> Picks up APU > Tries to game at 1440p

@MrMarrok657

3 ай бұрын

apu- "I'm tired boss"

@MarufHasan-007

3 ай бұрын

> borns > Picks up APU > Tries to game at 1440p > dies

@sihamhamda47

3 ай бұрын

Honestly he could rethink his decision in the last seconds when he's in the store and buy the 5600X + RX 6600 8GB for roughly the same total price instead

@MrMarrok657

3 ай бұрын

@@sihamhamda47 but theres no upgrade path. You could only stay am4. Youd be in my current situation with a 5600x, b550m board and an rx7600. Yea it plays and will for a bit but no upgrades other than ryzen 7-9

@alejorag

3 ай бұрын

​@@MrMarrok657 Not really, just get a 5800x3D and a 7900xtx or whatever newer GPU you want and you'll be set for more than a few years for sure, that 3D cache still works wonders for games

Go with a 100 dollar cpu, 180 dollar rx 6600, 30 bucks for ram and an 70 dollar motherboard. This beats the living crap out of the 8600g and overpriced am5 parts.

@DigitalBliss69

3 ай бұрын

7500f from AliExpress and 6600

@djbotello

3 ай бұрын

@@DigitalBliss69 I don't trust Ali express but that's just me. If this was retail on Amazon or Newegg, for sure! Now we're cooking.

@djbotello

3 ай бұрын

@@DigitalBliss69 I personally don't trust Ali express. But getting a 7500f would be the move for sure to get you on AM5!

@djbotello

3 ай бұрын

@@DigitalBliss69 I personally don't trust Ali express. But getting a 7500f would be the move for sure to get you on AM5!

@rantzntirades1104

3 ай бұрын

My new thinkstation will either be a good competitor or kick this thing around. Considering that its a 6th gen Intel CPU means it probably wouldn't blow this out of the water but being a xeon means it will definitely keep pace.

WHY do you build the cheapest PC with an APU and test 1440p ??? Are you ok Austin ?

@Katzelle3

3 ай бұрын

AM5

@mrmangbro6842

3 ай бұрын

With upscaling I guess was his idea? Idk lol

@Classy_Car

3 ай бұрын

@@Katzelle3 yeah the AM5 igpus are better (by a lot) with the am5 series CPUs but still not good enough to get anything over 30fps at higher resolutions than 1080p.

@Katzelle3

3 ай бұрын

@@Classy_Car The idea is to have an affordable starting point that gives you one or two years time to save up another 500 for a GPU and then another few years for a new CPU

@Mimeniia

3 ай бұрын

cos Austin

Not sure if you've made this decision because MC didn't have reasonably-priced RX 6600s in stock on location, but you should've just postponed or declined the video then. At sub- or at 500$ levels, you DON'T go with a very overpriced AM5 APU. You go with a ~100$ CPU and an RX 6600.

@Toysourboy

3 ай бұрын

swear even i made a smart choice by contacting a school and just picking up a recycled computer they werent using and it was an i7 8700 that i got for free and a gtx 970 and my budget was 270 dollars

If your going to be doing the cheapest gaming computer. You got to go in to the store and buy the cheapest stuff. NO matter what type it is.

@jsaiz681593

3 ай бұрын

Open box items are the strat

@mj615

3 ай бұрын

This is true, happened to me mid feb.. which was last month got a 5500 and a 3050 rtx as it was the cheapest combo i can do.... lol and its kinda shitty now im upgrading to a 7600xt and a ryzen 7 5700x hahahaha spent nearly doubled lol

@Gravage

3 ай бұрын

*you're

@BOT_JERRY

3 ай бұрын

​​@@Gravage Youre* Dew yew knot know how 2 right?

@k.a.stensson

3 ай бұрын

he said cheapest GAMING PC, not cheapest PC

I swear, the amount of times these two have put out the same videoconcept at around the same time, Austin and Linus have their cycle synchronized :D

@Sinbad1999

3 ай бұрын

At least linus uses Cheap products where Austin buys mainstream products that don't represent "cheap"

@acubley

3 ай бұрын

And JaysTwoCents and ETA Prime and about 5 others right now, lol.

@Paras-ot2qo

3 ай бұрын

@@Sinbad1999 I actually prefer austin one because nnext year I can get good gpu

@hilerga1

3 ай бұрын

This needs to be a contender for the next “reads mean comments” video.

@Whocaresssssssss

3 ай бұрын

@@Sinbad1999 What are these cheap NEW products you're speaking of?

The same type of video as linus in less than a week. Coincidence I think so

@moxlolol

3 ай бұрын

what do you expect, Austins content has gotten so braindead recently

@mouliknanda

3 ай бұрын

there's a difference between slowest and cheapest

@DanielSalloum.1

3 ай бұрын

@moxlolol Why are you watching him then? He content is better than %95 than other people that do the same thing 🎉

@twinsanitydad

3 ай бұрын

Yeah but Austin has a way better personality & I personally think a better way of presenting it.

@yeeeehawwww9239

3 ай бұрын

Right..😅

Just built my first pc last night with an i3 and a 1650 and it runs like a dream

@greenboots5823

3 ай бұрын

Great job on getting it running the first one is all ways the most nerve racking.

@WizardofTruth

3 ай бұрын

Gj enjoy ur pc

@yaw_

3 ай бұрын

I'm still waiting for a bit to get the last 4 parts of mine (CPU, Mobo, Fan and case) and I'll finally be done

@DigitalBliss69

3 ай бұрын

Which I3

@Paras-ot2qo

3 ай бұрын

probably i3 13400f@@DigitalBliss69

Well, mine is still cheaper (I stole it)

@pedropierre9594

3 ай бұрын

😂

@DrProfessorBello

3 ай бұрын

Well, mine is even cheaper ( I robbed the cash register and stole it)

@beachthor1

26 күн бұрын

this is the way

I cant consider a computer without a gpu a "gaming pc" just feels wrong. Any gaming pc NEEDS a gpu regardless of its strength.

At entry level, they wouldn't be playing 1440p, they would be happy with 1080p

@tim3172

3 ай бұрын

It's 720P "upscaled" to 1440P. 1080P native would perform much worse.

Guy is so out of touch he forgot what CHEAPEST means.

@Sinbad1999

3 ай бұрын

he always picks expensive stuff whenever it comes to buying on a "budget" like check out the cheap vs expensive gaming series where "$1000" is considered 'cheap'

@jordanmntungwa3311

3 ай бұрын

yeah. It's a little slap in the face. Not a big one. just a little slap. They should pick a knowledgeable but poor person to do these. anyone in the comments will do

@mrmangbro6842

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I mean they could get an am4 APU and get it around 300 lol

@foxyy_cs

3 ай бұрын

This is the cheapest pc that is actually worth building

@TotallySearch

3 ай бұрын

"I know there's AM4 but I'm gonna go with AM5 and an APU"

That build was stressful! 😅

I love that you released an entire three-hour PC building tutorial, then threw this PC together in ten minutes

My rig cost around the same. It's a Ryzen 7 3800X, 2080 Super, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD and 4TB HDD. Just gotta shop around.

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

What made you go for that cpu and those storage drives.

@bearabletable7527

3 ай бұрын

@@Meezaenzo because all you need is a FAST SSD as boot drive and main programs, rest can be on HDD. and 3800X is still a very decent gaming CPU (3700X user myself)

@NonsensicalSpudz

3 ай бұрын

@@bearabletable7527 but hes got a 2080 super and ryzen 7 3800x, 256gb storage is an odd choice for an ssd

@mr.blacktea7298

3 ай бұрын

it's never a wise choice to game with something with the same storage as a xbox 360.@@bearabletable7527

@rozasupreme

3 ай бұрын

@@NonsensicalSpudz it was cheap and available.

I bought an refurbished system with r5 5500x rtx 2060 for under 500$ and any day ill prefer this system over austins apu build

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

Check the tile

@aliffimran2073

3 ай бұрын

keyword new

@bhushankarape777

3 ай бұрын

Ikr, I'm just saying that used is better than the new pc atm.

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

When has new ever been better than used? Congratulations for stating the obvious.@@bhushankarape777

For the same price, you could've gone with something like an i3-12100F and an RX 6600. Also, how on earth is this the "cheapest" new gaming PC, and who games at 1440p on an APU?

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

🙂 he's trying to be goofy like linus, dont take this build seriously, but yes on the intel 1700 side and ur at microcenter u could go like u said: i3, basic matx board, 16 or 32 ram sticks, and for video card power supply it depends on what card u would like to try out. For example if u want to try out one of the new Intel ARC cards those cards are power hungry so ur looking at 650W minimum + Intel Arc. they have refurbished 1660 Supers so if u do that then u can get away with any 500w thats in the store. And the case can be anything in the store I would check the clearance sections and see if theres any steals

Be sure to enable EXPO. The extra speed makes a difference. I ran the 8700G for a few days. It was *OK*, but it had power delivery issues.

I'm so happy the subatomic particle builds are still somehow alive. The 2014 Photon was my first gaming PC

This seems to be a thinly-veiled promotion for the AMD 8000-series APUs. What other justification is there for making a "cheapest" PC where all of the components (minus SSD) are far more expensive than the actually-cheapest components?

@kg4wwn

3 ай бұрын

Either that or Microcenter didn't have the other components and it was a Microcenter promotion.

Best thing would be get a older gen gpu for that extra 100, like a radeon 580/590

That case, as it always does (it's an oven!!) killed your time....and all of the latest AM5 boards need a BIOS update for the 8000G series to work. I used an AsRock Lightning board and updated the BIOS without the need to require a processor, it worked great. My 8600G system is making my son a very happy camper as Roblox and Minecraft are his go to's. For the money, it's a great system with room for upgrades down the line.

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

I agree with your use case but for anything more performance hungry an 8500g is never really a good choice. I think Austin could have done better on this one.

@dragon2knight

3 ай бұрын

@@MeezaenzoNo question, at MC it was almost too easy. Still, this is a good setup if your needs are minimal.

@rainnaxil

3 ай бұрын

how to upgrade the bios if pc not turn on?

@dragon2knight

3 ай бұрын

@@rainnaxilMost new motherboards have a button on the rear IO that allows for this. Simply plug in a drive to the designayed usb slot (most are marked for this) with the latest BIOS on it and press that button. Most don't even need a cpu installed, just a power supply. There's usually a blinking LED that lets you know what it's doing (look at that motherboards manual for that) and that's it. It's usually very easy to do and just like that your BIOS can now handle the shiny new 8000 series APU.

Love these series where you build what’s at micro center. Maybe a whole pc build and setup?

Watching this video is crazy. The build part of the PC should be relaxing.

Two ways this could be changed for better performance. First is faster RAM with the 8600g would have helped as the pack grabbed was only 4800MHz, I bet Austin could have been below $500 with faster ram - a620 still allows RAM overclocking. Second is that a Ryzen 5600x and a RX 6500XT would have cost the same as the 8700g and given better performance on the cheaper AM4 platform. Also no budget gamer is playing higher than 1080p 😁

To all the parents watching this for ideas: This is a proof of concept. If you are looking to buy your kid a gaming PC, every extra $ you can afford would make the experience much more pleasant. Source: Tryst me bro - A former gamer kid

Gotta love the budget case champ, Q300L. Been using mine for 5 years now and it's stuffed to the brim with parts that have no business being in a Q300L

Good I wish we had a Microcenter here.

I would like to see a ryzen 4500 with a520 board and a real graphics card go up against what he had

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

thats what ur suppose to do, this build was really to just goof around with, not to be taken seriously

Ssd prices are insane!?! I got a 1tb full speed pcie gen 3 (3500 mbps) a few months ago for $40 and now they charging $30 for a 256gb with half the speed!?!

@Pasi123

3 ай бұрын

SSD prices have been going up in the last few months

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

🙂 yes the factories have stopped producing, to force the market prices to go up, the samething if happening with food and lumber

Always test the mb combo before installing. At the PC store I worked at you could actually have it tested in front of you for free. Quite a time saver!

Dude how I wish we have stores like this in Canada

Video idea: you and someone else compete to build a cheap pc(or whatever budget the video requires) but the catch is you don’t get to pick your parts. Someone else for each gets to choose.

linus standing in the corner laughing💀😭

Simple answer is buying a prebuilt pc. Yes it may cost more but it’s less hassle. The HP victus is a good choice.

Literally built an AM4 version of this same system last night 😂

Facebook market lowballing is my passion

Every time I see a Micro Center video, I check to see if there is one near me opening soon (Its not). Got 2 in my state and one is a 3 hour drive and the other is a 4 hour drive. I guess its nice to actually have a store in my state *shrug*

a system with a ryzen 5 5500 and a rx 6600 would make a lot more sense.

@djbotello

3 ай бұрын

Exactly! Also for the same/similar price I think. But way better performance with a viable upgrade path!

@komikop

3 ай бұрын

that pc would smoke this thing

@Katzelle3

3 ай бұрын

You would be stuck with AM4 then

@djbotello

3 ай бұрын

@@Katzelle3 you're acting like am4 is bad now because am5 came out. Am4 is still just as fast as it was before am5 came out... It's super viable! Especially with the 5700x3d being out now too. There is an upgrade path if you wanted to upgrade.

@Katzelle3

3 ай бұрын

@@djbotello How often do you swap out the CPU on a motherboard?

ok but an actual reasonably good budget pc would be 8600g 2x16gb ddr5 B650 mobo 1tb gen 4 ssd seperate air cooler 750w psu any case this should be easily under 750 usd and will give amazing cpu performance, 32gb ram, fast ssd, headroom for psu, and 60 fps on most AAA games at 1080p lowest, with the ability to save up and upgrade to a high end gpu like a 7900gre

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

U could do so much better for 750.

I guess we got a sneak peek at what happens inside Wish pc assembly factories. 🤣

Always wanted to see how the integrated gpu would do in 1440p and now I can finally see it!

a less good cpu and a gpu would probebly give you more performance

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

P R O B A B L Y

@Meezaenzo

3 ай бұрын

I dare you to use a budget intel card@@ChrisPBaconGaming

@ChrisPBaconGaming

3 ай бұрын

@@Meezaenzo I have and it worked just fine for the time. It definitely gives better performance than integrated graphics. I would obviously recommend a 6000 series AMD over intel all day, but if you really are limited on your budget at the moment. Than an intel card would be more than okay until you decide to upgrade. There are hundreds of videos proving this same point. Go watch toasty bros, Linus, nerd on a budget, and so many more. Austin is just out of touch on what is practical. So good try trying to clap back, but I’ve been dealing with PCs for over 10 years and stay up to date on all spectrums. From budget second hand builds to $10,000+ custom new builds.

1. don't use 1440p use either 1080p low or 900p high 2. apus NEED high speed memory especially on ddr5 6000mhz is the sweet spot on amd am5 for APUS and cpus and the performance will be MUCH higher I am very disappointed of how out of touch this video really was for people wanting to put together a system with these new apus at least give it a fighting chance next time please

Now I need to see a gaming pc build speed run!

Value is more important overall than cost. Future upgrade potential is also one of the TOP considerations when build a new PC. I would've sacrificed A LOT for a minimal video card.

Hey Austin, another problem with the AMD 8000 series APUs is that you only get 8 PCI 4.0 lanes for the GPU, so a future upgrade will be quite limited.

@kg4wwn

3 ай бұрын

Any GPU that will saturate 8x PCIe4 bus will be hopelessly CPU bottlenecked with either 8000 APU anyway. While there are some niche uses where that would be a factor, for most gaming it shouldn't make much difference.

Nice, I just bought my most expensive one, it was $5300. That includes having microcenter build it and the 3 year warranty because I was paranoid on parts that expensive.

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

sounds like u have money eh? its 250 for them to build it. What did u exactly get? Did u use their 10% Microcenter Credit Card? that would have saved you 500 dollars rite there. 🙂

Did you make sure the memory was tuned in the BIOS? Was SmartAccess memory an option? Never having used onboard graphics, I don't know.

im rocking the same case and its absolutely great for the money!

Bro....u did it... TAKING THE CASE OUT OF THE BOX...is unpacking not actually building it... u said BUILD. Means put it all together.....u smashed it

For those comparing this with linus's build: 1: Linus used second hand components(gpu) 2: he could obtain components from various sources(austin only has microcentre which doesn't necessarily have the cheapest possible price for the product) 3: linus's system is quite outdated while Austin's is new and fairly future proof

The Radeon 780M is an surprisingly good APU to game, especially if you do not have too high settings enabled. I for myself am not in the 4k and so on games, i prefer "normal" settings and that is with the 780M definately no problem i think.

Austin using a LTT screwdriver is crazy

A race pc build between Linus LTT and Austin would be dope, … three pcs , budget pc, tiny case pc, then hard line cooling pc.

Update on nice prices for mid 2024. RX 580 are 100-120$, Ryzen 5 5600 GT is a nice apu if needed-zen 3 architecture-am4 slot- am4 motherboards with 16 ram combo are common at

Austin picks up a APU. Tries to game at 1440p. This APU is for 1080p gaming Austin. Austin says, "It's not going under 30fps at all." Nobody plays Fortnite under 60 fps Austin. Not even a minute into the Fortnite gameplay, Austin says, "I'm getting real frame time variances." Me: YA THINK?!? ... ... I cant.

This would work fine as a streaming rig for console right? Running a capture card to the pc

Watch the number of PCIe lanes on that 8600G for upgrades.

i have that exact case, and depending on PCI placement of the motherboard it can place the GPU fans too close to the PSU causing it to run hotter than normal as was the case with my 3090 lol. but it is cheap and easy to build with

I built my son a ryzen 5 5600x $100, b550 $100, asrock 5700xt $120 , ram 3200 16gb $35, 600w psu $55 and case Corsair 400r $25 with 6 fans.

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

just stay away from Alan Wake 2 and u should be golden

If i was doing this gaming build i would of opted for ChimeraOS which you could of seen a little more stable performance and the only downside is that you wont be able to play games like Fortnite but if the person was playing CS2 and maybe OW2 they might get more frames because of the Linux side of gaming and this is with the 8600G i am referring about.

I never see them get a main gear power supply for some reason. I went to MicroCenter a few months ago and got a 1000watt platinum modular for $80. Something wrong with those?

The Q300L was such a good choice for a case. I have that case right now for my budget build. i7 8700 GTX 970 (im broke) 16GB DDR4 512GB SSD storage (x2 256GB) Q300L

Lol LTT did one like yesterday aswell

NZXT has a pretty good gaming PC for less than $749 that can do 1080p no problem

the verge would be proud

damn austin you really needed that sponsor money

Classic Austin, needing a BIOS update after the computer's already put together.

I bought my first desktop pc with an i5 9500 and bought an rtx 2060 and now i can play any games easily and i spent only 340€ for this combo

😂😂😂"Uhhhhhhhh...Haaaaa!!! SHHHHH!!!" sent me.

"This part i need to do slow because it needs to be even" Screws in screws while on an unstable cardboard surface. Mashes screwdriver into screws as the motherboard flexes underneath. Proceeds to give me anxiety while i watch.😂

God, Micro Center looks like friggin tech geek heaven 🥹

You could get a 5600 ,ddr4 and a 1650 for less and have better performance😅😅

YMMV, but buying off the used/returns rack at MC will almost always net you something much better for the $.

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

sure

Man, gone are the days of building a brand new entry level gaming machine for $300.

i mean, you could just do a registry edit, and turn off the watermark on windows. Especially since itll update, and work just like normal (again) only downside to "NOT" activating is that watermark, which is 100% capable of being hidden.

My job just threw away three i5 gen 8 computers away, decided to save them, and maybe build some gaming pcs for my little nephews for Christmas.

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

😒👍 8th GEN is the oldest offically supported cpus for Windows 11, install windows 11, update the bios, upgrade ram sticks, add an ssd, add a hard drive for storage, pickup three bus powered 3050 6GB and game on 👊😎

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

🙂 dont forget to pickup some cheap membrane argb keyboards mouse pad combo and three monitors, the monitors can be used just make sure it has HDMI on it

Should have also took into consideration deals that micro center has

I live in Florida I wish there was a Microcenter here but all we got here is Best Buy😂😢

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

Microcenter has Shippable Items, u dont have to go to the store

Legitimate question… why not get a ps5 and get 4K at 120hz?

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

sure why not 🙂

Should've got more RAM so that APU has a bigger buffer

we need a mirco centre in the UK

The PCIE Lanes got nerfed, so the GPU upgrade later might be iffy.

I'd spend the extra money on the power supply and CPU. It's a bit of big deal. Especially if you're planning to upgrade later on. You should show the difference between the CPUs when equipped with a entry level GPU. I bet it's a major difference.

What i really want to know is how can I my hands on one of those sick Overclock media coats

Had the same issue with my newest build with the bios not being updated out of the box like the sticker on the box says.

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

🙂 its shady AF, and microcenter wont flash the board for free, they want 50 bucks, u end up going back to the store wasting ur time and getting a refund, then paying more money for a motherboard that works

I get a little bit of future proofing, but am4 still feels like a better idea

Integrated gpu's right now can't handle 1440p and everybody should know that💀

F1 pit crew computer build. No Red Bull pit cew but impressive still yet.

That extra $100 might be better spent on faster RAM if using an APU. Id hazard a guess you'd see more of an improvement in gaming performance than going from a ryzen 5 8600g to a r7 8700g. RAM bandwidth will be the main bottleneck, not the apu with 4800mt/s RAM. Dont know exact prices off the top of my head, but pretty sure that $100 would comfortably cover the difference between 4800mt/s RAM and 7200mt/s(or thereabouts)

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

🙂 agree but thats the problem, normally somebody building an integrated graphics PC is broke AF, normally u would buy the cheapest ram board power supply, so they would never ever have bought this thing if u told them 'bruh u gotta buy the fastest ram kit' , it makes the whole endeavor stupid. Its already been talked about on other channels. This is snake oil and very unfair to the broke people out there and the normies that have no idea that they are wasting money on a crippled system.

I'm not gonna lie you build nice setups but try to build a budget one in 2024 that will run GTA and the other PC servers for it for 500 or less

Oh god I've built like 10 systems in that case and it's such a basic case does have some thermal issues but overall a decent value

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

🙂 they have a couple newer versions with better airflow but they cost a bit more

In Canada there is no way you can build a decent PC for $500usd. But I ordered a decent MOBO 12,13,14th Gen Intel mobo from Ali express and a rx580 new, for a total of $259 cad, plus import fees probably 13% on top. And I ordered a 1tb m.2 nvme PCIe SSD and 16gb 3200mhz quality ram for $151 cad from Amazon Canada. Total cost $410 cad all in. I have an older case and a brand new 750watt PSU with 4x PCIe 8 pin connectors I got from Delta Server Store as an apology for having wrong PSU info on the desktop I bought from them. Awesome place to get workstations and servers on the cheap.

The ultimate budget build would just use an unactivated windows

@MrSamadolfo

3 ай бұрын

or Tiny7 or Spectre, those variants you can select a Dark Theme 😎

APUs have gotten a lot better in recent years but without a graphics card, you still won’t have a gaming PC no matter what (unless you only play old games).

Still more powerful than a chromebook

We’re cooking with this one

Bought open box Lenovo Legion Go of $70 more and sure I am happier with that than I would be with this pc. Not to mention not counting screen , keyboard,and mouse in your build

Ryzen 5 3600 + rx6600 should be better. I paid around $500 for everything brand new. You get a dedicated gpu for $500