Can you Build a 4K Gaming PC for Under $1000?

4K has always seemed a bit out of reach for most PC gamers. But check out this build that's SIGNIFICANTLY more affordable than you might expect...
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[@MadmanEpic]

I now actually want to see Linus build a computer in a vacuum.

[@_rami_745]

he said hes not building in space

[@stevendensmore4646]

+Soviet Union ohhhhh

[@nicklong27]

It would need to be a fairly big vacuum. Maybe a Dyson?

[@edkmods]

Dyson sucks ;P

[@fabianp922]

well yes.. That's what it's built for.

[@theapple097]

Yea, lets run cs go at 4k

[@globe11123]

+theapple0 lets make it impossible to see anything xD

[@KuSQ3N]

+theapple0 i am still playing on 1280x960 in cs xD

[@theapple097]

Kusqen Anton 1024 * 768

[@TheBanana93]

+theapple0 1400x1050 fam god res

[@xXdarkdekuXx]

+theapple0 800x600

[@aidanteall7186]

Hello there. So I was thinking of developing a future-proof 4k gaming rig at max settings with 60+ fps. Please feel free to recommend any changes to this potential setup. Thank you. :) My setup: CPU: Found on street Motherboard: Mother CPU Fan: Mouth Video Card: GTX 69 Power Supply: AA Battey Case: Briefcase OS: Minecraft Mouse: Rat Keyboard: Piano Monitor: Imagination

[@adityatugnait2303]

I think this will last you for a couple of years, upgrades might be required after that.

[@aidanteall7186]

Aditya Tugnait K thanks, I was also thinking of getting an atari for some 8k gameplay, would that be within a five dollar budget?

[@tylerk11111]

+Aidan Teall I would recommend a gamecube, they are easier to overclock.

[@aidanteall7186]

Flamevectros11 At what temperature? Because my current rig glows lightly when running minesweeper

[@x52m]

You should upgrade your graphics card to a PS4 because that should give you about -100 frames but it looks cool

[@Kenchinito2207]

how about a 4k gaming rig now?

[@NeonNotch]

This will still work, I substituted this GPU for a GTX 980 ti FTW and 32 gb of ram

[@Kenchinito2207]

yeah but then it won't be "affordable"

[@NeonNotch]

+Kyon depends, 450 for GPU 350 for CPU, 70 for ram, 70 for power supply and 60 for SSD. around the $1k mark

[@NeonNotch]

Kotic KAT 980 Ti would blow the 1060 out of the water

[@NeonNotch]

***** Eh

[@Renegade322]

watching this video it is hilarious to see them look at 4k CS GO I play at like 1024x768, and my graphics card is a 970 Because CS Logic

[@mondi3839]

+The Croaker Same :P

[@antz2883]

and who the hell plays all there graphics very high

[@TopiasSalakka]

+The Croaker Why do people play CS:GO at tiny resolutions like that? I never understood that. I personally only play TF2, and always crank the settings up.

[@FiNiTe_weeb]

+Guru Nannak Anyone who has spare power, my GTX660 can run it at max in 4K at 70 fps, tho I just use 1080p with 8xMSAA, because input lag.

[@MUSiCK9]

+Topias Salakka its kind of a thing that alot of older players use when everyone had 4:3 monitors, an good example would be players that played counter strike 1.6 back in the day and wants to stick with the resolution they used to...plus i also play with 4:3 just because everything looks bigger

[@Babasaurusrex]

it would be affordable if the monitor alone didn't cost half the price of a pc :(

[@ojcubz]

hey its christmas take a little advantage and ask for money from some people you know XD

[@de_stroyed]

Ha, agreed. Although 4K monitors are slowly getting cheaper, or you can save a bit more money and get a 2K monitor.

[@mrdot1126]

akahomie100 half the price... :)

[@ojcubz]

***** true enough haha xD

[@SkillerDanHD]

***** 2k isn't 1080p. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Digital_video_resolutions_%28VCD_to_4K%29.svg/1280px-Digital_video_resolutions_%28VCD_to_4K%29.svg.png

[@napoleanbonaparte8299]

I pluged monitor to a potato installed windows 10 and i could run cs go at 4 k avg 89fps i am very happy

[@hristian33]

+Napoléan Bonaparte What kind of potato was it? Should be a pretty low end one!

[@napoleanbonaparte8299]

Hristian Andreev Its a pretty high end it cost 3$+txs so thats kind of a deal breaker for most people.

[@hristian33]

Damn! That definitely beats out my potato i got a couple of days ago from the groceries store...... I'm sad now

[@napoleanbonaparte8299]

Hristian Andreev I had to upgrade mine the old one was a bad potato but it did the job

[@mert2685]

+Napoléan Bonaparte my potato is $5 plus I get 5 extra potatos

[@xanttares]

couldnt find the cooling fans... (not sure what they are called) under the parts list... or does this come with the motherboard??

[@EmmaCross94]

You are officially a sell-out, Linus. I always thought you'd only sell out to Nvidia or Intel, but now AMD too. The only ones who are saying the R9 285 is good for 4K is AMD, they're trying to sell the shit out of that GPU. The only ones saying that an all-AMD rig is the best for 4K is AMD. Get you away from the camera and on the WAN show or something and you say something different every time. You benchmarked WoW? Really? My ~10 year old computer can run that. You're not a reviewer anymore, you're a living, breathing advertisement. I'm a long term subscriber, I've been watching your videos since you were still at NCIX, the Antec 1100 video was the first video of yours I saw, so this is really disappointing for me to see.

[@LinusTechTips]

I don't really understand your comment. Where did I say this rig was "best for 4k" As for WoW, I think your information is a little out of date with the latest expansion it's much more demanding than it used to be.

[@LeanderLFC]

It was a challenge from and not a guide to show you what the best one is.

[@El.Generico]

It's not selling out. It's called buying in.

[@EmmaCross94]

LinusTechTips Yes, you never said that it was "best for 4k", but come on... Would you not try to make it the best it could be? Anyone who is on a budget always tries to make it as good as possible. You may be right about WoW, but still, it's not demanding at all compared to the titles you mentioned.

[@EmmaCross94]

nick hover If you're implying that I hate AMD products, I do not. AMD is quite good at what they do on the graphics side. What I was saying is this: Anyone who tries to say that an all-AMD rig with an R9 285 is the best for 4K is an idiot or is being misleading. Like someone else said in the comments, get a locked i5 and an R9 290 and you'll be doing better.

[@edwardjohnston6286]

Linus, holy cow...... Man I really respect you, as do many others here in the comments. But you fudged this configuration up terribly. I am not angry because that everyone has opinions. I am disappointed because I believe that you know this biuld is completely bogus. you wouldn't even use this configuration yourself. I mean a r9 285 to even hook up to a 4k monitor.... really linus? you expect us to believe that you don't know how owning a 290 at its current price range is way more clever for 4k? Whatever disappointed like many of your fans. your supposed to lead people the right way, yet you did the wrong thing for sponsorship. I remember you saying in a WAN show that such a thing would never occur.

[@LinusTechTips]

The numbers are right in the graphs for you to see. Freemium and exports grade games run fine on this. I'd be misleading my viewers if I told them they needed a 290 to run LoL at this res. I said right in the video that for triple A titles much more powerful hardware is needed.

[@yzlong99]

LinusTechTips but the games that you tested were some of the least demanding modern games on the market. Freemium games such as Planetside 2 for example will crush that computer

[@yzlong99]

LinusTechTips PCPartPicker part list: pcpartpicker.com/p/jXZqVn Price breakdown by merchant: pcpartpicker.com/p/jXZqVn/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ECS H81H3-A3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($37.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.98 @ OutletPC) Storage: Crucial V4 32GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($35.95 @ Amazon) Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($224.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (2-Way CrossFire) ($224.99 @ NCIX US) Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $1015.80 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 02:52 EST-0500

[@psadlkfpsk]

Yeo Zhi Long Dude. Hostile much? His criteria was over 1000 viewers on twitch. I highly highly highly doubt planetside 2 is meeting that. Not many people play it at all anymore.

[@psadlkfpsk]

psadlkfpsk *10,000 views

[@erudesu1993]

Hi, Linus I am having a problem with my Asus laptop, I cannot find the nvidia settings it has NVidia 610M, cannot find the settings even going to device manager, please help thanks man

[@doulosofgod7339]

so i'm trying to figure out a pc for a church and i don't have a lot of experience with PC's with more than 2 screens. I need to know how good of a graphics card it needs to be able to use 4, 4k tv's to play lets say at most 4, 4k videos on those screens at the same time. Not gaming just like youtube videos/powerpoints etc. i think its resolution would be 15360 x 2160. We need each display to be able to be separate monitors not mirrored. I think a RX 480 can do it but i'm not sure. Can you guys help me out?

[@PA5cAl1]

I'm actually pretty dissapointed seeing this episode, money is spent really on the wrong components. I know he was sponsored, but for anyone out there wanting to build a budget 4k rig, go for an intel i5-4460 on a cheap motherboard with a gtx970 or a r9-290. Most people wanting a budget pc are not going to overclock anyway so spending a lot of money in areas like the motherboard, cooling, power supply (as long as it is from a reputable brand and supplies enough current it is fine) etc is an absolute waste.

[@RainieDays93]

A major chunk of the money went towards the monitor. Really hard to squeeze in both an i5 and GTX 970/R9 290 with the rest of the money.

[@hoangviet0312]

the monitor alone takes away lots of money, think before commenting dude...

[@jpchevron]

Hoàng Việt RainieDays93 Correct. But when has facts ever stopped an Intel fanboy?

[@LinhNguyen-im4uu]

I personally would never cheap out on motherboards considering everything else in the PC is connected to it. Also he was given a 8-core but didn't use it. Swapping the 6350 and 285 with 4460 and 970 means a ~$200 increase, you probably won't have enough corners to cut for that much money.

[@GriggsHw]

You didn't include monitor. So yeah.

[@muurf383]

LinusTechTips Great video Linus! Don't listen to the haters in the comments. They clearly didn't watch the video. For heavens sake, you showed us the results of gameplay in the video! For anyone who's saying that the r9 285 is "an illogical choice because it's not powerful enough to run games at 4k" they clearly didn't watch the video in which you specifically stated that you'd need multiple of the highest end graphics card in order to get a playable enjoyable experience in the latest AAA titles. Keep up the good videos!

[@captdev]

huh?, The R9 285 *can run the games.* Sure. But you would *MUCH BETTER OFF* going for the GTX 970. If you didn't notice by the nature of this video Linus has obviously been bought out by AMD. No way the normal Linus would use components like that in a normal rig.

[@muurf383]

Captans KZbin​ Yeah, but this isn't a "normal rig". The build was specifically aimed at being able to play more mainstream titles in 4k, not new, AAA titles. The gtx 970 is 150 bucks more expensive than the r9 285 and wouldnt be able to fit in the budget. Plus, it's more than you need in order to accomplish what this rig is aimed at.

[@captdev]

muurf Hey, Firstly where on earth did you get $150 difference? Even in Canada, where Linus lives the difference is a negligible $40 comparing 2 MSI branded cards (on newegg). In the US the difference is even smaller, $10 comparing identical cards. Now if $40 is that important to you then sure, buy the R9 285x. But the 970 will perform better and by extension offer a smoother game experience. P.S. The R9 285x couldn't run WOW maxed out, and a bit of extra fps headroom is helpful. P.P.S I have been watching Linus for quite a long time now, and I know that if he was building a 4k Gaming pc he would NEVER USE A R9 285x :P

[@muurf383]

Captans KZbin​ Hi! First off, I just want to mention that anything I say is not meant to be interpreted as being in a sarcastic tone; I mean it seriously. First off, I don't think there's such thing as an r9 285x; it's just an r9 285. Second, the last time I checked, the gtx 970 is about 350 dollars, while on PCPartPicker.com, the r9 285 is only about 200 dollars. Where are you finding the gtx 970 for only 10 bucks more than the 285? The gtx 970 is obviously a much better graphics card but (at least from what i've seen), it's about 150 bucks more expensive. On top of that, once you buy a GPU like that, then you are probably going to want to spend extra on a core i5 or something. It wouldn't quite fit in this build.

[@muurf383]

Captans KZbin​ By the way: agreed. There is NO WAY linus would go with this setup for a regular 4k rig. But for what this computer's aimed at, I feel like it was a decent choice...

[@revampedharpy09]

3:04 is that a hyper 412s cooler? if it is then thats the same cooler i use. also the FXA-970 motherboards is the same board my cousin used because he switched out his fx-8350 for an i5 (i cant remember which but its the one thats roughly the power equivilent).

[@teemumyyrylainen9247]

parts list in description would not hurt viewers at all. great vids linus, keep it up. i find these really helpfull to keep up with pc parts race. and oh boy there has been catching up to do. last time i used to work in pc store it was middle of mhz race of amd and intel. trying to figure out good value to money specs for pc, thats going to my kids. thanks again.

[@MangoTangoFox]

R9 285.... PFFF! I built my friend a rig with a 4460, and a Strix 970, in the same case (in white), with a 120GB Intel SSD, 1TB HDD, a Fully modular gold 650W PSU, a wifi/bluetooth card, and even a 2M NZXT LED Kit... All for less than $900.... You have to be patient and look at sales on /r/BuildAPCSales for like a week, and then not buy an OS, but it's totally fucking worth it. $900 for a build that's that fucking good at gaming, that good looking inside, and has that much functionality and general speed overall, is just insane.

[@5british5]

yes he should of waited around for half a year to show us the video :S

[@MangoTangoFox]

Eric Slattery Are you fucking high? The 4K display would have had to be ~$190 to fit all that within $1000, at the lowest prices you can get all the parts right now. The display shown in the video is $1100 on it's own..

[@MangoTangoFox]

Eric Slattery 1. THE DISPLAY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE $1000 PRICE. END OF STORY. I guarantee that it was not factored in when they made this. It could be accomplished with a lot of patience and market sense, but it's not at all what they had in mind. The build, parts only is $813 after rebates and such at the absolute lowest prices on part picker. Linus usually includes an OS, so you can add about another $100 onto that, leaving $87 left. How do you plan on fitting $400-700+, into $87? 2. I wasn't making any claims about fucking CPU. I just listed it because that's literally what we bought. The notable difference is the GPU, which is about 30-70% faster in real world gaming tests. It also has twice the vram to max out the textures in most games with basically no impact on framerate.

[@jlyt18]

i think its his job to use the msrps, most pc builders know to look for deals and use the msrp to budget the max they would have to pay

[@ArsalKhan1727]

awsome , thx linustech tips , i am building the same configuration pc for my gaming and some video productivity , and with some miner changes like , 650 watt psu and a amd fx 8320 cpu and an msi r9 285, thx for the support , i just needed this ,

[@davidvargas346]

Is there a cooling performance increase placing the evo to exhausts towards the top rather than the rear? Or doesn't matter? Just wondering since I'm running the evo in my rig.

[@VibingTacos]

oh god....my dad wants me to buy a lenovo y5070 instead of a gtx 970,i5-4690 16 gb etc....he says the laptop is more powerful and that making my own computer (building by parts) is useless .....

[@skas100]

wow....

[@f3liix782]

wow

[@nimoon]

Dont listen to him he doesnt know shit

[@luminacandys2170]

Lmao

[@yflik779]

He's completely right, some profs would build it and it's a laptop so that makes it way more powerful

[@ArthurPinhas]

4K Gaming is overpriced and over hyped.

[@skaterdude1998]

That's what everybody says about every new technology. Look at SSD's for example, at first barely anybody wanted one because, "I can wait five seconds longer on boot" but now you don't see a build without one.

[@evilsasuke]

Fate it's overpriced but definitely not over hyped.

[@viktor14jaar]

Fate The fun thing is i saw a boot time video on a new ssd. 8.4 seconds. My laptop without ssd boots in 7.7 :p (he was running win 8 i am running win 10 tech preview so i have a disadvantage i guess...)

[@skaterdude1998]

***** Yup, but that's not even the main advantage of an SSD. Everything loads much quicker and everything feels much snappier.

[@rattacko123]

I think 1440p is the perfect resolution. Isnt too demanding, doesnt require a massive screen to get things scaled properly, and it has the perfect screen density at 27 inches. The screen real estate is perfect too. I wont use 4k untill there are graphics cards powerful enough to run all games at a playable fps.

[@vipinkashyap62]

same setup as mine but thers a problem if i play games it automatically restarts or just power off whats the issue help bro is the fan is the problem

[@JustinBaronas94]

+LinusTechTips Would you be able to tell me how I Install Windows OS without an optical Drive? Is an Optical Drive necessary?

[@ashtong85]

2014 linus: let's save money and make a 1000 dollar gaming pc 2019 linus: *drops 10 thousand dollar CPU* ,let's ask intel if we can buy another

[@alexzanderweatherly7405]

2022 linus: drops 2

[@adham5442]

My biggest problem is money✳

[@MinecraftMineturtle]

+Adham Mine too, no job yet. :X

[@adham5442]

Do you want a pc for gaming or for editing

[@MinecraftMineturtle]

Adham Gaming. I can show you what I am thinking for my build. Also, I just got this alert, and I'm about to head to school, I'll be back in a couple hours.

[@yaltschuler]

+Cranberry X (Old) .....well?!

[@MinecraftMineturtle]

+y altschuler Hmm? I've been busy and forgot about this post. I'll post a link shortly

[@CeeJayDee94]

i'm curious, is there a setting in WoW for 4k graphics? Because I don't see how your graphics had to be turned down considering my Macbook Pro runs the game at 40-50fps on Ultra?

[@frnkwbb904]

can u use those parts to replace the other few parts from the other 4k video?

[@SyntheticFuture]

Hah, after all these years WoW still has terrible optimization xD

[@mikeetyson9000]

wow is actually pretty good.

[@jamescraig7200]

ThaTyger WoW did just have a graphics update as well as new character models

[@marxman6896]

ThaTyger It's an MMO. No MMO runs well with large amounts of players in an area except on extreme rigs. That may change with DX12, since the vast majority of the game runs on a single thread right now. That's generally why the performance sucks at times.

[@TheDrasgon]

It has an awesome performance, dude. Even very weak PC's can run it very well

[@socore3197]

Lol, look at all the fanbois you ignited. Wow used to be a great game, I could not forgive the pandabears.

[@Lorenzo-rg2rp]

sh*t now I have to let my brother come over help me with my ram sticks since they are so heavy xD

[@x52m]

You don't have to physically put it in your build anymore since you can install it off of the internet now

[@Faithy2386]

yeah. theres a thiojoe tutorial online.

[@iLLixer]

+whucarez thio is cancer

[@James-qd3mw]

King SHIIFT yep 10/10

[@dreny6149]

@LinusTechTips ! Does it possible to find any custom PC for 400$ (or maybe Built) that can run (GTA 5 ,, CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS..BLACK OPS 3 ..) and other "high games" in low or medium graphics options .. ?? please reply ! Thanks

[@bbbssaaa59]

is a 450 watt psu enough for amd fx 6300 and r9 285 strix? please answer me i want to buy this system

[@willgaines5269]

2gb graphics for 4K? Linus, please.

[@binos8843]

+Will Gaines Do you really think he would have used a 2gb card if it was unreliable.

[@willgaines5269]

george phillips just saying that 2gb isn't a big enough frame buffer for 4K. I recommend no less than 6GB for 4K gaming

[@nakedguyholdingakalashniko1872]

+Will Gaines Have you even tried watching the video? The games this system is supposed to run don't even need that much of VRAM. It's not the system which runs AAA titles at 4k.

[@PearuArmasJ]

+Will Gaines maybe but not at max details. At low/medium will be good but certainly not high

[@Renuclous]

+Will Gaines did you watch the video at all or did you just glance at the box at minute one and went forward to comment?? Like srsly? Did you watch it? :D

[@MakoRuu]

I can understand 4k gaming. But I think it's too early to be "mainstream." I can remember a time when 1280x1024 was an enthusiast resolution not meant for every day use. My weird ass monitor only goes to 1400x1050, and that's fine for me. Though I do want to upgrade my 650 ti SSC..

[@mariog3042]

MakoRuu I actually have got 1280 x 1024 resolution,but my entire PC is bullshit and I can't even play Crysis. I'm a geforce 210 user,so I must use 1024 x 768/800 x 600 resolution and low settings :c

[@MakoRuu]

Bro. If you can scrape together $50 USD you can buy a GT 640 from eBay. It can handle Crysis on low medium settings.

[@jerrymoore8701]

MakoRuu Simpler time man, back when games were all there when you bought them, no day one patches and dlc was still a concept.

[@MakoRuu]

There was always expansions.

[@jerrymoore8701]

MakoRuu Yeah but those were usually building upon what made the game great, not ripping stuff from the game then making you pay for it or the microtransactions.

[@tototeto_7076]

if i have an i5-7500 and a GTX 1080 is that enough to run most games in 4k? (games like overwatch or rocket league)

[@hamzahzaman6692]

Im not sure about this pc as Jaytwocent did a review and it was only at 60 fps on 1080p can you pls telll me why yours does 4k but his doesn't

[@user-ds8fr4ef7i]

Gaming on big ass monitors isn't actually all that enjoyable to be honest. Why is 4K gaming that overhyped?

[@user-ds8fr4ef7i]

Flat4Buggy I think large container is great for lot of things but i just said not really for gaming but cool. Everyone is different that's true.

[@charlienash2617]

4K isn't overhyped, its overpriced.

[@Shaddy3Tears]

How does 4K have anything to do with monitor size?

[@MaZEEZaM]

Shaddy3Tears Yes, because the larger the screen the more resolution required to create a set standard of image, ie, an image res that looks great on a 24 inch monitor isnt going to look anywhere near as good on a 40 inch screen. So 4K scales the image far better the larger the monitor goes because it has far greater image quality to start with before its expanded to fit set monitor. Consider camera pixels, everyone knows a 2mp image looks pretty shit on a monitor, but if its a 8mp image it will look far better than the 2mp image on the same monitor.

[@Shaddy3Tears]

MaZEEZaM You took my question out of context completely. I was referring to the myth of larger resolutions equaling larger monitors.

[@newroosterlouis]

A toaster could run cs:go at 4k

[@fernandobatl7815]

tOaSt?

[@vffa]

dont forget the Potato's

[@fernandobatl7815]

Running on potatOS

[@victortrujillo4091]

My toaster cant run csgo

[@xXdarkdekuXx]

+victor trujillo take it back, it's fucked up

[@nightwing842]

quick question, if you turned the resolution down to 1920x1080 for world of warcraft, would you have had a nice fps at max graphical settings?

[@TheKingOfReading]

How would you update this for Dec 2015 with a LG 27MU67 Freesync monitor (this is the only part that I've already bought)? I'm wanting to start a build, and would like to do what you did with this one. Get some solid parts for starters, and then go nuts a year or so down the line.

[@eldragon00]

Just a heads up R9 290's are significantly better and well within the 200-280$ spread.

[@jpchevron]

eldragon00 That would have forced them to upgrade the power supply which would have threw out the budget. The 285 is extremely efficient.

[@eldragon00]

jpchevron Or drop the hdd a bit, get a 40 GB boot ssd and a 1tb hdd, then get a power supply that won't risk damage to your components.

[@jpchevron]

eldragon00 I'd rather give up the 2tb mmechanicaldrive and get a proper 256GB SSD for myself. With things like Steam and Netflix there's really no reason to have lots of hard drive space any more.

[@dannunzio2958]

That's a Seasonic 80+ Bronze PSU, it's not some cheapo generic PSU that won't last you 11 months

[@HaloPwNnCrab]

jpchevron Steam is my entire reason for needing lots of hard drive space :P. My 1TB HDD got down to 1MB free space yesterday.

[@thomasballard7090]

What FPS would you have on MOBA,s for this gaming pc like i play games like LoL, Dota2 Dota like that stuff, pls reply ty

[@LinusTechTips]

It's right in the video.....

[@Ram-xr5uj]

lol

[@tyrome19861]

Linus isn't impressed... xD

[@JulioJLuna89]

LinusTechTips what about a Antec 530W PSU?!!!!!!!

[@botbeamer]

+LinusTechTips lel

[@chocolateringo8121]

Ive been wonder for so long now. Whats that "paste" you use to stick ur cooler to the CPU?

[@wefdeas]

How do you install the operating system onto a new built computer?

[@Darksyne]

AMD left a free cpu in a motherboard...?

[@Dreadnaught503]

What is the anti static pad that Linus is using called ?

[@aaronaranda6611]

+Pyro Enterprise It's a mod-mat, you can find this one on Amazon. www.amazon.com/ModRight-Anti-Static-Mod-Mat-Assembly-Surface/dp/B00CPP6QUG

[@blueststrawberry]

+Cea Deus can you use it as a mouse mat :3

[@TheFurnaceGaming]

+Mr. Snerlax you can but it might a lil to big

[@pustulio81]

+Mr. Snerlax That may be a good idea for people that can't handle losing, and end up rampaging to the point of using their entire body to move the mouse around lol

[@vanguardas9927]

+Pyro Enterprise anti static shit isn't real. built a lot of PCs never broke one. i even use a paintbrush to clean. unless you charge up some stupid amount of static like playing with a plastic wrap, i don't see it being a threat

[@GuilhermeUrnauCGI]

Linus, I have a i7 4790, 8g ram and a RX 580 4g, I don't have any plan to play games beyond full hd anytime soon, do u think my rig can last some years more or I may need to change my cpu or anything else?

[@j__s]

where can I get the mat you are using in this video?

[@CoreGamerPlus]

What's the point of building a sweet spot PC for playing on a non sweet spot resolution? Should use this rig to max out most/all games at the more reasonable (sweet spot) 1080p.

[@jackkwan8385]

***** Here: pcpartpicker.com/p/KN6YCJ CPU: Great for gaming, due to it's four cores. Overclockable so you still have that option open. If you don't want to overclock, just go for an i5 4690 instead of the 4690k. If you plan on overclocking, be sure to invest in a separate CPU cooler, because the stock ain't gonna cut it. Motherboard: 32GB of RAM support, 2-way SLI support, and it's BIOS is up to date with the new Haswell CPU. Great option. RAM: 8GB of Ram is the sweet spot for gaming. 16GB would be good if you are going to be streaming or video editing. With the RAM prices dropping, this is a good option. Storage: An SSD isn't necessary for a gaming build, but it sure as hell is great to have one. It loads your games that you have saved on it a lot faster than an HDD would. SSD prices are also dropping so yeah. I also threw in a 1 TB HDD for mass storage. GPU: Rule of Thumb for building a gaming PC. The GPU is almost always the most expensive item you're buying. The GTX 970 maxes out almost all games at 1080p60. And the MSI edition has a great cooler so yeah. If your games seem to be lacking, invest in another, because the motherboard we chose has SLI support eh? Case: BitFenix makes great cases and this one has front panel USB 3.0 ports. Nuff said. PSU: Never flake out on the PSU. 80+ Gold rating is great, and the wattage is enough for a second 970 when needed. If you want, throw in an optical drive, or add a mouse like the M45 from Corsair. Hope I helped you out and anyone else who is looking at this with the same problem! I may or may not have copied and pasted this from an earlier post on this same exact video...

[@louisholden5127]

+Jack Kwan If you're only playing at 1080p get an i3 with hyperthreading, and just get an R9 280x. That's all you need for ultra settings 1080p gaming. Jesus, my Fx-6300 and R7 260x still get 56 fps 1080p ultra preset on Battlefield 4.

[@jackkwan8385]

louis holden That makes sense, and will also work. My build however, is more towards someone who wants to be future proof, maybe for the next 3 years? Who knows.

[@louisholden5127]

+Jack Kwan If you want the ultimate in future proof then buy a 295x2 More powerful than a Titan X at half the price, and with full Dx12 support and a greater performance gain that Nvidia GPUs when it arrives.

[@jackkwan8385]

louis holden Listen, I was just trying to help someone, you can talk to them, not me,

[@royvanloosbroek7215]

amd is really cheap wow, think i will use amd stuff in a build i'll make

[@LOLmomentsandfails]

+Roy van loosbroek better to go nvidia / intel for more performance and multitasking.

[@shox2411]

+LOLmomentsandfails The price difference for same performance for Intel and Nvdia is not worth it for a lot of people that are on a budget.

[@SuperRossparker]

+LOLmomentsandfails your dumb. Amd and intel are almost equal in performance, also amd parts are half the price. the new r9 380 beat the 970 as the new king of price to performance. also amd still has to release a new line of cpu's seeing as the current line is really old.

[@LOLmomentsandfails]

Please read before replying. I said that if he wanted more performance and multitasking needs, go nvidia / intel.

[@frx1p32dz2]

+LOLmomentsandfails no they arent, dude AMD is FAR better bang for my buck than crappy ass intel yo. im NOT paying $400 for an i7 that barely pushes 4Ghz i can buy an AMD FX-9590 for $200 and push 4.7GHz. ontop of that i could overclock it to 5GHz if i wanted to really push the AMD cpu. The ONLY reason you think Intel is better is because intel advertises their overpriced crap everywhere, they pay magazines, and web articles to advertise their intel products as "better" when really they aren't.

[@John.Lemon.]

i have that same cpu cooler blowing to the back. is blowing it up (lol) better?

[@mitchellwesson7543]

Question: I want a computer that will run a program called FL Studio(music producing software) and one that will run games well, would this suggested computer work?

[@frx1p32dz2]

Should do alot more amd builds. :D Thanks, im kinda tired of seeing intel being held as some holy grail of all CPUs

[@nictheperson6709]

+Katsu Wolf For high end stuff yeah they are sadly.

[@frx1p32dz2]

Aesthetically designed mobos do exist with AMD mobos, look at Gigabyte, or MSI or ASUS ones, they are nice. but have a simple appeal to them :) AM3+ boards are great :)

[@frx1p32dz2]

***** omg you people are fucking idiots. PROCESSORS: they are the brains of the computer they process millions and billions of calculations to perform tasks, (for those of you who seem stupid and know nothing other than advertised claims) here is some fucking knowledge because i doubt ANY one of you "intel" fans thinking AMD sucks knows there is not much of a difference, you didnt take computer science like i did at the university. now that being said. ALL processors use the SAME material to be built. there is no "better" material it is all composed of silicone. they are not "better" over one another but practically the same but have their cores possibly lined up differently with billions of transistors made in the same way. however the ONLY difference is proprietary software technologies inputed into the CPU, they both have the same process in which they are built. intel may "seem" fast but i like to call that a placebo effect. lol really just because AMD is cheap doesnt mean its garbage, have you studied on something called MASS PRODUCTION?? this mass production is what would make the AMD prices MUCH more affordable than intel. This is why AMD wins me over. why am i going to pay $300 for an intel 4790K cpu when my fx8350 can outperform the intel by clockspeeds right out of the box for a fraction of the price?

[@frx1p32dz2]

***** that being said, its much like this. why the fuck would any TRUE sports car enthusiast, buy a $300,000 Lamborghini Aventador that ONLY pushes 500-600 horsepower, why spend that much on such little power? its a ridiculous price for that kind of power. while yes it may look good. I can go out and buy a Toyota Supra for $30,000 which is a fraction of that cost, dump another $25,000 into the engine adding big turbo, and some internals on that engine to produce 1200+ horsepower that will smoke that lamborghini anyday. want proof? check out TX2K shows this happening all the time. rich dudes in their lambos, and gt40s and vipers getting beat by supras and RX7s and skylines. AMD is the underdog, while yes cheap, they perform clockspeeds very well and can handle a good load. however intel may be "quick" its top end isnt that great. i mean $300 for 4.0GHz? come on. thats complete shit. if im goinng to spend $300 on a cpu i expect that shit to hit damn close to 5GHz speeds, and be very rapid on its latency.

[@frx1p32dz2]

***** you sound stupid saying intel is better, yet both processors are made of the same material in the same process, and with the same technologies, so to say that intel is better makes you stupid.

[@tomreevo]

Wait, 2 Gb VRAM for 4K? Linus, what have you been smoking? And can I have some?

[@yourick1953]

4k weed

[@GY-bd9bo]

4 kilos of weed

[@DivideandConquerAnti-WEF]

can someone pls list all the parts by name including the tower box or direct me where i can buy all of this 1 in one go to assemble at home tytyty so much!

[@jeffreysan4095]

What’s the overclock settings for this build?

[@3D1ofakind]

3:42 the struggle is real xD

[@MajesticDeathray]

I like how the AMD GPU came in a sort 'egg box' looking box. I mean; both eggs and AMD GPU's are meant to be fried, right?

[@Cyortonic]

What's an "egg box"

[@MajesticDeathray]

A Christian Gamer That cardboard box eggs come in.

[@Cyortonic]

Zabby~! - スティ The AMD box looks nothing like an egg carton.

[@karthikgopinath8606]

+Zabby~! - スティ lol theyre called egg cartons not egg boxes XD

[@comradejosephstalin6886]

Best AMD bashing joke I've read all year!!! and I'm a guy with a OC'd r9 280 in his system!

[@danieljohnston9723]

Would this be the best PC to start with if I want to run things like the witcher or metal gear or would it not be able to run things like that

[@TheAnthony15432]

So what is all the item we need to buy I only see 4 components at the pricing & discussion list.

[@yung_juice_box6595]

Any good? PCPartPicker part list: pcpartpicker.com/p/tTZG8d Price breakdown by merchant: pcpartpicker.com/p/tTZG8d/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Kingston Savage 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.00 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.56 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US) Monitor: AOC i2367Fh 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Amazon) Keyboard: Logitech G710 Plus Wired Gaming Keyboard ($96.99 @ Best Buy) Other: Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone - White ($59.99) Total: $1281.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 16:26 EDT-0400

[@mikeetyson9000]

+Ya_Boy_Dom consider going Skylake for not having to reboy ram soon (ddr4) and better upgradabilty without having to buy both new mobo and cpu, also having 16 gb of ram is gonna be a must soon considering games are beging to want to use morethen 8 gb etc Arkham knight, syndicate

[@yung_juice_box6595]

Ok, but should I just buy the same pack so 16gb total?

[@mikeetyson9000]

Ya_Boy_Dom 16 gb is more then fine for now unless you are a editor or something in that catagory.

[@yung_juice_box6595]

Yeah, im not :P

[@yung_juice_box6595]

hmm..

[@kevin30179]

I wish you guys would do more for AMD. The value is always surprising and Nvidia gets enough attention

[@fullyverified7491]

Yep ^^^

[@shimuzeisusu]

And 5 years later AMD is the better choice and Intel doesn't get much attention

[@mattiasvanderwal]

is that sapphire gpu better then a gtx 960 2g?, becouse its almost my pc what you have there, i have a msi 970 gmaing, fx6300 and a gtx 960 2g from msi

[@notbnw6744]

i would rather buy your own an english book

[@puccioTQ]

At the minute 05:19 what is the name of the kayboard?

[@bensoobrattee7367]

"something down to earth..." A 4K GAMING PC

[@ProtoMario]

Does this build take into account that the monitor will be very similar to the price of the computer build itself? Seriously places like Newegg hide the price of these monitors - saying things like "See Price in Cart". When I saw the price in cart, one of the cheaper 4 k monitors was a thousand dollars. I know people spend money, but man, 1 grand for a fucking screen though... At similar stores you could get an 60-70 in LED Samsung, vizio, sony, 120-240 hz smart tv's with wifi intigrated along with several streaming services for less than a grand.

[@Emily-fm7pt]

That’s just depressing... you can get a 4K 144hz Monitor for $600 now. The future is great

[@diamond-heart21]

Emily747 Monitors are still a bottleneck because of how much they cost, tho.

[@JustinBaronas94]

Can someone tell me how you would install windows OS with no Optical Drive. With a fresh computer?

[@Letsplay88495]

ok im stuck what computer case should i get for this

[@fraggeddabloons5679]

I'd love to OC my 6300, having trouble getting it above 3.93. I had it to 3.990 stable at one point, then when I got greedy and went for 4.0 it lost stability, then I had to back down to 3.85. I've gotten back to 3.93. This is my first OC so I have no freaking idea what I'm doing wrong, or what I'm doing at all for that matter.

[@Coolkidkarateman]

Niether do i. I have a 4100 i think, quadcore 3.8GHz, dont know how t o OC or if i should

[@fraggeddabloons5679]

Coolkidkarateman My BIOS has an automatic OC setting, but I can't get it to go from 10% to 15%.

[@Coolkidkarateman]

I have AMD Catilyst control center thing, it gives me the option to overclock, (my Processor OC's to 4.2 GHz) And it wont let me oc to at least 4 GHz, I can get it to 3.9, just not 4.

[@96donov]

FraggedDabloons i have an amd a8 5500 apu its locked down to 3.7ghz turbo max and 3.2ghz stock go to the bios and change the multiplier and add a bit of voltage you guys have fx easy oc cpus my apu is locked not a k edition and it is still running at 4.1ghz

[@96donov]

FraggedDabloons also what mobo do u have asus autmoatic oc on mine barley did anything and i added some extra voltage and a new heatsink since i noticed that when it heated up it throttled and coultnd overclock well soz for spelling btw

[@bengieg3152]

I have had my TV and been using it as a monitor for 9 years now.

[@xxrobohorse64xx]

You can actually buy an AOC 1080p monitor for less than $130

[@bengieg3152]

+Crackhead jack Yeah I am probably going to upgrade real soon to a 144hz monitor.

[@nightshadelenar]

i have a Viewsonic 1080p monitor, i got it for $90 USD

[@Pstratis541]

I literally have this exact build. only differences are I have 16gb of ram the fx-6300 Ocz 600w psu and the evga gtx 750ti ftw 2g gpu instead. can my system run 4k too??

[@Tysongalland]

Would this work the same way for Editing 4K footage?

[@Haksdo2]

Why on earth did you go with a 2gig GPU for a 4K setup? It might have worked with these games, but playing something like Skyrim with some mods will not work at all. And it's not that Skyrim is the newest and most demanding game, we're not talking about BF4 or something like that. Spend the extra 50 dollar on a R9 290 and, if you really have to, save that on some other components (case, smaller HDD etc.).

[@dannunzio2958]

Are you trolling or are you legitimately stupid? This build wasn't made to run modded Skyrim. It's for people that play Source games or MMOs or MOBAs and that want to play it at a high res.

[@Haksdo2]

Diego R I'm neither. Making a build that can run 4K fine, making it on a budget at which it can't run all triple A titles at 4K, understandable. But why limit yourself on one of the most crucial things for gaming at this resolution, GPU memory? Games wouldn't run worse if they'd chosen a Cooler Master N200 or Fractal Design Core 1100 case, games would have run just as well with a 1TB harddrive. But you'd be able to run more games at 4K with better performance, for the same total amount spend, if they'd went with a R9 290 4GB. Even keeping everything the same, but using a R9 280X would be better. That one costs the same as the R9 285, but outperforms it on 1080p gaming and has more headroom for 4K gaming due to its 3GB memory.

[@dannunzio2958]

So I think you're looking at build guides the wrong way. It's not supposed to be "get EXACTLY what I'm telling you to get" it's supposed to act as a guideline and you should change things accordingly. For one person the 240GB SSDS is useless and maybe for another the 240GB is perfect. If this is EXCLUSIVELY gaming then yeah maybe 240GB is too much. It all depends on the person and their needs. His could also be used for slight content creation and 2TB HDD and 240GB SSD is exactly what they need

[@Haksdo2]

Diego R I agree on the "not exactly getting X or Y", but channels like this are a guideline for people who might not know all that much about building pc's. With that in mind, giving the "advice" that a 2GB card is a good investment for a 4K build is wrong imo, certainly if you can get a better performaning 3GB card for the same money. It's more that the R9 285 is a really weird buy at this point in time, any other AMD card in this pricerange would be a better pick; the R9 280 is almost on par but cheaper, a R9 280X is better in every regard and by investing a bit more and getting a R9 290 you'd be much better off. Sadly NVidia hasn't got any good options in this pricerange, with the GTX760 being a worse performer with the same 2GB issue and the GTX770 being way too expensive. Don't get me wrong, Linus makes awesome video's and overall this is a good build, just the GPU is a bit off.

[@dannunzio2958]

1. why do you +1 your own comments? xD 2. if he did opt for a r9 290 he would needed to change the PSU aswell. and with your reasoning "oh since the 280x is better than the 280 just get the 280x but acually since the 290x is better just get the 290x" and at a certain point youre just better off waiting for the 300 series of cards or 400. i think the 285 is perfect for those games he mentioned (CSGO LoL, DOTA, TF2 etc) and the 285 is ITX so if someone doesnt have room for the R9 290 thats also a +

[@aepceo1]

I built an entry level 4k machine the other day. Used my FX 8-core that I already had, running it at 4.1ghz, 16GB ram, 250GB SSD, 1TB mass, and an off the shelf motherboard... The expensive parts were the monitor and gpu. I ended up going with a 42" UHD TV at 60hz and a GTX 980 TI G1. Those two things alone cost almost 1,500 bucks. ;) Sooo... 2000+ for the whole system.

[@Advection357]

+Justin Dixon How's the response time / lag on the TV?

[@methodme3017]

NOOOOOO NOT A TV NOOOOOOOO*cries*

[@methodme3017]

You should have gotten a monitor unless you are going to be using a controller and sitting on the couch

[@embersaffron5522]

+METHOD ME Monitors above 28 inchs get really expensive, Plasma's with HDMI's have basically no noticable input lag

[@redchris05]

+Cole Jones my 40" VA panel was under £600. With - crucially - DisplayPort.

[@funkyskill1961]

Sorry but where are the links to ALL componentes (if they are anywhere) and where is the link to the Monitor ?

[@1timby]

I've an older I7 machine form the 2008 time frame. I recently added a GTX 970 to replace a well built but long in the tooth GTX 570. I used the 570 in a cheap AMD build that has a new PSU & an 8 core AMD processor. I was really surprised at the increases in usability of my old PC with a new GPU. While I don't play many games & did notice a huge increase in usability of this 4 generations old CPU (860). So as you stated folks don't always need 2000 dollars worth of GPU's & a 1000 CPU with tons of memory to have a great gaming as well as PC use experience. I game and view on some old 60 HZ 1080 24" monitors. The only other upgrade I see in the near future would be a better & bigger monitor. LOL Enjoy the vids & thanks for the info.

[@nokiaairtel5311]

Still in 2020 a high refreshrate 4K monitor is over $1000 👀

[@rubendragan6514]

make another in 2017 like this

[@rubendragan6514]

Son Goku wow

[@origamidude2013]

8gb of ram rx 480 and wait for ryzen

[@tind9908]

That is very impressive. Can you make a updated one of these? its been 18 months, so would be interesting to see what you could get for that kinda budget now.

[@carsonmoore2477]

Is there a list somewhere of what he used in this if i wanted to copy some of the stuff?

[@YouNoob269]

thing is, competetive fps games are ussualy played on very low resolutions and preferred to play on 120hz RTS games are really nice with 120hz aswell i'd rather have a game super smooth than have it look really good on 50-60 fps

[@dannunzio2958]

I don't play CSGO competitively

[@YouNoob269]

Diego R matchmaking? still games like csgo already have bad graphics so i dont feel bad lowering the the resolution

[@dannunzio2958]

Silver 2. YOU dont feel bad lowering the res, but someone else might

[@Mythricia1988]

I'm not sure lowering the rez is that relevant anymore in competitive CSGO etc. Back in the day you had to lower the rez because it got you a higher refresh rate (CRT monitors were limited in that regard). It also got you more FPS so that you could actually utilize that refresh rate. These days that's not a relevant argument honestly, with games like CSGO running at 300fps on many systems at any resoultion. I think some "pro" gamers just lower the res because they heard it's what the cool kids do, rather than understanding the original reason for it. Yeah, sure, you get funny pixel artifacts at long distances /w low resolution, but I seen many very capable players that prefer the high resolutions; especially if looking for things at longer distances.

[@YouNoob269]

Mythricia lowering the res actually makes you play better,i thought that was bullcrap aswell until i actualyl tried it, it makes everything bigger especially if youre playing on stretched resolution

[@Wingding3]

How does this 1000$ build sound: Intel Core i5-4690K Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 8GB RAM Motherboard-Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 1TB Western Digital Caviar SSD-Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB Case-Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case DVD Drive- Black SATA 24X DVD Burner PSU-SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified This is my first time building a PC

[@abhishekhsivakumar3693]

LOOOOL This is THE exact same that I built for my sister, but no dvd drive! :) Everything looks fine, but I have never used that PSU. :)

[@lootyy]

what psu exactly is that ? s12ii-620 or m12ii-620 ?

[@tusharnair3186]

Pretty good. I would just invest more in a better case like the Phanteks Enthoo Pro or the NZXT S340. Although the Pro would be better.

[@Wingding3]

Thanks :D I will look into that

[@tusharnair3186]

luke day Plus I would get a Crucial MX100 SSD. You can get a 256gb for only $100 in the U.S.

[@jakeandaidadventures]

You need to link all the components in the description. That would be SO helpful.

[@mannythodos5563]

You have some awesome videos man. Keep it up I love learning more and more everyday!

[@GuardianLords]

Hey guys here is the *exact* build from the video at pcpartspicker: pcpartpicker.com/p/LDgZjX ($863.64, in USD after rebates as of this posting) Frankly, I am disappointed that Linus posted a build that could potentially draw more power than the power supply could provide without checking it first.

[@GuardianLords]

Here is an Intel/NVIDIA build that does significantly better (GTX 970 with 4690K): pcpartpicker.com/p/Bv9nMp ($893.67, in USD after rebates as of posting)

[@CueBeanKa]

I actually thought that during the video. There's no way you would want to run a 4k AMD rig on a 400W power supply. Even if the power is there, you're gonna be pegging it all the time and that's not the best.

[@josephherrera8587]

GuardianLords Nice build, I'm about to build my first gaming pc soon and I'm thinking about using that one.

[@GuardianLords]

Too bad prices change real fast, the cost of it is now $925 instead of $893, unless you bought it already.

[@josephherrera8587]

GuardianLords I haven't bought it yet, but $32 isn't a very big deal to me.

[@chorne1805]

These videos are becoming relevant again as part prices are sky high.

[@hugoglaes6813]

could i record 1080p 60fps videos using obs whith this pc? games (minecraft, terraria, cube world)???

[@fruitcaketech934]

yes lmao you can even skimp out on the gpu and get a core i5 which would be better for minecraft

[@mrfreakinest]

XD TY linus, you guys just gave me a break!.... I've been breaking my head under the same question for a year, I have the same MOBO but with a 8350 vishera and a r390, the game I play the most is WOW and I'm not able to run that shit at Ultra over 30 fps steady. off course i get my peaks of 120fps but specially at raids it just goes low af... then, since I see this is a 2 year old video, what would be the best config to run WOW at lets say 100fps or something closer than 30-40 fps on ultra?! could anybody please help me out with that?!

[@tiagoferreira8551]

linus make a part 2 witha gtx 1070

[@tiagoferreira8551]

*with a

[@Faithy2386]

this is an amd only build. he's more likely to get 2 gtx 480s. speaking of which, i have a build with just that for 1k. if you want the link, here:pcpartpicker.com/list/KsF4d6

[@Faithy2386]

+zxqvu I meant rx 480

[@Faithy2386]

+zxqvu sorry, I had a brain fart.

[@TehObLiVioUs]

I have a 6 year old card... lol. (a gts 450 sc... lul)

[@tarboy2144]

If you have $3000 to spend on a 4K PC, what are you buying????? I am looking to purchase a top of the line (or close) 4K Gaming PC, because I don't know how to build one myself. So far I was looking at the ORIGIN's and Alienware's AREA-51. Preferably, I would want more than 2560 x 1440p. Maybe 3840 x 2160 @120Hz? Is it better to own a DUAL GeForce GTX 980? Or just 1 GeForce GTX TITAN X? I also want a 4K Gaming monitor that is ultra-wide and curved. Not even sure if they make them yet because I cannot find one. I keep finding regular 4K 17-34", or a regular 1080p Ultra wide/Curved, but not a curved 4K. What's up with that? I know they will run a couple Gs, but still... The reason why I want a wide/curved is because I don't want to run 3 monitors. But anyways, PLEASE, ANYONE who knows PCs respond.. I am really getting sick of my XboxONE and PS4. I need my Ultra HD in my life.. Thank you so much guys.... EDIT: Please don't make fun of me for not knowing how to build my own gaming pc.. I didn't have the resources growing up to know how to do these type of things..

[@23dlc]

Dude you are in the same boat as me, if I was you do what I'm doing right now but save up your money a little longer because the new amd r9 390x is coming out btw I think titan x because even though the 980 sli has 2 cards, some of it won't be used because some games are sli disabled meaning it will only use the one card

[@23dlc]

Also I'm trying to save my money up so I will have leftover money so I can purchase it, also there might be some new cards coming out such as gtx 980 ti. But my build on custom pc was cpu i7 4820k or 4960x gpu titan x single card 4x4 ram ddr4, I think a good tip would to have a 750 or higher power supply in case you do want to sli your pc

[@tarboy2144]

23dlc I actually found 1000w power supply, not too expansive so I will go with that. But whats the TI stand for? 780ti, 980ti... why is it so much more expansive than reg

[@mohanidzhd]

- Gamericious - You won't find 4k at 120hz because it doesn't exist yet. Building your own PC only takes a few research in Tomshardware forum and Linus, if you're smart enough to Google components, you'll build1. Don't get Titan X, its just a overpriced card for those who just want the most expensive card. 390x is gonna be released next month, and its faster than Titan X and costs less.

[@tarboy2144]

mohanidzhd Gotcha. So what is the highest frame rate you can have with 4k right now? 60? And do you know the difference between a regular card and a TI? like GTX 780 and 780 ti (which is WAY more expansive). I heard the GTX 980 ti is coming also.. GTX980 is more expansive than 780, but less expansive than the GTX 780ti.. I don't get it

[@mayushiideki]

I literally just bought a MSI 970 gaming motherboard two days ago. I still can't wait for it to arrive.

[@vargavlogt6088]

Does someone know what display he is using in this video?

[@ignacio8529]

I'm going to wait for the gtx 1070...

[@yourick1953]

k

[@StanleyStifler]

why not 1080?

[@StanleyStifler]

***** expensive* Maybe, but worth it, if you save money for some time

[@ignacio8529]

+Sir BladeSpeedy yup it is too expensive

[@coolmanabc1231]

The 1080 will probably be like the 980, where a ti comes and totally dominates it. While 1070 will always be a bang for the buck.(like the 970) But i'm just speculating, none of what I said is based on facts.

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

you cant get a 4k monitor within that budget though.

[@Numsefisk43]

did you watch the video? it was within the budget

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

Numsefisk43 CPU = $131 GPU = $236 MB = $112 RAM = $93 $572 with No HDD or DVD Drive or PSU or Case I doubt you can get all that and a 4K display for $428

[@JakeShaefferr]

Brick Tamland www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=techs096-20&linkCode=w01&creativeASIN=B00IEZGWI2

[@BrickTamlandOfficial]

Jake Shaefferr $518.99 & FREE Shipping

[@JakeShaefferr]

$90 over budget, not that big of a deal.

[@666nacirema666]

i got a dell 7010 with an i7-3770 and 1 gb of ram, for 35 dollars via government surplus. put a 970 i got for 185 in it, had to run it without the side and cut the back a bit to make the card fit. though i couldve and did run it with a pci extender for a bit. had to use an external psu i got a cheap 600 watt unit for 443333 bucks. dunno if i can do 4k with it but does 1080p all day for 265. honestly tit does it pretty well with just a 1050ti

[@xaviercardenas5175]

i have an dual x r9 270x by mistake I GET A 7850 A10 as a gpu ( @$@@%%^^%$) and 8 gb ram ddr 2300hz now im getting a 4k tv and I want this pc to get video and some games can this be change to do beater gaming at 4k!? it is worth it to buy a new video card for it!?

[@josephc2801]

"It's a bit more down to earth, as it costs about $1000" ROFL

[@rogerdickerson2426]

I have to laugh at anyone with an Intel (i7)CPU looking to game at 1440p and 4k, knowing an FX6300 is just as good for $99.99, pair it with a GTX980 or 2 and you are golden. Intel better get their shit straight soon.

[@Yolinstrun4e182]

why does everybody think Intel is better than AMD? I am very confused.. AMD user since 2003.

[@rogerdickerson2426]

***** I am not talking about 720/1080p. At 1440p and 4k its very, very close though when gaming.

[@Yolinstrun4e182]

Roger Dickerson sooo you are tellin me I dont need to fart out the extra $200 for an i7? I would be good with one of the top notch AMDs? I need lightning fast OS operation, GREAT gaming and GREAT video editing power.

[@rogerdickerson2426]

@ 1440p and 4k gaming does not rely on CPU that much. If you are gaming an fx6300 is great, video editing + gaming go for an fx83XX, spend your money on the gpu's, get the GTX970sli or 980sli. For more trusted info, GOOGLE AMD FX 1440p and 4k

[@Noksus]

I have to laugh at you for thinking that everyone uses their computer for gaming only.

[@lukarenbo4330]

Is this PC strong enaugh for recording and streaming???

[@alfonsourbina6017]

Hmm like the video might go with this set up for my first build and gaming pc any tips

[@SpaunnGaming]

Intel or Nvidia sponsors a video, not a single fuck given that day. AMD sponsors a video? Shit-storm brews in the comments section LOL! For those who don't seem to understand how this all works, if Nvidia proposed the same thing, Linus would've done it, and used one of their cards that fit within the budget. AMD fanboys have my respect today, since at least they never seem to have their fist shoved up their own ass as much as the Nvidia fanboys. Shop for products with the highest performance that will fit your budget, not by brand.