i like how this shows the downsides of going about PC building in this way. Just because the optiplex can do mildly more, doesnt change the fact its an optiplex
Hey budget bin!! Love ur vids sm!! I always watch them in class, while i eat, and especially when i sleep!! Theyre so relaxing and infomative, thank you so much!
Glad i found ur channel randomly today, love these low budget videos. You definitely deserve more subs. Oh and the intro with the crayon feels so comfy.
I must admit that I really like your narration style and man, the fact that you thought of using the driver disc to install the drivers was crazzy xD it brought me back to 2010 era, haha. Keep up the good work! :)
i found you while browsing tech vids, you are my new favorite tech youtuber. love the content man! keep doing you! i love messing with older systems and upgrading them as well. this makes my heart happy.
You generally will not be able to plug in the SAS drive to a SATA board using that adapter. While these two interfaces seem familiar, SATA controllers don't support SAS drives due to differences in the signal itself, and you will need a separate PCIe card [HBA / RAID controller] to make any connection to the drive..
This was a lovely addition to the little gaming PC that could! Have a fantastic Halloween, and thank you for greatly improving a very stressful week for me with your $100 intro
Another great vid mate! Decent upgrade for sure and no worries about the dumb mistake. I recently bought the wrong cooler for the recent build on my channel. Fortunately, it has turned into more content as I am now in the process of building an entire pc off the wrong cooler 😂 Once again, appreciate the artwork and subtle comedy
I did a very similar upgrade recently, I got the i7 4790 to upgrade my previous i5 4590, and I previously added an extra 8 GB RAM to bring the total up to 16 and replaced the previous GTX 960 2GB with an RX 570 4GB. The improvements are significant it made some games actually playable at 1080p with much higher detail levels.
I’ve been in this space for a very long time. I never officially made a RUclips channel, but I’ve been following tech channels for a long time. I enjoy your spin on it. Keep up the great work.
While I have adhd and often prefer more energetic humor, I also have autism and like this too! A lot! It's very refreshing, obvious and loud sells a lot better and gets overwhelming, especially when tasteless. Thankyou!
the "this app can't run on your pc" can either mean a failed download, or the windows build being "Streamlined" (which essentially means it's blocking every single thing you try installing and making your PC experience a suffering). even tho i've never watched your content, i already liked this video.
This takes me back to slapping a amd hd7770 in my parents hp core duo machine. At that time i just wanted to play oblivion, that pc was so much fun i cant count how many hours i spent playing oblivion and the first borderlands game on the weekends. Thank you for this video it reminds me of fantastic memories.
Realized I forgot to leave my comment when I watched this late one night so here it is. The GPU driver issues starting at 8:41 were hilarious as I've never encountered that many driver hurdles myself. I find it hilarious as a viewer but if I was in your shoes I would also be frustrated at them, more so if I didn't have other computers to download the drivers with. I agree with the upgrades you made on the $100 PC. I do them in the order of SSD, RAM, then processor and/or GPU. I would be interested to see how Polaris GPUs like the RX 560D you used here (or the similar RX 460 on your earlier videos) perform between the last official AMD drivers compared to the custom modded R.ID ones since you did mention them both on this video.
This video is remarkably relevant to me. I have a PC I built in 2015 with an i5 processor that uses the same socket as this one. My goal is to be able to play Baldur's Gate 3. I came to the conclusion that i need to upgrade the whole motherboard because even the highest end processor for the socket didnt seem to be enough processing power to really be much of an upgrade, which this video seemed to have confirmed for me. Thanks for the video!
IDK why you're saying that it's not reliable; I've had a Dell 3020 SFF for 5 years now and it's been VERY reliable. Except that time that I screwed up the motherboard socket, but that was my fault entirely, and I fixed it cheaply. Point is, they didn't build these for speed, they built them for reliability, which is what businesses want anyway. It fulfilled its three year mission and was sold on to my local reseller, and then I picked it up, and it's STILL running without trouble, with the usual upgrades (16GB, 1TB SSD, GT 1030) applied.
5:02 totally valid i remember trying to buy some ddr3 ram and thought i found a killer deal only to find out it was ddr3r "registered ram" or ecc thats only compatible on xeon cpus, so i know that feel
I recently bought a refurbished HP workstation with the Xeon CPU and ECC RAM, not realizing how much more expensive it was going to be to upgrade in the future 😄
A tip from an Xbox series S guy with low storage - you don’t have to deal with the slow reading of a regular hard drive if you just use it to store games and whenever you want to play them you’d transfer them back to the SSD. It’s a little tedious (even more on PC) but it’s the no cost option!
Very nice. i got a very similar build as ive been a cheapskate and used a lot of OEM stuff for years, had an Acer board with an i7-2600 latched in and 16gb dual channel ddr3 with my 1060 3gb i use, but now ive gotten my hands on a Dell XPS 4100 board with an i7-4790 like yours, and i got a cpl 8gb sticks to throw in to bring it up to 24gb. I have it in a Stryx case, an Ares750w PSU, with a 120gb WD Green SSD and a 4tb seagate barracuda (i said im cheap lol, both are new). im still able to get at the new AAA games, even if i have to knock down the settings at times. Love the video, these lil OEM rigs are always the most fun to get going :)
I recently DOUBLED the cores/threads in my my $30 server (HP Proliant ML110 G6) for $5.99 on eBay 😀a Xeon X3450 was the cheapest price-to-performance upgrade I've ever done. She runs truenas scale with around 16TB of networks storage
I just upgraded my cousin's pc from a 4590 to a Xeon E3-1231 v3 for just $15! The Xeon is a 4-core 8-thread Haswell CPU clocked just 100mhz lower than the 4790. It's basically a 4790 but for half the price (and no iGPU). It just slots right in without any hassle. What I loved about haswell was the ability to just slot in the xeons without the need for a whole different chipset. Anything 6th gen and newer needs a whole other chipset to support the xeons ;(
I love messing with these OptiPlex's and just dells in general. Have my main in a XPS case. Those OptiPlex's can run 1600mhz ram btw you'd probably just need matching sticks it can also support 32gb.
"deathstar" was refering to when the deskstar drives where failing in huge amounts in the 2000s when ibm owned that hdd division. after hitachi buying that hdd division the hdds are pretty reliable from them. also used drives are great if they are server-grade.
well actually i was really moved by your 1st vid and decided to buil me my own for studies and little gaming, but well in India the prices are not CHEAP! idk why people are selling old stuff so hight. Plus I found some deals on ebay but dude the shipping was around 144$ alone so yeah great vid.
G'day BB, 8:03 🤨Instead of unplugging the ODD put the OS SSD up in the Empty ODD Bay, or while it would put you over budget here for a GPU + PSU only upgrade on a DELL/HP like this if you can find an In Win IP-S400GQ2-0 they suit these DELL cases for 2 short + 2 long SATA & have 6pin PCIe, the last one I got cost me $25AUD delivered from eBay. That SAS/SATA mistake is quite easy to make, I have found even when using the SATA/STAII/SATAIII selector trying to eliminate them you still get SAS mixed in as Sellers have put them in the wrong catagory🤦♂, Not sure about other markets but down here in Australia when you look at higher capacity 3TB/4TB/6TB SAS they can bet quite a bit cheaper compared to SATA so I would find a review of the adapter very interesting
Watching this on a similar machine which I built about 2 years ago, but took it a bit further in specs, price and capability. Dell 3020, 16GB RAM, Xeon e3-1245v3 (i7 4770 equivalent, but cheaper at +-$15), AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, 1TB SSD + 1.5 TB HDD, 550W PSU with 24 pin adapter cable for the motherboard power. The GPU is a little overspecced for the CPU, but was with the view of being able to move it at some point in the future. Recently finished playing Cyberpunk and RDR2 on it which play fine at high settings.
The ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050Ti 4GB mini is also a good form factor for use in the Optiplex, although it might require removal of the (some) of the plastic cover that helps do direct airflow.
That XFX RX 560 is strange with AMD drivers on Windows. Never had issues with RX 460s, RX 470s, RX 570s, and RX 580s. The RX 560 has no problem on Linux. But trying out official or Nimez drivers. Both never worked on my RX 560 either. Weird. Loved the video. Really like you using that old Dell PS2 keyboard too(if yours is PS2 though). I have two of the exact same kind. They are strangely decent. keyboards even today.
An old non-HT quad doesn't really cut it in recent titles or esports in late 2024. As for the GPU upgrade, while the RX560 is only marginally more powerful than the W5100, having feature level 12.1 instead of 11.1 will expand the number titles from this decade you can run greatly.
If you had done a teeny bit more searching I think you could've found a 1060 3GB and gotten a bit more performance per dollar. Good video as always though!
It would be interesting to see if you can do a "blueprint" PC from the exact same you spent on the two videos. Meaning can you get a modern Ryzen 5000 or 7000 series where the path to upgrade and stay on the same platform is the same? That was one thing with my old intel builds. Always got stuck on the motherboard and had to basically redo every time.
I want to get into music production using a DAW and a controller like an Arturia Minilab 3. The problem is that you need a computer with fast single core processing power and they cost a lot. If you could do a budget build for that I would be very grateful.
The drivers would have doomed me with no 2nd PC or thumb drive to do a work around. I'm bedridden in an old folks home where the staff were kind enough to move my PC while it was running, wiggling the power cord, and leaving me with a PC that won't boot so I have to use a borrowed Kindle Fire to get on you tube and forget playing my steam games. 😞 Looking for a way back, but at $30 a month it is going to be a long time saving for a shot and I can't do any RMA if I get burned.
This def gives me some ideas for the Optiplex 7020 i picked up about two years ago. I already tossed in a 250 GB Western Digital SSD i had on hand in it to get it up and running. It currently has the Core I5 4590 so not a bad start. If i remember right it has 8 gb in it currently. Now i do have a couple GPUs i could throw in it that are about the same tier. a GTX 650 TI and a Radeon HD 6970. Though i am unsure if the Radeon will physically fit yet.
With custom PCs, you'll often have to go into your BIOS and assign a Boot Drive yourself. Often times Windows can figure it out by itself, but other times you have to tell it where to boot the OS from manually.
the best ive done optiplex 4th gen used- $20 xeon e3-1230 v3 used - $5(sold i5) 16gb ddr3 - $20 used(sold 4gb ddr3) 120gb ssd - $10 new 4TB hdd - $15 used(yes it works and has worked for the last 2 years. literally just game storage. dont care if it dies) rx 6400 4gb - $65 used with unactivated warranty card i dont run Windows. i run Kubuntu and there are some games that run SO much better for seemingly no reason. give it a shot on this pc.
Surprised there wasn't a larger performance upgrade, you may have been mainly cpu bottlenecked and the i7 isn't that big enough of an upgrade if the game is limited by the single core speed. The GPU adapter appears iffy. I thought the max power of the pcie 6 pin was 75 watts and the max power of the sata connector was 37 watts. It'll probably work fine as I doubt the GPU will need that much extra power after the 75 watts it gets from the motherboard but I think the 2 sata to 6pin adapters are better.
i like yer thinking. tho i tend to look for mobo's that let you oc chips, or cheap unlocked chips like the g3258, 10 bucks, and its 2 cores will run about as fast as a 4790k's cores when oc'd from 3.2 to 4.4 stock cooler. a lotta 1866 ddr3 can oc to 2400, i see 10$ 8gb sticks of kingston's i know to work. got a 750ti oc'd too and running sf6 1080 at not too ugly settings, they're prolly 30$? i wouldn't go as old as this 2014 stuff, but when i checked what it'd cost to rebuild a budget pc i made someone a few years ago, it's not much anymore, and it still works great! be sure to tweak your 560 with msi afterburner--you can eek out more fps without increasing any voltages, therefore no threat to hardware. just see how fast you can set things before it gets confused!
It’s me again! Upgraded my PSU to a 400W EVGA, and hoping the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SSC 6GB graphics card coming in today works :) had a for parts/repair one come in yesterday and was having display issues.
@ so the for parts GPU did not work, the second one came in. I ripped out the drive cage for good and installed the new card. Everything works and I can now play games that I couldn’t beforehand. I can drop my specs later if you want
" a solid amount of storage" - top notch commentary
@@Ginmaru you are so right. Perhaps I should have referred to it as magnetic?
@@BudgetBin i think he has store rage
i like how this shows the downsides of going about PC building in this way. Just because the optiplex can do mildly more, doesnt change the fact its an optiplex
Can't wait to come back and watch this in a years time when you've got over a million subs...
Are you trying to get on my good side? Because it IS working. lol
Just hoping you remember us when you hit 100K and 1Mil subs! You’re already growing!
Screenshot this
Right now.
like RIGHT now
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Hey budget bin!! Love ur vids sm!! I always watch them in class, while i eat, and especially when i sleep!! Theyre so relaxing and infomative, thank you so much!
Glad i found ur channel randomly today, love these low budget videos. You definitely deserve more subs. Oh and the intro with the crayon feels so comfy.
I must admit that I really like your narration style and man, the fact that you thought of using the driver disc to install the drivers was crazzy xD it brought me back to 2010 era, haha. Keep up the good work! :)
i found you while browsing tech vids, you are my new favorite tech youtuber. love the content man! keep doing you! i love messing with older systems and upgrading them as well. this makes my heart happy.
You generally will not be able to plug in the SAS drive to a SATA board using that adapter. While these two interfaces seem familiar, SATA controllers don't support SAS drives due to differences in the signal itself, and you will need a separate PCIe card [HBA / RAID controller] to make any connection to the drive..
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Great video! Sucks about that SAS drive. I _almost_ made that mistake myself recently, noticed it just in time.
Well hopefully I can make some use out of it in the future! Glad you enjoyed the video! :)
Fun video and a solid sequel to that $100 Gaming PC video. Hope your channel gets more views and recognition! It's very much deserved
This was a lovely addition to the little gaming PC that could!
Have a fantastic Halloween, and thank you for greatly improving a very stressful week for me with your $100 intro
We love to see an updated video! Beautiful artwork, as usual! 😅
Another great vid mate! Decent upgrade for sure and no worries about the dumb mistake. I recently bought the wrong cooler for the recent build on my channel. Fortunately, it has turned into more content as I am now in the process of building an entire pc off the wrong cooler 😂 Once again, appreciate the artwork and subtle comedy
I did a very similar upgrade recently, I got the i7 4790 to upgrade my previous i5 4590, and I previously added an extra 8 GB RAM to bring the total up to 16 and replaced the previous GTX 960 2GB with an RX 570 4GB. The improvements are significant it made some games actually playable at 1080p with much higher detail levels.
I’ve been in this space for a very long time. I never officially made a RUclips channel, but I’ve been following tech channels for a long time. I enjoy your spin on it. Keep up the great work.
While I have adhd and often prefer more energetic humor, I also have autism and like this too! A lot! It's very refreshing, obvious and loud sells a lot better and gets overwhelming, especially when tasteless. Thankyou!
The 6 dislikes were from dudes who were pissed off that you didn't use the SAS hard disk
woah I thought you had a million subscribers, I really enjoyed watching your content keep up the good work man.
I have literally watched every video from this channel since I watched this video, excited for more videos to come
More great upgrades on the budget builds! I love building these myself as it's fun and profitable.
the "this app can't run on your pc" can either mean a failed download, or the windows build being "Streamlined" (which essentially means it's blocking every single thing you try installing and making your PC experience a suffering).
even tho i've never watched your content, i already liked this video.
This takes me back to slapping a amd hd7770 in my parents hp core duo machine. At that time i just wanted to play oblivion, that pc was so much fun i cant count how many hours i spent playing oblivion and the first borderlands game on the weekends. Thank you for this video it reminds me of fantastic memories.
Realized I forgot to leave my comment when I watched this late one night so here it is.
The GPU driver issues starting at 8:41 were hilarious as I've never encountered that many driver hurdles myself. I find it hilarious as a viewer but if I was in your shoes I would also be frustrated at them, more so if I didn't have other computers to download the drivers with.
I agree with the upgrades you made on the $100 PC. I do them in the order of SSD, RAM, then processor and/or GPU.
I would be interested to see how Polaris GPUs like the RX 560D you used here (or the similar RX 460 on your earlier videos) perform between the last official AMD drivers compared to the custom modded R.ID ones since you did mention them both on this video.
i love ur editing style and those little drawing looking animations i think? They are great
I always knew you were cool, these videos are the proof of it.
But if i ever needed more proof, those cargo shorts man, You're a man of Culture.
@@skorpysk Finally, someone said it for me!
i just watched the first episode today! happy to see the next one is out!
This video is remarkably relevant to me. I have a PC I built in 2015 with an i5 processor that uses the same socket as this one. My goal is to be able to play Baldur's Gate 3. I came to the conclusion that i need to upgrade the whole motherboard because even the highest end processor for the socket didnt seem to be enough processing power to really be much of an upgrade, which this video seemed to have confirmed for me. Thanks for the video!
Glad I found your channel, entertaining video , I'm gonna try this build
IDK why you're saying that it's not reliable; I've had a Dell 3020 SFF for 5 years now and it's been VERY reliable. Except that time that I screwed up the motherboard socket, but that was my fault entirely, and I fixed it cheaply. Point is, they didn't build these for speed, they built them for reliability, which is what businesses want anyway. It fulfilled its three year mission and was sold on to my local reseller, and then I picked it up, and it's STILL running without trouble, with the usual upgrades (16GB, 1TB SSD, GT 1030) applied.
Very good video as always. I have done a similar process before with an Optiplex and they make good budget gaming pcs.
What processor and graphics setup do you have?
Which optiplex is the best to buy for some one who's trying to get into pc gaming on a budget?
@@kp-ms9zqfrom 380 and up
380 is cheaper and u could get the parts faster since it’s least demanding than the 7020
5:02 totally valid i remember trying to buy some ddr3 ram and thought i found a killer deal only to find out it was ddr3r "registered ram" or ecc thats only compatible on xeon cpus, so i know that feel
I recently bought a refurbished HP workstation with the Xeon CPU and ECC RAM, not realizing how much more expensive it was going to be to upgrade in the future 😄
A tip from an Xbox series S guy with low storage - you don’t have to deal with the slow reading of a regular hard drive if you just use it to store games and whenever you want to play them you’d transfer them back to the SSD. It’s a little tedious (even more on PC) but it’s the no cost option!
good video man, this style really reminds me of mattkc (which is a good thing)
Ily bro, you give me hope
Ngl you sound a LOT like LGR, but hey that's not a bad thing. This style of video is very cozy and inspiring as well. :)
Nothing is easier and more sure to work than using the CD for drivers, no wasted time digging around or getting the wrong drivers, it just works!❤
Really like the progression format 👍
Keeping it real, much respect 👍
Very nice. i got a very similar build as ive been a cheapskate and used a lot of OEM stuff for years, had an Acer board with an i7-2600 latched in and 16gb dual channel ddr3 with my 1060 3gb i use, but now ive gotten my hands on a Dell XPS 4100 board with an i7-4790 like yours, and i got a cpl 8gb sticks to throw in to bring it up to 24gb. I have it in a Stryx case, an Ares750w PSU, with a 120gb WD Green SSD and a 4tb seagate barracuda (i said im cheap lol, both are new). im still able to get at the new AAA games, even if i have to knock down the settings at times. Love the video, these lil OEM rigs are always the most fun to get going :)
I recently DOUBLED the cores/threads in my my $30 server (HP Proliant ML110 G6) for $5.99 on eBay 😀a Xeon X3450 was the cheapest price-to-performance upgrade I've ever done.
She runs truenas scale with around 16TB of networks storage
Intro was a banger fr fr no cap
9:48 plink.
I just upgraded my cousin's pc from a 4590 to a Xeon E3-1231 v3 for just $15! The Xeon is a 4-core 8-thread Haswell CPU clocked just 100mhz lower than the 4790. It's basically a 4790 but for half the price (and no iGPU). It just slots right in without any hassle.
What I loved about haswell was the ability to just slot in the xeons without the need for a whole different chipset. Anything 6th gen and newer needs a whole other chipset to support the xeons ;(
I love messing with these OptiPlex's and just dells in general. Have my main in a XPS case. Those OptiPlex's can run 1600mhz ram btw you'd probably just need matching sticks it can also support 32gb.
FTR I started with the IBM Deskstar before it was Toshiba, but none ever died. Unlike SSDs, HDDs don't just die with a preassigned note.
"deathstar" was refering to when the deskstar drives where failing in huge amounts in the 2000s when ibm owned that hdd division. after hitachi buying that hdd division the hdds are pretty reliable from them. also used drives are great if they are server-grade.
been waiting for a sequel
This going to end up being the strongest optiplex on the planet
well actually i was really moved by your 1st vid and decided to buil me my own for studies and little gaming, but well in India the prices are not CHEAP! idk why people are selling old stuff so hight. Plus I found some deals on ebay but dude the shipping was around 144$ alone so yeah great vid.
Your voice and humour remind me a bit of LGR (in a very positive way!!)
G'day BB,
8:03 🤨Instead of unplugging the ODD put the OS SSD up in the Empty ODD Bay, or while it would put you over budget here for a GPU + PSU only upgrade on a DELL/HP like this if you can find an In Win IP-S400GQ2-0 they suit these DELL cases for 2 short + 2 long SATA & have 6pin PCIe, the last one I got cost me $25AUD delivered from eBay.
That SAS/SATA mistake is quite easy to make, I have found even when using the SATA/STAII/SATAIII selector trying to eliminate them you still get SAS mixed in as Sellers have put them in the wrong catagory🤦♂,
Not sure about other markets but down here in Australia when you look at higher capacity 3TB/4TB/6TB SAS they can bet quite a bit cheaper compared to SATA so I would find a review of the adapter very interesting
Watching this on a similar machine which I built about 2 years ago, but took it a bit further in specs, price and capability. Dell 3020, 16GB RAM, Xeon e3-1245v3 (i7 4770 equivalent, but cheaper at +-$15), AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, 1TB SSD + 1.5 TB HDD, 550W PSU with 24 pin adapter cable for the motherboard power. The GPU is a little overspecced for the CPU, but was with the view of being able to move it at some point in the future. Recently finished playing Cyberpunk and RDR2 on it which play fine at high settings.
The ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX1050Ti 4GB mini is also a good form factor for use in the Optiplex, although it might require removal of the (some) of the plastic cover that helps do direct airflow.
my i7 3770 / gtx 1070ti is still a powerhouse so I applaud that you are making this budget builds
I have an optiplex with a 3770 and a 1660 super. Still does everything I need it to at 1080.
That is a fantastic batocera pc too.
i believe there is a setting in defender regarding install of apps, you have to turn it off.
That XFX RX 560 is strange with AMD drivers on Windows. Never had issues with RX 460s, RX 470s, RX 570s, and RX 580s. The RX 560 has no problem on Linux. But trying out official or Nimez drivers. Both never worked on my RX 560 either.
Weird.
Loved the video. Really like you using that old Dell PS2 keyboard too(if yours is PS2 though). I have two of the exact same kind. They are strangely decent. keyboards even today.
An old non-HT quad doesn't really cut it in recent titles or esports in late 2024.
As for the GPU upgrade, while the RX560 is only marginally more powerful than the W5100, having feature level 12.1 instead of 11.1 will expand the number titles from this decade you can run greatly.
Brother I literally commented I would love this on the other video!!!! I love you
If you had done a teeny bit more searching I think you could've found a 1060 3GB and gotten a bit more performance per dollar.
Good video as always though!
or even an RX 580 (570) 2048 used would've been close!
Can't wait for this channel to blow up..
Gimme another episode!! I need another $100 incremental update!!
K variant might have been a waste of money since the bios probably doesn’t allow overclocking .
I did the same thing, I thought SAS was the same as SATA.
I still have 2 15k RPM SAS drives on the shelf with no home because I had no idea.
I miss my old optiplex build, had a i7-4790 and an SSD when I bought it. I upgraded it to 16GB RAM and a GTX980, and a new psu with an adapter.
I see Arma 3.
respect! 😍
Would love a $200-$250 gaming pc build
Thanks. :)
Its like you knew i did not sleep last night
It would be interesting to see if you can do a "blueprint" PC from the exact same you spent on the two videos. Meaning can you get a modern Ryzen 5000 or 7000 series where the path to upgrade and stay on the same platform is the same? That was one thing with my old intel builds. Always got stuck on the motherboard and had to basically redo every time.
"I never make mistakes while shopping" looking at a pile of ecc memory I no use for
I wonder if maxing out that system is better value thana pc with close specs to that optiplex with the highest end parts (within reason)
Loving your content mate, some more solid uploads like this and I may have to become a member...
This is not a threat
I like taking a $100 PC and adding another $100. Then, later add another $100 😂. To infinity and beyond!
I feel all this pain
you make me happy. I dont know why
I want to get into music production using a DAW and a controller like an Arturia Minilab 3. The problem is that you need a computer with fast single core processing power and they cost a lot. If you could do a budget build for that I would be very grateful.
The 4770/4790 are still balling out in 2025. Paired with a 1660 Super, you are good to go at 1080p.
Lovely
Those computers can run xeon cpus, the E3-1241 v3 is basically a 4770 without integrated graphics and can be had for $15ish usd
The drivers would have doomed me with no 2nd PC or thumb drive to do a work around. I'm bedridden in an old folks home where the staff were kind enough to move my PC while it was running, wiggling the power cord, and leaving me with a PC that won't boot so I have to use a borrowed Kindle Fire to get on you tube and forget playing my steam games. 😞 Looking for a way back, but at $30 a month it is going to be a long time saving for a shot and I can't do any RMA if I get burned.
micro center 128GB flash drive @ 10:31 spotted ?
Real Yakuza play with a controller
What is that song that plays at the end of this video? It's instantly familiar to me but I can't remember where I've heard it!
I made myself that SAS mistake. I was looking for cheap SSD - adapter do not work.
best intro ever
This def gives me some ideas for the Optiplex 7020 i picked up about two years ago. I already tossed in a 250 GB Western Digital SSD i had on hand in it to get it up and running. It currently has the Core I5 4590 so not a bad start. If i remember right it has 8 gb in it currently. Now i do have a couple GPUs i could throw in it that are about the same tier. a GTX 650 TI and a Radeon HD 6970. Though i am unsure if the Radeon will physically fit yet.
Anyone know what the game on the top left corner at 0:44 is?
you sound like a younger "8-bit guy"
if you make a 300 dollar gaming pc that can run high end games at 60+ fps i will pee my pants.
I am using dell optiplex 3020 i5-4570 with gtx 1050ti 4gb / ram 16gb windows 11 pro
Is it good for gaming?
I've been trying something like this as well but I'm getting a no bootable device found on launch and I'm not sure what to do. any advice?
With custom PCs, you'll often have to go into your BIOS and assign a Boot Drive yourself. Often times Windows can figure it out by itself, but other times you have to tell it where to boot the OS from manually.
the best ive done
optiplex 4th gen used- $20
xeon e3-1230 v3 used - $5(sold i5)
16gb ddr3 - $20 used(sold 4gb ddr3)
120gb ssd - $10 new
4TB hdd - $15 used(yes it works and has worked for the last 2 years. literally just game storage. dont care if it dies)
rx 6400 4gb - $65 used with unactivated warranty card
i dont run Windows. i run Kubuntu and there are some games that run SO much better for seemingly no reason. give it a shot on this pc.
Surprised there wasn't a larger performance upgrade, you may have been mainly cpu bottlenecked and the i7 isn't that big enough of an upgrade if the game is limited by the single core speed.
The GPU adapter appears iffy. I thought the max power of the pcie 6 pin was 75 watts and the max power of the sata connector was 37 watts. It'll probably work fine as I doubt the GPU will need that much extra power after the 75 watts it gets from the motherboard but I think the 2 sata to 6pin adapters are better.
I have recently come into possession of a Dell Poweredge server that is set up for SAS drives, if you're interested in playing with one.
8:20 that's too much mouse space man 😢
Great video
i like yer thinking. tho i tend to look for mobo's that let you oc chips, or cheap unlocked chips like the g3258, 10 bucks, and its 2 cores will run about as fast as a 4790k's cores when oc'd from 3.2 to 4.4 stock cooler. a lotta 1866 ddr3 can oc to 2400, i see 10$ 8gb sticks of kingston's i know to work. got a 750ti oc'd too and running sf6 1080 at not too ugly settings, they're prolly 30$? i wouldn't go as old as this 2014 stuff, but when i checked what it'd cost to rebuild a budget pc i made someone a few years ago, it's not much anymore, and it still works great! be sure to tweak your 560 with msi afterburner--you can eek out more fps without increasing any voltages, therefore no threat to hardware. just see how fast you can set things before it gets confused!
Let's do a 100$ upgrade for 100$ laptop
It’s me again! Upgraded my PSU to a 400W EVGA, and hoping the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SSC 6GB graphics card coming in today works :) had a for parts/repair one come in yesterday and was having display issues.
Update ?
@ so the for parts GPU did not work, the second one came in. I ripped out the drive cage for good and installed the new card. Everything works and I can now play games that I couldn’t beforehand. I can drop my specs later if you want
@@fatshaggy8159 would be much appreciated