00:00Ok, so if you've ever looked at the price of a modern gaming PC and just quietly closed
00:04the tab, this video is for you.
00:06I've been digging through the world of X99 motherboard and Xeon CPU combo kits, the stuff
00:11budget builders have been obsessed with for years, and I found 5 bundles that give you
00:15serious multi-core power for less than the price of a decent graphics card.
00:19Let's get into the top 5.
00:22Starting off with the big one, the Keita X99 motherboard set with the Xeon E5-2680 V4.
00:29This is the fully loaded kit, 14 cores, 28 threads, and it comes with a full 32GB of DDR4-registered
00:35ECC memory, plus an NVMe M.2 slot on the C612 chipset.
00:41At $170, it's the priciest one here, but you're basically getting a complete workstation core
00:46for the cost of a mid-range CPU alone.
00:49If you're doing video editing, virtual machines, or heavy rendering, this is the one I'd grab.
00:55Nearly 5,000 sold with a 4.8 rating tells you people aren't returning these.
01:00Next up, the SYO X99 kit with the E5-2650 V4 and TPM 2.0 support.
01:07That TPM bit is actually a bigger deal than it sounds, it means you've got a path to Windows
01:1211 without jumping through a bunch of hoops.
01:15It ships with 8GB of DDR4-A2133, M.2, SATA 3, and USB 3.0.
01:23$55.
01:2555.
01:26That's 12 cores and 24 threads for less than a night out.
01:30It's got the highest rating in this lineup at 4.9, and honestly, for a home server or a
01:35Plexbox, it's almost unbeatable.
01:38Third, the Machinist PR9H.
01:41This one's the flexible pick because the CPU is optional, you can configure it with the
01:46Xeon E5-2670 V3 and 16GB of DDR4-ACC, or scale it to whatever your budget allows.
01:53It's got NVMe M.2 support, and Machinist has built a real reputation in this space, so you're
01:58not gambling on some no-name board.
02:01$48 is where this starts, which makes it a fantastic first build or a cheap second machine
02:06for the office.
02:08Almost $4,800 sold and a solid 4.8.
02:12Coming in fourth, the Machinist X99 RS9.
02:16The headline here is 4-channel memory support, and that matters more than most people realize
02:20it seriously widens your memory bandwidth, which is exactly what you want when you're
02:25running a 14-core chip like the E5-2680 V4.
02:29Add NVMe and SATA M.2 plus USB 3.0, and you've got a genuinely capable board.
02:35$70 in change, with a 4.9 rating.
02:39If you want the 2680 V4 experience but don't need the 32GB of RAM from that first kit, this
02:45is the smart middle ground.
02:47And rounding out the list, the X99W from ZSUS with the Xeon E5-2650 V4.
02:54This is the cheapest kit here at just $46, and it still gives you NVMe M.2, SATA, and that
03:0012-core, 24-thread processor.
03:03Look, at this price you're not getting fancy heatsinks or RGB, but that's not the point.
03:08The point is you can build a machine that chews through multi-threaded work for the price of
03:13a couple of pizzas.
03:14Over 4,700 sold with a 4.8, so plenty of people have already proven it works.
03:21Alright, that's the top 5.
03:23All the links are down in the description if you want to check current prices, since these
03:27do fluctuate.
03:29If this helped you out, smash that like button and subscribe for more budget PC builds, I've
03:34got a lot more coming.
03:36Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you in the next one.
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