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I bought a whole PC gaming setup in a box from CostCo. Can you actually buy a decent gaming PC from Cost Co?
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www.costco.ca/.product.245050...
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Dawid after getting dual slot ram:
Finally, inner peace
Congrats on ur 192nd like
@Kenn Honson X yes
4 + 8 will not be dual channel
Balance has been restored.
Two ram sticks does not always mean dual channel. In this case no, this is not dual channel
Finally dual channel RAM. His curse has been cured.
"CURSE HAS BEEN LIFTED"
But,only 12.......
12 gb is a weird config. Afaik, there are no 6gb ddr4 ram stick much more 2x6gb ddr4 ram sticks. That prebuilt is most likely 4+8gb ram config.
@@rzpogi
Probably...
2 slots....
So far, only the Lenovo PC's are the best deal at Costco. But they are so freaking rare, they are like gold.
replying on my legion tower 5 from costco lol
@@4lexxTV oof. must've had bad luck.
Kinda sus
And I'm here with a Lenovo Legion Tower too... But from Best Buy. So far though it isn't bad for such a system tho the Cpu cooling isn't great and the mb firmware is an oof and there's single channel ram and the PSU is a mixed bag (400 W wtf, but it's a 80+ Gold) but the case is very nice and filled to the brim with airflow, lighting is nice for the showiness, the motherboard doesn't look like shit, there's tempered glass, yeah the case is good lol. The GPU currently doesn't look bad too, and the Cpu cooler, at least is pretty quiet for such a cooler, it's so much less noisier than the jet engine of my now not mine laptop. Or many prebuilts.
Comparing to this computer in the video, it has its issues indeed, but the motherboard seems to be a standard ATX motherboard and everything else about it... is the same. It may be crud but it is one of the most upgradable OEM PCs, which is rare. Just like dual channel ram ugh. And the case, once again, isn't bad, it's got also areas to stuff cables too, so you can use non modular PSUs in the future without pain.
So that's my mini first impression "review," now I need to see if Linux and games run well on it.
@@roundduckkira you probably got a different model. I got the legion tower 5 with an i5 10400 and a 1660 super and dual channel 16gb of ram from costco. it was for $899, it's the best deal I've seen so far
8:11 ahh yes, the classic “Fra Cry 5”
Same writers as This Old House.
@Legendary super Vegeta I know, but the video says Fra
Fro srue he wsa spelling in Welsh?
“I don’t care if you’re gonna have to mortgage your kids or whatever” 😂😂 Dawid, you’re gonna be a great dad some day
@Donavin Schlosser damn that’s deep
@Donavin Schlosser I’m not Form the states, can you please explain what you mean?
I mean least they won't have e-waste peripherals
Well he said that he wanted to make babies with the HP, so.... maybe the HP is an escort?
Can't wait to mortgage those little bastards. 😅
Love that feeling in tarkov
*Randomly shoots at enemies direction*
“Oh I killed him”
Haha!! Yeah.
Honestly the 75hz freesync monitor made so much sense because I felt like youd be around 80fps in most demanding games with those specs. Honestly im impressed by this budget build, Its not bad.
its performing about 2x better than my RTX 3060 ti alienware pre build.....
@@whytry4682 sounds like you need to turn on max fans for maximum spaceship sounds
@@mikeymaiku xD i sold that shit, built a better one for half the price.
@@whytry4682 ye alienware was pretty nice when it was like 2010 or so
today its crazy overpriced an d shit
probably because of all the sponsorships with crappy esports teams
The keyboard works! you just ran out of stamina in game 🤣
Hahaha!!! Yeah that was my bad.
The keyboard and mouse are still terrible for gaming though. 😁
9:10 - feeling personally called out with an average room temp of 13°C
I am the ice man
You much live far north, as an Aussie I would freeze
@@mahootissherlockis2055 Upstate New York, I don't know how far North people consider that, but the mountains are nice.
@@mahootissherlockis2055 lmao
Only 13? My Room tempature goes down to -1 just because i want It to go that low
Holy and I thought 60-70 F was cold
This is literally the exact PC that I walked by through my local Walmart while shopping for groceries.
hurry return the groceries and get the pc, eating is for poor pesants
@Kenn Honson X LOL okay bro
@@benjaminbell1561 what is it? 😂
Yeah $599 in most Walmarts, but without the monitor (still comes with the Quality E-Waste Peripherals, though...)
@@digitalis2977 There was one for about less than $500, included a 1660 super graphics card, was sold out when i took a look at it
12GB of RAM is always BS in my book. Yes you loose some performance vs true dual ch (it's technically in flex mode with 8GB and 4GB sticks) but that's minor and the thing is really what's the cost difference between a 4GB stick and an 8GB stick for a company like HP? 10 bucks? Maybe 15 bucks? Just put 16GB in it!
love how dell is its own section in the bad experience thingy
Did you just tell me my kids might get pawned on the internet? CHUMMMM LEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Kenn Honson X rather immature to troll someone perhaps you might grow up at some point
Nope I knew it was a birth defect. But I Google it to see if it was a game which it was not. Why you said that I had no idea.
Haha!! My bad
@@DawidDoesTechStuff Dawid + Costco = tech comedy in bulk
@Kenn Honson X you basta........
(3:55) I called the adoption agency and there is a young orphaned HP named ‘Bob’ (good background - a solid stick of RAM passed down from each parent) and he’s looking for someone to call ‘dad’. We’re going to meet him later today.
Oooh! That's exciting.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stfu
Here’s the thing about money, money does not equal to happiness, it will never make u happy in fact money has never made a man happy nor will it. There’s nothing on its nature to produce happiness. Materialism is not the most important thing in life it doesn’t have to be but wait i know what ur asking urself right now “What will bring me happiness if money doesn’t?” and the answer is quite simple.
*A* *GT* *710*
The best gpu on the market
@@tobeynegsyourfavoriteverse but even a GT710 is materialistic & you need money to buy one & the rest of the PC & periferals to use it
Hello, this is in reference to the non-vesa monitor. Something I recently learned is there are mounting adaptors available for non-vesa monitors. It's not the most ideal solution, but if you bought a non-vesa monitor it's a great solution for being able to mount it. Just search non-vesa mount adaptor and you'll get a few. For my use case, it was hugely worth it.
“You can just turn it sideways and put the monitor on top for one of those retro gaming setups.” - the grin after that got me.
The flashback at 2:25 was amazing👍
😁
"we're gonna fire this system up, and see how diseased it is " - Dawid 2021
😄
better joke(puns to my grave): we’re going to fire this system up, and see how flammable it is
I just started watching you yesterday and your already one of my favorite CZcamsrs and this video is great for me cause I was thinking of getting a hp pavilion.
8:13 "Fra Cry".
I love fra cry i play it all the day, everywhere. Fra Cry is just... sooo good.
Big fan of fra cry 5 myself.
No but seriously, love these videos.
Was just about to comment. Must be a bootleggers edition. XD
thanks for being serious though
Fra Cry is teh Best!
Yeah fra cry 5 is great. I think it all started to go down hill a bit with fra cry 6 though. 😔
I much prefer TGA 5 and Nitefort. Brilliant and hilarious video yet again. Keep em coming!
2:25 this caught me og guard 💀💀💀💀😭😭😭 it's weird I had earphones in and it went from ear to ear
yes
That took surprisingly long to do. 😅
Built a gaming PC out of a HP desktop and apart from it pitching a fit about not being able to detect the USB (they were plugged in but not the original ones) it works like a dream and the heatsink is indeed excellent, nice weight and great performance!
I can't stop watching these now since discovering your channel. I could watch pc guts all day.
"Shenzhen Dumpster"
lmao
Your creative insults for these pieces of ewaste are always the highlight of these videos
I bought an Ibuypower prebuilt from Costco it has an i7 10700F, RTX 2060, 16 GB, 500GB SSD, 2 terabyte HDD. I got the pc for 1,265 USD. I am surprised it still runs with no problems after a few months and I am also surprised at how the price couldn't have been any lower for a prebuilt like this.
It seems like most costco's have ibuypower systems to buy in store only
@@Mischieflful yea fortunately I didn't have to go through a terrible shipping process I bought mine in store
Hey, I appreciate your quality videos and I'm happy that you make such great content. Have a great day!
I love your stuff man. Informative and hella funny 😂 I am now a subscriber 👍
You gotta love the ways dawid describes things. “This display is so thin it looks like it has an eating disorder” 😂 lmao
I’m beginning to wonder if he watches to much “The Family Guy”.
@@jobanski what's wrong with you lol stop 😂
Because eating disorders are funny right?
@@chrisfoley908 exactly 😈
@@chrisfoley908 correct
What’s impressive is the advanced sound acoustics built into the wall behind you!
I'm surprised how much fps it got in some games
I'm exited to see this aliexpress gaming build, I've always wondered about AliExpress computers / phones.
My 84 year old nan brought the same system! She thought it was a great deal because it came with everything she needed ( to scroll Facebook lol ) but now I think she’s secretly playing fortnite on this bad boi
@Marlo underrated comment
Only cool people have a Facebook scrolling setup 😎
PMSL😎😎😎
@@AssyrioChaldean Facebook moms be like
Swipe the 1650super and plug the display into the onboard hdmi jkjk lmao….unless
They way he describes "e waste peripherals" is just out of the limit 😂
E waste peripherals - "I regret being made and sent to this mans house" Lmao
HP purposely provides junk keyboard and mouse bundle. So that people will buy their HyperX stuff. HP just bought HyperX from Kingston.
Those poor little bastards.
@Kenn Honson X no
It's good to Know you are actually being supervised by an adult Dawid....Keep him working hard Anna....love the work you two do.....
Always good to be kept in line. 😁
6:51 I genuinely thought you said, Lost Pause. I was like "WHAT!? Noble has deal with HP!?" 🤣
i actually got that bundle for xmas as my first pc and i LOVE it!
Although i already had one other monitor and got some razer keyboard and mouse
I love seeing Dawids channel grow. When I subbed, he was around 55k subs. I'm so proud 🥲
That's awesome! Thanks for sticking around so long. 👍
@@DawidDoesTechStuff the content you put up makes it easy 💗
Dawid:. "How much bloat?"
Hp: "Yes"
I really enjoyed your commentary for parents at the end. It's easy to trash pre-built systems, so it's nice to see you go in another direction.
Yep... I'm almost there myself but not yet (kids pcs). Today, the basic new standard is a 1080/1660 ... maybe in a few years the new standard will be include RTX series - for the same price as the pc in this video - lol
This is the best video I've seen all day, And I've been watching CZcams for 4 hours. lol.
Sometimes Dawid just makes the world go round
"Proprietary Garbage." LMAO. Like checking into a Brothel wearing a chastity device that only your wife has the key for.
Some people are into that 🤔
@@wordsmith451 that is true. People actually pay for HELL.. remember Pentium D?
Why does that sound really hot..
@@Kyharra down bad today are we?
@@firefox144 always ;)
It is a perfect exsample of "Don't judge a book by its cover". 👍👍 Well done!
Seems to work pretty well!
I literally am at a position I don't care whether it has anything to do with me I watch the video cause the content is sooo goood and it is obvious he is loving doing it aswell
Love the content been watching for about 6 months now, keep it coming Dawid. I already know a lot about PCs already but I always get good healthy laugh out of your videos too 🤣
You gave me an idea to see if I can get my hands on an old Amiga 2000 case and do a build in that 😊
I had something similar back in 2017 and it also had duel channel 😱 HP isn’t too bad when it comes to budget prebuilts tbh, enjoyed that bad boy for like a year with an upgrade to 12gb of ram
12GB of ram isn't actually dual channel since the DIMM sizes are miss-matched. IIRC this is an intel specific feature called FLEX mode, which basically means that your ram will run in dual channel mode up until 8GB (2*4GB), any ram address allocation after will be done in single channel. YMMV though
Always a good day when Dawid uploads
Dawid has quickly become one of my favorite "techtubers" whenever I see a new video I click right away.
Yeah, lines like "mortgage your kids" make it worth it 🤣
same
I was somewhat happy with my prebuilt until I started watching these vids. My pc looks like some of what you find. I just wish I knew enough about pc to see or find an issues to help it run better..lol
About to watch, will update if I see 1 stick ram.
[Update: Dual Channel Ram! Grats to CostCo and HP!]
POG
Time for some HP baby making
Pof
WOW dual channel and good cooling that very rare more rare than me getting a girl friend
Good CPU cooling* sorry to be *that guy.* Also.... F.
4 + 8 will not be dual channel
@@gernblanston4956 Some Intel boards now support "Flex Mode" where the amount of memory in the smaller DIMM will run in dual channel with the first X gigabytes from the second stick. Then the remaining RAM will run in single channel. So in this HP's case, 4+4 GB in dual channel, and the last 4 in single. Definitely not ideal, but better than nothing.
www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005657/boards-and-kits.html
@@gernblanston4956 Also if the sticks don't have the same speed it will operate at the slower speed stick.
I know for HP monitors you can get an adaptor for Vesa mounting! It cost me around $15 for the adaptor and then $25 for the mount itself
Thoughts & Prayers for the power delivery
That system has a 8+4GB memory config which utilizes a technology called Intel Flex Memory Access. The first 8GB of that 12GB runs in dual channel, but anything past 8GB ram usage will run in single channel. This can possibly explain some of the bigger frame dips in more demanding titles.
Thx. When I heard 12 gigs of dual channel ram I was like but they can't have a uneven number for dual channel. Never heard of it.
12GB would be "hybrid dual channel", I don't think there are any 6GB modules.
Exactly!
I was so confused seeing two sticks and after he said 12Gb,I was like "say what?"
@@TheChudoviste yup, one 4GB and one 8GB stick = 4+4GB dual channel, the rest single (if the motherboard/chipset allows it, otherwise just single, i have seen motherboards refuse dual channel just because the sticks were of different brand (and perhaps timing), but same size and speed.)
@@TheChudoviste on older premium Intel CPU's (Nahelem and such) 12GB could have been a valid amount as they would have 3 memory channels, however not applicable on todays CPUs (afaik).
Exact same box design that came with my gaming laptop that was $600 I got almost 2 months ago..for 1080p gaming it’s pretty great...and I just use hdmi out for big screen gaming...Mine has 16 gb dual channel and 2 ssd drives one nvme (stock) and a standard ssd I added. Coming from a dad who games on switch...this is great.
I actually saw one of these in Wal-Mart. It intrigued me as I'm in the market for a PC and the last PC I built was in 2010 and I haven't kept up on anything really. Still debating wether I should build my own or buy a prebuilt (and this HP doesn't seem bad).
With my current knowledge I should probably just buy the prebuilt but I know at some point I'm going to want to add to it (most likely aftermarket cooling). A huge drawback is no CD/DVD Rom, I still have tons of disc filled with music in FLAC and other data.
Well this video answers some of my questions, especially about that HP I was looking at in Walmart. So thanks Dawid. Also somehow your videos started getting recommended to me when I had started thinking about maybe just buying a prebuilt. What does the algorithm know ? How does it do It ? Well anyways guess I'll finally subscribe now.
Edit : I also already have a monitor just like the HP one. Same size, does 75hz, A tiny bit different looking but the same I/O and the same problems as mine is on a stack of books. Using the PC underneath is a great idea and will probably be what I do when I get one.
Buying a usb to dvd drive adapter, you can use dvds and cds on your pc!
How long have you been waiting to fit that Zoolander reference in? AHAHAHAHAHA had me on the floor laughing!
Haha!! It's always a good day when you can squeeze a zoolander reference into a video. 😅
I have had David's channel subscribed for a while but never got to watch too many videos. India is currently having the worst pandemic phases in the world and we are currently in lockdown but I have been binge watching David's videos for the past couple of days and somehow it relaxes me and also makes me a bit happy amidst all the uncertainties that this lockdown might have.
Thanks David.
I have to say I love all the ribbing you do of Linus on the channel with ancient clips of him and baby faced pictures.
Timely and appropriate book recommendation.
Finally gets his dual channel setup :)
Its a pair of mismatched dimms :(
Dat "FRA CRY 5" @ 8:13. Loved it.
"proprietary garbage" REALLY FREAKED ME OUT!
Much love for the „Fra Cry” game tests 😆
Costco pulls through once again!
...now if only they had free sample of their tech too.
You can't have dual channel with 8GB+4GB, because both memory sticks need to be of the same size. Sometimes speed (frequency) and latency (timings) need to be the same for dual channel to work properly.
you'll effectively get the lesser of the two.
I think they are both 6 gb sticks
I picked up this exact system as a secondary office PC. Upgraded the RAM to faster 16 gig dual channel, put in a 2TB HDD and a 2nd 500 gig ssd (came with the 500 gig stock). I'm very happy with it I have to say. Plays anything on max settings in 1080p
Also, the stock mouse/kb is indeed junk. Picked up a deathadder essential and a red dragon keyboard for $60.
a fair and honest review thank you
Ah, my favorite game, Fra Cry 5
I have a pretty much the same PC, just with an i3-10100 and only 8gbs of ram and for 599, I’m mainly a console gamer and this does more than enough, the only game I really play is TF2 and this pc handles it great even at 4K
If you want to turn the green front panel light off or adjust the speed or pattern of the lights "pulse", download "Omen command center / Omen gaming hub".
It may already be installed on your PC, but from comments I've read it's not installed on all the gaming PCs with green lights.
@@thepezfeo I’ve actually already done that lol
I have almost the same monitor but with VESA mounts and a much better stand that feels like you could use it as a weapon during the zombie apocalypse.
4:07 - that right stick ram is used lol, you can tell by the discoloration compare to the left ram which is new
Well, if it's 12gb, then only 4+4gb is using dual channel, the remaining 4gb is single channel. This is how flex mode works
How many sticks of ram did u see? I saw 2, which means it’s 8+4 gig setup which is not dual channel ram... anything that tells u otherwise is a lie
@@1wasinAlpha Well, then intel official spec is a lie :P Flex mode was introduced back in LGA 775 times
@@TheJAADF yep cause 4+4 dual channel PLUS 4 gig single channel has no apparent advantage over 8 gig dual channel which is a waste really and the 8+4 setup’s 8 gig dual channel is actually slower than regular 8 gig dual channel due to more processing... so yeah it’s not a dual channel
@@1wasinAlpha from the 12 gigs, the 8 that work in dual channel, work as fast as in 4+4 GB sticks, and the remaining single channel 4gb are still waaay faster than hitting page file.
@@1wasinAlpha you don't seem to understand how unequal ram sizes work, there are more then one reputable channel that has covered this so feel free to watch and come back, otherwise tomasz hasn't said anything that's wrong
"What is this, a gaming setup for ants ?" - I'm dead.
I like Ur fluffy face
@Dregg er I don't wanna hear your excuses!, The Computer has to be ........atleast 3 times bigger than this
@@thealien_ali3382 Here’s the thing about money, money does not equal to happiness, it will never make u happy in fact money has never made a man happy nor will it. There’s nothing on its nature to produce happiness. Materialism is not the most important thing in life it doesn’t have to be but wait i know what ur asking urself right now “What will bring me happiness if money doesn’t?” and the answer is quite simple.
*A* *GT* *710*
The best gpu on the market
@@tobeynegsyourfavoriteverse 🤣🤣
best book ever, 1984. changed my life. Dawid, thank you for what you do.
Dawid's Dyslexia kicked in at 8:11
"Fra cry 5"
Considering the price of graphics cards these days, this is a reasonable entry point for PC gaming. You can save up to upgrade the peripherals overtime.
No it's not. This shit is basically throw it straight in the trash in two years.
Just buy an Xbox, you can get one straight from M$ pretty easy and it will only set you back $500, and you can still get that nice mouse and keyboard and plug straight into xbox, will work fine for Warzone. Xim sells a $50 model now that is really nice, I'd go that route before buying this dumpster fire build with no air flow and that trash power supply, you can burn up in your house with that bullshit.I'm good I'll spend the extra $10. Just buy the console, and save for a nice ATX build. Trust me, you will regret this herpes taint build from hell almost as soon as UPS drops it off on your stoop Ace Ventura style.
nothing in it is upgradeable except the ssd and ram, this is literal e-waste and you could build a gaming pc at the same price if not a little higher, no point in buying this piece of shit
@@rodgerdodger5 I have had this for 2 years. It works great idk if I would call it a piece of shit.
8:11
Fra Cry? lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂 FRA CRY😂😂😂😂😂😂 HE PUT FRA CRY INSTEAD OF FAR😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 IM WEAK 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I CANT BREATHE IM DYING OF LAUGHTER 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 THIS IS THE FUNNIEST COMMENT IVE SEEN TODAY😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"Feels like its designed to turn you into the hunchback of Notre Dame." Gawd damn that gave me a good laugh bro, thats why I love your channel.
Another great review! Love your sense of humor and honesty.
this pc is almost an exact replica of lenovos ideacentre g5 even down to the psu wattage
is that a good thing?
@@ginyu4665 i prefer the lenovo g5 as a buy since its not sold with bs peripherals used to markup the price but the pc is solid for 1080p getting around 100+ frames on r6 on high.
I think they put in the dual channel RAM just for you
Just purchased this to later do a starter build with. Don't play many triple A titles, so ripping out the CPU and GPU to start fresh with later on is not a bad idea imo
I like how he times the music to the explosions in the game testing
I have seen a lot of book reviews in my time, working as an editor, but I never heard anyone claiming Orwell's "1984" to be a borderline erotic experience.
“What is this, a gaming set up for ants?”
The Zoolander reference is gold lol.
I am very glad this PC can handle fra cry and softr well. those are definite games i play often :)
I think you're getting better FPS than I do in Tarkov.
Frick, I gotta upgrade my CPU one of these days.
I'm perfectly happy with most rubbish peripherals, that is as long as they actually work!
These ones don't
My wireless keyboard cost €8 and it's running a €2500 system xD
But if they work then they aren’t rubbish
@@andylines8040 They can be rubbish quality, but still function
Same
"i don't know what shenzhen dumpster they dug these out of" 😭
Probably the dumpster that all the other dumpsters dump their trash 🤣
Started out with an HP prebuilt when I got back into gaming. Only proprietary part was the motherboard. Later upgraded that, RAM, and GPU and have a very good system. HP's cooler on ths 1660 Super is very good as well.
I bought a gaming laptop from Costco and was pleasantly surprised. There is also def something to be said for Costco's customer service. Buying from them gave me an extra year of warranty which came in handy when at almost exactly a year the keyboard on my laptop stopped working. Laptop got fixed and sent back to me, only to have the keyboard stop working again almost a week later. Took it back to them and they ended up swapping out the laptop for a new one. Still have that particular laptop and it's still going strong 4 years later.
As far as I'm concerned, I'd buy this.
IF I HAD THE MONEY THAT IS!
I got curb stomped by spawning in a third world country
@@kanecitizen oof same 💤
I'm from Mexico and I bought the PC saving up money for 2 years lol, it's a lot but I'm very happy
@@sqtisfy I'm super late but congrats!! Patience pays off
@@kanecitizen So, I just came back to this video by chance, and I gotta say... Same here. spawning in a third world country sucks.
"Deep in the annals of the computer."
That sentence confuses and frightens me.
Too many Ns?
He doesn't know what annals means. It means history. So, deep in the history of the computer?
@@VkenshiV I'm guessing that English is not your first language as you missed the joke. Remove one N and think about it.
Loved the haunting montage 🤣
Really felt that “proprietary garbage” line, keep it simple!