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So today I'm embarking on one of the most difficult
PC builds I may have ever done,
not because it is the most complicated or difficult.
But because obviously in this day and age
it's kind of hard to get your hands on parts,
many things are sold out.
Many things are far more expensive than they should be.
So my goal is to get my hands on some of the budget items,
not the cheapest.
Obviously, you could build the cheapest computer
at any point but I wanna build
the most affordable reasonable computer
that you should buy for gaming right now.
Alright, so that was very successful.
So not only do we have our case
but we also have our motherboard, graphics, ram, SSD,
oh Wait, where's the power supply?
Oh, all right, I'll be right back (beep)
And with that, we have all the components
for our reasonable you should actually buy this PC build.
So we'll actually go through some of the things we have
because I am super excited for what we're able to get
for less than 600 bucks.
So first of all, we have this, the Ryzen 3100.
Now, this is a killer little chip
because at $99 it's essentially a cut down version
of the bigger Ryzen processors.
So we get these same cores into Zen 2 core,
you get similar clock speeds and overclocking.
The main difference is, while this might
only be a quad core chip, it's still more powerful
than like a Core i7-7700K, which is almost $400
just a couple of years ago.
This is going to be a serious budget processor,
that's only the beginning.
I almost okay, I'm not gonna break it.
It's only the beginning of what we have.
Next we have a Asus Prime B450M-A.
So this is a B450 chipset, very standard for $1000
specifically on the slightly lower end.
What I like about this one is it's slightly upgraded,
which because with this build,
I don't wanna build the cheapest thing
I wanna build the best thing
that I can actually still recommend
that's not super expensive, this board makes a ton of sense.
We also have 16 gigs of G.Skill Ripjaws memory.
16 gigs I think is a really safe amount because well
yes you get away with eight.
I don't really recommend it now especially if you're going
to use in this PC for several years, this is much safer.
And on top of that, while it's only 3200 megahertz,
it's a little bit slower than I'd like but it was also
significantly cheaper than any other option out there.
And I would gladly save 20 bucks
to lose like 2% performance.
We also have what I think is a pretty solid SSD.
So this is a 500 gigabyte WD Black.
So not only is it PCI Gen three we have the four
or three gigabyte per second speeds.
Well the thing is with 500, wow
that's really it says 129, I paid $80 for that.
So obviously, it's seen a discount since
it first went on sale.
500 gig should be plenty of space, you obviously can sort
of expand it later but you're not going to feel super
cramped with a smaller SSD, you're giving the exact same
superfast performance as a higher end gaming PC.
And the WD Black drive is quite well regarded pretty
much across the board and it's now significantly cheaper
than it used to be.
And then we have the GTX 1650 Super.
Now that $165 this might not be the most powerful
or exciting graphics card in the world,
but it is still going to be enough for TDP gaming on medium
to high settings.
And importantly, this does have the Nvidia NVENC encoder.
So if you're planning on doing any kind of say streaming
that is going to make a big difference
and because you're able to play games pretty consistently
at 1080p 60, around $580 for this entire build.
It's a solid card which brings
us to the EVGA 500 watt power supply.
There's nothing really special here it is an 80 plus unit
that's certified power supply.
Really, it's enough and it will be certainly
enough for the system.
If you plan on doing major upgrades, you might want a bit
more power or a slightly higher quality supply.
But for us, I feel this is going to be just fine.
So with all that being said, I think it's time
to actually build our quarantine gaming PCs extravaganza.
It's an extravaganza, I just decided that.
So we are taking advantage of the CoolerMaster Masterbox
Q300L, which is a case that we used
in some build last year.
The thing is, this is fairly cheap, it's only 50 bucks.
It looks nice.
It's Micro ATX, which means we're going to save a little
bit of disk space.
One of the cool things about this case is that we actually
have a couple of these magnetical dust filters.
So it has this sort of pattern where you can rotate
either way and just sort of slaps on the front and the top.
So this is a pretty no frills case, we only have a single
120 mil fan inside, so you could expand it with more fans
and honestly if you want spend a little bit of money
you could also grab maybe like a couple of rgb
fans for the front or add like a light strip.
I think i might need a screwdriver for this one.
Okay, I'll just be a man and do it.
So if you can't tell this is going
to be an incredibly chill build.
But you know what it is quarantine time, it's time to gather
around with your loved ones.
Find a screwdriver and some friendly PC parts
and enjoy hanging out with Uncle Austin as he builds a $580
gaming computer to make you uncomfortable.
I just called myself uncle Austin coz I'm definitely
uncomfortable right now.
And of course, if you'd like a full step by step tutorial
on how to build a gaming PC, I actually did
one very recently.
I've actually shot it at the Micro Center store
a couple of months ago.
So there is a 50% chance I put this bracket on correctly
and the 50% chance it is upside down.
Let's see, shall we?
I think it's upside, super upside down.
Okay, these things happen, it's fine.
So one of the only real questions
I have here is on the motherboard itself.
So we do have a B450 board, it's in an Asus board,
it should be fine.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get my hands on the slightly
upgraded version, which has a USB C port as opposed to take
advantage of VGA, which is something I don't really need.
I am very excited to try this Ryzen 3.
Zen has really made such huge strides and the fact
that we're able to get $100 processor that is as powerful
and more powerful than like the best gaming chip
you could get just a couple years ago is really exciting.
Why is this not?
Okay, I was about to go through the chip across the room.
So Ryzen 3 comes with a pretty basic
wraith stealth cooler.
But the thing is, this is completely fine for something
like the Ryzen 3.
It will still easily dissipate all of our heat
and realistically it's as good as a cooler
that you buy for like $20, $30 bucks anyway.
So generally speaking with Ryzen stuff,
I actually kind of like using the base coolers especially
on the lower end, goodbye little Ryzen.
It's nice knowing you, enjoy your life
underneath this cooler.
So when it comes to building a Ryzen system,
there are a couple of things that matter and memory
is definitely one them.
So you 100% without a question want to rely
on dual channel memory.
So on top of looking for dual channel, generally speaking
I like to look for something around the 3600 megahertz
range, especially with low latency.
The problem is though, is because PC parts are so hard
to find right now, a lot of times those kits have gotten
really quite expensive.
So this was significantly cheaper and it was only a little
bit slower at 3200 megahertz.
So yes, technically, we're giving up maybe two or 3% of sort
of maximum performance, but we're also saving like 30 bucks.
I think that's a very easy trade, especially at a computer
this sort of value.
And the nice thing is not only do we have 16 gigs of RAM,
but this board also has four DIMM slots,
which means that we can easily upgrade
this to 32 in the future.
I don't necessarily think you need
to do that, but it's an easy upgrade to do.
Next up, of course, we have our WD Black SSD.
Now, usually when I'm using SSDs on lower end systems,
I go for pretty much the cheapest thing I can get
because pretty much any SSD or literally any SSD is going
to be better than like a hard drive.
Alright, so with our motherboard installed, this is starting
to look pretty good, which is where this comes in.
So this is a cheap clearance $10 LED stick, which normally
I would not include on a build like this.
But first of all, it's cheap.
Second of all, we have a window.
And third of all, besides our mustered cables,
this actually should look pretty nice.
So with the PC complete, I'm actually really happy
with how it turned out.
Not only does it look nice inside this fairly cheap case,
but that single LED strip actually adds a lot
to the aesthetic of the system.
And of course, with our cable management, being decent
constraints is a cheap system.
I'm really happy with just the overall look of it.
But of course, we're not here just
for the look of a $600 game PC.
Let's see what actually performs.
All right, we are in oh yeah, no, we do a solid 200 frames
per second right out the gate.
So in CS:GO obviously it is not the most demanding game
in the world.
What's nice about CS:GO is this is a game that actually does
do a good job of showing how important your processor is,
right, because while yeah, pretty much anything can play
this at some level, but what we really want to be able to do
is play it at something like 100, 150, 200 frames per second
and that's really where the CPU makes a big difference.
But when we're getting 200 frames per second
as that not such a big problem.
What is the big problem is everyone's really good at CS:GO
and I've never been good at CS:GO.
So this is a good example of why gaming PC
has some real advantages, right?
Because with a console while yes, technically you can get
some games with these next generations to play at above 60
frames per second but PC it works just right out
of the gate, right?
I don't have to do anything, literally if I have a monitor
which isn't even that expensive, I can jump straight
into a very nice looking PC game.
I'm just gonna keep dying on it.
Okay, that's fine, that's fine, I like that,
it's really fun.
Oh, by the way, have I not mentioned I'm also recording
the gameplay right now too.
So in addition to getting this nice, smooth performance,
I'm also seeing 200, 215 frames per second while recording.
I just got killed by a bot which is just great.
All right, that's what you deserve my friend.
How did I not do that, why?
(grumbling)
So F1 2019 is certainly not the most difficult game
to run in the world.
But we're running 1080p medium right now.
No, you don't know, you don't know, you (grumbling) come
on (laughs) this is a game which is not crazy difficult
to run but what we're getting here is oh God, we're getting
165 frames per second on medium at 1080p,
especially considering them playing on a higher
refresh rate display it's actually a really nice smooth
experience, I mean this is $600, right?
And while I mean yeah, I guess you could obviously get
higher frame but you have to consider that now
we're getting these hundred plus frames per second games,
at 1080p or doing that all while recording, right?
Which would mean that if we were say
streaming we will be getting very similar performance,
you really don't have a huge sort of bottleneck or penalty
by going with something which is so much cheaper.
It used to be that long ago, that when you bring out at five
$600 computer, it might be a play some games like medium
or whatever, but then you're not gonna have enough memory,
you're gonna have a slow hard drive, like you used
to have to make a lot of compromises.
And that's simply really isn't the case anymore,
like this thing is like legitimately really solid.
Next up, we have the good old classic of GTA 5.
Now here, I'm going to run it on 1080p at high settings.
What do you think should give us a little bit of a better
sense for how this game is actually going to perform
because while yeah, for things like CS:GO and F1 and sort
of lighter Esports titles, you can get
100 plus FPS really easily.
But GTA 5 was a little bit of an older game can still
be pretty taxing.
Oh, wait, I'm just kidding, this is 115 frames per second.
Okay, so I'm 1080p high, not a problem,
we're also getting hundred frames per second.
I know it's rare that I've been surprised
by a computer being better than I thought, but like, I think
we can crank things up even farther.
Now with our settings cranked up pretty much to very
high and ultra, we're in the 45 frame per second range
which makes sense, right?
I mean, this is like fairly taxing, it's an open world game,
it's also hitting the CPU.
This is a little bit more of a reasonable test but I mean,
I will say especially if you have a monitor
with any kind of adaptive sync 40 FPS is still not terrible.
And if it's me, I'm going to crank down like this a little
bit and I'm going to get a nice smooth 60 frames per second.
So the next step is to see how well
this computer actually streams.
So after rudely denying him many shout outs in the past,
I'm gonna let Ken have a try with this computer,
get a little Twitch streaming action and see if it's able
to hold up.
- All right, so Austin, let me have the reins
with this brand new Ryzen 3 PC and most importantly,
it has that GTX 1650 Super, which uses in videos
and NVENC encoding to make streaming a little easier
and less taxing on your CPU so I have my full
streaming setup here.
I siphoned all of my gear from home so I have my Stream Deck
my RX0 camera, Elgato Cam Link, HD60.
So we're going to be testing out a stream, which I'm going
to be doing in a couple of hours to see what this PC can do
while streaming on Twitch, twitch.tv/kenbolido
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So I'm playing Valorant at 1080P
while streaming in 720p60 and this is going really well
so I have all the settings maxed and valorous
with our setup and I'm barely dipping
below 144, that's totally fine.
And keep in mind I'm also recording this stream as well
using NVENC on OBS so it's again, completely fine.
One enemy remaining, ooh, here we go.
Nice work guys, see not bad.
- I am really happy with how this PC came out.
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