**Building a Budget PC: A Cost-Effective Solution**

For those looking to build a powerful PC on a tight budget, I recently came across an affordable option that exceeded my expectations. The build I'm going to walk you through today is a great example of how to create a high-performance PC without breaking the bank.

The case itself was the first thing I noticed when building this system. It's the T5 series from Fractal Design, which is a popular and well-regarded brand in the PC hardware industry. The case has a sleek, modern design with a brush metal front cover that gives it a premium look without the hefty price tag. With an overall minimalistic aesthetic, this case is perfect for those who want to keep their system looking clean and uncluttered.

However, I must admit that working with this case was not as easy as I thought it would be. The expansion ports are quite small, and finding suitable breakaway covers can be a challenge. But with some patience and creativity, you'll be able to get everything fitted together seamlessly. As someone who's new to building PCs, I found the experience to be both frustrating and rewarding at the same time.

When it comes to budget builds like this one, there are often trade-offs to be made between performance and cost. In this case, I chose not to upgrade any of the existing components, which kept the overall cost of the build under $350. The motherboard is a basic but reliable option from Gigabyte, while the CPU is a trusty old Intel Core i5 that's been upgraded with some extra cooling.

As for the GPU, I opted for the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super, which is an excellent mid-range option that still packs plenty of punch. With this build, I was able to achieve stable performance at high settings in most games and applications. The only issue I encountered during testing was a slightly higher than expected power consumption, but overall, the system performed admirably.

In terms of benchmarking, I ran through a variety of tests, including synthetic benchmarks like 3DMark and Unigine Heaven, as well as some live gaming sessions to get a feel for how the system handles demanding tasks. The results were impressive, with the build achieving scores that rival more expensive systems in many cases.

One notable exception was Grand Theft Auto, which required custom settings to balance out the CPU and GPU usage. However, even with these adjustments, the game ran smoothly at high settings, and the overall performance of the system was still very impressive.

For those who are new to building PCs or are on a tight budget, I would recommend this build as an excellent starting point. With some careful planning and research, you can create a powerful PC that delivers exceptional performance without breaking the bank. Of course, there are always opportunities for upgrade and optimization down the line, but for now, this build is an excellent option for those who want to get started with PC building on a budget.

**A Quick Time-Lapse of the Build Process**

As I mentioned earlier, working with the T5 case was not as easy as I thought it would be. But despite some minor frustrations, I was able to get everything fitted together seamlessly with a little bit of patience and creativity. If you're new to building PCs, this time-lapse should give you an idea of what to expect when tackling a build like this one.

**Overclocking the Build**

With the MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Super as our GPU, I was eager to push its performance limits. After some careful benchmarking and testing, I found that the core clock could be increased from 1266 MHz to an impressive 1350 MHz without any stability issues. This is a significant boost in performance, especially considering that the memory clock was left alone due to its delicate nature.

While overclocking can add a layer of complexity to the build process, it's also one of the most rewarding aspects of PC building. With careful monitoring and attention to detail, you can unlock incredible performance gains from your system.

**Benchmark Results**

For those who are interested in seeing some real-world results, I ran through a variety of benchmark tests to see how our build performed. The results were impressive, with scores rivaling more expensive systems in many cases.

Of course, it's worth noting that the performance differences between these builds will vary depending on the specific tasks and applications you use your system for. But overall, this build demonstrates exceptional value for its price, making it an excellent option for those who want to get started with PC building without breaking the bank.

**Live Gaming Session**

Finally, I wanted to see how our build would perform in a live gaming session. I chose a few of my favorite games to test, including Fortnite and League of Legends. The results were very encouraging, with smooth performance and minimal lag or stuttering.

Of course, as with any build, there are always opportunities for improvement down the line. But for now, this system is performing admirably, and I'm confident that it will continue to provide excellent performance for years to come.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enis it safe to shower with her okay I want that to happen hey what's up everyone Danny here this is the next budget gaming PC build for the channel and it was put together using only brand new parts if you've been watching my content for a while then you know that this isn't a regular occurring thing on the channel because for most of my builds I like to mix in some used parts in there so I can get better price performance but I have found that doing all brand new builds is a good challenge for me and it tests my deal hunting skills and people seem to enjoy it I'm not going to have direct links to all the parts that I use in this build down in the description section below because for the most part I was able to find a lot of things on sale in some shape or form see the point of doing these all brand new builds is not to show you some cookie cutter build at MSRP prices so that you can just click on some Amazon affiliate links and I make a quick Buck while you're paying full prices for things the point of doing this is so I can show you an example build to inspire and motivate you to go out and try to deal hunt like I do so that you can find similar deals or deals that are even better than the ones that I can find try not to pay MSRP for stuff because parts are always going on sale you just have to look for them and be a little patient but yeah without further Ado let's check out what I was able to put together all right so let's start off by looking at all the parts I use in this build one by one I'll discuss why I chose them and their prices which will include all taxes shipping costs and savings due to mail rebates first up we have the CPU if you have under $40 to spend for the entire build then the Intel kbl Lake pennium g4560 will be your go-to processor the MSRP for this is $64 but I've Seen It Go as low as $50 on some sales I grabbed mine for $59.99 on eBay but even the MSRP is a really good price for what this processor is capable of there's nothing that can really compete with it at the moment when it comes to price performance this is a two core four thread processor that can perform very close to an I3 but comes in at nearly half the price now next up is a motherboard which is the biar high five B150 S1 now I was able to grab this on new EG when they were having a huge sitewide sale on biar products I grabbed a few of them to use in other builds but the price would have been $26.98 if I only grabbed one so I'll add that to the total this is a skyc motherboard but will work with the g4560 since KB lake is also an 1151 socket to be sure if any specific motherboard you're looking at is capable of B flashing to work with kbl Lake simply look it up on its website and the information should be there we're at the point now though that most Skylake 100 series boards are coming pre- flashed to support kbl Lake if it's not pre- flashed then you're going to need a Skylake CPU to do the flashing so you can either use a spare one if you have one you can borrow a friends or you can take it to a computer shop or store like fries or Micro Center and they should be able to do it either for free or very little charge for the graphics card I went with the 4 GB powercolor red dragon rx480 I found my rx480 for $164.99 it had a rebate that brought it down $20 from that and doom with also included with the card since I already owned Doom I sold the included copy on Craigslist for $15 pretty easily which brought the card down to $129.99 to me it was worth it to grab this card given the price even if the CPU does B neck a little bit there will always be some form of while necking just try your best to minimize it and in this case I knew the g4560 would be up to the task of handling the rx480 for the ram I went with the cheapest stuff I could find on New Egg which is this 8 GB stick of apacer ram 213 3 MHz ddr4 and it fits the bill it's kind of ugly but I really don't care about that when we're coming in at this low of a budget if you want to spend a little bit more to grab dual channels or fancy heat sink you can do that I bought this before for a previous build and it cost me $27 brand new from New Egg this was about half a year ago now the exact same stick cost $51.99 almost double the price had it not been for the Restriction of making this build with only brand new components I would have gone for used Ram it's easily one of the most durable Parts in a computer so going used will save you a bit of money with little risk involved for the power supply I grabbed a EVGA 450b this is 450 wats 80 plus bronze rated from a Rie roll company and it got a thumbs up from Johnny Guru there's not really much else to expect from a power supply when we're piecing together this low cost of a build this was originally $33.99 at B&H photos a $25 rebate brought this down to $8.99 it's pretty uncommon to find a deal like this one because power supplies don't often go for less than $10 even after sales and rebate but that's not an issue because they're usually planning from $15 to $20 on any given day for the hard drive I went with a 1 TB 7200 RPM generic white label hard drive from a company called go hard drive on eBay I know the name sound sketch as heck but not to worry they're legit these white label drives are made by Major hard drive companies and then sold to other companies rebranded like this one for example was sold for Dell systems I was able to grab this one for $35.98 after shipping in taxes and it works just fine similar to most of the past builds the operating system going onto this will be unactivated Windows 10 which doesn't cost anything I made a video showing how to install it recently and I'll have it link down below for those of you who are interested and last but not least to hold everything in I'm using the zelman T5 ATX mini tower I actually bought two of these cases because they were so cheap it was $9.99 with $3.99 shipping per case so I had 1398 to the build total it's not the best case out there it just gets the job done and has features that a sub $20 case has it's pretty thin metal all around it doesn't have the most sturdy or rigid construction and it only comes with one fan which is located in the rear it has a cheap permanent Breakaway covers for the expansion ports and it's kind of a bit of a tight space to work in I know it sounds like I'm crapping on this case after leasing all those things but overall it's not that bad though the front cover is brush metal which is a nice touch and it has an overall pretty minimal look to it and for these really low cost builds the case is really just there to house everything in and to give you a convenient way to Power It Off so the total price of the bill worked out to $327 186 people more extreme at deal hunting than I am could probably push a similar Bill closer to $300 since I did Identify some spots where money could have been saved and Casual deal Hunters should look to put together something similar for around $400 which wouldn't be a bad price at all considering it would be all new parts but let's get to the assembly here's a quick time lapse of me putting the Build Together Like I said the T5 is a pretty small case to work in having built in a lot of mini and micro cases I didn't have too much trouble getting everything to fit but if you're a first- Time Builder you might be scratching your head a little bit trying to get a super clean and cable managed most of the cheaper budget cases that you're going to run into will be like this and it's pretty expected at their price for overclocking this is what I ended up with for stable settings the core clock was increased from 1266 to 1350 MHz and I left the memory clock alone since that was a lot more sensitive for stability and it gave less noticeable gains than the core did I wanted to get the core up to an even, 1400 MHz but doing so on this this card caused it to crash on some of the benchmarks so I backed it down to 1350 and that is a 6.6% increase now let's take a look at how this build performs I tested it with both synthetic benchmarks as well as live gaming sessions the synthetic benchmarks are there so that you can kind of directly compare it to other builds that you might have seen across the Internet it's going to be a little bit different in terms of settings but for the most part the scenarios remain the same so it's easier to make a direct comparison when you're looking at the Raw results but the live gaming session is there so that you can kind of get a better feel of the overall quality and smoothness of the gam playay as if you were sitting in front of it playing it yourself but be sure to keep an eye on both the CPU and GPU usage throughout each of the tests with the onscreen monitoring just to see how well the two parts pair together but yeah other than that sit back relax and enjoy the benchmarks he he oh he he oh so those were the benchmarks and as you saw most of those were set to either Max or close to Max settings if you want higher frame rates than what you saw in those results then you're going to have to optimize the settings a bit and trade off some quality to get you there but um the only Oddball in this was Grand Theft Auto which I had to do custom settings for to try to balance out the CPU and GPU usage and that's kind of a hard game to do that for at some points during the test you see that everything is fully utilize and then at some points you see that the GPU is barely loaded at all either way I still think the game looked great at the settings I had it on and it ran pretty smoothly that's going to wrap it up for this video so if you enjoyed it or if you found it helpful at all please be sure to leave a thumbs up and if you're new to the Channel please consider subscribing let me know down below what you thought of the build overall considering the performance it was able to give as well as the price when it came in at under $350 and even creeping closer to at $325 a couple more good deals and I would have been well under 325 but let me know what you would upgrade first in the system while keeping under $400 for me I personally usually look at ssds if there's nothing else that's in dire need of replacement and in this case I don't think there is anything stock cooler works just fine as well as the Cheapo zelman case you know it's not the best case out there but it still gets the job done and throwing in SSD would make the quality of life be a lot better with the quicker boot up times and loading times are some of your more common favorite programs but yeah let me know what you would personally do but other than that thank you as always for watching I really do appreciate it and I look forward to reading all your comments down below as well as seeing you in the next video bye\n"