Helping ONE LAST PC at the Houston Micro Center! - Gear Up S2:E6
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Welcome to our Gear Up series! In this episode, we meet with Lyle at the Houston, TX Micro Center to upgrade his old gaming PC! He's currently rockin' an Intel Core i5 7600 and Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB. Let's see what budget he wins and how he spends it!
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give the Microcenter employee a raise...dude has amazing customer service etiquette and is very knowledgeable
100%!
Theyll awkwardly tell him good job and thatll be that. 😢
The Houston Microcenter crew is top notch. They actually understand the hardware and what they're selling. I enjoy going there.
I tried to apply at one, their pay is mostly commission, hourly rate is fairly low.
But, that wasn't at the Houston micro center, i think, so.
I don't know what the commission structure looks like but depending on how favorable it is for the employee, commission sales can be pretty sweet. I did commission sales for years and I really enjoyed a lot of things about it. I wish the store I worked for had cool stuff like PCs and PC parts and 3d printers and all the other cool stuff micro center has.
It's not goodbye, it's see you later.
Ready for season 3, let's go!
will there be season 3 or you decided there will be?
I'll start season 3@@imnotallergic
Isaiah is a gem, we need more dudes like him.
I went to high school with him. Chill and hilarious guy.
I wish they had a franchise in the uk with deals like that!
PC world! oh..not 1991 anymore..currys? Waay to much..Maplins!...oh wait..yeahh :(
@@razorsz195 I can get discounts for some shops but most are mid lmao
yeah we definitely need one
All internet these days isnt it. Will admit though, have not used eBuyer for years as most of the stuff they do is no better than Amazon (well it was when I stopped using them).
I think best option these days is PC Partpicker as at least it gives you various options so you can price match.
@@razorsz195 PC World was always too expensive, but then again it was part of Currys/Dixons anyway.
Hell I remember the days of Comet and Tandys ha ha
Honestly speaking, best tech youtuber. I love your work man!
Among giants in this space, your words are much appreciated!
It went from: We're getting a GPU to: Everything but the power supply... to new everything real quick. Isaiah (sp?) is a boss.
They definitely did him dirty with the 4060, Poor dude
which he needed nothing of really, the 1060 is still viable to run games 60 fps and over in 2023.
650w is perfect for this rige small amd + 4060 no reason to change power supply
@@dazzle4416 That depends a lot on the game, many newer AAA games won't run at 1080p 60fps on a GTX 1060 3GB
@@TheFalseShepphard Going from a 1060 to a 4060 is a huge jump in performance especially for free.
love this series man, can’t wait for next season. great work Greg!
Thanks for the support!
@@GregSalazar Next time, come to Denver. It'd be great to see you here. Best of luck with the series. It seems to be going well!
Isiah is the best PR for that Microcentre Store 🥰🤩💪👍! He awesome and would love to get him on again in the future for sure! Congrats to Lyle for winning himself an awesome gaming build from Microcentre and enjoy many more gaming sessions my man 🥰🎧😇👍🥳
FYI: Houston Microcenter have 50% off open box Cases. Just picked up a o11 mini for 45.
when upgrading from a 1060 3gb, going with a 4060 is absolutely a great option at the $300 price point, and this is coming from someone that does not rock with Nvidia at all (team red all day lol). We are talking a 250% uplift in performance for only $100 then what you paid for the 1060 (OG msrp), and you get that 4000 series feature set. Congrats dude! great job as always Greg. Love!
Love it! and loved the Lyle reference.
What's your favorite Lyle quote? Mine has to be "He's not fighting static, he's fighting cancer!" from the Verge PC build reaction video.
I kinda knew there would be a ram seating issue cause he had to push the ram pins in as they didn’t snap back, I did the same thing on my first build and spent 3 days troubleshooting 😂😂
I hope they open a micro center in Oregon soon, Amazon and Best Buy are killing me.
Agreed. Tired of Best Buy. Micro Center should just buy up Best Buy
@@brandonbihr327 My local Best Buy is like a ghost town at this point, They are knocking on deaths door because they decided to offer too many things and cant stay competitive with pricing on most of it.
For Real! Only 3 days of shoplifting, free high end PC! When it gets built, I'm moving to Oregon!
Are they useing hired gun?
also in anchorage alaska they should open one (they probably won’t because it’s alaska but i want one)
Personally would have gone with a 6700xt for the extra vram but I know a lot of people still prefer Nvidia, can't beat a whole new PC for that price either way. Grats
These people are like allergic to AMD 💀
Awesome season! I love the Houston Micro Center, I make a 2.5 hour drive from Austin every few months!
On todays episode of "How to build an $800 computer using Microcenter's open box deals."
Hahah I'm definitely gonna have to juice up the money wheel for season 3 😅
and some amazing in-store bundle deals and prices too.
Could it be that the wheel is set so the probability of getting any high numbers is much much less than the lower numbers seeing that it is a program your using 🤔. No one got the high numbers and I only remember 1 person getting the add 100, maybe bring back the big wheel in the next season 🤷🏻♂️.
he actually didn't get any open-box components tho.
which were not needed.
@Greg Salazar, come to the St. Louis Missouri Microcenter! I went in there for the first time a few months age. It is literally a pc builders paradise. I loved it!
i hope he and everyone who participated, is happy now and didnt regret any decisions made in micro Center, happy so see them happy,yes
There's always regret, especially when it's free.
It would be awesome if we could get before/after performance in season 3!
Would be difficult and very time-consuming. Would require an internet connection, standardized benchmarking suite (say, 3DMark), permission from each owner before/after, and much more time that we simply didn't have. Each of these took around 4-5 hours to film, and we were filming two per day within a 3 day span.
I commented the same thing on a different video. Completely understand why it’s not feasible though. It would be interesting if the winners posted even seat of the pants feelings in the comments.
would be pointless considering the 1060 and his build before was sufficient and no upgrade was needed,@@GregSalazar
When the user is tech savvy enough they could run a couple things before and after tbh
Micro Center here in Houston is ALWAYS busy since Fry's went out of business. But I've always loved going there even as a kid when they were at their old location right on the West Loop.
So addicted to watching your videos, literally my favorite notification my phone gets
I really appreciate that, Travis!
Not a bad idea to go with the 4060. You get all the new tech features and it sips on power, which will take more strain off that Thermaltake White PSU
Love these series, I actually began watching your content bc of it... great advertisement for micro center, but also such a cool concept!
I must say for a counter-strike fps title gamer as my self, I love this rig the most of all of them, nvidia amd combo is gonna give this guy soo much fps in these competitive titles
Isiah is a good dude. He helped me last time I was there. All of people at this location are cool
Microcenter has killer deals. I just picked up a I9 12900k with z690 mobo and 32gb of ddr5 for 400 bucks. They were selling a bundle. I'm upgrading from a 7 year old system myself.
That was brilliant - a whole rig ( minus RAM) for $800 really isn't too bad at all! If you needed Wi-Fi later on down the line you could add a Wi-Fi/BT PCI-e adapter, these don't cost much... alternatively more RAM won't cost much either and 8GB DDR4 on the old build will still get you by if you're only doing light stuff.
Suggestion for the wheel: would be interesting if the weel choices had money + some specific part/specs like " 600$ + 4070" or "1000$ + 16 gigs of ram". And the parts could be exchanged for a lesser than it's worth monetary value if the contestant doesn't want it or has better ones in their system already.
And having the same spot of the wheel crossed out from being picked more than once would increase the variety.
Please come to Charlotte NC Microcenter grand opening in early 2024. Love this series!
Greg is the hero we don't deserve, but we need
awesome stuff Greg very cool of you doing this for someone .. very big thumbs up
Thanks for watching!
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We need a micro center like that here in Portugal, for 800 getting a whole system like that is insane. We can´t even buy just that gpu for that price... The dude Isaiah is amazing btw, he is so nice. An example to follow!
More. I need more Greg in my life.
We bought open box laptops last year at the Microcenter in Maryland. Saved 100s vs new and they work perfectly.
I hope you can come up here to Charlotte when our Microcenter opens (December or January depending on who you believe) and do something like this
I really enjoyed this series!
It would be cool if there was a second bonus spin for cash that could only be spent on aesthetic/supplementary upgrades eg. better CPU cooler (AIO or tower cooler), more premium fans, sleeved cable extensions etc. Sort of like a 'Pimp My PC' thing. I can't speak for everyone, but for me, making a PC look cool is a big part of the PC building process.
Awesome! If you're looking to do this again, come to the Dallas Micro Center! The Fry's we used to have here closed down during the pandemic and now it and Best Buy are all we have left.
There is a Micro Center in Brentwood, MO, which is a suburb of St. Louis, you could try for the next season. Plus it's a location close to me so I might have a chance of getting my ancient computer updated so I can start gaming on it lol
I was in MicroCenter Houston last weekend, getting a desktop for the missus. Great folks there
yes we need more of such videos
Patiently waiting for the micro center in Charlotte. Finally one I can actually go to even if it is a little over an hour out. Totally worth it
I liked the Micro Center store. Here in the UK we've never had anything like that, the nearest was "PC World" but even they have all closed down now. Not a massive problem as everything available online but I'd certainly go to stores like this if we had them.
Love this playlist and Micro Center is definitely the way to go moving forward to next season. Would love to see the next season at the Micro Center in Fairfax, VA. Keep up the amazing work Greg.
Love your work Greg. Professional, fun and humble best 3 combination. Keep up the good work man
Awesome build, I love how big of an upgrade he got, especially from that 1060 3gb. And come to Denver next, my roommate needs a new case, CPU cooler, GPU and power supply.
which he needed nothing of=a shit ton of E waste now.
@@dazzle4416 You'd be surprised. I have no problems giving away gawky and old cases that will still work for a build. There are always people that are trying to build a cheap Home Server of a Retro PC.
Tustin, CA Microcenter. I'm still rocking an Amd Ryzen 7 2700x with a 2000 series gpu. I definately think I could use an upgrade. You do good work Greg. Thank you.
Come up here to MN. Our Microcenter rocks!
Wish he could've carried over his old case since it had that old school flair but the end product is still decent. Can't wait for the next season of this series! Shouts out Greg and Micro Center!
Tbh that Lepa case looks like a bad clone of BitFenix Shinobi. It's like they took the front panel of the Shinobi and put it on a generic case which doesn't follow the design of the front.
Lepatek also mentions it has a soft touch coating, if it's anything like the one on the Shinobi it will get sticky over time and all dust will be basically glued to the case.
I think this is the first time that the winner chose to build an almost new rig. What a way to spend his winnings.
When I was actually watching the video, I saw that the ram wasn't seated all the way down, since the pin didn't lock by itself. But chalked it up to the mobo since some mobos even brand new ones have janky ram clips.
That happened to me alot of times before too. Back when I was afraid of hulk smashing the ram sticks into place.
Agree with comments about the Microcenters sales-man, extremely knowable , added quite a lot to the video, great series, hope to see more videos like this one , although miss your real life spinning wheel, versus the funky digital one
Dude, the 4060 is a fantastic card, period. It's gonna handle most titles at 1080p with ease.
Great build!
Come to Micro Center in Charlotte, NC when it opens next year!
Greg, sad you’re leaving Houston, but enjoyed your content as always. I’ve needed an upbeat distraction from the LMG implosion and you always deliver. Love your good work sir!
nice choice in parts for this build, the only thing id do different is a amd gpu vs nvidia to utilize amd smart access memory etc
That new PC is going to be such a huge upgrade over his last one, congrats dude!
man i wish the tech store employees in my country would be half as knowledgeable, motivated and friendly as izea, hope he gets a raise, he deserves it!
Very nice build! Sad too see this season coming to an end!
If I where Lyle I would buy a better memory kit. The one he has now is only 2133Mhz!
@Greg Salazar come to Georgia.. specifically the Marietta Micro Center location
always ready to watch your new vids Greg! :) Just joined your Discord server
Awesome, thank you!
It would be awesome to see this series to come to the "Cleveland" Micro Center at the Mayfield Heights store
Thanks for another fun video, Greg, I wish you could do more of these, but with travel and expenses, I get the seasons being short. But, a man can dream, a man can dream.
With Josh there, I know I couldn't stop myself from going fractal design on the case :]
Season 3 PLEASE, also, how do we enter to win a chance at an upgrade?
Would be cool to see someone win an upgrade who doesn’t actually NEED an upgrade lol… I think it would be an interesting challenge.
i always want to enter one of these but i'm like ..... idk what i would upgrade lmao. especially because i have an all white build and it's harder to get matching parts
Great Series Greg!
Hopefully you can do this when the Charlotte location is open. Would love to meet such a humble dude!
Love this series man! Would love to see you come to the Kansas City Micro Center!
I wish we had a Micro Center here in the UK, would definatly be where i go to get my pc parts
*Yeah it sucks*
Kudos to you and Micro Center Greg for Season 2!
Bring on a third season and the end of the $800 curse 😂
9:55 you can see the RAM seating issue in action! I was yelling at my monitor XD
Great series and great content! Love ya Greg!
My nearest Micro Center is Overland Park KS, which is 4hrs away... But i would definitely make the drive to meet you!
That micro center employee needs a shout-out!! He's amazing!!
Can micro center give home boy a raise , dude is in all vids and is a savage at the customer service
I have a 5600 and a 3060ti. I would not go near a 4060 or the ti. But if you building a new pc with that budget, its most certainly a great value option.
Wish there was a Microcenter in Toronto area here in Canada.
This Micro Center location will do much better when the US 59/Loop 610 connector construction is finally completed!
Love these vids! Come visit the Rockville Micro Center if you're ever going to Maryland!
9:58 shows the RAM seating issue. He even tried to push the clip into place instead of pushing down on the DIMM until it clicked. Greg, I am surprised you didn't catch this when it happened TBH.
this guy is so good. he could probably sell me a bag of broken nails and i would still walk away a happy customer
09:57 I instantly knew this would cause the problem at the end 😂
4060 for free is the right price! Great series, Greg!! But...why is no one opting for the $300 5600X3D bundle and snagging Open Box items at a nice discount!?
Maybe it's not available or was above the budget?
A 4060 should only be picked up if free or at least Nvidia should pay you $100 just to get it since it’s that bad compared to the 3060 it replaces
To bad we don’t have microcenter in Sweden, looks like a awesome store! If I won an upgrade I would had a different approach then all of the other guys that won. I really love my 1080ti and don’t feel any need for upgrading it. And my chassi is a one that I really love, so I would go all in on upgrading the platform from i5-4460 to a ddr5 platform and put all the remaining money on the design/looks and cooling. Also I’ve already upgraded my psu so no need to put money there.
Only an m2, motherboard, cpu and ram. And the rest would go to design/looks/cooling
Come to Mozambique. . . Keep doing the good work
4060 when 6700XT is clearly faster and cheaper? Nevertheless, great series of videos Graig! Always nice for people on old PCs to get such a big upgrade!
Some ppl incl me like NVIDIA more still. The NVIDIA softwares, the encoders, the performance in Adobe suite, DLSS, RayTracing - and claimed issues with AMD that may not still be true but are still a stigma such as driver issues and issues in Fortnite etc. Maybe I should've given AMD more thought but Im still just a loyal NVIDIA customer I guess - bought my 4070 without much thinking.
@@concofps so you are to blame that Nvidia can keep their prices high, because people are still buying their overpriced products
@@zerozeroone001 .. just buy AMD then if you can't afford it. Wtf are you saying? It's rich people fault that not every product in a market is great value for money? That's how markets work. AMD are already rumoured to be focusing more heavily on the budget and midrange market in the coming years.
This was a great video such a great season with all the videos. Thanks look forward to seeing whats to come next time
Omg you were in Houston?! I've been under a rock. I wish I could have met you.
Cannot wait for the next season! Thanks for the amazing work Greg!
Really fun series. I would have went with a montech case to save money there.
Man I love that MicroCenter guy
We need to Gear Up at the Micro Center in Overland Park, Kansas
Please do the Tustin, CA microcenter!! Great video.
I too have only used Intel for the past 15 years or so, but I made the jump to AMD and I'm enjoying the performance. Also, I've only used Nvidia, but now I have a 6700XT. What I mean to say is don't say no to things just because you're not familiar with them. Ask. Read. Watch. Then make an informed decision.
Come to Kansas, there’s a micro center in Overland Park
Do this at Microcenter in Brentwood, MO would be cool
Would love to see more videos for the Gear Up series, my favorite playlist 😀
I wish you guys would come to Wichita KS because I really need an upgrade
Should have added some fans at rear and top for exhaust.
My daughter is running a 1060 and 8400e.. lol.. looks so familiar..
Love your videos,it motivates me to work harder❤❤❤..
Guess who's back? BACK AGAIN. Fractal Josh is back!
Saw that ram issue a mile away 😂 but it turned out awesome. I have to stop myself from visiting microcenter on a daily. My guys there are awesome.
Just built 13900k from am3900X and they recommended kraken360.. I was dead set on Corsair 240 and gave nothing but headaches.. once I switched over to Kraken360, I've had no issues.