Why I choseitonattheindividualwillbebenchmarkingitwith a fewmoderntitlestoseehowwellitholdsup.
Solet's getintoitandbeginthevideo.
So I'vedecidedtobasethisbuildaroundthefirstgenerationcorefiveprocess, sir, It's probablynotthebestvalueformoneysystem I'veeverputtogether, butitischeap, and I wantedtobuildsomethingfor a change.
Unlikemodern I fivedesktopCPuse, thefirstgenerationonesweren't allquadcauseandthisisimportanttorememberifyou'relookingforanolder, I seriousCPUyourselftoaccommodatetheprocessthat I managedtofind a cheapexofficemachinemotherboardpulledfromanolddel T 1500 workstation.
I'vegonefor a CZwellonthepowersupplyincaseinsteadofjustbuying a harddrive, I alsofound a veryreasonablypriced 32 gigSSTthat I'llbeusingsolelyfortheoperatingsysteminthiscase, Windows 10 pronowbecause I planonsellingthisonafterwards.
Hopefully, for a smallprofit, I optedfor a nearlynewcase.
ThecoolerMasterMasterboxlights.
Onething I'velearnedfromsellingtheoccasionalPConeBayisthat a nicecasewillmake a differencetoyourfinalsaleprice.
Ifyouhave a secondhandwhenyouhavetoapply a peasizedlumpofthermalcompoundtotheprocessoffirstlikesobutbecause I bought a newone, itcomeswith a layerofdecentcompoundalready, anditfixestothebald, justlike a normalintel.
Eachcaseisdifferent, ofcourse, butinthiscaseyetit I hadtoremovethislittleenclosureheresothat I couldslottheitharddriveandSSDinplace.
Therewerealso a fewsneakyscrewsinthebottom, whichalsohadtobetakenout a fewscrewslater, and I hadboth e, h, d, d andSSTinplace, and I thenreinstalledtheenclosurebeforeconnectingthesetwoup.
If, unlikeme, youhave a nonmodularpowersupply, thenallthecablesyouneedwillbepreattached.
Butifyouhave a modularunitlikemine, thenit's timetopushin.
Itwillstillputup a prettygoodfight, and I havetosaythatforeditinginPremiereProsomethingthatisveryCPUintensive, thishandleditlikeanabsolutechamp, and I editedthisentirevideoonthismachine.
Let's jumpinto a fewgamesaswelltoseehowitperformsandhowthesetwocomponentsworkedtogether.
Well, the I fivebottleneck, the 78 70 orwillitbe a completelydifferentsituationwiththe 78 70 bottleneckingtheCPU?
Let's findout.
Firstofall, I startedoffwithBattlefieldOneandmyintentionswiththisbillboardtobeabletorungamesat 10.
A teepeewithsortofmediumsarehighsettingsondsooffgetsomewherenear 60 framespersecond.
Battlefieldonewastheperfectexampleofthedreamperformance I wasaimingforwiththismachineon.
Itmaintained a prettysolidcloseto 60 framespersecondmostofthetimeatmediumheightsettingsduringthisopeninglevelinriseoftheTombRaideragain, that's a littlehardertorun.
Onceagain, wechosethemediumpreset, stuck a coupleofthesettingsonhigh, and I didsee a fewissueswiththebenchmarkrunintermsofstuttering.
But I combinetheaverage 1% and 10.1% lowfigureswith a coupleofhoursofgameplayaswell, duringwhichtheperformancewasquite a bitbetter.
Onceagain, with a coupleofthingssettoohighatfullHDongameperformedflawlessly.
I wasabletocompletenotonlythesoloracehereduringtheopeningtutorial, but a coupleofmulticompetitiveeventsaswell, andstillretain a prettysolidoverallframeratethroughoutmyhalfofourgameplayperiod.
I can't quiterememberthenameofthegameperformedverywell, onceagainwith a mixofhighandmediumsettings, withthegamesetto 100% resolutionscaling, thismeansitwasrunningatanuntouched 10 80 p, and I havetosay I wasveryimpressedwiththeperformance.
TheCPUandGPUactuallyseemprettyevenlypaired, but I wouldn't recommendusinganythinghigherthan a 78 70 withaneye 57 50 thoughsomethingmoremodernlikeAjiticks 10 50 T I, forexample, wouldbeabsolutelyfine.
CSgoesagain.
ThatreliesmoreonCPUpower, andhereitperformedverywell, althoughthisbenchmarkrundidn't lasttoolongbecause I have a habitofgettingeliminatedevery 30 seconds.
Sointhiscase, youprobablycouldgetawaywithusing a slightlybettergraphicscard, thoughtherewillbe a fewinstancesofstutter.
Asyouexploretheopenworld, feelfreetoturndownthesettingson a configurationsimilartothisoneinsomeofthosebusierandMaurhardwareintensiveareaslikeDiamondCity, forexample.
Andfinally, infortnight, youshouldhavenoproblemwithsustaining a smooth 60 framespersecondthroughouttheentiretyofanyonlinematch.
As I didsohereonceagain, theGPUwasactuallythelimitingfactor, whichwasquitesurprising.
SoitmaybefairtoignoremyearlierstatementofDon't pairanythingmorepowerfulthan a 78 70 withthishighfive.
I onlyknow I'm prettyhappywiththeprice I paidforallofthesecomponents.
Ifyou'd liketoseemoregamesbeingtestedoutonthisbuild, pleaseletmeknowbecause I'lltrytoputtogether a listof 20 or 30 games, runthroughthemandletyouseewhatthiscoulddoin a varietyofothertitlesaswell.
Asforthisvideo, though, I hopeyou'veenjoyedit.
And I hopeyou'veenjoyedwhatisprobablythefirstbudgetbuildin a verylongtime.
Soifyoudidleave a lightonitdownbelow, leave a dislike.