Building a PC for under $200 to run GSPro

In this video I show how to build a PC for under $200 to run GSPro.
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[@clw22580]

Good stuff - running an old 1070 alienware and I've been able to run GS Pro on 1080p at Ultra no issues

[@Jmo1290]

1070 on ultra?

[@Artavox]

Simply AWESOME! Now do one that does 4K please!

[@billakins3543]

Nice review, thanks!

[@timpoos4635]

Looks smooth

[@xanthosagness7157]

Much appreciated

[@asmith7126]

Hey thanks for this. I’m going to do the exact same build. Would a 1 tb ssd improve the performance?

[@krisprice8401]

Do you have any issues playing Augusta on high or very high? Lag/buffering? Awesome video. Appreciate the feedback.

[@golfplusbeer6312]

I have not had any issues with the most demanding courses on GSPro. Everything plays well above 60 FPS on High, and between 30-60 on Very High.

[@robertnorth5705]

Great video! I'm about to pull the trigger on a Dell Precision T3600 or an HP Z440. Then go find an Nvidia 1070 or 1070 ti card - taking your note of caution about the power supply issue... The HP comes with a 700w power supply. Anything else I should be aware of that you didn't cover in the video already?

[@golfplusbeer6312]

Just remember to install windows to the SSD for the snappiest experience. Also if you are buying a different model than what I used, just check the CPU is roughly as good as mine (E5-1620 3.6 GHZ). You can use PCBenchmarking.com to check. Just type that in “versus [your CPU]” to see if its roughly as fast or better. GSPro uses very low CPU usage so I doubt it matters much, but in general it’s good to have a similar tier CPU to GPU so one doesn’t bottleneck the other. Sometimes you’ll see these office PCs go for the same price with drastically worse/better integrated CPUs.

[@robertnorth5705]

@@golfplusbeer6312 100%! The CPU listed is an Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.5GHz, so I'm safe there :)

[@Jmo1290]

Thx for the vid. So if you were doing it again, would you get different graphics card or just get stronger power supply in the first place? If you would get different card, which one would you choose? Thanks.

[@golfplusbeer6312]

Yeah I’d probably just get the best card I could get for under $100. Lots of cards just as good as the Vega 56. You can find lists that rank every card by performance. GTX 1070ti for example is a slightly better card and can also be found for $100 or so.

[@user-ie5pn3rr3s]

Curious what power supply you ended up getting? Seems like even the 1070ti recommends at least 500W from a quick Google search.

[@golfplusbeer6312]

1070ti draws 180W maximum. GPU manufacturers will recommend usually 2.5x that to account for other components that are drawing power but in most cases you won’t come close, especially with a budget build like this. The Vega 56 is a rare exception. See at 11:15 mark. But to answer the question, the PSU I bought was a $40 1300W used Dell Precision power supply. 6MKJ9 is the part #.

[@user-ie5pn3rr3s]

Thanks, good to know. Looks like prices have increased, but can still get the 1070i and T3600 for about $235 shipped from what I've found so far.@@golfplusbeer6312

[@markvalis5521]

Could this be done with a laptop?

[@gatecitycards795]

Let’s say I wanted to play GSpro offline, what else would I need to make that work?

[@golfplusbeer6312]

GSPro requires an internet connection to check your license during startup. You could use your phone as a hot spot but my suggestion would be to try to find a way to get wifi to your space. You will need it to download courses and updates anyway, and the benefit of being able to watch videos while you practice etc. is a no brainer. If your pc does not have a wifi card, you can get a cheap usb wifi adapter for $20. I’ve had success with wifi extenders (my garage is detached from my house) which you can also get for very cheap.

[@gatecitycards795]

So I’m already extending my business wifi from my home business which is next door to my house. My garage is on the complete other side of the house from where our extender is, so I would have to run 1-2 more extenders. I’m not sure what I’d actually get for a connection at that point, would be pretty weak I’d imagine. 🤷‍♂️