Yes, You CAN Build a $200 Budget Gaming PC!

Should you build a $200 custom gaming PC? Here are the pros and cons of building a super cheap computer instead of buying a prebuilt or just putting a graphics card in a dell optiplex.
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0:00 $200 Gaming PC possible?
0:59 Sponsor - SCDKEY
1:39 CPU & Motherboard
3:44 RAM / Memory
4:03 CPU Cooler
5:15 Power Supply
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7:40 Storage / SSD
8:01 Graphics Card
9:21 Case
10:50 NIGHTMARE TROUBLESHOOTING
11:54 Benchmarks
14:02 Should You Build This?
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[@JasonWitmerYT]

Thanks for watching! Would you consider making a $200 gaming pc?

[@OGMaverickGaming]

I'm doing just that right now

[@teaspoon966]

Mine costs even less. X3450 OC 3600Mhz, 16GB RAM, RX 580 8GB 2304sp, SSD. It came under $200 with some bargain hunting.

[@Libscommunity]

@@teaspoon966nice,I’m gonna get a deal optiplex and a low profile rx550,Don’t have a lot of money so I’m getting a keyboard and mouse 2 and it’s under that £200 mark.

[@hayseedfarmboy]

ive have ruined a I7 7700 and board with a Smart PSU ,( its a really bad idea) , OEM motherboards many times only support certain CPU from a generation especially if they are that old,(generally 3 to 4 per gen.) the board you purchased may worked just as it should, (very irresponsible), you could have purchased a Rosewill tower and PSU together any day of the week for 50$ and a rx 580 sp as a normal rx 580 is over 150 watt and shouldn't be run on a 450 watt PSU , (very bad GPU chosen for the build do to power draw especially with the PSU you chose) , and Allepress can get you a X79 board in less than 3 weeks, basically new(kinda reman like), as far as ddr3 unless you just put it in the trash i would assume some is laying around somewhere(i know i do), 30$ for a 1 TB NVME and 20$ OEM Op. system and a 4 Ghz, 8 core 16, thread Xeon 2667 is 15 $ every day of the week, thats 200 $ and will hold you over until get the 200$ for a RX 6600 upgrade, but that is as far you could take it sensibly, the Rosewill Helix i believe has been put to use by OZtalks successfully . You might try again with a solid plan , might make a good follow up vid, and lead you to the pride found in honest humility rather than the LTT impression .(finding new and inventive ways for justifying your own short comings ) GTX 1660 would be more balance upgrade for the build though , and could actually come real close to fitting the 200$ build but it would take a few weeks of bargain hunting on that GPU, but it would run Alans Wake 2 okay (30 to 40 FPS) do to mesh shader compatibility not to mention NVENC hardware might make it worth waiting and finding a auction bargain (75$ instead of the Allexpress 50$ 580 SP) .

[@mtzkustom7818]

$200 is a good challenge. Especially custom built

[@--SERO--]

Just built my first PC with zero experience and it was for sure a rewarding experience. I've never felt more nervous in my life tho 💀

[@JasonWitmerYT]

That’s awesome!! Congrats bro!! Huge W!!

[@AdiRpg3]

I'm going to do this too

[@--SERO--]

@@AdiRpg3 you got it bro 👍

[@Make6fresleygaming]

Welcome to the PC building world! First time is the nerve-racking experience

[@Perfect_person_who_has_4_lags]

Same

[@Arejen03]

next 50 dollars gaming pc, for my budget

[@Phantasmic02]

First, grab a dell tower with components still inside, either found in schools or workplaces, just ask if they need it anymore or if there's one they don't use. Then, find a cheap gpu on the FB marketplace. Lastly, get some ram sticks to get some more power. After all of that, just shove the sticks and gpu in there and you're good to go

[@amyourpapi23]

Switch the HDD to SSD

[@Phantasmic02]

@@amyourpapi23 this

[@edwardtye4119]

Fuck that, I need a £20 gaming pc

[@yuko13371]

Raspberry pi , if you can even find one for that ​@@edwardtye4119

[@dionelr]

“Gamers Nexus said it’s ok”. That works for me. 😂

[@hman6159]

Yeah, it’s a decent tier c power supply that won’t blow up

[@CanadaEhhhhhhh]

Had a good belly laugh when you said "Gamers Nexus said it's ok." 😂

[@OzTalksHW]

Did you have to use the Thermaltake Smart power supply? I think there were better options...😬

[@JasonWitmerYT]

You sweet sweet beautiful summer child

[@josephdias5859]

not at 30$ only options were probably aprevia psu that blow up even at 50% load

[@iFuZFaMiLy]

@@josephdias5859 you have the aigo warrior ak 500w psu on ali express at between 27 and 35$. and it works fine and last long. i used a lot of them and never had issues on any pc i made (more than 20)

[@MRafli-gy8ux]

I have the 550w one bought it secondhand for about 15 dollar in 2020, yet this psu still serve me well after like 4 years

[@pravculear]

it's always nice when youtuber's include the troubleshooting part of wondering why your new pc doesn't work.

[@retroreanimated4322]

10:50 This is exactly why the 'working' Dell Optiplex 3020 (LGA 1150) upgraded with a Xeon 1270 v3 or similar is the much better choice just like you said. PC building from scratch with used parts can be very time consuming and stressful when something goes wrong. Upgrading a working Optiplex can eliminate a lot of that Enjoyed the video.

[@ronaldrusev8622]

How about the airflow in this metal bricks?

[@retroreanimated4322]

@@ronaldrusev8622 Airflow in a Dell Optiplex and temps while gaming? Terrible, a major problem with anything above an I5. However, I personally solved this problem on my second computer, a Dell 3020, along with undervolting the GPU and adding intake fans to the front and side panels I replaced the stock 80mm CPU fan with a 92mm Sunon brand fan attached to the heatsink with heavy duty zip ties and powered directly from the PSU. CPU temps never get over 70C even during CPU demanding games.

[@someguy5977]

@@retroreanimated4322 Since these office computers aren't pretty anyways, you can always take the side cover off of the case and have a big old box fan blowing into the computer during gaming. :P

[@retroreanimated4322]

@@someguy5977 That's very true, a 20" box fan would certainly do the trick. Dust and geckos getting into the case would be a problem. Ended up replacing the side panel with a custom DIY panel, ie. a dust filter attached to an aluminum frame, attached with magnetic tape, then using nano tape, attached two 120mm intake fans and one 120mm extraction fan. Yet it only helps with cooling to some degree and not too pretty either 😅.

[@someguy5977]

@@retroreanimated4322 I had a Sony Vaio laptop 20 years ago that had a defect that made it overheat and shutdown during gaming. It got gradually worse over time. A laptop cooling plate helped for a while, but when things got worse I turned a boxfan on it's back so it was blowing straight up, then put my laptop on top of the fan. Had to put the box fan on a end-table that was turned on it's side to allow for airflow through the fan.

[@joshl5003]

My first pc back in 2020 was an optilex with a i5 3470(I think) that I bought on ebay and a rx 570. Earlier this year I found a newer optiplex with i7 4790 at a thrift store for 10 bucks and swapped over my gpu and power supply. Then 4 months ago I realized starfield was around the corner, I now have a custom built from the ground up pc that I greatly enjoyed building We all have to start somewhere

[@ccricers]

The older Xeons were baller. They could run in regular desktop boards without any special work, and a cheap way to get double the threads as an alternative to the i7 if you didn't want to pay extra for overclocking.

[@fabstems3388]

The biggest issue with xeons is their absurd power consumption vs performance. Beggars can’t be choosers so if you’re happy seeing the extra cost on your electricity bill then go ahead!

[@drunkhusband6257]

xeons are lower clocked and use less power than the i7 equivalents @@fabstems3388

[@nathanpetersen1829]

@@fabstems3388 rocking a E5-2687w for a custom build and it TDP is 150 watts - it's just insane for 8 cores 16 threads lol. Just wanted to build an older system for a home lab/server and ended up gaming on it instead lol

[@josephdias5859]

@@fabstems3388 e3 xeons have the same if not the same power usage as there core series counterparts e5s ate power but often have double the cores and more cache

[@user-ji2wd7vz7b]

i bought a ryzen 5 4600g, 16gb vengance ddr4 ram, msi A320M pro mobo for £160 and a second hand case with a 400 watt psu for £15. i can game at 720p 60fps using the vega intergrated graphics

[@noobaofficial.]

with a little more money, u can add rx 580 for like £35 ish. Will make a huge upgrade

[@kumaSOevl]

Love the editing and soothing voice. Build was fun to watch too. Subbed

[@reginaldswanson]

Sorry you got flamed for your choice of power supply. Around 6 years ago I recycled an old office PC from work that had a bad hard drive, built a gaming PC out of it using that power supply! It still runs to this day and my house hasn't burned down haha. Yeah I could've just thrown in a better gpu and called it a day, but moving all the components into a new case adding new fans and a cpu cooler was a much more rewarding experience. Such a rewarding experience that it renewed my passion for building PCs, something I hadn't done since my late teens/early twenties! Now I've built a much better gaming rig and currently saving for a high end PC on the AM5 platform. Thanks for the video! I love seeing people push these budget builds!

[@autismo3201]

the leaning psu when its mounted in that case scares me but this was an awesome budget build!

[@pyro1780]

Love your sense of humour, will definitely sub and watch future videos. Keep up the great work ❤

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Cheers mate 🙏 appreciate the support

[@JDStickland]

This can even be done for cheaper! $150 is possible. My formula was to use a similar H61 board ($20), an i5-3575S ($5), Intel Stock Cooler ($10), 16GB DDR3 (2x8GB) ($15), RX 570 4GB ($35), a 480GB SSD ($25) and an Allied Gaming Case and Power supply bundle that was on sale for just $40. Acrylic side panel, RGB, and more storage. The performance is generally lower with such a tight budget, but the system is very balanced and perfectly useable.

[@nicolastyler411]

I love your sense of humor man! Love your content!!!!! Just started haggling on Ebay and FB marketplace to upgrade my i5 8400, looking at am4 (5500 or 3600)

[@danroxas]

those optiplex's are always good starters. it was my first gaming pc. paired it with a 750ti. was getting boring for a while, then just bought used rgb case and gutted the optiplex and transfered it to the rgb case.

[@c6c6c68]

Great video! As always!!!❤

[@MrK3jim_]

Just built a pc and it's very rewarding when you get it to work, I almost cried when it didn't boot but I found out what the problem was, I almost shat myself because I spent a decent amount for each part 💀

[@adamkane7513]

Thanks, *JW.* You did a great job.

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Thanks AK. Appreciate it 🙏

[@swissmiss.]

this was very fun and entertaining good video

[@patrickmcgovern4004]

I had a similar issue with an h61 motherboard a couple years ago and I was able to find a more recent bios that fixed it. Was a challenge finding that stuff though since intel no longer supports their motherboards.

[@TheRobMozza]

Yes sir, great video full of nice touches too, well done.. however the budget appeals to some of us!

[@nifftystufffrompaul3524]

I'm new to your channel and I think that you are doing great!

[@VanBourner]

You've basically built my 2012 gaming PC lol. Funny thing is, I was building it at the time on a budget too and picked the Xeon as it was comparable to an i7 3770 but at like $50 less. I had 760 in it that I eventually upgraded to 1070, so GPU is different. But the general idea of "at the time Xeon was the cheap way to get performance" persists today which I find hillarious. BTW I have that CoolerMaster case and the side panel is acrylic or some sort of transparent plastic. I genuinely scratched it while unboxing it. Also if you buy it, remove the power button assembly and dab some hot glue (just a bit) on post that hits the microswitch. Unless they made a revision of it in the last 2 years, the spring is easy to snap, but with the hot glue you make a stopper before the point of no return. I had to 3d print mine to repair it and that was on the second press of the button. Neat case but really cheaply made, wish there was a high end version of it with thicker metal, tempered glass and beefy front IO assembly.

[@MultiGamer150]

Awesome vid man loved the oz cameo.

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Thanks! He’s a legend

[@HopSkipRun22]

Ended up getting the black Version of this case with the ventilated front panel so i was able to install 2 fans up front and 1 in the rear. The only game i play on PC is Minecraft (console fan for everything else) . I was pleasantly surprised with it and didn’t spend too much on it. I get around 80FPS with no mods and take about a 10fps hit when i load up my usual mod pack. CPU: R5 3600XT $60 GPU: RX 580 $58 Mobo : B450m $49 RAM: OlOy 16gm ddr4 $34 Storage: crucial 500mb NVMe : $28 (Plus a extra spare 1TB 2.5hdd i had lying around ) PSU: EVGA 550w fully modular: $35 Case : micro atx mini case $34 Plus the other accessories (fans , Hubs cables etc) $25

[@AlteredCarbons]

im building a super budget emulation station / pc for my younger step brother and sister so they can do some gaming and have pc for them selves. i deiced to use this cpu from a few video reviews. this was a great video as well

[@OoobaGoooba]

that pny ssd is the same as my first one lmao, beautiful to see the thing getting some love

[@tsubasaX_]

This is right here gentleman it's goldddd👌🏾🏆🏆🏆

[@carpandrei7493]

Just a minor comment: I would have gone with the Cooler Master case... Since it's a DIY build, and it will probably be upgraded from time to time, it's my guess that a case like that would provide a smoother upgrade path towards more modern hardware... But can't blame you for picking the other case for the color though... I too sometimes wish more color variants would be available in the entry level market..

[@jondasek]

I wonder about the temps in that case... After all RX 580 is a 185W and the CPU 85W, with no airflow in the case, I don't believe that it wasn't thermal throttling.

[@Zoldengunner]

its better then my pc

[@YouCATtobeKITTENme]

there is nothing wrong with the thermaltake smart psu's for budget builds...ive been running a 600 watt smart psu with a rx 5700xt and ryzen 5 3600 for a couple years now and have zero issues...i also have a 500 watt smart psu in my wife's rig and have had ZERO issues.. great video!

[@kubotite9168]

i actually had a fire spark with the 500w one tbh..its better to spend a little more and go for the corsair cv series..

[@mtzkustom7818]

I always had good luck with EVGA on budget PSU's. The B stock & midweek madness especially for the best deals

[@taza99]

I've got the same thermaltake psu, rx 5700 and 3600 in my pc too, no issues for the last 4 years

[@dynahzm]

FUNCTIONALITY OVER FORM LETS GOOOO

[@michaelmcconnell7302]

I used that $40 cooler master case last month for an office PC build. Cheapest new case at microcenter.

[@ThisCatEatsBrains]

I rocked that psu for 3 years before upgrading and no issues

[@NatInTheHat49]

I made a pretty good system for $300 was a really good deal on ali express on a x99/e5 2670v3 and 2 8gb ddr4 for $50 cooler for $10 a rx 5700 for $120 1tb m.2 for $40 got a good local deal on a cheap case with fans and a 600watt psu its pretty solid for 1080/1440p

[@madkvideo]

Pretty cool box

[@catherinemorgan2741]

I had 3 of those thermaltake PSU 500 to 550,and 600 two of them 6yrs old still run fine

[@princejohn9630]

The PSU isn't a big deal cause it's not pushing it's limit even a 300w can run this spec, so until it's not overheating it's safe

[@mtzkustom7818]

That temu case though! Funny I used a similar black version that had some front ventilation and mounting holes for 2x 120mm front intake fans for $11 on a sale 😂

[@therealericjackdaniels]

@7:00 BOOM. Nailed it. Perfect answer.

[@7haseebakhtar252]

Bro held a press conference over power supply fr :)

[@Benjamin_exe]

I built my first budget pc during the pandemic with the same cooler master case.

[@FSPersonalAcct]

Hey techsource, zachs tech turf, and toasty bros all use Apevia power supplies for their budget units. They're a super big fire hazard, so the thermaltake is definitely a better choice at least

[@frogslayer4849]

Been running a thermaltake 500 watt PSU from black Friday of last year. It still runs just fine. I'm not sure where all the hate comes from. It's rated white so it's alright lol.

[@Blackout020]

I had the 1231 v2 cpu in an asus motherboard with a 1060 and it was a very solid for gaming at 1080p. I built the whole thing for around 120$. Budget pcs exist you just gotta look for deals!

[@beirch]

4:58 well for one it's a flower cooler design, which is basically just a bunch of aluminium sheets pressed together at the base and then shaved off to make the cooling block. It's a very cheap process. Also, tip on PSU for the future: the Kolink Enclave series are incredibly cheap 80+ gold fully modular (!) PSUs that retail for as low as $40-50 for the 500W and 600W versions, *AND* they have a B-tier rating at Cultists Network, which is a *very* respectable rating. I use the 500W in my media center PC and it's doing a great job. If you get one just make sure it's the KL-G series.

[@johnhovorka5412]

hey if the motherboard supports it the 2667v2 turbos to 4ghz and is a really good overclocker they also make new A75 boards that are cheaper and support nvme on that old platform

[@hakimdurand8427]

I am impressed

[@irillSaladukha]

Please use MSI Afterburner (with graphs) for clarity and fairness of game tests.

[@expDNA]

I didn't think it was possible to build something that ran 1080p above 30fps for that kind of money, at the exact hardware age I'd expect... = Great content, subbed

[@shaunhall6834]

I'm blown away! ❤

[@josephdias5859]

thermaltake smart psus are not bad i have 450 watt one from like 15 years ago that still going strong

[@Chiffawndue]

I ordered my PC off of Walmart. It was labeled as a refurbished gaming PC. I paid $315 for it. Almost 3 years later, it's still holding up great! I only wanted a gaming setup to be able to video edit and for it to run Minecraft correctly lol. My laptops, which is all I had prior, struggled lol. I believe I can upgrade it later on if I want, which I will. But for now, it's chillin and doing it's thing. Apparently the PC is no longer available, and the SKU is now a laptop lol. Interesting.

[@djmanx1012]

Honestly you could also just mount the motherboard in the box if you don't have anything in your home that would be a hazard. as a bonus you can use a house fan for airflow.

[@cubixxty]

This is a lot better than those 400 dollar i5 3470(Intel 4core death era) CPUs with those gt730s and gt1030s good job

[@MMillerPCs]

Heyyyy great video!!!

[@88-bit-tech]

First off great video! Secondly, to answer your question, you can absolutely build a 100% custom built gaming pc for $300usd. I actually built one with all "new" parts for less than $300 ($293.88 total taxes and delivery included) on my channel. It even has a best-in-class c-tier psu from the psu tier list.

[@brianreynoso5459]

That's dope, does it use dedicated graphics at that pricepoint? Would love to see the spec list.

[@88-bit-tech]

@@brianreynoso5459 Yes it included a dedicated gpu! ryzen 5 2600 QZ-700 Cooler RX 580 8GB 2048sp MSI B450M A Pro Max 512GB KingSpec NVMe SSD 2x8GB Kllisre DDR4 RAM 3200MHz Deepcool mATX Matrexx30 case Thermaltake 500W PSU (best in class C-tier unit) Total $293.83 USD w/taxes and delivery

[@juamont]

Great video

[@TheHardneckmc]

Reset the jumpers add a new cmos sometimes that helps.

[@pulkiseth]

RX 580 is almost 7 years old gd what a beast

[@waterenjoyer31]

Thats a sick color on the steamdeck in your background!

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Thanks! I painted it myself 🙏

[@waterenjoyer31]

@@JasonWitmerYT I would say this build is decent overall but I agree, the motherboard feels like a ticking bomb at this point. I had a intel 3rd gen system and what got me to upgrade was intermittent USB issues..I believe the board was just dying lol. The RX 570 or 580 still a solid choice for cheap build or stopgap GPU though. BTW the PSU is fine lol

[@hariranormal5584]

19 years, wow, people do amazing things. I am just 18 and look LOL. Still feeling like a irresponsible kid. good content man !

[@gyp5um]

under rated fire vid

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Cheers mate!!

[@gaborfeher4000]

there were people at aussies video too who questioned the psu even in your video as u scroll down i could see like 2-3💀💀

[@gevorgyan1837]

I build a 200-225$ PC for gaming and coding and used similar components(For example basically the same SSD and CPU Cooler), but I took a cheaper Power supply, Gigabyte GA-A320M-H(Rev 3.1) Motherboard, Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G CPU and 16Gb of GSkill 3200mhz RAM. Now I use integrated Vega 6 CPU and it handles most of online games at medium settings 720-1080P(COD Warzone 2.0 +-30-35 vFPS on low graphics settings and Warframe 60-65 FPS on Max settings). Also that motherboard has a feature to set up to 4GB of Vram for integrated graphics, and it has a big impact on performance. And Now basically I can upgrade for smth like rtx 3050 for better performance and enjoy it with my 200$ PC). PS: I forgot to mention, that ALL components are brand new.

[@nekosmile3299]

buy an rx 6600 instead of an rtx 3050(my suggestion)

[@AWholeChickenNugget]

I got 450 w power supply for my rtx 2060 and i7 9th gen and it works perfectly fine and everything is hella clean, idk whats wrong with power supply that you chose. Maybe people dont know its enough lol.

[@TayDaVillain]

you can drill a hole out (or two) in the front and mount a fan, thats what i did on one of my cheat cases

[@artnoodleboi1132]

Please do a vr ready and on a hyper budget

[@613law2]

Is be owning a $2400 pc and still be steady watching these

[@homecoder7816]

I find you courageous for the fact that you chose to use your real id name for the YT channel and not a fancy one with AI voice and hide your face. Kudos.

[@tonyjohansson8395]

I just built $250 gaming PC. i7 4790, Z97 board, 16GB DDR3-1600, Noctua NH-D15(single fan), GTX 1080 8GB, 480GB Intel S3500, 500 Watt Deepcool PF500, Zalman white case with glass sidepanel + 2 140mm +3 120mm fans. I got som good deals with some patience.

[@adlynazol412]

I use the RX 590 in my 300 dollar all ryzen sleeper build. its still going strong, never had any issues

[@Rebe-Caufman]

😂😂😂😂

[@adlynazol412]

@@Rebe-Caufman what, Im poor, the 590 is the best bang-for-the-buck GPU I can get. Though I think I did the right choice to spend more on the CPU, as it can still take something more powerful like a RTX 3090

[@arcadeslum5882]

thank you for using the rx580 8gb, I get mad when so many other inferior cards are used for this application!

[@DodgerX]

You're really underrated

[@user-lr3yl1jj4s]

Omg I love Oz whole vid worth it🎉

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Bro is a legend 👏

[@ABlindHilbily]

The rx580 8gb has aged like fine wine. Im still running it in my emulation arcade machine.

[@jamesdavies686]

This was a good overall guide. The only criticism I have is you could have potentially bought a used or cheaper case/PSU and squeezed an extra $20-30 into a slightly better GPU.

[@inuis3024]

wouldn't reccomend getting a second hand psu, i did that on an ultra-budget built (£100) and it fried the motherboard a few months after turning it into a low end server

[@CatCatuna]

You should never cheap out on your power supply.

[@Blackout020]

I agree with this, a 550w EVGA unit near me always goes for about 30 bucks. I even got my refurb Corsair 750w for only 50$ directly from Corsair

[@billted3323]

almost everyone as an extra old pc in storage. They would probably give you the case for free.

[@deadred80]

You can but the optiplex or workstation pc and the replace the case for that custom look .And keep in mind you don't have to do everything at once . You can always start out with the optiplex,a graphics card and an ssd . And then you can start upgrading other things around it . During covid I actually built budget gamers and purchased led lit keyboards and mice am speakers from 5 below and sold the pcs for a good profit .

[@glennhuinda9783]

I had a time capsule here that was stuck in Win7. It was given to us and it's originally an Office PC.It's specs is.. MB: Gigabyte H61M-DS2 Rev 4 RAM: Unknown single stick 2gb ram. It's surprisingly has 3 HDDs too. Planning to install x2 8gb ram sticks with 1333mhz each, An i5-3570K CPU, an RX 580, and a 500W power supply because it's original has no connector for GPU. I'm also planning to buy atleast 2 SSD's because the case is too small especially when the HDDs made it too cramped to work on.

[@cwhitley.sawlabs]

You could go against tradition and turn the 80mm exhaust into an intake, since this design is reminescent of older PCs where the PSU was part of the cooling.

[@nicologirelli9256]

The cooler looks fire tho

[@zbiromax9228]

can you suggest a budget kit for video montage. davinci resolve a system is Windows 10 or linux debian or manjaro .short video forms up to 20 minutes. 4k max. thank you for your YT video.

[@darylandcat]

I miss the green component days.

[@mikeadams8027]

I bought the same case in gray/black (looks maybe gunmetal gray) on Amazon for $33. There is no way to do cable management so f think I will try to find either a modular or sfx psu. You can only ad one fan if your GPU is long. It gets confused as an xbox.

[@chubbysocks5650]

Look for the HP 400/280 G1 MT, they use standard non proprietary parts, haswell as well 👍

[@JasonWitmerYT]

Thanks for the tip!

[@criticaledge7612]

Thanks for roasting my build. I've got almost the exact same machine with an i7 3770 and a vs550 psu

[@kaltonian]

Well i thought you done well on the budget, regarding the psu.......does it do the job..? of course it does so balls to them, i'm currently building a budget pc for one of the kids & doing my best to achieve this on a zero budget.....well not quite, but certainly salvaging what i can for free & the only dilemma i have is what cpu to use on a 775 motherboard, loads of options out there but knowing which one that runs stable is the question. Yeah loving the colour of those cases instead of the typical black case

[@litebkt]

Sage advice.

[@technocatdance]

instead of a budget pc build I opted for an x box series S $225 cad and I can play 1440 at 120hz or 4k 60, I have yet to try 1440 settings(I don't have a high refresh tv or monitor) 4k@60 on my TV looks pretty nice

[@ValTek_Armory]

Heck, I used the masterbox case on my workstation/gaming rig that was about 8x the price of this build. It is a solid case

[@JasonWitmerYT]

It’s solid for sure, I just hate the look of it haha

[@emberavenge7162]

How is the aire ventilation, what are your lowest and highest temps?

[@BANIAAAAK]

Woo the XEON CPU is a dime bro good catch as for the GPU DUDE it got a 256bit memory bandwidth so gold catch!

[@darthwiizius]

Those 8 chip 580s are still rocking today (and the 1070s to be fair) where my old 6 chip 1060 6GB fell off a cliff 4 years ago. It annoyed me so much I made sure I replaced it with an 8 chip card, I bought a 2060S 3.5 years ago and see no need to replace it yet, it's already outlasted the old 1060 in my machine, in fact it's the longest I've gone without upgrading a GPU. I'm not sure the modern cards will age well with their cut down dies.

[@scottavenged7x]

I recognized that logo from the "brand" SSD comment. That's Dogfish Head Brewery's logo. I used to work at a bar for nearly a decade that sold their product, so it jumped out to me. I see that it's even called a "Dogfish" in the name of the listing on Amazon. While they do make incredible craft beer, something tells me they don't manufacture SSDs. Wtf?

[@AKG58Z]

You know what i bought a Z220 workstation from hp with i5 3570 8gb used some years ago for around 60usd in today and put a rx570 8gb in it also used because i spent way more on the GPU and played alot on it but pubg was a stuttering mess on it due to cpu being a bottleneck here but now i switched to ryzen 5 2600x and now gpu became a bottleneck.

[@Dr.akdragon]

did i3 10100 with RX 580 8gb 16gb ram ddr4 for 350$ will be good ?? note: the RC 580 8gb cost in our country 100$ and the gtx 1070 200$ and the gtx 1080 200$ dont ask me why i dont know

[@NetBood]

Update, if you search hard enough. Find a tower with and i7 that at least a 8 generation with 6 cores or comparable, and get a gtx 1070 8GB or comparable gpu. Hopefully the psu is at least 450 watts. And you have a great budget pc for 1080p gaming.

[@healingwordanddeliverancem8419]

This guy likes green check the pc hat and handheld console

[@archangelmusic13]

many people say it's not safe to use that 15 to 6pin adapter for the sata.are you sure it's safe to use this?

[@jackalack7234]

Bought a Lenovo thinkcenter for $40, rx 580 8GB for $65, ssd for $15, power supply upgrade for $30. Very solid rig for $150. i5 4570, rx 580, 16gb ram, 1.12TB storage.