NEW Meets USED - The FINAL $380 Gaming PC

Do you want to build the BEST Used/New Hybrid Gaming PC for World of Wacraft Legion for under $500 in 2016? Well then with a Xeon x3470 (i7 equivalent), GTX 1060 and server grade PSU, this is the probably the best gaming rig for the money, bar none that you could get in order to play this game.
This build is also very special to me as it was the last build and last video that I took in Japan before I left my full time job. I am now going back to Australia to start a new life, The Japan Arc has been tough though there were a lot of good memories that I will hold dear to my heart (especially the ones with my little 4 year old son - love you my boy). From here I will give youtube my all and see how it goes! Thanks everyone for the support this far.
Most used parts were sourced locally, though here are some parts used in this build that are readily available:
Zotac GTX 1060 3GB: amzn.to/2dWkGUS
Xeon x3470: goo.gl/qD8GWk
1TB HDD: amzn.to/2dWn9yQ
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[@techyescity]

Although this chapter in Japan has finished, I promise much more to come, not only with builds but other things too ;), thank you all so much for the support this far.

[@SicSemperBeats]

count on me to watch the shit my bro I love your channel

[@mrdronereaperhgf]

Hey man, your vids are great and they have inspired me to build 2 budget builds of my own, one with dual x5450 and a 7870 with 24gb of ddr2 ram (180 CAD) and another one with a qx9775 and a 750ti (240). Both run great! Keep up the great vids man!!!!

[@LucianNF]

Also very sorry about you having to leave your son, hopefully you'll get to spend some more time with him in the future

[@moefoemonkey]

Tech City How do you find deals like that? I live in Sydney and I can't find any good value parts.

[@thetrueinferno7993]

Man, I gotta say, great video. Goodluck with your next chapter in life and good job on being able to move forward in life. Also I sense collabs with GreenHamGaming and other austrailian tech youtubers incoming maybe. Keep up the amazing work!

[@Britec09]

Whats not to like at $380 cheap as chips, good job at recycling old parts.

[@ThomasTheFapEngine]

Hope things are well Brian, good luck on the next stage of your life, I hope your Son stays in touch with you.

[@KennethSaul]

Seriously, please do a video about the spray cleaner you use on the motherboards, maybe even do a build with less fast forward and music; and actually walk us through some of that cleaning process. That would be great, thanks!

[@srsheepdog2671]

He's already done that.

[@Cross64786]

Kenneth Saul Good idea

[@KennethSaul]

SrSheepdog He did a video about the spray? Would happen to remember the title? Thanks!

[@joshyoung1804]

I think the title is "cleanse your soul" or something like that.

[@TroyGrimes]

Kenneth Saul PC PARTS COLLECTION - How I cleanse. something along those lines

[@Gibbstronic]

Best wishes! I hope you get to see your boy soon. He's a real sweetheart.

[@phatminhphan4121]

I've just found this channel and i have to say : " Your channel is very helpful " . I live in a poor country so my family also not rich . But i have a passion with pc hardware . Since I was 18 , I've did a lot of job just to buy hardware . So , i can understand how hard to build a pc case when don't have a lot of money :) THANKYOU FOR YOUR VIDEO , HOPE YOU WILL MAKE MORE :)

[@mercerkeithvonpossel8905]

I like these kind of PC builds cause alot of people actually do this kind of PC building. And this gives a good parts list to compare

[@MartinPaoloni]

Good to see you having a good time with your kid. Hope you'll see him soon again! Nice build BTW!

[@zackshofron]

brain thank you so much for what you do. my heart breaks for you having to leave your son. your videos inspired me to chase my hobby of building used pc's and turn it into a career path. thanks to the inspiration I get from watching you, I now no longer work a terrible retail job, I have achieved a goal in my life of doing what I love for a living. I'm now working with, repairing, and building used tech for a living. so once again thank you so much brian. I wish you all the best and hope that you can find what you're looking for back in Australia.

[@techyescity]

Thanks brother, always great to read awesome comments like this :). Let me know if have any awesome stories, would love to hear them.

[@Crazyocta]

Brian, you are an absolute genius when it comes to choosing the right song for each video. Quality content paired with awesome intros; I am astonished by how amazing your channel is. You deserve both more views and more subscribers.

[@DaiAtlus79]

Love the video as always, Brian. I also liked you having your boy in the video. It feels like you are a very loving dad, from previous videos that i had gathered that from. I hope that fate and circumstance will make things better, so you and him will have a bit of a life together, as i can tell that he loves his dad very much. All my hopes, man. Keep up the good content, and keep that chin up. You inspire a lot of us - by months end, i'll have a $200 CAD/AUS build that will be my own 'Hot Used Build' that i'm going to use as my console killer/substitute.

[@techyescity]

Thanks man, yeah he is such a gorgeous little thing, we have an unbreakable bond, it has been tough on me recently, but I have to soldier on, there is just no other option. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the build.

[@DaiAtlus79]

thanks, i'll have a video up and i'll post the link on your facebook page!

[@TheNexGFXDesigner]

I hope you get to see your son more; I can tell you two have a great bond.

[@Gussamuel]

Intro song reminded me of the KZbin glory days.

[@daviddebroux4708]

Man, you're such a bro giving your friend a really cool PC. Hope your trip outside of Japan is a safe and enjoyable one!

[@xeongamin5651]

This is amazing. I remember i saw your video about modding LGA 771 and i did that successfully, believe me i got the processor for $25 and now im using it with GTX 960, amazing performance. Thankyou.

[@DartFrogSystems]

Bless you mate. Good to see you having good times with your son! Its heart breaking that you have to leave him behind. I pray you get lots of opportunities to see him as often as you can! Good PC build as well! Cant say I am a fan of the clear tape cable management but that is my OCD preferences kicking in :) Looking forward to the next Aus build!

[@theoddhobbit7689]

Really like this channel. I will continue to look forward to great videos from you Brian. I hope you find peace and sanity back home. Good luck with the move Bro.

[@Hinjima92]

I think new and used mashed together is an excellent idea! For performance and durability for decent price:). More like this would be smashing!

[@mayordoctor3961]

You must be one rad dad. Keep your head up man, I can't wait for this channel to grow more.

[@Bare_Essence]

LOL on the bi-line about cutting heat pipes! Also, liked the crazy dance moves in the monitor reflection at around 7:30!

[@mannys4539]

your production of these videos gets better and better! I cant reiterate to keep pushing these videos out....also... "don't live like an ivy vine... plant some roots so you can stand on your own" now i just have to do the same thing

[@tkojabroni2833]

Taste in used components = Top Tier Thrift Level = 99 Production Quality = Good Taste in music = Absolute Trash fire I will personally mail you a foley library with royalty free music if you change that shit up Seriously though you're doing gods work keep it up mate

[@The98TMan]

Absolutely loving your videos man, value builds don't get nearly enough attention on KZbin. Keep it up, excited to see how your channel grows, and good luck with the move.

[@skywalker2837]

"He took my job as well" "hes really a good friend

[@techyescity]

I passed my job onto him, came out little bit weird when you look at it that way lol.

[@jugostran]

Tech yes city intro?Dafaq?

[@kuyache2]

The Outlet Shop! I bought levi's pants there for 30$ each buy 2 take 1, amazing deal. Also bought some shirts for 10 bucks with the same buy 2 take 1 deal ^_^. Also as a tourist i was Tax free. The lego shop is just for kids, its barebones... I liked this PC build, it definitely fits my computing and gaming needs, i can definitely say this is your best budget build... Good luck in your future!

[@biro1280]

this build is unbelievable i cant believe how much performance it gives for only 380 bucks keep up the good work love ur vids :)

[@ryanohneck8920]

The feels at the end...Ill be praying for you man.

[@noinch]

Got me right in the feels with that card at the end, brother.

[@ignacio8529]

That intro took me down memory lane to a game i used to play on the ps2, it was mx unleashed I believe. God that was so long ago

[@DizzzyKipper]

I always enjoy your so called trash builds.That is why I watch,your knowledge just on parts alone is impressive. Last part of that video broke my heart.Good Luck Brian and I hope you don't have to go to long with out seeing that little darling,

[@XBATHORYX13]

at 6:55 , Glad you took my advice and didnt cut the heat pipes this time brother! BTW, great quality and structure over all on the video mate! especially doing it in a Hotel in Japan!! PS: Im so sorry that you cant be with your son brother...hurts me...I also have children and they mean the world to me...

[@techyescity]

Thanks man, I will see him again sooner than later, I have faith in that.

[@DTDGamiing]

subscribe my channel for gameplays and benchmarks

[@XBATHORYX13]

Tech City im sure you will to brother! Take care mate! and i always look forward to your videos!

[@techyescity]

Thanks brother.

[@josephsanchez08]

Good for you for grinding through these hard times. I applaud you man, keep moving forward bro cause I'm loving these vids!

[@jda8176]

Love the used builds, keep em coming! I just did one myself with a e5 2670 and hd 7970, does well at 1080p all for about 400 usd.

[@technottr3vor111]

jda8176 nice!!

[@dejomrsic6093]

+TheSmartnessist wow e5 2670 system for under 400$ woewww

[@technottr3vor111]

Barney Bronicorn do u believe it?

[@dejomrsic6093]

maan I wish I was in usa, the prices there are like x2 cheaper, damn

[@BrentRushton]

Barney Bronicorn minimum wage is twice as low too

[@allantotti]

Hey Brian, I love these old but good setups. I have one myself, a MSI P67A-GD55 mobo with an i5 2500K at 4.2 Ghz. Running Oculus Rift butter smooth with an overclocked GTX 970 and 16Gb of DDR3 1800Mhz Ram. I built this computer in 2010 and apart from the GPU and RAM, everything is still the same! I have recently won an action on eBay for an i7 2600K for AU$150, so a nice little upgrade to improve my video rendering times and multi tasking (I am hoping to OC it to at least 4.5 Ghz). Next to come will be a GTX 1070, possibly Zotac Extreme (I love the chuncky look). I'll wait for black Friday for a good deal... Your videos rock, keep it up mate! Cheers, Allan.

[@STRIKESHARK]

That's why I subscribed to this channel to see videos like this and not like that flood the web with digital build and absurd recommendations. Great video. Sorry for my bad English.

[@shihaoyan5309]

Bryan, I'm an Asian who currently study in Sydney. Your mechanical keyboard video brought me here. I've always enjoyed your personal experiences, down-to-earth attitude and multi-cultural background. You have no idea what your videos have brought to me. The joker drama is a bit sad, but just don't pay attention to it. It's not worth it. Very best wishes to your new life, Keep up!

[@knightx09]

I really do hope things get settle down for you. you really deserve the best.

[@azanieghazali18]

hey! I have the Xeon X3470 as well. But still running on stock clock. Manage to get a AIO CPU cooler from a friend. Can't wait to OC! I wonder how high it could go. Hmmm...

[@gaiustrollius9920]

Save yourself first, and as I've said before, time will help you redeem and get your payback. Be patient. Also, I'd say keep those used builds coming, along with the mix used/new ones. They're sick as always.

[@XXlegovidXx]

I know this is a fairly old build , I think the song really adds to the emotion of the video, and with that being your last pc in Japan and last time seeing your son, it will always be my favourite video.

[@dhoffnun]

A build like this is a fantastic way to get into PC's - or to upgrade for a lot less money.

[@thepaper1782]

Thank you for you awesome built and I love all you Used PC built :) Dont know why i want to cry...

[@NeoVoodooTech]

Is that a Scythe Shuriken? Love that cooler! Good for mini itx and AMD not so much for OC Xeon's! And holy crap that ending gave me the feels.

[@techyescity]

Yeah I think that was it!

[@CreelKyle]

I built my rig for $600 and you almost tripled the cpu score as well as the gpu score on firestrike. MSI 970 Gaming Mobo AMD fx 8320 @ 4.00 / Hyper 212X Twin Frozr II GTX 580 @ 900 mhz 4/4 gb quad channel DDR3 1600 mhz ram Crucial 256 gb SSD DeepCool Tesseract Case (removed items that I already had) Really good video by the way. Love your content.

[@JakeThe_Dog]

That message at the end sent me chills

[@MotoGoato]

Onwards and upwards dude.... the fresh start will do you the world of good mate :) Crackin' video, keep 'em coming ;)

[@dopeminecraftaddict]

Brian keep up the good builds my man :)

[@johnmellinger6933]

Great work MAN! $380 that is just truly spectacular!

[@SirQuacksalotthe1st]

good for you man hope move in back goes well

[@cee128d]

Props for using a Centurion 5 case. Good luck with your further adventures.

[@Krreko]

Hey Brian! good luck on the coming months, I hope everything goes well! As always, love your videos, keep it up man!

[@H31MU7]

holy shit you got to spend time with your son, thats awesome dude! fantastic video :D

[@jeleelmeintjies]

PLEASE MAKE UPDATE VIDEO ON THIS *no need to go to japan again* just interested since i want pc parts 99.9% the same as the one in the video

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 u can order on ebay or other stores

[@prerunnerwannabe]

Ahaha I'm glad you didn't cut any heat pipes this time Brian :)

[@Kundalini12]

I bought a used Dell XPS 730x for £600 and it now has dual GTX960's and SSD's for OS and Games. I also use a Dell 4K monitor.

[@regwattfunkylist]

Really unfortunate having to leave a 4 year old son. I couldn't imagine leaving my daughter let alone leaving the country. That must have been very difficult. I hope you get in a better place mentally and are able to spend more time with your son in the future. You only get one life and he will only have one father. Best of luck.

[@0OmixO0]

I'd really like to know your thoughts on what you're safing buying used/new. Perhaps a video on pros/cons + your experiences + your advice? Cheers

[@AaronHendu]

I legit just did a very similar style build...grabbed a complete 1U server for about $50, case for $15, PSU for $20, and an Asus GTX 680 DCU II for $90. The server only came with an X3440 though, but I plan to replace it with X3460/X3470, add another 8GB of RAM, and SATA 3.0 + USB 3.0 PCIe cards. Current specs are as follows, for under $200 - Intel Xeon X3440 (came with server) 4GB DDR3 1333 (came with server) DL120 G6 motherboard (came with server, MATX) Corsair CX430 Antec P182SE (score for $15 lol) Asus GTX 680 DCU II 4x250GB Seagate Barricuda (came with server) I also have a spare Corsair H80 I have put clear tubing on and am just waiting on a cheap tube reservoir in the mail and adding that as well. A few leftover Bitfenix Spectre Pro, and possibly a few more HDD kicking around. I have the leftover 1U server case, with PSU and fans, etc. left over as well which I plan to sell and recover some of the money spent.

[@Gilbertify1]

0:44 Watch out Bryan! Anyway, that's a real great price to performance computer! There's another person who does this with really old computers, but it's boring since all the computers perform so bad, but wow, great benchmarks on this PC. It ironically performs way better than my $420 computer. Granted, some of the parts are older and used, but I wasn't expecting that.

[@iCeMaNtHeBeSt]

2:12 that dancing doe lmao

[@zombiedude6543]

I saw the title and thought this was gonna be the last pc build EVER. Thank Jeebus its not

[@remixreviews9642]

Great vid, with great sentimental value, hope everything is going well in Aus

[@JimmysTheBestCop]

Used builds rock! So much 2nd/3rd gen i5/i7 being pulled from the business world. Not to mention all of the server and workstation stuff. Its mind blowing. Chips that 4 years ago were over $1000 are now 50 bucks. You can also grab Xeon W3670 for $80 on ebay. I've seen some Dell/HP server/workstation mobo go as cheap as $25. $45-50 for dual socket. W3670 are 6 cores/12 threads! Running duals it will probably score a passmark rating over 15,000. That's pretty sick. Also you can usually score Dell Optiplex 790 with 2nd gen i5's for around $100. And often in a midtower case, with 4 gb rams, and even 120-250 gb mechanical disk. If you are looking to go super dirt cheap. Only thing you will have to change is a power supply since OEM supplies are like 250-350 watt range. Unless its just an e-gaming rig with a RX 460 might be able to get by with the OEM PSU since the 460 draws all it's power from the pcie slot.

[@TeemoForLife]

YAYAYAYA :D Love seeing Tech Yes City vids in my subscription box 😝

[@ascallongaming1441]

great vid dude as always, and nice touch at the end for your boy, good luck back in AUs dude

[@SoriduSnakeu]

Man, that must be really tough to be going through. Thankfully there are things like Skype etc, you can always have a chat with him and be in his life in some capacity.(this is if his mother allows) Good luck B.

[@SiD_996]

How does this pc crush my 3d mark score :O !! R9 390 and a I5 4670 !! i got 10427 with my 390 OC'd he got over 14k ! and my build cost twice as much ! bravo ! very very smart shopping and building !

[@MistahMOB]

Sick build dude. Hope to see more content soon. Your edits are on point

[@EHliveFin]

First kits of DDR3 ran at 1.65V, so that might be the reason they set it to 1.6v automatic.

[@twiztedhadji3713]

Wish you happier times Bryan.

[@lowrider2348]

thanks man I wanted to build a cheap system but was unsure about the budget.

[@thekeem5890]

Lovin it! Can't wait to see what is up next!

[@Davidgon100]

This one came out amazingly. I guess new + used is the way to go for good value.

[@KrissBartlett]

Good on ya Brian I know its hard been there done that thanks

[@Pandamonium004]

Keep up the great work man, huge fan as I love seeing the cheaper stuff perform so well! Also they are in a price bracket that is actually obtainable to me which is even better :D lol.... anyway like I said, im a huge fan and keep up the awesome videos

[@Mandurath]

I think this is how alot of us upgrade over time though. Adding new stuff to our already existing systems. Taking our old stuff and adding it to newer systems. Or buying better used parts of the same generation and upgrading. All new systems are nice, but, at least to me make no sense when just fixing the occasional bottleneck seems to be just fine. Also cheaper.

[@Watzleroviak1210]

I regularly mix used and new parts. It's great. I've had very few issues. One of my rigs is a used 4930K with a used Gigabyte X79 board and a 290X, another is a used XEON e3-1225v3, a used ASUS P9D-X motherboard and a new GTX 950. I always use new PSUs though because I don't trust used ones. Planning on getting a used R9 Fury next to replace the 290X.

[@CoalitionGaming]

Great video, man. Good luck with your future endeavors and I hope things look up for you! Cant wait for Hot Used Setups though, if that's still on the docket :) Just dropped a Xeon x5687 into the Z400 build and its awesome. Definitely a processor to look into if you already have (or manage to get for cheap) a 1366 x58 board. Otherwise, the OEM HP boards on ebay are cheap enough, but not really able to OC.

[@Tnlich1]

Good stuff Brian. Still shining Brother... I also love the Xeon's are so epic in price atm. I got me a 2670 at 2.8. Want it to last awhile but its playing everything so great and benching still impressive numbers also with 2 EVGA 780 Classifieds. Yea got that 2670 at 50 dollars and the X79 for free but had to get it referb. IDC its been tested and works great. CHEERS!!!!!

[@darkheart333hotmail3]

Keep these build coming there really cool.

[@johnborg5245]

Hi sir, it's good you're spending good times with your son I hope he comes soon with you to Sydney and live with you. I have a question for you can you help me please, a week ago or so I found a motherboard with 4 gig memory ram DDR2 with CPU Core2 quad ,so my point is what kind of chemicals are you using to clean up your motherboard, I am from Sydney as well so you point me what kind of chemicals exactly the name we are familiar to see at the shop. Thanks

[@thirteenpixelz7365]

John borg Brake cleaner fluid

[@seslan]

Actually, he explains what he uses to clean parts in a video, but i can't remember it. If somebody could post the link, it would be very helpful.

[@comicalhexical]

John borg I believe it was crc 556

[@comicalhexical]

John borg also if you just search clean tech yes city you will get a couple video results.

[@arabonarocketcamel8352]

I thought Brian lived in the Gold Coast.

[@powerplayer75]

My friend was getting a 960 from MicroCenter but they were out of stock when they said they were in stock so as compensation they gave him a 1060 for the same price ($150).

[@sacamentobob]

whilst i can appreciate your situation I must say that the japan factor has a charm about it i cannot explain. hopefully you can recreate this in your new setup in aussieland. dont change your style though

[@quadraforest]

you used the tech YES city intro, lmao, LOVE IT

[@deezipp3011]

Cool build, I use the x3470 in my build. Great CPU for the cost.

[@juvi427]

Bringing it back with another used parts PC build and even sneaking the "YES" back into the intro. I couldn't help but yell "GET REKT!" at the screen from 4:05 to 4:35...

[@migueltejada619]

+1 for packing tape cable management

[@purgeddeadgames]

Oh man the emo 2002 music is coming, grew up then so I didn't mind tho :)

[@TJSinghVideos]

great build i myself planning to do a old part build soon :)

[@ameen4620]

these vids r great n help with my budget builds thanks

[@dynodope]

I would love to see you use MGS V for a benchmark as I hear it is pretty detailed and I love that series. Also maybe some demanding racing games. I hear the Dirt series is pretty good and Forza Horizon 3 will be a killer game to do as well.

[@jakethesnake9340]

Love the sing choice in the beginning!

[@andresarturoospinabr4455]

just got a i7 4770 H81 Gigabite board, 600 thermaltake PSU, 4x2 Gb ddr3 1600mhz and a horrible pentium 4 case for just under 230 US on my country Colombia, i am so happy with my budget PC

[@andresarturoospinabr4455]

plus the 1 TB drive, optical drive and Sd Card reader.

[@waderedsox]

thats how ive always built mine(new used mix) great build keel them up

[@onehuman6043]

waderedsox

[@MrYummyStud]

That clip with his son made me like this video

[@octoman_games]

Bryan, You have inspired me to start my own You tube channel.

[@techyescity]

Awesome man, let me know if you need any pointers

[@octoman_games]

thanks man, if you do another 300 - 250$ build challenge, I want in. Ill give scattervolt a run for his money.

[@technottr3vor111]

octavio mancilla id like to see that happen...

[@octoman_games]

Tech City My 1st video will be a Pre Buld with a 1050Ti, nice way to start?

[@techyescity]

Hell yeah

[@razorblade7108]

I'm getting signs that I have to upgrade my CPU soon everywhere. Even today that $55 Xeon wrecks a ton of CPUs. But I guess at that overclock and with that old chipset it sucks a ton of power aswell. I've seen people with Lynnfield Xeons measuring 400 W from the wall (system total + efficiency losses) at 4 GHz with just the CPU under full load.

[@cardinalseven1168]

Dude i do agree and i use this method for myself for quite some time now used and new parts are way to go but u have to choose wisely which part can be brought used and which should be new.

[@4kays160]

This brought up memories of when my daughters mother took off and hid my daughter from me.. took 2 yrs to get shared custody... destroyed my life... hope it all worked out mate..

[@dumkopf]

Bryan, love the build. Do you always sell your builds? What usually happens after you finish benching and filming? Also, your son is a sweetheart! Love him!