Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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I've always wondered what the best budget streaming/workstation PC would be, so I went ahead and put together a build with a 14 core Xeon, RTX 2070 Super, and 16gb of ECC DDR4. Best part, it only cost me $500.

Some of the following product links are affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Build your own budget workstation (Affiliate links)
Get your own P500 - ebay.us/5zOuQe
Xeon e5-2697 V3 - ebay.us/kuZ1l5
Xeon e5-1650 V3 (Best Gaming CPU) - ebay.us/dHMVIB
Xeon e5-2699 V3 (Baller CPU) - ebay.us/IfVfwd
DDR4 ECC Ram - ebay.us/PyfZpX
RTX 2070 Super - ebay.us/CWeTWP
GTX 1080 ti - ebay.us/2ZECb4
650 Watt Thinkstation PSU - ebay.us/W6ZG4s

My Gear (Affiliate)
Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa
Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM
Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi
Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQ