Linux gaming 1080p60 Triple A title $500 budget beast
0:00 Intro
1:15 Motherboard
3:42 Cooler
4:52 CPU
6:58 RAM
7:32 GPU
10:15 PSU
10:45 SSD
11:50 Case
14:24 Alt-Case:
15:20 Price Summary
17:22 OS Specs
Benchmarks:
17:43 Cyberpunk 2077 (DX12/VKD3D)
19:52 Forza Horizon 5 (DX12/VKD3D)
21:52 Red Dead Redemption 2 (Vulkan)
26:50 DOOM Eternal (Vulkan)
30:08 Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (DX12/VKD3D)
38:06 God of War (DX11/DXVK)
43:52 Horizon Zero Dawn (DX12/VKD3D)
46:50 Resident Evil 2 Remake (DX12/VKD3D)
50:36 Elden Ring (DX12/VKD3D)
52:41 Additional note about FSR
53:24 Additional note about Motherboard
54:58 Outro
OS: Nobara Linux 35
Proton version: GE-Proton7-15
All games run at 1080p with medium settings, FSR enabled in-game only if available by the game.
Build:
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MB: (AliExpress) HUANANZHI X99-8M (not 8M-F or 8M-T) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001679209644.html $103.55
Cooler: (AliExpress) Snowman cooler https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001048943147.html 2 fan, no light, 4 pin, lga2011 $23.99
CPU: (Ebay) Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 https://www.ebay.com/itm/383922002850 $39.99
GPU: (Ebay) Radeon RX 5500 (Non-XT) 4GB https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=radeon+5500+4gb&_sacat=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=15 $169.00
RAM: (Ebay) Samsung 16GB 2133 DDR4 RAM 8gb x2 : https://www.ebay.com/itm/284616267293 $39.98
SSD: (Amazon) TEAMGROUP EX2 512GB 2.5 Inch SATA III SSD https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014W3EM2W $47.99
PSU: (Amazon) Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014W3EM2W $34.99
Case: (Newegg) Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Transparent-Adjustable-Ventilated/dp/B0785GRMPG $41.69
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$501.18
+ appx $30 for shipping + tax on some various parts.
Alt Case:(Newegg) DIYPC DIY-A5-BK Black Steel / Magnetic Tempered Glass https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811353220 $40.97
Background Music:
Plusma, Guillaume Muschalle - Parasol https://chll.to/d019336f