🛑 DON'T Make This GPU Mistake! 🛑 PC Build Fails | Boost My Build S3:E10

[@PCBuilderChannel]

▶Sponsor: Micro Center $25 Off CPUs micro.center/2a2ee6 (New Customers) *NOTE: Minecraft Modders let me know you do NOT need an NVIDIA GPU, AMD is fine. TY for that info!* What Games Are You Playing? How is Your PC Doing? Thinking of Upgrading or Building New? Tell your story in a new comment below!

[@kennY_72]

How can I participate on this series?

[@vp1864]

How do I submit my PCPartPicker builds for your review?

[@TheTryingDutchman]

hi Jason and team, what would you guys recommend as maximum age for a PSU (rated C tier or higher?) thanks in advance!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

@k3nny735 and @ vp1864 we do this series every month, next round will open in June. To send in a list make sure you are publicly subscribed to the channel and keep an eye out for our community post where we call for the lists. We also announce its time on twitter @pcbuilderjason

[@PCBuilderChannel]

@thetryingdutchman check out our Best PSU 2022 video!

[@ancientplays7828]

The last one for upgrading existing builds vs new build is a VERY nice touch and something I would like to see more. Thanks!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for the feedback! That's good to know

[@bmanrockwell2174]

I liked this too

[@dylanjastle]

Also a big fan of this

[@arokh72]

I too would like to see an "Upgrade My Current PC" type series as well.

[@danielkowalski7527]

Yea but do you find any reason to upgrade 8700 and 2070? it still works good

[@avi_innit]

The last PC upgrade section taught me a lot and you did a lot of hardwork to come up with the best possible outcome for the guy . Big up Jason .

[@trueNahobino]

The last build was interesting, deciding between different upgrade paths or even selling the old pc. Hope to see more people submitting builds like that!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for the feedback! Good to know that was helpful

[@todorkolev7565]

There are only 4 channels that you need: 1) Gamers Nexus for in depth, no BS investigative journalism 2) PC Builder for highly efficient up-to-date PC building ideas 3) TechTesters helping you choose from the specific SKUs you have available 4) derbauer for learning more about how these components work Everything else is redundant or just lower quality

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Sure do appreciate it! What a great group (:

[@rogued3mon414]

You forgot NikTek. He makes good memes.

[@SpoonHurler]

I'd add TechNotice for Production focused reviews, testing and reviews as well but yeah this is a great list.

[@nicholaswilks580]

Hardware Unboxed deserves to be on the list.

[@megadeth8592]

@@nicholaswilks580 no they dont. they act like children

[@notderfeets9149]

I was not expecting my build to be on here. Thanks for the tips Jason! I wasn't too sure on how to fit the 4070 ti in, so I went with the 4070. I knew I could've fit it in, but wasn't sure how to really go with it. I think that my AMD build was much better than the Nvidia one in terms of gaming, but since my dad wanted to do some 3D modeling, I wasn't sure how to go with it.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks so much for sending in your list! Glad we could help and best wishes to you and your Dad!

[@shoobadoo123]

Consider the arctic P12 pst 5-pack instead of the F12. Only $5 more and they're better

[@notderfeets9149]

@@PCBuilderChannel I also have a question. Say a 500 build. Will a integrated graphics system be better than a dedicated gpu system. I’m trying to a prove my friend that says that the CPU in CPU intensive games like CSGO and valorant is all that matters rather than the GPU. Or a 1500 build with like a 13900k and 3060 is better than a 7600 and 6950xt. . I’m exaggerating, but I think you get it. I disagree, but I don’t know the exact way to explain it

[@SpoonHurler]

@@notderfeets9149 this is true but the issue is that CPU intensive games tend to like fast single cores... there isn't an APU out with very fast low core count currently. SO it's better value to buy a cheap 4 core (like a 12100f and pair it with something like a 1650 or rx 580 honestly... this is very achievable even new for 500 usd. You can get some fancier combos with used parts but I don't have a lot of knowledge on the current used market.

[@TivvysToes]

How do you submit your build to be in the video?

[@drewyoung516]

I just wanted to let you know that you are doing a great job! I've been building for pc's for years. I build for free for friends and family and young kids who can't afford much. You're channel is informative for me to help these kids to get the best bang for the buck. You're entertaining and fun. Please keep up the good work.

[@torshec8634]

"CATastrophic Failure!" Ouch.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

haha yep (;

[@adampeden]

@@PCBuilderChannel please help us 5600 enough for 6800xt 1440p gaming or will have to use 5800x3d to maximise the gpu? Please help

[@adampeden]

@@PCBuilderChannel plus I’ve bought 32gb ram ddr4 3200 c16 is that bad combo for them or?

[@devonmoreau]

jason’s even nice when he roasts you lol

[@ARedditor397]

To clarify about Modding having bad compatibility with AMD. Games such as Skyrim and Minecraft do not respond well to AMD’s drivers and their API’s with mods that change the rendering of the game. It is important to check the compatibility with your GPU with modding the games of your choice. Some games prefer NVIDIA like Minecraft do not get AMD for Minecraft Shaders. A ton of shaders are broken with AMD, and Intel. Preferably get NVIDIA if you want to touch Shaders. V-Sync is currently broken with AMD GPU’s where performance is reduced by 40% and it does not limit your framerate, so keep this in mind when choosing a GPU.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for this! Not my area of expertise so I appreciate it!

[@ARedditor397]

@@PCBuilderChannelNo problem

[@asdf51501]

Personally, I’m now a total fan of the Corsair Shift PSUs. Cable management is great, along with making upgrades easier.

[@wallacelovecraft8942]

That's so great that you are helping people make better builds.

[@rogued3mon414]

Thanks for another BMB video jason. I appreciate that. No new boost stories for me though as final semester would be over soon. But I could tell you how ridiculous some builds are in my country. Few months ago I found a video where someone had bought 5 of these PCs that consisted of these: a 5800x, cooled by a wraith stock, on a B450, with a 512 GB SATA SSD. Rest of the parts are passable like 16 gigs of ram and a 650w C-tier psu, and a 3060 12GB. If that's not ridiculous enough, here's another one. A build consisted of a 4600G, an A320, with a 1 stick of 16GB ram, a 512gb sata SSD, an "RX 550", put together in a generic office case, and powered by a psu that surely costs like 10 dollars.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Sending you lots of good wishes for your final semester! And thanks for sharing, that's a lot of crazy for sure (;

[@GurujiFake12345]

I have Same Build Ryzen 7 5800x and B450M with GT210 1gb, 4gb 2666mhz ram and PSU CoolerMaster MWE 650w Bronze and i am going to add 16gb stick in 3600MT/s CL16. i will add RX 6700XT or RX 6750XT or Upcoming RX 7700XT in this build and in future upgrade to 32gb by adding another 16gb stick. Only B450M is likely to be 1 generation old board.

[@MasterOfTheNinthArch]

I'm currently blowing some new life in to my older X470 AM4 board, going from a Ryzen 7 2700 to the 5800x3d with a Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L V2 cooler, some Corsair DDR4 Vengeance RGB Pro 2x16GB 3600 ram and a Samsung 980 PRO 1TB M.2 SSD. Luckily I already had the biggest cost the GPU, ASUS TUF 3080 10Gb. I reckon it will be good for the coming years. Your videos helped me alot finding the right parts, keep up the good work!

[@Sickleeeeee]

Just as i guessed jason,you made a huge jump in terms of fanbase used to watch you in the gpu crysis at about march and quit the pc world because of lost interest and now seeing this huge jump you had since last year is awesome mate

[@moevor]

This was probably the best one yet. I thought you did a great job especially on the first and last builds!

[@domesticdingo1417]

I like that you suggested selling an old rig to finance a new build. More and more people are seeing the future proof philosophy being less viable, since so much changes in 3-4 years (which is I think a minimum for how long a new PC should last you) Older rigs that still do okay at lower resolutions are a great cheap buy-in for someone getting into PC gaming, and they can extend your budget by several hundred dollars to help you hit higher performance tiers. Bonus points if you sell to a friend/family member who you can now bring into the circle of PC gaming

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for the feedback! I was hoping it would be interesting to compare the various upgrade paths vs building new (:

[@Bojeezy]

I would love to sell my current PC parts but it is a HP Omen and has mostly proprietary parts. It was my first gaming PC and didn’t think there was any issues until I started watching more of these PC shows. My current system still runs well but it came with a GTX 1060 3 gig. Womp womp. 😢

[@daystarcreations]

Ive been prepping a build for the last month and this content was/is absolutely awesome. ❤ And very helpful. Currently looking at a rtx 4090 build with 4 k gaming being the main usage and you've helped me build a 4k gaming machine at just shy of $2100. Thanks again.

[@DonGynikoo]

I built a new PC a few months ago and had to wait for my 13600k due to delivery problems. My old CPU was an 8700k and this one worked pretty well with my RTX 4070 ti. Yes, you lose performance, but it works as a temporary solution, but everyone has to know that for themselves. You definitely get more FPS or u can crank up your Settings with a new GPU and my old one was an MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X but I had a z390 board and 32GB DDR 3200Mhz RAM. I play at 4K most of the Time except for Shooters that i usually play at 1440p and it worked fine even the old 8700k. I sold the old system for 600 euros. Greetings from Germany!

[@Greenalex89]

Really nice explanation of your reasoning in general, but especially with the last build. I dont need a new build but Jasons vids are so entertaining and informative to watch. Awesome work!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for the feedback! I was hoping the upgrade path section would be helpful to people so that's great to hear

[@Greenalex89]

@@PCBuilderChannel I think there are still a lot of gamer folks who are sitting on older hardware and steam statistics kinda proofe it. Super sure its helpful, not only for them, but to get a general idea of when its reasonable to upgrade and when you shouldnt, although its tempting sometimes.

[@valentinam6726]

Omg I love that you also suggest upgrades for builds now!! A lot of people have been wanting this for a long time!! It's gonna be so fun!!! Also I love that you left the Fractal Design case to that one build cause they really liked it! It was very considerate ahhaha! 😸✨ Hope you guys have a great day!!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you Valentina! I was hoping that would be useful to folks. And yes, I'm thinking we'll do a build in that case soon since its popular. Hope you are well and having a great week!

[@gruiadevil]

For the second guy. I would add, besides what PC Builder recommended: ID-COOLING ZOOMFLOW X 62 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $79.98 And Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive $69.98 You'll need AIO if you plan on doing lots of rendering. And that Crucial drive is better and 10$ cheaper. Everything else, I would get exactly the same.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ekayn1606]

The cats eyes when the feeder went off was priceless 😹

[@PCBuilderChannel]

haha right?

[@cjmillsnun]

The cat was like. Cya it's food time.

[@michaelmcconnell7302]

I like the addition of the upgrade option this week.

[@jasonhenninger8220]

For lower budget PCs on DDR4, Newegg has 16gb T-Foce Xtreem 3200 cl14-14-14-34 @ $46.99

[@ShalowRecord]

Honestly i feel gamers can juice their old pc for a little longer. If games are running ok on your current pc then why upgrade? It's crazy expensive atm

[@metalgearfan9802]

For that first build, I would really question how valid their point is about needing an Nvidia card for specific mods. Might be worth for them to research that further before really making that decision because, from my experience doing graphics mods, going with Nvidia or AMD model GPU's doesn't typically seem to be a major factor in graphics mod performance.

[@b9bot148]

AAA games use a lot of storage just to install the games I have a few titles and 1 terabyte is not enough. 2 tb is what I would recommend even if you go over your budget.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

2 TB is the sweet spot for sure, but can be hard to reach in certain budgets

[@Dollarshop]

When 2 Terabyte ssd fall in price . I will buy agn. I have a habit of buying storage when price drop. 😂

[@sohamkar1846]

Hi Jason, I had an i3-8100 and GTX 1060 3GB, Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400 16+8 GB RAM with Gigabyte B365M Pro mobo. I have recently got a used RTX 2060S 8GB dirt cheap (roughly around 150 USD). Now I want to upgrade the CPU. I found a used i7-8700K CPU paired with Hero Maximus X Mobo for 170 USD and one new Ryzen 5 5600X paired with MSI B450M Pro for 210 USD. What will be the best choice for 1080P gaming with a high setting?? I am pretty much confused. I mostly want to play Jedi Survivor , Hogwarts Legacy these games

[@kelley09162]

Definitely the 5600X

[@sohamkar1846]

​@@kelley09162 Thank you for the suggestion

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Sorry I missed this earlier! Thank you very much for the super thanks. I'd definitely go Ryzen 5600X, much faster now and you can later upgrade to a 5800X3D one day if you want. Hope that helps!

[@sohamkar1846]

@@PCBuilderChannel Thank you jason

[@sohamkar1846]

@@PCBuilderChannel I decided to skip RTX 2060S and instead going for an used Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti with only 220 USD. It will be paired with Ryzen 5 5600X and MSI B450M Pro VDH (210 USD). I already have Corsair Vengeance DDR4-2400 RAM Which I can overclock using XMP. I also have Kingston NV1 M.2 Storage, a bit old but decent option. Overall I do hope I can run modern games at 1080P high or medium settings for the next couple of years. I will be very glad if you can provide further suggestions for this build.

[@Dan_d00d]

Dude that Misery hobbling reference is a deep cut!! Love it

[@dynodope]

Great video as always Jason! Ambrosius really took off when the food dispenser turned on LoL!

[@T0beyeus]

Hey, saw your post, again Congratulations on finishing your degree! Love these videos and liked the change up doing an upgrade path!

[@stingrayslapper1595]

The Zalman Gigamax 700w is another C tier that’s actually been in stock for a decent price. Usually around 60!

[@ahnkor]

I always learn at least one new thing that I didn't even consider in every single of these videos, which has helped me so much in making better decisions when I upgrade my PC. I really appreciate your videos and keep it up ❤

[@PCBuilderChannel]

That's so great to hear thank you!! Do us a favor and hit the like button to tell youtube to share the video if you haven't! Thank you!

[@ahnkor]

@@PCBuilderChannel Done! 😃❤

[@Astr0Gamer7]

Rate my pc : CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x Cooler: amd stock cooler GPU: Rx 6900 xt Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E GAMING WiFi Ram: 2x8 G.skill TridentZ Ssd: Samsung 980 pro and Lexar NS100 Power supply: MSI MPG A850GF (+80Gold) Case: ASUS TUF GT301 I will use this pc for work and gaming at 1440p or 4k * all of the parts are way cheaper in my area for example the rx 6900 xt is 440$

[@kelley09162]

Looks good to me though adding a budget CPU Cooler would be good if you can afford it.

[@redrock425]

Looks decent, I would just move to some 3600MHz C16 RAM 2x16GB as it is so cheap atm. A Thermalright Peerless Assassin would be a nice upgrade, as would a 5800X3D.

[@Dollarshop]

@@kelley09162 agree I ran a stock cooler on 5600 and my temp was high under load.

[@Astr0Gamer7]

Thanks for your suggestions 😊

[@cjmillsnun]

What’s the RAM speed?

[@Jasonwkey]

The upgrade with the change to selling and building a new PC was brilliant. I different way to think amd it make great sense. Thanks Jason

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you Mr. AJ! Glad to hear that was helpful, maybe will do more of those in the future

[@DisgruntledRTFan]

Surprised you're not considering used 3090s as an alternate for the 4070ti. Might lose some performance, but the VRAM is very attractive for gaming.

[@SpoonHurler]

I'm glad you mentioned that the DDR5 this gen is garbage. It's my big argument on B650 boards being "future proof" cause they already can't handle DDR5 fast ram already, in a year or two they are going to be hobbled and you will need a need board and ram anyway if you want something more than 10% faster than DDR4. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Appreciate the TedTalk Spoon! (;

[@zenithchan1646]

Garbage is an exaggeration

[@HiggiSIX]

They might be able to get more performance with firmware and bios updates.

[@SpoonHurler]

@@zenithchan1646 is ddr4 2933 trash? Same will be said about DDR5 6000 in 18 months. It's literally trash tier if you spend 5 minutes researching. And people are paying a premium for it.

[@SpoonHurler]

@@HiggiSIX this is a fair expectation but it also may not physically possible, we don't know... I'd rather invest in a platform that I know will support what I know is coming... even on the "dead platform" for 13th gen, it can handle 7000+ mt/s ram already if I ever want to upgrade

[@jermsman18]

Would like to see more on what should I upgrade and what is my bottleneck. A lot of us are wondering if more ram is all we need or a full rebuild...

[@kleidenfrost]

Great as always. Thank you.

[@jclc4201]

My Fav channel for PC inputs!

[@konstantinlozev2272]

Absolutely stellar episode 👏👏👏 Only thing I would add is that (for the upgrade Vs new dilemma) probably the RTX 4070 single upgrade would not be that bad: 1. If playing at higher resolutions 2. Because DLSS3 frame gen in supported future games would alleviate CPU bottlenecks a bit Ah, an the bonus comment from me: "If you had built a Ryzen system at the time, instead of this outdated Intel platform, your upgrade would have been much more straightforward".

[@z1nxu]

wheres the 13600kf version of the AMD build $1700 4k gaming / creator build?

[@carrionwithout_me]

Not even 5 seconds in and already excited for the Boost!!! Let's goooooo!!!

[@Lordmagus87]

One stick of ram is an easy fix and works if you are on budget. Its better to get more later than buy lower specs now

[@pie_stains]

I got one of the recertified MSI Z490-A Pros off Woot, a lightly used MSI 1660 ti Ventus; new 10100f, 1tb P3 and 16GB Corsair LPX for $303 including tax. To me it has been worth it coming off an 2500k I have had since they came out with an r9 290x I had for a year. I can't justify an large upgrade until I know what Elderscrolls 6 will need at hi res/settings.

[@danielkowalski7527]

we live in good times ;-)

[@MichaelP-e]

As always, Great Video! Congratulations on the Grad Degree!!!

[@Jillaroo79]

Regarding CPU bottleneck, in my experience a mid-tier CPU is perfectly adequate if you play high resolution. I have a 5600 overclocked to 4.6 GHz and undervolted using PBO, never go over 60 C using a cheap (but awesome) Arctic 34 Duo and it is paired with a 4080. Bad combo, right? I play modern games in 4K/high preset and average hit 100+ FPS. I limit the FPS to 100 in the driver software to eliminate the spikes and I guarantee you would not notice a difference if you dropped a 5800 X3D in there. I also have 32 GB of 3600/16cl Fury Renegade RAM.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ACE112ACE112]

pbo?

[@Jillaroo79]

@@ACE112ACE112 AMDs precision boost overdrive, can be turned on in BIOS and among other things you can precisely lower or raise the CPU voltage that it stays dynamic. I undervolted my 5600 thru this in the BIOS (Aorus b550 elte) so that it runs cooler and never reaches any thermal throttling (and as a bonus it also consumes less electricity).

[@Joreel]

Gotta love the kitty doesn't mind making a blooper reel. When it's time to eat, it's time to eat 😺

[@duzty122]

Jason, why go with the 5000 series CPU? isn't the upgrade path finished because of the 7000 series?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Price to performance right now AM4 is still super viable for certain budgets and build needs. Hop over to our recent 5600 build guide video for more, we cover this there and compare with alternate options

[@magitsu]

5600->5800X3D is still a significant upgrade if needed.

[@roshansaigal3805]

Hey Jason, When do you think you can get us the next GPU Market update?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

This week! We were waiting for the new GPU drops. (:

[@euangrozman3671]

Hey Jason I would like to know for my 5600 build is the PSU Gigabyte P650B good? and out of these 3 which 2 GPUs seem the best since I see bad reviews on all of these and is not sure which to get Gigabyte RX 6600 Eagle 8gb, Sapphire pulse RX 6600, and Gigabyte RX 6650XT gaming oc. Lastly, my keyboard and monitor are the Tecware Phantom 87 or Tecware Spectre pro both red switch and the Gigabyte G24F-2 monitor but I also get bad reviews on these so hopefully you can help me decide.

[@rogued3mon414]

Good CPU and I don't like gigabyte psus that much I would get a corsair or MSI or cooler master. For the GPU, get the 6650xt. I think the spectre pro is what I would be getting. Gigabyte makes good monitors and the G24F 2 is not a bad monitor.

[@euangrozman3671]

@@rogued3mon414 Thanks for the feedback but I would like to know your second option for the GPU since the 6650xt and the spectre pro keyboard just went out of stock.

[@rogued3mon414]

@@euangrozman3671 Just find another 6650xt or even a 6600xt in stock. I don't mind going for the phantom as it's red switch after all.

[@euangrozman3671]

@@rogued3mon414 yeah already began my search for the 6650xt and thanks cause i just needed reassurance that both keyboards were good to last. Worse case scenario I’ll just buy the sapphire pulse Rx 6600

[@anarchy6417]

These videos are my lifeline tyvm 💪

[@Elig727]

What Gpu should I buy i have a ryzen 5 5600G and 16GB of ram I was thinking either 6650xt, 3050, 3060, wait for the budget Gpu like 4050 or 7600

[@kelley09162]

Either 6650 XT or 7600.

[@xRappo]

Bit of a noob-question here. Obviously DDR5 RAM will get better as the new technology develops. I was wondering if it's the same for motherboards - will new AM5 motherboards get better and better over the following few years, or can all the 'developing' be fixed with BIOS-updates? Like is it better to wait say a year before building a new AM5 PC *specifically* due to improvements for motherboards?

[@rogued3mon414]

That could happen. The launching of AM4 and LGA 1700 had a rough start and they got optimized overtime. Depends on how these companies deal with it.

[@danielkowalski7527]

There is no true reason to rush for am5 now unless UR 600fps freak or somethin. There will be new bad and good boards for am5. Just w8 for some good models and ddr5 evolution. DDR4 is still good. Even ddr3 is still alive this days

[@dynamicgaming1370]

Hey id like some advice, i got a r5 3600 with b550 bazooka mb , 16gb c16 corsair vengeance 3200mhz ram, 500 gb nvme ssd with a 2tb hdd and a 1660 super oc Phoenix. What should i upgrade?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I'd start with a faster GPU (right now the GPU is the bottleneck) when you've upgraded that you can drop in a 5600 with it. See our "how to upgrade your pc" video for more

[@rocknrolla2430]

When will Micro center be in Canada?

[@PLAYER_42069]

The last segment should probably be turned into it's own (monthly?) show like Boost My Build? As we get older, we tend to "build and forget", and I know for a fact a lot of my friends are like this because building PCs is no longer their main priority in life, but they still enjoy upgrading and using PCs for gaming. Also, a third option for an older PC is to use it as a streaming PC in a dual PC stream setup. Not everybody streams, but more and more people are dabbling in it, and if they're technically competent, running a two PC streaming setup - even if they're recording content with OBS and not broadcasting - Is the best way to produce graphically intensive content since the workload is split, of course.

[@kenny9088]

Jason you really make my weekends when you upload BMB 💪

[@Cyslez]

How is the ddr5 5200 slower than the ddr4 3600, if someone could explain, would appreciate

[@bikemirror6620]

I have a 5800x and just sold my 2070 super. What GPU should I replace it with? I have a 750W gold psu.

[@rogued3mon414]

Best you can get is a 4070ti or a 6950xt/ 7900xt from AMD.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

What Rogue said, and hop over to our Best PSU 2022 video and follow the method there to check what you'll need for your full build

[@bikemirror6620]

@@PCBuilderChannel i am thinking of pushing it further to 4080 because some models acccept 750W. Would there be a big bottleneck? Playing in 1440p only

[@thepegakris175]

Awww yeah, the weekend starts off great with BMB!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

The best way! (; Do us a favor and hit that like button to tell youtube to share the video if you haven't!

[@k24skin]

Great video but, all this RAM talk is giving flashbacks to when tech reviewers were saying that 4×8gb sticks performs better than a 2×16gb DDR4 setup with Ryzen 3000 well, that was if you can get your four × 8gb matched set of RAM to actually run at its validated speed of 3200mhz or even get said 4 sticks to allow your motherboard to boot regularly...I mean even though my motherboard manufacturers QVL had my matched set on it, I was still having many stability issues to where I would have to go into the bios and had to lower them all down to 2400mhz and then slowly raise the speeds up until the system seemed "semi-stable" at only 2933mhz but, when I took 2 of the 4 8gb sticks out=No issues with me getting 3200mhz speeds at all...I eventually just bought a new 2×16gb matched set and had no issues after that so, in closing just remember when it comes to RAM and it's compatibility "Your milage may vary" ;)

[@BeeseChurger07]

Got burned by gskill ripjaws not too long ago. Bluescreening with memory instability issues. Haven’t RMA’d yet but was a bit disappointed with the AM4 3600 CL-16

[@n.ludemann9199]

2:25 omg, I recently built an i3-rig for myself, but for around 450EUR... it has an Arc 750, 16GB (dual chan) DDR4, 1TB NVME, 630W PSU and a Miditower (both Thermaltake) - for my 1080p gaming and office stuff this will be fine I think. I could have built my system twice for that money...

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Congrats on the build!

[@n.ludemann9199]

@@PCBuilderChannel thank you! I wanted an All Intel system for under 500EUR. If I actually played during the last months it was Infocom adventures on my NuXT anyway... ;) Still wondering if I'll get one of those Adlib-clones...

[@megadeth8592]

5600 still a great cpu. using it now

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Absolutely!

[@keatee1676]

Jason, i do not agree the first built is future proof. You’re using AM4 platform, upgrade path will be only limited to AM4. If wanna upgrade to AM5, had to scrap the AM4 which incur cost. If go for the intel path, using b660 would be ideal as it can support 12th and 13th gen. I don’t mind using a 12th gen as budget, in future i can use a 13th gen is easy. Downside is no ddr5, thats it

[@jimwart3014]

Two questions: 1) Are there advantages to pairing an AMD 7000 series CPU with an AMD GPU (rather than an NVIDIA GPU). 2) Are there advantages to having two 1 TB SSDs rather than one 2 TB SSD?

[@kelley09162]

No and No. That being said AMD GPUs offer better value vs Nvidia unless you really care about Raytracing.

[@jermankardon9594]

Need help…running 4070ti and ryzen 9 5900x ..i play on 165hz 1440p monitor and i prefer to play on high settings…im getting on max 130fps on warzone…i want to max out my refresh rate on 1440p high…do i buy a 4080 or upgrade the entire pc to a ryzen 7800x3d and keep the 4070ti…bear in mind I upgraded only 2 parts from my old pc( 3080 and ryzen 5 5600x) Pleae advise

[@rogued3mon414]

Don't upgrade anything. Keep the 5900x and the 4070ti. You can change the settings to med-high and it keeps some of the quality and fps. I've seen a video where graphic settings does not matter much in gaming as long as the resolution is the same.

[@frankripley5188]

Micro Center doesn't sell online. Nearest store is 70 miles away.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I know! Wish they had more locations

[@dkillalegend]

3:03 You're saying that 1x16GB of DDR5 appears to be slow, and you're suggesting that two or more of those would make RAM performance more adequate? Perhaps I can say the same thing for DDR4 since I currently have 2x16GB DDR4-3200 sticks waiting to be opened. I also read sources indicating that even on 4x16GB (yielding 64GB total), I can maintain dual-channel RAM performance while having plenty of extra RAM to work with. (and am I right about that?) Right now, I have only 1x16GB on my laptop which is why I am ready to retire that in the coming months. 4:33 I think you have a good point on pitting an i3-12100F against a monster 16GB RTX 4070 in terms of performance, and there is no telling how well that would perform along with an 8GB Radeon RX 6700XT (which in fact I ordered yesterday through Newegg). I haven't got up to the processor part yet since I am ordering parts a little at a time, but would any Ryzen 7 CPU/APU be appropriate for the GPU in terms of CPU/GPU performance overall? 4:59 The motherboard I bought weeks back is an ASUS ROG Strix B550-A for 3rd/5th gen AMD's, and I figured - would that be also be a good choice as adequate as the motherboard you would recommend? 5:31 I been dependent on Silicon Power since I first bought a standard SATA SSD under that brand years ago. Before that, I had a Crucial SSD. Should I stick with Silicon Power or is there a better brand that is competing well in the same SSD market? 5:40 I once placed my bet on NZXT since I believed they're best known for some of the most catchiest PC cases I have ever seen. In fact, I bought my very first PC part which was an H5 Elite. Years before that, I had a close friend of mine who also bought an NZXT pre-built in 2000/2001 (I think) before he allowed roaches and dust to build up years after. Between my case and the one you talked about, however, which would you prefer obviously?! LULZ! 6:01 I haven't got up to the desktop PSU yet, but I seek a good Tier A PSU just to be on the safe side. I'm leaning toward a Thermaltake GF1 Snow, somewhere in the 600 to 800 watt range. Before I go too deep, which PSU in the Tier A list would you prefer in the $75 to $200 range and why? I always thought a PSU that would stand up to all the parts I have with some room to upgrade should be a must.

[@pearelectronics3083]

Msi makes a really good cheap b550m mobo right now, the b550m -p gen 3 it was the second cheapest one in my region and is actually really nice

[@potatopoweredchannel3081]

watch this just before adding parts into the shopping cart - REALLY recommended 👍

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad we can help!

[@Floranilol]

Hey Jason, Love the channel! A quick question: are you going to do another BMB video with the submissions of last week? I submitted my parts list last week, and I'm going back and forth between already buying stuff or not. If I know there isn't another vid with those submissions, I will probably already buy some stuff, but if you decide to make another one, I'm going to wait for that video. Thanks!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

There is one more episode coming next week! But of course we get hundreds of submissions so if we don't get to your build, I also recommend posting to PC Part Picker forums and you can always post in the comments on this video to see if people want to weigh in (:

[@Floranilol]

@@PCBuilderChannel That’s a good tip, thank you! Will definitely try that

[@Shayman94]

Am upgrading from a 1050 ti laptop to a 4090, 13900 KS desktop tomorrow. Can't wait :D

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Wow!! That's a big leap congrats!

[@Shayman94]

@@PCBuilderChannel Thanks mate!

[@MrExdous69]

You are already my favorite tech KZbinr but now knowing you are a cat person just makes you even better!

[@MrExdous69]

And how do I send you a list like this to see what you would of changed in my build. I’m interested to see how good or bad I did. I just built mine and only spent $1100 in total but bought the parts over time piece by piece week by week rather than all at once. Only thing I’m not sold on is my GPU. I think I need to get an AMD gpu rather than this Arc a750.

[@kelley09162]

@@MrExdous69 depends on what you're doing with the PC. If just gaming then yes an AMD GPU is best, but if also doing production work the ARC A750 is a good choice.

[@naomy1701]

​@@kelley09162 esp with the latest Drivers the ARC A750/A770 realy got bumped up a notch, even for gaming ^^

[@MrExdous69]

@@kelley09162 yeah I built my pc with gaming as a heavy focus. I just bought the cheapest current gen gpu I could buy plus I really want to support a 3rd party in the market. I think I’m gonna send this to my son and get an AMD but I’m not sure

[@MrExdous69]

@@naomy1701 the gpu itself is outstanding! I can play every game I play at extreme to high settings with ray tracing enabled and have zero issues. My problem with the Arc is the Intel Arc Control Center. It’s useless for me. It literally is nothing more than an overlay. I think it has something to do with the fact I’m using an am5 cpu but I could be wrong.

[@yuvanraj2271]

xx50 and it's ti variant should have 8 gb, xx60 and ti 12gb, xx70 and ti 16gb, xx80 16 or 20 gb and XX90 and ti with 24 or more vram.

[@naomy1701]

would be nice if it were that easy -.- but no, not with Nvidia... or AMD... or anyone else for that matter XD

[@yuvanraj2271]

@@naomy1701 I know. Just a wish.

[@chronology556]

Where’s your recommended DACs?

[@matthewaltepeter8941]

I "built" my first OC during the pandemic. Due to price gouging, I was always looking for lowest price to performance, rather than ever over spending. Started with an Optiplex that I put an RX 580 into. Upgraded to an i3 10100F with a B560 motherboard. Earlier this year, I upgraded the GPU to an RX 6750 XT. With the new(er) GPU, would it be worth it to upgrade to a Ryzen 5 series CUP and MB, or wait for Zen 4 prices to come down so the new motherboard would have a CPU upgrade path? I know the cheapest option would be to go to an 11th gen i5 or i7 with the current MB, but I've been curious about making the switch to Ryzen, and having a future upgrade path, rather than making a slight upgrade to my current MB.

[@danielkowalski7527]

im still on 9100f watching all those tech viedoes and finding no reason for upgrade. Everything works so smooth

[@bignicnrg3856]

With all of the early adoptor issues with AM5 im gonna wait on that build. So many little bugs to still work out. My 5800x non 3d is enough for now.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

5800X is still great, but I wouldn't worry too much about AM5, very specific issues that don't effect a vast majority of builders.

[@b9bot148]

Can't do a single stick of DRAM and get the speed. Better to pair to 8gig sticks

[@PCBuilderChannel]

yep! Never do a single stick!

[@Warrwarior]

Great video, I have a question would Ryzen 7 5800X3D pair well with 6950xt or 7900xt? (not sure which gpu to consider yet)

[@kelley09162]

Yes both are good. Just note the 7800 Series GPUs will be coming at some point but not sure when.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yep! Both good with that CPU (:

[@Kapono5150]

Looking at the Fractal Torrent PC case. Can’t seem to keep GPU cooled in Corsair 4000X case

[@magitsu]

It's a massive one. I considered it as well, but in the end went with NZXT H7 Flow. Torrent and North have slight availability problems due to esp. North's popularity. Torrent Compact otoh is a bit cramped in the backside, for example it doesn't seem to fit Corsair Swift psu and cable management is difficult for the same reason, lack of space in the back.

[@Kapono5150]

@@magitsu The torrent is the one I want, not the compact. I just really like how it has 3 140mm fans bringing in air right to your GPU. Have no issues cooling cpu just GPU junction temps get kinda high when running Ultra in some games

[@FunkyTwn]

For your $1000 build, the RAM Amazon link goes to a Corsair Vengeance set, while your video shows Ripjaws and your full build Newegg link lists the correct RAM.

[@_Selrahc]

can microcenter set up a few shops in the uk damn it

[@seank997]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE NEW CONTENT BOOST MY BUILD IS AMAZING

[@lucidreviews6809]

Trying to build some PC for 1440p gaming/.Editing photos. What do you think of these specs: Case: LIAN LI Dan H20 CPU: i7-13700K CPU Cooler: LIAN LI Galahad AIO 240 Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus Strix Z690-I Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64gv DDR5-5200 Storage: Westen Digital SN850 2tb Power Supply: Lian Li 850 GPU: Nvidia 3080 10gb (or trying to future-proof it for higher fps so a Nvidia 4080) Congrats on the recent graduation btw :)

[@kelley09162]

It looks good though I think you'd be good with a 13600K if you wanted to save money.

[@lucidreviews6809]

@@kelley09162 ayee thank you

[@pearelectronics3083]

I would not be buying asus am5 mobos anyway wait for them to properly fix the overvoltage problem

[@kelley09162]

I agree

[@christopherjames9843]

Jason, you are in New York correct? If so which Micro Center do you go to? Yonkers or Flushing?

[@bobfranklin2572]

At least that ain't me in the thumbnail 😂

[@DK-ek9qf]

8:20 I think he intended to upgrade storage in future, that's why only 512

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Fine of course, but for a tiny bit more $$ save yourself the trouble! (;

[@Arsoonist]

I couldn't be any happier!!! Let's gooo

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Let's gooo!

[@Fortyozkilluh]

anyone know if asrock b650e riptides are having trouble hitting 6000 mhz too? not many options with low cl at 5600 for this board.

[@310_Latchkey_kid]

God!! You gotta love Ambrosious! ❤

[@DK-ek9qf]

"Boost my build" is my favorite playlist

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad you enjoyed! Do us a favor and hit the like button if you haven't to tell youtube to share the video (:

[@dannerbanner2343]

Hi Jason! Thank you for putting out this awesome content! I have a question: can RAM speed surpass the max memory speed of the CPU? For example, the Ryzen 5 7600 has a max memory speed of 5200, so could I go with DDR5 5600 RAM or would I only be able to go with 5200 or lower?

[@mattiskasemo8919]

Hello! Could you recommend a good audio card for a Z690? I don’t really know what to look for and they seem to cost like 100$! There have to be some better options….

[@danielkowalski7527]

xonar ae for cheap solution or external dac or use didital out (usb or optical) + some good amp Avoid sound blaster for annoying issues (got g6 sound is gr8 but ISSUES !)

[@ThomasPaine01]

Oh, man, I love this show! Have a great weekend, Jason and Fam! 💯🙌👍

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Hi Thomas!! Thanks for stopping by and hope you have great weekend too!

[@WarLord_87]

Hey Jason is some Team Group DDR5 32gb 6000MHz CL38 considered to be fast RAM?

[@kaiyuVFX]

For the first build, you chose 3600mhz ram when AMD says the 5600 can handle DDR4 3200mhz max. Did AMD lowball what the cpu could actually handle?

[@miracle64]

Let's gooo! It's finally out!