The $55 Fortnite 'POTATO' Gaming PC - Is 1080p SMOOTH FPS Possible...!?

Asked if I could build a PC for under $100 that could play Fortnite with smooth FPS at 1080p, I thought 'sure thing' I just need to wait for the opportunity to come, and today is just that opportunity, with a bargain deal on a dirty throw away PC that has an i7-950 and GTX 770... that was packed with undiscovered gold (750W PSU, RAM, X58 Motherboard, Noctua Cooler...). I decided to apply the Tech YES skillset and restore this PC to it's once (and even better) glory days, to see if we can really play games at 1080p for this budget. I also manage to take a look at RDR2, Dota 2 void spirit update, and CS:GO, to see how far we have come at this budget.
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[@techyescity]

Kylo Ren made me build this PC.

[@FieryWings01]

it does look very much like his helmet on the front of the case. it needs a name this special build.

[@yurimodin7333]

looks like you should have gotten out the Tech Yes Garden Hose XD

[@_Erogaki]

Hey Brian, are you having fun with the new spirit?

[@ihateeveryone8161]

I'll tell you how to copy to epic games laucnher after hours upon hours of headaches, you need to install epic games launcher obviously, then start installing the game you intend to copy, wait until its downloaded a noticeable chuck, say 500 mb roughly, then stop the download, CLOSE epic launcher, copy your game to the exact installation directory, then reopen epic and restart the download, then it will discover your files. Its absolutely annoying but saves your redownloading 50gb every time you needa install fortnite Edit: the reason you need to download the 500ish mb is because epic launcher doesn't save download progress if its too small of an amount, if you pause the download immediately, epic will delete the files you copy over and restart the download

[@techyescity]

@@ihateeveryone8161 cheers, thats the answer I was looking for man.

[@lastfirst23163]

I bought a pc like this once off of craigslist. The guy listed it as “broken” but in reality it was just really dirty 😂.

[@PsychoKern]

And what specs exactly?

[@WarriorsPhoto]

You made out like a bandit. Congratulations. (:

[@rokstrojin7440]

Yea my dad’s coworker gave us his “dead” pc and it was just dirty af

[@cred_t6623]

You basically scammed him

[@Hidden_nyc]

@OHYEAHminingiron.mp3 thanos's daughters life

[@mohammedabenourseddiki6860]

you call this POTATO PC it is better than my dreams

[@ezicirako9055]

Me to

[@c1eetu5]

Same

[@Daniel-xd1ic]

Ok

[@maxedoutswagger1152]

Hahaha i think console players would sel 3 PS4's just for this "potato" pc 😂

[@Daniel-xd1ic]

@@maxedoutswagger1152 I doubt they would

[@Members4Ever]

I'm not gonna lie the case looked INSANE while he was cleaning it! And how else thought this pc had great airflow? Its had like 10 fans originally.

[@JD96893]

This guy loves cleaning too much. I would have just taken a pressure washer to the case and fans.

[@edharding9363]

Me too, and the cooler.

[@erikuploads3786]

lol

[@balesjo]

Matt, that's a wonderful thing, cleaning it up and getting things working, then donating it to the underprivileged. You're a good role model on how we can help others who may not have the money for a PC but would benefit from one. Happy holidays Mate!

[@eribetra]

TYC: Let's do some Tech Yes Loving! Also TYC: *tosses components on the ground*

[@carlholmberg4205]

You paid less than I did for a gtx 760 on this whole build, I'm impressed

[@carlholmberg4205]

@Sibgatک its a pretty good 1080 low 60fps card

[@MustangFord]

I love watching transformations like these.

[@ominae1]

You should just wash the heatsink cooler, would be easier.

[@amehu]

And the case. Clean in 5 mins.

[@alphaetomega]

I sold that exact case empty like 2 years ago on auction for 450 lol

[@Ryyxo]

Who would buy a case like that for 450$ Are you serious? Or trying to whooosh me?

[@alphaetomega]

@@Ryyxo Serious - Vintage cases sometimes have high values for whatever reason

[@Ryyxo]

@@alphaetomega oh wow 450$ is heaven

[@terminalfx]

wtf - i threw mine out 2 yrs ago because it was worthless to me and didn't figure anyone would want it.... fml.

[@ethantorres4061]

nice

[@BulletMagnetMan]

12:15 - "attached and firm" he says as it wobbles. lol. Tha'll do.

[@uptechextreme2921]

The cases you find in Aussie that aren't readily available in the States is so cool.

[@B0MZIE]

I feel like the labour cancelled out the price performance tbh

[@charleseads6208]

yes this one was definitely too much time to be worth it, though he loves doing this type of stuff. Me personally, I just throw away cases that are that dirty

[@MarshallSambell]

It depends how much your time is worth, I’ve done similar to this before and it takes 6 hours or so

[@brykit1972]

In this case (HAHA), it did.

[@1Stunna2323]

Cokhe you must be new here

[@davidmcguire6043]

You've won the award for dumbest comment.

[@williammurphy1674]

All that hustle and work, just to giveaway it away to an underprivileged kid for Christmas, makes you more powerful than Kylo Ren my friend! No doubt about it! You are the man Brian! Keep up the good fight!

[@Gpgesell1]

Found a PC once wouldn't boot all the way up. Replaced the thermal paste and cleaned the cooling block. Worked like a charm

[@honestgoat]

Ahhhhh, that MB was an excellent MB back in its day. Those Ultra Durable MB's were awesome value. Its the only reason its still kickin. Also, it was so dirty because it lived near the coast and was likely sitting on a timber or concrete floor. The salty air is very corrosive, which is why so much of it was rusted. The PC, may be working now. But it probably doesn't have a long life ahead of it. Interesting video man.

[@Valentin-si1gl]

Cleaned heatsink he said,oh,but wait,still looking filthy

[@catriona_drummond]

I would have put taht thing under the shower

[@Valentin-si1gl]

@@catriona_drummond yea

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

I run them under the sink without the fans attached

[@jeremyp8409]

Air compressor would have fixed that

[@leekey1608]

@@catriona_drummond I've even thrown then in my dishwater...works!!!

[@itstannindude569]

Cleaning paste with toothpick.. And the amount you placed after.. God....

[@murphy9677]

im literally dead inside , it performs better than my 1000$ setup(not overclocked)

[@pukalomaster3321]

@@murphy9677 specs?

[@murphy9677]

@@pukalomaster3321 i7 4th gen , 1050ti , 8gb ddr3 , 1t HDD , not overclocked

[@murphy9677]

i spent most on a chair and monitor tho

[@pukalomaster3321]

@@murphy9677 Lol

[@cruzcat]

The case looks like a monster energy drink

[@KosUnknown12]

6:43, so.. your gonna scrub all that dirt while the cpu cooler still on the board..?

[@BustupLocator]

Hello, i think i have bought a PC from you it was the one from Acacia Ridge and the first PC u brought me broke so u gave me a different one, just saying hi and if u remember me.(I think i recently called u i think last week or so) also nice vid!

[@MadJackChurchill1312]

Your name is fantastic.

[@BustupLocator]

@@MadJackChurchill1312 lol ty my original name was shardwizard but then i found out that meant drugwizard

[@henkjansen7543]

I like your builds, greetings from Holland, thanks to you i have build a xeon x5660 pc!!!

[@69Dartman]

Man I miss old school full towers with wheels so it's easy to move and work on. I still use a old original Stacker for my I7 980 win 7 box. My slightly newer I7 4960x running 10 has a Corsair 750d I put some cheap wheels on. I might eventually see if I can graft in my spare Stacker wheels as they are so much better made and heavy duty. The newer cases have much qiueter and bigger fans and in its day the Stacker seemed dead quiet. Another thing I miss is removable mother board trays so you can easily bolt things in then slide everything into place. The square holes for setting up large tower heat syncs helps a lot on the new boards so you don't have to pull everything just to upgrade a big cooler. I used to stuff in a bunch of DVD burners and hard drives and play games and a huge case could hold everything with space to spare and stay cool. People just don't do that anymore but I still love my full towers so I can add whatever I want and have plenty of cooling.

[@slightlydelusional]

“Potato” this is better than most pcs

[@gsnoeren0138]

Idk what pcs ur referring to

[@Wurminator]

Ur saying a gtx 770 is better than most pcs?

[@slightlydelusional]

Niftyjojoo it runs more FPS on most games than most pcs

[@gsnoeren0138]

@@slightlydelusional just no, not at all, idk what kind of shitty pcs u have there lmfao

[@Zingoloto]

GinoGamesNL like 75% of every laptop every desktop with intel hd 2500 and probally hd 4000

[@gionieves2646]

I feel you in this video. I got a parted Dell Inspiron 4350T. It had an i7-920 and a GT430. Bought and installed a 120 GB SSD, 1TB 7200 RPM HDD, 16 GB DDR3 RAM and put a GTX 950 GPU. I also got a Xeon X5650 CPU, but man....similar problems as you...Dirty and so many issues getting the damn thing to boot up!! But after all the hard work it is a fantastic sub $150 build! It weighs 50 lbs, but at least it will outlast the Zombie apocalypse!! Try getting an X5650 CPU for your next LGA 1366 build. I cant overclock it with this motherboard (Dell OEM X58) but i went from a Cinebench R20 score of 900 to 1320 points!!!!!

[@ghislainriou9560]

Good video again as usual. P.S Try to open the psu and clean the inside it's important trust me. i always do that to all my computer plus i clean the bearing of the fans and oil them back.

[@jojinkang2779]

Epic result man! Must be a new budget record!

[@brykit1972]

Who else wants this to be an all AMD build? #DarkSide

[@shzammpatapon9865]

that would be a great troll

[@brykit1972]

@@shzammpatapon9865 With red lighting. Definitely a Sith build.

[@alexdb95]

My first attempt of making a super budget used pc. Sadly parts are a lot more expensive and difficult to come by here so will take some time to find some parts. Currently got: 7850 2gb - €10 2 x 4gb ddr3 - Free Gigabyte h77 - Free Pentium g630 - Free. Probably gonna try to find a cheap i5 or i3 to replace it. Was so close to getting a i5 3470 for €8. 500 gb HDD - Free Hopefully a can find a decent looking case and psu for ~€10-20

[@ryujistorm]

I like your videos overall, but you have to admit, this was a REALLY uncommon deal for those specs, especially if comparing to what you find on ebay. Hell, someone JUST selling a gtx 770 ALONE if they listed it as "working" on ebay can EASILY exceed $100 (USD) today. TBH, I see people selling 750 gtx TI's on ebay right now for $80+ still on a regular basis lol, although with a lot of scouting it's SOMETIMES possible to get them for $50-60 USD. Anyway, used GPU prices right now are kind of ridiculous either way. Anyway, congrats on the great find, it can happen to anyway if they keep their eyes open, but I hope everyone realizes to not EXPECT to see deals like this often.

[@timtweedly4348]

got the same case the cmstacker big case easy to move around clean and love that the case has a pull out mobo mount also removing the hdd bay and drive bay with some knowledge you can use a 240 or even a 360 mm aio or open loop case has alot of expandability for a pc case been using from 2015 till now still plan to keep for more years to come

[@koujitsukagoshi]

That way you applied the thermal paste gave me chills.

[@difficult.to.underestimate]

Bruh one rgb fan in my pc costs more than the whole build

[@sovietnationalism5240]

well its your fault lol

[@drewzma6816]

one rgb fan in their pc costs more than my entire build

[@MarkRidlen]

That trance jam was fairly epic

[@devonjohnson8536]

Hey what is up, I love your channel man. It inspires me to continue building my huge PC building workshop. As for the fortnite/epic games thing, I test games with an external SSD with windows installed on it. Usually does not give me too many issues.

[@archie6106]

This "potatoe" is litterally better than my computer... mine can't even run minecraft! sad times.

[@vellsgaming4990]

Archie best im feel very identified with tour comment

[@noname-mu6kn]

Archie best ur best off getting a console

[@archie6106]

@@noname-mu6kn lmao

[@codyparks2288]

I hope the next X58 doesn't give you that much problem. I have the exact same board and I repurposed mine into a plex server and haven't had any issues.

[@jackdajackichun175]

Marry Christmas. Nice that you gave it away.

[@guntheroo2404]

Can anyone tell me the model of this pc? :(

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

art most likely a custom built one.

[@nicmonberg5974]

A few suggestions. 1. you would be better of stripping everything down first before cleaning. 2. i wouldn't keep the hdd mounted like that why not try flat on the side or just get a bracket to convert the bay 3. magnetic dust filters for the front 4. don't see point keeping the fan controller 5. i would if not rusted re add the dvd drive i get a lot of people wanting them so they add bit of value 6. the cages for the fans at front i would also think about putting back in even if no fans on them. 7. didn't see you re lube or oil the fans Im surprised you didn't use your pants for cleaning lol

[@gotscroogled]

PC problems while you were overclocking, so it was chucking a tantrum. It really is Kylo!

[@gaiustrollius9920]

Probably one of my favourite PCs on this channel. It screams 2010 (apart from the gtx 770). I love it.

[@techgamer0121]

If it was for 55$ ill make my own case and all of the other parts

[@grvjensen]

One man's potato is another man's sweet.. potato.. 😢

[@aghostyboi3075]

When it costs less than your rig but has a better graphics card than you 😭😂

[@KI-201]

Wondering if the dual bios was part of the issues with overclocking. GB motherboards were a nightmare before the manual switches with that setup.

[@fuzzyface4515]

I know this is incredibly late and I don't know if you've been told/figured it out yet on your own, but the Epic Games Launcher has I think TWO separate config file that it reads (I believe it's in the appdata folders somewhere) that verifies the game is installed and then the directory of the games as well. It's absolutely trash to work with which is why benchmarking Fortnite was one of my least favorite things on a new build.

[@Hobbiekip]

I've got a non-nvidia version of this case. Cleaning it is one of those things on the annual postpone-this list, although the removable motherboard tray should make it easyer it can take hours nevertheless.

[@LudiDedaHd]

About Epic games. You need youst to launch the download then exit laucher complitly. Then copy paste fully downloaded game on the folder where is just started download. And run launcher again and launch game agani an it will verify just fine.

[@ScottyBot]

Man you still need to take an air compressor to that cpu heatsink.. still looks caked with crud.

[@Windows98R]

That’s the first time I’ve seen a Noctua cooler that dirty

[@christineayres7094]

I was surprised you didnt take that giant CPU cooler off and just wash it under hot water, thats what i always do and never done any harm.

[@DioVinAmas]

Wow I have almost the exact same case! CM Stacker 830 I believe, and it has an EVGA badge on it. Unfortunately missing some parts, like the wheels.. and it's a terrible case for cable management. Nonetheless it's beautiful and very spacious!

[@studog858585]

You know you have a problem when you keep the dirty rags :p Sweet video man

[@DavyKrankit]

I would like to see a list of all the thing you use to clean the PC

[@hovanthecool1995]

Wow, that computer is beautiful. I want that so much lol.

[@zakariabaidelkoul2856]

u know what u remind me of myself When I don't have anything to dry to clean so, I will use my shirt because I will wash after that lol always u r the best

[@Odesionavmilhun]

Do you know you don’t have to shot the bandages and than collect and use. You just have to hold the bandage bazooka point at the floor and shot and it will heal you. Love your video thumb up as usual.

[@daydrmrofficial1966]

yeeting the cd drive is a big mood xD

[@marcellusanderson5738]

Am I the only one wondering what that psu is doing in that pc

[@subbie7654]

i saw a watercooled 580 build for $300. But i got an i7 6700 + rx570 + 16gb pc for $300 instead

[@astanfartin1647]

that clear fan on the bottom was originally on the side cluster.... looks like covid ground zero

[@vertyyy8234]

My 2020 RGB gaming is literally integrated potato graphics

[@x_x_wz]

* *ahem* * gtx 1050 ti.

[@mnaemark]

That case is legend + limited edition Nvidia. So funny watchin you NGAF. O so many collectors squirming on this one. CM stacker 830 Nvidia edition. Case alone worth $300.00 if you can find it.

[@lkevin136f4]

Next time before u blow the fans, disconnect them, if it spins it can create electricity which can harm/destroy componens in ur pc

[@james-sy5js]

I don't think it works like that

[@lkevin136f4]

@@james-sy5js learned it from pc cleaning videos, and Linus said the same, i hardly believe it too, but would risk trying it out tho

[@vinvinudu77]

That's a pretty good deal, better pc than 400$ prebuilt in Walmart for sure !

[@swiifz]

POTATO PC: 1080 p COULD BE?.? POTATO: *IM A JOKE TO YOU?*

[@The.matt.warren]

This $55 can do better than my $500 pre-built PC that I bought off of eBay.

[@profi12]

that is actually a good case i would buy it

[@joshuaschooley8565]

How could anyone dislike this?! I'm tired from watching his labor

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Meticulous! Oh, and I’ve had issue with OCZ memory even working with a gigabyte mobo.

[@alexdunne9454]

you're telling me I spent 300$ on a computer that runs fortnite at 900p low settings at 75 fps, When I could've done this......better start looking now

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

You should get a dishwasher purely for PC parts :D Or do what I do and just dunk the lot in hot soapy water in the bath for a few hours.

[@gregmaggert8561]

Power supply is worth that.... Nice save!

[@TheGreatSatan_]

Personally after cleaning in the entire case I would have painted the frame a nice coat of black because that old silver looks stupid

[@dukedany5678]

Now this is the budget im talkin biut

[@mxrius1739]

PC Guys: Dont ramp up the fans with air!!! Tech Yes City: *6:46*

[@WiwiLeKiwi]

i was lagging like hell because i was watching your video in 4k and my pc support to 1080p xD i didn't saw it

[@maxwellsmart3156]

Ugh, a floating drive..next time use the throwaway DVD drive as a shelf and secure it to that, if you don't have a 5.25 to 3.5 adapter.

[@typicalpctech6674]

rust-oleam has some paint you can spray on rusty stuff, looks like a primer coat, supposedly it prevents the rust from spreading ? I'm not 100% on that tho!

[@notasovietspy8008]

I got a raspberry pi 4 4gb for Christmas for a retro handheld emulator project wanted to see what people have have made them self's for 55$. Thanks

[@Novac_Alexandru]

Wow cool big like i watch this vid in 2020! Wow cool!

[@hovanthecool1995]

Can you edit videos on that?

[@hadi6212]

You can actually use the bandage bazooka to heal yourself in fortnie

[@Blockah]

12:55 with one fan? There is two fans in there..

[@Jjabriel]

Is is just me or in the thumbnail it looks better then my 1300 dollar pc😅😔

[@TheVillainOfTheYear]

Bro, you really need to invest in a leaf blower for some of these old builds. lol

[@nandithasagar913]

dude i need this pc so badly

[@zacky169]

The fact that this is litterly better than my pc

[@Xdzzy]

Next time for the thermal paste put small bit about the size of a grain of rice

[@sxzzle1237]

So you can spray electronics? with liquids?

[@phantomplayer-gu6mg]

the musik where you was on the cpu coller it was like the musik from boneworks the pc vr game

[@cletusmcshootyface4646]

do you know what the case is ? been trying to work out the branding of my one for awhile

[@pctechboyz8752]

bruh thats better then my pc wtf i wish i had the nolage to be able to construct a $55 pc

[@DiegoAmsapomac]

I reaaly like those ram heatsink.

[@bethel2784]

Background music?

[@MrKeving1]

I use a proper air compressor it saves a lot of time cleaning it. I blow them out side.

[@youletgowhy8843]

Doesn’t a vacuum have static discharge?

[@lxpcfc]

Why don't you tear off cooler and clean it with water in bath and then just dry it fast?