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[@theBoomerDoomer]

Newegg ad is epic.

[@elsintripas]

I got a chick fil a ad in spanish

[@BREEZYM6015]

​@@elsintripasStay away from Chick-fil-A. Their prices are ridiculous and the portions are tiny.

[@z33jonah]

@@elsintripashe’s referring to the integrated sponser in the video

[@hosgoth]

@@elsintripas got an ad in my ad as well.

[@pyroconetik]

Pay for ad free

[@cancan3881]

A 3050 that actually has a decent use case? World has truly changed

[@BREEZYM6015]

It's a good thing I was sitting down when I heard that. 😂

[@adrian0goncalves]

April's Fools

[@Haddley333]

it doesn't. Look at how much stutter is on fortnite and they're like, "plays great two thumb up!"

[@drek9k2]

@@adrian0goncalves😂

[@drek9k2]

@@Haddley333The reason the GTX 3050 is a piece of shit is because it's basically not an RTX card (you cannot play raytracing on that thing, no not even with upscaling) and it's so damn weak you practically need DLSS to play any modern game (which again, dlss kind of sucks, in my case I just barely tolerate upscaling on one device solely because ironically AMD has made my old nVidia hardware able to stay more current with FSR but I still hate upscaling, the only two reasons you'd ever even use FSR or DLSS is either because you're doing raytracing at 1080p and above, mostly 1440 and 4k, or you have ancient hardware from 2014 that can't play even older games with high setting without it) and yet memevidia sit there and rape us out the ass on the cost of the thing. There was a point within the last year that the 3050 cost the same as an RX 6650XT. The biggest reason why this is stupid is the 6650XT actually has far better raytracing performance too. So you're paying at the time like $240 for a GPU that's nowhere near the RT of a Radeon. The 3050 is a $110 card to me right now. You can get 5700XT for like $150 right now iirc. Oh Jesus fucking Christ, it's TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS on newegg. Fuck that. This is why I had a hard time trusting toasty bros, they'll make really yoba tier recommendations on hardware that's frankly just mainstream corporate recognized and makes me wonder how much toastybros is being paid by these companies which is why I trust GN, HWUB, techyescity, Wendel at Optimum and so on. I'm not talking about the 8gb, I mean the 6gb even won't be justified. I would personally never recommend the 3050 new. It costs way too much money for complete ASS performance. The fact it has 6gb of VRAM is terrible. At that point I'd be looking for a GTX 980ti or something instead. The reason the 3050 gets so much hate *is because the cost*. It cost way too much money on release and it's lowered prices more slowly than all the other GPUs, thus making many other GPUs a compelling buy, but still making 3050 a completely awful shite buy.

[@CyberClu]

The fact that you guys can laugh off that burglary, and turn it into a hilarious ad, just shows you have got class, humor, and determination! Major props!

[@SithLordAnakin]

Becuase the theif probably toke some wack shit.

[@Zodarus]

Agreed.

[@PinkyTech]

I think the issue with the card was the name. Its not just 2GB VRAM less, but less clock speed, bus, etc., which made it seem like an underhanded move by Nvidia. Same as the 3060 8GB really.

[@tommynobaka]

Yes I got shafted buying an nvidia laptop. I got caught up in the marketing with rtx 3xxx until I realized my vram was 4gb 😂 smh Thankfully I only play genshin and star rail, but still 😢 I've since "upgraded" to a an optiplex 7010 I got for free at work. IT guys already put 64 gb ram and the mobo has the standard 24 pin power connector which is pretty weird for dells. Just upgraded the PSU and Radeon 6600 for $220 Not a triple a gamer so I'm not concerned about being bottle necked

[@adlibconstitution1609]

3050 8gb and Rx 6600 are now same price with discounts in my country. Which is better?

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

Back in my day.. a card like that would have been called the 3050gs, So we'd know it was a different and lower tier card.

[@ericnjoroge6260]

​@@adlibconstitution1609 I'd recommend the RX 6600 based on my own experience with it. Can't state much about the RTX 3050, unfortunately.

[@PinkyTech]

@@adlibconstitution1609 I would go with the 6600 unless you need DLSS or NVENC. For just gaming, the 6600 will be the better card. Oh and also, 6600 requires external power, so make sure you have an 8pin PCIE connector for it.

[@jds6014]

Keep killing it guys! Watch every day!

[@ToastyBros]

Thank you for the support! ❤️

[@jds6014]

@@ToastyBros anytime brothers!

[@patrickoneil5881]

I love this video. I’m new to the PC world, and just finished an Optiplex 7050 build: i7 7700, 1660 Super, 1TB M.2, and 32gig DDr4 RAM. I also added a 500W PSU that required very minor case alterations to fit (namely, cutting the flat plate by the stock PSU). Was thrilled to get 70 fps on titles like Battlefield 2042. Very cool to see other variations!

[@MasterMCGS]

nice. just that the cpu could handle a slightly better gpu i think, but still that sounds fire bruv congrats

[@patrickoneil5881]

Thanks! I agree - the case will allow for a GPU with a max length of 221mm. Once I decide to invest more in gaming the GPU will for sure be the next upgrade.

[@MasterMCGS]

@@patrickoneil5881 awesome man

[@urieldelara5904]

What PSU did you buy?

[@willn8664]

Appreciate the videos. If possible, can you do an AMD FX cpu and RX400/500 series build?

[@jchuck8601]

We definitely need more info on that hit and run to the front door of the shop 😮😮

[@dealerauctionnightmare4689]

That's some bullshit...15:10.... I hope you were able to get the plate number of the person that broke into your place.

[@Haddley333]

prob a stolen vehicle.

[@dealerauctionnightmare4689]

@@Haddley333 let's hope not but, you're probably right.

[@daved1216]

This channel is amazing, Keep up the good work guys 🔥🔥🔥

[@GeorgewhoisGreat]

The sponsor video was fire

[@TheGameBench]

It''s worth noting that the low profile 3050 6GB is the same price as the full size 6GB, they perform the same and will work in the SFF Optiplex systems, as long as you don't buy a 30 class model. Really, the LP models make sense at that price, but the full height cards should be no more than $150 to be viable when you have an RX 6600 at the same price. Also, you could get some more FPS in thees games where the CPU is near full util by using something like ThrottleStop to max out the boost limit and the long a short power durations, which could bring those clock speeds up with the CPU being heavily utilized.

[@BREEZYM6015]

I have a GTX 1060 6GB. Would it be worth it to upgrade to a newer GPU that has 6GB of VRAM or get a GPU that has at least 8GB of VRAM?

[@BREEZYM6015]

I will have to try Throttlestop.

[@TheGameBench]

@@BREEZYM6015 Well, the 3050 6GB is more of a side grade from a 1060 6GB and the same goes for the 1660 Super/Ti. If you're willing to spend around $190 for the 3050 6GB, just get the RX 6600. It leaves the 3050 6GB in the dust in every way.

[@JinghisKhan]

RX 6600 requires external power though, and for some older office PCs that come with 200w or lower PSUs that could be an issue since the RX 6600 can eat up to 160w max.

[@TheGameBench]

@@BREEZYM6015 You just want to be careful with the things you adjust. Increasing the boost limit and the long and short power durations are pretty safe, and can help if you're getting high util. It can even help marginally if you're not. However, if you want to start really playing with a lot of the other settings, I would brush up what they all do before playing with it.

[@ericnjoroge6260]

My first PC build was with this exact CPU, but the GPU was an RX 6600 in a Prodesk 600 G2. I'd highly recommend such builds if you want to get on gaming as fast as possible for cheap.

[@bane18]

Niaje buda RX 6600 needs an 8 pin for power tho right?

[@ericnjoroge6260]

@@bane18 Yup. Kabisa. Bora power supply yako ina hiyo, utakuwa tu sawa.

[@SandwichTech_]

I might just buy one for my Optiplex. The main thing that wins me over is that it doesn't require a PCIe Connector.

[@RobertFixit]

3050 optiplex and 1650 (or super) is the sweet spot of ultimate budget Also don’t forget the front grill air mod.

[@pluto7389]

13:17 is crazy tho

[@yellowblue3725]

Had to rewatch that to make sure i heard what i heard 😂😂😂

[@Bruce247]

I wonder how this performs on CoD MW3. Great video as always.

[@wildcard22]

Sponsor part was fire

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

Dude… that Gengar shirt is the shit! (Cool build ideas, too, but still.)

[@SDLOL4929]

no way i have the same cpu with no gpu and i play light games like Minecraft for fun like once a week and i was thinking of upgrading my PC, thanks for this video. Now to convince my dad to buy me this 💀

[@nickinderrieden7630]

Ask your dad how you can earn money by doing work around the house. I'm sure he's got a list he'd rather not do himself. Then you can reuse this card if/when you upgrade your existing pc.

[@jeanrushmer8192]

​@@nickinderrieden7630 solid advice 👏

[@SDLOL4929]

@@nickinderrieden7630 thx for the tip!

[@ashleysousa2397]

@@SDLOL4929 did you get the gpu?

[@brickyrobot8932]

The value of this pc looks pretty incredible! Definetly pushing that cpu to the max with that though.

[@rubn_rigole]

hello toastybros, i have a hp elitedesk 800g1( intel CoreI5- 4570, 8 gb ram and 128 gb of storage. What budget gpu could i pair with this and should i replace the cpu?

[@paulbeers4105]

The best cpu you can put into that would be something like a 4770. Nothing newer. But that is still a decade only cpu and isn’t that much faster than your 4570. Not to mention the pc is a decade old and could have a catastrophic failure at any point. It only has a 320w power supply so the best gpu is probably the 3050 6GB used in this video since it’s a 70w gpu.

[@matthewlittell4706]

nice roadkill garage hoodie

[@Skallabjorn]

Ironically, prior to seeing this vid, I had ordered an MSI RTX 3050 6g ( same card ) and instaled it in a Dell Precision 3600 workstation ( 32 gb ram and Xeon E5-1620 0 ) as a gamer and its working great ! Win 10 pro, WD 1 tb SSD as boot and a couple WD Baracuda 8 tb for storage.

[@rickysgamingclips]

Finally a 3050 in an old optiplex I was super curious on how they pair.

[@BladeCrew]

With that RTX 3050 6GB you have DLSS, FSR and XESS.

[@awoukii]

I literally got my OptiPlex yesterday and this pops up

[@ro_diaz]

Is it good and how much did it cost if you dont mind telling me?

[@awoukii]

@@ro_diaz I think around 150$ idk cs my sister got it for me but it came with an i5-7500 and I was supposed to get 16gb of ram and 256gb of storage but I got 32gb of ram and 960gb of storage but I’m sure it would work as well with 16gb but it is a good pc just make sure to update it and make sure everything internally is connected properly and replace the thermal paste and reseat the ram

[@ro_diaz]

@@awoukii thanks man

[@jaysmith2385]

They broke into the store to steal?!?

[@timelymirror7826]

What

[@noagendasevenseven1231]

I just put 2 and 2 together and realized you guys are PCBros, i drive by your place all the time off Blankenbaker. Are you guys open to the public?

[@BREEZYM6015]

I hope 2 and 2 equaled 4. 😂 Yes, they are open to the public. Walk right on in. I've never been there because I live in Las Vegas.

[@Izaiah107]

Hey guys can you please make a video showing how to set up everything and start playing games once you build the pc.

[@BladeCrew]

You know whats funny. I undervolted my Zotac RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 8GB and now its power consumption is only 5-10w more than the power conumstion rating for the RTX 3050 6GB. With my undervolt even if my gpu is at 100% is using 75-85w of power and the performance is still the same or even better.

[@Aden_lr]

The roadkill shirt 🔥 1:41

[@blacksquaregaming]

I have almost the exact setup. Optiplex 7050 SFF with a i7-6700, 16GB RAM and a RTX A2000 which is basically the workstation version of the 3050. Runs games like Starfield and Cyberpunk surprisingly well.

[@RalliSimpanssi]

i'd do this with a rx 6600 because they are incredibly good for the price

[@JonathanTalksHW]

The Newegg ad is better than the typical KZbin ad.

[@Drifty-df5dk]

Could you use the 3050 as an external graphics card for a laptop, would be useful as it would surely mean you dont have to buy a psu aswell

[@ItsJustAhHoax]

I absolutely love the rtx 3050 6gb I am in the process of ordering a dell optiplex i5 8500 Rtx 3050 I think it’s gonna be a decent gaming pc

[@user-eb6yk5mi4u]

Love to see you do a comparison between the 3050 and the 6600xt

[@steveeisenhauer3003]

6600xt is quite a bit better.

[@l.i.archer5379]

The 5800X3D is $289.99 at MicroCenter.

[@LiamRamirez-bs6jr]

Bro that Newegg add 😂

[@hoodblack18]

The bumming of the glass to broke was a nice move!!

[@KushiChabarwa-lh1uu]

We need a Rx 6600 next 🎉

[@hy.drone8596]

Recently I got a Ryzen 5 3600 + RX 6600 build for $300 on facebook marketplace, maybe you guys could make a facebook marketplace setup video? Prices are cheap and people negotiate

[@iprince7934]

Can an Rx580 pare well with an i7 8700

[@sci2089]

It does pair well -- but an i7 8700 is around the same price as an i3 12100, which performs way better in game and is hugely more recent(supports ddr5). If you're going to be playing esports titles(CS, fortnite, apex), go with ryzen 5 3600/3600x, which is also around the same price but has triple the L3 cache.

[@quad_4981]

@@sci2089he probably already has an 8700 💀💀💀

[@michaelrains64295]

You can probably do better than that.

[@philliphaywood1378]

Love the Newegg ad! 😂😂

[@hankmyers2422]

Ltt screwdriver, Nice

[@BREEZYM6015]

It says translate to English. 😂

[@orangefn2011]

I’m actually thinking of buying a 3050 for my return 5 4500 pc

[@jetski275]

You Boys are my favorite! I do have a request: Please address the lack of windows 11 (Windows 10 will not update or work properly in 2025) and the lack of cooling. Still a fun experiment. Keep doing it till you're old. Peace

[@railgun_runner]

Can you guys do one with an Arc A380?

[@FilthEffect]

A380s are not good for old systems, you need resizable BAR for the card to perform properly

[@railgun_runner]

That could explain why Helldivers 2 ain't working as well as I hope. Paired it with the i7-6700 + 32GB RAM, and that game had to go through everything to push it past 30fps

[@GavinSwick]

It would be interesting to see the low profile 3050 paired in some of the "newer" refurbished SFF Optiplex units that are coming out with the i7 8700 in it; how much of an uplift there might be going up to a 6-core 12-thread processor but still no external power for the GPU. Potentially better than a 1660 considering it would be somewhat DLSS capable?

[@Driveby-2]

Idea: set up a wireless HDMI on the monitors that the cases are displaying from , and put gutted cases on the sales floor. send video from a master head unit to power the displays. Let them eat cake.

[@Blueyzc]

That’s big brain might try it

[@phatgraphicsug]

hey! can the rtx 3050 fit in a dell precision t3500 workstation? please reply, because i wanted to buy a gtx 1080ti founders edition. which is better for performance please?

[@gdjaybee742]

Not adding a corresponding 1 8GB stick, just made this a single channel setup, which loses about 5 to 10% performance compared to dual channel setup.

[@kamsiosuachalla]

I love your channel so much, but i have not been able to choose dell optiplex or ali express I am very lost here please help

[@sTuPiDiScOoL_]

This would be sick if was in a smaller transparent case price is mad 🇬🇧 dont seem to offer any services from what I can find unless they cost an arm and a leg 🤣🤣

[@anonymousD-pr2sl]

Hey guys love your stuff! I have a question. What’s the best parts I could use to build a gaming pc specifically for World of Warcraft dragonflight for under 1k? Hopefully with no lag and decent graphics?

[@multixon8617]

Hi! Really great video, I didn't know that RTX 3050 does not require external power supply. It's very helpful information for a Optiplex user. But do you know if RTX 3050 will fit into Optiplex 3070 Mt? I will be really grateful for response.

[@cole_tech_offical]

got a 3050 8 gb pc with a i3 from 2021 for arond 390 its good pc stuters geting out of the battel bus fir the fist round but after that its good

[@ssusst]

when I opened my 7040 the CPU didn't have a single drop of thermal paste

[@killerhawks]

11:09 don't forget to hide your kids and hide your wives too... Lol😊😊😊

[@CraftBeerTastic]

PC Bros got robbed? That really sucks. Cheers!

[@sejksus]

Hey there . Nice build, but im worried about CPU temp. It goes well beyond 80 in The Finals and it seems high. Looks to me graphic card is taking all fresh air .....

[@Thegalaxyglitch]

Can you do a 2080 ti build with an i5 12400f or i7 or i3 12400f

[@BREEZYM6015]

I have an i7 8700k. What would be the best GPU to pair with it? I currently have a GTX 1060 6GB.

[@Thegalaxyglitch]

​@BREEZYM6015 Mabe a 7600 xt (16 gb) or 4070 (12 or 16 gb) or 5700 xt (8gb) or 3070 ti (12gb) depends on budget or power or what you are doing

[@Thegalaxyglitch]

​@BREEZYM6015 also a 3060 is good too

[@Thegalaxyglitch]

​@BREEZYM6015 Also, 16 gb ram is a must, really nowadays idk if you have 16gb of ram already but try to get 16 + gb of ram

[@FilthEffect]

​@@Thegalaxyglitchno such thing as a 3070ti 12gb

[@LearningTech96]

Defitnley going to grab one of these and throw a LP a380 for a killer plex server

[@user-ru3ve5cb7z]

i would love to watch you guys trying to game on one of these pc's without upgrading them

[@BlowoutMeerkat]

Just a quick question will sapphire nitro+ rx 470 8gb work in my lenovo m93p tower that has 280w psu?

[@samwheeler878]

do you think a 750ti 1tb hdd and 8gb ram i5 6500 optiplex 7040 tower is a good first pc

[@user-rw3ep4hp5k]

0:37 Who can beat that?: aliexpress

[@Chickennugget7262]

Hi, I'm going to buy the budget office gamer 4th Gen i5 + RX 6400 very soon. But I was wondering if it is upgradable because I have a msi RTX 3080 and I was gonna replace it. And I don't know if the msi rtx 3060 is small enough to fit in the office case

[@easymoney480]

Were you guys able to get windows 11 on that i7-6700 PC? I am helping a friend upgrade his computer but it appears windows 11 is unsupported which is a surprise cause I thought it would be good with 4c/8t

[@squirrelm3195]

I wonder how a similar setup but w an i5 6500 would do FPS wise

[@theazharfamily3499]

Can any graphics card work with the motherboard and be compatible from the original computer

[@4kdual]

Never use three Chanel with ram for gaming

[@user-uw9ir7fl8l]

nice am honestly curious of spec and performance

[@xbigbobsagetx]

Why not a used dell oem 3050 8gb? Similar price and better performance

[@KhawajaWaqas]

rtx 2060 super wokring well in optiplex 7080 or not

[@doctalemon]

can i replace the motherboard that supports amd cpus? like the ASUS Prime B450M-A II AMD AM4 ATX

[@6uiti]

Maybe u can do test with pcie 4.0. it may affect this card alot since it only has 96bit bus

[@pitracks]

oh damn didnt realize that this was a newly released video

[@dayvidheaven992]

Can you do a used pc for like 400-500$ with new psu ram ssd and case like getting an actual used cpu gpu and motherboard off of places like ebay Mercari or even off of local areas like facebook marketplace or something like that

[@RGReviews10X]

Building a budget build with an Rx 580 later tonight - If I go to AMD's website under the 580 support page, it looks like they are recommending the newest drivers (24.3...) I've read to only use 23.11.1 or lower. Also, I plan on selling the PC after I build it. So if I get 23.11.1, with adrenalin software - will it stay at the driver? What if the user updates it via adrenalin because it says there is a newer one? Will Windows try to auto-update to a newer one than 23.11.1? Please advise the best thing to do?

[@anthonyraymundobarron1255]

Like the ad skit yall did ❤

[@hxbdhdh]

Buying a refurbished 2080 is definitely better than buying a new 3050 especially when you get a $200-$300 dollar deal on a 2080ti

[@theazharfamily3499]

Can I change the cpu to like a newer intel cpu like intel i5 11th gen that would be compatible with the motherboard

[@IamThFEAR]

I was hoping this 6GB variant would finally be a decent upgrade to my $179 1650 Super, nope.

[@ekiumii]

Do you guys think a 3060 could work with this build? And what cpu would work better with this build?

[@Silk5000]

can you guys start adding minecraft as a test game for the people that also buy these pcs from reference from you guys? even if its a cpu based game

[@Flamerboi12034]

Would the rx 580 be a good gpu for this build

[@vadelpinder727]

Hey guys, Just found your videos and i recently just got the impulse to buy palworld but i didnt think about the fact that my laptop is a piece of s#!+ so im wondering is this a good enough rig to at least run palworld ?

[@plsbanhackers9031]

Anyone else ever wondered what thermal paste tastes like?

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

please do some budget parings like the Ryzen 3 4300G (found on Aliexpress of Prebuild) + RTX 3050 and test things like raytracing please

[@wobb_]

raytracing on a 3050? bruh

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

@@wobb_ then why call it RTX if it's not gpomg tO RT

[@rexangelosolis374]

please do cs2 test on the builds.

[@Pilaspilas911]

Why would you even go foe 1650 or 3050 when 5700 or 5700 xt exists for ~$80-90 used? I get the no external power argument, but yeah...

[@yukiskyhawk101]

ryzen 3 4100 with 3050 is a nice combo

[@BOooo-pc8np]

Hey toasty bros i have some questions about my pc because i dont know much about pcs and i qas just looking to see if yall can answer some of my questions like what to upgrade

[@Willy-fz2le]

You have to put fn on performance mode

[@gabrielfernandezbrazoban3197]

please, upgrade Dell Optiplex 3060 i5 8400 to i5 9400f to see the results, jus change the processor .

[@OutsideDuhBox]

Whats crazy is that 1080p is so easy to run nowadays in comparison to 1440p or 3440x1440 😅

[@edcarino8897]

Will a optiplex 5050 with a i5 7600 get the same performance?

[@olympus_drops5500]

Now management can update their budget slightly for RTX 3050 for employees.