9:00 "The Greatest Technician That's Ever Lived" Seriously, good video man, thank you for encouraging people to price things fairly on eBay. It's honest people like you that break the cycles of inflated scalper prices. I'm pressing all the thumbs.

These office/OEM PC builds are one of my favorites. Upgrading old(er) systems into more appropriate gaming machines is so satisfying to watch

Jay, absolutely make more content like this. For the average PC builder this is far more relevant than a completely new build. Even when building a new platform I always reuse something such as the case, drives etc.

I did a similar move for my wife 2 months ago. Bought a cheap RX 6600 and sold/replaced a GTX 1060 3GB, as she was starting to tun into issues with her games, mostly Baldur's Gate. Net cost was $80 CAD ($55-60 USD) and it near tripled her performance

I bought a used RTX 3070 off ebay for my son for Christmas, and it's been incredible for him. Please continue doing these used hardware videos!

Small eBay tip for checking pricing trends: if you select "Advanced" to the right of the search bar, you can select "Completed Items" and it will show you all the expired/sold listings for a particular item. That way, you can see the selling/pricing history to get a better idea of an item's actual sold worth. The rtx 3060 is selling for around $200-230, depending on the size (believe it or not, the smaller ones tend to be more expensive, because that's what people use to upgrade SFF and other weird proprietary OEM builds), so that 3060 would have definitely sold immediately. Edit: Also note when selling on eBay, eBay takes about 10% off your selling price, so your actual net sales would've been closer to $265. Still, $130 for double performance is a damn good deal.

I love that someone is showing how it is possible to cobble together a decent gaming computer on a budget, but something you might have overlooked is Ebay's fees. Just because you listed the parts for what you did does not mean you will end up with that in hand at the end. I usually subtract 20% for a ballpark of how much you might end up with.

Have to add. Yes, more of this please.

Yes! More of these upgrade path videos.

Usually OEM pc's will have thier windows license tied to the motherboard. You can change anything you want, but as long as you keep the motherboard, windows will remain activated.

I think you should absolutely do more of these. I think it's interesting to see these upgrade pathways played out with tangible, tested results and a realistic take on how much it would cost. For most people trying to upgrade their system it's a hot mess of options and variables out there. It's hard to know what a person should even try to upgrade given the janky disparity between hardware generations.

This would definitely be a series I would be very interested in watching. The "over time" being very relevant to current pressures, a lot of my friends just can't afford much currently but are stuck in dead end sandbridge era stuff, so this is very helpful..

I think this is a great series because it helps demonstrate the value of older components. It also encourages problem solving and reducing e waste. You don’t need all the newest components to play games or run a PC. Showing the benchmarking is good too, because it demonstrates performance improvements, which validates the choices made.

Would love more of these, love super high end things but nothing is more satisfying than the price to performance of slightly previous gen parts

Dude is a dope as human for this video. We hurting and finally, someone hears us. Thank you Jay for being the realest where ever you go

I have watched your content for a LONG time, and it has helped me in my PC builds over time to the fullest. I use your recommendations as a guide to buying parts, You have helped in programs to help keep the cooling temps in my case down, and have helped in the building of my computers for many years now. keep up the good work. I love this content due to the fact many of us do not have the funds to buy the latest and greatest parts on the market. so again thank you, you have saved me from buying parts that might have been faulty. So again thank you. if I have a problem I always go back to one of your videos and I can usually find the fix for that problem, so again you have helped me and saved me a TON of money. keep up the good work and don't listen to any haters, I love watching this content, So thank you again, and have a wonderful life

JayZ, this panel you took out on 10:45 to install 120mm fan has removable square plates, just remove them and you will have a specialized bracket for 120mm fan, because it is what it for.

Absolutely EXCELLENT video Jay. Please do more of these upgrade videos as these are much more interesting than other reviewers just discussing new and usually, overpriced PC components.

Hi Jay and team. Love these videos that you have been posting to the masses. I am happy that you remember where your main group of viewers probably have for their daily driver as their systems. Much respect! 🙂

Great video, im in a prosess of upgrading my own system and getting shocked by the prices in norway right now. So found this "series" real interesseting, keep it up! :)

This would make a good series

I love these videos because it's what I did with my first PC, get a decent pre-build and make logical upgrades to it.

Awesome video, Jay! I love the problem solving and using resources on hand to upgrade rather than buying all brand new. Love to see more like this!

Please do more videos like these, i really enjoy seeing what combos for budget builds can be assembled, especially with the market always fluctuating

Love the budget build videos recently. It's fun making bawl's out systems, but it's as much fun and more practical to see lower cost reviews and build/upgrade ideas.

All the love to you and your crew J and Team. God bless you and yours.

Great Jayz! Excellent idea to show possible upgrades for old PCs. Really helps out us regular guys!

Yes Jay, definitely do more of these upgrade the used PC projects! I love seeing these kind of videos to see the real performance gain!

Please make more videos like this Jay it is very informative and eye opener for beginners! Thank you

Loving these videos, Jay! Building a PC from scratch is always fun, but overcoming the challenges that come with upgrading OEM systems is so much more satisfying!

yes keep up these type of videos... lots of great information to gleen from this for all kinds of folks. Tanks Jay!

I like these videos. Recently my step son wanted to build a PC for a close friend of his. So I donated my 2070Super that’s been on the shelf for a while. He took it to micro center and they used it to build a balanced machine that’s a HUGE improvement over what he was using.

Thank you guys for videos like this! I mostly watch because how much fun PC building is, so imo there's no need for the most expensive components (even if that stuff is fun to watch to sometimes). I'm planning a build for my brother with some of my old parts and this video gave me some inspiration and ideas so thank you!

yes do it Jay that would be great to continue this as a series

Nice video! I like these practical upgrade/build videos over brand spanking new hardware. Had never seen a low-profile cooler like that before either.

I wish there were more relatable videos on UKposts like this. This is great for most of us who are just scraping by and hustling for small but very welocome gains. I hope you keep doing some videos like this, they're very helpful and encouraging.

definitely keep these videos coming, i love seeing the upgrades you can do for cheap 👌

Very interesting Jay. Please do more of this type.

Good stuff Jay...very helpful thank you...keep up.tge great work!👍🏽

Great to see you back Jay! Also really liked the video. Cool seeing UKpostsrs finally start to talk about the used market for this stuff.

I love this series! Marketplace builds are interesting to me. Keep up the great work!

This is such a good concept. Please, more of these kinds of videos!

I like these upgrade videos as well. This is real world, real life videos that cater to people who don't want nor don't need a new computer but want to give a second life to a system on a budget. Kudos to you!

9:02 Jay channeling his inner Linus. LOL

I am SO happy you did this video!!! I've been "trading up" on PC components for quite some time. Started out with an Intel 4th Gen off-lease pre-built in 2016 and in December just finished a 9th Gen 9900K custom system for a grand total of about $300 (net) all by buying and selling parts to get to where I am now. It can be done. It takes time and patience. This was an awesome video. Well done as always Jay! You always seem to be right on top of things!

Keep stuff like this up, sir. You’ve got a great presentation style and I know these videos help people more than you may realize. While I’ve been bitten by the ITX MINI-PC bug, your “how to build a computer” video is what helped me see that I really could build my own. Great stuff! Keep up the good work!

These videos are great! Especially for new pc builders or even those that don't know a whole lot about what to look for. So what a great way to spotlight the used market. I have personally only ever built with brand new parts but maybe when I need an upgrade I will use the used market and give new purpose to some "old" hardware.

Yes! Love these budget king / oem pcs

i think this is a really good series idea!

Great video Jay, thoroughly enjoyed it, very informative! Please move forward with this type of content, not everyone can afford the latest and greatest!!!!👍👍👍👍

Yeh Jay, more of things like this. You look as though your health is improving as well. Thank you for all your honest and helpful content. Terry from Australia.

This is a really fun series. I promised myself in the future I would only buy used to do my part to reduce e-waste so this has been great to watch.

This is the kind of videos we need more of TBH. And especially showing gaming benchmarks to prove that you dont need to spend a lot of money for a gaming rig. Especially helpful for people on an extreme budget. I've always bought high-end parts, because I can afford it, however after watching LTT and now Jay do these videos - I am motivated to do such a build myself.

Definitely do more of this kind of content. It'll help a lot of people getting into PC gaming. It would also help showing the "issues" these machines can have in the bios screens as well.

Great video Jay and super interesting. Please do more of this style of content. Not only is it refreshing to see as an enthusiast but it's far more relevant today as prices continue to rise.

The bots are in full force already it seems, judging from all the ghost replies

Ebay sellers should be writing this down.

This video is spot on. Just realized that after having my pc starting to make random cut outs after years without maintenance, that my components is getting older. Started to make me wonder which parts is "salvageable" and only needs a brush up and which is the ones that I should replace. Great vid! - Keep them coming :D

Yes please i need to learn more. Thanks for the info, to you and youre teams work. 👍👍

I absolutely LOVE this content! Would love to see more of this!

Please do more of this! I think this is fascinating for people who can't afford building a budget PC

Absolutely! Keep doing stuff like this!

I love this episode and would love more of these types of used parts sell vs buy in the future. Thank you

Definitely cool seeing how others do this. I think this type of series would benefit anyone wanting to learn and see how its done. Great job! Keep up the good work Continue this series sprinkling in the stuff you did before :)

Yes, I love the upgrade path videos, and also the high-end versus low end parts comparison. Thanks Jay!

This was an awesome video. Kinda like watching a car restoration/upgrade show. I did something like this with my old Intel 4th Gen PC I keep in the living room. I think I spent like 250 total between a used CPU and RAM which were both big upgrades, and then a new 2tb nvme from Amazon as well. It was really fun tinkering with it and I very often use it when I don't want to be stuck in the office.

Great video. I love secondhand upgrade/budget videos

Awesome idea for a video. Really like the value and how you went about adding on to the PC!

Yes definitely do more of these videos this was awesome

I love this . If I couldn’t afford to buy new, or for any kid looking to learn, this is a superb idea. Keep up the great work you’re doing! 👏

Yeah man, I think you should do more like this series. I really enjoyed it and would love to see more. Keep it going bro!

This was a fun Video! I definitely think you should do more of these.

Love the upgrade series, please do more of these!

Love this style video, would like to see more!

Keep this up! Great vid! Need more like this pretty cool to see if you can filp it then keep upgrading overtime

Would like to see you do more of these videos. Doing great jay

Yes, keep these kind of videos going. Love seeing realistic upgrade paths for low end prebuilts.

Thanks, Jay. Fascinating video. 👍👍. My last 2 GPUs have been used. I love reusing parts. Until a few months ago, I used a Q6600 system as a media centre for streaming on my TV in the living room. The CPU and motherboard wouldn't die! I recently upgraded this PC to a 6th gen i7 system and splurged on a new Corsair 5000D Air flow case (total overkill- but pretty nice looking). I am using some parts from the old system, including a GTX 750, SSD and HDD; the rest of the parts I had lying around from other builds. It runs Windows 11 and is really perfect for streaming music and video. I have a feeling that the GPU is the next thing to die. In a way, I am looking forward to the hunt for a used one. Thanks again for showing that you don't need new hardware all the time and with some clever upgrades, you can significantly boost the overall performance of your current setup.

Do more of these yes. This is fun to watch.

This was super coo! Please do a few more of these.

this is a really good and relatable video concept ... would love to see more similar to this

Love the upgrade vids, keep it up!

Please keep making these! I love watching you explore the 2nd hand market.

i do like this style of videos, thanks jay and crew

I definitely enjoy these vids. It's a great idea for a series and also helpful for those who can't just get expensive new parts.

Love this video, its a good example of how someone can keep their older systems performing well for minimal cost.

this little series was awesome, much more informative for the average joe who doesn't have 2-3 grand to blow on a high end PC, and more information on how to deal shop a little bit as well when it comes to second hand purchasing too. On behalf of everyone, Thanks Jay!

Definitely do more of these!

Absolutely great idea. Do some more of this please 🙏.

Low end and mid end builds are great idea to cover, not many people do, yet its obviously the most realistic option for a lot of people. Good work team.

Yeah please do more upgrade videos like this as very helpful....watching all your vids ofcourse........love your video's and hope your health is going well...

Great work Jay!! More please!!

Keep this type of content coming. Just as many people choose this route over buying new. Thanks Jay. Hope your health is improving each day. Cheers!

yes please id love that stuff.. gives me more pointers n such. thanks jay

I love you doing this kinda content. Great job bro keep it coming

Love these videos!!!! Keep doing this type of content, please. 🙏

Jay I enjoy the buy used, upgrade videos like this one. Keep up the good work.

Definitely more of these, really enjoyed it.

I love this type of video. Reminds me of when I was in like college and just starting out working and having to come up with creative ways to get it done. So I would love to see this type of video from time to time.

Really liked the video. For someone with an old pc at the moment, it’s cool to see what cheap but powerful upgrades you can do.