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[GregSalazar]

This is one of my first 20-minute videos, sooo.... timestamps!
Intro: 0:00 (Duh)
Product Selection: 0:57
Build Log: 4:08
My Opinions: 8:47
Benchmarks: 13:25
Conclusion: 17:38

[breezyberwick]

"Locked processor because intel is intel" shot fired

[dosm]

I got an 8400 at the start of 2018, and its been fantastic. Zero regrets.
What u get for the price is excellent.

[Dracossaint]

All she's been playing with is software (I had to and I don't mean it Greg hahahaha)

[FlyingVerus]

I avoid watching anything related to computers because i'm collecting money for a new pc and i cant stand watching all that awesome gear, but clicked accidentally and its SStudio so what the heck, i'll torture myself tonight

[sx]

i5 8400 is great at a discount but is more expensive then the 2600 or 1600 in canada so i build my little brother a pc with my old GTX 980 and the two make a perfect build

[UnacceptableViews]

don't feel bad Greg.. My wife won't touch my "hardware" either.. :(

[NovaDoll]

I had a customer pair a 7100 with a 1080ti. I couldn’t get him to get the i5. :(

[jdtechgear]

Seriously love the new lens you're rocking dude

[wiicodman]

I've had an I5-8600 since May and it's very capable of doing everything I want. Such an improvement over the FX 8320 I had before. I tightened the timings on my RAM and undervolted the CPU so I'm all set.

[cameronvanhooft]

Love my i5 8400. Amazing 6 core, 6 thread performance for the price

[certs]

Cool video. This is basically my current main system. Got an off least Acer TC-885 and ripped out the PSU, put in a 600 Watt unit and put in a founders edition GTX 1080Ti from MSI. Maxed the RAM to 32GBs and still going strong in 2023.

[LuciTulcea]

I got an I5-8400 because it gives me enough power for gaming at a good price. In a few years when I will be needing a more powerfull processor, I will be able to buy one of the today's superior I5 or I7 at a much better price than in the present. I must mention the fact that I play exclusively single player campaign games and I'm satisfied with anything over 30 fps 1080p high or ultra details gaming (my freesync monitor's range is 30-75 fps).

[michaelevans]

Thank you for building with i5-8400 It was the processor I chose for my recent build and although I paired it with a Z370 motherboard and a GTX 1070am I am still happy with the end result

Eventually I would like to upgrade to an unlocked CPU but pricewise this was the best choice for me

[HitMarkersAreFun]

still rocking a 2600k at 4.6Ghz, still a great cpu for gaming!

[karlwalker]

I wanted a sweet rig from the start and paired a i8700K5ghz with a STRIX GTX 1080 ti, white captain deep cool and asus 370 a prime in white and love it mate.
PS I am happy you have found a lady who is as interested in computers as you are and please remember "those who play together stay together"
God bless you both:)

[SilverHand-fujn]

Idk why most people said 6 core 6 thread is limited 😂 cause just last year spring they hailed 7700k as king which is 4 core 8thread.

[vulturnuszan]

8400 and GTX1080ti is a great combo
remember that the i5 8400 performance is on par with an i7-7700!
for 1440p and especially 4k GPU performance is much more important than CPU
I was planning on getting a R5 1600 for my current build but I could not get a suitable AM4 motherboard that had what I wanted (matx, wifi, SLI, high speed memory support (i found a great deal on DDR4-3733)
I found an ideal motherboard with a z370 chipset and decided to get an 8400 with the plan to eventually upgrade to a i5-k or an i7 later on.
As the hardware testing whore that I am I have run this PC with a 1050ti, 1060, 1070, 1080 and 1080ti
I've not found any situation where the 8400 held anything back. Its an awesome CPU (I upgraded from an i7 3770@ 4.3GHz)
Lastly I would not recommend the CPU cooler on intake for an 8400, it doesn't need outside air to cool it. you are basically prioritizing CPU cooling over GPU and system cooling with this setup. you are better off using standard air cooling or putting the radiator on an exhaust because it will work fine cooling with warmer system air allowing the GPU and system to run cooler. Nvidia GPU's start throttling slightly over 50C ! so you are going to be sacrigficing either system noise (gpu fan) or gpu performance cooling the i5 in intake. move the i5 cooling to exhaust and it may run ~10C warmer but it will still be very cool and it wont impact performance at all, it wont throttle and there is no need to turn the fan speed up.

[Alexandra-Rex]

Still rocking my 4930K, running it with my water cooled 1080 Ti. Want a 1950X, but money..

[justgamingjohnny]

I'm currently sporting two machines. My FX 8370, 2x8GB 16GB DDR3 Sniper 1600Mhz RAM, XFX RX 470 4GB Limited, Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 as my rig". My second machine is my Thredripper 1950X, Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7, 16GBx2 32GB G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3200Mhz, EVGA GTX 1060 6GB as my primary machine. If i were to consider upgrading from my FX platform for a secondary rig I would consider either the Ryzen 5 2600 or Ryzen 7 2700. As you mentioned Greg the AMD side is unlocked on ALL processors that I know of, cost either about the same or less, offer a few more cores or the same, and even the motherboard side of things are a little cheaper (usually). My planned upgrades for my 1950X machine are to go to a 1080ti/1180ti. Depending on price, add more RAM, and eventually get away from my SATA SSD and into an NVME m.2 2280 SSD (or TWO).