Can’t afford a Gaming PC? This one's $169
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After spending $69 on a gaming PC, where can we go from here? Let’s look at how we can get the most bang for the buck in all your favorite AAA games
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:01 Upgrading the GPU
2:54 Testing out some games
4:04 But what about the CPU?
6:47 Errors aplenty
8:38 Capital One Shopping!
9:21 How to fix CPU cooling error
11:56 Speed holes!
12:40 Time to cRAM in some more parts
15:10 More storage = more games
19:33 Conclusion
20:23 Outro
@Stavex112 Жыл бұрын
I want more budget projects like these. It's really fun to see what you can build with a low budget if you play your cards right.
@thunderxr2736 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@thunderxr2736 Жыл бұрын
oh my god, I think this is finally some tech tips I can use and try: finally 😅😂
@its_just_dutch Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there... 🙄
@Druzhh Жыл бұрын
yeah i bought a infected and old/dust pc from a shop, it was £200 and it had a gtx 1060 6gb , 4gb ddr3 800mhz ram and a fx4300, i put in 16gb ddr3 1600mhz ram, fx 6300, i swapped the stock cooler for a cooler master hyper 212 led, and i still have the 1060, i get 53fps on nearly every tripple a title on 1440p medium, in total i spent £380 and i get really GOOD thermals and i am trying to put in a 512 gb kingston sata ssd
@thunderarch5951 Жыл бұрын
@@Druzhh yeah, triple A of 7 years ago maybe, lol I'd like to see that on horizon zero dawn, god of war, dying light 2, cyberpunk... I can't be that stable with a 2060 and a Ryzen 2600 in 1440p in some newer games, lol Also, 53 fps is such a specific number
@morgadox40 Жыл бұрын
This is just like watching Top Gear. Their segments of “here’s 1200 bucks, buy a car and travel across the country” were always the best and much funnier then seeing some new HyperCar from Rivian or whatever. These budget PC builds are a joy to watch. Keep ‘em coming
@ArniesTech Жыл бұрын
Glad there is an audience for normal Budget builds too. I plan to do these in the future too 🙏
@WellBattle6 Жыл бұрын
The dis against Tesla was well made.
@xyroah Жыл бұрын
actually british top gear watcher 👀
@harbl99 Жыл бұрын
"Oooooh, feel that low end powaaaaaah!" -- Linus Clarkstian
@toby1248 Жыл бұрын
I'm just imagining the response you'd get from Jeremy or James for using the word 'bucks'. It's a British show, they were given a £1000 budget.
@Motorboatasaurus Жыл бұрын
I have an over $2000 computer and I still love watching these budget builds. It is so cool to see how much can be done with so little. Gives me something to recommend to my friends to get them off of consoles and actually able to play games with me.
@kenny6105 Жыл бұрын
same man, i wanna get into building pc’s as a hobby and these budget builds give me so much inspiration, im thinking about grabbing one of these and doing basically this build for a file server
@JINX-RSA Жыл бұрын
Mine is about 800 dollars maybe 900
@d.d1252 Жыл бұрын
I got a 500 euros used gaming laptop
@MWcrazyhorse Жыл бұрын
Seeing how much even Linus is struggling here is the reason many people prefer consoles. It's fun to watch an expert at work. Not so fun when you try this at home...
@vinnyodonnell5596 Жыл бұрын
Is a budget pc more worth than upgrading to the new consoles? I'm just worried I won't get the hang off a pc and if things go wrong it would be difficult to fix lol
@Corristo89 Жыл бұрын
HP is a nightmare regarding using non-standard components in their PCs and workstations. They literally don't want you upgrading ANYTHING without getting their whole upgrade package OR just getting a new PC or workstation. To be fair, Dell and Lenovo are up to the same tricks. The worst it typically using a non-standard PSU, meaning that you can't replace it with a standard model in case you need to upgrade or if it breaks.
@NuttedInYoMom Жыл бұрын
It doesn't really matter unless ur going to do super super intensive gaming with really high end hardware, but most people will never. For example, I have nearly the exact same Build (except a bit better), and it fucking kicks every games ass. My build is the HP z440 workstation, and it comes standard with a 700w PSU that can support my 1080ti and let me tell you, I haven't found Any game this system can't play, and tremendously at that! I mean, I'm playing the latest and greatest triple AAA titles and never fall below 60fps @1080p on MAX settings! Infact, it almost always gets 60fps+, this thing is a Champ! Yes, it's true. You won't be using a rtx 4090 on this thing anytime soon, and you'll never get 200fps+. But for $200 for the system + $200 for the 1080ti, this is a great value!!!
@NuttedInYoMom Жыл бұрын
I regularly get 80-110 fps @1080p MAX settings on newer games, this thing is no slouch!
@tristanheaton2127 Жыл бұрын
Which brand is better
@runaway7137 Жыл бұрын
dell isnt that bad, had a prebuilt that was shit, not dell, and upgraded it to some old dell parts i had (mobo cpu ram all came from old dell pc) (every other part was from prebuilt). never had an issue with changing the ram or any fan errors or anything like that. never changed cpu but cooler was changed a few times and still never ran into an issue with dell bios/compatibility, although i did burn out one of the ram slots. board was like 10 yrs old though so
@runaway7137 Жыл бұрын
@@tristanheaton2127 dell is best when swapping parts probably
@DrDuke Жыл бұрын
Budget builds are always really cool to see!
@abidhasan2974 Жыл бұрын
Yup for people like us. Yup
@ArniesTech Жыл бұрын
Glad to read that people are interested in "normal" builds as well. I plan some in the future 🙏
@aerosw1ft Жыл бұрын
True. I wish LTT did more of these budget/"normal" pc content. This is way more interesting and relatable to me than some crazy fan that costs hundreds of dollars.
@khalilahd. Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@loowick4074 Жыл бұрын
These builds are more important for the pc building community than generic top spec branded PC over 2000$ in price.
@josiahsage9792 Жыл бұрын
I have never heard a sponsor segment with the sponsors name in it so much. After Linus' commentary on the WAN show about the whole "thanks for sponsoring THAT part of the viceo" makes this segment hilarious.
@mutant69 Жыл бұрын
But where's the WAN show. Isn't the address edited out yet? I can't workout without it. :(
@sandmaster4444 Жыл бұрын
@@mutant69 KZfaq is taking forever to process it
@Flukiest Жыл бұрын
@@sandmaster4444 No. Linus leaked sensitive information by accident. Video is being edited
@hackerxr Жыл бұрын
Have YOU SEEN IBM sponsorships...
@Every0ne2 Жыл бұрын
@@mutant69 Apprently he leaked his address on the show so they're editing it.
@nemoy7267 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea M2 adapters like that existed! Definitely going to be useful next time I spot a really good deal on a drive.
@WohaoG Жыл бұрын
m.2 makesn't a url thanks
@notme9049 Жыл бұрын
@@WohaoG what?
@WohaoG Жыл бұрын
@@notme9049 B'sn't A
@ShatteredF1re7733 Жыл бұрын
I have an M.2 adapter with 1 slot on it, it rocks. I just ordered another one with 2 slots on it! Fingers crossed it works just like the 1 slot. I was looking at 4TB SSDs and I realized I could get a 6 times faster 4TB M.2 for $10 more dollars.
@mak_707 5 ай бұрын
Serious game changer for old pc collecting dust.
@AverageGamerDad914 Жыл бұрын
Rare thing for a huge channel to value every last bit of $ spent on a gaming PC. I approve the effort man :D
@Keptains Жыл бұрын
VERY IMPORTANT: 12:26 if someone is actually doing the same in a similar way (drilling or removing metal parts from the case) make sure to sand it down or atleast use a vacum cleaner to remove all of the metal dust to avoid the chance of any of them falling on the motherboard or get sucked up by some fans, this could kill your components as it could short some stuff or it can cause other damage to your hardware and potentially start a fire
@ragazoub Жыл бұрын
This could also kill you, but it is less important than your motherboard, protect the motherboard at all costs
@jokuemt Жыл бұрын
or, you know, buy cpu cooler that actually fits lol
@MrTytyjohn64 Жыл бұрын
Fire hazard tech tips
@marclenraymagdaraog691 Жыл бұрын
@@ragazoub Motherboard > Humanlife.
@OneShotCS Жыл бұрын
Or just play case-less and don’t care about dust 😅
@ipodman371 Жыл бұрын
As someone who nabbed an old dell server and threw a rx580 8gb into it for a quick and cheap gaming PC. I had no idea about clover, and I've been using a pcie m.2 adapter for years. It's like this video was made specifically for me. Thanks Ltt.
@theflash9068 Жыл бұрын
How many fps do you get ? And at which resolution and detail ?
@Tipman2OOO Жыл бұрын
Lol nice! Hardware hacks for life! I've had unauthorized hardware and software working in machines with windows, Mac os, and even game consoles.
@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 Жыл бұрын
An old server... Mannnn... This chann makes me feel so dumb... Do you know of any good videos on what to buy on the cheap.. to make a ok game rig...
@clebbington Жыл бұрын
Yeah man I had a optiplex that couldn't boot from nvme, clover would have been such a lifesaver
@deepspacecow2644 Жыл бұрын
@@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 you can get an old server, dells are actually really good on the server side. The numbering is r for rack, t for tower, 700 2u, 600 1u, 500 2u low end, 400 1u low end. The second number is generation. An r720 is a 2u rack server that is cheap and the oldest I would buy. The r 730 is the next Gen if that makes sense. This would be preferable due to name and pcie bifurcation support. You fan get like over 750w 80 plus titanium for these systems for dirt cheap. Extremely loud though
@barkter Жыл бұрын
I love watching these. I really wanna build a bunch of low budget PCs so my friends can come over and lan party classic games. Maybe an emulation station.
@dirty4track Жыл бұрын
Have u ever made a batocera machine? It's not hard and it is fun
@openjcd Жыл бұрын
@@dirty4track raspberry pi 4 is still a fantastic option for this
@stephenschmidt8075 Жыл бұрын
I’m down to show up lol I wanna build a pc but I’m not really funded for a badass one and I need to know what to do lol
@4our31 Жыл бұрын
that's so cool your house will be an arcade
@TheRokkis Жыл бұрын
I used to do stuff like this before, still love watching this. Time can be turned into money, but when you can't you still can turn it into saving money and better performance. And the emotional attachment to a computer you hacked the hell out is just something else. And it makes you appreciate the expensive stuff later on much more, because you have experienced times when it wasn't that easy or even available. Besides things like this teaches you a shitload of stuff you probably never would learn otherwise.
@H_elios Жыл бұрын
So BRAVE of Capitol One to sponsor that ENTIRE segment of video.
@spyier53 11 ай бұрын
How so
@H_elios 11 ай бұрын
@@spyier53 There is some context you missing. On the WAN show around when this video came, Linus complains about sponsors. He doesn't like that they don't want to sponsor the whole video, just a segment. They are too cowardly to endorse all of the video.
@spyier53 11 ай бұрын
@@H_elios oh ok thanks
@ProntoLamatic 10 ай бұрын
@@H_elios so he's complaining that they don't give him more money?
@PieStudios 10 ай бұрын
@@ProntoLamaticthey’re probably complaining because viewers get annoyed by “sponsoring this portion of the video” bit. That’s annoying as hell IMO
@hahalolha Жыл бұрын
Another top tech tip: Search around because *sometimes* there are modified BIOS images which can bypass arbitrary locks/blocks. Not always recommended but can be useful for those really annoying error messages which don't need to be there
@E-1337 Жыл бұрын
Yo ima add this to your comment bro- For the more casual or novice pc builders, the only BIOS/UEFI changes you should be making is updating to the most up to date one from the boards official website. If you are not 100% confident and know EXACTLY what you're doing when flashing a BIOS/UEFI image that IS NOT provided for that board by its manufacturer, DONT do this. If you are already budgeting your build components, running the risk of making a miniscule mistake and completely bricking your motherboard just doesn't outweigh the rewards here. There are a lot of lessons you can afford to learn the hard way, any lesson involving your BIOS/UEFI is not one of the ones you ever want to have to trial by error to learn. Take the extra time, spend 10 more dollars or so. To those who know what they're doing however, this is a great idea and would really expedite the completion of your build. I would check beforehand however and make sure that wherever you're getting your BIOS/UEFI from, is consistently updating it so that you aren't left with any vulnerabilities like a day zero or something that was patched by the board manufacturers but was unknown to whoever provided your modified BIOS/UEFI.
@krypton7900 Жыл бұрын
yes, I have a T440p with a modern wifi card in it because I was able to patch out the wifi whitelist, you should be able to find a bioa patch if the computer is popular enough
@myopinion69420 Жыл бұрын
exactly this. thats how I used to run SLI on my old `asus p6t se` board. the non SE had SLI support, but they dropped it for the SE, the only real differences in the board were a lack of fdd connector and a few less sata ports (the non se had a port multiplier built in, so no real loss). I found a modified p6t bios and was able to cross flash it and run SLI no problem.
@fboomerang Жыл бұрын
LOVE these budget build videos. Well done! According to AnandTech this CPU's MSRP was $2141 in 2014. Damn!!
@johncollins5552 Жыл бұрын
I love that you don't just edit out all the frustrating moments we all experience when the Bios says No! I don't wanna allow you to upgrade without a fight.
@Tenchigumi Жыл бұрын
I'm imagining you just tackling your bios and jamming a firmware update down it's throat. "IT'S... FOR... YOUR OWN... GOOD!!!"
@johncollins5552 6 ай бұрын
Nvidia fanboys, my rx 580 is good with ancient i5 2400 budget build, it does require six pin power. Don't install win 11, I have 10 but 7 might be better?
@someguyoninternet802 Жыл бұрын
It fun more fun to watch these budget builds than "super high end" kind of builds
@ewensimon2608 Жыл бұрын
Definitely because as fun as seeing what's currently possible to achieve, the story behind a cheap build is better
@khalilahd. Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@FluorescentGreen5 Жыл бұрын
@@ewensimon2608 you could still think of it as what's currently possible to achieve, just within a budget
@andreit1685 Жыл бұрын
Well high end builds would also be entertaining to watch. But the answer to any problem there is just "Throw more money at it".
@someguyoninternet802 Жыл бұрын
@@andreit1685 Yeah not really as creative as budget builds
@Razear Жыл бұрын
Incredible how you can even include an SSD into a system of this calibre if you plan carefully enough and know how to deal hunt. The level of responsiveness going from spinning rust makes such a world of difference.
@azrilrapaiee Жыл бұрын
not any ssd...its freaking pcie m.2 ssd😱
@vojta3879 Жыл бұрын
Was he upgrading from an HDD or SATA III SSD? I don't think Linus would survive testing with the spinner. And I am also surprised that there is a noticeable difference in the responsiveness in Windows upgrading from SATA III to M.2.
@Nalianna Жыл бұрын
Biggest upgrade ever. I got a intel 545s 512gb. And i'll never use a spinning HD again. (my next pc has the same m.2 shows in this video samsung 970 evo plus. brand new, $150 aus)
@researchandbuild1751 Жыл бұрын
Um wut ssd is super cheap
@kevinmorgan7085 Жыл бұрын
@@researchandbuild1751 depends on the ssd model
@EddieEd507 Жыл бұрын
Very nice i always enjoy your videos i wish i could do what you just did because i try to build my first gaming PC and thing didn't go to well thanks you for all the info keep up the good work take good care of yourself and your love one stay safe.
@snuggstcg Жыл бұрын
I upgraded from a WD blue HDD to a 970 last week and it's so much snappier.
@theonlydoogle1846 Жыл бұрын
underrated comment
@llllllllllllllllllllllllll4313 Жыл бұрын
bro my hdd drive was 350mb speed on start and its 25mb speed even if empty
@jlnrdeep Жыл бұрын
Finally some old school LTT low budget handywork, this is the kind of LTT i suscribed for, i'm glad they haven't completely lost the core concept of the channel
@tehwabbbit Жыл бұрын
Honestly this is the first LTT video I've watched the entirety of in a long time. It's still a good channel but lost its roots. This was a nice refreshing one!
@xymist5605 Жыл бұрын
@@tehwabbbit A lot of that has, at least according to Linus, been externally imposed. Can't do budget builds or make sensible consumer recommendations when even secondhand parts are expensive or unavailable. They've had to focus on "expensive and flashy" at least in part because absolutely everything has been expensive.
@kyles8524 Жыл бұрын
if you look at some other tech videos like Jays he says it gets a little samey doing top tier builds cause him along with us sort of know what the performance will be but says he likes to do budget builds for the lowest amount cause you never know with prices what you can get together.I think they do it cause we like it and because they also have fun with it.Look at Linus he seems more excited about this build then he does with most of his high end computer builds.
@sebaschan-uwu Жыл бұрын
that sounded underhanded lmao
@joniwesslin1494 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was a very nice DIY video of budget building a computer. It had things that were a bit on the iffy side, like cutting and connecting wires all around the computer. Like I know Linus and the crew know what they're doing, but not doable to most people. Still amazing how much performance they got out of such low budget computers.
@RyuukoKobayashi Жыл бұрын
CapitalOne being so needy requiring Linus to interrupt the middle of his video for an ad instead of waiting patiently until the end like 95% of LTT's other sponsors. Also very cool budget video definitely want more of these.
@bumpyshow745 Жыл бұрын
It was delightfully short tho
@the_retag Жыл бұрын
Thats probably a big markup
@notenoughtime23 Жыл бұрын
Ltt should stay away from advertising that encourages debt lots of teenagers watch thus. Advertise something that promotes saving instead
@yt-dman Жыл бұрын
@@notenoughtime23 who wouldn't want money though.
@FluorescentGreen5 Жыл бұрын
@@notenoughtime23 i guess it can help you save money while looking for parts although what's funny is that the last time i heard of capitalone, it was when they were sponsoring the verge pc build lol
@KudaXD Жыл бұрын
I have that exact PC model and I used to use it and I loved it. I changed the graphics card out to a GT 1030 and it was pretty fast. It died 2 years ago and we haven't been able to fix it ever since. I would use it as a PC to stream my main computer, but we're not sure what the issue is.
@remorema 7 ай бұрын
just recently built a budget gaming pc for my kid for 200€ asus b150m-a, i5 7400 stock cooler , asus dual 1060, 2x4GB kingston HyperX, NOX case and 500w PSU, kingston 2.5" SSD 240GB, 500GB HDD running on a Dell Monitor that only does 900p it runs amazing. hadnt build a rig for like 20 years, have to admit I was more excited than my kid :)
@couriersix2443 Жыл бұрын
The RX 580 is such a ridiculously good card when found for the right price. Got mine for $100 early 2020, and sold it to a fellow enthusiast for the same price about 4 months ago. Could've still gotten more for it, but didn't feel like scalping someone when I personally got it for such a good deal. It was the 8GB Sapphire Pulse model btw. Got me thru the pandemic, and kept up with everything I threw at it till I (finally) got a 3060ti.
@fenixspider5776 Жыл бұрын
god bless people like you
@kurnma3776 Жыл бұрын
Same, except with a 570 8gb
@mypfpiswhatourphonesees4294 Жыл бұрын
@@kurnma3776 for me its rx 570 4gb haha
@UszatyCDF Жыл бұрын
tell me lad you did not buy a gigabyte 3060ti... this shit reeks of chineese worst kind of plastic... msi 3060ti all the way in.
@Appz_ Жыл бұрын
I am getting a new pc. Should i go for rx 6600
@tavolee8676 Жыл бұрын
Linus should make more builds like these, its always so interesting and entertaining
@beastdude Жыл бұрын
There was the scrapyard wars series he did for a while. If you haven't already, you should check them out.
@KillerPojo12 Жыл бұрын
do it yourself ?
@2sinnrz 9 ай бұрын
@@KillerPojo12🤓
@kimjoshuatacsagon1564 Жыл бұрын
I'm really happy that they have budget versions like these, too bad the shipping fee in our country is higher than the retail price :(
@Kaseychambers1 4 ай бұрын
"All we need is 20 adapters"
@aditya32093 Ай бұрын
"And some nervewracking wire surgery"
@michaellewis1332 Жыл бұрын
This video tells me to do everything I was specifically told NOT to do during my first year of computer science at college back in the day, and I love you for it.
@ShinGidora Жыл бұрын
I’m curious what they told you not to do in computer science! I’d love to hear it
@KingOfKYA Жыл бұрын
@@ShinGidora probably to not beak out the drill/Dremel.
@joujou264 Жыл бұрын
They likely told you that because these things require experience and confidence in your knowledge. Plenty of industries have things that are widely suggested against, but done by experts.
@RonLaws Жыл бұрын
It's one of those things that if you did it in a professional environment, you'd at least raise eyebrows or at worst lose your job because of some company policy, service level agreement or yada yada.. but on a technical level is totally sound xD
@devanshudwivedi5875 Жыл бұрын
@@ShinGidora I wasn't told anything but i learnt that you shouldn't go around jumping pins without thoroughly going through data sheets of the IC. Even then you're risking a short between Supply voltage and ground
@joseevb04 Жыл бұрын
These builds are incredibly awesome for someone with an extremely low budget. The problem I see with them it's that it only works well in the north American market, I've looked a lot in my local market and there isn't pretty much anything worth to buy to make a budget system. But either way these are so awesome to see!
@rayanmalik5744 Жыл бұрын
i have the same issue, you can find reasonable deals if you're willing to clean or troubleshoot dirty parts. eg i grabbed a 4790k + 16gb ram pc with 1 tb hdd for 160 usd cause it was filthy.
@antikz3731 Жыл бұрын
@@rayanmalik5744 lol you can't expect sparkly clean 7 year old computers. Most people will never open a side panel and that's just how it is. Consumers are lazy these days they don't want to do any maintenance or upkeep on anything they'd sooner throw it away and buy new or make it someone else's problem. That's the biggest issue is our wasteful and stupid society we've evolved into. Well, some of us lol
@Alias_Anybody Жыл бұрын
I feel like buying new parts as smart as possible and then using it for a loooong time works better in most markets.
@MrTytyjohn64 Жыл бұрын
Honestly don’t be afraid to drop around $600 on a budget pc. If you are careful and purchase some used components, you can create a beast for that price. I have friends who tell me how they spend thousands on their pc when I didn’t even drop $600 total and have very similar quality in a lot of scenarios. Buy a motherboard with Wi-Fi, even if you’re currently capable of plugging the Ethernet in. You never know when the pc may need to switch rooms, and suddenly can’t connect to the internet until you cable manage the Ethernet to that room.
@Alias_Anybody Жыл бұрын
@@MrTytyjohn64 A WiFi USB dongle is 10 bucks? A PCIe card around 15? I think you can save much more than that with a simpler mainboard.
@wallachia4797 Жыл бұрын
I had that workstation for most of my childhood but with a Quadro 2000 instead of the GPU in the video, I upgraded from it last month, this is trippy.
@jb678901 Жыл бұрын
For single CPU (SandyBridge), both the HP Z420 and the DELL Precision T3600 are excellent considerations. Consider the E5-2689 (8C/16T, 2.6Ghz base/3.6Ghz turbo) with a TDP of only 115W. Price for this CPU is around $20, delivered. Stock proprietary cooler is enough. Spend the money on an SSD (and install the OS on this drive) and buy a PCIE card for an NVME m.2 drive for your games storage. I have the T5600 at our apartment, which I upgraded from dual E5-2667 to dual E5-2689. Did the other above upgrades and installed a GTX970 (though I prefer the RX580 approach in today's market). I acquired this Desktop server from my company after it was decommissioned. It was gifted free of charge, though I did offer to pay for it. I blinged the side panel by wrapping it with 3D-carbon vinyl wrap (that I purchased on AliExpress). Looks good. Also, bought a single use Win10Pro license for about $12 (make sure it is a retail version). GreenPCgamers on KZfaq has excellent upgrade scenarios for these rigs.
@saltyjr8139 Жыл бұрын
would love to see a whole lot more budget builds. they are always so creative and fun. thank you again for your content
@TheNotQuiteAGamer Жыл бұрын
The workarounds might not be everyone's cup of tea, but this system performs about as well as one double its price if you spec out new parts. That's impressive and it says a lot about what you can get for a little tinkering. Videos like this remind me of being 13 and trying to make my family workstation pc good enough to run tf2 and minecraft back in 2010. And its very refreshing to know that even with the wacky things going on in the pc gaming market right now that its still possible for some kid just like I was to do this.
@magnusthereddidnithingwrong Жыл бұрын
And the workarounds aren't even strictly necessary if you don't mind pushing a button to bypass the error on every boot. Depending on what you're willing to put up with for the time and cost savings, totally an option.
@DudeMcGuybro Жыл бұрын
I mean I can't put myself in a time machine and go back to being a kid, but I think this video kind of highlighted how problematic doing this kind of upgrade can be if you don't know what you're doing. I mean... can you see your 13 year old self understanding to use a cable adapter when he realize the 5 pin socket won't work with a 4 pin connector? That would have been game over for me as a kid at that point personally, but I was a dumb kid who grew up to be a dumb adult, so don't trust me, or put a lot of stock into what I'm saying here. I think if you know stuff about computers, this is a viable option to make a fun build for a younger sibling or to slightly beef up your parents computer or something. I mean, anyone who wants performance isn't going this route, and anyone who knows what they're doing are building more efficient cases and setup options. Is it cheap? Sure. Is it easy? Absolutely not, and if it was, more people would try this.
@TheNotQuiteAGamer Жыл бұрын
@@DudeMcGuybro I can't necessarily see myself coming up with that solution but could definitely see my 13 year old self seeing this video while trying to figure out what I can do to make my crappy computer play games. They kind of gloss over exactly how to do it for sure, but I've always been kind of a tinkerer so I guess that's why it speaks to me.
@DudeMcGuybro Жыл бұрын
@@TheNotQuiteAGamer Personally I'm less of a tinkerer and more of a "take it halfway apart and then forget it exists for 6 months before giving up entirely" kind of person. 🤣I fully admit it.
@fl4shb4ckGaming Жыл бұрын
@@DudeMcGuybro it'll get done honey. There's no need to remind me every 3 months.
@oswith972 11 ай бұрын
I recently got two Z240 workstations (slightly different, newer I think) for $250 total from an auction, it was a pretty incredible deal. Came with 512gb M.2 NVMe drives One went to my mother as is and gave the other one to my friend and he will get a decent GPU for it eventually, he's just had a really tight budget so I'm glad I was able to get him something and he can spend whatever budget he has on a simple GPU upgrade
@rahmcgah5144 Жыл бұрын
The rx580 displayed at the start was the 8gb OC version from sapphire. That's why it has more power require etc. Would be so much better to game on but as you say you have power supply issues.
@CheapBastard1988 Жыл бұрын
I love all the workarounds in this video. Makes it feel like much more than just a few entertaining benchmarks. Especially love the Clover bootloader bit.
@e7234 Жыл бұрын
This is just amazing! Please do more builds like these rather than super expensive ones
@paulyearley1084 Жыл бұрын
Right? Unlimited-budget projects aren't impressive - sure, if you don't care how much you spend, yeah, you can do anything. Making a top-tier gaming rig for a few hundred dollars actually requires a strategy (and some janky workarounds, but that's ok). This is a legitimately impressive setup for a very attainable price point.
@RitzPerera Жыл бұрын
the way you done this, knowledge is everything ! very impressive
@davefroman4700 Жыл бұрын
Its nice to know that the 8 gig 580 card I bought years ago is still in demand ;) And that when the 2nd gen I5 its paired to kicks the bucket I can find something newer to replace it.
Жыл бұрын
Those wacky solutions to those problems were really interesting. I hope to see more projects like this one.
@jacobnunya808 Жыл бұрын
Imagine a normal person trying to figure out how to solve all these problems.
Жыл бұрын
@@jacobnunya808 That PC will soon find its way to the trash if a normal person encounters those issues.
@KevinIrish Жыл бұрын
I had to do something similar in my build. I needed to plug my AIO into a USB header, but the case was using the only two headers on the MOBO (case has top USB and front memory card reader). Luckily one of them (I think the card reader) was only using one row of pins so I was able to de-pin the connector, transfer those pins to the unused row in the AIO's connector and everything works. AIO, USB, and card reader are all still fully functional.
@Lodinn Жыл бұрын
@ I guess almost all of my social circle is STEM graduates and engineers now. To me, a "normal person" has no issue whatsoever dealing with those things... How do people who can't solve it deal with all of the other stuff which occasionally needs fixing, like fixing something in the household and whatnot?
@breadworkshop Жыл бұрын
I love these repurposed-old-workstation videos. I got my start 3-4 years ago on a very used z440 and this reminds me of all the misadventures I had, looking for adapters and workarounds for its proprietary BS. I’ve long since switched to complete DIY builds but this stuff brings me back…and makes me want to dig my old z440 out of storage for more tinkering. 😅
@drg19841 Жыл бұрын
Fellow Z440 user here. For the ease of use and installation I just bought the front fan. The custom bracket is to clear the PC speaker and some cabling. As for processor mine came with the 2680V3, which is a 12 core 24 thread unit. Finally for a GPU I grabbed a 2060 for about $250. All in at about $600 it's a very usable rig.
@featurebreaker 4 ай бұрын
capital one shopping is so annoying and misleading in their ads
@gabrielramirez442 Ай бұрын
I literally got that ad right before this video too 😂
@SucculentSpaz Ай бұрын
Why would you ever watch ads anyway?
@featurebreaker Ай бұрын
@@SucculentSpaz talking about the sponsor in the video
@imMahesh69 Ай бұрын
I kept closing the video until the ad stopped
@jimmycarpenter6612 12 күн бұрын
Not necessarily defending them because I don't know about the shopping ads you're talking about but I've had a credit card with them for years plus got my car financed through them and they've been awesome for me lol
@SkywardKing Жыл бұрын
I definitely want to see more of these types of videos. Love seeing older Office PCs and WorkStations repurposed for gaming and content creation. That would actually be a cool one. Making a cheap build video editing and compare to more modern hardware.
@rippleunskilled8553 Жыл бұрын
Gosh, these budget builds make me want to buy parts right now instead of saving for a better computer.
@yashasvirallabandi9070 Жыл бұрын
At least if you save up you'll have brand new parts that'll hopefully work for a long time, better performance and warranty.
@Jasonsadventures Жыл бұрын
The dell T5810 can run the E3 2860 V4 14 core Xeon and ddr4. It's what I run
@susnojutsu2525 Жыл бұрын
@@yashasvirallabandi9070 Yeah, while this pc is good and can run games well, if he ever decides to change anything about it (add new parts, and stuff) it'll be a lot of troubleshooting and just a hassle. Rather than just being able to pop in a new ssd whenever you want, pop in a new cpu, change case easily without worrying about the 5pin and 4pin thing or anything else, etc.
@Bruce_Black Жыл бұрын
nah save for a better pc, just have patience
@th3R0b0t Жыл бұрын
@@Jasonsadventures That's actually a damn fine starting point for "upgrade-able workstation PC" There are a couple nice examples on ebay, most with 16gb in quad channel.
@yukkine8051 Жыл бұрын
Linus just said the other day in wan show that he doesn't like when sponsors force creators to say "a portion of this video"
@gavril3698 Жыл бұрын
It's sad but the sponsors pay good :))
@hikaritsumi2123 Жыл бұрын
I think that's why he include multiple instances of it to make sure they're still sponsor another "portion" of the video
@gcc989 Жыл бұрын
I wonder how nice the check was. Capital also forced them to throw in the sponsor segment mid vid instead of at the end too
@cedricpomerleau5586 Жыл бұрын
Yeah and it's particularly annoying the way it's done... There's what? 3-4 sponsor spots for the same exact thing?
@verakoo6187 Жыл бұрын
@@gcc989 why do u say capital one forced them to do it? They do it every video with different sponsors
@IM0001 Жыл бұрын
I love the X79 platform. The CPU's on offer from old workstations, and the quad channel memory really gave it legs to last longer than a lot of consumer chipsets. It also had (and I have this now) the first Overclockable 8 core CPU, the Ivy Bridge-E based Xeon E5-1680v2 which when overclocked to 4.2Ghz or higher (Some users have gotten it to run stable at 5Ghz) it becomes a rather potent if old CPU. Compared to newer CPU's it is a bit of a power hog for the performance today, but it still runs most all modern games perfectly paired with a good GPU. A lot of the ASUS X79 boards of the time also got some "Custom Bios" Mods that enabled nVME Boot support (I actually got the exact same PCI-E nVME adapter Linus uses here), and it works perfectly. I didn't know anything about Clover bootloader at the time so that is something I may have to look into for other cheap older builds...
@4kingoficial728 7 ай бұрын
Genius!! I'm very glad you exist, seriously! Thank you for being in KZfaq!! 💪
@simtitan1 Жыл бұрын
Back in 2014 I bought a similar machine from my school for $20, except it was Core 2 Duo based. I upgraded it to a Core 2 Quad Q6600, a 750ti I found on Ebay, 8 GB RAM and a cheap SSD. That thing played almost every game I threw at it, assuming it was from the PS3/Xbox 360 generation. Not bad considering I invested about $100 into it.
@juannunez4436 Жыл бұрын
Im trying to build a low.budget pc, im so ignorant that i was trying to buy an intel celeron G5900 with a motherboard (those thing cost a lot to hold that processor), can you help me a bit? I cant believe how cheap that processor you said is, just found it for X3 less price that the intel celeron. Can you link me with a combo or something? Maybe a good motherboard to hold that processor and that. Thanks.
@juannunez4436 Жыл бұрын
Can you maybe recommend something more of 2010>? As processor i mean
@madmehtab Жыл бұрын
@@juannunez4436 go for intel xeon processors
@madmehtab Жыл бұрын
@@juannunez4436 6 core 8mb can be found in just 10 dollars
@madmehtab Жыл бұрын
@@juannunez4436 Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz is cheap. But it require a motherboard with socket LGA1155. Communicate with motherboard sellers and ask them about this socket motherboard, this processor is available cheap online.
@Sentrix141 Жыл бұрын
Really Really Love these videos. I have much more money to spend with but this really would have helped me back when I had these sort of budgets. Still love watching them and refering people to them
@JohnPaulBuce Жыл бұрын
always love to see budget stuff from this channel
@Herowebcomics Жыл бұрын
Omg! It is awesome to see such beautiful budget pcs being made!
@paulbrooks4395 Жыл бұрын
More please, with alternative base systems. This is really useful stuff.
@ItsAkile Жыл бұрын
😭 budget builds never get old, too many people feel like they need to get those new silicon to game
@cesarpalmos8235 Жыл бұрын
I don't care about having the latest, I care about reliability and longevity
@itsdokko2990 Жыл бұрын
call me a lunatic, but the action of hotrodding a computer from whatever you can find and make it work and perform like a brand spanking new machine is awesome, it kinda gives a soul to your creation, it makes it truly yours
@marcosgarcia8509 Жыл бұрын
Got a gaming Lenovo laptop for $500 on Black Friday. Added 32gb ram and 1tb ssd for $150. 244 fps on graphics highest.
@sematarygraveman Жыл бұрын
finna explode
@ismaelv640 Жыл бұрын
Which one did u get?
@HighMinds010 Жыл бұрын
Lol hell no quit lying lol. The graphics card and cpu that come in those versions cant even handle that much fps
@noellep4779 6 ай бұрын
I cannot express how much I am grateful for this video. The format of showing small continuous upgrades really helps. My old PC broke, and I was doing fine with my budget laptop for web browsing and schoolwork, until I started to want to play my PC games again. I can convince my parents to contribute money to revivng and upgrading my old PC. I can work with the engineering teacher at my school during office hours and my dad who is an aerospace engineer with a P.H.D. in mechinical engineering a bit, because while I may be more technically inclined than some people, I am not a god. I have little to no electrical knowledge.
@rippleunskilled8553 Жыл бұрын
I’d love to see more budget build from you in the future :)
@ArniesTech Жыл бұрын
I am glad the audience likes Budget builds as I am going to make them in the future 🙏
@lunarobverse Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, my dad's ongoing project was taking a little Datsun 510 and stuffing the largest engine and best suspension in it, and racing it on the weekends. He spent a lot of time in the garage hand-tuning and fabricating parts and brackets and suchlike and whatnot. This PC feels like the techie equivalent, and it warms my heart to see it. Love it!
@lunarobverse Жыл бұрын
@@kurtlamprecht93 ☹️
@stephaneballet6604 6 ай бұрын
This is a very good approach to make feel the hardware market . a very refreshing format versus the all wistle n bellz or fails .
@Shauns6000 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I really needed this video right now. Cheers!!
@johnno2377 Жыл бұрын
Whilst I love tech and build a new PC every 3rd 4th year or so this type of video is vastly more important than just catering to people as myself following the latest hardware trends. There are a ton of people with very limited budget and often parents with kids that want to get into pc gaming. This video will surely be of great assistance to many such people.
@crazybeatrice4555 Жыл бұрын
These budget videos are always fantastic.
@ArniesTech Жыл бұрын
Glad there is an audience for normal Budget builds too. I plan to do these in the future too 🙏
@abdelmoezelsaadany9550 Жыл бұрын
I am really happy that I was able to do this exact build 2 years ago but used the dell t3600 which supported 2687w without water cooling
@garyhanley8084 Жыл бұрын
You guys have inspired me to at least do a minor upgrade to get my old laptop going again. Old laptop but sentimental.
@GreatYamatanoOrochi Жыл бұрын
A thermal paste reapplication, a good dusting, a memory upgrade, a storage upgrade and it's going to be a wonderful thing!
@llynellyn Жыл бұрын
The fact you can still get $30 for a 10+ year old GPU is actually quite impressive (the 760 is a rebadged 670).
@ydfhlx5923 Жыл бұрын
The fact they you can get a $50-70 GPU with 8GB buffer (RX 580) is equally insane IMHO.
@thecasualfly Жыл бұрын
@@ydfhlx5923 I think people just want the newest and greatest and don't realize you can do a lot with less.. but some of the next gen games use technology for games that the older cards dont fully support but for most cases that does not matter.
@strilight Жыл бұрын
@@thecasualfly Unfortunately it's also because most graphically intensive modern AAA games just aren't worth playing anyways because it's more than likely they've dumped their money into visuals and neglected everything else. The games that are worth playing tend to run acceptably on a 750 ti or are indies that don't even need that.
@johnd.1618 Жыл бұрын
There are no more low end cards out there that can also offer any kind of 3D performance, that's why those cards can still sell. And old mid range cards are much better options if power consumption is not a problem. I have an ancient HD 5670 that beats a somewhat more modern and still selling GT 710, thanks to the fact that it has more memory bandwidth(128bits vs 64 bits).
@Gee25 Жыл бұрын
@@strilight TRUE
@TheAkSly Жыл бұрын
Favourite video in a while. Love the tinkering style, make it work type videos. I've got a pretty high end rig (until 4090 sunk it that is) and like the idea of building something else on the cheap maybe for my daughter, but know it'll take tinkering to actually run. Keep these up, they're interesting and fun to watch!
@MrChimeratic Жыл бұрын
If the Bootloader annoys you for some reason, the next generation of the 400 series (Z440) supports the nvme drive. You still need the PCIe adapter, but it'll work. I have a secondary gaming rig with an RX 580 that's in a 440 and a pal of mine uses a Z440 with an RX 6700 XT. It's actually really, really good. Can recommend! Unless you want to use it as your daily system - it needs a LOT of power.
@13StJimmy Жыл бұрын
Rx580s are so underrated. I got one pre pandemic for like $100 or something brand new to build a hackintosh with but ended up putting it in my main gaming PC and haven’t had to complain once. I don’t game like I used to and don’t need to play all the new games at launch so it’s perfect for me
@urfork1 Жыл бұрын
i got one for about 250$ pre pandemic as well, and only upgraded once the 3060ti came out, and i decided ot start playing at 1440p. i even ran VR on that thing, like 2000 hours of it during th elockdowns, without it being noticably bad. recently sold it to a friend maybe 6 months ago for the same 250$ and was thinking about it as i looked at my new ddr5 setup i kinda miss that old card
@ErrorlVlacro Жыл бұрын
My friend just GAVE me one. The 4GB.
@luckyw6748 Жыл бұрын
I really like these budget options, but all the workarounds require quite some skill. Which, the person who would spend this amount of money on a pc, probably doesnt have. Still amazing what you can get for 269$
@ArniesTech Жыл бұрын
Glad there is an audience for normal Budget builds too. I plan to do these in the future too 🙏
@MicahMilton Жыл бұрын
I've been using a Z420 for almost 5 years now, its a hell of a machine. Its awesome to see Linus and the crew give it the love it deserves! Im running mine on a 570, and also with the e5-2678W CPU, basically the same setup as in this vid! For anyone looking to get one: The solution I found to the CPU fan problem was to get the 5-pin HP proprietary fan that was made for the Z820. Its muuuch better than the stock fan, fit into my system no problem, and there's no risk of an AIO Water Cooler breaking inside my machine ( and I didnt have to mess with the fan pins)
@YourAverageSoftmodder Жыл бұрын
im running a 220 and its surreal seeing linus look at my computer (come on the case is strikingly similar)
@anon123214 11 ай бұрын
This is why I'm glad I fuckin' mine the comments. Thank you.
@MarkSinister 8 ай бұрын
Looking forward the next upgrade video for this budget PC.
@arslan_exe 9 ай бұрын
I have Worked with many HP workstatiosn like Z420 Z440. There are 2 different models of Z420. One has just a single 6pin power connector. the other has 2 6pin Connectors. so its better to check before buying
@impearyal000 Жыл бұрын
I've built a few computers like this and when looking online for research/inspiration, I always see arguments on forums & in comments sections about the OEM power supplies. I'd love to see a video in the future where you guys use your new power supply tester to test old used OEM's and their ability to run cards.
@psttech4290 Жыл бұрын
have to bare in mind, a lot of those oem psu's are done by manufacturers like fsp. they may look like chinese crap but they really aren't
@vinceventresca6719 Жыл бұрын
@@psttech4290 yea, the z420 's that came from the factory with a 6+ core cpu came with a 600w delta unit (the one in this video has I believe a 400w unit, forget which manufacturer). These older server psu's would probably test really well
@hannespries297 Жыл бұрын
the good old Z420.. even perfect for parents because it runs 100% stable and even has Firewire for old camcorders (or music equipment). Once i get one for 20EUR on a flea market with a Quadro M4000.
@cloud1930 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Clover bootloader tip. I needed it to boot Windows and Linux on my computer and future builds.
@goobersloop Жыл бұрын
This was my first pc lol. I got a z420 workstation and put a 1050ti into it. Worked well for 5 good years.
@harrison298 Жыл бұрын
I love these builds because they make me feel like a kid again, trying to get the most gaming performance I possibly could from my Sonic carhop tip money
@rjramalho Жыл бұрын
My previous employer had a ton of Z420 Workstations. We had boot SSDs on a card from HP. I remember we had to update the system's firmware and then the SSD appeared on the firmware's boot menu.
@raym1842 Жыл бұрын
I have a z420 I used for production until I spotted a deal for a z620 dual processor. I used an SATA ssd for boot and a 2TB drive for storage. I got an E5-2667 v2 which is almost the same speed as yours, (same turbo) but allows for a slightly lower TDP of 130. I kept the stock cooler and paired the CPU with a M6000 GPU for rendering. All the fans ramp up during rendering, but stay well below throttle. The machine was very fast and responsive, even in the occasional game. It's retired now and performing PLEX server duties, just fine. That butcher job you did was uncalled for.
@linsdudu 9 ай бұрын
I built a similar PC a few years ago using pretty much all new parts... The only used parts were a Xeon 2667V2 processor and an ASUS GTX1070. All 4 Kingston's 8Gb DDR3 1600Mhz memory modules, a Corsair 600W PSU, the case, the Cooler Master CPU air cooler, the Lexar NVMe SSD for OS/boot and the Crucial BX500 SATA SSD storage drives were all new. It works perfectly! Despite having a 9th generation i9 with a GTX 3060, this "AliExpress" PC is the one I use the most.
@iota2619 Жыл бұрын
As I found out when trying to connect an nvme drive with a 2600k, you can also use UEFIDUET, a program similar to Clover, to enable that functionality. Worked like a charm, but the speed was limited to pcie gen 2.0 x4 speeds. Still was very snappy and more than enough
@RichardiOS275 Жыл бұрын
one thing to note with the PCIe to NVMe adapters is to make sure you mount them on top of the GPU instead of the bottom, the gpu fans will blow hor air into the SSD and fry it I had it happened to me, not a pleasant experience
@FazeFoxPlayz 5 ай бұрын
whenever someone builds a pc like this i just imagine that one person in the office who opened up his pc in the 90’s and put the latest graphics card in his work computer so he can play games in his off time 😂😂😂
@futuregootecks Жыл бұрын
This solves so many problems, thanks so much
@twizz420 Жыл бұрын
12:00 DO NOT ever cut off the ends of the heat pipes for any reason. I just saw a post on a forum the other day where someone was asking why their temps went so high after they build a new computer... They used side cutters to cut off the tips of the heatpipes on their CPU cooler in order to fit it into the case 🤦🏻♂🤦🏻♂
@icemanleo Жыл бұрын
I picked 10 years ago (prior leased) up an HP z600 dual Xeon core with 12gb of ram.... I added a raid card with 8ssds on a 0raid and a gtx770... Best ever. Still my main PC and just needs a video card
@yren3386 Жыл бұрын
You CAN use ivy bridge CPU (Xeon E5 v2) with a BIOS upgrade. But you will need a spi programmer. Basically you are doing a BIOS recovery, because the normal software upgrade will not change the boot region of BIOS, which Ivy Bridge CPU need
@NotSoMiniGun Жыл бұрын
I imagine that the fifth pin wasn't for another fan, but for the pump in the liquid cooler.
@Jmcgee1125 Жыл бұрын
Which acts like a fan, even using the same header layout in *normal* computers.
@NotSoMiniGun Жыл бұрын
@@Jmcgee1125 indeed
@earthling_parth Жыл бұрын
Please, more of this budget focused build! That was the heart of the content with PC build wars with Luke that got me hooked into PCs with LTT ♥️
@xXBobbyXx86 Жыл бұрын
What pc is Linus using? 3:25 there are no ram plugged in!
@DylRicho 8 ай бұрын
Great video. More content like this would be awesome.
@hashcollision2219 10 ай бұрын
You can upgrade the boot block of these HP workstations with a ch341 programmer or raspberry pi and a SOIC8 clip although its a bit tricky since there's a lot of parasitic 3.3v draw from the board and the BIOS chip is in a slightly awkward location to clamp onto. Look up "An in-depth guide on how to upgrade the boot block of HP Z420, Z620, Z820 workstations to accept Ivy Bridge". Definitely requires some electronics knowledge and deep desire to save money over just getting a 2013 boot block system or Z440. Also worth noting: There was a company making adapter cables for a normal ATX PSU for the motherboard for something like $30-50 and also some low quality knockoffs, can't remember what it was called. You could drop in a normal ATX PSU and even move everything over to a normal case with some other small mods. Also, the 6 pin PCIe connector has a higher power rating than normal (nonstandard HP stuff) so as far as I remember it's actually safe to do 2x 8 pin adapters as long as the rest of the 12V load is low, but check the PSU specs in your machine to be sure since there are different models.
@hyperturbotechnomike Жыл бұрын
I had to work with a HP Z420 Workstation before i started my own business. Seeing this thing again after so many years brings back some memories of CAD shenanigans.
@abhimaanmayadam5713 Жыл бұрын
I used those for CAD in high school. It was pretty sick. Too bad the Quadro 600 was so underpowered.
@knyte6426 Жыл бұрын
Been doing these for years for friends and family. A Refirbed Dell Optiplex tower + GPU that only needs mobo power. (1050ti, 1650, etc.) A good solid entry level PC for about $350.
@destroreact5706 7 ай бұрын
I had this exact PC but with a 750 ti before upgrading. Seeing you roast it brings tears to my eyes
@WCGwkf Жыл бұрын
Let's remember the recommended spec for battlefield 3 was a gtx 560
@vincenium Жыл бұрын
Love these creative budget PC builds! Thanks for still being you Linus
@Bill_v1 Жыл бұрын
I had a very similar setup (z420, NVMe adapter) with an E5-1650. It was pretty good. I ran an RTX 2060. You can get a 6-pin to dual 6-pin splitter to power the 2060 and it works just fine. I still have the machine (sans the video card) running vSphere and video surveillance.
@drgrunn174 Жыл бұрын
the problem with the old things is the running cost i.e. Ryzen 5825U (15W) will probably deliver similar responsiveness ... for 1/10 of the eletricity ... i.e. a new miniPC with the same external videocard ... so it is one time big money (for something new) or constantly paying more for electricity. As i'm in the EU, these new electro prices are a big showstopper.
@decklen73 Жыл бұрын
I bought a $300 computer 3 months ago… . i5-7400 gtx1060 3gb, 16 gb ram. Was very proud of myself when I bought it lol
@katamari8425 Жыл бұрын
Wow, that's a great computer you bought! I bet you're really happy with it. What kind of tasks do you use it for? And how has the performance been so far? I'm sure the i5-7400 and GTX 1060 are more than capable of handling whatever you throw at it. And with 16 GB of RAM, you've got plenty of memory to work with. Keep up the good work!
@rev7x Жыл бұрын
@@katamari8425 i thought this comment was gonna be sarcastic in the end lmao you're really nice
@stilldasmainaem Жыл бұрын
@@rev7x fr man same thought here XD
@markmoros7486 Жыл бұрын
THATS NOT IMPRESSIVE
@astanfartin1647 Жыл бұрын
@@markmoros7486 300quid?......ur not impressive
@rathstar Жыл бұрын
You did a good job of showing some of the issues that upgrading old prebuilts can give. Would have been nice to have had a warning that some old Dells require connections from the original case in order to boot making a case transplant extremely hard if not impossible. Research is everything when it comes to buying old prebuilds with the intention to upgrade them.
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