How Bad Is This $5 000 Gaming AMD PC From 2013

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Go to https://expressvpn.com/WHATPC and find out how you can get 4 extra months thanks to our sponsor, ExpressVPN! My Keyboard: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2ydqfZP My screwdriver: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_olKWUH6 DDR5: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4M2ZHXf DDR4: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4onCsM5 DDR4: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c4SoVbwz Flex ATX PSU: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_on34uBA In 2013 this full-AMD monster would have set you back almost $5,000 in launch prices. Today I rebuilt it from era-correct parts and pushed it through modern games to see if it’s still any good in 2025 – or if it’s just an expensive space heater with RGB. We’ve got the infamous AMD FX-9590 8-core 220W CPU, paired with a water-cooled Radeon R9 295X2 plus an extra R9 290X for good measure, all inside the classic Cooler Master Storm Trooper case with a huge Noctua NH-D15 and a 1000 W Platinum PSU trying to keep everything from melting. In the video I rebuild the system, clean and restore the parts, talk about what each of them originally cost, and then throw a bunch of modern titles at it in 1080p on ultra settings to see how this “$5K dream PC” holds up against today’s hardware. If you enjoy ridiculous retro builds, hardware nostalgia and questionable power efficiency – you’re in the right place. Subscribe for more weird PCs, mini-PC experiments and old vs new GPU comparisons 👇 Specs (launch-era prices): • CPU: AMD FX-9590 – $920 • GPU: Radeon R9 295X2 – $1,499 • Extra GPU: Radeon R9 290X – $549 • Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD7 – $249.99 • RAM: 32 GB G.Skill TridentX DDR3-2400 (2× kits) – ≈$399.99 • SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 512 GB (MZ-7PD512BW) – $599.99 • HDD: Seagate 4 TB ST4000DM000 – $189.99 • Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 – $99.90 • PSU: Super Flower Leadex Platinum 1000 W (SF-1000F14MP) – $249 • Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper – $189.99 Total launch price: $4,946.85