So you want to build a PC in 2022… (a $543 Build & Deals for January)

48 Comments

1. Christian Bivens on January 13, 2022 at 3:49 pm

   You just keep on keeping Mr Paul

   
   
   
2. Tom - on January 13, 2022 at 3:50 pm

   please never offer anyone a Logitech product, ESPECIALLY MICE. They suck super bad. They last about 6-12 months WITH issues throughout until caving in completely. Had numerous logitech mice and ive read way too many reviews of same issue.

   
   
   
3. Jack Linde on January 13, 2022 at 3:51 pm

   We got my daughter the ASUS Prime B550 Plus motherboard for her PC build in 2020. It’s got a Ryzen 7 3800 in it. She had asked for the 3600 chip, but I decided with her going to college for an engineering degree in 2021 that she would need the extra power for school work. Is a decent motherboard. Even survived her finding she didn’t plug one of the memory modules in all the way and shoving it in… while the PC was on.

   Sadly, parts were purchased for her birthday in the fall, and I decided to wait on the video card till winder, after nVidia’s launch. Boy that’s a mistake. She’s still on a GTX 960 Ti from her old PC. And I’m looking at an APU for my next system build, as my PC’s is pushing a decade of use. (Still has the Intel i7 3770K chip and a nVidia GTX 980 Ti.)

   
   
   
4. Raster on January 13, 2022 at 3:52 pm

   Awesome information. Thanks!

   
   
   
5. Priyanshu Sah on January 13, 2022 at 3:53 pm

   I am buying i5 12400 so should I invest in z690 or b660 if i might upgrade to used 13th gen in few year

   
   
   
6. Rolly E. Domingo on January 13, 2022 at 3:54 pm

   stay way from GTX 1650. get a GTX 970

   
   
   
7. Bill Richards on January 13, 2022 at 3:56 pm

   Oooo

   
   
   
8. Jason Mollett on January 13, 2022 at 3:57 pm

   I finally got a 3060 at MSRP from EVGA after being on the wait list for 7 months. I would have been happy with a 1660 or the 6500xt. I had been using a 5700g.

   
   
   
9. Dan Warburton on January 13, 2022 at 3:58 pm

   Consider changing your pointer sprite to something larger .

   
   
   
10. Varinder Bains on January 13, 2022 at 3:58 pm

    Great video Paul, one thing I cannot understand is how GTX 1650’s are going for $350!!! As they only have 4GB of RAM and cannot be good for mining so why are they so overpriced. Why is there not any stock on these parts?

    
    
    
11. ThenaturalAnand on January 13, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    hii friends specialiiy girlfriends

    
    
    
12. David H. on January 13, 2022 at 3:59 pm

    That was pretty helpful. THanks.

    
    
    
13. Devildawg 0311 on January 13, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    I don’t even want to think about gpu’s, they’re so overpriced it’s a huge turn off to even want to build a PC right now

    
    
    
14. MrJonesyyy on January 13, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    I just don’t trust pre built pc’s… Too many problems compared to building it yourself, ime. Pre builts often don’t make logical sense and include proprietary parts that don’t allow you to upgrade.

    Thanks for you take, Paul! Always to the point.

    
    
    
15. Nelson on January 13, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    But at least you CAN game with a 5600G

    
    
    
16. Tony J on January 13, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    what about 12700f (non-k)? I saw it on newegg for 330

    
    
    
17. Carl Lui Rentillo on January 13, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    These will be the only news I care and love hahahaja

    
    
    
18. rhino11us on January 13, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    Paul’s the best!

    
    
    
19. Jim Russell on January 13, 2022 at 4:12 pm

    Some great recommendations, but some terrible wording; Recommended & required wattage (in relation to power supplies for GPU’s) are NOT inter-changable terms. Calling one SSD entry level even though it’s specs. are over 15% HIGHER than the one you called mid-range in the next breath.

    
    
    
20. AdaaDK on January 13, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    sry but calling hynix CJR/DJR that are used on Gskill ripjaws at that CL16-19-19 latency, for the best you can get mem whise, is like saying that your old Ford Focus is the best car you can ever buy. also CL16-19-19 is not that impressive esp if it dosnt scale with manual oc/voltage increases. I would have recommended people to look for CL16-16-16 3600mhz or Cl14-14-14 3200mhz, those are all garanteed B dies, and should run corners around CJR/DJR hynix module carrying 16-19-19 specced stuff.

    
    
    
21. Daniel G on January 13, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    My advice, buy a console even if it marked up because you are getting more for your money at this point.

    
    
    
22. Cornelius Antonius on January 13, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    GTX 1060 6GB second hand still a good bet I think. Eying some online overhere for a build.

    
    
    
23. Chris R on January 13, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    What "low end" graphics card uses 450 watts?

    
    
    
24. Johannes Dolch on January 13, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    "Those should still slot in 1700 series motherboards" Isn’t that nice. That they "still" "should" use motherboards that aren’t even available yet in numbers. lol. If you really want something that can be upgraded in the future, wait for AM5. Buying into 1700 now to upgrade once, by one generation, makes no sense. Especially since to actually "future proof" that Platform for years to come you would need to buy Bleeding Edge DDR5 Ram now, which is just a no starter financially.

    
    
    
25. Jean Blansa on January 13, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    I still trust more and like more the performance of AMD, then I will stick with a Ryzen with Vega & integrated graphics because intel integrated graphics are awfully bad and is the first time in a decade Intel is trying to make a come back and contest AMd but to be honest I don’t buy it until they get good for several years, Intel feel in disgrace year after year for over a decade by now, then post a huge list of future CPUs for the year doesn’t mean will be good, one thing I learned about Intel is when I test the CPUs they never perform even close how in theory should, then I never get impress for the huge amount of theoretical performance and all the numbers they trow in to my face when I test it myself I always end disappointed, while AMD doesn’t try to deceive me and normally the theoretical performance is closer to the real performance, then the last intel CPU I used into my work computer was a decade ago and AMD keep all my equipment working in the way should do and ev everytime I make the mistake to buy an Intel CPU end disappointed and just wasting my money, I work in 2D and 3D animation then my work is very hardware demanding and to be honest INten can’t keep on the pace

    
    
    
26. W. L. on January 13, 2022 at 4:16 pm

    Do a "Wait out the storm build" — Can you do a cheap-ish build (im thinking this can only work with AMD right now?) but perhaps look at going back a generation or so on some components to wait out the current storm for upgrades?
    My thought is, if i bought a good med-high end mobo but it was backwards compatible with a 1-2gen old cpu (to stay cheap) then when the next gen rolls out and is definitely not compatible as its a new socket, hopefully all those 5800x up to 5950x cpus come way down in price. Trying to think what other components this could be done for that are actually cheap enough to warrant the ~1yr wait for stepping up; possibly RAM to some extent, maybe some storage (buy bare minimum then use as extra storage later or boot drive only?), and of course a GPU situation (maybe if the new low end GPUs that just announced actually hit and arent attractive to miners?)..
    This that id "future proof" would be power supply, mobo, case, cooler, fans, etc. the things that probably wont fluctuate much (other than mobo but kinda defeats the purpose?).

    
    
    
27. sascha plomp on January 13, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    What CPU would you recommend for mainly gaming Pual? thanks for the awesome content

    
    
    
28. Joe Mama on January 13, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    Graphic card pricing will not come down cause of nvidia are inflating the prices no matter what nothing but greed.

    
    
    
29. Yu Tub on January 13, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    $543 isn’t even enough for a mid range gpu
    the i3 12100F is almost as good as 5600X in gaming

    
    
    
30. Cafe Caram on January 13, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    AHhh paul has still humor^^. title is exellent! gold! ^^

    
    
    
31. Alex Mueller on January 13, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    Still waiting for intel to announce their next gen core X was hoping ces but maybe computex

    
    
    
32. ThunderBlastvideo on January 13, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    ah yes, here we go again….

    
    
    
33. Jason Bourne on January 13, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    Lisa Su and AMD need to just stop and think for a little bit and actually lower their (now old) Zen 3 parts to be more price competitive with Intel. I just built a 12600K system with DDR4 and even with the markup in the Alder Lake prices it still came out to be a better deal than if I were to build another Zen 3 system now (already have a Ryzen 5 5600X system) and the 12400 makes Intel more of a value. Micro Center still has that deal where you get $20 USD off when you pair a CPU with a qualifying motherboard and the Intel system gets better. If you’re already on AM4 just hold off until AMD gets their head out of their rear ends.

    
    
    
34. Tequila Tech on January 13, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    I have held off of building my first pc due to the ridiculous price of parts at the moment. 🤔

    
    
    
35. Muy McGear on January 13, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    i5-12600k vs r7-5800x which one should be better to get? the i5-12600k is cheaper near my area and i dont know its worth to cheapen out on these part of the computer since it also affects which motherboard to buy

    
    
    
36. pocketlint82 on January 13, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    That logitech mouse has been on sale for that price for almost 2 years. Bought one in may 2020 for my work from home setup. I think they have a ton of old stock cause no one wanted to pay double the cost for the SE just for white stripes. Fantastic mouse other than being a little heavy compared to alot of modern gaming mice

    
    
    
37. jack boudreaux on January 13, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    12400f $180 bang for buck

    
    
    
38. Game Changer on January 13, 2022 at 4:31 pm

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39. Michael Reif on January 13, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    I disagree with the used market. It just caters to miners and scalpers. I will only buy from retail like Best Buy.

    
    
    
40. Mr.Freeman on January 13, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    I have a used HP 1200w server PSU in a 1U for factor :V.
    I got it for 51€

    
    
    
41. Jack Linde on January 13, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Oooo…. that fractal case is nice… has TWO 5.25" external bays. INSTALL THE CD-ROMS! INSTALL ALL THE ROMS! (Hehehe… I still have a lot of old games on CDs.)

    
    
    
42. Bret Spangler on January 13, 2022 at 4:35 pm

    A Mobo with RGB is a joke, who were the designers targeting? Quick folks Intel needs your help offloading their mediocre hardware and their investors are nervous.

    
    
    
43. Saurabh on January 13, 2022 at 4:35 pm

    Just get a gaming laptop, PC market is sadly dead. For 900 bucks in the US you can get a 100W 3060 laptop which will blow the desktop 1650 multiple times over, plus its a laptop you can take it places. Its time we stop pretending.

    
    
    
44. Dodara87 on January 13, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    Do not buy the 1650 non super for 350$

    
    
    
45. thomas reddick on January 13, 2022 at 4:42 pm

    Thanks Paul, great as always.

    
    
    
46. Ferrel Brendan on January 13, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    so since gpu is overpriced i decided to ride the crypto wave. let’s see what btc, eth, and ada can bring for the next 6 months. perhaps i can get 3090 ti

    
    
    
47. Metalmachine467 on January 13, 2022 at 4:45 pm

    If your planning on getting the next gen gpus like the 4080 your going to need a power supply 1,200 plus watts
    There’s going to be different connectors also is what heard around

    
    
    
48. Michael Moy on January 13, 2022 at 4:46 pm

    I’ve given up for now. Maybe 2023. High MB prices, RAM prices, GPUs, PSUs. Supply will normalize someday.