Entry level Gaming PC from 2017 but its current year. 

the now classic potato combo

I had this exact combination back in the day. I remember being impressed by the 1030's performance at the time and to this day I still maintain the opinion that those who talk bad about it don't actually understand the benefits of it (no PCIE connector & single slot) that make it PERFECT for upgrading old desktop PCs with bad PSUs and little space for a GPU. I now have a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and an RTX 4070 Super though, so my budget gaming days are now behind me!

Back around that time I got a GTX1050ti and a Ryzen 3 1500 and I thought I was a real high roller.

I had the Chad Core i5 2400/Gtx750ti combo in 2017

This was round about the time having a boot SSD in combination with a storage HDD became affordable for entry level users. Probably by adding an SSD to a system that already had a HDD.

Gamer's Nexus did a video on that Pentium CPU and determined that it could handle up to a GTX 1060 6GB GPU.

This brings back memories of the pentium G's being the brand new budget kings and me debating whether getting a 1050 would be worth it over the 1030. Weird to think that was 8 years ago , the pc space was so fun back then.

This was my upgrade from a q6600 4gb ddr2 and a gt 640. The difference was huge!

You have a really good humor keep up with this videos

my first pc had a pentium g4560 and a 1050 ti back in 2017 and i loved it

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Awesome video I love the format and putting in a CPU one-handed is an underrated skill haha especially when the case isn't lying down

This was nice to watch.

im predicting this channel will blow up soon

underrated channel. I LOVE IT!!

Impossible to take live benchmarks like this seriously when you don't include the frametime graph. It's arguably more important than even average fps, because an even, stable, consistently delivered 30fps will feel a lot better than an uneven, stuttery 50fps.

back when pentium g4560 is better than i3 6100/7100 in terms of the price to performance ratio, what a nostalgic processor, we had paired with 1050ti and rx 570 in my neighborhood's internet cafes that year and it can play low-med AAA games 1080p

New viewer here and I subbed immediately. I like the content, the idea and the upgrade potential of a new video!

I waited so long for the video about old budget build in today

Nice video, keep it up 👍

Back in 2017 i had a i5-6600k, 16gb (2x8gb) 2133mhz, palit jetstream 1070. This video brought me back to that age tbh, it was such a fun time for me as i had just got into pc gaming. Today though I have a ryzen 9 5900x 32gb (4x8gb) 3600mhz and a FE nvidia 3080ti.. yeah.. its funny how pc gaming truly draws you in.

Makes me glad that in 2017 I was running an R3 1200 with a dirt cheap A320 board, which is now in my grandson's PC where he is about to drop in a Ryzen 5500 with nothing more than a BIOS update. Man AM4 definitely aged like fine wine 🍷

That is a low end PC from 2017. Entry level would have been an i3 6100 paired with a GTX 1060.

My first hold over PC in 2017 was an old dell optiplex. I threw in a Q6600 and a GT 1030 in it and it worked great for a few games until i got to build my first budget gaming PC. Got a Ryzen 1400 and a GTX 1050Ti in it and it was amazing at the time. Finally built my first high end gaming pc last year and man did it feel good to finally be able to afford that sort of thing. I felt accomplished lol

I remember buying g4560 with Gigabyte H110M, 8GB of DDR4 and GTX 750 ti back in March 2018. I was so excited, because this budget build let me play most of the recent (back then) games, and i even sold the entire build 6 months later without the money loss. I still remember, that i paid ~280 PLN (~$70) for the brand new G4560 and that was actually a good price. Now, on the used marketplace you can buy that CPU for as low as 20 PLN ($5) 😂

I didn't need to know any of that. But it was pleasant to watch regardless.

I gamed on a i3 7100 with 16GB of ram and an RX 550 4GB for a couple months last year until I traded off my tired Alienware for a recent barebones systems. It was surprisingly not too awful. Not great, but far better than I thought it was going to be. OH... and it had only a single 7200 WD 1TB. Yeah.

Almost my system, still running it today. Pentium G4560, gtx 1050 2gb, started with 8gb ram (now 16gb, the only component upgraded) 256gb m.2 drive + 256gb 2,5" SSD.

time flies back when people comparing i3 7100 and g4560 for a budget pc

I was using an i7 7700k and gtx 1080 until 2022, just upgraded the processor due to some slow downs when working and the gpu because i upgraded t a 4k monitor, but otherwise I would still be using them for almost 5 years they were enough for me.

love the video but the only thing I would change is frametimes to a graph so it's easier to read. Other than that very cool video. Would love to see a video about this pc being upgraded over the 7 years since it's been out still going with budget parts.

I remember back when this kinda of PC was a thing, however instead of gt 1030 it was gtx 1050ti, it was soft of fine for the year but i sometimes still see remnants of that era with people not upgrading which is fascinating to me

In 2017 I was suffering a C2Q Q8200 💀

Looked at getting a G4560 and a 1050 back then. Interesting to see that the Pentium is holding back the 1030 in Overwatch, perhaps expected with 2 cores in current year though

I own an i7 7700. There is no CPU upgrade path for me. Still rocking a GTX 1060. But I think with the current CPU I have, I might be able to squeeze more performance out of the CPU by upgrading to a RTX 3060 12Gig (a powerful GPU than this can cause bottleneck)

I'm still running a 6100 (Got dowgraded from 7100 due to it died after 7 years) in my dekstop, this video seems perfect

Would love to see a 7350k OC video. I got a 8350k Running at 5.0 on all cores once

i used to run a pentium g5400 with 8gb of ram and a 8gb rx 470 i cant say it was the greatest experience ever but it certainly exceeded my expectations, i certainly dont miss it tho

i was saving money to buy this exactly pc but got never bought because of life issues and later i got and i3 9100 and a gtx 960ti i thankfully never regret it!

Honestly buying a 1050ti is your best bet for that price nowadays, I had a setup very similar to yours except with the i5 4th gen , it has served me well I even remember playing left for dead 2 and Stardew valley in native 4k

From some one that tried playing palworld with a gt 1030 i have to say that this game shutters like hell with this card

Fun entry-level machine. Could passively cool both CPU and GPU. Built mine as an HTPC. Sold it two months ago for 100 USD (equivalent).

I'm still rocking my 1050ti and i5-8400 that I bought almost 8 years ago now 💪

In 2017 the gtx older gtx 750 ti handley beat the 1030 in nearly every game

I've been watching some benchmark vids that test 6th/7th gen intel i3s (6100/7100). Quite surprised they still hold out somewhat well in 2024

Always interesting to see how older parts perform now, especially those old budget parts. I’d be interested to see the per thread usage of the CPU, I’m willing to bet that one of the threads is sitting at 100% the second the GPU usage drops in phas, cpu bottlenecks are a nightmare 🤣

I sub and like for the awesome awkwardness and Pinetime.

I would have thought ryzen 5 1500 and a gtx 1050 would be the entry level pc back then.

I used to own the pentium g4560 w/ 1050 ti and 8gb ram as my first entry gaming pc. Now Im using a ryzen 7 5700x3d w/ 6700xt . Ill never forget my first chip!

To get the MSI Afterburner overlay to work in CS2, I suggest using the "-allow_third_party_software" launch parameter. It should allow any signed program to inject itself into the game, like Afterburner, and should not affect your trust factor! Great video btw!

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Not directly related, but when I got an i5-11400, I got a Z series board not because of (impossible) overclocking purposes, but to ensure that there was enough VRM cooling/etc for what I knew would be a high wattage chip. Who knows, one of the Waste of Silicon Rocket Lake i7/i9 CPUs might get stupid cheap in 5-10 years. I can wait :)

i used to have a i5 3470 and that gt1030 overclocks really really good. i loved it for the simple games i played, even ran fortnite rust and the forest acceptably on 1080p if you’re okay with mostly medium settings.

I had a g4560 and a 1050ti combo but upgraded to a ryzen 5 1600 less than a year later. I recently upgraded to a 5700x with the same motherboard. I wouldn't have gone lower than a 1050 during this time considering that would've been a worse experience than the base consoles.

GT1030 owner here. It's useful for older builds with linux.

The gpu that this got paired with in 2017 the most.. was WAY WAY WAY more powerful than a gt 1030. It got paired with an RX560/570/580 most of the time. A much much more powerful set of cards. The rx 560 was only like 10 more than the gt 1030.

I remember upgrading to a GT 1030, 8GB DDR2 and a Core 2 quad Q8300 on an inspiron 545s mobo. And honestly It really blew me away as it really felt like the last thing ill ever game on as it was my first time ever experiencing 60FPS in games and ultra settings at a HD resolution with the games I played on it and made the laptop I upgraded from look like a complete and utter scam I bought from walmart being a $400 HP 15 with an intel pentium n3540 and 4GB of ram. As well as any other prevoius laptop I grew up with streight from the pawn shop because my family couldnt afford a console of a gaming PC. Also wdym 40FPS is bad in Palworld? 12yo me would have killed for even 30FPS even at 480p

I would love to see a mid tier build from 2019! 3700x and 5700xt with 16gb ram comes to my mind. It would still hold up really well, especially on the CPU. I had a 3700x for the past four years and it could push up to a 6950xt / 3090 just fine. Its a 95 dollar chip these days

I think you should do some more intensive benchmarks. The benchmarks you’ve done in this video didn’t stress the system all that much. I’m not that surprised that this system runs cs2 and lethal company.

I had a GT 1030 GDDR5 with a C2D E8600. Was a great combo for HTPC during the pandemic. The system is now a server, and I sold the GPU a while back.

60 fps is nice, but 30 is 100% playable. Heck, even 25 is okay for slower gameplays and even below that for turn-based ones

I gamed on the modern equivalent for awhile (at least, I think so) - a Pentium G7400 and Arc a380. Yeah, there's worse cards... it was true in 2017 too, at least the 1030 was current, um... yeah. There are always worse CPUs, because, well, Celeron word-processing processors that struggled with much more (ok, ok, the internet was fine... sure...) The Pentium G7400 and Arc a380 actually held a 30-60 fps average in Baldur's Gate 3 - cinematics are what saw the 20s. This was at relatively high settings. If you know the game, it was Act III that made me change out the card. Also noteable, I guess, is the fact I used a CRT monitor at 1600x1200 - so it was like the old school 1080p. BUT IT DID IT. In 2017, this was probably totally OK with your whole Steam back-log... I mean all those games you bought because, well, maybe someday I will play them... but you didn't. (The struggle is real, it used to be books I hadn't read that I owned... but, y'know, progress and all) Also, I discovered you here from a recommended video, and I applaud the algorithm for getting it right. Subscribed.

The problem with pentium even with 2c/4t, the lack of avx is a deal breaker for emulation and certain apps.. but outside of that, it is huge deal

Im still have my 1st gt 1030 with my core i5 4590 in family room for whoever wanna play

complaining about the 30FPS on Overwatch is so funny to me cause for some reason not even I can explain I like more to play it on my Switch that runs it at 30FPS rather than on my PC that can easily run it at 144FPS on Ultra, yet, most hours I have on Overwatch are on Switch

I feel kind of bad for those who picked the G4560 over the Ryzen 3 1200

i have a i5 9400f and a vega 56 and i can still play pretty much every game, but what do u think it would be a nice upgrade in terms of cpu and gpu?

The i3-6100 still held up better with games that utilize the AVX1 and AVX2 Instruction sets which the G4560 lacks And the G4560 also lacks Intel's Specialized "Smart Cache" for it's 1.5MBx2 Cache config.

Still using G4560 + 1050Ti until now alongside with 2x8gb 1600mhz (OC to 1866mhz) still good for 60fps medium settings RE7

I had this back in the day with 1050ti

You should try the lowest gaming card of the time, the 1050. It probably wouldn't make as interesting a story, or you could try a gaming card you could get for the same price as the 1030 used at the time.

i was actually gonna put this base system together back in the day but GPU wise I was debating myself between a gtx 1050 ti or an AMD alternative, I can't remember if it was an rx 560 or something like that

$100 extra (so 1.3x the budget) would have gotten you a 1050Ti and an i3 (or possibly a previous gen i5 with 4 cores), meaning at least 2x the performance.

I remember thinking about the Pentium, but if I was saving, I should save max I could, so I got the Celeron and an RX460, could actually play a lot of games, upgraded to an I5 6500 and RX5700XT and still going strong, althoug only mobo case and psu from the original remain

I remember this build but in indonesia they always recommend g4560 with 1050 ti

people pair g4560 with gtx1050 back then. Although i am 20, i remember i built my friend a "gaming pc" using this cpu. because that all the budget he had. But with only 4gb of Ram, cause we only played minecraft bedrock edition lol. I used old lenovo laptop with i5 4210u and geforce 840m 8gb ddr3l. Now i have, i7 4790 and gtx 750. and my friend has i5 8500 and gtx 1050, yes it is his old graphic card that he use up until today lol

The G4560 was the GOAT

random, but i liked it

Funny enough i have a high end pc from 2017. I9 7940x with 2 vega 64 engineering samples.

𝓒 𝓤 𝓡 𝓡 𝓔 𝓝 𝓣 𝓨 𝓔 𝓐 𝓡

A moment of silence for those who bought the i3-7350K

Please make a video on i5/i7 haswell systems. They hold up surprisingly decent with new GPUs

You look like The Act Mans younger brother

The g4560 and gt 1030 had the PC community by the throat in 2017 😂 that and the GTX 750Ti

I happen to have a 2017 system. 1060 6g. rysen 7 1700x. 16x2 ddr4 ram.

i had a g4560 with a rx 550. It was good other than the amd drivers at the time.

doom 2016 would play on that

i built a 6100 with 16 gb of ddr4 at bace 2133mh with a rx 480 8g it did really well for a lot of years and was quite cheep

this quite similar to my laptop spec (i3 2c/4t 2.99ghz + gtx 1050 mobile).

That's literally my pc but I got Pentium g4400

😒👍 It's all about The Pentiums 🐢

Does it mean that I'm living in 2017 now with my G4560 and GT 730?

Yall got Pentiums? I had an Atom

I'm still rocking a i5 8600k and rx580

I had g4560 too but with 1050ti

Lol i still have my g4560 somewhere but i sold the rx460 4gb i used with it, it was my first pc

What is that chart you show at 0:23? I can't find it anywhere

I’d take the 4560 over bulldozer any day in 2017 *assuming you aren’t using a 1030, there wasn’t going to be a game out there that you were going to struggle with everything playable and assuming the gpu is better than a 1030 would allow you to beat a console even with console optimization

Pc parts dropped in price you can get a rx 580 for around 60 bucks these days

still have b250 g4560 and rx570 4gb