This is what $1500 gets you in 2024! - PC Build Challenge

Summary

The video follows a PC builder purchasing components at Micro Center to build a high-performance gaming/modeling PC for his friend on a $1,500 budget. He scores an incredible deal on a 12th gen Intel i9 CPU bundle and combines it with an AMD Radeon 7800 XTX GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and other parts in a compact, non-RGB case, staying precisely on budget. He interacts with fans at the store, gifts mousepads, and plans to surprise his friend with the powerful Valentine's Day build capable of high FPS 1440p gaming.

Takeaways

• 😀 The video host is building a PC for his console gaming friend who also does 3D modeling
• 💻 The PC needs to handle 1440p high FPS gaming and 3D modeling software under a $1500 budget
• 🤑 The host gets an insane bundle deal on a 12900K CPU, motherboard and RAM for only $400 at Micro Center
• 📷 The host interacts with fans at Micro Center and gives out free mousepads for participating in his quiz
• 👾 The host picks other components like an AMD 7800 XTX GPU, power supply, cooler and case while sticking to the budget
• 🎮 The finished PC handles 1440p gaming very well, hitting high FPS in Apex and Modern Warfare
• 🎁 The host will surprise his friend with the new PC as a free Valentine's Day gift
• 😎 The small, minimalist case design has no RGB lighting per the friend's request
• ⚙️ The host runs into some trouble fitting the motherboard but solves it by adjusting the case's rear bracket
• 🤐 The friend won't see the PC build video, so the Valentine's Day surprise won't be spoiled

Q & A

What is the budget for building the new PC?

The budget is $1,500 including tax.

What CPU and GPU did they end up getting for the build?

They got an Intel Core i9-12900K processor and an AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT graphics card.

Why did they need a small form factor PC?

The request was for a powerful but small PC that could fit on a desk and handle gaming and 3D modeling workloads.

What concessions did they make to fit within the budget?

They went with a smaller SSD capacity and cheaper power supply to cut costs and fit within the $1,500 budget.

What case did they choose and why?

They chose the Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P maxi because it could fit full-sized components in a compact size.

What tips did they mention for saving money at Micro Center?

Looking for bundle deals on CPUs/motherboards/RAM and buying open box items can help save a lot on parts at Micro Center.

How did they get Windows 10 for cheap?

They bought a discounted OEM key for Windows 10 from UrCdKey for around $16.

What performance were they able to achieve?

In testing they got over 300 FPS in Apex Legends at 1440p max settings, and around 170 FPS in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Who was the PC being built for?

It was a surprise Valentine's Day gift for the builder's friend who wanted to switch from console gaming to PC.

Did they stay under the $1,500 budget limit?

Yes, the final build with tax came out to $1,497.64, just under the budget.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Building a $1,500 Gaming PC

Paragraph 1 describes the introduction and goal of building a $1,500 gaming PC for a friend that can handle high frame rates and refresh rates for gaming as well as 3D modeling workloads using parts from Micro Center. It mentions the CPU bundle deal that includes a 12900K processor, motherboard, and memory.

05:00

😃 Selecting Additional Components

Paragraph 2 details selecting additional components like graphics card (Radeon 7800 XT for $500), operating system (Windows 11 Pro key for $16), CPU cooler (Deepcool dual heatsink for $60), power supply (MSI 850W 80+ Gold fully modular), and case (dark O11 Mini).

10:01

😄 Interacting with Store Customers

Paragraph 3 describes interacting with various Micro Center customers through a super secret quiz, handing out prizes to winners, and realizing the quiz questions may need to be simplified.

15:02

😅 Finalizing Parts & Staying on Budget

Paragraph 4 discusses finalizing parts like fans (Deepcool P28 RGB) and staying precisely on the $1,500 budget limit after swapping some items.

20:04

😆 Building and Testing the PC

Paragraph 5 talks about building and testing the PC, adding some custom cables, benchmarking games like Apex Legends and Modern Warfare 3, and eventually gifting the full system to his friend for free on Valentine's Day.

25:06

😊 Keeping the Surprise PC a Secret

Paragraph 6 explains that none of his family or friends actually watch his YouTube videos so the PC surprise won't be ruined when his friend sees this video. It congratulates his friend Timothy on the new PC.

Keywords

💡PC

PC stands for personal computer. It is one of the main topics of the video, as the narrator is building a custom PC for his friend. He discusses factors like budget, performance, parts selection, and assembly throughout the process. For example, he mentions picking parts like the CPU, GPU, RAM, case, power supply, etc. to build a powerful gaming/workstation PC within the $1500 budget.

💡CPU

CPU stands for central processing unit. It is one of the core components of a computer that handles the main computational tasks. The narrator chooses an Intel Core i9-12900K CPU for this build, which is a high-end processor with 16 cores that can handle gaming, video editing, 3D modeling etc. He gets an amazing bundle deal on the 12900K CPU at Microcenter, helping stay within budget.

💡GPU

GPU stands for graphics processing unit. It is responsible for rendering graphics and visuals to a display. For this build, the narrator selects an AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTX GPU, which provides great 1440p gaming performance at high settings within the budget. The GPU is crucial for high frame rates and refresh rates - key considerations mentioned by the friend.

💡RAM

RAM stands for random access memory. It provides short-term data storage and access for running programs and files. More RAM improves multitasking ability. The narrator chooses 32GB of DDR5 RAM operating at 6000MHz frequency, which is optimal for gaming and creative workloads like 3D modeling.

💡Case

The computer case (or chassis) houses all the internal components and provides structure to the build. Since the friend wants a compact PC, the narrator chooses the Hyte Y60 mini ITX case which supports full-sized components in a small footprint.

💡Cooler

The CPU cooler dissipates heat from the processor to prevent overheating. Since the 12900K doesn't include a stock cooler, the narrator chooses an aftermarket Deepcool AK620 dual-tower air cooler which efficiently cools the chip without need for flashy RGB lighting.

💡Power Supply

The power supply unit (PSU) provides electricity to run all the PC components. The narrator initially picks an 850W MSI MPG A850GF power supply to provide enough headroom for the 12900K and 7800 XTX. He later downgrades it to stay under budget.

💡Motherboard

The motherboard serves as the main interconnect for all internal components. The bundle deal includes an Asus Prime Z790-V motherboard, which provides good VRMs for overclocking the 12900K CPU.

💡Performance

A key consideration for this custom PC build is achieving high performance for both gaming and creative workloads like 3D modeling and video editing within the budget. The narrator evaluates parts based on criteria like CPU cores, GPU frame rates, RAM speed etc.

💡Budget

The maximum budget for the entire build is $1500 including taxes. Staying under budget is crucial, so the narrator makes careful part choices, looks for bundle deals at Microcenter, and downgrades certain components to save money while still providing excellent performance.

Highlights

Friend wants to transition from console gaming to PC for higher frame rates and 3D modeling

$400 bundle deal on 12900K CPU, motherboard and RAM at Micro Center saves a lot of money

Found RTX 7800 XTX graphics card for $500 MSRP at Micro Center

Picked small, minimalist case with no RGB as requested

Stayed under $1500 budget including tax by making last minute substitutions

System handles 1440p gaming very well, friend will be thrilled with Valentine's Day surprise

Answering quiz questions to win prize brought interactions with fans at Micro Center

Fans drove long distances to visit Micro Center for deals and enthusiast products

Bundled CPU deal allowed splurging on other components like high-speed RAM and case

No RGB per request made build easier and cheaper

Many fans mentioned using channel's videos to help build their own PCs

Quiz questions stumped most participants, may need to be simplified

Case selection crucial to fitting full ATX motherboard in small footprint

Fans lined up for photos and conversations throughout Micro Center visit

CPU cooler swap saved $10 to squeeze under budget at checkout

Transcripts

so I got a buddy of mine who is tired of

being called a console peasant mostly by

me and he wants to transition over to

the PC Master race so that he can enjoy

higher frame rates higher refresh rates

because I know they're currently capped

at 144 and he also does a lot of 3D

modeling on the side and his laptop

cannot handle the heavy workloads

unfortunately so he's stuck in a very

awkward spot his uh Xbox is limiting his

gaming experience and his laptop is is

limiting his um

his productivity experience and he's

basically crying out for help right now

he wants an all-in-one system that's

able to provide him the gaming

experience that he wants while also

being able to handle heavy workloads

well lucky for him his friend happens to

have a YouTube channel who builds PCS

for a living so naturally he reached out

and asked for help and me being the

source of tech I couldn't say no so he

gave me a budget of $1,500 to work with

that is the absolute Max that we can

spend on this PC including tax out the

door so not only does this PC have to

look good but also has to perform well

in 1440p gaming High settings and it has

to be able to run blender and Maya

without any problems so we do need a

high thread count this is actually the

first time I'm coming to Micro Center

without a game plan uh normally I kind

of look up parts and have an idea of

what to go with just to stay under the

budget but in the last video a lot of

stuff was out of stock and it really

threw a wrench into my entire plan so

this time I'm just going to go in as a

regular customer and just go with the

flow see what kind of deals there are

and see how much money we can save while

building a beast

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PC you guys remember that super secret

quiz I did in the last video where one

subscriber ended up taking home a brand

new pc that I built here I actually had

a lot of fun doing that so I'm going to

be doing that every single time I come

here and shop at Micro Center so if you

guys recognize me and approach me at any

Micro Center you will unlock the super

secret quiz if you answer all three

questions correctly I will give you a

100 $100 Micro Center gift card that's

covered by me Micro Center is not paying

for this so yeah if you guys see me

don't be afraid don't be shy come up and

say hi it would be really nice to meet

you a few moments later yes I am just

want to say I'm a huge fan all right

thanks man appreciate it what brings you

Microcenter I was going to get a HDMI

cable for my girlfriends okay cool it's

funny cuz I was I was actually shooting

a video and I was talking about the

super secret quiz if you answer all

three questions correctly I'll give you

a price you lose nothing if you answer

it incorrectly with it okay what is your

name I'm Caleb Caleb Okay C we got for

our first contestant before I even

started shopping so I got three

questions you have to answer all three

correctly and then you'll get the bonus

prize and I'll tell you what that is

number one where do people go to buy a

Tech Source mouse pad The Tech Source

mouse pad yeah do you know the website's

name

uh if you don't know it you can just say

you don't know it okay it's all good uh

I'll send you a text hor pad anyways for

free if you want just hit me up on uh on

Instagram and then let pick whatever pad

you want I'll send over to you

appreciate it nice meeting you thank you

Happy New Years by the way than care so

I did dumb down the questions a little

bit to make it easier um if you've been

watching the videos even in the past few

months you should be able to answer

these questions so I'm hoping we would

get at least one winner before I walk

out of the store today and if not I will

make it even more easier the next time

okay one of the Reps here told me that

there's a bundle that's going on with a

12900 K processor it's going for $400

apparently and it comes the motherboard

and memory sticks that's insane because

last I checked a 12900 K processor by

itself is going for almost $400 so the

fact that we can get all three

components for pretty much the same

price is going to save us a lot of money

on Amazon it's going for

$380 even on ueg it's actually more

expensive on ueg it's

$390 how is

Microcenter able to do this like I know

their CPUs are usually cheaper compared

to you know if you buy online but this

is

this is the cheapest I've seen you guys

yeah here it is 1200k Asus z790 V and 32

gigs of RAM for

$400 my eyes are not deceiving me so

we'll go with this bundle and then we'll

build out the rest of the PC as we go

along 12 900k there it is so that is

their list price $320 but with the

bundle we're getting this basically for

like half the cost at $200 all right

here is the memory so this

is the memory that is a part of the

bundle G skill rip Jaws 32 gigs at 6,000

MHz you guys CL 36 timing this is

actually perfect current price on it is

actually $105 but with the bundle it's

going to be a lot cheaper so here it is

guys the bundle deal all for $400 which

I still can't believe we got a solid

motherboard as well in the process the

prime z790 V WiFi it's got Wi-Fi built

in pretty decent vrm coverage dual 8 Pin

EPS connectors I mean we're sitting

really nice with all this we got 32 gigs

of memory with 6,000 MHz frequency and

the 12900 K I did not expect to leave

out of the store with an I9 you guys

that is

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insane robing system he's not too picky

between Windows 10 and windows 11 but I

did tell him to go with windowss 11 just

so he's the latest operating system and

also it's optimized for certain games so

you know it doesn't hurt uh Microcenter

does sell Windows 11 home and pro keys I

think they start $150 and it goes up but

lucky for me I did snag a key before I

got here for around $16 from your CD

key.com they do sell Windows 10 and

windows 11 Pro Keys uh using the code

ts20 did give us a discount so we saved

a lot of money which is great because

that's going to help us keep underneath

our budget so after I go home and build

a PC we're going to go into the settings

and activate the key that way you can

take advantage of all of Windows 11 Pro

features so for the graphics card my

process is very simple we're going to

start from the top so the RTX 4090 and

make my way down depending on what I can

afford or fit in the budget so 4090 is

out of the question that is pretty much

the entire budget assuming we can even

find one cuz it's out of stock right now

it brings us to the 4080 and the 7900

XTX uh those start pretty close to

$1,000 the 480 starts at 1,200 and goes

higher so that is two3 the budget we're

not able to fit that unfortunately so

that brings us down to the 7800 XTX

which um I know for a fact is being sold

for MSRP here at Microcenter because I

bought one for the last build so if we

can grab one again for

$500 we will be sitting very pretty with

this bundle so let's grab that next all

right they already 7800

XTS gigabyte 7800 XT is going for

$500 on the dots we hit the jackpot boys

and girls this is it got to love Micro

Center always selling at MSRP when they

can this is going to really help us stay

on our

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budget yes sir ad Source yes you got it

what's going on how are you good how are

you I'm doing good awesome what's your

name Eric Eric nice to meet you man yeah

man hey if you have a minute do you want

to be part of the super secret quiz if

you answer three questions correctly

I'll give you a

prize if you lose nothing happens it's

just you got anything to lose so come on

in okay cool Eric so here we go man

first question no no pressure where do

people go to buy a teex source mouse pad

uh think we go probably

online yes it's a website it's my

website but what's the website's name

you know it starts with a

d d

brand sorry I

forget deep bread at least you answered

a lot of people don't know so I'll give

you a point man but I'll tell you what

dude I'll give you a Tech Source SP for

free hit me up whatever design you want

it's deal source. tech store pick

whatever pad you want and I'll I'll ship

it out to you for free

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okay one day one day we'll toss in a 4

terab in these bill

and pay over $300 crucial P3 Plus

usually what I put in there but the

solid dim lately have been my go-to to

be honest really good value okay the

Inland tn40 is going for $60 PCI Gen 4

speeds not bad for $60 these ones over

here are just $5 more you get way faster

speed 7,000 instead of five and 5500

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right so he did tell me he has a 4 TB

external hard drive that he uses to

store all of his uh hentai collection um

anime collection and if he wants to add

more storage you can always do that the

motherboard has extra m.to slots so

he'll be

covered yes sir what's up recogniz you

let's good what brings you guys to Micro

Center uh just getting a key rest for

the keyboard you know okay you drive all

the way here for a key rest yeah it

kills my fingers when I play that's cool

hey actually uh I used one of your

videos to help build my PC that I'm

using right now so oh no way if you have

a moment of your time I you want to be

part of the super secret quiz I'm doing

if you answer these questions correctly

you'll walk home with a prize if you

don't answer it correctly nothing

happens you just all right all right

come on what is your name again Aldo

Aldo yeah Aldo okay Aldo so first

question is where do people go to buy a

Tech Source mouse pad Tech Source mouse

pad if you remember the website name

isn't it like Tech

Shop you're the third person that

couldn't answer that question correctly

it's all good man I'll tell you what

I'll send you a free text for mous pad

either way so oh thanks man hit me up on

uh on Instagram and then claim it I'll

send it over to you all right bet man

take care guys Happy New Year

maybe maybe I'm being hard on the

subscribers here maybe I should ask

questions like what is my name like my

first name and maybe just leave it at

that just one question if they answer

correctly that's it they win let me know

let me know in the comments section guys

if these questions are hard I I'm

legitimately confused maybe you guys can

enlighten me so let me know in the

comments section if I if I should make

these questions easier

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okay okay so the 1200k doesn't come with

the cooler so we definitely need to add

a cooler to the build let's see what

options we got over

here oops my buddy doesn't care about

RGB at all which is unfortunate because

he's not going to take advantage of of

the extra 10% FPS boost and also the

attraction to the ladies I told him that

if he had some RGB in the system that

could change but he's very adant about

no RGB in the PC so that's actually

going to work out in the end because RGB

products are typically more expensive

than on RGB so we can save some money

there too well well well look who we

have here again our good friends from

Deep cool never disappoint they're

always affordable $60 for a dual heat

sink dual 120 mm fan and it's all black

no RGB Insight so I think this will be

perfect for our build

yep it's surprising that I'm still

running into subscribers even on a

weekday it's the first time here at

Micro Center on a weekday and even

though there's not much traffic in here

there is a lot of subscribers still

shopping for parts okay it's time to

pick out a power supply for the PC um he

does have a 1200k and a 7800 XT so

ideally I would like to go with an 850 W

power supply at the bare minimum just so

we have enough head room for potential

upgrades power speec is usually my go-to

because this has the best value at Micro

Center you get a 750 W semi modular

power supply for 85 bucks but you know I

feel like we saved a lot of money with

the bundle so we can give them a nice

upgrade for the power supply so $850 wat

is going for $130 this is fully modular

and it's 80 plus gold certified so I

feel like we can make this work so yeah

let's stick with power back you know

what I changed my mind I just came

across this over here well so we have an

MSI 850 wat power supply 80 plus gold

certified PCI 5 ready and it's fully

modular for about the same

price I think we just scored on our

power supply oh

yeah yeah what brings you to Micro

Center trying to fix my PC oh you're

fixing your PC yeah what's going on with

it uh so I think I'm mess up the BIOS

the BIOS yeah I think so uh but you can

get to Windows by pressing n that's

interesting and it only crashes when

you're gaming yeah gaming sounds like a

GPU issue to me well I'm doing a super

secret quiz I don't know if you heard of

it but if you answer three questions

correctly you get to leave home with a

prize if you want to be part of it we

can do it if not we can you can stay

past he'll try you lose nothing you lose

nothing all right cool cool cool so what

is your name again Eduardo Eduardo yeah

Ed and Ed all right man you're the

fourth person to enter this quiz first

question is where do people go to buy a

Tex Source mouse pad do you know the

store name the website

name

uh D if you don't know you can just pay

pass I'm guessing I mean OB I think

yours uh Tex no it is my website but

what is the website's

name starts with a d I'll give you a

hint I never give hints but I'll give

you a hint we need to have a winner

before I leave the store we we just have

to otherwise I'm going to feel bad

yeah I forgot it starts with deal

deal that's that's the best hint I can

give you oh no it's all good it's all

good I'll tell you what man I'll give

you a free text SCE mouse pad either way

so find me on Instagram shoot me a DM uh

and then pick whatever pad you want from

the website deal source. techstore by

the way pick whatever you want and I'll

ship it to you for free sure good look

with your PC man thank you much thank

you okay time for a case now he did tell

me he wanted something on the smaller

side so something like a mid Tower

perhaps even a Micro ATX but we do have

a full ATX motherboard and I couldn't

pass up this offer so let's see if I can

find something that can fit a full ATX

motherboard a full ATX power supply but

still have a small

footprint My First Choice was the o1

mini D which does support a full ATX

motherboard but it only supports an sfx

power power supply which is not going to

work but then I saw this their new

updated o1 mini which does in fact

support full ATX power supply so they

have one in white and black the color

scheme we going with obviously is black

no RGB so I think this is going to be

our winner yep there it is it's got the

slot for a full ATX power supply so this

is going to be perfect for our build and

it's going for 105 bucks so pretty good

deal you got me yeah

me you want me to follow you yeah yeah

just

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follow Tex yes sir what's up what's

going on are you taking a are you making

a video right now I am yeah can I be in

the video you want to be in the video

that's the first time someone said um to

be in a video I normally ask first

what's your name Carson Carson this is

Carson everyone what's going what brings

you to Micro Center um trying to buy my

first PC oh okay like a a pre-built or

you just buying the parts buying my

parts with my mom right now well I'll

tell you what man um You activated the

super secret quiz if you answer these

three questions correctly I'll give you

an extra prize do you want to be a part

of the quiz sure okay cool so the first

question is where do where does someone

go to get a Tech Source mouse pad do you

know the website

name I watched the video yesterday I

mentioned it almost in almost every

video it's cool if you don't know it I

don't know it it's all good I'll tell

you what though you do you have a mous

pad uh yeah what what mouse pad is it

it's an ALT Customs mouse pad with my

dog on it okay well if you want to text

us mouse pad hit me up I'll set one for

free thank you no problem enjoy can I

take a picture yeah for sure let's do

it like made stream awesome awesome

thank you Happy New Year guys bye-bye

all right last but not least we got to

pick up some fans because the case that

we got unfortunately does not come with

any pre-installed so ideally I would

like three intake and three exhaust that

way we have perfect balanced air

pressure but it's going to come down to

price I don't know if we can afford any

Le and Le actually hold on hold on hold

on I didn't even know these exist the

p28 which I think yeah the performance

these are the performance fans I did a

build with the performance aiio I didn't

know they actually sell a fans byy

themselves so uh three for

$75 uh it's not bad but I don't know if

we can fit two packs of these you know

what we'll try it screw it let's get two

of these if those end up being too

expensive I'm going to come back and

pick up six of these from Arctic uh the

p12s they're going for only $9 to pack

so we can save a lot of money with these

but that will be our backup

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plan

yes maybe depends who's asking what's

up Texas yes that is me that is me how's

it going can take self yeah for sure

nice meeting nice meeting what's your

name I'm Bill Bill do you mind hear in

the video I'm actually shooting a Micro

Center want me take a photo D I was just

telly I was like hey come on in I just

saw your video I just saw your video

yesterday I was like hey maybe maybe

he'll come out uh one the tech Wars I

the setup Wars oh setup Wars nice nice

nice dude I I just had to make a Mike

Mike nice to meet you yeah I just

started doing all this stuff man get

into but I've been seeing how you've

been doing your setups nice so your

first PC and first time coming here too

oh nice first time yeah we travel we're

like 2our drive right now no way you

drop two hours of beer that's crazy and

then we're going to go to leg land yeah

oh nice two birds of one stone kind of

thing right you came to the right place

get the best deals over here so awesome

all right man nice meeting you guys

Happy New Year happy New Year take care

people drive far to come Cent you know

they got the best deals here so it's

expected I'm just fortunate enough to

have one within 45 minutes all right

moment of truth are we going to be under

$1,500 with tax let's find

out little does he know I'm actually not

going to take his money um I'm going to

surprise him on Valentine's Day with a

brand new

pc he's going to be a load on

Valentine's Day so it's the least I can

do to cheer him up Micro Center is

sponsoring this video so it just I

wouldn't feel right taking his money if

I'm getting all the parts for free but

it will still be cool to stay under

$1,500 because that was the

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target

oh Lord

1529 96 oh no all right so unfortunately

we're over $30 so we're going to have to

swap some parts we have to stay under

the budget that is extremely extremely

important for these challenges otherwise

there is no point in setting an amount

so we're swapping the power supply we're

not going to go with the Zero Dark we're

just going to go with the regular AK 620

that's going to be $10 cheaper so here's

the regular AK 620 we're getting another

power supply the NZXT c850 gold this is

also an 850 wat power supply fully

modular also fully modular but it's a

lot cheaper than the MSI one we just

can't be a penny more than $1,500 with

tax a lot of you guys were saying why

why are you not including tax in your

previous videos well the short answer is

if I do include tax people complain

either way because there are certain

states that don't charge tax like Oregon

for example so the sales tax varies

depending on what state you live in here

in the United States so just to keep it

simple and fair I don't include tax in

these budget videos except today today

is that exception all right with the SSD

come on baby there it is $4

49764 with tax ladies and gents well

they have it guys we finally stayed on

the budget $1,500 Jeremy as always

you've been a star thank you so much man

going to take this home put it together

take it for a test drive what are you

doing are are you paying with that uh

with my camera no I wish I wish it was

that simple I thought maybe there was

now a whole new level of electronics

this is Advanced no I'm just recording a

video for my chall no worries so yeah

this was actually originally the m.2 SSD

I was going to go with but I made the

upgrade to the other one because it had

slightly faster speeds but in order to

stay under the budget we had to

downgrade

unfortunately well unfortunately it's

that time again folks time to get back

to reality they did give me a few

lanyards which was pretty awesome thank

you Micro Center for that you guys are

always treating me like VIP um it's

really one of the main reasons why I

still go back to the store aside from

saving money on the parts which is

awesome you guys treat me really well

and all your customers so I'm more than

happy to come back I'm still stoked we

got a killer deal on that I9 bundle to

be honest um I still don't believe it

also for those wondering why I sounded

like a walrus mating in the summer this

entire time I'm still recovering from a

cold so I apologize to all of your ears

but anyways I'm done yapping let's go

home and put this thing

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together

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no

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all right so I finished the build it

came out exactly as I expected a small

dark cube with zero RGB minus the

annoying gigabyte logo which Cycles

through the RGB colors but it's not the

end of the world overall a really good

looking system and a fun case to build

in I do have to admit I was worried at

first when the motherboard wouldn't fit

inside but then I realized you can shift

the rear bracket in order to make room

for full ATX motherboards other than

that minor hiccup the rest of the build

was pretty straightforward um although I

do have to admit on camera I cheated

just a little bit okay I added cable

extensions for the GPU

Traer I had these laying around from a

previous build uh and I just couldn't

stand the look of the stock cables for

the graphics card specifically okay

we're still running stock cables for the

24 pin and the aps connectors up top but

for the GPU I had to make that exception

but for the most part we did stick to

the budget my buddy only plays Apex and

some Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer so

those are the only two games I tested

and as expected the system was able to

handle them no problem in 1440p Max

settings in fact Apex was pushing near

the 300 FPS cap in Team Deathmatch and

Modern Warfare 3 was pulling an average

of 170 FPS in Ultra setting so

definitely some very nice numbers here I

have no doubt in my mind that this is a

worthy upgrade from his potato laptop

and he's going to be completely thrilled

on Valentine's Day when he gets to see

this in person especially when he finds

out that he's getting it for free you

know he might not be clapping cheeks

offline on Valentine's Day but he

certainly will be clapping cheeks online

if you know what I mean I know

Valentine's Day is like a month away and

you might be asking yourself isn't he

going to just watch the video and ruin

the surprise the sad answer is no in

fact none of my family members or

friends watch any of my videos believe

it or not none of them whatsoever

understand what I'm talking about in my

videos it's like I'm talking in

kazak actually I lied my mom and my wife

both watch the Vlogs on my channel but I

stopped doing those sometime last year

so technically as it stands today no one

I know of watches any of my videos which

I'm okay with but the small teeny weeny

.1% chance that you are watching this

video Timothy congrats on your brand new

pc

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