Are you gonna be selling any other builds? I've noticed that nearly all are sold out. Unless you're waiting for the next gen of GPUs to release to create new builds?
Hey Zach! I'm buying a new cpu and a graphics card I'm not sure if I want to buy the GTX 1050Ti 4gb or the RX580 8 gb because i don't know which one has the bigger fps. btw i'm getting an i5-8400.
@@fyoutube2294 wait so power isn't extra power? so it will not use more power?... it is! if you connect it, it will use more power, so its EXTRA power.... what does it matter from where it comes
In India, every single option that you told as a better alternative to 3050 is actually more expensive than 3050 6gb. They would be a better option than a 3050 8gb though.
@@franciscoriccio51uk pricing really sucks. Typically a component will be the same number of pounds as dollars or even a few more despite a pound being worth about 20% more than a dollar
I am a new builder building my first pc.planning on getting a 7600x with a 6750 XT for 1440p gaming. My budget is less than 1100$. Is this good or any alternatives?( I play Fortnite valorant and Minecraft)
@@Randovateryep, @dungeon-edits is correct. If you can try to get a 7500f, of off aliexpress is fine if you dont mind. Then you can pay more for the gpu. Just also make sure to get a high quality psu
PC MASTER RACE TIER LIST Budget Baller: People who are on a tight budget who really only care about price to performance and disregard aesthetics for the most part. These gamers value high price to performance gpus and enjoy bang for your buck builds that are priced >$750. Midrange Muncher: People aren’t necessarily breaking the bank but aren’t trying to budget as much either. The people that fall into this category are 4060 and similar gpu users. They didn’t want a high end build but still preferred Nvidia because of the ray tracing and value price to performance less. Great Value Gamer: The people who have the budget to spend big but still value gpus and builds with great price to performance. People like this are ones who own and use 7800xt’s and 7900 gre’s. Great value cards but they cost a little bit out the price range to be considered “budget” cards. Fortnite kids: These gamers have an infinite budget and prefer to have 1000 fps on a tv that doesn’t go beyond 60hz. They only value high end cards like the 4080 super and 4090. They need their low ping and 1000 fps to succeed at esports no matter the cost. They also enjoy the over kill 560hz moniters that cost three arms and 5 legs to buy. The definition of a Fortnite kid trying to go pro. Window shoppers (Budget Baller v2): Those of us who look at higher end pcs or pcs in general that they aren’t currently able to buy or won’t ever buy. They are perfectly fine with our budget builds with 1050 ti’s and 1660 supers but they enjoy looking at and watching pc builds. They look forward to maybe one day upgrading but don’t have the budget and don’t need to. These people may also fall into the category of budget ballers. They enjoy being budget ballers but look to show off our pc enthusiasm one day with maybe becoming a great value gamer. I personally fall into this category.
I have a 4060 cause it was on sale and I ended up picking it up for £230. I do NOT understand the hate that it gets. Sure it was pricey on launch but at the moment it’s a solid upgrade considering I previously had a 1050ti (ALSO a good card, don’t get me wrong)
Yap. here in Canada our dollar value just dropped to it's all time low. and will likely get worse. So I had to jump on the best Black Friday sale I could find that matched my needs.
BRoo this is the exact issue i have, i see LLT and Zach and all these tech guys saying "oh yea just pick up a used 3070 and you'll be good" and i'm like, brother, not only does it cost like $500 for me, but thats only if i can find them
In chile the Rx 6600 is 250 bucks lowest, but the rtx 350p 6gb is 170 bucks, so,I still go with the rtx 3050 6gb (used not an option, super hard to get locally and eBay shipping is super expensive plus costumes)
The most important thing ive learned over the years about pcs in learning to not care what people think about you especially when it comes to budget. some peoples whole lives are wrapped up in pc building and they feel like newbies to the community arent as good as them. Petty behavior
I've bought my PC from a computer club. It has 3050 8gb, i5-12400f, 2tb hdd l, 500gb ssd, 16 gb ram, some MSI overclocking motherboard and a 650w power suply. For $350. Sometimes buying even a 3050 is a good deal
Also, The 3050, if you get the right one, is capable of being powered solely by the socket. They also come in low profile and one company even offers a single slot! It is the most modern card that offers that....
I got a 3050 6GB for an Optiplex gaming pc. Since it doesn’t require external power, it was the best option as I wanted the best GPU available with a 250w non-upgradable psu. It works great, no regrets
i rock the 3050 on my gaming laptop because i play vr i have a friend that has a rx 6600 and he's constanly telling me it not optimized very well for vr and can only run gorrila tag and vr chat at low settings i like my 3050 and 4 gb of v ram is plenty for me and im happy with it i can run gta 5 at max settings on 1080p i think anything above 1080p is kinda a tiny bit overkill and never really had a problem with ppi so what im saying is my 3050 is enogh for the games i am playing zach i know so much about pc's now and im only 13 i find your videos very edicationel and entertaineing sorry for the bad grammer its a typo
I can play play cyberpunk quite well at ultra settings (with ray tracing turned off) , around 100-120 fps. RAM was my issue, upgraded from 8gb to 32gb and got better performance all around. This is with an i5 13500H. Cyberpunk is very well optimized
I have a 3060 12GB in my work rig, that is used for professional video editing and 3D rendering. I am pretty satisfied with this thing. Granted, I don't do a lot of PC gaming, but still, you should rather think about being grateful for what you have than always asking for more.
@@Alacritous I understand that comparing used to new isn’t a fair comparison, but I don’t believe we should compare based off of MSRP, because they don’t usually sell for MSRP. The 40 series Nvidia cards and 7000 series AMD cards consistently sell for about 10% less than MSRP, but for example the 7900 GRE only sells for about 5% less than MSRP, so if we compared them using MSRP we wouldn’t be comparing the actual prices you can purchase them for
Its also one of the best cards for certain older motherboards ,that would bottleneck with anything higher in performance ,making getting those higher cards a waste of time, wait for the price to drop tiny bit more tho.
Yo wassup Zach, long time sub here. Needed an ultra budget build with an AM5 upgrade path and here what I got. Ryzen 5 7600, with the Gigabyte Windforce OC Rev 2.0 3060, Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX, 32gb DDR5 ram from G. Skill (which I bought this previous summer so I’m considering it free in this context) The Teamgroup T-Force G50 1tb, MSI Mag A650BN to power it, Thermalight Assassin 120 Spirit Evo, and the Montech X3, I plan to upgrade literally everything as I go through the year, and get a summer job but this should work for now. Definitely plan on getting a better monitor soon because I have a 1080p 75hz 22in monitor rn.
The cheapest available option in any situation is never the best value. If you go to McDonalds and get a small french fry or you go to a pizza place and order a small pizza, the cheapest option always has more profit proportionally added to it to essentially trap everyone who walks in and goes straight for the cheapest option. The sweet spot is always somewhere in the middle, where the extreme high end exploits the lack of accounting people with excess spending money exercise. Cheapest = Trap & Squeeze Most Expensive = Exploit Sweet Spot = Midrange
To anyone looking right now around me you can find some used 5700xts for around 100 to 125 bucks. Considering it goes toe to toe with the 3060 so long as you’re not ray tracing, for that money it’s a hell of a lot of gpu to go around
For 130 id take it especially for oem pcs. You get a smaller card and I’m pretty sure that the 6gb doesn’t even need a power connector because it gets all its power from the pcie slot. Correct me if I’m wrong.
I bought it during the GPU shortage on release for MSRP when it was impossible to get a GPU for MSRP. I've been pretty happy with it. Of course, I probably wouldn't buy it nowadays, but it made sense at the time when I wanted a new card without paying a fortune.
PLEASE ... dont name USED as alternatives ... if someones buys a new card, they arent looking for used ... 🙄 especially since used graphics card can be a bad surprise really quick.
@@AMDFan-s1y I agree there. But you should only recommend used if a) you disclaim the risk and b) the other person states they want used / are open to it. Many ppl prefer new out of the box so they have a literal guarantee for it working
I got a 3050 for msrp ($250) after launch during the crypto shortage. 6600s were going for 450 at the time. I plan on buying an rx 8000 gpu in a few months though or maybe a used nvidia gpu since i do look forward to that hl2 rtx remix mod.
A lot of people don't realize the RTX 3050 is the successor to the GTX 1650 and it's certainly a cut above; especially with DLSS and ray tracing. Performance is similar to a GTX 1660 Ti or a GTX 1070. Regardless, he's right, (new) the RX 6600 is a better value and if you're an Nvidia only guy, I'd put the couple extra bucks out for the RTX 3060. I did put a RTX 3050 6gb in my son's HP computer with Ryzen 4300G. However, with a proprietary case, motherboard and power supply, I didn't really have a better choice.
The 3050 really cant do raytracing, it cant even do it on war thunder low settinfs. It will run the game fine on high or even max settings but not low graphics with ray tracing
Where i live gpus are so expensive like 1 whole paycheck for a fresh graduate When i did buy my laptop (dell g15 5530 ) for university (yes making personal projects is not easy for machine learning and internet is not great) the 40 series didn't arrive to my country and the very few ones were so expensive
In my country India, a new rtx 3050 is fairly priced for 6 gb version it is average priced at ₹17,000 or ₹15000rs-₹16000 which is just ₹2500-3500 more than GTX 1650 4gb
Zach, do you have any car guys around the building? I feel like automotive in this format would be great for people learning cars too! Maybe in the future
I have the RTX 3050 8GB Phoenix Its a HUGE improvement over my old dying Radeon RX 580 8GB I got it for far cheeper than what its normally sold for, around $140. Its a dream
People say the same thing to me about my 2070S. I have an older already built rig so it wasn’t really an option. But this card can run practically anything for me so either I play potato games or it’s a fine GPU.
It's actually one of the best value GPUs in my country because you can get it close to the US pricing of 170 dollars compared to other mid range and high end Nvidia and AMD GPUs which have an extra 50-200 dollars added to their price tag.
I learned my lesson when I bought mine almost same day got home and one of my friends laughed so after that I’ve studied pc components in terms of how they can perform so much more and when I build for the second time it will blow my current out for a lot cheaper
Got back into pc gaming with a used omen 30L , snagged a 3060ti for $150 to upgrade from the 1660 super that was in there . Shared my build on reddit and was met with instant pushback that the AMD counter parts were 100x better
When selecting the best gaming PC, it depends on factors like performance, budget, and specific gaming needs. Below is a breakdown of a high-end gaming PC, a mid-range option, and an entry-level gaming PC: ### **1. High-End Gaming PC (Ultimate Performance)** Ideal for 4K gaming, VR, and heavy multitasking with ultra settings. - **CPU:** Intel Core i9-13900K or AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - **GPU:** NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - **RAM:** 32GB DDR5 (6000 MHz) - **Storage:** 2TB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 4.0) - **Motherboard:** ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E (for Intel) or MSI MAG X670E (for AMD) - **Cooling:** Corsair iCUE H150i Elite (360mm AIO Liquid Cooler) - **Power Supply:** 1000W+ 80+ Platinum (e.g., Corsair RM1000x) - **Case:** NZXT H510 Elite or Corsair iCUE 4000X RGB (Good airflow and cable management) **Why choose this?** This setup is built for maximum performance in modern AAA games at ultra settings, 4K resolution, and high frame rates. It's also future-proof for VR, content creation, and other demanding tasks. --- ### **2. Mid-Range Gaming PC (Great Performance and Value)** Best for 1440p gaming or high-quality 1080p gaming, offering excellent performance without the ultra price tag. - **CPU:** Intel Core i7-13700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - **GPU:** NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT - **RAM:** 16GB DDR5 (5200-5600 MHz) - **Storage:** 1TB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 4.0) - **Motherboard:** ASUS TUF Gaming Z690 (for Intel) or MSI MAG B650 (for AMD) - **Cooling:** Cooler Master Hyper 212 or a 240mm AIO liquid cooler - **Power Supply:** 750W 80+ Gold (e.g., EVGA SuperNOVA G5) - **Case:** Fractal Design Meshify C or NZXT H510 (good airflow and clean design) **Why choose this?** A balanced build for smooth 1440p gaming, capable of high frame rates at ultra settings, and also a solid choice for 1080p gaming at high frame rates for esports. --- ### **3. Entry-Level Gaming PC (Budget-Friendly, Solid Performance)** Best for 1080p gaming at high settings, ideal for gamers on a budget who still want solid performance. - **CPU:** Intel Core i5-13600KF or AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - **GPU:** NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7600 - **RAM:** 16GB DDR4 (3200-3600 MHz) - **Storage:** 512GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3.0) - **Motherboard:** MSI B660M (for Intel) or ASUS TUF B550M (for AMD) - **Cooling:** Stock cooler or budget 120mm AIO cooler (like Corsair iCUE H60) - **Power Supply:** 650W 80+ Bronze (e.g., EVGA 600 W1) - **Case:** Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L or NZXT H510 **Why choose this?** Great for smooth 1080p gaming, delivering good frame rates at high settings, without overspending. It's the sweet spot for gamers looking to enjoy current games without breaking the bank. --- ### **Pre-Built Options** If you prefer not to build your own, some top pre-built gaming PC brands include: - **Alienware Aurora R15**: Known for high-performance configurations and excellent customer support. - **Corsair Vengeance Series**: Offers great value with customizable configurations. - **NZXT Streaming PC**: Great for gaming and streaming with reliable performance. - **HP Omen 45L**: A great balance between price, performance, and future-proofing. ### Final Thoughts - **For 4K or VR Gaming:** Go for the high-end build (RTX 4090, i9/Ryzen 9). - **For 1440p or 1080p High-FPS Gaming:** The mid-range (RTX 4070 Ti, i7/Ryzen 7) will suffice. - **For Budget-Friendly 1080p Gaming:** The entry-level build will handle most games well. Choosing the right gaming PC also depends on your preferred games, budget, and desired settings, so consider your needs carefully.
I got a laptop with a 3050 ti at a pretty good price, and it's quite serviceable. I purchased this before I knew as much as I do now, and I am looking to upgrade, but really; it's a fine card.
I upgraded from GTX 1650 to RTX 3050 6GB and it is huge step up with graphics, (DirectX12 ,DLSS & low resolution) so it is enough for me. I don't play competitive so FPS doesn't matter that mutch.
Got one in laptop version for a budget on the go gaming setup, for $600 about a year ago it was a great deal and I stand by that. Plus I wasn’t breaking the bank on a gaming laptop that probably won’t last me a very long time like my pc. There is value in every card, especially when considering prebuilts and laptops on good deals.
Here in india rtx 3050 6gb is available for 16 to 17 k rupees and rx 6600 is 19k to 20k rupees. So by spending extra 3 to 4k can get better one than 3050 but its not priced badly as US
I paid $100 for it used for an 8gb. Saving up for a 4060. I've got a 2060 on the way to replace it for a bit from a marketplace trade until I can afford a new card.
This is what I think a lot of people need to clarify when they say a certain gpu like the 4060 and stuff being “terrible” they aren’t terrible they are still amazing gpus but it’s more expensive than others
In my country the RTX 4060 TI (8gb) cost as much as the rx 6750 xt so it's very cost effective if we include all of the Nvidia's benefits like dlss, frame gen, recorder and ray tracing
Every card you mentioned is more expensive in my country. The RX6600 was +80$ wheni bought the 6G version of the 3050. The costs of the Arc750 is enough to buy a 3050 6G/RX6500 in my country. 3050 6G was a little bit more expensive when i bought it than the 6500XT,but costs less than the RX6600.
In Germany in stead of the 3050 you can get an a580 which is around the same price and is slightly better than the 3050 and the rx6500 which is another competitor for that price range but if you want ray tracing you should go with the 3050
One of my friends gave it to me, as he was upgrading, and before that it was his dads, he upgraded a few months later! So I think considering it was free im doin good
I bought my pc in 2019 I got an rtx 2080ti, with intel i9 9900k, this thing has kept up with almost every game I threw at it, but it’s starting to struggle, I thought I could just replace the gpu cause my cpu was top of the line (at the time), but it’s looking like I’ll need a bigger case for more recent gpu’s, so I guess I’m buying a whole new build
In Poland its like 200-250 pln cheaper 50-70 USD, the the RTX 3050 is good if you want dlss 2 and pretty nice ray tracing then take it. (The 6gb version) but it's better to overpay for Rx 6600 as the price to performance would be incredible
I got a pre-built and im going to swap it over to a 4060 ti or a 4070, i have a i5 13400f and a 600W gold psu (going to replace) and a B760 ddr5 with 32G ddr5 of ram
I have an RTX 3050 laptop for editing but i do some gaming time to time and the card holds up really on the AAA titles I play like RDR2 , GTA V , God of war etc... with on 4gb Vram
If all 3050 were less than 75W and low profile they would be the best car in SFF cases, that's why I got the other bad donkey RTX 4060 but the LP model cuz I wanted SFF build and this is only option
I am another victim of it. RTX 4050 was around 7000 ZAR and RTX 3050 was 5700 ZAR. Back than I chose RTX 3050 because it was a bit cheaper and I didn't knew much about GPU's and Graphic cards as a whole and here I am.
I got mine during the GPU shortage for 400 bucks on Amazon as it was the only card available except for Intel ark and I at the time only heard negative about the drivers so that's why I chose the 3050
I've bought mine about 2 years ago cuz i had no other option. At the time the 3060 and 3050 were about the same price but my psu couldnt handle the 3060 and i couldbt afford at the time buyibg both psu and a gpu so i just went for it knowing i will regret it at the end
in my country everything is way overpriced and it was either jieshou gtx 1660 super (chinese refurbished gpu) or rtx 3050 for the same price i couldve gotten something better but i got tricked at the store and it was very sketchy and i couldnt get my money back, so i had to pay more to get the rtx 3050 and its not that bad honestly can run battlefield 1 on max at 75fps (my refresh rate) STABLE and minecraft, roblox, csgo the same which is what i wanted if theres anything i cant game on it i have the ps5 and the switch soo.. pc wins though. im upgrading it when i need to play a new game or something edit: my advice for those who live in countries where the pc market is sketchy and there isnt much availability is dont buy used, you dont know what it was used for, only buy if the box says what it should, manufacturer, gpu brand, etc and have in mind what you should get before going to buy and only stick with that. dont let then offer you something "better for a little bit more money"
I have an ASRock B550 Pro, a Ryzen 5 5600G and an RX 590. I’m new to the PC world and also pretty young so I would like to know if there’s a good upgrade path for me or at least get some upgrade advice. I’ll mainly be playing Roblox, Source engine games, VR games, etc. I’m not primarily running the most recent and most intensive games, I’m very “basic” with my library anyway, but I could use the extra headroom at least with my GPU.
The fact that you don't play intensive games gives you even more options. You already have a very capable AM4 build, all you need is a better GPU. I recommend the rx 6600 because it's just so much value for so little money, you'll be able to play anything with very respectable settings. If you can spare 250 dollars then an rx 7600 is even better. Since you have a 5600g I wouldn't go higher than an rx 6750xt or rtx 400ti. If you wanted me to pick for you I'd just go with either the 6600 or 7600 because since you don't play graphically intensive games, you don't need to spend that much money.
I have the RTX 3050 4Gb Laptop GPU. It was a gift from my dad because he upgraded to another and better laptop. Mine's has the mentioned GPU and an i7 11800H CPU, 2 500gb sd (m.2 and sata) and 16 gb of ram, with a 165hz monitor. I still like the laptop, it was a huge upgrade compared to the office laptop I had before, and it lets me play games at 1080p at medium and high graphics at more than 100 fps. Overall, RTX 3050 is just overpriced, but it is still a good graphics card.
I do use this but I have a perfectly good reason. I use a sff optiplex and my original plan was to use the 4060 sff but I found out recently that I don’t have an external power cord for gpus so my only decent option was to go with the 3050 sff
I think the only reason on why people would even get this card is because it's a "RTX" gpu, it's like to me when rappers brag about having a Lamborghini but in reality they have the Lambo Truck (The cheapest Lamborghini to get) that's all I have for this discussion.
it's also a really cheap cuda card with 8gb vram... have one in my server for cuda tasks... it's not time critical, so i don't want to spend more than i have to... also temperature is a thing...
I got a used 3060 for 200(only bought it because of that pricing of course) I think that’s pretty good considering they are around 300 new and a 3050 is the same price
What gpu and cpu can i use for a full White build, here are the components: -NZXT H9 ELITE (WHITE) -GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO ICE Motherboard - 2× DDR5 32GB -Crucial p3 plus -NZXT KRAKEN RGB 360 -ASUS ROG STRIX 1000W PS -Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White CPU Air Cooler Its for gaming but i dont know what cpu and gpu it needs...
I just got it for $191.1 yesterday and paired it with my R5 4500 🫣😅 Rest of my configuration: Mother board is A320M and 2x8gb 3000mhz ram Antec 700watt psu
I just sold my 3050 6gb for a 4060 and it was not that bad I could play cyberpunk in high settings with ray tracing set to medium at 45fps there are just no better budget option for a graphics card that dont require a Power connector
@AMDFan-s1y yes but its like twice the Power I have a 144hz monitor and I got it on sale so it was a pretty good deal and this card is 1440p capable even if its work better in 1080p AMD also dont have a 115w graphics card that as the same power as the 4060
idk where yall get yalls pcs from but a 3050 is signifcantly cheaper than a 6600 xt or a 6500 in a prebuilt. i know people prefer to build, but as someone not interested in the building aspect, a 3050 prebuilt is going for 600$, and a 6600 prebuilt is going for 1,000$
Go to ZTTBuildHelp.com and look at the GPU comparison charts. Any GPU that performs higher than the 3050, for less money, is better value.
so true
Hey zach! Did you see my comment on the prior video
Are you gonna be selling any other builds? I've noticed that nearly all are sold out. Unless you're waiting for the next gen of GPUs to release to create new builds?
What abt the gt 1030?
Hey Zach! I'm buying a new cpu and a graphics card I'm not sure if I want to buy the GTX 1050Ti 4gb or the RX580 8 gb because i don't know which one has the bigger fps. btw i'm getting an i5-8400.
It's not a bad GPU. It's a badly priced GPU.
cheap gpus are always bad
okay let's say it this way: cheap gpus are worse than expensive gpus
@@yes-69that is not true at all
@@cumber4444 gt 710 🗿
gt 710: yeahhhhhhh......
Short answer yes
In my country RTX 3050 costs as much as rx580 and rx 6600/rx 5700 cost way more
It was cheapest and aviable during The shortage
An RTX 3050 for the same price as an RX 580 seems like a good deal, but which country has these deals?
@@Rullino32his country
@@ameerjamal1514wow, lifechanging
@@Rullino32my country are very close to this (Brazil)
But in Mine is more expensive than a NEW RX 580, but cheaper than a RX 6600
The people who don’t live in the US:
Just for reminder 3050 6gb don't need any extra power
which is the best point in fact!
it does need... everything needs power. the fact that he takes it from the pci-e doesnt mean you shouldn't calculate it in the total watts.
@@SatlaEhe didn’t say it doesn’t need power he said it doesn’t need “extra power” so like an 8 pin connector
@@SatlaE75W max.
@@fyoutube2294 wait so power isn't extra power? so it will not use more power?... it is! if you connect it, it will use more power, so its EXTRA power.... what does it matter from where it comes
This is a US thing. Those GPUs are not prized like that in other countries and the 3050 is a low budget high value option compared to the others.
Yeahhh
confirmed, i live in NZ and I needed a lp gpu for my optiplex 5040, 330 NZD compared to the (worse) Rx 6400 lp, so I bought it
In India, every single option that you told as a better alternative to 3050 is actually more expensive than 3050 6gb. They would be a better option than a 3050 8gb though.
66pp is better than the 8gn version not 6gb
What's cheaper 3050 8g or 6600?
I got a new Rx 6600 for 18k from Delhi and it's a lot better.
it's 3k more than 1650 I'm getting it maybe(for productivity)
I recently got 3050 6gb for 16,500 in Assam. Was it a good choice?
@parthadeka4590 Yess
the rx 6600 & 8gb are like near 20k in India
depends on ur use tho
I have a 3050 build and It was a prebuild and it was like 500 pounds and it runs things like a beast so i have no hate
I don't know the uk market but in America that is a really bad price assuming the cpu is not unbalanced and that is what this video is about.
@@franciscoriccio51uk pricing really sucks. Typically a component will be the same number of pounds as dollars or even a few more despite a pound being worth about 20% more than a dollar
I am a new builder building my first pc.planning on getting a 7600x with a 6750 XT for 1440p gaming. My budget is less than 1100$. Is this good or any alternatives?( I play Fortnite valorant and Minecraft)
@@RandovaterFor 1440p gaming, get a 7600 or 7500f instead of 7600x, to save for an rx 6800 or 7700xt.
@@Randovateryep, @dungeon-edits is correct. If you can try to get a 7500f, of off aliexpress is fine if you dont mind. Then you can pay more for the gpu. Just also make sure to get a high quality psu
PC MASTER RACE TIER LIST
Budget Baller:
People who are on a tight budget who really only care about price to performance and disregard aesthetics for the most part. These gamers value high price to performance gpus and enjoy bang for your buck builds that are priced >$750.
Midrange Muncher:
People aren’t necessarily breaking the bank but aren’t trying to budget as much either. The people that fall into this category are 4060 and similar gpu users. They didn’t want a high end build but still preferred Nvidia because of the ray tracing and value price to performance less.
Great Value Gamer:
The people who have the budget to spend big but still value gpus and builds with great price to performance. People like this are ones who own and use 7800xt’s and 7900 gre’s. Great value cards but they cost a little bit out the price range to be considered “budget” cards.
Fortnite kids:
These gamers have an infinite budget and prefer to have 1000 fps on a tv that doesn’t go beyond 60hz. They only value high end cards like the 4080 super and 4090. They need their low ping and 1000 fps to succeed at esports no matter the cost. They also enjoy the over kill 560hz moniters that cost three arms and 5 legs to buy. The definition of a Fortnite kid trying to go pro.
Window shoppers (Budget Baller v2):
Those of us who look at higher end pcs or pcs in general that they aren’t currently able to buy or won’t ever buy. They are perfectly fine with our budget builds with 1050 ti’s and 1660 supers but they enjoy looking at and watching pc builds. They look forward to maybe one day upgrading but don’t have the budget and don’t need to. These people may also fall into the category of budget ballers. They enjoy being budget ballers but look to show off our pc enthusiasm one day with maybe becoming a great value gamer.
I personally fall into this category.
You nailed this one!
I ain’t reading that essay but good job
Me with a 2nd hand gtx 1660 ti:
Mann, look at thos graphics! And it reaches 6o fps in Spiderman!
Thats good enough for me 😅
I'm a Window shopper
I have a 4060 cause it was on sale and I ended up picking it up for £230. I do NOT understand the hate that it gets. Sure it was pricey on launch but at the moment it’s a solid upgrade considering I previously had a 1050ti (ALSO a good card, don’t get me wrong)
I too have a 3050 8GB. The catch is I got it for $70, and it even came with a whole PC around it.
Sorry to chock you Zach but not everyone lives in America
In my country the supply of GPUs is very short so the 3050 is a decent choice
That's what he said
Maybe people shouldn't expect an AMERICAN youtuber to know outside markets.
me in australia, having to pay like double for every part
Yap. here in Canada our dollar value just dropped to it's all time low. and will likely get worse.
So I had to jump on the best Black Friday sale I could find that matched my needs.
BRoo this is the exact issue i have, i see LLT and Zach and all these tech guys saying "oh yea just pick up a used 3070 and you'll be good" and i'm like, brother, not only does it cost like $500 for me, but thats only if i can find them
In chile the Rx 6600 is 250 bucks lowest, but the rtx 350p 6gb is 170 bucks, so,I still go with the rtx 3050 6gb (used not an option, super hard to get locally and eBay shipping is super expensive plus costumes)
Yea it's more expensive outside the USA
@ it’s super annoying
Don't get the 6gb one. U will be held back by the vram before anything elee.
@@banner7310 I know but my budget is like 600 hundred bucks and here in chile is IMPOSIBLE to get better value than the 3050 6gb
6600 is better than the 8gb version
How much is it ?
The most important thing ive learned over the years about pcs in learning to not care what people think about you especially when it comes to budget. some peoples whole lives are wrapped up in pc building and they feel like newbies to the community arent as good as them. Petty behavior
True, especially if they use the US pricing to judge on everyone's PC builds.
Yeah, elitism and gatekeeping comes to play in all hobbies
I've bought my PC from a computer club. It has 3050 8gb, i5-12400f, 2tb hdd l, 500gb ssd, 16 gb ram, some MSI overclocking motherboard and a 650w power suply. For $350. Sometimes buying even a 3050 is a good deal
That's very good
The 8gb or 6gb
Also, The 3050, if you get the right one, is capable of being powered solely by the socket. They also come in low profile and one company even offers a single slot! It is the most modern card that offers that....
I despise the 3050 not just because the price but the 6gb variemt is evil they cut more then 2gb and the typical person won't know this.
They did it so that it can be powered just from the pcie slot. The problem with it is the price
@@justmatt2655also with the name
@@justmatt2655 thats fine but call it a 3040 and the problem be solved. Its a completely different item using the same name!
@@jbrone1241 it's kinda the same issue tho. Only reason they didn't change the name was to keep the price high
The RTX 2060 6gb and 8gb super are better value (in the USA) than 3050 and 3050 Ti version
I want zach to make a pc aesthetically centured around the 10 series cards design.
I got a 3050 6GB for an Optiplex gaming pc. Since it doesn’t require external power, it was the best option as I wanted the best GPU available with a 250w non-upgradable psu. It works great, no regrets
i rock the 3050 on my gaming laptop because i play vr i have a friend that has a rx 6600 and he's constanly telling me it not optimized very well for vr and can only run gorrila tag and vr chat at low settings i like my 3050 and 4 gb of v ram is plenty for me and im happy with it i can run gta 5 at max settings on 1080p i think anything above 1080p is kinda a tiny bit overkill and never really had a problem with ppi so what im saying is my 3050 is enogh for the games i am playing zach i know so much about pc's now and im only 13 i find your videos very edicationel and entertaineing sorry for the bad grammer its a typo
Hi bro u tried cyberpunk on ur gpu? If yes how was it?
I can play play cyberpunk quite well at ultra settings (with ray tracing turned off) , around 100-120 fps. RAM was my issue, upgraded from 8gb to 32gb and got better performance all around. This is with an i5 13500H. Cyberpunk is very well optimized
it also doesn't require external power and can be used in office pc like dell optiplex.
I have a 3060 12GB in my work rig, that is used for professional video editing and 3D rendering. I am pretty satisfied with this thing. Granted, I don't do a lot of PC gaming, but still, you should rather think about being grateful for what you have than always asking for more.
@@Marc_Fuchs_1985 should i get 3050 for video editing?
I have that GPU in my laptop. And funny enough switching from Intel uhd to 3050 is a huge leap for me😅😂
Laptop GPU and pc GPU are very different. In laptops the 3050 is a great bang for your buck
@KabirJaydeokar yeah I understand. But my point is any flu is not bad but just the pricing by the brand makes it hard
@@KabirJaydeokar Nah the laptop 3050 is very bad if not worst
it can't do ray tracing like at fps
both Variants of desktop can at atleast 40fps
@@ItsAryax thats the reason it is a laptop gpu, it is meant for a laptop thats why it performs bad so i dont understand your argument
Comparing to used is not a fair comparison though. Comparing MSRP makes more sense.
GPUs don’t usually sell for MSRP though
@@SkillfulNick It's a standard metric.. comparing used to new is apples and oranges.
@@Alacritous I understand that comparing used to new isn’t a fair comparison, but I don’t believe we should compare based off of MSRP, because they don’t usually sell for MSRP. The 40 series Nvidia cards and 7000 series AMD cards consistently sell for about 10% less than MSRP, but for example the 7900 GRE only sells for about 5% less than MSRP, so if we compared them using MSRP we wouldn’t be comparing the actual prices you can purchase them for
@@SkillfulNick It's just a method of comparison.
Its also one of the best cards for certain older motherboards ,that would bottleneck with anything higher in performance ,making getting those higher cards a waste of time, wait for the price to drop tiny bit more tho.
People often forgets that rtx 3050 is laptop gpu. It wasn't build for desktops so no wonder why it is bad.
You never talk about the gtx 1660 in anything like budget builds, shorts and more
Yo wassup Zach, long time sub here. Needed an ultra budget build with an AM5 upgrade path and here what I got. Ryzen 5 7600, with the Gigabyte Windforce OC Rev 2.0 3060, Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX, 32gb DDR5 ram from G. Skill (which I bought this previous summer so I’m considering it free in this context) The Teamgroup T-Force G50 1tb, MSI Mag A650BN to power it, Thermalight Assassin 120 Spirit Evo, and the Montech X3, I plan to upgrade literally everything as I go through the year, and get a summer job but this should work for now. Definitely plan on getting a better monitor soon because I have a 1080p 75hz 22in monitor rn.
Hey Zach, since fish tank PC cases are such a favorite among the PC building community, why don’t any of your prebuilts have them?
exactly , in the US , here in tunisia beat amd card you can get for a normal price is rx 580
The cheapest available option in any situation is never the best value. If you go to McDonalds and get a small french fry or you go to a pizza place and order a small pizza, the cheapest option always has more profit proportionally added to it to essentially trap everyone who walks in and goes straight for the cheapest option. The sweet spot is always somewhere in the middle, where the extreme high end exploits the lack of accounting people with excess spending money exercise.
Cheapest = Trap & Squeeze
Most Expensive = Exploit
Sweet Spot = Midrange
Done ?
It's because 6600 is cheaper and better not only cheaper you intelligent one
To anyone looking right now around me you can find some used 5700xts for around 100 to 125 bucks. Considering it goes toe to toe with the 3060 so long as you’re not ray tracing, for that money it’s a hell of a lot of gpu to go around
I am thinking about buying a 3050 6gb from my micro center, it's on sale for $130, and that is a huge deal for flipping oem pcs and selling them
For 130 id take it especially for oem pcs. You get a smaller card and I’m pretty sure that the 6gb doesn’t even need a power connector because it gets all its power from the pcie slot. Correct me if I’m wrong.
@Mr_Elili yes, it needs no external power and it can run on a 175w psu if you wanted it too, so it's literally perfect for flipping
I get this, I have my 4060 because here in the uk it is much lower priced than in the states, I bought mine for £215
Poor Intel GPUs are so forgotten
yeah and they are freaking great now.
@@mag1631Only with intel CPUs
I bought it during the GPU shortage on release for MSRP when it was impossible to get a GPU for MSRP. I've been pretty happy with it. Of course, I probably wouldn't buy it nowadays, but it made sense at the time when I wanted a new card without paying a fortune.
PLEASE ... dont name USED as alternatives ... if someones buys a new card, they arent looking for used ... 🙄 especially since used graphics card can be a bad surprise really quick.
you shouldnt even be considering a new card in that price range
@@L_ightninngwhat
A used RX 6800 XT is $400 and offers 1440p performance. That is good value.
@@AMDFan-s1y I agree there. But you should only recommend used if a) you disclaim the risk and b) the other person states they want used / are open to it.
Many ppl prefer new out of the box so they have a literal guarantee for it working
I got a 3050 for msrp ($250) after launch during the crypto shortage. 6600s were going for 450 at the time. I plan on buying an rx 8000 gpu in a few months though or maybe a used nvidia gpu since i do look forward to that hl2 rtx remix mod.
Might be better off buying now before the tariffs kick in, or buy a used rx 7000 series when the new gen drops
Nice
I didn't know 3050 were good that time
Nice
I didn't know 3050 were good that time
Wish Nvidia would have made a desktop version of the rtx 4050, because that GPU in laptops was and still is a beast
A lot of people don't realize the RTX 3050 is the successor to the GTX 1650 and it's certainly a cut above; especially with DLSS and ray tracing. Performance is similar to a GTX 1660 Ti or a GTX 1070.
Regardless, he's right, (new) the RX 6600 is a better value and if you're an Nvidia only guy, I'd put the couple extra bucks out for the RTX 3060.
I did put a RTX 3050 6gb in my son's HP computer with Ryzen 4300G. However, with a proprietary case, motherboard and power supply, I didn't really have a better choice.
The 3050 really cant do raytracing, it cant even do it on war thunder low settinfs. It will run the game fine on high or even max settings but not low graphics with ray tracing
@@wd40swift it can on cyberpunk w 40 fps(6gb variant)
@@ItsAryax that's not particularly good or really all that playable for that kind of game
@@wd40swift maybe for you
but the laptop version does it at like 4-5 fps so i thought u were talking abt that
Also keep in mind that depending on the country prices can change for 100 reasons
Where i live gpus are so expensive like 1 whole paycheck for a fresh graduate
When i did buy my laptop (dell g15 5530 ) for university (yes making personal projects is not easy for machine learning and internet is not great) the 40 series didn't arrive to my country and the very few ones were so expensive
I didn't do much planning before I got my 3050, but as soon as I got home and read up on it I quickly realized I made a bad decision.
In my country India, a new rtx 3050 is fairly priced for 6 gb version it is average priced at ₹17,000 or ₹15000rs-₹16000 which is just ₹2500-3500 more than GTX 1650 4gb
Zach, do you have any car guys around the building? I feel like automotive in this format would be great for people learning cars too! Maybe in the future
I have the RTX 3050 8GB Phoenix
Its a HUGE improvement over my old dying Radeon RX 580 8GB
I got it for far cheeper than what its normally sold for, around $140. Its a dream
People say the same thing to me about my 2070S. I have an older already built rig so it wasn’t really an option. But this card can run practically anything for me so either I play potato games or it’s a fine GPU.
It's actually one of the best value GPUs in my country because you can get it close to the US pricing of 170 dollars compared to other mid range and high end Nvidia and AMD GPUs which have an extra 50-200 dollars added to their price tag.
So many great vids and shorts!😊
I learned my lesson when I bought mine almost same day got home and one of my friends laughed so after that I’ve studied pc components in terms of how they can perform so much more and when I build for the second time it will blow my current out for a lot cheaper
ZACH PLEASE DO A 7900XTX VS 4080 SUPER❤
Got back into pc gaming with a used omen 30L , snagged a 3060ti for $150 to upgrade from the 1660 super that was in there . Shared my build on reddit and was met with instant pushback that the AMD counter parts were 100x better
Only would kinda recommend it for getting a laptop with a low budget
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I got a laptop with a 3050 ti at a pretty good price, and it's quite serviceable. I purchased this before I knew as much as I do now, and I am looking to upgrade, but really; it's a fine card.
I upgraded from GTX 1650 to RTX 3050 6GB and it is huge step up with graphics, (DirectX12 ,DLSS & low resolution) so it is enough for me. I don't play competitive so FPS doesn't matter that mutch.
Got one in laptop version for a budget on the go gaming setup, for $600 about a year ago it was a great deal and I stand by that. Plus I wasn’t breaking the bank on a gaming laptop that probably won’t last me a very long time like my pc. There is value in every card, especially when considering prebuilts and laptops on good deals.
Here in india rtx 3050 6gb is available for 16 to 17 k rupees and rx 6600 is 19k to 20k rupees. So by spending extra 3 to 4k can get better one than 3050 but its not priced badly as US
I paid $100 for it used for an 8gb. Saving up for a 4060. I've got a 2060 on the way to replace it for a bit from a marketplace trade until I can afford a new card.
This is what I think a lot of people need to clarify when they say a certain gpu like the 4060 and stuff being “terrible” they aren’t terrible they are still amazing gpus but it’s more expensive than others
In my country the RTX 4060 TI (8gb) cost as much as the rx 6750 xt so it's very cost effective if we include all of the Nvidia's benefits like dlss, frame gen, recorder and ray tracing
Every card you mentioned is more expensive in my country.
The RX6600 was +80$ wheni bought the 6G version of the 3050.
The costs of the Arc750 is enough to buy a 3050 6G/RX6500 in my country.
3050 6G was a little bit more expensive when i bought it than the 6500XT,but costs less than the RX6600.
In Germany in stead of the 3050 you can get an a580 which is around the same price and is slightly better than the 3050 and the rx6500 which is another competitor for that price range but if you want ray tracing you should go with the 3050
A580 eats a lot of power also underperforms with Ryzen CPUs
One of my friends gave it to me, as he was upgrading, and before that it was his dads, he upgraded a few months later! So I think considering it was free im doin good
I bought my pc in 2019 I got an rtx 2080ti, with intel i9 9900k, this thing has kept up with almost every game I threw at it, but it’s starting to struggle, I thought I could just replace the gpu cause my cpu was top of the line (at the time), but it’s looking like I’ll need a bigger case for more recent gpu’s, so I guess I’m buying a whole new build
was it worth it upgrading from a laptop gtx 1650 with an i7 10700k to a pc with a i9 13900k and 4080 super?
Yes.
I still daily a 1060 and she runs fine, not spectacular but good enough till life get better
Me chilling with my rtx 4060 questioning how I got to where I am when it comes to budgeting
In Poland its like 200-250 pln cheaper 50-70 USD, the the RTX 3050 is good if you want dlss 2 and pretty nice ray tracing then take it. (The 6gb version) but it's better to overpay for Rx 6600 as the price to performance would be incredible
I want one because it's the best single slot low profile GPU you can buy right now, and I need it for a 1 liter gaming pc
I got a pre-built and im going to swap it over to a 4060 ti or a 4070, i have a i5 13400f and a 600W gold psu (going to replace) and a B760 ddr5 with 32G ddr5 of ram
I have an RTX 3050 laptop for editing but i do some gaming time to time and the card holds up really on the AAA titles I play like RDR2 , GTA V , God of war etc... with on 4gb Vram
@@thatoneidiot6973 damn what do u edit
I got mine for $180 on eBay in perfect condition! Cannot complain!
If all 3050 were less than 75W and low profile they would be the best car in SFF cases, that's why I got the other bad donkey RTX 4060 but the LP model cuz I wanted SFF build and this is only option
I went from integrated Ryder 5 5600G graphics to a Rtx 3050 6gb, wanted to get a graphics card but not risk much money as I’m new to computing
I am another victim of it.
RTX 4050 was around 7000 ZAR and RTX 3050 was 5700 ZAR.
Back than I chose RTX 3050 because it was a bit cheaper and I didn't knew much about GPU's and Graphic cards as a whole and here I am.
I got mine during the GPU shortage for 400 bucks on Amazon as it was the only card available except for Intel ark and I at the time only heard negative about the drivers so that's why I chose the 3050
I've bought mine about 2 years ago cuz i had no other option. At the time the 3060 and 3050 were about the same price but my psu couldnt handle the 3060 and i couldbt afford at the time buyibg both psu and a gpu so i just went for it knowing i will regret it at the end
in my country everything is way overpriced and it was either jieshou gtx 1660 super (chinese refurbished gpu) or rtx 3050 for the same price
i couldve gotten something better but i got tricked at the store and it was very sketchy and i couldnt get my money back, so i had to pay more to get the rtx 3050 and its not that bad honestly
can run battlefield 1 on max at 75fps (my refresh rate) STABLE and minecraft, roblox, csgo the same which is what i wanted
if theres anything i cant game on it i have the ps5 and the switch soo.. pc wins though. im upgrading it when i need to play a new game or something
edit: my advice for those who live in countries where the pc market is sketchy and there isnt much availability is dont buy used, you dont know what it was used for, only buy if the box says what it should, manufacturer, gpu brand, etc and have in mind what you should get before going to buy and only stick with that. dont let then offer you something "better for a little bit more money"
I have an ASRock B550 Pro, a Ryzen 5 5600G and an RX 590. I’m new to the PC world and also pretty young so I would like to know if there’s a good upgrade path for me or at least get some upgrade advice. I’ll mainly be playing Roblox, Source engine games, VR games, etc. I’m not primarily running the most recent and most intensive games, I’m very “basic” with my library anyway, but I could use the extra headroom at least with my GPU.
The fact that you don't play intensive games gives you even more options. You already have a very capable AM4 build, all you need is a better GPU. I recommend the rx 6600 because it's just so much value for so little money, you'll be able to play anything with very respectable settings. If you can spare 250 dollars then an rx 7600 is even better. Since you have a 5600g I wouldn't go higher than an rx 6750xt or rtx 400ti. If you wanted me to pick for you I'd just go with either the 6600 or 7600 because since you don't play graphically intensive games, you don't need to spend that much money.
RX 6600 for your GPU, your welcome.
I have the RTX 3050 4Gb Laptop GPU. It was a gift from my dad because he upgraded to another and better laptop. Mine's has the mentioned GPU and an i7 11800H CPU, 2 500gb sd (m.2 and sata) and 16 gb of ram, with a 165hz monitor. I still like the laptop, it was a huge upgrade compared to the office laptop I had before, and it lets me play games at 1080p at medium and high graphics at more than 100 fps. Overall, RTX 3050 is just overpriced, but it is still a good graphics card.
i have a i5 2500 with a gtx 1080 and it still plays modern games at 90 fps on high settings like medival dynasty and cyberpunk
Zach, tell the WORST gpu in Terms of like build quality, thermal issues, etc(i guess u got my point)
If you got it for good price, it was worth it, if you got it for the normal price, you got ripped. The GPU itself is a good budget GPU
I do use this but I have a perfectly good reason. I use a sff optiplex and my original plan was to use the 4060 sff but I found out recently that I don’t have an external power cord for gpus so my only decent option was to go with the 3050 sff
What would be a good monitor to pair with the PC you made in the $475 Gaming PC Build Guide 3 months ago?
I think the only reason on why people would even get this card is because it's a "RTX" gpu, it's like to me when rappers brag about having a Lamborghini but in reality they have the Lambo Truck (The cheapest Lamborghini to get) that's all I have for this discussion.
I got my Zotac RTX 3050 Twin Edge OC 8GB during 2022 crypto era for 250 dollars msrp. I am still happy with the card and it runs everything I want.
it's also a really cheap cuda card with 8gb vram... have one in my server for cuda tasks... it's not time critical, so i don't want to spend more than i have to... also temperature is a thing...
The 3050 falls into the “I have a GeForce RTX” crowd
I got a used 3060 for 200(only bought it because of that pricing of course)
I think that’s pretty good considering they are around 300 new and a 3050 is the same price
What gpu and cpu can i use for a full White build, here are the components:
-NZXT H9 ELITE (WHITE)
-GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO ICE Motherboard
- 2× DDR5 32GB
-Crucial p3 plus
-NZXT KRAKEN RGB 360
-ASUS ROG STRIX 1000W PS
-Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 White CPU Air Cooler
Its for gaming but i dont know what cpu and gpu it needs...
As a laptop user rtx3050 notebook gpu is the best bang for the buck for something priced at $500
I just got it for $191.1 yesterday and paired it with my R5 4500 🫣😅
Rest of my configuration: Mother board is A320M and 2x8gb 3000mhz ram Antec 700watt psu
Bad pricing, but great card especially since it is bus powered without needing to upgrade the psu or the need for a pci-e power cable.
Here in Romania you don’t have any better GPU in this price range. And should I upgrade from a 3050 to a 4060 or 3060? (I’m nvidia fan sorry)
I agreex the gtx 660 os a much better choice and is mich cheaper
My friend bought a prebuilt with it and its pretty nice also its a better deal then the other cards in my country
I just sold my 3050 6gb for a 4060 and it was not that bad I could play cyberpunk in high settings with ray tracing set to medium at 45fps there are just no better budget option for a graphics card that dont require a Power connector
Bro upgraded from 1080p to 1080p.
@AMDFan-s1y yes but its like twice the Power I have a 144hz monitor and I got it on sale so it was a pretty good deal and this card is 1440p capable even if its work better in 1080p AMD also dont have a 115w graphics card that as the same power as the 4060
idk where yall get yalls pcs from but a 3050 is signifcantly cheaper than a 6600 xt or a 6500 in a prebuilt. i know people prefer to build, but as someone not interested in the building aspect, a 3050 prebuilt is going for 600$, and a 6600 prebuilt is going for 1,000$