Building a 'NO FRILLS' RTX 4060 Gaming PC for.... $400!

When an i7-9700 PC (with no GPU) popped up for $187... I thought let's see what this PC can do with an RTX 4060 8GB, that I also picked up used for a little over $200... Though this combined together makes a PC that comes just under $400 and we can make some enhancements to really extract the value (via undervolting and tuning). Though also let's compare it to a Ryzen 9 7950X3D system while we are at it!

Chapters
00:00 The Deal that unexpectedly came about.
02:21 the i7-9700, one of intel's worst selling i7s, though it has some big positives
03:15 Tuning the H310M budget motherboard via undervolting and applying other tweaks in the bios.
06:33 adding in the GPU, the RTX 4060, undervolting and total build cost.
07:49 Gaming Benchmarks, and comparing vs the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
12:33 changing over the GPU, RTX 3070 for RTX 4060, will this 400W Power supply hold up?
14:07 Great results with the RTX 3070, but here is where I would only sell this PC with the 4060.
15:27 why I would much rather spend $400 on this 4060 PC vs a new $800+ 4060 prebuilt.

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[douglasmurphy]

The honesty and transparency of those markets blow my mind versus the shit show we have in the US.

[Agent_Clark]

I just paired an 8700 in a Lenovo motherboard with a 1070ti for under 400 aud. It's for my brother and I'm very happy with the results.

[jiggle_counter]

$400 USD not $400 AUD, I was ready to paddle to Japan in a tent at that price

[paddlesouth]

I just built a R5 5600x, RX 7600 system as a secondary computer for $485 through facebook marketplace and microcenter open box. The $55 5600x and $190 rx 7600 is the entire reason I was able to do it. Keep looking for those deals. This is in US $ as well.

[mraltoid]

15:50 - an i5-12400f is just as compatible with the Next Gen Intel CPUs as this i7-9700...This seems like a good CPU. Glad you got a good deal.

[TheGameBench]

I've been seeing the 9700 selling on eBay for just over $100. Hell, I managed to get a 9900KF the other day for $165, which was about $180 after shipping and taxes. Some people are asking absurd prices for the 9700, but they're really only selling for around $125, and I think that's worth it over the 8700 that sells for around $90. The two extra physical cores are more beneficial than the six threads on the 8700. Regardless, that system was a HELL of a deal with the 9700 included.

[MusicForLife]

It's a great day for some Tech Yes City!

[facelessvaper]

Pure inspiration; I took the plunge and paired a 4060 TI (ASUS DUAL) with my other half's I5 9600 [1660]. For MMO's it works and works well, we do have a small fund pot for a ryzen 7000 build if the need arises.✌

[cj_zak]

brilliant stuff Bryan, this is one of the best price to performance builds you've done. And I've been watching for a time 😄

[SwiftMCy]

Something about 8th and 9th gen man. I pick up 9700K Z390 combos for $75, $100 sometimes. I don't know why they go so cheap sometimes, but makes for some excellent price/performance!

[marque]

Loved this video. Didnt realize the intel stock cooler would hold out with the 9700.

[EliteRock]

You can cool VRM's from the back of the MB if there is decent clearance between MB tray and case panel. Stick a slim fan (80x15mm, 92x15mm, even 120x15mm) to the CPU backplate (with a few blobs of RTV), ideally cut from its frame, inaudible even at high RPM in most cases. The MOSFETS are _intended_ to sink heat to the PCB (soldered across their entire rear surface to a ground-plane) and the unobstructed rear of the MB is conducive to air-flow.

[infinityzr]

if only that case was windowless to hide cables/stock cooler AND it let you haggle another $25 off--deal goes from epic to LEGENDARY haha

beautifully done!!

[WillbmeEVA]

The greatest price to performance Brian explains to everyone towards the end of the video. Bells and whistles in variant naming has become a trigger or red flag to me. I am amazed they even come with a warranty anymore.

[wingmanemu]

im doing the same thing with my 4060 setup, except i have an h110m motherboard, and i bought an ali express QTJ2 (modded laptop i7 9750h that fits on a desktop) that works on pretty much all LGA 1511 motherboards with a custom bios
and guess what, it cost 40 bucks!
i pretty much upgraded my 1050ti i5 6500 into a 4060 and desktop equivalent of an i5 10400 for just 340 bucks (4060 was brand new)

[dianaalyssa]

At least the 9700 was 8, 8. My first non prebuilt/build got the 9600K 6/6 (figured it would WoW okay). I still have the Asrock Z390 ITX/AC that is/was a great board for me. Had a 3060 paired (I regret not buying 3080 on launch, had one in the cart) that was great 1080P, some 1440P but I was happy to move on when 12th went on sale last year/so for cheap. For 400 that's a good system though. I ought to refresh some of the old pcs again, just get them out the door.

[snitchmojo]

Honestly, even if you spent a little over 400$ to add something like a Thermalrigh Assassin 120/Deepcool AG400 and a good 500/550w psu, it would still be worth it.

[dirkjewitt]

PNY will soon be the next EVGA. At least in the GPU department. Kingpin is in business again. The 9700k is a beast but is hampered by PCIE 3.0 speeds. I used one for many years.

[calmdownsleepytime]

People love to dump on the 4060, but it's power efficiency is unmatched.

[carter]

I just built a system with a i7 8700 and rx 6700 xt. Performs super similar to this and I paid roughly $450 so you beat me in price to performance lol