🛑 Insane $2000 PC Build FAIL! 🛑 Boost My Build S3:E15

[@PCBuilderChannel]

▶ *Sponsor: DeleteMe* joindeleteme.com/pc20 Remove your personal info from the web today! What game are you looking forward to? Building or upgrading (or done so recently)? Tell your story in a new comment below. How to submit: We put out a call for submissions in a KZbin community post, and also post an alert on twitter with the link. We typically call for Submissions around the second week of the month. Follow me on twitter @PCBuilderJason as we'll post a link there.

[@IOTWVUVWTOI]

And provide them with even more of your info... 😂

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Starfield. I'm upgrading/building testing parts rn. 7900XTX and new PSU. Should finish the 12700KF (socket installer is a bit weird), have a correction bracket to play with and the DDR5 installed fine (seated). Now that I found some AM5 bundles (have no microcenter until 2024) have some regret that I could have done a 7600X cheaper though people were complaining of game stutters (WoW forums). I did feel a regret upon seating the 12th gen chip more than in the planning process where I was just like it's an okay value for the money. I might test the 7900XTX on the 9600K but I feel like the 12700KF might be an annoying build for me to truck through unless it gets better after the correction frame and cooler are mounted. I am at least blessed with working systems where if I screw the pooch, I can still test the new GPU out. Another thing is I have to use the same size case my 9600K is in for the 7900XTX size wise, it is a chonky GPU. I might pick up an AM5 bundle also but will see if I can finish the 12th build but it makes me nervous. The chip is seated but I worry about damage, maybe the bracket will solve things and hopefully it's good. I have 32GB DDR5. I usually don't feel regret until later on.

[@JOCAKINGX]

Greeting, I'm wondering if the following components I installed in my gaming pc for €2400 are good for 2k 170hz gaming (RDR2, FH5, Fortnite, Pubg, Warzone 2.0, SonsOfTheForest, Gta5...) : Motherboard: Gigabyte B760 Gaming X -> €200 CPU: Intel Core i7 13700k + MasterLiquid 240 -> €430 + €80 GPU: Asus ROG Strix RTX4080 OC -> €1200 RAM: 32Gb (4x8) Kingston Fury Beast 6000mhz, DDR5 -> 160€ PSU: Gigabyte UD1000GM -> €140 SSD1 : SAMSUNG 980 Nvme m.2 -> 35€ SSD2: Kingston 480Gb -> €25 HDD: WesternDigital 1Tb -> €30 PC Case: Lian Li Lancool 216 -> €110

[@robertbrainard5651]

Why did you pick a 2x32 ram kit and not a 4x16 ram kit, you'll be able to get higher speed, better cl and it should be about the same price as well you get the utilize the dual channel instead of relying on single channel support from only 2 sticks.

[@SpoonHurler]

​@@robertbrainard5651ddr5 memory controllers have trouble with 4 sticks right now... you can get them to work and if you pick the right stucks then finding the right xmp/expo profile isn't difficult for experienced builders but for new builders, if the price is the same, I'd suggest the least painful path which is two sticks.

[@starsnstrife]

When you buy a hammer make sure the handle is not made out of a single toothpick.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Probably good advice? 🤷

[@geeklantern2291]

​@@PCBuilderChannelI think OP wanted to imply that you can't fully take advantage of a 13700kf (Good hammer) if it was paired with a 3060 (Toothpick handle). So don't go all out in a part and get yourself bottlenecked for all your other components people

[@spoink-x3z]

@@geeklantern2291why the fuck would a gpu bottleneck a cpu? Like literally the only scenario this would apply is graphics and the guy clearly said he doesn’t give a shit. A 3060 is so much more than enough for not giving a shit. Integrated graphics can run those games just fine but you people think everything needs to be in 1080p ultra mega infinite frame rate or you think you aren’t getting your moneys worth.

[@Sector001ked]

A two kilo hammer with a balsa wood handle

[@cv507]

well it could be anvidjä Giänt preiß´D üFFphick ?

[@jqwright28]

PC building can be confusing, I'm glad there's videos like yours' out there. Learned a lot about shopping for parts from these, thanks man.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

It can be a lot for sure! So glad its helpful

[@calgar42k]

​@@PCBuilderChannel FYI Cities skyline can use north of 50 GB of ram also 16 euros between a 5600 to a 64000 mbps kit for 5 % extra performance is value to me. GPU wise he needs 16 Gb of Vram no question asked, to me a 7800 XT makes more sense . CPU as Cities skyline has been optimized for multicores i m not sure how well AMD will perform compared to 13 th gen intel series id go with a 13 600 k just from a value perspective or jump to a 13700 k

[@JeffDeLamater]

For that last build, where the 5600 is recommended, if you live near a Microcenter, you could pick up a 5600x-3d, which has 90% of the performance of the 5800x-3d for around $200.

[@Splintygames1]

I'm thinking about picking this up for my pc. Is it compatible with a 3050rtx?

[@JeffDeLamater]

@@Splintygames1 it will work with a 3050rtx, but they aren’t a good pairing as the 5600x-3D is significantly more powerful so the 3050 will be a bottleneck for performance. That said, the 5600x-3D will only be available for a few months and then it’s gone for good. So if you think you will upgrade the GPU at some point in the future then you should probably pick up the cpu, as you won’t have the ability to get that as an upgrade for very long.

[@Splintygames1]

@JeffDeLamater the detail I was talking about was the 5600x bundle sorry didn't know about the 5600x 3d. But for that price may get that instead thanks

[@manzarelahi1812]

Hello Jason my friend, as always, a very nice video. When you said 2000 bucks should get a lot more on the first build, it's actually closer to 2600 bucks! That was a crazy build and I'm glad you could boost it for him.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Check out the links in the video description. The difference is the PC Parts market between the US and Germany. That build comes out to $1750 US, about $500 cheaper.

[@manzarelahi1812]

@@PCBuilderChannel Wow! Then the build is even more boosted I suppose, good job my friend!

[@NaturalCloud]

I just purchased all of my components for my high end pc. I think im spending about 200-300$ more on the whole because i'm in the EU.

[@rogued3mon414]

Hey, Jason. Glad I could watch this before my flight on a 5 day vacation. Also, Donovan from Boost story #9 has all the parts now, he just needed to build it with me as the guide on Monday as he is busy.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Have a great vacation Rogue!!! You help so many people you deserve a break!

[@cecilb7927]

For the B450 boards with limited connectivity, PCIE NVME adapters are an inexpensive and effective option for adding more storage without reverting to sata SSD. I recently had the NVME slot on my PC fail, I had a no name adapter in the parts bin and it works great.

[@JKenettOfficial]

With the help of your videos, I'm now building my own R5 7600 and 6800XT combo with 32gb 6000mhz cl36 RAM. Hope I can run Cities Skylines too lol :D WE WANT MORE PC BUILDER VIDEOS!!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

More coming!!!

[@SomeOne-fx9kr]

Sounds like a good build. I was thinking of something similar, maybe a 6700xt or 6750xt.

[@shoobadoo123]

That's my target cpu/gpu combo as well! Should go for 6000 cl30 though as it's not that much more expensive

[@JKenettOfficial]

@@shoobadoo123 cl30 is still not sold from where I'm at but that was in my initial build. Hard to find cl30.

[@shoobadoo123]

@@JKenettOfficial I see. That's unfortunate

[@curtismariani6303]

Absolutely love the inclusion of the upgrade build, I feel this is so relevant to a large proportion of the community. This price point you choose made the most sense given what was spent on the original build, and is probably the absolute best bang for buck

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes I think a lot of builders are thinking about upgrades so happy to help!

[@domesticdingo1417]

It's interesting how many people put together new parts lists and they're still using Nvidia 3000 series. I wonder if they heard all negative press on the 4000 series and just decided to stay back, which to me is a mistake since the 3060 is not cost effective now either. The 4070 is a good card, I just wish it didn't cost $599 lol

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Mostly I see RTX 3060 12GB GPUs. Seems like a lot of folks got the message about VRAM and unfortunately the cheapest NVIDIA option is the 3060 12GB or all the way up to the 4060 Ti 16GB now for $500. Thankfully Radeon RX 6700 and above is cheap.

[@mansan5045]

there is also people that values other specs, for example the memory bus, as a developer that uses CUDA a lot i am still hanging on my GTX 1080, was planning on upgrade on 4000 series but smaller bus not good for CUDA parallel processing where the most expensive operations it's loading the data from RAM to VRAM and back to recompute the results.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

@@PCBuilderChannel I read an article in PCGamer last night about the 4060 Ti 16GB allegedly being worse than the 8GB model in gaming performance. Lots of decently priced AMD cards with the Starfield bundle going on right now also.

[@DeadBeefTech]

@@mansan5045 I would probably get a used 3080 or new 4070. They have way faster memory clocks so you still get much higher effective memory bandwidth even with a smaller bus with pcie4.

[@BlackBruceLeeTheGreatDekuTree]

I have a 3080ti and I play on my 4K OLED tv don’t plan on upgrading until the 5000 series maybe considering all I want is 4k 60 sometimes I get over that fps so I’m good for a while!

[@romcruz1]

I agree with you in everything, but I personally prefer the CPU beign a little overkill. I have multiple monitors and I usually multitask WHILE gaming, so if I push my build to a 100% cpu - 100% gpu ratio the PC stutters on multitask. Using your guides on what CPU to what GPU I ended up with a 13600k paired with a 3060ti (since you had it as the minimum GPU for that CPU) and its just flawless for what I describe, the GPU is usually at 100% while having more than enough CPU for background/multitask

[@SpoonHurler]

13600k/3060ti is a good pairing, especially for heavy multitaskers. I think it would handle CS2 as well as 13700/3060 combo for a little less money and wothout needing an 850+ watt psu.

[@Kevingaming1]

The boost my build series really helps me to make my parts better for my upcoming pc i want to buy in 2024! I watch every video to the end and try to improve my pc to get everything out of my money

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad you like them!

[@CondominioAltosdeangelmo]

for 2024 ryzen 7800x3D with a) amd rx 7900xtx (or xt) b) NVIDIA gtx4070 i think this will be good options in 2024

[@andersbjorkman8666]

I finished my new computer a few weeks ago, and your channel has been of great help! :) I am so happy, my new PC works flawlessly, and I run most games ultra 1440p at ultra with raytracing, and my budget was not that big! Cheers mate!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Awesome!!! Congrats on the build! Glad I could help!

[@kyrylobordiuh3996]

May I ask what cpu gpu combo did u get to play ultra with rt?

[@cryololz]

Le dot

[@antondovydaitis2261]

Thank you again for your articulate build videos. I especially like that I can listen, and you are always clear exactly what you are talking about, instead of "this" or "that."

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you! So glad its helpful

[@eagleeye7166]

Love these videos- Ive started pausing on the parts list before you say anything and try to pick out the problems myself. Makes the videos more fun than they already are! keep up the awesome work!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

That's awesome! Glad they are fun (:

[@lrom5445]

Great videos, great format. Came across you videos while I was planning my next build. Looks like the channel is already on the rise, but I'm certain this channel will be hitting the mil subscriber mark by next year. Keep on doing what you are doing. It's very informative. Great bookmarking. Makes it easy to find what I'm looking for.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks! One million likely further off, but we are growing super fast! Welcome aboard!

[@thenamelesspoet]

In the first 1, 64 GB is actually decent for city skylines period I often run about 34 to 37 GB of Ram because of how many things are added from the steam workshop

[@altemzwo8390]

exactly. cities skylines can get extremely hungry for ram if you play with lots of dlcs and/or mods. That being said, I'd definitely agree that a 4060 is low for this pricepoint, especially when looking at the recommended specs for c:s2. I suspect 8 gb of vram would bottleneck before 32gb of ram in the next iteration of the game.

[@thenamelesspoet]

@@altemzwo8390 agreed!

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

Great video! I love when you see someone spending way too much on cooling and fans when a Thermalright Peerless Assassin is $36.

[@GoonyMclinux]

I have one and its really good but its identical to many others on the market, its just a clone of a clone.

[@SpoonHurler]

I just found out Thermalright's secret to low prices... they own the manufacturing factory. Thanks Steve (from GN). I also have a PA 120 on my 13600k and it's great.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad you enjoyed! And I know right?

[@GeneralS1mba]

​@@SpoonHurlerdang! That's cool

[@E5826T]

Thanks! How can I get my build on Boost My Build?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you so much for supporting the channel! Once a month we put out the call for submissions with a community post. Submissions are closed for this kit h but you can still post your build if you like to this months community post (you can find it on te community page on the channel) as members of the community also like to weigh in on each others builds

[@simple81229]

For 900-950 dollors is this the best? Cpu: amd ryzen 5600x Motherboard: asrock b550m pro4 am4 Ram: Corsair vengeance lpx 2x16=32 gb ram 3600mhz Gpu: rx 6700 xt or rx 6750 xt Case: DIYPC Q3 Psu: 700 watt or 650 watt Storage: 1TB ssd

[@SpoonHurler]

You can build a 7600/6700 build for 950 usd... unless you already have the AM4 platform, I'd look at building that.

[@simple81229]

For amd R5 7600 it would require a am5 motherboard, decent am5 motherboard ain't cheap and so is the R5 7600

[@SpoonHurler]

@@simple81229 7600X is 200 usd at best buy right now, you can get an Asrock B650 board for 125 and Teamgroup Vulcan 5600 CL32 ram 2x16 for 85... you can fit a build under 1000 with that base

[@Jasonwkey]

What is better than watching Boost video on my lunch break? Watching 2 Jason videos. Thanks again Jason for all of your hard work.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you fellow Jason!!

[@jasiekzar]

Many thanks Jason! Great tips! And I embrace your roast of my parts list, it's completely justified 😅. Thanks, once again, you saved me from some terrible choices 😊

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks so much for sending in your list! Glad we would help and hope you love your build! Let us know how it goes when you build (:

[@DonGynikoo]

Dude es gibt doch genug Videos auf YT und auch genug Foren bzw Beiträge im Internet wo man nachschauen kann wie man die Komponenten richtig zusammenstellt. Wie du es gemacht hast machen es leider viel zu viele Menschen. Für dein Budget für 2000 Euro kriegt man verschiedene Konfigs hin. Kannst dir ja mal mein anderes Kommentar hier anschauen bezüglich Gehäuse & Netzteil habe da auch jeweils eins genannt was gut ist und du nehmen könntest falls es nicht unbedingt die Sachen sind die Jason genannt hat. 😅 Die Noctua Lüfter würde ich an deiner Stelle eh sofort vergessen denn wie du wolltest hattest du nen schwarzes Case gewählt und darin beige Lüfterrahmen mit braunen Lüfterblättern ich weiß ja nicht ich finde das optisch nicht gerade schön muss aber natürlich jeder selbst wissen. Die Noctua Lüfter sind auf jeden Fall nicht besser als andere. Mittlerweile gibt es sehr viel sehr gute Lüfter die nicht mal teuer sein müssen wie z.B. die Arctic P12 Non oder A-RGB z.B. die kosten als 3er Pack ca. 30 Euro und die sind sehr gut oder halt eben nen Case nehmen wo gleich mindestens 3 Lüfter vorhanden sind.

[@mpeugeot]

The $2200 build seems like a good job for a used Threadripper 2990wx (which I paid $800 back in the day, X399 MB was $179), match it with a RX-6800XT or even RX-7900XT. 128 GB of DDR4 is super cheap compared to DDR5. Use the extra PCIe lanes for an SSD RAID array. Easily fits in the $2200 budget, and yes, the 2990wx (@4 GHz all core) is faster in compute than the Ryzen 7900.

[@ludvig3428]

I get my new PC on tuesday and I'm stoked! GPU: MSI RTX 4070 Ti Ventus 3X OC CPU: Ryzen 7800x3d Motherboard: Asus Rog Strix B650E-I (Mini ITX) Memory: G.SKill Trident Z5 Neo 32 GB (DDR5, 6000Mhz, CL30) Storage: Kingston KC3000 2TB M.2 Case/PSU/CPU-cooling: NZXT H1 Got it all including Windows 11, a thumb drive and some Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut paste for about ~$2300 in Sweden.

[@draxxx_exe]

Waiting for the exact same 6700xt in the third build to come in the mail, should be here by Tuesday. Feels like waiting on Christmas as a kid. I was wondering if you could do a video on how to get max performance out of new parts, undervolting/overclocking etc. thanks Jason!

[@sharkey9]

Regarding the 64 gigs - Cities Skylines with hundreds of mods and assets eats up 32 gigs in no time. So for that special game you just can't have enough RAM.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes that's why I left their Ram as is, as long as it doesn't cost you the proper GPU that's a good investment

[@Rako10127]

GPU:RTX 6800 XT CPU:Rayzen 7 5800x motherborad:MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk good mix or not?

[@mattwest8073]

Thank you for the 2600 boost my build very timely for me since I have a 2600X on the same MOBO! I recommend clarifying @13:02 that the Gigabyte B450 AORUS M comes with 6 SATA ports and populating the M.2 slot on disables 2 SATA ports (ASATA3 0/1 - grey and located above the 4 black sata ports) leaving the 4 SATA ports (SATA3 0/1/2/3 - black) operational. I own this board and can confirm this.

[@Joeker8171]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I have that PSU in my cart. OMG, I was about to buy an RX 6600 yesterday. I am so glad I didn't. I really want to change the board. What do you think? I love that GPU upgrade. AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!!! Yeah, I may go wit h a 2tb like you said

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad you liked it! Any reason you want to change the board? It's totally serviceable outside of the fact it lacks PCIE Gen 4. Could grab an ASRock B550M Pro4 or B550M Steel Legend with upgraded audio and PCIE gen 5 for about $110-$130.

[@Joeker8171]

@PCBuilderChannel yeah those boards are great. I know you always like that ASRock board. I have that in my cart, too

[@depressedfrog2]

For the corsair rme series yes is rated tier A as performance BUT it has horrible coil wine and the fan makes a terrible noise reported by multiple people that bought it so be careful, for some extra 20 bucks or so go for the rmx 2021 and use the octopus cable that comes with the gpu , i would rather do that than risk it and have my pc sound like an airplane

[@TheJimmy80808]

Best bit of your video was your Sponsor advert for Delete Me with Mr Bear. Still enjoying these boost my build videos. I guess new hardware and pricing keeps the series fresh.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Mr. Bear for the win! :D Glad you're enjoying the series.

[@fiction3940]

I have AM4 and can't decide if I should upgrade or blow up the entire build and go with AM5. Playing at 1440p atm. Want super high refresh 1440p, possibly 4k high settings for more cinematic games in the future. Current build CPU: ryzen 3700x (stock cooler) GPU: 2070 super MOBO: msi x570 gaming edge wifi RAM: 32gb ddr4 gskill ripjawz 3600 cl16 (4x8gb) storage: 1tb and 500gb gen 3 m.2 case: fractal design meshify c PSU: Corsair CX750M cooling: 4 Corsair SP140 fans and 1 SP120 fan should i buy a 5800x3d, 7900 XTX, new PSU, and a new cooler, or just sell my rig and start over again? Love the content. Keep up the good work.

[@jaykuptake]

What performs comparable to the Noctua at a lesser price? Would love to see other options.

[@kelley09162]

Thermalright Phantom Spirit and Deepcool AK620. Peerless Assassin is also good but the Phantom Spirit is the newer version of it.

[@jaykuptake]

@@kelley09162 Those are nowhere near the performance of a Noctua cooler.

[@itsatrap4986]

@@jaykuptake You kidding me. LUL.

[@markkus-oliverollo2380]

I want to point out that the performance of RX 5700 XT is NOT on par with the non-xt RX 6600. It trades blows with the RX 6600 XT and in some games it even outperforms it. Just so you know.

[@iamtoastedtoast]

I’m thinking of getting a 4090, would the 7800x3d be the best option for gaming right now?

[@rogued3mon414]

Yes, of course.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes top recommendation.

[@jasonp883]

I just built a a pc with a 4000d Airflow, Ryzen 7800x3d, and a 4070ti rockin’ some Artic P12s. Running smooth as hell.

[@Mantrevouir]

Idk why your videos are allways so good but they are i really love watching every Video from you

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you!! So glad you enjoy watching!

[@lukasaustria9529]

Hhello jason , for the German build , the 4070 is actually as expensive as the 6950XT currently , so maybe worth considering that instead , but overall pricing is sometimes a bit weird in Europe

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Good tip!

[@evileyeball]

Can I say, As someone who bought a Pop Air XL You will NOT Regret it... I LOVE LOVE LOVE this case. My Only negative about it is you have to buy the front pannel USBC Seperate and when I bought mine that was not in stock lots of places so if you care about front pannel USBC do be warned its a small further purchase.

[@buzzsawkhan]

Not sure if it was intentional, but the Amazon link for the PSU in the 2k build is not to the Corsair, but to a "Pure Power 12 M 650W."

[@savage5128]

Fans should NEVER be a third of your budget, unless they are Noctua fans LOL. Great video brother!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks! Marketing takes over people's brains!

[@savage5128]

@@PCBuilderChannel FACT'S

[@Yerocco]

@@savage5128I wish I could justify paying for noctua fans.

[@MrStillfree69]

Well you can't argue tastes, and I personally always liked how Noctua fans looked. But when unoptimized such builds give me vibe of $10k cars with 20+ inch wheels

[@tsutherland]

Hey Jason, great video as usual! For the CPU, I noticed you said 5600X but showed a 5600. Are they almost interchangeable?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes. Very small difference between them, not worth the extra money. Turn on PBO on the 5600 and it performs very close to the 5600X.

[@urania3333]

awesome channel!...you could add a little sound or a very short instrumental intro the moment you introduce each boosted build, to emphasize it a bit, to separate them from the non boosted ones, creating a bit suspence

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for the tip!

[@kingyRaid]

Hey mate ive been binging your content over the past few days. Amazing stuff haha, i found your channel midway through ordering and upgrade new parts for my pc. So thank you bruz!!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad we could help!

[@michaelmcconnell7302]

64gb is totally understandable in 2023. People dont play games on clean OSs with no other programs running.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

As long as its not costing you a proper GPU / CPU I'm all for it!

[@Coolcoolie]

Why would you not want any faster ram? Like 6000-6600 with higher CL?

[@KiloBravo91]

You’re edit on the first build makes me feel a lot better about my build I just made. i7-13700k ($350) w/ RTX 4070 (for coding, Adobe and gaming). Also went DDR4 to save some coin to go with a NZXT 240 AIO. Bought everything during Prime Day and came out to $1975. Couldn’t be happier!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Love to hear it, congrats on the build and the savings! :)

[@feintcobra]

Is going to a i5 12400f for a 4070 good? Im going from a 5 3600 and im already swapping out the motherboard since the wifi is broken and its an ITX system

[@doug_vickers]

I have learned so much about newer PC components which has enabled me to build my new system. I may have been able to spend a little less but I didn't have a specific budget and it does everything I want it to do. It was still way cheaper than an equivalent Pre-built system would have cost me.

[@JoeyJoejoe-sq9io]

You should do boost my builds for systems people already built. What would you upgrade for how much. Set a minimum limit of 300 bucks.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

The second build is exactly that! Check it out!

[@Physics072]

Agree with your changes. I have a 5600x3d + 4070FE and that 620k cooler. The 3060 to 4070 is worth it for sure.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you for sharing!

[@TazarZero]

64GB for Cities Skylines 2 is a good cushion for expansion. Sure 32GB is totally fine to start with, but once your cities get huge and expand across the map, plus with the addition of DLC's in the future, the memory will get sucked up quick. Time will only tell how well that 12GB 4070 will perform though as CS2's recommended system requirements call for a 16GB graphics card, and on Nvidia's side, those are stupid expensive. I went with AMD's RX 6800 XT 16GB card for my build for CS2, but that's just me.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Well said, that's why I ended up leaving their RAM choice. And yes it will be interesting to see how the VRAM situation develops with these games.

[@whatsuphelp]

Hello Jason, I have a suggestion of improvement: Go with an Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 Tb for 99€ instead of the MSI M371 (89€). For 10€ more you get 33% better reading (3500 vs 2350 MB/s) and almost double writing speed ( 3300 vs 1900 MB/s) and you can buy a Microsoft 11 Key in many shops in europe for 5-15 €. So its another 100€ saved.

[@TriViuM2k22]

Would you recommend a 7700 non X for gaming?

[@kelley09162]

Yes though the 7600 is also good if you want to save money.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yep! See our CPU Market Update (second to last video on the channel) for more

[@TriViuM2k22]

@@PCBuilderChannel you are awesome!

[@TriViuM2k22]

@@kelley09162 the 7700 non x only has 65 watt tdp while the x version has 105. That's why I would rather go with the none x.

[@waghprasad]

Hi Jason, great video. Do you think the 4070 needs triple fans or is it overkill?

[@SpoonHurler]

3 fans is overkill for the 4070ti (only 4000 series I've built/ tested so far). 4000 series is exceptionally power efficient so they create less heat.

[@waghprasad]

@@SpoonHurler My thoughts exactly, I'm just worried that if I go buy a dual OC, I hope it won't be a problem for the forseeable future 3 years later. I'm intending at least a 4 year use.

[@SpoonHurler]

@@waghprasad lf you are building new you can get a bottom to top intake ( chimney effect) style case like the AP201 and put two 140 fans right under the gpu to keep it cool. Much easier to just have a couple of spare 140 fans then to hope running the GPU's fans at 100 will last

[@evilleader1991]

It's one of the most power-efficient cards out there (the 4070 I mean)

[@PCBuilderChannel]

I'd say overkill

[@Artificial.Unintelligence]

Just FYI @PC BUILDER - you cannot constrain games to RECOMMENDED spec anymore.. this isn't 2004. Cities skylines 1 says 8gb up to 16g.. but you can mod the shit out of the game and plenty of people use way over 32g.. ive seen many setups and game files that need like 46g of RAM because mods aren't optimized and dlc packages just add more and more over the years.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

That's why I left their RAM in at the end. I want people to be comfortable. But that is one area I would check if the amount of RAM is costing you a proper GPU

[@ekvinox]

Still why the SSD hate? The prices are down a lot... Have you seen the sizes of these "sim" games? My Stellaris install is more than 50 gigs with all the mods...

[@Charlesss4]

I like to stay up to date with all your infos! Thanks for the quality videos!

[@kertuibo9158]

I always put over half budget in gpu and minimum cpu that does not nottleneck. don't care about nothing else specifically. Been enjoying high fps over a decade with this strategy.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

This is the way!

[@Dunny3rd]

How low of a GPU would you go with a Ryzen 7800x3d? Would I run in to a bottleneck pairing the 7800x3d with a RX 6800 XT Red Devil?

[@Dunny3rd]

Found your pairing video. Thanks for the great content!

[@rogued3mon414]

The build would have been better if the combo was a 7700 and a 7900xtx.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So happy you're enjoying it! And glad you found the combos video ;)

[@misterhoudi2824]

Hey Jason! Nice video, What do you advise I should look out for in a gaming pc build?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thank you! Check out our Best Gaming Prebuilt 2023 video or our How To Pick PC Parts 2023 video, depending on the route you want to take :)

[@Kyleplier]

I’m finally in a position to start getting the components and peripherals for my build myself. Planning on going with an i9 13900k, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RAM, Gigabyte Z970 AORUS Elite motherboard, Samsung 970 EVO 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD strictly for the OS, at least 4 2TB or 4TB SSD’s for Mass Storage, Noctua NH-D15 in black for the CPU Cooler, Corsair RM1000e PSU, if not a larger PSU, but if I’m not mistaken 1000 watts should be enough, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 7900 XTX, and a Fractal Design Torrent case in White. I’m Also getting a new desk, as the one I’m using is my late mother’s desk which is falling apart. I was playing BF4 the other day on my new and first 1440p 165Hz monitor and the act of quickly snapping onto an enemy player made this desk wobble scaring the Hell out of me. I’m getting a desk with dedicated places for everything including the tower. There’s even plenty of room for either multiple monitors or room for 1 large OLED monitor like the Corsair Xeneon Flex or even the LG OLED Flex. The Corsair Xeneon Flex is actually my dream monitor. 3440x1440@240Hz and is the same panel as LG’s 45” Ultra Wide, just with a flexible screen and not stuck at a 900R curve.

[@kelley09162]

I think you'd need more than a 1000W PSU. The 13900K and Nitro XTX use a lot of power. If you want to save power you could either switch the CPU to an AMD one or switch the Nitro to a different XTX. Put your build into PC Part Picker and times the watts by 1.5 to see what watt PSU you need.

[@Kyleplier]

@@kelley09162ok. Thanks. I don’t have any issues ramping up the power. But I am staying with Intel for my CPU. As I don’t want background processes touching the hyperthreaded (P-Cores). Windows 11 was designed with Intel’s E-Core/P-Core configuration. I want every bit of hyperthreaded power going to my games. As some are very taxing on hardware. Especially DCS World. I tried playing it earlier without VR and without a HOTAS and my current PC can’t handle the game very well. Then again it is just an RTX 2070 laptop. Other games don’t have quite as much issue especially since I got my new monitor which this laptop can run better than my LG OLED or the built in monitor. As 1440p at up to 165Hz is far more balanced between the CPU and GPU. My GPU is still fully utilized, but the CPU is getting more use at 1440p.

[@Kyleplier]

@@kelley09162And this build is already outside of the norm for me, as for over 10 years I’ve been more an Intel/Nvidia guy. But with the price to performance of the 7900 XTX vs the RTX 4080 and 4090, the price to performance over Nvidia was just too good to ignore. Performance in between the 4080 and 4090 at a lower cost than both was just too tantalizing. As even the Nitro+ is still lower cost than the 4080. I also like the design of the Nitro+ card.

[@kelley09162]

@@Kyleplier I just mention AMD CPUs because they're better for gaming vs Intel but you do you.

[@ivantsipr]

7800x3d owns the 13900k every day of the week, no reason for going with the i9 when the 7800x3d gets you more performance for leass power, money & heat.

[@T6_]

Quick question about my current build. I have a 5600x with a 6600xt, but I found a good deal from a friend who will sell their 6800xt to me for a little under $400. If I buy it, will I bottleneck my cpu if I play games at 1080p?

[@kelley09162]

It won't bottleneck, but for 1080p I think what you have is fine. The 6800 XT is a 1440p GPU.

[@porkyp1845]

@@kelley09162 Yeah, I have the exact CPU and GPU as him. And it's a good performer on 1080p. Still waiting on Starfield's release if my 6600 XT is gonna struggle. But so far, I'm satisfied with it's performance from the games I play.

[@T6_]

My current monitor is 1080p 240hz that can be overclocked to 280hz. I should be good right?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

It won't bottleneck no

[@NateMAN23]

Just wanted to say thank you for your videos, I just built my first pc this week after getting a bunch of parts during prime day, and your channel has helped a lot!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Amazing! Congrats on building your first pc. Share a build pic if you like on twitter / threads @pcbuilderjason. So glad we could help!

[@noname3485]

I made this build: Ryzen 7 5800x, Corsair Icue 150i Capellix XT, Corsair Rm850x, Corsair 5000x rgb, Corsair Af120 elite rgb (extra fan), Gigabyte RTX 4070 Gaming OC, Gigabyte X570s Aorus Elite Ax, 2tb samsung evo 970 plus and 32gb Corsair vengeance lpx 3200 mhz. Total was a bit over 1800 euros, and it can run fortnite at epic settings with raytracing at 100 fps which is pretty nice. I have it at lower settings not bc it can’t handle it but bc wifi is so far away I get terrible lag spikes and at med settings (which is what i have it rn), I get 350 fps stable.

[@MousePad9]

I see a lot of videos saying how you have to spend all this extra money if you want a 13700k but I have one and I actually saved money over a ryzen 7, I have a 750w power supply with a 4070 and its perfectly fine on power. I also saved a ton of money on ram because with intel I can use ddr4 and it makes no performance difference and I got a $55 AK500 for the cooler and have never gotten close to thermal throttling, and I have a asus prime Z790 for around $220 and its awesome. also I have a 980 pro 1TB and its a HUGE improvement in loading times over my old WD blue gen 3 drive (I forgot the exact model) and my pc was about $1650 and it performs awesome!

[@sno0p3r]

I am using a 12 year old PC. Yes you head me right I build my PC in 2011 and I used noctua cooling and in these 12 years and I haven't had a single issue with the cooling or the fans. On the other hand the 1st GPU on this PC was Palit and it died pretty fast, I'll never buy a palit GPU again. My second GPU is a MSI GeForce GTX 970 and its fans started giving up few months ago but it still works and I am pretty happy how long it has served me. Since the fans of my gtx970 started giving up I have been thinking about building a new PC and and I am betting on noctua for cooling again. You get what you pay for.

[@sleazydzx]

Built mine in June for around $1800 and was wondering if i came out with a good deal or not. These videos help me feel pretty damn good about it! I came out with a 7900X, XFX Merc 310 Black Edition 7900XT, 32GB DDR5, 2 TB NVME and a 360mm AIO. I could've saved on the CPU but it was a great bundle at Micro Center and I won't have to upgrade it for a long, long time lol

[@kelley09162]

You don't need a 360mm AIO with that CPU so you could have saved there but otherwise everything looks good.

[@sleazydzx]

@@kelley09162 yea the AIO was recommended to me so I went with it but I definitely could've cut there as well. It was my first build so I didn't really know exactly where to go with less. I'm still learning everyday and loving the move to PC tho!

[@kelley09162]

@@sleazydzx that's fine. It's not like the AIO is bad. It should cool the CPU well. Glad you're enjoying your PC.

[@sunnyjeet4465]

Is ryzen 7 5700x with RX 6700xt good cpu and GPU combo??

[@kelley09162]

Yes

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes, good combo.

[@Kirito14682]

a 2k build with a 3060 is just criminal.

[@saintofthedamned]

So I'm building a PC and was wondering if I've chosen right on all my pieces. I've purchased everything except for the SSDs. Once I buy those I'm building it but was wondering if I could send you my parts list make sure I've chosen wisely.

[@kelley09162]

He has a community post every month asking for submissions, but feel free to post your list in July's and I can take a look.

[@noname3485]

Whats your pc build?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

If you would like to submit to Boost My Build make sure you are publicly subscribed to the channel and keep an eye out for our community post where we call for the lists. But you can list your build out in comments and ask for community help too!

[@rgracon]

Isn’t the pro versus home generally a security matter for windows?

[@Don_Giovanni]

The reason to buy noctua isn't just performance, it's also longevity, reliability, and customer support. And in this regard, they're the best bar none, afaik.

[@ShadowZ_61]

What PSU would be optimal for a Ryzen5700x and Rx6750xt?

[@evilleader1991]

Probably around 650 watt, I would probably get 750 watt is the price difference is not that big just to future-proof a possible upgrade in the future.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Hop over to our Best PSU 2022 video and follow the method there to check what you need for your full build

[@kristofbuyse4425]

Hey Jason, been looking at your channel for a bit now and have to say this channel is one that gave me the courage to do my first build. you give allot of advice on what parts to pic so just wanted to say thx :) also glad to see a demanded build with CPU intensive games as you mentioned factorio ^^. keep it up!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks so much for the feedback, glad we could help you take the leap! Congrats on the build. If you build it, it will run :)

[@michaelthompson9798]

9:31 love the TOMAHWAK mobo 😉😅😂🤣

[@kecske_gaming]

you can buy windows license keys much cheaper from other sites so its useless to add it in the pc parts list i think

[@thundertracker4510]

I actually went on pc part picker with the same budget as the first build and for 2k euros I wans able to put together a system with a ryzen 7 7800X3D and 6950XT. Plus I could even squeeze in a 1000W PSU and the same 980 PRO 2 TB he chose, so that might be a good alternative as well

[@evilleader1991]

Your videos and tips makes so much sense, thank you for educating us.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad they are helpful! Thank you for watching

[@EmilePesky-n1v]

I got the Corsair RM850e For 120 euro, what U think Jason ? Hoping it'll do me for years. Mid range gaming PC is all I need it for really

[@jorgenpersson662]

I have aquestion to you. Im building a lowprice PC to my son and thinking of buying a used GPU, GTX1070 or RX 580 (8GB). What's the difference in graphics (speed, picture quality) between older GTX 1070, RX 580 vs a new GPU like RTX 3050? Do I loose some "new features" if I buy an older used GPU?

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Hop over to our Best GPU for Gaming 2023 video!

[@flnamechange]

For your info, Ryzen 8000 can have 40 CU, second half of 2024 More than mid range GPUs, with 30 CU of 7600

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Love this series.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad you like them Diana!

[@knotgradaunknown7414]

@@PCBuilderChannel a question about the Ryzen 5500 cpu, it only works with gen 3 pcie, does that affect gpu choice or is it only ssd drives

[@betaraybrian5706]

Always love these videos! What b550 mATX motherboard would you recommend right now with current prices and availability? Willing to go up to the $160 range but cheaper is better! Using a ryzen 5 5600x and rx6700xt. Thanks!

[@rogued3mon414]

Try looking the Msi B550m mortar max wifi if you want some white aesthetic. Or the Asrock B550m PG riptide or the Aorus B550m pro-P. I don't like the TUF B550M as the M.2 heatsink is on the Gen 3 slot instead of the Gen 4.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Anything with upgraded audio like the ASRock B550 Pro4, Steel Legend or Velocita. ASUS B550 Tuf Plus or Pro, Aorus Elite, MSI Tomahawk. Check out our best Ryzen motherboard 2022 video (update coming soon!).

[@betaraybrian5706]

@@PCBuilderChannel Thanks!!

[@michaelnorris6974]

Love your videos, Jason !!!!!

[@PCBuilderChannel]

So glad you like them :)

[@jagermeister6x9]

Thank you, the other day you suggested a 1500 build. This is closer to what I was looking for, as my intention was to move my current gpu, 7900xt red devil, into this recommended build. This is perfect, upgrade the PSU to 1000watt and motherboard to an x670. Big fan of lian li evo.. just need to add some fans and a controller.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Glad we could help! And happy upgrading :)

[@rachaelknight8048]

jason any idea where i can get a new pump for a 4090 inno3d been in my cupboard a month now lol cant find one anywhere

[@syahfiqalarby6175]

a few more upgrades to reach 1440p! aiming for that rx6700xt and a new monitor

[@osquitartv]

Hi Jason! Hope you can help me. In fantastech I managed to get a 6800 and in Prime days a 12700kf for cheap. I currently have a b660 and a power supply of 650w. Do you think all of this hold good together for gaming? What to change if not? (could try to trade parts since almost all is new) Thanks!!!

[@kaptennemo1043]

Nice vids Jason, what GPU for next gen game on Unreal Engine 5? Thank you

[@shreyasdharashivkar8027]

RTX 4080

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Not sure off the top of my head. RDNA3 (RX 7000) handles it really well, but I haven't done a direct comparison vs RTX 4000.

[@DEKSEL-kz2vd]

Im planning on getting myself a gaming pc but i dont know if my build would work

[@awayflame7899]

Hi I want get in the PC world and my friend have given me a 6950xt as gpu. What should a get for it. Like Intel or AMD? Budget 800eur and Im from Germany

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Hello! Nice card you got there. With that budget I'd go 7600 if you can. If that doesn't work then go 5600. We have build guides to both on the channel you can check out

[@Fourhand1917]

I know it would be a lot more work to make a second build list for some, but I would really appreciate some builds where you go -significantly- under budget while meeting their initial build. "This will run better/just as well as what you had, but its 200 cheaper, use the rest to buy a monitor that can do more than 60hz" sort of build. Having 2k to spend on a PC, but you telling them they only needed to spend 1.7? It would be a fascinating alt list.

[@Haven633]

Decided to finally build mine 😅 went with a Rx 6950xt with a ryzen 7600x on with 32gb of ddr5 ram. Hoping itll be good for many years to come 😊

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Good combo!

[@justindean3946]

Need some advice the 12hpwr msi mag a1000g pcie5 power supply plug, I have a 7900xtx almost ready to build this PC but just wondering should I use the 12hpwr cable to the 2 6+2 cable ends on the 7900xtx plus one 6+2 cable or should I go with 3 separate 6+2 just means I need to get one more cable.

[@johnbowser2612]

You are the go to person for info You talk fast, which shows you're passion. It takes mE a long time to tyPe, since my stroke. woth a lot of midtakes. my left hand wanders

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thanks for the feedback John! It means a lot.

[@TheDude50447]

The first combo makes total sense for CPU heavy titles like stellaris. So did you check which games he actually plays?

[@theregularninja5398]

So your saying that a 13700kf is good with a 3060 ?

[@theregularninja5398]

how is the 7900 worse than the 13700kf the 7900 is little bit better 13700kf

[@theregularninja5398]

And it's 2000 usd with a 3060

[@TheDude50447]

@@theregularninja5398 Whether he goes for a ryzen or intel cpu doesnt really matter. Theyre pretty close in price and performance this gen. Though I would go for the ryzen cause its likely that you can upgrade to the next gen and maybe the gen after that on the same platform. If youre into cpu heavy titles/genres and dont play the current gpu heavy shooters and whatever then even a 3060 is overkill. You could easily go with a 1060 6GB.

[@theregularninja5398]

@@TheDude50447 but they have 2000 usd

[@GaelG-b2x]

Id like to know if 1200 usd is good for a r5 7600 and 6900xt(used) build

[@kelley09162]

That seems good as long as the 6900 XT is in good condition.

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Thats a good combo, just make sure you are buying from a source with buyer protection

[@GaelG-b2x]

Cool! Thanks for the replies

[@NaDeScO]

Hello Jason,love the video, the xfx 6950 is a good card?

[@AP_flacko]

Hell yeah is it Thats a high fps 1440p card and a great 4k experience

[@PCBuilderChannel]

Yes, not the best on power efficiency though. I expect the RX 7800 to give about the same performance or better with much lower power usage, better ray tracing, and AV1 encoding so may be worth waiting to see AMD's announcement next month.

[@filuo9058]

Hi, I really like your channel. I've only recently started watching your videos, but they are super informative. My 10 years old PC died on me about a month ago, and I've been thinking of trying to do my first build; in the past, I got pre-builds. So, I've searched, and read, looked, listened, etc. to everything that I could on the web to accomplish this build. It took me a long time to understand/accept that I didn't really need 8 cores for gaming lol I've learned a lot, but I'm still hesitating. I'm trying to accomplish a 1500$ Canadian pc build (about $1120 USD) gaming pc (with or without the monitor). Other than gaming, I also watch a lot of movies and shows, which isn't demanding to my knowledge other than maybe getting a nice monitor. It would be nice to get a 1440 monitor, but don't know if it would be really worth it. I'm not interested in 4k. So far, I've planned my build with DDR5, but maybe I'm investing too much on that. Like everyone else, I guess I'm maybe afraid of the future proofing aspect of pc builds. At the same time, I would've like to maybe get an AMD 6800xt. Anyways, here's my build. Thanks again for the videos. They are really helpful :) ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/VHZ8KX