Build a FASTER PC for LESS money! Avoid these PC building mistakes and optimize your 2023 PC Build!

Let's look at how to take one of the worst value PC builds I've seen and turn it into one of the best value PC builds of 2023 that will crush 1080p, 1440p, and even do well at 4K. A lot of people have trouble putting together a PC build with the right mindset. Every dollar you spend on one component is one that can't be spent on another component. Prioritizing is key. In this video I open a pc build list and give my thoughts on how to get way more performance for the same, or even LESS money.

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0:00 This build looks like a good learning opportunity
2:00 Prioritize which components to spend big on
3:35 Start by improving their Ryzen 5000 series build
25:13 I would go with Ryzen 7000 for more upgradeability

[Ladioz]

$1200 for all that performance is beyond incredible... offers an upgrade path too! Well done Daniel

[jasonluvisi]

Mechanical HDD... that's an instant sign of somebody that needs help with their build.

[bryonssmith]

I’ve watched a lot of techtubers over the years and this channel has been amazing as a price conscious shopper. Thank you sir 🙏

[シミズルリ]

If there's anything I learned from building PCs it's that these days you absolutely must have an SSD for your operating system. It's the single best bang for a buck upgrade you can do.
Seeing that powerful machine with a single HDD made me very sad :'(

[luvingyouu]

there's a channel called "PC Builder" run by a lovely man named Jason, I would recommend his "Boost My Build" series for those who wants ideas or suggestions at whatever price ranges : )

[alexsmirnoveu]

Proves that mathematicians excel in efficiency. Great build, Daniel. Love it! Also, reusing older PC cases could save a bit more for literally no downside (if you upgrade the front USB/3.5 panel).

[randxalthor]

And if you're blessed enough to live near a Microcenter, their CPU+RAM and CPU+Mobo+RAM bundle deals are killer.

[wumbology]

I'm surprised you went with this build instead of the $2600 one with a 3060 that was right next to it lol. Very glad to see this video though as way too many people don't know how to effectively build a balanced pc.

[justincowans]

These are my favorite type of build videos.
Please keep doing these type of build videos.
These are the question people ask me about pc building all the time at work.
I think the build you were comparing against was initially $1000 as the psu was $177 and the case had another $100 shipping on top. Then he added the 2 $100 monitors 😭

[DutyGeezer]

Respect for your work ethic Daniel. When I was a classroom teacher I had no brain left to function when I got home. No way I’d have the energy to produce a quality product you turn out regularly! Keep it up!

[GewelReal]

Also Daniel for the love of god. Intel 670p or nothing for cheap SSDs. It has DRAM and that is the single most important thing about budget SSDs. If it has no DRAM it's an automatic no buy (and the Intel SSD is only like 5$ more vs the garbage MP33)

[mustakboost]

Make this a series, where you rate viewer builds or random builds. Very fun and informative

[TheTyfreeman]

I spend WAY too much time on pcpartpicker. I just randomly set a budget and build pcs haha. I wish I had the income to build them all!

[bigturkey]

its because the subreddit buildapc is full of trolls and the mods are trolls.

[cobbce]

Great educational content!

Couple thoughts: going with a trusted brand for a few bucks more for RAM is worthwhile (warranty, reliability, etc)

Worth calling out that even a slow m2 is ~40-50x faster than an hdd (its not a small difference)

Overall great, keep it up!

[zetaalpha]

The Ryzen stock cpu cooler is good if you're not messing around with overclocking. There was a consensus between Gamers Nexus and LTT about one of the best, low cost cpu coolers that's in the ~$40 range that works fantastic for OC.

[jasondelarosa]

If Mr. Owen was my teacher, we would talk GPUs all day.

[BanaNutz_Gaming]

I hope you and jason from pc builder collab one day and do a competitive "boost my build" versus kinda thing.

[Markxnzz]

Great video, I always like cooking up theoretical budget systems. It's true that AM4 is now a dead platform but it is impressive how far your money can go if you decide to go that route and don't mind upgrading for a while. Right now you can get a 8 core 16 hread CPU with a decent cooler, a 6950XT, a Wifi Motherboard, 32 GBs of CL16 3200 RAM, 2 TB NVME, 650w 80+ Gold PSU, and a case with good air flow and 4 included fans, all for exactly $1200. What a time to build a PC.

[nowaynowaynottoday]

Most of the criticisms of the build were very good. But I think you missed something:

The case had a $100 delivery fee, which to me suggests that the user who built the list was in a different region. It may be the total price of the list was substantially lower in their region.

However, regardless of region, your build was clearly better.