Awesome Tips Two Computer Parts You Can Cheap Out On
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No, stock coolers are bad
Cheaping out on cooling isnt at all necessary when Thermalright exists with their newish air coolers. Close to the best.
For me the most important part is having a quiet pc. But cases with padding (fractal define) barely helps, so Id skip out on case as well.
PSU you can totally save a lot of money on, I see people spending $200 when $50 is enough
People always overspend on motherboards.
Just buy the cheapest one with decent enough vrms.
Ah, yes. Case and cooling. Just use your old case. Apart from that, what else? Remember that person is looking to save money. They already either use their old case and the CPU cooler that's in the box for the CPU, or the cheapest on sale. A person asking what to spend less money on wants a priority list that gets them the most for their buck. Next up: The cheapest 80+ Gold power supply you can find. Then RAM, then SSD, then CPU, then GPU, then motherboard. Note, the motherboard is last, because every other component that remains compatible can be upgraded later, but the motherboard affects performance least.
okay but that touchscreen case is cool as hell
I kept, and still use, my GTX 1080 from when they first came onto the shelves at Fry's Electronics. I have replaced the GPU cooler on it with Morpheus cooler, but that is something you should not cut corners. Invest in a good one and it will last you a long time.
I bought a cheap case and it was fine until I upgraded the GPU. Now everything runs hot. Very hot. And the temps go back to normal when I open the case so well. I need to buy a better case now.
buying new GPUs…theres almost ALWAYS a 1 or 2 generation old card that plays 1440p EASY thats 1/2 the price of a card it matches thats 1 gen newer(2080ti and 3090 for example, 2080ti is so much cheaper)
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But nobody wants to remove the old cooler and thermal paste and redo it later. Iād rather cheap out on storage, especially if I have a decent internet connection to redownload games (or a slower archive drive) and then add more later because storage is additive and gets cheaper over time.
cheap cases get the job done but they are always so small and cramped to work in, honestly if you have the budget get a big case that you keep around for 3-4 generations of your computer
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Zip-tie + case + MOBO
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Two of my requirements when I was building my first gaming PC was that I was going to get a case that had a glass side panel so that I would be able to see my sick build (I went with the NZXT H510) and that I wasn't going to use the stock cooler and I ended up going with an AIO.
The PSU obviously, and if you don't use a case then you don't need extra cooling.
You can also cheap out on fans. Just get default black ones or maybe ones from a brand like AVC. They are great and work reliable and are extremely cheap.
Also you can totally cheap out on ram. Just get the cheapest dual kit with a decent capacity and speed. No need for RGB or fancy coolers.
You can also cheap out on the power supply if you know what you are doing. You don't need modular cables and 1500W from a brand like BeQuiet. A cheap and reliable one also does the job. If you can get a decent one from FSP, go for it.
And always check the used market. A lot of very good hardware can be bought there for a good price. Even modern stuff for less money then brand new. Just make sure you get the receipt, for warranty.
The stock cooler crashes my pc cause the cpu gets throttled and overheats. I bought a cheap cpu cooler and it fixed it so a cooler is defo worth it
Yes my brother spent 200$ for a case on a 1000$ build
I have never once bought into the RGB crap for my PC case. The parts on the inside matter. Otherwise it is a stupid metal box that sits under my desk out of view.
Woah he didn't mention to cheap out on PSU, so can i cheap out on PSU? :)))
ABSOLUTELY NOT GUYS PLEASE… it's ur main component, if something happen to ur electricity ur other component gonna be die.
Different story if u use quality PSU, sometimes it will prevent it, or just the PSU died but not other component
For the folks thinking about selling old parts. Don't ever expect to get more than 65% of your original price back. For a few reasons.
1. The buyer is buying used to save money, so they are already looking for someone cheaper than you are, possibly even as they talk to you.
2. Some are looking to flip good deals to make more money off whatever you might leave on the table.
3. Sure, it might still work like new, but that warranty covering it if it doesn't anymore one day… it has an expiring date and there is no refreshing it. So you're gonna lose money on that aspect alone, the other 2 aside.
For instance, one of my old builds cost me 1600$. I would be incredibly lucky, to get even 800-1000$ for it now. And that would mostly be because the case it is in, is still worth a lot of money, and is a desirable case to get for HTPC usage. Bascially, it can command a higher price. But the rest of the parts? lol… no.
So, here's my tip.
List the rig for 75% of the original price, accept 65% when they try to haggle. Be happy you got that much.
So you can save on stuff, that are just a piece of metal
You can cheap out on motherboards – within reason. But no need to go too flashy on them. Same with ram, you wont notice much difference with lower speeds…
Just buy the new PSU, the case can use any empty $1 or any free waste.
What if my CPU didn't come with a stock cooler, and I changed CPU manufacturer so I can't hobble along with the other guy's stock cooler?
Case
Cooling
Keyboard
Storage and memory capacity
But do not cheap out on the PSU
You know what I say to that no caseš
If you cant afford a $35 thermalright peerles assassin cooler, you shouldnt be building a computerā¦
Thatās exactly what i did building my first pc however fan was too loud
Having just swapped out a $250 case for a y70 today.
Also you can get some REALLY good CPU air coolers for very cheap. I.e. Thermalright
Using Stock cooler is exactly what I did, but goddammit the default LGA1700 cooler for Intel SUCKS, replaced it within months since it just started hitting 90+ on averages soon as summer hit.
Picked up a ThermalRight Assassin King and it doesn't even go over 60, huge difference.
As someone who has built in 50 dollar cases and 150 dollar cases, the more expensive was so much easier to build in. Spending the extra 20 to 50 bucks on a case is really just paying for quality of life features.
Case, ram, sometimes power supply, and usually your CPU. You think you need a top of the line CPU for what's only a mid range gpu? No.
I mean, will you really hear the fan noise if you're wearing headphones?
Don't buy an OLD Aio evaporation is a thing.
This lighting and fish-eye effect killed me… TO DEATH
Imagine this short coming up on my feed just a couple days after I drop $350 into a new PC case š
I would say in most cases, you can also cheap out on the motherboard. Full-sized ATX and mini ITX boards are overpriced compared to micro ATX boards, which will also fit in ATX cases, so unless you specifically want an ITX board for a SFF build, you might as well save money and get a mATX board as long as it has the features you want. Also, there's not usually much of a reason to go with more expensive motherboard chipsets, especially with AMD, because there's only a negligible difference in performance not usually difference that matters that much in features. For example, the only major difference between B650 and X670 motherboards is the absurd number of PCIe lanes supported by X670, but as long as the only PCIe devices you need are a GPU, an SSD, and maybe a few other devices such as WiFi cards and capture cards, B650 has more than enough lanes. On the Intel side, overclocking support is a major consideration and a major reason to go with Z790 over B760 for example, but the only Intel CPUs that can even be overclocked are Intel's unlocked CPUs, which are already overclocked out of the box compared to locked CPUs.
If you really want to save money – don't overspend on highspeed RAM, and don't waste money on factory overclocked GPUs. The gains on these can be very minimal for the 100s of dollars you might spend over cheaper alternatives.
Please don't drill holes with an impact driver
Def gonna go with an old ATX case next build. Sleeper status, looks sick (in my bass ackwards opinion), costs like 5 dolar and i get built in 5.25 bay for an optical drive so i can watch movies on discs and burn CDs with my completely legitimate audio files i paid money for for sure. (Hooking it up to a tape deck too for sure love makin mixtapes)