WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.560 Getting all of your tech tips from one source means that you might miss crucial 00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:12.040 details, but watching four videos at once is just so inconvenient. 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:18.800 So, hear me out then. How about we smash 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:26.080 four amazing techtubers into just one video and they compete to build the best 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:28.560 $1,000 gaming PC? It's a generous 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:34.719 budget, but not so large that they can just spend carelessly. So, to help, 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:38.879 we've sourced this pile of secondhand parts that we're going to price 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:44.000 according to what's typical on marketplaces like Facebook, eBay, and 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:48.960 Jawa, the online marketplace for new and used PC stuff, who sponsored this video, 00:00:46.480 --> 00:00:53.760 along with CSIC, who also pitched in to help us bring together our four amazing 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:59.120 contestants. Let's meet them. I'm Danny from Ner Budget and I make content about 00:00:56.320 --> 00:01:01.199 PC builds, steel hunting, and sometimes land parties. 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:04.720 >> My name is Tito. I have the YouTube channel Machiner Productions and I 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:08.720 modify retro video game consoles. >> Hi, I'm Joyce from Tech Joyce and I make 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:14.159 technology and car content. >> Hi, I'm Zach from ZTT and I make a ton 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:18.400 of PC building content. Um, kind of similar to what we're going to do today. 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:22.960 >> Where where did you get those in? For those that don't know, it's Zach's 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:27.119 Tech Turf, where turf stands for tutorials, unboxings, reviews, and fun. 00:01:25.680 --> 00:01:29.840 But I don't say that on camera, so >> it'd be a lot to say each time. >> Yeah. 00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:35.119 >> What do you think is going to give you your edge today? >> Um, I think maybe my lack of knowledge 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:38.320 of PCs, maybe. >> How do you think it's going to give you an edge? 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:42.320 >> Uh, I have no idea. Uh, >> most of my content revolves around 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:47.040 looking for used deals, so this was right up my alley. But I try to maximize 00:01:45.119 --> 00:01:49.840 the performance anytime I do a PC build. Uh, I have a lot of practice with that. 00:01:49.119 --> 00:01:54.799 I'd say >> aesthetics for sure. >> Yeah. You know, there's one competitor 00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:59.439 that I'm worried about that's going to beat me in terms of price to performance. It's Danny. Hopefully, 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:02.159 there's points given out on the aesthetic realm, which that's what I'm 00:02:01.119 --> 00:02:07.600 going for. >> I think I'm the youngest out of all the contestants, so my hands will be faster 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:10.479 and I'll probably think a little faster than them. So, hopefully my age will 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:18.400 give me a bit of an edge. >> What is the CPU that you picked? >> I picked the Ryzen 57600. Initially, I 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:22.239 went after this Ryzen 5 9600X listed for 185. I offered 10 bucks less and got 00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:27.040 declined. This ended up working out though because I later came across this 00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:28.480 Ryzen 57600 for 125, which worked out to 00:02:27.040 --> 00:02:33.680 be a way better deal. With the money saved, I then set my sights on a little bit more expensive graphics cards around 00:02:31.760 --> 00:02:40.720 $500. The best card I could find was this RX6950 XT. 00:02:36.080 --> 00:02:42.879 >> It was a AMD Ryzen 7900X. I mostly made 00:02:40.720 --> 00:02:48.080 all my decisions based off price because I really don't know too much about PC 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:50.000 building. I picked the Ryzen 5 7600X. It 00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:55.120 was the best deal that I could find on Jawa at that specific moment in time. I 00:02:52.640 --> 00:02:59.040 actually found this RX7800 XT for $450 and that's actually a really 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:04.159 good price. >> I picked the Ryzen 5 7600 X3D. Yeah, 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:07.200 that one was just a really good deal. I decided to go with an NVIDIA graphics 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:12.480 card because I'm hoping for the benchmarking it involves ray tracing. 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:16.400 Please, Lionus. Whether you're buying parts, selling your gear, or flipping 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:20.080 full custom builds, Java is the marketplace that's built specifically 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:24.720 for PC gamers by people who actually care about gaming and PCs. Now, it's 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:28.959 time to pick the rest of your computer. We've got a large stockpile of parts, 00:03:26.720 --> 00:03:33.120 but if there's something else that tickles your fancy, Games Master David 00:03:30.959 --> 00:03:39.440 will see what he can do and try to get you a fair price. You are allowed to go 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:40.879 over your $1,000 budget. However, you're 00:03:39.440 --> 00:03:44.720 going to be evaluated based on your performance in three demanding games, 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:49.920 and for every $10 you go over, it will cost you 1% of your total score. So, be 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:53.680 frugal. To keep things balanced, we're going to be doing a snake draft starting 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:58.640 with Danny, which was decided by random chance off camera and also because don't 00:03:56.799 --> 00:04:04.000 tell the others, but we just plain like them better. 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:05.680 Go. Okay. 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:08.720 Can I get the game master's help? Anything that's got red? I just need 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:11.920 color. Got a little something up my sleeve here. >> Oh, that is red. 00:04:10.640 --> 00:04:17.600 >> Yeah. Can I get this? >> It'd be 95. >> Best I can do is 90. 00:04:14.799 --> 00:04:21.600 >> 90. 90 it is. I only have like $50 left, so I'm going to go really cheap. 00:04:18.880 --> 00:04:24.080 >> We are adding aesthetics to the rubric. Correct. 00:04:22.479 --> 00:04:28.800 >> I don't think so. >> That's the entire strategy. 00:04:25.919 --> 00:04:31.199 >> Wow, that's unfortunate. >> Someone might actually do it. I didn't 00:04:30.240 --> 00:04:34.639 think it was going to be possible. >> I mean, I wouldn't be nerd on a budget if I didn't stick to the budget. 00:04:33.840 --> 00:04:39.199 >> Five bucks. >> Five bucks. I like it. >> Question for you. What are we doing 00:04:37.680 --> 00:04:43.360 about power supplies? >> I'm so glad you asked in a totally 00:04:40.800 --> 00:04:46.880 unscripted way. Everyone is getting Oh my god, David. 00:04:44.960 --> 00:04:52.639 >> Yeah, you're good. You're good. A Focus GX 850 from our sponsor CIC. It's a 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:57.360 member of their multi-awwardwinning platform with proven reliability and 00:04:54.479 --> 00:05:01.919 performance. They're ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 compliant, which means they're ready 00:04:59.280 --> 00:05:06.000 for all the latest graphics cards. Its OpusNC technology enhances internal 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:10.720 cooling efficiency, meaning it's 135mm fan can run ultra quietly for longer, 00:05:08.400 --> 00:05:13.919 all while minimizing the amount of space it takes up. It's 80 plus gold 00:05:12.479 --> 00:05:18.320 certified, meaning it's highly efficient and it comes with a 10-year warranty. You can check out CIC and the rest of 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:23.680 the parts we're using at the link in the video description. Now, let's build these PCs. Before we do that though, 00:05:21.919 --> 00:05:27.039 where did they land in terms of pricing, >> Danny? $9.99. 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:32.800 >> Wow. Okay. >> Nerd on a budget, Joyce. 1034. Oh, wait, 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:35.520 wait, wait. 1044. Zack 1041 and Tito 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:39.440 1053. Everyone did pretty darn good. A lot better than I expected. 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:44.160 >> Really close. Wow, nice case. Does it have a side panel? It does not. But 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:46.720 that's so I could fit the cooler. Wicked smart. 00:05:45.520 --> 00:05:51.919 >> How you feeling about your choices? >> I think I went a little bit over budget, but I'm still very confident because I 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:56.639 think my CPU is the best out of all four of them. >> Very nice. Any regrets? 00:05:54.320 --> 00:06:00.240 >> I think the the GPU. >> M. Do you regret just standing here and 00:05:58.400 --> 00:06:02.000 chit chatting while the timer's running? >> Oh, what? I'm supposed to get started 00:06:01.680 --> 00:06:06.319 now? >> Yeah. What are you waiting for? >> How about you, Danny? Any regrets? 00:06:04.720 --> 00:06:10.560 >> I'm pretty happy with it. I think I got a pretty beefy graphics card and a 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:13.440 decent CPU to pair with it. So, uh, it's just some of the other parts might be 00:06:11.840 --> 00:06:18.000 jank, but that's just when you go use sometimes, you know. 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:20.000 >> We have a red alert here, David. There's no IO shield in here. 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:24.720 >> Oh god. >> Oh my god. Given how much of our grading is going to be aesthetics, that's going 00:06:23.440 --> 00:06:27.759 to really hold you back. >> 100% what I was thinking. Thank you. >> Here's my deal. 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:32.960 >> Okay. >> We will offer you a 2x multiplier on 00:06:30.960 --> 00:06:38.639 your aesthetic score. >> I will gladly take 3x. 4x final offer. 00:06:36.800 --> 00:06:41.759 >> Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. How are things going over here? Any regrets 00:06:40.479 --> 00:06:46.080 on your build? >> Maybe the case. Like, >> is this an intentional vibe? 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:50.800 >> That was kind of a late breaking decision where I'm just going to kind of go with a really messy setup and that's 00:06:49.840 --> 00:06:54.639 going to be part of the vibe. >> Oo, I like it. You have only one stick of RAM. 00:06:53.680 --> 00:06:59.120 >> I do. >> Yes. >> Better than none. If we were an actual 00:06:57.280 --> 00:07:01.759 team, I probably would have helped you with that. But I like maybe I'll just 00:07:01.039 --> 00:07:06.400 let them cook. >> Like let him be cooked. I don't like your SSD, though. 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:09.599 >> Well, that was strategic. I did not want to waste money on anything performance 00:07:08.639 --> 00:07:14.639 impacting. >> So, you'd rather that whoever ends up with this system, which by the way, 00:07:12.639 --> 00:07:17.599 people are going to end up with Yes. >> have a crappy SSD and lose their data 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:24.479 down the road. >> Correct. >> Like my stock cooler here, >> dude. I approve of the stock cooler. My 00:07:22.400 --> 00:07:29.199 tech ick was people who spend a bunch of money on a fancy cooler when they 00:07:27.199 --> 00:07:32.240 haven't already minmaxed the rest of their hardware. 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:35.680 >> That's true. Am I distracting you? >> Uh, a little bit, but it's okay. It's 00:07:34.080 --> 00:07:39.599 missing one standoff. the bottom right one. >> Nerd on a budget with attention to 00:07:37.680 --> 00:07:42.800 detail. Keep an eye on this one. There's a reason he's our favorite. I didn't 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:47.840 mean what I said over there. You're doing great, too. >> Thank you. Wait, I've never done this 00:07:45.440 --> 00:07:50.960 before. I've only built like like six, seven PCs. 00:07:49.360 --> 00:07:54.400 >> I'm deciding if I should try to give you hints or not, but since we're competing 00:07:53.120 --> 00:07:58.800 and you wanted to race, >> I don't need hints. Don't worry. >> You're good. 00:07:56.720 --> 00:08:01.840 >> I know exactly what I'm doing right now. >> No, that does not seem right. Okay, I'm 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:05.840 not going to ask for help cuz I feel like that that makes me lose automatically. There's nothing wrong 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:10.160 with getting help. >> No, I have to do this alone. Okay. I'm 00:08:08.080 --> 00:08:13.599 definitely the least qualified out of the three contestants. 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:17.759 >> Yeah. So, I picked this cooler because well, it looked really big. So, and I 00:08:15.520 --> 00:08:22.160 have apparently one of the I guess better CPUs out of the lot. So, probably 00:08:19.680 --> 00:08:26.960 need a lot of cooling power. The case is small, but it's missing the door. So, 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:30.479 that gives me plenty of room to use this. >> The reason for my cooler is I was 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:35.760 definitely thinking about aesthetics. Okay. >> I guess the RZ 400. The RZ. Is that Is 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:39.279 that where we're going with? I'm also not above using the CPU cooler manual. 00:08:38.399 --> 00:08:43.039 Do you ever use these? >> Not on this. >> It's showing me exactly which hardware 00:08:41.760 --> 00:08:48.320 to use and whatnot every time. >> I like it. >> Yeah. Like >> I respect it. You know what? I like his 00:08:46.160 --> 00:08:53.279 style so much that I'm going to increase his aesthetics points multiplier to 5x. 00:08:51.920 --> 00:08:58.560 >> No, no, no. We were at five. >> Were we? >> Yeah. I think we're up to seven. 00:08:56.640 --> 00:09:01.760 >> I am returned. >> Actually, I have thermal paste now. 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:06.320 >> How do you know what I brought you isn't better? I'm going to go with these cuz this looks fancy. 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:11.120 >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you. 00:09:08.959 --> 00:09:14.880 >> Oh, I'm being dismissed. I see. I think there's something to the whole passive 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:18.560 aggressive generation, you know, with the whole like COVID lockdown and the 00:09:16.640 --> 00:09:21.760 lack of social skills. It's like they can't tell things like they're standing 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:25.279 too close. They're making people uncomfortable. How you doing? 00:09:23.760 --> 00:09:28.959 >> Uh, good. I think I'm making good progress. >> I'm just putting all the motherboard 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:31.839 screws in, which is like one of the more timeconuming >> Yeah. 00:09:30.560 --> 00:09:36.560 >> parts of it. Uh-huh. >> Um, but I think I'm good with that now. 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:41.519 Unflapable. See, this is why he's our favorite. >> You can't say that. 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:44.560 >> What the hell is that supposed to be? >> Usually it turns out fine, but I think I 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:49.279 got a little nervous cuz he's right beside me. >> I don't want to put any pressure on you 00:09:46.640 --> 00:09:52.160 guys, but you are way behind Danny. Am I helping with the pressure? 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:56.160 >> Um, nope. >> Lionus, I would like to run something by 00:09:54.000 --> 00:10:00.560 you here. This is a sponsored component. >> Yep. >> Very top of the line. 00:09:58.160 --> 00:10:05.519 >> Mhm. There's one problem for my build with it. It's only black cables. I 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:10.080 brought some cable extensions. I got red, but I'm going to plug these into 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:14.079 these. How much do these cost? >> $0. >> Should I trust him? 00:10:12.240 --> 00:10:18.560 >> I'm going to believe him that these were $0. And for being such an amazing deal 00:10:16.640 --> 00:10:22.720 hunter, I'm going to reward him by increasing his aesthetics multiplier to 00:10:20.880 --> 00:10:27.040 6x. >> We were just at seven. How are you 00:10:24.959 --> 00:10:30.640 already almost done? What What are people doing? modern computers. Like 00:10:29.120 --> 00:10:33.519 everything just goes on the motherboard. Yeah, that's great. I just mean like 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:39.120 we're going to have to rely on some of the other folks to do our extras for Floatplane. LMG.gg/flatlane. 00:10:37.839 --> 00:10:42.800 You get the bonus multiplier. >> Wo wo wo. >> Come on, man. Come on. We still got 00:10:41.920 --> 00:10:50.399 inserts to shoot. >> I mean, I don't care. It's not my computer. >> 3 2 1 Okay, it's even plugged in. 00:10:48.959 --> 00:10:52.959 >> But what we can all agree on is that Zach is not my favorite. We're all 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:58.240 tracking that. >> Yeah. >> Excellent. I'll take that. 00:10:55.760 --> 00:11:00.079 >> Oh, great. Oh no. >> Danny, do you think you could beat Linus 00:10:59.519 --> 00:11:06.000 in a buildoff? >> I honestly don't know how quickly Linus can build a PC. I usually don't try to 00:11:04.480 --> 00:11:11.040 speed through PC builds. I just kind of go at a leisurely pace. >> If this is your leisurely pace, I think 00:11:08.640 --> 00:11:15.279 you'd kick my ass. You just need a quality ratcheting screwdriver. 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:18.560 >> Wow, you've made a lot of progress. >> So, nothing fits. Like, nothing's long 00:11:17.120 --> 00:11:22.320 enough to reach the bottom of that. >> Yeah. So, what you need is 00:11:21.040 --> 00:11:25.200 >> like a little a little stand on there. >> You better believe it. >> Okay, now I got to take everything out 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:32.399 then. >> Can I just leave it like this? cuz I look I got 1 2 3 4 5 six six screws 00:11:30.800 --> 00:11:35.040 already and that's a lot of screws. >> That's you know that is a lot of screws. 00:11:34.399 --> 00:11:40.079 I'm not >> I'm good. I'm good here then. I'm I'm making sure I get your approval. 00:11:38.000 --> 00:11:44.720 >> I'm not the judge. They're the judge. >> Do I have your approval? 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:48.240 >> You may not be familiar with this concept, but we are not live right now. 00:11:46.959 --> 00:11:51.320 >> Oh, the audience. I thought you meant the cameraman. 00:11:51.519 --> 00:11:57.920 >> Okay. Oh, the audience. Oh, he gave a thumbs up. So, I think we're good. Did 00:11:55.680 --> 00:12:01.600 everybody go Radeon? Wow, it's almost like that's the way to go when you're 00:11:59.680 --> 00:12:06.560 trying to build on a budget. Speaking of GPUs, all of our contestants picked up 00:12:03.680 --> 00:12:11.360 their GPUs on Jawa. Jawa makes it easy to list and sell full builds or parts 00:12:09.040 --> 00:12:15.440 with buyer and seller protection, lower fees, and a community that's actively 00:12:13.519 --> 00:12:19.920 searching for gaming PCs. And this is all without getting hit with is this 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:24.560 still available messages a thousand freaking times. The only thing I don't 00:12:22.240 --> 00:12:28.800 love about it is this rear fan. That is specifically why I purchased three fans 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:34.240 for the competition to make sure that they're all black. >> The aesthetics is the last thing on my 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:37.440 checklist here. Um, I'm just trying to figure out the wiring and making sure 00:12:36.160 --> 00:12:43.440 that everything works. >> I do know that they were talking at some point about selling these on Jawa. If we 00:12:41.839 --> 00:12:46.959 get points for that, then an aesthetic build could potentially help me out. So, 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:51.680 it might it might actually matter at some point. Gosh, we have our beautiful 00:12:49.279 --> 00:12:56.160 sea sonic power supply here. I was sure to put the fan facing downward. 00:12:54.320 --> 00:13:00.320 >> So, I chose a 3080 because I was looking on the website and all the 4070s were 00:12:57.839 --> 00:13:03.839 like $600. So, I went one generation behind and this one is like basically 00:13:01.760 --> 00:13:07.839 the same performance for like a h 100red bucks cheaper. Wait, these are not like 00:13:06.240 --> 00:13:11.920 screwed in. Do I have to rip them out? Do I need help again? 00:13:10.720 --> 00:13:17.040 >> Those are breakaways. >> Okay, thank you. Pretend cut that part out when you said that. Oh, these are 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:20.160 breakaways. So, basically, I don't have to unscrew anything. 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:24.000 >> I'm wondering if I should help Joyce with something right now. >> No. 00:13:22.079 --> 00:13:27.920 >> Okay. She doesn't want the help. >> I'm independent and smart. How many PCs 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:31.440 have you built? >> Over a 100 and under 1,000. So, 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:36.560 somewhere between there. >> That's insane. >> Over 100. It's like 10 a year. 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:39.680 >> So young though cuz your skin's really good. >> Why did you use the lower slot on your 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:45.519 >> what? >> On your on your >> She doesn't want help. She doesn't want help. >> Oh my god. I didn't even realize. 00:13:43.680 --> 00:13:48.480 >> She said he didn't want help. Bro, this whole video is just embarrassing. Like, 00:13:46.880 --> 00:13:54.240 people are going to be like, "Wow, you guys you guys noticed and didn't tell me." That's dumb. 00:13:52.880 --> 00:13:57.279 That's >> Especially you. You probably knew the whole time. 00:13:56.240 --> 00:14:01.680 >> Yeah. Come on, Glenn. >> Come on. 00:13:59.519 --> 00:14:03.680 >> First try. Professional. >> We're trying to find something to close 00:14:02.720 --> 00:14:07.360 the side panel with. >> Oh, brilliant. >> Oh, we have one. 00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:12.000 >> Yay. >> Yes. Good work. >> Wow. >> Two. 00:14:10.399 --> 00:14:17.120 >> Celebrating. Was that a boot? Are they done? That's really crooked. Really? 00:14:14.880 --> 00:14:20.800 >> I mean, wow. >> Thanks. >> That's a computer. 00:14:19.040 --> 00:14:23.600 >> Yeah, I did it all first try and I didn't get any help. 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:28.480 >> I don't think your motherboard is all the way down. >> No, no, no, no, no. Don't show that. 00:14:26.800 --> 00:14:33.800 Okay, just to set the record straight, I've never claimed to be a PC 00:14:30.800 --> 00:14:33.800 professional. 00:14:35.199 --> 00:14:40.000 >> Why didn't you screw them in all the way? >> I did. I thought I did. 00:14:38.959 --> 00:14:44.160 >> Oh, no. >> Damn it. Okay, wait. Cut all of this 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:50.720 out. Give me give me the screw. Wait, guys. I don't know what he's doing right 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:52.959 now. He's trying to touch my build. 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:56.639 >> So, see, all I did was turn it a few more rotations, and you can see now the 00:14:54.560 --> 00:14:58.079 motherboard doesn't shift around like that. 00:14:57.600 --> 00:15:02.720 >> Right. >> Do you need me to check anything else? >> No, no, no, no, no. I Yes, you can. 00:15:01.839 --> 00:15:06.880 Thank you. >> Now, I feel like I need to check everyone's homework. Can I just 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:11.040 >> Yeah, you can take a look at it. >> Oh, yeah. Look at that. All the screws 00:15:08.720 --> 00:15:15.680 are in even Oh, wow. Got nice little cable management in here and everything. 00:15:13.199 --> 00:15:19.440 Quality. Now it just comes down to performance. 00:15:17.199 --> 00:15:22.240 What is this situation here? >> Oh, is that it? >> It goes in. Are you sure? 00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:26.079 >> I just forgot to screw it in all the way. I think >> I found problems with everyone else's 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:32.959 build, so it feels unfair if I don't find something here. >> Feel free. You'll find something. 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:33.440 >> Oh, a classic rookie error. 00:15:32.959 --> 00:15:39.279 >> Error. >> It's the IO shield. >> That is not an error. This was not supplied, sir. I mean, when you buy a 00:15:37.680 --> 00:15:44.959 secondhand motherboard, that's the first thing you got to check. >> Yeah, I mistakenly trusted the seller. 00:15:43.279 --> 00:15:49.360 >> That's why you got to shop on Jawa. >> Yeah. See, I would never put a 00:15:46.560 --> 00:15:56.639 motherboard without an IO shield into my inventory. But that's what you guys do. 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:59.279 >> See, that's kind of an error, but this is actually an error. 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:02.399 >> No, no, you just don't make it worse, man. >> I'm No, I'm helping. I'm helping. Look, 00:16:01.519 --> 00:16:09.279 see, I fixed it. >> Thank you for the tech tip. >> Yeah, that's that's my turf. 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:13.360 I'm also going to pretend that I don't have to push down hard on this to keep 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:19.920 the cable bulge down. Here's how we're looking. This is my GPU. And the reason 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:30.199 I chose it was it was the most expensive one I could afford within my budget. 00:16:21.519 --> 00:16:30.199 >> Pencils down in five 4 3 two one. 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:36.639 >> Done. I'm done. 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:39.759 >> Okay. Moment of truth. Here 00:16:36.639 --> 00:16:42.800 we go. We're good. 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:43.839 >> Okay. Is it even plugged in? What? Damn. 00:16:42.800 --> 00:16:49.199 You guys set me up. >> Yeah, it's plugged in. >> Okay. Cut off. Take out the first cut. 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:54.000 Just remove it all. Delete all the footage. >> Oh, 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:58.320 >> hopefully I did the IO, right? Oh, okay. Got an LED. 00:16:55.680 --> 00:17:02.079 >> Oh, right out of the gate. I got to say immediately I want to give you bonus 00:16:59.839 --> 00:17:05.760 points for leaving the $22 sticker on your case. As you can see, aesthetics 00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:10.559 was maybe kind of lower on the priority list. >> Yeah. And even cooling, you got like 00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:15.439 half of your fans in here. One of them's not spinning. I didn't actually catch 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:20.319 your specs. I was so distracted that by how ugly it is. So maybe it's like a 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:23.439 going to be a sleeper underdog. >> That's what I'm hoping, Victor. 00:17:21.839 --> 00:17:27.679 >> It was the first computer to work. >> Of course, no one cares what the tower 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:31.679 looks like. If the monitor looks great, oh, that's already a good sign. And most 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:37.200 impressively, this isn't even running at low settings. This is 1440p ultra no ray 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:41.200 tracing. It's actually Zach's machine that's making all the noises bothering 00:17:39.120 --> 00:17:46.799 me right now. It's going to be hard to beat. Or is it? If there were points for 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:52.559 aesthetics, which there aren't, this would have lots of points. And it's also 00:17:49.360 --> 00:17:54.400 quiet. I don't agree that it's quiet. 00:17:52.559 --> 00:18:01.840 Oh, that is Yeah. Okay. All right. All right. Let's take a quick test drive, 00:17:56.720 --> 00:18:05.039 shall we? Oh, this is bad news 00:18:01.840 --> 00:18:07.440 for Tito because even though there's no 00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:11.520 points for aesthetics, there are points for the game looking better. If only 00:18:09.760 --> 00:18:14.520 Zach had tuned it. >> Oh, 00:18:15.520 --> 00:18:22.160 >> what' you press? >> I pressed the sabotage Zack button 00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:27.360 >> for stealing the similar abbreviations to my channel. 00:18:24.640 --> 00:18:31.919 Next up is the one, the only tech Joyce who surely will blame her brother for 00:18:29.840 --> 00:18:34.960 whatever problems we find with her machine. >> I'm scared. You're going to say 00:18:33.760 --> 00:18:38.960 something crazy. >> Something crazy like, "Hey, you should 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:44.320 probably put all the screws in." >> That was not my fault. The screwdriver 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:48.080 you gave me was faulty. >> Oh, 00:18:46.640 --> 00:18:53.360 >> go ahead. Show Show me. >> Well, I threw it out. No, no, I threw it out cuz it was faulty. 00:18:52.320 --> 00:18:57.440 >> All right. All right. Well, why don't we take a look at your computer and see if anything else is faulty? 00:18:56.160 --> 00:19:01.600 >> You're going to be blown away. >> Your side panel's upside down. The AMD 00:18:59.520 --> 00:19:04.400 logo on your cooler's upside down, too. What's up with that? >> Why do you find problems with 00:19:03.280 --> 00:19:09.280 everything? Just play the game and you'll see. >> I mean, all you have to do is beat a low 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:12.320 performing PC with no side panel and one that crashes. 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:16.880 >> Can you commentate on this area right here? >> Yeah, this area right here is looking 00:19:14.480 --> 00:19:22.960 pretty damn good, not going to lie. 00:19:19.120 --> 00:19:25.039 It says like 75 FPS and your 1% lows. 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:30.320 Hard to believe now that we're in here. Dude, it's even 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:33.120 worse. It kind of smells. It smells like 00:19:30.320 --> 00:19:36.960 burning. We got one exhaust fan. No intakes. I really don't know how long 00:19:35.280 --> 00:19:41.919 this is going to last. Tech Choice, builder of temporary computers. Which 00:19:39.280 --> 00:19:46.000 brings us finally to this. You know what? I can't find that much to 00:19:43.919 --> 00:19:50.000 criticize. It's a little on the louder side, but like is that really that big 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:54.080 of a problem? And even if the performance isn't the best, right? Like 00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:58.400 look at this shirt. Look at how he wears that. I like these glasses, too. Just, 00:19:56.720 --> 00:20:03.919 you know, of course, it's all going to come down to performance, which once 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:06.880 again. Wow. Really good. I want to take 00:20:03.919 --> 00:20:11.679 a moment to recognize that for $1,000, every single one of these systems is 00:20:09.039 --> 00:20:16.960 delivering an outstanding experience in what is still an extremely demanding 00:20:13.440 --> 00:20:18.480 game at 1440p ultimate quality. Some are 00:20:16.960 --> 00:20:22.720 a little more outstanding than the others. And uh I think this might be one 00:20:20.880 --> 00:20:26.960 of them. I don't want to criticize cuz you're my 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:35.159 favorite. I don't love that your CPU is running at 95°. 00:20:28.960 --> 00:20:35.159 What? Ready? Three, two, one, benchmark. 00:20:35.280 --> 00:20:40.559 >> Oh my god. I'm I'm absolutely cooked. 00:20:38.640 --> 00:20:43.039 >> Oh, it crashed again. >> Who configured this? 00:20:41.679 --> 00:20:46.400 >> Who configured it? I mean, you picked all the parts. We just watched you do it. 00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:50.559 >> Yeah, but you know, the parts were working when I showed up here. 00:20:48.240 --> 00:20:53.120 >> Do you want to just come out and say it? >> Um, you can say it. 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:57.159 >> I can say it. >> Yes. >> You're a poor sport. 00:20:57.200 --> 00:21:02.960 In all seriousness, there could be an issue with some of the hardware that we 00:21:00.960 --> 00:21:07.919 provided to Zach. I was just ribbon him before. So, we're going to do a quick 00:21:04.640 --> 00:21:09.520 receipt of his GPU. And in the meantime, 00:21:07.919 --> 00:21:12.799 we're grabbing another kit of memory just in case this one's a little bit on 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:16.240 the flaky side. Why is this 6 gig transfers per second? Okay. Well, you 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:19.760 kind of lucked out. Oh, wow. You just got a performance boost. Whoops. That 00:21:17.760 --> 00:21:23.679 was not my intention, but I don't have time to go change it again. 00:21:21.760 --> 00:21:30.000 >> I just fixed your computer, Mr. >> This feels great already. I can tell. 00:21:25.360 --> 00:21:33.120 Okay, here we go. Let's see how it goes. 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:35.360 Massive upset in first place for 00:21:33.120 --> 00:21:44.000 performance in Cyber Punk. Zack with the come from behind victory. He went from 00:21:37.679 --> 00:21:47.360 zero to 95 in second place for raw 00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:50.720 performance. We've got Danny the nerd on 00:21:47.360 --> 00:21:53.600 a budget stayed within his budget. H 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:57.440 Zach not so much. Neither did Joyce for that matter. So, she's basically out of 00:21:55.520 --> 00:22:00.799 the running for first place, but could still end up with a podium finish 00:21:58.799 --> 00:22:03.919 because yeah, that's really not that close. But there's still more 00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:10.080 benchmarking to go. Let's give him a bonus. Let's give him a nice guy bonus. 00:22:05.679 --> 00:22:13.760 10 FPS. I still am like blown away at 00:22:10.080 --> 00:22:14.400 how good these machines are. Well, most 00:22:13.760 --> 00:22:20.880 of them. >> All of them. Come on. >> Kind of tempted to change Zach's memory 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:24.240 speed back to 5600. I'm going to change it back to 5600 for 00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:27.120 the rest. How much lower do you think it's going to be, Lannis? I would say 2 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:34.480 FPS. >> That could be the difference. I was thinking 2 to 3 FPS combined with your 00:22:31.919 --> 00:22:38.159 4% overbudget penalty >> times 11 aesthetic 00:22:37.280 --> 00:22:43.520 >> bonus, >> right? >> I think we're still good. >> And your aesthetic bonus is zero though. 00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:45.120 So, cuz there are no points for aesthetics. 00:22:44.159 --> 00:22:52.240 >> I was not told this. >> Never came up. >> The fact that it's so close is why I 00:22:49.200 --> 00:22:53.440 really feel that we need to double 00:22:52.240 --> 00:23:00.159 check. Oh my god. How'd it go up? 00:22:57.600 --> 00:23:06.880 >> Time for our second game. I'm rooting for you. Hold tab. Ready? 3 2 1 go. Wow. 00:23:04.480 --> 00:23:12.640 You're getting kind of like the Canucks. Kind of hard to root for. Whoa. We could 00:23:09.679 --> 00:23:19.679 have an upset here. The nerd on a budget is on a roll with a score of 145 with 00:23:16.559 --> 00:23:24.159 Zach's Tech Turf with 130, Joyce coming 00:23:19.679 --> 00:23:25.919 in at 122. And once again, Tito was 00:23:24.159 --> 00:23:33.120 there. 93. That's really good. And it is really 00:23:29.520 --> 00:23:35.280 good. Our budget was limited to $1,000. 00:23:33.120 --> 00:23:39.360 And unlike a game console, which sure could also run Returnal as long as it's 00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:43.200 a PlayStation, these machines can do anything you could possibly want them to 00:23:41.120 --> 00:23:46.720 do. Video editing, browsing the internet. The hell else is it that 00:23:45.120 --> 00:23:50.320 people do with computers these days? Now, it's time for the big shocker 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:56.000 finish. Cuz see, I was piling on my Palito before, but he actually has the 00:23:53.440 --> 00:24:01.440 best performing CPU out of the bunch. And this is interesting. Our last 00:23:58.320 --> 00:24:02.559 benchmark kind of CPU dependent. Every 00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:06.080 everyone go ahead and press the check mark. Yeah, I'm rooting for you. 00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:10.400 >> Yeah. What? Fingers crossed. >> It's already less than. >> While we wait for this last benchmark to 00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:13.840 run, I want to get everyone to sign their machine because if you guys were 00:24:12.320 --> 00:24:19.279 paying attention earlier, you will know this. All of these are going to be for 00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:22.159 sale from java.gg. Choose wisely. Now 00:24:19.279 --> 00:24:29.440 for the results. Coming in first, Nerd on a budget. Unfortunately, Joyce's X3D 00:24:26.080 --> 00:24:33.440 chip just didn't cut the mustard here. 00:24:29.440 --> 00:24:36.799 Zach is in the 300 FPS range as well. 00:24:33.440 --> 00:24:40.080 Tito was there. Even a 10 FPS bonus 00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:43.200 wasn't enough. Man, I tried. I really 00:24:40.080 --> 00:24:45.200 tried. And now it's time for me and 00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:49.039 David to try and do math. >> Aesthetic score. 00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:52.240 >> Yeah. equals zero. >> Yeah. >> Times 11. There you go. Yep. That's 00:24:51.840 --> 00:24:57.679 added. >> And did you give Tito his 10 extra bonus FPS on everything? 00:24:55.520 --> 00:25:07.279 >> We have come up with the final scores. In fourth place and looking very fine 00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:09.520 and kind doing it is Tito with a score 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:12.799 of 228 >> out of a possible 300. 00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:16.559 >> Out of a possible 300. >> That's good. That's good. 00:25:14.240 --> 00:25:23.360 >> That is really good. After correcting for a slight budgeting overshoot, Joyce 00:25:20.320 --> 00:25:26.559 comes in third with 259 points out of a 00:25:23.360 --> 00:25:29.679 possible 300. And I think it is actually 00:25:26.559 --> 00:25:31.679 worth noting here just how close our 00:25:29.679 --> 00:25:36.000 three podium finishers were. Which is to say that if you weren't comparing them 00:25:33.360 --> 00:25:40.240 side by side in benchmark tests, you would be more than happy with any of 00:25:37.760 --> 00:25:46.080 them. It's just that you would be ever so slightly happier with 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:48.159 Zach's Tech Turf. He managed a score of 00:25:46.080 --> 00:25:52.720 271 and that's in spite of the fact that his 00:25:50.080 --> 00:25:56.400 11x aesthetics multiplier was multiplied by zero. 00:25:54.480 --> 00:26:00.240 >> That was the whole strategy line, >> which leaves 00:25:58.320 --> 00:26:07.600 with 297 points out of a possible 300 points. V- 00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:10.600 nerd on a budget. Danny, 00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:18.640 undisputed intercontinental champion of 00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:21.360 building a computer for exactly exactly 00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:25.440 $1,000. >> Give it a little bit, you know, some 00:26:23.360 --> 00:26:27.279 personality. He's just a black box. So, >> how are you feeling at the end of the 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:33.360 day? >> Uh, it honestly went how I thought it would. Uh, nerd on a budget. I mean, he 00:26:31.760 --> 00:26:36.640 knows how to maximize his budget. >> I'm a little disappointed with how I 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:40.080 did. I definitely did not choose the right GPU. So, for next time, I would go 00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:43.440 with the Radeon card. >> Kind of expected those results. Uh maybe 00:26:41.919 --> 00:26:45.520 I should just stick with uh modding retro consoles, but had a whole lot of 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:51.279 fun. >> How do you think you did? >> Pretty happy with the build. I like the way it turned out aesthetically. Wish 00:26:49.760 --> 00:26:56.320 the aesthetics would have mattered a little bit more than they did. >> Audience, if the aesthetics matter to 00:26:53.919 --> 00:27:00.400 you, comment down below. Let them know >> they do. Um I'd probably get a little 00:26:58.000 --> 00:27:03.760 bit nicer of a case. Um you know, get a little bit better aesthetics and uh 00:27:01.840 --> 00:27:08.240 maybe one that has a side panel, too. So, >> how does it feel to be the champion? 00:27:05.840 --> 00:27:10.080 >> Uh, it feels pretty good. >> What do you think was your key to 00:27:09.520 --> 00:27:14.640 victory? >> Throwing a big chunk of money at the graphics card. Uh, that helped. 00:27:13.279 --> 00:27:19.120 >> Other than your own build, what was your favorite one today? >> I like Zach's. It look It looks the 00:27:17.039 --> 00:27:22.799 nicest for sure. People would pick a slightly worse performing PC with like 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:27.200 twice the aesthetics, right? So, >> 11 times the >> 11 times. Thanks Jawa 00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:31.440 >> and CIC >> and C Sonic for making this possible. 00:27:29.520 --> 00:27:34.960 And massive shout out to you guys for coming all the way up here. If you guys 00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:39.760 enjoyed this video, maybe go check out the time we challenged our writers to 00:27:37.679 --> 00:27:42.480 configure thousand builds. There was a bit of extra challenge in that one in 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:48.799 that they weren't allowed to use the internet to look at any pricing 00:27:44.640 --> 00:27:48.799 whatsoever. They're just going in blind.