Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're covering something "Modern" thats right it's finally happened...AMDs Ryzen is now in bargain bin territory, meaning that one of the latest and greatest architectures (and platforms) has an entry price of just £5/$5. So join me as we see just how 'good' this cheap little processor is, and find out if maybe this could be the ultimate budget gateway into a modern platform, without having to break the bank. Enjoy!
What did I buy? - 0:00
Unboxing - 0:37
Early thoughts & Install - 2:10
Plans for today & First Boot - 4:43
Quick look at the specs - 6:04
Stock Performance Test - 6:48
This is taking a while... - 8:11
Can it run "fast" RAM? - 8:32
Can it Overclock? - 9:08
Hows it doing? - 10:49
Will it launch Brand New Games? - 11:46
What was the Ryzen 3 1200? - 13:20
The Specs - 15:44
How does it compare? (Synthetic Testing) - 17:08
We're actually gonna need to test this properly - 19:18
The Benchmarks (start) - 20:42
GTA V Enhanced - 20:43
GTA V Legacy - 21:56
Counter Strike 2 - 23:23
Arc Raiders - 24:23
Oblivion Remastered - 25:52
Cyberpunk 2077 - 27:19
BeamNG - 28:57
Fortnite - 29:54
PUBG - 30:49
Samson - 32:13
M&B Bannerlord - 33:49
Fallout 4: Anniversary - 34:49
Can it run...Crysis Remastered - 35:43
Overall Performance, Quirks, and Issues - 36:45
A Few Legacy tests would be good right? - 38:43
Rapid Fire Extra Benchmarks - 39:26
Thermals & Power Consumption, General Usage Thoughts - 42:14
Yes we will test Linux - 43:45
Running CatchyOS - 44:27
Does Gaming Improve on Linux? - 45:39
Thoughts on Linux Performance - 52:46
Should you buy the Cheapest Ryzen CPU? - 53:32
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: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
GPU: Radeon 6700XT
OS: Windows 11 IOT / CatchyOS Linux
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Budget Builds Episode where today we're covering something "Modern" thats right it's finally happened...AMDs Ryzen is now in bargain bin territory, meaning that one of the latest and greatest architectures (and platforms) has an entry price of just £5/$5. So join me as we see just how 'good' this cheap little processor is, and find out if maybe this could be the ultimate budget gateway into a modern platform, without having to break the bank. Enjoy!
What did I buy? - 0:00
Unboxing - 0:37
Early thoughts & Install - 2:10
Plans for today & First Boot - 4:43
Quick look at the specs - 6:04
Stock Performance Test - 6:48
This is taking a while... - 8:11
Can it run "fast" RAM? - 8:32
Can it Overclock? - 9:08
Hows it doing? - 10:49
Will it launch Brand New Games? - 11:46
What was the Ryzen 3 1200? - 13:20
The Specs - 15:44
How does it compare? (Synthetic Testing) - 17:08
We're actually gonna need to test this properly - 19:18
The Benchmarks (start) - 20:42
GTA V Enhanced - 20:43
GTA V Legacy - 21:56
Counter Strike 2 - 23:23
Arc Raiders - 24:23
Oblivion Remastered - 25:52
Cyberpunk 2077 - 27:19
BeamNG - 28:57
Fortnite - 29:54
PUBG - 30:49
Samson - 32:13
M&B Bannerlord - 33:49
Fallout 4: Anniversary - 34:49
Can it run...Crysis Remastered - 35:43
Overall Performance, Quirks, and Issues - 36:45
A Few Legacy tests would be good right? - 38:43
Rapid Fire Extra Benchmarks - 39:26
Thermals & Power Consumption, General Usage Thoughts - 42:14
Yes we will test Linux - 43:45
Running CatchyOS - 44:27
Does Gaming Improve on Linux? - 45:39
Thoughts on Linux Performance - 52:46
Should you buy the Cheapest Ryzen CPU? - 53:32
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: AMD Ryzen 3 1200
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
GPU: Radeon 6700XT
OS: Windows 11 IOT / CatchyOS Linux
