I FIXED EVERYTHING WRONG with Walmart's Gaming PC (almost)

[@Bitwit]

Shout out to Steve at Gamers Nexus for testing the Great Wall PSU and confirming that it won't actually burn your house down. This video was recorded and published to Floatplane nearly a week before his findings.

[@ottersdangerden]

Sparkle Gold Class 1250W but i guess no one really is looking i guess :/ Take a look for it on johnnygurus, its a great wall unit. I just want to see an actual test of the damn thing, I guess ill have to see Gamer Nexus's video and see if he actually tests it.

[@ali_ila]

you should have painted the spacers

[@bryndal36]

You've done an awesome job there Kyle, and well done Steve for helping you out too. I'll have to make sure I'm present at the stream so I can find out how to enter for a chance to win it. Heck knows, my system is in dire need of replacement after 6 years of solid gaming.

[@czarnianq]

Kudos for mentioning that the PSU from Great Wall is actually not bad at all. (Just ugly AF)

[@Wastedpotential9]

Wow you bad with pcs

[@OzTalksHW]

I would be interested in a series of you buying crummy pre-built "gaming" machines and doing mods/upgrades to make them viable gaming rigs. This one was super cool to watch.

[@alexmcgrath6686]

+1

[@dprevail5164]

I completely agree with you! Help those new to PC gaming!👍

[@bsit-1cservidadmarktimothy276]

Yes!

[@CaveyMoth]

It's like Scrapyard Wars, but without the annoying fake southern accent narration.

[@jmandameloya]

I agree with that

[@paulshardware]

UPDATE: We will be giving away *THREE* Gaming PCs tomorrow thanks to a generous donation by long-time viewer MB67 aka Lenticular. See you guys tomorrow!! 😁😁😁

[@Kostanj42]

awesome!

[@BLACKFLAME4941]

To europe too? Im from getmany and i have some friends whom desperatly need new rigs...

[@bruteoni8432]

How do we watch the live stream?

[@MajorHardware]

WOOT PAUL here comes that MILLION SUB milestone cant wait keep up the great content and again thank you for the beard. Beard>soul patch

[@bosephinterton95]

When?

[@sawyerklegr]

how you made it 1000 times better: you plugged in the GPU power.

[@TR2000LT]

LOL

[@Robert-ow8bs]

1070* times better

[@TR2000LT]

My PC is 1030 times better.

[@TheUltimateRare]

Good point. Walmart is clearly Impressing us again...

[@DriftMine14Gaming]

My pc is 580 times better

[@vesin_9772]

When you said “then i think to myself” my mind went what a wonderful world at the same time you did

[@ryanreid1715]

Vesin_ same

[@haydenthompson9135]

SAME bro😂

[@SnipexYTx]

Fuckin same hahaha

[@skyy9479]

Yea

[@pritamsetty8]

300 Th like

[@GanDtech]

Should have ripped off the overpowered branding and replaced with a bitwit logo

[@CST1992]

That's a sure route to copyright infringement.

[@the_ratmeister]

@@CST1992 That's not how copyright works.

[@anamayarawa514]

@@CST1992 Plus, they could care less. They already got the money from the buyer.

[@vovidenie5438]

@@CST1992 no

[@ijabwegouibnabrg]

@@CST1992 I've revoked your oxygen rights because you have been misusing them. Please contact the world oxygen sanitation organization to find out how to regain these rights.

[@DoomWalker42]

Imagine if someone who won the PC worked at Walmart.

[@DeezYoink]

Lol

[@joshua41175]

Pretty high chance considering

[@kevinvergara7445]

joshua41175 considering?...

[@zerious1016]

😂, they be like damn!

[@bradleygreer5159]

@@joshua41175 In the UK we have ASDA, which is owned by Wallmart, so they are kind of international...

[@haloman4220]

Guy who wins this build: I won a new pc from Walmart Friends:..... Guy: it was upgraded by bitwit Friends: *GASP*

[@mambasneak3929]

do you know the name of what holds the screws on the tempered glass panel case in the ride side.

[@logiwarrior6115]

@@mambasneak3929 you mean the white things he used to mount the front panel further away? I think they're simply called spacers

[@ryanlewis7679]

Anarchy Ancap they are nylon spacers/washers you can find them at home depot

[@godthegod4491]

He's so famous your friends gasp but you have to call him by his channel's name? lol

[@TheScrubmuffin69]

Cringe hard

[@ranruy]

Walmart still shopping out machines better built than the verge

[@akistee]

Lmao😂

[@alexvangeffen2770]

i do say he speaks true

[@modzn7904]

nmm

[@matejhranj440]

True story.

[@StefanEtienneTheVerrgeRep]

Not true, I am the greatest PC building of all time, I screw in with "confidence"

[@raaghavgupta5312]

2 years later, the price for this has gone down to $900. and has dual channel RAM now, so it looks like they listened to Kyle.

[@franzsalenbauch]

Imagine the gpu not plugged in when the viewer gets it

[@mass1985]

might even be an upgrade cause it gigabyte

[@AznJungleFever]

Wasn't me lol

[@itzsupremedestroy4766]

Manuel85 I know I’m 3 months late but what’s wrong with gigabyte people have compared brands they are almost all equal few improvements

[@sultanalowais5822]

EpicDroneFilms I had to plug it again lol

[@mondumkreisung1652]

@@sultanalowais5822 wait u won that?

[@dragonbane6078]

Should have painted the spacers on the front panel black so they don't stick out so much.

[@jh-12358]

Sure asking a lot here....

[@Gophacyerself]

No paint necessary. They sell black nylon spacers for pennies.

[@krassergamerLP]

Pun intended?

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

@NUFF or a black permanent marker xd

[@Satsujiin]

I mean it should be fun need unless it's Linus right

[@arm-man4243]

Walmart made this pc so bad that every reviewer is going to buy it

[@wolfshanze5980]

Clever of Walmart... they'll sell tons... to reviewers.

[@hungryhungryhummer]

GEOMAZ top 10 strats

[@munk_ken]

Not anymore, Walmart canned that project rather quickly.

[@ComradePenguinski]

They're still on Walmart's website.

[@jari2018]

its ok for the right price and not lying about the spec's , just tell the powrsupply is ok and made by a quality ps maker -the warmth issue is another matter and need a another frontpanel or mesh -i they keept it then they have to go with lower spec cpu and grapicscard like a nvidia 1050ti.

[@jeremybeelman4745]

"For the children" setting up WandaVision 2 years ago??

[@domthoj3309]

i was looking for this exact comment

[@iyot1020]

paint the spacers black

[@common_c3nts]

just buy black spacers

[@oleglovky]

@@common_c3nts Or put some black tape on them.

[@kaptein1247]

Common_C3nts, he already has these spacers. And everyone has paint. Think, comrade.

[@Enchisedmy]

@@kaptein1247 I don't have paint. Buying some black spacers would probably be cheaper than buying some decent black paint, one or more brushes, etc.

[@antonioperez4259]

Just imagine them that they are black

[@TheGameBench]

While fugly, the PSU wasn't the dumpster fire everyone thought it was. Great Wall is actually a big name in OEM PSU's. I suggest people check out Gamer Nexus's video on it.

[@TheGameBench]

Had it actually been 80+ Gold, I'd argue... but from what I've seen I'm guessing they're pretty on par. The Seasonic is certainly more aesthetically pleasing. It's a shame to go to all the trouble and still have a spot of the ketchup and mustard though.

[@TheGameBench]

@MATS0ZETEX Fair enough. I wasn't implying that efficiency equates to overall quality. Especially in garbage, no name PSU's. However, with top brands like Seasonic, the higher the 80+ rating, the higher quality the units tend to be. Granted, I know... that's not a rule. Didn't know that about the S12/M12's.

[@pyrotechnika308]

@MATS0ZETEX You just pulled that out of your ass mate. It has 1 12v rail and doesn't need OCP. The seasonic s12 ii is one of the best value PSUs out there.

[@granddya5323]

@@pyrotechnika308 linustechtips.com/main/topic/858096-why-you-shouldnt-buy-a-s12iim12ii-in-2017-or-later-years/ Try again next time.

[@TheGameBench]

@MATS0ZETEX Agreed. Never a good idea to just look at the 80+ rating and assume it's good to go.

[@bananaFPS]

this better be shipped with the gpu plugged in.

[@stevenstack5971]

The power supply wasn’t THAT bad - as GN proved.

[@southernoftexas8229]

Yeah, I thought he was going to say "I swapped out this Great Wall power supply for a Corsair one!" *Snortle*

[@tclemens96]

The seasonic one is arguably a good bit better and he probably did this before the GN review.

[@stevenstack5971]

tclemens96 agreed, 80+ bronze vs 80+ gold. And yes he probably recorded this before the GN video. At the same time though, it’s not very good to spread misinformation about the PSU “burning the house down”.

[@Zipzeolocke]

Still when purchasing a system, I would personally feel infinitely times better going for a power supply with at least a bronze rating, the fact that this Great Wall power supply only said 80+, that's kind of a dealbreaker for me, even if it was from Corsair, Seasonic, or EVGA, I still would not feel comfortable getting a power supply without a solid rating of bronze or better

[@mitchelltyner5670]

@George S Great wall is actually one of the major power supply builders for all the other name brands. Gamers Nexus was saying that the two main ones were Great Wall and another Chinese manufacturer.

[@HdtvTh]

The PSU was good, it was actually 80+, don't forget Greatwall actually makes internals for lots of good power supplies. The actual trash in the system is the motherboard.

[@HCkev]

Motherboard is fine, it's just basic. Kind of ironic how he stated the RAM not being dual channel as a reason to upgrade the motherboard, but kept the single DIMM...

@@HCkev It's TOO basic for a gaming PC. Limited RAM expansion. No M.2 support. (It really should have come with an M.2 SSD and a suitable motherboard, but I understand Bitwit not wanting to throw more of his own money into upgrading a system he is giving away.) No USB 3.1 ports. Unacceptable for a rig at this level of aspiration and an original $1400 price tag. (It was OK when they were closing them out at $1000.)

[@HCkev]

Shirley Márquez Dúlcey You say that because your requirements as an enthusiast are much higher than the average joe. The target consumer for this PC won't ever need more than 32GB of RAM, if they ever need more than the 16GB included. They also wouldn't see any difference between a SATA SSD and a M.2 SSD. As for USB 3.1, sure that's a compromise, but aside from external SSDs, which the target consumer for that PC won't have, there is really not much stuff that really take advantage of it. Don't put down a Toyota Yaris just because you're used to a Mercedes. It's basic, but those compromises aren't going to be a deal breaker for the people looking for that PC.

[@kIDNEYKid-xt9uc]

@@HCkev it still wouldnt have hurt for walmart to use 2 8gb sticks instead of 1 16gb stick. Good ol walmart, cutting corners.

[@BloodpactORG]

Except it would, they obviously bought them up as kits and then divided the kits between multiple PCs. Go find a single 16GB DIMM that's cheaper than the cost of a single 16GB DIMM in kit of two DIMMs divided by two.

[@fallenmaximus1883]

Walmart needs to take notes from this video

[@akistee]

Fallen MAXIMUS18 I just hope that Walmart would stay away from building PCs. I'd recommend NZXT BLD instead lolol

[@sonnyboi1761]

The verge needs to take notes from walmart..

[@noveske.2236]

Sonny Boi other way round bro.

[@heidiaguirre5672]

@@noveske.2236 Uh, no, literally Wal-Mart's only mistake was the, ON PURPOSE, Chinese knock-off psu.

[@sixtendemel6197]

Heidi Aguirre and the singe channel RAM

[@cageenglander3754]

Ok ok, the PC is kinda shitty while stock. But straight up. Those fans look super good.

[@wingracer1614]

I am digging the fans. Funny how cutting corners to make them cheaper (no light diffusing cover for the LEDs) endied up giving them a cool and different look.

[@cageenglander3754]

@@wingracer1614 yah and the animations ain't half bad either

[@Doing_It_Wrong]

Linus said he went through about 1,000 different LED variations for those fans. Definitely the best part of the rig IMO.

[@redonyx5428]

I honestly wouldn't mind getting those fans because shiny

[@albertice2]

I actually like the case design. But the insides and the front panel are horrible

[@Nolen84]

2:45 a piece of grounding metal is sticking out of the enternet port...

[@Flabbycakes]

I saw it as well, and was immediately triggered. Haha

[@CaveyMoth]

Isn't it bad for your PC to be grounded, though?

[@xxpistonxx7923]

@@CaveyMoth it has to be grounded, but only in the right places

[@noahk113]

My OCD hates you

[@michaelkuper6604]

Oh damn you! I hadn't noticed that when I watched the video. Now I will never be able to unsee that! What have you done!?

[@Cabbage_Soup120]

Turns out the great wall psu is fine. GN tested it and said it's fine. Though its cheap for how much you are paying.

[@hamzaharoon1217]

All the great wall psu comments made me afraid I have a great wall 500 80+ gold black label psu But the gamer's nexus video brought me faith Plus the psu seems to be working well and is powder coated if that counts

[@TheVillainOfTheYear]

Yes... but it’s ugly.

[@i.suk.6146]

@@TheVillainOfTheYear Yeah...but you're ugly.

[@CaveyMoth]

@@i.suk.6146 Haven't we just proven that ugly things are fine, though? I'm ugly and I'm proud!

[@cockatoo010]

It's fine, not good. The S12II is still a better part.

[@WDuckling]

Was laughing when you had done the USB 3.0 extension on the PC. Literally had to do the same thing on mine because Amazon had lied that the case came with USB 3.0! 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sloxx701]

So you pulled a power supply that actually had over current protection/sampling and thermal protection and put in one that does not. Looks can be deceiving on power supplies, and just because it's painted, has japanese output caps, sleeved cables, colored LEDs, and an 80+ efficiency rating means jack all. They put those features in these PSUs that people want and whine about but then they will cut corners elsewhere to maintain their price point, and those corners can be basic safety and protection circuits. Just sayin

[@Kalvinjj]

Yep, he made the video way before the test was uploaded tho, so there wouldn't be a way to know without some deeper search. But true, that brand speaks too high and so does silver color + no sleeves on the cables. End result turned worse than expected, even with good intentions.

[@BlackRiverStudios]

That chinese brand is a generic one and to use it for gaming with a gtx 1070, it will last 3-4 months. Probably 4 weeks if the pc is seldom turned off. Those kind of generic brands go about $10. Theyre not meant for gaming, theyre meant for normal desktop stuff.

[@Viewer19]

@@BlackRiverStudios They are one of the main PS suppliers for Name Brands you know. And Yes GN hooked it up to a pro test rig.

[@BlackRiverStudios]

@Kinesis I've seen it and even read their article on their website. Like they said, its not going to explode but dont expect it to last with a gaming card. Dont go cheap with a $10 psu b/c that's GW retail value in asia. Rather spend on reliable mid-end psu like FSP that wont cause inconcencience to you and your rig in the future.

[@Sloxx701]

@@BlackRiverStudios - Virtually all ATX power supplies are Chinese, doesn't matter if it's low end or high end or who's name is on it. Just like the majority of the world's electronics. The Greatwall power supply he removed is $75 new, the Seasonic he put in the machine to replace it is $55 new. Where are you seeing $10...

[@BeeWhere]

Silverstone has rigid dust filters I added to my front intake.

[@bolland83]

I bought a fractal case, it came with filters like it should have, lol. I still don't understand how case manufacturers omit things like that, I mean, come on, it's 2018.

[@DumbSloth87]

@@bolland83 It's Walmart, what were you expecting?!

[@modzn7904]

yA

[@jonnetukiainen3021]

Just a btw the great wall PSU is actually ok because great wall makes PSUs for corsair and evga

[@AlphaMachina]

You could have at least put some dual channel RAM in there. Sheesh.

[@MarginalSC]

That was sticking out at me too.

[@Tyler-br8tp]

True lmao the original ram is so ugly as well

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Yeah ... single channel memory is a pain and an easy fix.

[@Lathlaer]

Exactly. He claims that single channel memory doesn't make much different for gaming which is a 50/50 shot at best. There are open world games that benefit hugely from dual and even quad channel memory. Oh well ;-)

[@swag-cc4uc]

@@Lathlaer Dual channel, even for Intel, makes a large difference. For ryzen, it's even worse

[@ctrl2223]

I FIXED EVERYTHING WRONG with Walmart's Gaming PC "throughs it in the dumpster"

[@kaspies8150]

Throws*

[@sergeantgunny]

"Hot Dog on a Stick" is going to be my next PC theme, featuring all ketchup and mustard cabling.

[@EdwardCuss]

could have used black spacers on the front pannel instead of white, would have been more aesthetically pleasing

[@gastricacid]

what about rgb spacers?

[@MrRandomshiznitz]

The winner of the pc could just take a black sharpie to it and make it black in seconds. A mod to a mod.

[@MrRandomshiznitz]

@@gastricacid that RGB life, lol.

[@CaveyMoth]

I would have used infinitely long spacers...that is, send the front panel into space. Screw tempered glass, man.

[@Narocor]

@@CaveyMoth No side panel or tempered glass at all is better just build the pc in the fridge. That way it keeps most of the time a negative temperature. Billy mays' advice.

[@kingsofserbiangameplay1623]

*For the CHILDREN*

[@roman993_]

What the fuck you are here as well 😂

[@screwb1882]

There was literally nothing wrong with that PSU. Great wall is an OEM supplier like SeaSonic, Superflower, ect. They make many of Corsair's PSUs. Waste of money that would have been better spent on another stick of ram for dual channel.

[@CommodoreFan64]

True there is nothing wrong functionally, but you have to admit Walmart could of gone to Great wall, and said give us a black PSU with sleeved cables for what a $2 - $5 difference at best? Just to note I'm more of a function over form kind of guy who sometimes builds in $20 windowless cases because they get the job done, but when they are selling a system this expensive with glass panels that little bit of detail can go a long way, and helps keep the PSU from looking out of place.

[@joshbrown811]

@@CommodoreFan64 But you cant really see the PSU

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@joshbrown811 debatable on how you set up the computer, because if you have it on a desk in an office where say the back is facing an entry way then yes you can see it, plus no matter what you do, in a glass case you are going to see the ketchup, and mustard cables, which again in a PC this expensive reeks of cost cutting cheapness.

[@Fiufia]

He forgot to watch the Gamers Nexus video about the PSU He just watch the one abaut the case

[@PerfectCQ]

There's a nifty test on that PSU here: www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3413-walmart-great-wall-power-supply-benchmark-review That shows that it does fall into 80 Plus certification (assuming it applied for it). I think the only thing mildly unfortunate about that PSU is that they didn't paint the back of it black. Replacing it with that SeaSonic very nearly did nothing but give a flush black look.

[@tanmayvij7191]

So sweet of you, not only just giving away a PC you bought with your own money (not sponsored by any co) to the community, but also making it far better than it originally was!

[@mAx70935]

3:03 what? single channel definitely makes a huge gaming difference

[@gasflicx3497]

Lol he right the second one is for streamlining since all games to day fun6-8gb of rams now if you stream you need another

[@DudeInAMood]

I love to watch these videos even though when he’s talking about the parts I have no idea what he’s talking about.

[@cervidae3359]

_"how could I make this thumbnaiore interesting?"_ *_"how about I put arrows and circles all over the place!"_*

[@guillermo218883]

cervidae or you know, the 3 spots he had issues with lol

[@Iammorph]

You could try buying a metal grill for the fans and put it between the filter and the fan. And maybe paint a little the spacers...

[@eightyd2554]

"1 dimm per Channel ruins any chances of running dual channel memory" What?

[@DickTangoTV]

@XclusivePower He was talking about the motherboard only having 1 slot per channel. Not that the build only had 1 DIMM. So it made no sense.

[@DamnZodiak]

Yeah that's nonsense. Having only one dimm stops you from using dual channel memory. 1 dimm per channel is actually prefered by a lot of extreme overclockers, for example, because the signal pathways are shorter. Glad I'm not the only one who noticed.

[@cuppajoe2]

I’m so happy that I knew what that meant lol. I barely know what he says but somehow I knew what he said there

[@matthewtuel2747]

The ghetto USB upgrade is the reason I like having a case with drive bays. My behemoth CoolerMaster ATCS 840 is old (bought it for my X58 build back in '09), but adding front panel USB 3.1 A and C ports was easy with a 2.5" bay hub. The case suits my Z370 build quite nicely despite not having a window to show off the RGB. This case will likely remain upgradable to the latest I/O for many more years to come due to the front expansion bays.

[@DSPZulu]

H310 supports Dual-channel meng. Not sure what you're on there.

[@ghomerhust]

it supports dual channel only if you have 2 matching sticks. but either way, he was still running single channel due to the single 16 gig stick on the new board. just has more room to expand

[@Benedictus899]

@@ghomerhust Doesn't every chipset properly support dual channel only if you have 2 matching sticks? Either way it's irrelevant; what Kyle said was "For instance, you only get one dimm per channel which blows any chance of you running dual-channel memory" which makes no sense whatsoever.

[@Jito463]

According to Intel, the H310 supports 1 stick per channel. "# of DIMMs per channel : 1" ark.intel.com/products/133348/Intel-H310-Chipset Now, whether that means it's literally incapable of dual-channel, or if Intel is just being confusing in their terminology, I can't say. It sounds to me like there's two channels and each one supports only a single DIMM. We've got a basic system at work with an H310 board in it, I suppose I should pull it out and see if it actually does run dual-channel or not.

[@offthegeekend]

@@Jito463 Correct, 1 stick per channel. Dual Channel means 2 separate channels used together. 2 Channels x 1 DIMM slot per Channel = 2 DIMM slots, which is what this board has. All the 300 series chipset boards support the use of dual channel memory.

[@Jito463]

@@offthegeekend Ah, thanks. For some reason I was drawing a blank trying to remember how that worked. I couldn't remember if it was same channel or opposite channels. That's what I get for posting when I'm about to fall asleep.

[@jonasplett172]

3:08 getting some Brooklyn 99 feels over here

[@KillaBitz]

Get a Sharpie and colour the ketchup and mustard cables in black..... Job done

[@efahrenholz]

Well you could I guess. I thought that maybe you could spray paint the housing in matte black and plastic dip the wires, then wrap them.

[@KillaBitz]

@@efahrenholz that would be better.

[@radhammak1797]

Genius

[@marcosmedia7463]

Kyle: Single channel doesn't hurt your gaming performance that much Gamers Nexus: Imma ruin this man's whole career

[@gak0090]

For the air filtration, I would recommend using coarse filter pad like this product on amazon "Classic Koi Pond Filter Pad COARSE - 12 Inches by 48 Inches by 3/4 inch to 1 Inch - BLACK Bulk Roll Pond Filter Media", cut strips 3/4-1 inch wide strips that you would use to frame it ( a rectangular frame the same shape as the black frame on the filter you bought at 5:02)- then use double stick tape to adhere the filter strips to the case. Once the front glass is put back on, the filter is thick enough to fill that air space, yet porous enough not to restrict air flow too much- and it won't be interfering with the fans at all since it's only surrounding them as a frame. Nice review and nice mods on the PC!

[@TK199999]

You know you could have removed the front fans and added spacers to bring them further into the case, thereby preventing filter from being too close.

[@donkeysunited]

That sounds like a good idea as it would also bring the airflow closer to the components.

[@NekkeDeez]

That would also likely recirculate the hot air inside the case, depending on how big the spacers are.

[@N00bB1scu1tGaming]

@Dhars his comment isn't considering that a couple of spacers would be negligible for air recirculation. You just need a fraction of space to prevent the blades from hitting the filter, not a friggin inch. Hot air recirculation is generally seen in improperly done setups. This is bringing cool air in and sucking hot air out the back. That negative pressure from the exhaust fan is enough to compensate for a few small washers.

[@CotyRiddle]

@@NekkeDeez if you look closely they are already recirculating air. massive gaps on the sides.

[@NekkeDeez]

@@N00bB1scu1tGaming I actually said that. "Depending on how big the spacers are".

[@kyleshaffer9846]

Good job only thing I would say is spray paint the white washer black to match the case

[@anthonytech]

Actually the power supply is one of the better things about the pc. But still its gray and ketchup cables soooo.... REPLACE IT

[@anthonytech]

@GoodRiddanceGooglePlus Okay. Lol

[@HeyDropthat]

@1:25 check out the seismic activity on the shroud of that gigabyte card when Kyle lightly bumps the surface of that table while executing a .0012 calorie gesticulation just quivering with quality

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

I went with a Seasonic PSU and do not regret it at all! Gold rated, not flashy or fancy at all... And is silent. No complaints at all, I'd recommend their power supplies to anyone.

[@YakubNg]

#MeToo . my friend recommended Seasonic to me when i built my first PC back in mid 2017. no regret at all.

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

Way to go playing devil's advocate

[@Fromheaven007]

Great wall psu was ugly but it did the work "perfectly". Nexus show it on a video.

[@HCkev]

It's not a bad PSU, it just has nothing fancy. It does what it's supposed to do but nothing more

[@CooperLandingFishingGuide]

Can anything from Walmart be saved? Lol. Love the videos man! Going to build my first pc soon thanks to your channel :)

[@davidlisi4809]

So so true lol

[@CooperLandingFishingGuide]

@@davidlisi4809 Oh Walmart. Hopefully people that are into gaming will build their own.

[@Elokaynu]

Least it wasn't from the Verge :)

[@CooperLandingFishingGuide]

@@Elokaynu So true lol

[@panickyk2300]

Hey dude or girl idk but if you dont consider it personal i would want to know how old are you, since you are building your first rig, Im 15 so i dont think i will be able to build a pc for 4 more years

[@rickbhattacharya2334]

Who says you can't fall in love with a computer . It's always there waiting for you when you need her/him

[@Arbeitsrepetier2000]

Rick Bhattacharya lol

[@frankf6716]

That is the spirit! A careful builder treating a machine like one of his/her own children. Great job for the modification!

[@Taalanos]

What's the problem with the power supply?

[@killman369547]

nothing actually, people just think it's a bad PSU because it isn't powder coated. great wall actually makes decent PSU's for brands like EVGA and others.

[@Mildly_Dead]

@@killman369547 Um no great wall does not make any of EVGA's PSU's, the most common EVGA oem's are HEC and Super Flower with a bit of Seasonic sprinkled in.

[@Viewer19]

@@Mildly_Dead Um yes they do watch the GN vid hooking it up to their pro test gig.

[@Welshmanshots]

Its not made for gaming rigs, that PSU was sketchy from the start

[@Welshmanshots]

@@killman369547 if Great wall made decent PSU's everyone would be buying them dickhead

[@ghostjaeger4326]

In the wonderful words of Lyle, “your cable management looks like a spaghetti”

[@Pienimusta]

PowerWall unit was just as good as a EVGA 80+ supply.

[@mjyanimations1062]

Pienimusta it also works well as door stopper. Watch the end

[@kanishcktewatia597]

yeah. i am sure it would work absolutely fine until it blowed up.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Surprising a decent middle of the road PSU, and over the course of nearly 30 years of doing PC repairs, building, and customizing I've seen many PSU's that were way worse in prebuilt systems, or included with cases like Diablotek for example in which I do have a 320 watt unit sitting on my workbench for testing fans, water pumps, or other light loads as anything else more stressful, and it more than likely let out the magic smoke lol!

[@GlaciaDay]

But not on part with a 80+ Gold Seasonic PSU, which is arguably the best out of its price range.

[@tomikivela7634]

@@GlaciaDay I am sorry to tell it's not gold it is bronze but prob one of the best bronzes out there.

[@Hey_Its_Yosh]

You could probably get away with buying magnetic tape and running it around the length of the dust filter. It would maintain its magnetic convenience and give you another 1-2mm of clearance that might be enough to avoid the fans.

[@Teroskull]

I'm glad I saw this video. The front of my case is the same way 3 fans with a piece of glass isnt very spaced out. I always thought my case was hotter than it should of be and your solution would be pretty easy to do. Thanks bitwit!!!

[@mj1s735]

I am sure you have same RAM lying around not being used? So it would be nice to go ahead and put them in the PC to make it dual channel. You did a nice update on the system.

[@Welshmanshots]

Gaming Rigs don't need more than 16GB of ram

[@mj1s735]

@@Welshmanshots Yes I already know that. He installed a new motherboard that is optimizes to run better in dual channel, so why not run it in dual channel? So remove that 16 GB stick of RAM and put in two 8 GB sticks of RAM if he has some lying around not being used. That is just what I would do if I had some extra RAM on hand.

[@nevets68]

RGB lighting = the Truck Nuts of the computing industry.

[@RingoYote]

RGB - The computing equivalent to putting stickers on your car.....it ads nothing.

[@WcSuka]

Truck nuts.... Fuck I laughed hard

[@Forbiddensirenz]

Don’t you attack me like that 😤

[@leander_aunvik]

0:57 Love how he says "Enjoy 420" 😂

[@lewroch3628]

Leander Aunvik no god

[@AR-mg1qi]

bruh.

[@subzeroarctics1299]

Perhaps what's most interesting about this computer is how the community has come together to debate and improve it

[@michaelskywalker3089]

Upgrade mobo to full ATX, add another stick of ram, upgrade harddrive; put 2 usb 3 c on front panel; put decent air or watercooled fan on ic. Coin flip on changing power supply in order to get better cabling and higher wattage in order to support upgrading in future. Improve glass case side panel to improve air-flow.

[@-JonnyBoy-]

By the testing done on Gamers Nexus the PSU was actually not that bad (was 80 Plus just without the badge). Its amazing how not painting the outside black gave it such a negative vibe.

[@ChrisB2007]

FOR THE CHILDREN!

[@Unpopular_Duality.]

It's gotta be always for the children.

[@HunterB79]

*Sees title* Me instantly-wow he’s building a whole new pc!!

[@aidenonkbm]

Kyle's videos are perfect to watch during class

[@Levy_Wilson]

All Walmart had to do was consult an enthusiast. But they didn't, so they failed with their first foray into the custom PC world.

[@offthegeekend]

2:45 Whoa, what's with the metal tab folded out back over the Ethernet jack? Come on Kyle, you know better than to do that.

[@icanthelplt90]

I'm glad I am not the only one who noticed! Haha

[@reapz3621]

Talk about first world problems...

[@KissesLoveKawaii]

3:16 WRONG there is nothing wrong with great wall PSU. As tested by GNEXUS.

[@MrMega200]

Sure but it is only "okay". Not very impressive at all considering when you can just get a better power supply for a few dollars more. Also the ketchup cables and non painted metal surfaces was really pushing it in a "Gaming PC". Especially when the first model starts at $1400 at release

[@jonaxkariuki]

I think the idea was that Walmart makes an awful pc that brings so much fuss that every KZbinr buys it!

[@MLWJ1993]

Plan succeeded! xD

[@porterspiceland4679]

1000 times faster just likes how Linus’s Dell PC with 8700k is 10 times faster than the 8700 version 😂

[@NoLuv4Hoz]

Nice job overall. PSU issue addressed like a gentleman. As you mentioned, before and after temp tests would have been nice to confirm that the spacer airflow mod is necessary. Why not an entry level Z370 board like the MSI Z370-A PRO for faster RAM support and to allow a K sku cpu swap down the line? $40-50 cheaper than the MSI B360 Gaming Pro Carbon, too.

[@HaaAlslaman]

Can't wait to not win, never won a single giveaway in my life. (great mods btw)

[@softnaos9559]

We all know that

[@Miko36110]

Same :(

[@dillonhellmech9765]

The odds just are not on are sides😔

[@Miko36110]

Otaku Man true 🤔

[@Oneohtrix]

I didn't joined because I knew I wasn't gonna win

[@madscientist1045]

ITS FOR THE CHILDREN!!! kyle in 2018

[@holo6883]

You can't fully fix something that was designed to be broken

[@omegachadrequiem3831]

No wonder you cant be fixed

[@Rael121]

"For the children", a WandaVision reference 2 years earlier.

[@Obiter3]

I struggle with the idea of using dust filters on 3 fans behind a plexiglass cover. The airflow is already so restricted. Great call on the 3/4 inch screws and nylon washers/spacers.

[@I53-624]

They blew 1/4 of the pc budget on RGB lighting

[@cowpker4life333]

shold of went with black spacers just to make it blend in

[@Bchan]

That great wall psu isn't that bad, it's not very good, but it does it's job fine enough. GN experimented with it and it was decent.

[@Venom-sy2dw]

Yea I saw that video 👍🏾

[@HCkev]

Agreed, he Could've just bought some sleeved extensions for better look but the PSU is fine, it has enough power for the specs, is within specs, has the right protections, etc, it just doesn't has anything fancy.

[@TheSjuris]

HCkev not the only manufacturer that ships out PSUs with ketchup and mustard cables. Talking about you ThermalTake.

[@daydodog]

GN did an excellent video explaining why that PSU is perfectly fine

[@scotianbank]

"And then I think to myself..." I also sang the song in my head before Kyle said it! xD

[@NervousNick]

"12 Day's of Christmas Giveaway" coming!

[@RudyMiller68]

FOR THE CHILDREN!!!

[@janaebert3059]

Single channel DOES hurt your performance in games a lot.

[@daniell5740]

no

[@aldaverj5780]

Not with intel CPUs

[@janaebert3059]

@@aldaverj5780 Yeah like Intel cpus work completely different and don't need RAM at all xDD

[@mikeymaiku]

You mean the 5%min drop as the worse case scenario? I mean hes not going to spend another 100 to give Way to bums like us on the internet

[@janaebert3059]

@@mikeymaiku No, I am talking about up to 20% less FPS even with DDR4 2133 vs DDR4 3200 both in dual channel mode, now picture a single rank DDR4 2133, total garbage.

[@mackdee911h3]

Ive told people for years never to buy anything electronic from walmart. And then they started rolling out gaming pc's and i about almost had a heart attack.

[@yongxiang4508]

you could use some of those washer and screw to create some gap between the fan mount and the fans itself, this could potentially solve dust filter hitting the fan with the added gap

[@doctorgaming8791]

Woulda been better if Lyle did it.

[@senaardiwardana]

"I win free pc gaming and it has only 1stick 16gb ram" 1star

[@MapleLeafAce]

Gonna be honest. I was pretty surprised he didn’t change it to 2 8GB sticks. It’s not even expensive even for DDR4-3000

[@senaardiwardana]

@@MapleLeafAce for me and if it was me that give that pc, iwl leave that ram like that to. Bcs if u realy love pc u must be enjoy upgrading ur stuff, what ever its. And if u generelise people from newbie to budget pc gamer the easiest thing to upgrade is ram. (Do it for ur self will give u different satisfaction) beside, iwant make sure u take care that pc. If someone spend some money to it (change ram make it dual) they will care more about that pc.

[@insaneblank2118]

i have the gaming pro carbon, so beautiful. nice choice

[@munk_ken]

There are much better uses for that old psu rather than a door death trap. You could: prop your books up with it, hold papers down in gale force winds with it, use it as a flail (not recommended), tear out the internals and use it as a box, salvage all the wires with some cable mod sleeves and some solder to make your own modded cables, salvage the connectors since those are still good, use it as a counter balance for a light fixture, or put it in a glass case with biohazard signs all around it.

[@robotgirlenjoyer91]

the mods you did on the Walmart PC is WHAT they should have done. Job well done to you.

[@shaggy9867]

overpowerd more like overpriced

[@smkyone]

this is very fucking true

[@nightblazzed]

the Walmart version was Only Pretending to be a gaming pc. Kyle made it actually usable.

[@expertshooter2055]

I ain’t thinking anything’s wrong except for the cheap mother booard and I don’t know if the gigabyte 1070 is a lot worse than normal but me I’m rocking a 10 year old pc 1050 it and an Xeon cpu it’s a dell precision t3500 Yes I game on it but I would take this pc since it’s not 10 flipping years old

[@benwrycraft-jane3783]

1050 ti was released like 4 or 5 years ago??

[@Nj1498]

Didn't the case have a USB 3.0 port in the front that wasn't plugged in? 🤔

[@brechanfraser5797]

No, it has 3 x USB 2.0 ports. The USB 3.0 connector was plugged into a USB 3.1 (type C) port on the back I/O.

[@Nj1498]

@@brechanfraser5797 That was on the motherboard. If I remember rightly, in the gamer's nexus video, there is a single 3.0 port on the front of the _case_ that was plugged into the 2.0 header.

[@Nj1498]

@@brechanfraser5797 The Type C port was extension card was plugged into the 3.0 header on the MB.

[@Kalvinjj]

@@Nj1498 nah the front ports have no extra 5 pins, it's hard to see on video tho.

[@GobiLux]

Haven't worked with Seasonic power supplies for years. I am actually surprised they are still around! They used to be dropping like flies!

[@danielasafavokado7645]

Simply get the 120 Square Dust filters the connect to the fan screws just like the grills we used to have back in the 2000's

[@t1mebomb213]

Hey Kyle is it possible you could pimp my rigs

[@supercoolmunkee]

My first time I built my computer. My rig has some bad cable management, overall it works and games fine at a decent temperature. Maybe over Christmas break when my college fall semester is done, I might take the time to do some cable management. The worst part probably being is where the CPU cable that is located and it is in the way of my big CPU cooler.

[@t1mebomb213]

@@supercoolmunkee I know what you mean I built 2 systems for me and my girlfriend and really struggled with cable management. It really depends on your patience and Time.

[@supercoolmunkee]

@@t1mebomb213 Can you give me an advice on steps to achieve the ultimate cable management? Take a look at my gaming rig here pcpartpicker.com/b/XDfH99. Would you recommend unplugging everything and leave the motherboard and cpu on and unplug the power supply to make it easier for cables to reach in and out of difficult places and plugging everything in and then screw in the power supply last? I feel like the cable management part is my worst nightmare when it comes to building the PC. I've watched like probably numerous of guides. The cable management is my nightmare because different cases, motherboard and coolers can come into to play on what makes sense to plug into first in order to achieve nice cable management.

[@ryankorsrud5562]

I got that core i5 4th gen 8gb ddr3 integrated graphics pc it's the best on the market run fortnite at 15-25 fps on 480p all low settings it's quite the wonderful gaming experience

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

@@supercoolmunkee my first and current rig has a top mounted PSU and all the cables are shoved in the optical drive bays. So unless you have a 13 year old case I think your cable management is okay compared with mine.