Gaming PC PARTS HUNTING In AKIHABARA, JAPAN

[@techyescity]

Hey guys landed in Japan, and just had to see the USED PC parts scene in Tokyo, and the Deals are CRACKALACKIN'

[@00exia1]

Ayyy I'm in Japan right now too! Would love to buy you a drink as a thanks for inspiring me to go into the pc building industry! Hope you're having good one Bryan!

[@techyescity]

@@00exia1 Hey sure, I will let you know when Im in Tokyo again next week as I have to go to the sony repair center for my camera mic port lol.

[@00exia1]

Love to hear it! I unfortunately will be leaving early Tuesday, but hopefully our schedules line up!

[@deeplaysgaming4754]

That mic sounds fine and its budget too? cant hear any background noise whatsoever.

[@iamperplexed4695]

What does it cost you to keep that house in Japan for the other 9 months that you can't live there?

[@jrose-xp6tf]

A rainy morning, a cup of coffee, and TYC...I need nothing more.

[@natejennings5884]

I'm sipping coffee while watching this on a sunny morning in Atlanta and I agree.

[@jean-claudejosselin187]

kids, and no coffee ? 😅😅 damned i miss those cool mornings

[@ImWateringPSUs]

The PC Market in Japan is sooo much different than anywhere else. It's always crazy interesting to see, great video as usual Bryan :))

[@slaaayx]

The AliExpress microphone is pretty good!

[@AlfaPro1337]

It sounds like RTX Voice is active. Pretty good.

[@derfsanity]

ID on the aliexpress microphone?

[@benjaminfrohns]

Even as a non-native English speaker I understand it just fine. Sounds clear.

[@HazewinDog]

@@AlfaPro1337 it does, but coupled with a cheap microphone I suppose, since that's exactly what this is haha. RTX voice on a proper mic does sound a lot better, but I was still impressed with the mic!

[@jeh5c]

its not good. Its good at blocking noise but it has audio annomlys and sounds tinny. id hard pass!

[@tasmania9576]

One of my favorite formats on your channel

[@radupopescu4241]

Welcome back to Japan ! i love the streets and the shops there ! have a great time there !

[@MrPugheaven]

That 1080 is spot on pity there wasn't more of those matey, great video love these!

[@pbjames]

The Slark voiceline caught me off guard!!

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

That AliExpress mic did a great job! Just getting stuck into the video now - cheers from England!

[@ArkAE86]

i recently rediscovered your channel. im a big fan of your channel when i was 12-13y/o during the time that I didn't have a good computer to play with. now that im in my early adulthood and have a great pc, i am trying to rediscover my passion of pc parts hunting and came across again at your channel again. i hope you wont stop posting vids since you have been my source of inspiration along with other creators during my childhood. lots of love from the philippines!

[@cppctek]

I’m so glad you did this!! I was seeing over the past few weeks how good the exchange rate was and it seems like the best time ever to do this kind of deal hunt!!! Man what a time to be able to do this too. Heck yea good finds brother !!! ❤

[@ArtisChronicles]

Yeah I wish I could do this lol

[@NitrousXProductions]

Yes please cover Asus Warranties. The more coverage they get the more customers will be aware.

[@ArtisChronicles]

Agreed. In this case it's a good idea to continue applying pressure. They won't change anything if people don't keep putting the pressure on.

[@lesliegrace8360]

He probably won’t. He’s hard on for AIB collabs rather than dealing with cashies 😝

[@niallbeaton1826]

Much better deals than when I was there about a year ago. I hit most of the spots you hit here, pieced together a list from your previous videos. Love the content Brian!

[@TBoneSan]

Hey Brian (T Bone under another account) back living in Japan again - One thing I've noticed here though is Oz is way cheaper for new parts or really cheap deals. Anyway, Aki is always a blast for bargain hunting ! Nice work with the channel.. you were around 40k living in Japan not too long ago! Otsukare!

[@ewasteredux]

Love the parts hunt and builds that follow. End to end is the way to go!

[@Willbme4EVA]

You got some really good deals on the boards and gpu's. Buying in advance piece by piece can really pay off down the road, shooting for Xmas Pc's gives you an awesome chance at getting the best parts for the price to performance. !Cheers Bro

[@unsivilaudio]

You should add a link to that mic in the description, sounds really good imo.

[@ErockOnTech]

I went to Japan in 2015! I’ve wanted to go back ever since! I’m hoping to visit again in the next 2 years or so. I just need my son to be able to sit on a flight that long haha. I love these style of videos.

[@istvancsap3513]

Have a good one, Bryan! Thanks for the video, it really makes my day!

[@88-bit-tech]

Great video! Used to live in Japan too and your pc vids over their are always super cool to me. You found some amazing deals! Also I find that rx 5700 and the xt variant sell pretty well in Sydney or at least I've had pretty good luck with it myself. They perform on par to a rtx 3060 or better and the AMD software suite in my opinion is way better than Nvidia's and I think more and more people are realising that. Cheers!

[@ArtisChronicles]

The only issue I've truly had with one was trying to get Diablo 1 to render properly. Otherwise that RX 5700 worked perfectly in everything.

[@TigerNationDE]

Damn i so miss it to shop in stores like this here in germany. They died years ago :( Awesome Vid, as always :) The Ali mic made a pretty good job imo.

[@joeroganpodfantasy42]

why did they die?

[@PurpleTeamer]

@@joeroganpodfantasy42 globalism. and they are trying to do the same here in Japan. They already succeeded partially as most of the fun little shops are gone.

[@TigerNationDE]

@@joeroganpodfantasy42 the new internet era :D Tbh i wasn´t even talking about the real stores. When i was young (I´m 39 now) we got some computer markets here at the weekends in our cityhall. That was an awesome time to claim some used parts, cause the used market wasn´t that big on places like ebay or else. Nowadays it´s so damn tough.Bought a lot of computers for friends and other people back then. Nowadays it´s not even fun anymore. Not to mention all the regularities you´ve to check when selling. They just set up new tax rules for marketplace sites here in germany. It´s so freakin weird.

[@Ladioz]

I almost love these shops more than micro center. Obviously micro center is the best for product choice and bundle prices, but there is something so cool about this shops packed with pc parts

[@ChiekoGamers]

I'm from Japan. PC parts are insanely expensive here. A $500 7800xt in the USA will cost about $900 in Japan 😂

[@howardlam6181]

You should see the prices in Australia

[@dinokknd]

Even with the decline in the yen?

[@howardlam6181]

@@dinokknd They are paid in yen.... so worse yen just mean worse trade with foreign countries, meaning higher prices for them. But used parts were bought at lower prices so it doesn't matter that much

[@DavidPereiraLima123]

That's nothing, I'm going to research the price on Brazil... $700, I stand corrected, what the heck, Japan? Call out your government for unhinged keynesianism, they are beating a 3rd world gov wannabe Venezuela. With all due respect to your country and people, of course. I usually don't respect the state.

[@DavidPereiraLima123]

But be glad for one thing: the used market doesn't suck, here the prices remain 3/4 for some gen ago pieces and used current gen but used is barely different from retailer. These used prices on Akihabara are a steal.

[@TilSkywalker]

Did grab a 3080 last year for 365€ in Akihabara. The Gpu is still going strong! Dont regret it at all. Also Akihabara is a heaven for retro consoles!

[@manofyeo]

Awesome parts hunt. That cheapo mic sound good until the last few minutes there was some high pitched faint noises. Sounded like something from post processing. Keep that deals rolling brotha!

[@j3m638]

That mic sounds just perfect for what you're doing Brian. Looks like a lot of fun over there. Enjoy the time with the family too bud.

[@Gravel-79]

Love the look of the GTX 1070 you picked up!

[@RunfisherRS]

Love to see Brian back on the hunt in the land of the rising sun

[@GaahlDukat]

Thanx a ton for the content Bryan, I look forward to seeing your videos every time they post!!!!!

[@blackmennewstyle]

Hell yeah, the used PC parts hunts in Japan are back 🔥🚀 Happy midweek Bryan ❤

[@nzarthal]

Where did you stumble upon Junk Paradise? I can't find the place anywhere and I really want to get a new (used) GPU and the place seems nice!

[@volcomunoz]

at 4:05 the dude passing by was making sure his pits didn't smell.

[@dianaalyssa8726]

Love these part hunts!

[@Somatom_Man]

At was stationed at a USAF Hospital near there in Tachikawa, Japan in the 70's that has since closed down. We used to go to Akihabara all the time, maybe a 10 minute train ride. Back then was when the first handheld calculators were released and the regular + - x and \ devices ran $450 USD. If you wanted square root, they jumped to $650. $450 was 3 months pay for this US Airman and calculators were just a toy to play with at the store. Back then the exchange rate was amazing at 360 yen to the dollar. Great times.

[@MrNota500]

Brian with the AMD card, I noticed you had Ge Experience installed. Did you try to uninstall all Nvidia software and drivers using DDU? I suspect that is the problem.

[@qrit91]

Woah, Brian in his natural habitat. Haven't watched it yet but im like Akihabaja ! (ja = yes in Dutch)

[@techyescity]

ja? JA!!

[@WayStedYou]

The Mic sounding pretty great considering

[@baboon81choc]

Great video Bryan, agree with the good deals on GTX 1060, 1070, b450, b660, 12400 and 3700x I'm seeing this in our area too.

[@type45tomcat21]

I visited Tokyo at earlier this month, have great days in Akihabara with used parts. But the most impressed item I spot is at Hard off Uneo, a PNY GTX 1050ti at only 3850 JPY, sell as junk due to rust on the card, but have a post when they check. I almost bought it but I remember I already have at GTX 1050ti at home, so I just skip that eventually BTW the shop called Pasoco "something", that 2 words means "workshops", and they hired the most famous cosplayer in Japan Ms. Enako as cover girl, you can always spot her photo in the shop :P AND the Aliexpress mic works GREAT, good quality and do not pick up other noise on the street, which is very good

[@DJSammy69.]

That 3070 was amazing deal.

[@Willbme4EVA]

Welcome back to Japan, It is great to have you back in the land of the rising sun.

[@YorkieKilla]

Hey Brian, can you post a link for the Ali Express microphone? Always love these PC part hunt videos

[@GunzBlade]

If you visit Fukuoka, Kyushu, can you do PC parts hunting there?

[@snsdjerry]

Yes man back in Japan , btw Ali express mic is good

[@darylholden187]

Casually using the slark voiceline from dota, lovin it

[@jackmarsh7328]

Okay that microphone is amazing need that for gaming

[@HazewinDog]

oh btw mic's pretty good! it was off-putting for me the first seconds, but that's probably mostly the noise blocking at play... speaking of which. what noise? are you sure you didn't record it all in post? :D

[@JohnS-u8r]

Hi Bryan, love your content!. I'm looking to get a good deal on 2nd hand PC accessories ie coolers & stuff and wonder which shop has the best deals. Seems like Tsukumo?

[@wickytresna1629]

what shop did you recommend to buy pc part in Tokyo? Both new or used for the best quality and price as well

[@MrMcGreed]

I love the parts hunts ❤ - what's the take on 8gb cards in the used markets around the world? Here in DK, people are starting to ask me if it's enough when I flip a PC with 1070, 1080, 3070, etc... I'm wondering if it's just here?

[@iamperplexed4695]

Brother, I have been boycotting Asus since the release of the Thunderbird 1GHz. Its nice to finally see the rest of you and the industy finally come around to understanding how horrible theyve always been at customer service.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

I wanna hear about the Thunderbird story.

[@WXSTANG]

I had a customer who wanted an AMD 5700 vs the Vega 64 which was in the system. So I ordered the 5700 and he used the Vega in the meantime. He swapped cards and immediately complained that the Vega ran better in more games. haha... Snooze ya loose. I think the Vega is very under rated, especially considering the compute power.

[@doesitgame]

The mic held its own! AliExpress mic ftw.

[@ogplays66]

that's Slark's voice I'll take that.

[@voteDC]

You maintain a house in Japan as well as in Australia? What a great experience that must be, no matter the country you can go 'home'.

[@feryhalim2096]

when you go back to AUS, and bring all of those, is that okay with the custom clearance at the airport ?

[@SidneyCritic]

For MBs you look at the VRMs, ie, you don't want 5 stages if you're using a big power hungry CPU. Hardware Unboxed tested some budget MBs and they couldn't power big CPUs to full clocks, even though it was supposed to support them

[@hmello3250]

I thought Scranton was the Electric City." Yo Mike our town is dope and pretty"

[@DORAEMON-bw8jk]

My PC needs some Tech Yes Lovin.

[@Worldwide_Web21]

Man that mic is amazing, can you share where you bought it or atleast the model of the mic.

[@maroosagaming]

i was not expecting you to come here, i hope you have a good time

[@SimonBannow]

My dream come true, get lost in a Japanese city, stumble upon used PC parts shops!

[@aldeberan01]

Can you tell us the microphone nomenclature? It sounded great and blocking noise is just what is needed here.

[@Mel-Sqr]

Just curious if you include your stay food and flight ticket then the price should be more right? Even if get 3070 for 200 bucks

[@yeright1977]

I had a 5700xt with the reference cooler. The default fan profile was nowhere near strong enough to keep it cool. Once I bumped the fan speeds, mine worked flawlessly.

[@itzshihochin]

Some great deals you got there. Also, mind if you test the Dota 2 when you do the PC build since some of the new updates are more CPU/GPU demanding according to my friends.

[@ozqu]

Junk paradise sounds like the perfect place for TYC

[@ucTran-jq6jd]

I love ur traveling vids, pls do more :3

[@andrewchong3333]

Hey speaking of second hand goods, have you come across any old sony vaio desktops?

[@Krhys1]

Seeing similar trends here in Perth, things are tight as in terms of selling used PCs.

[@yerachmielb1]

Just saying - the microphone worked pretty well

[@asamacat6]

日本人です！いつも観てます。円安なのでたくさん買いに来てください！私は円が安いので買えませんが😂

[@zwerne42]

Great deals also Whats the music?? (yes I read the description)

[@n6dl321]

Ah YES, I remember Akihabara. just in 1967/68. I see it has modern stuff now. lol

[@aboutagb]

Bro, great content as always

[@ArtisChronicles]

That faulty 5700 really is a hit of irony. Man that sucks.

[@peawee4472]

geez if i was over there i feel like i would need a shipping container to bring everything back home lol

[@garetts21]

Yes man don’t worry about that 5700 X 3-D on a B5 50 I’m running a 5800 X 3-D on an A5 20 working great getting 100% utilization on my 3090

[@bttmlesspit25]

So where do you get your new parts then

[@dhaamd.slayer5025]

I am considering buying a used 4080 from janpara, but idk if its a good idea because its out for 2 years already and am worried that it will die early while outside their return warranty window. Also i don't know japanese so maybe that would make it more complicated to communicate with the shop if something happens.

[@joerhorton]

You do have to remember that when you return to your country, you may get stopped/checked and pay duty and import fees for these items. I had to do this when I returned from Japan to the U.K., it was still cheaper in the long run but be careful.

[@iamperplexed4695]

Is this comment addressing Bryan or the rest of us?

[@joerhorton]

@@iamperplexed4695 Everyone that is purchasing items from another country.

[@smith42069]

Mic sounds fine for what it is (cheap). Even a dynamic will pick up some background noise. It sounds like there is alot of software de-noising going on... If you are doing that post-processing yourself, may I recommend either iZotope RX 11 (the best) or Waves clarity VX for the job. I'd be happy to help out with the audio, if you need anything give me a shout.

[@techyescity]

Ah thanks for the recommendations, I just used audition, though it was such a rough denoise as it was basically at 1khz due to the interference caused by it being unshielded, didn't get to test it thoroughly enough at the studio before taking it out on the field :(.

[@nescumzwei]

The PC Something store is Pasokon Koubou (パソコン工房) just looking at the Kanji on the sign. I live in Kanagawa and I've been planning a mini ITX system for a while and, since debit / credit cards are a pain in the butt here, I may nip into a couple of these shops to see what is around. Thanks for the video!

[@SupremeMasterr]

I am just wondering, how do they let you move out with those things. Is there a part limit where you can get same type of product like 5 per gpu etc at the customs or something ?

[@otakumw]

Awesome stuff. I was wondering though how you get all that stuff through customs. Won't they charge you an arm and a leg for customs & import fees?

[@techyescity]

Aus is up to about 9k i think.

[@otakumw]

@@techyescity oh wow. That’s a lot more than in Europe. Lucky Australians 😊

[@kanethomo2483]

Everytime your in Japan i always think of Sammit 😂 another fellow Australian in Japan tho he does car/ drifting content.

[@rinkaemina]

Hello @techyescity, can i have the information for BGM you are using at 14:45 please, it sounds good as BGM

[@PurpleTeamer]

Cannot wait Yen goes back to normal....tired of the tourists. 15:24 - Pasocon Koubou

[@quenoun]

How do you get all this back to Australia and do you have to pay import tax?

[@fearisgrim]

I had 5700xt with that same issue what fixed it for me was bios and wattman changes but it worked after that

[@iExpertxC4x]

The microphone is underrated

[@c0gnus]

My 5700 does this as well. I used it with no problem for 4 years (with XT bios), and recently all of a sudden it started crashing. Downclocking to 1600 and bumping the voltage to 1,1 makes It stable. I was planning to change GPU soon anyway, so I will probably give it to my nephews. I'm planning to modify the bios so that stable values are "stock", so they won't have to mess with the software. By the way, It is definitely not a thermal issue - it's an MSI Gaming X one and it runs perfectly cool.

[@worldhello1234]

@8:47 You could tweak the game to your liking and improve the results. 👍

[@nevernicemeadow]

bought a used rx 5700 nonXT for 80€ this week, the golden MSI Evoke model... awesome deal, awesome build quality and performance. but yeah, for flippin, even a GTX 1070 in the title sells better

[@tasneem_tahmeed]

90$ for a 1080? Man I really need to go to Japan!

[@Tech2C]

A good deal on the Jameson too...? :P

[@HazewinDog]

regarding Asus warranty claims.. I'd especially be interested how they compare to other companies. Especially MSI and Gigabyte since they are direct competitors for both motherboards and GPUs. ASRock as well of course, though they're not as prevalent on the GPU side yet.

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

Awesome. AMD GPU reliability scares me! 🙊

[@0o9ijnbhytgr]

Most Palit cards look great!

[@gytis321s2]

Will ARM make everything in used market obsolete ?