A Ryzen 5 5500, a B550M motherboard, 16 GB of DDR4 and twenty games tested at 1080p: for its small-budget build, FNK Hardware chose our Stardust Mini case. Thirteen minutes of video, to watch here.
The challenge: gaming without breaking the bank
FNK Hardware is a French channel that has made a speciality of good deals and affordable gaming builds. The idea behind this video is in its title: put together a PC able to run twenty games at 1080p for under 600 €, then put it to the test.
On that budget, every euro counts, and the case is often the part that gets sacrificed. FNK did the opposite, building the setup in a Stardust Mini Black — and suggesting the white version as an alternative in the description.
The video, chapter by chapter
Three stages, from unboxing to measurements.
The components — right from the start
A Ryzen 5 5500, a Gigabyte B550M DS3H, 16 GB of Kingston Fury DDR4-3200, an SSD, a Sharkoon power supply and a graphics card chosen for 1080p.
The overview and the noise — at 8:20
The PC once built, and how much noise it makes.
Performance, temperatures, power draw — at 10:32
Twenty games at 1080p, then the machine's temperatures and power draw.
Why a Stardust Mini
A micro-ATX mini tower that arrives already fitted with fans: the argument that counts when the budget is tight.
The Stardust Mini ships with four 120 mm RGB fans — three at the front, behind a wide mesh, one at the rear. No need to buy more for a mid-range build.
It takes a 350 mm graphics card, a 165 mm CPU cooler and a 280 mm radiator at the front, with two dust filters, five 2.5-inch bays and one 3.5-inch. Tempered glass left side panel, two USB 3.0 ports on top.
Stardust Mini, in black or white
FNK's is the black one; the video description also features the white one.
Watch on FNK
Je MONTE un PC GAMER à moins de 600€ (Test sur 20 Jeux en 1080p) — FNK Hardware, 9 April 2023
The FNK Hardware channel — good deals and gaming builds
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