We Built a $100 Gaming PC....Does it Suck?
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Today we took on the challenge of building a $100 gaming PC in 2021, it's not great but it can do some light gaming.
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I would like to shout out my neighbor Grayson who gave me his old gaming pc because I couldn’t afford one.
@CarterCassedy
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a nice giy
@Pineapple1386
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like a nice guy
@Pineapple1386
2 жыл бұрын
@@CarterCassedy I can 100% agree
@CarterCassedy
2 жыл бұрын
@@Pineapple1386 thanks
@yehudi-jehu
Жыл бұрын
Shout-out to Grayson
Now this is what I've been waiting for! I've had a few R7 250s and they really don't dissapoint. Matt did mention it at around min 11 but if I had this setup I'd go for 900p or even 720p. That's an amazing build honestly! Great vid bros :)
@serfohid8654
2 жыл бұрын
you selling any of the r7 250s?
@lorgodxgaming5303
2 жыл бұрын
Is a r5 430 better
@hunterfabio
2 жыл бұрын
@@lorgodxgaming5303 Nah, that's a little bit better than a R7 240 which is basically a glorified GT 710...
@lorgodxgaming5303
2 жыл бұрын
@@hunterfabio what about the 2gb ggdr5 model cause the r7 250 I find cheap are always ddr3
@hunterfabio
2 жыл бұрын
@@lorgodxgaming5303 The same thing, I thought you were talking about the ddr5 version, if you want something decent and cheap try get a GT 730, GT 740, R7 370, R9 270, etc.
these style systems make great media players. I have a HP unit of the same size and absolutely love it... maxing out the memory and adding a 2GB video card, the unit plays all movies and will do light gaming. the SFF format works great in a piece of furniture where space is restricted. takes the place of the old VCR units, though these can be a bit taller... by upgrading the memory, video card and the hard drive, you have a great little system. Ebay shows these at about $100.00.... you might be able to find one in a thrift store for less than $50.00! Nice Video! Thanks Guys!
i wouldnt be surprised if they managed to get a pc that can run games with 10 bucks.
@ToastyBros
2 жыл бұрын
now that would be something
@ruquinn
2 жыл бұрын
@@ToastyBros yo thank you for reviewing stuff on a consistent basis. I am getting that 3050 laptop you reviewed a few back for blender for Uni. Ur the goat 🐐
@luked.48
2 жыл бұрын
it's possible to get a pc that can run games for free if you're really trying
@FRP-DonG
2 жыл бұрын
@@luked.48 no
@adil-blue-blood7626
2 жыл бұрын
@@ToastyBros You will get rich because you target the poorest viewers in the world
thank you guys for making these kind of videos! i can finally afford something cheap if i save up enough during f2f classes if we are going to get picked
I remember watching you guys a while ago and was dreaming of a 1300$ with a 3060. For Christmas my dad went to micro center with me and bought it!
@bramgp8921
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you enjoy itt!!! Haveee funnn
@nVy.
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats dude
@GG-si7fw
2 жыл бұрын
Also Costco had a Dell XPS desktop with a 3060, with an Intel I-7 for 1300 before Christmas
@nVy.
2 жыл бұрын
@@kiooasiege lmao
@levi6887
2 жыл бұрын
this would be if I didn’t have 6 siblings lol
Impressive. Most impressive. Id stay away from those 2nd gen i5s though…. The 3rd and 4th gen are a decent step up for only $20 more.
I would definitely love to see a full setup video!
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The AMD FirePro S7000 graphics card might be a good one to test out, I’d personally love to see that. You can get it (renewed) on Amazon for 70 bucks now, been that much for awhile actually. Love the videos!
I would like to see a full setup with this pc
@bo4oe23
2 жыл бұрын
Yess same, I’m just looking for a good 144hz monitor on a budget
@wolftank7406
2 жыл бұрын
I really want to get into pc gaming
I'll make a list of a budget setup and the peripherals you can use! 1. RK Royal Kludge RK71 $34.99 2. NPET M70 $14.99 3. ViewSonic VG2439m $75
@MrTHD
2 жыл бұрын
These are personally my favorite budget items!
@kenzidoestoomuch
Жыл бұрын
My favorite budget one rn is Hyperx alloy membrane keyboard $29.99 Gaming Mouse RGB Wired, Pauroty Ergonomic PC Gaming Mice with Chroma RGB Backlit, 8000DPI Adjustable, 8 Programmable Buttons&Fire Button, Plug & Play USB Computer Mouse for Windows Mac PC Gamer: $8.99 Acer K242HYL $99.99
I've got a 3010 SFF with an i5 3450 and this same GPU. I use it for emulation and it can handle up to Gamecube at 1080p. It runs some PS2, PS3 and Wii at 720. Those games are more CPU intensive so an i7 with more cores will help. If you want to play older games from Steam or GOG, this is a great inexpensive system to start with.
@pikachuchujelly7628
7 ай бұрын
Emulating those systems is usually more CPU intensive than GPU intensive, so even weak GPUs handle them well.
yesss do a full setup with it
Nice! I have a question what do u use to record the gameplay?
You should address the fact that the r7 250 is a GDDR5 / DDR3 Card. Which did you use in the build? The dell OEM's are all DDR3 I believe but most of them are excellent silicone and overclock like a damn dream.
I did exactly this modification a month ago and it worked fine for a week. I installed W10 on the SSD but forgot to format the old drive. System got confused and would not boot. Remover the old HDD and all works again.
Today I purchased an old asus pre-built PC with an I7 3770, 16GB of ram and a 660 Ti powered by a Dynex Power supply rated for 520W for $60 USD. There is deals out there you just gotta be patient. Im also looking into getting a 960 4GB for 120. Hopefully the deal goes well. 🤞🏼
For a budget builds like these you should prepare battery of free-to-play and older AAA games , because this is what budget gamers would likely use. I suggesting adding WoT and Dota2 , but also Witcher series (all 3 games) , Fallout series etc ...
Here in Denmark low profile gpus are hard to find, so instead of SFF, I went with a second hand medium tower pc with 4th gen i5, 16gb ram and an Ssd for 80$, then I picked up a second hand gtx 960 for 40$ (an advantage of regular sized desktop pcs is that they often have a better PSU which you may very well need). Lastly I got a pretty decent monitor for less than 7$ :-)
You should do a budget video on it you are pretty inspiring
Yes please do a setup with it
Where is the setup video for this pc with the lower res monitor yall were talking about?? CAn't seem to find it.
haven't watched in a while currently watching on my $850 build you guys did a year ago
Yooo I knew I recognized that card, I bought an r7 250 like 3 months ago for my Opti Plex I bought in 2018 and it’s worked wonders compared to the hd 7470 I got for it in 2019. And for the $35 I payed for it, it’s been one of my most effective and worthwhile investments.
🤣 just bought the 790 on the 27th… Perfect time for a video from you guys.
Good work lads.
The best part is the blower-style CPU cooling fan.
Great video 👑
I know a lot of folk focus on newish titles but the variety of excellent older games means you can get dirt cheap entertainment for a few bucks to play on a PC like this too.
R7 250 was my first GPU I bought and u can play some games like tomb raider emulation like ur good to play some good oldies no doubt
I'd mention that giving the system a quick dusting is good to do while you have it all open
@glennaa11
2 жыл бұрын
seriously! that fan was filthy
Is that R7 ddr3 or gddr5 variant? All of the oem low profile models I've seen were ddr3, but your performance seems too good not to be a gddr5.
definitly we want !!!
This is pretty good content
Hey guy's thanks for this video, i just bought this same exact pc a few weeks ago and the same exact GPU. But i had one question can this build run Apex legends.
In fairness it can do more than game, as a $100 general purpose PC it'll do quite well. It'll surf the net OK, it'll play DVDs OK, it'll play vids streamed OK. Old tech is only redundant because we assume we need new tech to still do things that old tech has already done for donkey's years. Having said that, Left for Dead would run fine on this build along with a whole ton of older games along with a ton of indies on this, I think ignore the E-sports rubbish and use this build to explore the quality stuff it can play.
hey so what ssd should i be getting for this build? and whats that cable?
A few weeks ago i build a pc with a i7 3770 and with a r7 360 and 16gb of ram but i don't know how it perform because i don't have internet at home yet. So i didn't had the opportunity to install games on. But hopefully tomorrow my internet will be fixed.
this is helpful if you wanna replace the parts for better ones
I built my own too. Using a Dell optiplex 3020 sff I upgraded it with a 1tb ssd, gigabyte gt 1030, 8gb ram stock, and the big upgrade of a i7-4790. I can say that as long as you put time and effort into the games then your skill will be the deciding factor. It's funny how people with rtx3080 11th gen processors can loose to 300 dollar discount PC players.
@DonNoScope
2 жыл бұрын
At that point why not just build from scratch... pretty much replaced half the soul of the thing
@NeoGeo822
2 жыл бұрын
@@DonNoScope I would have had to pay for a motherboard, case, psu. I didn't have the money nor any knowledge on how to put together one. I love the small size that fits on my desk, the slim look, and it has a DVD rom drive so I can play older PC games.
Where did you connect the gpu to the comouter
Can you do another build guide on a $500 pc with a dedicated graphics card like gtx 750ti or something, and please put links to the specific parts you used instead of making us find a good set. Thanks!
i think gt 1030 ddr5 closer to rx 550 though it only lack in vram properties.
It probably does suck, but I’ll report back after watching the video😂
@JonesTheLad
2 жыл бұрын
For 100 bucks it’s pretty cool!
@JonesTheLad
2 жыл бұрын
“Pretty average” is a good description of it😂
Hey I have that PC but I think its a different varient because im a bit confused on how to open it because there is no flap on the side
Bro, I haven't watched these guys since last Christmas when they were reviewing my dream pc, and I actually got it for Christmas.
@darryljohnson3084
2 жыл бұрын
What was it
@TopHat.
2 жыл бұрын
what as it
Yea you should build a full setup around that I have the same PC I just used a different graphics card
@zeroturn7091
2 жыл бұрын
Which GPU? The 1050TI seems to be the popular choice.
@pffft5399
2 жыл бұрын
@@zeroturn7091 Yea i used the MSI GTX 1050 TI
@Jayden0755
Жыл бұрын
@@pffft5399 does it run roblox?
Could I download and play 7 days to die alpha 20 on something like this if it's the only game on it?
Awesome cooler
Try over 120 for the PC alone. Most are bought for emulation machines
How does this card compare to a GT 1030?
Every optiplex I find on offer up is well over $100 and even up to $500
That‘s really good for the price.
if you do go with the mt tower dont go with the r7 250 go with the better alternitve which is the gtx 950 and if you can get it for a good price a gtx 960
For $65 I got a Lenovo Thinkcentre with: i5 4570 16gb RAM 8x2 1600mhz R7 240 2gb DDR3 250gb SSD Think I got a really good deal considering the prices of the individual parts, Gunna sell everything but the ram (personal upgrade)
@kianesilsif4225
2 жыл бұрын
damn that's lucky as hell nice find
Your video is so easy to watch to. Feels like staying in someone's friend's house. not my house tho.
Yo can you guys do a build using the 10th gen i5 and the 1650 plz
Great video!! For the hp-pavilion-gaming-desktop-tg01-2170m which gpu do u recommend to get? The gtx 1650 super (4gb) or rx 5500 (4gb)
@b0ne91
2 жыл бұрын
RX 5500 is much better. I've had one recently. Undervolts and overclocks really well.
@rathstar
2 жыл бұрын
Techpowerup rates the 2 cards within 2% of each other. The video encoder on the gtx card is better if that would impact you at all. I would pick which one you can find for a more reasonable price.
@bo4oe23
2 жыл бұрын
@@rathstar it don’t matter which I get I will still get a good gaming experience for my first pc?
@rathstar
2 жыл бұрын
@@bo4oe23 Both GPUs will give similar performance. As to whether it's good depends on what games you'll be playing, what resolution you're playing at and what you deem acceptable frame rates. At 1080p resolution you should have a fine to great experience depending on the game and settings.
@bo4oe23
2 жыл бұрын
@@rathstar the main games I’ll be playing is war-zone, Fortnite,Valorant. But which gpu would u personally would recommend for me to get the 1650 or the 5500?
How do you see your dps shown?
dell optiolex 390??
i got one of those gpus for 20 a few years ago lol. i got a gt 420 around the same time. i still have the 420 lol. gonna keep that one
I have the optiplex 790 and i cant play fortnite or anyother games so pls can u show how to upgrade the other 790 with cheap stuff asweal
Nice kentucky shirt, i remember UCONN beating them for a national title
Why does almost every title have "Does it suck?" on it? Why can't it be like "How did it do?" "How do we think about it?" "why didn't my dad come back home?" like the usual titles for other content creators
@ToastyBros
2 жыл бұрын
“YOU WONT BELIEVE THE RESULTS?!?”
@zeroturn7091
2 жыл бұрын
💀
Awesome 👏
I'm on a IT team doing a major upgrade for a hospital system. We consider this junk. It isn't going straight to the recycle pile like the 7010 SFF's, but ugh.
Would this be good for streaming ?
You guys are talking like you are forcing yourselves to bother with this build. But this is really good for us with little means. Keep up with the good work!
I have the 390 version of this, and that thing is durable AF. Will these take Xeons with that R7 250 combo? Mine only has two DIMMs so I assume that the max is 8GB DDR3?
@johnringgold3036
2 жыл бұрын
make sure your bios is up to date with dell support assist and any optiplex can take a xeon. basically i7s at half the price.
@zeroturn7091
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnringgold3036 adding that to my to do list, appreciate it.
@johnringgold3036
2 жыл бұрын
@@zeroturn7091 Also you can go up to 16GB of DDR3 if you like But if its a 390 you might be limited to 1333mhz
Can it run crysis 2 remastered though?
Please do a $1300 full gaming setup
Hey! Do u think that i5-6400 and a gt 1030 with 8gb ram is a good low end pc combo?
@appleduck1497
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think soo
@DevPatel-fg3su
2 жыл бұрын
I think it would work great for comp games or like 30 ish FPS for more demanding games!
@shoxerx7406
2 жыл бұрын
like val csgo
Why is it that these good optiplexes are always like a 100 dollars in your area? I never find any of those for less than 150 or 200 dollars. I hate my state 😒 😑 .
good build
The r5 430 is a good option too
I literally just made this 2 weeks before you made this video
I literally did this 3 weeks ago wow!
so depressing that second gen i3s and i5s are the best you can get for 100 bucks now in 2019 you could go third gen i7 with the r7 250 big brother the r7 260x or the r7 360 for under a hundred and have a decent 1080 p low machine for e sports gaming and triple a stuff from 2014/2015 at 900p med but now nope you gotta be really lucky and honestly you have to become one with ebay to snipe the deals worth taking.
now this is actually genius, getting a pc for that price... here in sri lanka an optiplex would set you back $320 .... so that's out for me
What dell is it?
legendary
You guys should try testing genshin impact on ultra graphics with the pcs and laptops
I have that sponsored ram but the black version instead of white
This could easily run OldSchool Runescape for those who only play that
But will definately die over sometime so it's not for long term, first normally to go is the power supply
For those gentlemen who have extra money, you can get the GT 1030 LP since it is also a decent and cheap GPU nowadays.
I had to sell my gaming laptop last month to buy a vehicle (the engine blew up yesterday) and I miss it so much. I'll never be able to buy another because I'm currently taking care of my disabled mother and can't work. It was my escape from reality so it's a real bummer
@kevinkev1530
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for ya loss
Thats better than my 400$ dollar laptop
Can you swap the i5 with a i7?
try a 9020 instead!!!!! its a beast
Are they the 35 dollar ones or the 55 dollar ones?
bro if they whisper this will be the best asmr for pc
It's crazy that the top graphics cards today are as big as this whole computer lol
I got an I5 4460S Lenovo M73 prebuilt for $5
I love how he’s using my monitor
This does better than my laptop Lol
im literally about to build this but with a optiplex 7020 so i can play valorant
i use this pc it works fine for fn on 720p and get around 70fps
in my country that gpu is like buying a brand new. 😂 better to buy new one than 2nd hand.