Building a £200 Gaming PC in 2024...

Summary

This video details the process of building an entire gaming PC from used and bargain components for under £200. The creator sourced deals on eBay and AliExpress for the CPU, motherboard, RAM, SSD, graphics card, power supply, and case. After assembly, benchmark results show the PC runs modern games at playable framerates when settings are adjusted. Comparisons are made to a similar budget build by another creator. Despite limitations, this PC demonstrates what's possible on a tight budget through patience and luck.

Takeaways

• 😀 Built a sub £200 gaming PC from used/discounted parts to showcase budget building capabilities
• 💸 Saved money by buying used/discounted parts from eBay and AliExpress
• ⚙️ Core components: Ryzen 3 3100 CPU, B550M motherboard, RX 580 GPU, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD
• 👾 Focused on gaming performance rather than looks with cable management limitations
• 🎮 Able to achieve 60+ FPS at medium/low settings in many modern games thanks to RX 580 GPU
• 🆚 Compared performance to a separate £200 build by Iceberg Tech YouTube channel
• 🔧 Overclocked the Ryzen 3 3100 to 4.2GHz on the stock cooler for extra performance
• 🔋 Questionable quality of the old 530W power supply but has not blown up yet
• 🛠 Upgradable platform with AM4 CPU support, mATX motherboard and case limitations
• 👍 Decent gaming capabilities achieved through patience and luck when buying parts

Q & A

What was the total budget for the custom PC build?

The total budget was less than £200.

What CPU did the build use?

It used a Ryzen 3100 quad-core CPU.

What graphics card was chosen?

An RX 580 8GB graphics card was chosen to fit within the tight budget.

How much RAM did the system have?

It had 32GB of DDR4 RAM, which was an unexpectedly good deal found on eBay.

What storage device was used?

A 512GB NVMe SSD was used for fast storage.

Could the CPU be overclocked?

Yes, the Ryzen 3100 CPU was overclocked to 4.2GHz using the stock cooler.

What case was used?

A cheap Vigland Genie case was spray-painted and modified for the build.

How did modern games like Red Dead 2 perform?

Red Dead 2 ran at 1080p with 60 FPS average and 47 FPS minimum at console equivalent settings.

What was the purpose of the collaborative competition?

The competition with fellow YouTuber Iceberg Tech challenged both builders to create the best £200 gaming PC.

What upgrade options does this PC have?

The CPU, RAM, motherboard and SSD could be transferred to a better case and power supply in the future.