What a Mid-Range Gaming PC Costs in 2024
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- What a Mid-Range Gaming PC Costs in 2024 ($1250-$1350)
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MY RECOMMENDED GAMING PC BUILD -- $1250 (RX 7800 XT) - $1350 (RTX 4070 Super)
CPU:
Ryzen 5 7600 6c/12t ($210, includes cooler) - bit.ly/3SR2uTu / geni.us/9rALRBa
Other CPU Options:
Ryzen 5 7600 6c/12t ($230, no cooler) - bit.ly/3Sjxpoo
Ryzen 7 7700 8c/16t ($300, includes cooler) - geni.us/9C1jins
Ryzen 7 7700X 8c/16t ($330 after promo, no cooler) - bit.ly/3xWonWj
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8c/16t ($370, no cooler) - bit.ly/3zASi6I
CPU Cooler (if upgrading from stock or choosing a CPU with no stock cooler):
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ($36) - geni.us/IQMpP
VIDEO CARD:
ASUS Dual RTX 4070 Super 12GB ($600) - geni.us/bh6B
SAPPHIRE Pulse Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB ($490) - geni.us/EacQd
MOTHERBOARD:
MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX ($186) - geni.us/rXazc
Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX ($190) - geni.us/JX0HDt
MEMORY:
G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) Flare X5 DDR5-6000 RAM ($105) - geni.us/bwJZ
CASE:
Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Case ($70, $50 after MIR) - bit.ly/3OM3HJ0
SSD:
Gen3 - Mushkin Helix-L 2TB PCIE 3.0 M.2 NVME SSD ($100) - bit.ly/3HYWmBR
PSU:
Thermaltake Smart BM3 750W 80+ Bronze 750W ($70) - geni.us/F99FUp
Thermaltake Toughpower 750W 80+ Gold Modular PSU ($80) - geni.us/QbWALTT
► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro - State of PC building, Feb 2024
0:54 The 7 Parts of a Gaming PC (split into 3 groups)
2:21 Current System Price Ranges - Budget, Mid-Range, High End
4:51 Mid-Range Build ($1000-$1500) Component Price Ranges
6:24 My Recommended Gaming PC Build, $1250-$1350
6:59 CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
8:15 Video Card Options - RTX 4070 Super, RX 7800 XT
9:11 Motherboard / Memory
11:07 Remaining Parts - Case, SSD, PSU
14:00 Closing Thoughts
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Time to get my hopes crushed
Hey everyone! Look at this elitist! He has hope!
Firsr time bro? 😂
There is no hope , get bent !
And just because it is V-day don't expect flowers either.
Nah bro, just save up and buy your parts one at a time, only if you want to but that is what I am doing at the moment.
@@BoutaFitits ok tactic but just remember to not be too greedy or you will buy parts for year 😂 and pricec are dropped alrd when you build it
My friends: "What kind of computer do you recommend I build?"
Me: "A functional one."
I would never spend more than 300$ on a gpu. You just throw your money away
If a game can't be played on a 300$ gpu, then it's not worth playing
Imo, you should try and build a PC for the same price as a console, otherwise you're just blowing money
I'm rocking a 1060 6gb and r5 2600 with 16gb ram. Max power system draw... 250watt!!
You can build this for under 300$
@@Sofi-gz9uo LOL Consoles have been sold at a loss since the NES. Right now you can pay $600 for a console and get more than $800 worth of hardware.
Do you mean to build a PC based on the price you'd pay or the actual price it costs the manufacturer to build it? The latter would be around a grand at launch, and then a few million units later it's about equal to the MSRP. For $1000 USD you can build a very capable PC, $600 is going to be tough to get more than medium settings at 120 FPS in new titles.
@@Sofi-gz9uo I mean yeah you can play all games on an RTX 4060 for $300, as long as you're willing to stick to 1080p and dump settings in some games.
@@Sofi-gz9uo I'm glad you have chosen a GPU upgrade path.....
I bet you hope AFMF will save your $300 GPU. Which will cost $350 with tax.
@@victor-si1lkmore fps 🤤🤤🤤🤤 (I’m on a 1060 3gb for reference)
i built my first pc with your help back in 2016, just upgraded last year to a whole new build. You are great.
Upgrade it till it's a new build, LOL
You never needed his help, you just had to watch the Verge's How to Build a PC video. If you can screw with confidence, you can screw just about anything! (humor)
@@deuswulf6193 😂😂
Same. I built exactly the 1600x build from 2016 and just upgraded last week.
Built my PC in 2016 too with help from Paul and Jayztwocents and ya I'm definitely due for an upgrade
Love to see you still teaching people how to build computers. I remember your 1st gen i7 build for Newegg TV way back in the day, soon followed by the double build video with the 2nd gen i7 and i5 PCs. I think a retro retake of those videos would be really fun.
I bought my 7800xt this year for 500 clams which was actually cheaper than my old 5700xt. Still its crazy these prices for "mid" options
RTX 4070 is mid, RTX 4090 is higher levels.
F that. The range is 1-9, 1-3 is low end, 4-6 is mid range, and 7-9 is high end.
3050 is mid, 4070 Super is high end. That is what the 50 and 70 stand for.
Clams, eh? I'll have to find a monetary vendor to see the what the exchange rate from smackaronies to clams is. I have 75 smakaronies, and an odd button, but I don't think that would be enough...
@@lucasrem "higher levels" you mean it's the very damn top.
@@marvinmallette6795That's not even close to how it works. Nvidia almost never goes below 5, so 5 is entry level for their product stack.
The 40 series doesn't even have a 5, so that makes 6 "budget", 7 "mainstream", 8 "enthusiast", and 9 rich parents.
I was just looking through your videos this morning to help me choose some parts for a new PC build. This was absolute perfect timing.
Prices literally just went up this week for everything.
Explain? I only know of SSD prices that are supposed to go up. Some GPU prices have dropped.
@patsk8872 It might just be a U.S thing, but prices everywhere are going up, dude. Certain GPUs experienced massive inflation months ago.
@@Brent_P Everyone probably found out I was almost ready to build
@@Brent_P. Maybe more local to you… can you provide your region?
@@Brent_P It's a US thing.
Here in Europe now is a great time to build. Intel Gen 14's are cheaper than Gen 13, and GPU's are at or below MSRP.
Hate to say this, but you guys are doing it to yourselves. You buy despite the retailers raising the prices.
Ever since Covid and the weird PC pricing I need videos like this to figure out what the baseline for pricing is nowadays
In 2018 a midrange card would cost you maybe $250-$300 and budget cards like the RX 480 4GB were at $110. Now midrange which should be the 4060-4070 cards are priced way too high for what they are. Needless to say I decided on a 4090 as the best value for what I do so that's what I got. Granted $2K is a hell of a lot to spend on a graphics card just to game and do some light content creation but the plus side is you don't have to waste weeks of time every year messing with game settings trying to squeeze out some more performance.
@@ScoutReaper-zn1rz In 2018 mid range would have been a 2070, which was $500. A 4070 is $520
Not just limited to PCs, pricing on basically everything except TVs has been out of control since Covid
@@drunkhusband6257 Man my time frame was off by a few years. Where did all the time go :( It felt like just yesterday when I paid $700 for a used 1080ti at the height of the mining craze.
You can always buy last gen used, and you can save a lot. Both my current and previous GPUs were used, and they've been fine. Hell, I even resold the GPU for like 10% of what I paid (RIP). Sold off my old CPU too for like 25% of the price, and I was glad to give it a new home.
Every PC I had to buy/build is because of the CPU! I am 57 years old started with 486k then P-III, 3200+ Sempron. My advice is: GET THE BEST CPU YOU CAN AFFORD, and build around that. The more cores, threads, L3 cache with the highest cycle rate (GHz) the better, unless you like buying a new processor every other or few years. My first build was an FX-8350 that ran over 10 years, still working, just now ran into high end games It can't run (got me pass not having to buy AM4). Now I got a 7950X that should carry for another 10 years.
DON'T USE USED PARTS EITHER UNLESS YOU OWN THEM warranties have saved my butt more than once
best budget GPU is XFX Speedster RX 6650XT Core 8GB GDDR6 2.64GHz for $260 (Best Buy)
a 750 watt is just fine for one GPU if you plan to use two GPU's you will need 1000 watt
old days $100 good feature mobo, $150-200 CPU, $300-350 GPU, RAM is about the same, as well as storage.
Yeah their greed has got out of hand
You say that like you cant spend that exact amount for a 1080 or even 1440p build right now, lmao.
@@timhorton8085 no you can't
Paul. I have been a sub since 2016. I have commented on your videos several times. I wanted you to know that your PC builds have been informative and entertaining. I have learned a lot from your videos. Good luck and keep up the good work.
Thanks Paul! I needed the update. Things seem to be moving fast this year and I don't get many breaks. Looking decent so far! 🎉 Let's keep it going. 🍺 Cheers.
I am so excited for the BuildFix idea! I don't have a build currently, but I could always use some inspiration!
Great video Paul! I'm looking forward to your new series.😎
What a shame that the bottom end of the budget is above the cost of a console. When I got into PC mid range was $500 and it absolutely crushed console performance.
I mean Sony and Microsoft both lose money on their consoles. They make it back with the yearly subscription you need to play online and the fact that console games are usually 20-40% more expensive than pc. My brother and me did the math over 3 years and found a midranges custom pc setup (includes monitor, keyboard, mouse and headphones) breaks even with a ps5 or the newest Xbox. People forget to factor in the cost of their tv, their entertainment center, couch/chair, and most people buy decent gaming headset and accessories like a spare controller and the dual controller charger.
Don’t get me wrong I am never for “pc master race” and have a gaming pc, a switch, and a ps5 and so does my wife and we love gaming across the board BUT we are starting to get annoyed at paying about 140 usd a year for us to both play our ps5s together.
SteamDeck exists
Depends on how you define “mid range”. It was never really $500, that was buget gaming. $700-1000 was budget.
Yeah $500 isn't mid range, even back 7 to 8 years ago, a mid range GPU such as the 2070 super cost me $450, so my overall system was probably in the $700-$800 range for a mid range build.....
PC gaming is so cooked lmao
This is literally the BEST video on the subject right now. Right to the point , interesting , and you talk fast so I really like that. Also you’re an expert on the subject. Respect from Switzerland bro 😊
I remember when decent midrange pc used to be $500-$700 😢 crazy that todays midrange price range used to be the price you would pay for a high end setup just years ago
i remember times that courrent pricves looks like free. Fuck me buying 1gb drive for like 200 euro or monitors STARTING from 400. Shits cheap even now so dont moan.
How many years ago?
Built my latest PC with the help of your videos back in 2022. Loving the content
I am about to build my computer and this video was super helpful. Thanks!
Great stuff as always Paul. In addition to your new Build/Fix series, I think it would be cool to do a "Upgrade" series. I scan over the forums on reddit, etc. and I see a ton of questions from folks asking about "I have this mobo/cpu/ram/gpu" combo, it runs fine but I'm thinking about upgrading it. Which part would give my system the best bang for the buck upgrade? And there's almost never a consistent answer for the person so it turns into the usual reddit back and forth.
It would be nice to have a similar guide for an m-ATX build. Thanks Paul!
Thanks for the information. Things seem pretty reasonable for the most part
Paul, I have been watching your videos since your Newegg Days. I am glad that you have moved onward and upward since you left there. I am currently running a 3900X/RX5700XT combo on an ASUS X570 TUF WIFI motherboard. I do a lot transcoding work. I plan to upgrade in 2 years and I believe that my PC will hang in there for that long. I assembled it 5 years ago and I have replaced the motherboard and the 😮 RAM . The ASUS Prime mobo ran for a year before I tossed it because I couldn't wait for a turnaround . I am thinking of switching to the nearest equivalent of the ASRock B650 Taichi Lite if AM 6 doesn't land in 2025!
You can also look to spread out the cost by acquiring parts over time, especially parts that can be tested independently if needed. I am doing this for mini itx build for my son to take to college with him this fall.
That was amazing I just subscribed I will watch again thank you
having just completed a build: know your build from case to components, make sure as much as you can that they jive. Stay away from anything largely in terms of cpu air cooling unless it's noctua. If you don't have a specialized pc warehouse nearby you're likely going to have to order online for storage devices and memory. Oh, and even in a mid-pc look for cases with ample room for the power supply unit for cable traffic. It' will get congested, especially if you are gonna run a mid to mid-high gpu.
I’m looking forward to the new series. I’m sure there are plenty of people that have questions when investing in a new build or upgrade.
low end hardware is the only option for not rich people
did not used to be that way, mid range hardware used to be a good value
Poor only skip the RTX 4090, RTX 4070 is good enough.
nah, either get a console or a high end pc, no point going low end when you can get a console at the same price. ps4 pro is really cheap these days
@@lucasremMost people aren't buying at $600. They're buying way lower.
PC gaming isn't worth it on the low to mid range, it's only worth it on the high end.
I bought a new pc specifically because spending almost $1000 on a console paid for most of the computer and I can upgrade it down the road for less than replacing a console.
PLUS now you have to install content on consoles, Online requirements, lack of game ownership BS, mod limitations...
Plus the PC is more utilitarian for work an content.
The only change I would make to the recommended gaming build, is add $20.00 to the power supply, for the 850W 80+ Gold with a 10 year warranty.
Thx for the update Paul. Did you guys ever find out why Joe's SFF travel editing pc had issues on your trip? That might make for an interesting video, the troubleshooting, and fixing.
That video is already mostly finished, it should be up next week! 🙏
No Paul, it should be up today. (jk)
Funny how all these $999 4080 supers are listed online for like $1300-$1600 now. I truly hate the GPU market.
And then add another 20% to those prices, for all of us europeans...
Nice episode and so so so timely. I just got Enshrouded off Steam and my system crashes all the time when I try playing. I decided this is a good time to get a new system. The bad news 😢, I need to wait a few months to save up the cash. Hopefully, the Radion RX 7800 XT and the Ryzen 5 7600X I have my eye on will go down in price by June.😊
Hi Paul! Been following your channel since my son recommended it to help in my first ever pc build. I’m 61 and am going out on a limb with this build 😉. I’m doing budget and have already selected my cpu, motherboard and GPU. I need help with a case. I don’t want lights but want good cooling, preferably with fans supplied, but layout and easy to build with are key. Thanks for my help. I’m Canadian btw 👍
Fab video guys! If there's any insight on parts lists I would value an opinion where we stand right now. I've lived with my system now for just over six years. It started out with the following core components.. Ryzen 1600, 16Gb RAM, Asus B350F mb, EVGA GTX1070SC, EVGA 650GQ psu. Over the intervening time it's had an upgrade from stock cooler to a Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black edition, memory went up to 32Gb and the CPU swapped out to a 5700X. My quandary now is what to do with the GPU. I've looked across the board and seem to feel that a 3070ish is about the right price/system capacity balance point but would appreciate a second opinion.
Micro center has bundles for CPU/MB/RAM. Yesterday I got a AMD 7800X3D, B650, and 32GB G skill DDR5 6000 (the ram in your video actually) bundle for $470. Matched it with a ASUS TUF 7800Xt with OC, 2TB WD Black NVME gen 4. G skill 750w 80+ gold. And a deep cool LS720 liquid cooler. Two additional 140mm fans. Bought a used case off a friend for $50. My full build cost $1450 with tax.
Back at the end of November I went with a 7700X and a 7800 XT, and I've been super happy with it. MicroCenter had a really solid deal on the 7700X with a motherboard and RAM bundled for 400, otherwise I was planning on the 7600 or 7700 myself.
I am surprised you're suggesting sticking with the Wraith Stealth on the 7600 though. When I built my 2600X build I stuck with the stock cooler at the time given what reviews said, and I never felt like it was adequate -- I wound up locking my cores to stock speed to keep things at what I felt was a reasonable temp and noise range. Kinda disappointed me.
I typed my comment before watching the video, this is the build that I have literally just completed in the last couple of days (just need a keyboard and a monitor to get me gaming on it)
Ryzen 5 7600 - £189.98
ASRock B650m Pro RS (non WiFi) - £134.99
Corsair Vengeance 32Gb DDR5 6000Mts at CL30 - £114.98
Stock cooler for now
GPU: Sapphire Pulse 7800XT - £479.99
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 512Gb (for now) - £43.99
Case: Chillblast (Gamemax) Fnatic Commando - £19.99
Power Supply: Corsair CX750 non modular 80Plus Bronze - £69.98
Fans: 6 EZDIY ARGB fans from Amazon (the case had a single fan) - £46.99
banger build if you arent planning on overclocking or live somewhere with high ambient temps don't bother getting an aftermarket cooler
Not bad , would of gone for a 1tb SSD from the start though.
get a all in one for that cpu, stock coolers are not good for gaming, heat kills pc components over time.
@@aeroflopper Not needed at all. Gaming will almost never put a full load on your cpu and they're designed to handle that for many many years. This CPU won't get that hot given its low power requirement.
@musicforlifemc1006 while gaming my cpu is only around 5% utilised but still gets up to 60'C a stock cooler on my cpu will thermol throttle and thats not good at all.
Haven't been getting your videos in my feed. Funny enough I saw you last week at where I work. You were with your family I wasn't going to bother you. I hope you guys enjoyed your breakfast? And you guys had a fun trip? Started too watch your channel again after a huge life change that took me to the town I'm in now.
we had a great trip! lots of snow...
Go with CL30 DDR5 6000 if you’re gonna go AM5 route. Way better timing than the CL36.
My PC is in this picture and I like it. Eerily enough even down to the GF3 PSU (although I went with the 850w). I saved a bit keeping old SSDs and the case from my last rig.
I think that's pretty reasonable for all new parts. I watched a video on another channel that tried to do a $550 build and ended up with something that wasn't too bad until the pulled out a 6500 XT. Worse yet, they were putting it in an A530 with a Gen3 slot. Had they spent $50 more, they could have had an RX 6600.
6600M from AliExpress is below 180$ same performance with less power consumption and it's pretty legit
@@b0n3ZzZGR I'm not seeing a low profile option, and just like the 3050 6GB, it makes not sense to buy a full height model at that price when you can buy a full fat RX 6600 for $10 more.
I dont like your RAM CL36 is Samsung and you can get top of the line CL30 which is Hynyx for the same price ~+- 10 USD. The performance difference is more than worth it.
Forget these prices please, fluctuation !!
It's a PC, if you need other mem, you can !!
Building my first PC, here's my plan for 1440p gaming:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Cooler: Deepcool AK500 ZERO DARK
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL32
Storage: Kingston NV2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0
GPU: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB
(Also considering the 7800 XT but I feel nostalgic for Nvidia, the GPU of my childhood lol)
Case: Asus Prime AP201
Power: Corsair RM850x
i feel like 7800xt is way worth it 16gb vram and more fps
Im nearly ready to upgrade, not quite yet though, i'll wait another year.
This is the Gaming PC that i am planning to build for a friend:
CPU: Ryzen 7 7700 (i know it's a bit overkill, but with this he can also upgrade his GPU in the future)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 Digital (cheaper than zero dark in my country)
Motherboard: MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi
RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL38
SSD: Kingston NV2 1 TB
SSD: Random 2 TB HDD
SSD: Random 512GB NVMe
GPU: Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE black
Power Supply: be quiet! pure power 11 700W
Cable Extensions: Cablemod classic modmesh 8+8 black
Nice one. If your friend plays several new and old games, now he can decide where to install it. Old ones usually will be fine on the HDD! With that he can save space on the SSD and Nvme drives. And also, you never want to fill up an SSD or Nvme more than around 66%! It might cause performance issues filling up more than that. But better check a knowledge base for why is that. Needless to say, having a HDD in a today's build is not shameful at all. Trustworthy drives for casual data storage. Good luck for your friend with that build. His upgrade path would be first the SSD and Nvme drives to upgrade to 2 TB ones on both! The HDD will be just fine. Have fun boys.
Nice. What about the rest?
Does he/she already have the monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, mousepad, headset, gamepad, and webcam? Those will easily double the budget.
Solid Build I Just Built Mine & Had Similar Components(tomahawk, 7700x, 4070) It Came Out To 15 After Tax. You’re A Good Friend !
I wanted to see your elite list too!
4090 alone is considered high end PC
If you're within driving distance (I consider that about an hour) of a MicroCenter, they have a bundle deal with the 7800x3d, 32gb 6000mhz 32cl Gskill ram, and a well equipped Gigabyte mobo for $470. It's an incredible deal and I just recently purchased it.
You’re an angel
Add 20-40% tax if you're outside us. US is privileged when buying pc part.
Sadly true.
That's disgusting. Do you get free laundry service for life for that tax?
But “free healthcare” 😂😂😂
US is privileged when buying almost everything (consumer products)
Thanks Paul
#buildfix
I use this mostly for 2k gaming but also HTC Vive Pro 2 VR with wireless adapter (yes it works with this current AM4 build).
I'm looking to maybe upgrade CPU to 5800x3d.
Would I need to update bios on mobo? Also guessing I need a better cooler if I do. I originally tried Noctua NH-U12A, but had issues screwing into bracket, the screw would not thread. it also had some bent fins. Returned it and chose to take the money after testing the Wraith cooler.
-MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS Motherboard
-AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (with stock wraith cooler)
-MSI 2070 super
-G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 3600 *with XMP now off (worried that's what killed my first set of two)
-Rosewill PHOTON Series 850W Full Modular /80 PLUS Gold Photon-850
1tb intel gen 3 NVMe for OS and a few games
2tb Samsung 970 EVO NVMe later upgraded for additional storage
Team group sells 6000mts cl30 ram for $110...
Also thermaltake smart power supplies are pretty crappy...
Would love some advice upgrade build. Kind of limited on funds, but am using a decent television as a dual purpose monitor. It is a LG > 75" Class QNED80 URA series 4K UHD TV - 75QNED80URA. The other components that I are currently have are listed in my build, but I am still looking for reasonable upgrades and cost. Like one of the things I would like to do is a bigger, SSD, and this motherboard does support duel NMVE drives, but the chip is one generation too early for it to be an able both in the NMVE portS ported. Another thing is would like to improve is ARGB options if nothing more than for looks, because the generic fans that are unknown. Have considered different options, but one to use a front mounted 280 mm aio cooler. Also, want to use three other 120 mm case fans along with that cooler that match. Some of the memory parts that are in the list do not actually coincide to the official parts because they are not on PC part picker for some reason. But put the closest equivalent to them in there. This computer is still under a payment plan until I can pay it off in a lot longer time, but would like to get it to where it is actually able to get made by for the next 16 months. Did have far superior keyboard and mouse in the past, but it just totally busted for some reason, and stopped working. So pulled out my old back up logitech K3 50 and M570 to get me by. And it amazing. It still works after so many years. Some keys only work part of the time. But again this is to hold me over until I can find an ARG B, keyboard and mouse combo that will work in my case. As for RGB software, I am currently using signal RGB. Which gives a lot more open ability for products is the reason I use it.
What I do is fairly simple along the lines of gaming, but I do enjoy decent sound as you can tell from my decent 2.1 speaker set up for the computer. As well as a high-end television to do as a double duty as a monitor. Ask her games are not very demanding for the most part, mostly being things like American truck, simulator, and Final Fantasy consul port to the PC. In fact, probably the most demanding game I have on the computer at the moment would probably be the either American truck simulator or FinalFantasy7 remake intermission. But do you like to play these games at 4K HDR 10+. Currently using a display port 1.4 out to HDMI 2.1 cable for the input on the TV. Really need to get a quality, keyboard and mouse, but not sure what to get as of yet.
Here is the PC part picker list for the components that I have currently.
pcpartpicker.com/list/XyP9vj
Excellent!!!
I would classify the boot drive as a core component, while additional drives as remaining
I was thinking about a similar build today
I like the MSI pro series. A nice sleek look without the RGB everywhere.
Remember mid range could be around 7-800, now it's almost double for modern games
When was this lol. Even a 2070 in 2018 was $500 alone
You could buy a good 1080p setup for around 7-800
Before the 2070... Lol I will admit prices have been steadily rising and people are never gonna be happy as long as they remember the times when the prices stayed the same but the performance went up@@drunkhusband6257
Paul, in the background picture frame, is that Data from STNG, playing Sherlock Holmes on the holodeck?
I did the micro center bundle deal and got the 7800x3d,gaming x ax motherboard, and g skill x 5 32gb 6000mhz ram for $450.
i remember when "budget builds" were less than $500 including cd key all and decent peripherals new.
HP has a very good gaming PC for 500 ! Key too !
Hi Paul, great video! If I have a slightly higher budget of $1500, where would you advise to put the extra money? The 4070 Ti seems to be the next step up in GPU but I don't know if the performance difference is worth the price... it seems minimal. Would i be better off just saving the $150?
(I plan to game at 1440p / 120fps, for the most part.)
This is the ITX Gaming PC that i am planning to build for a friend:
CPU: Ryzen 7 7700 (i know it's a bit overkill, but with this he can also upgrade his GPU in the future)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool LT520
Motherboard: Asrock A620I Lightning WiFi (or cheapest ITX AM5 motherboard)
RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL38
SSD: Kingston NV2 2 TB (cheapest PCIe 4.0 2TB NVME)
GPU: Asrock Challenger RX 7800 XT OC (cheapest 7800 xt)
Case: Cooler Master NR200P (Black)
Power Supply: FSP Dagger Pro 650W
just put together a new £1800 SFF system in the A4 H20 with a 4070ti, the only used part i bought was a i5 12600k, i'm hoping the Arrow Lake CPU's coming at the end of the year will be worth it over the 14600k nonsense. Price wise its so close to my last ATX build in 2017 with the i5 8600k and GTX 1080 that I was actually shocked, I thought I would be spending a lot more.
This is the video editing PC that i am planning to build for myself:
CPU: Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK400 DIGITAL WH
Motherboard: Asrock A620M-HDV/M.2 (or cheapest matx AM5)
RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL38
SSD: Kingston NV2 1 TB
GPU: Asrock Challenger Arc A580 OC
Case: Deepcool CH370 WH
PSU: be quiet! System Power 10 450W
Fans: 2x Arctic P12 PWM PST
Cable Extensions: Cablemod classic modmesh 8+8 white
epic, I have a Kingston nv2 new, haven't used it yet because I don't have a pc yet but nice.
There's PC fanboys who will still think it is 2015 and you can build a PS4 base crushing machine for 400 dollars obviously this is not possible anymore 😂
There is no good "bang for you buck"
There is only, The more you buy, the more you save.
Thanks for the leather!
Maybe he meant.. the more you buy, the more you have to save up to buy it...
Built a Mini Itx system for my GF at the begining of the year. Niether of us play crazy modern ganes and we both use 1080p so i got away pretty cheap at $400. A big saving was using my old 1080ti, but the old card still creaks along for her.
Was targeting under $1500 for my new build. Going AM5. No storage because I'm using the 2 NVMe Gen 4 drives in my current rig.
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2
G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7800 XT
be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850W
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240
MONTECH King 95 PRO
Montech AX120 120 mm Fan X 2
The above was just about $1300. How'd I do?
I currently have an asus b660 d4 board, an i5 12400f. 32gb 3600 ddr4 ram, corsair rm750x psu with a zotac 3080 10gb in and 2tb samsung 990 pro ($120) best buy xmas. Was thinking of slapping a 4070 ti super in for now 😅
am4 ryzen 5600 32bg memory B450 3060 12gb plays every thing i have tried at 1080 and mostly over 100 fps.. some games over 200 fps.. well under 800 with ssd.. shop around and go used if possible it will even be less
what monitor and keyboards and mouse would u recommend thanx
Finally a build that doesn’t match a 4070 with a 7700X for some unknown reason that is not explained.
7s
I'm currently building a pc with spending the same amount as you did for the 4070 super 5 7600 build, Same price but I'm going with the 4060, 7 7800x3d, 32 ddr5 6k 36cl, 1tb + 2tb 5k mb/s, ak 500 zero dark cooler, b650e-f wifi, gamidas talos 3e, & 750 gold psu,
I'm strictly gaming 1080p 165hz.
What are your thoughts??
Two tb sticks one for general downloads and one for gaming videos etc.
Paul, I love that you do these but I would love to see a "content creator" or whatever you want to call it. There are ton of new people that are getting into streaming and such and I think it would help them a lot. Even those that are tech savvy could also benefit from this. Same format video but just add content creators or replace gaming with it.
Hi what do you recommend for someone who wants to include water cooling?
I will say the recommendation about the rx 6800 xt is decent. Picked one up on sale last year for 439 and it’s about the equal of the 7800xt. No regrets for the money.
I recently got a brand new EVGA 2080super XC ULTRA for $260, which was a great deal. Picked it up from a friend who never bothered to use it and decided to sell, though sucks the Warranty is long gone for it.
I'm looking at an RTX 4060 to upgrade my i7-10700 system. If I want to upgrade the CPU, I'd have to upgrade the CPU, PSU (existing is only 550 watts), and RAM (128 GB DDR4 -> DDR5). I'd love to upgrade the CPU but the cost of upgrading the other pieces is discouraging. I built this as a trading rig but my son would like a gaming system as an upgrade from his Asus ROG laptop.
of course those prices are US not Canadian .
I have always had one m.2 for my OS and a second cheaper larger one for games .
I wonder if that PSU is enough or just enough for that system?
I have been debating on upgrading my 6800xt vid card to a 7900xt but not sure if its worth it maybe wait for a few months I wont touch the Nvid cards they are way over the top in pricing for just a gaming PC
MicroCenter has this CPU/MOBO/RAM bundle for 369.99
Ryzen 7 7700X instead of the Ryzen 7600. Seems like such a good deal, will be picking it up tomorrow.
Just built a system with the msi b650-p wifi mobo and all I can say is it was agony, make sure that you update the bios while having your ram disconnected, and then populate slots A2 and B2 because it'll refuse to boot otherwise.
This same exact build cost $1787usd +/- in Singapore.
Ryzen 5 7600 6c/12t 280usd
ASUS Dual RTX 4070 Super 12GB is 808 usd
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 40usd
MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX 232usd
G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) Flare X5 DDR5-6000 RAM 120usd
Phanteks Eclipse P400A ATX Case 90usd
Gen3 - Mushkin Helix-L 2TB PCIE 3.0 M.2 NVME SSD 140usd
Thermaltake Smart BM3 750W 80+ Bronze 750W 77usd
Easy. Erying cpu/mobo/ram combo. Used 6700xt. 1tb nvme. 500w psu. Cheap matx case. 3-120mm fans. Done. Mid range under 500usd.
Or used dell precision with i7 9700 and a used gpu you'd want.
Can cheap out on gpu with an aliexpress 6600m for 200usd. Decent 1080p card.
Looking to upgrade my Ryzen 5 3600/gtx 1660ti build. 1)AMD or Nvidia for new GPU? 2)Is AM5 worth the jump?
I build my pc last around this time and it's as followed
R5 3600X
16gb ddr4 3600mhz
500 gb nvme ( main ), 1.5 gb hdd
Rx 6600
And all that and ofc the case, power supply for $380. Was it a good deal or not
What's the best way to update an old pc? I built mine in 2015, and it's running pretty slowly. Part of that is due to damage from dust and me having waited too long to clean it. What compenents would I be able to keep and what should I prioritize upgrading?
The most overlooked part of the PC builders list, the Monitor...
How so? It is all about needs. It might be overlooked if your only plan is for gaming. I have to balance a bunch of less than ideal things. Gaming, color accuracy, 4k resolution (32") and mid tier gpu. It isn't ideal in many respects, but the compromises I was ok with.
@@alpsalish The best GPU on the market is not going to magically give you 1440 x 2160 144hz or 3840 x 2160 120hz if it only supports 1080p 60hz, the quality of GPU you buy should match what your willing to spend on your display, I run a 7800X3D with a 7900XT on a 55" LG C1 OLED, at 3840 x 2160 120hz HDMI 2.1 Freesync Premium with SAM enabled, its magnificent! I started my build with my display and worked up to its full capabilities with my GPU as my budget got healthier.
@@vaeloreonari7516 Disagree to some extent, but this seems more gaming specific.
Some just use their TV's
Monitor prices have come down tremendously in the past few years. Sure you can spend a few thousand for a 4k OLED, but you can also find decent enough 1440p/4k monitors for a couple hundred dollars. I just bought a 32" LG Ultragear 165hz 1440p monitor for $200. The days of having to spend big bucks for higher resolution, high refresh rate monitors are long past. There is a lot of value to be had in mid range monitors. And I just bought a 55" 4k TV for $200. Neither are the nicest panels by any stretch but they still look very nice and left a lot of money left over for other things.
Hey paul, idk if you ever put out a video like this but I am a truck driver (semi truck-trailer) and in our trucks we are limited with the wattage we can use. Do you have any video or would be interested in making one for a power efficient gaming pc? Like most power for like 500 watts or something
Paul, what is your Intel recommendation for this $1000-$1500 range?
That'll be $5,000 outside of the US, Canada especially. It's crazy that manufacturers have just abandoned the 80% of buyers to chase benchmark charts, especially those outside of the US. It's a sad state of affairs.
the best price to performance for mid to high end has to be 7500f cpu and 7900gre (OC) gpu, only about 700usd for both for basically 4070 ti super with ryzen 7600 performance
Building my first PC and am open to suggestions.
CPU: Ryzen 7 7800x3d
GPU: Radeon 7900xt
MB: Gigabyte 5650 AM5 ATX
Ram: 32gb-2x G.Skill Flare x5 16gb DDR5-6000
SSD: WD Black SN850x 1tb
PSU: MSI MPG A850g PCIE 850 watt gold ATX
CPU cooler: DeepCool A620 ZeroDark
Tower: Fractal Design pop air RGB ATX mid tower(3 fans)
Total after tax: $1684.00
Did I do alright or should some parts be subbed out?
Midrange gpu for 800$ Lmao
I remember when mid-range was like 400$ lol
Only RTX 4090 is high, all $1500 are mid
Forget these prices please, fluctuation !!
It's a PC, if you need other mem, you can !!
@@lucasrem 1080 ti
And 2080 ti that we're high End!
Went for 799$
And 2080 ti for 999$
How the fuck did we go from 999$ to 1600$ ?
Thats 60% - 80% increase?
Thats what i call scam
@@hinatashoyo2999 Apparently you haven't noticed the cost rise of housing, food, and transportation costs since 2017...I forgot some of us live in the real world.
@@hinatashoyo2999Covid and war
Hi Paul, I have to say what a wonderful inspiration you have been. I have followed your build guides and recommendations which have taught me so much. I love your speech delivery and easy style that you have and as a "teacher" there are none better on UA-cam. I am now confident of PC building myself. Thank you so much from a big fan in the UK. p.s. STOP STEALING OUR BEER MUGS!!!!...LOL JK.
Would love to know the benchmarks/ average fps this would ruh
Excellent
Getting back into pc after about 10 years and prices are crazy picked up a 5600x and a rx6650xt honestly happy with the build for about $900
There was a mobo, ,memory, and CPU ryzen 7700x bundle a year or so back that I couldn't pass up. I'm just hoping for AMD to bring a better game plan this year for GPUs, since that is the final piece to update my system. I may buy a case at that point and use my old stuff to build a HTPC for the living room, roommates TV is big but only 1080p 60 I'm pretty sure, so a GTX 1080 will easily play anything at those settings, and of course I'd use it for watching stuff if I end up doing it.
BTW, Micro Center has lowered its 5800X3D/B550M/DDR4 3200 RAM bundle from $349 to $299 with even a $269 price if signing up for their credit card so, that and either an RX 6800 or 7800 XT GPU would give you a Mid to High range performance rig but, at more of a low range price :)