**A Budget-Friendly PC Build Under $700**
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**The Build**
The goal for this build was to achieve decent 1080p gaming performance on a budget of $700. We managed to stay under that price point, which is always a challenge. The components used in this build are as follows: CPU - Ryzen 3 3100; GPU - Radeon RX 470 4 GB; RAM - G-Skill Rip Jaws 16 GB DDR4 3200 MHz CL 16; Motherboard - Gigabyte DS3H-7499; Power Supply - EVGA 450W 80+ W3 44.99; SSD - Team Group MP33 256 GB NVMe 36.99; Case - DIY PC A9 Mid Tower 38.99; Monitor - Scepter 75 Hz 24" 1080p Monitor 120; Keyboard, Mouse, and Headset.
**The Original Build**
The original build started off with an ATC HX210 Micro ATX tower, which seemed like a good case for the price at first glance. However, things quickly took a turn for the worse. The GPU would heat up to 90°C within minutes of stress testing, despite having a front fan blowing directly on it. Additionally, the way the front fans were mounted outside the case and sandwiched between the front panel caused them to rub against each other, resulting in reduced airflow and increased temperatures.
**The Rebuild**
I was forced to remount the fans inside the case and rebuild the system in a mid-tower case, which didn't cost much more than the original budget-friendly option. While I won't make a video dedicated solely to this case just yet, it's clear that some cases are better suited for certain components.
**The Benchmarks**
With everything running on optimized medium to high settings, the system delivered impressive results in terms of performance and value for money. The lowest average frame rate recorded by any game tested was 91.8 FPS, which is plenty sufficient given that the paired monitor has a 75 Hz refresh rate. I've always believed that four-core eight-thread CPUs are still perfectly capable for gaming, and this build reinforced that notion.
The system also performed well in other applications like Cinebench, showcasing its capabilities even with stock settings. However, there were some minor components added to the build to make it more suitable for use. These included a Wraith Prism cooler, RGB fans, and a Wi-Fi card, all of which helped improve performance without requiring any overclocking.
**The Verdict**
Overall, I'm pleased with how this build turned out, especially considering its budget-friendly price point. While some might argue that a more expensive system would offer better performance or features, I believe this build demonstrates that you can get a decent gaming PC for under $700. The keyboard, monitor, and headset combo was also a pleasant surprise, offering impressive value for the price.
**Additional Resources**
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enbuilding a gaming computer on a budget especially right now in the time of a pandemic can be kind of tough compared to previous years how about a full setup on a budget though yup let's get into it my name is chris this is coalition gaming and today i'll be your computer technician real quick if you're new around here and are into tech pc hardware gaming stream tips tutorials news and reviews then you're in the right place hit that subscribe button and that bell so you don't miss a single upload also i stream to twitch every friday at 8pm pacific at twitch.tv coalition gaming crew so feel free to drop by and talk some tech anyways let's get to the video seven hundred dollars that's what this full set of cost well actually we came in under 700 which is nice but 676 dollars is close enough the goal here was for decent 1080p gaming performance so let's get straight to the parts cpu ryzen 3 3100 gpu radeon rx 470 4 gigabyte via ebay the only used part in the build 88 ram g-skill rip jaws 16 gigs ddr4 3200 cl 16 58.99 motherboard gigabyte ds3h7499 not my first choice for motherboard but you know is what it is power supply evga 450 watt w3 44.99 ssd team group mp33 256 gig nvme 36.99 case diy pc a9 mid tower 38.99 monitor scepter 75 hertz 24 inch 1080p monitor 120 keyboard mouse and headset all in one box sportsbot ss301 kit 29.99 i stream the build over on our twitch channel and stream anything from pc builds to gaming over there so if you want to catch this kind of content happening live then make sure to head over there and drop a follow link is down in the description this build originally started off with an atc hx210 micro atx tower and while it looks like an okay case for what it cost holy crap did i end up hating it it made the gpu sit so low in the case that it couldn't breathe despite having a front fan blowing right on it and any rx 470 gpu that i put in the system would jump to 90c and stress testing within minutes and the way you mount the front fans to the outside of the case then sandwich the front panel on top of them made the fans i chose rub no matter what this caused me to remount the fans back inside kind of frustrating i had to ditch the case and rebuild in a mid tower and the budget targeted diy pc a9 didn't cost much more but man what a difference i might make a video dedicated to this case so let me know if it's something you guys want to see anyways let's get to the benchmarks with everything running in optimized medium to high depending on the game this system definitely still manages to impress the rx 470 is just so damn good for the money in a budget system the lowest average fps any of the games tested got was 91.8 and since the paired monitor is a 75hz display that's plenty fine i've always felt that four core eight thread cpus are still plenty fine for gaming and this kind of reinforced that but the cinebench scores this thing was getting was super impressive compared to 4 core hyper threaded cpus of years past zen 2 is just so good but for the rest of the stuff this keyboard monitor and headset combo for only 30 bucks is actually kind of impressive too sure it's a membrane keyboard but for leds and a gamma-ray look to all the pieces it's not bad the mouse is actually kind of nice though and has adjustable dpi i do want to add since this is being gifted to an acquaintance's daughter i reach into some of my own stuff to add a wraith prism cooler some rgb fans and a wi-fi card to the build and as i also decided against overclocking it so the benchmarks are all stock so what do you guys think like to build think under 700 all in for a full setup like this isn't bad let me know let me know down in the comments below we always have more content coming so make sure to hit that subscribe button that like button if you liked the video and feel free to follow on any of our socials linked down the description below i'm usually pretty active on twitter and discord so if you want to talk some tech those are the places to be as well as on our twitch for our weekly live streams fridays at 8pm pacific see you on the next video bye make sure to click on one of our related videos right over here we got plenty of cool stuff including a budget go xlr alternative for you streamers out there that's a really interesting solution as well as other stuff so just click one come on you clicked yet fine whateverbuilding a gaming computer on a budget especially right now in the time of a pandemic can be kind of tough compared to previous years how about a full setup on a budget though yup let's get into it my name is chris this is coalition gaming and today i'll be your computer technician real quick if you're new around here and are into tech pc hardware gaming stream tips tutorials news and reviews then you're in the right place hit that subscribe button and that bell so you don't miss a single upload also i stream to twitch every friday at 8pm pacific at twitch.tv coalition gaming crew so feel free to drop by and talk some tech anyways let's get to the video seven hundred dollars that's what this full set of cost well actually we came in under 700 which is nice but 676 dollars is close enough the goal here was for decent 1080p gaming performance so let's get straight to the parts cpu ryzen 3 3100 gpu radeon rx 470 4 gigabyte via ebay the only used part in the build 88 ram g-skill rip jaws 16 gigs ddr4 3200 cl 16 58.99 motherboard gigabyte ds3h7499 not my first choice for motherboard but you know is what it is power supply evga 450 watt w3 44.99 ssd team group mp33 256 gig nvme 36.99 case diy pc a9 mid tower 38.99 monitor scepter 75 hertz 24 inch 1080p monitor 120 keyboard mouse and headset all in one box sportsbot ss301 kit 29.99 i stream the build over on our twitch channel and stream anything from pc builds to gaming over there so if you want to catch this kind of content happening live then make sure to head over there and drop a follow link is down in the description this build originally started off with an atc hx210 micro atx tower and while it looks like an okay case for what it cost holy crap did i end up hating it it made the gpu sit so low in the case that it couldn't breathe despite having a front fan blowing right on it and any rx 470 gpu that i put in the system would jump to 90c and stress testing within minutes and the way you mount the front fans to the outside of the case then sandwich the front panel on top of them made the fans i chose rub no matter what this caused me to remount the fans back inside kind of frustrating i had to ditch the case and rebuild in a mid tower and the budget targeted diy pc a9 didn't cost much more but man what a difference i might make a video dedicated to this case so let me know if it's something you guys want to see anyways let's get to the benchmarks with everything running in optimized medium to high depending on the game this system definitely still manages to impress the rx 470 is just so damn good for the money in a budget system the lowest average fps any of the games tested got was 91.8 and since the paired monitor is a 75hz display that's plenty fine i've always felt that four core eight thread cpus are still plenty fine for gaming and this kind of reinforced that but the cinebench scores this thing was getting was super impressive compared to 4 core hyper threaded cpus of years past zen 2 is just so good but for the rest of the stuff this keyboard monitor and headset combo for only 30 bucks is actually kind of impressive too sure it's a membrane keyboard but for leds and a gamma-ray look to all the pieces it's not bad the mouse is actually kind of nice though and has adjustable dpi i do want to add since this is being gifted to an acquaintance's daughter i reach into some of my own stuff to add a wraith prism cooler some rgb fans and a wi-fi card to the build and as i also decided against overclocking it so the benchmarks are all stock so what do you guys think like to build think under 700 all in for a full setup like this isn't bad let me know let me know down in the comments below we always have more content coming so make sure to hit that subscribe button that like button if you liked the video and feel free to follow on any of our socials linked down the description below i'm usually pretty active on twitter and discord so if you want to talk some tech those are the places to be as well as on our twitch for our weekly live streams fridays at 8pm pacific see you on the next video bye make sure to click on one of our related videos right over here we got plenty of cool stuff including a budget go xlr alternative for you streamers out there that's a really interesting solution as well as other stuff so just click one come on you clicked yet fine whatever\n"
