What's Inside This £175 Pre-Owned Custom Gaming PC?

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • Today we're taking a look at an FM2+ based AMD gaming PC that I picked up for £175. Featuring an Athlon X4 860K, a chip that I recommended a few years ago, I was intrigued to see how it performed in modern games and CPU intensive tasks.
    I also wondered whether the rest of the specs would be decent enough to potentially make a profit from resale.
    Thanks for watching :)

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  • @MultiDivebomber
    @MultiDivebomber 4 года назад +225

    Somehow the British accent makes this sounds like a documentary, compared to those Canadian and American channels

  • @lumaseed6490
    @lumaseed6490 4 года назад +58

    7:07 clever cut lol

    • @trolco
      @trolco 4 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @jameysummers1577
    @jameysummers1577 4 года назад +232

    "I consider 8Gb ram the minimum and 16 the sweetspot"
    I remember not too long ago when 4Gb was the minimum and 8Gb was the sweetspot.

    • @yazms.
      @yazms. 4 года назад +30

      You mean 4 years ago. 512mb used to be a sweetspot

    • @Sigma-IX-
      @Sigma-IX- 4 года назад +35

      @Jazmsjoker yup and 50 years ago, 1KB ram was the sweetspot. That’s 10% of the size of an EMPTY word document. 😂

    • @ruudiutsenikov609
      @ruudiutsenikov609 4 года назад +8

      Remember when no ram was overkill

    • @ruudiutsenikov609
      @ruudiutsenikov609 4 года назад +8

      @@yazms. what you gonna play on gtx 10 series cards with 512mb ram

    • @juan4allHD
      @juan4allHD 4 года назад +3

      Moore's Law in action

  • @OverdriveTech
    @OverdriveTech 4 года назад +98

    7:06
    Pain in the a...
    To be continued

  • @bl3icom
    @bl3icom 4 года назад +266

    "100 of most currencies" lmao

    • @codyleonard7392
      @codyleonard7392 4 года назад +13

      I'm sure it would be over 100 something of most currencies to be fair

    • @itsdokko2990
      @itsdokko2990 4 года назад +17

      lmao $100 in my local currency would be a fucking steal.
      for measure: CLP $100 is equivalent to $0.13 USD

    • @jacobhotaling8959
      @jacobhotaling8959 4 года назад +1

      @@itsdokko2990 lol in Lebanese currency it would be 6.75 cents

    • @Disfyncial
      @Disfyncial 4 года назад

      krayos13 whwt currency? Rubles or something? Lol

    • @rizkimaulanap8697
      @rizkimaulanap8697 4 года назад

      100 is like 0.9 cent here

  • @turbofanlover
    @turbofanlover 4 года назад +190

    This system takes us back to a time when AMD was still kind of a joke.

    • @dogrzz7082
      @dogrzz7082 4 года назад +35

      They really were a joke on the cpu side of things. Though some of their older cards like the 7970 still hold up decently even today.

    • @dogrzz7082
      @dogrzz7082 4 года назад +81

      @@R3in_Ch emphasis on "were"

    • @ncolvin05
      @ncolvin05 4 года назад +15

      Eh, AMD comes in and out of being on top. Back in the mid-2000's they were murdering intel. First the Athlon-64 was just such a beast, then AMD followed it up with true dual-core processors and quad-core processors (AMD64x2,4). Unfortunately by the time AMD did quad-core intel was catching up and eventually dominated the high end CPU market until Ryzen. Even then that's only because AMD got to 7nm first, so they'll need to keep sizing down ahead of intel in order to stay ahead of intel. That is if intel can actually get to 7nm soon, but better that amd keep the heat on.

    • @Vielt0
      @Vielt0 4 года назад +10

      @@R3in_Ch
      Talk about mindless sheep following trends

    • @ironmantooltime
      @ironmantooltime 4 года назад +2

      @@ncolvin05 AMD also got ahead of Intel because Intel broke their own tick tock model at least in part through laziness. Cpus haven't moved in over 5 years. That's why Apple laptops had problems, because the Cpus were falling behind the curve

  • @aricroy4258
    @aricroy4258 4 года назад +151

    its 5am here in Australia and just found your channel again, havent seen you in years

    • @lexgoogleplay8381
      @lexgoogleplay8381 4 года назад +24

      'its 5am here in Australia and just found your channel again'. So how long have you been looking for it then Aric, LOL!

    • @iqnst3944
      @iqnst3944 4 года назад +5

      welcome back

    • @misterbikerman7888
      @misterbikerman7888 4 года назад +3

      He's grown quite alot

    • @bwstouge
      @bwstouge 4 года назад +1

      It is 10pm in germany.

    • @joshm9843
      @joshm9843 4 года назад +4

      Good luck with the fires

  • @dogrzz7082
    @dogrzz7082 4 года назад +15

    Damn i was surprised seeing such a good power supply in there, i recently installed a TX550M in to my personal build.

  • @Daxter250
    @Daxter250 4 года назад +163

    cinebench run:
    athlon x4 860k: ima doing my best and show everyone what i'm capable of! ... puh, 682 at last. now beat that!
    sleeping ryzen 5 3600: zZzZzZ... 689 zZzZzZ

    • @yourick1953
      @yourick1953 4 года назад +53

      lmao that 3600 was at 800 mhz

    • @MrMartin48705
      @MrMartin48705 4 года назад +8

      2600 gets like 1250 in cinebench r15 with 2133MHz RAM...

    • @JohnSmith-nj9qo
      @JohnSmith-nj9qo 4 года назад +2

      And it was weirdly underclocked at 800 mhz. XD

    • @thesilentgametestr
      @thesilentgametestr 4 года назад +1

      I had an 860k, was a nice chip and did my gaming needs well till I went ryzen 2600

    • @erikbritz8095
      @erikbritz8095 4 года назад

      @@JohnSmith-nj9qo it was a joke in one of his vids he ran the cpu at the lowest it could go to see how it would game.

  • @redwinedrummer
    @redwinedrummer 4 года назад +2

    This video brings back some nostalgia! I owned this setup before (X4 860K + 1050Ti + 16GB 2133MHz) and I have fond memories with it because I remember saving up a lot of school money for it and had sleepless nights researching. It was such great bang for the buck, but I do agree: 1) it's a dead platform and had no upgrade path and 2) the 860k had terrible frametime performance.
    It was a great overclocker, though. I was lucky enough to get an OC to 4.2GHz at stock voltages with a Hyper212. It helped a lot and found 100% usage on BOTH the CPU and GPU most of the time. The OC bought my then rig a good year or two.
    But alas, eventually the frametimes made me dizzy and gaming became a vertiginous experience. May 2019, it was time to say goodbye to the old gal. Sold the system and now went up to an R5 2600 + RX580 with 3200MHz memory.
    Never looked back. Good times!

  • @killiansklassics
    @killiansklassics 4 года назад +6

    keep doing these mystery PC unboxings and tests they are my favorite videos of yours.

  • @spacecy
    @spacecy 4 года назад +30

    This is the only PC tech channel that i watch videos from start to end. Videos are very interesting, not too long and straight to the point with a touch of humour. Keep it up seagul boi.

    • @DuneRunnerEnterprises
      @DuneRunnerEnterprises 4 года назад +1

      Seagull powered.
      8))

    • @UnpauseandPwn
      @UnpauseandPwn 3 года назад

      Wow dude, your name.
      That takes me back, I grew up with Tyrian. xD haha.
      Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

  • @dusterpl6093
    @dusterpl6093 3 года назад +2

    What a coincidence. I just upgraded from my old FM2 rig to a brand new chad AM4 Ryzen 7 2700 PC. My previous specs were X4 870K, MSI A88X-G43 mobo and HyperX Fury 1866Mhz CL10 if anyone wonders. The boost in perfomance is unbelievable.

  • @kevinaquino6655
    @kevinaquino6655 4 года назад +1

    I used the X4 860K in my first build back in the day. This brought back some good memories!

  • @legodude275
    @legodude275 4 года назад

    Greetings mate. I’ve been watching your videos for a short bit of time now and I figured I’ve spent enough time watching to give you some positive feedback. I think you have real potential. You have a nice friendly vibe without seeming over dramatic or in your face. To be quite honest I wasn’t really sure why I was watching a specific video of yours I think I was just more interested in your commentary and how you talked about things. Then I began to appreciate the content alongside it. I particularly like the rare graphics card and dual graphics card videos. I never knew those existed. Hope to see more from you!

  • @solarismortum383
    @solarismortum383 2 года назад

    Awesome vids man, you really do your homework and I appreciate you due diligence!

  • @5parcovici
    @5parcovici 4 года назад

    I remember my 860k...Battlefield 1 was launching, bought the game excited to play it and then...horror, the stutter was just game braking ! Nice memories, brought by your video ! Thank you , and keep up the good work !👍👋😊

  • @NervousNick
    @NervousNick 4 года назад +5

    You've inspired me, and I have started my own Laptop, Upgrade/Repair Channel!

    • @raihanislam912
      @raihanislam912 4 года назад +6

      Change your profile picture, it will make it look more serious, I might watch a few videos

    • @DavidSmith-to3iu
      @DavidSmith-to3iu 4 года назад +3

      I visited your Channel, Great Job! Nice Vids!

    • @johndoe-pb6ow
      @johndoe-pb6ow 4 года назад +2

      Good Start, Nervous Nick, I Love that $10.00 Laptop you Scored! very Informative Channel!

    • @raihanislam912
      @raihanislam912 4 года назад +2

      I presume that you two are his friends, you guys were there at the start of the channep

    • @NervousNick
      @NervousNick 4 года назад +1

      @@raihanislam912 Get Onboard, & Subscribe!

  • @AlexanderWulff
    @AlexanderWulff 4 года назад +1

    Never thought I’d hear the phrase FM2+ again. It was my first socket, and I had a board almost exactly like this. Glad I upgraded to Ryzen in 2018

    • @bluescluessuperagent
      @bluescluessuperagent 4 года назад

      .....why would you think you would never hear the phrase again?.......

  • @ogkolton3253
    @ogkolton3253 4 года назад

    YOURE THE BEST TO EVER DO THIS SHIT
    I force everyone in London, Kentucky to watch you!

  • @FerralVideo
    @FerralVideo 3 года назад

    I have a Kaverti A10-7870k on this socket.
    Punching it in the face with a 4.4GHz overclock on the CPU and 912 on the CPU with 2133 (nameplate 2400 but XMP was unstable) DDR3 gave me ... an admittedly rather pleasant experience for SFF IGP gaming in the era.
    It's just that cooling a 125w overclock, 95w nameplate processor in an SFF case back in '14 .... was a challenge, due to the rise in small form gaming PCs being several years away.
    Incidentally it was just this year that I finally built this PC up to its prime, with a Meanwell PSU powering a 160w Pico, and Corsair's H5 SF taming the furnace, all crammed into a cute little InWin bookcase enclosure.

  • @MrPunnyanakiss
    @MrPunnyanakiss 4 года назад +30

    Would you ever consider benchmarking csgo with these low end configs? I know that loads of people who use these parts that only want to play esport games!

    • @Olie956
      @Olie956 4 года назад +3

      @Khinh Phu People hate him? Lol why? Lol.

    • @MrBronkz
      @MrBronkz 4 года назад

      Just go with a haswell i5 for budget cs . Maybe a 960 then you've got playedable eSports rig. If you can afford Ryzen go with that

    • @MrPunnyanakiss
      @MrPunnyanakiss 4 года назад +2

      I know what you are saying about specs, I'm not worried about that, but it gives a good perspective on older hardware, especially older combos of cpu and ram

    • @mannfred1440
      @mannfred1440 4 года назад

      @@Olie956 he just said

    • @Olie956
      @Olie956 4 года назад

      @@mannfred1440 who just said? What did they say? What are you even talking about?

  • @letni9506
    @letni9506 4 года назад +1

    Got the same PSU. Quite decent quality considering the rest of it.
    I remember upgrading so I could get 40-50 FPS.
    I used to play Warcraft about 35fps. That was my cut off point before I had to buy a new card.
    60 FPS, Luxury 😀

    • @thealien_ali3382
      @thealien_ali3382 4 года назад

      U upgrading the psu for more fps that's a first, 🤣

  • @TheMarc1k1
    @TheMarc1k1 4 года назад

    1050Ti man, my last of the x50Ti range that I owned and what a beast, it's powering a friends PC now but man it felt great every 2 years upgrading and getting that massive boost, went from 550ti/750ti/1050ti and was always such fantastic bang for you buck, all were paired with my 3570k which is still kicking as a spare PC now, got super lucky and was able to auto clock it to 4.2Ghz... love that little CPU :D

  • @Edman_79
    @Edman_79 4 года назад

    I'm a little surprised that you did not try any overclocking at all. Since then 860K is quite capable in that manner (4.5GHz was not an exception) and this board allows it. Though the fan would surely need a replacement. Anyway, another great video. Thanks.

  • @Tech-vd7qs
    @Tech-vd7qs 4 года назад

    I subscribed based on your sensible thermal paste application alone

  • @BananaFearProduction
    @BananaFearProduction 4 года назад

    I built my FM2+ computer back in 2015 with a A10-7850k and I can agree that upgrading is never gonna happen. I would gladly donate it if you want a slightly better cpu that's been overclocked to snot for the past 2 years

  • @bensvault9149
    @bensvault9149 4 года назад

    You can get some good deals off people who are just selling to make space too. I bought a custom build from a customer when i worked in retail with an AMD FX44100, 12GB DDR3 & monitor for 60 pounds. I put an rx460 inside it and while i cant ultra most games i can play medium to high with frame rate above 30fps, always been a console gamer so i didnt mind.

  • @enrike2314
    @enrike2314 4 года назад +11

    I had that little Athlon on my A88 Asus motherboard overclocked to 4.4 Ghz.

    • @ThomasSiebenhofer
      @ThomasSiebenhofer 4 года назад +2

      I had a Asus A85 with an A8 6600k - ran at 4.8 Ghz without a hickup

    • @scottrich976
      @scottrich976 4 года назад +5

      I just got a 7650K and A58HM grenade with 16gb ram from the scrap guy on my street. Is it worth putting a graphics card in it? Tiny case though.

    • @ThomasSiebenhofer
      @ThomasSiebenhofer 4 года назад +1

      @@scottrich976 If you have a GPU on hand you can definitly Game with it, but expect similar performance to the PC in the video

    • @scottrich976
      @scottrich976 4 года назад

      @@ThomasSiebenhofer will a gtx960 be good enough? I haven't done PC gaming since Alice and Half Life 2 Episode 2, oh and Doom3.

    • @ThomasSiebenhofer
      @ThomasSiebenhofer 4 года назад +1

      @@scottrich976 it depends on the Game, If you Play GPU intensive Games you will be fine, but If your games are really CPU dependent you will be looking at a bottleneck

  • @saiyajinelitehoss
    @saiyajinelitehoss 4 года назад

    Cool video, thanks for making these. Very entertaining and informative.

  • @lexgoogleplay8381
    @lexgoogleplay8381 4 года назад

    The system proved to be good value, given C.E.X. sell a 1050Ti on it's own for £100 ($130), so you had the case, cd rw, motherboard, processer, fan, ram, hdd and power supply all for £75 ($97.50). Your right you could run pretty much any single card on a 650w PSU. I think the only two single GPU's that need more than a 650w power supply are, the Titan Z (750w recommended) and the RX vega 64 (700w recommended).

  • @genoziderkanine2668
    @genoziderkanine2668 4 года назад +3

    You could have tested some games that ran well on it. I could imagine that games like bf4, blackops 2 etc would run pretty good on it

  • @techrja
    @techrja 4 года назад +1

    The amount his hand shakes when holding the 1050... Wow

  • @Ashachi
    @Ashachi 4 года назад

    That graphics card and PSU is basically worth the full price you paid for it, the rest is just bonus scrap you can reuse for a ultra budget build.
    Not gonna say was worth the gamble but you did well nonetheless, maybe you can build a Frankenstein build out of all these good parts from cex.

  • @TheSpotify95
    @TheSpotify95 4 года назад

    That cinebench score is lower than that of a substantially underclocked (800MHz!) R5 3600... which pretty much tells you all you need to know about the choice of CPU.
    Unfortunately, upgrading the CPU any further will likely require a completely new system board/platform, and a change from DDR3 to DDR4 RAM.
    I also say that for gaming, less than 16GB RAM is pushing it. I upgraded my gaming laptop from 8GB to 16GB rather quickly.

  • @TielSong0509
    @TielSong0509 4 года назад

    I have an A10-7870K (brother of the athlon) overclocked to 4,5 GHz and paired with a GT 1030 GDDR5. I built it in 2015 (with an A6 7400K). I upgraded at middle of 2016 to the A10. I used it with the integrateg GPU to 2019 and bought the GT 1030. Sometimes the processor is weak for the GT 1030. Sometimes the GT is the weak spot. A was on a tight bouget. I would like to build a ryzen PC but i have no money for it. I use the PC for gaming, 3D modelling, and for Unity engine. (Note: the AMD not advertising but if the integrated GPU is used at full potencial the CPU Core clock is go down to 3 GHz even if it's overclocked. With the GPU upgrade i gained more GPU and CPU power and freed 2 Gb Ram.

  • @thestrangegod3173
    @thestrangegod3173 4 года назад

    I had the EXACT same pc specs myself back in 16. After being disappointed with how games played and being stuck with my ps4, I decided to buy a gaming laptop (i7-6700 & gtx 1080). Gave the 1050 ti to my dad for his pc and still have the rest of the pc in the loft collecting dust

  • @kingeling
    @kingeling 3 года назад

    I got approximately 1380 points with an x4 860k on Cinebench r23, after overclocking it to 4.5GHz with AOD, the score remained similar, at around 1420. I've recently built a system with this one for hosting a csgo server, as well as using it as a guest pc for LAN parties.

  • @robertt9342
    @robertt9342 4 года назад

    That was an expensive gamble that didn't payoff. Atleast the 1050ti is a decent consultation prize.

  • @gagansohal8089
    @gagansohal8089 4 года назад

    I had a lucky draw at CEX with a custom machine £249 i7 6700 1tb hdd and gtx 970 4gb. Dayum... only gripe was the cpu was cooled with a stock intel cooler and was loud as hell...
    but £249 for that is pretty amazing!

  • @sighko
    @sighko 3 года назад

    Considering the memory and PSU. I'm actually very impressed.

  • @rynz_2893
    @rynz_2893 4 года назад

    You should do a video of your entire inventory of computer stuff you have stashed all over your house. I'd be super interested to see your collection!

  • @54356776
    @54356776 4 года назад

    The most surprising thing about this is you actually managed to find anything worth buying in CEX aside from games. They have most things marked up just below the price of a brand new unit.
    CEX is kind of like the gamestop for the U.K. as they pay low and charge high.

  • @toasthuawei1352
    @toasthuawei1352 4 года назад +1

    i havent watched it fully but so far great video! :D

  • @chazteb
    @chazteb 4 года назад

    I built a new system last week, i3 9100f with a 1050ti. It replaced my old FM2+ System (A8 4C 4T), it just could not handle csgo anymore, now, on my new pc I get about 300 fps on CSGO, 70Fps on GTA V (High)
    only cost me £300, already had the gpu. It is a very very capable system, although I will be upgrading to a 1650 very soon.

  • @derricmcleanmenezes1779
    @derricmcleanmenezes1779 3 года назад

    You and zWORMSz are kinda similar and I love watching both of ur videos

  • @waffluru
    @waffluru 2 года назад

    7:24 the one madlad with an 800MHz Ryzen 3600

  • @Kilgore2307
    @Kilgore2307 Год назад

    I have this Corsair TX650M, but it's an older version and it doesn't have the bronze, silver or gold rate 80 plus but it's powerful and overkill as this newer model.

  • @akaXAX
    @akaXAX 4 года назад

    My first gaming pc was an 860k on that same mobo. Wasn't bad for the money at the time.

  • @janpanek6284
    @janpanek6284 4 года назад

    Not really PC related, but the weather in UK does not look like a winter at all. Pretty much the same as here in the Czech Republic.

  • @mikecawood
    @mikecawood 4 года назад

    This video is great as is usual from RandomGaminginHD.

  • @thehitcher3955
    @thehitcher3955 4 года назад +1

    Just found your channel - great content, keep it up :)

  • @LUNATIC75
    @LUNATIC75 4 года назад

    Had a X4 760K for several years in my main PC, the 860K just wasn't worth the effort to upgrade. When I finally did upgrade, I went to the Ryzen 1800x.
    It's safe to say my gaming experience improved a touch!
    However, I still mess about with FM2 hardware even today as I have a soft spot for that whole AMD era.

    • @alexander_strachan
      @alexander_strachan 2 года назад

      I still use an FM2 system (A8-6600K). I mostly use it for basic usage (not gaming) and for that purpose, it's still OK. I looked at CPU upgrades, but as mentioned in the video, other options simply aren't worth it.

  • @steveplayzytreal
    @steveplayzytreal 4 года назад

    I've actually been to a cex store in India and it was suprisingly good...I believe I bought a replacement controller and a bunch of games...I'm not sure about uk.. but they had all things gaming there

  • @ThomasSiebenhofer
    @ThomasSiebenhofer 4 года назад

    my first custom pc had an Asus board with a FM2 socket and an AMD A8 6600k clocked at 4.8ghz. I first ran it with an GTX 750 Ti later on I upgradet to a GTX 680 I got free from a cousin of mine and the last gpu this system saw was a gtx 970 which was fairly new at that point in time.
    I was surprised that the CPU didn't even bottleneck the 970 that bad...
    edit: it was a FM2 mobo, not a FM2+

  • @avglebowski
    @avglebowski 4 года назад +1

    If you can you should test it at 1440p low and see if it alleviate the CPU and maybe it can do better

  • @LoneWendigo
    @LoneWendigo 4 года назад

    We had a CEX in the mall here in Washington state, USA. Kinda really sad it was replaced with a virtual reality parlor

  • @casper464
    @casper464 4 года назад

    Well, if you're on a tight budget you probably also would buy a second hand monitor thats native 720p, to squeeze as much performance as you can get out of the build. But yes, i once made a build with the same cpu, since i found an old amd hd 7850 in my storage, and i too were experiencing problems when it came to cpu intensive tasks.

  • @youseff500
    @youseff500 4 года назад

    X4 860k @4.4ghz paired with a ASUS Strix GTX 970 still going strong :D runs everything I need- RE3 remake, League, Apex, GTA 5, and Autocad.

    • @FS--ew3se
      @FS--ew3se 3 года назад

      R u revenant main?!?!?!

  • @rickylonghaul682
    @rickylonghaul682 4 года назад

    About to put together a dedicated GTA V potato so I can play when I'm traveling for work, featuring an AMD Phenom ii X4 810, 4gb of DDR2, and a GTX 260.
    I specially wanted to make a machine that would play the game at about 720p30, so I would appreciate my main rig (Ryzen 7 2700, GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB ram) more when I get home. Lol. Should make a good submission to RMR.

  • @radiosification
    @radiosification 4 года назад +2

    Love your videos but PLEASE turn the gain up on your audio! It's so much quieter than all the other youtube videos

  • @paulapsley3712
    @paulapsley3712 4 года назад

    I just upgraded from FX 8350, 16g ddr3 and 1050ti, to Ryzen 3 1200, 1600g ddr4 and 1050ti. It runs the games I play (Far Cry 5, Fallout 4, RDR2, Crysis and more) pretty well at medium to high settings. I usually OC my cpu from 3.2g to 3.8g during gaming. I am intending to upgrade gpu and cpu fairly soon for even better performance, but this build was what I could squeeze out of a Christmas budget.

  • @drumsmoker731
    @drumsmoker731 4 года назад

    All in all I'd say that you made a pretty good deal with this machine.

  • @ultrademigod
    @ultrademigod 4 года назад +12

    "The 1050ti is the better component" @08:03
    Nuff said.

  • @j.lietka9406
    @j.lietka9406 Год назад

    Some time ago I found an Asus Essentio desktop M51BC PC (dumpster find) has an AMD FX 8300 & Radeon R9 255. Still runs - needs cleaning, thermal paste reapplied, etc. Has Win 8 on the HDD, but I am leaning towards getting say, a 250GB SSD, and a better GPU, like an R9 280, 290, 580, or a 7850. Thank you 🤓

  • @sburton015
    @sburton015 4 года назад +1

    I'm inclined to believe that something like the Core 2 Quad or Phenom CPUs might be a better value for the money. Although those are more like from 2007, but they do have 4 physical cores.

    • @RandomGaminginHD
      @RandomGaminginHD  4 года назад

      Yeah I’ll have to revisit the core 2 quad soon and find out

    • @sburton015
      @sburton015 4 года назад

      @@RandomGaminginHD for $40 USD, I did pick up an Asus p5b motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU and 4 gb ddr2 ram. It's supposed to arrive today so I might do a video on that when I put it together.

    • @sburton015
      @sburton015 4 года назад

      @@RandomGaminginHD just a follow up, I did put together my Core 2 Quad PC but had to do some troubleshooting. First, it kept saying CPU ucode error, and it kept saying that the CPU was overheating even though when I touched the CPU heatsink, it still felt cool to the touch. It turns out that the Q9550 was newer than the motherboard it was on and it wasn't being detected properly, so I updated the BIOS, and now it works just fine.

  • @cxsian
    @cxsian 4 года назад

    This is and will be for the next years better than my laptop that i have..i wish i had a pc..

  • @panayiotispapakyriakou5258
    @panayiotispapakyriakou5258 4 года назад

    CEX should be sponsoring your videos

  • @Wristan
    @Wristan 4 года назад

    I built a friend a computer with this CPU and he still using it today. Sadly he has a lot of health issues and is super poor. If it wasn't for section 8 housing he'd be on the street. He just has enough money to buy food for a month at the 99 cent store and pay utilities with the, "I'm F***ing poor discount" from a lot of them(thanks to food stamps). So unless he somehow gets a job sitting down and get a ride to and fro, he'll be using this computer til it explodes.
    I even at one point tried to help using some spear parts, but that venture didn't pan out and so I ended losing money in the long run.

  • @MorrisChannel4
    @MorrisChannel4 4 года назад

    i did regret buying the 860k at first, but used it for along time till i went Ryzen and got an old intel Build around the same time Athlon 860k came out and never looked back, 860k still deos very well if you plan to use it for streaming and average use
    i did play doom 2016, RE5, RE6,RE4, Deuz Ex, Thief 2014, Sleepless Dogs, and they played pretty good on that chip

  • @ibizenco
    @ibizenco 4 года назад

    Nice machine. And video. :) Nice CPU bottleneck too.

  • @lydiahaytack4267
    @lydiahaytack4267 3 года назад

    i had that exact same motherboard with a A8 6600K quad core in my first gaming rig, combined with a superclocked EVGA 760 and thats what i used from around 2014 till 2018 when i upgraded to Ryzen

  • @TheTom-Saunders
    @TheTom-Saunders 4 года назад

    ive just upgraded from a athlon x4 845 to ryzen 5 2600 Soooooo glad i did

  • @ozairahmed1352
    @ozairahmed1352 4 года назад +6

    How do i get notified THE SECOND this gets uploaded instead of 2 minutes late

    • @shinski8114
      @shinski8114 4 года назад

      @No_Mercy cause he isnt mainstream dumbed down garbage like theverge

  • @thedungeondelver
    @thedungeondelver 4 года назад +8

    I'm a simple man. I see a RGIHD video and I click "like". BTW, dude, how's the move going?

  • @seebarry4068
    @seebarry4068 3 года назад

    I think you can use any modular cables.

  • @Jrv3192
    @Jrv3192 4 года назад +1

    Love your videos mate been a subscriber for years keep up the good work ! I've been buying GPUs CPUs and RAM from cex for years always a surprise when you buy a GPU as well online anyway prices arnt bad either.

    • @quenguin2178
      @quenguin2178 4 года назад

      I dont touch cpus from cex. I ordered an amd processor and 8gb ram and the cpu came in a paper bag with bent pins

    • @Jrv3192
      @Jrv3192 4 года назад

      @@quenguin2178 wow really? That's bad I've only really bought GPUs online from cex all CPUs I've bought have been in store and never had a problem hope you got your money back

  • @Guynamedfab
    @Guynamedfab 4 года назад

    ok pro tip if u use kaveri with a 10 series card, u can turn up ur setting till the fps starts to drop, the cpu will run at 100% usage but slightly under boost clock, meaning u have head room just put the load on the trailer(gpu) and not the truck(cpu)

    • @Guynamedfab
      @Guynamedfab 4 года назад

      if we could hop in discord i could show you how to deal with a cpu bottleneck

    • @Guynamedfab
      @Guynamedfab 4 года назад

      legit lowering the setting is just dropping the load on the cpu

  • @thesilverbulletninety3021
    @thesilverbulletninety3021 3 года назад

    I like this one. I have an AMD Phenom II X6 Cpu and a Gtx 660 Gfx card.. so this computer is similar to mine, where i have 6 cores and this one has 4 cores

  • @przemysawpokladko4058
    @przemysawpokladko4058 4 года назад

    Recheck with ram at 2133 or 2400 MHz. This platform likes fast memory. It is not going to make huge change, but should make some games playable.

  • @FredsRandomFinds
    @FredsRandomFinds 4 года назад +3

    If you wanted to turn this into a budget rig i'd personally throw in a cheap matx b450 and one of the new 1600 af cpus (2600 with gen 1 imc..)

    • @JT-ko2ib
      @JT-ko2ib 4 года назад

      + DDR4 RAM?

    • @FredsRandomFinds
      @FredsRandomFinds 4 года назад +1

      @@JT-ko2ib Well yeah obviously, just throw a cheap 3000 mhz kit in?. Would still be a relatively cheap upgrade and would stomp all over the i3 mentioned?

    • @JT-ko2ib
      @JT-ko2ib 4 года назад

      @@FredsRandomFinds It's a good option. i3 is pretty redundant now, unless you get a really good deal on the latest generation.

  • @tommar
    @tommar 4 года назад

    I had a very similar build a while ago. I had an A10-7600k (something from that line) and used the built in the GPU to start with and added a 1050ti later. I was playing older games at the time (TF2, and 360 era games). I remember when at college we had to do some SQL work and the CPU just hated it. Data serachers that took seconds at college took a good mintue on my home rig. On a Ryzen 5 now much faster.

  • @yodelinggoethe1147
    @yodelinggoethe1147 4 года назад

    Tbh this still looks like good value for money. With that price you have money left for a new motherboard and cpu.

  • @DoctorX17
    @DoctorX17 4 года назад

    I miss CEX
    I personally keep all the unneeded PSU cables in the box, which goes in the attic, with all the other boxes and extra screws, accessories, etc.

  • @salehamini2036
    @salehamini2036 4 года назад +1

    Look at R5 1600 AF its only 85 usd while it have awesome performance, i think its the best cpu for budget builds with a gpu.

    • @letto18
      @letto18 4 года назад

      He's in the UK, the 1600 AF is only available in the USA market only, I'm in Canada & while i'm interested in it as a possible upgrade from my 1200, I can't order it because of my Canadian address so I'd have to cross the border to pick it up & he'd have to fly across the Atlantic, only other option would be to pay a preimium to use a drop shipping service, order it & have it go to the drop shipper who would send it to us when it arrives.

  • @sirtanon1
    @sirtanon1 4 года назад

    Something seems wrong with that setup. The 860k is a 4-core CPU.. but is showing up in Cinebench as 2C/4T. It should realistically show up better in terms of score. You might want to verify all the BIOS settings. Also, the 860k has an unlocked multiplier.. so you should be able to OC it quite easily with little effort. Why not go for it? While you're at it, find some cheap RAM heat spreaders and OC that RAM as well. The 860k can support 1866 RAM if I'm not mistaken.

  • @acid3129
    @acid3129 4 года назад

    i just upgraded my FM2 pc from overclockers i had the A8 6600k and after putting a gtx1050ti 4gb its would still play most games this socket isent as bad as you think if you get an A10 7+++ cpu and 16gb ram they overclock very well and stay cool on stock cooling i got my 6600k up to 4.2ghz and never had any problems plus if you have a crossfire enabled amd card from say 7000 series it could be tricked into crossfire with the apu

  • @JBall419
    @JBall419 4 года назад

    The first system I ever built had an 860k cpu. It got me by for a while, but I was so happy when I got a better cpu for my next build lol.

  • @aaaaaaaaaa97
    @aaaaaaaaaa97 2 года назад

    Amazing pirce to performance ratio eally.

  • @TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou
    @TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou 3 года назад

    I think it would make more sense to just buy a workstation with an i5 in it and throw in an extra ddr3 stick of ram along with whatever budget graphics card you can find for a good used price.

  • @Daniel_D_King
    @Daniel_D_King 4 года назад

    I have the same mobo and a 7860k for streaming... was my first gaming pc when I got back in to it. Held up ok for about a year but long in the tooth now. Didnt do bad for 60 quid tbh. Replaced it with an it 2300 and get much better frame rates now. Funny how newer isn't necessarily better.

  • @caseytatum5837
    @caseytatum5837 4 года назад +2

    "welded it on" oh boy

  • @Hijynx87
    @Hijynx87 3 года назад

    Nice PSU I have a TX (whatever the fully modular psu was idr)750 80plus gold in my old pc , even though it's better than the 650 EVGA 80plus gold in my current pc.

  • @sanitylogic4611
    @sanitylogic4611 4 года назад

    The Ahtlon x4 860k was my very fist CPU! I've made sure to keep it, the motherboard, memory and graphics card all these years later.

    • @Jack-fb6sr
      @Jack-fb6sr 4 года назад

      Sanity Logic what’s the other bits

    • @sanitylogic4611
      @sanitylogic4611 4 года назад

      @@Jack-fb6sr FM2A88M Pro3+, XFX R9 380 Double Dissipation 2GB, I had 2x4gb team group DDR3 sticks at 1600 mhz, 1TB Seagate drive which died fairly quickly but served me well, and a 600 watt evga bronze psu. All put into a Deepcool Tesseract case. Cable management was shiet, and it was loud due to stock cooler, but I got by and had fun doing it.

  • @ChantiqoArk
    @ChantiqoArk 4 года назад

    the new budget king GPU is by far the 1650 as it doesn't require external power!

    • @gateopssss
      @gateopssss 4 года назад +1

      Rx 570 always remained a budget king. Lower price than both 1650 or 1050 ti, but its tdp is 150W.
      But i can agree, 1650 is quite powerful, knowing it uses only pcie power.

  • @razorsz195
    @razorsz195 4 года назад

    Ayyyy! its my board and cpu lineup, i just got in some used parts to upgrade from that board and my athlon 880k, what a terribly unsupported socket n board, theres barely any upgrade paths that are worth it, better to get a used i5 n board cuz u can then re use the ram etc like ive done :D Those athlons are GTX 480 of the cpu world, mine had 4Ghz ran at 75+ C with idles of 50s on an aftermarket cooler..it is really a terrible platform

  • @1Shy9
    @1Shy9 4 года назад +1

    This is litterally the configuration i had before swapping my mobo cpu and ram out a couple months back. Now i have a i3-9100f

    • @greasysteve5671
      @greasysteve5671 4 года назад

      @Gaming Central plays I've heard the desktop i3's are actually pretty good. I've only ever had laptop Intel CPUs.

    • @IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag
      @IosifStalinsendsyoutoGulag 4 года назад +1

      @@greasysteve5671 Yes, even the i3 8100 can handle something up to a gtx 1660. Of course you will have a little less fps than if you had a very good CPU, but still

  • @pierregrobbelaar9116
    @pierregrobbelaar9116 4 года назад

    My brother actually still uses a FM1 3870k cpu.I am trying to convince him to upgrade to ryzen.I gave him a rx 550 and it struggles real bad.I will build him a R5 3400g maybe during the year.

  • @jerryh559
    @jerryh559 4 года назад +2

    damn, this is almost my own pc.
    i've got an Phenom II x4 955, also 1050 TI, and also 8Gb ram...

    • @AmstradExin
      @AmstradExin 4 года назад

      I think for the price, this is pretty neat. Mine is an A8 5600K from a PC I got for 6€ at the dump. 16GB and 1050ti also.

    • @jerryh559
      @jerryh559 4 года назад

      @@AmstradExin nice xD, my pc was first from my father, he had 2 4k screens, so wanted a sort of capabele GPU, but didnt upgrade the cpu, that he bought first hand, around the time it came out.
      Now hé has a threadripper 1920x, so i got his old pc.

  • @Badtaste21
    @Badtaste21 4 года назад

    I couldn't believe it when you said the 1050 ti is from 2016, but it's actually true, it's been that long. Time is running so fast... :(