PC Parts You Should AVOID Buying in 2024! ❌

When it comes to building a gaming PC, there are certainly some parts you should avoid buying, be that because of their poor value for money, weak upgrade paths or known software issues! In this video I'll be breaking down which parts you should avoid if you are in the market for a new PC build.

⬇️ PC Parts Mentioned in this Video ⬇️

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MSI Maestro: TBC

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Thermaltake BM3 750w: TBC
MSI Maestro: TBC

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Thermaltake BM3 750w: TBC
MSI Maestro: TBC

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00:00 Intro
00:33 AD
01:04 Video Structure
01:14 1. Overpriced 1080p GPUs
02:38 2. Intel ARC
03:45 3. High-end Ryzen 7000 non X3D chips (right now)
05:06 4. High CAS latency memory
06:28 5. Cases with bad airflow
08:24 6. Intel 14th Gen
09:20 7. Non-Gen4 NVMe drives
10:34 8. Overpriced CPU coolers
11:33 9. Non ATX 3.0 PSUs
12:29 10. Motherboards without WiFi
13:22 Final Thoughts

[Stonerman]

I bought a case with bad air flow because it was the only case that met my requirements in my sub $50 case budget. Thanks to some power tools and a complete disregard for my case's resale value, it now has amazing airflow.

[ThrasherEscapes]

i watch a lot of these kinds of videos even though i feel i already have a solid understanding of the "do's & dont's, " but it's always good to get someone else's perspective in case i'm missing something. i kept waiting to hear a suggestion that i didn't agree with, but everything here makes sense to me and is in line with what i often recommend to people who ask me to build them a system (which happens a lot, ha). first video from this channel i've seen (thanks algo!) and it won't be the last. earned a sub from me!

[NZRanger]

I DO NOT regret going Intel ARC A750. It gets me very high frame rates in everything I play ( Fortnite, Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous, Warthunder and many other titles )... I don't have ANY issues with it on any title I've played! It's half the price of the 4060 and often competes on a 1:1 FPS against it ( my son runs a 4060 beside me so I know this first hand!! )

[Familia_palmeira]

Just a but... in Brazil there is no " price drops" new stuff gets launched and the old ones take literally 1 or 2 years to drop the price. AND THE X3D VERSION IS 280 DOLARS

[vrrqhll]

I like to remind people that many motherboards still don’t support gen5 SSDs. So, check the motherboard specs before shopping. As always, look for deals. Prices on top tier SSDs often bounce up & down like crazy.

[Italomiks]

As a gamer, wouldn't you always prefer a cabled internet connection? Isn't it faster and more stable? I'm just wondering why I should buy a motherboard with wifi.

[manupool]

Well, I have the Intel generation 14 and I'm looking to change to an AMD. I feel like it degraded very quickly.

[SkateBoie]

waiting for all the 4060 ti is good! comments

[apoc]

6:04 It's like my brain without morning coffee 😂

[DLexEdition]

Sometimes the problem is your core clock rate (what people call speed) are using way more voltage than advertised, couple that with the amount of current the unit uses, that increases the wattage seen at the active junctions (transistor junctions). Try intelligently underclocking the cores while overclocking. Each CPU has certain sweet spots that allow you to go up quite high and still be stable while reducing the amount of power that is consumed and comes off as a waste product as heat.

This can be done on GPU cards as well.

Also, having a not so well regulated PSU can cause temperatures to spike on your motherboard chipset and components plugged into your PCIe slots, too. Not all PSUs are equal in that area.

[constanttension]

I think youre wrong about buying a 360mm AIO. Might be overkill but theres no difference in price really, I bought a scythe fuma 3 for $50, but just replaced it with a thermalright frozen prism 360 for $62 and now I can overclock my cpu safely for $12 more. No brainer imo and if the cooler last for years it will be futureproof.

[FireCestina]

Thermalright: Here's a 18$-20$ CPU cooler backwards compatible for AM4/AM5 and intel CPU. Efficient on 105W (Can keep up to 170W, but recommand higher cooler)
Also Thermalright: 33-37$ Same as before efficient on 170W (Can keep up to 250W, but higher cooler recommanded)
Again Thermalright: 360mm AIO Efficient on 250W, can cool down 400W.

Thermalright is really the XFX of CPU cooler.

[clashnemesis]

RX 7600 is super underrated. It can run most AAA titles and shooters at 165 fps + at 1440p and heck, even 3440px1440p

[mystic]

I‘ve gone from an corsair 4000X air to an NZXT H9 flow and my pc is way colder now

[willy]

Gen 3 SSD isn't bad for storing games if u can get it cheap.
I have a crucial P2 SSD(Gen 3) and a crucial T500(Gen 4) as my main drive

[cmdr_stretchedguy]

GPU: avoid those GPUs, just watch the sales for a 8GB RX7600 which can easily be found for $200 for the same performance as the other mentioned GPUs at 50-100% less.

[hprichard]

Kind of right on cas latency, if you really are worried look at how many ns it takes, there is usually ways to check and that will give you a for certain way to see if whats best.

[GURKS]

Sorry but ill take a good quality air cooler over a aio, no chance of liquid leaks, no pump failures, and most aio are double the price of a decent air cooler

[axebeard]

10:37 This is where the Noctua nh-d15 can be deceptive.

I have an older 1st gen nh-d15 from 2016. Yes, it was expensive. But I have been moving it between computers for almost 10 years now. The only moving parts are the fans, which I've upgraded as the fan tech has improved. Assuming I don't bang the heatsink around around, it should still be usable when I die.

I suspect that eventually I'll upgrade to something that the nh-d15 won't fit on, but that hasn't happened yet. When it does, I'll just turn one of my older computers into a home server or entertainment center.

HOWEVER, I'm still running 12th gen Intel. From what I've heard, it would be idiotic to try and run 13th and 14th gen Intel processors on air cooling.

(Also, you don't have to use old heatsinks inside your pc. I got one of those cheap hdmi to usb video coverters and it was overheating. So, I took an older Noctua heatsink and strapped the dongle to it. No more overheating problems.)

[angelomedeiros]

I don’t regret buying the 9950x, I needed it for my 3d work rn, and if the x3d one turns out to be amazing and way better, I can still buy it later, since don’t need to replace anything else