How Much do you REALLY need to Spend on a Gaming PC? (Build Guide 2021)

How Much do you REALLY need to Spend on a Gaming PC? (Build Guide 2021)

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00:00 Intro
01:04 £1000 PC Build Challenge
01:29 My Specs
02:23 Chip Shortage!
03:12 Part Picker!
03:48 AD – Surfshark
04:30 Why Upgrade now?
05:11 CPU
06:01 Motherboard
06:40 Case
07:34 RAM
07:50 SSD
08:02 Cooler
08:25 Fans
09:08 PSU
09:23 Gaming Test
09:45 Best Affordable Build

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50 Comments

  1. David Contreras on May 24, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    This is going to be my first PC build,
    I’m so excited



  2. Lemon on May 24, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    In my country rtx 3060 is 800 euros



  3. Unbearable Xabi Cat on May 24, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    I would so love a gaming pc, but vids like this scare me away 🙂 No dis 🙂



  4. Micael8000 on May 24, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    Around how many years would this be usable for?



  5. ColoringEmy86 on May 24, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    Anyone got an amazon link for RTX 3060 Ti ?



  6. Demon Timekeeper on May 24, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    Nowadays you cant get a 3060 for less then 1500



  7. Zemar Martinez on May 24, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    What kinda pc is that called jw



  8. yourmomhouse on May 24, 2022 at 8:32 pm

    How much is 1000 pound is it the same as 1000$



  9. Catdad45 on May 24, 2022 at 8:35 pm

    Hello, I’m new to everything PC and was wondering if anyone had some advice, like if any of the parts on this list have been updated etc…



  10. Raghu Tomar on May 24, 2022 at 8:37 pm

    This card is now 1000 euros in Nov 2021. FML



  11. aus chris on May 24, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    1.2m subs and you cant have like 4 of those small desks together atleast?



  12. Tiger Ghost on May 24, 2022 at 8:39 pm

    Now
    RTX 3060 is 900$ !!



  13. Clyde G on May 24, 2022 at 8:39 pm

    Someone just fucking tell me what to buy



  14. Kenny Ye on May 24, 2022 at 8:41 pm

    what game is that you are playing in the background at first? lol



  15. EricChamp on May 24, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    bro really said mid range while having a 3060



  16. The Tech Chap on May 24, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    Hey Chaps! Will you be upgrading your PC this year??

    (apologies for the random noise at 1:55). Also components listed in description 🙂



  17. Adinrossloss on May 24, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    I just dropped $5,500 on a prism 2 with a 3090 RTX and some other party tricks that add up to that fat bill. Is it going to be a beast 😂



  18. Blzz 42 on May 24, 2022 at 8:48 pm

    With gpu prices so high rn you’d be best to save money, get a GeForce Now subscription which gives you the ability to utilize NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 class gpu’s for a fraction of the cost of actually buying the hardware. For the price of one RTX 3080, you can afford like 8 years of GeForce Now cloud gaming… you could build a pc with everything except the gpu, and get the GeForce now subscription for around 1000$. when prices finally go down you can purchase a gpu but it’s more economical rn to just cloud game imo



  19. Mohib Sardary on May 24, 2022 at 8:49 pm

    how long will something like this last??



  20. The Blooddragon 2988 on May 24, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    Do you have a pc build guide for thism



  21. Adam Rakic on May 24, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    In Serbia i think you could get even more for 1000€ bcs even if salaries are smaller almost all is cheaper here



  22. Hat_Crab on May 24, 2022 at 8:54 pm

    Currently playing games on my 3 year old playstation 4 with a 6 year old xbox 1 s next to it (I dont use the xbox) I’m looking for a gaming pc because I really like the idea of all the things you can do on a pc compared to a console



  23. Esteban Pereira on May 24, 2022 at 8:55 pm

    This man has changed my life after the 10th tip



  24. Uncxrrect on May 24, 2022 at 8:56 pm

    Wot kind of gaming PC do I need to play total war games like Warhammer 3 n 2 Rome 2 Attila?



  25. Omertà on May 24, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    Wow I checked it now and done some QUICK MATHS now it costs £1578.61p it’s that GPU FU..K



  26. Rocket & Groot on May 24, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    *😔😔😔I need to rest my head after hearing this..*



  27. Matt Thompson on May 24, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    **realizes that it all comes up to $1800**



  28. Martina Pattiera on May 24, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    when a gpu costs 900 dollars alone



  29. Cha Leowin on May 24, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    I would need to spend $2K US on a pre-built so I can my hands on a 3080ti…then build a system with the components I want.



  30. Wessel Hendriksen on May 24, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Why is the kfa2 etc 3060 Ex around 800 dollars?



  31. Matthew Medeiros on May 24, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    is there an alternative to the 3060?



  32. pedrodkuhn on May 24, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    My power efficiency PC Game config on Dez 2021 😎

    Motherboard ATX Gigabyte Z590 UD AC (With PCIe 4.0)

    CPU Intel i5 11400 (support PCIe 4.0)

    Cooler CPU Arctic Freezer 34

    RAM Crucial Kit 32GB DDR4 3200MHz Ballistix Black CL16

    SSD Samsung 980 PRO 1TB Gen4 M.2 NVMe

    Graphics card Asus RTX 3070 dual oc 8gb

    Power supply Corsair CV-650W Dual EPS 80+ Bronze

    No overclock

    I play every recente games at 2k above 100fps 😎 😎 😎 😎



  33. Mathew Miler on May 24, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    Thanks for this video and also thanks to those who recommended Rosie for her good works. Y’all have to know that making money digitally is the main key to survival now, as the government is hesitant on helping poor masses. I also recommend Rosie to people who wishes to earn hu ge proflt



  34. Shiro on May 24, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    That’s mid-range?



  35. PC-Gamerz-UK on May 24, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    GPU is now 1000 dollars.. 🙁



  36. Unknown Ry on May 24, 2022 at 9:12 pm

    could I swap an intel i9 into this build



  37. Rathstar on May 24, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    Nice build and video.

    Do you think a 280mm AIO will fit in the case either at the front or at the top ?



  38. CoolAid Man on May 24, 2022 at 9:15 pm

    nah im good with my 1050ti, 3060 wayy out of my budget



  39. Jesse Medsker on May 24, 2022 at 9:15 pm

    4k gaming ?



  40. WTFMarkSeven on May 24, 2022 at 9:17 pm

    What do you think about this exact build but with a red devil rx 6600 xt



  41. Fergus O'Kane on May 24, 2022 at 9:18 pm

    Hello
    Brilliant video really informative
    Could you please tell me what kind of frame rate you would get with Minecraft using reasonably high end shaders?



  42. yixa - on May 24, 2022 at 9:19 pm

    cpu is a thousand but you said the whole thing costed 1000



  43. Xfluid on May 24, 2022 at 9:19 pm

    I’ve been saving for a couple years and I have about $1400 and now I’m just trying to get started with soemthing



  44. Demon Timekeeper on May 24, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    You can get a graphics card for free

    If you steal it



  45. Leland Wilt on May 24, 2022 at 9:21 pm

    The motherboard is AMD while the cpu is intel…



  46. Kimberly Allan on May 24, 2022 at 9:22 pm

    I saw a pc with an i5 rtx 3060 16gb ram and a 144hz monitor for 1.1k



  47. Bailey King on May 24, 2022 at 9:23 pm

    bruh this will cost me 3,538.37 NZD



  48. Barbossa on May 24, 2022 at 9:23 pm

    7 months later gpu double in price ffs… nice video



  49. Dylan 26 on May 24, 2022 at 9:23 pm

    How about a guide on where tf you find a 30 series that’s not 1200 plus 😂



  50. ThatShort1 on May 24, 2022 at 9:24 pm

    Does the motherboard support RGB Ram? If it does, will it also support a fan hub on top of that?