Budget Micro ATX Gaming PC Build (New & Used Parts) - Part 1

[@MichaelPower_]

Good to see a video from you again, Tom, just started watching it, and it already looks like an absolute beast of a PC. You're welcome again for the parts, and I am definitely keen to see what you have got planned for the A320. i think it's amazing what people throw on eBay for parts/repairs, and I think it's an absolute steal that you got that B550 board working for the price you got, and it will support the 3600 really well too. On that note too, it's definitely good to see the used market now recovering (especially in the GPU world considering how high it was during 2020/21). Thanks for the video! 🙂

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Lovely to see your comment, Michael. Huge thanks once again. I'm deal hunting for that other system, so hopefully that will get off the ground quite soon.

[@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P]

@@ItsMyNaturalColour sent you a email tom :)

[@BenCos2018]

@@ItsMyNaturalColour nice to see you back Not sure why I didn't see this video

[@stutter352]

Christ after all these years I wasn't expecting a return of IMNC. Great to see you back Tom!

[@articeddie5494]

It was 5 months ago ?

[@axelhollenberger5051]

Im going through some tough times right now. Seeing my favourit rambler tinker return made my night. Thank you Tom.

[@axelhollenberger5051]

@@MR-NAGAH Thank you.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

We're all always here, don't forget that. Sending best possible vibes your way from me and the whole gang 💛

[@BenCos2018]

​@@ItsMyNaturalColour agreed

[@neob9017]

Yes a new IMNC vid! Hope you and the family are doing well, Tom. Congrats on your marriage too!!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thank you!! Hope all is well with you too.

[@neob9017]

@@ItsMyNaturalColour cheers Tom! Was so good to see an upload from you again!

[@rubiigen]

Randomly thought about the channel today and to see 3 new vids uploaded absolutely has made my day. Glad to see you're still around from debugging hackintosh issues nearly a decade ago to building a budget zen system in the same rambly format i love. Not many channels feel this genuine anymore

[@jamessmith99731]

The man, the myth, the legend.

[@curtisss]

Tom, from seeing you excitedly getting home from school to do an unboxing to seeing you grow into the man you are today... It's insane, you should be incredibly proud, however rare the videos become I will always watch each one!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thank you VERY much for this comment!

[@awesomeguysuncle]

Thanks for the pleasant surprise in my sub box this Sunday, Tom.

[@ConstantijnKool]

A new video of Tom on our screens thank you and welcome back! We all missed you!

[@dronenb]

A surprise, but a welcome one. Welcome back, Tom!

[@perin99]

I know I'm late but congratulations on getting it working. I was chuffed for you when your monitor lit up!

[@CallumT5]

Fantastic to see you back Tom!

[@Holdeenio]

Really enjoyed this video Tom, more tinkering videos please! I find your process very relaxing and entertaining 😊

[@WrestlingFace]

Good video my guy, nice to see you back. Let's gooo!

[@bromwichbloke]

Nice to see some content after the extended break but appreciate that family life and work take a precedent perhaps a few more frequent but shorter videos may be an option but great to see you back all the best to yourself and the family at IMNC.

[@andydavies27]

Welcome back Tom! Great early Christmas present for long time subscribers!

[@CodyKloepfer]

A NEW IMNC VIDEO! You’ve absolutely made my day. I hope you and your family are doing well, Tom!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

We're all groovy thanks! Hope all is well with you too 😀

[@CJT80]

OMG He’s back. Yey more IMNC content

[@hurm4960]

Just when I was having a crap day with my mental health, Tom uploads a video. Thank you Tom. I feel much better now! :D

[@K8_u-u]

I watched most of your videos almost 10 years ago at this point, I was building a pc for someone with parts I found for free or already had, and I was reminded of your old build with a warped motherboard and had to check out if you were still posting. Hope all is well. Glad to see you’re still what you do best!

[@michaelwincott]

Hooray. IMNC-goodness. Good to see you, Tom.

[@nixlad]

Hey Tom! Very excited to see a new video from you! I've been watching since 2015. Welcome back!

[@Jarisynth]

Finally you is back...3years waiting and .....oooh :)

[@JackDD]

There aren't many channels that'll have me starting a 90 minute video at midnight when I have work tomorrow. Damn you Tom, and your late night uploads!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Sincerest apologies!!!

[@Suzumi-kun]

I love how after all these years you can upload a video and it'll feel like it has only been a few days since the last time I saw one of your videos. You haven't changed at all in the last 5 years, love the videos man!

[@articeddie5494]

It was 5 months ago ?

[@Suzumi-kun]

@@articeddie5494 I meant it in a way that no matter how long the time between videos are there's still that familiar IMNC experience

[@glonch]

Welcome back!!!

[@NoobixCube]

I was just thinking yesterday "I wonder if Tom's doing okay". Great to see another video after so long! :)

[@TheGlassStern]

Ha! We have the same mouse (good ol' MX 510, never found a better one) and the same Chair! Never saw anyone on YT using those hahah! Happy new Year from Germany!

[@kylesarchivechannel3572]

Built a number of Ryzen 5 5600g based PCs for warehouse operations at work. It’s a lovely little platform for the money.

[@TardisMarch]

Nice to see you again Tom, hope everything is fine and you're doing well buddy, All the best 🙂👍🏻

[@samdavidh]

I was wondering for years where you went Tom, then 5 months ago you finally returned! I knew it'd be a while before your next video, but I had the idea to check your channel today - and guess what it is! Made my day with this one. There's just something about an IMNC video!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thanks so much!

[@TheOriginalCollectorA1303]

Never been this early! Looks like it’ll be a fun build!

[@ashleycox432]

Hope you and family are well Tom, good to see you're still making content and doing tech stuff when you can. This one was interesting as I've been thinking about building a budget PC lately. I've switched to Apple Silicon but need X86 windows for a couple of things. Trying to decide whether to build something or buy one of those little Dell Optiplex things used. 1 constructive thing, and I will be in the minority here, but I prefer the stereo camera mics.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

We're all well thanks, hope you are too! I was in a similar position in work, ended up picking up 2 HP Elitedesk PCs from eBay. They're tiny, cheap and seem to be doing really well. Slightly out of date prebuilt systems, especially proprietary stuff from Dell, HP etc are all dirt cheap. It would've cost me a lot more to build the same machine even from used parts. Thanks for the heads up on the audio too. I know exactly what you mean. I prefer the more natural sound of the camera mics, but not having all that static noise with this mic is quite the improvement I feel, for me during editing anyway I've noticed a bit of relief on the high end when using headphones. It's easier for me to control levels too, but it is definitely a compromise as it's far more clinical now and not as real. It's not very IMNC is it.

[@Nathan-rn8yg]

Nice to see you're still uploading Tom! Hope you and the family are doing well!

[@thatclappedk24accord41]

Dude, randomly checked in on the channel a few hours ago, and then this popped up! Hope you're doing good and the family's doing good! Cheers!

[@slundal]

OMG, I was just getting into watching some of your old videos recently. Haven't watched any for a year or so. And then BAM an new video. :D awesome!

[@Ashleyyyyy666]

yes you're back again! finally!

[@jodajackson4489]

Welcome back M8

[@NerdOnTheStreet]

What's the sick outro music? I know it's been used in some previous IMNC videos; is it original to this channel?

[@Dzekoo]

Your gaming pc build in 2011 was my how to guide on my first pc build and I basically copied the components like for like. It's great to see a new upload from you! I hope you and the family are well!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Wow, thank you! Doing really well thanks, hope you are too. I get lovely vibes thinking back to that 2011 build. Glad other people remember it too ☺

[@TYOPRO02]

YESSS, a new video!!

[@ConstantijnKool]

Seeing a new build with modern specs from the guy who got me into pc building with the "a other free pc" and "mom and dad's new pc" builds and videos and even the "gaming pc build"in the nzxt lexa s case remind me of some awesome times in my life. And I would like to thank you for that!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thank you!! Lovely to hear this. I feel quite nostalgic about some of those builds now. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ItsMeOscar.]

Yay New video

[@SnackyPaper]

Absolutely incredible to see you back. Need some power pc content!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

I have plenty of ideas! Hopefully I can get to one or two of them sometime soon.

[@halitimes2]

It's almost more exciting building a well working budget system than spending a small fortune on parts. Getting those deals and see things work together! Cool build!

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thank you! I completely agree. Half the fun is finding the deals.

[@sec21]

What a treat

[@jasonscherer2631]

Woah did not expect a video from you again, thought you had just fallen off of youtube. Great to see you back.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Not at all! Gaps are much longer in-between videos now, but I have just as much enthusiasm... probably even more actually, as it all builds up and I rarely get time to play with this stuff. Months may go by but I'll always get videos out when I can 😀

[@ramfrancisuk]

A love treat from Tom

[@SouruTV]

Damn, my childhood consisted of watching your videos and now i just found you again!

[@segaprophet]

Stellar budget build Tom - this kind of video brings me back to classic IMNC days

[@Wasmachineman]

Holy shit it's IMNC, welcome back!

[@MattM310]

Well holy shit! I've been after some new IMNC content for some time now. Glad to see you back Tom and I hope you're doing well my dude.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Very well thank you my friend, hope you are too!

[@cheebadigga4092]

very nice deal for a living room system!! love it

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

Nice PC build dude

[@VikingDudee]

I've built quite a few Modern Intel and Ryzen systems, I use to use some older monitor to set stuff up, quickly found out the monitor did not like the resolution the bios displayed at, That lead me down a RMA path that I didn't need to go down as a different monitor I tried did the same thing, I found that most modern monitors will usually be fine, but not all older monitors, On my work bench I now use this 2007 era HP monitor that seems to work with everything so far. So if you come crossed another issue where you get no display, Some chance that the monitor just don't like the bios resolution.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thanks for the heads up! Good to know. I am looking for a more modern monitor for my test setup. Hoping to find just a simple 24" 1080p monitor with HDMI and DisplayPort. I'm keeping my eye on marketplace.

[@Joshua_McGough]

Awesome to see a new video!

[@davidparketny]

my2cents on this video: 1) if you want to short the bios jumpers or anything in general, power needs to be on in order to short it how do you want to short something that has no power? 2) the power supply fan blows some how warm air straight to the GPU fans. That's not ideal espacially when gaming! 3) I think you'll need at least a 360 radiator to cool this CPU and the 5700 XT to proper temps. besindes that, nice vlog like alwalys 🙂

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thanks for the comment! 1) You are probably right, I just always presume with CMOS battery installed there's a small trickle in the board to perform BIOS level stuff. Removal of the CMOS battery should do the same thing anyway. 2) ATX PSU fans are always intakes, so it will draw warm air from the case and exhaust out the back of the PSU. It won't blow on the GPU. I generally prefer fan side down as it separates the PSU thermals almost entirely from the case, but using the PSU as an additional exhaust is not very detrimental. Fan side up was chosen in this instance for looks only. The only real detriment is the PSU receives warmer air (case temp) as apposed to fresh air from outside the case, but if there are a lack of exhausts in the system this could also work to the benefit of the overall case temp. It's negligible if it makes much difference to PSU performance. When PSUs were common place in the top of cases, PSUs with 120mm fans would always face the case internals, and exhaust hot air. 3) Definitely. I'm really hoping that I can squeeze in 2x 240mm rads, one in the top and one in the front. That's the plan anyway. If not, I'm hoping at minimum to squeeze in 1x 240mm in either front or top, and 1x 120mm.

[@Holdeenio]

Tom!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@daughteroftherisenking3165]

Yes a video lol👏🕊️

[@jackellis38]

I was bidding on that exact motherboard lmao, I have an old 3600x I was looking for a home! Good to see you - hope the family is well

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Haha I always wonder when I mention these deals on camera if anyone else from the gang was bidding!! Family doing great thanks my friend, hope all is good with you too. Thanks for the comment.

[@Neodestro]

you back miss your videos

[@CoffeeOnRails]

Only about halfway through but I have to say about the Ebay thing. I got six really nice Yealink office phones from their T4X line for a £1 (they usually go for £20-40 each) because they were pick up only and locked behind and Admin password. I was lucky enough to have the recovery firmware avalilbe to me and I now own 6 nice office phones for next to no money. It's amazing the deals you can get when something is "not working" and a little inconvenient for most to get to. Also it's great to see you back Tom! (Also if you see this, what's the screensaver you use called? I used to have a copy but I've lost it!)

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

That is one heck of a deal!! It's called Plasma. If you can't find it online, email me and I'll send it to you. Still works great even on an M1 Mac on the latest OS.

[@Zestypanda]

Omg ya back!

[@Pasi123]

That's a nice looking build!

[@TalesOfWar]

Tom! Good to see you back with such a short video haha! I just looked at the prices of the 1660 Ti's new and woah... you can get a 2060 for less! You got a pretty decent deal.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thank you my friend!! Deffo, I'm pretty chuffed with that little deal. I notice prices do fluctuate hugely though, it's a strange game out there at the moment on the used market for some reason. I'm sure I'll ramble more about that in part 2. Hope all is well.

[@lukefilewalker9454]

Love these types of videos, well done mate!

[@BastianNoffer]

Amazing to see you back! Enjoyed the Video. A word of warning in regards to the Ryzen 5 3600, it is supposed to be working fine with 3200 MHz RAM, but the unit I had for example would not go beyond 3000 MHz on its D.O.C.P. (XMP) Profile in a stable manner. I know it was the CPU since with a different CPU the ram is running in 3200 MHz on the same board without issues.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Ah interesting! Thanks for the heads up on this.

[@styxworm]

I've built a similar micro ATX pc this year and I literally only got a gigabyte motherboard because I remembered an old video of yours where you recommended the brand

[@scooterjes]

I still use a optical drive(it's not in my gaming rig but my home server) so I can rip Blu-ray and DVD discs(that I own I would never condone piracy) for my Plex server but that is all I use it for nowadays.

[@Llyrana7]

It s ALIVE 🎉

[@WalnutSpice]

Wow, feels like just 7 years ago we watched the G4 hackintosh build Good to see ya though, hope all is well mate

[@RetroModern3]

NEW VIDEO LETS GOOOOO !! 🎉

[@1112Hades]

Damn I didnt have this on my 2023 bingo card but here we are almost at the end of the year.

[@neitherpenalty]

Really sweet built Tom! So does this mean the old orange DOOM PC is being retired?

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Ah, yes! It does. I am hoping to address both the 'DOOM PC' and the 'Spare Parts PC' in an upcoming video. I'm clearing out, so will attempt to refurbish both and get them sold, to whoever may need systems of that spec. Will be sad to see them go but more physical space and brain space for future stuff.

[@Trylen]

Ok, this was amazing to see and slightly creepy for timing. the Wife and I started a new project of converting our Garage into a theater room with projector and such. I referred to your living room revamp a while back about ceiling mounting, a day later, you drop a video. "Speak of the devil and he shall arise" funny how it works. Also, I wonder what it costs to ship a cpu from the US to the UK... I have a R3-3200G and a R5 Pro 2400G sitting idle

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Sounds like an awesome project, hope it's going well! My projector hasn't fallen down yet, so that's one comforting update if you've used anything from that video 😂 I wonder! Maybe if you're looking to sell either of these, drop me a little email and we can see if we can work something out? I've had some stuff shipped from the US before for fairly reasonable pricing, but also some not so reasonable pricing.

[@benbranca]

New IMNC video :00

[@MaxMacZone]

IMNC video!!!!!!!

[@jodajackson4489]

That little case is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside, well clearly it’s a TARDIS. Seriously Fractal Design cases are quite nice with respect to fit and finish. However, mounting a water cooling radiator in the top typically requires an offset bracket (generally included). Therefore, if you were planning on installing a 120mm or 240mm radiator (if a 240mm would even fit) you might need said offset bracket. It’s probably better to just use the front fan intake for a radiator. Either way it looks grand, can’t wait to see the followup video(s).

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Ohhh interesting! Thanks for the heads up on this. I'll have a look into that. Haha yes absolutely, it is very much a TARDIS in this little case!

[@magnusvideos8430]

You would think that by now, motherboard makers would ensure the motherboard boots in a form of safe mode, that bypasses the CPU or GPU if it's not compatible or has an incorrect BIOS, and allow you to update the BIOS or run diagnostics in some form of GUI regardless, rather than doing things literally in the dark.

[@supernoob5217]

is it possible to install Hackintosh in this device?

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

I'm not entirely sure. I haven't swung by the Hackintosh community for a while, so I'm not sure what the latest is. I can hazard a guess though and say that the GPU is no good, and as it's AMD it will be much more difficult than Intel.

[@rubiigen]

​@@ItsMyNaturalColourhackintosned a fairly similar system recently and yeah. Slightly more difficult and you'd need an AMD GPU since the 1660 and stuff don't have any macOS drivers in any release but doable!

[@NeptuneSega]

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the return of Tom !

[@adamuzumaki98]

I guess you dig electronics.

[@NoobixCube]

Personally, I'm not a fan of water cooling. My philosophy is, if you can't air cool it, you aren't moving enough air through enough metal. Water cooling can be easy to saturate with heat, and it takes a long time to give that heat up thanks to water's specific heat capacity. It's good for long-term stable loads, but it's not good for sporadic loads. If you want to cool a computer down quickly, you're not going to do it with liquid cooling. That said, liquid cooling works. You do you. I just never bothered because the gains never outweighed the effort.

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thanks for sharing! I can understand this, as I've never struggled to cool anything with air. Same goes for this PC. I'll be water-cooling for fun, to learn, and to make a nice entertaining video for the channel. The system should also be lovely too, allowing a nice overclock and of course, eliminating all the blower noise from the flashed GPU! Oh, and can't forget looks. It won't be very practical but it will be great fun!

[@NoobixCube]

@@ItsMyNaturalColour it will definitely be quieter, that much is assured, so it's not like there's no practical reason to do it.

[@hugosimoes5119]

The problem is that most things on ebay have expensive shipment.

[@GrumpyFrogProduction]

Tom where have you been ?????

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

I've been around! Just a bit slower off the mark with the uploads. Slightly... 😅

[@philsbbs]

wb

[@ran2wild370]

Hmm. :-) Well I used to watch mac-madness years and then this channel faded somewhere. I hope you were doing well.

[@LifeUnfilteredwithDale]

Congratulations on your marriage

[@ItsMyNaturalColour]

Thank you!

[@michaeltechroom]

recently i have found a way of skipping windows 11 Microsoft account

[@cbarton142]

👀 "promo sm"

[@Paul-Howell-M3EYG]

Great to see you back Tom!