Ultra Budget Gaming PC Build Challenge - Microcenter Edition
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- We’re at Micro Center today, doing a wheel spin challenge! Today we get a little more money to spend than usual which should make this really fun, and the best part is we’re in store!
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The dude serving you was super knowledgeable and seems like a dope guy!
dude definitely went above and beyond
I've never been to Microcenter yet but from all the videos I've ever seen all the staff seem to be passionate and knowledgeable about the products and give solid recommendations. He does seem like a pretty chill guy with solid advice.
Hey, I was the one who said what’s up to you guys when you were checking out! It was so cool to meet you guys in person!! 😁
Aye! It was awesome to meet you. Thanks for the support
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@carljohnson3724 of course you can, just visit the link in the description which will lead you to their website where they sell their pc builds. 😅
@@carljohnson3724They don't govern away pcs by just asking like that
@@carljohnson3724 get a job
So blessed to live less than an hour from one and have a tech industry in my area. I've found many places in the U.S don't have great deals on PC hardware and everything cost 2-3x what it should if you don't buy stuff online or at Best Buy. Microcenter is the best place to walk in and buy new gear hands down.
I live 10 mins away
Yeah you’re pretty blessed, I live outside the us and eu and anything computer related has a 30% price increase here, like for example instead of paying 800 dollars for a rtx 4070 ti super id have to pay nearly 1100 dollars
i live in alaska but i was in denver recently and got to go to a micro center for the first time and it was amazing. i bought a couple things that i could have got online and not payed insane colorado sales tax because i want to support micro center.
I live like 20 minutes away from the SoCal MC. Them being able to price match Amazon saved me a bit of time and money for my North XL case.
@@obeyobay9146 microcenter charges up the ass, too. like 50% higher what things should cost. The only pro about Microcenter is they just have a lot of stock. Terrible prices and only like 25 stores.
Microcentre doing work in the advertising space. I love how they're doing it through these tech channels and not something like cable TV which no one watches anyway. Targeted marketing is best marketing!
Microcenter* it's how it's spelled center.
I am amazed how both the $500 and $750 budget gaming PC ended up with AM4 platform. This shows how relevant AM4 is still to this date.
Yeah, if they actually did spend 500 and 750, then it would of been even better :)
They skipped tax. Not even "ahh, its 505" or "Dang, its 755 with tax included" so it was a little over budget. They straight up went like 10% over budget or whatever it is in tax.
They with that failed the challenge from the start 😅
@@rickardsvensson7097 it makes sense to not include tax in the challenge imo because there isnt a sales tax everywhere
@@hbirb Not everywhere. Sure.
But the majority of the US do.
Like, if you had 497 dollar and thats EVERYTHING you have. Literally all your savings and everything on your account.
Then you try to order a PC thats 497 pre tax, you aint getting it cause it will be to expensive.
Not including tax is just straight up stupid.
Just as stupid as people who brag about their salary pre tax. Always account for tax when its there and will affect you.
Afterall, tax is a thing you cant discuss. It will always be there, no matter what.
@@rickardsvensson7097 if you really are trying to stretch your money and that’s everything in your account you generally wouldnt buy most components at microcenter anyway, I understand where ur coming from, but also because sales tax varies so much and it also makes figuring out total price along the way in a challenge like this so much harder I don’t really blame them
@@hbirb I mean, its not that hard to add on the sales tax by simple math.
The budget was 500 and 750.
With the average sales tax (that I could find) of 6%. Then they needed to sit at 475 and 710. Give or take a few dollars.
Wich is a fairly big diffrence and will make it a bit more of a challenge.
As said, the diffrence here was an entier component. RAM was if not misstaken 30 bucks, the cases was also around there. So it makes a good diffrence to the entiet setup.
I just see it as misleading and a failed challenge when you dont budget it properly. Like I said in previous comment. If you only have that amount, then you couldnt buy these setups. Thats the entier purpose of budget challenges.
But lets see it like this, if your lets say student friend came and asked you for tips and maybe even a build setup they could get for the same money they would pay for a console. Your friend say that the price will be $800 with tax.
Will you then go to $800 pre tax so your friend have to pay roughly 850 instead? Or would you use that budget to hit 800 with tax?
I personally would go for 800 paid and done.
Or as I have done before, if I go over, when it will make a significent diffrence, offer them the price diffrence on me 😂
The $500 PC had a 5¢ score. Amazing value!
That's a lot of Ramen. 😂
Wasnt a 500 dollar pc though. It was 560 bucks 😅
@@rickardsvensson7097 $505 sub total 560 was with tax
@@sd_bane6677 exactly.
He paid 560 for the "500 dollar computer"
Aka, not a 500 dollar PC.
@@sd_bane6677ye he cheated taxes should be counted
19:17 The reason the game was running bad is because something in the AMD 24.6.1 update messed up some performance on Fortnite. Had to go back to 24.5.1 to get stable performance on a rx 6700xt. hope this helps!
If you're on a tight budget, used parts are the way to go. For $750 I'm pretty sure I could put together an am4 system with a rx6800 for a nice 1440p rig.
They do have a 750 system with a 12400f and rtx 4060
@@lds7104eva That's my point, the 4060 is garbage at $300. It loses to the 3060 in some games. You can get a brand new rx6800 for around $300, or $350. It will absolutely destroy the 4060 at everything.
Its a new store so no open box…
@macking104 Yeah I caught that, I didn't say open box, I said used. You know, like from ebay or marketplace or wherever one might find used pc parts.
@@kristhomas8518 that location just opened this month…
Jonah is a real homie for helping Jackson out with the budget. 💯
🤝🤫
I've helped multiple people pick up parts for their pc and even recommend some laptops for them but I haven't even built my own pc, these ultra budget gaming pc builds helped me a lot
Fortnite on dx12 has to compile shaders in game after graphics driver updates or upon fresh installs causing super lag but usually gets better after a few games so the shaders are compiled
They should know this...
@@ArdaSReal I agree😭
00:01 thats correct and we want more
You guys have inspired me to build my own pc❤
@@mrlustsson good boy
good luck man. the challenge is rewarding!
put a 4090TI super in there and then overclock it
Same, but also ltt and ztt
@@jordanmntungwa3311nah put a 5090 super duper in it much better
The FPS should not be tied to a specific settings. The fun thing to do is play with video setting until you get the FPS limit and see all the sacrifices that were made to reach it! Great Video!
This video shows how important balance is in a build, impressive stuff.
Shoot it’s only been up for 2 minutes. Can I get a hell yeah!
Hell yeah
The two setttings that you could change are in the installation settings for the game itself they are called pre download streamed assests and high resolution textures, also if you just did the drivers obviously play 3-4 before showing results. (if you plan to play on performance mode disable directx 12 shaders as well)
Makes me wonder how often the micro centre staff is on camera for all the UA-cam channels out there. Dude seemed solid.
next time you do one of these wheel spin challenges, one of the modifiers should be that you have to account for sales tax in the budget.
YES!
its hard to do since sales tax is different for everyone
@@AlaskaL America is so strange to me with some of the things they do. Here tax is included in the price so let's say something costs $995 that's exactly what it costs (same with everything here in Australia).
Can't wait for the Microcenter in Santa Clara opens. It's much closer to me than Tustin.
Kofi kingston cameo 😂
New Day rocks 😂
😭 😭
@@LouieBeats1
Fun video, great to see friendly staff at a store!
I built my wife her first entry level gaming PC with the ASRock ARC A770 and Ryzen 5700. I was truely blown away by this little engine that could GPU punching well above its weight class. I was playing Diablo 4 on high settings (with upscaling) in 4k with no issues.
Your definition of Ultra Budget is a lot different than my own.
You have no idea how calming and cool your videos are 💯👑😎
I just got a powerspec g907 for my first gaming PC. It has a ryzen 7950x3d and a 7900xtx white tachi edition.
I got better, the more I looked at that pre-built the more I hated it. It's ugly as hell to me, its all white minus 1 cord. It obliterated had 2 fans but the case comes pre-installed with 3. So they take one out to sell it. I upgraded to the 4090 and put it in the tower 200 black. It's about to play It's first game when I can map this Xbox controller. But anything to do with Microsoft/windows seems to just be a pain in the ass or just shit. I may return windows if I can or return the whole thing to get it re-built again with fresh parts and a different os installed. I can see why Playstation is selling more consoles because they have easier system and an actual customer support not just a ai bitch saying do it yourself here's a link.
Both builds are really solid. I would love to gift my nephew a PC like these. He been wanting one for a couple years
The MicroCenter guy looks so happy to help. Looks like a cool dude. One side, with 750 and low FPS, the other HELLDivers and 90FPS w/ 500. I know where this is going...
Nice some friendly competition 👌
Gotta love the competitions 😄
I went here a week after opening and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I can't wait to go back.
you should do a 4k budget build challenge. Obviously you'd need to spend more but still budget ranges for 4k gaming
Glad to see src is doing better with driver and game support
They should make a Micro Center reality show staring Justin. Basically just him running around helping people and then also dealing with unruly customers.
I don’t feel like this was a CPU issue with Matt’s PC, but a GPU issue at high settings. I run a 5800x3D with a Strix 4070 at 1440p and cruise. 6600 can’t keep up! But yea, games looks SO DIFFERENT at high settings.
No it's not the CPU. I don't know what Matt's options were on GPUs and CPUs and pricing so I'm not going to say he did it wrong. I would try go with a Ryzen 5600 with a better GPU, but that is in hindsight. Of course you can't buy a 4070 for that budget. 4070 is a solid 1440p card where the 6600 is clearly a 1080p card.
14:00 no thermal paste 😀
😂
preinstalled on most coolers
When running Direct X 12 (especially on Fortnite), you have to play a few games for shaders to load and cache. After about 2-3 games you should be good.
So cool watching Michael Cera and Seth building PCs. Game on everyone 😊
You should go to the Micro Center in Royal Oak MI and do one of these challenges. The Royal Oak Micro Center is scarce of everything.
I just wanna say watching the build montage at 2x speed makes that music slap!
That 500 build is real similar to my current budget build I've been looking at as a possibility for my son.
Honestly at that pricepoint it makes much more sense to buy some parts used, that way you can get a better machine for the same money
One thing i did notice is that the price for RAM and Storage is insane in the US. We can get 16GB DDR4 kit in my country for around $48 USD (G.Skill 3600Mhz) and a 1TB nvme for $50 USD (Lexar M.2), all prices are inclusive for tax in my country
fort was using so much of your gpu because lumen/nanite was enabled. the normal high preset without lumen will literally run above 100fps without flaw 100% of the time
Thank you Microcenter for filling the hole in my heart after Fry's.
Not going to lie, I think the $500 PC is the winner here. Great PC for the price!
Did you consider looking for refurbished parts at MicroCenter? I just pulled up their site and found a 3060 Ti for $250. You could have swapped some things around to make up the $60 difference over that 6600. That GPU wasn't up to the task.
They finally are putting a Micro Center in Florida but it's Miami just as far as Atlanta. If they only knew the amount fo money I woudl spend there they would put one here near Gainesville
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Great video 🎉 and Microcenter of course is awesome, that 3600 would've paired well with up to a RX 6800! These builds had more potential hehe nonetheless it was cool to watch the challenge 🤙🏽⚡
>"Ultra Budget Gaming PC Build Challenge"
>$500
>$750
Was looking for this comment.
My local Micro Center in St Davis, PA that I have been going to since 1997 or so Is so outdated compared to the newer (larger) stores. Glad they are still around in 2024.
This is my store as well. It has a lot of great stock and deals! I don’t think it’s that outdated.
@@mikemenechino7753 I mean Building/PlanOgram. Layout of store.
Love the Micro Center videos!!!
The dude that was showing you around look pretty dope
Feel like every tech youtuber I watch has done at this new microcenter.
Very interesting video. I hope Microcenter comes to the EU some day soon!
Man!!! love this kind of content! hope Jackson can re-battle with good luck on spin haha.
looking for the next episode of this. got my sub guys!
IMHO the $500 machine winds up being the better price-to-performance rig. AM4 will be relevant for another couple of years and a 32GB upgrade will really help that Arc card.
I love Corsair and BeQuiet! cases, but the value on that Montech case is superb. This was a fun one!
Nice job Jackson, good looking well balanced build with impressive performance for the price.
I love you videos, this one has made me determined to save for the pc I want, currently at 500 bucks and so saving🤞. Keep up the work
TSR and Lumen were killing that 6600. You could have definitely got away with 90+ FPS with high settings without the fancy lighting and upscaling.
Great showing by Intel in HD2!
I’d really love to see something other than “budget build”
Why not do some mid to upper range builds? Like best system you can buy for AAA titles. Best system for FPS. Best for MMO, etc. and not just “the cheapest rig that can run Fortnite”
You guys too! I expected to run into GN Steve there, but a bunch of major influencers went to this one. This one is my local store!
This is literally the perfect video for me. I’m going to micrometer Charolette to make a budget pc 😂
This is the longest MicroCenter commercial I've ever seen.
Ah man I live 18 mins away from this store & I missed you guys!
MICROCENTER TAKES THE W ALL THE TIME!!!!! Love Toasty Bros♥
It would have been nice to see the 500 build with the intel CPU as required by the spin versus the AMD. Executive override.
Helldivers in 90fps is not easy, going to need upscaling, pretty impressed with the build, it still plays great at lower fps
Next challenge - who can build the best budget VR ready System. That's a challenge I'd love to see
I love this challenge! Thanks for this! 🎉❤🎉
damn yall doing this as a budget challenge and its my dream budget😭
in these vids the budget should include a monitor, mouse and keyboard in my opinion
Great vid as always guys! I really wish there was a Micro-Center in Louisville but Cincy isnt too bad a drive
Some people might wonder why there are very few air coolers at that Micro Center. I was there a week and a half ago and a sales rep told me it used to be mostly Deepcool stuff until it became illegal for businesses to sell Deepcool stuff. Kinda sucked so I had to buy a Noctua NH-U14 instead and swapped out the fan for one that matches my case fans.
Keep doing your thing boys! Love the content!
The music u put on when u was making the pc almost made me sleep lol
I just went to mircocenter, picked up everything i needed except a GPU for $600 after tax, which included ryzen 5 7600x, b650 mobo, 32gb DDR5 ram. Got a 2nd hand rx6700xt for $200 on marketplace. $800 all in
Have a similar build but with a 7700xt, really love it
For Fortnite on AMD GPUs they do this weird thing where it downloads shaders but still lets you play unlike NVIDIA where it will give you progress bar. You can tell it is downloading shaders because network usage and gpu VRAM usage in task manager are being heavily utilized while still in lobby. Just wait in lobby for 15-20 minutes or so depending on which quality shaders you are downloading.
I know I can be hard on yall sometimes, but I truly do love yalls content. This was one of the my favorite videos in recent memory. That $500 intel gpu build looked amazing. Matts looked good too. Keep it up fellas! Also, Fortnite has been acting quite, says my daughter. That combo should have fortnite running at med/high settings (dx12) no lumen and getting above 100 fps. Maybe its still building shaders.
Videos like this make you realize that other than occasional deals and open box, microcenter’s prices kinda suck.
Btw if you’re wondering what happened with Fortnite, the first game of Fortnite is always a little laggy. If you restarted your game after dropping in, I think the second game could have reached the targeted 90 fps
I have to drive 2 hours to the closest micro center, but that’s a good thing because it’s easy to spend money in there.
Idk how there isn’t one of these in Nashville!
Too local?
my fav series
The best
You can buy a 79503dx and 4090 right prebuilt right now from micro center for $2300... I tried to outdo it with a self build but I can not...
All new parts and 60fps for $500 on a pretty demanding game, I think Jackson was closer than the goal than Matt.
I got a different motherboard and ram, but got myself a 7700x and every time I see and hear how good it is, I keep realizing how good a cpu I got.
Greg Salazar was here,I love this kinda vids
Wait this guy comes into the gym I work at lol. Just the other day I noticed your shirt and we talked about how I built my first ever pc build. That’s kinda crazy
Man it sure would be cool to live near a microcenter
shame I don't
3:42 bro is actually cooked like he got the exact opposite. Like a challenging game with a low budget compared to a high budget with a really not that demanding game.😂
OK, surprisingly the lower budget computer did a lot better😂
I'd love to see this type of build off, but for a vr sim rig.
G517 powerspec pre-built with 5800x3d and amd 7600, add 2nd stick of ram FTW. Not as good for content, but the value was there under 700 on deal.
Sime games simply don't have "high preset" like we used for decades where it means high textures, shadows and antialiasing.
Now, there's bunch of fancy effects thrown in, and anyone, who appreciates high FPS in FPS games, doesn't use them lightning etc. lumen, raytracing whatever gimmicks
Just wanted to let yall know the reason your fps starts to smooth out on fortnite is because it has to build the shader cache. It does this on almost all pcs but after 2-3 matches it should be basically fully built.
I am a disabled Navy Vet with no income (pending disability claim) and severe anxiety and PTSD. I really need a decent Gaming Rig to help keep me calm and relaxed.
Please help me out!
** I am really digging the black 5800X3D build! That would be perfect for me! **
If u guys had swapped video cards & goals you probably would have both succeeded 😂
I can buy a lot of Ramen for $700. 😂
Underrated comment in today's economy, I'm hungry rn 😢
Y'all need to start running PC Mark10 to show the overall performance for a pc