These Gaming PC Ads Are WHACK

[@mnixo9119]

Greg speaking german actually sounds impressive.

[@GregSalazar]

Lisa is proud :-D

[@mnixo9119]

@@GregSalazar and you can be proud of yourself! -sincerely your random german from the internet:)

[@heresyV6]

I was about to say that. He chose words that are not easy to pronounce for a guy from the US. Well done on that one.

[@P3ngw1NZx]

He forgets the t on "nicht"

[@heresyV6]

@@P3ngw1NZx The t on "nicht" is actually very lightly pronounced if even so.

[@dricebaker6594]

2:50 That „Das ist nicht gut“ really got me lol

[@rubenweisse2324]

Das kam unerwartet.

[@Zabrak5702]

Gerade auch pausiert um zu realisieren was gerade passiert ist

[@fladu2546]

Ich habe das 5 mal geschaut xD

[@miniindy1183]

Das ist sehr gut gemacht! Grüße aus Berlin.

[@dricebaker6594]

@@rubenweisse2324 Ja, aber man darf ja nicht ausser Acht lassen, dass seine Ehefrau deutsch ist

[@thefreecase]

The broken GPUs will be repaired and then sold for 500$. There is mostly a broken ic that need to be replaced. The current prices makes the repair of GPUs on component level profitable again.

[@trilliedon8728]

Nobody is buying a refurbished GPU that is at a higher risk of failing for $500

[@thefreecase]

@@trilliedon8728 you are so wrong, dude. If you only know what people do to get GPUs ready for mining. It's not about risk of failing, it's risk of missing out block rewards, right now.

[@audiofenix]

Kinda proud of myself. I was looking for an entry level PC for my kids to start gaming on. Just low spec games like Minecraft. I found an old iBuyPower PC with an i7 860, GTX 770, 6GB of RAM, and a 512GB Sata SSD for $250. PLUS, a 27" 1080p TN monitor. The specs aren't anything special, but for the price, I feel like it was a good find.

[@razer1158]

In the current market that isn’t bad. Just remember to install something like Lunar Client or OptiFine to increase FPS without having to turn the settings down too far. Some things, like having partially transparent leaves rather than opaque leaves really change things even if it seems like it makes no difference.(personal preference)

[@supersop1367]

@@razer1158facts

[@supersop1367]

Congrats on the find hope your kids enjoy it

[@tech_jims]

Some of these prices lol 😄 what people are asking for to buy these systems is a total joke you be better buying a prebuilt atm 🙄

[@barrymacdonald3439]

Games have never had a longer lifespan and that's perfect for children who would be playing among us Minecraft fortnite....... and gta5 if they can get away with it. And that pc is more than enough for all those.

[@BeatsbyVegas]

2 years ago we laughed at 1500 dollar builds with 1660 supers. Now they System integrators will sell you basically the same build for the same price lol

[@sh4rpys]

I paid 300€ for my 1660 Ti brand now, these prices are so ridicilous right now lol. Could probably get huge profit by selling it but I prefer to be able to game myself haha

[@buhjedobry7289]

rasudullah

[@anthony1129]

Is "High End" the new "VR Ready"?

[@ferret3284]

like having a rtx ready pc with a core2 and rtx2060 lmao

[@spaghettisauce445]

well after the gpu inflation med range through entry level will be vr ready which is great

[@yotoprules9361]

@@ferret3284 I don't think I've found a PC THAT mismatched just yet... lol

[@-GonZo]

I love the ones that say selling “gaming” desk or chair and its just a regular table and/or chair 😂 they slap “gaming” on just about anything. I use facebook marketplace for the laughs

[@yotoprules9361]

facebook marketplace is still an alright place to check. I've gotten a few good deals from there. Recently got a GT 1030 GDDR5 version for £40, sealed, they're going for £70+ used ATM on ebay. Haven't found much in terms of higher end GPUs though unfortunately, its generally the low end stuff that you can often find good deals on compared to ebay.

[@-GonZo]

@@yotoprules9361 not where i live 😂

[@yotoprules9361]

@@-GonZo yeah most stuff is still overpriced but I did get lucky on that 1030 at least

[@deardoue69]

@@yotoprules9361 you can sell that shit for 90$ now on Indonesia, if its still sealed, if not then 80

[@yotoprules9361]

@@deardoue69 I know but I'm not a scalper.

[@bulletz4life]

"Squeeze your card for a little bit longer, I see prices going down a year or two from now" That dont sound like a little bit to me Greg.

[@Will3DPrint]

Do you need a GPU RIGHT NOW?

[@JCrook1028]

@@Will3DPrint Yes I do! I built a new x570 ms with a ryzen 7 3700x new system and still have a 1050TI in it! I need my 3070!

[@Will3DPrint]

@brakjart unless you're struggling to run games then you don't need to upgrade. I like to compare it to having the latest iPhone and then immediately upgrading to the newly announced release. you don't need it. You want it. Which is fine. That's your money but I'm still gonna think you're stupid. ( What I think doesn't matter though)

[@ElGeFe]

@brakjart Except the people who last upgraded 8 years ago (like me, but I got lucky with the EVGA queue).

[@bulletz4life]

@@Will3DPrint yes

[@FNLNFNLN]

Unfortunately, the free market has never been capable of regulating bad behavior.

[@Vexiong]

It’s been a minute since you’ve posted one of these videos but I understand because the whole market is whack right now.

[@cParman9]

I built mine last year without monitors for the 2k of that last one. CPU - R&7 3700x RAM - 32gb - GSkill Ripjaws DDR4 3600 RAM GPU - Zotac - RTX 2070 Super 8gb PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G3 80+Gold Storage - Sabrent Rocket 2tb PCIE 4.0 NVME SSD Seagate - Ironwolf 6tb NAS drive 7200 RPM Cooling - Corsair iCUE H115i 280mm AIO Case - Thermaltake CoreV21 OS - Win 10Pro (should have just bought the license from your sponsor)

[@markevans367]

I love your videos Greg! I’ve learned so much watching your videos, and now know what may be causing problems! You’re the man! ❤️💯

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for the support, Mark! Glad I could help.

[@Jozef_1]

Yeah graphics card prices suck nowadays. I also don't see the prices coming down anytime soon. The only fair deal I can find are gtx 970's for about $170~ but, only if you really need something in the meantime.

[@brandonmitchell2374]

That's the route I went until card prices go back to normal. 970's work pretty well for 1080p gaming especially considering their age

[@AndrewWoodford]

The people buying the broken ones are likely reselling them locally for $200-$300. I’ve met two people over the last year that were super surprised when I brought a PC to test the cards during a meetup. They were completely dead and they acted confused.

[@kevinhoward9593]

3:16 looks like a fire hazard to me.🤣😂

[@mickieg1994]

In the uk, pirces have dropped considerably for gpu's and many are back in stock, guess things are moving a little slower in america and other parts of the world

[@fransquiso]

here in brazil the prices are still going up at a very rapid rate, a geforce gt 710 (2GB gddr3) (which is the card i have, it can surprisingly run games at a decent framerate) is at an average of 550 BRL, which is a LOT for people who live here. dunno about the other countries tho

[@Steampunk_Star_Raisin]

I paid $170 for GTX 1650 Super in July 2020. Little did I know it almost triple in price and sell for $400-500 now. I guess I lucked out...

[@ThoreE.]

I Don't Know when you looked at the marked the last time but at least on German PC-Part Sellers and on Ebay the GPU Prices are nearly back to normal (3080 Ti for 1300€ before 1900+€) at the Moment. LTT even made a video about that the prices are dropping and stabalizing.

[@jaskajokunen3716]

1300eur for used? Costs 1700 eur used in finland, around 2100 for new

[@chrisfinds7745]

Built a new pc during covid times,in the end I had to settle for a gtx 970 from ebay for £130 and to be honest it's doing a good job getting me through this crazy times here in the UK 🇬🇧

[@ralphyammine8102]

For the i5 10400, he probably got the z490 because lower tier motherboards have ram speed locked to 2666 and lose out on performance.

[@HazewinDog]

still a strange way to blow your money though

[@blitzir]

@@HazewinDog they coudda just b560’d it

[@carl9966]

Can you explain for a pc noob why that motherboard doesnt make sense for a locked processor?

[@Prepii_]

Would you make a serie or a video for beginners learning about computer parts ? I've learned so much simply through your cleaning videos but now im worried about my own pre-built gaming PC and what parts may or may not be adequate

[@Marquuuz]

So I have an ad on marketplace in my area that says ”Gaming pc without parts”.. It’s.. Yeah, it’s a case.. xD

[@Apo595]

I've been looking for numerous products (laptop, desktops, screens or parts) and I consitently find that Ebay offers are the worst. Prices are stupid whatever it is that you're trying to purchase, new or used.

[@1pspgofan]

Hey Greg dont know if youll see this but ive exhausted my resources at this point. When i switched on my PC a couple of days ago, i noticed my 2nd monitor wasnt getting any signal. Its connected via a DP (connected to 970) to HDMI (monitor). Its been like this for 2 months since I built the thing without any issues, this is the first time Ive encountered this. I unplugged the cable from both sides, reseated the GPU, nothing. I went over to a friends and tried to determine the issue by process of elimination. - Checked my cable with another GPUs DP port (1060), no issue - Checked my GPU with another DP to DP cable, no issues - My GPU in his system with MY cable (DP to HDMI), boom, no signal. So in short, my dp to hdmi cable works, as it works with other gpus. The gpu works as it sends signal with a dp to dp cable. Im confident i can rule out my sytem as the issue as my cable and gpu refused to post on 3 separate systems. If you have any clue id really appreciate it because i dont know how itd stop working out of the blue

[@nukez88]

Even MSRP is pushing my budget so 2 to 3 times that is not even a consideration.

[@matc3115]

Gotta love supply and demand; things will improve at some point. Thanks for the awesome content, as usual, Greg 👌

[@mysterymayhem7020]

I have sold previous gaming PC's and I never use the word High-End. Like you said, my components do all the talking.

[@desertedpyro3238]

I dont even have the budget to look at computers anymore theyre just so damn expensive

[@MikeStavola]

I fix electronics. The kind of stuff like video cards. I was trying to find a broken 1660ti, and they were selling for 2/3 retail price.

[@LowBudgetKiwi]

Greg, what can we do in this post 2020 market? I've been trying for ages to find just a 1080. I'm not even looking for Ti, OC, FTW or anything like that, just a plain simple 1080 is all I need. But I'm constantly looking at $600+ (NZ exchange rates ugh). I shouldn't have to make several shady back alley organ donations to get a card thats years old.

[@brandonmitchell2374]

I posted on another youtubers page afew days ago "$700 for a 1080 Ti is hurt" In response to their " GrApHicS CaRd PricEs DrOPpIng!!!!" Titled Video. It's ridiculous, I feel your hurt haha

[@CyberRelic280]

I hate to break it to you but you’re going to have to pay those prices you’ve been seeing or you’re going to have to get really lucky. I just recently bought a 1080ti for $530 USD on EBay when they were selling for $700+. I know that’s still not cheap but it’s a hell of a deal these days for an older high end card. I got it because I was basically the only bidder so the starting price didn’t change much and the auction was ending. Talk about luck! Especially since 1080s in general are pretty sought after cards right now considering how well they still perform 4 years after launch. Anyways, I hope you understand that in today’s gpu market you’re going to have to fork over the extra money if you really want a gpu. That is unless you can get lucky. I know it’s really frustrating but that’s just how it is.

[@CrunkyOMan83]

Yea our Craigslist looks like this too, ridiculous

[@SomethingUnremarkable]

Don’t buy in the used market, wait for holidays when you can find discount prebuilts/cards

[@genji5312]

Got a good deal locally from EBay. I purchased a prebuilt pc with Ryzen 3 2200g, b450m, 8gb dual channel, GTX 1650 ti, 1tb WD black, 500watt PSU and all of that in a nice case with 4 fans for a total of £145. Best thing was that it had very limited usage and was squeaky clean

[@FoxTheBrian]

I’ve been looking forward to this type of video for a while. I’ve been trying to sell a gaming PC and was pouring over your older videos like this one to try and figure out if I was being fair. Very few bites unfortunately.

[@aidananimation123]

So thankful I bought my pc with a 2060 super only weeks before the prices went crazy. I can’t believe the prices people are paying for a similar rig to mine

[@diegomorales4028]

Thanks Greg for finally say it. Prices won’t drop at least for a long time. My only advice is: wait. Unless you really need a graphics card, for other thing than gaming, I would suggest to just wait.

[@governordrago6554]

Wanted to say thank you Greg for the partners that you choose to go with. I am looking at starting an IT company and your videos have actually helped me cut costs that the business would incur when building PC's for people.

[@michaelfoglestad2968]

So I saw an ad on marketplace for a PC and it appears to be decent specs. Asking is $1650 obo. Description of pc: Processor: AMD 3900X Motherboard: MSI B550 Tomahawk Ram: GSkill Trident Z NEO 16gb (2x8) 3500 MHz GPU: EVGA 3060Ti FTW3 Ultra 8gb Storage: WD Black SN750 500GB NVMe CPU Cooler: MSI Coreliquid 240R AIO PSU: EVGA 650GQ Semi-Modular Chassis: Fractal Design Meshify C OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Digital License) Is this mismatched? Is it a fair price?

[@izakomandaz2895]

I've seen ads on ebay for 'cheap fast gaming pc' when I looked at the listing it had a second gen i5 (none specifically) and an igpu!

[@bigatlas4547]

Oh boy 😮‍💨 this is gonna be another banger i can tell

[@doomerman965]

Whats the point of buying a gpu at this point? In a year or so the 4000 series is coming out. So if you buy a card right now or in the near future you are gonna need to upgrade again when 4000 series comes out.

[@Ricko1Games]

Why? If the performance is still good for what you do then just something new being released isn't a reason to upgrade. I've been on a 1060 6gb since March 2018. I would like an upgrade about now but 3060 ti are €800 and 3070 ti are €900+. However they are in stock and not €1000-1200+ anymore so that's good news.

[@doomerman965]

@@Ricko1Games I have a 1080 ti and am planning on upgrading to the new threadripper before bothering with the new gpus there is no way it's gonna normalize until Q4

[@Ricko1Games]

@@doomerman965 that didn't answer my question. That just a different reason for not buying 3000 series.

[@shotgun-rj2gd]

My 7970 died a few weeks ago and seeing these prices isn't helping with the pain :(

[@whatluck1508]

with nowadays price how much do you think my PC build could go for Specs includes: CPU - I5 9600k Cooler - NZXT Kraken X53 GPU - RX 570 4gb RAM - 32gb G.Skill trident z RGB 3200mhz Storage - 2x WD Blue 4tb hdd Storage - 1 Seagate 2tb fire-cuda SSHD Storage - 500gb WD SN750 NVME SSD PSU - 750w EGVA 220 modular PSU 80+ Gold MOBO - Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI Case - Phanteks eclipse P400A Digital

[@damnjesse7881]

Genuine question, what were prices like “in the good ole days” I got into PC gaming the passed year so I’ve only see prices they are really high

[@ħear]

hey greg love your vids man, keep it up fr.

[@giovanni4304]

I posted my old rig for $600 on FB, bad mistake. It was an i7 6700k, gtx 1080, 16gb ram, msi gaming mobo etc. etc. I was getting lowballed like crazy, $200, $300, said screw it and parted everything out on Ebay and i made $1000......on a rig that i built for $1000 6 years ago lol

[@Darturmur]

These 2000$ builds are shocking me. I live in Germany and build a PC this week with a 3060TI, Ryzen 5 5600x 16GB Ram 3600 550 E-Gaming, new SSD, new PSU, new Case, AIO cooling and paid (everything brand new) 1750€ - in $ ~2100 I don't know if the situation in the US is this much worse, but paying 2000$ for a used PC and mediocre configuration, thats insane

[@aldrylombano]

Yep, prices are really crazy right now, I bought an EVGA 3070 XC3 Ultra back on march for around 1000usd, bear in mind that I live in Chile, wich means that, with the import taxes plus the shipping costs, it wasn't too expensive, it wasn't cheap at all, but it was within the reasonable price that I could spend. Right now, the same GPU sells for around 2000usd here in Chile, now that's what I call crazy pricing

[@EnhantedSaber]

The reason why people add phrases like "high end" is because that generates more clicks than without. Rather, descriptive words like "basic" "entry level" that sort of thing

[@darknorth239]

So I should sell all my unused cards? I upgraded multiple times in the past couple years and never got rid of old cards. Started at a 1050 to a 1050TI to a 1660TI, to a 1080TI. I don't really see a reason to upgrade past that with the current available games, it seems to be able to run everything decently

[@HappyxSenpai]

As a German, hearing Greg speaking getman threw me off and took me *insert modem dial sound* solid 10 seconds to realise what just happened. But i must say your german is hella fine

[@DirkMensonides]

Thanks for being one of the few tech KZbinrs who doesn't lie about GPU prices. Way too many KZbinrs are trying to click bait their views with fake news about falling prices.

[@geekmastermind]

"...I don't think inflation will hit *that* hard." Well, now you've jinxed it. :p

[@ineedmymodfixed]

I bought a 1060 for my brother a couple years ago and traded him it for his r9 390 and $50 as I was planning on building a 2nd really cheap PC for someone. Never built it and when the card shortage hit I sold the card for $80, the day after I listed it for sale on FB marketplace. I had bought the 1060 for $100 flat originally. The market is insane.

[@12isaac00]

Recently got a system with a ryzen 5 2400G, I gotta say, these amd APUs are a life saver for people on a tight budget. Gives acceptable frames on most stuff I've thrown at it without having to make them look too shabby.

[@vaemar]

Bruhh i feel for you 💀 still rocking apu is tuff

[@elliott4299]

While I don't like the high prices that much, I did manage to sell my RX 580 which paid for a 3060ti with next day shipping. Only way I can see getting a gpu now is basically waiting out any queue for a gpu, buy that gpu, then sell the old to take advantage of the market.

[@mattjargon]

Over the summer I bought a HP omen 25L for my wife with the 10400f, 1660s, 16 gigs 2666. Bought an Asus 27" 144hz monitor as well the entire amount spent was around 1250. That last system for 2k has some serious padding.

[@VengeanceLN]

2:16 I usually buy "not working" cards cus most of the RX 570's or 580's are used for mining and people who try to re-sell there mining cards always put the wrong BIOS therefore somewhat semi bricking the card and selling it at a nice discount (at the time of typing this of course)

[@solo4o6]

I wish I would have discovered your channel before buying a PC. Back in 2016 I bought a i5-7600K with a RX 480(8GB) from CyberPower PC for 900$. I still have it and am able to stream on twitch as well as play Tarkov but I feel like I may have been scammed. I also had to purchase 32gb ram and a 500gb ssd separately. But I am a console player and only switched to PC to play GTAV with mods so I had no idea about how to build myself or what a good deal is. Anyway appreciate all you do.

[@JohnPlissken]

I have an RX580 8gb, and a GTX 1060 6gb. The RX580 is a little better. It's old though. I would say it's still fair to call it mid range. I don't think you need an RTX 3090 or even a 3080 to say high end. Imo a high end gaming PC is any PC that can run current gen games at 4k with acceptable fps and high settings, or 1440p at ultra settings. Ray tracing is still not a factor until it's standard in most games.

[@smiIingman]

I think the only reason people put "high end" in their gaming pc adds is because they hope some naive parents will believe it and buy it for their kid because their kid wanted a "Powerful pc!" for their birthday or christmas. Sadly i think most of these sellers succeed in screwing a lot of people over since tons of parents aren't exactly well versed in pc gaming parts

[@angrycapsicum6027]

The build at 6:36 isn't too off, its a bit cheaper than what you would get brand new but at that point just get new parts. (Assuming it's in AUD, given it's in Melbourne)

[@DatMasterHunts]

Unfortunately my 1060 6GB died. So it was either buy an equal gpu but still way over mrsp or pay for a 3070 (what I originally wanted). I decided on getting a 3070. Let it be known that I bought it from a vendor that wasn't an independent seller or a fat ass scalper.

[@dg_logann682]

About a week ago I found a pc with an i5-4670k, an asrock z87 extreme board, 16gb of ddr3 and an extra 550 4gb for only $350. Considering the market I think this was a really good find

[@locadok241]

that " gaming pc" earlier in the video uses the exact same parts as my dads internet consumption pc that he got 13 years ago i think only worth 75 bucks to boot.

[@poorfarmer391]

All the e sports computer I build are never over 350 and that is with monitor and peripherals

[@ElGeFe]

Integrated graphics, I asume. Say what you will about those games, they are incredibly well tuned to run on toasters and potatoes even after all these years.

[@Xbully1]

I traded a gaming laptop for a evga 2060 super and now I'm comfortable, I originally had a 1660. the laptop was a Asus 1650, i7 9750h, 32gb 2666 mhz or something, had m.2 ssd 250gb or 500gb and 1tb hdd. it was even missing a numpad number 7 key. my build now is a ryzen 7 5800x, 2060 super, 32gb 3600 mhz t-force , b550 msi motherboard (i really like it), and a nzxt kraken x63 280mm i meant to get the z63 id recommend it. and my case is the corsair 4000d airflow(super nice case)

[@salty1994]

The best Marketplace ads are 'Beast Gaming Pc' or 'Warzone Ready PC" both said either have a gtx 660 or gt 1030. Lol

[@arachnid_sense]

my local computer stores are selling cards for ridiculous prices, and they tell me its because theyll sell out the same day regardless. idk what else we can do but wait, people will spend their life savings on these cards.

[@qtOwl]

2:50 Mehr deutsch Greg? :D More german Greg? :D (I really hope that the gpu market will come to a drop ASAP - my 1050ti cant give me the performance i want to have anymore)

[@Syntax.error.]

The weird thing is the 3070ti and 3080ti cost the same as the non ti versions in my country lol. If you shop around you can find good deals at least here in Europe. I can get the 3060 in stock right now for around €550 and the 3070ti is in stock for around €900. I think people in non USD countries might get normal pricing around winter time.

[@alexbenjaminlubbers]

So, I actually found a card online that is dropping in price and I'm going to wait and see if it drops further before snagging

[@GonnerMeLeggies]

FB and CL has been insane in my town. People selling i7 4th gens and 750 or 660s for like 600 bucks

[@theWanderer521]

I have an i7 8700k, 1080ti, 32 gb 3200 ram - that I'm having a hard time selling in my country (priced at $1400) did I price it right?

[@llllllllllllllllllllll6750]

Greg great videos I enjoy watching them. Question the desk where you behind you in white where do you get that? I’m looking for one like that.

[@64BBernard]

The guy who'll throw in a headset if you're a good buyer is at least not petting a buyer on the head and saying, "whose a good buyer? Whose a good buyer? You are!"

[@BONTIOE]

I spent all my time on laptops not on pcs and one thing to say is that you can't changed you cpu or gpu you have to change your whole motherboard to change it

[@davekelders283]

I just sold my old pc for 1500 euro's. 3800x, Nvidia RTX 3070 FE, 16gb DDR4 G.Skill, 2,5 TB for storage, Fractal design define R6, AIO cooler. 2 extra fans but i failed to use the High-End gaming pc tag...

[@FluidPanNerd]

As much as I want to make the jump from my gaming laptop to a desktop, I can't justify the prices. So, I'll keep on clicking by with my little MSI laptop and my Gtx 1050. Lol

[@dr.trikesd220]

I bought a rx 560. That will hopefully will not ABSOLUTELY DESTROY the market

[@photondebuger45]

Holy crap I seen those graphics cards a while ago and yeah I saw they went for that and thought it was real dumb

[@alphadragongamingFTW]

Some of those broken cards can be a great deal. I bought a "Broken" GTX 1080 EVGA FTW card last week for 250ish plus 10 shipping. 250 is probably about what the real market place would be for a 1080 outside of these inflated prices. Anyway. I read his description. Said Card boots up after about 10 min of game play fans ramp up to full and I lose signal to monitor and system shuts down. Soooo I had a 90 percent positive idea of what was wrong with the card. I purchased it took it a part, cleaned it and applied new Thermal Compound. The old compound was very dry. Put it all back together, ran it through several loops of Stress tests and it never got above 54 degrees and ran like a champ. Where previously after about 15 min of Cold War it shut down. and it shut down after 30 seconds of a stress test. So I think that was a pretty good deal. I would Def buy an RX 570 or 80 8gig for about 100 bucks if the description looked like something I could probably fix. Anyway So This 1080 I fixed is now being shipped to a friend of mine to replace his old video card. No Charge :) Figured might as well pass on my good fortune!

[@DJSekuHusky]

It took a minute for me to realize, but we wear the same glasses. I've built two 9700k-powered builds (to replace my X58 i7 990X and i7 980X builds), each to the tune of around $900 and spec'd way better (64GB DDR4 3200 each, 1TB Samsung 980 NVMe each, 1080Ti and a 980Ti). I got lucky on one of the motherboards, getting it as a new-open box item for $170. Same board is selling for $350+ used now. Also, since my old cards just go in the spare parts bin I've been digging out some real gems since the scalp-ocalypse started, like my $1.99 thrift-store find Asus 660Ti, $35 ebay win Asus 750Ti, $100 Strix R9 380 OC (eBay) and that $150 EVGA 980Ti SC2 (also eBay) that got used in the SFF build ITX Z390. The 1080Ti was originally a $450 EVGA FTW3 card that I then sold for $525 to buy an ROG Poseidon Platinum 1080Ti mis-listed as a Strix model for $550. The cheapest Poseidon at that time was $750. Those cards are going for $1k+ now. It's ridiculous.

[@Gunfart01]

Can tell me why no one will buy my rig for 700 bucks?! These are older components but extremely high quality. I took them out of the older Thermaltake case and replaced it with a very cool Asus Gundam Zaku II case w/RGB fans. Also bought a new power supply and Coolermaster Hyper EVO 212 air cooler. I have had everything checked out by Geek Squad just to make sure everything is 100%. Yes, it is fast. And yes, it will play Fortnite. 1080p at ultra settings. Maybe a tad lower for 1440p CPU-Intel i7 5930k GPU's-2x MSI GTX 980s in SLI RAM-32GB 2666 (Quad Memory) Drives- Samsung 980 SSD 500GB - M.2 NVMe (Boot Drive) Samsung 1tb SSD Motherboard- Asus Rampage Extreme V Power Supply-Corsair RMx Series 850W 80 Plus Gold

[@jakethebard]

I was incredibly fortunate when I got my 1660ti last year. I paid around $350 for it (which was already probably about $50 too high) at Best Buy. Two weeks later I started seeing the exact same card selling on eBay for around $800… yeah I’m totally happy sticking with that card for a while. I’ll get a 30 series at some point, but I’m in absolutely no rush. I’m much more interested in transitioning my four terabytes of 3.5” hard drive storage to a single 4 terabyte M.2. Which won’t be cheap, but I REALLY want to ditch the hard drive cage in my Corsair 220T case.

[@adliariff]

In my opinion is that getting a gaming laptop, especially if you're a student is not actually a bad choice right now. You can just buy your peripherals for your setup if you want too or you can just play it on your laptop. Just make sure you keep an eye on the temps when you are playing, get a good cooling pad for it.

[@Nagunai]

Ngl when Greg said " Das ist nicht gut " i thought he were german lol Your German sounds very good :D

[@TheToadMang]

Built a gaming pc recently and got lucky enough to pay retail for an asus rtx 3060 oc strix gpu. Was recently offered $4,000 for it. Cost me about $2,500 plus time it took to build.

[@bitelaserkhalif]

And here I am, selling used cash register on Facebook and NO ONE replied and inquired. Damn.

[@rockyasteria2815]

So I am thinking of selling my backup desktop. what I have is as follows.. Ryzen 7 2700X, Gigabyte gaming 7 wifi 50th anniversary addition, 32gb Corsair vengeance Pro RGB @ 3600 MGHZ, Corsair H115i ICUE, Samsun 970 plus 500gb NVME, Crucial MX500 500GB, Seasonic focus 850 gold plus, custom extended cables and the Be-quite 802 silent case set up inverted , and these days the crown jewel. Gigabyte RX 5700XT OC. Fresh install of windows 10 with key. What do you think is a fair asking price?

[@Alex-fw6vz]

My RGB LED Lights weren't working once and I actually wanted nothing to do with the PC because it didn't glow lmao.

[@DarkTubeToo]

Thank you Greg. Maybe it is time to come up with our own video card design.

[@KpaBaPa]

Because of all the mining bullcrap and those insane prices i`ve been sticking to gaming laptops for the last couple of years. 1200$ for a 10th gen I7 with RTX 2080 and 16GB ram i`ll take any day ofer a 2000 rig with 1660

[@FilthyCasual268]

Built my first rig last September with nearly identical specs as the last ad (not including monitor, peripherals, etc) for a little under $1000 USD.. Even considering today's graphics card market and all the extra stuff they're throwing in, I still think it's about $400-$500 overpriced, and that's being a bit generous.

[@kursed13]

As soon as I read the spelling of the ad ESPECIALLY saying ur instead of your, or you're... Red Flags everywhere!!!

[@spentcasing3990]

I thought the prices in Vancouver were bad. Compared to where your looking i'm seeing pc's that almost look like a deal in comparison

[@jaimeacosta9062]

Vancouver prices are SO bad. Which is why I look at Alberta cuz they're not as bad

[@spentcasing3990]

@@jaimeacosta9062 For used computers it's getting a lot better. I've seen some pretty decent gaming PCs on Facebook. The higher end stuff is pricey. But on the budget side it's okay. And prices are dropping all the time.

[@anneps4475]

I don't know how I didn't see this before, but Greg looking like a laterally compressed Henry Cavill

[@atruceforbruce5388]

It pisses me off how some of the sellers will want 50 to 200 bucks for shipping, considering the already overpriced price for the card by itself shipping aside, I guess robbing a person for every dime and penny is a honest noble thing.

[@reallyryan_]

Missed these types of videos good content man 🙂

[@skipio957]

I have a 1050 ti and I've been waiting and hoping, but luckily I'm a very patient man, so I don't mind waiting.