Thank you to everyone who allowed me to do this for the past 8 years. It wouldn't have been possible without the support of my viewers and this isn't lost on me. It's hard to give up on something that you've spent this long building and this whole decision process has been surprisingly emotional. Maybe we shall meet again✌
i am so sad to see you go! You were a huge inspiration and such an awesome talent to watch and learn from over the years! I wish you the best! Also do you have any cameras you want to sell or any filming gear that could help take my content to a better level? I am a smaller channel trying to step up my game and If you have any gear that may help me i would be interested in purchasing some stuff! Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the extra time with the family and friends and things go well!
I hear ya, I took a big step back when COVID hit and still working on getting myself & my home at a state where I feel comfortable to be spending time into creating and posting media again. Also need to figure out keeping my physical health in balance.
It's been great working with you, Brian. I loved the tours of factories we did together in China and regularly think of that crazy trip. It'd be great to work together again some day on a build. Best wishes for what's next!
I just want to say, thank you so much, Brian! Your channel has been amazing to watch grow from the beginning! Kudos to you for sticking around so long and many thanks for all the quality content you've given all of us!
As a person that has been subd since 2017 or 2018 im sad to see you go but I understand life choices. Best of luck to you and your family in the future.
Imo you're a good and honest man. This is a frank and honest explanation of what to expect when creating video content for the world. I've learned many lessons from you and I appreciate all of your efforts. All the best to you and your family, brother. Thank you.
As a father of 3 kids i respect your decision entirely. Spending time with family is more important than a little extra income. There is something to be said about quality of life and time to just enjoy family ans friends. Think you are making the right decision. Ive been following you since your "viewers rigs." Was on one of those episodes where my kid had broken one of the fans when building. Its been a long and fun time watching your channel grow. Again, much respect from me and wish you the best.
« Living my life instead of filming it. » The old guy in me love this quote. Take care man. I think braking free from the UA-cam stress is very positive thing.
Dude! You don’t owe anything to anyone. I dabbled with the idea of doing my own channel a number of years ago, but I haven’t and may never do it because of what I see creators like you go through. Like you I have a good job that has it’s own stresses and I don’t want to take away more time even if it is for something that interests me. In the end we need to be accountable to ourselves and do what we need to do to maintain that balance. I have enjoyed your content over the years and while I can say you will be missed, I completely understand and I wish you and your family the best! Take care!
I'm glad to have met you through UA-cam, man. The trips to CES were always a great time, and I always enjoyed seeing your content. You inspired much of how I do what I do on my channel, and this move you're making continues to do so. You're a good dude, and a good friend. Here's to enjoying our hobbies!
First video of yours that I saw was the NZXT Manta build as I loved the case and your color choice for it peaked my interest. Shortly after I spent a few years recovering from a terrible medical incident so while I was bed ridden I watched all these custom build videos on youtube including yours; and they always kept that drive in me to try something new with PC hardware when I would feel better. Back in 2019 I finally got the chance and modded a Phanteks Shift with a dremel and even a waterjet cutter from some shop in town to cut out a hole and fan mount on the rear plate and some vents on the front plate for better airflow (also dremel the SSD tray out to fit the fan to the rear panel. Seriously though thank you for all the work you put in for us, tech youtubing is no easy task and doing it this long definitely takes a huge toll. We all understand and wish you the best in the future, and again thank you for the many great years!
Brian, you f*cking rule. Thank you for all of your contributions to the PC enthusiast community. Have always loved your videos and even though we're sorry to hear you're leaving, happy to know you're finding balance in your life and that you're pursuing what matters most to you. Best of luck with everything and please remember that your fans will always be happy to see you again someday! 👑
Dear Brian. Thank you for the calm, very coherent and wise explanation. I particularly appreciated your intelligent reflections on the superficiality of social media and how it actually detracts from real life and real, genuine experiences. I hope that your stepping away gives you the time back and the space to find more value in your other pursuits. This cannot have been an easy decision for you but it also sounds like you were no longer enjoying yourself and were feeling burdened and trapped, which isn't something that people need in their lives. Wishing you all the best ☸️
Thanks for all of the content you provided! I hate to see you go, but I totally understand why you’re doing it. Best of luck on whatever the future brings!
There are a lot of channels, but you definitely brought something unique and cool to your videos. You will be missed. Thanks for everything you shared with us and I hope this is the start of a great rest of the year. Onwards and upwards. 📈
Brian, it’s okay. It really is. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing. That’s something I had to learn before approaching what I love with a new light. Twitter is always on. Reach out anytime.
I understand completely and I completely agree with your statement on living in the moment. I’ve enjoyed your content and maybe sometime in the future we’ll get to see you again!
Love you buddy. I don't comment often, but I do watch. Best of luck to you and whatever is next. Family time is everything so I definitely support you for that. I wish you were able to do this full time, but it's definitely not easy. The fact you got this far is a huge achievement, never forget that.
Ah man, tough to hear. I discovered BPS on YT only somewhat recently (a GN video a year or two ago? tour?) but I remember the case modding stuff from a while back. As a much smaller UA-camr who similarly reviews and builds gaming PCs with some other content mixed in, I have to admit, this is something in the back of my head that I'm afraid of. I like building PCs, always have, probably always will. I don't make the most bestest videos (ha) but I do enjoy it though I have had a limited return on my efforts. Similarly to yourself, the financials for me running my channel aren't great, I've had to essentially gut the budget for the channel this year and its definitely goofed up my plans. I still want to make videos and I will, just, not a much as I would have liked to in my head. I have estimated the costs of scaling up and I haven't becuase I just wasn't sure if it would work. Anyways, hopefully reclaiming a bit of your time provides you with what you need to re-energize other parts of your life. Good luck!
Best of luck Brian. I appreciate your content and have enjoyed watching over the past few years! Was great to have the chance to meet you when I picked up a case from you a few years back.
I hope the best for you, I enjoyed your content over the years, for sure you will be missed. But you have to do what is best for you!! Hopefully it means you now have time to really put that racing sim to the test!
Thanks for everything, Brian! Long time subscriber here. Wish nothing but the best for you and your family. I feel that we can both agree that PC Building isn't as exciting as it once was, considering the cost to performance these days.
It really feels sad to see someone go like this. But i also understand all the reasons you explained in the video. I hope you have a good time ahead my friend.
I am sorry to hear this man. But you are right about a lot of the stuff you said. I wish you the best thanks for all the good videos that we all enjoyed.
🤜🤛 Good luck on your next chapter Brian. Sorry to see you go, but glad you're making the decision that's best for you. Next time you're in the area, make sure to drop me a line. Whiskey is on me.
Totally understandable. Thank you for the update and not just disappearing. I don't comment much but I thought I'd just wish you and yours all the best and good luck on all your endeavors. Also happy 4th everyone!
I remember watching you in middle school man. I'm just not too into PCs anymore, so I didn't watch anymore, but I wish you the best man. Always hurts a little when channels like you, that I used to watch, go down.
Totally get it. Thanks for all the knowledge you have shared over the years! And thanks for making these parts available. Always great to see parts finding a new home. May your best years be ahead!
Best of luck with the future mate, can definetly feel where your coming from. been a few years since ive walked away from media work & the time at home has definetly been worth it.
Oh man, this hit me right in the feels. Ive been watching you since you did that giveaway collab. Have loved your builds, your presentation, and your humor. While im sad to see you go, im.haooy rhat youll have less stress and more family time. Good luck and hope to maybe see you pop up from time to time!
Brian, I support your decision. Maybe you can also go visit Salazar. Take care Brian. Thank you for all the great videos. Wish you and your family the best.
Thank you for these years, you always seemed to me like a very knowledged and reasonable guy. Hope to see you around from time to time whenever you feel like it will be fun to share something with us. Thanks again.
Much props to you to look at whats best for you and your family. Life is short, older you get, its rough and enjoy your family, if your children are young, please hug them, play with them.
even tho my viewership was not frequent , im happy to have stumbled upon your channel and been appart your follower base to be honest . much love and care from a fellow pc enthousiast . have a great rest of your life good sir raptorgar
Your water cooling videos and guides helped me put together my desktop, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them. Thank you so much for all the content, and good luck with everything in the future!
GOOD LUCK!!!! Hope you can fund what makes you happy, as not many of us get to. You know I have actually seen about 3 other 'youtubers' make a video exactly like this so far this spring (and now summer) I've said this to all of you guys so far so I may as well say it again: Maybe you could keep yourself open to reviewing certain products to continue that EVER SO COVETED BENEFIT of getting free hardware... And in YOUR case there are some REALLY GOOD editing software that are 100% FREE and there are also a TON of royalty free music choices too. You don't NEED a super high end camera, lighting setup, or even a dedicated recording space either... I honestly get the feeling that you don't even care much about that benefit anymore tho. You just don't seem to have your heart in this anymore either. You haven't seemed to enjoy doing your videos for a LONG TIME now. You've been coming off like it's a burden to be on camera TBH... BUT when you were at CES (I THINK it was CES.... I really can't remember... but it was the last big gathering of tech youtubers before Computex) you seemed to REALLY ENJOY IT!! I watched ALL of YOUR coverage because it was like I was watching a new person mixed in with that same grumpy attitude that I is just who you are lol (not in a bad way or anything.... I think the right word for your attitude would be 'unimpressed' LOL :D ) Anyway... I hate to see that what started out as something you probably were SO EXCITED to do... to become a 'youtuber' and a 'reviewer'.... (I haven't been subbed for very long.. maybe 2 years now 🤷♂ but it sure wasn't from the beginning) ...and for UA-cam to allow THEIR HALF-ASSED ATTEMPT at helping channels grow and EARN A LIVING to SHATTER GROWN CHANNELS INTO ASHES like this.... well it's just 🐂💩!!! If you could earn decent money just by making YOUR videos the way YOU want and not having to make WHAT THE ALGO SAYS TO MAKE...that's just TOTALLY BACKWARDS AND WRONG... and you stepping away is a direct result of that.... it's a damn shame!! Well... I wish it didn't have to be this way..... maybe you'll upload again one day, even just to say 'hi' ... and HOPEFULLY with a SMILE on your face ... I know I'll still be subbed, no reason to leave now I hope you do well, and you can ENJOY WHATS LEFT OF LIFE... that's all we can do (before the Sun goes micronova and end life as we know it :/ ) - BYE FOR NOW
Love ya buddy. Enjoyed watching your vids throughout the past few years. Wholeheartedly agree with your statement regarding experiences and being in the moment. Best of luck to ya in the future!
I'll miss you. Your "old man takes" were a true breath of fresh air and a very different outlook compared to the typical reviewer. And you did some unique cool stuff.
Your videos always portrayed an interesting view point in the industry. Thanks for the years of content. I hope you continue to find pcbuilding enjoyable without the stress of having to film it.
4:53 I do agree with that... in some point in your life, you reach to just want live normally. no stress, no need to record in order to remember everything. I myself stopped taking the phone around with me. I don't want upload pictures to social media. I just want to enjoy the moment now days.
Brian, first off I'd like to say thank you, I've really enjoyed your content over the years. Your style, cadence and video ideas have been great, and something I'll definitely miss. Secondly, you haven't failed in the slightest - if anything I'd argue that the algorithm/youtube has failed you. I noticed that I wasn't seeing your videos appear on my homepage even though I am subscribed to your channel and I had to move over to my subscriptions page to see if you had published something new (there's a few other channels I have seen this with too, so I think it's a wider problem). Finally, I'd like to congratulate you on coming to the decision to call it a day, I've been grinding away at growing my own small business for the past 5 years with limited to no success and am fast approaching the same decision to call time on it and move on. For me it's less about the struggling to get everything done, but the wasted off hours/energy spent trying to work out what I can change or do to move things in the right direction that have really drained me emotionally and physically. All the best for the future, and thanks again. As a side note, I couldn't agree more with the "old man" rant about living in the moment. I'm seriously considering going back to having a dumb phone, an MP3 player and only using a proper camera so that I'm not always connected to everyone/everything.
You're spot on with the whole sea-of-phones, vloggers, perfect thumbnail thing. Seems to me you're making a very healthy choice, that probably 90 % of self proclaimed "content creators" ought to make. Much respect and best of luck to you.
Thank you Brian, for teaching me how not to mess up while building my PCs and how to benchmark them properly. I totally sympathize with you and I am glad you talked to us about it. We’ll still be here, at least the most loyal subscribers among us, if you ever feel like doing a gaming livestream or two every once in a while just for fun.
Brian, I will in my head just put it as a long-term vacation for you. I've enjoyed seeing you here and the real-life reviews and experiments you did with overclocking. I hope you get your stress free time and will look forward to any time we get to share in the future!
I am 55 Sir so I totally get it. Enjoyed much of your content and FYI I've struggled myself trying to get back to "real life" in that, even if my wife and I go out for dinner or to some destination I often leave the devices at home to avoid distraction and live in the moment and enjoy what's in front of me more, enjoy my company more etc. along with some unfortunate health issues of late adding to mental stress and anxiety I am trying mor and more to just enjoy and appreciate simpler things in life and yes it is true, a large percentage who grew up with tablets, devices, social media definitely have a harder time grasping these concepts. I say this as someone who LOVES tech and has tinkered and experimented and modded since before the Commodore 64 debuted, but I DO miss simpler times more and more as I get older, oh don't get me wrong, I am far from the old man screams at clouds stage so far as I could not imagine life without modern conveniences and internet etc but at the same time I am admitting I am addicted to much of it and the only one that can change this in the end is me, oh and believe me I am well aware of the irony as I share this ON UA-cam but eh, I figure maybe some will read this and maybe see some similarities with themselves and maybe see they are not the only ones having these thoughts or reflecting on such things. So thanks again, good luck in all your endeavors and I hope you find the fulfillment and balance you are looking for.
Ah, I'm gonna miss you, and your videos. Your builds were always beautiful to look at, even if you didn't think they came out good. On the other hand, I can completely agree with the sentiments about all of the tourist destinations being flooded with people who have their phones out. That being said, I don't mind if someone is genuinely trying to capture a memory. But its hard to tell who is trying to capture a memory, vs someone who is clout chasing. I'd like to believe that they are capturing a memory, but sadly, I know that's not always the case. Thank you for everything that you have provided for us entertainment wise, and your thoughts and opinions were always something that I valued. Hopefully this will also allow you some time to enjoy some of your other hobbies as well, such as RC cars. Thank you for sharing that interest as well, and taking us along on those adventures. There isn't anything more that I would ever want for someone other than to have a little less stress in their life. So if stepping back for a little while will help bring you a little less stress in your life, then so be it. I will remain subscribed, so when you do post another video, I will be sure to catch it. Take care, stay safe, and thank you for everything. Cheers!
Hey, Brian. Thanks so much for all your hard work creating content for us all these years. It's sad to see you go but completely understandable. Channels your size were the ones hit the hardest by youtube's policy changes the past few years. Anyone in that 100k to 300k sub range before 2020 has been devastated. Almost eveyone with your size of channel has left active use of the youtube platform since growth completely stalled or regressed regardless of content output. Project Baron is still my favorite Caselabs SMA8 build and it's a nice video series to rewatch even though it ended in a case of explosive diarrhea of coolant spew. Definitely keep the channel up so you at least hopefully get some residual income from it.
I have been a subscriber since the very beginning. It is very sad that you are saying goodbye. I hope that one day you can still share something with the tech world. Best of luck moving forward
I'm sorry to see you go, but I fully understand and agree with the points you've made about everything (including modern societal trends). I wish you all the best.
Thanks for the content mate. You need to do what's best for you and your family. As someone moving from PC to console gaming, priced out of the PC gaming market sadly, I can appreciate the difficulty of hanging up your hat from something you've dedicated so much time and effort into. As an older bloke myself (50), I certainly get not needing to document every waking moment. All the best Brian, and thanks again for the content you've provided.
Thanks for the good times and good videos over the years. Glad you're taking time to do what you feel is going to be best for you and hope that everything stays well for you and your family.
I have a lot of respect for those who aren’t afraid to swing and miss. Most people are too scared to even step up to the plate. Loved your content when I found your channel. All the best to you.
Im so sorry to hear this. I love your videos and have learned so much from you. I still have the backpack that i won on one of your streams and use everyday for work. I'm glad you're going to go focus on your self but i do hope to see you infront of the camera again one day. Best of luck to you ❤
Thank you for the amazing content throughout the years Brian. You along with many of the OG budget tech UA-camrs inspired my passion for computers and all things tech. Hope everything goes well in your future endeavors!! 🥳
Thank you, Brian! Your content was always insightful and informational. I even got a few build ideas. You do what brings balance to your life. Hope to see other content you may do in near future.
3:54 strikingly reminded me of myself in 2015 when after 7+ years of devotion i said 'Im just happier not raiding in World of Warcraft anymore' of which i mean no offense or criticism to the game in its past or present state but it was the right choice for me that led to better and more fortunate endeavors in my life and so i hope your choice now leads to similar success
I wish you well with whatever you end up doing and honestly with all the graphics card and other hardware misery happening over the last few years I can understand your decision. I've been building PC's for probably 30 years but in recent years since my last build two or three years ago I lost interest. It was built for a RTX3080 that I'm still waiting for but might never see one now. I just can't get enthusiastic about it now and will probably stick with my GTX1080 for the near future. I've seen several videos like yours that have come to the same conclusion recently. Not all the same type of content but the same reasons, Burnout and quality of life. many have decided to give up on UA-cam completely or radically change the way they upload videos so they have a better work/life scenario. I don't upload to UA-cam but it seems from many content creators I watch with good subscription counts like yourself and years of posting videos they are finding it harder and harder to make a living through there constant changes to make it less and less easy to make any revenue from UA-cam. In this day and age every company out there seems to want more and more money for ever decreasing returns. Short term corporate greed and cutting of the hands that feed them and will ultimately hit them in the pocket were it hurts. Good look Brian with whatever you end up doing. Hope to see you around in one form or another. Good luck and as Spock would say live long and prosper.
Good for you dude, may be the old man in me resonating with what you said, but ive found myself wanting to enjoy my life more and and wanting to "be in the moment" ( for lack of a better description). All the best for the future and thanks for all your content.
Take care bro. The most important thing is you and your well being. This decision will free up more time for yourself and to be with loved ones more. That sounds like a win to me. Good luck with everything and thanks for all the vids!!
You are absoultly right, content creation of this type takes a lot of time, i wish you all the best in your life!!! really like how plain and simple the video is, no video editing or flashy stuff, something from actual life, kinda deep meaning
Thank you for all your hard work making videos, as well as sharing your knowledge and time with the world. I hope that you find that peace and quiet to enjoy with your family, it is well deserved!! Would love to see you release one video a year to let us know what you've been up to. You are an unforgettable part of the PC building community.
Thank you to everyone who allowed me to do this for the past 8 years. It wouldn't have been possible without the support of my viewers and this isn't lost on me. It's hard to give up on something that you've spent this long building and this whole decision process has been surprisingly emotional. Maybe we shall meet again✌
Best of luck my dude. Always have enjoyed the content!
i am so sad to see you go! You were a huge inspiration and such an awesome talent to watch and learn from over the years! I wish you the best! Also do you have any cameras you want to sell or any filming gear that could help take my content to a better level? I am a smaller channel trying to step up my game and If you have any gear that may help me i would be interested in purchasing some stuff! Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the extra time with the family and friends and things go well!
Loved your work. You were one of the first techtubers I followed when I started PC building. Hope to see ya in one of the local DMV Microcenters…
Wishing you the best with where life takes you next!
I hear ya, I took a big step back when COVID hit and still working on getting myself & my home at a state where I feel comfortable to be spending time into creating and posting media again. Also need to figure out keeping my physical health in balance.
It's been great working with you, Brian. I loved the tours of factories we did together in China and regularly think of that crazy trip. It'd be great to work together again some day on a build. Best wishes for what's next!
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Bro! Come on! Tell you what! Take your break. relax, then jump back IN like someone killed your puppy... But, I do get it. Side hustle can be bitch!
I just want to say, thank you so much, Brian! Your channel has been amazing to watch grow from the beginning! Kudos to you for sticking around so long and many thanks for all the quality content you've given all of us!
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As a person that has been subd since 2017 or 2018 im sad to see you go but I understand life choices. Best of luck to you and your family in the future.
Imo you're a good and honest man. This is a frank and honest explanation of what to expect when creating video content for the world. I've learned many lessons from you and I appreciate all of your efforts. All the best to you and your family, brother. Thank you.
Much respect to you Brian. Thank you for all the awesome content. Glad I was able to meet you at CES a few years ago! Take care of yourself.🙏🏼
As a father of 3 kids i respect your decision entirely. Spending time with family is more important than a little extra income. There is something to be said about quality of life and time to just enjoy family ans friends. Think you are making the right decision. Ive been following you since your "viewers rigs." Was on one of those episodes where my kid had broken one of the fans when building. Its been a long and fun time watching your channel grow. Again, much respect from me and wish you the best.
"I'm going to live my life now instead of filming it" best statement on UA-cam I've heard for years. Good luck Brian!
I've been an infrequent watcher, but always enjoyed your authenticity and enthusiasm for the community. Best wishes BPS!
Your awesome Brian. We support your decision and hope everything works out well for you!
Thank you Brian. A lot of your content got me through a lot of my PC issue when they would arise. Live life and blessing to you and yours.
Much respect, totally understand. All the best for what comes next.
« Living my life instead of filming it. » The old guy in me love this quote. Take care man. I think braking free from the UA-cam stress is very positive thing.
Dude! You don’t owe anything to anyone. I dabbled with the idea of doing my own channel a number of years ago, but I haven’t and may never do it because of what I see creators like you go through. Like you I have a good job that has it’s own stresses and I don’t want to take away more time even if it is for something that interests me. In the end we need to be accountable to ourselves and do what we need to do to maintain that balance. I have enjoyed your content over the years and while I can say you will be missed, I completely understand and I wish you and your family the best! Take care!
I'm glad to have met you through UA-cam, man. The trips to CES were always a great time, and I always enjoyed seeing your content. You inspired much of how I do what I do on my channel, and this move you're making continues to do so. You're a good dude, and a good friend. Here's to enjoying our hobbies!
First video of yours that I saw was the NZXT Manta build as I loved the case and your color choice for it peaked my interest. Shortly after I spent a few years recovering from a terrible medical incident so while I was bed ridden I watched all these custom build videos on youtube including yours; and they always kept that drive in me to try something new with PC hardware when I would feel better. Back in 2019 I finally got the chance and modded a Phanteks Shift with a dremel and even a waterjet cutter from some shop in town to cut out a hole and fan mount on the rear plate and some vents on the front plate for better airflow (also dremel the SSD tray out to fit the fan to the rear panel.
Seriously though thank you for all the work you put in for us, tech youtubing is no easy task and doing it this long definitely takes a huge toll. We all understand and wish you the best in the future, and again thank you for the many great years!
Brian, you f*cking rule. Thank you for all of your contributions to the PC enthusiast community. Have always loved your videos and even though we're sorry to hear you're leaving, happy to know you're finding balance in your life and that you're pursuing what matters most to you. Best of luck with everything and please remember that your fans will always be happy to see you again someday! 👑
Dear Brian. Thank you for the calm, very coherent and wise explanation. I particularly appreciated your intelligent reflections on the superficiality of social media and how it actually detracts from real life and real, genuine experiences. I hope that your stepping away gives you the time back and the space to find more value in your other pursuits. This cannot have been an easy decision for you but it also sounds like you were no longer enjoying yourself and were feeling burdened and trapped, which isn't something that people need in their lives. Wishing you all the best ☸️
Referenced you for my 1st build back in 2016. Hate to see you go. Hope to see you again, brother! BPS!
Thanks for all of the content you provided! I hate to see you go, but I totally understand why you’re doing it. Best of luck on whatever the future brings!
I appreciate what you've done over the years, you and Nexus are what got me interested me in this scene, so I sincerely appreciate it.
There are a lot of channels, but you definitely brought something unique and cool to your videos. You will be missed. Thanks for everything you shared with us and I hope this is the start of a great rest of the year. Onwards and upwards. 📈
Brian, it’s okay. It really is. Taking care of yourself is the most important thing. That’s something I had to learn before approaching what I love with a new light. Twitter is always on. Reach out anytime.
I understand completely and I completely agree with your statement on living in the moment. I’ve enjoyed your content and maybe sometime in the future we’ll get to see you again!
Steve from GN got me subbed long ago. Sad to hear, but happy youre ridding some stress. Good luck in future ventures.
Love you buddy. I don't comment often, but I do watch. Best of luck to you and whatever is next. Family time is everything so I definitely support you for that. I wish you were able to do this full time, but it's definitely not easy. The fact you got this far is a huge achievement, never forget that.
Ah man, tough to hear. I discovered BPS on YT only somewhat recently (a GN video a year or two ago? tour?) but I remember the case modding stuff from a while back. As a much smaller UA-camr who similarly reviews and builds gaming PCs with some other content mixed in, I have to admit, this is something in the back of my head that I'm afraid of. I like building PCs, always have, probably always will. I don't make the most bestest videos (ha) but I do enjoy it though I have had a limited return on my efforts. Similarly to yourself, the financials for me running my channel aren't great, I've had to essentially gut the budget for the channel this year and its definitely goofed up my plans. I still want to make videos and I will, just, not a much as I would have liked to in my head. I have estimated the costs of scaling up and I haven't becuase I just wasn't sure if it would work. Anyways, hopefully reclaiming a bit of your time provides you with what you need to re-energize other parts of your life. Good luck!
Best of luck Brian. I appreciate your content and have enjoyed watching over the past few years! Was great to have the chance to meet you when I picked up a case from you a few years back.
I hope the best for you, I enjoyed your content over the years, for sure you will be missed. But you have to do what is best for you!! Hopefully it means you now have time to really put that racing sim to the test!
Thanks for everything, Brian! Long time subscriber here. Wish nothing but the best for you and your family. I feel that we can both agree that PC Building isn't as exciting as it once was, considering the cost to performance these days.
It really feels sad to see someone go like this. But i also understand all the reasons you explained in the video. I hope you have a good time ahead my friend.
#RIP. Loved the content, and hope you find peace off the internet.
Gonna miss you man, best wishes and hope to see you around every once in a while.
Thanks for all your help over the years . I’ve picked up some great tips along the way and always enjoyed your builds. You’ll be missed!
I am sorry to hear this man. But you are right about a lot of the stuff you said. I wish you the best thanks for all the good videos that we all enjoyed.
🤜🤛 Good luck on your next chapter Brian. Sorry to see you go, but glad you're making the decision that's best for you. Next time you're in the area, make sure to drop me a line. Whiskey is on me.
Totally understandable. Thank you for the update and not just disappearing. I don't comment much but I thought I'd just wish you and yours all the best and good luck on all your endeavors. Also happy 4th everyone!
I remember watching you in middle school man. I'm just not too into PCs anymore, so I didn't watch anymore, but I wish you the best man. Always hurts a little when channels like you, that I used to watch, go down.
Totally get it. Thanks for all the knowledge you have shared over the years! And thanks for making these parts available. Always great to see parts finding a new home. May your best years be ahead!
Best of luck with the future mate, can definetly feel where your coming from. been a few years since ive walked away from media work & the time at home has definetly been worth it.
Oh man, this hit me right in the feels. Ive been watching you since you did that giveaway collab. Have loved your builds, your presentation, and your humor. While im sad to see you go, im.haooy rhat youll have less stress and more family time. Good luck and hope to maybe see you pop up from time to time!
Brian, I support your decision. Maybe you can also go visit Salazar. Take care Brian. Thank you for all the great videos. Wish you and your family the best.
Thank you for all the amazing news and information that you've provided to the PC community!
I wish you well, thanks for everything you've done for the community. You're one of the good guys.
Thank you for these years, you always seemed to me like a very knowledged and reasonable guy.
Hope to see you around from time to time whenever you feel like it will be fun to share something with us.
Thanks again.
Good luck with future endeavours. It's been great watching your content from the time we moved to our last house, which was 8 years exactly.
Thanks for everything! I've learned so much on your channel. Wish you the best!
Much props to you to look at whats best for you and your family. Life is short, older you get, its rough and enjoy your family, if your children are young, please hug them, play with them.
You’ve gotta do what’s right for you man. Thanks for what you did, best of luck. Cheers
even tho my viewership was not frequent , im happy to have stumbled upon your channel and been appart your follower base to be honest . much love and care from a fellow pc enthousiast .
have a great rest of your life good sir
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Your water cooling videos and guides helped me put together my desktop, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without them. Thank you so much for all the content, and good luck with everything in the future!
GOOD LUCK!!!! Hope you can fund what makes you happy, as not many of us get to. You know I have actually seen about 3 other 'youtubers' make a video exactly like this so far this spring (and now summer) I've said this to all of you guys so far so I may as well say it again: Maybe you could keep yourself open to reviewing certain products to continue that EVER SO COVETED BENEFIT of getting free hardware... And in YOUR case there are some REALLY GOOD editing software that are 100% FREE and there are also a TON of royalty free music choices too. You don't NEED a super high end camera, lighting setup, or even a dedicated recording space either...
I honestly get the feeling that you don't even care much about that benefit anymore tho. You just don't seem to have your heart in this anymore either. You haven't seemed to enjoy doing your videos for a LONG TIME now. You've been coming off like it's a burden to be on camera TBH... BUT when you were at CES (I THINK it was CES.... I really can't remember... but it was the last big gathering of tech youtubers before Computex) you seemed to REALLY ENJOY IT!! I watched ALL of YOUR coverage because it was like I was watching a new person mixed in with that same grumpy attitude that I is just who you are lol (not in a bad way or anything.... I think the right word for your attitude would be 'unimpressed' LOL :D )
Anyway... I hate to see that what started out as something you probably were SO EXCITED to do... to become a 'youtuber' and a 'reviewer'.... (I haven't been subbed for very long.. maybe 2 years now 🤷♂ but it sure wasn't from the beginning) ...and for UA-cam to allow THEIR HALF-ASSED ATTEMPT at helping channels grow and EARN A LIVING to SHATTER GROWN CHANNELS INTO ASHES like this.... well it's just 🐂💩!!! If you could earn decent money just by making YOUR videos the way YOU want and not having to make WHAT THE ALGO SAYS TO MAKE...that's just TOTALLY BACKWARDS AND WRONG... and you stepping away is a direct result of that.... it's a damn shame!!
Well... I wish it didn't have to be this way..... maybe you'll upload again one day, even just to say 'hi' ... and HOPEFULLY with a SMILE on your face ... I know I'll still be subbed, no reason to leave now
I hope you do well, and you can ENJOY WHATS LEFT OF LIFE... that's all we can do (before the Sun goes micronova and end life as we know it :/ ) - BYE FOR NOW
Love ya buddy. Enjoyed watching your vids throughout the past few years. Wholeheartedly agree with your statement regarding experiences and being in the moment. Best of luck to ya in the future!
Good luck man and all the best, really loved your content over the years.
So sad to see you go, Brian. You are a real one. Good luck in whatever you do next!
I'll miss you. Your "old man takes" were a true breath of fresh air and a very different outlook compared to the typical reviewer. And you did some unique cool stuff.
Best wishes to you and your family. May compassion, prosperity and mercy guide you in your journey
Don't feel bad for doing what's best for you and your well being man. Thanks for the content and honest info!
Your videos always portrayed an interesting view point in the industry. Thanks for the years of content. I hope you continue to find pcbuilding enjoyable without the stress of having to film it.
4:53 I do agree with that... in some point in your life, you reach to just want live normally. no stress, no need to record in order to remember everything. I myself stopped taking the phone around with me. I don't want upload pictures to social media. I just want to enjoy the moment now days.
Thank you for your serious and hard work. I appreciate your honesty and reality check for all of us here.
Brian, first off I'd like to say thank you, I've really enjoyed your content over the years. Your style, cadence and video ideas have been great, and something I'll definitely miss. Secondly, you haven't failed in the slightest - if anything I'd argue that the algorithm/youtube has failed you. I noticed that I wasn't seeing your videos appear on my homepage even though I am subscribed to your channel and I had to move over to my subscriptions page to see if you had published something new (there's a few other channels I have seen this with too, so I think it's a wider problem).
Finally, I'd like to congratulate you on coming to the decision to call it a day, I've been grinding away at growing my own small business for the past 5 years with limited to no success and am fast approaching the same decision to call time on it and move on. For me it's less about the struggling to get everything done, but the wasted off hours/energy spent trying to work out what I can change or do to move things in the right direction that have really drained me emotionally and physically. All the best for the future, and thanks again.
As a side note, I couldn't agree more with the "old man" rant about living in the moment. I'm seriously considering going back to having a dumb phone, an MP3 player and only using a proper camera so that I'm not always connected to everyone/everything.
Best of luck man. Sucks to see you go, but glad it's so you can find a new way to enjoy life. Thanks again for all the videos.
Well sorry to hear, I can understand tho. I hope you move on to a happy and better lifestyle.
Congrats man, always good to figure out the next step of our lives and grow like this, very stress relieving
Appreciate you, Brian! YES WE SHOULD LIVE IN THE PRESENT. Best of luck in your future endeavors. Wish you good health.
Thanks Brian! You were great help when I got back into building PC's and gaming! Enjoy your free time!
You're spot on with the whole sea-of-phones, vloggers, perfect thumbnail thing. Seems to me you're making a very healthy choice, that probably 90 % of self proclaimed "content creators" ought to make. Much respect and best of luck to you.
Thank you Brian, for teaching me how not to mess up while building my PCs and how to benchmark them properly. I totally sympathize with you and I am glad you talked to us about it. We’ll still be here, at least the most loyal subscribers among us, if you ever feel like doing a gaming livestream or two every once in a while just for fun.
Good luck Brian. Had a good time getting to know you during the pandemic. Be well. Enjoy life.
Brian, I will in my head just put it as a long-term vacation for you. I've enjoyed seeing you here and the real-life reviews and experiments you did with overclocking. I hope you get your stress free time and will look forward to any time we get to share in the future!
I am 55 Sir so I totally get it. Enjoyed much of your content and FYI I've struggled myself trying to get back to "real life" in that, even if my wife and I go out for dinner or to some destination I often leave the devices at home to avoid distraction and live in the moment and enjoy what's in front of me more, enjoy my company more etc. along with some unfortunate health issues of late adding to mental stress and anxiety I am trying mor and more to just enjoy and appreciate simpler things in life and yes it is true, a large percentage who grew up with tablets, devices, social media definitely have a harder time grasping these concepts. I say this as someone who LOVES tech and has tinkered and experimented and modded since before the Commodore 64 debuted, but I DO miss simpler times more and more as I get older, oh don't get me wrong, I am far from the old man screams at clouds stage so far as I could not imagine life without modern conveniences and internet etc but at the same time I am admitting I am addicted to much of it and the only one that can change this in the end is me, oh and believe me I am well aware of the irony as I share this ON UA-cam but eh, I figure maybe some will read this and maybe see some similarities with themselves and maybe see they are not the only ones having these thoughts or reflecting on such things. So thanks again, good luck in all your endeavors and I hope you find the fulfillment and balance you are looking for.
Ah, I'm gonna miss you, and your videos. Your builds were always beautiful to look at, even if you didn't think they came out good. On the other hand, I can completely agree with the sentiments about all of the tourist destinations being flooded with people who have their phones out. That being said, I don't mind if someone is genuinely trying to capture a memory. But its hard to tell who is trying to capture a memory, vs someone who is clout chasing. I'd like to believe that they are capturing a memory, but sadly, I know that's not always the case. Thank you for everything that you have provided for us entertainment wise, and your thoughts and opinions were always something that I valued. Hopefully this will also allow you some time to enjoy some of your other hobbies as well, such as RC cars. Thank you for sharing that interest as well, and taking us along on those adventures. There isn't anything more that I would ever want for someone other than to have a little less stress in their life. So if stepping back for a little while will help bring you a little less stress in your life, then so be it. I will remain subscribed, so when you do post another video, I will be sure to catch it. Take care, stay safe, and thank you for everything. Cheers!
Hey, Brian. Thanks so much for all your hard work creating content for us all these years. It's sad to see you go but completely understandable. Channels your size were the ones hit the hardest by youtube's policy changes the past few years. Anyone in that 100k to 300k sub range before 2020 has been devastated. Almost eveyone with your size of channel has left active use of the youtube platform since growth completely stalled or regressed regardless of content output. Project Baron is still my favorite Caselabs SMA8 build and it's a nice video series to rewatch even though it ended in a case of explosive diarrhea of coolant spew. Definitely keep the channel up so you at least hopefully get some residual income from it.
I hope the best for you and your family. I will miss your videos! You have helped me countless times.
Love you dude. I know this was difficult. I enjoy your content. I’m glad you’re doing what’s best for you. Always best wishes.
Man that sucks but I totally get it with how UA-cam can be, best of luck going forward!
I have been a subscriber since the very beginning. It is very sad that you are saying goodbye. I hope that one day you can still share something with the tech world. Best of luck moving forward
I'm sorry to see you go, but I fully understand and agree with the points you've made about everything (including modern societal trends). I wish you all the best.
Thanks for the content mate. You need to do what's best for you and your family. As someone moving from PC to console gaming, priced out of the PC gaming market sadly, I can appreciate the difficulty of hanging up your hat from something you've dedicated so much time and effort into. As an older bloke myself (50), I certainly get not needing to document every waking moment. All the best Brian, and thanks again for the content you've provided.
Thanks for the good times and good videos over the years. Glad you're taking time to do what you feel is going to be best for you and hope that everything stays well for you and your family.
I have a lot of respect for those who aren’t afraid to swing and miss. Most people are too scared to even step up to the plate. Loved your content when I found your channel. All the best to you.
Im so sorry to hear this. I love your videos and have learned so much from you. I still have the backpack that i won on one of your streams and use everyday for work. I'm glad you're going to go focus on your self but i do hope to see you infront of the camera again one day. Best of luck to you ❤
Thanks for all the videos over the years man. I'm sorry you're going 😢
Thanks for all the knowledge and entertainment you provides over the years. Good luck to you and wish you the best.
Thank you for the amazing content throughout the years Brian. You along with many of the OG budget tech UA-camrs inspired my passion for computers and all things tech. Hope everything goes well in your future endeavors!! 🥳
Thank you, Brian! Your content was always insightful and informational. I even got a few build ideas. You do what brings balance to your life. Hope to see other content you may do in near future.
3:54 strikingly reminded me of myself in 2015 when after 7+ years of devotion i said 'Im just happier not raiding in World of Warcraft anymore'
of which i mean no offense or criticism to the game in its past or present state but it was the right choice for me that led to better and more fortunate endeavors in my life and so i hope your choice now leads to similar success
Thanks for all the great videos over the years, I wasn't here long, but I did enjoy my stay. Enjoy that time with your family, you deserve it.
I wish you well with whatever you end up doing and honestly with all the graphics card and other hardware misery happening over the last few years I can understand your decision. I've been building PC's for probably 30 years but in recent years since my last build two or three years ago I lost interest. It was built for a RTX3080 that I'm still waiting for but might never see one now. I just can't get enthusiastic about it now and will probably stick with my GTX1080 for the near future. I've seen several videos like yours that have come to the same conclusion recently. Not all the same type of content but the same reasons, Burnout and quality of life. many have decided to give up on UA-cam completely or radically change the way they upload videos so they have a better work/life scenario. I don't upload to UA-cam but it seems from many content creators I watch with good subscription counts like yourself and years of posting videos they are finding it harder and harder to make a living through there constant changes to make it less and less easy to make any revenue from UA-cam. In this day and age every company out there seems to want more and more money for ever decreasing returns. Short term corporate greed and cutting of the hands that feed them and will ultimately hit them in the pocket were it hurts. Good look Brian with whatever you end up doing. Hope to see you around in one form or another. Good luck and as Spock would say live long and prosper.
Respect to you man. I learned a lot from you. Thank you for all you did. I know this is a TOUGH business. Go live your life and enjoy it!
Good for you dude, may be the old man in me resonating with what you said, but ive found myself wanting to enjoy my life more and and wanting to "be in the moment" ( for lack of a better description). All the best for the future and thanks for all your content.
Take care bro. The most important thing is you and your well being. This decision will free up more time for yourself and to be with loved ones more. That sounds like a win to me. Good luck with everything and thanks for all the vids!!
Thank you for one of your reviews, especially on zotac 1070ti, help me to decide on my build years ago. Really appreciate it.
You are absoultly right, content creation of this type takes a lot of time, i wish you all the best in your life!!!
really like how plain and simple the video is, no video editing or flashy stuff, something from actual life, kinda deep meaning
Thanks for all the fish, Brian. I've appreciated your work and I equally appreciate you sharing with us.
Understandable. Best wishes and hope you can make a video or two a month to keep everyone updated with your adventures! Cheers
You're a real one man, wish you the best
Can never argue with good mental health and more time with loved ones
Thank you for all your hard work making videos, as well as sharing your knowledge and time with the world. I hope that you find that peace and quiet to enjoy with your family, it is well deserved!! Would love to see you release one video a year to let us know what you've been up to. You are an unforgettable part of the PC building community.
I appreciate the work you did and hope you find a good balance in whatever brings you joy. Keep being awesome