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  • @dapz
    @dapz 2 года назад +936

    Homie if you need any more of that good stuff smuggled over the border, just hit me up again

  • @illusoryrangifer3828
    @illusoryrangifer3828 2 года назад +214

    Former employee here! I briefly cashiered for them between other jobs several years back, and got a peek into their employee pricing, which implied some things about supply costs and margins.
    Powerspec desktops aren’t a loss-leader… but not by much. My speculation as to why they’re only available in store is because they want to create a reason for you to come into the store, hopefully buy some other stuff that has better margins while you’re there, then like that the prebuilt they sold you wasn’t garbage tier and build some customer loyalty and word of mouth.
    Selling online I imagine the attach rate is much lower, plus they’d be on the hook for a lot more shipping back and forth on returns and warranties. As much as people who don’t live near a Microcenter wish they shipped… I don’t think they can do that and keep those prices without losing money.

    • @Razor-gx2dq
      @Razor-gx2dq 2 года назад +12

      I'm planning on applying there for the PC technician position, what is the work environment like, at least in your experience.

    • @Rephyc
      @Rephyc 2 года назад +11

      @@Razor-gx2dq Depending on the store it varies drastically but that can be said about any job, worked in BYOPC in one of the NY locations and honestly i loved working there. environment was very welcoming and the coworkers i had all got along and helped/ spoke to one another whenever they had a chance.
      as for the Tech side of it I'm not too sure as they were in their own section of the store and we didn't interact with them much other than getting them parts occasionally

    • @subbookkeeper
      @subbookkeeper 2 года назад +5

      I think they just avoid shipping because it involves damages and warranty problems and shipping costs are quite substantial too.

    • @elchunkacabra1450
      @elchunkacabra1450 2 года назад +4

      @@subbookkeeper also because of the whole gpu fiasco for awhile. they had the raffle system but you could bypass that if you bought a complete pc. in store only to prevent bots

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +29

      Those are valid points. I can imagine once you start selling them online the volume also goes way up and then it becomes harder to properly do quality control and support.

  • @fuzzyface4515
    @fuzzyface4515 2 года назад +1021

    Dawid offering to punish us and flexes his prebuilts dual channel RAM. The only thing this video is missing is some LINOOOOOOOOOOODE

    • @psitticosaurus6190
      @psitticosaurus6190 2 года назад

      *linoooooowde*

    • @natepeters6539
      @natepeters6539 2 года назад +16

      I got an ad for Dawn Platinum before this vid, but in my head it was DAWN PLATS

    • @jdo248
      @jdo248 2 года назад +26

      If Dawid doesn't talk about Linoooooode then the comments section does.
      At this point they should just become a channel partner.

    • @aprilnelson9044
      @aprilnelson9044 2 года назад +17

      And the 70's porno soundtrack :)

    • @rorx1
      @rorx1 2 года назад +6

      @@aprilnelson9044 yes

  • @Tinman598
    @Tinman598 2 года назад +205

    My wife has banned me from Microcenter. I went for a graphics card. Came home with the card, laptop, and all the parts to build a file server.

  • @Anonymiter
    @Anonymiter 2 года назад +235

    ESET is actually a pretty legit antivirus option (at least when I looked into it a few years ago). As a business selling PCs to your average consumer, bundling antivirus is kind of a catch 22. You're gunna get blamed if you don't sell them one and anger others if you even try. I really appreciate the initial prompt asking to install or remove, as it's a really nice compromise between the two options.
    But I give Micro Center props for picking something other than McAffee or Norton. Most OEMs preload those after getting paid upfront fees or kickbacks and couldn't care less how it impacts the actual customer. I doubt Micro Center gets more than a referral bonus when users sign up for their preloaded ESET option, if that.

    • @MJ-uk6lu
      @MJ-uk6lu 2 года назад +22

      ESET used to be the best anti-virus that money could get. I haven't read more about that now, but I still expect them to be good.

    • @ronniekregar3482
      @ronniekregar3482 2 года назад +1

      @@MJ-uk6lu bit defender

    • @whydoihavetodothisannoying
      @whydoihavetodothisannoying 2 года назад +20

      Windows defender isn't worse than any of those options and it's on by default, less intrusive and uses less resources compared to something running on top. No good reason to ship ANY AV with windows these days.

    • @feron450
      @feron450 2 года назад +3

      I use to use Eset it was a great av used very little resources. But once the windows defender became not useless I just use that now.

    • @joshuachristiansen2626
      @joshuachristiansen2626 2 года назад +5

      I had ESET for a while back I actually used antivirus software. Best antivirus I have ever used. Not intrusive and really quite good.
      I expect they are the same today as they were a few yesrs ago

  • @konrad999999
    @konrad999999 2 года назад +60

    Recently got a power spec psu but the lian li case I put it in was choking the air fan intake and causing it to be very loud. Microcenter customer service called me directly after I left a bad review due to the power spec fan running loud and they replace it with a different brand (more expensive) at no charge. Microcenter is really an awesome place

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +8

      That’s awesome to hear! Customer service like that goes a long way to making a better user experience.

    • @liviuganea4108
      @liviuganea4108 2 года назад +1

      That's only if you live in Murica. For us poor folks that don't want to get hospital or school shot, we don't get that choice.

    • @LaZd-
      @LaZd- Год назад

      @@liviuganea4108 Nice meme.

  • @peaheaduk
    @peaheaduk 2 года назад +435

    Impressive little PC really when you compare it to some off the other PC,s you have reviewed.👍

    • @wakcedout
      @wakcedout 2 года назад +5

      Might have to see if the microcenters near me have any in stock.

    • @Direwoof
      @Direwoof 2 года назад +5

      Ye it's not much worse then teh pc I built myself for 1100, I have a h670 TUF a 16gb ram rtx 3060 ti and a i5 12400f.

    • @jay_Jalapeno
      @jay_Jalapeno 2 года назад +4

      PowerSpec prebuilts are very well priced usually

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +23

      For sure! It’s so much better than the average prebuilt.

    • @kz6713
      @kz6713 2 года назад

      I got it because im on a budget

  • @AnnaDoes
    @AnnaDoes 2 года назад +5

    Thanks!

  • @justsumguy2u
    @justsumguy2u 2 года назад +469

    Could this possibly be the best pre-built gaming rig for $1,000 and under that you've tested so far? It's pretty decent, I'm impressed

    • @brando3342
      @brando3342 2 года назад +7

      @justsomeguytoyou Do you know whether Dawid meant 900 Canadian or 900 USD?

    • @Mr_Trump
      @Mr_Trump 2 года назад +13

      @@brando3342 USD most likely

    • @brando3342
      @brando3342 2 года назад +3

      @@konga382 Gotcha, thanks!

    • @brando3342
      @brando3342 2 года назад +3

      @@Mr_Trump Thanks 👌

    • @Celia97799
      @Celia97799 2 года назад +4

      @@brando3342 Its in USD and its an in store only deal

  • @nadtz
    @nadtz 2 года назад +1

    I'm in Chicago and I recommended those a ton to people when the whole "work from home OMG I want/need a new PC" thing hit during the pandemic, one of the few prebuilts I'd recommend and they were actually sold out for a while which I don't think I've seen before. It's nice having Microcenter close for when I need something same day.

    • @dapz
      @dapz 2 года назад

      I actually got this from the chicago microcenter, there seems to be plenty of em now

  • @darthwiizius
    @darthwiizius 2 года назад +196

    I think that PSU is probably OK, it outputs the full 650W on the 12V rail alone which is always a good sign.

    • @digitalis2977
      @digitalis2977 2 года назад +70

      PowerSpec PSUs haven't been proven to be bad...they just haven't been proven to be good yet.

    • @spankbuda5760
      @spankbuda5760 2 года назад +25

      After years of Micro Center selling their in house Inland and Powerspec products no one have had any complaints about them.

    • @Ryan93.
      @Ryan93. 2 года назад +5

      They're actually pretty decent little units in my experience.

    • @slayerprayer8416
      @slayerprayer8416 2 года назад +2

      Well they are pretty low end, but not the worst i suppose

    • @aleksazunjic9672
      @aleksazunjic9672 2 года назад +5

      More than enough for this CPU + GPU combo .

  • @KyrenDinh
    @KyrenDinh 2 года назад +57

    I don't think I've ever seen anyone give a negative review to a microcenter pre-built. They're just solid

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 2 года назад +1

      op or setting the bar higher then the competition?

    • @RE4PER
      @RE4PER 2 года назад

      @@raven4k998 A little of both :P

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 2 года назад +4

      @@RE4PER yeah shame hp and dell won't copy that but that's why their pc's suck balls

    • @monkeydmayhem8985
      @monkeydmayhem8985 2 года назад

      Most of the components they use are powerspec and micro center brand so it’s under warranty, according to what their sales associate told me

    • @KyrenDinh
      @KyrenDinh 2 года назад

      I don't think they actually have very many components under their Powerspec name. Just the mouse, keyboard, power supply, wifi antennae, maybe thermal paste, and I think that's it. Everything else you're getting in their prebuilt is brand name, made by someone else

  • @MicahGreen
    @MicahGreen 2 года назад +27

    Back when finding a GPU on the shelf was unheard of, I bought a powerspec instead of building a new machine. Haven't regretted it one bit. Mine has an i7 with an evga 3070. Only thing I have replaced is the ram, that's only because I doubled the amount and couldn't find matching sticks of what came in it.

    • @ccramit
      @ccramit 2 года назад +1

      Same with me, except mine was a Ryzen 7 3700x. Even came with 32gb of RAM. It was the only thing I could find with a 3070 that was under $2,000 that didnt use bottom of the barrel components in the rest of the system. It's much cheaper nowadays, but then I would have had to wait over a year to to get a new PC.

    • @lionsden9945
      @lionsden9945 Год назад

      ​@@ccramit I just got one today so I can play squad and hell let loose I hope it was worth the price.

    • @loganricherson
      @loganricherson Год назад

      The thing about having matched sticks of ram is rarely an issue nowadays. As long as they're the same frequency, you're probably fine

    • @MicahGreen
      @MicahGreen Год назад

      @@loganricherson didn't want to look inside the case, which has a glass side panel and see non matching sticks.

    • @loganricherson
      @loganricherson Год назад

      @@MicahGreen that's fair

  • @joemacleod5799
    @joemacleod5799 2 года назад

    Being a fellow Canuck I usually hold off on major purchases and go to the Cambridge MA Micro Center...then I sneak thru the woods and run back to the Maritimes giggling like a little schoolgirl. I wish MC would open a Canadian outlet....but I know that prices would instantly go from $400 to $600 on a product, exchange notwithstanding ....we always get hosed....hence the name. Love the channel!

  • @IcebergTech
    @IcebergTech 2 года назад +46

    OT question, hope you don't mind: you're one of the relatively few people I sub to who mix regular videos and shorts, how are they working out for you? Do you find they have a benefit to the channel as a whole, or do you just enjoy making them and don't worry about whether or not they attract more viewers?

    • @GoogleAccount-tt5yx
      @GoogleAccount-tt5yx 2 года назад

      pffftt weird question dude. enjoy the content, stop asking so much

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 2 года назад +15

      @@GoogleAccount-tt5yx
      You should watch his videos. He makes some nice hardware review too.

    • @dannybrennan31
      @dannybrennan31 2 года назад +15

      @@GoogleAccount-tt5yx just watch the video and don't reply to comments that have nothing to do with you

    • @auntiepha8343
      @auntiepha8343 2 года назад +3

      @@GoogleAccount-tt5yx👍Iceberg Tech 👍is an awesome RUclips channel, easy Tiger!😃

    • @skashax777x
      @skashax777x 2 года назад +5

      Dude you need to watch the spiffing Brit, he has vids on games by the YT algorithm

  • @MakHash420
    @MakHash420 2 года назад +2

    Great video.
    I guess i am blessed enough to live near a microcenter, 10 minute drive from my place.
    Bought all the components last month and built my first ever pc by myself, took me few hours, i followed all the manuals that came with and watched just 1 video when it came to cable clean up for idea.
    Good luck in your pc build or pc buying.

  • @steverussell7005
    @steverussell7005 2 года назад +16

    I got a microcenter 5600g prebuilt during the gpu gouging shortage and later put a 6700xt in it. Love it.

    • @50H3i1
      @50H3i1 2 года назад

      Only downside to 5600G was the " pcie 3.0 only" thing . So maximum speed ssd gonna be samsung 970 Evo plus .
      But yeah having microcenter in your country is a blessing

    • @steverussell7005
      @steverussell7005 2 года назад

      @@50H3i1 Yeah it's not great and I could get a cheap pcie4 capable chip to replace it if it really becomes a bottleneck I guess. I just do 1080p gaming tho.

    • @50H3i1
      @50H3i1 2 года назад

      @@steverussell7005 yeah last summer I was facing a choice to build a 5600G pc . Or buy a Series X for the same price so I went with the xbox to wait for AM5 platform

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +1

      That’s awesome! I’m glad you found a way to get your hands on a new PC.

  • @ChristopherWolfftickytong
    @ChristopherWolfftickytong 2 года назад +6

    Thanks for covering this. I'm getting old and the thought of doing another build just tires me out so it's good to know I can buy a semi decent system from the microcenter in town

    • @SchoolforHackers
      @SchoolforHackers 2 года назад

      Oh you lucky devil. Nothing comparable for 400 miles in any direction here.

    • @Razor-gx2dq
      @Razor-gx2dq 2 года назад +1

      @@SchoolforHackers oooof

  • @clocktechgame4178
    @clocktechgame4178 2 года назад +21

    Hello Dawid I love your content and I wanted to say that you very much inspired me to start preparing my own tech channel. Thanks for everything man and great video as always!

    • @ezagoatgoateza
      @ezagoatgoateza 2 года назад +2

      Comment number 6
      Good vid

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +1

      That’s awesome! Good luck on your journey as a new channel. 😃

    • @clocktechgame4178
      @clocktechgame4178 2 года назад +1

      @@DawidDoesTechStuff Thanks a lot Dawid! I really appreciate it. I must admit it's really hard to start because many of my video concepts have already been done by other creators and it is difficult to get inventory on a budget but I really am gonna try and I hope it turns out well. Thanks a lot for appreciating my comment :)
      By the way do you have any recommendations for a free video editor I could use for videos? Thanks in advance 👍

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +1

      @@clocktechgame4178 I feel you, I was in the same boat. It was a long, hard journey to find my own voice in my videos. In terms of editing software, I’ve heard the free version of Filmora is pretty good.

    • @clocktechgame4178
      @clocktechgame4178 2 года назад +1

      @@DawidDoesTechStuff it is pretty good but it has a big ugly watermark covering half of the video which will scare any viewers out. About finding your voice it is true that throughout your videos you have changed a lot and I can't imagine how that journey might be for me but you have ended up as a really unique channel, there really isn't any other tech channel here on RUclips with such fun premises and realization (except maybe MrYeester, but his content is quite different from yours)

  • @SpyceySalad
    @SpyceySalad 2 года назад +8

    I got a powerspec back in 2018 and it's great. Nothing proprietary, everything is off the shelf. Had dual channel memory on a pretty nice motherboard.. they did a great job with cable management too.

  • @pascaldifolco4611
    @pascaldifolco4611 2 года назад +22

    The intro is glorious !! 😂 The prebuilt is very nice indeed !

  • @DJ.1001
    @DJ.1001 2 года назад

    The powerspec pcs are built in house at the microcenter stores. They are built with standard parts off the shelf by techs that are from what I can tell extremely vetted and quality assured. If I were interested in a prebuilt they would be my first choice without question.

  • @TekMerc
    @TekMerc 2 года назад +6

    I've been watching your videos, and videos on other tech channels, about pre-builts for a long while now and this one seems objectively adequate for once. Good job MicroCenter.

  • @AJSHOPE
    @AJSHOPE 2 года назад

    I got a PowerSpec G707 about a year and a half ago from Micro Center for $1600. It came with a Ryzen 7 3700X, NVIDIA RTX3070, ASRock X570 Pro 4 Motherboard, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, 1 TB NVME drive, Cooler Master Liquid CPU cooler, a 750W power supply, and in a Lian Li case where the power supply is at the bottom and the fans for the liquid cooler are mounted to the top.

  • @heksheep2502
    @heksheep2502 2 года назад +21

    I bought a prebuilt from Microcenter almost two years ago. The only upgrade I've put into it (besides storage) is swapping the RX 580 with a 3060 Ti. It is an absolute monster of a system that I only spent about $1k USD on. My pride and joy, Microcenter is highkey incredible.

    • @frankytanky5076
      @frankytanky5076 2 года назад +1

      Man you have no idea how jelly people are in other countries. Best Buy has the worst shit ever in Compaq.

  • @myheadisempty
    @myheadisempty 2 года назад

    microcenter has saved my ass, i don't know how many times. having one in my area is a godsend. can't recommend them enough.

  • @C.Milstone
    @C.Milstone 2 года назад +81

    I’ve used powerspec power supplies in a couple of my builds and a couple I’ve built for people it seems to hold up honestly so far no problems 🎉

    • @jeffclagg
      @jeffclagg 2 года назад +2

      Same here. My current one is a 550 watt and I've had it almost a year and I've had no problems at all.

    • @C.Milstone
      @C.Milstone 2 года назад +3

      @@jeffclagg nice I usually go for the 650 watts with gold no problems so far with a 3060 and rx 6600 might try a 3070

    • @adameckert8542
      @adameckert8542 2 года назад +2

      Same here. Last 2 builds both have PowerSpec power supplies in them.

    • @SchoolforHackers
      @SchoolforHackers 2 года назад +1

      Thanks for that -

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +5

      That’s good to hear. I reached out to them asking who the OEM is. Will relay info once I get it. 👍

  • @paulhuhtala4541
    @paulhuhtala4541 Год назад +1

    My very first PC was a Microcenter "PowerSpec" from 1994. It was awesome back then and they are still awesome today. I love microcenter.

  • @guyfawkes8873
    @guyfawkes8873 2 года назад +39

    I love how the only thing anyone had to do to beat every major oem pc builder was build a regular pc with standard ass components…

    • @matasa7463
      @matasa7463 2 года назад +1

      Lmao they don’t cheap out too much in certain components so they don’t make that much money.

    • @RWripposte
      @RWripposte 2 года назад

      Almost as if beating Thanos only required the Avengers to give him a smartphone with Plague Inc installed

  • @telquad1953
    @telquad1953 2 года назад

    Thanks

  • @thelocalcoma
    @thelocalcoma 2 года назад +36

    Dawid dissapoints once again. I've been throwing keyboards and mice into the ocean for hours and all I have is a Dell branded aqueduct. I was looking forward to the visit 😕

    • @DawidDoesTechStuff
      @DawidDoesTechStuff  2 года назад +4

      There has been so much punishing that I’ve had to do, that it’s been really hard to keep up. Sorry to keep you waiting. 😞

    • @thelocalcoma
      @thelocalcoma 2 года назад +2

      @@DawidDoesTechStuff All good, I appreciate the update. Let me know next time you come to Texas and I'll try to meet you at the Dellqueduct

  • @feeterican
    @feeterican 2 года назад

    I live 15 minutes away from a MicroCenter and I do agree they have a solid option for prebuilt systems. Back in 2008 I got their cheapest option which was around $250 for the whole system, and it came with a Pentium D 3.0GHz - 4GB RAM - 160GB HDD and I tossed in an 8800GT, and it was an OK gaming PC for a few years (it was the guest PC) and back then it played COD 4 perfectly fine and somehow was able to play Crysis with a Vista OS install. Not sure how but it did. I've also had friends buy prebuilts from there and they didn't have any complaints and a full upgrade path since they don't use any proprietary parts.

  • @mikep9418
    @mikep9418 2 года назад +25

    Can't agree more with regards to Intel's stock cooler. I had to swap mine out on my 12600 ASAP. Great video as always by the way. 😊

    • @TKIvanov
      @TKIvanov 2 года назад +2

      I got a custom PC with an i3 2125 back in 2012. Budget was low and it was an i3 so the stock cooler is what I went with. I remember being so frustrated with it when I game (IIRC sometimes even when browsing internet sites), ESPECIALLY in the summer. I dealt with that for about two years and finally got a DeepCool GAMMAXX 400 - was such a relief. Ever since then I have religiously not used a stock cooler.

    • @JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe
      @JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe 2 года назад +2

      @@TKIvanov the amd stock coolers are the only ones ill use. they arent that loud on a 4 core 8 thread chip.

    • @mikep9418
      @mikep9418 2 года назад +1

      @@JudeTheRUclipsPoopersubscribe I find the AMD stock cooler okay in a well ventilated case but if air flow is a bit restricted they really struggle.

  • @cardinaldriver
    @cardinaldriver 2 года назад

    Never realized we have to compete against the console paupers for M.2 drives. Thanks for the Corsair ad. I owned an Xbox One for about a week before building a dedicated monster of a gaming PC. Thought they all had mechanical drives still. BF5 is just buttery on that setup!

  • @SN3Gaming_
    @SN3Gaming_ 2 года назад +3

    I'm blessed with living between two Microcenters (Rockville, MD and Fairfax, VA locations) and I almost went with a Powerspec for my pre-build PC, but instead I went with CLX who had more custom options.
    Though I did but all of my parts for my other build from Microcenter. It's my happy place lol

  • @COSMOKRAT_616
    @COSMOKRAT_616 2 года назад

    Ive been talking up powerspec prebuilds for a long time. Bought a $850 system 2 years ago with a power color rx5700 and a r53600 b450m/ac and it rocked every game i needed it to. Ive since upgraded the case, gpu and psu but thats the best part. They use off the shelf parts and warranty the systems themselves. Great systems for into enthusiasts amd fully upgradeable. Best pre-builds on the market in a variety of teirs. Love micro center.

  • @CalanReichel
    @CalanReichel 2 года назад +5

    Literally just picked this up this week for a coworker's work station! For the price it is crazy

  • @Orginal_Sinner
    @Orginal_Sinner 2 года назад

    About a year ago i purchased a powerspec G900 from microcenter. No regrets at all! I've upgraded it since then. Good video new sub

  • @DryadMachine
    @DryadMachine 2 года назад +10

    Was shocked when you said that the card is an RX 6600, I thought it was something larger like a 3080 because of how much it filled the case. It's sometimes quite hard to get a sense of scale from videos.

  • @Anzrul
    @Anzrul 2 года назад +1

    I'm driving distance from two Microcenters and have been building systems for myself and friends since 2016. I've used PowerSpec PSUs in everything from entry-level to overclocked high-end and everything in between. I've never had an issue out of any of them and the first 650w bronze unit I got back in 2016 is still kicking in an R5 2600X/1050ti unit I gave to one of my friends. From my experience they are pretty well built.

  • @startedtech
    @startedtech 2 года назад +18

    My friend and I picked out a Powerspec PC for his younger brother last year after his GTX 970 exploded, it's pretty good. He had to get the AIO replaced after a few weeks (can't remember why) but they replaced it with a higher end one, and for some reason replaced his CPU for 'heat damage'.
    They even gave him back the old CPU so my friend used that for a new build. Microcenter's in-store service is great, wish more people had access.

    • @raghavagnihotri21
      @raghavagnihotri21 2 года назад

      exploded?

    • @startedtech
      @startedtech 2 года назад +3

      @@raghavagnihotri21 Yeah, some mosfets or something literally exploded lol.

    • @crisnmaryfam7344
      @crisnmaryfam7344 2 года назад

      probably sound. Most people just grab an AIO for yes the better performance, but noticeably quieter operation.

  • @juanignacioaschura9437
    @juanignacioaschura9437 2 года назад

    For anyone asking:
    The OEM for those PowerSpec PSUs is Sirfa.
    The case is the Lian Li LANCOOL 170M.

  • @PolecanePC
    @PolecanePC 2 года назад +8

    Dawid your intro's are getting better and better, somehow I now crave an narrated story of long lost mini PC who went to conquer the world and never came back lol

  • @fairycat
    @fairycat Год назад

    Very nice price. Glad to see Microcenter makes such proper prebuilds.

  • @shane250
    @shane250 2 года назад +11

    That's a really good deal. Even if you spend another $40 on a cooler, you're still under $1K.

  • @Beru4life
    @Beru4life 2 года назад +2

    I was one of the few lucky one's to get a 3080 on launch thanks to living near not 1 but 2 Microcenters. I also paired that gpu with a 850w Powerspec psu and 2 years later and a bunch of gaming on it and it is still running good. Amazing review Dawid! Keep up the great work!

  • @scotisme464
    @scotisme464 2 года назад +6

    that box has been in a warehouse on the TOP SHELF for a long time... you can tell how the dust and moisture has weakened the integrity of the external box.

    • @person59523
      @person59523 2 года назад +1

      As a forklift operator I always hate when I have to pull something down from the top racks that's been there so long I forgot it existed.....and it looks like new life has grown on the top boxes.

    • @scotisme464
      @scotisme464 2 года назад

      yeah dude... I work in a warehouse so I know these things

  • @Eireeth
    @Eireeth 2 года назад +11

    A tip for some people who maybe dont want to spend 20-30 dollars for a new cooler.
    Undervolt your cpu, try a offset in the bios between minus 0,075V-0,125V or minus 75mv-125mv that should give you 10-20% less power consumption, that means less heat, with the same performance.

    • @BrandanFischer
      @BrandanFischer 2 года назад +3

      This!
      I always tell people to do this on their GPUs and CPUs. It not only drops power draw and temperatures, it expands the lifespan of your parts and shouldn't be overlooked!

    • @Eireeth
      @Eireeth 2 года назад +2

      @@BrandanFischer I agree, in my opinion it makes much more sense than overclocking, because there isn´t much headroom these days.

    • @BrandanFischer
      @BrandanFischer 2 года назад +1

      @@Eireeth Right. Performance increases are negligible the more we progress. I always make sure to undervolt to bring my temps down substantially

    • @Spankmepink
      @Spankmepink 2 года назад

      No need to, temps are fine out of the box.

    • @BrandanFischer
      @BrandanFischer 2 года назад

      @@Spankmepink It's more than about temps, it's about efficiency and prolonging the lifespan of your CPU.

  • @juanc.3372
    @juanc.3372 2 года назад

    in the microcenter near me in the US you can shop the isles pick out all your PC parts and they will build the PC for you for a fee usally around 100 USD

  • @phoenixyt124
    @phoenixyt124 2 года назад +6

    This $1000 pre built with a 6600 is SUCH great value. Damn.

  • @boogywoogy2135
    @boogywoogy2135 Год назад

    Watching this on a micro center prebuilt right now LOL! I bought a g167 back in 2021 because the value was just unbeatable and to this day it still runs everything perfectly! The only huge problem I have is that I believe the Psu fan bearings are worn out and it's VERY noisy now :/

  • @DJdoppIer
    @DJdoppIer 2 года назад +10

    It's a shame that there aren't more Micro Centers around the country (and in other countries for that matter). The only "physical" store options for most people is Best Buy which, let's face it, is over-priced hot garbage most of the time.

    • @Chris-ls1ub
      @Chris-ls1ub 2 года назад

      I was at Best Buy looking for a pc and we just decided to go to the micro center 8 miles away to buy this exact pc lol

  • @mattbosley3531
    @mattbosley3531 2 года назад +1

    Yes, if you bought one from Micro Center I would recommend opening it and checking the ports before you left the parking lot. That way if they were misaligned you could take it back into the store and have them fix it. I know, a lot of people on this channel could fix it themselves but Micro Center would do it at no charge so why not let them. I've always been a fan of MC. Lived just a couple of blocks from the one in Tustin, CA for years.

  • @frostilver
    @frostilver 2 года назад +4

    This is legitimately one of the fewer videos Dawid has said kind words to a brand 🤯

  • @LifeOfAng1
    @LifeOfAng1 10 месяцев назад +1

    By FARRRR my favorite tech youtuber im so happy i found this channel

    • @GodSaveTheUnitedStates
      @GodSaveTheUnitedStates 2 месяца назад

      Yeah, I've been watching him for years, back when he was a young and impressionable youth. He has evolved over time, but his content never disappoints, even on subjects I'm not interested in personally. I find myself rewatching older videos just for the entertainment value. Some people are critical on some of his opinions dealing with pc components, but he's entitled to his opinions and the way I see it is if you disagree with him enough to make a snarky comment, maybe you should just stop watching his content. He's doing find without them. Lol.

  • @zaklevy7481
    @zaklevy7481 2 года назад +3

    Come for the interesting tech stay for the metaphors, lol they just get better every video love it

  • @nandimicic7337
    @nandimicic7337 2 года назад

    It's so funny to bring up Croatia. I'm a big fan of this channel and I live in Croatia

  • @digitalis2977
    @digitalis2977 2 года назад +6

    PowerSpecs are definitely solid in the build. They come with NOTHING installed you don't want.
    Got the wife one back during The Great Drought with a 5900x and a 3070 and have absolutely nothing to complain about.

    • @ShadowSlayer1441
      @ShadowSlayer1441 2 года назад

      How did you get a 5900x and 3070 prebuilt without a blood sacrifice?

    • @manspeej
      @manspeej 2 года назад

      @@ShadowSlayer1441 money

    • @digitalis2977
      @digitalis2977 2 года назад

      @@manspeej Lots of it.
      A near soul-crushing $2600 at the time...but it has 3tb assorted storage, 32gb ram, and a 280mm AIO.

    • @crisnmaryfam7344
      @crisnmaryfam7344 2 года назад

      @@ShadowSlayer1441 The time he stood in line for it made up for the sacrifice. You had to queue to get in the store, take a number, then queue to get out of the store.. 5 hour round trip for something 30 min drive away..

    • @digitalis2977
      @digitalis2977 2 года назад

      @@crisnmaryfam7344 Not to rub it in, but No.
      St. Louis had plenty. We were in town for a different reason, stopped in to look for some parts for my build, I saw it, and I grabbed it.

  • @arthurgrebler
    @arthurgrebler 2 года назад +1

    I bought a micro center PC in August and have been happy since.

  • @belugaking304
    @belugaking304 2 года назад +5

    I have that powerspec psu in my current build. It’s great and not even that sketchy, for being $40 at micro center

    • @kyles8524
      @kyles8524 2 года назад

      They seem to be good even though Ive never heard of the brand,EVGA and other companies get lower star reviews on there lower power'd power supplies but powerspec seems to get almost 5 stars (out of 5) on basically all of them.lower power to higher power, which is really good.Its actually the first brand Ive seen to get almost perfect reviews on all tiers of power supplies

    • @darthwiizius
      @darthwiizius 2 года назад

      I noticed that it outputs the full 650W on the 12V alone which is usually the difference between cheap exploding PSUs and main brand ones. I would not be surprised if MC are using the same firm as brands like Corsair use to supply them just with different stickers and no glossy modular stuff to increase prices. If you trim out the non essential you can build good stuff at decent prices without compromising basic function and engineering.

    • @kyles8524
      @kyles8524 2 года назад

      @@darthwiizius well multiple rails are usually used on 1000+ watt power supplies from big brands and are very expensive.Multiple 12v rails give the psu stability

  • @TheSam10pate
    @TheSam10pate Год назад

    as someone who lives 45 mins from a micro center its one of my absolute favorite stores. ive never bought a prebuilt as i enjoy the build process but i recommend their prebuilts to all my friends, good builds for a good price and no worries about terrible shipping.

  • @cruelcrow7367
    @cruelcrow7367 2 года назад +6

    I think their PSUs come from a company called sirfa, who I believe makes fractals PSUs.

  • @CNC295
    @CNC295 2 года назад +1

    MicroCenter reminds me of Fry's Electronics. And Fry's died a slow lingering death. I can remember when Fry's was always packed with people at all times of day. IT was a real neat place to go with so much going on and so much being sold. Then, around 2014, it all just vanished. I blame Amazon.

    • @HH-le1vi
      @HH-le1vi 2 года назад

      Yeah microcenter has no problem getting people in the door.

  • @Spalato
    @Spalato 2 года назад +6

    As a Croatian I would highly appreciate if my country remained nuke free, we got no oil.

    • @Sunlight91
      @Sunlight91 2 года назад +1

      But you have a beautiful coastline and nice weather.

  • @Harry11x
    @Harry11x 2 года назад +2

    damn thats like my dream yt and stream pc would do that all to well lol. good vid as always and this one isnt nearly as close to death as the pre-builts usually are. very nice find

  • @SilverKnight16
    @SilverKnight16 2 года назад +7

    I actually have a MicroCenter pre-built. It's honestly legit--it's got a 5900X and a 3070, and is in a lian li case, I believe.

  • @technopackrat
    @technopackrat 2 года назад

    I have a Microcenter about 20 miles from my home. When graphics cards were impossible to find I ended up buying a loaded Powerspec with RTX3080Ti with Alder Lake i9 and 32GB of memory. It's a beast! I did a clean install of Windows 11 and added 2 hard drives. I was really impressed that they are using major brand components. ASUS TUF X670, EVGA graphics cards, Crucial memory and a WD SSD. Loved it so much I got a similar unit for my son. They've come a long way. Oh and I usually build my own systems and purchase most of the components at Microcenter. Huge fan!!!

  • @electrohacker
    @electrohacker 2 года назад +5

    It looks like the build even with the stock cooler is very balanced. Unlike my builds where i go overboard on the cpu and go midrange on the gpu (but that's on purpose for later use)

  • @MatoVuc
    @MatoVuc 2 года назад +2

    Noctua U9S chromax black is an amazing luttle compact cooler. Bonus points if you add a second fan.
    I put it in one of the least breatheable cases, the Corsair Era ITX and it was still quiet and performant

    • @roowut
      @roowut 2 года назад

      you mean the fractal design one?

  • @Jacobsideways64
    @Jacobsideways64 Год назад

    Sloppy seconds air got me dying! Dawid metaphors are the best.

  • @theorphanobliterator
    @theorphanobliterator 2 года назад +1

    My prebuilt PC was 800 bucks and it came with an rtx 2060 and dual channel 16 gigs RAM.
    Also I really like your intro song

  • @RGMerkel
    @RGMerkel 2 года назад +1

    This year was the first time I bought a Microcenter PC ( They didn't have any 3070's I wanted at the time to build my own ) and man, I have been impressed with it. Had everything I wanted minus the CPU which I wish was the 5800X, but all AND ALL. Very happy. Didn't come with a mouse or keyboard which I was ok with. LIAN-LI case too so that was a bonus! I just threw in an AIO for the cpu for the heck of it. Not a shabby pc imho. Came with EVGA 850 watt psu, 16 gig rgb ram ( used my ram from my last pc since I had 4 sticks totaling 32 gig ), Ryzen 5 5600X, X570 Aurus MoBo, EVGA RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra. And the lack of STD bloatware was just nice lol

  • @joaomartins4240
    @joaomartins4240 2 года назад +1

    I'll be throwing e-waste peripherals to the ocean on a daily basis until Dawid makes good on his threat...

  • @GoogleAccount-tt5yx
    @GoogleAccount-tt5yx 2 года назад +1

    HELLO DAWID, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU, YOUR CHANNEL IS PURE JOY FOR MY PC NERD SOUL! I LOVE YOU!

  • @DtEarth1
    @DtEarth1 2 года назад

    Thanks for the vid. I really like that you change up the coolers on these PC's. I think it something a regular person would do.

  • @Obie327
    @Obie327 2 года назад

    Nice Pre build from Micro Center! Add a rear exhaust fan and ready for the hot summer gaming! Thanks for the video Dawid!

  • @jtx1059
    @jtx1059 2 года назад

    I actually have this case. This is the Lian Li Lancool 170M, and it's not even in the Lian Li website... Its actually a pretty good decent case. It can fit a 240mm AIO but there will be some compromises with the top bay itself. Also there is some decent cable management in the back, but all in all, it's great for any budget to Midrange build.
    The price on this case can fluctuate between the $54-$59 mark, but you can easily get them as Open Boxes. To my knowledge there is one person in the YT PC community who bought the case itself and did a build on it. It's actually interesting and he does a really good job of describing how the build process is.

  • @roowut
    @roowut 2 года назад +1

    “…otherwise i’ll come to your house and punish you in person”
    that one person: 😏

  • @Liferoad371
    @Liferoad371 2 года назад +1

    I bought a Bundle from miro center, Tomahawk, and Ryzen 7 5700 workes great!

  • @chrisamon5762
    @chrisamon5762 2 года назад

    I was told by a Microcenter employee that their power supplies are made in the same factory as Evga psus!! But I also then had 1 of 3 650w powerspec psu's go bad and take a gpu with it in under a year!!!! But they do honor the warranty and actually replaced both!!!! I love Microcenter!!!!!

  • @davehohacks
    @davehohacks 2 года назад

    9:01 Use of the word "quietens". Much appreciated.

  • @saini22505
    @saini22505 2 года назад +1

    Had a powerspec PSU die on me , swapped it with a Corsair one and no problems ever since

  • @acole5975
    @acole5975 2 года назад +1

    It is worrying but Dawid is now so closely associated with Linode that i can only think of his him saying "Linode" as he punishes someone.
    Also Cholera is not an STD is water borne bacteria.

  • @accordracin96
    @accordracin96 2 года назад

    Nice video as always! I have 3 friends that have PowerSpec PC's and they love them! Glad we are only 15-20 minutes away from one.

  • @Turbo614
    @Turbo614 2 года назад

    My local micro center is my favorite place to hang out. I'm pleased to see they did so well here, and I'm not surprised tbh.

  • @ConsciousRobot
    @ConsciousRobot Год назад +1

    I wonder how many prebuids he's purchased, and what he does with them after the video is done. Does he just have a room full of computers?

  • @jeffreybarker357
    @jeffreybarker357 Год назад +1

    “Hot, sloppy seconds air” lololololololol

  • @jay_Jalapeno
    @jay_Jalapeno 2 года назад +1

    PowerSpec PC are actually pretty damn good for the price. I always recommend powerspec for a prebuilt , they are almost always on sale and barely more than building it yourself .
    my 850watt modular powerspec PSU has been running for a year straight with a 3080 and a 3060 . playing and mining when not in use . the OEM is either EVGA , gskils or corsair from what I heard from a friend at Boston micro center. I bought prebuilt once and I got a cooler master psu in a power spec . they are cheap because i think they are built in store
    all in all I run alot of power spec stuff in my PCs and I've owned one of their prebuilts and have 2 family members with one each . hands down a reliable inexpensive brand and is honestly my go to if I see something I need in powerspec

  • @chexlemeneux8790
    @chexlemeneux8790 2 года назад +1

    I bought a prebuilt due to no other options , couldn't find a graphics card. Mine was built by Armoury and it's been great. Between me and my brother we've put 5k hours on it. Paid about $2k CAD just over a year ago couldn't be happier. Highlights are : Ryzen 7 3700x , 1TB M.2 SSD Rtx3060ti and of course it's got plenty of RGB ;)

  • @erichkohl9317
    @erichkohl9317 2 года назад

    My last two PCs came from Micro Center. First was a custom build, and now I have one of the PowerSpecs. Very happy with them. Looks like the same case too; I can confirm that the CPU cooler they put in the system is only separated from the glass door by the width of a human hair.

  • @covrmeporkins38
    @covrmeporkins38 2 года назад

    I'm a computer builder, 60-70 under my belt. About 35 of those used PowerSpec because I do my work with parts from Micro Center and most clients want a great price. PowerSpec (per their employees) is made on Corsair machinery by an adjacent OEM. Of the 4 computers I run constantly in my own home, all of them have had PowerSpec for years and they are probably the best bang-for-buck PSU on the market. Never had a single one fail.

  • @artfrontgalleries1818
    @artfrontgalleries1818 2 года назад

    1st: This is funny
    2nd: This is incredibly informative
    I have been dealing (in person) with Micro Computer Center in Paterson, NJ. USA for about 10 years
    What do I like most?:
    I have never been misled, deceived or intentionally oversold by any employ there.
    the staff is well informed and I don't have to worry about sending friends there to purchase.
    I can ask for advice about and purchase for reasonable prices, addons like RAM, ,video cards, internal or external storage that will be compatible and, usually, brand name.

  • @BigBear--
    @BigBear-- 2 года назад +1

    Wait...where else am I supposed to throw my e-waste other than directly in the ocean? Not just my e-waste, but my food-waste, waste-waste, and even my poo-waste goes directly in the ocean. Its the perfect bottomless waste disposal place.

  • @wingman-1977
    @wingman-1977 2 года назад

    That case is Lian Li 170m. They use the very same components that they sell in the stores to build those rigs. I bought one in 2016 (I can’t remember the model # but it has a i5-6600K with a GTX1070, 16GB of RAM clocked at 3000MHz and a 480GB SSD as the boot drive).

  • @linuxares
    @linuxares 2 года назад +1

    Dawid: No propitiatory parts!
    Dell: *Surprised Pikachu face*
    HP: *Surprised Pikachu face*
    Acer: *Surprised Pikachu face*

  • @txtoni32
    @txtoni32 2 года назад +1

    4:05 wow when I heard my little countrys name in this video I was suprised, where does the joke come from even?

  • @nicky_bobby92
    @nicky_bobby92 2 года назад

    I have I micro center prebuilt and have been very happy with it. I have been wishing you could review one because I felt they are one of the only prebuilt that are worth the time.

  • @aberrantxsoul4777
    @aberrantxsoul4777 2 года назад

    Nice vid, Dawid I need a music video from you! I always knew u had chops but the ending here confirms it

  • @ghost_of_m403
    @ghost_of_m403 2 года назад

    The chassis they use for their PowerSpec computers is the Lian Li 205M in this case or the 205 (larger version). It is the pre-cursor to the 215 Mesh and it is definitely one of my favorite budget chassis designs of recent years. The exact version that is used in this prebuilt is exclusive to Microcenter I believe.

  • @koffeebeanz
    @koffeebeanz 2 года назад

    gratz on 500k, I only subbed on Monday and you had 495k!