In UK stores owned by Asian people I always just tell them I'll go next door to buy instead if there is a similar shop then they can give me better price lol.
My dad visited Shenzhen what seems a lifetime ago and got me my first "real" graphics card, a GT 630. I would never forget playing Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 on that at 1280x720 resolution and thinking this was the best thing ever.
The splitting of the SSD into three partitions is a pretty standard thing for computers here in China. I have no idea why they do this, but it's extremely common.
It's for running multiple operating systems you can set your system to dual boot and pick which one it boots into and set custom bios profiles for both
Years ago when pre-installed OS was rare in China, most people would let their dealers install the OS (usually unlicenced version). The dealer would use any disk image software (mostly Ghost). If the system crashed, they would just "ghost" the system again, but all the data on partition C would be lost. Therefore, they prefer multiple partitions. It's not about dual booting: most people never uses multiple systems. And for those who knows how to do it, there will be more partitions.
Why this tradition persists, even when no one really uses Ghost any more and you can easily re-install OS without losing any data on partition C? 1. Windows's own security feature is useless when it meets Chinese softwares: they are so useful that you can't live without them but they keep popping up advertisements. Therefore, uses choose some Chinese security softwares, and these security software doesn't rely on Windows's built-in security feature that priorizes partition C or "Program Files" folder. 2. Some people just don't like software being installed to the default folder (usually "Program Files" but somes "User\Data"). They prefer to organize the folders themselves. 3. If you want to quickly locate a file, type "E:\XXX" is much faster than clicking through a tree of folders. 4. What if one partition is full while another is empty? Well, there are freewares that can resize partitions without losing data.
As someone who grew up poor as hell getting by on whatever scavenged/cheap tech I could get my hands on, seeing those tech markets gets me excited. I would definitely end up spending way too much money there.
I did work over a decade ago in Shenzhen and it was great to see the inside of the tech malls again. It is good to see they survived Zero Covid and haven't changed that much. Good luck in Japan.
I love how these videos don't always end with a working setup or a good ending. That's what makes this channel interesting, it's just a guy trying stuff out and he's along for the ride as much as we are in the process. I love your channel Dawid!
He does that on purpose. On serious note, for $400-450 you could get a fully functional PC that would run Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p high. Including the game itself if you do not ask too many questions 😁
That Shenzhen market would be a great place for doing $1000 PC challenge. (kinda like linus scrapyard wars, but buying parts offline.. And they'll need a good translator)
Thanks for the tour of the Shenzhen markets. It's like looking at the source of the Nile, except it's where all the stuff I buy off of eBay originates.
Where are you from??? Vietnam,Laos or combodia or some other socialist country. Change your political ideology and wealth will come. Don't cry about inequality. Socialism/communism doesn't work.
Dawid, pro tip, if your card has an 8 pin but your psu only has a 6 pin, as long as you know you'll never pull more than 75W from the 6 pin (according to pcie standards, the cables can do more) you can just stick a wire or paperclip into the two open pins to jump them together, those two are just for sensing by pulling the sense pin to ground
If i remember correctly 6 pin is for 120W or 130W so it doesn't make sense they used 8 pin (rated 180W). Or they know how terrible their power supplies is, that can barely give 75w on 8 pin.
@@vadnegru 6 pin is rated for 75W according to PCIe, but the actual number of 12V connection wires is the same as an 8-pin, which is rated for 150W, but realistically, I've personally pulled close to 300W from a single 8 pin, with overlockers pulling closer to 500W, the margins on those connectors are really good
You can plug 6pin into 8pin and that would work better than pata to 8pin😂. If the gpu complains use a tweezer to short two of the remaining pins and that would bypass any protection.
Just cram some tinfoil in there. If it gets hot, melty or sparky, then it's probably working and you just need more foil. Get creative with homemade fireworks and ignition sources. Apply these skills for a lucrative career in fire insurance fraud. "No officer, I don't store flammable liquids in my house. I bought a cheap PC from a stall at Shenzhen and used tinfoil instead of a real power adapter."
I call this place my tech heaven. I have lived in Shenzhen for almost 13 years now and I know this market like the back of my hand. I know a lot of the vendors and it is literally a techie wonderland! HQ Mart is awesome!! I actually recently got a super powered gaming rig for $2000. Would have cost me $4000+ in Canada! Love living in China!
My suggestion for the PSU problem is that due to the mining crash, some of these Shenzhen shops are also selling PSUs that were used for mining as well. You can buy 600W to 700W (second hand) True Rated PSUs for $15 or less. The current prices for these markets have now relaxed due to the GPU mining crash.
9:24 I had a friend working in one of these retail stores selling cheap PCs. When I got my desktop this year, my 1TB SSD was split into 2 partitions, so I asked him why. He doesn't know the techy reasons but said it's for file organization and security since most purchases from his workplace are internet cafes looking for expansions. The partitioned space can be locked so the customer doesn't fumble around. I believe him, but to be honest, I think another reason is to trick the not-so-knowledgeable customers into thinking that they got multiple drives.
@@wargamingrefugee9065 yeah we have done all we can do to get him to 1 million by subscribing already Dawid has to reach more to get his subs up to 1 million
I was thinking of you when I bought a gaming PC from a yard sale today. I'm actually really impressed with my score, especially for $30. A Dell XPS with an i7-6700, GTX 750ti, 16GB of single channel DDR4 at JEDEC 2133, no storage (seller wisely yoinked it), in a cute little micro-ATX box. Looks like I have some room to play around with the little thing. The PSU actually offers GPU power, and I have a 16GB dual-stick 2400MT DDR4 set laying around. I'll likely throw in my RX 570, said RAM, a 1TB mechanical stolen from another prebuilt that only needed my 160GB potato, and a 128GB SSD for boot.
You're probably right, it's the $2 power supply. I owned an A380 for a few months, and I wondered why it had a power connector at all. Mine never drew more than 62 watts, and that can come straight from the motherboard.
Yeah that doesn't make any sense. If it really peaks at 75w then it could run on the PCIe port alone like a 1050Ti... And that would be awesome because then you could use it to upgrade old desktop PCs you can pick up on the cheap (or sometimes for free).
So cool! You made it to China to check out their tech markets! Some of the tariffs we pay here on these products are insane. (Not the bootleg stuff, the real stuff). Congrats!
Its disappointing he didn't do anything with the cheap parts to build some beast of a machine. Instead, he went to Japan, complained about how expensive even the used things were and build a decent pc. Whereas he spent trash money here and had a trash pc.
Hong Kong has some great tech market places, especially in Sham Shui Po (looks like you were staying quite close to there). A shame you didn't visit them
Well, no. If you go to that place and say "I want PC that would run GTA5 at 1080p very high" (or any other popular game), they will build one for you for a modest price. In fact, in China and many other countries they do not charge building itself, just the parts. PC they built for Dawid is good enough for DOTA2 and CSGO , games popular with budget gamers.
Fun fact: As a local around there, the watch you bought for 90 dollars was actually overpriced as its a Copy version. Usually worths only around 40 dollars.
Man I really would love to visit China it really peeks my interest despite all the hate China gets from western countries the US Canada and Europe the Chinese people are really on there A game some of the best and coolest stuff is made by legit Chinese companies and your gotta think about how all of our tech and the rest of the world coolest tech is made in China as well I’d go just for the audio stuff for headphones I got free top notch Chinese products that would blow mind if heard but a average Joe and audiophile alike
China has currently 27 border disputes with countries. They don't even border 27 countries lmao, big hint why the majority of the world don't like them. Mix in the fact they have infiltrated western politicians and they started Wuhan virus.
Not 100% sure but I think the ARC GPUs require resizable-bar to work. I was looking into them for an i7-7700 and they're not supported. 9th gen or higher I believe.
I’ve booted an A380 on an even older system than Dawid’s without having to do anything special. No issues booting it up with a 4th gen Intel, but performance is extremely meh for the price.
They don't require rebar to work, but they suck if not enabled. I suspect Dawid knows this and we might see a video such as an A380 upgrade to the "Cheapest-ish Gaming PC using Amazon" from a couple months back, or something similar.
Your videos are hilarious! I love your commentary. I wanted to point out that if your harddisk was purchased from the same shop and they put in a "cracked" version of Windows for you, it is very likely filled with malware/backdoors. I hope you didn't use it for anything sensitive.
I really like the convenience of having Publicly available Man Catchers and Riot Shields. I had to do a double take when I saw that, lol. You know, that PC isn't is not as bad as I was expecting, I'd call that a Win.
With that exact price you can get much better PC in Thailand. This is a copy paste specs of an example online order PC (COD) from a vendor I trusted over 20 years (components chosen for the assembled to match 2000 CNY) CPU: INTEL CORE I3-12100F, warranty 3Y MOBO: (LGA1700) MSI PRO H610M-E, warranty 3Y RAM: BLACKBERRY 16GB (8x2) DDR4(2666) SSD: 512 GB KINGMAX SIV (KM512GSIV32), warranty 3Y GPU: Geforce GT 610 2GB DDR3 Longwell, warranty 3Y CASE Tsunami Coolman 190-4 3xARGB fans tempered glass lid ATX Gaming Case, warranty 1Y POWER SUPPLY AEROCOOL SUPERB 600W, warranty 3Y It can even be a bit cheaper if you're such an adventurous seeker finding separated pieces in a computer shopping mall.
He used to live in Japan, so he should have something unique, unexpected and totally awesome planned for there. In no way do I anticipate he'll build a low spec. PC from locally obtainable parts. ;-)
Imagine you grazed every stupid system in your area so instead of order worse systems from all over the world you rather travel straight to the hot spots of stupid pc systems in Asia 😄
I've been there, the place is HUUUUUUGE; I spent hours drooling over the weird and wonderful tech they had on offer; in fact they had to kick me out when it was time to close the place.
oh shoot, this computer has 2x my ram and a better cpu, it should run valorant ok-ish and csgo somewhat ok-ish on really low settings as long as you don’t run into a smoke
In fact the seller in Shenzhen always sell some expensive useless staff to non-chinese speakers, you can actually bought some good cheat staff if you speak Chinese in there.
For 300 dollars, i got a ryzen 5 2600, Gigabyte B450m, Gtx 1060 6gb, 750 watts silver plus supply, fancy rgb case :). Useda combination of new and old parts though!
You cannot use A380 directly. You need to install the driver while using another video output. Otherwise, A380 displays nothing. Once the driver is installed, connect it to your screen and it displays when Windows is started. I don't know what other people's machine, this is my experience of using Asrock A380.
i bought my girlfriend a laptop at the Asus ROG store in China for basically half what it is in the US. insane. I would not take a chance like that when there are already excellent deals on quality hardware.
Chinese gaming laptop have some absolute insane p/p ratios. You can get a 4060 gaming laptop for as little as 750 to 900 usd brand new. Hell even HP gaming laptops like Victus and Omen in China retails for like 1/2 or 1/3 the price of the US and other market, that's why we (Vietnamese) also import gaming laptops from China a lot
Hey David I don’t know if u know this but there is a 3rd party Chinese graphics card, I don’t know the name but I think u can find it online or pc center in china.
I love your vids man. Recently got back into gaming on a pc and you along with a few other guided me on my journey to getting my 2021 alienware aurora r10
You mentioned that you could pay less if you were skilled at "bartering". To barter is to exchange goods for other goods, for example swapping my 2 cows for your 5 goats. So it's generally an exchange without money. I think the word you were looking for was haggling. To haggle is to negotiate the price you buy goods for. Sorry to be pedantic but I thought it was worth mentioning.
Taught English in Beijing for two years, and Shenzhen/HK for six months. If you love computers, Shenzhen is absolute heaven. Its like the mecca of pc parts.
Dawid you are my favourite content creator on UA-cam, your videos always crack me up. For that, I bestow you my only channel subscription (and I have been a silent UA-cam user since 2011!)
I can just imagine for someone who’s good with computers, walking into this place in China is really like finding the holy grill. Also amazing that he knows enough about computers, no Chinese was required to know what they are selling😂
I think most people in China nowadays buys pc parts(whether new or used) only online because those local market scams customers A LOT in the past few years. Even when you try to buy a specific model of laptop those sales will try very hard to recommend a crappier model just to make more money from you. Also right now in China there are tons of used 16 core haswell/skylake E5 online for only 30-40 US dollars which is very good if you want to build a cheap gaming pc.
Despite the gamus interruptus, this was a fabulous and informative journey. I've never been to China (and likely never will being 72, I feel like I know the place well. Thanks Dawid for the personal growth. Where else could I get this level of ...level of ,,, uhhh... touristium.
Hey Dawid! Really great channel you got here. It has quickly become my #1 UA-cam channel. Also a massive thanks for saving me 4000 dollar on a pre-built I was ready to buy. I did like you and ordered an old Optiplex and a GT 710 instead.
Please try and do this in South Africa because I'm so curious to see how much more we are paying for computers / laptops / PC parts etc etc because our country is gone to the dogs thanks to a particular group fueled by corruption 👍
3:01 I can't help but notice the pole with what looks like a neckcuff? They just push it around your neck and it locks close and they walk you like a dog to go get put down.
Leave pc gaming it's the end only cloud gaming is our future not pc or gpus . Consumer market will end. No laptops no hardware No consoles only cloud pc , cloud gaming, and phone's are our future .......
@@Noob._gamer Just because you're too poor to buy a decent PC and have to rely on crappy cloud gaming instead doesn't mean that we should all switch to it, or that it's our future. Because it's not, cloud gaming is awful.
If anyone ever wondered why your box comes with a shit ton of tape the shipper pays for the dimensions so if the box deforms and has a bigger footprint they will be charged more.
Dawid I watch your vids for two things, the comforting kid like feeling I get from watching old/inexpensive computers gaming, and for the comedy… I mean “the sight of endless pc gaming crap got me so aroused, I had to spend a while beating it down so I could ask someone for pricing without getting arrested”
just so you know, the riot shield and other gears are there to tackle terriorst attack personnals. china does not have mass shooting problems as guns are illegal. but bad guys can still run around stabbing people with a knife, and these gears are exactly meant for these scenarios.
Spoiler Alert: If you didn't spend four hours in each shop and threaten twice to walk out, you didn't get lowest price!
He ain't no asian!
Threaten to walk out? Pfft. You have to have one of your feet past the door already a few times.
In UK stores owned by Asian people I always just tell them I'll go next door to buy instead if there is a similar shop then they can give me better price lol.
这是个博弈过程
@@zzdfranky1616 wow
How do you write do you use drawing ?
( i actually want to know )
My dad visited Shenzhen what seems a lifetime ago and got me my first "real" graphics card, a GT 630. I would never forget playing Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 on that at 1280x720 resolution and thinking this was the best thing ever.
The og days😢
That kind of setup in 2013 will get you royal treatment in college dorms.
WISH WE COULD TURN BACK TIME❤
When you're tired of long delivery time of Ali baba
Usually takes me about 3 days including domestic shipping and international shipping through SF Express consolidation.
@@NightcoreSkies r/wooooooosh
And at the same time you want to discover more ultra cheap hardwares
@@NightcoreSkies 2 weeks for me
@@CrocoDylianVT SF Express is a priority courier to HK
The splitting of the SSD into three partitions is a pretty standard thing for computers here in China. I have no idea why they do this, but it's extremely common.
One partition is to spy on you the second one is to spy on the spy.
It's for running multiple operating systems you can set your system to dual boot and pick which one it boots into and set custom bios profiles for both
Years ago when pre-installed OS was rare in China, most people would let their dealers install the OS (usually unlicenced version). The dealer would use any disk image software (mostly Ghost). If the system crashed, they would just "ghost" the system again, but all the data on partition C would be lost. Therefore, they prefer multiple partitions.
It's not about dual booting: most people never uses multiple systems. And for those who knows how to do it, there will be more partitions.
Why this tradition persists, even when no one really uses Ghost any more and you can easily re-install OS without losing any data on partition C?
1. Windows's own security feature is useless when it meets Chinese softwares: they are so useful that you can't live without them but they keep popping up advertisements. Therefore, uses choose some Chinese security softwares, and these security software doesn't rely on Windows's built-in security feature that priorizes partition C or "Program Files" folder.
2. Some people just don't like software being installed to the default folder (usually "Program Files" but somes "User\Data"). They prefer to organize the folders themselves.
3. If you want to quickly locate a file, type "E:\XXX" is much faster than clicking through a tree of folders.
4. What if one partition is full while another is empty? Well, there are freewares that can resize partitions without losing data.
@@deepseerlast one is risky and depending on how drives are arranged sometimes impossible.
_Game runs like complete ass_
Dawid: The temps are great!
well the temps are great but that does not mean that it can game🤣🤣🤣
Like master oogway said "there will always be positive in negative"
The temps on my broken PC that doesn't boot are also great!
The temps on my chromebook that can only web browse are also great!
Yeah look at that low power draw, good efficieny !!! lol
As someone who grew up poor as hell getting by on whatever scavenged/cheap tech I could get my hands on, seeing those tech markets gets me excited. I would definitely end up spending way too much money there.
In Chinese way, you can negotiate a price. You never pay what they ask for. Also, there is no sales tax.
@@smwk2017 how much do you think they would drop a price by? %
@@TheHungryTrollRawr As much as 50%. You need to visit multiple shops and negotiate for price comparison.
50%? oh wow! That is crazy savings@@smwk2017
The guy who built the PC did a pretty good job with the cable management
Those type of cases take no skill to cable manage
Yes and no. He completely ignored cable management bulge behind the motherboard.
Jesus is lord follow him
And you will be saved
@@lilMungo Jesus is lord follow him
And you will be saved
@@lilMungo Jesus is lord follow him
And you will be saved
I did work over a decade ago in Shenzhen and it was great to see the inside of the tech malls again. It is good to see they survived Zero Covid and haven't changed that much. Good luck in Japan.
They did try to survive by selling chips that make thermometer, and cosmetics for a while during the pandemic.😂 But now they are fine.
I love how these videos don't always end with a working setup or a good ending. That's what makes this channel interesting, it's just a guy trying stuff out and he's along for the ride as much as we are in the process. I love your channel Dawid!
I was thinking that a few days ago. 4090? Yawn...boring.
DVI port and USB 2? YEAH buddy!
Don't get concentrated cringe like this anywhere else.
I'm kinda disappointed you didn't test it with a legit power supply
yeah I bet you love incessant innuendos in every single video because that's all this guy knows
He does that on purpose. On serious note, for $400-450 you could get a fully functional PC that would run Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p high. Including the game itself if you do not ask too many questions 😁
yeah but ouch
That Shenzhen market would be a great place for doing $1000 PC challenge. (kinda like linus scrapyard wars, but buying parts offline.. And they'll need a good translator)
Thanks for the tour of the Shenzhen markets. It's like looking at the source of the Nile, except it's where all the stuff I buy off of eBay originates.
In my country, if you own a 500$ PC, you belong to the top 3% of the rich population.
Where are you from??? Vietnam,Laos or combodia or some other socialist country.
Change your political ideology and wealth will come. Don't cry about inequality. Socialism/communism doesn't work.
Are you always so exhaustingly political? No one likes that guy. Don't be that guy. Be something else.
@@kiyotakaayanokoji6 Wasn't needed
@@kiyotakaayanokoji6is the average 14 year old who got exposed to different political ideologies recently.
7:22 "The cooler looks like an Intel stock cooler wearing an Adidas tracksuit" Is easily the funniest thing I've heard all week 🤣
Yep, lol'd 😂
That made me chuckle too...
Love this video, especially getting to see the tech shops in China. Looking forward to the next video in Japan :D
Dawid, pro tip, if your card has an 8 pin but your psu only has a 6 pin, as long as you know you'll never pull more than 75W from the 6 pin (according to pcie standards, the cables can do more) you can just stick a wire or paperclip into the two open pins to jump them together, those two are just for sensing by pulling the sense pin to ground
If i remember correctly 6 pin is for 120W or 130W so it doesn't make sense they used 8 pin (rated 180W). Or they know how terrible their power supplies is, that can barely give 75w on 8 pin.
@@vadnegru 6 pin is rated for 75W according to PCIe, but the actual number of 12V connection wires is the same as an 8-pin, which is rated for 150W, but realistically, I've personally pulled close to 300W from a single 8 pin, with overlockers pulling closer to 500W, the margins on those connectors are really good
@@renchesandsords just checked, yes 6pin is for 75W but i saw 6pin in cards with TDP of 120-130W because they can use 75W from motherboard.
The second I saw the VGA port on the graphics card, I knew this was going to be good.
You can plug 6pin into 8pin and that would work better than pata to 8pin😂.
If the gpu complains use a tweezer to short two of the remaining pins and that would bypass any protection.
Depends on the card, but with a 75 watt TDP I'm pretty sure that would work. It barely needs external power to begin with.
Thank-you, oh great and wise keeper of the arcane PC building arts.
Just cram some tinfoil in there. If it gets hot, melty or sparky, then it's probably working and you just need more foil. Get creative with homemade fireworks and ignition sources.
Apply these skills for a lucrative career in fire insurance fraud.
"No officer, I don't store flammable liquids in my house. I bought a cheap PC from a stall at Shenzhen and used tinfoil instead of a real power adapter."
that might have worked on old cards, but wont work on newer cards, you are missing a sense pin and a ground pin
I'm more wondering why a 65w card needs an 8-pin. Why couldn't it have been a 6-pin.
I call this place my tech heaven. I have lived in Shenzhen for almost 13 years now and I know this market like the back of my hand. I know a lot of the vendors and it is literally a techie wonderland! HQ Mart is awesome!! I actually recently got a super powered gaming rig for $2000. Would have cost me $4000+ in Canada! Love living in China!
sick but if you export to Canada it will cost like 500-1000 dollarsfor IMPORT tax, VAT, shipping etc right?
True bro for gamers it is. Wish i can settle in china
This was amazing, very much looking forward to your visit to Japan! I appreciate you keeping me entertained all these years.
DIY PC isn’t that much mainstream in Japan. The Japan episode may possiblely ended up as Amazon episode😂😂😂
@@Half_soda_half_milk haha! That's funny. I appreciate you. I hope you have a great day!
How long has this guy done UA-cam? Very amateur-ish editing and production quality.
My suggestion for the PSU problem is that due to the mining crash, some of these Shenzhen shops are also selling PSUs that were used for mining as well. You can buy 600W to 700W (second hand) True Rated PSUs for $15 or less.
The current prices for these markets have now relaxed due to the GPU mining crash.
We have gone full circle. From ordering from Ali express to actually shopping in China.
1:19 - 1:23 HAS ME IN TEARS! Love your work, Dawid!
I love spending my Saturday mornings with Dawid
its 3 PM
@@striver4598 it's 10pm lmao
@@striver4598 it’s 9 am
Time is only a construct of the mind
Dawiikend
9:24 I had a friend working in one of these retail stores selling cheap PCs. When I got my desktop this year, my 1TB SSD was split into 2 partitions, so I asked him why. He doesn't know the techy reasons but said it's for file organization and security since most purchases from his workplace are internet cafes looking for expansions. The partitioned space can be locked so the customer doesn't fumble around. I believe him, but to be honest, I think another reason is to trick the not-so-knowledgeable customers into thinking that they got multiple drives.
Partition is used to manage files and keep driver running even with some busted sectors.
The circle is complete!
How you don't already have 1 million+ subs is beyond me . Amazing haha
give me a break I'm only one guy🤣🤣🤣
give me a break I'm only one guy🤣🤣🤣
Give me a guy I'm only one break 🤣🤣🤣
@@wargamingrefugee9065 yeah we have done all we can do to get him to 1 million by subscribing already Dawid has to reach more to get his subs up to 1 million
Because it's basically just a clone of LTT channel
I was thinking of you when I bought a gaming PC from a yard sale today. I'm actually really impressed with my score, especially for $30.
A Dell XPS with an i7-6700, GTX 750ti, 16GB of single channel DDR4 at JEDEC 2133, no storage (seller wisely yoinked it), in a cute little micro-ATX box.
Looks like I have some room to play around with the little thing. The PSU actually offers GPU power, and I have a 16GB dual-stick 2400MT DDR4 set laying around.
I'll likely throw in my RX 570, said RAM, a 1TB mechanical stolen from another prebuilt that only needed my 160GB potato, and a 128GB SSD for boot.
You're probably right, it's the $2 power supply. I owned an A380 for a few months, and I wondered why it had a power connector at all. Mine never drew more than 62 watts, and that can come straight from the motherboard.
Yeah that doesn't make any sense. If it really peaks at 75w then it could run on the PCIe port alone like a 1050Ti... And that would be awesome because then you could use it to upgrade old desktop PCs you can pick up on the cheap (or sometimes for free).
@@Keepone974 Well, not really. All ARC GPU's require resizable bar, or else they slow to a crawl. Most older PC's do not support that.
In fact, you are not buying the cheapest PC. Cheap PCs are usually traded on some online shopping platforms. You can even buy a GTX1660 PC for $300.
So cool! You made it to China to check out their tech markets! Some of the tariffs we pay here on these products are insane. (Not the bootleg stuff, the real stuff). Congrats!
Its disappointing he didn't do anything with the cheap parts to build some beast of a machine. Instead, he went to Japan, complained about how expensive even the used things were and build a decent pc. Whereas he spent trash money here and had a trash pc.
Hong Kong has some great tech market places, especially in Sham Shui Po (looks like you were staying quite close to there). A shame you didn't visit them
I’m really impressed with the quality of this video considering it was recorded and edited (presumably) in a hotel room. Great job Dawid!
You can record and edit video on phones. Didnt you know this?
...if anything, that is definitely better than buying junk food.
The lesson we learned is: NEVER EVER BUY A MYSTERY PC WITG MYSTERY SPECS
*always
IKR? Surely "good" specs are a selling point, therefore any "mystery" box has to be a scam.
Well, no. If you go to that place and say "I want PC that would run GTA5 at 1080p very high" (or any other popular game), they will build one for you for a modest price. In fact, in China and many other countries they do not charge building itself, just the parts. PC they built for Dawid is good enough for DOTA2 and CSGO , games popular with budget gamers.
gaming PC with intel UHD
He was asking for it.
Fun fact: As a local around there, the watch you bought for 90 dollars was actually overpriced as its a Copy version. Usually worths only around 40 dollars.
Man I really would love to visit China it really peeks my interest despite all the hate China gets from western countries the US Canada and Europe the Chinese people are really on there A game some of the best and coolest stuff is made by legit Chinese companies and your gotta think about how all of our tech and the rest of the world coolest tech is made in China as well I’d go just for the audio stuff for headphones I got free top notch Chinese products that would blow mind if heard but a average Joe and audiophile alike
China has currently 27 border disputes with countries. They don't even border 27 countries lmao, big hint why the majority of the world don't like them. Mix in the fact they have infiltrated western politicians and they started Wuhan virus.
Western countries hate everyone who is not them . Weird stuff
If come China I can take you to Guangdong or Chongqi. See you.
Yeah but china is a communist country. But thats just the goverment. Most of the civilians are genuinely nice.
@@杨卓卿i too would like to go there. But damn traveling is expensive😂
I love your channel so much. The positive energy always makes me smile. Keep being you, man.
Not 100% sure but I think the ARC GPUs require resizable-bar to work. I was looking into them for an i7-7700 and they're not supported. 9th gen or higher I believe.
I’ve booted an A380 on an even older system than Dawid’s without having to do anything special. No issues booting it up with a 4th gen Intel, but performance is extremely meh for the price.
They don't need it, but they get huge gains from it. 20% is the minimum frame boost you'd get by enabling resizeable bar.
No rebar? No soup for you!
They don't require rebar to work, but they suck if not enabled. I suspect Dawid knows this and we might see a video such as an A380 upgrade to the "Cheapest-ish Gaming PC using Amazon" from a couple months back, or something similar.
Rebar? Like the steel bars in concrete? I guess if you hit the pc a few times it might eventually submit.....😂
Your videos are hilarious! I love your commentary. I wanted to point out that if your harddisk was purchased from the same shop and they put in a "cracked" version of Windows for you, it is very likely filled with malware/backdoors. I hope you didn't use it for anything sensitive.
I really like the convenience of having Publicly available Man Catchers and Riot Shields. I had to do a double take when I saw that, lol.
You know, that PC isn't is not as bad as I was expecting, I'd call that a Win.
With that exact price you can get much better PC in Thailand.
This is a copy paste specs of an example online order PC (COD) from a vendor I trusted over 20 years (components chosen for the assembled to match 2000 CNY)
CPU: INTEL CORE I3-12100F, warranty 3Y
MOBO: (LGA1700) MSI PRO H610M-E, warranty 3Y
RAM: BLACKBERRY 16GB (8x2) DDR4(2666)
SSD: 512 GB KINGMAX SIV (KM512GSIV32), warranty 3Y
GPU: Geforce GT 610 2GB DDR3 Longwell, warranty 3Y
CASE Tsunami Coolman 190-4 3xARGB fans tempered glass lid ATX Gaming Case, warranty 1Y
POWER SUPPLY AEROCOOL SUPERB 600W, warranty 3Y
It can even be a bit cheaper if you're such an adventurous seeker finding separated pieces in a computer shopping mall.
From Taiwan to China to Hong Kong! Dawid is on a travel spree!
He used to live in Japan, so he should have something unique, unexpected and totally awesome planned for there. In no way do I anticipate he'll build a low spec. PC from locally obtainable parts. ;-)
now you know why they put a gt 730 into it cause a more capable gpu would strange the system for power🤣🤣🤣
Imagine you grazed every stupid system in your area so instead of order worse systems from all over the world you rather travel straight to the hot spots of stupid pc systems in Asia 😄
A travel spree all within the same country... hmm
From Taiwan to West Taiwan to Hong Kong*
I've been there, the place is HUUUUUUGE; I spent hours drooling over the weird and wonderful tech they had on offer; in fact they had to kick me out when it was time to close the place.
"Eat Bright into a picture" I lost it after that
I just love when he does this kind of stuff.
Tech stuff?
Fuckin really!!! Thats dedication! Probably why i always look forward to every new video you do.
This is like Dawid visiting his Jedi temple.
Always love your creative videos. Keep kicking ass.
oh shoot, this computer has 2x my ram and a better cpu, it should run valorant ok-ish and csgo somewhat ok-ish on really low settings as long as you don’t run into a smoke
In fact the seller in Shenzhen always sell some expensive useless staff to non-chinese speakers, you can actually bought some good cheat staff if you speak Chinese in there.
Need more people like Dawid and Anna in the world! Hope you guys never stop making UA-cam content
who the heck is anna lol a mystery pc
🤦♂
@@antwango Dawid's girlfriend/professional camerawoman
For 300 dollars, i got a ryzen 5 2600, Gigabyte B450m, Gtx 1060 6gb, 750 watts silver plus supply, fancy rgb case :). Useda combination of new and old parts though!
Hell yea Shenzhen video let's go I love these goofy hardware stuff
OK I was NOT expecting you to friggin' go there. This is awesome :)
I like how he had to leave the country before getting the chance to actually test it 😂
You cannot use A380 directly. You need to install the driver while using another video output. Otherwise, A380 displays nothing. Once the driver is installed, connect it to your screen and it displays when Windows is started. I don't know what other people's machine, this is my experience of using Asrock A380.
i bought my girlfriend a laptop at the Asus ROG store in China for basically half what it is in the US. insane. I would not take a chance like that when there are already excellent deals on quality hardware.
Doesn't it have a Chinese keyboard? Though maybe that was a requirement for you in the first place.
@@herrakaarme the chinese use the US keyboard layout. the characters are handled by software, not hardware.
@@herrakaarme There is no such thing as a Chinese keyboard in the world
Chinese gaming laptop have some absolute insane p/p ratios. You can get a 4060 gaming laptop for as little as 750 to 900 usd brand new. Hell even HP gaming laptops like Victus and Omen in China retails for like 1/2 or 1/3 the price of the US and other market, that's why we (Vietnamese) also import gaming laptops from China a lot
Hey David
I don’t know if u know this but there is a 3rd party Chinese graphics card, I don’t know the name but I think u can find it online or pc center in china.
I love your vids man. Recently got back into gaming on a pc and you along with a few other guided me on my journey to getting my 2021 alienware aurora r10
I was just in Shenzhen this week too! We're you staying at the hard rock hotel? I could have brought you a beer!
You mentioned that you could pay less if you were skilled at "bartering". To barter is to exchange goods for other goods, for example swapping my 2 cows for your 5 goats. So it's generally an exchange without money.
I think the word you were looking for was haggling. To haggle is to negotiate the price you buy goods for. Sorry to be pedantic but I thought it was worth mentioning.
I wish we had something like this in The Netherlands!
Shenzhen is like hardware heaven.
Dawid should have picked up the RX 580 16gb model. Could have been the first to test it on UA-cam.
What now
Taught English in Beijing for two years, and Shenzhen/HK for six months. If you love computers, Shenzhen is absolute heaven. Its like the mecca of pc parts.
0:04 look at the cameras 👀
That’s why china is such a safe country
Dawid you are my favourite content creator on UA-cam, your videos always crack me up. For that, I bestow you my only channel subscription (and I have been a silent UA-cam user since 2011!)
1:21 beating it down is crazy💀💀
Loool
Box tape man should be a mascot of the channel
I can just imagine for someone who’s good with computers, walking into this place in China is really like finding the holy grill. Also amazing that he knows enough about computers, no Chinese was required to know what they are selling😂
China is like an Eden for the tech lovers. Good to see u in China have a great day.
Oh boy can't wait to see viewer reactions to pricing in Japan, pretty much anything PC related here is pretty expensive lol.
Bought the cheapest possible PC and still criticize its gaming performance. Makes a whole lot of sense...
I think most people in China nowadays buys pc parts(whether new or used) only online because those local market scams customers A LOT in the past few years. Even when you try to buy a specific model of laptop those sales will try very hard to recommend a crappier model just to make more money from you. Also right now in China there are tons of used 16 core haswell/skylake E5 online for only 30-40 US dollars which is very good if you want to build a cheap gaming pc.
Everyone at huaqiangbei sells their stuff online though lol
Would love to see more reality shows like this one!
Watching on a lunch break here near Tokyo ! Oh, you're coming to Japan 😮
Despite the gamus interruptus, this was a fabulous and informative journey. I've never been to China (and likely never will being 72, I feel like I know the place well. Thanks Dawid for the personal growth. Where else could I get this level of ...level of ,,, uhhh... touristium.
"A hamster with demenetia under that fan" Dawid - Top 10 quote of all time.
do the most anime pc in japan please! cant wait to see that
Haha waifu PC incoming. 😂
I second this.
And with cats. It has to have meme cats.
@@AnnaDoes His wife might object. Oh wait is she even traveling with him? :)
@@stamasd8500 im pretty sure @Anna Muller is his wife.
Dawid, last time I went to the Shenzhen Market, I saw a 500 RMB system. around 70 dollars, brand new. Was very surprised
Did you run into Strange Parts in China?
We both did and didn’t 😂
Hey Dawid! Really great channel you got here. It has quickly become my #1 UA-cam channel. Also a massive thanks for saving me 4000 dollar on a pre-built I was ready to buy. I did like you and ordered an old Optiplex and a GT 710 instead.
Please try and do this in South Africa because I'm so curious to see how much more we are paying for computers / laptops / PC parts etc etc because our country is gone to the dogs thanks to a particular group fueled by corruption 👍
Here in the US we aren't far behind you my friend. You shouldn't feel alone.
We’ll be in South Africa in October so that video might very well happen!
I don't get it, if you are in South Africa yourself you can already compare your prices with those in Europe or US , why do you need this guy for?
You can easily find this information yourself lol. The USA will mostly always come out on top in terms of price. It's called trade protections
Sure you can find the info yourself but it’s also interesting to see a goof like Dawid explore a market 😊
That's a hilarious description on the power supply. Love this!
I'm amazed with your ability to find new ways to explore terrible gaming experiences
free spyware included
Reflash Bios. Remove cmos battery. Delete windows. Install Linux.
3:01 I can't help but notice the pole with what looks like a neckcuff? They just push it around your neck and it locks close and they walk you like a dog to go get put down.
FINALLY the first comment! love the vids!
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Leave pc gaming it's the end only cloud gaming is our future not pc or gpus . Consumer market will end. No laptops no hardware No consoles only cloud pc , cloud gaming, and phone's are our future .......
@@Noob._gamer Just because you're too poor to buy a decent PC and have to rely on crappy cloud gaming instead doesn't mean that we should all switch to it, or that it's our future. Because it's not, cloud gaming is awful.
Your video is awesome !!! You look like David Guetta was an IT Guy.
you could have plugged the 6pin into the 8 pin, It's compatible as long as the gpu cannot detect that not all 8 pins are powered/grounded you're good.
There could be a conflict with the RAM stick and that graphics card, that's why it won't boot up.
oh god, that psu was the worst part of all this xD Lovely video guys!!
your commentary is legendary.
You could try with an old gtx 1060
If anyone ever wondered why your box comes with a shit ton of tape the shipper pays for the dimensions so if the box deforms and has a bigger footprint they will be charged more.
Dawid has a great glowup with that hair, i haven't been in this channel for a bit, lovely to see
That was incredibly fun to watch lol, i subscribed!
7:11 The single stick of RAM punishment killed me 😂
Ive been doing experiments with with tesla gpus so i might be able to help you get one of those mining gpus running.
Dawid I watch your vids for two things, the comforting kid like feeling I get from watching old/inexpensive computers gaming, and for the comedy… I mean “the sight of endless pc gaming crap got me so aroused, I had to spend a while beating it down so I could ask someone for pricing without getting arrested”
just so you know, the riot shield and other gears are there to tackle terriorst attack personnals. china does not have mass shooting problems as guns are illegal. but bad guys can still run around stabbing people with a knife, and these gears are exactly meant for these scenarios.
Fun fact, few still use offline shopping for a PC, in China you can order a pc online and have received it several hours later