It's amazing how cheap gaming PCs are in the US. This would have costed me around $1300

Are we going to see a build with the Intel Pentium G3258 in the future?

I love this case. So much function in a space smaller than a Prodigy (including the handles). :)

For anyone wondering, there's a way to mount a 3.5" HDD without using that cage. This case can also accommodate the Noctua NH-D14 (Not 100% sure about the D15) without any problems, if air cooling is more your thing.

The problem with this build is that your average Joe would build it, and not find the OS included. Sure, Linux is an option, but not for your average Joe, and not for most gamers out there (since most AAA games are on Windows - SteamOS may change that in the future, but for now it isn't even out of beta yet).

It also lacks an optical drive, which would also make it difficult for your average Joe to install Windows or Linux unless they already have their OS on a boot-able flash drive or external storage drive.

It also doesn't include a keyboard, mouse, monitor or headphones. And while yes, those are very personal, I think having some recommendations would be nice. Like the CoolerMaster Devastator Mouse+Keyboard combo (around 30$), for example, or the Superlux HD681 headphones (also around 30$). Very good stuff for an entry-level price.

But besides this, I think your build is solid. I'd just add these as "recommended budget peripherals", include an OS (typically 90$ to 100$ standard), optical drive (maybe an external USB optical drive), and let the user pick the monitor.

For the price, I'd also consider the Fractal Design Define R4 (possibly Blackout Edition, if available for under 100$), and I might also consider a different motherboard (like a full-sized ATX for future CrossFire support, so there's one slot of space between GPUs for cooling, and room for add-on cards if wanted).

I'd also have given users a recommendation of a 120GB to 250GB SSD as an alternative to an HDD, or as an addition so there's more speed with Windows and so the OS and games don't have to compete for IO requests from the mechanical hard drive arm going back and forth like mad.

Still, all that being said, these are minor gripes. Overall, you guys did a great job and pulled off a minor miracle on such a tight budget! Plenty of CPU overclocking left if needed as well thanks to included liquid cooler, although I hear Devil's Canyon can reach 5Ghz on air, so liquid cooling might push it a tad over that. Keep up the good work, guys!

That is an awesome build. Absolutely amazing. And sexy.

It's amazing how everything fit together.

I would have loved to see an SSD though. That would have gone over budget by the looks of it. :(

PC parts are so expensive in the UK </3 for the price of $1000 you can make a £1000 PC, convert that and thats $1900 ----> £1000. </3

Man this is a great build, but I'm still waiting for the amd version of this.

I do like the fact that you've created a combo deal with Newegg - that'll definitely help a lot of people, especially if you can keep doing it in the future! Nice build as well. ;-)

Just confused by the objective of this build. A miniATX? The point of a budget gaming build isn't just to be cheap now but to be upgradable for future savings too. The size (and cost) of the case as well as the PSU fail in that regard. Most of the money spent here is the CPU which is an Intel and then you go with a AMD GPU. You'd get better overall gaming performance for your money with a AMD CPU/GPU if that's the point. Even still you could do better overall than this with an Intel/NVidia. Just seems like a lot of contradictions. Here's what you could build instead of this that's even better. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/zixiss/saved/#savedbuild_1227321 Got the GTX770 and CSM750 PSU already on sale but you can find those sales again if you are patient or you can spend $20-30 more now and you're still at $1000. Also lots of options on cases, I splurged a bit for looks in this build but you can get something as good for $50-70.

I hope this isn't a dumb question (I've never built a computer before), but is there room for an optical drive if I wanted to add one?

Also what is that thing on his wrist with the string coming from it? Thanks!

Are there benchmarks on this or gameplay with this machine? Im curious to find out its performance in games.

Does this really need a cooler if it isn't going to be overclocked? I understand it makes it quieter but by how much? If it isn't that significant, then for a budget wouldn't it be better to just leave the cooler out and stick with the stock cooler?

Just curious what temperatures are you getting with this rig. Nice build overall.

Awesome build, I swear I chose out that parts list myself...

I've never built a pc before and I want to try it out with this build but I have a couple questions. How do I install an OS on this PC? I want windows 8.1 pro but i have no idea how to install it. Also could i put a 120gb ssd in this and put the OS on that along with some of my favorite games or would that overwhelm this thing? Great looking computer though, I might finally have something that can run my favorite games!

Would these work with this build and are they good quality? if not any suggestions?

• http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247

• http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

You HAVE to do a build with the Intel Pentium G3258 soon!

Nice build philip!

Anyone have any recommendations for a different case?

Thanks for posting another great video, Phil.

But I don't think you should be sacrificing GPU power to overclock the CPU in that gaming build. The CPU and CPU cooler alone cost more than the graphics card!

does it have room for this? http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/tp-link-wireless-network-card-tlwdn4800

I would like to have seen a $1000 build for the IVB-E, but I understand that anything with the LGA 2011 socket is consequently more expensive...and therefore harder to budget for.

Still, $1500 gets you a pretty nice enthusiast build on the mATX form factor.

I have an Antec 900. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021

will that work with this rig?

I'm guessing they went with this individual Intel chip for advertising purposes? Otherwise, I would suggest to swap it out for an AMD FX 6350. Go ahead, nay-say all you'd like, but the topic is about a "budget gaming build"; also, the chip is factory clocked at 3.9ghz and comes with more cache. Then you'd be able to invest some of that extra $$$ into some actual quality parts (such as that power supply that's waiting to explode), maybe even that ssd some of you have been mentioning perhaps?

This is a BEAST computer just the work put into it is great.

Sorry im new to building pc's, but is this setup meant for overclocking? To me it seems like it is because of the processor picked and the liquid cooling.

Hey- Pretty new here and ive only built one PC a while back (7 years ago) did you have to buy any special cables like 90 degree connectors or did you use only what came in the packages of the items listed? ive been trying to figure out components for a smaller PC I want to make and I am now planing on buying just the combo from NewEgg.

Thank you!

Unless the build is intended to overclock, the Intel cooler works fine. It's already saved $74.99 there.

Are you going to do a build with one of the new NZXT Kraken coolers soon?

Just bought this build, will be putting it together tomorrow! Can't wait to see how this mini beast runs.

@phillip do you happen to have GPU / CPU temperature information? Thank you in advance!

You've put the back-plate upside down, there are 2 notches on the back-plate that fit with the screw head of the motherboard (08:13 in your video). I wonder how loud its the build once you overclock it.

wow, very nice considering getting this exact build maybe a larger case though and gtx 780 (nvidia fanboy). what did you get the OC to with the liquid cooling?

how about this http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/dc7bTW

Hey everyone, I just completed this build! Sort of..

I can't get the GPU to display. Win 7, mobo drivers, C++ and .Net Framework are installed, but I receive an "install package failure" when I go to install the GPU drivers.

In response I disabled the onboard intel processor graphics, now when I boot I get blackness when plugged in to the mobo VGA, and "check signal cable" when Im plugged into the GPU!

Thank you for your time

I tried to slightly modify this to be more towards the price range listed, and if you buy an OS with it, you'll have about a 970 build. Any thoughts and suggestions about my build before i actually get it? And how well is it balanced? The main edit was going from an R9 280x to an R9 270x to try to better fit the budget, and replaced the motherboard due to many recommendations NOT to get it, due to multiple issues some people had with the board, and with the resulting build, went for a power supply that seemed more suitable for the overall wattage of the build.

How about this? Kind of kills your Newegg $1054. And yes in EU we pay around +25% on computer parts :( Basically because import and taxes are high. Where as US has minimum import and minimal taxes.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmgFmG Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rmgFmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock Z97E-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg) Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($127.24 @ TigerDirect) Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP920 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ TigerDirect) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1029.17 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 06:23 EDT-0400

SSD, triple the HDD, twice the RAM, WiFi, ...

HELP MEHhh!! I'm currently upgrading a PC and need any feedback/suggestions I can get. (I'm open to any suggestions) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zdt9wP I don't upgrade my PC very often so I want this to last me for a very long time. I need to buy 4 things. A motherboard, processor, RAM, and graphics card. Regarding MB/GPU, I'm not planning on ever having a 2 GPU system. This PC is strictly for gaming (BF4, Dayz) and have a budget of $800. I have put together the following but I would appreciate any feedback/suggestions regarding these choices: Motherboard: $95 ASRock Z97 Fatal1ty Killer ATX Processor: $200 i5-4690k 3.5GHz. RAM: $150 Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB (2x8GB) 1600 CL9 9-9-9-24 Graphics Card: $270 MSI Radeon R9 280x 3GB
I've went in store and had a price quote for these 4 things for $780 w/tax

Would it be better to get 8GB (2x4GB) RAM with a higher speed 1866-or higher 2400? Or am I better off going with 16GB? I'm open to any feedback and/or suggestions so fire away! Thank you in advance for the help.

Hello. Thanks for the great build and video. My first set of questions (and hopefully last) stems from the fact that I accidentally bought the corsair cx600 instead of the cx600M. First: there are a lot of extra cables, can I just use the 8 pin and 24 pin plugs and then zip tie all the other cables out of the way?

Second: how could I take advantage of the fact that it is semi modular in the future? I'm not really sure what that means.

Thanks again.

Did you notice that you installed the back plate for your CPU cooler upside down? At 8:10, the 2 rounded grooves should go around the screws below (in video) the CPU. You'll get a more even, flush mount. Just a little tip.

Edit: After continuing to read, I saw that someone already pointed this out, my apologies.

Could anyone translate this build into not only a cheaper build, but one that is NOT intended to overclock? any help would be greatly appreciated!

in vietnam this one may cost me about ~1250! and i have a better build with this http://pcpartpicker.com/user/sega446/saved/yG4Ycf

Very well done. Slow and easy presentation.

What should be done is a build that is $1000, but with a monitor, mouse, keyboard, and a fan controller.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/PsychoticBunny/saved/MgfnTW

any suggestions on making this cheaper (in new zealand)

I've been getting in a reboot loop with this setup whenever I plug in the video card. Do I need to clear the CMOS before this will work successfully? Very odd...

I will save $50 for case and $40 for air cooling. add $90 for GPU .

My beautiful expensive Alienware laptop is in the shop and they tell me it might cost $1500 to repair. Someone in my guild said I should build my own, and get a much better product in the end. He said it was easy, like putting legos together. He linked pcpartpicker in game and I found this 970 build. You made it look so easy, so I purchased the bundle advertised by Newegg, and eagerly awaited my new project. Once it arrived, I followed your video and learned all about the inside of a computer. I who had never done anything more complicated than replacing a cd player once. Not only did I manage to get it running but I did it on the first try thanks to your awesome video. Building my own PC was an eye opening experience lemme tell ya!.

Just finished this build and wasn't able to get it to work With the Graphics card in anyone know why?

I replicated this build a while ago. It was my first one :) I'm working on a color themed build now. This was a really great place to start for any first time builder.

It's amazing how in 2017 this still costs $970

Would the NZXT Phantom 410 case work well with this build?

I'm surprised you used a platter drive instead of an ssd. At least you could have used a hybrid drive. The most important aspect of the system you would think would be its responsiveness. Also, by now you would think 16gb would be the minimum amount of Ram. Did you not know that Asus has automatic overclocking software with its z97 mobo's that optimizes settings of everything to maximize both the high performance and low power management so you get the best of both worlds? What about using cheap 120gb ssd's in Raid O? shouldn't you be showing off some of your knowledge...

I think you should have swapped out for a better and cheaper Processor, then you could boost the ram to 32Gb instead of 16gb, and have even more power for less.