Glad you got to see your son brian. Been following since before you moved back from japan and seeing your face just light up when you had your son with you was great. Proud of you for making it work. Keep on keeping on
Man this has been such a great marathon for both you and your followers, you are literally living life at Max... It must feel good to be in Japan and travel the world looking for cool tech to build an awesome computer not just for u but for your son as well, you are an awesome father! You should have one billion subscribers! Cheers mate.
Good to know that she is letting you be a part of little Brian's life! Banzai! Love your channels and keep up the good work! Hopefully you can start doing vlogging again, as I enjoyed it very much Bryaneasy!
Hey man these videos have been fun to watch. My daughter is 7 too. She was born May 9 2012. She is so smart. She helped me build my last rig back in January and since then she insist that we build her own rig for gaming so she's doesn't have to use mine. I tell her the computer isn't just mine it's both of ours but she says no, no it's yours, you're just nice to let me use it but if I had my own I wouldn't need to borrow yours and then we can play together. Like I said she's smart so maybe we will build something together for christmas
My gosh people told me I was super intelligent for building my own computer at age 11 and someone half my age built a PC WOW she's super super intelligent I hope my little brother will grow to be super intelligent too because I'm constantly teaching him stuff like math and stuff but he's only 2
Mate - as a separated father I know it's hard and being away from your child can be a killer inside. All you can do is try to let them know you love them, be there as much as you can and try to be as polite as possible to the ex and never badmouth them in front of the child. As you say, it is what it is. We don't all have total control over our lives and love can come and go, sometimes there's nothing you can do about it other than accept it and move on. I separated 7 years ago but still see mine as much as I can and we used to talk every night but well they're in their teens now and it;s not always cool to talk to Dad every night.. so sometimes we co-op game together, it's relaxing and sometimes they even talk to me about general stuff :)
The first time I went to Japan I went to every Hard Off or Book Off I could find and filled suitcases with awesome gaming and PC stuff, the last time I went I got a few bits and pieces on my trip, but pretty much none from any of the Off stores. Reminds me of Cash Converters back in the day compared to now. If I wanted to pay eBay prices for stuff, I would buy off eBay.
I had to laugh a little when you found that Dell case. We used to have a bunch of pre-mades in that exact case at work. And finding one for $5, I'd probably say that was my favorite deal in this video. Looking forward to the next episode.
I had the glossy display on my old Gateway laptop. I absolutely loved it, and you are correct when you said the colors just pop. I see you get a lot of cases with accommodations for a CD drive. Indicative of past years of course as nobody uses them anymore unless you have some old games or software. Do you actually put a CD drive in there? And the Zalman case has a blank for a floppy drive???? That's downright hilarious!!!
I've got the motherboard that matches that Dell XPS tower -- it's the 'XPS 435t', I believe. Originally a Socket 1366 system. A really nice case that looks even better in video. Looking forward to seeing what gets done with it. I just restored a previous generation XPS 700-series machine, initially gutted that it was BTX, decided to just stick with what it was and max it out as a crazy high-end Windows XP retro box. Monsterous! Hope you don't feel compelled to bring one of those home from Japan!
I had that same Acer monitor too! Served me well for years and now is attached to a Plex server i built and shared costs w a friend on. I completely agree, colors really pop and a last of its era. Great bang for the buck back then.. I scored it from a local staples on a ridiculous sale.
YES! You get it! I WISH they would start putting out full glossy screens again! I've always loved a good high gloss display, it just makes the colors look so vivid and true. My laptop has a beautiful glossy 1080p 60Hz IPS display and I absolutely love it. I'm now using an external 27" 1440p 144Hz semi-glossy IPS display with 8 bit color (vs the 6 bit of my laptop), and while I can certainly tell the difference in the amount of colors/gradients etc. thanks to the higher bit rate (and I absolutely love the higher refresh rate and resolution of course), I still think that overall things looked better with the glossy display just because of the way it makes things 'pop', especially for games. I've been into glossy displays ever since the old NEC MultiSync LCD1765 which was actually my first ever LCD/flat panel (all CRTs before that) which I bought because they had it set up at Best Buy next to all the other monitors, including the high refresh rate TNs from the likes of Samsung as well as among their more expensive 'professional' displays and whatnot, and it just put every other monitor on their shelves to shame because of the way that glossy glass coating/cover made the colors look. I get that some people have to be concerned with glare and why that isn't ideal in all situations, but if set up properly there really is no issue with reflections/glare, especially if you can set it up the way I have where my only light source for my room is above and behind the monitor which makes it pretty much impossible for there to be any kind of glare on the screen and it looks absolutely amazing. I think HP was one of the last companies to produce a high-end panel with a gloss coating, but they've since stopped making it and I don't know of any others unfortunately, though you can still find some high end laptops with a glossy screen/panel as an option (and they look just as good as the glossy monitors thankfully) but they are becoming less common than they used to be unfortunately. I think a company would do well to produce at least a single model of high-end IPS gaming display with good color accuracy, high refresh rate and a nice clean glossy screen because there is definitely a market for it, at least among those of us who have experienced and enjoy the look of a nice glossy display.
Keep up the hunt for those 980Ti cards. I've discovered a recent soft spot for them if you can get them at bargain prices sub $200. Also it's really nice knowing some personal background of your life 😍 makes your channel feel more real and like home in a way 🙂
You should do a couple videos on removing the AntiReflective(AR) coating by leaving wet shop towels on the screen for a few hours (keeping them wet) until you can pull off the AR coating
Yo Brian, while you’re in Japan. I’m curious about the brand and chemical contents of the brake/parts cleaner you have been using before. I cleaned my PC and unfortunately, electronic spray that I used made my 120mm fan go like a brittle pillar of salt. I you could please make a short clips of those Japanese products.
I didn't know Zalman made cases. I thought they just made all those old cpu coolers. Some of those old ones had some fun designs for coolers too. I wish coolers were still as creative these days.
I always loved picking off cheap pieces off Yahoo.tw and putting together cheap computers when I lived in Taiwan. I'm not into gaming but just like to keep myself busy after coming home from teaching. Some of the most interesting video cards I've have ever seen I've got off of Yahoo.tw. Stuff not available for the North American market.
You're going to have to go to that Suzuki dealer to buy a van and drive home all of those deals you bought. On second thought, hopefully those Suzuki vans can float.
Love your videos otherwise. I’m in the process of moving from a Q6700, turned Q9400, to an i7-6700t using shucked 2.5” HDDs for low power storage. Granted, I shoot for power efficacy and performance, but it’s a similar spirit for things.
What about building the PC into a computer desk alla OLIVETTI M3030 and two of the drawers could house the SSD/SATA Hard Drive, what I mean was that the OLIVETTI M3030 was a mini computer where by removing screws on the back of the desk you could gain access to the electronics of the unit and it had a separate unit that combined a bi-directional Line printer and two 8" floppy drives and had a built in keyboard that slid under the desk when not in use and it also had a monochrome monitor and came with packages with repapk,lexapk and other packages also but the power unit see to go on the fritz every so often.
Hi Brian I purchased a Lenovo s20 with the intention of turning it into a gaming pc but it was used as a server so at the moment it’s running windows server 2012 and I would like to update it to windows 10 but I’m not sure how to please help
Update the bios to its latest versión (just type your mobo model in Google), then make a booteable usb with the windows media creation tool (just type it again in Google). You just need a 8gb pendrive. Once everything is ready, go to the bios and change boot priority, select usb. And boot computer as always. Then buy a windows 10 key (you can find them between 10-15 bucks the oem ones online) or crack it, to complicated to explain, its easy tho, just search it. Then just do the installation normally.
Lord above is 100% right, but my advice having worked with Windows for 20 years, don't crack Windows 10. The way the authentication works is a server based retrieve periodically keeping your licence refreshed (same as windows 8) which is why there is no solid crack like there was with windows 7 which was a one time crack, done forever. If the server your crack uses goes down in the future your windows 10 will deactivate. If you don't care about not personalising your desktop or a few limited options (which I doubt you'd even notice) you don' t have to even activate windows 10 anyway - just ignore the watermark in the corner of the desktop. (You can get software to remove this which may be what Lord is referring to, rather than an actual activation crack but you'll have the same issues finding a reliable "safe" one). Plus you have no idea what other things the activation (not watermark) cracks could leave open as this has to be permanently installed and functional in the future to reach out, check and maintain your licence. Googling it or using youtube will give you hoax links and loaded malware, so unless you know where to go to get reliable links (which if you can't install windows you don't) don't go down that path. Save yourself headaches and time. Just buy a £3 Win10 Pro key off ebay, create a uSB, boot from it (you can often press F8 on boot to simply point it to the usb as a one time option without needing to go into the BIOS to change the boot order) install Windows 10 Pro (I'd suggest create a LOCAL ACCOUNT not use a windows login when it prompts. Its a tiny link you might easily miss it. Then its not syncing everything to Microsoft all the time but totally up to you.) With the ebay keys I buy a key the day I've installed win10. You can activate it after install. They are essentially dev keys so will never go bad. Used multiple sellers, never had a problem, they msg you the key. If you don't know what you're doing, don't fiddle with BIOS. If its running server 2012 and everything is working on the PC already it'll be fine, (can't you just install your steam and games on 2012 why do you need windows 10 anyway? I've never done games but I see few reasons why it would error, its a server) only flash a BIOS later once you have more experience (assuming there even is one) or it causes an issue so you have no other option but to do so. Good luck either way.
Brian, listen. Every pc store in japan is your favourite store.
I love your profile picture. 😂🤫
How high can you overclock that veggie?
Except Hardoff, most times
I'm Commander YES and this is my favorite store on the Citadel.
@@treeplusplus I hate myself for selling out like that every.single.time I play Mass Effect but heck, a discount is still a discount darn it! :D
Glad you got to see your son brian. Been following since before you moved back from japan and seeing your face just light up when you had your son with you was great. Proud of you for making it work. Keep on keeping on
Thanks man, appreciate the kind words. Just gotta keep on and keep smiling.
A dad getting the best out of a situation, i can relate to that
Love your vids man.Most folks don't see the value in old pc parts.Love to see you with your son.
I cant even tell you how much I enjoyed this video. Thanks a ton for just being you dude.
Just checked Tech yes channel and here is new video :)
That's so satisfying
Man!! You are the best. As always, great videos!!
When your son is so Japaneese he doesn"t stop reading even on camera :) Very cute!
Reading that one punch man manga lol
@@TacticalPower88 I already finished it
Yeah lol he loves reading and lego, be funny to see if he even wants to play on PC :(
Man this has been such a great marathon for both you and your followers, you are literally living life at Max... It must feel good to be in Japan and travel the world looking for cool tech to build an awesome computer not just for u but for your son as well, you are an awesome father! You should have one billion subscribers! Cheers mate.
Thanks man, nothign but love around tech yes city.
Love your parts hunts and price performance builds. Keep up the great work man.
This has been a nice series of videos. Looking forward to seeing part 4. Good Job so far.
Love your parts hunts, and great answer to the question of the day. Keep rocking it Brian your always such a positive guy love your content
Another amazing video. Thanks for all the quality content tech yes
Good to know that she is letting you be a part of little Brian's life! Banzai! Love your channels and keep up the good work! Hopefully you can start doing vlogging again, as I enjoyed it very much Bryaneasy!
Hey man these videos have been fun to watch. My daughter is 7 too. She was born May 9 2012. She is so smart. She helped me build my last rig back in January and since then she insist that we build her own rig for gaming so she's doesn't have to use mine. I tell her the computer isn't just mine it's both of ours but she says no, no it's yours, you're just nice to let me use it but if I had my own I wouldn't need to borrow yours and then we can play together.
Like I said she's smart so maybe we will build something together for christmas
Such a smart kid and wonderful father
My gosh people told me I was super intelligent for building my own computer at age 11 and someone half my age built a PC WOW she's super super intelligent I hope my little brother will grow to be super intelligent too because I'm constantly teaching him stuff like math and stuff but he's only 2
@@shzammpatapon9865 u sir just been smart talk by a 7 years old girl😂
That's a smart kid, damn
@@arcos0255 are you stupid?
Mate - as a separated father I know it's hard and being away from your child can be a killer inside. All you can do is try to let them know you love them, be there as much as you can and try to be as polite as possible to the ex and never badmouth them in front of the child. As you say, it is what it is. We don't all have total control over our lives and love can come and go, sometimes there's nothing you can do about it other than accept it and move on. I separated 7 years ago but still see mine as much as I can and we used to talk every night but well they're in their teens now and it;s not always cool to talk to Dad every night.. so sometimes we co-op game together, it's relaxing and sometimes they even talk to me about general stuff :)
I absolutely love the absolutely incredible glossy monitors too. They are absolutely the best!
10:06 - ccfl backlit ! I too enjoyed working on this panel So pleasing for eyes to work with. Only few people like tech yes can recognize this.
This is one nice set of wheels to get'em deals!!!
You are my inspiration man! Been hustling here in Las Vegas! Thanks for the great content.
Deals aside, I'm glad you are open with your personal life as well ;) I really appreciate it
My favorite deal of the day was you opening up and introducing your boy
@5:47 i thought you gonna hit the truck!!! You scared me real quick hahaha
Enjoying this series, I’m glad you’re getting a chance to spend time with your son. I’m looking forward to the next segment.
Happy to hear there will be another episode from Japan
The first time I went to Japan I went to every Hard Off or Book Off I could find and filled suitcases with awesome gaming and PC stuff, the last time I went I got a few bits and pieces on my trip, but pretty much none from any of the Off stores. Reminds me of Cash Converters back in the day compared to now. If I wanted to pay eBay prices for stuff, I would buy off eBay.
I had to laugh a little when you found that Dell case. We used to have a bunch of pre-mades in that exact case at work. And finding one for $5, I'd probably say that was my favorite deal in this video. Looking forward to the next episode.
What about Customs when you re-enter Australia? Do you have a max amount you can bring through?
I second that comment
R Dyer I think he ships a lot of it back to himself, at least he used to
$5 Delta is Great find. Also I think those early 2000's xps cases still look slick. I'd snag that too!
Glad to see your boy chilling with you.
I agree. Glossy panels only. If you have a problem with glare, it's an environment problem, not a display problem.
That end card is an absolute bop! Keep up the fine work!
awesome or kinda scary to see all those stuff lying around .. no words to express .. incredible.
I love this format. :)
I had the glossy display on my old Gateway laptop. I absolutely loved it, and you are correct when you said the colors just pop. I see you get a lot of cases with accommodations for a CD drive. Indicative of past years of course as nobody uses them anymore unless you have some old games or software. Do you actually put a CD drive in there? And the Zalman case has a blank for a floppy drive???? That's downright hilarious!!!
That Acer monitor, it's a great one, i used to have one back in the days IPS colors like
I've got the motherboard that matches that Dell XPS tower -- it's the 'XPS 435t', I believe. Originally a Socket 1366 system. A really nice case that looks even better in video. Looking forward to seeing what gets done with it. I just restored a previous generation XPS 700-series machine, initially gutted that it was BTX, decided to just stick with what it was and max it out as a crazy high-end Windows XP retro box. Monsterous! Hope you don't feel compelled to bring one of those home from Japan!
One of the nicest guys on YT.
Back in 2008 hardoff and bookoff were amazing i gotta say.
I had that same Acer monitor too! Served me well for years and now is attached to a Plex server i built and shared costs w a friend on.
I completely agree, colors really pop and a last of its era. Great bang for the buck back then.. I scored it from a local staples on a ridiculous sale.
YES! You get it! I WISH they would start putting out full glossy screens again! I've always loved a good high gloss display, it just makes the colors look so vivid and true. My laptop has a beautiful glossy 1080p 60Hz IPS display and I absolutely love it. I'm now using an external 27" 1440p 144Hz semi-glossy IPS display with 8 bit color (vs the 6 bit of my laptop), and while I can certainly tell the difference in the amount of colors/gradients etc. thanks to the higher bit rate (and I absolutely love the higher refresh rate and resolution of course), I still think that overall things looked better with the glossy display just because of the way it makes things 'pop', especially for games. I've been into glossy displays ever since the old NEC MultiSync LCD1765 which was actually my first ever LCD/flat panel (all CRTs before that) which I bought because they had it set up at Best Buy next to all the other monitors, including the high refresh rate TNs from the likes of Samsung as well as among their more expensive 'professional' displays and whatnot, and it just put every other monitor on their shelves to shame because of the way that glossy glass coating/cover made the colors look. I get that some people have to be concerned with glare and why that isn't ideal in all situations, but if set up properly there really is no issue with reflections/glare, especially if you can set it up the way I have where my only light source for my room is above and behind the monitor which makes it pretty much impossible for there to be any kind of glare on the screen and it looks absolutely amazing. I think HP was one of the last companies to produce a high-end panel with a gloss coating, but they've since stopped making it and I don't know of any others unfortunately, though you can still find some high end laptops with a glossy screen/panel as an option (and they look just as good as the glossy monitors thankfully) but they are becoming less common than they used to be unfortunately. I think a company would do well to produce at least a single model of high-end IPS gaming display with good color accuracy, high refresh rate and a nice clean glossy screen because there is definitely a market for it, at least among those of us who have experienced and enjoy the look of a nice glossy display.
Great job in great and beautiful place of Japan
That are some nice wheels to get those deals!
That Ryzen 7 1700 is an amazing deal! Wow going to check that store out in Tokyo when I’ll be back to Japan next year!
You are a superstar you total rock dude that 30 dollars was amazing deal
14:20 Yes. I remember this one time that there was this weid mouse named FPS gun by zalman. it is quite unique and you might want to check it out.
Great vid Bryan !!
Keep up the hunt for those 980Ti cards. I've discovered a recent soft spot for them if you can get them at bargain prices sub $200. Also it's really nice knowing some personal background of your life 😍 makes your channel feel more real and like home in a way 🙂
What do you do with all the spare boxes and packaging that comes with the products and components that you've acquired?
love your content because you seem REAL man, no fake shit. Thanks
I had the same dell case nearly 10 years ago (while living in Japan). Great looking for the time and it had an X58 system inside it !
are u buffing the acrylic panels on the $5 black-white-red case? especially that glossy black part?
Going to try and do what I can with it.
Psu was a steal mate. All the best
give him our love and best wishes.
The personal update at the end meant a lot, especially because I envisioned myself in your spot.
Japan getting level 5 Tech Yes lovin', love your part hunt videos. LTT wants none of this, hehehehehe
I also have the Acer monitor. its so old now but still works like new!
CCFL and gloss screen is so damn good, that green light for the details is unmatched....
Nice boy, i wish you all the best. Greetings from Poland :)
Your boy on your lap was the best deal..other than that Zalman case and Acer monitor..
You should do a couple videos on removing the AntiReflective(AR) coating by leaving wet shop towels on the screen for a few hours (keeping them wet) until you can pull off the AR coating
Best deal for sure: father and child reunion!
That monitor you described is like the worst possible for colors, lol. TN, Glossy clf. What a nightmare.
wondering if the over used kelvin klein daks made the trip along with some supercheap degreaser?
Have you been to Shenzhen? Lost of computer parts there, too.
The King of Price=) Performance !!!!
wish the usa had shops like that be awesome
Very Happy for your family.
Mate, mate is much better love it.
WHAT A MAN! A TECH YES MAN!
brian something tells me that you were very close to where i live (when im in japan) alot of the series
5:43 what is exactly the advantage of ccfl monitors? I really curious bcuz i cant find anything on google that have the advantage of ccfl monitor :/
Yo Brian, while you’re in Japan. I’m curious about the brand and chemical contents of the brake/parts cleaner you have been using before.
I cleaned my PC and unfortunately, electronic spray that I used made my 120mm fan go like a brittle pillar of salt.
I you could please make a short clips of those Japanese products.
The scratches on the ASUS monitor base is from the owner resting the keyboard on it. I do the exact same thing and the scratches are identical.
Very Nice !
Please come to the Philippines! It's hard to hustle here
But you have Rakk
im impressed that Zalman case ten fold better the my Lian-Li PC-7 B Plus
What is the music at 4:14? I love it!
Jimmy Joe by Blue Topaz, thanks Google.
That dell all in one with a 1700x has a rx580 in it. Weird.
it's Japan. "weird" is pretty normal there.
but can it play dota?
@@JMark4 what kind of question is that?
Jeremy M. Obviously it can
i think dell has region specific models. probably japan exclusive or something.
I've had that monitor before haha I used it for like 6 years before I upgraded but it's still in my closet :)
Love the parts vlogs #☝️🙏💥
I'm with ya on the glossy, but it looks like we lost that war.
I didn't know Zalman made cases. I thought they just made all those old cpu coolers. Some of those old ones had some fun designs for coolers too. I wish coolers were still as creative these days.
Hey Brian! My wife and I live in Fujisawa. I would absolutely love to accompany you on one of your parts hunts in the future if you'd be down for it!
Hey man sure, jump on discord or contact us via email, won't have anytime left this time, but next time for sure!
I wish u can deal the board in the next episode & your family receive your builds successfully.
I always loved picking off cheap pieces off Yahoo.tw and putting together cheap computers when I lived in Taiwan. I'm not into gaming but just like to keep myself busy after coming home from teaching. Some of the most interesting video cards I've have ever seen I've got off of Yahoo.tw. Stuff not available for the North American market.
Watching you drive is so unnerving. Your rights are my lefts and vice versa. 'insert dizzy face here' lol
Bro I feel like I know your schedule times. There's always a video waiting on Sunday morning!!! #GoodOleGaaaamTree
*i wish that I was a mad man*
Loved the video!
You're going to have to go to that Suzuki dealer to buy a van and drive home all of those deals you bought. On second thought, hopefully those Suzuki vans can float.
Have you tried part hunting in south korea. Pc parts here are very OP in my opinion. At least the ones i see online.
How will you travel with all that stuff?
New drinking game.... Everyone takes a shot when the yes man says absolutly or absolute.
Love your videos otherwise. I’m in the process of moving from a Q6700, turned Q9400, to an i7-6700t using shucked 2.5” HDDs for low power storage. Granted, I shoot for power efficacy and performance, but it’s a similar spirit for things.
That 1700 aio makes sense now. I couldn't understand where ali express was getting all there first gen ryzen CPU stock
how much petrol are you using and do you factor that in to your hunts
...why wouldn't he factor that in?
What about building the PC into a computer desk alla OLIVETTI M3030 and two of the drawers could house the SSD/SATA Hard Drive, what I mean was that the OLIVETTI M3030 was a mini computer where by removing screws on the back of the desk you could gain access to the electronics of the unit and it had a separate unit that combined a bi-directional Line printer and two 8" floppy drives and had a built in keyboard that slid under the desk when not in use and it also had a monochrome monitor and came with packages with repapk,lexapk and other packages also but the power unit see to go on the fritz every so often.
Nice vid, keep it up my man
Tech Yes City is where it's at my friend
Thanks Brian :D you're work/passion is an inspiration for many myself included
What's the name of the song that comes in at 4:13? Sounds like some nice ass g-funk.
asus sabertooth x58 can working with xeon x5690?????
Hi Brian I purchased a Lenovo s20 with the intention of turning it into a gaming pc but it was used as a server so at the moment it’s running windows server 2012 and I would like to update it to windows 10 but I’m not sure how to please help
Update the bios to its latest versión (just type your mobo model in Google), then make a booteable usb with the windows media creation tool (just type it again in Google). You just need a 8gb pendrive. Once everything is ready, go to the bios and change boot priority, select usb. And boot computer as always. Then buy a windows 10 key (you can find them between 10-15 bucks the oem ones online) or crack it, to complicated to explain, its easy tho, just search it.
Then just do the installation normally.
Lord above is 100% right, but my advice having worked with Windows for 20 years, don't crack Windows 10. The way the authentication works is a server based retrieve periodically keeping your licence refreshed (same as windows 8) which is why there is no solid crack like there was with windows 7 which was a one time crack, done forever. If the server your crack uses goes down in the future your windows 10 will deactivate. If you don't care about not personalising your desktop or a few limited options (which I doubt you'd even notice) you don' t have to even activate windows 10 anyway - just ignore the watermark in the corner of the desktop. (You can get software to remove this which may be what Lord is referring to, rather than an actual activation crack but you'll have the same issues finding a reliable "safe" one). Plus you have no idea what other things the activation (not watermark) cracks could leave open as this has to be permanently installed and functional in the future to reach out, check and maintain your licence. Googling it or using youtube will give you hoax links and loaded malware, so unless you know where to go to get reliable links (which if you can't install windows you don't) don't go down that path. Save yourself headaches and time. Just buy a £3 Win10 Pro key off ebay, create a uSB, boot from it (you can often press F8 on boot to simply point it to the usb as a one time option without needing to go into the BIOS to change the boot order) install Windows 10 Pro (I'd suggest create a LOCAL ACCOUNT not use a windows login when it prompts. Its a tiny link you might easily miss it. Then its not syncing everything to Microsoft all the time but totally up to you.) With the ebay keys I buy a key the day I've installed win10. You can activate it after install. They are essentially dev keys so will never go bad. Used multiple sellers, never had a problem, they msg you the key. If you don't know what you're doing, don't fiddle with BIOS. If its running server 2012 and everything is working on the PC already it'll be fine, (can't you just install your steam and games on 2012 why do you need windows 10 anyway? I've never done games but I see few reasons why it would error, its a server) only flash a BIOS later once you have more experience (assuming there even is one) or it causes an issue so you have no other option but to do so. Good luck either way.