Surprise Computer Engineering Classroom Upgrade at Micro Center

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  • čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
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    We shot this as a casual video back in March and now, with the school year in full swing, we're releasing it as a special previously unaired episode! Patrick Stone teaches at a local high school for computer engineering, network engineering, programming, and operating system classes while also occasionally contributing testing and documentation to GN on the side. He recently asked the school to upgrade the classroom and submitted a very reasonable proposal -- which they rejected, so we worked with Micro Center to do this instead.
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    00:00 - Sponsorship Switcheroo
    01:28 - Ad Spot
    02:06 - CPUs for School
    05:20 - The School Rejected Upgrades
    06:05 - Road Trip & Parts Studying
    07:00 - We've Arrived
    08:35 - Steve Thinks He Works Here
    09:28 - Motherboard & PSU Shopping
    15:23 - Shopping for SSDs & GPUs
    19:25 - Stone & Steve Wander Aimlessly
    20:50 - Finalizing the Parts
    25:40 - Checking Out
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  • @GamersNexus
    @GamersNexus  Před 4 měsíci +1093

    Stone's class started back in August or so and he just recently caught up with me and said the students completed their first round of builds! These computers will be assembled and disassembled by every class as a teaching tool. Currently, there are enough computers for groups to work on together across multiple class periods! If you live near local schools that have computer education classes, you should consider asking them if they have any use for your retired hardware! Something that's 4 years old and worthless to you might be brand new to them. We're looking forward to upgrading them again in the future!

    • @cmdrclassified
      @cmdrclassified Před 4 měsíci +27

      From Cats to kids, you guys are fucking awesome! We need more people like you in this world!
      Merry Christmas to you and the whole GN team! Much love from Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada. o7

    • @Leo9ine
      @Leo9ine Před 4 měsíci +16

      This is a great idea! Have stacks of old servers and PC parts. Hasn't been worth the time to sell. But there are lots of underfunded schools near me so here we go

    • @jackrabbitping
      @jackrabbitping Před 4 měsíci +5

      Jesus is also Santa Claus who would've thunk!
      Merr Crimb GN team and community

    • @3k3k3
      @3k3k3 Před 4 měsíci +13

      " Something that's 4 years old and worthless to you" HEY, talk nice about my 8600K :-/

    • @erich3784
      @erich3784 Před 4 měsíci +7

      20 builds on a $5000 budget that's $250 per build!! How do you make that work?? 🤔

  • @yommy345
    @yommy345 Před 4 měsíci +1692

    Mr.Stone was THE best teacher I have ever had. Helped me build first PC waaaay back in the day. Had him for Comp Engineering 1, 2 SaS programming, AP Comp Sci, and Independent study. He is the GOAT. These types of things matter because I remember seeing those cool ass PCs in class and being inspired to build one. Gamers Nexus yall are real ones for this.

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 4 měsíci +370

      That's awesome to hear that you took all those classes!

    • @bothellkenmore
      @bothellkenmore Před 4 měsíci +143

      I definitely get the "cool teacher" vibe from Mr Stone.

    • @EhEhEhEINSTEIN
      @EhEhEhEINSTEIN Před 4 měsíci +53

      Our dumbass high-school admins got rid of the computer lab when I was in 9th grade I think(2002ish). Around the same time as the shop class. Home economics was long gone. But there was something poetry related in every English class all 4 years.. It's almost like they didn't want us to know how to do anything useful after graduation.
      All that to say, I envy your education under P Stone.

    • @TennSeven
      @TennSeven Před 4 měsíci +11

      He seems like a great teacher. I had an awesome computer teacher back when I was in high school too (he didn't even teach at my high school, but he held evening and summer courses through other programs) and he changed my life and shaped my future career. This guy reminds me a lot of him. It's great you and others have someone like that in the community to learn from!

    • @bothellkenmore
      @bothellkenmore Před 4 měsíci +10

      @@EhEhEhEINSTEIN That sucks. I found that all my "industrial arts" classes were beneficial to me in my professional life. Even someone who graduates from Stanford might find themselves working for a 20 person startup and building cubicles, cleaning the bathroom, doing shipping/receiving.

  • @coryv5679
    @coryv5679 Před 4 měsíci +1113

    I love how Steve can't even drive 6 hours to a Micro Center without being noticed now.

    • @alexedwards6509
      @alexedwards6509 Před 4 měsíci +377

      To be fair, if there is one place where you could guarantee Steve would be recognised, it would be Wonka world for computer nerds

    • @TheLeftistOwl
      @TheLeftistOwl Před 4 měsíci +58

      I'm honestly surprised he went all the way to Baltimore. There are a few Microcenters around here that are closer than that lol

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 4 měsíci +285

      @@TheLeftistOwl The closer ones did not have the amount of low-end parts we needed.

    • @TheLeftistOwl
      @TheLeftistOwl Před 4 měsíci +42

      @@GamersNexus ah. That makes more sense. Great to see you were in the area!

    • @BeardedFrog
      @BeardedFrog Před 4 měsíci +34

      ​@@alexedwards6509Despite Micro Center being a location that would increase the probability (as well as a few other variables that would increase probability), it's still pretty crazy and surprising just how many people did recognize him. Perhaps even more did, and didn't want to interrupt filming, or were not added to the video itself as well.

  • @somerandomnerd2
    @somerandomnerd2 Před 4 měsíci +414

    As a current student of Mr Stone, this was great to watch! He is one of the best teachers that I have ever had, and extremely enthusiastic. Earlier in the year, we got to do a full laptop tear down, and the GN mod mats worked great. This year he has been extremely excited about building the new PCs, and I am as well. If you ever get a chance to have him as a teacher, take it, it is worth it.

    • @SpaceDrake
      @SpaceDrake Před 4 měsíci +11

      I'm actually curious, what's been the experience with working with the 4000 series Ryzens Steve provided? Is there an emphasis on learning the difference between an APU and a traditional CPU? Learning about manufacturer differences in BIOS is a really neat angle, too.
      I also do disagree with Mr. Stone about one thing at around 6:33 or so - with just *how many* AM4 systems are in the wild at this point, and with AMD apparently still planning to release AM4 parts in The Year Of Our Lord The Baby Jeebus 2024, knowledge of and experience with pin-grid arrays is going to be relevant through to, like, 2030 or so at the earliest. It sounds like you all do get to learn about LGA and PGA, though, if you have a few old Intel Coffee Lakes in the lab!

    • @sammiller6631
      @sammiller6631 Před 4 měsíci +3

      @@SpaceDrake But if AMD plans to release AM4 parts in The Year Of Our Lord The Baby Jeebus 2024, will those AM4 parts be a Micro Center exclusive?

    • @SpaceDrake
      @SpaceDrake Před 4 měsíci +7

      @@sammiller6631 Nope! The 5700X3D (and, by rumor, the 5500X3D) will be general-release parts, which is part of what's surprising.

    • @kjrehberg
      @kjrehberg Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@SpaceDrake I just built a VMware cluster out of AM4 parts. It's the best platform for the buck and still going strong!!

  • @JamieStuff
    @JamieStuff Před 4 měsíci +428

    MicroCenter really got their money's worth on this one. Way to go, Steve!

    • @timetraveler0002
      @timetraveler0002 Před 4 měsíci +16

      this is gonna look real good on their years end report

    • @gintozlato1880
      @gintozlato1880 Před 4 měsíci +3

      To me it seeems the video underperformed by quite a bit, so probably not.

    • @emckenna1190
      @emckenna1190 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@gintozlato1880 holiday, there's a reason I watched it at 1am

    • @sirmonkey1985
      @sirmonkey1985 Před 4 měsíci

      @@gintozlato1880 you're only looking at one piece of the pie, getting rid of new old stock is worth far more than any advertising.. not having profit loss items taking up space that could instead be filled with profitable items is gold to a retail store. some of those 730's and 710's had probably been there for years.

    • @dampintellect
      @dampintellect Před 4 měsíci +1

      Especially with the temporary employment part.

  • @reng.5934
    @reng.5934 Před 4 měsíci +229

    Microcenter dude's boss like... You sold the unsellable GPUs??? Yup, GN Steve bought them. 😅

    • @thelegendaryklobb2879
      @thelegendaryklobb2879 Před 4 měsíci +66

      "A long-haired heavy metal angel came and saved me from despair"

    • @thomasneedham1512
      @thomasneedham1512 Před 4 měsíci +13

      Should have chopped another 20 percent off the 730's price, just for getting rid of them! Store manager could have done =it.

    • @aerosw1ft
      @aerosw1ft Před 4 měsíci +7

      ​@@thomasneedham1512fr tho, something as trash as the GT 710 and the 730 should cost $30 MAX.

  • @StickTuber999
    @StickTuber999 Před 4 měsíci +819

    Steve is literally Santa Claus. Who would've thought.

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 4 měsíci +428

      Give it a couple years and the GPU launches will at least give me enough white hairs!

    • @sergentboucherie9813
      @sergentboucherie9813 Před 4 měsíci +11

      Steve will most likely have a video tour series about Santa's Workshop soon

    • @theULTIMATElife50
      @theULTIMATElife50 Před 4 měsíci +20

      Steve "Santa Tech Jesus Claus" rolls right off the tongue.

    • @supra107
      @supra107 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@GamersNexus Well I can see you're already getting there. ;)

    • @erikhendrickson59
      @erikhendrickson59 Před 4 měsíci

      The Jesus gig wasn't workin' out in today's overly-commercialized society~

  • @zurazz2958
    @zurazz2958 Před 4 měsíci +202

    Here's what I learned from this video:
    Steve donated $2500, 3 trays of CPUs, Rented biggest SUV he could find, spent 6 hours driving just one way, spent another 4 hours in the store.
    Conclusion, Steve = awesome person ❤

  • @justahologram2230
    @justahologram2230 Před 4 měsíci +357

    At this point why doesn't microcenter just offer to have you do a meet and greet combined with an in person charity drive for Stone's classroom or Cat Angels

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 4 měsíci +275

      That's a cool idea. Might try and work something out

    • @cancer_sucks
      @cancer_sucks Před 4 měsíci +5

      would be a good tax break for them i suspect...

    • @mattrogers6646
      @mattrogers6646 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Brilliant idea. I would donate to the cause.

    • @Jay_the_Caffeinator
      @Jay_the_Caffeinator Před 4 měsíci +17

      @@GamersNexus Especially when the new Charlotte location opens up in Spring 2024.

    • @deadmanschest4322
      @deadmanschest4322 Před 4 měsíci +19

      @@Jay_the_Caffeinator i don't know how big that store will be... but in the event of such a meet and greet with Steve in this newly opened store... they will probably need a bigger boat... uhm... store ;)

  • @cbgbees_
    @cbgbees_ Před 4 měsíci +157

    Mr. Stone is such an amazing teacher!! I took his Computer Engineering 1, 2 and independent study class in high school. He is the primary influence for me discovering my passion, turning my education around, building my first computer, and eventually perusing and completing B.S. degrees in both Electrical and Computer Engineering from NC State (Go Pack!). I’ve now been working in the industry for 4 years, and love it! I’m very grateful for his influence on my life, and I’m confident that other students will get the same experience that I got. Thanks Mr. Stone!!!

  • @DoobooDomo
    @DoobooDomo Před 4 měsíci +172

    Stone exudes so much competence. I hope his students realize how lucky they are.

  • @firebug1460
    @firebug1460 Před 4 měsíci +201

    Public education is so underfunded and the tech classes are among the most important for our younger generation to have and understand. Thank you Steve, Stone, and everyone who contributed to this. Absolutely awesome.

    • @libaf5471
      @libaf5471 Před 4 měsíci +18

      Right? Dude specs out a computer class for 2 grand and gets REFUSED?! 5k got him the next few years worth of teaching materiel and if you divide that with the hours of teaching you get out of them it comes out next to NOTHING.

    • @WilReid
      @WilReid Před 4 měsíci +16

      Makes you really wonder where all that money goes considering the US spends more per student per year than every country in the world except Luxemburg. We spend twice the OECD average.

    • @xynonners
      @xynonners Před 4 měsíci +2

      ​@@WilReidtextbook/"educational material" companies and kickbacks for the politicians who sponsor them

    • @SL4PSH0CK
      @SL4PSH0CK Před 4 měsíci

      It's also the most corrupt branch in the government, we had that in the Philippines unfortunately.

    • @juanshaftpatel7488
      @juanshaftpatel7488 Před 3 měsíci

      it goes to waste on blks kids@@WilReid

  • @FixedFunction
    @FixedFunction Před 4 měsíci +196

    Accidentally becoming a store employee is such a mood. I don't push my way past actual employees to give input or anything, but if I see somebody struggling to figure out what they need I'll usually ask what they're looking for and then end up helping them outfit a whole computer, or figure out what minimum spec they need to do their job.

    • @smarouchoc7300
      @smarouchoc7300 Před 4 měsíci +22

      This is truly a thing. I've done this for random folks too - hell, once I ran into my realtor at Best Buy when I was popping in for a cable, and helped her pick a new work laptop. I think it's awesome that Steve and GN are so recognized by the community of PC enthusiasts when our a.oung is, that Steve took the time to answer questions, and that Stone was totally cool with it, rolled with the whole thing. Can I just say, I remember him from the explody power supply testing, and he needs to be on camera more 😁🤣

    • @mnemonik61
      @mnemonik61 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Yup, it's a thing. I assistant managed an independent HiFi store all thru the 90s before transitioning to IT in the early 2000s, and I _still_ automatically drop into "customer service mode" whenever I'm in our local BB and I see someone looking lost in the hardware aisles (or the TV section)! 😆

    • @FluffyPuppyKasey
      @FluffyPuppyKasey Před 4 měsíci +1

      I've done this many many times!

    • @atmoverse
      @atmoverse Před 4 měsíci +4

      I've been at Best Buy with a Blue Shirt on was asked questions about a Blu Ray player and answered. Took me a few seconds after the person walked away and realized they probably thought I worked there at least initially.
      Also fun to occasionally strike up conversations with people when you're both looking at similar things.

    • @smarouchoc7300
      @smarouchoc7300 Před 4 měsíci

      @@atmoverse yes! Same! And yellow, and black shirts now. Red seems safe still... 😂😂😂😂

  • @supra107
    @supra107 Před 4 měsíci +191

    So Patrick also teaches at a local high school. Now I respect the GN team even more.

  • @GLHerzberg
    @GLHerzberg Před 4 měsíci +64

    14:20 Steve offering component advice to MC customer looking to upgrade his PC. Steve: "What's your budget?" Customer: "I was looking to stay under 5". Steve: Hundred!?!
    😅LOL

    • @Zaquerooni
      @Zaquerooni Před 4 měsíci +1

      Lol yeah maybe 10 years ago 😂

    • @opfipip3711
      @opfipip3711 Před 4 měsíci

      You can get a great PC upgrade for that. (Asuuming no case, no pheriphials, no monitor) You just need to get an used GPU, as the prices for new ones are insane.

  • @walkir2662
    @walkir2662 Před 4 měsíci +39

    "Thanks, Steve" really sums this up best.

  • @jonronnquist
    @jonronnquist Před 4 měsíci +43

    Confession: The first time I ever came across a GN video, Steve struck me as overly cynical, unduly pessimistic, and unnecessarily sarcastic. That was a couple of years ago. Since then I've learned enough about this field to appreciate that the industry has earned every ounce of his ire, and enough about Steve himself to see that my judgement was premature, to say the least. This video has brought my understanding of the man, his motives, and his mission full circle. He's a rare treasure and we're lucky to have him.

  • @silverarm6130
    @silverarm6130 Před 4 měsíci +51

    Nice challenge for that Micro Center crew. I'd say say, they did a good job. Well done MC.

  • @Geardos1
    @Geardos1 Před 4 měsíci +69

    lol steve walking into a micro center is like tom cruise walking down a city street celebrity tier

  • @Meditations2024
    @Meditations2024 Před 4 měsíci +86

    My mother was a Teacher (now retired) who ran her small rural school's Computer Lab, and she had to do all this extra work just to get grants to build out minimum spec computers for the labs.
    I didn't know Patrick did this, it's cool to know he's inspiring kids to learn more, it's a really good job field to get in these days. Computers, not teaching. 😬
    Sadly, most of our schools are underfunded and teachers put in all this charity work essentially just to make sure everything is smoothed over for the kids.
    You can walk into a manufacturing job with a high school diploma in my area making about 50% more than someone who teaches, who obviously needs a college degree. 🙄

    • @sandwich2473
      @sandwich2473 Před 4 měsíci +11

      Two things that keep teacher wages low are the idea that it's "pink collar" work so the people doing it have the drive already so don't need paid much, and also the idea that "those who can't, teach"
      Those two things are so stupid, I wish funding would increase but other departments don't want cuts and the people don't want higher taxes so that's where things fall short
      Private places excel in the salary department but even then it really isn't high enough in my eyes, and the cost to entry is prohibitive to most people sadly

    • @heinzerbrew
      @heinzerbrew Před 4 měsíci

      That second part is true though.@@sandwich2473 Even if they could do the job at first their skill will fade quickly teaching entry level stuff year after year. I can only base my perspective based on public education and college. College level educators are a slightly different situation, depends on the field and if they are adjunct or not.

  • @bebosquare
    @bebosquare Před 4 měsíci +18

    Damian is my go to MC employee when I go to Microcenter at the Parkville location. I even email him ahead of time so he has the parts I need ready to go or check stock for me before i do the drive. Great guy!

  • @JeremyWertheimerScience
    @JeremyWertheimerScience Před 4 měsíci +65

    So much better than a typical sponsorship. Thanks Steve! Thanks Microcenter!

  • @ahnilatedahnilated7703
    @ahnilatedahnilated7703 Před 4 měsíci +15

    I went back to college for a Network Administrator degree after working on computers for over 2 decades and building hundreds of computers. I still had to build a $500 pc in class to show that we could do it. The teachers got all the parts, but we had to pay for them, and had us build them. They told us we had all class period, 4 hrs, to build them. I said ok what am I going to do with the other 3 hrs and 45mn. The teacher looked at me with a deer in the headlights look and said "are you serious?". I then told him how many PC's I had already built and he said, "I guess if yours boots, go home". To which I said "deal!". 15mn later I walked out of class with a new cheap PC that I donated to a friend and did home work for my CCNA classes. Was a great experience and I got to help some other students with their setups. I have tried many times to get companies that I work for either doing IT or Support to buy computers that we in the IT/Support can build so I can show co-workers how to build them, and they are all denied. Apparently they think Dell PC's are better... :( Another great video Steve and crew!

  • @MyUsernamesThis
    @MyUsernamesThis Před 4 měsíci +117

    still remember taking a computer class where we learned on old sff dell optiplexes (proprietary parts everywhere), im sure this experience is gonna be a lot better than what i dealt with 😂

    • @jenrosejenrose7417
      @jenrosejenrose7417 Před 4 měsíci +2

      tbf my kid is still gaming on a refurb sff dell optiplex, lol!

    • @NonsensicalSpudz
      @NonsensicalSpudz Před 4 měsíci

      yeh dell is a mess, infact they recently stopped selling in the UK which is interesting

    • @codyeakinsbradley
      @codyeakinsbradley Před 4 měsíci

      How many lacerations were reported? Well, it was a school so I'm guessing gloves were involved

  • @Niarbeht
    @Niarbeht Před 4 měsíci +60

    Watching his eyes get big when he realized he had five grand to spend for the class was great.

    • @wytfish4855
      @wytfish4855 Před 4 měsíci +2

      to quote a stranger on the internet for his metaphor, the 5 grand "slapped Stone's gear back into neutral."
      that heartbeat pause of him trying to process is just priceless

    • @RayneAngelus
      @RayneAngelus Před 4 měsíci +1

      I know! I replayed that a good half dozen times.
      Like, he's fingering the stacks of (fake) bills, hearing Steve say, "2500, match," but it's not until Steve specifically says that he has 5 grand to load up on tech for the classroom that it truly hits him.

  • @smarouchoc7300
    @smarouchoc7300 Před 4 měsíci +50

    Wow. Just...wow. I've been building my own PC's since the 80's. That someone is teaching this as part of a computer curriculum is bonkers to me - bonkers amazing, that is. Clearly it's time for me to go to the GN store and see what you have that I haven't already purchased (I already have two giant mouse mats and two tool kits, among other stuff) because clearly supporting you help you do good things for others. Very happy to watch this on Christmas. Also, I don't leave for home until tomorrow, and there is a microcenter 14 minutes away from here - I might have to stop and buy a few feet of different colour shrink tubing 😂

    • @mattrogers6646
      @mattrogers6646 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Yes, GamersNexus not only has wonderful journalism ethics, but the charities they support are fantastic too. They are the only CZcamsr that I would buy merchandise from, and become a Patreon supporter. proud, Hail Snowflake!

  • @DaRaginCajun81
    @DaRaginCajun81 Před 4 měsíci +24

    Steve comes up with some many angles for new content. Most other tech-tubers are getting a little stale with check out this new product that you can't afford. Steve brings us to the everyday computer teacher or to the company that actually makes the products. Thanks, man, for enlightening the masses.

    • @mikesapp3241
      @mikesapp3241 Před 2 měsíci

      While whinus is up north buddy, he could open his box of faith (as is tradition) and send some of those internet monies down to NC

  • @mrw3951
    @mrw3951 Před 4 měsíci +15

    Only at the portion where they're picking out motherboards, but I see the look in his eye where he's really making every dollar matter because this is statistically such a miracle for an educator.

  • @chucko4415
    @chucko4415 Před 4 měsíci +11

    A video where steve is a microcenter employee for the day and answers customer questions would be amazing. Im sure new builders could learn alot from watching his interactions.

  • @sauravchhabra840
    @sauravchhabra840 Před 4 měsíci +24

    This is a better utilisation of $5000 than the entire “extreme tech upgrade” series.
    Props to entire GN team!

    • @tanmaypanadi1414
      @tanmaypanadi1414 Před 4 měsíci +3

      I have been scrolling the comment section specifically looking for this comment.😂

    • @LilianMoraru
      @LilianMoraru Před 4 měsíci

      Buying expensive TV speakers for a guy with 3 houses is almost the same as buying hardware for children to understand PCs and learn how to assemble one :)

    • @sauravchhabra840
      @sauravchhabra840 Před 4 měsíci

      @@LilianMoraru personally, I was more amazed by the HR person's "upgrade"

  • @SmokinGoodd420
    @SmokinGoodd420 Před 4 měsíci +23

    People such as Patrick stone are part of the reason many of us were interested in the field of computers. I wasn't the best student. but i had one teacher Mr M! He was truly a good man. He gave me a chance and had me soldiering simple circuit boards, more complex engineering projects , as well as the good ole computer class. I'm in my 40s now but looking back that teacher really made it interesting for a lot of us!

  • @jamescampbell8482
    @jamescampbell8482 Před 4 měsíci +17

    That's a genuinely good guy right there, stopping and helping a whole bunch of customers for no other particular reason then he can.
    A joyous Festivus Steve, hope it's a good one for you.

  • @rbrookstx
    @rbrookstx Před 4 měsíci +69

    Steve and the rest of the GN family, thank you all so much for what you do. You’re a beacon in the “techtuber” space and more importantly you’re an example of decency and integrity for your community. Merry Christmas to you all, good luck in the new year and i can’t wait to see what you accomplish next year!

  • @Zxanonblade
    @Zxanonblade Před 4 měsíci +4

    25:27 The face of that little kid in the back before the scene cut was hilarious

  • @ForsakenSanityGaming
    @ForsakenSanityGaming Před 4 měsíci +48

    We badly need Micro Center in the rest of the world.

    • @GeekFurious
      @GeekFurious Před 4 měsíci +1

      I am so lucky there is one near me. They built my computer because I was lazy and it cost me less than what I was pricing out to build myself. And they even emailed me a couple of times to make recommendations to my build that saved me money.

    • @TheVault1999
      @TheVault1999 Před 4 měsíci

      no thx

    • @greggmacdonald9644
      @greggmacdonald9644 Před 4 měsíci +6

      lol we badly need Microcenter in the rest of the US. Lots of people in this country don't have one anywhere close to nearby.

    • @ForsakenSanityGaming
      @ForsakenSanityGaming Před 4 měsíci

      @@greggmacdonald9644 Yeah now imagine not having access at all

    • @LiLBitsDK
      @LiLBitsDK Před 4 měsíci

      yes please add one to Denmark (NOT in Copenhagen) we need it BADLY

  • @MattMills91
    @MattMills91 Před 4 měsíci +6

    It wasn't 30 seconds before Damion said he was glad that you were buying all the 710s and 730s that I was thinking about how those cards would have likely never gone to anything if it wasn't for you guys! This was really cool to see!

  • @johnknouse6984
    @johnknouse6984 Před 4 měsíci +23

    This is another reason I like buying from your store. Supoorting stuff like this. I never would have gotten any kind of training or education in school on stuff like this. I was lucky enough to have a math/physics teacher in high school who also was a computer buff who taught us programming too, and that's how I ended up going into IT. I was also glad to hear that MicroCenter announced they are opening a Charlotte location so you guys don't have to drive 6 hours anymore.

    • @mattrogers6646
      @mattrogers6646 Před 4 měsíci

      I totally agree, is the only CZcamsr I support with Patreon and purchasing merchandise from the GN Store. Their ethics and integrity are impeccable, and worthy of support.

    • @dmoney2163
      @dmoney2163 Před 4 měsíci +3

      Same man, I am part of the "when youtube used to be 5 stars" era and lots of people that I was subscribed too was shilling out products, but Steve and his crew is the only ones where I bought their coasters because they are authentic! Cheers Steve

    • @mattrogers6646
      @mattrogers6646 Před 4 měsíci

      ​@@dmoney2163Awesome. Just treated myself to a coaster + cobalt pint glasses set x4 for Christmas.

  • @Mrbits01
    @Mrbits01 Před 4 měsíci +19

    I've been a subscriber for a while, been around since the

  • @Mack_Dingo
    @Mack_Dingo Před 4 měsíci +13

    Is that a Recurve bow on the wall?
    Merry Christmas Steve & team. Hope you have a great day. Your one of my favourite channels!

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  Před 4 měsíci +22

      Fun fact: We bought a curtain rod from Amazon and they sent that by accident. I asked if they wanted it back and the rep said "eh, just keep it."

    • @dead-claudia
      @dead-claudia Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@GamersNexusamazing 😂

  • @Kaladin_S_
    @Kaladin_S_ Před 4 měsíci +6

    Steve taking a moment to talk to fans, even during a video recording, is a prime example of why Im always gonna come back to this channel. Genuinely one of the few CZcamsrs that I feel is here for the fans and the people

  • @robertpearson8546
    @robertpearson8546 Před 4 měsíci +5

    When Stone told you it was a great way to spend a Saturday, I understood how he felt. Damian also appreciated helping equip a classroom of high school students. It's not often that he gets to help make schools better.

  • @OnTheRocks71
    @OnTheRocks71 Před 4 měsíci +32

    Awesome work Steve and GN team. And good on Micro Center for their contribution. That's some good PR for the price, probably better than a little ad spot in a video. This is how we keep interest in PC's alive for future generations. I didn't know Patrick was a teacher as well, a real hero. He was like a kid in a candy shop in that store.

  • @libaf5471
    @libaf5471 Před 4 měsíci +9

    This is the 5000 usd extreme upgrade I really enjoyed watching! And the packing sequence at the end? Sublime.

  • @cruizera2194
    @cruizera2194 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Charlotte Micro Center can't open soon enough! Great contributions, keep up the work, Stone, go Pack!

  • @ltfreeborn
    @ltfreeborn Před 4 měsíci +7

    "And i accidentally became a store employee"
    Funny thing is, people would likely think it's his off day.

  • @djtribo8925
    @djtribo8925 Před 4 měsíci +7

    This one hit close to home for me! As an educator, especially in IT, this is what's all about! Projecting your passion and sharing your knowledge with your students is one heck of a feeling! Big Ups to Stone, Steve, and the GN Crew!

  • @ErrkSyph
    @ErrkSyph Před 4 měsíci +2

    Carolina boy right here. Bought a signed tool kit earlier this year. We need more computer technology classes in our schools. Steve, I love you bro. Thank you.

  • @Martini_Mcfly
    @Martini_Mcfly Před 4 měsíci +5

    Still blows my mind that Microcenter finally decides to come to NC, but picks Charlotte over Raleigh/Research Triangle (NC's tech hub). I mean, come on! Tech Jesus is here! 😂

  • @alpacafursona3128
    @alpacafursona3128 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Y'all, this one really hits home. The computer lab at the high school I attended was integral to me getting anywhere in life, let alone what it could do for students in the intervening 24 years since I've been. this is a real wakeup call.

  • @kajerlou
    @kajerlou Před 4 měsíci +3

    Several years ago in a low-income district I taught a computer hardware and python coding class at an elementary school. 100% of my equipment was salvage from a local ewaste center which, I kind of loved but, it would have been pretty amazing to get something like this in addition to that. What we were working on had an awful lot of problems so, often classes became lessons in troubleshooting.

    • @kajerlou
      @kajerlou Před 4 měsíci +1

      Really the most fun I had was with the 2nd graders which were the youngest I taught this content to. They really grasped it better than their teachers ever did and they were always super enthusiastic, most remarkably, the quiet kids tended to really throw themselves into it.

    • @matthias6933
      @matthias6933 Před 4 měsíci

      super interesting. Thanks for posting this :)

  • @logangrmnr
    @logangrmnr Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thank you guys for all the help you do in your local community. Keep up the good work

  • @depression_daily
    @depression_daily Před 4 měsíci +10

    Dang dude, its your birthday, and youre still putting out vids.

  • @GiGaSzS
    @GiGaSzS Před 4 měsíci +8

    While other influencers grab money from any opportunity, it is really wholesome to hear, there are people who actually care about the future, and giving money to the ones who really need it.
    Thank you Steve!

  • @charlesjag3407
    @charlesjag3407 Před 4 měsíci +21

    Such a great cause! We need more people like Patrick in education

  • @everyglitchnpixel2052
    @everyglitchnpixel2052 Před 4 měsíci +4

    What a great Christmas morning surprise! Great work as always, but most importantly it was for the kids!

  • @sylvie_v2939
    @sylvie_v2939 Před 4 měsíci

    Absolutely amazing what you did!

  • @FandangoJon
    @FandangoJon Před 4 měsíci +6

    So happy to see you guys in my neighborhood! Glad the locals gave you a warm welcome! Welcome to Balmer, hun!
    Love when you guys just go talk to people at Microcenter. Happy holidays, GN.

  • @harshalbhoir1262
    @harshalbhoir1262 Před 4 měsíci +15

    great initiative steve good to see such good work that helps in educating others

  • @iambinarymind
    @iambinarymind Před 4 měsíci

    Wonderful video and Merry Christmas! 🎄 Thanks so much for your continued hard work in spreading the knowledge of PC building and always sticking to your principles.

  • @Willster9000
    @Willster9000 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you for the video on Christmas! Mine has been hectic already, and it's barely pass 9am, so it's really nice to see this!

  • @micared1
    @micared1 Před 4 měsíci +12

    New found respect for Patrick, what a proper guy.

  • @WaterZer0
    @WaterZer0 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Amazingly wholesome video, Steve. Thank you for helping the local high school, and it was heartwarming to see everyone being excited to see you.

  • @brofenix
    @brofenix Před 4 měsíci +1

    That was amazing :) I hope the students learned a lot and it's so awesome you supported a friend & teacher.

  • @ShermSpinner
    @ShermSpinner Před 4 měsíci +2

    These are always fun to watch.
    Looking forward to more GN at Microcenter content when the one in Charlotte opens next year.

  • @christopherjames9843
    @christopherjames9843 Před 4 měsíci +5

    All around uplifting video. Kudos to GN, Patrick, AMD and Microcenter!

  • @Zipa7
    @Zipa7 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Those kids are so lucky to have such an awesome teacher, and Steve, you keep making it so easy to support GN when you keep doing awesome stuff like this that is making a real difference, both to the kids in Stone's class and the random strangers you helped out.

  • @slappopotamus1001
    @slappopotamus1001 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This was an awesome episode to watch! You guys were a great team and it's always nice seeing folks do nice things for teachers and students!

  • @retiredbc5032
    @retiredbc5032 Před 4 měsíci

    This was an awesome video! I love the Microcenter, and you, did this. Keep up the good work.

  • @antoinereese4295
    @antoinereese4295 Před 4 měsíci +3

    I cry a lil bit when I realize a lot of people don't have easy access to a Microcenter. The place is truly magical, really nice people and cheap parts.

  • @volmie
    @volmie Před 4 měsíci +3

    As someone who grew up in NC, I'm glad to see people like Patrick teaching highschoolers tech. The only tech class my high school had was still teaching people how to use Palm Pilots when they were very much already irrelevant. High five to Patrick and Steve (and Microcenter) for doin this, hope those kids appreciate the education they're gettin

  • @furykillerBZ
    @furykillerBZ Před 4 měsíci

    This is awesome! Way to combine hobbies, education, and meaningfully giving back to the community. Keep it up

  • @hbdude155
    @hbdude155 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Such a cool thing to do for them. Merry Christmas GN!

  • @TimmyXaero
    @TimmyXaero Před 4 měsíci +6

    5 grand is alot of money, but to get more kids into computers, it's priceless. You're legends Steve, Patrick and MicroCenter. Merry Christmas!

  • @roibeard94
    @roibeard94 Před 4 měsíci +6

    I always appreciate your advocacy for public education, workers in the tech industries, and otherwise donating your time and resources to causes for good. Your commitment to consumer-first reviews is what attracted me to your channel at the beginning of COVID and has kept me coming back.
    Spending Christmas alone at work, you guys gave me the warm fuzzy feelings today. Happy holidays to your whole team, and one last good on you Stone for being a teacher in a rough public education world. Much love to you all ❤

  • @Shaf-ci4om
    @Shaf-ci4om Před 4 měsíci

    Great job steve and thanks to microcenter too. Would love more content like these if possible.

  • @dannelalbert7111
    @dannelalbert7111 Před 4 měsíci

    This kind of stuff is so impactful! Love to see it, and I hope to see more of it. Keep up the good work Steve and Mr. Stone!

  • @breinhol
    @breinhol Před 4 měsíci +3

    This was awesome to see, great way to spend some time on Christmas! Steve, you and your team are top notch, just fun, real, down to earth people who just genuinely want to help. I just have one question, can we clone about a million more Patrick Stones? :P This world is so chaotic, seemingly bleak for the youth of today, but it's great to know there still are dedicated, passionate educators who just want to help students become the best they can be. Happy holidays, and looking forward to more great stuff like this in 2024! Thank you!!

  • @brycestallcup293
    @brycestallcup293 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I’m pretty new to PCs in general, and really loved seeing the diversity of people that can be found in a microcenter. Old, young, professional, gamer, and everything in between. Loved this video. Keep up the fantastic work GN!

  • @SHINYREDBULLETS
    @SHINYREDBULLETS Před 4 měsíci

    Loved this. You guys are amazing, what a fantastic gesture! Looking forward to seeing the prebuiltand cheapo psu review now!! :D

  • @killer01ws6
    @killer01ws6 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Awesome Video, always cool to see the peoples interactions seeing you in the stores and asking you Qs on their builds ha... I really was impressed with Mr Stone, I can see how the kids would love his teaching, he seems very grounded and methodological person. Good luck on the builds and the students.

  • @kyhldk
    @kyhldk Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thanks!

  • @dwdx4042
    @dwdx4042 Před 4 měsíci +6

    Big up Steve. Doing Gods work.

  • @sc00bieskylin34
    @sc00bieskylin34 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Amazing! Brilliant! I love stuff like this, I love that you give back soo much to a decent cause, and that Stone was very focused on what he wanted for his teaching, almost a tight budget for what he wanted, but it worked out. Brilliant to watch thankyou for letting us see this.

  • @Treborbobuk
    @Treborbobuk Před 4 měsíci +1

    I wanna like this 10 times! Such a wholesome video, props to all involved and best of luck to all the youngsters who will benefit from this, great work and I wish we had somewhere like MicroCenter here in the UK - I'd probably be there every weekend!!

  • @ryanmalinowski7529
    @ryanmalinowski7529 Před 4 měsíci +3

    When the donated CPUs are better than your current CPU...oof.
    But, awesome for the students and Patrick to receive newer inventory to help teach and build with! Keep up the amazing work guys! Happy holidays!!

  • @missghost_12
    @missghost_12 Před 4 měsíci +7

    I will never complain about having to drive an hour and a half to the closest Microcenter to me ever again lol. 6 hours is crazy

  • @CNC295
    @CNC295 Před 4 měsíci +2

    I have to say that I didn't expect it but your video put a smile on my face. Seeing that guy greet you at micro center was very neat. Thank you

  • @TYahn91942
    @TYahn91942 Před 4 měsíci +1

    That was AWESOME! I'm glad I subscribed to your channel.
    Merry Christmas guys

  • @agiraffe2999
    @agiraffe2999 Před 4 měsíci +3

    So kind!

  • @DukeNukem8075
    @DukeNukem8075 Před 4 měsíci +4

    It's awesome to see that some people in business don't want to waste money, product, time, energy, etc... and make the world a better place in they're own way; And I'm not even talking about GN in this sentence; They do this everyday. Thank you GN for helping make people more knowledgeable.

  • @LouisSamuel
    @LouisSamuel Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is such inspirational content, to see a teacher with such dedication and a community that is showing up to help him pass on knowledge, gives me hope for humanity.

  • @Snarfnado
    @Snarfnado Před 4 měsíci +1

    Super cool video guys. This was very enjoyable to watch and for a great cause

  • @woolfel
    @woolfel Před 4 měsíci +5

    this is why I support GN on patreon. The entire team works their butts off.

  • @DangaRanga
    @DangaRanga Před 4 měsíci +4

    I always wear my GN hoodie to microcenter on the 0.00000001% chance he happens to be there lmao Always love the charitable content and is one of the many reasons why GN is so awesome

  • @Nobe_Oddy
    @Nobe_Oddy Před 4 měsíci

    this was AMAZING!!!! GREAT WORK GUYS!!! You ARE THE BEST!

  • @TheDrunkardHu
    @TheDrunkardHu Před 4 měsíci

    Wholesome! Thanks for sharing.

  • @Wrigglevision
    @Wrigglevision Před 4 měsíci +3

    Big kudos to Steve for always remembering to give back to not only the tech community, but his own team. Truly a stand-up guy.

  • @chanm01
    @chanm01 Před 4 měsíci +7

    We would have killed to have a lab at school where you could actually get your hands on this stuff. I think we learned from like... PowerPoint slides or something, and then the kids who were actually interested just naturally went home and tinkered with the PCs we had for doing homework. You _can_ learn that way, but it's far from ideal.
    Kind of a travesty that schools put teachers in the unenviable position of having to teach this stuff without being able to show the actual hardware. They're just like figure it out or spend your own money? *smh*

  • @verboten8
    @verboten8 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Man, this really sends the feel good vibe down my dimly lit room. I love it. Keep on being awesome, GN team! Props to Microcenter for helping the team. I just wish there is a Microcenter in my country.

  • @comeonandslam420
    @comeonandslam420 Před 4 měsíci

    You guys do beautiful work. Love to see it.