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He Won an EPIC Micro Center Shopping Spree! - Gear Up S2:E5
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Welcome to our Gear Up series! In this episode, we meet with Alejandro at the Houston, TX Micro Center to upgrade his old gaming PC! He's currently rockin' an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and RX 6600. Let's see what budget he wins and how he spends it!
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#GearUp
@alejandrob7362 Жыл бұрын
Big thanks to Greg and Microcenter for the opportunity! Really enjoying my upgraded rig. Apologies for the awkwardness, first time on camera.
@ibbobud Жыл бұрын
It’s all good! What did you play first?
@TheDiddleGod Жыл бұрын
Congratz on the upgrade mate!
@alejandrob7362 Жыл бұрын
@@ibbobud I tried playing elden ring but higher fps can only do so much for me with my terrible skill lol
@Joreel Жыл бұрын
Congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎉 You did a great job on choosing some nice upgrades. Glad someone finally got more than $800.
@ejolnafaz2357 Жыл бұрын
Really smart upgrade man, you really maximize the budget perfectly
@Houtka86 Жыл бұрын
The micro centre employee is the absolute mpv of this season
@fnglert Жыл бұрын
Most Palpable Variable indeed.
@floydlooney6837 Жыл бұрын
Might miss that guy when Greg's house is finished.
@ILikeMetricMusic Жыл бұрын
& it’s good advertising for Micro Center 😅
@bolsterwow Жыл бұрын
Most paluable vlayer
@__-fi6xg Жыл бұрын
very likeable dude
@adamtowsley3526 Жыл бұрын
This guy used the budget the best of anyone this season
@SuperDavidEF Жыл бұрын
Well, he also had the highest budget so far this season, so he had more wiggle room there, and a good platform for upgrading helped as well.
@CUSTARDP00DLETK Жыл бұрын
@@SuperDavidEF had the highest budget sure, but one of the few to not waste it on a platform upgrade.
@uatlagh Жыл бұрын
While I find the 7700X bundle to be good ($400 these days), I only find it to be a good pairing with something ultra high end like 4080, 4090, and 7900 XTX. With the budget most people get, it’s best to stay on the same platform if they can especially those on AM4. They have a bundle for 5600X + B450M DS3H WiFi @ $200 and that is good if a platform upgrade is needed but it isn’t always.
@Ladioz Жыл бұрын
Greg I hope you know how much we love your micro center series! Keep it going my friend
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
I appreciate it!
@Astravall Жыл бұрын
A 5800X3D would have been the icing on the cake :) ... but good choices. I think he will have much fun with this new rig.
@FaddyMatty Жыл бұрын
I was really glad to see him stay on the am4 platform and get a nice gpu upgrade. I was screaming don't switch platforms. Lol!
@Jjanssoni Жыл бұрын
Yes very nice when you could have almost same price so much better 12700k+z690 tuf and ddr5..
@Ladioz Жыл бұрын
@@Jjanssoni the bundle deals were insane. in europe that price for bundle costs only for 1 item
@OGruurd Жыл бұрын
@@Ladiozwe are crying in European my friend😢
@Jjanssoni Жыл бұрын
@@Ladioz I know i live in finland and people sell used 12700k around 270$..
@Zebra_Paw Жыл бұрын
I was screaming don't have the CPU bottleneck the GPU, when I saw 5600X 6950XT I was worried
@therealgranny9467 Жыл бұрын
I really wish the uk had micro-centre, it seems like heaven, great video as always!
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@NathansWargames Жыл бұрын
closest we ever had was Maplin
@jx9737 Жыл бұрын
I wish there was a Microcenter in Canada. The closest one to my place is a 6h or 580km drive away😱
@viperpit-lr2rp Жыл бұрын
Same as you want dental care in uk? 🤣
@therealgranny9467 Жыл бұрын
@@viperpit-lr2rp we do have dental care. For children it's free
@Boxeru13 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Alejandro for making some really smart choices in your parts. Refreshing to see in this series!
@CJWall_rott Жыл бұрын
Ikr we finally got a wise viewer
@diablo29 Жыл бұрын
Can't believe Greg was gonna make the dude upgrade the motherboard when the current motherboard could already take Ryzen 5000 ☠️
@NoFailer Жыл бұрын
Super smart to just take advantage of the AM4 platform and compatibility. I am rocking the 6900 XT myself so the 6950 XT will definitely crush anything FPS wise at 1080p or 1440p, hell even 4k gaming is pretty solid from what I have seen. 5800X is a beast too, unlucky the 5800X3D was just out of budget.
@Zebra_Paw Жыл бұрын
was it? Maybe a 5800X3D along with a 6900XT or still a 6950XT but no new cooler and a cheaper PSU would've cut it
@ilhanbayramoglu2811 Жыл бұрын
5800x3d + 6950xt + PSU could have been enough imo too.
@matttiaz7576 Жыл бұрын
seems Microcenter need to sale that bequiet cooler. It's almost in every video of this series 😄@@Zebra_Paw
@sstier48 Жыл бұрын
@SpatialZebra ya, the 3d chips don't get hot, he could have bought a $30 cooler, and one of the 3d models.. also the 5600x3d is only $20 more than the 5800x
@Zebra_Paw Жыл бұрын
@@sstier48 it's a lot more than 20 dollars difference. And his cooler was already OK since it was already AM4 so not even buying another one
@MarcoGPUtuber Жыл бұрын
Being a Greg Salazar subscriber really pays off!
@darryljack6612 Жыл бұрын
His rig turned out amazing, it being all black with only the be quiet and redeon logos being placed right in the middle worked out amazingly.
@QuantumTechTraveler 4 ай бұрын
Black theme gaming pc 🔥🔥
@milescarter7803 Жыл бұрын
Alejandro hit this one out of the park! He is the first one this season to completely maximize his price to performance. He got a top tier CPU *and* GPU and even managed a solid tower cooler and PSU upgrade. The only thing he needs now is 32GB of fast ram, if he is hitting a limit anywhere. Very happy with this episode!
@nickb.249 Жыл бұрын
Could have easily gotten a cheaper cpu cooler (Microcenter regularly has the Deepcool air coolers on big sales) or kept the same one he had and got a -x3d chip and that would have been "completely maximized." If he kept the same one, he had and waited to upgrade it himself, the best air coolers on the market are Thermalrights that cost $50 less than what he paid for a Dark Rock Pro 4. I'm not sure how this type of stuff isn't being caught by the Microcenter employees or especially Greg. No one has any business paying 80+ bucks for an air cooler when Thermalright exists in the market.
@Dubvee_33 Жыл бұрын
Soooooooo happy he went with the AM4 platform and updated the BIOS. I think people have written off that socket because it is last gen. He definitely squeezed every penny out of that budget. A new LGA 1700 or AM5 with a "lower" tier GPU would have been a great upgrade as well, but this is 100% what I would have done. I also am running a B450 with a 5900x in it because it is a great way to save a few bucks at the cost of EXTREMELY minimal performance.
@mirelurk-fish7387 Жыл бұрын
I would upgrade the motherboard to get amd Sam and pcie 4 to get better gpu performance
@Q-bazZ Жыл бұрын
@@mirelurk-fish7387 SAM works fine even with my older X370 mobo... As for PCI-Ex16 Gen 4 - performance difference would be a mere 1 to 3 fps at max.
@Dubvee_33 Жыл бұрын
@@mirelurk-fish7387 It is definitely better, but for raw gaming it isn't going to impact mush in terms of data transfers. Games aren't even coming close to the max bandwidth of PCIE gen 3.
@TigonIII Жыл бұрын
@@Dubvee_33 My point for why he should have gone for the AM5 platform upgrade is that he "won" this upgrade, thus in the future when he wants/needs to upgrade, he then needs to get a new MB + CPU + RAM. If he had went with the AM5 upgrade, then in the future his upgrade path, that he now has to use his own money for, would be a lot cheaper, as he should be able to get something like a 9800X3D or the likes.
@watercannonscollaboration2281 Жыл бұрын
7:53 I love the fact that the CPU got stuck to the cooler, insert a picture of Valterri raising a bottle captioned “traditions”
@b9bot148 Ай бұрын
The Micro Center employees here are so helpful and always come up with the best deals. Now only if Micro Center would have a store in Silicon Valley, I could spend some money and enjoy it as well.
@UlrichLeland Жыл бұрын
This was the smartest build on the series yet!
@NintyPrime Жыл бұрын
It's always fun seeing the different ways in which people decide to use the budgets. With the 1000 I would have definitely went with the $550 13700k bundle as it was a really nice upgrade - but I am also a content creator so I am always looking beyond just gaming performance when on a limited budget. The 4070 would have been plenty, But, also we have companies we're fans of or preferences, and amd is an excellent choice in a build. Definitely didn't expect him to already know he wanted the 5000 series CPU's because he was hoping to max out to the top end current AMD GPU. Pretty fun stuff. I wish the only microcenter near me wasn't a 3 hour drive. If it was in my town I'd basically live there.,
@perpetualprocrastinator Жыл бұрын
This was an epic upgrade & is so close to my heart. Whenever I see users trying to max out their existing platform (AM4 is no slouch) as their upgrade path ,it feels cathartic. Kudos to Alejandro for not jumping on AM5 or DDR5 bandwagon and for not being baited in combo deals. Wish they could have squeezed in 5800x3d but anyways excellent upgrade to a rasterization powerhouse at 1440p.
@halesworth01 Жыл бұрын
WE NEED Micro-Centers in the UK! (Take note Micro-Center!)
@TigonIII Жыл бұрын
My friend also talks about how he would like a Micro-Center here in Denmark, the biggest problem I see is that, even in the US the distance to a Micro-Center can easily reach 3-4 hours of driving and you can drive from one end of Denmark to the other in 4 hours, so my point to him is that we would only get 1 if even at that, which would mean that he would still have to travel (he doesn't have a license or car) around 2 hours just to get to one.
@jayb2705 Жыл бұрын
At least there is Over-chargers, I mean Overclockers.
@jonny776 Жыл бұрын
He needs to sort those GPU power cables! 6950XT with one pigtailed connector is a massive no no when that thing wants nearly 400w!
@mattwatson3721 Жыл бұрын
Love this series, Micro Center is the best…. I remember arguing with a coworker more than a decade ago which was better, MicroCenter or Fry’s. Time certainly determined the winner. Miss Shipleys donuts too.
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
Shipley was fantastic!
@drmcweazel Жыл бұрын
Ah! A new Gear Up! These are always fun. Let's see if our contestant rolls $800 again lol
@uatlagh Жыл бұрын
Best use of budget so far
@pdarrell Жыл бұрын
That was a nice build and very good use of the budget. Sometimes you don’t need to upgrade the whole platform to enhance your experience.
@matttiaz7576 Жыл бұрын
"Intel has left the chat " 🤣
@jpcoll2011 Жыл бұрын
The aesthetics to this build is just beautiful. No bling, just a great work horse that will last another 4 years or more.
@shawner7340 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this series, shout out Microcenter for putting this series on
@sullyevo4661 Жыл бұрын
this is my favorite series now greg! I LOVE SEEING HAPPY PEOPLE GET COOL STUFF
@manuelcolon120 Жыл бұрын
Watching this series releases a whole different level of enjoyment just seeing these guys get upgrades makes me really happy
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
Glad you've enjoyed it so far!
@Fac3bon3s Жыл бұрын
I really like this series. I wish prices were this reasonable in Canada.
@americangulag Жыл бұрын
Bro this series is amazing.
@Big_boom90 Жыл бұрын
Another banger by the legend Mr. Salazar himself 🫡🔥😎
@rodennis418 Жыл бұрын
So glad he picked this path. Definitely the right decision!!!
@user-tz5ck1xy5u Жыл бұрын
Got a like for the Shipley donuts! Already acting like a TRUE Houstonian!
@wlt16 4 ай бұрын
Thank you someone smart! Resist there dumb bundles and maximise what you already have. Smart man indeed.
@RMD_RMD_ Жыл бұрын
Alejandro (probably name spellt wrong) will never forget that handshake, he will wake up with cold sweet in the middle of the night remembering it.
@kings9469 Жыл бұрын
hes so shyyyyy XD sick build
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
Hahah he was great. I know that being on camera isn't everyone's style, but I was super grateful that he made a legitimate effort to be lively in this one. It was awesome.
@nickthetoycollector3360 Жыл бұрын
This series, along with all the others that Greg does is absolutely phenomenal. You are doing God's work, Greg. Highly entertaining, educational and informative.
@Darkenomy Жыл бұрын
Finally caught up with this series
@jericosanchez420 Жыл бұрын
I wish we had Micro centre here in the Philippines.
@steveseybolt Жыл бұрын
What a Great Choice ! He is going to be Ecstatic Ulta 1440p every game!
@theoriginals9821 Жыл бұрын
I swear last night i was checking my notifications to see if u posted next grear up or fix and flop series when i enter youtube when first video that i saw was this i was so happy xd
@brahimvlogs9395 Жыл бұрын
That Micro Center seller needs a huge rise
@ZackSNetwork Жыл бұрын
At least he got $1,000 because that thing is always landing on $800 all the time.
@FukuroChannel Жыл бұрын
8:31 Damn, this guy has peak movie villain energy for this one line.
@ynsignia Жыл бұрын
That black rig tho! nooiiiiiiice!
@AlexanderBlake211 Жыл бұрын
7:07 😂 that employee was cool
@technologikl Жыл бұрын
Yooo, as soon as the video started and you were outside MC, I said that looks like ours (Houston). Welcome to the city!
@TJWolf Жыл бұрын
Handshake, Um Rock,Papar, scissors GREAT. I Love the build
@dustybiker9602 Жыл бұрын
if i had the chance to do this i would donate the old items for Greg to use in fix or flop. great work as always Greg
@mrN3w7 Жыл бұрын
Cograts - that's a nice upgrade! 🎉
@MinuanoSam Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work bud, love your stuff!
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@bertgo305 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best upgrade video all black esthetic 😎
@TBomb85 Жыл бұрын
Very nice upgrade indeed
@CompHwTipsAndTutorials Жыл бұрын
Awesome GPU choice, 6950XT is great for the price right now. Shame that AMD is gonna stop making them iirc
@notjqn Жыл бұрын
That guy deserves to be employee of the month.
@docrx1857 Жыл бұрын
I was hoping to see him grab that microcenter exclusive 5600x3d. I think it beats 5800x in most titles and it is only 20 dollars more than 5800x.
@Urzu3 Жыл бұрын
my preferences if its me : AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor $269.99 XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card $599.99 Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $134.99 Base Total: $1004.97 Promo Discounts: -$20.00 Total: $984.97
@m8x425 Жыл бұрын
100%
@jared58974 Жыл бұрын
Good thing MicroCenter is finally coming to Miami, FL. Hope to see you there for the grand opening. Only 4 hours away from you lmfao
@dimitrislagortsis8779 Жыл бұрын
This Center is a paradise.😍🤩😍
@hodaboy1 Жыл бұрын
Michigan here... like how the guy decided to keep with the same platform. After many PC builds and upgrades I have found that the best bang for the buck is keeping the same MB and just upgrade cpu, memory, gpu and storage for years. Then once the platform is two generations old I start over. Guess the hardest struggle is keeping an old gpu for years till the next platform upgrade. My current AMD build has the Ryzen 7 5800x3d which is the third and last cpu for this build. For the GPU I still rock the AMD 5700xt. It needs some setting downgrades to keep frames over 60fbs on my 2k monitor but for a 4yr old card that is fine.
@SmidgeXp Жыл бұрын
Omg if you come to the new Microcenter they are building in Charlotte NC for this series pls let me know 😩😩
@astroworfcraig9164 Жыл бұрын
Liked the selections.
@idlertire Жыл бұрын
He should've gotten the 5600X3D if they still had them in stock? The cache makes it much better for gamming.
@thecrew8612 Жыл бұрын
9:00 DAMN IT JOSH 😂😂
@Vikturus22 Жыл бұрын
I wish NZ had a micro centre. The $350 deal for 12700k mobo and 16gb ram is insane! here in NZ a 12700k is $570nzd ( around $370 USD ) alone!
@mazharkhan9595 Жыл бұрын
I love this series and i wish we had micro centre in my country.
@alanw737 Жыл бұрын
Greg: Tell them we need a store in Central Florida. I know there is one in Miami, but that's still several hours away.
@edwardmyers1746 Жыл бұрын
Yo, shout out to Isaiah dude seems awesome in all these videos always being very helpful.
@SensibleClem Жыл бұрын
This guy really knows his stuff! Definitely what I'll do with my stuff.
@TheDarkPreacher65 Жыл бұрын
The folks at the Knowledge Bar at the Brentwood, MO Microcenter are great. Hell, all the employees at that Microcenter are great.
@tomwaller6893 Жыл бұрын
Nice one. well done. I wish we had Micro Centre across Europe.
@LiLmoe415 Жыл бұрын
That's a big come up right there
@GoofCustom Жыл бұрын
I like the upgrades he went with here, I would've done the same (I'm on a Ryzen 5 3600 and RX 5600 XT build myself) AM4 is still a good platform!
@shamsalfaisal Жыл бұрын
Best ever series 😊
@GregSalazar Жыл бұрын
:-D
@RayPearcetv Жыл бұрын
I bet you can't wait until MicroCenter get finished in Miami.
@vizknight1862 Жыл бұрын
This build came out amazing !!! Team red !!!
@jusplainscott Жыл бұрын
Great selections!
@sstier48 Жыл бұрын
Definitely should have gotten the 56-5800x3d..
@ofon2000 Жыл бұрын
Lol this is totally the MC in Houston....I know the salesman! He sold me a few nice Corsair RGB fans
@ervingoss5442 Жыл бұрын
Alejandro will enjoy that upgrade, especially that GPU.
@ChairmanMeow1 Ай бұрын
this guy did the best with his budget
@JamesRussoMillas Жыл бұрын
Now this is how you make every dollar count! More years of Mobo duty for the B450!
@ashleyjohansson230 Жыл бұрын
the microcenter hero is back again!
@tomdr93x Жыл бұрын
Great choice to stick with AM4 and go for the 6950 XT. Amazing system at the end.
@dutchguy1975 Жыл бұрын
Few months ago I build almost the same PC for my niece, the same PC that he had prior to the upgrade. I build that PC from my spare parts shelf, Ryzen 5 2600, 16GB RAM and a Gigabyte RX6600. and that PC works perfectly fine for her, she's so happy when she could play Harry Potter and lately she's hooked on Apex. So this PC of this dude wasn't that horrible to start with. Still a very big upgrade though but if he runs a 1080p monitor at home he will basicly kneecap the system by not even getting close to really having to do much. So I hope for the love of God that he has a 1440p monitor on his shortlist.
@shortshins Жыл бұрын
How has this guy not broken the 1million subs mark yet ?
@demoniclese Жыл бұрын
The 1st guy is complaining about that system he brought in?? Wow....im still running an antique AMD FX8320 with a GTX680 2 gig....i'd be happy with what he had!!
@Bdot888 Жыл бұрын
Awesome that he stuck with his B450 board and just dropped in a 5800x. AM4 still has plenty of gaming performance on the table! I went from a 3600x to a 5700x and its more than enough for me, especially since I game at 1440p
@baoquoc3710 Жыл бұрын
It would be great if the VRM in that board is not that sparse off
@Bdot888 Жыл бұрын
@@baoquoc3710 yeah the 5800x is a hot one. I think a 5700x would have been a better choice since it’s pretty much the same performance but is more power efficient and runs cooler
@BuildsByEli Жыл бұрын
Alejandro is a smart man!
@viperpit-lr2rp Жыл бұрын
Very nice guy and nice upgrade
@juno1915 Жыл бұрын
I have the antec p20c. Love the case look. Its simple but good looking.
@lboe9232 Жыл бұрын
Microcenter upgrading the BIOS for you?! Unbelievable! Amazing service and amazing caring for helping the customer get the best deal he can.
@lumiereeclair Жыл бұрын
All microcenters offer a bios update for a fee. While the service is nice, it's not free.
@lboe9232 Жыл бұрын
@@lumiereeclair Yeah I did see that it costs $30, not fantastic, but I know a lot of people who would much rather pay a fee than to try it themselves, very cool that they have that option!
@b2w4life64 Жыл бұрын
what a nice guy glad he got a nice rig
@CrimsonFangTV Жыл бұрын
I just want to point out that this guy has incredible taste with the Arctic fans already there. Best fans on the market
@AnticipatedHedgehog Жыл бұрын
Love the AMD reference card design very sleek!
@doctorno3912 Жыл бұрын
Micro centre is like the Mecca for nerds. Wish we had something like it in Australia. Best we have is Dan Murphy's the Mecca for alcoholism 😅
@mysticdre321 Жыл бұрын
I see what you are doing. You want to get in good with Micro Center that when they open In Orlando, you're in like Flynn. Nice
@CollinsLeeMusic Жыл бұрын
dude you should totally come up to the new indianapolis store! would be awesome to do this with you!!