Turning a $20 PC into a gaming BEAST! | 200FPS+

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
  • In this video I turn PC I bought at a thrift store in a formidable gaming PC capable of running FPS games on high at 200fps. Below are the different parts used in this video that you can use to create a great gaming PC for around $250.
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    2:10 - Installing graphics card
    3:11 - Bottlenecking issues
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    5:18 - CPU usage issues
    7:19 - 3DMark Score
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  • @IamThFEAR
    @IamThFEAR 6 месяцев назад +9

    I turned my m92p into a decent backup gaming rig, added more RAM and a GT 1030, very surprising results quite honestly, love it.

  • @cuhd4970
    @cuhd4970 3 года назад +24

    I actually got an old haswell i5 4440 PC for free from my school, so maybe at the end of a school year it might be good to ask an IT teacher, if there’s any old PCs laying around or beeing replaced

  • @c2goodliving
    @c2goodliving 20 дней назад

    well done with this video! great continue and story telling/information

  • @DVZNMedia
    @DVZNMedia 3 года назад +3

    always here for this kind of content!

  • @lordthaps
    @lordthaps Год назад +3

    And then he just drops out of the scene... How rude 😂😂. Awesome video, bro

  • @AlexanderVonish
    @AlexanderVonish 8 часов назад

    Have to say, it is a rather interesting experience breathing new life to older computers chucked out by businesses. I’ve done a similar project for upgrading an old optiplex 380, old core 2 duo phased out for the Q9650, and had bought the correct riser cage for it to fit a generic oem-looking single slot gtx 1050, (Though it initially was using a gt 1030 and only received the gtx upgrade back in January.) and it runs quite exemplary for an aging system.

  • @ev7d167
    @ev7d167 11 месяцев назад +6

    This literally has better specs than my gaming laptop which was $800 in 2018 😂

  • @Steven_R_
    @Steven_R_ 3 года назад +4

    hows the viotek monitor so far? I'm considering getting one since its 2k

  • @hardwiredreview
    @hardwiredreview  3 года назад +7

    Thanks for watching everybody! Timestamps are below:
    0:00 - Intro
    1:20 - Quick recap
    2:10 - Installing graphics card
    3:11 - Bottlenecking issues
    4:49 - Installing new CPU/Full GPU performance
    5:18 - CPU usage issues
    7:19 - 3DMark Score
    8:27 - Final product/why should should do this too
    9:20 - Outro

    • @orahyt6593
      @orahyt6593 Год назад

      i know you posted this a while back but i was just wondering because i have the same computer but how did you manage to get the graphics card to fit?

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад

      You have to buy a low profile version, that is the only way it will fit in the al case, thanks for watching!

    • @ghostofkyiv3422
      @ghostofkyiv3422 10 месяцев назад

      Pin my comment good sir

    • @ghostofkyiv3422
      @ghostofkyiv3422 10 месяцев назад

      @@hardwiredreview^^

    • @thisisntthewholesomefuture649
      @thisisntthewholesomefuture649 6 месяцев назад

      What about any of this was "Fun".. C'mon man

  • @WILD_SGT745
    @WILD_SGT745 2 года назад +15

    Thanks for this cause my dad brought this for me and I’m planning to upgrade making sure that the GPU fits

    • @-Winter-Lover-
      @-Winter-Lover- 4 дня назад

      How did you take out thr bracket to installe the graphic card???

    • @WILD_SGT745
      @WILD_SGT745 4 дня назад

      @@-Winter-Lover- not sure I paid someone for this

  • @ksushil7221
    @ksushil7221 Год назад +4

    Which website do u calculate the bottom necking

  • @javiqbal637
    @javiqbal637 5 месяцев назад

    Could you explain how you knocked that bracket out to put a 2 slot gpu in please? I’m having same issue and these single slot low profiles are few and far between

  • @Samopal.VanoZz
    @Samopal.VanoZz Год назад +2

    Good work, man!

  • @manuelvazquezmanny0g488
    @manuelvazquezmanny0g488 3 месяца назад

    Quick question is the Intel arc rock 380 6vram compatible with the motherboard bc it turns on and it shows the PC boot up and then I don't see anything after that you,help

  • @NewBie-zo8yt
    @NewBie-zo8yt 14 дней назад

    Hi im newbie😢 pls reply can i put i5-2500 with GT 1030 not GT1050TI?

  • @itzMaddDogg
    @itzMaddDogg Год назад

    Can i add a gtx 1660 super or rx 580 8gb on this? obviously uprading the psu too

  • @timmytson1
    @timmytson1 7 месяцев назад

    I have the i5 version should I just add some ram and a gpu

  • @hikarii-kun2698
    @hikarii-kun2698 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey, thanks so much for this! I found out I have this exact same Lenovo M81 ThinkCentre!

  • @vincentfontanez9334
    @vincentfontanez9334 2 года назад +5

    Thanks I have a similar model but with a 6th gen i7 pro, so ill be trying to get a better gpu to do some soft core gaming.

  • @ghostofkyiv3422
    @ghostofkyiv3422 10 месяцев назад +2

    Picking one of these up tomorrow I build a lot of pcs may post what I’m going to do with it hint external mount aio. It will be simply built to run a few game servers. So I don’t use my pc, or have to sacrifice editing time with that pc.😊

  • @memepage1439
    @memepage1439 Год назад

    the pc i got can support a i7 but i cant fond what gpu it can hold which is sad

  • @senatorjack9758
    @senatorjack9758 Год назад

    Does this work on the lenovo thinkcentre m91p

  • @walterlegere1403
    @walterlegere1403 10 месяцев назад +3

    Did this very same thing 8 years ago with an HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Small Form Factor system I got for free that started life as a 4th Gen Core i5, on-board Intel Graphics, 8GB of DDR3 RAM and a 500GB HDD. Passmark scores were in the low 2000's. After upgrading the system it ended up with an Intel Core i7-4790K, 24GB DDR3 RAM, a 120GB SATA SSD, 1TB HDD storage drive, a GTX 1050 low profile 4GB GPU and a Hynix pcie 1X dual channel wi-fi card. I built the entire system for less than $400 US using all used parts with the exception of the SSD and GPU. I am still using it and this very moment as it is still my "daily driver" PC. Passmark scores are near 4500 with this new config. I played Rise of the Tomb Raider on medium setting (1080p) at over 100 FPS on average. I also played Diablo 3 at well over 80 FPS on average. No CPU/GPU bottlenecks at all. It actually out-performs both a stock 7th Gen i5 (7500)HP ProDesk 400 G4 AND a stock 8th Gen i7(8700) EliteDesk 800 G4 Tower. I have the benchmarks to prove it. I just recently swapped the GTX-1050ti with a low profile GTX-1650 but the performance gains were negligible much to my surprise. The biggest things to look out for if you plan to do something like this is make sure all your drivers are up to date as well as making sure whatever system you use has the latest BIOS version available on the manufacturer's websites. That's very important. Most all system makers like HP and Dell have your system specs and upgrade path on their websites. Just type in the model number.

    • @torribjanbendanillo7986
      @torribjanbendanillo7986 8 месяцев назад

      Bro i have this set up right now but instead im rocking hp elitedesk 800 g2 i5 4570 16gb ram and low profile 1650, Is it possible to put i7 4790k in my rig im worried about temps is your temps fine in that rig did you put any extra fan when putting i7 4790k pn your rig?

    • @QuantumTechTraveler
      @QuantumTechTraveler 7 месяцев назад

      you should overclock the gtx 1650 using MSI afterburner you'll gain a couple more fps

    • @walterlegere1403
      @walterlegere1403 7 месяцев назад

      @@torribjanbendanillo7986No extra cooling. The system is set at 65 watts and there is no capability to overclock at the BIOS level so temps are not an issue and I've pushed this system hard with most all the test programs.

    • @walterlegere1403
      @walterlegere1403 7 месяцев назад

      @@QuantumTechTraveler No point! The system BIOS is locked so overclocking the GPU would just stress the card and the stock power supply and will not net any gains in performance.

  • @billienomates1606
    @billienomates1606 10 месяцев назад +1

    Nice one.

  • @nick_7869
    @nick_7869 5 месяцев назад +1

    Did one for my son. Put the board in a second hand case, added an nvme to the 4x slot and a gtx 1660 super in the 16x. Doubled the ram and added flashing lights... Has to boot from clover on an old pendrive (cos I'm not rewriting a bios!), but it's up in about 12 seconds. Total cost was around £280. I'm planning on adding another 16gig (£14), and a i7 4790 depending on eBay availability... He's limiting games to 200fps...

    • @MegaKrauss
      @MegaKrauss 19 дней назад

      Hey dude, kind of a bit late but mind if i ask why you need to boot from clover? Seems interesting

  • @redreed3964
    @redreed3964 Год назад +1

    Can I install gt 1030 low profile

  • @MintyVal
    @MintyVal Год назад +2

    im gonna do this but with a case swap to what motherboard compatibility does it have to be?

  • @alloutbuilds9604
    @alloutbuilds9604 3 года назад

    great video I know 0 about computers and already have a m81 would you recommend spending the 300+$ and build it out or just buy a cheap pc off eBay.... not a big gamer just looking to play Rust seemed like a cool game and want to try out pc gaming

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  3 года назад

      For someone who knows very little about computers, it may be a bit difficult to figure out. However, if your up for a doable challenge i would say it's definitely worth it.

    • @alloutbuilds9604
      @alloutbuilds9604 3 года назад

      @@hardwiredreview awesome thanks for the feedback

  • @MBSGAMES_
    @MBSGAMES_ Год назад

    Did you leave the plastic housing that is around the psu fan out. Because I want to remove it from this pc.

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад +1

      I kept it, not sure how to remove it though. Sorry I couldn't help, but thanks for watching!

  • @YagnielOcasio
    @YagnielOcasio 2 месяца назад

    Yo la comprare con 32 de ram una tarjeta gráfica, un procesador intel core 7 una fuente de poder , que opinan?

  • @axllebeer
    @axllebeer Год назад

    Just about to do this to my Lenovo

  • @pizzahutdeliver7656
    @pizzahutdeliver7656 2 года назад +4

    The power supply has a range of 240-250 wats, and I put the components you use for this build and it said the power required was 251. I want to know how it could run at all, maybe because the 1050 it's low-profile but I don't know much about computers.

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  2 года назад +2

      If you used the low profile version, you will be fine. That's exactly what I did and it worked out wonderfully

    • @jazzy52077
      @jazzy52077 Год назад

      The gpu is slot powered and doesnt need extra power

    • @walterlegere1403
      @walterlegere1403 10 месяцев назад

      @@jazzy52077 The GTX 1050ti LP uses 65 watts from the rail

  • @ghostofkyiv3422
    @ghostofkyiv3422 10 месяцев назад +1

    That is a think center m72e older micro atx model, the m81 is a mid tower i5 12gb with a mini itx size board.

  • @Bdb171
    @Bdb171 5 месяцев назад

    can you do one for a lenovo m90p pls

  • @lazorlightgames5797
    @lazorlightgames5797 Год назад +1

    I have the same desktop the thinkcentre m81 sff also I have a core i5 2400 4 core how do I enable all cores to be used I have a gt 1030

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад +1

      Look up "how to enable all CPU cores on windows" and there will be multiple videos that explain it better than I probably could. Thanks for watching!

  • @KAUXIK
    @KAUXIK 9 месяцев назад +4

    I have the m83 with 240 watt psu .... but the pci e sloth is mentioned for max 40 watt ..... can i go for 60 watt or 75 watt graphic card

  • @iniriskimbing
    @iniriskimbing Год назад +1

    Can we change the PSU with a normal PSU in the market? For upgrade more power.

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад

      Yes you can, in fact I would highly recommend it!

  • @Adamyeagar23
    @Adamyeagar23 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice 🎉

  • @jocaonyt7883
    @jocaonyt7883 2 года назад +2

    Hi
    I have a 180w psu and i really wanted to buy a gtx 1050ti or a 1650lp but I dont know if its safe to put that gpu on my psu

    • @jocaonyt7883
      @jocaonyt7883 2 года назад

      And i cant find any psu for 10pin atx if you will be very helpful

    • @jocaonyt7883
      @jocaonyt7883 2 года назад

      Its a lenovo ideacentre 510a-15arr ryzen 5 3400g

  • @m.memers.m3853
    @m.memers.m3853 3 года назад

    can u plz list out the things which u have added to the pc plz

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  3 года назад

      Intel Core i5 2500, Nvidia 1050ti low profile, and 4 sticks of 1333MHZ RAM

  • @HaisteComputerRepair
    @HaisteComputerRepair 10 месяцев назад +2

    I am recently having trouble getting a GTX 1050 ti to work in a ThinkCentre M92p. Confirmed working in a ThinkCentre M900. Does not go past being able to boot into BIOS. Any suggestions?

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  10 месяцев назад

      Are you using a low profile model? That limits the power draw of the 1050ti so if yours isn't a low profile version, it might be too much for the stock power supply.

    • @QuantumTechTraveler
      @QuantumTechTraveler 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@hardwiredreviewshould I use the Patriot burst elite SSD you used as I don't have enough budget and the SSD is dirt cheap at my place

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  8 месяцев назад

      Sure

    • @QuantumTechTraveler
      @QuantumTechTraveler 8 месяцев назад

      @@hardwiredreview thanks for the reply. By the way what budget GPU ( Nvidia GTX series ) card you recommend for the i3 10105f ?

    • @HaisteComputerRepair
      @HaisteComputerRepair 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@hardwiredreviewYes I was installing into a SFF M92p with a low profile GTX 1050 Ti. I did get it working in four different M92p's. Updating firmware helped with one. Otherwise, perhaps the initial motherboard was faulty.

  • @bynofist8165
    @bynofist8165 3 года назад +1

    how did you make the cpu run on all 4 cores?

  • @Elite.swifty7
    @Elite.swifty7 2 года назад

    Another question do can a acer sb220q monitor connect to any pc??????

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  2 года назад

      depends on what display inputs the monitor and your pc share

  • @omar4dxd480
    @omar4dxd480 Год назад

    Soportara una gt 1030?

  • @coballoon
    @coballoon 3 года назад +2

    I keep getting mandalorian ads, and nice video

  • @florence_tae8070
    @florence_tae8070 Год назад

    What low profile gpu will be compatible for core i5 4590S?

    • @owaiskhan5885
      @owaiskhan5885 Год назад

      all 4th gen cpus in most cases support at least gtx 1660 super

  • @Elite.swifty7
    @Elite.swifty7 2 года назад +1

    Is Lenovo think centre M81 sff good for gaming

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  2 года назад

      depends on if you decide to upgrade the cpu and whether you can buy a decent sff gpu. if you can't buy a decent gpu, i wouldn't bother buying it for gaming

  • @CliffTheDragon
    @CliffTheDragon 3 года назад +23

    Probably better than my pc lol

  • @meeko008
    @meeko008 Год назад +1

    if you still reply i got a question. im planning to buy this card and i have a lenovo m73 will it fit?

    • @meeko008
      @meeko008 Год назад

      a lenovo thinkcentre m73

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад

      If it is the low profile version I think it will

    • @meeko008
      @meeko008 Год назад

      @@hardwiredreview low profile version as in the graphics card?

    • @meeko008
      @meeko008 Год назад

      @@hardwiredreview because yours and my office pc have the same case and everything

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад

      Yes low profile version of the graphics card 👍

  • @504eb
    @504eb Год назад

    Thanks but can u pls show the tutorial like where u put the stuff like full tutourial pls btw i got the same pc like tht

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад

      Unfortunately I don't have the PC anymore so I couldn't make another video but if you search on RUclips there may be another video on RUclips about this

    • @504eb
      @504eb Год назад

      @@hardwiredreview tnx for feed back

  • @calebdobson601
    @calebdobson601 3 года назад +1

    This is the website for the calculator -> pc-builds.com/calculator/

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  3 года назад +1

      Ooof, forgot to include that my guy. Thanks!

  • @e2ekiel
    @e2ekiel 3 года назад +2

    My third time watching this...👍🏾

  • @j.lietka9406
    @j.lietka9406 Год назад

    What size of motherboard does it have? Thank you 🤓

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад +1

      I believe it's a mATX but I could be wrong

    • @j.lietka9406
      @j.lietka9406 Год назад

      @@hardwiredreview think you are right, as the case isn't too big! Thank you 🤓

  • @fredymolina532
    @fredymolina532 Год назад

    Ssd or hdd

  • @howardwilson3466
    @howardwilson3466 Год назад

    I gutted one of those to build my wife a gaming pc with an I7 3770

  • @grim1572
    @grim1572 Год назад

    do it has to be a low profile card or no

  • @ThornyFox
    @ThornyFox 3 года назад +4

    5:20 is my favorite part

  • @brutussanders665
    @brutussanders665 3 года назад

    AMAZING CONTENT BRO! LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD EVER WANT TO DO A COLLAB!

  • @ilikeelectronics100
    @ilikeelectronics100 7 месяцев назад

    I have the leveno thinkcentere it makes this error sound it sounds like beep beep beep boop

  • @enviable01
    @enviable01 5 месяцев назад

    The games you are running are cpu bound so naturally your cpu usage should be higher then the GPU

  • @itsdewinter2351
    @itsdewinter2351 2 года назад

    2 core gaming beastttt!

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  2 года назад

      yessir, the gpu does all the heavy listing lol

  • @lluuukkaaaa
    @lluuukkaaaa 23 дня назад

    it would be great to do this with a little more knowledge, you could've had an i7 3770 there

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  23 дня назад

      Haha funny enough I bought that after the fact and made a separate video about it

    • @lluuukkaaaa
      @lluuukkaaaa 23 дня назад

      @@hardwiredreview good to know! always do take a look at the socket, you can definitely have an i7 or in newer sockets i9 there if the generation is supported, as long as you're not limited by the power supply which for older cpus like this i think shouldn't be a big problem

  • @susususi
    @susususi Год назад

    wow $20 and if search in my city this pc price is $100 (second)

  • @Txlibxnceegaming
    @Txlibxnceegaming Год назад

    Can you play in 1440p?

  • @WILD_SGT745
    @WILD_SGT745 2 года назад +1

    How did you remove the old GPU?

  • @bengemations6099
    @bengemations6099 3 года назад +1

    Pog

  • @1balloon1
    @1balloon1 Год назад

    Bro you should do a giveaway
    Pleaeeeeeeeeeeeeese

  • @techgaming2024
    @techgaming2024 3 года назад +1

    I can't afford the grapich card

  • @wreckz9145
    @wreckz9145 2 года назад

    That card is now $400

  • @n8lbv
    @n8lbv Год назад +1

    Super vague on CPU using only one core and what you actually did around it. "I guess they weren't meant to work with CPUs like this" ???
    "I don't think this core i5 can be overclocked cooling would be a nightmare"
    No mention that that there are no overclocking options whatsoever on this type of computer/motherboard.
    You went on the Lenovo website to check for max speed compatible CPU. This means your CPU works is supported and that all the cores should work.
    You mention "got the software that tweaks your CPU" but do not mention what it is.
    Coud you elaborate on any of this a little? there are many different software tweaks your CPU.
    Then you say you "went into settings and then went into settings even more" and "I enabled the four cores". Where and how?
    I'm assuming in bios?
    Somebody disabled the others in bios?
    I don't mean to be so critical (yes I do) but I don;t mean to be mean or anything.
    A buddy came to me following your video as he is trying to do something similar.
    He was pretty confused and I had to help him out a little.
    Thanks.

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад +3

      Sorry for not being more elaborate but when I made this video I didn't really know much about computers and therefore could not go into great detail about what I did. From what I remember, the software I used was Intel Extreme Tuning Utility along with CPU Tweaker. As for the steps on how I enabled all CPU cores, I typed msconfig into in the Windows search bar, opened system configuration, selected the boot menu, clicked advanced options, and then under "Number of processors" I selected the maximum. I have no idea if this really effected anything but it's worth a shot! Thanks for watching and for the questions, I hope I was able to help!

    • @n8lbv
      @n8lbv Год назад +1

      @@hardwiredreview Hey man thanks for the reply!
      I didn't need to be as much of a jerk as I was.
      I should have tried to be more helpful vs. critical.
      I was thinking it was one of those videos where the person didn't really care and just wanted all the video views.
      The fact that you answered me the way you did tells me I was wrong in that assumption and that you are really trying to be helpful and informative.
      The menu item you are mentioning LIMITS the number of processors.
      The default is to use all of them.
      If you change this number to something like the max it will do the same thing and use ALL of your logical processors (so no change).
      You can select a lower number and use less of them.
      And unchecking the checkmark goes back to using all of them.
      The grayed out "1" when not checked does not mean anything and Microsoft is really stupid with this kind of stuff always.

    • @hardwiredreview
      @hardwiredreview  Год назад

      @@n8lbv Yeah I kind of figured that menu I found really didn't do anything. I suppose most of the stuff I did really didn't help the CPU at all 🤣

    • @nick4paokara
      @nick4paokara Год назад

      @@hardwiredreview You can just go into the bios (f1 at boot) and CPU settings in there and make sure "all cores" are enabled to save using a Windows utility to do it via software.

  • @GigaCat589
    @GigaCat589 4 месяца назад

    I have this pc it runs 10 frames on minecraft
    I'm not lieing

  • @thisisntthewholesomefuture649
    @thisisntthewholesomefuture649 6 месяцев назад

    This is so goofy... You basically bought a new PC without a new motherboard.

  • @noahpragle4894
    @noahpragle4894 3 года назад +1

    First