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I play on PC with a keyboard & mouse. I don’t play with any mods or boosted settings, just vanilla 1X.
Amazon affiliate link for my gpu: XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 9650XT Graphics Card
On June 13, 2024 this graphics card was $550 on Amazon. This card cost about $1000 at release in 2022. I paid around $660 for mine back in 2023.
Amazon affiliate link for my new mic: FIFINE Studio Condenser USB Microphone
On June 13, 2024 this mic was on sale for $40 on Amazon. It is normally $60. I got mine as a gift, but I’m pretty sure my brother paid $50 for it.
Current PC specs:
- XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card
- Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core 3.7 GHz Processor w/ Hyper 212 tower air cooler
- MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi Motherboard
- G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4 RAM
- EVGA SuperNova G3 1000W 80+ Gold PSU
- Samsung 980 PRO 500GB M.2 SSD
I’d like to upgrade my cpu to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D with a liquid cooler. There are two liquid coolers that I’m keeping an eye on:
- ~$142 CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 360 AIO Liquid Cooler
- ~$86 CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 360L AIO Liquid Cooler
I also really need to upgrade my storage… That Samsung 990 PRO 4TB looks awesome!
If I were to try to build this same pc today here are the parts that I would use:
- ~$550 XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 9650XT Graphics Card
- ~$138 Ryzen 5 5600X Processor
- ~$129 MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Gaming Motherboard
- ~$128 G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB RAM
- ~$132 EVGA 1000 GT 80+ Gold 1000W Power Supply
- ~$170 SAMSUNG 990 PRO 2TB M.2 SSD
- ~$101 Cooler Master TD500 Mesh V2 Airflow ATX Mid-Tower Case
- ~$180 for 2 x Acer KC242Y 23.8” 1080p Monitor
- ~$30 Aluratek HD 1080P Video Webcam
- ~$40 FIFINE Studio Condenser USB Microphone
- ~$50 Corsair HS65 Surround Sound USB Wired Gaming Headset
- ~$35 Razer Ornata V3 X Gaming Keyboard
- ~$9 Verbatim USB Silent Corded Optical Mouse
That brings the total build price to just under $1700. These prices are from Amazon.com on June 13, 2024 at 5:50pm Mountain Time.
Other PC Cases:
- ~$98 Cooler Master HAF 500 High Airflow ATX Mid-Tower Case
- ~$90 Cooler Master MasterBox NR600 ATX Mid-Tower Case
Other Solid State Drives:
Other Gaming Headsets:
- ~$48 Razer BlackShark V2 X Surround Sound USB Wired Gaming Headset
- ~$38 FIFINE 7.1 Surround Sound USB Wired Gaming Headset
Right now, I’m just using an Onn. (Walmart) usb wired headset, because my nice gaming headset broke… I want to get that Corsair HS65 Surround Sound USB Wired Gaming Headset soon.
Old Recording Setup:
For my first YouTube videos, I was recording with an Onn (Walmart) USB mic. Now I’ll be using a FIFINE T669!
New Recording Setup:
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