I just recently completely upgraded to a Ryzen system but over the last year I found myself watching a lot of your videos (didn't find your channel until earlier this year) and piecing together/selling 3 other systems. I didn't want to get rid of one of them but during these rougher times I needed the money. Like you have mentioned though, it's actually quite a bit of fun piecing together systems and seeing what they will do, and trying out older graphics cards and stuff when its all you have for a period of time adds another element to the experience also. I can tell by what you say in your videos that you've been there and done that in the not so distant past as far as having to squeeze every frame you could out of the computer that you were stuck with for that time. If you can make it work for you so that you are able to have some fun, take your mind off of the world for a bit and escape maybe, then thats what counts. In conclusion, what a cool video that shows there are some cool games out there that you can still play even on the tightest budget possible, short of free I guess. :)
Man that title is the reason why I subscribed years ago. That is the reason to hit play, then pause a couple of seconds later, like the video, press play again.
"The ultimate gaming PC for under 20$" lol No one could get away with that title! And not a single pleb would even be fooled by it.. Because it's impossible.
1:22 You can get some real gems if you explicitly search for broken parts on eBay. Kinda seems like people list things as broken if they don't have the means and/or desire to test them. I ended up with two fully functional PSones (US$10 shipped for both of them) like that. One of them only needed a light cleaning to bring it to like-new condition. The other went through what I can only imagine is a soda spill (seriously, the motherboard and the insides of the case were coated in sticky, Coke-colored goop), but after a thorough cleaning it came back to life and continues to run like a champ.
Old hardware is so much fun. I would just stick to pre-2012 games and lower end indie stuff and have a blast. It'd be a great system for Oblivion, Skyrim, Borderlands 1, Portal 2, the Mass Effect trilogy, Dragon Age Origins, etc.
This pc actually reminds me of my old samsung laptop that i bought brand new like 4 years ago and used surprisingly long and harsh. It had a i5 processor and gt710 mobile graphics card. That laptop was most important thing for me and i did many many things with it for years. I didn't knew basically anything about computer hardware back then and that pc would look like a beast in my eye just because it was able to run ksp or some games even cranked ultra low settings. It's was not all about hardware and power mattered me back then, what i mattered me most was it beating my friends pc by mere 2 or 3 fps in minecraft. This pc ,that wasn't supposed to even run, you made using only less than only 20$ parts gives me same feelings as my old laptop. I enjoyed playing train sim world 720p or even 480p all day or grind whole german tech tree in war thunder on ultra low settings. Now i have a beast of a pc, really great tech acknowledge and now i'm actually studying for computer engineering in university but even after all of this, that 720p stuttery gameplay of skyrim or 30 to 40 fps csgo gameplay looks stupidly good in my eyes.
I once bought an untested z77 Extreme4 motherboard for $55, once I got it in it worked fine and served as my main machine for almost 2 years. It still works to this day in another machine.
I have an Acer desktop (X5900) VERY similar to that one. The CPU is almost identical, an i3 530 compared to the 540 you've got. I ended up with 4GB of RAM in mine (that was upgraded to 8GB), also a WD Green 1TB HDD and a 512MB GeForce 310. Again, 220W PSU. Mine was from Lite-On, which isn't that dodgy. The PC itself was free from my uncle.
You hit the budget gamer/recycler jackpot! There are some very generous people around, just gotta pay attention to FB marketplace and Craigslist freebie section!
You should definitely upgrade this to see how a few choice upgrades can help smooth out the experience (without the fire hazard aka OEM PSU). Lovely video as always!
Nice low budget build! With the new GTA and Battlefield some time away maybe you could do a theme build. I did one myself because I stumbled across a Asus GTX 560ti Battlefield 3 edition at a local flea market. Combined with a X3430, some stickers and a spraycan it became my nephews pc for almost a year. Costing around 55 euro's total.
I got lucky with an untested GT 440 recently. It is true that some sellers genuinely dont have the hardware or time to test the components they are selling.
G'day & Happy New Year Random, This is why I love your channel, it's not about you the most expensive builds, the best GPU or CPU or trying to get 1000FPS, but it is about being able to build a PC no matter the budget so you can Have Fun Gaming 🥰
I'd imagine a Shoebox of the right dimensions might be a nice little case upgrade.. maybe even cut a sight window and use thin clear plastic as a tempered glass substitute.
Reminds of when I got into PC gaming by slapping a 1 GB GTX 650 into my brothers pre-built 1st gen i3 with no HDD space and about 4 GB RAM. Did a good chunck of my Arkhan City playtime using that setup.
Sometimes "untested" means just that, though. Because I've come across sellers that just collect a whole bunch of stuff from wherever they can just to sell it on and they don't want to bother (or aren't able) to test it all. - And they would also just flat-out say that there's a chance it might not work because they didn't bother testing it (especially when it's about much older hardware) and it's just sold "as is". - Then again, those would also not sell for high prices either, so it's just a small gamble.
Nice build - despite its dubiousness, you can definitely make a profit on selling the parts themselves. The 1TB HDD by itself would be worth buying this PC as 1TB HDDs tend to sell close to £25 on eBay (or similar). DVD drives are also worthwhile having, the GPU is worth using as a test GPU and the motherboard/CPU is worth having around as a test system for CPUs on that socket. The 220W PSU isn't great but at least with OEM stuff, there's a resale market: people wanting to restore a PC might find they need a specific PSU to fit in their case.
I have come across dozens of Chicony PSUs over the years. While unspectacular they are very reliable. The basic rule to follow with them is to take Max wattage (220 in this case) and knock off 10%. The CPU and GPU here will draw a max of 135 watts so the power supply is fine.
My first computer I bought off creigslist for $100. it was a dell with an i3 550. I upgraded the ram, gpu to a gtx 970 and got a new psu. It ran stuff great for many years. what a wonderful system it was.
No surprise given Acer own Packard Bell, but this motherboard looks identical to the socket 1156 in my old Packard Bell iMedia S3810 (i3 550). Still runs perfectly mind including the PSU, but retired this year as a daily driver.
When i first started watching this channel i was only getting back into pc gaming and i had a gt 745, since then i have had a 1050ti then to a 980ti and now i have an rtx 3070 but i still enjoy watching what the older and cheaper hardware is capable of
I actually have a 650. I never tested it, since my old job (prior to covid) had a bunch of PC stuff they were gonna toss. I took 3 PCs home, plus a 650 and some old AMD/Radeon GPU that doesn't have HDMI . I never used the GPUs, but kept them, but I used the PCs as bases for budget gaming PCs. I put a 1050 and gave one to my dad, and a 1050ti for my brother in law. The last is my backup lol.
that's the exact CPU that is in our HP desktop from 2011. manages the most recent sim city game at a decent framerate. 4GB of 400mhz RAM and in built graphics
Story time: That is the same exact acer mobo and CPU combo I started with 4 years ago. I spent $20 USD for the entire desktop + case no GPU. Added a Radeon 5770 1GB for $30 locally and was able to play CSGO at medium - low settings 1080p. Also you can upgrade that CPU to an i7 870 for very cheap if you are interested. Double the performance for about $20 USD. Its also a great overclocker, 4ghz is easily achievable.
Those two core four threads CPUs are still fine for light gaming. I've built a cheap pc for a nephew many years ago, with the i3 3240 and recently I've told him if he wants a free i5. He told me that it doesn't feel the need, the GTX 660ti is doing fine with the i3! I have no idea what his games are, other than fortnite, ofecours... On the other hand, I've found myself in a rough spot with the Athlon 200ge at 4.1ghz and a GTX 1070ti. I've thought that it's fine to crawl along until the 5k is out.
I enjoy your videos, there’s a certain charm about making use of old hardware. Though in my opinion, testing games at 720p is a bit illogical. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a PC monitor using that resolution. Why not test at the far more common 1366 by 768? Even most old ”720p TVs” actually have that native resolution in their panels.
when the school principal finds out the ''untested'' bulk of 150 gt710 for 1000€ on ebay actually works: My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined
That PSU brand (Chicony) is actually not that bad, it's not well known for sure... Had one going for like 10 years without any problem (LGA 775: C2Q /w HD4670 and then a GTX 650), tho' it was a 460W piece :D After these years it still worked, but after like 10 years it started to make a high pitched noise: it turned out after the disassembly, that the high voltage (mains) side capacitors were at the end of their life. I choosed not to mess around with it (replace them), after 10 years I think it served me well, and done enough... Long story short, the brand itself looks "dodgy", but according to my experience, it was not bad at all!
I built one for $150USD Upgraded Pentium G3220 to a i5 4690 and GPU to a Red Devil RX480/8GB for $100. Got so lucky as my card if you can find one is like $250 on eBay. Huge heatsink , triple fans , dual BIOS , never runs over 63C
Bruh so my grandpa used to have this old gateway PC (Gateway Sx2801) AND IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS! I think gateway was owned by acer and these 2 used the same chassis (you can tell by rear io) it even has the same cooler, cd drive placement, and weird pcie slot placing!
We'll replace i3 with x3430 and slap a good gpu like gtx 960 or hd 7870 or gtx 1050ti or even a r9 280x and u will have a 1080p low settings capable system
Swapping the i3 for a Xeon. The good thing about that motherboard is it will take a standard power supply so you can drop it in a cheap case. It’s a standard size
I had this exact model of Acer Aspire from 2012-2016, but it had a AMD E-450 with integrated Radeon HD 6320 graphics, 4 GB of RAM and that same power supply (which blew up in early 2019 to nobody's surprise). Was your PSU also rated 80+ Bronze somehow? I know mine was, and considering it was made by Chicony, that seems like a lie lol
I like this pc tech channel vs others. Cause I mean this man shows how far you can stretch your money on building stuff. An doesn't have the Best hardware givein to him like others
Acer never used proprietary standards for their desktop PCs of that era (the exception being ultra small PCs). So a bigger standard PSU should work. Which will be handy with a cheap Xeon X3470 off eBay.
Just goes to show what kind of performance you can get out of hardware, But yeah, that's gonna need a half-decent 300W PSU, just for sanity's sake. Apart from that though, Very impressive. Oh, and I like to think of 80% of 1080p as 1.6k, because it is literally 1536x864, unless I've added it up wrong.
I've noticed when downgrading back to my old A10-5800k that using an ssd other than a hard drive actually increased the cpu performance by 33% i don't know if that's just a coincidence but i didn't know SSD's were THAT powerful.
Nice B though :D Very funny! Edit: Loved btw. how that feral ghoul paused and gave you a moment to inject your stimpak, very considered feral ghoul that was :D
Sometimes a Motherboard like that will do crossfire. If that pci-e 1x slot is gen2.1 you'd barely saturate it in crossfire for AMD cards of around the same spec as that NVidia. Even a gen2.0 would probably be ok enough. While it is true you could cut the graphics-card (an undesirable option) or cut the back out the pci-e slot, there are some mining risers that behave ok with a GPU when powered up. See _"Geff Geerling"_ channel (video 30 December 2020), _"PCI Express arrives on the Raspberry Pi CM4 - A Guide"._
i've the same case, it's a horrible case x) The CD Drive is never aligned well, and it's a real oven, you can feel it by touching the case , the PSU become very hot with a GTX 320... also good idea with the CPU fan to avoid hot air to get out x)
I notice you typically don't overclock the CPU to see if you can eeek out a noticeable increase in performance. As a "budget gamer", I would think you should do that?
I am surprised of how it handled RDR2, I mean yea it runs incredibly slow and running in a 720p low reso, but its runs and even surprising as that it does not 100% use the CPU, and this is a dual core btw
Wow great job, this is one of my favorite videos of yours. You have absolutely no idea how much I want this PC, I'm on an extremely tight budget and getting this PC would be absolute heaven. Could I have some links?
I managed to build a PC for a mate for a similar price with similar specs, I only got a GT640 and 500GB HDD. I did get it in an acer tower with an 80+ Bronze PSU though
I'm honestly surprised by the performance. If I was on a budget, that would definitely suit my budget-gaming needs.
Go with at a second generation processor instead because they have powerful integrated graphics
@@Amorousstake4 powerful? 😂😂
@@jonashediger182 Yes it is able to run DBC 14 on high graphics at 30 FPS on Single Channel DDR3 1333MHz 4GB
Intel HD 3000
@@CarrierBagKyle A rough, cold breeze.🤣
I am surprised it even work my lowest budget was 150 us lol
I can't afford Rgb, so I just got B
Killed me at that lmao xD
Red sata cable, Green pcb, Blue vga port = RGB
@@TechWithSean doesn't get anymore budget than that
random gaming has B !
Darn. Beat me to the punch. XD
If it runs, then it's a gaming pc.
That's also the thinking process in the Philippines lol. They also love to overprice.
My legs are gaming pc with core duo laptop from 2008
That's how my parents see a pc
solitaire
After a very hot curry, my ass runs... but you won't want to stick a KB+M into that...
RGIHD: £13 pc that can run csgo
Me and the Bois in mums basement: we’ll take all of your stock
Underated comment
Lmao
😂
Wow, thanks for 51 likes
Any relation to Micah bell? 😅
"What's the best way to bench Skyrim?" "Go into Riverwood, murder everyone."
"You don't need a PSU; You can just use the power of prayer!"
In the world of out of stock modern hardware, I really find builds using old e-waste far more interesting.
Hey! I sold my super old GPUs as "untested", because I really didn't have a way to test them! xD (They worked)
Makes sense.
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I didn't know you could use a csgo bomb as a computer. Very talented person
10 year old me: "Mom, I want a gaming PC."
Mom: "We already have a gaming PC at home!"
Gaming PC at home:
I just recently completely upgraded to a Ryzen system but over the last year I found myself watching a lot of your videos (didn't find your channel until earlier this year) and piecing together/selling 3 other systems. I didn't want to get rid of one of them but during these rougher times I needed the money. Like you have mentioned though, it's actually quite a bit of fun piecing together systems and seeing what they will do, and trying out older graphics cards and stuff when its all you have for a period of time adds another element to the experience also. I can tell by what you say in your videos that you've been there and done that in the not so distant past as far as having to squeeze every frame you could out of the computer that you were stuck with for that time. If you can make it work for you so that you are able to have some fun, take your mind off of the world for a bit and escape maybe, then thats what counts. In conclusion, what a cool video that shows there are some cool games out there that you can still play even on the tightest budget possible, short of free I guess. :)
i expected this to catch on fire after you turned it on
me too
@@RandomGaminginHD me three
"the bomb has been planted"
ugh why did I say it in T side cs:go voice actor
@@skengblazerentertainment1358 haha lmao me too
@@skengblazerentertainment1358 hahaha same mate.
*10 seconds warning plays*
@@mwhunter2346 *Terrorists win.*
Man that title is the reason why I subscribed years ago. That is the reason to hit play, then pause a couple of seconds later, like the video, press play again.
Looks like a dumpster fire, hopefully it doesn’t turn into one.
Your mom.
It can be a campfire *giggidy*
@@IvanOoze1990 burn
Looks better than my PC
RG: "im sure you probably know"
People watching this after two years: What the heck, what was it back then?
Rather optimistic :P
it's wonderful that you can ALWAYS find SOMETHING interesting to do on ANY PC no matter how new/or old it is!!!!!
Really liking the honest title instead of something click-baity like "The ultimate gaming PC for under 20$". Congrats on your growing channel
"The ultimate gaming PC for under 20$" lol
No one could get away with that title! And not a single pleb would even be fooled by it.. Because it's impossible.
1:22 You can get some real gems if you explicitly search for broken parts on eBay. Kinda seems like people list things as broken if they don't have the means and/or desire to test them.
I ended up with two fully functional PSones (US$10 shipped for both of them) like that. One of them only needed a light cleaning to bring it to like-new condition. The other went through what I can only imagine is a soda spill (seriously, the motherboard and the insides of the case were coated in sticky, Coke-colored goop), but after a thorough cleaning it came back to life and continues to run like a champ.
Old hardware is so much fun. I would just stick to pre-2012 games and lower end indie stuff and have a blast. It'd be a great system for Oblivion, Skyrim, Borderlands 1, Portal 2, the Mass Effect trilogy, Dragon Age Origins, etc.
This pc actually reminds me of my old samsung laptop that i bought brand new like 4 years ago and used surprisingly long and harsh. It had a i5 processor and gt710 mobile graphics card. That laptop was most important thing for me and i did many many things with it for years. I didn't knew basically anything about computer hardware back then and that pc would look like a beast in my eye just because it was able to run ksp or some games even cranked ultra low settings. It's was not all about hardware and power mattered me back then, what i mattered me most was it beating my friends pc by mere 2 or 3 fps in minecraft. This pc ,that wasn't supposed to even run, you made using only less than only 20$ parts gives me same feelings as my old laptop. I enjoyed playing train sim world 720p or even 480p all day or grind whole german tech tree in war thunder on ultra low settings. Now i have a beast of a pc, really great tech acknowledge and now i'm actually studying for computer engineering in university but even after all of this, that 720p stuttery gameplay of skyrim or 30 to 40 fps csgo gameplay looks stupidly good in my eyes.
I love it that you let your sister upload her video first
I once bought an untested z77 Extreme4 motherboard for $55, once I got it in it worked fine and served as my main machine for almost 2 years. It still works to this day in another machine.
I have an Acer desktop (X5900) VERY similar to that one. The CPU is almost identical, an i3 530 compared to the 540 you've got. I ended up with 4GB of RAM in mine (that was upgraded to 8GB), also a WD Green 1TB HDD and a 512MB GeForce 310. Again, 220W PSU. Mine was from Lite-On, which isn't that dodgy. The PC itself was free from my uncle.
well it has B anyway 😂😂
You're*
@@SnoppleWopple nani
I found an Acer PC in a dumpster with a first generation i7 and 8GB ram change the power supply and it worked fine.
You hit the budget gamer/recycler jackpot! There are some very generous people around, just gotta pay attention to FB marketplace and Craigslist freebie section!
Jeez eBay UK seems like a total jackpot for cheap computers. Either that or you have a specific search word to find all this stuff.
Give me RGB.
No, the real RGB...
This thing: 🅱
*Perfection*
You should definitely upgrade this to see how a few choice upgrades can help smooth out the experience (without the fire hazard aka OEM PSU). Lovely video as always!
Nice low budget build!
With the new GTA and Battlefield some time away maybe you could do a theme build.
I did one myself because I stumbled across a Asus GTX 560ti Battlefield 3 edition at a local flea market. Combined with a X3430, some stickers and a spraycan it became my nephews pc for almost a year. Costing around 55 euro's total.
I got lucky with an untested GT 440 recently. It is true that some sellers genuinely dont have the hardware or time to test the components they are selling.
G'day & Happy New Year Random,
This is why I love your channel, it's not about you the most expensive builds, the best GPU or CPU or trying to get 1000FPS,
but it is about being able to build a PC no matter the budget so you can Have Fun Gaming 🥰
when this PC runs better than your actual PC :'(
Great video, I do this when I am bored with extra parts laying around. What the cheapest thing I can put together and still have it play something.
I'd imagine a Shoebox of the right dimensions might be a nice little case upgrade.. maybe even cut a sight window and use thin clear plastic as a tempered glass substitute.
Reminds of when I got into PC gaming by slapping a 1 GB GTX 650 into my brothers pre-built 1st gen i3 with no HDD space and about 4 GB RAM. Did a good chunck of my Arkhan City playtime using that setup.
The 7470 that was taken out of the PC in the more recent video seems like it would be a great drop in to fit in that low profile case.
This looks like something out of a post-apocaliptic world
Ah, the power of luck and care. The same thing that makes my motherboard/RAM work.
Sometimes "untested" means just that, though. Because I've come across sellers that just collect a whole bunch of stuff from wherever they can just to sell it on and they don't want to bother (or aren't able) to test it all. - And they would also just flat-out say that there's a chance it might not work because they didn't bother testing it (especially when it's about much older hardware) and it's just sold "as is". - Then again, those would also not sell for high prices either, so it's just a small gamble.
You know you're in for an interesting episode when the tested build doesn't catch on fire first thing, courtesy of your PSU.
Nice build - despite its dubiousness, you can definitely make a profit on selling the parts themselves. The 1TB HDD by itself would be worth buying this PC as 1TB HDDs tend to sell close to £25 on eBay (or similar).
DVD drives are also worthwhile having, the GPU is worth using as a test GPU and the motherboard/CPU is worth having around as a test system for CPUs on that socket.
The 220W PSU isn't great but at least with OEM stuff, there's a resale market: people wanting to restore a PC might find they need a specific PSU to fit in their case.
Odds are no one will build this but it sure as shit is interesting to see.
I have come across dozens of Chicony PSUs over the years. While unspectacular they are very reliable. The basic rule to follow with them is to take Max wattage (220 in this case) and knock off 10%.
The CPU and GPU here will draw a max of 135 watts so the power supply is fine.
My first computer I bought off creigslist for $100. it was a dell with an i3 550. I upgraded the ram, gpu to a gtx 970 and got a new psu. It ran stuff great for many years. what a wonderful system it was.
I laughed so hard on the b joke 🤣
finally a pc within my budget
Its better to call less demanding games esport games cause it sounds more appealing as a term, i love ur channel btw.
No surprise given Acer own Packard Bell, but this motherboard looks identical to the socket 1156 in my old Packard Bell iMedia S3810 (i3 550). Still runs perfectly mind including the PSU, but retired this year as a daily driver.
When i first started watching this channel i was only getting back into pc gaming and i had a gt 745, since then i have had a 1050ti then to a 980ti and now i have an rtx 3070 but i still enjoy watching what the older and cheaper hardware is capable of
Brightness control of that RGB would have been nice
I actually have a 650. I never tested it, since my old job (prior to covid) had a bunch of PC stuff they were gonna toss. I took 3 PCs home, plus a 650 and some old AMD/Radeon GPU that doesn't have HDMI . I never used the GPUs, but kept them, but I used the PCs as bases for budget gaming PCs. I put a 1050 and gave one to my dad, and a 1050ti for my brother in law. The last is my backup lol.
that's the exact CPU that is in our HP desktop from 2011. manages the most recent sim city game at a decent framerate. 4GB of 400mhz RAM and in built graphics
this pc is actually better then my setup now
Story time:
That is the same exact acer mobo and CPU combo I started with 4 years ago. I spent $20 USD for the entire desktop + case no GPU.
Added a Radeon 5770 1GB for $30 locally and was able to play CSGO at medium - low settings 1080p.
Also you can upgrade that CPU to an i7 870 for very cheap if you are interested. Double the performance for about $20 USD. Its also a great overclocker, 4ghz is easily achievable.
Those two core four threads CPUs are still fine for light gaming.
I've built a cheap pc for a nephew many years ago, with the i3 3240 and recently I've told him if he wants a free i5. He told me that it doesn't feel the need, the GTX 660ti is doing fine with the i3!
I have no idea what his games are, other than fortnite, ofecours...
On the other hand, I've found myself in a rough spot with the Athlon 200ge at 4.1ghz and a GTX 1070ti. I've thought that it's fine to crawl along until the 5k is out.
I enjoy your videos, there’s a certain charm about making use of old hardware. Though in my opinion, testing games at 720p is a bit illogical. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a PC monitor using that resolution. Why not test at the far more common 1366 by 768? Even most old ”720p TVs” actually have that native resolution in their panels.
LOL, local pickup not alwas possible here in the UK. You had NO idea what was to just about to happen.
when the school principal finds out the ''untested'' bulk of 150 gt710 for 1000€ on ebay actually works:
My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined
That PSU brand (Chicony) is actually not that bad, it's not well known for sure... Had one going for like 10 years without any problem (LGA 775: C2Q /w HD4670 and then a GTX 650), tho' it was a 460W piece :D After these years it still worked, but after like 10 years it started to make a high pitched noise: it turned out after the disassembly, that the high voltage (mains) side capacitors were at the end of their life. I choosed not to mess around with it (replace them), after 10 years I think it served me well, and done enough... Long story short, the brand itself looks "dodgy", but according to my experience, it was not bad at all!
I built one for $150USD Upgraded Pentium G3220 to a i5 4690 and GPU to a Red Devil RX480/8GB for $100. Got so lucky as my card if you can find one is like $250 on eBay. Huge heatsink , triple fans , dual BIOS , never runs over 63C
Attaching some Christmas lights to the pc should give 20% fps bost
Bruh so my grandpa used to have this old gateway PC (Gateway Sx2801) AND IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS! I think gateway was owned by acer and these 2 used the same chassis (you can tell by rear io) it even has the same cooler, cd drive placement, and weird pcie slot placing!
We'll replace i3 with x3430 and slap a good gpu like gtx 960 or hd 7870 or gtx 1050ti or even a r9 280x and u will have a 1080p low settings capable system
Swapping the i3 for a Xeon. The good thing about that motherboard is it will take a standard power supply so you can drop it in a cheap case. It’s a standard size
I had this exact model of Acer Aspire from 2012-2016, but it had a AMD E-450 with integrated Radeon HD 6320 graphics, 4 GB of RAM and that same power supply (which blew up in early 2019 to nobody's surprise). Was your PSU also rated 80+ Bronze somehow? I know mine was, and considering it was made by Chicony, that seems like a lie lol
I like this pc tech channel vs others. Cause I mean this man shows how far you can stretch your money on building stuff. An doesn't have the Best hardware givein to him like others
You just need an old monitor and some plywood then you've got the makings of an arcade emulator.
Acer never used proprietary standards for their desktop PCs of that era (the exception being ultra small PCs). So a bigger standard PSU should work. Which will be handy with a cheap Xeon X3470 off eBay.
I like watching cheap PC videos even though I have both a gaming desktop and laptop that can handle rdr2 etc with no problem
Just goes to show what kind of performance you can get out of hardware, But yeah, that's gonna need a half-decent 300W PSU, just for sanity's sake. Apart from that though, Very impressive. Oh, and I like to think of 80% of 1080p as 1.6k, because it is literally 1536x864, unless I've added it up wrong.
Im so amazed! How did this work...
Finally new content to watch and get over the boredom. :D
your refrigerators running...
no, thats me trying to play rdr2
I've noticed when downgrading back to my old A10-5800k that using an ssd other than a hard drive actually increased the cpu performance by 33% i don't know if that's just a coincidence but i didn't know SSD's were THAT powerful.
$18 pc build that better than your previous $25 pc build
i did a $3 build and it works really well, dell xps 8900 from the trash and a $3 gtx 660 ti
The core I3 540 is highly overclockable if it's anything like the I3 530 I had back in the day. I was able to get that thing up 4 GHZ on air cooling.
I have the exact same CPU on my old PC. That thing worked its ass off for me.
This is better than my pc currently lol
"911 whats your emergency?"
"i just witnessed a man build a bomb"
Nice B though :D Very funny!
Edit: Loved btw. how that feral ghoul paused and gave you a moment to inject your stimpak, very considered feral ghoul that was :D
Sometimes a Motherboard like that will do crossfire. If that pci-e 1x slot is gen2.1 you'd barely saturate it in crossfire for AMD cards of around the same spec as that NVidia. Even a gen2.0 would probably be ok enough. While it is true you could cut the graphics-card (an undesirable option) or cut the back out the pci-e slot, there are some mining risers that behave ok with a GPU when powered up. See _"Geff Geerling"_ channel (video 30 December 2020), _"PCI Express arrives on the Raspberry Pi CM4 - A Guide"._
Add some RGB, paint PCB to Black and sell as gaming PC. 👍
Lol
this is surprisingly playable holy shit
The thing I love about building and old PC with new parts. Just insanely price for DDR2 system reaching $50 for refurbished parts🥲
i've the same case, it's a horrible case x) The CD Drive is never aligned well, and it's a real oven, you can feel it by touching the case , the PSU become very hot with a GTX 320... also good idea with the CPU fan to avoid hot air to get out x)
Hurts to look at an $18 pc out-performing my $250 laptop T_T
same just with my 100€ laptop i got used but i got a pc recently
I always look on a well known internet auction site to see how much my old tech is worth , cool video surprised at results
When a 18 dollar pc is faster than my 200 dollar Acer pc
imagine having to use this in day to day work because you're on a very low budget, knowing full well it can blow up at any moment 😂
I notice you typically don't overclock the CPU to see if you can eeek out a noticeable increase in performance. As a "budget gamer", I would think you should do that?
Now I realise how good this card was good days
just love your videos please make more like this
I am surprised of how it handled RDR2, I mean yea it runs incredibly slow and running in a 720p low reso, but its runs and even surprising as that it does not 100% use the CPU, and this is a dual core btw
Wow great job, this is one of my favorite videos of yours. You have absolutely no idea how much I want this PC, I'm on an extremely tight budget and getting this PC would be absolute heaven. Could I have some links?
I managed to build a PC for a mate for a similar price with similar specs, I only got a GT640 and 500GB HDD. I did get it in an acer tower with an 80+ Bronze PSU though
Where i live the "business lads" (mf'ers on olx) would charge around 80-100 pounds
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Still better than when I was stuck on Intel HD lmao
I have that exact Chicony power supply. Still trying to decide what mobo to pair it with to start a bonfire