Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Hello everyone and welcome to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at a GPU that for some reason has never actually featured on the channel...This card being the R7 270 (Which as I divulge into in the video goes by many other names, HD7870, R7 265, R7 370...More or less all the same thing and all available at the same price). I only bought this card because it looked cool, but it turns out that given the turbulent market in 2026....This card may actually be a bargain for some of you just needing a cheap GPU!
Intro: 0:00
What did I buy?/Unboxing - 0:14
Installation & What Drivers you should use - 2:16
Why is this a good idea? - 4:20
Overclocking - 5:18
Teardown and Cleaning - 6:16
Prices on eBay and CeX - 7:19
3D Mark Comparisons - 8:14
The Specs - 9:41
Rebrandeon Time - 10:58
We're all ready to test - 12:22
The Benchmarks 13:19
Overall Performance, Limitations and Cons - 28:49
Thermals and Power Consumption (Including Thermal Crash) - 30:43
AMD VCE, Drivers, and Extras - 33:34
Should you buy one? - 34:45
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
Hello everyone and welcome to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're taking a look at a GPU that for some reason has never actually featured on the channel...This card being the R7 270 (Which as I divulge into in the video goes by many other names, HD7870, R7 265, R7 370...More or less all the same thing and all available at the same price). I only bought this card because it looked cool, but it turns out that given the turbulent market in 2026....This card may actually be a bargain for some of you just needing a cheap GPU!
Intro: 0:00
What did I buy?/Unboxing - 0:14
Installation & What Drivers you should use - 2:16
Why is this a good idea? - 4:20
Overclocking - 5:18
Teardown and Cleaning - 6:16
Prices on eBay and CeX - 7:19
3D Mark Comparisons - 8:14
The Specs - 9:41
Rebrandeon Time - 10:58
We're all ready to test - 12:22
The Benchmarks 13:19
Overall Performance, Limitations and Cons - 28:49
Thermals and Power Consumption (Including Thermal Crash) - 30:43
AMD VCE, Drivers, and Extras - 33:34
Should you buy one? - 34:45
Patreon: patreon.com/BudgetBuilds
Twitter: twitter.com/Budget_Builds_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/budgetbuildsoff...
Second Channel: youtube.com/@budgetbuildsliveunofficial7896
Discord: discord.gg/YUCPJWqjRE
Specs:
CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
