@kamiru_ka
"He's been wanting to upgrade his PC, but the people around him keep saying it isn't a good time for it. This has gone on for four years" kinda paradox.
@demacherius1
I'm not a fan anymore of thinking about the upgrade path. I just replace the whole system every 5-10 years depending on how demanding the games got I like to play.
@colbysayre8097
I just built my first pc over the weekend. I watched MANY of your videos and others to help me learn about computers. Just wanted to say the build was a success, and thanks for your help along the way!
@jashelps
Hey someone's gotta buy the new pc for me to buy it cheap in the future!
@bojack2005
the moment he pulled out the rx 7800 xt to compare with the rtx 4060 it was game over😂
@cooleosis1
4:20 5:03 ai linus can't hurt you
@nocoverchargee
I'm also trying to build a PC for my grandson Paul, he's 15 right now, but I'm a bit lost, not sure about a graphic card or where to get Windows/Office? could somebody give me advice? thank you.
@ryanwaddington4896
I basically built the old PC a few months ago. same 5700X3D, asus prime MOBO, 32GB ram, Only major Diff is i bought a Used 3080 and a bigger Power Supply.
@SonRwanson65
Ai Linus for the motherboard and CPU edits cracked me up lol
@mario69pil
With my friend we had created a cascade upgrade pattern: I need better component for my job (lot of 3D rendering) and my company pays me for hardware upgrade every couple of year, so I buy the latest tech and hand down my old to my friend, rotating between them. So every 2/3 generation every one gets an upgrade.
@TheSpiritoftheCosmos
Thank you for the informative video. I have been a PC gamer since 1994 and have always bought last gen or last 2-gen parts. I also buy refurbished and save money without any issues I can recall. Fun hobby.
@pepperfish_
The best way to spec your computer is to know what you are going to use it for. Experience already owning and using a PC to do your tasks is a must. Then you need to investigate what is holding you back from doing more. Is it a slow or too small ssd, is it slow or not enough ram, or Gpu, cpu? Then build one specifically to overcome that issue, and find the next thing holding you back. This is the evolution of all of my PCs over 30 years. I haven't overspent but I'm getting 80-90% of the performance of the top tier new stuff.
@Untun
Still running a Frankenstein build for several years, where at least one component or more is from my previous systems. Pc after pc with same pattern of reusing what I can. Saves tons of money!
@johnathanmcdoe
Hardware barely depreciates in price anymore and the used market here is dead and buried because of the former. Those old X3D CPUs are already marked up now and are soon to become unobtanium for real.
@DougCuthbertson
I've been trying to select parts for a gaming PC for my daughter for a few weeks now. I really like the tradeoffs you made with the Old but Gold system. It's a big help. Thanks!
@Tclans
This is a strategy I’ve used for the last 15 years or so when building gaming rigs. Without breaking the bank getting the most performance out of the machine, takes some creative theory crafting from time to time. Lovit this type of builds, thanks for the video!
@YourDeletedComments
Still running AM4 with an AMD 5900X CPU. Last year I upgraded my Radeon 6800XT to a 7900XTX and what a huge difference that made. And yes my GPU does run up to 100% in top tier games No bottleneck with an old Asus X470 motherboard with PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, because I game at 1440p super ultra wide, not 1080p. I have no intention of upgrading for years.
@owkelpton
I bought a new 5700x3d, b550 mobo, and ram on a newegg special for ~300$. I feel like that combo is legendary for the price and over my 8 years of building pcs, I feel like the x3d series cpu is one of the best upgrades I've ever done. The increase in 1% lows from the cpu is VERY visible and a very welcome benefit, even if it is an "old" CPU
@filipswacha5460
In 2017 I've scrapped some used parts together using the same philosophy. This is what I came up with: - cheapest 1155 MOBO - i5 3750K - 16 GB DDR3 - 450W beQuiet Power Supply - GTX 770 Ti The whole thing have cost me around 300$ and gave me good straight 7 years of gaming on 1080p. Witcher 3, cs:go, Starcraft 2, Prey, Apex Legends all smooth, zero problems. But its time has come. In some newer games, such as Hell Let Loose, it can achieve playable FPS on really low settings only. Thanks Linus for keeping the spirit of resourcefulness alive!
@LinusTechTips