Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Gaming in 2026 has become more expensive than ever. Consoles are overpriced, new gaming PCs are out of reach for many people, and even budget hardware isn't as affordable as it used to be. So I decided to see if buying an old Facebook Marketplace gaming PC was still worth it.
I picked up a 2019 gaming PC for just $70, equipped with a Ryzen 5 3400G, GTX 1650 Super, and 16GB of RAM, and put it through its paces in modern
00:00 intro
00:30 pre-built from Facebook Marketplace
01:05 benchmarking on Windows
02:30 benchmarking on bazzite os
03:30 using an upscaler on Linux
05:10 Linux didn't work back to Windows
05:26 Lossless scaling frame generation
05:55 Plan B overclocking
06:20 figuring out lossless scaling
08:30 Time to Overclock
11:50 Final Verdict
14:00 The Future of This PC
Gaming in 2026 has become more expensive than ever. Consoles are overpriced, new gaming PCs are out of reach for many people, and even budget hardware isn't as affordable as it used to be. So I decided to see if buying an old Facebook Marketplace gaming PC was still worth it.
I picked up a 2019 gaming PC for just $70, equipped with a Ryzen 5 3400G, GTX 1650 Super, and 16GB of RAM, and put it through its paces in modern
00:00 intro
00:30 pre-built from Facebook Marketplace
01:05 benchmarking on Windows
02:30 benchmarking on bazzite os
03:30 using an upscaler on Linux
05:10 Linux didn't work back to Windows
05:26 Lossless scaling frame generation
05:55 Plan B overclocking
06:20 figuring out lossless scaling
08:30 Time to Overclock
11:50 Final Verdict
14:00 The Future of This PC
