would have looked nice in this build, matching nicely with the orange lighting. Personally I have the white non RGB variant which I find looks better IMO.

@uatlagh 4 ай бұрын

Hey I've worked with those wraith prism coolers enough to know how frustrating setting up rgb can be. I recommend using only the usb cable and downloading the wraith prism software. You'll have fine tuned control over all the rgb that way

@ChannelSho 4 ай бұрын

I was curious about why internal USB-C connectors aren't palindromic like the cables so I looked into it some. And it looks like for whatever reason, the motherboard pinout simply isn't palindromic. To make things more fun, apparently that header is called a USB Type-E header (I couldn't find anything that was called a Type-D header or port) USB is such an amazing standard. 🙃

@alexthegiant7864 4 ай бұрын

It definitely looks great. I like the look of the cables on it.

@tmbocelot 2 ай бұрын

I was running a 3800x and EVGA 3060 TI. Wanted to upgrade without having to also upgrade MB so I went up to a 5800x and 4070 super FE. I had to have the super because of how slick that all black is! I’m happy with the upgrade I have to try really hard to get that CPU bottleneck to be noticeable

@animeturnMMD 2 ай бұрын

If you have this B550 AX V2 you can push it to its limits with a GTX 4080 Super or a 4090 if you are that fancy and a Ryzen 9 5950X with 2 RAM DDR4 4000mhz (16 x 2 ) this is basically the best set up you can put right on this MB, I don't know if Nvidia series 5000 and AMD series 8000 would be compatible with this MB, but having a high performance processor like the Ryzen 9 5950X and good ram, you can push an even better GPU.

@aeroflopper 4 ай бұрын

strange you did not connect the stock amd cooler to a usb header and control the colours?

@omerkurt9406 4 ай бұрын

Keep up the great work ❤

@GregSalazar 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@Axtreai 2 ай бұрын

@@GregSalazar what case was it? Im thinking of buying the same stuff and have a Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Case in my build. Will this work with the fans and motherboard

@alinioanmoroi1370 4 ай бұрын

I have build almost same specs pc for my son a week ago...except I got a 5700x and a 6700xt and a deepcool ch370 new...32gb ddr4 3200 , 1tb crucial p3 plus already had, bought a b550m aorus elite open case for 70 euro...and already had the rm750x psu!

@BrunoGeneva 4 ай бұрын

AMD has a piece of software for the Wratih prism made by / with Cooler Master, you just have to connect the cooler to the motherboard via the included USB 2 header and you can control all the RGB stuff in 3 clicks, even the ring and the logo.

@alexandrekohler4089 Ай бұрын

Great Video, maybe the star wars frames could be because the vram was using the full 12gb card capacity? i don't really know how the vram actually impact fps, but that's why i'm considering buying the rtx 4070 ti super, i think 12gb vram is a bit low moving forwards

@travisvaughn101 4 ай бұрын

Love it, I would super appreciate more videos that show off more cases that aren't the most popular

@KRS3469 4 ай бұрын

That 5600X is a budget BEAST!

@bmack6386 4 ай бұрын

Looks great! I really like that small form factor of that GPU. Now if only there was a way you could get rid of that annoying activate windows watermark 11:56

@JohnMartin-qh2pw 4 ай бұрын

At 51, I built my first gaming PC just a few weeks ago. What I built: Lian Li Air Mini Intel I5 12600k MSI B660 Tomahawk DDR4 RX 6700 XT Kraken Elite 240mm AIO Corsair 750w PSU 2x 16g Oloy Ram 2g Samsung M.2 How did I do?

@dominicharvey6048 4 ай бұрын

Why Intel?

@klorslug 4 ай бұрын

Very solid for your first build! Great job.

@JohnMartin-qh2pw 4 ай бұрын

@dominicharvey6048 I tend to trust Intel more, I've seen too many fried Ryzen chips on his Fix or Flop videos. Personal preference I guess...

@nickb.249 4 ай бұрын

Personally I would have gotten the Arctic Liquid Freezer II AIO cooler which is currently $50 less on Amazon than the NZXT Kraken in 240mm. It's a much better performing cooler, you'll just be missing the LCD screen, which to me personally isn't nearly as big of a deal when other critical components are being compromised on. For instance, for that $50 savings you can bump up to a 6750xt and get 10-15% better performance from your GPU, or even better get a 4060 ti if you can catch one on sale for the same price and get up to 30% better GPU performance. I'd rather have that than a dedicated screen telling me what temp my CPU is, especially when the Arctic Liquid Freezer II would be completely set and forget with a 12600k (i.e. there's no reason you'd ever be concerned with CPU temp).

@JohnMartin-qh2pw 4 ай бұрын

@nickb.249 I bought the Kraken Elite on sale for $129, it keeps my CPU at a constant 30 to 35° while gaming, and I can keep an eye on my GPU temp on the LCD screen as well. Besides, the mounting block on the Arctic looks like something from the Borg Collective... Not really my style

@GameBenchClips 4 ай бұрын

I hope some day I will build pc like that

@TheStevo2156 4 ай бұрын

How good would it be if that 4070 just came with 2 8 pin connectors

@subbookkeeper 4 ай бұрын

Why can't they just make 2x8pin connectors on card instead of that stupid high power one?

@KushiKush 4 ай бұрын

This was my build well till 5 days when I get my lg1700 mounting bracket. Then I'm on the 14700k

@naymuln 4 ай бұрын

The 4070 super looks sick!

@zhardy323 4 ай бұрын

the orange matches your seiko

@NotiloUs1172 4 ай бұрын

I went with 5700x and 6700xt last month, been working great.

@alxnd_r6345 4 ай бұрын

Best combo

@faticecr3am 4 ай бұрын

Very nice.

@Tgaddy314 4 ай бұрын

the orange isnt totally out of place with Gigabyte's color scheme having Orange in it. in all seriousness, it makes the build pop a bit more by breaking the black

@Phoenix288 4 ай бұрын

I love your videos and watch every single one! But I have a question, I built my first pc back in October, but I want to upgrade my motherboard from a asus rog strix z790-f gaming WiFi to a asus rog Maximus z790 hero motherboard, so I can give my little brother the old one. My question was, would I need to reinstall windows if I already have an activated operating system on the old one? I’m keeping my m.2 ssds. Also, I assume it is the same chipset but would I need to change any drivers? Thanks in advance!

@robertscheffler8455 4 ай бұрын

Nice for the price. I’m curious your thoughts since cable routing is your thing, MSI Zero Project/ available now, Asus close to release and others in process, as well all case manufacturers in progress,; referring to all rear connectors, except GPU power and CPU. I also saw PSU manufacturer reworking connectors but can’t locate it.

@MrBeetsGaming 4 ай бұрын

Looked like battlefront 2 was using all the VRAM, never realized it used so much.

@bertgo305 4 ай бұрын

My God that blank fan space at the back is making me crazy!!! But still agrat build Mr. Salazar.

@milescarter7803 4 ай бұрын

The thermalright 3 pack argb is like thirteen on Jungle site. I've bought a lot of them.

@danlugz 4 ай бұрын

Im looking to build a pc for my birthday next month and have been debating on a DDR4 or DDR5 build. Im looking at spending $800-$1000. I just do some gaming but am interested in possibly streaming later on. Any suggestions? Love the video.

@IcebergTech 4 ай бұрын

*looks up from his gaseous gaming PC* Wait, there’s another way?

@RDJ134 4 ай бұрын

Love the colors, it makes me think on Half Life :) And plus on the recylcing of older parts. Always enjoying these video's of builds.

@paulregan6257 4 ай бұрын

Hi Greg I use a Ryzen 7 2700x with the wraith cooler it looks and runs great , keep up the fantastic videos

@NeaJEDI09 4 ай бұрын

Microcenters $400 bundle with the 12900k saved me sooo much money

@jasonhurdlow6607 3 ай бұрын

Solid build, but I would definitely bump the RAM to 32gb and the nvme drive to 2TB (you'll need the space for games). That will increase the cost less than $100 and is well worth it. I'd also look for sales on the 5700x and 5700x3d.

@exxor9108 4 ай бұрын

I believe the 5600X came with the Wraith Spire cooler. Might be wrong, lemme check. Edit: My assumption was wrong. lol It came with a Wraith Stealth. Which I don't think it should have. Even that cooler has a hard time keeping an out-of-the-box Ryzen 3 3300X cool.

@CrimFerret 4 ай бұрын

You based the color choice for the cable extensions on your watch didn't you? Speaking of which, I did a double take when I saw that on your wrist. That is like the younger twin of the one I wear. The difference being mine is 40+ years old and one of Seiko's first quartz diving watches. It was a gift from my parents and for the time, a very expensive one. The dial and hands are almost identical to yours. I change the battery and gaskets every few years. It still runs within a second a month. At the time I got it, it wasn't really considered at all stylish being big and bright orange. That didn't stop me wearing it then. Of course now it's right in the current fashion for dive watches.

@raven8432 4 ай бұрын

@gregsalazar where did you get your portable monitor?

@NowThatsPCGaming 4 ай бұрын

I build a similar system but went the 7800xt, paired with the 5600x for around $1050. Amazing 1440p rig for the price.

@Switch72nd 4 ай бұрын

This is the rig I have as well, its great.

@jmdb8768 4 ай бұрын

would a 5600 non X be enough for this set up? (4070 super)

@jonathanwessner3456 4 ай бұрын

$1200 is where all 4 of the PC's in my home are. Next upgrade is getting 5600 cpu's for my brother and son in law. Maybe adding another 16 gb of ram to mine. Last year, i upgraded all our NVME's to 2 or 4 gb models. because the prices dropped to less than $80 each. Wait, you forgot the case in the description!

@aoefury 4 ай бұрын

Would like to see you drop in the new 5700x3d when it comes out in a few days and compare the performance .

@justiceescamilla538 3 ай бұрын

I have a budget of $1500. What are some upgrades I could make from this? I’m new to this and don’t fully understand what causes bottlenecks in performance

@theboundD1 4 ай бұрын

What are you monitoring you cpu and gpu Temps with?

@brandon_gb 3 ай бұрын

I like that watch. What is it if you don't mind me asking?

@berserkenjoyer7886 4 ай бұрын

My only regret is building with a 500gb nvme, that space goes fast so 1TB is absolutely the very least you should go with

@steezy-_-4249 3 ай бұрын

I am new to pc's and trying to get a pc for around this price. I'm just wondering what difference using an intel i5 instead of the 5 5600x would make?