A Best Buy Employee Asked Me To Roast This PC

[@sasquanaut611]

"What did we learn? We learned that swapping out all of your hardware and replacing it with better hardware makes your system faster." Truly a tech guru 😂😂😂

[@TheRawketLawnchair]

500 dollars for a pc case only

[@dustinhilltenor]

"Plus the added benefit of no front IO. At least no one will steal it." DED

[@matthewbusse1059]

yeah I was hoping to see him tape a 3070 and auxiliary power supply to the back like he usually does with laptops

[@spaxspore]

yep my thoughts exactly,

[@jonragnarsson]

The Dell of Sisyphus

[@ryuka2121]

I feel jebaited, I'm shaking my head the entire video, you aren't upgrading that with the power connector on the mobo. Then you just replace everything. You know what you did Dawid, I feel played. Well done.

[@Bargeral]

This is a "don't tell the wife" upgrade.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

That’s true. It’s a great way to sneak in an upgrade.

[@Errcyco]

I did it at work so no one wanted to use my shit. I found a drywall tape covered shitty tower and put a CAD system inside and that was that. Looked terrible, performed less terrible. Reception that had to have an iMac constantly had attention on them. I was able to skink into my little corner lol.

[@TheArtanis7]

Haha, good one. I wonder why would anyone replace all but leave old case. There is answer for me.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

Dawid's sarcasm is legendary. At least he's got that going.

[@shapesinaframe]

I know right!? I’m so glad Dawid found his niche - I checked out some of his older vids that were straight laced with no jank and it was like I landed in some alternate timeline - it was just weird.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

It’s a blessing and a curse.

[@AbbasDalal1000]

Least he's got going**

[@JustinEdge-i3i]

@@DawidDoesTechStuffis this Dawid tech tips now 😂😂😂

[@maximebrunet-duval3681]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff Truly the Adrian Monk of tech tubers

[@olive_boyy]

"its so smooth you can lick syrup off it" Dawid is definitely a Canadian

[@shaneeslick]

🍁😂

[@handyman1957]

The funniest part of that was that he stuttered a bit before he said syrup. My question is, what was the first thing that came to his mind : ) I'm sure it would have been a demonetizing moment : P

[@manon-gfx]

I love how you basically replaced the whole computer in the upgrade haha

[@patlotpotlot6154]

Thesseus ship for computer

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Sometimes you just gotta take it out behind the shed and shoot it. 😅

[@captainslow_037]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff too bad thats a felony in canada

[@GrizzAxxemann]

@@captainslow_037 We don't call them felonies. It's and Indictable Offense. A Summary Offense would be like a Misdemeanor.

[@deluxesofa]

@@GrizzAxxemannstill cringe

[@bofasofa9399]

Here so early that I'm still trying to imagine whether the PC will literally roast from overheating, or if Dawid will have to do the roasting personally...

[@lilmac3788]

kek

[@pebismacgreebil4054]

Blorp

[@Foggy404]

The tape is to actually make it look in better condition! (cover up scratches and scuffs)

[@joelcarson4602]

It could be a form of security tape to let the IT dept. know if someone unauthorized has been inside the machine. And might also discourage such activity by showing potential infiltrators that it would reveal that someone had been inside.

[@shaneeslick]

🤨Yet 1:41 ps I'd say just a pathetic attemp at "🤷‍♂something" considering the terrible job they did with creases & lifting edges

[@shaneeslick]

@@joelcarson4602 I doubt it as these cases are designed for Security in work environment, 1:55 you can see the case literally has a hole for a Padlock if you are that security concious, plus at 2:25 you can see the "Open Case Switch" which you can set so that if someone "unauthorized" opens the case the PC won't boot to Windows so you know if someone has been tampering with it.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

Which is really funny considering the scuffs on the tape. 😂

[@Foggy404]

indeed it is, next time they shouldn't skimp on shipping so hard

[@birdshaw3253]

I love that Dawid is extremely competent. And the he always uses his competence to do stupid shit like this. Don't ever change!

[@jesserangel7035]

That PC is the type that my grandma would roast.

[@wargamingrefugee9065]

Mine would just try to cook a roast in it. :-(

[@EDV8ZR1]

​@@wargamingrefugee9065You just gave me an idea for a PC. A build inside a toaster oven PC build. 🔥 PC

[@PJEllison]

A best buy employee asking you to roast a pc, that's wild

[@wargamingrefugee9065]

Can you imagine the flak they deal with because of crap like this?

[@Blowfeld20k]

Ok m8 I give in, you my good citizen have earned a new sub!! It started out watching you "just for shits and giggles" but you've become a solid branch of my tech channels. Good natured sardonic humour, further supported by one liners occasionally worthy of an 80's action movie, and your instinctive ability to apparent instantly comprehend what represents the most absurd tech choices on offer. All blended with genuinely useful snippets of tech advice. Have all accelerated you into upper reaches of my tech channel tree. Keep it up and thanks for making it impossible for me to drink tea and pay attention to my monitor at the same time.

[@DLBBALL]

I like how the most roast-able aspects of the PC are the somewhat loser-y CPU cooler, the occasionally non-proprietary connectors and maybe the ventilation could be better. But the cooler and the ventilation might even be non-issues with the stock configuration, since the temperatures seem pretty alright. And the PSU isn't even an 80+ White rated IED! Plus, it avoids the all-too-common 1-2 combo of "single channel RAM, complete BDSM airflow choking action"... For $600 CAD, it seems like a surprisingly well-put together system.

[@PacketWrangler]

Not really an upgrade though, is it? Upgrade would have been maxing out the socket/chipset that was in it - maybe an 8700k if it was supported by the BIOS - and dropping in a new PSU with adapters. A newer GPU to match the new CPU would have been icing on the cake.

[@SentaDuck]

You can only use 8th and 9th gen using a modified BIOS and modifying the contacts on the cpu. But since this is a Dell, I'm not sure if its possible and the limited power delivery might require sticking some heatsinks to the mosfets. I would have loved to have seen him try to get a 9900k working on it. I was able to upgrade from a 6600k to a 8700k on a Z170 motherboard but its was MSI which is one of the easiest to do the mod on.

[@josephvahabzadeh1289]

This is a Dell. I'd be shocked if the motherboard even allows a Kaby Lake (7th gen) to work in it.

[@fleurdewin7958]

No.. This motherboard max out at 7700K but no point also since this motherboard has no support for CPU overclock.

[@josephvahabzadeh1289]

@@fleurdewin7958 interesting. The couple of Dell boards I'd dealt with always seemed to use a crippled version of a standard chipset, that locked you in to one particular generation and no further. I guess it's different for their server/workstation boards.

[@SentaDuck]

@@fleurdewin7958 officially 7700k is the max, that is the same with my Z170 motherboard, but I can still put a 9900k in it. The modding community has done what intel couldn't, but whether they can un-dell a dell is another question entirely.

[@Serhio1092]

Dawid is a Jeremy Clarkson of PC roasting.

[@mk-wz2sh]

1:29 lol, I'd never have expected a reference to Rosa Luxembourg in a yt test of pre-built pc from Best Buy

[@JTKGAMING14]

This PC is great, you just have to replace everything first. Just a tiny detail

[@jragonwriter6316]

I didn't even get through the sponsor spot before I clicked the "like" button. So good, Dawid!

[@ElMujiosss]

This PC looks so familiar to me! Back in the day I got a old Dell Precision from my dads office. After throwing a GTX 960 in that machine I had this behemoth of a gaming pc for 2 years. Watching you testing this thing gives me Flashbacks of me struggeling to find the best GPU that only needs a 6pin pci-e for power. Now I have a RTX 3060ti with a Ryzen 5 5600x. Way happier with this system tbh. Thanks for the nice Video!

[@zeroturn7091]

I’m still working on my T1700 AM5 build, and you definitely could solve the front I/O if you think backwards. I used Arduino cables for the power switch to the headers. For USB 2.0, mic and headphones in, I bought a Optiplex 3020 complete front I/O and transferred the guts to the T1700’s housing. For USB 3.0 I bought a male to female cable then a 90 degree male to female adapter. The 90 degree adapter is important because I can trim the plastic to get around Dell’s metal clip without damaging my motherboard. So I was able to keep the stock USB 3.0 The only thing left is to do some wire stripping for the HDD LED indicator to Arduino cables to plug back in to the motherboard.

[@ingramben]

It's amazing how much better that Dell case performs when you completely swap out the entire computer inside!

[@TheTwistedStone]

Adding new everything to the case isn't what I would call an upgrade, it's an entirely new PC.... :)

[@wargamingrefugee9065]

But he reused the self adhesive exterior cladding!

[@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome]

Yup, utterly pointless and unneccesarily expensive

[@pepp77]

Tell that to Trigger

[@gabebartunek4839]

Theseus' PC

[@SidneyCritic]

I don't blame him, because if you've ever used these propriety motherboards they constant complain even if one propriety cable isn't plugged in, ie, it's a PITA just to boot. I had to solder bridges that ground the sense pins on the MB just to get it to shut up and boot - lol -.

[@DriftedDreams]

"so smooth you could lick syrup off of it" is not a sentence I thought I'd hear today.

[@Errcyco]

I’ve been subbed for a year now but only watched a couple videos. Picked a random one last night and now I’m like 15 deep. You’re funny and I’m interested the entire time. It reminds me of hanging out with my old friend Kyle testing new hardware ripping on it.. funtimes

[@trueNahobino]

0:32 Deepcool LT AIO users are certified to gain an extra 25% fps boost in games, trust me. The *Infinity Mirror* on the AIO gives massive fps gains! Definitely not just me wanting to see more people using the aio because it's super cool or anything

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I agree, really like the way it looks. Also $50 for that AK620 is a dope deal.

[@crylune]

Eh, I used it, had issues. So did the replacement unit. Switched to an EK Nucleus CR360 and it’s been miles better.

[@trueNahobino]

@@crylune ok? That's what happens sometimes, don't know what you want me to say lol

[@jackofspades69]

It would be interesting to see. The pre built PCs vs a custom built PC at the same cost is.

[@dustinhilltenor]

Best buy (employee) ROAST video during American Thanksgiving week? I'm here for it. At work. Pretending to do, well... work. GOBBLE GOBBLE!

[@samholdsworth420]

Thanksgiving is overrated

[@MJ-uk6lu]

Canadian moment

[@shocknaw]

hey dawid, you remember the "gaming chromebooks"? well they launched a new branch called chromebook pro, basically slightly better cloud machines that apparently can run some games natively(with a great amount of work)

[@TheGameBench]

The reason they didn't use the 24-pin on the board was to get rid of the warehouse of power supplies they used for the Optiplex xx20 series/Precision T1700, along with all the front panel crap and chassis. Also, you can use some front panel extension wires to be able to use the factory power button and LED.

[@zeroturn7091]

I agree with your methods as far as solving the power switch. It’s what I did on my Ryzenplex/3020.

[@ShantalhaitianPrincess]

so this is a tech comedy channel lol subscribed

[@josejuanandrade4439]

Woah! That PC performance is amazing, and all it needed was a small upgrade! However, i suggest you to upgrade the case for better ventilation! Do so, and we'll have what may posibly be, the best Best Buy PC you've ever bought!

[@peterbell7682]

My brother and I did this with an 2011 XPS and slowly upgraded it when we could afford it. The Dell exclusive connections always drove us nuts.

[@HeyDropthat]

really hoping Dawid is remembering to stay hydrated while he does these

[@misterthegeoff9767]

As a quick and dirty fix for those dell power switch connectors with standard boards the yellow and black power switch wires are on one end of the conector block so you can mash those onto the approprite posts and leave the rest of the connector hanging sideways in mid air, at least if you aren't that worried about the pins beding a bit on your new motherboard.

[@ccoder4953]

That PC (minus the GPU) runs about $300 right now on Dell's refurb store. With sales, it could probably be had for under $200. Used GTX 1650s run about $80 on eBay. So, I can't say $422 for the system is the worst price I've ever seen, but you can definitely do better with a little shopping. Don't think there's any sense in swapping everything out, but maybe a PSU swap (you can get adapters so you can use a standard ATX supply with that motherboard) and a better GPU than the GTX 1650 and it'd be a fine little low end gaming setup.

[@zeroturn7091]

Since I knew that I was going to gut mine, I bought the cheaper predecessor T1700 for $40. It’s nearly the same, well aside from mine being AM5 now.

[@h0rk3d]

its a nice showcase of how important game optimization is

[@VelvetShadows]

I appreciate the "email" in the beginning calling you Dawiebabes. I'm the unlikely event I ever have caused to email you I will definitely be greeting you as Dawiebabes.

[@geetarguy777]

That front IO header connection clip thing could easily be solved with a pair of needle nose pliers 😂 I’m not sure how Dawid keeps from cracking up after “reviewing” an “upgraded” PC. The only upgrade missing was the cooler 😆

[@briandewolfe]

That was my first thought as well, but there's also the possibility they're using a different pinout and the connector was the only thing between him and dead usb ports

[@jameslake7775]

This actually is my work PC! Mine is spec'ed with a Xeon, 64gb of ECC DDR4, and a Quadro P4000 though, and I'm pretty sure it came with a higher output PSU (same "no frills" aesthetic, though). It doesn't love CAD models with a couple thousand unique components, but for most stuff it's fine. There's talk of moving us over to laptops, and I kinda hope that once they do I can talk them into selling me my old workstation minus the drives for a song because while the CPU architecture might be a bit old for gaming, the Quadro and ECC make it a pretty spiffy little piece of kit in a pretty reasonable form factor. The tape is definitely to cover scratches. Seems like a pretty common refurb tactic.

[@fatrobin72]

there are probably cheaper ways to get a case without a window or RGB... heck it might even come with working front IO

[@andyk192]

Those pieces of vinyl tape applied to the case are usually done by refurbisihing companies. I believe Dell themselves actually does this to machines that they sell refurbished. I used to work with a refurbishing company that did this and those stickers are a pain to do and don't really even make it look better.

[@physxme]

Studying the pinout and standardizing a Dell computer's front IO connectors for off the shelf motherboards to use alone could make a good video.

[@BigBear--]

I'll be the first to admit, that for personal gaming rigs I'm a bit of a parts snob. But I love videos like this reminding us that realistically you don't need a $1,200-2,000 GPU, a $600-900+ CPU, and a $700+ mobo, just to play and enjoy games.

[@maolcogi]

I actually saw this same workstation (not gameified) at the Surplus store of the university I work at on sale for $90 yesterday. Maybe you should check out some university surplus stores sometime for some cheap sleeper builds.

[@paladingeorge6098]

I cant think of a better sleeper than a Dell OEM case. Just food for thought, for those that may attend or want to attend LAN parties.

[@ChilenonetoYoutube]

That serial port was usually used for monitoring on old workstations, to know some basic operating conditions, or just to connect REALLY old stuff to it, like old ass gps units, sensors or printers.

[@TheCastorPlays]

When does it stop being an upgrade to the existing pc and start being a new system instead? I would argue swapping PSU, motherboard, cpu, ram and graphics card firmly crosses that line 🤣🤣

[@generalleo87]

Its a real ship of Theseus situation

[@darryljack6612]

@@generalleo87 The PC of Theseus

[@wargamingrefugee9065]

@generalleo87@@darryljack6612 You two beat me to it. Well played!

[@nebufabu]

I'm watching this on an AMD5600G/6600 build that still has err... The case, the original HDD (still connected, because why not, but rarely used) and the POST beeper from 2007 Pentium E budget PC... It's not ideal (that 6600 is choking) but it just sort of happened, 2 dead PSUs, one dead motherboard, then covicryptocalypse, so it became a 5600G build, because that's what I could afford, then a windfall, and I could afford the 6600... I will get a new case eventually, but I guess I still would have the original POST beeper.

[@zeroturn7091]

Well, it’s no longer a Dell. It’s definitely better.

[@VikingDudee]

Volt meter and a 9v battery for the led, you can usually find what wire does what pretty quickly on them stupid front panel connectors, or you can trace what wire goes to what, though not always easily possible. Every junk case I throw out I keep the front panel connectors and buttons and Leds for occasions like this.

[@StaticM223]

I'm not sure if you will read this but i have a question, have you ever thought about changing the name of your channel. I've seen a few youtubers shorten the name of their channel. Would you ever change the name just to Dawid or maybe DawidTech something of the sort?

[@peanutnutter1]

I own one of these, so I can actually do this "upgrade", thanks Dawid!

[@thomaswood8167]

I have the 3620 with a Xeon E3-1245 V5 and a RX 5600. It always ran really well. I cased swapped because I wanted to build myself a computer, and wanted to get an idea of air flow within the new case.

[@gintozlato1880]

Did not excpect a rosa luxumbourg mention

[@florihae]

Oh wow, I have that workstation at home! Was trashed at work, I use it now as my MediaCenter PC. Even has a Quadro P600 in it :P

[@MichaelBruceTaos]

The tape is to cover all the scratches

[@blankcanvasbrewery3264]

oh my god! "shoving newly harvested organs into a whale carcass as the beach" Dawid you are a poet.

[@YAAMW]

So Which part did you keep again? Oh right the storage and Case. Definitely feels like an upgrade 😂😂

[@thatseasygames4116]

Dawid! I finally have my own pc and I would have no idea what to get if I hadn't watched your very entertaining and kinda sus videos on pc builds!

[@volactic8495]

We still use that exact model in our school computer lab and I can confirm they all have that same battle scar on them.

[@FilthyKingsRock]

Looks like a really handy sleeper build case. Perfect for sneaky office gaming!

[@pschroeter1]

I hope your sponsors appreciate that thanks to your snarky comments, you are literally the only channel where I don't fast forward through the ads. They should shower you with drachmas.

[@drewdane40]

You can definitely make the front IO work, if only just the power button. I've always had pretty good luck finding the pinouts of Dell proprietary connectors on the interweb, and you can connect them with breadboard jumper wires. A little janky, but not quite as janky as opening the side panel and jumping the pins with a screwdriver

[@animacje1322]

10:56 i notice that he always crashes here

[@nickshaw3619]

When Dawid posted his phone review I said someone needed to sell something ridiculous through the Best Buy marketplace. I don't know which one of you came through for us, but thanks, this is the content I came here for. Edit: I take it back. It was entirely too functional as delivered.

[@Pacheenee7]

Power button connectors are easy to just strip and do whatever you want with.

[@zeroturn7091]

That’s one way to do it, another would be using a DuPont connector. Personally, I just ran extension cables (same pwr switch/different pc model).

[@typerightseesight]

That thing is fresher than being able to use 2 plugs for the ball mouse and keyboard. ps1/ps1

[@LunaNyaVT]

Love your videos so much, always fun content 😄 Keep being awesome!

[@elmestguzman3038]

I don’t know about fixing the USB front panel ports but for the power maybe some dupont cables to jump between the adapter and the MB may do the trick.

[@SomeNameGoesHere]

This path is so common there are pre-made adapters available on Amazon and eBay to use the Dell cases with standard motherboards.

[@zeroturn7091]

@@SomeNameGoesHere other way around, Harbin and clones make adapters for case swapping Dell motherboards.

[@zeroturn7091]

Both are pretty straightforward, I made another comment on my approach.

[@elmestguzman3038]

@@SomeNameGoesHere Didnt know that. thanks. I dont buy Dell so never had the need to look for them. but good to know!!!

[@larryrodriguez1977]

The front I/O issue is probably the most painstaking part of doing parts swaps like this. It took me over 2 hours to do the usb and audio connectors on an old lenovo case. The power button and leds weren't as bad if you use a multimeter in continuity mode.

[@stephenrogers981]

Can 100% recommend Deepcool btw, have an LS720 and it is amazing.

[@tynguyen7000]

So what I learn is you bought a $400 case to put your PC parts in

[@Stealth86651]

Some of those old work/home budget PC's were actually pretty good deals at their time, especially if you weren't looking for the best hardware. I remember seeing many configurations that were priced as a whole less than individually buying equal parts. You had to temper your expectations, look for the good deals and couldn't expect too much.. Especially if you had some spare hardware like a GPU, extra memory and such many of those basic PC's weren't a bad deal. Built a few budget gaming PC's with a few of them and they worked really well, of course you didn't really have much of an upgrade path and couldn't play the newest stuff at high, but were great option for parents not looking to break the bank.

[@jamesi1338]

ROTFLMAO at the “installing freshly harvested organs into a whale carcass you found on the beach”

[@matthewbusse1059]

I think you can make that locked cpu run at the max cpu boost frequency all-core instead of at 3700mhz; can't remember if it's only on a z series board or not, but I'm sure D*LL has that functionality locked down

[@gedeuchnixan3830]

I bought the DeepCool AG620 black, looks awsome on my B550 Gaming Plus in combination with Kingston Fury Renegade (3600MHz CL16) and a Red Devil.

[@dirt_farmer958]

I actually own one of these Dell Precision 3620. Not bad at all. I played Battlefield 1 on this system with over 100 fps. Great gaming experience overall. 👌👍

[@chanm01]

It's all fun and games until someone takes your pair of scissors and you can't start your computer.

[@WDMurphy]

I'm having a Ship of Theseus paradox feeling about this video, think I need some aspirin. LOL

[@UToobSteak]

"Found in a Shenzhen bin vibe" lol! That one got me

[@gamersplaygroundliquidm3th526]

just fold back the metal tab on the usb 3.x connector and snap it off and the take a new razor blade and quickly cut the little excess of blue plastic that was under and around the tab it will work fine...

[@ChristopherOrmond]

The PC of Theseus!

[@justsumguy2u]

That's not upgrading, that's basically building a new pc in the same case

[@fewc-k1l]

Best Buy: Roast our system Dawid: *Literally replaces every part in the system 😅 | That has to be one of the best things going on in this channel👍

[@OddBodd.]

Love you vids man❤❤

[@OmairArif]

The tape is there to cover up any scratches on the case.

[@HenrySomeone]

"It's more dense than a Rosa Luxemburg book", "It's so smooth you can lick syrup off it" 😂Lmao, where are you picking this wild metaphors from? 😂

[@casedistorted]

I used to do this back in 2012 with an office pc when mine died so bought it online for like $120 and threw my old HD 4650 I still have just so I could play World of Warcraft at 1650x1080 resolution at maybe 40-55 fps if I was lucky. Way less during Raids.. but I miss those days, cata classic coming back so

[@edwardwilliams3815]

Roasting this PC at 450F in a crappy electric range oven like it was meant to....lol Great vid, just what I needed after last min Turkey Dinner Shopping, GG

[@AdaHotPepper]

The only thing, I want more from Dawid, is more video's..

[@alekpo2000]

This dude tricks us into watching him build the same pc off 3 sets of parts over and over

[@Ray-uc8ij]

Dude your the king of shit rig testing. I love how go where other bigger YT dont venture. I am sure there is a market for these crap oem PCs and you really help people out who just want to know if they work for gaming or not.

[@wargamingrefugee9065]

"This feels a bit like dropping nice, freshly harvested organs into a whale carcass you found on the beach. Anyway..."

[@TrusteftTech]

"AMD's charity' That's one of the funniest lines I have heard in a while. Thank you, you made me laugh.

[@ilhuikar]

"so I went and bought it" I think you got slightly played there :D

[@sysierius]

The beefy version of that workstation came with a tower-cooler or even liquid cooling

[@guitarguy242]

the version I'm rocking with a 6700k and a Quadro card doesn't (yes ik my PC sucks :'))

[@sysierius]

@guitarguy242 lol, mine even worse: i7 4790k with a quadro k6000 and 32gb ram ddr3

[@burnutec3]

Added benefit of having no front I/O 😂 ROFL, theft repellent 😅, sometimes this guy says the Best! Made my day. For sure.

[@_Ekaros]

I love how you say standard matx. And I just look at the pads where ATX 24 pin should be...

[@techbro-ke]

The way tech bloggers talk you'd think they have a pc part manufacturing room in their house.

[@englematic]

that black tape is a quick and dirty "refurbishing" technique. I've bought several used laptops with the black tape treatment. Weird that the seller didn't bother covering up the big scratches on the side of the case with the tape tho.

[@douglashunt487]

Upgrade is code for replace. Lol. Surprised we even reused the case 😂

[@mjohnson9614]

If you take a meter and check power button two wires on that connector line up and can line up and plug onto the new motherboard. Have to pull the wire out and reroute it. Much easier then shorting pins lol