Regarding the 10G discussion, you are right, the switch will provide me either 1G or 10G, but not 2.5G or 5G. This one major reason I don't do networking videos because I really don't know much about it. However the reason for not wanting a board without it is valid as I didn't want to have to ditch my vertical mount that I wanted to use. Anyway, carry on!
@Jayztwocents probably varies by switch manufacturer/model, but I have a unifi usw-enterprisexg-24 (looks like it claims it'll negotiate anything between 100mb to 10g by the color coding in the ui) that I have my 10g stuff plugged into, when my main (old) pc crashed I pulled out my for-the-heck-of-it build which has built in 2.5g and it's negotiating it just fine (win 10). The issue I do have is 1 device (my truenas) won't connect to that machine through its 10g, maybe a conflict between the AMD based system and the 3rd party intel nic? My old system (win 7 with intel x920 and x990) both worked fine with the same 10g pci card.
So the Coolermaster vertical bracket you are planning on using has 2 tabs at the top that can be removed (it’s to allow it to be used in mATX cases) that may allow you to use a 10G NIC with a low profile bracket. I considered doing this as well but everyone was out of stock of that vertical bracket. Also depends on where the PCIE slots line up as well.
I live in the promised land of Southwestern Ohio. I have 2 Microcenters equidistant from my house, one in Sharonville (Cincinnati suburb) and the other in Columbus. The first time I ever visited I had printed a list of parts for my build and was losing myself in the shelves to start looking for the parts. A guy comes up to me and asks if he can help and I said I was just looking for some parts I have on a list and showed him the list. He then said, "I'll run back and get these for you." He was gone for about 15 minutes and came back not just with the parts on the list, but had 3 substitutions along with the ones I had on the list and proceeded to explain in detail why he had the substitutions. That was the single best computer shopping trip of my life and is the reason I only shop at Microcenter these days. That is the power of having good customer service and knowledgeable associates.
To Jay's point about heading to MicroCenter store with someone who might not be as interested in tech stuff, not far away from the Sharonville store are an IKEA, as well as Jungle Jim's (huge grocery store with products from around the world). Along with a number of touristy things in the greater Cinci area.
Phil comes from a very ancient tribe known today as Oompa-Loompas! They were so short they had to always carry items over their head, this protected their food from wild animals and floods. They originated in the South American Rainforest, where they would often have to forge rivers, again this method protected their items from getting wet. Archival footage was found of them performing on of their many ritual dances, in it you can see them dancing with their hands held up, as of holding two trays or baskets of goodies up and out of reach of animals they would encounter in the jungle/rainforest. 🤷🤷♂️🤷🤷♂️ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I really miss this about PC building. I remember when I built my first PC and going to stores that sold PC components to buy everything... being able to hold the product, and there's just something about being able to do that, that's missing from PC building for those of us without a MC.
That's something I miss as well. When I use to live down South in S. Florida, I could go to CompUSA shop and be home assembling my computer within an hour with drivetime included. Have an issue, be back to the store with new component in 30 minutes. Now I can only shop online and if there is an issue, it's phone calls and a good week or more to get replacements. Even if I tried to go to a Microcenter, they are all a 5-hour drive and then a 5-hour drive back. So, a good 11-12 hours on top of having to use toll roads to get there for half the journey. God, forbid I get the machine home and there is an issue, and I have to drive back for new parts. Funny there are 5 stores within 30 minutes of each other but none upstate where I am located.
@@robertfrederick7125 It is a major source of comfort to know that you can take a faulty component back and get a replacement. It's terrible to think your system could be out of action for a week or 3 while you're waiting for the exchange/refund process to complete.
Microcenter is one of a very few stores that's still fun to browse in. I like being able to see the physical size of things and compare them with other items in the same category. I also learn about a new product or tech when I'm there.
We desperately need a Micro Center in the Pacific NW! I got to shop at their Cleveland store when I built my PC a few years ago, and with Fry's going under years ago, we're in a massive tech parts desert here. Even if they put one in Seattle, I know a lot of people where I live in Portland would drive 3 hours up there to get stuff.
My kids live in central Colorado and have to drive to Denver to get to that one, but they are in agreement with me that it is worth it. I live in St Paul, MN and my Microcenter is 25 min away
Really got to give props to Microcenter to supporting Jay and the team because god knows sponsorships aren’t easy especially with all the various drama happening. 😊😊😊
A few weeks ago my daughter informed me she needed a new laptop for college. I told her I would meet her at Micro Center after her shift at work, so I went a bit early to browse. When she walked through the front door, I said "Welcome to nerd heaven!" lol!
Just so you know, depending on the case that coolermaster vertical mount can take up fewer slots, there’s a plate on the back that can be removed that allows you to use only the top three or four slots by mounting it higher (which can interfere with some tall AIO blocks). That usually does leave a slot unobstructed on full ATX boards.
@@sopcannon I don't know, it's designed to be universal and SHOULD fit in any standard ATX case with full size expansion slots. Compatibility for the mode I'm talking about depends more on CPU cooler geometry than case geometry since it's really just shifting the graphics card further up.
Microcenter is my grown-up toy store. Wish it wasn't a couple hours away, but probably a good thing for my bank account that it is. Microcenter is the only reason I look forward to a Doctor's appointment I have about every 6 months in the St. Louis area because it gives me the excuse to go to my "toy store" afterward for my reward. lol.
I've got the Alienware monitor a few months ago but the DWF version. It was my first oled, and I'm very happy with it. I got it on a good sale and it was only like $780 which was amazing for what I got
I dont remember who took over the space of the old Fry's in Burbank but that place was HUGE. I only managed to go there once during college but I loved that place
Same goes for Wilsonville OR , as at this point, there’s no tech stores outside of a couple of mom and pops places in Oregon or Idaho (except for Best Buy, of course but) And I really do miss it, especially when I’m needing one or two small things to finish some bills , and not being able to browse for maybe a better option on a store floor anymore
We sooooo need something like this in the U.K closest we have is a company called Overclockers and they have 1 store in the entire country! 250 miles from me. Micro centre would make a fortune from me alone if they went international.
@@thesaviour9950 Dang, rough. Well I live in the Chicago suburbs and the closest one to me is about an hour (50 miles) away. But by US standards, that's not too bad.
That and place them in easily accessible areas. There’s two in NYC and only one is close enough to the subway while the other one is more isolated and from what I heard it’s hard to spot when you get there.
As someone who lives out of state to the nearest MicroCenter that "28th" store accessible online through Amazon was a *MASSIVE* shout out! I can't emphasize that enough! What a hidden gem!!!
Mr. Jason I just want to pop into here and tell you I have learned so much from watching you, back in like 2013ish, I stumbled upon your videos with if I remember correctly a 4th gen Intel i5 and an AMD 270x pre built PC that I spend around 500 dollars on, but for me it was the start of a huge adventure in learning and building PC's.. I was inspired because I thought man, My hands are huge I cant build computers.. Here I am now in 2024 with a 12900k and a 4080 Strix and I cant believe how far your channel, AND PC Technology has come. Keep doing what you do and love your life man, Thanks!
A friend had mentioned Micro Center a few months ago, then I watched your video on Saturday. After watching your video I went to Micro Center on Sunday and looked at pre builds and then I went to the build you own. Wow my experience went very well and the people I spoke with were very knowledgeable. I ended up going with building a system and I feel very comfortable with my decision. Thank you for making this video.
You should just make a film studio in the back of the center and just set up Jayztwocent Microcenter office with the amount of time you guys are at this store lmao
I love MicroCenter because like you said it’s about an hour drive and those bundles are great. I just built my son a computer in May and hit some great bundle that saved me almost $400 on the entire build
i went to my first microcenter which was the madison heights one when i was on vacation last week. that was a lot fun looking around at all the stuff on display
I have two Microcenters within 2 hours of my home. Although I wish one was closer, they are still close enough to be viable yet far enough way to be a blessing for my financial stability.
I used to live in the East Bay of California. While I have no experience (beyond that lived vicariously through your videos) with Microcenter, it reminds me a lot of my visits to Fry's. Maaaaaan, to say I felt as giddy as a kid on cristmas whenever I had an excuse to go there would be a colossal understatement. I'm seriously thinking of taking a trip to Miami for the opening of their Microcenter.
In the bay area there's a store called central computers. It's like a microcenter. Personally I felt like they had a better variety or more appealing stuff than microcenter
wonder what switch your running because most switches can run 10G and anything under it just fine. I did say most you could have one that doesn't but it's unlikely
This is probably my biggest pet peeve. They don't carry commercial /business grade kit. The fastest switch they carry is 10GbE and Rick M won't allow special orders.
Dude, when I built my 7800X3D system, a year or so ago, the B650E Steel Legend is what I settled on. It drove me nuts that no one was reviewing it. I can't really do any overclocking, X3D limitations, but the board has been super solid and Asrock has really surprised me.
The problem with Canada is that all their stock would need to be Canadian versions, aka has to have French on everything. This means they couldn't leverage their US stock and supply chain savings.
RIP Deepcool. I grabbed a few of the AK400's and still have a unused on on hand. For a cheap air cooler, it really punches above it's class. It shows the Hyper 212 (any kind) their back bumper. It's amazing.
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@@RadioactiveLobster i can understand. Rockville, Parkville, and Fairfax are all about an hour from me. But somehow I still manage to end up there a couple of times a year.
I was there for the first time last week. Man I felt like a kid at a candy store. They have a ton of motherboards in stock as well for any computer component you might need pretty much.
Microcenter came in clutch back then when the 3080s came out sure I had to go 3 days in a row but was worth gettig the TUF back before ASUS was having issues
If mb vendors were smart, they'd stop with the built-in RJ45 and switch to either onboard SFP+ or SFP28 so you can step up as you go, whether it's RJ45 or LC fiber. The transceivers (I use ipolex) can give you 1/2.5/5/10gb and with SFP28 even 25gb (fiber only).
I really enjoy that you get product from Microcenter, not because of the sponsorship bias, but because it actually represents the REAL products the end users will get. As much as manufacturers say they won't, I'm absolutely convinced CPU+GPU media units are golden samples
The funny thing about the New York & New Jersey MC's are that they are relatively close to one another loo. It makes no sense why they were built like that. But I'm not complaining.
I adore Microcenter. Being in the store makes it incredibly difficult to resist a product that's just slightly beyond my budget. Yesterday, at the Mayfield Heights, Ohio location, I had to pass up a hard drive in favor of a 4060ti. Unfortunately, the card was dead on arrival as it was an open-box item. Which brings me to the hassle free returns. BEST store ever! It reminds me of the old "CompUSA" stores on steroids!
They recently broke my PC in the repair department….they had to replace the components but they lied initially about the damage. They were ready to hand over the PC to me until I noticed physical damage. Then I heard them joking about it. This happened at the Tustin location.
Man, there is a spot out here in Wilsonville OR (about 20 mins from Portland) where a frys electronics used to be and that would make a prefect spot for a micro center! Same thing in So cal in the City of Industry off the 60 fwy where the old frys electronics was.
I've been to that Wilsonville building when it was Fry's many times. I always thought it was my tech mecca, due to the dome shape reminding me of a mosque. One of my best friends used to work there too.
I want a microcenter near me. I grew up with Fry's, which is failing (or failed). Microcenter would be amazing, even if it was not as large as this one. I hope Microcenter can keep expanding, I wish them the best of luck.
I've had that panel for about a year. It's great. My first one did fail though. The screen died. It took a little trouble shooting with support to confirm the dead panel but after that, I had the new panel either the next day or the day after that.
No time limits on the shopping! I like the rambly videos where serendipity leads you to interesting products. At any rate it always becomes an interesting discussion.
Microcenter is wonderful. I don't get a change to get to one often, but they are the store Fry's wishes they had been. I know everyone wants then to open new stores everywhere, but that's a trap more than one retailer has fallen into. Given the dollar value of the inventory they carry, every new store puts financial load on the company. They also need to make sure to hire the sort of staff that the current stores have. Some of it is training, but most staff I've interacted with exude enthusiasm and seem to genuinely enjoy their job. You can't train that.
you could use the x670e taichi carrera and use one of those slim pcie riser cables and mount the 10Gig nic somewhere different in your case. It would also be covered by the GPU, if it would be mounted vertically.
I used to live by a Microcenter in Kansas City until I moved. I miss going there a lot. On the other hand, my wallet is happier. I can't go in there without $500 dollars diapering from my wallet. It's a kid in the candy store, and I can't say no. Good to know I can buy on amazon, didn't know they had their deals there.
I chose the MSI X670e MEG ACE over the Aorus Extreme, 10gb ethernet, Better PCI-e 5 lanes, great M.2 support. Have had zero issues for the last 3 months, soon going to water cool.
You got the like from me just for shaking the Noctua box!! I went around the KC Microcenter the other day doing exactly that until I found one that didn't rattle and bought it.
Ah, man, I really envy you. No, not of getting sponsors and stuffs, but strolling to one of the best IT shops! I can really lose myself in there looking at all the cool gadgets and drooling all over the shiny parts. Wish they venture out of US and into other country. Oh well, have fun. I really really like your show.
I remember buying 360K floppy discs from them when they were MEI/Micro Center and advertised in Computer Shopper. Back when Computer Shopper was bigger than most phone books. When we used phone books... Lordy, I'm getting old.
Micro Center is a 2.5 hour drive from where I live. Still make a trip a few times a year. Have to save back for those trips lol. I can spend hours in there (and do)!!
I used to do all online shopping for PC stuff, but some coworkers convinced me to check out microcenter, and now I go there first and get my PC parks there. Talk about a tech heaven!
I miss being able to go to a Micro Center store had two of them close by in Delaware. Now that I live in Wisconsin and don’t have a vehicle I can’t even go look. I have to do anything planning through online only. I was gonna have a builders contest for viewers where they could come and chance to build their dream system. I have some kind of contest for the winner so they could take it home.
they are opening one an hour away from me in Santa Clara, CA ! So if you live in the bay area just know around october of this year it should be opening !
I grabbed that same monitor and I've had no problems. My main thing was I do like gaming in HDR and to be even close to HDR you have to have a minimum 1000 nits and 10bit color. Not that True400/600 bs. On top of that really wanting and OLED and that one being QD-OLED I'm super happy with how everything looks and haven't had any problems. The only technical annoyance is apparently you can't upgrade the firmware yourself from what I remember you have to send it in because of the GSYNC Ultimate Module in it. But I haven't seen a need to.
Is there a specific reason you went with the DW instead of the DWF monitor? I went with the DWF so I could update it as Alienware came out with firmware's. I also have a 4090 by Galax and it works great! Oh, and we finally got a Micro Center in Charlotte NC and can't wait to visit! I live aprox 45 min drive towards the mountains so it's not far from home.
Jay I have been leaving comments on all my favorite PC related content channels such as this one, on having a Micro Center build here in AZ. We do not have one and would the dream, the closets one is in Tustin CA and that is 6 hour drive from where I reside. Also keep up the fine and exquisite content that you provide my good sir.
Being close to the Minnesota store it’s to the point I’m on a first name basis with one of the general managers and a few of the advisors, tech heaven absolutely
Regarding the 10G discussion, you are right, the switch will provide me either 1G or 10G, but not 2.5G or 5G. This one major reason I don't do networking videos because I really don't know much about it.
However the reason for not wanting a board without it is valid as I didn't want to have to ditch my vertical mount that I wanted to use.
Anyway, carry on!
@Jayztwocents probably varies by switch manufacturer/model, but I have a unifi usw-enterprisexg-24 (looks like it claims it'll negotiate anything between 100mb to 10g by the color coding in the ui) that I have my 10g stuff plugged into, when my main (old) pc crashed I pulled out my for-the-heck-of-it build which has built in 2.5g and it's negotiating it just fine (win 10). The issue I do have is 1 device (my truenas) won't connect to that machine through its 10g, maybe a conflict between the AMD based system and the 3rd party intel nic? My old system (win 7 with intel x920 and x990) both worked fine with the same 10g pci card.
If I remember correctly, Taichi does have a USB4 port, from which you could get an external Thunderbolt/USB4 to 10gbe nic.
you could just use an USB-2-10G adapter for cheap money. then you could have kept that noice MB
So the Coolermaster vertical bracket you are planning on using has 2 tabs at the top that can be removed (it’s to allow it to be used in mATX cases) that may allow you to use a 10G NIC with a low profile bracket. I considered doing this as well but everyone was out of stock of that vertical bracket. Also depends on where the PCIE slots line up as well.
@@AceBoy2099 gotta love unifi
I live in the promised land of Southwestern Ohio. I have 2 Microcenters equidistant from my house, one in Sharonville (Cincinnati suburb) and the other in Columbus. The first time I ever visited I had printed a list of parts for my build and was losing myself in the shelves to start looking for the parts. A guy comes up to me and asks if he can help and I said I was just looking for some parts I have on a list and showed him the list. He then said, "I'll run back and get these for you." He was gone for about 15 minutes and came back not just with the parts on the list, but had 3 substitutions along with the ones I had on the list and proceeded to explain in detail why he had the substitutions. That was the single best computer shopping trip of my life and is the reason I only shop at Microcenter these days. That is the power of having good customer service and knowledgeable associates.
Sharonville is my location as well. I wish they would remodel it like the Tustin store, but I just feel lucky I'm as close to one as I am.
To Jay's point about heading to MicroCenter store with someone who might not be as interested in tech stuff, not far away from the Sharonville store are an IKEA, as well as Jungle Jim's (huge grocery store with products from around the world). Along with a number of touristy things in the greater Cinci area.
I love the Sharonville store. Been there many times!
They should put one in Springfield or like Lima or something driving a hour hour and half to micro center sucks
I still wonder why we don't have one in Phoenix and / or Vegas. The way these places are still growing, I think they'd be goldmines.
Having one 35 minutes from my house is a legitimate threat to my bank account.
I'm 8 minutes from the closest one to me. I literally just pop in over there when I want to get out of traffic.
The one closest to my location is only 10 minutes away by cab. Good thing I don't always have money to spend or else I would go there whenever I can.
40 Minutes for me
I live 1 mile from one...
Been around MicroCenter for 40yrs.
Haven't seen Baker in about 30 yrs I guess.
The closest Microcenter from me is 7500 miles away. :')
Phil’s shoulders must be jacked with how much he has to hold the camera above his head 😂
Phil comes from a very ancient tribe known today as Oompa-Loompas! They were so short they had to always carry items over their head, this protected their food from wild animals and floods. They originated in the South American Rainforest, where they would often have to forge rivers, again this method protected their items from getting wet.
Archival footage was found of them performing on of their many ritual dances, in it you can see them dancing with their hands held up, as of holding two trays or baskets of goodies up and out of reach of animals they would encounter in the jungle/rainforest. 🤷🤷♂️🤷🤷♂️
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Every country should have a microcenter
How about every state.... lol lets just start there buddy.
@@landofsyn2980 EVERY CITY!!!
@@Jayztwocents Consider it done, just provice us with budget :D
I think our equivalent to Micro Center in the UK is PC World. It's not great. We need an MC here! Come on Jay, make it happen! :)
I wish we could have them in Europe as well. There is nothing comparable to a Microcenter around, not even close.
I really miss this about PC building. I remember when I built my first PC and going to stores that sold PC components to buy everything... being able to hold the product, and there's just something about being able to do that, that's missing from PC building for those of us without a MC.
That's something I miss as well. When I use to live down South in S. Florida, I could go to CompUSA shop and be home assembling my computer within an hour with drivetime included. Have an issue, be back to the store with new component in 30 minutes. Now I can only shop online and if there is an issue, it's phone calls and a good week or more to get replacements.
Even if I tried to go to a Microcenter, they are all a 5-hour drive and then a 5-hour drive back. So, a good 11-12 hours on top of having to use toll roads to get there for half the journey. God, forbid I get the machine home and there is an issue, and I have to drive back for new parts. Funny there are 5 stores within 30 minutes of each other but none upstate where I am located.
@@robertfrederick7125 It is a major source of comfort to know that you can take a faulty component back and get a replacement. It's terrible to think your system could be out of action for a week or 3 while you're waiting for the exchange/refund process to complete.
I agree. Online shopping, while saving us money sometimes, robs us of this magical part of the PC system building process.
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Microcenter is one of a very few stores that's still fun to browse in. I like being able to see the physical size of things and compare them with other items in the same category. I also learn about a new product or tech when I'm there.
We desperately need a Micro Center in the Pacific NW!
I got to shop at their Cleveland store when I built my PC a few years ago, and with Fry's going under years ago, we're in a massive tech parts desert here.
Even if they put one in Seattle, I know a lot of people where I live in Portland would drive 3 hours up there to get stuff.
My kids live in central Colorado and have to drive to Denver to get to that one, but they are in agreement with me that it is worth it. I live in St Paul, MN and my Microcenter is 25 min away
I remember when the greater Cleveland area had 3 MicroCenters.
I've only ever been to Best Buy before and micro center always sounds way way way better like no contest level better.
@@bland9876 I will not step foot into a best buy for anything computer related.
This! Why is there not one in Seattle? (or Redmond even)
Can't wait for the MicroCenter here in Miami to open on 8/23/24!
Really got to give props to Microcenter to supporting Jay and the team because god knows sponsorships aren’t easy especially with all the various drama happening. 😊😊😊
A few weeks ago my daughter informed me she needed a new laptop for college. I told her I would meet her at Micro Center after her shift at work, so I went a bit early to browse. When she walked through the front door, I said "Welcome to nerd heaven!" lol!
And she rolled here eyes ? 😁
@@HappyDude1 As I recall it was more of a head shake. Same effect.
And you came home with a laptop and what else?
@@Shadow_Banned_Conservative Nothing, only because the last time I came home with a Mac Mini and a UPS.
Looking at someone shopping at a Micro Center is the second best thing in the world after ...you get to shop in a Micro Center.
Just so you know, depending on the case that coolermaster vertical mount can take up fewer slots, there’s a plate on the back that can be removed that allows you to use only the top three or four slots by mounting it higher (which can interfere with some tall AIO blocks). That usually does leave a slot unobstructed on full ATX boards.
is there a list of compatible cases any where?
@@sopcannon I don't know, it's designed to be universal and SHOULD fit in any standard ATX case with full size expansion slots. Compatibility for the mode I'm talking about depends more on CPU cooler geometry than case geometry since it's really just shifting the graphics card further up.
Microcenter is my grown-up toy store. Wish it wasn't a couple hours away, but probably a good thing for my bank account that it is. Microcenter is the only reason I look forward to a Doctor's appointment I have about every 6 months in the St. Louis area because it gives me the excuse to go to my "toy store" afterward for my reward. lol.
I've got the Alienware monitor a few months ago but the DWF version. It was my first oled, and I'm very happy with it. I got it on a good sale and it was only like $780 which was amazing for what I got
Micro Center needs to open up a store in the old Fry's Electronics store in Woodland Hills, CA.
I dont remember who took over the space of the old Fry's in Burbank but that place was HUGE. I only managed to go there once during college but I loved that place
@@sotnasyajThe 1950s sci-fi aesthetic was great. What other store had a UFO crashed into the front of the building?
Same goes for Wilsonville OR , as at this point, there’s no tech stores outside of a couple of mom and pops places in Oregon or Idaho (except for Best Buy, of course but) And I really do miss it, especially when I’m needing one or two small things to finish some bills , and not being able to browse for maybe a better option on a store floor anymore
Same in Las Vegas!
My old Fry’s is still a huge dark abandoned building with the parking lot entries fenced off. So sad!
We sooooo need something like this in the U.K closest we have is a company called Overclockers and they have 1 store in the entire country! 250 miles from me. Micro centre would make a fortune from me alone if they went international.
Dang, that's like 2/3rds of the way across the country. Lol.
@joshuadelaughter7968 depends on which direction, but yea. Their store is in a place called Stoke-on-trent. I'm in the south their in the north.
Same here in canada, I'm in montreal and the closest thing is like in alberta.
@@thesaviour9950 Dang, rough. Well I live in the Chicago suburbs and the closest one to me is about an hour (50 miles) away. But by US standards, that's not too bad.
@@joshuadelaughter yea, your road network makes ours look like the outback in Australia lol.
We need a microcenter like shop in the UK.
Closest we ever got was Currys...
@@JMUDoc Curry's is rubbish and nothing like Micro Centre, let's be honest. And Overclockers is crap also.
@@JMUDoc we used to have Maplins. Before they went bust.
Agreed. PC World is such a disappointment.
There is it is called Scan Computers. It is a great store and you can order online.
You're going to LOVE the Alienware screen. It's incredible
Omg the noctua bit had me laughing 😂
Microcenter needs to have a store in any city/area that has 1M or more people.
That and place them in easily accessible areas. There’s two in NYC and only one is close enough to the subway while the other one is more isolated and from what I heard it’s hard to spot when you get there.
As someone who lives out of state to the nearest MicroCenter that "28th" store accessible online through Amazon was a *MASSIVE* shout out! I can't emphasize that enough! What a hidden gem!!!
Build…in…Phoenix!!
Same. Rip Fry's Electronics. While it wasn't near as cool as Microcenter at least we had something.
How they don't have a Microcenter in Phoenix is beyond me
pittsburgh*
We need more competition. It feels like Mirco Center is a monopoly.
Way...too...HOT!
Now we need a Crossover Multiversestyle when Noctua meets hawk tuah! 😂
3:02 Phil, you should just put a blown up picture of Nick (coconutmonkey) looking huge like "10gig nick!"
Mr. Jason I just want to pop into here and tell you I have learned so much from watching you, back in like 2013ish, I stumbled upon your videos with if I remember correctly a 4th gen Intel i5 and an AMD 270x pre built PC that I spend around 500 dollars on, but for me it was the start of a huge adventure in learning and building PC's.. I was inspired because I thought man, My hands are huge I cant build computers.. Here I am now in 2024 with a 12900k and a 4080 Strix and I cant believe how far your channel, AND PC Technology has come. Keep doing what you do and love your life man, Thanks!
When I switch residences and moved to another state I literally took into account that it HAS to have a micro center! 🤣
I'm from Boston and I'm very lucky to have a microcenter 2 miles away.
I love it too Jay, I wish we had one in Pittsburgh, driving 2 1/2 hours to Columbus is ugh.
live in Indiana, did the same... thankfully we got one open in Indy now, so closer.
Yea they really need to open more of these
I literally have 4 microcenters near me, one of them walking distance. Actually 5 if you count North Jersey lol
Charleston WV. The closest one is a day trip for sure. Would like to take a couple grand and just go do it one day and see what happens lol
A friend had mentioned Micro Center a few months ago, then I watched your video on Saturday. After watching your video I went to Micro Center on Sunday and looked at pre builds and then I went to the build you own. Wow my experience went very well and the people I spoke with were very knowledgeable. I ended up going with building a system and I feel very comfortable with my decision. Thank you for making this video.
You should just make a film studio in the back of the center and just set up Jayztwocent Microcenter office with the amount of time you guys are at this store lmao
I love MicroCenter because like you said it’s about an hour drive and those bundles are great. I just built my son a computer in May and hit some great bundle that saved me almost $400 on the entire build
Alienware's newer monitors have been rock solid. Currently on a AW3821DW and my dad has my older AW3418DW. Both have been great. Highly recommend.
Bring Microcentre to Canada.
i went to my first microcenter which was the madison heights one when i was on vacation last week. that was a lot fun looking around at all the stuff on display
That's my local Micro Center! Hope you had fun in the area.
We need a microcenter in Arizona
Eh, I’d like them more if there was one near me.
Eh
I have two Microcenters within 2 hours of my home. Although I wish one was closer, they are still close enough to be viable yet far enough way to be a blessing for my financial stability.
I used to live in the East Bay of California. While I have no experience (beyond that lived vicariously through your videos) with Microcenter, it reminds me a lot of my visits to Fry's. Maaaaaan, to say I felt as giddy as a kid on cristmas whenever I had an excuse to go there would be a colossal understatement. I'm seriously thinking of taking a trip to Miami for the opening of their Microcenter.
Microcenter is an order of magnitude better than Frye's.
In the bay area there's a store called central computers. It's like a microcenter. Personally I felt like they had a better variety or more appealing stuff than microcenter
You know there is a Microcenter in Socal. I know thats not exactly a drive one would want to make often but it's way closer than Miami
Mircocenter is opening a new store in Santa Clara,CA late 2024
Arizona needs a microcenter.
wonder what switch your running because most switches can run 10G and anything under it just fine. I did say most you could have one that doesn't but it's unlikely
This
Thats what I was thinking, Ive never heard of a switch that cant negotiate down
Came here to ask this as well.
Yep, also was curious about this.
This is probably my biggest pet peeve.
They don't carry commercial /business grade kit.
The fastest switch they carry is 10GbE and Rick M won't allow special orders.
Dude, when I built my 7800X3D system, a year or so ago, the B650E Steel Legend is what I settled on. It drove me nuts that no one was reviewing it. I can't really do any overclocking, X3D limitations, but the board has been super solid and Asrock has really surprised me.
27 Micro Centers, all of the in the US. And a big middle-finger to Canada and the rest of the world.
The problem with Canada is that all their stock would need to be Canadian versions, aka has to have French on everything. This means they couldn't leverage their US stock and supply chain savings.
@@darinritchie166 None of the computer components I've ever bought in a store have been bi-lingual. Exactly how they get away with it, I'm not sure.
RIP Deepcool. I grabbed a few of the AK400's and still have a unused on on hand. For a cheap air cooler, it really punches above it's class. It shows the Hyper 212 (any kind) their back bumper. It's amazing.
I don’t feel bad Themarlright is better anyways
Jay spent more on one motherboard than my whole system costs
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I really wish they'd put one in Pittsburgh because there is no f'ing way I'm going to Philly.
Lol, I never realized how big the state of Pennsylvania actually is. I can drive to Richmond Virginia faster than I can drive to Pittsburgh lol
The store in Rockville would probably be about the same drive.
@@angryplaydoh Rockville store is about 30 minutes closer to me but I still don't want to drive over 3 hours just to go to Microcenter.
@@RadioactiveLobster i can understand. Rockville, Parkville, and Fairfax are all about an hour from me. But somehow I still manage to end up there a couple of times a year.
Columbus is about half of the distance, slightly less than a 3 hr. drive
I was there for the first time last week. Man I felt like a kid at a candy store. They have a ton of motherboards in stock as well for any computer component you might need pretty much.
*Broooo can Phoenix just get a Micro Center already!? 😭😭*
I mean, we in a desert out here, pun intended. The nearest microcenter is LA...............
At least everywhere there was a Frys for starters. Frys went from good to garbage to gone leaving a Microcenter size hole in my need for tech :)
@@jonathonschott *Facts. 5th most populous city in the U.S. and we still have nothing after Frys went out of business lol*
@@-Headbanger-and Phoenix and surrounding areas are growing. Even with Intel multi billion dollar investment and expansion.
@@acepine3503 We have been referred to as the Silicon Dessert
Microcenter came in clutch back then when the 3080s came out sure I had to go 3 days in a row but was worth gettig the TUF back before ASUS was having issues
Microcenter is pretty decent these days
If mb vendors were smart, they'd stop with the built-in RJ45 and switch to either onboard SFP+ or SFP28 so you can step up as you go, whether it's RJ45 or LC fiber. The transceivers (I use ipolex) can give you 1/2.5/5/10gb and with SFP28 even 25gb (fiber only).
I wish my nearest store was closer, bit its definitely worth the drive.
I gotta cross a whole ocean, count yourself lucky! 💀
I really enjoy that you get product from Microcenter, not because of the sponsorship bias, but because it actually represents the REAL products the end users will get. As much as manufacturers say they won't, I'm absolutely convinced CPU+GPU media units are golden samples
The funny thing about the New York & New Jersey MC's are that they are relatively close to one another loo. It makes no sense why they were built like that. But I'm not complaining.
I adore Microcenter. Being in the store makes it incredibly difficult to resist a product that's just slightly beyond my budget. Yesterday, at the Mayfield Heights, Ohio location, I had to pass up a hard drive in favor of a 4060ti. Unfortunately, the card was dead on arrival as it was an open-box item. Which brings me to the hassle free returns. BEST store ever! It reminds me of the old "CompUSA" stores on steroids!
They recently broke my PC in the repair department….they had to replace the components but they lied initially about the damage. They were ready to hand over the PC to me until I noticed physical damage. Then I heard them joking about it. This happened at the Tustin location.
7:42 Jay, "You gotta Noctua, and spit on that thang!"
Man, there is a spot out here in Wilsonville OR (about 20 mins from Portland) where a frys electronics used to be and that would make a prefect spot for a micro center! Same thing in So cal in the City of Industry off the 60 fwy where the old frys electronics was.
I've been to that Wilsonville building when it was Fry's many times. I always thought it was my tech mecca, due to the dome shape reminding me of a mosque. One of my best friends used to work there too.
7:24 xD Never change Jay, never change.
Good to see Jayz saying what I been saying for years, Taichi motherboards are some of the best if not the best motherboard models out there...
I want a microcenter near me. I grew up with Fry's, which is failing (or failed). Microcenter would be amazing, even if it was not as large as this one. I hope Microcenter can keep expanding, I wish them the best of luck.
I have that DW monitor and I love it. It'd super fast and has no motion blur or lag.
Finally we got one in Miami just in time to cancel my PC part orders and bought them here for cheaper :D
It is nice being only 5 minutes from a Microcenter 😁
I've had that panel for about a year. It's great. My first one did fail though. The screen died. It took a little trouble shooting with support to confirm the dead panel but after that, I had the new panel either the next day or the day after that.
No time limits on the shopping! I like the rambly videos where serendipity leads you to interesting products. At any rate it always becomes an interesting discussion.
Micro Center! PLEASE PLEASE, expand into Canada!
Microcenter is wonderful. I don't get a change to get to one often, but they are the store Fry's wishes they had been. I know everyone wants then to open new stores everywhere, but that's a trap more than one retailer has fallen into. Given the dollar value of the inventory they carry, every new store puts financial load on the company. They also need to make sure to hire the sort of staff that the current stores have. Some of it is training, but most staff I've interacted with exude enthusiasm and seem to genuinely enjoy their job. You can't train that.
If your still using the Mikrotik switch that switch is 1/2.5/5/10g ports, so it would work with 2.5g
you could use the x670e taichi carrera and use one of those slim pcie riser cables and mount the 10Gig nic somewhere different in your case. It would also be covered by the GPU, if it would be mounted vertically.
The Tustin store has been my favorite store for years even that Fry's was only 10 minutes away in Fountain Valley.
I used to live by a Microcenter in Kansas City until I moved. I miss going there a lot. On the other hand, my wallet is happier. I can't go in there without $500 dollars diapering from my wallet. It's a kid in the candy store, and I can't say no. Good to know I can buy on amazon, didn't know they had their deals there.
I chose the MSI X670e MEG ACE over the Aorus Extreme, 10gb ethernet, Better PCI-e 5 lanes, great M.2 support. Have had zero issues for the last 3 months, soon going to water cool.
Yeah it’s a good motherboard, just expensive.
I can only dream of going to a Microcenter as I'm Australian, Jay filling his trolley with sponsored items blew my mind. Nirvana.
You got the like from me just for shaking the Noctua box!! I went around the KC Microcenter the other day doing exactly that until I found one that didn't rattle and bought it.
Ah, man, I really envy you. No, not of getting sponsors and stuffs, but strolling to one of the best IT shops! I can really lose myself in there looking at all the cool gadgets and drooling all over the shiny parts. Wish they venture out of US and into other country. Oh well, have fun. I really really like your show.
We need Microcenters in Canada !!! the store look so nice and big.
I will be very happy when Micro Center is finally back.. in my area.
I remember buying 360K floppy discs from them when they were MEI/Micro Center and advertised in Computer Shopper. Back when Computer Shopper was bigger than most phone books. When we used phone books...
Lordy, I'm getting old.
I do enjoy seeing these videos out and about in Micro Center.
Micro Center is a 2.5 hour drive from where I live. Still make a trip a few times a year. Have to save back for those trips lol. I can spend hours in there (and do)!!
That marble MB…..damn I wish you would have splurged so I can live vicariously through you!
I used to do all online shopping for PC stuff, but some coworkers convinced me to check out microcenter, and now I go there first and get my PC parks there. Talk about a tech heaven!
Phil should of put Nick's face on screen every time J said NIC lol
I go there all the times but never met JTC. One day.
My first PC (486SX33) was from Tustin MC. Lots of good memories from there.
I miss being able to go to a Micro Center store had two of them close by in Delaware. Now that I live in Wisconsin and don’t have a vehicle I can’t even go look. I have to do anything planning through online only. I was gonna have a builders contest for viewers where they could come and chance to build their dream system. I have some kind of contest for the winner so they could take it home.
My last three boards have been Gigabyte because they always seem to be best bang for buck! Have had zero problems with them too.
they are opening one an hour away from me in Santa Clara, CA ! So if you live in the bay area just know around october of this year it should be opening !
Every couple of weeks a must have new motherboard! 😮
I grabbed that same monitor and I've had no problems. My main thing was I do like gaming in HDR and to be even close to HDR you have to have a minimum 1000 nits and 10bit color. Not that True400/600 bs. On top of that really wanting and OLED and that one being QD-OLED I'm super happy with how everything looks and haven't had any problems.
The only technical annoyance is apparently you can't upgrade the firmware yourself from what I remember you have to send it in because of the GSYNC Ultimate Module in it. But I haven't seen a need to.
Is there a specific reason you went with the DW instead of the DWF monitor? I went with the DWF so I could update it as Alienware came out with firmware's. I also have a 4090 by Galax and it works great! Oh, and we finally got a Micro Center in Charlotte NC and can't wait to visit! I live aprox 45 min drive towards the mountains so it's not far from home.
I like going to Microcenter. So many goodies. I like to use their Inland filament because it prints really well.
So excited they’re coming back to NorCal!!!!
I have a micro center that’s 20 mins from my house & it’s heaven😂👌🏽
Heading down to California at the end of the month, cant wait to make my pilgrimage to the holy land in Tustin!
I wish Amazon South Africa would stock a wider range of PC parts similar to Micro Center's inventory.
and dont forget the bawls energy drink on the way out
Jay I have been leaving comments on all my favorite PC related content channels such as this one, on having a Micro Center build here in AZ. We do not have one and would the dream, the closets one is in Tustin CA and that is 6 hour drive from where I reside. Also keep up the fine and exquisite content that you provide my good sir.
Being close to the Minnesota store it’s to the point I’m on a first name basis with one of the general managers and a few of the advisors, tech heaven absolutely