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[@TechSource]

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[@oliverbrochu7616]

Thinking about building a pc with all used parts except for the ssd. Rtx 3060, Ryzen 5 3600 and 16gb ddr4 3200 ram. All for about 400cad (300 usd). Is it worth it or should I go for a different combo?love the vids man

[@shantanumangal2985]

The open box thing can be vv useful in the flip or flop series

[@MegaFatCeo0515]

Can you do a how to guide for water cooling builds

[@SkibidiOlive]

Hey tech source I’ve been a fan for a while I love watching ur videos I don’t have discord so this is the only way I can reach out to you ik u probably won’t see this comment but I was wondering if u could build my dream pc for me bc the one I have right now has integrated graphics and I only run 80 fps on my game so I was just wondering u don’t have to do it for me but it would make my day.

[@janaustria7979]

HOW CAN I APPLY BADLY WANT TO HAVE A PC SET UP!

[@DeadlyKiller54]

Open box items are a gamble, but when you get a good item. So worth the savings. I bought my 4070 S open box at best buy in March for 450 usd, and got my OLED monitor for 410 open box when it was a grand MSRP. If you can get an open box deal, i would take it. I still look for open box deals when possible.

[@TechSource]

Agreed! Nice deals!

[@L_ightninng]

i picked up an OLED monitor for $400 open box too earlier this year, ive also been slowly purchasing components with quite a few being open box, unfortunately i am taking a slight gamble as i cant test if any of them actually work but i bought a 7800x3d for $289, a gigabyte b650 for $140, and a 4tb samsung 990 pro for $230

[@lollll1293]

So true. Im building my first pc and i just bought a hyte y70 open box for $137 and it literally looked like the box was just opened and taped back.

[@Greshgore]

Ah yes micro center, the unattainable Shangri-La for so many of us

[@hamzaepps2497]

Shanghai la is really good anime

[@Wendigo1st]

BO1 MENTIONED!!!!!

[@onepieceluffy8376]

@@hamzaepps2497 he's not talking abt the anime

[@insanegamer9294]

I Always wanted to see something like this as soon as I get to know that they got open box offers

[@thomascrum185]

Micro Center also matches newegg pricing and open box is the way to go I have used this all the way back to early 2000's.

[@ChengHorn9]

They price match pretty much every vendor on pc partpicker if you show them a webpage with the same item (model # and/or serial # must match) at a lower price at checkout.

[@TheSaturdayNights]

I do this all the time. You can actually browse the open box parts online, you don’t need to be in store to see the prices/ reserve them

[@David-yx3bd]

The only reason I have a 4070TI is because it was open box. At the time they were like $800ish, but open box and it was the MSI Ventus 3x version which had some "manufacturing defects" so it was $500. The manufacturing defect? Some of them came out with a bent backplate (it actually extends to the heatsink in some of them). Has never affected performance that I've found, but it meant for a while there you could find Ventus 3x that were open box marked way down because people would buy them, see the slight curve and freak, get a refund, and then the next guy or gal gets a pretty decent savings on a 4070TI that doesn't look quite right, but works just fine.

[@TechSource]

Open box is the way to go sometimes!

[@matthewadaniya]

Ed's the GOAT of Pc builds & setups.

[@BlastedSoda]

HOWD U COMMENT 12 HOURS AGO THE VIDEO WAS UPLOADED 40 SECONDS AGO

[@Cubedumpp]

Probably a channel member ​@@BlastedSoda

[@faisal-eo5hc]

0:12 the guy in the car didn’t interrupt him for saying hi but he was calling him out for the sus things he said

[@rccincy]

I got an open Box 2024 Asus ROG strix scar 18 for $1799 and it’s normally $2999. Manufactured September 2024, so I still have September 2025 with the warranty and windows was installed in October and returned within 30 days. It’s literally brand new with not a mark on it. I bought it in December as an open box and bought a one year accidental warranty, so I have nothing to worry about. It’s an absolute monster. I9 14900HX, 408012gb(175w), 2.5k mini LED nebula display 240hz 1100nits 16/10 aspect ratio, 32 GB of DDR5 5600mhz, 1tb gen4, 90whr battery, in the box with everything. Best deal ever.

[@marioStortuga]

I got a ASUS X670E-F ROG STRIX GAMING WIFI ATX Motherboard for $190 and it had everything. It usually sells for $311.99

[@Krod-sg5cx]

I’ll be going to microcenter for the first time next month to go pick out parts for my first build and didn’t know they had open box. Definitely doing this! Thank you!

[@redmind5494]

Ed, love your videos man, every time a new video comes out I'm hyped

[@Fossillarson]

Built budget right with my teen for him. All refurbished/ factory repair open box / mc had some good deals. We got $1,200 monitor open box for $400 Cpu ,memory, case only new items.

[@LUNGCOOKIEz]

Dude is giving us something to be thankful for this holiday with all these videos

[@junaedislam2084]

It's so convenient like you can get a nice monitor with the amount you're saving

[@Moonhazee]

4 videos in a week! 🤯

[@akalchickering8165]

I was looking to ship some parts and went to shippable items... THEY HAVE A MIAMI STORE!!! Thanks for reminding me that I should buy from micro center!!!

[@amzGG]

Wish we had micro centers in the uk, it would make building a pc so much easier...

[@shuranstephanus3015]

This was actually really cool to see. Many people are very anti open box deals but this makes me feel much better about it!

[@Stagetechcarp86]

Great video and you even ended up saving $55 total from what the 7800x3d bundle deal (with those exact same parts) is.

[@oxany9079]

4 videos in 1 week never thought this day would come 😭

[@jumper55ful]

and if you have a microcenter card you can save another 5% on top of that for all items, just pay it off before the end of 30 days!

[@Michael-pf1in]

I bet someone bought that XL case thinking it was the regular size then returned it.

[@MartySince87]

Even though I finally have my dream PC I still enjoy watching these videos

[@Ladioz]

People need to wake up and realized that USED/OPENBOX products are probably better than a SEALED brand new because it was tested and working. How many times did people buy a new product and it's either making funny noises or simply dead on arrival??

[@user-sb1vz9pv5y]

Tested? More like does it turn on or work? Ok sell it.

[@ItsGGlive]

Yeah I saved so much money on my pc getting open box from microcenter and my gpu runs perfectly with great temps

[@Victorsmm2]

GET OUT ahh pc case at 4:40😂

[@ggnick1695]

Silver Wolf is goated

[@ilhamfauzy5729]

I didn't know that hyte collab with hsr

[@auduffer]

Saved big money at Microcenter on a 43" Samsung monitor; was already a great deal then turned out they had an open-box one available so made out like a bandit!

[@Xanity.]

Ed is blessing us with these videos 🙏🙏

[@nibba241]

content has been fire recently, def one of my favorite tech tubers now bro!

[@gamingwithmes12]

Ed is the goat when it comes to pc build🔥

[@prof_pm4659]

Micro centre is definitely tech heaven... they got cool deals on the open box. It definitely seems like a cheat code... the build turned out great, too...

[@Hook5G]

Love your Builds, I've been wanting one for so long. keep it up brother !!

[@taitemcquaig4781]

Hey Edgar on my way to Arkansas for thanksgiving. Wish me a good and safe trip trip there!

[@JamesTodd]

one of my favorites videos that you have done. Well done.

[@Jakestar]

I work at Best Buy and sometimes they mark an open box down as much as possible and because of that the condition shows “poor” for example even though it’s actually in excellent condition. They do this so they can get rid of inventory at times and give customers a good price. I’m guessing Micro Center has a similar process and reasoning.

[@N4TH4N2GOOD]

This has been the best week ever, 4 Tech Source vids 🎉🎉🎉

[@Artistic_AMMO]

Great vid Ed as always😊🎉

[@johnnyrader2434]

Most of my entire setup is open box. Very few items are a "must be new" such as the power supply. I did the math once but it's been awhile and I've moved stuff around. Id hazard the numbers to be as Follows. Retail$ 3400 and Paid$ 2200. This includes everything even the chair, desk, drawers, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.

[@jessehaslam]

been so board recently but ed has been posting every freakin day!! lets go!

[@danielvelasquez7708]

Another day at the Tustin Micro Center, if they have the Amd rx 7800 XT or the GRE for Asrock I would buy it, but with a twist open box complete, and I am very picky.

[@UnsungPride]

We need a MicroCenter in Seattle and Bremerton!

[@Thomas2877]

Im in South Jersey so there is no Microcenter near me. I wish there was because i need to upgrade bad.. I need to try and get in touch with my man here and see what kind of pc he can get me for like $1500-$2k. I really need an upgrade. Man this system doesnt sound half bad.

[@KartalKanat-l5c]

finally micro center videos again! love them

[@Madam_Tessa]

11:30 i call that a hybrid it can function as a Gen 4 drive with x4 PCIe lanes, or as a Gen 5 drive with x2 PCIe lanes.

[@lakephillip]

Even When Microcenter comes to Northern California it will be 100 miles from Sacramento Region/Lake/Mendo Region. Come on Micro Center open up in the Old Frys Super Center in Sacto.

[@ArathorImperium]

Wish Micro Centre opened up in the UK 😢

[@Iem0nADE]

3 BACK TO BACK VID OMFG

[@hectorg861]

That’s the micro center where I built my 13 year old’s first pc. Hope to see you there one day!!

[@LucidGhostYT]

I built my wife's PC with mostly open box stuff from the Microcenter Dallas. We moved to phoenix and I'm just so sad there isn't a microcenter within a couple hours drive from here. The closest one is in Tustin. :(

[@NaitikMaini]

Thanks for all the help bro

[@devangoutdoors]

Open box for sure....especially cpus. Let's not worry about static damage possibly done.

[@ufgator]

Buying items that are incomplete is not a good deal for most people because they don't have those missing parts to begin with.

[@suriawolf3276]

From Malaysia here. Really love all your video

[@jeremiahjunio15]

It doubles the excitement when building a PC❤

[@adeyemoadedapo3066]

😢 wish we had micro center in the uk.

[@therealFanee]

ed is on a winning streak

[@finnbalor1667]

Another vidyy let's gooo Amazing micro center video as always

[@Shaulk93]

I'm from the UK and I wish we had some thing like Micro Centre or Best Buy here.

[@fyoncleanimates]

Did bro said "First one to get inside it" 💀

[@itzrelaxedgamer]

open box is nice. Bought a rx 6900 xt for $500 back when it was going for $750-$800. Sold it on fb marketplace for $400 and bought a rx 7900 xtx taichi white for $750 on ebay. So just had to put $350 for that 7900 xtx and I'm having no issues at all. Just ran some stress test when i got it to make sure it was good and it was.

[@joncarbone2786]

ive never saw that case before! thats super slick !

[@KingHenzie]

I got some Kanto Ora speakers open box from Micro Center for 122 bucks. The box had like 5 yellow stickers stacked on top of it lol so I'm sure the price just kept going down and down every month. They were brand new lol I saw nothing wrong with them just some fingerprints of the previous owner prob taking them out and putting them back into the box. They were 349.99 at the time. He's not wrong, don't sleep on open box you guys its worth most of the time.

[@Daxterbeer]

I was shopping open box at Microcenter. Managed to snag an open box TRX 40 Asus Strix for like 200 from 600. I think it was their floor display system and I bought it along with a new 3970x

[@Daiki-oh6vo]

Hi i love your pc budget build and your setup war video you and you can inspire to try and do the same i only have a laptop and i would love to see a 600$ pc budget build with just pure performance no aesthetic if you are looking forward to. It is pretty smart buying the open box part wish you good luck

[@mattblack7297]

Hey Ed can you do an updated version of the how to guide for water cooled builds

[@robertct06]

One gamble with open box is some places don’t have the same warranty

[@Limeosaur]

Damn, I really wanted that setup wars video

[@prescotthancock5907]

I wish we had a micro center. I live in the Capital Region of NY but nooo Micro Center is like 2hrs south by NYC and they barely deliver

[@neko-tet3967]

We have nothing like this in the uk

[@FIERCETENGU]

Ed! I need a new 2k-2500 PC build video! Love the videos brother

[@chrisregister8021]

If I was going to go that route I would buy one already completed for the same 1800.00... but I would definitely use this if you wanted to replace a part or upgraded something like a monitor 👍

[@bigrc73]

Thx for the update.

[@michaeloneill1360]

Beautiful Build! Wish I had Your $$$ !! We get Hosed in Canada for PC Parts!! Think I saved: $10.00 on an 'Open Box' Gigabyte B650 Eagle Motherboard, but I got me the First Part of my AM5 Build!

[@theaverageenduser6241]

I don't live near many physical pc hardware stores. But I always look for open box items on pc hardware websites, been doing it for years, lol. Ok, I gotta go put a gaming rig together.

[@Mikessv1]

Ah, my daily dose of TechSource

[@Ayvixx-p2q]

i love to save put over here in EU everthing cost more i was SHOCKED when u said some of the prices of the gpus when over here it cost 50 or 100 more

[@LetsCooQ]

The gpu sag is crazy

[@OJlegends]

thank's so much I will keep this in mind

[@xxspawnxx]

smexy build , i love u did the 7800 x 3d with the 4080

[@Epic3032]

Hi Edger, Will you be doing some MINI PC content in the future?

[@Cdiggity07]

"im gonna shop for open box pc parts at my local micro center" mission failed

[@TheAngry-AmericanGuy]

I really enjoyed this video, amazing computer BTW - anyone would love to have that at home, ZERO complaints on the parts and build! : )

[@rzyrandol5848]

Buing open boxed psu is bombastic idea

[@VegaMain]

Upset I never actually went while I was in Texas. Now I don’t have one even 100miles within my home. 😢

[@oliverbrochu7616]

Open box is the way to go. Don’t forget about buying stuff on facebook marketplace though😅

[@hitts8928]

The real trick is living next to a Micro Center 😂😂

[@Sptn051]

I got a $700 Alienware display for $500 because it was a display model and open box, still came with a 2 year warranty 🥰🥰

[@Typ1calll]

Can’t wait for his setup reveal on the edge rn

[@roywatling3856]

You can always tell a professional Tech KZbinr, he/she installs the Motherboard with the case upright. Interesting video Ed, if only Microcentre had a UK branch :(

[@Theveshinpillay]

Would like to see another Openbox deals video but as a "first time builder", meaning buy components and reveal how to fix the problems you faced without having "spare wifi antenna or ssd screws" 🙏

[@dori_LMAO]

Ed you are the best thanks for the great video ❤

[@jamesdevine564]

The one thing I noticed when u picked up motherboard u didn’t check for backplate was included can’t mount the cpu cooler without the motherboard backplate

[@nextfitt]

Wish my country had open boxes, they sell 3060/4060s for 350 euros here(cpu prices are way worse), so everyone just orders from Germany shops, closest country with cheapest shipping.

[@Datkidjayy]

please come over to the micro center in Mass, I would love to meet you.

[@ivopearce]

nice vid techsource love ur vids

[@danielhulan3058]

If i live this close to a microcenter, id be in trouble. Spending too much money. As it stands, i live 3 hours from one. The closest is in St. Louis. Oh i wish there was a closer one tho

[@Danwes80]

Living near Memphis TN, there's no store to just walk in and buy pc parts. Closest we have is a Bestbuy and that's the most disappointing place ever to walk into and very inflated prices.

[@Nephyllix]

Try building an open-box only parts PC in Micro Center Fairfax, VA. You won't be as lucky as you were in California. I desperately looked for a 2TB SSD replacement for my PC and couldn't find it, so I went with a new one. Fairfax Micro Center has nothing open-box, only prebuilt PCs and some laptops.

[@tuphelo]

13:34 Bro is in the Open Box section of the store and yet he's asking whether the PC case "boxes are open" 🤔