I once survived 30 days in the jungle with nothing but my trusty motherboard IO shield. Sharper than any knife you'll find on the market.

@ArtisChronicles

2 ай бұрын

Some of those IO shields are no joke. Had a couple of close calls with those

@outlet6989

2 ай бұрын

The DIY God always demands a blood donation.

Ayo that mesh side panel looks very cool, more companies need to do this.

@DarkAssassin01

2 ай бұрын

I just saw Morovol have this type of case as well. It's on Amazon. It's a bit cheaper than what Greg used in this video

@gamerdweebentertainment1616

2 ай бұрын

Sidepanel fans coming back? :)

@unpluggedtributeband

2 ай бұрын

Just snagged one myself from someone who didn't like it. I think they are SUPER cool looking with some RGB fans

Great to see budget GPUs finally beeing cheap. I remember when GTX1030s were going for 80-90$. Great times for people getting into PC gaming!

@bb2ridder757

2 ай бұрын

As long as we don't think about how old the card is. I am not saying the card is bad I am saying the new "budget" cards aren't great

@PhonePhone-sf8te

2 ай бұрын

for a little more you could get a used 980ti or 1080ti. You'd need a 500-600w psu but it would be worth that upgrade and still be very close or under this set budget.

@tim3172

2 ай бұрын

What's a GTX1030?

@keremkesici4244

2 ай бұрын

@@tim3172 GT1030, excuse me sir. I confused the naming with the GTX1050.

@keremkesici4244

2 ай бұрын

@@PhonePhone-sf8te Used 1080TIs go for around 150-200€ in germany. A bit more expensive but definitely worth it imo.

The AM4 platform will become a great budget build favorites in the future. It might already showed its age but Zen 3 even in Cezanne still perform great.

@advancedmomuser-kb2qn

2 ай бұрын

future?AM4 is already dead platform,mid end cpus cant handle sh...guy trippin

@JXL_ST20

2 ай бұрын

AM4 is a thing of beauty. I've gone through several upgrades on that platform, up to upgrading my main rig to the 5800X3D. Not to mention that I've built some other rigs using the CPUs and MBs that have been taken out of my main rig with every upgrade.

@emdotrod

2 ай бұрын

@@JXL_ST20 When AM5 goes mainstream, the price of AM4 will drop and it will still be a strong platform for years to come when it comes to budget gaming

This case is the perfect size. I love how close the motherboard components are to the front intake fans! I hate it when there is such an empty gap (i do understand the gap is for large cards or big aios) but i prefer it this way. So all components are cooled under load

I really dig the mesh side panel on this case. Awesome for a budget build.

Loving the budget build .

Ummm willing to game at 1080p??? I have 64 year old eyes and come from Atari 2600 days. Anything more then 1080p is a waste for me!!! LOL Great video!

I have to say, the case was a bit of surprise in terms of looks and what comes with it. Nice to see that you get more stuff with a case that wont cost you a leg :D Looking forward to the next video :D

Its a great start to a gaming PC, gets you in and running, and upgradeable later.

Greg this actually looks so clean and nice.. I love that mesh side panel :D

Wow! That build looks really good with the rgb ram!

this is so similar to my build i made a year ago. Zalman S3 ATX, b550 plus, 5600g, rx 580 GTS, 16g ddr4. Very cool!

Love the blueprints on the wall

I love budget builds like this one. I think it's more grounded than seeing the same 14900k/7800x3d + 4090 + o11 vision (or fractal north)+ 300$ AIO stuff over and over again. Great video Greg!

Videos like this prove that no matter how bad it gets for the value of new PC hardware for the purposes of getting a gaming PC on a budget, used/older generation hardware always remains a solid option. Tho the sad reality is the vast majority of people tend to go the prebuilt route rather than built it themselves which that by itself I'm not shamming, but more for the problem of SI's cutting corners in the choice of parts to make the PC met a particular price point. I'm stil seeing a lot of new prebuilts with 500gb ssd as the only storage drive, and 16gb of ram sometimes even 8gb of ram. Which often leads to ether a unsatisfied customer, or an early upgrade in which case you prob should have just bought the more expensive computer that came with more ram and storage to begin with. Tho one good thing about PCs is they are in most cases upgradable to some extent.

@iK0NiK

2 ай бұрын

You’re right and I agree with you, but the unfortunate counter to this is that $550 will get you an Xbox or PS5 that will readily outperform this machine in gaming which was Greg’s intended use. Obviously you get a lot more utility out of a PC but if all you want to do is play games this build is right in the verge of being not worth it.

@hugooliveira5578

2 ай бұрын

​@@iK0NiKthat's true. But you can only play games from one console, with the PC you can play games from both and emulate older generations of those consoles and Nintendo as well.

That's a great build for budget gaming!

nice build!

Dang that’s big for a 1660! Love the vids!

Great video, you do such a great job. Thanks.

@GregSalazar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Very impressive build and I think that is a great low budget case from Zalman.

gracias for the content, entertaining and informative as always

@GregSalazar

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice rig!!!

Cool to see an ATX case with a mesh side panel in a video!

Great watch!

yo nice budget build, i wanna upgrade my current grid but idk what parts i should go for. and what should i purchase first then focuse on the last thing that i might need

Last time I watched this channel you didn't have a camera dude just a tripod lol what a good upgrade

we need more cases like this

ayy Greg you are close to 900.000 subs maybe 1 mil at the end of the year? :D

i love this case

An excellent pc Greg well done , my tower is a Ryzen 7 2700x , 32gb memory and 4gb Maxsun card it games great . Keep it up cheers from the uk .

That case is super cool....

Love the mesh aka air filter. Imagine how it would look after 3 years 😮😮😮

6:27 "frame-wait" lol i giggled

Looks great

i have almost exactly this build in one of my PC's. The exact same R5 5500 CPU and Asus prime B500 motherboard but with a 5500XT its a solid gaming PC for 1080P.

realistic pc build guide ❤

I'm so glad they redesigned the socket for AM5. With AM4 the cpu pulls out with the heatsink every single time.

Looks good.

Zalman makes some solid budget cases. Had the Zalman Z11 Neo (got it cause it looked like the old style ALIENWARE cases) before i upgraded to my Corsair 750D, and the Zalman was mostly plastic, but looked cool and kept components COOL

That green looked nice to me :)

Actually my first ever pc build was a year ago for $500 really wonder what $550 will get you now? Edit: great vid

I love that mesh side panel case, Genius! Would it be better to pair this with an RX 6600?

Guy likes his time pieces!😀

I have recent experience with one of those I/O butcher knife shields, was trying to realign a couple of the tabs to the USBs and gouged both index finger nails

Mesh on the side? refreshing!

Yo, Zalman cases are legit. I got a white Zalman i3 NEO for my build for $70 and it has a mesh front with 3 RGB fans, tempered glass sidepanel and another RGB fan in the back. The mesh has great airflow and dust collection. Highly recommend checking them out more.

I have this exact case the only downsides of it is that the fans are 3 pins instead of 4 wich leads to not being able to modify the speed of them

I would say the case is the unsung hero it’s low key beautiful and plenty of airflow

A nice well vented case with all those fans for around $60 is a heck of a deal and I really liked that GPU support bracket! The future upgrade potential is almost limitless. My only complaint with that mesh side panel is the sheer amount of dust that could potentially invade the system but regular maintenance should reduce that issue. The 1660 isn't a bad card for the price because it seems that used CPU and GPU prices are going up again. About this time last year I picked up a GTX-1080ti 11GB card used for $180. They are way higher now. Not sure why.

You are definitely right about the butcher knife I mean rear shield, lol!

Hi Greg. Your PC build cost one-tenth of what I spent on my last build. But for a PC newbie, it will be a great starter game rig with plenty of upgrade capabilities. Well done!

Exactly what i build for my niece's b day:) choose the rx6600 v2 wich made it wat more expensive but worth it imo

Nice build, I would maybe go with a 6600 xt gpu and it would be a 1080p beast system for a few dollars more. Can't beat that case though, with 6 fans included

I play on a cheap 1080 projector with my 3060ti, was pissed about being scalped but now I've noticed I'm good with 1080p after returning a 3080.

As always. a reallty good video. But i have a question. I also have a 5600 and im lookin to upgrade my gpu to get rid of my 3050.. Would a 6600 be sufficent or should i go for a 7600 xt ?

I noticed 2 listings just yesterday on Reddit for 1660ti cards under $95 shipped. It’s been my budget go to card for a while now but seems to finally hit the $100 barrier

hello its me david d to say this will be a certified banger.

Seems like a good bargain setup. Worth it IMO.

Honestly that's a killer price for a good system, and is likely what I would recommend for a budget build. Throw in an extra hundred or so and you could go with a rx 6600 and get a really balanced rig. Plus if you need more cou in the future the am4 x3d chips are hard to beat for frames per dollar and can match up well with a higher end or newer gen gpu

Yes some are green with envy.

i would have went with a $60 b450 and non rgb ram and saved 80-90 and put that into a 5700xt/6600 gpu

Sheeesh that Rolex bro.

Looking forward for AMD Radeon graphics card reviews. This is very interesting, since I'm planning to buy one Radeon in the future.

Gt 1030 ti 6gb then you get the fps but no shaders and texture mapping float as well as almost no compute lanes for cpu to gpu ram utilizations

By the way, is the back of that mobo greenish? 3:40

Oh shit here we go again!

He remembered the power strip this time guys. Let's go.

I remember when i got the 1660ti when it released, I could play basically everything at 1080p high/ultra. Games have gotten increasingly less optimized and harder to run. If anyone is wanting to build this, I would do like you said and opt for a 5700xt. It's closer to 2070 performance rather than 1070 performance for very similar pricing

@GregSalazar

2 ай бұрын

Good luck fitting a 5700 XT into this budget. Of course you'll get more performance if you spend more! 😅

@VermillionRacing

2 ай бұрын

@@GregSalazar very true! Love the vids though mate. I think you can find 5700XT's for around $130-150 if I remember right, which would still put this over budget though. Off topic, but I've used your fix or flop videos quite often to help me figure out obscure issues with PCs im working on. I just wanted to thank you for the series, it helped me develop better diagnostic techniques and to think of things I otherwise never would have when troubleshooting.

I wish I could get a mesh side panel like that for my case

hmmm was the rx 5600 xt more expansive? sometimes these cards are pretty cheap, bought a asus tuf few months ago on ebay for 90 euros and last year an saphire puls for 105

Suggestion: Rotate the CPU fan shroud 90 degrees clockwise so it is at the top.

hvae been watching your vids for a long logn time and forgot to sub! Dammm! just subscribed +1 ha ha ha ha

I picked up several 1660 supers for $40 a pop recently, Awesome deal Yay for cheap gpus!

I keep seeing those BiCS SSDs. Are Kioxia SSD any good? (by any good = last at least five years of medium-heavy daily use) I never see Zalman cases where I live. lol I miss CNPS9900 MAX. lol...

Nice build! For those on a budget out there, just like I am... head to Ali Express. Great deals on CPUs and motherboards. For example, a Ryzen 5600 is about $80 which will pair nicely with a $50 B450

I'm working on my first PC build RN and by budget I'd 350 out of all used parts. I'm envious of the 550 budget rn lol.

I’m on my modded MSi thin cyborg 40 series is tight

This PC at least has a nice upgrade path to an Ryzen 7 5700-5800X3D, A GPU like a 4060/4060 Ti without really needing to change your Motherboard, RAM and PSU. And the mesh side panel just screams air flow which will help higher end components dissipate heat more effectively and of course screams RGB too. The case will really come into its own once the internal parts are upgraded significantly. And really, most cases don't even have a built in vertical GPU mount. Personally I would go with a modular PSU if you can find it at a good price then you can just pop the PSU out while leaving the cables installed if I really need to upgrade that as well!

I remember the days when eBay Australia actually had bargains on it. These days the prices on everything are retail prices so you might as well just go to a shop and buy stuff from there.

I would have chosen different parts probably would have gone micro atx and shaved off as much as possible of prices of other things to get a better graphics card

Nobody: Greg: This Here!

The way to go with a 1660 is buying one of those used hp gaming pc's, i got one for $160 with a 5600g, 8gb of ram, rx5500 and 256gb nvme, and basically for $150 extra you can add, 1 tb ssd, 1660 super and 16gbs of ram easily. I sold the 5500 for $80 on ebay so it was even cheaper for me.

I am sure you can get an FSP 700W power supply for around the same price as that EVGA 550W one getting a slightly higher PSU now would leave you room for a CPU or GPU upgrade in future without worrying about the PSU.

well i like it. i am running 4500. i let my old fx retire. i been enjoying the speed.

vengeance pro are more expensive than regular ram,memory, for 20 euros you can get an arctic 36 with shipping, that is def worth the trade of

0:45 - Is there a link available for Office 2021 in the description? Office 2019 has a lifecycle end date the same as Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. While Windows 10 can be upgraded to 11, Office 2019 can't.

where do the HDD go? I see no brackets or holders.

If I only had $550 to build a gaming pc...I would buy that case...and keep saving for the rest. This build can serve someone as a great Personal Computer/Desktop. I wouldn't want to game with it. I rather game on console.

I have a 1070Ti and a 7700k, with 32gb ddr4. Is that system comparable with mine? Or should I upgrade? Thanks

If possible, plz consider making or showing a pc that can play all games in max settings in 1080p with or without 2nd hand products, am4 high or am5 platform, I really wanna see which products is the end of the line 1080p performance limits so 1080p gamers can go for those.

You were not far off with the butcher knife; I mean IO shield. Those have wounder me over the years lol

Lmao, the case. Bought a MOROVOL full mesh for 50, turns out to be a Z I4 but without the vertical mount/slots and gpu support . But really tho, very good case especially for 50. I also added some Thermalalright TL-C12C-Sc's which, amazingly are $12, come in a pack of 3 and are 4pin and added them as intakes and god does it look fine and they pull in a ton of air

Wow this is a little faster than a 7 year old mid range graphic card. Luckily we have nowadays up-scaling tech so we can game at 720p internal resolution.

Ah, the GTX 1660. Basically 980Ti-level performance, no die space wasted on freaking RT cores. The last "gaming" laptop I will ever buy was a Core i7 9750H / 1660Ti setup, and in its day it could certainly game. A GTX 1660 is a really good card to have "lying around" in case your primary GPU breaks. I keep a 980Ti on the shelf for the same purpose. And yes, yes, yes. For this amount of money, it's AM4 all day long. My secondary gaming rig is a 5700X /6800XT, and it's no slouch.

Wait we all need to see the quantity and pattern of your paste application.

One small remark, a 5600 would give you PCI4 for Future GPUs, but a GTX 1660 dont need it.

It is scary on how much this setup matches mine, only difference is the case and GPU. I got a 1060 6GB and uhh case is semi-unknown... But I think it's a DeepCool

For my $550 I think I would much rather go with a used system. I just found an Intel 8700K with a Radeon RX5700XT system for $450. 750W power supply, 16Gb DDR4, 256Gb NVME, two 500Gb SSD's and a BeQuiet case. I think it will easily outperform the system here. Not a bad rig here either, I just think used is the way to go. To each there own.

Spending 65 on a PSU and 70 on a case is crazy at this level of budget, you can go down to 50 on both and going amd u can snipe an RX6600 with your now 115 budget for gpu... you can even go higher if you compromise with used ram.

@GregSalazar

2 ай бұрын

I'm not putting a shitty $40 PSU in any build if I can help it... The case is subjective. Cases reaaaaally drop in quality at around the $50 mark nowadays. It was a personal preference. The 1660 is still a great card for 1080p gaming.