How cheap can I build a "Gaming PC" for in 2022 

Cool idea!

That sounds like a lot of work.

Agreed.

@@ActualZombeard by this point building a pc is child's play for jay

that sounds like a lot of money and work

You read my mind 😵‍💫😵‍💫

First thing he mentioned as a reason is that he hasnt done a video with it yet

@@seamuskavanaugh3873 That was one of the things he mentioned, but the reason he eventually gave was it was $20 cheaper, which it wasn't when you include the cooler. This was about doing a budget build, not testing a CPU.

all 11th and 12th gen intel cpu comes cooler. but he made a good choice of buying a different cooler since stock ones are generally not the best, for intel and amd

@@lordtachanka8333 He put out a video not so long ago commenting on how AMD's box coolers are actually solid, especially if you're not doing any major overclocking. Intel CPUs generally don't come with coolers, and the one he bought certainly didn't, unless it was too tiny to cool anything bigger than a sweaty gnat.

Agreed

a monitor can easily throw you off your budget

This! While the point of this video is to get a decent gaming PC for the lowest cost possible, peripherals like monitor, mouse, keyboard, game controllers, and headsets/speakers are not free. Upgraders may have one of those laying around, but first builders need to buy those. Also, technically any cheap $10-$20 keyboard-mouse combo is perfectly usable, but they are not made for gaming. For a decent pair, you need to shell out extra $50-$100.

Truer words my friend.

Gaming is not only FPS or eSports level of precision when it cones to keyboard and mouse. A cheap combo can give you a lot.

exactly

You can purchase a stock intel fan for $5

@@Shut6000 they suck

@@Shut6000 those fans are meant for like celeron pentium core duo kind of cpus the better the CPU the better u need the fan

My thoughts exactly. Saved $20 on the CPU that DOES NOT come with a cooler in the box... I have questions. Already went from "Most bang for your buck" to "Because we haven't built one of these yet"

also 1660 super here. it's very good. i game on a 2014 cpu so it stutters rarley but not because of the gpu. 1660 super is great.

I choked when I saw the 300+ price tag... shouldn't it be half that or less?

@@mjkittredge I bought my 1660 Super (ASUS TUF 3 Fans OC) for like $320ish before pandemic and it's normal as it should be, unless, it goes like $380+ or like $400iah and yeah, that's where the price is not normal. Even Jay here bought a 2 Fan MSI 1660 Super for like $360 and with that price, you could buy a 1660 Super from a better skew.

Same, I guess people have struggles when they game with lots of apps open but I stream with this and have Gamecaster and Spotify open along with a browser with no problems to my game. Anything more can cause application stalls but I don't push it beyond my norm. Kinda 😂

To be honest, the prices for pc part particularly gpu’s is fucking ridiculous and scammy. The fact that $400 only gets you 1080p performance is sub-par as honestly non-consumer friendly. I have a 3090 and I understood that I’m paying for an enthusiast level card and can accept that, but 1080p high 60fps which I believe should be the industry minimum standard at this point, honestly the pc gaming world is just fucking the smaller consumer comparatively to consoles. Note: Before people come at me for dumb shit arguments, I’m not talking utility, work station, etc strictly gaming, and at the smaller market I believe people are getting scammed to where, you really should just buy a console.

at the same time, you must do a little research yourself because in actuality you could build a better system then that right now. I think Micro center asked him to do a video on a budget PC so Micro center can get rid of their 3-year-old about to be obsolete hardware.

@@nicholas9051 well said, stepping back on that cpu and forward on the gpu would have made a Lot more sense imho (depending on workload I guess)

@@chasesmay7237 I agree, he could have gone for a little worse cpu, smaller ssd size, to get a better gpu. As long as the cpu was good enough to not bottleneck the gpu it would be fine.

What are the specs?

@@nicholas9051 That really depends on the specs of their components 😋.

It's all about perspective but it still amazes me that so many people accept a $1000 PC as cheap.

@@gnauenburg2018 yea I agree lol. You can buy a perfectly fine used gaming pc that has better performance for like 400 eu/usd

If GPUs weren't so expensive, it would be alot better. I wish we here in Germany had something like a microcenter. I recently ordered parts for a Server upgrade, including an entire new motherboard. Since i didn't need a GPU, i got away with ~650€, which is fine. The old server hardware was my PCs old motherboard, which i originally didn't pay that much for, and it served me well.

Could you help me to pick the right parts and help me build the pc in there?I was planning to go there this coming friday or saturday

I would recommend upgrading to 2tb for the $5-$10 more

@@iCantEscapeYou Yeah, if you're going to put a slow, noisy HDD in the system, get something that offers a good price for the storage, though just getting a 2 TB SSD in the first place instead of the HDD would be a much better choice, if price allows.

help me build a gaming computer thing, btw i don’t know anything about computers

@@josh.andree Go to your local Microcenter, that's part of what they do.

why not do 12400 for $100 cheaper? or 12600k for the same price but better?

You do realize that all these crap parts are sub par? PC building is not cheap! You want a cheap gaming rig, go console! If not STFU!

@@Raxion496 5600g better integrated graphics

Feel sorry for whoever buys parts like these. And his last part video. Terrible budgeting The only good part was the RAM

@@Raxion496 12400 is 200ish 5600g is 200 and has better graphics plus mobo and ram costs on 12400 would be higher and the 12600k is not a 200 dollar cpu

In 1998 I bought a used hospital tower from auction (only Windows NT on it) for $400. W 2022 inflation and Let's Go Brandon $750 or so. It came without a dial up modem even. I Think it came with the crap monitor and keyboard, mouse. Thank goodness my uncle w the computer shop helped me along just enough for me to learn stuff. Or at least just break one part at a time. 24 yrs later I am responding from the 1st pre-built tower (Cyberpower PC, I don't game but I got tired of laptops. With Windows 10, for $900). It broke 11 months in, I got to pay them $150 in shipping. Graphics card on it is still limited running a 55in TV and 4k monitor. Just the 4k monitor (not w TV on) monitor does better graphics. Buyer beware! Just because the graphics card has 1 hdmi and 3 monitor spots. No way this thing could do that. Plug in headphones or a mic. Then try to go back to HDMI surround sound took so many reboots to work again. My uncle was stumped with troubleshooting (over the phone). AMD tends to send out updates every 2 weeks. Had I built this tower, I would know each component which makes troubleshooting WAY easier. For practice, at least get a beat up old tower that sort of works from a family member. Take it apart and put it back together again. It's cheap practice.

I will say I got a monitor at a garage sale for $20. There's lots of old ones if you just want 1080p @ 60hz

I agree partially, as I think mentioning them would be good, but not included in detail as I feel that information is totally irrelevant honestly...it's like if you would say that they need to recommend a desk as well as a chair, as those are necessary as well.

@@AlphaLegionXX I disagree, you don't need a chair or desk to get the computer to be fully functional but you do absolutely need a monitor, keyboard and mouse to get a computer to work as intended. You can't get into BIOS without at the very least a keyboard and monitor, you can't see anything without a monitor and can't make things happen without a keyboard. You MAY be able to do SOMETHING without a mouse but with extreme difficulty and definitely NOT everything on a computer. A chair and desk? Will a computer work without them? Can you play a game or run a program without them? Yes! So comparing a monitor, mouse and Keyboard to a desk and chair is absurd since I am talking about what you need to make a computer fully useable. What can you do with a fully built tower and no keyboard or monitor?

@@desertshadow72 That's great! I got a great monitor and keyboard and a mouse at great prices too. My point isn't the price, my point is they are necessary to complete a build and are almost always treated as add-ons in build videos and rarely mentioned when they are in fact an absolute necessity.

Found it right when I saw your comment 12:12 he's so happy lol

well they only talk abandon online shopping because most people don’t have a microcenter near them

@@endersoul46 some people don't even have a micro centre in their country

@@endersoul46 what I would give to have one in the Bham. AL area...closest to me is Marietta, GA.

I bought a MicroCenter power supply about a year ago and I’ve had 0 problems with it. I’ll be buying a bigger one soon

I’m only looking to play steam games really and Star Wars the old republic. Would that variation be enough for that?

@@doctorstrange6818 yup

32gb of memory is a waste, also the PSU is kinda exaggerated (but there's the "future proofing" argument for it, so ok). You can justify the 32gb because you are using integrated graphics, but still...

Had two of them fail in a row for me. Micro Center needs to find a new supplier for their PSU's.

my CoolerMaster psu broke yesterday after just 1.5 year of use (MWE 750 Gold) so maybe also stay away from CM PSUs...

When it comes to PSUs I'd definitely recommend on of the brands that build for themselves. Like Seasonic. Of course they are a bit pricier but still better than buying a second PSU after a short while (or even a burnt home).

I've had a powerspec 650 in my PC for 2 years with no problem

I refuse to build a system with a shoddy power supply. There aren't enough liability waivers in the world to put my labor into something that can burn down a house.

Congrats! Hope you love it (:

@@chanchanfunky2032 going from controller to Mouse and keyboard is tricky but happy with the results so far

Ain't that the truth, like I've got the money for a higher budget pc but PS5s almost seem too good in terms of value.

I'm in the process of doing the same, any info would be appreciated, supplier, budget, Price?

@American Legend did you just really "uhmm ackshully" me by saying it wasn't an overly technical channel? lmao...

Reasonable, 900$ 💀 I remember the old times when budget PCs were around 500$

@@nunosantos8290 Yeah same but like, at least it isn't 4k.

@@nunosantos8290 Thinking about buying a gaming pc worth 500 usd with mostly used parts. I hope things go to plan.

@@stockehistorica1349 my budget pc that cost 500 usd can play roblox at 200 fps tho the Hz is just 75

@@MiyusTab roblox runs on anything ....

The closest option I've is best buy.. which sigh.. i've used them for specific parts i've needed and knew they have but that's the most i'd do there. I'd build all of my PC's from microcenter if we had one in my area.

MC can price match if you show them the Amazon link

@@HerpaDerpaZX thats another good point. Hey have done this before for me as well :)

@@SoficalAspects When I look up my specs the PC would now even be more expensive as I paid in 2020 :D

@@spankbuda3084 Well... But not a Gamer PC ;) Or where is your graphic card? How could you even display stuff with your configuration, the 2600X has no APU core.

Walter

1660 super is trash IN 2022

@@jonathan-qd1cc is it reliable?

@@josephmazariegos2951 I guess for 144fps 1080p if you have a good enough cpu but just upgrade to like rtx 3060 or rx 6600. Much better than 1660 super. Nothing against 1660 super tho. If you wanna get it go ahead it will get the job done for the next 2-3 years as games become more graphically demanding

thanks! Also I’m planning on building a pc for the first time and I’m using this video as a reference. At the 10 minute mark, is that all the parts that you need to build a pc from that list?

I bought a gtx 1080 ti when it first came out and it still holds up. One of their best cards for sure. Waiting for a 4090 ti before I finally upgrade.

@@brandonporter550 Crazy right? Speaks to how great it truly is that 5 years on nothing can really beat its price:value.

Still have my 1070ti and not suffering (much). The day is coming for major upgrades (cpu, mobo), but not quite yet.

Overclocking a cpu does *almost* nothing for fps anyway haha

going with 11400 or 11400f, skimping a little bit on a mobo and going with a 6600 would give a much more powerful system overall.

You can probably even save more money by going with the Core i5-10400F or the Core i3-12100F.

Could've the Mobo, CPU, GPU and PSU choices were questionable. CPU 11400f would've been a better choice IMO... Not much need for iGPU Mobo could've gone ultra budget with a h510... Nothing about a Mobo offers better FPS, plus better pairing with a locked CPU GPU 6600 would've been better bang for bucks and better pairing with i5 11th gen PSU... About future proofing... If you're upgrading from mid range parts to newer gen mid range parts, extra headroom is overrated... Unless you go from mid range to high end parts..

Yeah. Weird cheap route but then again he said he never build using one so maybe it's for the view

Lol that’s almost exactly my pc, as well. I saved some extra money buying a second hand board and chip (z370 pro MSI and i5 8600k) and I have a gigabyte 3060 instead of EVGA (I stood in line at launch to get at msrp), but I’ve got xpg spectrix 3200 ddr4 ram, that same EVGA 750w gold psu, that same m.2 (and an intel ssd 500gb, and a 1tb spinning drive which I had from an old build) all in an older lian li A05-FNA case with lian li fans. I love the pc, performance to cost is really good.

Sweet build!

I did a budget build just before COVID hit in 2019. Asrock B450 MB ($85), AMD 2700 processor ($120), 32 GB (2x16) 3200 ram ($140), EVGA 750 psu ($80), MSI rx580 video ($130), Fractal Design case ($60) for a total of $615, still plays every game solid at 1080p/high without a problem. ( I use it for video editing, not just gaming, thus the extra cores and memory)

that sweet builds i wee-ing with my new ryzen 7 5800x,B550-A ROG Strix,2x16Gb CL16 Team delta RGB Ram,and salvaged from my Old PC GTX1070Ti Until GPU Price going down again eventually for about $1142(calculated from IDR to USD at this time 2 april 2022) humbly runs game on 1080p high to ultra setting while multitask 2 to 3 game instance and more than 10 tabs browser opened altough i plan to upgrade my monitor to higher refresh rate and also future proofing my disk space

@@aGrimTurtle Thanks! Quite the upgrade from what I had before, which was an i5 4690k and a 1060 3gb.

checking this and hearing 1660s in 2022 really hurt my soul. this is terrible advice at the prices atm. zero future proofing while grabbing outdated tech to save a few bucks. if i learned anything from my first blindish pc build 7 years ago is the more you spend now the longer it last and the more you save in the long run.

@@rickylafleur5823 I generally treat purchases as "investments". The investment being time. If I had a choice between paying $150 for something that will last 2 years vs $250 for something that will last 5 years i'll save up and buy the latter ($125 in savings). For the most part this really only applies to GPUs as far as PC's are concerned. But given a fauxdemic can apparently strike at anytime and cause hyperinflation and "shortages" I don;t mind spending more to be prepared. It's not just about "future proofing" for gaming anymore. It's about preparing for future artificial shortages caused by greedy manufacturers. As a precious metal/gemstone investor I know all about that.

Got that tinfoil hat all ironed out, Joe?

Too weak for 4k dude you need 3080 or 6900xt

@@user-ib5pu9hm1y ​ Implying anyone actually gives a shit about 4k and has thousands of dollars for a GPU in this economy

Getting better, but i bought the 1660 super (Asus Tuf overclocked) for 229 in July of 2020. For once my timing didn't suck.

Prices as a whole are going up, so I'm not sure your statement is very accurate. Nothing has come down in price, and that includes GPUs. Scalped GPU prices coming down means nothing because the MSRP of GPUs has risen.

"You build PCs with parts you have, not the parts you might want or wish to have"

as of Sept 2021 Nvidia is still producing stock of 16 series gpu dies. while they arent churning them out like they used to its not like stock is finite. Micro Center just remodeled and this is their California store so i wouldnt be surprised if prices were slightly inflated at this location

Retailers already joined scalping band since last year...

@@dannybrennan31 slightly?? 60% isn't slightly lol

Yeah the fact that they are over $100 over MSRP with that much stock is, flat out, gouging.

you're not the only one that got raffled from new egg a 3070ti. It almost feels as if they knew they were going to be overloaded with them before hand.

@@williamjktkd i did mine by getting a 3050 then did step up to 3070 ti cause couldnt ger 3080 from it

@@Jackthekin evga posted today they have inventory, they have from 3050 to 3090tis

@@Jackthekin sadly I was in que last week an got a 3080 FTW 3 Ultra. I got a 3060 last year from EVGs que.

@@FunTimeWithSouls wow ok that kinda makes me even more mad

*AMD Ryzen 7 5700G --> 299,- *Thermal Grizzly - Carbon Thermal Pad Carbonaut 38x38mm --> 18,- *be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black --> 45,- *µATX ASRock B550M Steel Legend --> 134,- *2x 8Gb G.Skill Flare X DDR4-3200, CL14-14-14-34 --> 115,- *EVGA SuperNOVA GT 750W ATX 80 PLUS Gold --> 90,- (for gpu later) *KIOXIA EXCERIA G2 M.2 SSD 1TB --> 80,- *Lian Li LANCOOL 205 --> 90,- total about --> 870,- the cheapest way you can start to play most of the online games at medium settings and in 1 year you can upgrade to a 3060 or something for 330,-

@@MrLince-hr4of monitor, keyboard, mouse?

@@MrLince-hr4of Not quiet, for gaming the 5600g is plenty as a base CPU and for online games esp FPS you really want to be playing at "competitive settings" 😋

@@aliabdelaziz7585 yes 👍

@@earthtaurus5515 first i never sad anything about a 5600g yes it is not for every game, but there a 1000 of 1000 games .... ok just a possibility you have the best ultra hight end PC of $5000,- and you playing the first time CSGO you still will be a noob and lose every game 😂 so what ? for starting this pc is more than good ! and i never say it is a 100% gaming pc, you can do all stuff what you want with it 👍 i work and play 1 year on a less good pc with a 3400g and it was great, lot better than the most people thing ! now i bought a used 1600x and a rtx2060 and it is awsome !!! make no prejudices ! try it first and than speak - thx👍

He has before

Make sure to take the keyboard Outside to blow it out. Stuff will come out.

You need to find better channels my guy - not throwing any shade at Jay, just saying there are other quality content creators out there

This didn't even include the operating system.... price needs to tack on at least another $400 for windows, mouse, keyboard, and monitor which was not even mentioned

@@shadowforge operating system is free lol, imagine paying microsoft for their spyware

For 499 you can get a ASUS 3060ti at microcenter.

I built my brother a PC with Montech Air 900 Mesh Case for $66.99 back in 2020. That case is one of the best I had bought for that price. The quality, cable management options everything is good for the price. However, I think now Montech has cut a lot of corners on the quality for the similar priced case in 2022.

MONTECH’s are very impressive for their price.

at least u can a radiator at the top XD

Rly not a bad case wish it was cheaper but it happens

It still exist but now you have to go apu to hit that kind of budget

They are still here. Just buy an empty PC case to sit on and 40 crates of beer. Hf!

Where to send you a message ?

@@johny4692 this is a scammer not jay

for 150$ more you can get x3 more performace. for example all games in highest settings on 1440p will have 150+ fps. even cyberpunk. think about building. ryzen 5 5900x with rx 6600 xt :) atleast next 6-7 years you should not worry about streaming, gaming, working. etc :)

CPU - Ryzen 5 5600X (210$) Motherboard - ASUS - B550-F ROG Strix Gaming (230$) GPU - Power Color rx 6600 xt red devil or hellhound depends on where you can find it. (500$) RAM - G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3600MHz CL18 (60$) Case - NZXT - H510 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower Black (90$) Power supply - Inland 750w 80 Plus Gold (80$) storage - Inland Professional - 512GB NVMe M.2 Internal Solid State Drive (50$) Cooling - Enermax - ETS-N31 CPU Cooler (35$) or you can go for noctua. best air cooler for few bucks more. total build cost 1,250$ depends on region where and how much are the products. Overall you can tweak the build a bit to drop the value. for example the motherboard or the power supply or the case or the storage :) overall the combo of CPU and GPU will be the overkill next 5 years. and in 5 months its expected the price drop of the GPU and CPU to fall down. so better wait for Octomber :)

In Europe, get a 6600 at a same/lower price, much better than a 3050 Also, rather get a slower Nvme like a P2 or NV1 and get 500gb, 250 is full with 1-2 games and Windows, wouldnt recommend in 2022. 1TB would be the better option if budget allows. Z mainboard seems overkill, you can get cheaper ram, Vulcan Z 3600 is 61€

ALL Please be aware that the channel message from Telegram me JayzTwoCent_giveaway is a scam, please, please don't contact these people.

fam jus getcho bread up🤣🤣

Same

I have 450 quid into my real realistic gaming pc. It plays Elden Ring like a champ . I think some tech guys do not know what 'realistic' and 'cheap,' mean. I suppose it is them being spoiled for tech. I still run an 8gb rx 580 and it is a beast. I do not care for latest and greatest in the tech world because that just translates to wasting money for the sake of it. Not becomes obsolete or dated faster than tech and maybe hyper cars. My 990fx sabertooth with an 8150 Black edition and a 960, lasted a decade no issues until Elden ring. My replacement was the Ryzen 5/asus 320m-k combo with an rx 580 8gb and obviously 16gb ddr4 mem and a 970 evo 1tb for 450 quid and using my old nzxt 510i case. That is a realistic affordable build for gaming. I also do not understand anyone that looks for rgb and specs on gear for streaming and editing when majority of gamers do not use it. I guess it is just to be sheep to follow the latest toys. This build in the vid has so much wasted spec which equals wasted money. And the 570 barely outperforms my diddy little 320mk.

Uhhh...it's been only 2 years...

@@reinhard7164 ok I'll change my statement. It's been 3 years since the 1660 launched and it's still almost $400.00! 1660 launched in 2019 I believe that is 3 years.

@@reinhard7164 its a Turing based card so at least 3 years old and 4 years ago was launch for that whole gen.

@@captainkrk88 i guess it crossed 400$ after gpu crisis...

And XFX RX580 8 GB . I bought it 170€ now it's 680€ still 🤯🤯🤯

I'm sure there are a bunch of people out there who wish they were you lol. The only complaint I've consistently heard about Micro Center is from people who don't live next to one (which is kind of a compliment in a roundabout way).

You should fix that by building a PC.

Luckiest dude ever lol

you know how many people would gladly move in with you just to live by a Micro Center, lol.

I have about 6 within a hour of me.:(

I just picked one up for $480 (before tax) obviously still over msrp but given the current market I’m pretty happy with what I paid

$500-600 here. Still too much. I got my GTX 1080 for less :D

HOW TF?? MY PC COSTS 500 DOLLARS.

3060 is still whopping 500$ here in philippines and I’m tired of waiting

seeing this in oregon i got my gigabyte 3050 gaming OC for 330$ idk what the msrp is because of the current market

Even my RX 570 8GB don't has much struggle, I don't understand these "But muh 8K"... when I want to see 8K, I look out of the Window :D

Still a bad deal, but it's been worse.

i got my 2070S for like 400 just before the shortage

@@ipanesm Dang that’s awesome. I got a 1080 ftw for $300 cash in January this year and I think that’s pretty good, but man I really want dlss lol

2060 gang. got mine when i built my PC with that stimmy check we got 2 years ago lol.

@@ipanesm i wish i had the knowledge i have now when i originally built my PC 2 years ago I woulda went with a 2070 super. That was like THE card for the 20 series.

5600g would bottle neck it the “g” stands for integrated graphics and doesn’t preform well with real gpus

Closest one to me, in Florida, is a Microcenter in Georgia BestBuy is alright but definitely doesn’t have the stock Microcenter has

Not that special. The prices are outrageous on most things now days. My store in Columbus, Ohio is this way atleast. 1500 3080's as of yesterday.

I feel you. The closest thing here is Best buy…….

@@luhgarlicbread there's 2 near Atlanta lol

We have a store called Arlternate in Germany but its nothing like Microcenter. You can get pc parts there, yeah, but they only have like the most basic stuff

since he saved so much $$$ on the PC, there's more left for an OP monitor :D

sponsors are sponsors man I would too

@@Killtacularkevin same tbh haha they undoubtedly paid for that budget pc build I’m sure

@@AKAtheA the poor soul wouldn’t be able to experience that monitors true potential 😭 😂

Yeah a 4k monitor with what,,, 150 hz refresh. Not even the 3080ti can push that, unless it is counter strike LOL

Now is not a bad time to get a PC. You never know if things could get far worse in the future, or some parts not even available. that being said, the next generation of graphics cards from both AMD and Nvidia are going to be insanely fast, and blow away the current gen. If you are going for a lower mid range GPU type build, you could wait for Intel ARC in early June, because the prices of those Intel GPUs will be cheaper than what you are looking at right now, for the 3 levels that will be represented by those Intel cards. ( in comparison to whichever relative cards from AMD and Nvidia to those 3 levels Intel is targeting ) If you are building something that you will want to play at 1440p and high settings at 144 FPS or faster, your best bet is to wait until Q3 when RDNA 3 drops. Or you can build now and buy a RTX 3060 or an RTX 3070 Ti for mid high performance. Or an AMD RX 6600 XT, or an AMD RX 6700 XT, or wait for the RDNA 2 refresh cards and get an AMD RX 6750 XT. Also you could wait for the new AMD CPUs coming out in a few weeks, like the Ryzen 5 5600, or the Ryzen 7 5700X, or if you want high end performance that is low on watts, get the fastest gaming CPU in the world, a Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which will be cheaper than the Intel Core i9-12900K and of course the 12900KS, and will be faster and cooler and lower power when gaming than the former, and also probably the latter as well. a 7600 XT will be almost as fast as a 6900 XT, almost neck and neck, according to latest leakers from good sources. The most important question is, what kind of performance do you want and is that level of performance for older games, AAA new games, AA older games, or some combination of all. If you want to be able to play at 1080p and 100 FPS with most games, and 1080p 70 FPS with all the rest, all at high settings, that makes it a lot easier to afford, especially if you are getting an RDNA 3 video card to get there. And for your CPU, you probably don't need anything better than a Intel i5-12500, or an AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

@@Dennzer1 hey you seem like you know a lot about PCs. I’m looking to build a PC on a budget that runs most games on high FPS. I have no knowledge whatsoever. You think you can help me ?

@@ierie8885 Yes I can. sorry about the long delay. Hope this gets to you. If you want to run most games at FPS of lets say 90 FPS and over, at medium to high ( NOT ultra ) quality settings in the menu for graphics settings of each game... You will need to start with a $200 CPU. You can get a Ryzen 5 5600 ( non "X", you do not need the 5600X, just the 5600 ).. and a B550 motherboard. that's one option, but the PCIe lane where the graphics card goes is PCIe 4.0. Which has a max bandwidth of 16 GT/s So then, you could instead go with Intel, and the core i5-12400, or the core i7-12600k if you want a little more power. the motherboard you would get with that CPU would preferably one of the ones that has a PCIe 5.0 slot for the top slot, which again, is where the graphics card goes. With PCIe 5.0 instead of 4.0, this will allow you to make much beefier GPu upgrades in the far future ( say more than 5 years from now ) because it has more bandwidth. even the next generation of graphics cards coming out later this year from AMD and Nvidia may in fact be PCIe 5.0 cards, but they will of course still work 100% fine in all PCIe 4.0 and even PCIe 3.0 motherboards. But since they are early examples of PCIe 5.0 GPUs, that means that the speed difference in games with one of those cards in a PCIe 5.0 motherboard compared to a PCIe 4.0 motherboard may only be 5% different ( just a guess until we get reviews... ) In the future, later this decade, the difference in speed with the same exact card in a 5.0 system vs a 4.0 system could be as high as 50% or maybe even more than that. I have a lot more advice, but I don't know if you are going to see my comment, so please reply, and let me know you are here, and we can talk a lot more about what you can get while saving the most amount of money. such as RAM and storage and motherboard and cases etc.

5600 would've been better then g or x for the price

You would at least need a B550 bord then 😉

Agree, but AMD FSR also does the job just fine, and even though it's not officially on games like Cyberpunk, you can still mod it to utilize FSR

DLSS might be the worst technology for FPS and I would just go for lower resolutions at that point . unless you are doing a 4K conversion it looks horrible for 1440p and 1080p with the ghosting.

@@flintfrommother3gaming okay? All dlss has done for me in CoD and other titles is give me free 60+ fps

@@ijustlovethisname If you are using an 3050 it's not like you have any other choice. If you are not then good for you, it still isn't good for 1080p and partially 1440p (it's kinda up to personal choice but it's still not great to me with the ghosting.) upscaling . atleast It's better then whatever AMD is trying with FSR. Also using DLSS in a competitive game isn't a great way to use it.

@@flintfrommother3gaming weird. I use balanced dlss 2.0 on 1080p and can’t even notice the difference unless I really look for it. It’s only when I put it it on performance or ultra performance that I start to notice blurring. If I put it on quality then I literally can’t tell a difference. Maybe I just have bad eyes 😂

i got a prebuilt from microcenter for 2500.. 5900/3080, impressed at how much more i got for the price difference. and i spent no time putting it together either

@@bradhaines3142 I wish you the best. I got my first prebuilt from microcenter. They’re not bad, as they build usually w good parts. Just be careful what psu you got. Corsair, evga, seasonic are only brands I trust for power supply.

You did ok. Could have done better but I know it’s tough in Canada and generally more expensive. The motherboard you have is great, top of the line. Case you have is considered to be one of the best. Ram is fine (hopefully it’s at least 3200Mhz and you set up xmp - I can help if you want very easy it’s 2 clicks). But yeah dude not bad at all. Next is a 30 series or amd card and a new power supply (stick w Corsair they are the best)

FYI Newegg Canada has 3080 now at around $1200. Cards are dropping real quick.

@@mannyfresh7065 to be entirely honest I had to return the first psu I got from corsair for a new one under warranty cause it stopped working after 2 weeks :P ram is corsair vengeance 3200MGhz and yes I have xmp enabled :D

Montech gang, I have a Air 100ARGB and i'm really pleased by it. 4 fans included, ARGB, great temps.

They will not lower the prices until people stop buying overpriced shit. That applies to everything, not only GPUs.

I know it’s crazy I built my first pc like two months before the first 30 series gpus dropped and I got a 2060 super for 339.

The prices go down slowly

6500XT has the same performance and is $250

@@ChristmasCrustacean1 a 6500xt does NOT have the same performance as a 1660s, I repeat it does absolutely NOT. It has worse performance then a 1650s and rx580 8g, with less v ram as well

Why not go and make a day of it? 4 hours one way is nothing. Leave early. Get there and have lunch. Shop an hour or two and drive home.

@@freighter1097 True. I'll think about it, lol. Mostly I'm just reluctant because it's NoVA (northern VA) and a shat-ton of traffic. Could be an excuse to go to DC and hit up some of the museums and other places that I like and haven't been to in a long time.

Those are expensive as hell also.

Some PS4 consoles more than PS5 MSRP 🤣

Bruh this guy doesnt know what a budget pc is bro thinks everyone has 1k just lying around find a different channel if you actually want a 400-700$ gaming pc

@@Keykvy if you want a 400-700 dollar pc you might want to roll it back quite a few years Cuz getting decent parts and a GPU for under that is not easy right now, don't blame jay for inflated pricing.

You can build with a 5600G for $500 or under and have a better game play than ps4

Congrats man

How much … I got a 3070ti for 829

Still running my 1070. Looking to go shopping soon for parts to make new rig. Sick find on your 3k series.

@@Mr.Helper. same here for a 3070ti, $829 after tax.

I may have to go with an AMD card this time around. I've been using strictly Nvidia since the Riva 128 came out.

Actually under msrp for that! Although, it’s power is almost 1060 power so…

And you need a PCIe 4.0 board to run it at full capacity.

@@JaceB99 It's a budget build that I was initially planning on using integrated intel graphics for, so this made sense.

@@Bratfalken I believe there's only a small difference between running any card on PCIE 3.0 vs 4.0, but I believe my board has 4.0 since it's newest gen intel supported.

@@IamNinetyFour correct the difference is negligible

@UCqp0zLRvsTOvgxaqDfFSbOA nice try, bot. Unless you're not, but I'll pass.

Yeah I went to microcenter last Saturday(3/26/22) and they were selling it for $210 in store