Turning $100 into a HIGH-END Gaming PC - S3:E2 "DOUBLE or NOTHING"

[@techyescity]

Hope you guys enjoyed this one! still have to source a GPU for the second rig, though going to power this season as fast as I can during December, as it's hyper season right now (locally where I am) for flipping. Also I updated the Profile picture and banner for the channel, needed to a fresh, new, electric look.

[@jacket0708]

Keep the used builds coming Bryan, that's what we're here for mate!

[@me-df9re]

This is the 1st year I'm watching this series and it's awesome. One of the best PC video series I have seen. Learned a lot too. Thanks. 👍

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Avoid those mailboxes ;)

[@ajax2.087]

This type of PC tech content is so much fun to watch. Creating value from hardware components people don't need or want anymore is always interesting.

[@lucasrem]

but its crap for any gamer. GTX 1080 Ti is the minimal card for gamers now, or other 1080 models. lower is trash found for free systems... Need that ?

[@Chasm9]

@@lucasrem yeah, I don't understand who would need to buy a freaking GTX 760. What can you play on that these days? Very old games only. There are iGPUs in mini PCs with (much) more performance than that.

[@VideoBee_YT]

​@@Chasm9What kind of pcs may I ask, I'm interested

[@VideoBee_YT]

​@@lucasrembecause what you are saying right now is really easy to say however say if we put a backstory behind you : You like to play light games such as minecraft, fortnite, csgo, hoi4 perhaps and some other games. However you have a very small budget right now, but you want to own a pc to get ahold of the experience and learn from mistakes. Also you can overclock the GPU to get 10 more fps performance, optimizing your OS would also help, and it's overall a great value card I must admit, however I'd much rather a rx 480 than it, but if I'll have no choice then gtx 760 it is

[@aaldrich1982]

The flip ups, the old tech for cheap, the tech yes loving? The good times are back! We're eating good lads. That red HAF system is a beaut!

[@GPEART1]

Red HAF pc with red gtx 760 was very nice! Loved this episode.

[@franzbeckenbauer242]

I tried asking sellers "Hey, do you have something extra to sell?" and this really working. One of yours best protips Bryan! Best deals are not in fb marketplace, they are when you ask someone for extra parts face to face. Thanks from Poland!

[@hmzzya78]

I guess asking for extra works all around the world. I can get good deals in Turkiye too.

[@techyescity]

Dude sometimes you get a feed as well.

[@christopherjames9843]

Bryan is a wheeler dealer and hustler. The dude knows how to make a buck. He could probably sell cars, houses, anything tbh.👍

[@MrSamadolfo]

Multiple Revenue Streams , get That Bag 👍

[@Yoaster06]

Crazy glazing

[@SmithBeatZ1]

The best of the best. I've modeled my PC business after watching you for the past few years. Sure, the new stuff is great, but used price to performance builds kick sss. Saving older parts and making them great again. Love it

[@baboon81choc]

Thanks for the tips! Note to self, don't buy GPUs in mailboxes and ask for extras on purchases. Enjoying this series Bryan!

[@patrickmcgovern4004]

Love it when I find budget monitors at the local thrift store. Quite a few times I've picked up 22-24 inch 1080p monitors for like 10-15 usd.

[@Dictatortot-n3d]

$10-15 is awesome for 1080p. I have a thrift store where I can pick up old office monitors (usually 1440x900) for $3. Only problem is they all have dvi or vga only so you gotta use an older gpu.

[@voteDC]

​@@Dictatortot-n3dJust get a cheap DVI to HDMI adapter. That way you can use a more modern GPU.

[@thetrueinferno7993]

Favorite part was matching the Red Palit Gtx 760 with the Red Coolermaster Haf case. It was meant to be!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

One of my favourite series!

[@TyMe23]

So glad you got your $20 back! Some scammers just hope you’d think , I’m not going back there for $20

[@techyescity]

I just really despise scamming, will never hose someone down, ever, if everyone in the world carried on like that, we would have a banana republic in no time.

[@cdnron75]

​@@techyescity Funny you say that because you hosed the buyer of that $270 PC if you didn't at least replace the fire hazard power supply. Add to that "fixing" the overheating issues by undervolting it. Karma.

[@techyescity]

So wait according to you i sold a PC that I said works and it didn't work...? No idea what you are on about with this comment. The undervolting I explained to the guy when he picked it up, he got it as it was the cheapest (by far) setup on the market where I am. I said as well if there was any problems with the PC to contact me. Lay off the haterade a little. @@cdnron75

[@falcon6329]

@@cdnron75 as long as it works, its not a scam. Its not the same as selling an broken item thats advertised as working

[@iFiReRaiN]

I got scammed by a nice lady at a garage sale lol. She told me she was selling a tool for her husband. I asked if it works and she said yes. Payed 20 bucks went home and it did not work. Some people just have no honor. Stopped going to garage sales after that. Just killed the whole experience for me. Like how greedy can you be lady and just lie to someone's face. I will now pay double just to not interact with people.

[@Gambit33]

LOL almost got scammed and beat up over 20 AUD. 😂 That woman who tried to get you beat up by her husband is pure evil.

[@christophermullins7163]

What a story 😭😂

[@kmao508]

Yup…. Yup….nothing but verbal/ physical conflict when using the term harassment …. That woman turned a simple request for his money back into a Karen moment , then no more tech yes city lovin. 😢😢😢

[@techyescity]

we sized each other up quickly, would have been a fairly equal biff, but not worth it at all over made up drama.

[@azzazielmusic4854]

This and the potential fire hazard of those hotplate PSUs prevents me from enjoying this type of content to its fullest😬😭Rant incoming: I've only bought off of fb marketplace twice , once for a 2011 lenovo laptop that i wanted to use as a legacy windows 7 gaming setup, and the other for an asus 980ti amidst the 2nd scalper crisis.....both young dudes were advertising as technicians , the 1st ended up omitting tons of faults with the laptop (faulty keys , touchpad n buttons , wifi and gpu drivers completely inoperable, required toss of tweaking n searching for alt drivers) and the duplicate (it was actually 2 laptops) had a fried MB , ended up selling it to me as a spare... The 2nd one lied about repasting the gpu , botched helping me with the installation , breaking the wrong slot cover, and when i decided to give him more business since he advertized repairing controllers etc , i ended up losing a broken ps3 (took out the HDD before tho) and a ps4 controller to him.Made sure he got banned from both marketplace communities , he came at me from fake profiles , so i made sure to troll the f outta him in the comments ( what can u do 🤷)and also some other smalltime crook came telling me about him as if they rivals fighting for turf 🤣 Now im stuck with a spare 3200g , 9100f(i upgraded both) my small ff rx580 , the 980ti , and soon ill have a spare 3060 12gb🥴 Im trying to hold on and not get the 4070super , rather stick with the 3060 and my 4070 , and wait for a 5070 just cause of that ... 🥴 I cant find it in me to do the dance , put up ads n try to flip em ...🤷 And i dont have a nephew /niece to built a pc for either 😅 Oh the humanity! Tldr , plenty of stupid ppl out there , that do end up killing /dying over 20$ or a lot less (ego) .....not worth the risk in the end...

[@azzazielmusic4854]

This and the potential fire hazard of those hotplate PSUs prevents me from enjoying this type of content to its fullest.😬😭.Rant incoming: I've only bought off fb marketplace twice , once for a 2011 lenovo laptop that i wanted to use as a legacy windows 7 gaming setup, and the other for an asus 980ti amidst the 2nd scalper crisis.....both young dudes were advertising as technicians , the 1st ended up omitting tons of faults with the laptop (faulty keys , touchpad n buttons , wifi and gpu drivers completely inoperable, required tons of tweaking n searching for alt drivers) and the duplicate (it was actually 2 laptops) had a fried MB , ended up selling it to me as a spare... The 2nd one lied about repasting the gpu , botched helping me with the installation breaking the wrong slot cover, and when i decided to give him more business since he advertized repairing controllers etc , i ended up losing a broken ps3 (took out the HDD before ) and a ps4 controller to him.Made sure he got banned from both marketplace communities , he came at me from fake profiles , so i made sure to troll the f outta him in the comments ( what can u do 🤷)and also some other smalltime cr00k came telling me about him as if they rivals fighting for turf 😅Now im stuck with a spare 3200g , 9100f(i upgraded both) my small ff rx580 , the 980ti , and soon ill have a spare 3060 12gb 🥴(Trying to hold off n not buy the 4070super , sticking to my 3060 and 4070 till maybe 5070 comes out) I cant find it in me to do the dance , put up ads n try to flip em on the market... TLDR Theres plenty of cuckoo ppl out there that end up k*llin /d*in for 20$ or less(just ego) ....not worth it in the end.

[@uptechextreme2921]

This type of content in the beginning of TYC years ago is what hooked me on the channel. Long live Dunicron. lol

[@sirdeemeetree]

Bryan was the only tech KZbinr that responded back to my DM. I'll forever support your channel and journeys. You're a true hero brotha. Come to Vegas, I'll show you a great time

[@Willbme4EVA]

Comments like this catch my eye, like its cool. You have a case of Tech Yes City Motivation.

[@wannash505]

My favourite part is when u doin the storytelling bout the confrontation.. it really shows the character of the people..selling broken hardware on misadvertised ads..eventhough it is only 20dollar, it can put a heap of improvement on any system u building further on.. waiting for the next episode

[@alan138]

The best part is all the video, really love the "zero to hero" vibe of this series. I just wish there wasn't that huge of an inflation in my country i would love to give it a try myself, but here isn't much room for deal hunt's, everyone is already asking very high prices for used hardware. Anyway, i hope to see this to the end and learn a lot more, maybe one day i would do it.

[@techyescity]

where abouts are you? Yes inflation can ruin economies.... sad that it's out of control where you are.

[@alan138]

@@techyescity I'm from Argentina, you know 140% anual inflation economy in rescesion. I still think there is a little room for deal hunt but it takes way more time and effort. TTo give an example i see ppl selling an i5 9th or 10th for about 180 USD just the CPU. I think this is happening becouse of speculation in the hardware market, since there was a limit for importations. I hope those issues along with others change with new president starting today is 4 year thing.

[@sjg99999]

Great to see this channel thriving 👏. Fantastic content as always!

[@techwandoUS]

You can get some plexiglass real cheap, magnetic tape. Spray paint a border on the inside of the plexiglass and have a nice window for that case. It obviously adds $20 or so, but for a free case it might help the sale. Good video Brian.

[@techyescity]

I will see what I can get here.

[@captainwasel8377]

I love this series so much and since i like to tinker with computers and sell them this is inspiring to me.

[@Q-bazZ]

Good video. I had an exact same CPU+mobo (i7-3770+AsRock) aand used to OC that CPU a bit (up to 4.2 GHz stable). Just a nostalgia kick-in, for me.

[@jasonandrews7355]

Hey Brian, just wanted to correct what you said at 8:48 as your friendly electrician/pc enthusiast. Molex is only 12V, which isn't dangerous really... you'd be hard pressed to even feel it. Think about a 9V battery, and how you have to lick it to even feel a teeny buzz of electricity. Granted, there's more current coming from molex, but even still, you'd barely feel it on dry skin, if at all. For reference, wiring in houses is 120-240V, which is more like the range where things start getting very dangerous, and industrial settings are often up to 600v+. Hope this helps, loving the series!

[@crimsonleg4237]

Love the red. Wish more companies would make red cases and cards.

[@BangHJL]

If I learn anything from these used PC deals is that FORTNITE SELLS (ironic, considering it's a free game). If you can get Fortnite to work with reasonable performance, it doesn't matter what the PC specs are, it'll sell like hot cakes. 😂😂😂

[@techyescity]

Fortnite is THE game on PC, and I gotta admit the latest season is pretty good.

[@buildyourcomputer]

other systems too recently got a ps5, my 8 year old just is playing Fortnite and no other games.

[@JonathanTalksHW]

RGB sells here in USA

[@Chris_K_907]

@@techyescity Great video, this is my favorite series you do, thanks for the content and the work you do.

[@s13sil80]

@@JonathanTalksHW So does Fortnite.

[@evergreengamer5767]

Really like the look of those old HAF cases also bonus that the OG sata cables even matched color scheme.

[@Xafia]

Corsair power supplies are really good. I've been using a cx450m in my main system for close to 5 years with no problems. Even though it markets itself as a 450w its more of a 550 in total. 448w on the 12v and combined 110w on 3.3v and 5v!

[@makedaevilmage]

Been doing the flipping deals a while now as well. Found out that a thrift shop near my house sells mice and keyboards for just 1 euro a pop. Same goes for cables. Stocked up on them and good thing I did ... because this month they have to close down. Might be back next week as then everything will be free.

[@slacr9241]

Love this trade up series, fun to watch. Most of al good to see you having a blast too. Cheers.

[@loganmclennan2617]

12:19 you are a legend mate. The message you sent 😂 banger !

[@DonaldMolter]

The flip up series and budget banger builds in general are what brought me here. I love seeing what some of the older hardware is still capable of. Probably one of my favorite pcs I built recently is an i7 3770 and an r9 280x with 16gb of ram.

[@peteypoo2470]

That left over pc will pair great with a 970. The fact you fan pick em ip for under 100 now is a bit of a gem. Maybe even a 1060. Either will be fine. Should leave you with 200 and you hopefully should he able to make a new pc for 200. Its amazing how quick you work. This is for sure one of my favorite youtube series

[@mesterak]

A little bit of drama but glad you got things sorted out. I would have tried to replace those fans in the PSU but I know you are crunched for time and needed to keep moving. One fan is better than none though. Nice job and we’ll see you in the next one! 😊

[@techyescity]

Yeah sourcing fans on the budget wouldn't be worth it, I will just undervolt a little bit and take the strain off the PSU completely.

[@MiguelCorreiaDaCunha]

The new channel art style is as rad as the ol' HAF series. Gaming PC aesthetic peaked at late 00s and early 10s.

[@MrREDSTAR20]

I love this series glad you are enjoying making it Brian.

[@MrREDSTAR20]

Note to self never buy anything from someone who puts their parts in a mailbox.

[@Alpha-ms9nj]

Glad the confrontation didn't escalate further for you, especially over $20. I'm out in the desert in the US and too far away to spend on gas to travel and do the kind of parts hunting you're able to but I also have a wee bit of a temper when dealing with scammers so I'm content to do my parts hunting on line even though shipping adds to costs that I'm forced to pass on to my would be customers. Anyway, love the content and the very informative things I'm picking up by watching this channel. Please keep up the budget builds man! Thanks!

[@nomenicuss2091]

1) Seen ep1, liked it, looking forward to this one (liked it) 2) Spotting random e45 in driveway 3) Seen solution (that hibernate mode issue) that helped me with unrelated issue on work laptop Great stuff :)

[@ProfShikari]

I can not wait for episode 3, I am relatively new to the channel and loved the first 2 episodes, kind of inspiring me in my own journey, I’m compiling a list of parts for my own build (looking at new parts) but once I’ve built a PC for myself, I might branch out into making used builds to flip :)

[@marque27]

Love this series Brian!

[@thetrigger173]

that red cooler master HAF case is so cool! i managed to get that case just for $20 still in good condition, has all the PCI-E shields, good condition 200mm fans and complete screws. I wanna use this case for my next high-end PC cuz for now i'm still using M-ATX PC xD

[@0o9ijnbhytgr]

Great to see you get your groove on :) best part of the video is your happy face, you can tell that you are in een better state of mind the a few month ago!

[@Jpwinks]

I love this flipping to upgrade to a larger computer! Please keep it up!

[@nisalpeiris1714]

I actually jumped in joy after seeing this uploaded! Loving the series.

[@user-dz3ph7dl4m]

this is a great series, interested to see what you end up with at the end of it all

[@alexdavies7112]

Absolutely love this series. Deals, dramas, dirty components and a dose of tech yes lovin!

[@bulldogboy100]

I'm just about to build my first PC in a HAF case that I've had for at least 15 years, so I was so happy when I saw yours. My son has one also that he still uses and I've given him carte blanche to repaint the case any way he wants to. It'll be interesting to see it when I move back to Australia at the end of the year

[@Kane2009]

This is one of my favorite serieses ever on the entirety of youtube, please continue

[@comptvlee]

"Do it in the morning" honestly best advice.

[@petercushing7397]

Love this series. Your used pc parts vids are my favourite.

[@antonhei2443]

Fun video. Used PC parts have always a risk of being faulty. I talked to my local dealer and he told me that around 20% of the parts he gets end up in need of repair or just e-waste. Part of doing business.

[@smileyy_za3165]

Thanks for the tip @Tech YES City, I'm robbing the bank in the morning.

[@muahmuzic7872]

I miss these old rebuilds. Super fun to watch a decade ago when pcs were in that weird spot. Now the handheld market it taking over for sure and one day will put an end to all gaming pcs. Sad but true. Smaller and smaller we will get.

[@shodan6401]

YES! Of course we love this series. It's what we've been waiting for. What's my favorite part? Obviously, it's the hustle. Love seeing that Tech Yes hustle, every time....

[@CuriousGamer022]

Uve actually inspired me to build my first ever gaming pc,i managed to get a gaming case with rgb fans,i7 4790,rx 590,24gb ram at 1600mhz and a gigabyte ga-z97x-gaming 5 motherboard along with 2x 240gb ssds and one nvme m.2 512gb ssd and a evga 600w psu all for £260 in total!

[@dominicbakken]

Love this content . real guy, no faked excitment, realistic goal. Bonus is that we see live austrailia in its native urban setting- having once visited from Korea early 2000. Nice to see changes. thanks for sharing

[@jonathanliu9418]

This is my favourite series of yours to watch beside the used parts hunt episodes.. LOVE THE CONTENT!!! KEEP DOING YOU B!!!!

[@robertanderson5735]

I love these bargain hunter videos! Wish more you tubers did this! U can get some real gems if your patience! Just picked up a MSI RTX 2060 super X gaming edition with the box practically unused for $150 on FB MP. Great upgrade from my gtx 1660.

[@christophermullins7163]

Was it much of an upgrade though? Seems like 20-30% faster. Anyway.. I have a similar GPU currently and it is plenty for my sim rig. I run a little less than 4k upscaled from 1080p getting 100fps. Works perfectly.

[@robertanderson5735]

@@christophermullins7163 yea, it was actually a really big upgrade,never thought the extra 2gb vram would help that much.esp I play mostly play at 1440p, and dssl is alot better than fsr 2.0. Just the image quality alone is 100x better in my opinion. My pc would sound like jet engine sometimes in hogwarts legacy, now my gpu fans hardly even come on.Im a happy gamer with atleast 60 fps!❤

[@stefanzlatanovic7521]

Man I love this series. It gets me so hyped up, that someone finds good deals, makes them decent and sells them so people can still use it for gaming. Can't wait for episode 3.

[@bmanrockwell2174]

This is my favorite series now, all the videos you want to make like this, I will watch and enjoy. 😎

[@chandyy0]

This series is a refreshing change from the usual $1000 "budget" builds and monster PCs. Can't wait for more episodes!

[@karlos1060]

Asking if people have other parts laying around is something i always do when i pick them up.Or even when shipped. At least half of the times if not more they have something extra.

[@Wobbothe3rd]

This is really great content! Bravo!

[@pawzburning]

I'm now invested on this series. Please keep doing great contents!

[@bormashinata1789]

I love the series!!!! I want and i think everyone wants new episode ASAP !!!!! Ceep going up!!!!! I hope for the best deals :) !!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mrz3r085]

I'm happy for you that your channel has grown so big, I've known your channel for several years. This series is still new to me, I probably didn't watch all the vids xD, but I got into the used parts +x58 back then. In any case, I like your videos and keep it up *thumbs up*. Used hardware has so much more for the money than new ones, I ordered new PC parts and spent a lot of money but in the end I'm still playing on FullHD and the same game :D, my old 2070 would have been enough xd. Greetings from Germany.

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Great stuff, love watching these series 😀yeah no more letterbox deals😬😂

[@Targetlockon]

4:35 i remember this Cooler Master Haf case back when i was looking for cases for my first gaming PC :)

[@uatlagh]

I am really enjoying this, seems like a fun challenge! Absolutely agree with asking if a seller has extra stuff. I find that they are sometimes sitting on really good deals.

[@ipoopmuffins]

those HAF cases are so cool to me, ive never seen them in anything other than black though. and whenever i see them for sale theyre actually kind of pricey for an older case, i think people like them so they hold some value. and that gpu and case look great together, nice happenstance. also that psu seems kind of cool, 2 separate 12 volt rails is nice.

[@sheer64]

Loving this series.

[@MrStryker223]

Love this type of series. I learn a lot and it makes me want to do something similar with my 12 and 15 year old sons.

[@facelessvaper]

I had an 3770 with a 960 4GB, still got the 960 as a HDMI out known working since I went 5700x in case my 5600xt dies.✌Good to see that energy spark back, you really do look happier👌

[@jimscarlett]

Dude, that red HAF is so cool. Blast from the past.

[@paradockz]

Great times mate. I used to have an AMD Edition Full Tower similar to that red one. Absolutely gorgeous case. Weighs more than my entire rig now though!! Glad you got your 20 back LOL

[@SwiftMCy]

Love these videos! real throwback content

[@MentalCrusader]

This is really fun to watch!

[@anthonygoldie6961]

Awesome video Brian always enjoy seeing how you clean them up too all the different parts all seem to have thier own little tricks. Keep up the great work 🙂

[@smyth0109]

I reckon you could buy a clear sheet of acrylic and drill through some holes for that case

[@AlexCereal]

The hustle this man possesses is amazing

[@Mahmoud.Jehad.Nassan]

this is the reason i subscribed to this channel 4 years ago

[@brydeyy]

THATS MY DAD!

[@quacksau]

WORD

[@techyescity]

Your dad is a top bloke!

[@carlosteixeira3966]

When I got into pc gaming my first MB was that asrock Z77 extreme4! Still going strong on my sister PC 💪

[@shodan6401]

I'm soooo glad that the with the Free asking price on the case with the shattered glass that the Agreed On price ALSO ended up being Free. That's some top-tier negotiating. :)

[@Trev0413]

Thanks Bryan, these are so fun to watch and it's awesome seeing how much you're enjoying it too! Truly a hustler at heart. Cheers

[@bignicnrg3856]

You pick up all these parts you should have a Jackery power station with a small setup to test items. Save on that fuel and time. Just makes sense

[@hmzzya78]

Gpu matched with case pretty good. Cant wait for new episode

[@evilleader1991]

keep going bro, this has the potential to launch your channel to the stratosphere! :)

[@splashboi898]

This inspired me to go back to flipping pcs now that its winter break for me. I recently just picked up an fx 6300 and 2600k pc for $30 each both having 16gb of ram and decent power supplies too. One even came with a bonus rx 560 4gb completely unexpected!

[@johnvenus9907]

this is such a great series

[@techdistractions]

Haha the good ol “do it in the morning” theory. Solid advice 😂

[@RetroGamer10000]

Thanks Bryan for making these videos

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

I definitely think there is a correlation between not buying parts face to face and getting hosed. Someone was selling a Corsair PSU in box "used once" for $25. Normally retails for $75. I thought I hit a good deal. Seller said they left it on their doorstep and to just Venmo them. I complete my build only to find out the PSU is a dud. It was my first time attempting to flip a PC, learned the hard way.

[@VainGames]

very cool series. looking forward to the next episode.

[@complx501]

Love the Haf build, shout out from Belize C.A.

[@Yotes_]

Looking forward to episode 3

[@nsmilitia]

Love this series ! Was waiting for this episode

[@skaterat524]

Best PC flipping series on the ENTIRE internet.

[@LOLandBehold]

love these, gl 4 next episode! Any idea how to fix up the missing case panel ?

[@seriksson9721]

Fun and necessary tips in the pc jungle. Bang for the buck is always interesting.

[@Daddy-.-]

always a good day here in the U.S waking up to a TYC video to start my morning out.

[@itzshihochin]

That HAF Red Case remind me of ZAKU TUF Case that i bought for $100.