Imagine, you're working on a school project and you go to your local micro center to find the perfect Windows 2000 - XP era machine to do your project on, and then LTT comes along and ruins this amazing find. How awful, I feel so bad for them, being tricked like that. :(
It'll be all right. It'll play retro games just fine, and there are a lot of modern games with a retro feel that actually have a ton of graphical features that can be unlocked. I was really surprised at how much new detail and animation was added to Hades when I got my 3060 (ty newegg shuffle), and while I haven't played it yet, the Diablo II remake is another obvious case.
I'm pretty sure he meant retro PC games, which are actually really hard to get compatible with modern devices. My Sims 1 cannot run whatsoever on my Windows 10, and other games like Fallout 1&2 and some others have messed up colors when running on modern video cards.
@@mintagenart Ah, that's unfortunate. In case where compatibility mode fails, you'll probably have to install an older Windows into a virtual machine, which could take a little work to get going just right. Or you could give DosBox a try, some (most?) of the Win95/98 era games could simply be launched from the DOS command line.
On another note. Whoever is in charge of marketing at Microcenter / be it at a senior level or entry level... They need acknowledgement here. THIS type of content is going to keep them ahead and not fall to extinction like Circuit City. They clearly had a vision that they needed to have a broader spectrum in terms of audience /customer reach vs the emails and ad papers they send out. So if you're seeing this...good job. (Seriously)
@@zachconant7031 You have to know your stuff to work there. Not so much in the General Sales department, but in all the other departments you have to know the products pretty well.
Here in California, we used to have Fry's electronics. It used to be a place you'd just go look around after work, buy a sandwich, some tech books, maybe a new hard drive, some binoculars, and a microwave.
I had to buy a pre-built pc with rtx 3060 for 1200 euros cuz there were none in my country at the time and it would cost over 1k to get it here. I've used my pc for 5 months now I think. It works great and doesn't overheat cuz lenovo built it. If you buy pre-built, buy Lenovo pcs, I tried Acer's one and the cpu overheated to 100 degrees even on simple tasks.
@@KelvinKMS They use the same cards. Other distributors like MSI, Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA, etc. usually put better cooling on them which allows for better overclocking and performance overall. But the core of the card is the same if you buy Alienware desktop, get it directly from Nvidia or from EVGA. It's just that lower temperature = longer lifespan. It's not like a card in HP desktop will last two years instead of five if bought separately. It might just perform slightly worse because of the cooling and temps it's running on (which also depends on how well you build your PC yourself), it may get slightly shorter lifespan but not that much shorter that it's worth paying double for the same specs. I'll gladly sacrifice 3 months out of 72 if I save 1000+ euros. Plus there's the option of extended warranty.
@@nicholasgarrett9696 I used to live in Boston and would go to the Cambridge one all the time lol, it’s really cool to be able to go in person and see the things that you see on TH-cam, I remember the first time I saw 34 inch Ultra Wide in person I bought it immediately, I was recently able to go again and I saw a 49 inch Ultra Wide and wow it looks so much better in person, I snagged an Acer one refurbished on eBay for 600 bucks, wherever people live it’s definitely worth the drive lol
It's nice to see that at least one company is still able to make it with a physical store. I always liked being able to see a product in front of me and get a sense of size, weight, functionality, etc. Currently, I do (nearly) all my tech buying online and I miss the hand-on pre-buy experience.
If you genuinely like physical stores,then it's very unfair to use them as a showroom so that you just end up buying on Amazon. If you go there you should also buy your parts there.
@@AlohaBiatchI think you implied something that I didn't say. I don't use a physical store as just a way to decide what I'm going to buy online. The reason I do most of my buying online is because there's only 1 physical store in my geographical area and they don't carry most of what I buy. When I do go there for what they do carry, I buy it there.
@@ALaModePi I'm not accusing you at all. I'm just saying a lot of people seem to have no qualms with using stores as a showroom just to end up buying online. Good on you if you actually buy at the stores when you visit!
I really wish places like this were widely available in the UK, would probably help with people's understanding of PC's and technology in general and allow for much easier building instead of awful prebuilds
That guy totally knew what was going on though. Idk if he was told to pick that one by LTT for the video; or if he managed to see the LTT crew and knew what was going on, so he waited for them to put it on the shelf. But he 100% knew what was going on.
@@TheTechAdmin na, somebody working on that shop told a family member or friend this would be happening and went to buy it dirty cheap, hopefully they do use it and not resell it
This video gives me so much nostalgia. I live in a 1000 souls village in Germany and somehow the biggest computer store chain had it's warehouse just a few kilometers away from my house and it looked exactly like Micro Center. I remember going there with my father to build my first PC for 300€ in 2008 or something, which could barely run Half Life 2. Unfortunately they went bankrupt and now there is no alternative in all Germany except for some retailers in big cities. I hope Micro Center goes international in the future!
@Pix[MA] Alternate ist sehr teuer finde ich. Die sind auch so verteilt (3 hallen oder?) das du durch den ganzen Industriepark rennen musst. Ich war nur während einem Sommerfest da und die Auswahl kam mir sehr gering vor in dafür das sie diese großen Hallen haben. Schade das alle großen eingegangen sind. Amazon hat schreckliche Interface und Saturn/Media Markt sind SEHR TEUER. Ich wünsche mir einen Laden, wo ich die Sachen sehen und anfassen kann, ohne so viel zu zahlen. Die verdrängen ihre Kunden und werden alle nur zu Showrooms mit ihren Preisen.
Fühl ich, wir haben hier nen kleinen Store aber der muss die Hälfte selbst bestellen und dauert ewig und wenn er was da hat dann sind die Preise Utopisch
11:13 YES! Finally some realness! PCs looking like this can only be traded one way: Handed over in person ... at a parking lot ... at night ... for 20,- bucks.
This is a nice transition for Micro Center, making sure they carry somewhat niche items like 3d printer supplies (and actual printers I assume) and Rasberry Pi parts. I wonder if they also let you bring in your own 3d design and 3d print things in the store. Good way to compete with online stores.
I had one of those compaqs and always absolutely loved the weird design, they´re built pretty though too, easily double the thickness of the sheet metal of any modern case. I always dreamed with making a sick Sleeper inside one of these. This was the weirdest drive through memory lane. You guys are absolutely amazing.
I was planning to return into the shop manager simulator or how the game is called. This is actaully a good reference video if I want to "relieve" the experience on my own.
This is insane. I just picked up a Compaq Presario case and was looking into doing the same exact sleeper build. So funny that you guys did the exact same thing. I have only seen one other modern build in this case before. Glad you guys did this video!
One of these days, I'd like to see a sleeper build that keeps the optical and floppy drive usable. You should still be able to connect a SATA optical drive, and if you want to use an older one, you can use IDE/Floppy-to-USB adapters and connect them to internal USB headers.
I wouldn't mind tossing a sleeper PC into something like the old Dell Optiplex small form factor cases that open like a car hood. AKA one of those Old Optiplex NX1 cases for example. Or if you need more room theres always the larger/taller GX1
I have this exact case. Although still with the original hardware and windows 98 inside of it. Was really sad to see they took away the built in CD holder for a speed hole. Though it might have been necessary, still sad to see it
Brick and mortar store with PC components is actually huge. You can check first, no need to wait for delivery/returns and you can see things with your own eyes and touch first. Pretty cool place!
"You can fill it without doing it, like, the sketchy way." He's still traumatized about having to give head to that water cooled PC when testing coolants, it seems.
I'm dying right now. I had the EXACT same case as a kid! It was my first tinkering PC!! I even named mine as well! Though I named mine Bob. Sadly the PSU died and I didn't keep the case... :-( Otherwise I would have totally did this same thing. RIP Bob 😭❤️
first time i bought a prebuilt pc was the first time i bought a pc, it was ok for a while, then when i wanted to upgrade i found that instead of using screws to put it all together, the company decided to use rivets instead that was the last prebuilt pc i purchased
I had that chassis brand new day one when Compaq came out with them. I bought the 5VW297 with a 52x CD-RW and a 4x DVD-ROM. It had 128MB of 133MHz SD-RAM. At the heart was the absolutely gorgeous and incredible AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1,000MHz (The first 1.0GHz proc). It also came with an Nvidia TNT2 RIVA 16MB card SVGA card. I swapped it later for a 3DFx VooDoo. I wish I kept the chassis. It was the nicest chassis I have ever seen to this day. I bought the red and blue translucent covers that came with the cover for the keyboard hotkeys and the JBL speaker filters that matched color as well.
As a car guy that loves sleeper builds, i can't believe i have never thought of a sleeper pc build. The next time my grandma asks for help with her PC i might have to make "some adjustments" .
absolutely, he is geniouely embarrassed and kinda feels bad for getting such an incredible deal. Much better than some scalper excited to score a cheap RTX for his collection.
@@Dtr146 It makes good videos but the second they open the doors, all of those shelves will be empty. At least the shelves or cabinets containing CPUs & GPUs.
I will always buy from a physical store whenever possible, both because I just love walking around and looking at the inventory and because it supports a dying industry that really needs to stick around.
When a fan doesn't fit a vent in a case, don't be afraid to put it on a 3D-printed adapter/stand off, generally fans are more effective with a little more space between them and a vent.
THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A GREAT ADVERTISEMENT, good job to the microcenter marketing team. we got to see a walkthrough on what's in microcenter a detailed look at every nook and crany and even showed your strengths - easy returns - always on stock - Pc builder(soon) - good customer sevice - amazing assortment of components - you can buy anything anytime you need them all around a great PR move by Microcenter, hats off to them!
the newer GPU models from nvidias board partners are all priced almost the same as the scalper prices. The launch models that actually sold around nvidias msrp were pretty much phased out.
They're sold through a lottery system, so still not available to freely purchase. I wouldn't be surprised if they were just empty boxes put up just so it wouldn't look bad on video.
I work at an electronics store in Iceland and we have a sample of all of our 3d printers set up in store and they're usually all printing something (often just something for our nerdy staff) and the customers love it! It's a great conversation starter for us to any customer who might be interested in buying one.
Wow, Micro Center's new styling looks incredible. Love the one by me but the interior decor feels like a computer store from the 80s (not that that's a bad thing!)
i usedto go there a couple times a week. reading comments i guess i just took it for granted. my coworkers and i would spend hours there picking up little parts (resitors, pots, caps, mosfets and various boards/soldering tools). they sell every kind of TV and stereo you could imagine, full apple department, every book you could ever need for tech stuff, an entire isle of blank disks/bluerays/mini disks/cd's. also if you want a 50 port 10gb optical switch - they have a few brands in stock.... anything you need is there.
I live about an hour away from one and go once a month. My fiancée says It’s my version of target. I could literally show up at open and not leave until close. There’s so much to see not even in the video.
@@ntindle oh i know. trying to tell people who have never been is... near impossible. i like to say its a newegg but in a store. still that does not do it justice.
Yeah I haven't found any nice compaqs yet, but i did get a really rusty one with a 775 pentium 4 that ran XP. That was an interesting pc but it was cool.
I don't recall Compaq ever really being good but much like Gateway they offered decent bang for the buck if you were just buying a cheap PC to get on the web and do general desktop publishing/office work. The ones near the end before they were bought out were well entwined in the race to the bottom in price/performance at the cost of upgradability and quality.
I love how the GPU cases are always stocked for the videos and then when you go there... gone. Not Micro Center's fault, but I'd like a more realistic idea of what to expect. You know... empty shelves with a few $2,000 cards stuck in there for good measure.
My dad used to frequent the first Microcenter in Columbus and even had the opportunity to invest. The founders were such good guys, no idea if they're still around.
This makes the kid in me happy. We had that same type of Compaq PC when I was younger...lots of memories of Diablo, RCT, Starcraft, and more made with that baby. Now it has returned to game once more
Well, thanks for the flashback!! Got a chill the second I saw that Compaq case in the thumbnail.... first week of my second IT job I had back in 02 a customer brought a rig with that case design.... took it off the rack to start work on it, placed it on the workbench then went to retrieve the paperwork. The bottom of the front bezel is sloped... the ends of the workbenches were sloped. I grabbed the paperwork and turned around in time to see the client's computer do a front flip off the table... replaced the case and everything worked but it was an awkward phone call to the client. Don't leave that case near a ledge :)
This is the exact compaq case i had in 2000s. It was a Pentium III 1GHz with 128MB SDRAM and 20GB Maxtor drive, no graphic card. The lower front panel is designed to store CDs there. And the complete set has matching color speakers hanging on both sides of the CRT monitor. What a time
@@Albertrossy They used an X570 board with a Ryzen 5800X, so that only supports DDR4. On the other hand, DDR5 is still quite expensive and difficult to get (from what I've been hearing from multiple tech channels) for those building new systems for Intel's Alder Lake.
Omg that store looks like heaven! Here we cant even try out mouse, keyboards, headsetts watever. A store like that where u can see the cases and monitors and everything. Omg. Could walk around there a whole day.
The 3d printer section is great they are always printing stuff, and have color sample prints with the filaments so you can also see how it looks printed.
Entire sponsored video: "Look how awesome Micro Center is!" Me, "tech capital of the world" SF Bay area, having just lost Fry's and now having nothing but Best Buy and Central Computers: *cries*
Thankfully here in Dallas we have a Micro Center right down the road... We lost 2 or 3 Frys locations as well. Used to love going into Frys, but I could see how downhill it was going.
there SSD's are pretty good. no cache or dram but if you just need to upgrade a platter... they are better than any other brand out there for price and performance. ive been very happy with them in work stations
@@zeroturn7091 Basically the same thing here and yeah it sucks. I would need to drive all day and stay over night if I wanted to visit the closest Micro Center
What's hilarious is I showed my local microcenter this stores pricing in videos like yours and they argued with me that the MSRP priced GPUs on the shelf at that store were not real and that their heavily inflated "MSRP" pricing was real. Weird how two stores owned by the same company can sell a 3080Ti for $1199 in one store, in a state known for being overpriced, and then in the other stores that exact same card is $1799. Exact same sku. Then they wonder why they can't actually sell any of them. Wild.
@@the_retag For sure, I've been to both of the IL locations and they're definitely not scalping anything, it sounds like that store is doing some... extra curricular activities.
Ha, ha, $1799 for 3080Ti? You are lucky. In my country the cheapest 3080Ti is $2400, and it's the cheapest. The usual price is $2600 and up to $2900. I'm just turned myself into a waiting mode until end of 2023, some say it's only then the gpu prices will start normalizing.
@@pkolomiy Just because your prices are worse does not mean his inflated ones are good. These Cards should be msrp and everything else is people making money off scarcity.
That doesn't smell right. All chains have uniform pricing because they buy their wares in bulk and then distribute them to the store locations. Thats the entire point behind it, be present everywhere and give customers reliable pricing across the board. This can't be legit.
Microcenter is my favorite store for electronics especially anything computer. Living in FL is a like a computer desert compared to Metro DC where we had a Microcenter. Need one in Orlando, FL.
This was my first computer as a kid. No way you guys did one. Awesome. I'm planning on doing one myself. Just gotta save all the old videos of my little brother. Try and restore the videos. Hopefully I can. Didn't know how when I was young. Now I am about to be 30. And know a ton more.
i think if they went with a smaller power supply they could have had better temps, that large psu wouldn't be under that much load so it's fan would either be barely spinning or not spinning based on the load, i think a 850w would have been better
canadacomputers I hear they have stores as well. That look like theses as well. In The whole sate of Florida was have nothing. So there is still hope for you as well.
Yah it's in Tustin in Southern California. Hopefully Micro Center adds another store in Northern California as one store in all of California is bonkers.
@@manchesterunitedno7 I think context is everything and would throw off most people. Your brain just isn't looking for a sleeper PC all the time. They were in a section with only cases. Even seeing a retro case in this section doesn't give away that there is components inside. Luke coming up and the guy recognizing him gave it away really fast. They didn't even really have a chance to figure out it was more than just a case. Honestly given that scenario and picking it up I don't know if my brain would say "Man this case is really heavy. Old cases really sucked" or "Man this case is really heavy there must me something inside".
I can't imagine what this seems like to everyone that doesn't have a microcenter near them...(though this store is definitely bigger and more impressive than my local one)
I always feel a little (just a little) bad when reading comments on Microcenter videos because we have 2 locations just 20 miles apart from each other in the DC area and a 3rd about 50 miles away in the Baltimore area.
4:24 That touchscreen PC Builder was my idea that I pitched to Micro Center 4 or 5 years ago. Unfortunately the Micro Center here in New Jersey, where I live, was not interested. But I guess they moved the idea laterally throughout the company.
Damn, beautiful build! In austria we don’t even get new graphics cards at the moment and im not willing to pay 1500€ for one. But one day i will have luck and do my dream build.
Imagine, you're working on a school project and you go to your local micro center to find the perfect Windows 2000 - XP era machine to do your project on, and then LTT comes along and ruins this amazing find. How awful, I feel so bad for them, being tricked like that. :(
yeah. I wish I was in their position instead so that they don't have to suffer.
@@bassagent97 😂
hopefully that doesnt happen to me
You know what? I'll buy that PC from them for 50$, and -use- I mean dispose of it...
LMAO I fell out of my chair on that one. He was legit happy to find a retro-rig.
"I want to play retro games on it!" (walks away with a modern gaming rig) Mission failed successfully
that thing will be an emulation powerhouse
It'll be all right. It'll play retro games just fine, and there are a lot of modern games with a retro feel that actually have a ton of graphical features that can be unlocked. I was really surprised at how much new detail and animation was added to Hades when I got my 3060 (ty newegg shuffle), and while I haven't played it yet, the Diablo II remake is another obvious case.
I'm pretty sure he meant retro PC games, which are actually really hard to get compatible with modern devices. My Sims 1 cannot run whatsoever on my Windows 10, and other games like Fallout 1&2 and some others have messed up colors when running on modern video cards.
@@ZombieRonSwanson yeah, just needs a CRT...
maybe a hdmi to vga adaptor and bam, perfect retro emu station.
@@mintagenart Ah, that's unfortunate. In case where compatibility mode fails, you'll probably have to install an older Windows into a virtual machine, which could take a little work to get going just right. Or you could give DosBox a try, some (most?) of the Win95/98 era games could simply be launched from the DOS command line.
I collect retro stuff.
Gets a ballin rig.
"I have a won but at what cost"
(Maybe 20$)
On another note. Whoever is in charge of marketing at Microcenter / be it at a senior level or entry level... They need acknowledgement here. THIS type of content is going to keep them ahead and not fall to extinction like Circuit City. They clearly had a vision that they needed to have a broader spectrum in terms of audience /customer reach vs the emails and ad papers they send out.
So if you're seeing this...good job. (Seriously)
the free ssd thing is dope too lol
The employees there are also pretty knowledgeable, at least much more than say Best Buy employees lol.
Micro Center basically never advertised before and this is the smart way to do it.
@@zachconant7031 You have to know your stuff to work there. Not so much in the General Sales department, but in all the other departments you have to know the products pretty well.
Nahh probably white supremacist, he or she need to resign and replace with black or brown person
physical stores are so cool. seeing the components with in real life is something way different than just checking specs on a website!
@watch It dont click it
@@Hajdew I clicked. I’m dissatisfied.
yes
Here in California, we used to have Fry's electronics. It used to be a place you'd just go look around after work, buy a sandwich, some tech books, maybe a new hard drive, some binoculars, and a microwave.
yeah, sadly not much of a thing in the EU, at least not on this scale.
"You don't always wanna build your own PC."
Yes, especially in times when one RTX3070 costs as much as pre-build setup with RTX3070. This is insane...
Pre-build RTX3070 uses the worst components in the card. so it will overheat, loud fan noise and short life span.
@@KelvinKMS buy a warranty pretty simple
I had to buy a pre-built pc with rtx 3060 for 1200 euros cuz there were none in my country at the time and it would cost over 1k to get it here. I've used my pc for 5 months now I think. It works great and doesn't overheat cuz lenovo built it. If you buy pre-built, buy Lenovo pcs, I tried Acer's one and the cpu overheated to 100 degrees even on simple tasks.
@@KelvinKMS They use the same cards. Other distributors like MSI, Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA, etc. usually put better cooling on them which allows for better overclocking and performance overall.
But the core of the card is the same if you buy Alienware desktop, get it directly from Nvidia or from EVGA. It's just that lower temperature = longer lifespan.
It's not like a card in HP desktop will last two years instead of five if bought separately. It might just perform slightly worse because of the cooling and temps it's running on (which also depends on how well you build your PC yourself), it may get slightly shorter lifespan but not that much shorter that it's worth paying double for the same specs. I'll gladly sacrifice 3 months out of 72 if I save 1000+ euros. Plus there's the option of extended warranty.
@@Daniel-ss5tg I have had an Acer pre-built PC since December of last year and I have never had a single problem with it.
That store is like a modern PC museum. To any form of hardware enthusiast out there, it's soooooo beautiful.
I'm so incredibly happy i only live 30 minutes from 1 of 25 Microcenters in the US.
@@nicholasgarrett9696 who asked tho?
@@BandaTalks don’t be jealous
Where is this new flagship store in the video?
@@nicholasgarrett9696 I used to live in Boston and would go to the Cambridge one all the time lol, it’s really cool to be able to go in person and see the things that you see on TH-cam, I remember the first time I saw 34 inch Ultra Wide in person I bought it immediately, I was recently able to go again and I saw a 49 inch Ultra Wide and wow it looks so much better in person, I snagged an Acer one refurbished on eBay for 600 bucks, wherever people live it’s definitely worth the drive lol
It's nice to see that at least one company is still able to make it with a physical store. I always liked being able to see a product in front of me and get a sense of size, weight, functionality, etc.
Currently, I do (nearly) all my tech buying online and I miss the hand-on pre-buy experience.
Plus, it’s harder to scalp irl items… the first time I went to a microcenter I bought a 30 series card, after like 6 months trying to get one online
If you genuinely like physical stores,then it's very unfair to use them as a showroom so that you just end up buying on Amazon. If you go there you should also buy your parts there.
@@AlohaBiatchI think you implied something that I didn't say. I don't use a physical store as just a way to decide what I'm going to buy online. The reason I do most of my buying online is because there's only 1 physical store in my geographical area and they don't carry most of what I buy. When I do go there for what they do carry, I buy it there.
@@ALaModePi I'm not accusing you at all. I'm just saying a lot of people seem to have no qualms with using stores as a showroom just to end up buying online.
Good on you if you actually buy at the stores when you visit!
@@AlohaBiatch It's basically my move to try to keep them open.
I really wish places like this were widely available in the UK, would probably help with people's understanding of PC's and technology in general and allow for much easier building instead of awful prebuilds
"instead of awful prebuilds" damn, i dont know why but im thinkin of currys
@@WolfBotTaillour currys sucks so much
America #1
defo
@@slade2924 If only Maplin hadn't been so overpriced, they were great
Those guys truly hit the jackpot
All you have to do is just buy a microATX tempered glass case and some RGB bars/fans/hub and rebuild it with the components 🙂
@@Yggdrasill8 dont forget the two grand lol
That guy totally knew what was going on though.
Idk if he was told to pick that one by LTT for the video; or if he managed to see the LTT crew and knew what was going on, so he waited for them to put it on the shelf.
But he 100% knew what was going on.
@@TheTechAdmin That's the question, what if they did not put it on the shelf and took it home?
@@TheTechAdmin na, somebody working on that shop told a family member or friend this would be happening and went to buy it dirty cheap, hopefully they do use it and not resell it
This video gives me so much nostalgia. I live in a 1000 souls village in Germany and somehow the biggest computer store chain had it's warehouse just a few kilometers away from my house and it looked exactly like Micro Center. I remember going there with my father to build my first PC for 300€ in 2008 or something, which could barely run Half Life 2. Unfortunately they went bankrupt and now there is no alternative in all Germany except for some retailers in big cities.
I hope Micro Center goes international in the future!
Fühl ich
Schöne Geschichte! Hoffe in ca. 10 Jahren kann ich mit meinem Kurzen auch den ersten PC zusammenstellen :D
yea, their sales would skyrocket if they go international.
@Pix[MA] Alternate ist sehr teuer finde ich. Die sind auch so verteilt (3 hallen oder?) das du durch den ganzen Industriepark rennen musst. Ich war nur während einem Sommerfest da und die Auswahl kam mir sehr gering vor in dafür das sie diese großen Hallen haben.
Schade das alle großen eingegangen sind. Amazon hat schreckliche Interface und Saturn/Media Markt sind SEHR TEUER. Ich wünsche mir einen Laden, wo ich die Sachen sehen und anfassen kann, ohne so viel zu zahlen. Die verdrängen ihre Kunden und werden alle nur zu Showrooms mit ihren Preisen.
Fühl ich, wir haben hier nen kleinen Store aber der muss die Hälfte selbst bestellen und dauert ewig und wenn er was da hat dann sind die Preise Utopisch
11:13 YES! Finally some realness! PCs looking like this can only be traded one way: Handed over in person ... at a parking lot ... at night ... for 20,- bucks.
He found a PC so powerful that his voice went back to puberty
bruh
Yeah I know right
no he is maybe gay
what is wrong with all of you
His excitement was just through the roof because he realized how much money he could make off of it.
This is a nice transition for Micro Center, making sure they carry somewhat niche items like 3d printer supplies (and actual printers I assume) and Rasberry Pi parts. I wonder if they also let you bring in your own 3d design and 3d print things in the store. Good way to compete with online stores.
I like that idea for 3d printing. Would be a good way for newbies to pick up good advice before blowing a stack of cash on their own printer.
Would have to limit it to simpler designs, 3d printing can take hours/days. But really neat idea.
They don’t do that for the prints, it’s a pretty hands off display. Too many customers running the 3D printers with sticky fingers
I had one of those compaqs and always absolutely loved the weird design, they´re built pretty though too, easily double the thickness of the sheet metal of any modern case.
I always dreamed with making a sick Sleeper inside one of these. This was the weirdest drive through memory lane.
You guys are absolutely amazing.
"This is one area that I'm SUPER stoked about and that I've never seen in a physical store before."
- Alex, as he walks by the bathroom (1:54)
It got us in the first half, not gonna lie
Lol
I had that exact same compaq - good memories - putting the "Speed Hole" in the CD Holder was a great touch.
same here. I used to play quake and unreal on that thing lmao.
For real, this was my first PC back in the day. Still remember upgrading the GPU and RAM in that thing.
@@phillipgoat00 So many nights playing UT99 on that purple machine...
Honestly it looked pretty good even, with the RGB behind it.
@watch It no
I don't know about any one else but the RGB fan lighting behind that front panel of that old case...it looks amazing.
"this is the part of the store that I'm most stoked about"
He said whilst standing in front of the bathroom
Tbh I'm stoked about the toilet when I need it
I mean hes not wrong
@@tridiots3681 Indeed
1:50
"and that I've never seen in a physical store before"
love how this channel gets people to watch 11 minute commercials for micro center.
Sadly, for me, this is just a dream. I'll never have a micro center near me. So, not really an ad for me. The new store looks pretty sweet, though.
@@Zdman2001 Imagine being from Europe lol
And they all lap it up. Being in the UK be like *cricket noises*
I was planning to return into the shop manager simulator or how the game is called. This is actaully a good reference video if I want to "relieve" the experience on my own.
imagine thinking this is an 11 minute commercial for micro center and not a cool sleeper build video that was sponsored by micro center
This is insane. I just picked up a Compaq Presario case and was looking into doing the same exact sleeper build. So funny that you guys did the exact same thing. I have only seen one other modern build in this case before. Glad you guys did this video!
How did it turn out
Props to Alex and the camera crew for actually traveling to the States to do this video.
I know, they could have got shot!
@@TheWebstaff underrated
@@TheWebstaff Especially in Columbus Ohio!
Props to the government for opening the borders
Props to microcenter for paying them
One of these days, I'd like to see a sleeper build that keeps the optical and floppy drive usable. You should still be able to connect a SATA optical drive, and if you want to use an older one, you can use IDE/Floppy-to-USB adapters and connect them to internal USB headers.
I wouldn't mind tossing a sleeper PC into something like the old Dell Optiplex small form factor cases that open like a car hood. AKA one of those Old Optiplex NX1 cases for example. Or if you need more room theres always the larger/taller GX1
yeah I'm not a massive fan of them chopping up old cases
Yeah, for some reason that really bugged me how they didn't keep the drives in there or at least replace the old optical drive with a blu-ray drive.
I have this exact case. Although still with the original hardware and windows 98 inside of it. Was really sad to see they took away the built in CD holder for a speed hole. Though it might have been necessary, still sad to see it
Would it then be called a half asleep pc
That store is bloody awesome. Such a large catalog of items. Physical stores just offer something special
I would give anything to have a local Microcenter. This place is like heaven
out of all the LTT crew this dude sounds the most like a proper hockey player.
What about Luke? (Granted he is not really part of LTT)
oh ya bud, being in Vancouver theirs less hockey types if LTT was based in Ontario it's be hockey guys everywhere
@@athmaid nah, Luke's accent never hit my ears as strongly... but then i sound like a banjo player so what do i know.
Alex does indeed sound like the most hockey player out of everyone at LTT
He’s from Nova Scotia, it’s a pretty classic maritimer accent. I’m also from Nova Scotia, and know lots of people who talk like this.
I love that the two geeks with a retro game presentation coming were the ones who got it. XD
I hope you get to keep doing these sort of videos!
I actually feel bad cause is 1 pc but two friends
@@JxcksonSF you know vm's exist right?(not saying its practical)
@@tanwijaya5910 😐😐
@@JxcksonSF I'm sure it's fine, it was 20 bucks anyway lol
@@JxcksonSF hey just saying :)
Brick and mortar store with PC components is actually huge. You can check first, no need to wait for delivery/returns and you can see things with your own eyes and touch first.
Pretty cool place!
The 2 guys were thrilled when the got the PC! Congratulations Guys! And thank you Micro Center and LTT For doing this!
They sold the parts though. So sad.
@@Dtr146 Only way for them to settle it.
@@Dtr146 What you mean?
@@Dtr146 how do you know ?
@@Dtr146 Baseless accusation. please dont run your mouth like that, its disgusting
"You can fill it without doing it, like, the sketchy way." He's still traumatized about having to give head to that water cooled PC when testing coolants, it seems.
lmao
I'm dying right now. I had the EXACT same case as a kid! It was my first tinkering PC!! I even named mine as well! Though I named mine Bob. Sadly the PSU died and I didn't keep the case... :-( Otherwise I would have totally did this same thing. RIP Bob 😭❤️
Alex: "You don't always want to build your own PC."
Me, having just come from watching Gamers Nexus prebuilt reviews: "Yes you do."
first time i bought a prebuilt pc was the first time i bought a pc, it was ok for a while, then when i wanted to upgrade i found that instead of using screws to put it all together, the company decided to use rivets instead
that was the last prebuilt pc i purchased
Could you imagine someone looking at that thinking they've found the perfect retro PC to install DOS or W95 on for some vintage games
Lol maybe with dosbox or sumn
"Why is glQuake running at 2000 FPS?"
I had that chassis brand new day one when Compaq came out with them. I bought the 5VW297 with a 52x CD-RW and a 4x DVD-ROM. It had 128MB of 133MHz SD-RAM. At the heart was the absolutely gorgeous and incredible AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1,000MHz (The first 1.0GHz proc). It also came with an Nvidia TNT2 RIVA 16MB card SVGA card. I swapped it later for a 3DFx VooDoo.
I wish I kept the chassis. It was the nicest chassis I have ever seen to this day. I bought the red and blue translucent covers that came with the cover for the keyboard hotkeys and the JBL speaker filters that matched color as well.
Dat CD burning speed doe. Damn son.
As a car guy that loves sleeper builds, i can't believe i have never thought of a sleeper pc build. The next time my grandma asks for help with her PC i might have to make "some adjustments" .
Had a chance to make some adjustments yet?
I love the contents like this.
And the guys reaction is cool and priceless when he sees the insides of Francis.
absolutely, he is geniouely embarrassed and kinda feels bad for getting such an incredible deal. Much better than some scalper excited to score a cheap RTX for his collection.
i think its scripted but ok
Definitely going to start checking shelves a little more closely now lol. That’s awesome guys!
@watch It dont click it
@watch It what is that
They sold the parts.... Can't do stuff like this anymore.
@watch It take your religion else where
@@Dtr146 It makes good videos but the second they open the doors, all of those shelves will be empty. At least the shelves or cabinets containing CPUs & GPUs.
I like how the mistakes and troubles are shown in the video and not edited out for TH-cam. Good work.
I will always buy from a physical store whenever possible, both because I just love walking around and looking at the inventory and because it supports a dying industry that really needs to stick around.
When a fan doesn't fit a vent in a case, don't be afraid to put it on a 3D-printed adapter/stand off, generally fans are more effective with a little more space between them and a vent.
Huh, thanks, nice tip
Lemtil tech tips, I am a fan of that.
THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A GREAT ADVERTISEMENT, good job to the microcenter marketing team.
we got to see a walkthrough on what's in microcenter
a detailed look at every nook and crany
and even showed your strengths
- easy returns
- always on stock
- Pc builder(soon)
- good customer sevice
- amazing assortment of components
- you can buy anything anytime you need them
all around a great PR move by Microcenter, hats off to them!
Honestly, microcenter is the best place for stuff like this, hands down. Too bad I don't have one close
Such a beautiful sight seeing GPUs on shelves in the store, it's like seeing a unicorn in the wild
Well, it's the limited purchase per customer to stop scalpers draining stocks. That would give bad light to the company. Smart idea
the newer GPU models from nvidias board partners are all priced almost the same as the scalper prices. The launch models that actually sold around nvidias msrp were pretty much phased out.
They may be just empty boxes.
They're sold through a lottery system, so still not available to freely purchase. I wouldn't be surprised if they were just empty boxes put up just so it wouldn't look bad on video.
@@ThePegasusAirforce I wouldn't be surprised if they were empty boxes in any store.
This is one of the most tasteful implementations of RGB lighting i've ever seen 👌
Nice to see I'm not the only one
I work at an electronics store in Iceland and we have a sample of all of our 3d printers set up in store and they're usually all printing something (often just something for our nerdy staff) and the customers love it! It's a great conversation starter for us to any customer who might be interested in buying one.
Wow, Micro Center's new styling looks incredible. Love the one by me but the interior decor feels like a computer store from the 80s (not that that's a bad thing!)
I live near this one and I personally liked the 80s feel! The new layout is definitely better though, so I'm not complaining
"Not a bad deal"
Me, with 20 bucks on my account: ಠ_ಠ
Seeing the 1st PC I ever had become something great, my childhood heart couldn't be happier to see it all grown up
DAMN, that store looks dope AF, I'd spend whole HOURS browsing there! I kinda miss these big dedicated PC stores TBH.
i usedto go there a couple times a week. reading comments i guess i just took it for granted. my coworkers and i would spend hours there picking up little parts (resitors, pots, caps, mosfets and various boards/soldering tools). they sell every kind of TV and stereo you could imagine, full apple department, every book you could ever need for tech stuff, an entire isle of blank disks/bluerays/mini disks/cd's. also if you want a 50 port 10gb optical switch - they have a few brands in stock.... anything you need is there.
I live about an hour away from one and go once a month. My fiancée says It’s my version of target. I could literally show up at open and not leave until close. There’s so much to see not even in the video.
@@ntindle oh i know. trying to tell people who have never been is... near impossible. i like to say its a newegg but in a store. still that does not do it justice.
This case brings back so many memories. My first home PC was this exact PC, a Compaq Presario 5000.
i love whenever I see parts in my PC used in super high end PCs it makes me happy
Wow, that case is of an era when Compaq computers were actually really good, before they were destroyed by HP.
Yeah I haven't found any nice compaqs yet, but i did get a really rusty one with a 775 pentium 4 that ran XP. That was an interesting pc but it was cool.
I don't recall Compaq ever really being good but much like Gateway they offered decent bang for the buck if you were just buying a cheap PC to get on the web and do general desktop publishing/office work. The ones near the end before they were bought out were well entwined in the race to the bottom in price/performance at the cost of upgradability and quality.
That's an HP era case actually.
I love how the GPU cases are always stocked for the videos and then when you go there... gone. Not Micro Center's fault, but I'd like a more realistic idea of what to expect. You know... empty shelves with a few $2,000 cards stuck in there for good measure.
Those GPU's sold out before he even got to final video QA
@@captainheat2314 Yup, they are stocked but for a really short amount of time
"you all should come on this day, because we're going to have a big shipment of GPU's come in and be stocked the night before"
thats not just a store it's a techno playground! Awesome!
All of my future PC builds are now going to require a "speed hole" in their design. Want to play a hot game? Engage the SPEED HOLE! 😎
As Craig Ferguson would say, "Sounds like a party at Elton John's house."
69 likes............. *NICE*
@@jewhittamore "Awkward pause." 😉
This is a Simpsons reference to homer adding speed holes to his hood.
@@Intentful Oh, thanks for pointing that out! 😎
My dad used to frequent the first Microcenter in Columbus and even had the opportunity to invest. The founders were such good guys, no idea if they're still around.
The coolest shop I have ever seen in my life. This is how it should be everywhere.
Watching this has made me really sad that we don't have anything like that in the UK. A store like that is heaven and I want in.
I can confirm lol
I wish we have ANYTHING even a quarter the size of this.
Curry's PC World still burdens me with that distrusted name, claiming its a PC World only to end up being another generic electronic store.
@@acoolrocket they sell fridges more than anything 😂
Yeah the closest we have is probably the Scan store in Bolton. OCUK might have one somewhere too.
This brought back fond memories. Back in the day, I had one of the turquoise Presarios. Was a great machine for the time.
I loved my Presarios - I hope this doesnt push the price up because I have been wanting to get another one.
This makes the kid in me happy. We had that same type of Compaq PC when I was younger...lots of memories of Diablo, RCT, Starcraft, and more made with that baby. Now it has returned to game once more
Those zalman copper flower coolers used to be some of the best you could get. I'll bet it's still pretty decent.
Pure copper. I was hoping he would pick it
I wanna build the dream build I never go to do back in the day with one. Core ii duo, 7800gtx, max out the 32 bit ram limit.
i have a few of those from when they where first introduced.
you do have to be careful with them them, the fins are rather sharp.
they are still really good, I use one every day in my new build
It's nice to have a consistently uploading Channel.
10:57 I haven't seen the hand slap with the fist bump follow up in 15-20 years. Those guys were legit legit👍
Well, thanks for the flashback!! Got a chill the second I saw that Compaq case in the thumbnail.... first week of my second IT job I had back in 02 a customer brought a rig with that case design.... took it off the rack to start work on it, placed it on the workbench then went to retrieve the paperwork. The bottom of the front bezel is sloped... the ends of the workbenches were sloped. I grabbed the paperwork and turned around in time to see the client's computer do a front flip off the table... replaced the case and everything worked but it was an awkward phone call to the client.
Don't leave that case near a ledge :)
What's the reason for 1200w psu in that case? 🤔 Seems like a huge overkill for a build with not a lot cooling capacity if you do oc.
Indeed. 750W would've been fine. EVGA also has physically smaller PSU's so they could've still fit the dvd drive.
The 1200w psu should be cooler than a lower spec
maybe GPU upgrade cuz u know rtx 4000 series can consume 650w on load, maybe total consumption could be 900w at that point, in the future 1000w+
@@Achllyss that is true. Future proofing since they didn't fit a 3080 and had to go for a 3070
@@lukasg4807 True but I doubt a EVGA G6 1000W would run too hot either. It would be smaller leaving more space inside.
This is the exact compaq case i had in 2000s. It was a Pentium III 1GHz with 128MB SDRAM and 20GB Maxtor drive, no graphic card. The lower front panel is designed to store CDs there. And the complete set has matching color speakers hanging on both sides of the CRT monitor. What a time
"the only liquor they have is of the isopropyl variety" - that killed me right there ;)
The only “liquor”
why they keep using DDR4? how old are these videos? is there some supply problem
@@Albertrossy This is an AMD system, DDR5 is only compatible with Intel 600 series motherboards so far!
@@Albertrossy They used an X570 board with a Ryzen 5800X, so that only supports DDR4.
On the other hand, DDR5 is still quite expensive and difficult to get (from what I've been hearing from multiple tech channels) for those building new systems for Intel's Alder Lake.
@@Marrrrtin weak. im an intel fan boy
As a former Compaq employee, I appreciate the choice of the case :)
I've still got my HP Pavilion 8904 case sitting around for this exact reasons it wass my first pc and i want to do a sleeper build in it someday
My first computer was a Compaq from 1999 lol
Amen to that..
Wonder where my one is? Might be LTT Promotion Valuable Now? 🤪
In the garage somewhere?
Omg that store looks like heaven! Here we cant even try out mouse, keyboards, headsetts watever. A store like that where u can see the cases and monitors and everything. Omg. Could walk around there a whole day.
I have such feels for the Compaq Presario. It was my first real PC after I used the family Packard Bell in the front room for years.
Standing in front of bathroom: This is one area that I'm *super* stoked about and that I've never seen in a physical store before
Same thoughts.
The 3d printer section is great they are always printing stuff, and have color sample prints with the filaments so you can also see how it looks printed.
Entire sponsored video: "Look how awesome Micro Center is!"
Me, "tech capital of the world" SF Bay area, having just lost Fry's and now having nothing but Best Buy and Central Computers: *cries*
Yeah, my hometown had two Fry's within a reasonable distance, and now the nearest Micro Center is a good 6 hour drive away.
To add insult to injury the Bay Area used to have a Micro Center as well
Thankfully here in Dallas we have a Micro Center right down the road... We lost 2 or 3 Frys locations as well. Used to love going into Frys, but I could see how downhill it was going.
That store looks like a dream, I wish we had anything close to this near me.
ikr. i live in a country that has smaller population (7million) than a big city in the us so ive never seen anything even close to this store
@@nikoheino3927 I live in the UK, and we have nothing like this store.
God I WISH WE HAD MICRO CENTERS NEAR ME. Screw this world. I'm in the USA and there literally are no stores like this near me.
5800X in that case paired with a 1200W PSU. The sheer brilliance.
The PSU fan is going to cool the CPU
@@lorenzocampolucci4464 the psu fan won't ever turn on since it will be at 40% usage Max it's whole life
The graphics card outputs a lot of heat, and the psu is used as exhaust in this case. A higher wattage psu would handle the heat better.
Person: (literally just joins microcenter)
Microcenter: "can i offer you a free SSD in this trying time?"
that free ssd is better than what i currently have :(
there SSD's are pretty good. no cache or dram but if you just need to upgrade a platter... they are better than any other brand out there for price and performance. ive been very happy with them in work stations
I have their store brand nvme 1tb, works great, haven't had any issues out of it
The "even when speed hole engaged" line got me real good.
I wish there were computer stores in my area. That had any kind of stock.
99% of people wish that
The closest thing to a computer store in my area is Best Buy🤮
@@zeroturn7091 Basically the same thing here and yeah it sucks. I would need to drive all day and stay over night if I wanted to visit the closest Micro Center
What's hilarious is I showed my local microcenter this stores pricing in videos like yours and they argued with me that the MSRP priced GPUs on the shelf at that store were not real and that their heavily inflated "MSRP" pricing was real.
Weird how two stores owned by the same company can sell a 3080Ti for $1199 in one store, in a state known for being overpriced, and then in the other stores that exact same card is $1799. Exact same sku. Then they wonder why they can't actually sell any of them. Wild.
Call corporate about that
@@the_retag For sure, I've been to both of the IL locations and they're definitely not scalping anything, it sounds like that store is doing some... extra curricular activities.
Ha, ha, $1799 for 3080Ti?
You are lucky. In my country the cheapest 3080Ti is $2400, and it's the cheapest.
The usual price is $2600 and up to $2900.
I'm just turned myself into a waiting mode until end of 2023, some say it's only then the gpu prices will start normalizing.
@@pkolomiy Just because your prices are worse does not mean his inflated ones are good. These Cards should be msrp and everything else is people making money off scarcity.
That doesn't smell right. All chains have uniform pricing because they buy their wares in bulk and then distribute them to the store locations. Thats the entire point behind it, be present everywhere and give customers reliable pricing across the board. This can't be legit.
Microcenter is my favorite store for electronics especially anything computer. Living in FL is a like a computer desert compared to Metro DC where we had a Microcenter. Need one in Orlando, FL.
This microcentre is being reviewed as a new product launch.
I have to admit, this was a fun video and the ending was great. Good job guys. Fan from Cincinnati.
This was my first computer as a kid. No way you guys did one. Awesome. I'm planning on doing one myself. Just gotta save all the old videos of my little brother. Try and restore the videos. Hopefully I can. Didn't know how when I was young. Now I am about to be 30. And know a ton more.
I love their victory pumps at 11:00 hahaha well-deserved!
Alex is definitely my favourite of the LTT presenters. Prefer the more chill attitude as opposed to Linus’ mania.
Love Microcenter. Have one over an hour away but I still go there when I need to
Bleeding edge sleeper using flathead screws. Makes sense.
i think if they went with a smaller power supply they could have had better temps, that large psu wouldn't be under that much load so it's fan would either be barely spinning or not spinning based on the load, i think a 850w would have been better
This is the first brand new PC I ever touched. My dad bought it with a 24in NEC CRT. :)
I'm always jealous of these stores. *Cries in Canadian*
canadacomputers I hear they have stores as well. That look like theses as well. In The whole sate of Florida was have nothing. So there is still hope for you as well.
Did they say where this "flagship" store is?
I believe it's in Tustin CA. Jayztwocents did a video on it recently as well
Never thought of finding you here lol
@@marvinnsn6839 Austin Evans too. Literally every tech Tubers are flocking towards Tustin, CA.
It's in Tustin
Yah it's in Tustin in Southern California. Hopefully Micro Center adds another store in Northern California as one store in all of California is bonkers.
They way they make microcenter like a supermarket is pretty cool
Crazy how this is a regular store but with all those components and everything, we don't have this in Europe
Part of me feels like anyone who watches LTT regularly would be able to tell it’s a sleeper PC upon closer inspection.
Pick it up and weight it
There are people who work at LTT who wouldn't be able to tell
You overestimate the average persons tech knowledge
Anyone who familiar with gaming PC build would know sleeper when they see one.
@@manchesterunitedno7 I think context is everything and would throw off most people. Your brain just isn't looking for a sleeper PC all the time. They were in a section with only cases. Even seeing a retro case in this section doesn't give away that there is components inside. Luke coming up and the guy recognizing him gave it away really fast. They didn't even really have a chance to figure out it was more than just a case. Honestly given that scenario and picking it up I don't know if my brain would say "Man this case is really heavy. Old cases really sucked" or "Man this case is really heavy there must me something inside".
@@Snay1998 Remember that in the old times ATX cases were heavier and used to come with the PSU inside.
I'm glad some people who would actually appreciate it got it this time.
"I'm coming for you Francis" that person probably
I can't imagine what this seems like to everyone that doesn't have a microcenter near them...(though this store is definitely bigger and more impressive than my local one)
Well, given that one of the last Fry's Electronics was located about thirty minutes from me, I really wish MC had bought them out and revamped it.
considering id have to go to the next state over to see one (florida), really jelous.
I always feel a little (just a little) bad when reading comments on Microcenter videos because we have 2 locations just 20 miles apart from each other in the DC area and a 3rd about 50 miles away in the Baltimore area.
We need Micro Centre stores all over the world
4:24 That touchscreen PC Builder was my idea that I pitched to Micro Center 4 or 5 years ago. Unfortunately the Micro Center here in New Jersey, where I live, was not interested. But I guess they moved the idea laterally throughout the company.
You know those guys immediately tore that apart and sold it for parts in the Microcenter parking lot.
Honestly it be hard not to. You could go trade that for a fucking descent car haha.
Damn, beautiful build!
In austria we don’t even get new graphics cards at the moment and im not willing to pay 1500€ for one. But one day i will have luck and do my dream build.
"You have to enter a lottery system so they can track it and make sure you're not scalping"
Also microcenter: *charging scalper prices*
I mean no scalper wants to overpay, cuts in on their profits cuz it's all for "feeding their family" plus that is in Canadian dollar.
Well they can't just lower it either also because of law of supply and demand.