How to Build the Perfect $600 Gaming PC

[@ZachsTechTurf]

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[@Scriptッ]

KMSpico is life

[@PrinceMils..........]

i want a pc for $1000 or less with high fps, but i know nothing about pcs 😢 😢

[@J0hann_YT]

​@PrinceMils.......... he made a $1000 build guide 4 weeks ago

[@J0hann_YT]

​@@PrinceMils..........or just learn it's not that hard, it took me 2 weeks.

[@ConnorBrunelle]

@@J0hann_YTalready?

[@frozenburst64]

I would personally go with performance. I would say many if not most people who want a $600ish budget build are doing so because they lack money for higher end builds, so they try to maximize performance per dollar. And that's not to diss anyone who is going for aesthetics. There's nothing wrong with getting an aesthetic build if that's what you want. It's just that most who go for aesthetics usually do so because they have money to spare.

[@MoChuang343]

Regardless of performance, I actually like the blackout stealth look better than the white RGB. Getting more performance per dollar would just be bonus for me.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

I think this is a pretty valid and solid take tbh

[@axlroc]

​@@MoChuang343 I agree with you, but I think the only bad thing about Zach's build is the cooler. Imo non-tower coolers look ugly

[@MoChuang343]

@@axlroc yeah thats true. I had a stock cooler on my 3600X and it was loud. Louder than my blower reference RX 5700!

[@tylercrandall55]

Plus that performance build looks clean af

[@casuallyweird4838]

“It’s a performance build so we can go ugly” Dude, that looks SO GOOD! I don’t see where the ugly part is. True, I have a full black and orange setup (headset, keyboard and mouse RGB) but I only have a laptop, never had a PC. Yet if I’m going to spend the money on a PC I’d rather go with raw performance. It would be a first PC project I make myself and I want to know I’m getting the most out of my limited budget. Great video Zach!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

The off-color grey RAM is ugly IMO. But yea the build itself still looks pretty clean :)

[@r3tr0c0e3]

some prefer to look at rgb diarrhea whole day long, i prefer not to have a pc in the same room i'm in

[@melissabear1958]

@@ZachsTechTurf Zach u should check out the montech air 903 max which is a really good case and the Phanteks XT Pro

[@ibrahimakhalilndiaye733]

Performance always 😮

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Ehhh IDK about ALWAYS

[@demarcuscousinsthe65th]

i mean if youre just gonna put your pc underneath your desk then performance always

[@electric1150]

⁠@@demarcuscousinsthe65thMy is under desk

[@cannedfruitcup]

@@demarcuscousinsthe65th💀

[@DCalexFN]

@@ZachsTechTurfin this case performance but i would slightly stretch the budget by add cable extensions and possibly a better cooler

[@mike__5kp]

I think this is the right price for a good PC, then with time you will see if it is worth changing some components, but this one is very good.

[@yavuzs7]

I started like this, and then it can change over time, the only thing I did wrong was not using a legitimate office, but I got my current one at BNH Software

[@monkeman5101]

Thanks Zach few weeks ago I was looking for a gaming setup for 600-700 dollars, this would really help me I am about to get my first pc in a few months I just wanted to thank you for this I have always enjoyed your videos

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it. Hope this helps :)

[@FBI_susgency]

@@ZachsTechTurf You just helped a monkey bro 💀💀💀💀

[@Scriptッ]

Linus? Nah, I get my tips from Zach

[@ab_xar]

me who watches both,learns from both🗿🗿🗿(i never build or owned a pc)(my pa just gave me a 2nd hand macbook 13'🥲)

[@Guy_that_exists]

Glazing

[@Scrunity]

ltt vs ztt

[@fahad5940]

We got Zach in Canada Zach in Canada 👨🏼‍🦰

[@Øřîğîñął-w1o]

Who’s Linus

[@NukaOrQuantum]

Hear me out, Zach makes the best build guides on all of KZbin. Both PCs looks great. Cable extensions and color coordinating is all you need for a clean build really.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Yea it really doesn't take much to make the build aesthetic lol

[@tparty2123]

i’ve been loving your pure performance builds, i think they look just as clean if not better since i love black no rgb builds

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it!

[@CodPlayerTom]

Right now i have your 400 $ PC pure performance with the 600$ setup in Europe and i absolutely love it. I would go with the aesthetic PC because now that i have it for a few months i realise the importance of aesthetic

[@Rayz0268]

Personally I love the side by side comparison, I wanna see more 🤤

[@sportler777]

Emoji is crazy

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Glad to hear it! More are coming :)

[@Flavor88]

Built my pc in October of last year, still love to watch your videos on new builds and tips. Thanks Zach!

[@akimnvidia4748]

the deepcool m40 is soo elegant actually, not to flashy and very solid configuration shape

[@Erik-7478]

I would go for the performance but i like the idea of showing both builds. I love your videos and due to your build guides i finished my first pc build successfully. greetings from germany

[@mastervorn3220]

the performance build still looks really good, so I’ll take it

[@ThrowingRave]

As I always tell myself: you're staring at the monitor, not the pc.

[@Logs_fr]

Fr fr

[@rasp489]

Exactly😂

[@Budgetiers]

I’m an aesthetics guy myself usually, but that bump up from the 5500 to 5600 alone makes it worth picking the performance build.

[@Pilaspilas911]

If you're comfortable in buying used/BNIB parts then you can do the AM5 route fairly easily and not to mention that you don't have to pay that Uncle Sam via tax as the price listed in the video are before taxes. Here's my build and all came from meta. -Ryzen 5 7500F for $125 -16 gb (2x8) 5200 mhz which technically came free, but is priced $30 -Asus Proart B650 creator for $140 -256 gb m.2 nvme the only thing new for $20 -BNIB 3060 ti for $220 -Prexisting Corsair SFF 750 Plat bought for $125 -Thermal Assassin 5 heat pipes $20 -Cooler Masterbox q500 $20 Edit: I come from Canada, so I converted everything in USD and I also have shopped in Ali and have not experience any problem with them.

[@toufusoup]

0:29 you could always just meet in the middle, where you can make a performance focused build but highlight some budget aesthetic elements like some Thermalright fans or maybe even a GPU Sag Bracket lol

[@reiniermoreno1653]

I like how zach makes an "ugly" build but actually a hard aesthetic one but without RGB

[@robskitlz4391]

performance.. everyday..

[@Friezafigures]

Real

[@Shadoweditor123]

Yes performance because i want gameplay and performance still looks clean

[@TheBoss8960]

Performance build without a doubt

[@benji2716]

i love these videos and the style with aesthetics AND price to performance so i can mix and match parts with a little extra budget left :). keep it up.

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Will do!

[@mikaasai-l1b]

umm idk if ur a professional or not but do you think for the aesthetic build I could just replace the Gpu for the better one same with the amd 5600

[@BenjaminBuell]

I got lucky on the build I’m doing right now. I got a free case, mobo and PSU, and already had storage. Sold a mobo, NAS, and office PC I also got for free and got a kit of 32gigs DDR4 and $90. Adding a 5600X ($150 w/ cooler) and a RX 6800 XT ($370). Total out of pocket cost around $430. Not too bad, especially once I sell my old 1650 I5 9th gen gaming laptop.

[@NathanTruby]

Performance first You can always make it pretty later

[@Yamaha69420]

Hi Zach, I have a build with me, just bought the parts yesterday. I am used to installing on am4, never on am5. since this cpu is more than double the cost of the last one i used, i would like to know how to completely install it properly. Could everyone get this some likes so that Zach can see it? Thanks

[@Mr.Maincharacter]

Day 4 : can you please make a h6 flow all black 1500 dollar build

[@assassingamer1879]

Yes

[@JJKfrogo]

This would be a w build I think the h9 flow would be better though

[@RIP_Texpert]

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[@davenorton3138]

@@JJKfrogoi agree

[@justvibin2069]

​@@JJKfrogonah

[@harshadisrani8863]

Honestly the all black one looks better even though I love rgb

[@Civix_YT]

All black builds with no RGB go hard

[@shado2us]

Performance build all the way, every time!!!!!

[@darius_j11]

Performance is usually the move but that aesthetic build is a nice happy medium. I’ve also never seen the white challenger 6600 and now I wish I had that one instead

[@erikcmelo_official]

Those videos are the best (and the pure performance)

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Thanks for watching them!

[@erikcmelo_official]

@@ZachsTechTurf Thanks for creating them

[@ValidVerse]

For those that want to see the performance pc fast 5:51 is the time

[@vacumcat3469]

The performance one also looks really clean

[@ramidjellali620]

Well...to be honest I am in love with the black build...i see that it looks much better

[@KKguy430]

My fav utuber ZTT Zach tech tips

[@ZachsTechTurf]

I appreciate your viewership :)

[@DanThEnderMan]

Love the great content. I would love to see a $300 pc built from you. Keep up thr great work ❤👍

[@weltsiebenhundert]

AMD APU (like a 5700G ?) or buy a PS4. Sorry, but your alternate is a used PC on eBay.

[@SKYONYX-zs6of]

2 mins i was conveniently looking for a pc build thx😊

[@declanbowler7379]

I think you've nicely demonstrated why its not worth going for aesthetics if you're on a tight budget, the extra spent to make the PC look better subjectively made it perform worse objectively, that's not a trade I'd recommend people make. Maybe it makes sense at higher budgets but for me it seems completely pointless spending 20 dollars on cable extensions when you could have bought better parts instead.

[@quisqueyanguy120]

Performance build 100%

[@Erraticjaymister]

Zach is the only tech KZbinr that you can listen to and reaaallly believe every word he says

[@Custardpie111]

Hey zach, love the pc's I'm about to build my first build soon thanks to you. BTW asthetics are everything I would definitely go with the white build.

[@Farfalla2728]

I prefer the black one, it actually looks nice.

[@NemusDark]

Great builds!

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Thanks Nemus!

[@Quesy2334]

Definitely performance because I'm not going to be looking at my pc when I'm gaming but its nice to have a nice looking pc in your room.

[@zhuojunli6632]

I prefer the aesthetic build

[@victorg7036]

Performance is what matters to me. I don’t mind some RGB and other things, but at the end of the day, I’m looking at my monitor, not the pretty lights and fancy case.

[@nahiankarimkhan4660]

Want more of this man❤

[@ZachsTechTurf]

Coming right up!

[@nahiankarimkhan4660]

@@ZachsTechTurf thank you sir

[@Mikhail-Stark]

I prefer the full performance builds, because I was raised in the third world and I had to deal with bad hardware all my life. That's why I appreciate the performance, because I see aesthetics as something not that important. I can understand why people in developed countries like aesthetics, but as someone from Panama I learned to appreciate what works better. I see aesthetics as a luxury.

[@Lykardss]

am I the only one who thinks performance looks better anyways?

[@JsjsJzjz-f6d]

Ur not the only one

[@painfulupchuck5804]

Aesthetics over everything 100%

[@GX_Ethernal]

Ewwww brother ewwww. Icl I have my pc under my desk so aesthetics doesn’t rly matter

[@exocleats6937]

@@GX_Ethernalsome people like aesthetics I mean they look cool, some have it on their desk and look at it All the time and want it to look nice. I personally like it with no aesthetic of course people should only get aesthetics if they have money for it, not on a low budget.

[@GX_Ethernal]

@@exocleats6937 yeah of course if you’ve got the money and spending 1000+ on a pc sure add some aesthetics but the op said 100% which implies he always has aesthetics but I might be wrong

[@mrmelonman2893]

Fax lmao

[@NP_Com]

Asthetics are great, but a 20-30% performance difference ? Not for me.

[@aleval4442]

The aesthetic build 100%

[@TheSimo350]

I mean the black pc even if isn't built around the esthetic is really beautiful

[@aukeli8195]

why would you build a pc to make it look cool but dont play with it

[@ZinqQuill10]

who said you aren’t lmao

[@StupidLaws313]

Bro. I have been searching for a legit way to get windows 11 cheap for like a month now, but then I just start watching this for fun and find it. Thanks

[@javpmv4677]

Pure Performance

[@imthelazyguy01]

Go for performance guys. You can always use skins and your creativity to make your performance build look sexy. Afterall xbox and PlayStations are just a block as well. Just use custom skins and roll with it ❤

[@darthwiizius]

I use the black non-RGB version of that cooler on a 5500 and it's more than enough, as is the chip with the 2060S it's paired with. I knows me place, it's 1080P, I'm fine with that.

[@yle3384]

in my opinion, a black fish tank with customise RGB like orange white or purple still aesthetics as gorgeous. So i think performance is my first pick, and also i not frequently look the case while playing

[@auraskadante6273]

I respect you for sticking to your guns on aesthetic>everything

[@FireLander928]

performance all day everyday

[@mrhelloguy]

10th day and 30th time asking ZTT to make an overkill ($3000+) ITX pc build guide.

[@Yes-me4pk]

a pure performance build guide for $1500 in about half a year would be epic

[@PovSWEATYBETTY]

I have been saving money for so long and I think I am going to start building my first pc I personally would go with performance but the other pc still looks insane

[@verdantero_gaming_x]

Zach, i got a challenge for you, PC build under 1000 dollars, only new parts, intel 12600k, RX 7700 XT SSD 1tb PCIE gen 4 (7300mbps). Include at least 5 fans, CPU cooler and custom cables. All white

[@MaksTarasin]

THANK YOU❤ See in my country the parts are more expensive than in the us So this setup got like 1020$. My budget was 1000$. So your build helped a lot❤

[@Eggybreadcool-dl8vj]

i think you should do two seperate videos for two pc's then compare them both in a third one

[@TheRomanianCrow]

Black looks good too

[@anthony23ant]

Just like how you understand the pure perfo gives extra frames but still stick with the aesthetic, I also understand how the aesthetic looks good, but to me, I'm a simple man, and as much as I love RGB, I don't need any RGB when it can be just "ALL BLACK" 🖤 In short, I actually prefer the appearance of the performance build over the aesthetic build Great vid 👍

[@Lucas2RC]

I think you could do separate videos for each price range, one for aesthetics and the other maxperformance. If budget constraints allow, ofc. Maybe go black for both sometimes, then white, then bXw. Zach, please keep up the excellent work. full entertainment mode

[@Hava.a1]

honestly i like the simple black look of the pure performance build. I also need the best bang for my buck performnce always over looks and rgb

[@ameyakushwah5040]

I choose performance build

[@TechsavvyScientist]

Ngl i actually prefer the look of the black one, the white one has weird proportions

[@mahfn9619]

Could u make a budget gaming pc vid around $500? All black.😁

[@That1Person-bu7hr]

a bit of both the rule of thumb is to spend no more than 10% of your budget on ascetics

[@ryanmac8829]

There are some great Matrexx cases. I use the Matrexx 55 Mesh and it’s been an awesome case. Looks good, great cooling, tons of mounting options for AIOs/fans and very easy to work on. I’ve heard the RGB can be a pain in this case, but I don’t use RBG so it’s not an issue for me. You can pick one up for around $80 new if you shop around. Comes with one RGB rear fan and two 120 non-RGB fans in the front. ✌️

[@khizqialyasa]

I think coloured fans on the performance PC would look KILLER but we gotta squeeze that max fps per penny

[@bummers]

The LED blink adds 300% to speed.

[@phoenics2465]

Linus for entertainment, Zach for inspiration, nexus for choosing

[@protapgames]

I like the way the FPS per value build better then the aesthetic one

[@SuhailAbdullah-n8m]

Zack idk what you mean i love how the price to performance build looks insane

[@Alonne1]

Remember that regardless of aesthetic or just pure performance what matters is that you are happy with your pc, if you prefer a black box that looks like it came from the deepts of the abyss or a pc with more lights than a ciberpunk nigth club both options are ok as long as you like it, in the end you are the one who's going to use it and enjoy it.

[@taseadrian6401]

Pure peformance all the way

[@SaBhu10an]

Man I don’t have money and my parents won’t buy me a PC but I still love watching your videos 😊

[@karlhendrikse]

Haven't watched the video yet, but the "performance" one is *significantly* better looking than the "aesthetics" one. Of course you need to put the side panel on; I hope it's not glass.

[@SuhanJoshi-vk8cj]

Zack please make a 2000$ pure performance build !!

[@justinmarineau6951]

The black one looks better imo

[@ZinqQuill10]

they both look terrible, he just puts them in a good position where they look good, the case for the aesthetics one is really wide and the performance one is just ugly inside

[@Parvaz_007]

I would rather go with pure performance one but get a nice Cabinet so that i can upgrade based on aesthetics by adding coolers and cables later on (i like black build more than white because black looks more neat for me at least)

[@SwaxGuy]

Oh and Msi spatium m371 and Patriot viper ram kit are awesome for budget I believe they are in a few of my builds

[@Duck_Games]

Hey Zach can you make a 650 dollar white gaming pc build?

[@TheTurboCat]

"A gaming pc like this one that's all about the FPS per dollar value with no aesthestics" >Shows a pleasing and slick all-black no-rgb build that looks amazing Nah, lmao, not only would i go full performance, but it's even still good looking

[@akaza_editz36]

The performance build still looks good.

[@HotJett]

Please give us a good wood pc case

[@azzamali3686]

The PCI Gen 3 on that B450 board will hurt the RX 7600 PCI x8 lanes quite a lot. Spending slightly more for a B550 will yield even better performance.

[@jaskirat8989]

I am just gonna put more money and mix these builds and make a pc Thanks Zach

[@houssamijjaali2143]

the performance build still looks better than nothing on my desk

[@themistoclesnelson2163]

Performance

[@Lurch-Bot]

Wouldn't go with anything cheaper than Silicon Power for drive and RAM. Their budget oriented RAM is actually pretty good. I prefer to use SP RAM and Teamgroup NVMe and SATA drives in budget builds. The 5500 also impressed me recently. A $40 Thermaltake Smart 500W is all the PSU you need for a budget build. The Cooler Master Q300L is a nice cheap mATX case.

[@funnymonkey3527]

No joke, the whole vid i was like, performance all the way, that's what I'm modeling my pc after......i was typing a different comment and i thought, you know, I'm gonna keep this pc as is for a while now, are the looks actually some thing to think about. I'm definitely doing it, Amazon be shipping most of those parts to SA for me, who know where I can snipe a deal, maybe in 3 months i have a full setup. this is going to be my first time having a pc, I am eternally grateful to you

[@jona24434]

Bro is the goat of pcs

[@Michael_Bischof]

I am Team Performance. And I like black more !!