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i was today years old when i found out that bot destroyers are an actual thing that work. Also, I guess that means that you are a certified big RUclipsr that even bots are trying to be you. hehe...wow 2 minutes ago, nice.
I absolutely love that case from a building perspective. My jaw dropped at 7:41, when you removed the part of the side panel to make cable routing easier.
You know every time I watch your videos with stress I just feel relieved. I don't know why but your character and uniqueness just makes my day better. We need more people like you.👍👏👏
@@DawidDoesTechStuff For me it's the same i just enjoy the Video. And sometimes i even drink my coffe with tooooo much milk in it and relax. thank's to you for your relaxing and comical videos 😊👍
I remember my old custom build, and it was really good, but i LOVE my HP Victus 15L, I nuked the drive and gave it a nice upgrade of dual channel RAM (32gb from 1x8gb) and you can currently find it on sale for 599 USD at walmart before taxes. Hasn't given me herpes or anything yet, but the newer 15L models come with 2x4gb default, so dual channel 8gb ram !11!
@@Glesgacelts Right now? About $350 USD for the cheapest card. You can cheap out even more if you get refurbished mining cards off AliExpress and get a 3060 12GB (Not M) for less than $300 USD, with the obvious caveats of lackluster warranty and unguaranteed longevity. In short, Dawid got scammed *HARD* lmao.
@10:04 is where you really said the best sentence to describe whether or not to build vs buy for newbies- advice like that is what grows the hobby... Good job as usual Dawid
I think the custom built is the better system just with the temps and the airflow in the bigger size case, really enjoy your videos and humour...stay safe!
Love the way you let us experience that it shouldn't be that stressing building your own system. You finally convinced me that it is really fun. Will try to build my own system with the season holidays coming up. Thanks for another informative video on this subject! 🤗
Not only is it fun, but its so rewarding. You will feel such a happiness over that its actually yours and you made it look the way it does. The best part after that is, if you dont like something in the long run, you can always change it for something you like even more! :)
Good luck, my favorite part about building my own system is that I dont have to commit to an exact set of specs and have to live with it, I have actually had "one system" for years and have just slowly upgraded individual parts. I hope you come to enjoy building your own pc as much as I do!
@@DawidDoesTechStuff it just sucks that as I looked for help I mostly got people telling me to "just read the manual" or telling me I shouldn't be getting that part and I should instead spend way more for a different part. Like all I wanted was some extra help as I upgraded my PC but instead I was left very confused and struggling until I eventually figured it out myself
The one nice thing about building PCs today as to back in say the 1990's is everything is auto-detect and because of better standards, most things are compatible with other things (from a component standpoint). So for example, you can pretty much plug any video card into any motherboard, and provided you have enough power, it should work fine. Whereas back in the day, you maybe had to flip DIP switches to make things work, and trouble shooting blank boot screens was a bit harder and if you were lucky, you got beep codes to tell you what the problem was. But even the beep codes themselves could have various meanings. It's just an easier experience today as it's pretty much all plug and play, providing you got the correct RAM for the motherboard and CPU combination. There is still the requirement too to make sure that the CPU is compatible with the board, which has always been the case, as is the RAM, but as far as other components, far less of an issue, especially with things like running a dedicated graphics card and CPU graphics at the same time, which may not have been possible in the 90s (unless you got some specialised hardware was probably wasn't common back then; today to run dual graphics it's easy as changing a few settings and in many cases, can be auto-detect). And then you had the nasty IDE master/slave stuff to be concerned with, and if set incorrectly, your system might not boot even if you installed the OS correctly. Today's computers are less tedious to build (fastest I ever put together a computer -- from a hardware standpoint -- was probably 15-20 minutes after everything was unboxed; from start to power-up and testing). For some builds, I have found it much easier to put the CPU, memory and cooler on outside of the case and then screw everything in afterwards, so you can ensure things like heatsink clips are fastened, installing any board-mounted storage (like NVME drives, which are easier to install when the board is outside of the case most of the time), and RAM is installed correctly especially if it happens to sit in an add location where installing it after the board is installed is either very difficult or not possible (less likely in most systems, unless it's something like a compact ITX system or SFF PC). Despite best practices, I always ripped off the plastic CPU cover prior to raising the top plate, which come to find out, is not how you're "supposed" to do it, but I have yet to damage any pins in the some 20-30 computers I've worked on over the years with this type of socket (the "LGA" socket type).
Thanks for doing this on many counts. As someone who managed to fry a pc once building it I am hesitant to do a build myself but recently I am gaining enough confidence to do a few things, and hopefully a full build sometime soonish. Your videos are enjoyable and the odd pairings and wacky missions you set for yourself set you apart. Keep having fun doing this, it shows.
Oh man.... that custom build worked out so awesome, looks sweet!!! I wish I had the skills, time, confidence and money to be able to do what Dawid does on his builds!
You can, it's easy. The hard part is finding what parts to pick out, because of quality, pricing, compatibility, and performance metrics. But once you have a parts list, the building part is just following a build guide. I build multiple PCs now, have started off with nothing but online tutorials. You can totally pull it off, just try it!
I’ve been into working on my cars for years Last year when I built my first PC I realized why people love building custom computers…similar vibe and it’s just rewarding to DIY
What a nice video on building PCs! I would also add that with building your own PC, you are able to shop around for the best prices for each individual parts, and also pick the best makers for each component, rather than being restricted to one brand and having little control over what you are getting aside from the basic specs. After all, the prebuild system had to cheap out somewhere to make up for the poor margins on the core components like CPU and GPU.
I have not built a PC for over 12 years and I'm in the process of doing it. You can throw tons of money at it, but building a quality system on a budget was (is) really a fun challenge. It's all numbers.
I binge watched all your videos till now and i must say that we need more people like you who could make tech fun and the PC building community a happy place keep up with ur good work side note: I thought today was saturday xD
I will be 77 y.o. in 2 weeks and I still enjoy building PCs. On Black Friday I went by Micro Center to pick up an order I'd placed the night before. It was for a 2nd system just to play with and for when grandkids visit. I didn't order a case and wasn't planning on getting one yet, but changed my mind and grabbed the cheapest one they had without researching it. It is the Monarch X1 mid-tower ATX case and what a PITA to build in!! There was no room on the backside to manage cables and still put the back panel on. It came with 4 RGB fans that were powered by a molex connector, thus the RGB was not addressable, nor could you change the fan speed. I got the case to work, but it was not a fun build.
The custom totally won ! Be Quiet is amazing for that too ! I have a pure rock 2 cpu cooling fan. Even with the highest settings from the game The Devil in me, I never reach over 45 degrees, the gpu actually didn't like with his 79 degrees but actually run good :) Thanks a lot for your content and continue to help me with all the knowledge you have ! :P
@@kidShibuya Yes but it was not that big of a difference. If you want a computer that have a longer lifespan. Custom is much better with temps and upgradebility
not trying to be a snog but the systems you build yourself look better and you know there's no hidden gremlins inside waiting to bite your backside just when you have your pants down. Keep up the good work Dawid.
The fact the Be quiet is more quiet and cooler, makes a huge difference in my opinion. Also, that slick white and black interior looks sick. I am also always super impressed with your cable management. I have zero patience for that! lol
Mine looks ugly but a 360 aio does wonders. I found the smallest case that fits a 360 aio and it makes all the difference. I don't OC so i don't ever hear my PC.
I never understood why people dont like building pc's. Its so fun to see what your building brought at the end when the maschine runs smooth and you can say " i made this" it had a kind of self acomplishment that i personally enjoy having
you could say the same for anything you use on a daily basis like your car, furniture, house etc. Not everyone has the time/expertise/energy to be bothered.
@@dupt2547 this 😂 I’m impatient and have disposable income so buying prebuilt is the best way for me. I want to build one eventually but I don’t have the time or patience right now.
It took me 3 tries to even understand how my case worked. Years of watching tech content and I was still prone to dumb mistakes because there's a lot of stuff you don't actually hear very often.
You're an inspiration. I recently got a white be quiet 500DX and it's a great case, although the build inside is more ancient than the new one you've built!
The custom seems to be the better option if you care about cooling and getting quality components in my opinion. Which is one of the reasons I continue to do it myself and not even look at prebuilts tbh. (Also no RGB suit is my style so building it myself gives me wide control over that aspect)
combination of white and black in custom builds is always special, especially if its custom built, process alone makes it much more valuable, even tho i can understand convenience of prebuild system even if u leave some performance on the table..
Love dawids take on tech nonsense - his vids are ace! I so appreciate his wit and humour and guaranteed everytime I'm always consistently chuckling along... love it, razor sharp content my friend...
In defense of the people who don't like building their own PC if something is broken with a pre-built you have one company to yell at if have to figure out which company to yell at.
I think the prebuilt was the winner, because it gave almost the same performance without the effort of building. I've been saying for awhile now that the margin of performance between prebuilts and custom pc's is getting thinner and thinner every year, and I think this is a good example
But prebuilt over time will last you less, since the GPU is running in such high temps that decreases lifetime. Also, that’s temps of a low temp weather. In summer you’ll see that GPU throttling in performance due to the high temps. The prebuilt is also limited in how much you can upgrade since it’s so small when compared to the BeQuiet it can be upgradable to a bigger variety of GPUs.
If you want a prebuilt, get a used pc. Sometimes you can find really good deals, like my luckiest find was $350 usd for an i7 11700kf, 3060 ti cyberpowerpc. It was used for like 3-7 months. Too many people spend money on something, and give up on it when they realize they dont want it anymore. Also, the most expensive part of any build nowadays is the gpu. It wouldn't hurt to have your whole build be new, but the gpu used. Even if it was mined, its still good and you'd be saving a good amount of cash
@@linkkevin11 But there are prebuilts now that have cases with great cooling; the latest generation of Omen is an example, and it's in the $1,500 category
@@UOHCUNY I didn't say this pc---obviously this prebuilt has problems with both. But prebuilts like the latest Omen I mentioned have ventilated fronts with dual fans, and a CPU cooler that isn't ewaste
I've always been a fan of custom building a PC...I just have ham hands and am so bad at cable management that the case would look like its gone through a hedge backwards in a tornado. So I went for a sort of mid-point. A custom system build by a company. It does what I needed it to do for work and the games I do play so I am happy. However, that Be Quiet rig looks really good and is making me doubt my life choices lol
After watching your vids and realizing if Dawid can do it then so can i, i finally dived head first into a waterless pool and stripped my POS alienware and built my own pc. It was exciting, scary, frustrating and relaxing all at the same time usually the feeling i get while on a havy night on the sauce. I built a pc with some NZXT and BEQUIET goodies and i couldnt be happier. Thankyou Dawid keep up the top notch content.
The custom was so much nicer than the pre-built. Definitely like the quality of the Be Quiet products! The noise level of the custom system was awesome!
While I like building PCs, I've gone pre-built for the last couple desktops because it was actually cheaper to do so when adding up the cost of the individual components plus a Pro-grade Windows license.
I got my windows 11 key for $20 because my brother is technically a Microsoft employee (Microsoft purchased Double Fine game studios, developers of Psychonauts 2) Buying prebuilts gives you erectile dysfunction, insomnia, bad breath, acne, tooth decay, leprosy, gingivitis, jaundice, hysterical pregnancy, arthritis, cryptosporidium, ulcers, flatulence, double vision, hemorrhoids, cranky baby butt syndrome, apple Snax, ex-lax, Turkey flaks, etc... And don't forget all the VD!
I bought the Pure Base 500 FX after getting a Pure Rock 2 a few months ago. It completely changed my build from the blacked out NZXT H510 I had before and runs so much cooler now. Was super easy to build in and was an amazing deal for their anniversary. The range of colors it comes with stock is awesome. The one single thing I don’t like is the glass panel screws being individual and not retained but they’re still very nice quality.
Great video mate, just stumbled upon your channel. I find these type of vids really educational for a pc novice like myself and the more i watch these pc build vids the more i want to build my own gaming pc.
I really enjoy your content. I think in a saturated RUclips world you really have a stand out presentation that is unique and very enjoyable. I hope you continue to attract the views you deserve.👍
I remember my first (and only) machine I built and the pink stuff covering the fan came off when I took the plastic cover off, so I rang the place where I bought it from (it was miles away from where I lived) and they said "whatever you do, don't turn it on, get another fan with the stuff on because it keeps the processor cool" and so I did and to this day, the machine still works perfectly well (although I've not tried it in a couple of years now) but I loved the machine. Ah those were the days... :)
What surprises me most is the shockingly not terrible performance of the pre-built. We all know that with a little knowledge and patience you can build a more powerful PC for the price of a given pre-built, but it seems like a few manufacturers have started watching YT and decided to make some non-garbage systems available and I'm happy about it. I'll stick to building, but I'm glad I don't *have* to build it myself to get a half decent machine
I assume the pre-built 7 fps 1% score for GTA V is a typo (visible at 09:38 in the video), don't know if anybody told you yet:) but yes, obviously hand-raised is better, but I have been building my own systems since 2001 so I'm biased toward that one regardless....:D great video, love your content in general!
After over 30 years of building custom (for myself and others) the stress on first power on never goes away but the euphoria when it all comes together is second to none. Plus you get to avoid Alma going custom, always a bonus.
The novelty wore off for me. Fun when it all works, not fun when it doesnt whether its small niggles or a key component is doa so you need to rma. Last time around I used a custom builder that allowed me to pick whatever components I wanted based around the cpu. Built it and warrantied it (at overclocked speeds) for 2yrs and the price was less than 5% over buying the same components myself. For me it was a no brainer.
As the owner of an ageing HP pavilion that is in to all sorts of depraved component choking and suffocation activities I can safely say the Be Quiet system is the better option here. Also I can stand noisy systems so those fewer 10db would make the world of difference to me!
My pc is currently in housed in a 500DX, lovely case! I spraypainted the black parts of it gold, with the few inlaid details (bequiet logo on top and front io) handpainted in a vivid turquoise. Looks really fancy! I wanted to add some turquoise decals as well but couldn't decide on a design. Maybe I'll get to it when I eventually take it apart to upgrade something ^^
I really have had the worst day and just know your the only person I subscribe too that I genuinely get hyped about when I see a new video because your wit just gets to me every time and keep up the good work man you bring joy to more people than you know good luck in the competition everyone
thank you for your information I have a question! I checked my pc and I found out my rams are in the single channel but when I put them in dual channel lineup pc won't boot up! so If I change the single channel to dual I should re instal windows?
Well, if you could have afforded a better graphics card at $1400, you could have gotten one. I know you went for the same one, but I also thought this was a video about how much you could build for the same price as the prebuilt. I think for my brother’s PC, I was able to squeeze in a 3080 non TI for $1400 and an AMD Ryzen 7 4000 or 5000. Also, I built it in a Corsair 4000D
One other fact of pre-builts is that the middleman builder has to make a profit. So they buy $X of parts, spend $Y to build the system and move it on, and then the retail place you buy it from adds $Z profit again. When you build your own, you cut at least one and possibly two steps of profit tax from the puzzle, which generally gives you a little more to spend along the way. I know this video was a be Quiet ad of sorts, I get it, but compromises could have been made on the case and such and possibly stepped up to the 3070 (or even a 3080, given how the market has trashed itself nicely).
Dawid, you are, honestly, one of the best youtuber on this platform, plus that you have a very good sense of humour. I watch you every night before I go to sleep, and you make me laugh every time. Now I don't know if you are reading this comment, but i want to say that you are one of the best youtuber on this platform
I had a pre-built for about 3 years; it's a great way to get introduced. Having just built my own, I can say that there is no competition between custom and pre-built.
Totally agree that there is so much satisfaction building your own. The slight frustrations that come along with some builds is half the fun already. And a huge thanks for making the giveaway as simple as it should be. Instead of clicking 35 different links.
That Be Quiet Case is the best case i ever had. using it for a year and its perfect. plenty of space, cable management is easily done and the airflow is enormous.
As a be quiet! enjoyer myself, to any new pc builders out there I'd highly recommend their stuff! At the very least their fans/cpu coolers are worth it. Great video btw!
honestly from someone that built pc for one self to knowing of friends/family that do not /can't do this I can see why would pre builts are good for them but I also can see why building your own pc is soo good
Keep thinking you're Welsh Dawid, glad you're still making off the wall stuff. One of the only channels I haven't dumped from LTT to Gamers Nexus, boring repetitive BS. Keep the fun alive 👍
Always made my own, for me, my family, my extended family. lots and lots of hand me down parts too, helps people out stuck in a jam or with a failure. used to work as a tech and I've always hated proprietary parts. Love your videos, your scripts are hilarious. :)
I love your content. I built my computer in march this year and didn't have gpu. But your one of the people who helped me understand how to build my PC. I'm saving up now to build my wife's PC. She wants to play ear thunder with me.
I use a configurator since I know the parts I want, I just don't trust myself to build it. A couple of weeks ago I got a 12600kf/3080 12gb rog strix combo with 32gb corsair vengeance 3600 RAM, Corsair RMX 850W, 1tb NVME, Fractal Meshify 2 case and Tuf Gaming mb for around £1650 built for me. I'm quite surprised it arrived in one piece since it was much cheaper than other configurators were offering. Well pleased with it (apart from some pretty bad coil whine at times on the GPU but that's quite common among the rog strix versions, so I hear), although obviously it would be cheaper still building it.
I was having a pretty crappy day, and I was overall pretty stressed, but as soon as I saw this video, I just was able to sit down. It's nice watching your content
Prebuilds were always bad when I first got into pc's so i learned to build. glad people actually have some decent choices for a pre-built these days. Building will always be better for the overall quality of parts.
Another great, feel-good episode; it’s always like an informative video stress ball. Ahhh. The custom-build wins, hands down - looks, build quality, functionality and operation (even if the 2060 is a tad exxy - what can you do atm?). I’ve always built my own, never met a pre-built that didn’t need pulling apart and repairing upon arrival - or just immediate mercy-killing by lump hammer. Love the Be Quiet kit. Thanks!
I won't be able to determine if the custom PC is better until it arrives at my home. Good thing I entered the giveaway at Gleam. Perhaps I'm being over optimistic, but I'll post an update after I win.
“I think there’s a law against giving people a pc with no Wi-Fi in it” my brother heckin uses Ethernet but would legit go crazy if he didn’t have Wi-Fi ? 🤣
Honestly I'm just really glad the scalpoxalypse is over, people don't seem to realize that people in less rich countries are basically spending an entire paycheck on a 3060. Great vid dawid. ❤️
Hey everyone, just a quick, friendly reminder that bots are bad, Mkay? We run TheoJoe's bot destroyer 9000 several times a day to try and clear them out, but they just keep popping up. Unless the comment is from @DawidDoesTechStuff YT Account, it is not from me.
I am giving away the Custom PC to a viewer through Gleam - the winner will be drawn next week Wednesday, and the winner will not have to pay for shipping or import duties. Please don't give any personal information or money away to anyone on the internet willy-nilly.
P.S. I DO NOT HAVE TELEGRAM.
i was today years old when i found out that bot destroyers are an actual thing that work. Also, I guess that means that you are a certified big RUclipsr that even bots are trying to be you. hehe...wow 2 minutes ago, nice.
Yeah I had one pop up on my comment earlier
I want the system that lost.
Aw you mean I didn't win an Acer Loser Nitro Suck-Face Edition computer? Bummer.
Dude I built my 1st @ 40yo. Do home work and shop smart. Anyone can build.
I absolutely love that case from a building perspective. My jaw dropped at 7:41, when you removed the part of the side panel to make cable routing easier.
Me just watching gaming PC builds using my laptop with a broken fan
Same, but without a broken fan 😅
Laptop has a Fan? Cant hear it. Must be thé ssd.
No fan no noise ez
Is it Dell g3 ? 😂
I have a gaming laptop my cpu goes up to 100 C
congrats on 500k!
still one of the most underrated tech channels in my opinion
keep up the great work!
You know every time I watch your videos with stress I just feel relieved. I don't know why but your character and uniqueness just makes my day better. We need more people like you.👍👏👏
This comment pleases Dawid's architect. You will be spared.
@@Bluebloods7 Ah yes. This’ll do. For today. 😂
Thanks for the lovely comment. I hope you have a nice day. 😃
Same man. Love his videos.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff For me it's the same i just enjoy the Video. And sometimes i even drink my coffe with tooooo much milk in it and relax.
thank's to you for your relaxing and comical videos 😊👍
I remember my old custom build, and it was really good, but i LOVE my HP Victus 15L, I nuked the drive and gave it a nice upgrade of dual channel RAM (32gb from 1x8gb) and you can currently find it on sale for 599 USD at walmart before taxes. Hasn't given me herpes or anything yet, but the newer 15L models come with 2x4gb default, so dual channel 8gb ram !11!
520 dollars for a 3060? That's robbery even in CAD
true, within that price range go for amd
Mine was 479 (euro) even in the middle of the gpu crisis lol
How much are they usually? I’m new to this haha.. clearly
@@Glesgacelts Right now? About $350 USD for the cheapest card. You can cheap out even more if you get refurbished mining cards off AliExpress and get a 3060 12GB (Not M) for less than $300 USD, with the obvious caveats of lackluster warranty and unguaranteed longevity.
In short, Dawid got scammed *HARD* lmao.
But that's the price, and that's why I got an rx 6600
@10:04 is where you really said the best sentence to describe whether or not to build vs buy for newbies- advice like that is what grows the hobby... Good job as usual Dawid
I think the custom built is the better system just with the temps and the airflow in the bigger size case, really enjoy your videos and humour...stay safe!
I agree! Even just a better PSU makes a huge difference. 😃
@@DawidDoesTechStuff u remind me of the Canadian version of Linus tech tips
@@zackdoesyt3033 I still can't understand how to say his name lol is it David but with an h sound before the V?
@@zackdoesyt3033 linus is canadian lmao
@@BlueFlameFK I'm aware of that
Love the way you let us experience that it shouldn't be that stressing building your own system. You finally convinced me that it is really fun. Will try to build my own system with the season holidays coming up. Thanks for another informative video on this subject! 🤗
That’s awesome! Good luck and remember, there are so many sources online to help you through the process. Don’t be afraid to look for help. 😃
ayyeeeeee i found the weird lizard......just kidding, hoping best for ur first build
Not only is it fun, but its so rewarding. You will feel such a happiness over that its actually yours and you made it look the way it does. The best part after that is, if you dont like something in the long run, you can always change it for something you like even more! :)
Good luck, my favorite part about building my own system is that I dont have to commit to an exact set of specs and have to live with it, I have actually had "one system" for years and have just slowly upgraded individual parts. I hope you come to enjoy building your own pc as much as I do!
@@DawidDoesTechStuff it just sucks that as I looked for help I mostly got people telling me to "just read the manual" or telling me I shouldn't be getting that part and I should instead spend way more for a different part. Like all I wanted was some extra help as I upgraded my PC but instead I was left very confused and struggling until I eventually figured it out myself
The one nice thing about building PCs today as to back in say the 1990's is everything is auto-detect and because of better standards, most things are compatible with other things (from a component standpoint). So for example, you can pretty much plug any video card into any motherboard, and provided you have enough power, it should work fine. Whereas back in the day, you maybe had to flip DIP switches to make things work, and trouble shooting blank boot screens was a bit harder and if you were lucky, you got beep codes to tell you what the problem was. But even the beep codes themselves could have various meanings. It's just an easier experience today as it's pretty much all plug and play, providing you got the correct RAM for the motherboard and CPU combination. There is still the requirement too to make sure that the CPU is compatible with the board, which has always been the case, as is the RAM, but as far as other components, far less of an issue, especially with things like running a dedicated graphics card and CPU graphics at the same time, which may not have been possible in the 90s (unless you got some specialised hardware was probably wasn't common back then; today to run dual graphics it's easy as changing a few settings and in many cases, can be auto-detect). And then you had the nasty IDE master/slave stuff to be concerned with, and if set incorrectly, your system might not boot even if you installed the OS correctly. Today's computers are less tedious to build (fastest I ever put together a computer -- from a hardware standpoint -- was probably 15-20 minutes after everything was unboxed; from start to power-up and testing).
For some builds, I have found it much easier to put the CPU, memory and cooler on outside of the case and then screw everything in afterwards, so you can ensure things like heatsink clips are fastened, installing any board-mounted storage (like NVME drives, which are easier to install when the board is outside of the case most of the time), and RAM is installed correctly especially if it happens to sit in an add location where installing it after the board is installed is either very difficult or not possible (less likely in most systems, unless it's something like a compact ITX system or SFF PC). Despite best practices, I always ripped off the plastic CPU cover prior to raising the top plate, which come to find out, is not how you're "supposed" to do it, but I have yet to damage any pins in the some 20-30 computers I've worked on over the years with this type of socket (the "LGA" socket type).
Thanks for doing this on many counts. As someone who managed to fry a pc once building it I am hesitant to do a build myself but recently I am gaining enough confidence to do a few things, and hopefully a full build sometime soonish. Your videos are enjoyable and the odd pairings and wacky missions you set for yourself set you apart. Keep having fun doing this, it shows.
you're using proper anti-static measures, right?
right?
That's by far the easiest entry for a giveaway I have ever seen... You are awesome, bro... Keep up the good work..
Dawid is straight up one of the most underrated tech people on RUclips.
Anyone know the background song used at 6:04?
Just do a little reading and build what you want knowing you can upgrade it later if you want. Building it yourself is truly awesome.
Oh man.... that custom build worked out so awesome, looks sweet!!! I wish I had the skills, time, confidence and money to be able to do what Dawid does on his builds!
You can, it's easy. The hard part is finding what parts to pick out, because of quality, pricing, compatibility, and performance metrics. But once you have a parts list, the building part is just following a build guide. I build multiple PCs now, have started off with nothing but online tutorials. You can totally pull it off, just try it!
I’ve been into working on my cars for years
Last year when I built my first PC I realized why people love building custom computers…similar vibe and it’s just rewarding to DIY
What a nice video on building PCs! I would also add that with building your own PC, you are able to shop around for the best prices for each individual parts, and also pick the best makers for each component, rather than being restricted to one brand and having little control over what you are getting aside from the basic specs. After all, the prebuild system had to cheap out somewhere to make up for the poor margins on the core components like CPU and GPU.
You have quickly become my go to channel for PC/ Tech videos. I find your videos so refreshing compared to other channels, keep it up Dawid!
dude i want just slepping and got this notification so i guess i want be slepping for another 12 minutes
Your English isn't englishing
@@Goosey911. he want just slepping
@@Goosey911. i like sleppong too
@@Goosey911. hey dude
**join the club**
I have not built a PC for over 12 years and I'm in the process of doing it. You can throw tons of money at it, but building a quality system on a budget was (is) really a fun challenge. It's all numbers.
I binge watched all your videos till now and i must say that we need more people like you who could make tech fun and the PC building community a happy place keep up with ur good work
side note: I thought today was saturday xD
I'm currently binging all of his videos :)
I will be 77 y.o. in 2 weeks and I still enjoy building PCs. On Black Friday I went by Micro Center to pick up an order I'd placed the night before. It was for a 2nd system just to play with and for when grandkids visit. I didn't order a case and wasn't planning on getting one yet, but changed my mind and grabbed the cheapest one they had without researching it. It is the Monarch X1 mid-tower ATX case and what a PITA to build in!! There was no room on the backside to manage cables and still put the back panel on. It came with 4 RGB fans that were powered by a molex connector, thus the RGB was not addressable, nor could you change the fan speed. I got the case to work, but it was not a fun build.
The hardest part of the build where a geek's power really is getting put to test 6:40.
It's like the foil-wrap is fighting back or something.
And it bends too easily so you have to be careful
lowkey my favee youtuber, just got some good gaming equiptment today
The custom totally won ! Be Quiet is amazing for that too ! I have a pure rock 2 cpu cooling fan. Even with the highest settings from the game The Devil in me, I never reach over 45 degrees, the gpu actually didn't like with his 79 degrees but actually run good :) Thanks a lot for your content and continue to help me with all the knowledge you have ! :P
Except if you like your games to run smoothly, then the prebuild destroyed it with the 1% lows. But who wants smooth gameplay?
@@kidShibuya Yes but it was not that big of a difference. If you want a computer that have a longer lifespan. Custom is much better with temps and upgradebility
not trying to be a snog but the systems you build yourself look better and you know there's no hidden gremlins inside waiting to bite your backside just when you have your pants down. Keep up the good work Dawid.
The fact the Be quiet is more quiet and cooler, makes a huge difference in my opinion. Also, that slick white and black interior looks sick.
I am also always super impressed with your cable management. I have zero patience for that! lol
Same, I hate when my PC makes the same noise as a Boeing 747.
Mine looks ugly but a 360 aio does wonders. I found the smallest case that fits a 360 aio and it makes all the difference. I don't OC so i don't ever hear my PC.
It helps so much when you have decent quality fans and aren’t choking them to death
I never understood why people dont like building pc's. Its so fun to see what your building brought at the end when the maschine runs smooth and you can say " i made this" it had a kind of self acomplishment that i personally enjoy having
you could say the same for anything you use on a daily basis like your car, furniture, house etc. Not everyone has the time/expertise/energy to be bothered.
Maybe cause they don’t wanna spend that much time and effort along with the possibility of breaking parts 💀
@@dupt2547 this 😂 I’m impatient and have disposable income so buying prebuilt is the best way for me. I want to build one eventually but I don’t have the time or patience right now.
not everybody knows how to build a custom pc.
if you never built one, the chances of not being able to complete the build is pretty much a guarantee.
It took me 3 tries to even understand how my case worked. Years of watching tech content and I was still prone to dumb mistakes because there's a lot of stuff you don't actually hear very often.
7:55 you really had some balls of steel there. I would never walk away after putting a glass side panel on without screws 😂
Dawid is a multi-national treasure and must be protected at all costs! Love the videos as always.
Indeed
@@thealien_ali3382 hadn't thought of it that way, but... you're right
what's the background song used in this viodeo? really catchy @6:04 does anyone know
Protected from hot garbage PCs 🤣
what nation does he belong to?
Those temps in that prebuilt make me wonder how that'd do on a hot day here in the Philippines. That puts it firmly in the lose box for me.
Perfect time for a dawid video on my work break
Nice! Hope the rest of your work day goes well. 😃
@@DawidDoesTechStuff how i can get the pc i have the win code
@@gamingkfe1623 There is no win code? 😂
@@DawidDoesTechStuff i got code in my email that form gleam says win a pc by you and 8 numbers code on it
You're an inspiration. I recently got a white be quiet 500DX and it's a great case, although the build inside is more ancient than the new one you've built!
The custom seems to be the better option if you care about cooling and getting quality components in my opinion. Which is one of the reasons I continue to do it myself and not even look at prebuilts tbh. (Also no RGB suit is my style so building it myself gives me wide control over that aspect)
Like Every modern Prebuilt has water-cooling, like what if I don't like water cooling XS
1:33 The absolute SHADE thrown by this man is incredible, I agree with you Dawid. 😎
These pcs are getting too powerful even for Dawid
combination of white and black in custom builds is always special, especially if its custom built, process alone makes it much more valuable, even tho i can understand convenience of prebuild system even if u leave some performance on the table..
Love dawids take on tech nonsense - his vids are ace! I so appreciate his wit and humour and guaranteed everytime I'm always consistently chuckling along... love it, razor sharp content my friend...
In defense of the people who don't like building their own PC if something is broken with a pre-built you have one company to yell at if have to figure out which company to yell at.
I think the prebuilt was the winner, because it gave almost the same performance without the effort of building. I've been saying for awhile now that the margin of performance between prebuilts and custom pc's is getting thinner and thinner every year, and I think this is a good example
But prebuilt over time will last you less, since the GPU is running in such high temps that decreases lifetime. Also, that’s temps of a low temp weather. In summer you’ll see that GPU throttling in performance due to the high temps. The prebuilt is also limited in how much you can upgrade since it’s so small when compared to the BeQuiet it can be upgradable to a bigger variety of GPUs.
If you want a prebuilt, get a used pc. Sometimes you can find really good deals, like my luckiest find was $350 usd for an i7 11700kf, 3060 ti cyberpowerpc. It was used for like 3-7 months. Too many people spend money on something, and give up on it when they realize they dont want it anymore. Also, the most expensive part of any build nowadays is the gpu. It wouldn't hurt to have your whole build be new, but the gpu used. Even if it was mined, its still good and you'd be saving a good amount of cash
@@linkkevin11 But there are prebuilts now that have cases with great cooling; the latest generation of Omen is an example, and it's in the $1,500 category
really? look at the temps and noise.
@@UOHCUNY I didn't say this pc---obviously this prebuilt has problems with both. But prebuilts like the latest Omen I mentioned have ventilated fronts with dual fans, and a CPU cooler that isn't ewaste
I've always been a fan of custom building a PC...I just have ham hands and am so bad at cable management that the case would look like its gone through a hedge backwards in a tornado. So I went for a sort of mid-point. A custom system build by a company. It does what I needed it to do for work and the games I do play so I am happy. However, that Be Quiet rig looks really good and is making me doubt my life choices lol
Definitely go with the custom build.
Better temperatures are rather important.
Also looks a whole lot better 👍🏻
After watching your vids and realizing if Dawid can do it then so can i, i finally dived head first into a waterless pool and stripped my POS alienware and built my own pc. It was exciting, scary, frustrating and relaxing all at the same time usually the feeling i get while on a havy night on the sauce. I built a pc with some NZXT and BEQUIET goodies and i couldnt be happier. Thankyou Dawid keep up the top notch content.
The custom was so much nicer than the pre-built. Definitely like the quality of the Be Quiet products! The noise level of the custom system was awesome!
While I like building PCs, I've gone pre-built for the last couple desktops because it was actually cheaper to do so when adding up the cost of the individual components plus a Pro-grade Windows license.
Windows 11 Pro costs about $3 on Royal CD Keys and other grey market sites
@@panscrank or you can just get rid of it yourself
@@johann-vf5du uh?
@@panscrank there are plenty of ways to activate windows without a key
I got my windows 11 key for $20 because my brother is technically a Microsoft employee (Microsoft purchased Double Fine game studios, developers of Psychonauts 2)
Buying prebuilts gives you erectile dysfunction, insomnia, bad breath, acne, tooth decay, leprosy, gingivitis, jaundice, hysterical pregnancy, arthritis, cryptosporidium, ulcers, flatulence, double vision, hemorrhoids, cranky baby butt syndrome, apple Snax, ex-lax, Turkey flaks, etc...
And don't forget all the VD!
The all white on black internals contrast is gorgeous, damn.
Love your videos. Thank you for making my day. 😁
Reminds of my first built with no money, and a lot of errors. It was a great TBT video!
hello Dawid how are you
I bought the Pure Base 500 FX after getting a Pure Rock 2 a few months ago. It completely changed my build from the blacked out NZXT H510 I had before and runs so much cooler now. Was super easy to build in and was an amazing deal for their anniversary. The range of colors it comes with stock is awesome.
The one single thing I don’t like is the glass panel screws being individual and not retained but they’re still very nice quality.
my fav youtube tbh you always bring a bit off light hearted fun to your video's and make my days better
Great video mate, just stumbled upon your channel. I find these type of vids really educational for a pc novice like myself and the more i watch these pc build vids the more i want to build my own gaming pc.
I really enjoy your content. I think in a saturated RUclips world you really have a stand out presentation that is unique and very enjoyable. I hope you continue to attract the views you deserve.👍
I remember my first (and only) machine I built and the pink stuff covering the fan came off when I took the plastic cover off, so I rang the place where I bought it from (it was miles away from where I lived) and they said "whatever you do, don't turn it on, get another fan with the stuff on because it keeps the processor cool" and so I did and to this day, the machine still works perfectly well (although I've not tried it in a couple of years now) but I loved the machine. Ah those were the days... :)
Your speciality is that your honest and funny at the same time and also very creative different from other robot RUclipsrs
Congratulations on your 500k Dawid. That's a great video. Hardwork pays off always :)
Th3 difference in sound alone makes building your own worth it
I am so happy to have learned that Dawid is afrikaans and not just me trying to figure out where the hell I have heard his accent before
What surprises me most is the shockingly not terrible performance of the pre-built. We all know that with a little knowledge and patience you can build a more powerful PC for the price of a given pre-built, but it seems like a few manufacturers have started watching YT and decided to make some non-garbage systems available and I'm happy about it.
I'll stick to building, but I'm glad I don't *have* to build it myself to get a half decent machine
I assume the pre-built 7 fps 1% score for GTA V is a typo (visible at 09:38 in the video), don't know if anybody told you yet:) but yes, obviously hand-raised is better, but I have been building my own systems since 2001 so I'm biased toward that one regardless....:D great video, love your content in general!
Congrats on 500k subscribers!
All I had to hear was "Deatmatch Arena of Death" and I already had to click the "like" button. Love your stuff, Dawid!
Love this guy's character 😂
That's the reason I subscribe to this channel
After over 30 years of building custom (for myself and others) the stress on first power on never goes away but the euphoria when it all comes together is second to none. Plus you get to avoid Alma going custom, always a bonus.
The novelty wore off for me. Fun when it all works, not fun when it doesnt whether its small niggles or a key component is doa so you need to rma. Last time around I used a custom builder that allowed me to pick whatever components I wanted based around the cpu. Built it and warrantied it (at overclocked speeds) for 2yrs and the price was less than 5% over buying the same components myself. For me it was a no brainer.
As the owner of an ageing HP pavilion that is in to all sorts of depraved component choking and suffocation activities I can safely say the Be Quiet system is the better option here. Also I can stand noisy systems so those fewer 10db would make the world of difference to me!
My pc is currently in housed in a 500DX, lovely case! I spraypainted the black parts of it gold, with the few inlaid details (bequiet logo on top and front io) handpainted in a vivid turquoise. Looks really fancy! I wanted to add some turquoise decals as well but couldn't decide on a design. Maybe I'll get to it when I eventually take it apart to upgrade something ^^
@David Does Tech Stuff ⁺¹⁹¹⁴⁴⁰⁸⁸³⁵⁷ scam bot
I have built two rigs using the white Pure Base 500DX case. They are usually my first recommendation.
I like Dawid's simplicity he just said go click the link and enter and that's all no follow no share nothing at all 👍👍
I really have had the worst day and just know your the only person I subscribe too that I genuinely get hyped about when I see a new video because your wit just gets to me every time and keep up the good work man you bring joy to more people than you know good luck in the competition everyone
thank you for your information I have a question! I checked my pc and I found out my rams are in the single channel but when I put them in dual channel lineup pc won't boot up! so If I change the single channel to dual I should re instal windows?
Well, if you could have afforded a better graphics card at $1400, you could have gotten one. I know you went for the same one, but I also thought this was a video about how much you could build for the same price as the prebuilt. I think for my brother’s PC, I was able to squeeze in a 3080 non TI for $1400 and an AMD Ryzen 7 4000 or 5000. Also, I built it in a Corsair 4000D
One other fact of pre-builts is that the middleman builder has to make a profit. So they buy $X of parts, spend $Y to build the system and move it on, and then the retail place you buy it from adds $Z profit again. When you build your own, you cut at least one and possibly two steps of profit tax from the puzzle, which generally gives you a little more to spend along the way. I know this video was a be Quiet ad of sorts, I get it, but compromises could have been made on the case and such and possibly stepped up to the 3070 (or even a 3080, given how the market has trashed itself nicely).
Dawid, you are, honestly, one of the best youtuber on this platform, plus that you have a very good sense of humour. I watch you every night before I go to sleep, and you make me laugh every time. Now I don't know if you are reading this comment, but i want to say that you are one of the best youtuber on this platform
U forgot to say The main advantage to build a PC is to find GOOD PARTS FOR MEGA DEALS
BLACK FRIDAY & END OF THE YEAR
I had a pre-built for about 3 years; it's a great way to get introduced. Having just built my own, I can say that there is no competition between custom and pre-built.
Totally agree that there is so much satisfaction building your own. The slight frustrations that come along with some builds is half the fun already. And a huge thanks for making the giveaway as simple as it should be. Instead of clicking 35 different links.
Great video dude. One of these days i'll build one from scratch
That Be Quiet Case is the best case i ever had. using it for a year and its perfect. plenty of space, cable management is easily done and the airflow is enormous.
Congrats on 500k subs and lovely build.
As a be quiet! enjoyer myself, to any new pc builders out there I'd highly recommend their stuff! At the very least their fans/cpu coolers are worth it. Great video btw!
honestly from someone that built pc for one self to knowing of friends/family that do not /can't do this I can see why would pre builts are good for them but I also can see why building your own pc is soo good
Keep thinking you're Welsh Dawid, glad you're still making off the wall stuff. One of the only channels I haven't dumped from LTT to Gamers Nexus, boring repetitive BS. Keep the fun alive 👍
Hands down my favorite moment was when you pulled the front of the case off and just, "uuuoogghhh" too realistic. I broke my case doing that. Lmao
I love ur videos. It always suprises me those cinematic scenes you filmed at the beginning whether it’s intended or not. Great job❤
Always made my own, for me, my family, my extended family. lots and lots of hand me down parts too, helps people out stuck in a jam or with a failure. used to work as a tech and I've always hated proprietary parts. Love your videos, your scripts are hilarious. :)
I love your content. I built my computer in march this year and didn't have gpu. But your one of the people who helped me understand how to build my PC. I'm saving up now to build my wife's PC. She wants to play ear thunder with me.
I use a configurator since I know the parts I want, I just don't trust myself to build it. A couple of weeks ago I got a 12600kf/3080 12gb rog strix combo with 32gb corsair vengeance 3600 RAM, Corsair RMX 850W, 1tb NVME, Fractal Meshify 2 case and Tuf Gaming mb for around £1650 built for me. I'm quite surprised it arrived in one piece since it was much cheaper than other configurators were offering. Well pleased with it (apart from some pretty bad coil whine at times on the GPU but that's quite common among the rog strix versions, so I hear), although obviously it would be cheaper still building it.
Licking the metal contact points before putting parts into a computer is my favourite part though
@@jordanlazarus7345 orly.
Just wanted to say Thank You, always great videos and then adding the little extras to enhance the PC for the giveaway is a class act.
I was having a pretty crappy day, and I was overall pretty stressed, but as soon as I saw this video, I just was able to sit down. It's nice watching your content
BeQuiet are one of the few sponsors where I don’t mind seeing their stuff shoehorned in. They make nice stuff.
Prebuilds were always bad when I first got into pc's so i learned to build. glad people actually have some decent choices for a pre-built these days. Building will always be better for the overall quality of parts.
Excellent Video. Hope you're enjoying the snow!
Another great, feel-good episode; it’s always like an informative video stress ball. Ahhh. The custom-build wins, hands down - looks, build quality, functionality and operation (even if the 2060 is a tad exxy - what can you do atm?). I’ve always built my own, never met a pre-built that didn’t need pulling apart and repairing upon arrival - or just immediate mercy-killing by lump hammer. Love the Be Quiet kit. Thanks!
I won't be able to determine if the custom PC is better until it arrives at my home. Good thing I entered the giveaway at Gleam. Perhaps I'm being over optimistic, but I'll post an update after I win.
“I think there’s a law against giving people a pc with no Wi-Fi in it” my brother heckin uses Ethernet but would legit go crazy if he didn’t have Wi-Fi ? 🤣
500k lesss goooo You DID IT!!! now all the E waste shall fear of you.
Absolute best and entertaining tech channel on RUclips! Thank you for all the hard work you do!
Honestly I'm just really glad the scalpoxalypse is over, people don't seem to realize that people in less rich countries are basically spending an entire paycheck on a 3060. Great vid dawid. ❤️