What's Inside The CHEAPEST Pre-Built PC?

Today we're looking at what sort of specs and performance you can expect if you buy a super cheap, brand new pre-built computer. Can this machine handle even the most basic of tasks or does it fall short of my very lenient expectations?
Well let's find out!
Thanks for watching :)

[@jwoseph8178]

It's not often that a 300PSU is overkill.

[@lee2217]

Be lucky if the output is 100w

[@oxygenium92]

9W TDP is somewhat impressive.

[@misteragb7558]

LMAO, why did they even bother putting in a SSD

[@realdoinky]

@@misteragb7558 yeah

[@klocugh12]

@@misteragb7558 so the computer makes no noise? And works smoother? @lee2217 made by CWT, so probably legit PSU.

[@Vetis213]

why do they give you a dvd driver disk but no drive.

[@elgato7557]

Well you could get the software off it by using a pc with a disk drive I guess

[@My_Old_YT_Account]

External USB DVD readers exist ya know ?

[@erin_aivallone]

@@My_Old_YT_Account I really doubt anyone who's buying this PC as their primary PC is gonna have an external DVD drive lying around

[@j.m.74]

+Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Party never stops 5 stars from the cops Rushing thru the city like it's Vice City Cyka Blyat

[@wolfshanze5980]

First thing I thought of when he opened the case and there was no DVD drive... "how's he going to use the included driver disc?".

[@nushnume]

Case size:Desktop computer Power:Enough Component specifications:Yes

[@costelli1]

Does suck: Yes

[@costelli1]

GPU: N/A, just enought to draw a lines on the screen

[@mikenotpike]

Hotel:Trivago

[@DataWaveTaGo]

An entry level laptop in a desktop case. Cute!

[@Sheovion]

not even entry level, i've found better systems in the trash

[@brunorafael5864]

@@Sheovion qual lixo q se acha isso loko

[@Sheovion]

@@brunorafael5864 Core 2 Duo E4200 2GB DDR2 e uma ASUS P5KPL ainda peguei umas peças na escola (faço curso de TI, então tem peças e o krl a 4 lá) peguei mais um pente de 2GB DDR2 e uma GeForce 7200GS de 256MB, tudo de graça, é meu PC de testes

[@jackcrawford304]

At least a laptop includes a screen

[@theunloadedrpg1376]

@@Sheovion so thats where my pc went

[@MrDavidBFoster]

Look at it more as _getting $1500 performance from 20 years ago._

[@schekelberg6187]

Look at it more as: Getting 30$ performance from one year ago

[@MrDavidBFoster]

@@schekelberg6187 If that's the case, then someone owes him 120$ (whatever that is).

[@schekelberg6187]

@@MrDavidBFoster oh, do you mean the $ after the figures, sorry dude, i am german and the Euro is written like 30€, i meant $30

[@doltBmB]

Don't overestimate the cheapest parts. I doubt this compares well to a P4

[@doltBmB]

@@randomdude2465 Pentium 4.

[@bhume7535]

Now this is what I worry about when grandma goes to buy a new PC...

[@daftbugger2011]

To be fair, if Grandma bought this it probably wouldn't end up full of viruses when she clicks on infected links...

[@theimmatureone3681]

Lil

[@TheCooperman666]

Grandma is not gameing she will not notice a thing, any pos cpu will do web browserling and youtube.

[@NamelessPassenger]

TheCooperman666 nah...that is your grandma...not my grandma...my grand parent are oldschool acade gamers....

[@DanChainsawman]

@@daftbugger2011 I'd just worry about nana paying too much for something like this. I'd rather put together something for her out of spare parts I have lying around. Ubuntu would be a great choice for Nana, the first time Cortana tried helping she'd try to get her pastor to perform an exorcism.

[@perseusarkouda]

You need to upgrade with RGB. Then it will become an OP gaming rig.

[@wilwolf1444]

And maybe download some more ram

[@DarkWiNKenzo]

@@wilwolf1444 don't forget to Download many more Ray tracing core to have that RTX=On experience !11!!!!1!!1

[@ihatecommunism9958]

Ya know, RGB is no different than adding racing stripes, flames or manufacturer stickers to your car..It's gonna give your Toyota Corolla 27 more horsepower, at least..So, it's safe to assume that RGB is gonna give you 27 more FPS at 1440p, at least. You can take that to the bank!! I've been watching KZbin Videos about PC's, so I know exactly what I'm talking about, lol 😆.. Seriously, when people put a bunch of RGB on their jank PC it's no different than putting 24" Rims on your old, beat up, rusted out, Chevrolet Caprice or Ford Crown Vic, lol 😆

[@zlurkx2432]

@@ihatecommunism9958 don’t forget to shoot your car for speed holes

[@RideToHellRetribution]

I died at the big rigs gameplay

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

YOUR WINNER

[@RideToHellRetribution]

@@qwertykeyboard5901 You're Winner*

[@dieselgeezer18]

IF YOU DRIVE BACKWARDS, THE VEHICLE WILL TURN INTO A SUPERCAR

[@zainhabib7521]

Rip

[@TetrisPlay3r]

You're probably paying more for the case than the system itself

[@lieutenantgonads]

I would like this comment, but it has 69 and should go undisturbed. Edit 5 months later: I now liked the comment in an attempt to get it to 420.

[@Electro-cs6ju]

@@lieutenantgonads it has been disturbed

[@hugo9016]

@@Electro-cs6ju so sad

[@lieutenantgonads]

@@Electro-cs6ju This can not go unpunished.

[@kzed]

Yea the case is proper nice (usb 3 mic and headphone etc)

[@TechBaffle]

But a few RGB LED strips and case fans triples the gaming power.

[@Rainbow__cookie]

@Polaris Lakewell 👌

[@resneptacle]

Zero times three is still zero

[@HeyLittleBitty]

Case fans might actually keep it from thermal throttling 👍

[@kingofbehfist6730]

@@HeyLittleBitty i dont think that embedded processor CAN thermal throttle

[@michaelschmid2311]

No RGB does multiplie the gaming Performance by 16.8 Million times

[@kcplantman]

you installed an OS that cost almost as much as the whole computer...

[@catnium]

depends... my w10 licence was free since Microsoft was handing them out free a few years back

[@Frostum]

If you wanted to, just dint activate windows :P

[@kekkodance]

Frostum or crack it with autoRMS

[@karel4845]

@MyName Here I Literally paid 3.50 euro for a Windows 10 pro key that works

[@aaronmicalowe]

Windows 10 is free if you don't activate it and there's no reason to activate it.

[@lacucaracha111111]

A Raspberry pi would be faster

[@xdizzywrld5756]

That's tough lol

[@ScienceAlliance]

lol. The brand new ones support 4k lol. Probs would be able to run windows 10 easily if it was ported. Actually i think they are trying to port it rn but not sure.

[@fcaughli]

That's hilarious but may be true

[@ScienceAlliance]

Fred C like 90% true depending on which raspberry pi model

[@llama-berry]

Yeah the 55$ one would be waaaay faster i think its over 2GHz and 4GB ram

[@stephenmellor7188]

I love how they gave you a dvd driver disc but no dvd rom 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonniezodiac]

To be honest if you had a smaller case and blue ray drive, it wouldn't be a half bad home theatre media player

[@robertt9342]

Jonnie Zodiac . Not according to this review, it couldn't playback 1080p KZbin, but I think there is a driver problem as the CPU in this should have no problem with playback. In fact he seems to have more of an issue with this than I do with a 12 year old netbooks running Ubuntu. I do agree with you though. These make decent low power htpc, but it really needs a form factor change.

[@user-ro1cc8tz6d]

@@robertt9342 it couldn't playback 1080p video because currently mozilla or chrome doesn't enable hardware acceleration because its still not stable on linux, but you can use mpv with hardware acceleration or enable it on browser manually , i had "intel hd graphics" and it could play 1080p@60fps (intel hd graphics is older than intel hd graphics 400) Xubuntu would be a better fit than windows 10 or ubuntu

[@ApexierGS]

It's not theirs, it's ECS an OEM motherboard manufacturer that only makes boards for China market and a strip down version of basic budget boards like from MSI, ASrock, ASUS, & Gigabyte. Also they make the NZXT motherboards, their more popular competitor is BIOSTAR.

[@Wetballs]

@@user-ro1cc8tz6d it's the CPU its self... not the GPU. This machine is horrible. Budget smart phones out perform that peice of shit. I dont know why a CPU like that would be out on a motherboard like that.... and to ask 150 for a machine that is out preformed by a 3ghz Pentium 4 from 2002... fucking blow me... I sell desktop setups with a core 2 duo at 1.8 to 3ghz with 3 to 4gbs if ram with a 80 to 250gb harddrive with wifi and windows 10 pro as well as a keyboard mouse and monitor all working ready to go for 50 dollars... that machine is trash... the ssd in there is known to crap out in 3 months. They should have used a external power supply as well considering it would be cheaper... all of that could honestly be fit into a credit card... damn shame....

[@randyc.9337]

Try using an m.2 to pci-e riser to install a graphics card

[@71bw]

@Phantomschmerz Shhhhhhh.

[@coddebest]

Phantomschmerz maybee a 550ti

[@wannabesq]

The M.2 slot isn't even there, just the pads are there.

[@React2Quick]

@Phantomschmerz even a gt 1030?

[@React2Quick]

@iownasia well he said that the any GPU would be too powerful for that CPU. So that's why I asked.

[@iMagic16]

10:15 Toy Story 2 torrent finishing nice loool

[@BluePalmetto]

This machine is fascinating. I have never seen such a setup in a desktop. Also I can't imagine trying to help a family member work with Ubuntu.

[@jamescollins6085]

This system would be brilliant for a VPN or file server. Such low power consumption and a 300W power supply to add as many hard drives as you need.

[@jareds4743]

Nobody: PC builders: 🤚 LAPTOP RAM IN DESKTOP 👌

[@doglion754]

Jared S *laptop

[@jareds4743]

@@doglion754 thanks for the correction :)

[@AlvaroLR]

@@jareds4743 The processor used there is meant for laptops and low-power devices, so it makes sense that it uses "Laptop RAM". And don't compare this pc with a R5 based system, it makes no sense at all

[@jareds4743]

@@AlvaroLR all I am saying is when I think desktop I would assume desktop ram would be used?

[@jareds4743]

@Phantomschmerz 🤣

[@fartcruncher98]

I love that opening so much. "Say Hello." "..."

[@r3playretro]

Cardboard box: "Hello"

[@Kyle-qe2vd]

"gasp"

[@huuishuu]

I actually bought my mom the cheapest pre-built PC from a vendor I've been using for more than a few years for things like RAM and GPUs. They marketed the cheapest pre-built they had as being suitable for a lightweight server (something akin to a website) and the price was really cheap, being 129€. It also has a motherboard with a soldered on CPU, I think being a similar Celeron to what you have in this video, but the motherboard is a lot more fully-featured. It uses full desktop RAM, meaning I was able to slide in an additional 4 GB on top of the 2 GB it initially came with since I had some laying around after upgrading my PC's RAM from 8 GB to 16 GB, and it even has a PCI-E x16 slot for adding in a graphics card which genuinely surprised me. Also a PCI-E x1 slot but we already used that up for a wi-fi adapter in the machine. These types of machines are absolutely fine for lightweight use - my mom really only watches movies on KZbin and browses Facebook all day (plays a shitton of Candy Crush and Solitaire) and it's been serving her really well. Oh and it too came with an SSD but the operating system had to be installed by the end-user. I initially installed Windows 7 and then made use of the free upgrade to Windows 10 before Microsoft discontinued it properly in late 2017.

[@atcpadi1]

Second video in a row you've made me laugh out loud with your commentary and sense of humor. The "say hello" bit got me early on

[@GilBatesLovesyou]

Ubuntu is actually a really heavy Linux distro. I had a Conroe Celeron back in the day and was sorely disappointed at Ubuntu being a slideshow compared to Windows XP, but then I tried a lightweight Debian on the system and it was blazing fast, and I used it until 2014 as my main system.

[@1pcfred]

Thumbs up for blazing Debian.

[@exract8755]

I’ve learnt so much from your channel over the last year and I’ve finally built my first PC and I couldn’t be more happier. Thx

[@norm1233]

You'd be happier watching gamers nexus, jayz2cents, or Linus tech tips trust me.

[@CJBVD]

@@norm1233 normie

[@norm1233]

@@CJBVD Tard

[@CJBVD]

@@norm1233 lol

[@3mimin3]

So, you purchase a PC and get a driver-DC but the PC doesn't have a DVD-drive? Genius.

[@IgglePyggle]

Ahh yes driver-DC's, I love those

[@ldbourey9086]

Gotta say. You got me to subscribe with the comment about no caring for RGB. I never have either. Keep up the unique and informative videos my dude! Been loving watching all of your old vids when i am on YT!!

[@cluckern9614]

300W PSU? Why? That thing probably pulls as much power as a potato clock

[@brenaan_]

Economies of scale- 300w psus are cheaper to purchase in bulk than 200w or below, due to components used

[@wonderbread2764]

My first gaming pc had a 350 watt fx 4300 8gddr unbranded and a old ass radeon gpus with a hdmi vga and dvi lmao

[@evers6214]

Lol ikr... my phone uses more power than this thing

[@wolfshanze5980]

It said 300W Max, not 300W continuous power... it's probably like a 100W PSU.

[@haydenw8691]

Still higher than some of the PSU's included with prebuilt desktops sold by major OEM makers from not that long ago. Quite often see a prebuilt SFF PC with a Core i7 and something like a 220w PSU...

[@MaskedGEEK]

RGHD: "RGB doesn't really appeal to me" Linus Tech Tips: *Just had a heart attack*

[@elgato7557]

I really think this channel will give LTT a run for his money one day. Charismatic and fun host and great videos are always a winner and this guy with a big head has both

[@xynxyebbln6801]

@@elgato7557 hope so. I dont like LTT- he just showing up how rich he is.. Interesting, what is the source of his money

[@elgato7557]

@@xynxyebbln6801 Sponsors, he also has a lot of ad revenue. The people like Squarespace and Skillshare and such pay him enough to do make these vids so they can get the ad spots. Companies like intel and Nvidia also send him the products he uses and reviews because it's great advertising

[@xynxyebbln6801]

@@elgato7557 who are Squarespace and Skillshare? and why they want ad spots?

[@elgato7557]

@@xynxyebbln6801 Lol they're paid services who want spots on LTT because he has a big channel which lots of people watch and it's like commercials on TV. Skillshare is a website where you do lessons on various topics to expand your knowledge and Squarespace is a website creation tool similar to wix if I recall correctly

[@HazyJ28]

I like the side humor you've been sliding into your videos as of late. It adds more personality, and your true charisma is starting to show. I've been a sub since around 6k subscribers or so, and I must say that you seem to have opened up on camera more. Keep it up! Cheers from Ohio.

[@EvertvanIngen]

I really like this more loosely edited video. Very personal and thats quality content right there

[@kingsamvisuals]

£150 Nah fam. I’m sorry for the non tech savvy in the world. 🤦🏾‍♂️ In the US an i5 prebuilt refurbished is the way to go.

[@jmandameloya]

I did that. I have a Dell optiplex 770 with a i5-2400 and 6GB of RAM

[@H0T5H0TJ0N]

@@jmandameloya i did the same with a 990, i added a new power supply and bought some pwm fan adapters to repace the cpu cooler fan. Then added a 950 ti. Came in at 300 buck when i did it 2 years ago.

[@yotoprules9361]

I wouldn't pay £50 for this piece of junk

[@smileyguyz]

@@H0T5H0TJ0N 950 ti wasn't a thing.

[@flyde6521]

In the UK, it's a mix of 775, 1156 and 1155 for cheaper prices.

[@saphir8880]

Its somehow funny that a Core2Duo e8400 easily outperforms this PC, despite the fact that the e8400 would be way cheaper to build a PC on

[@vaperson]

I'm using a C2D E8400 now, it runs everything that I play right now (basically CS:GO and some indie games) really fine

[@rayg8923]

It also wouldn't have big security updates such as spectre or meltdown patches.

[@trivexx5053]

That's right, my second pc has an E8400, 6 GB DDR2 RAM and a 9600 GT and it runs Minecraft with low-mid settings at 60+ fps

[@flyde6521]

@@rayg8923 so is anything made by amd a year ago, and all the other CPUs since about lga1155. It's a risk millions of people take

[@rayg8923]

@@flyde6521 What cpu that's only a year old isn't protected?

[@NerdRush]

The big rigs surprise got me. Love all your uploads as always.

[@ej_tech]

Ubuntu (with the Gnome DE) is actually quite heavy, right up there with Windows 10. Linux Mint Cinnamon or Xfce would be a better fit and has a UI similar to Windows.

[@IanC14]

Gnome is just terrible all round imo. Xubuntu is what I use so I still get the Ubuntu supportedness with a much lighter DE (Xfce)

[@virtualtools_3021]

LxQT based lubuntu would also be a great choice

[@enzomeister]

I died when you slap't that fan😂😂... Great video love watching you

[@nicholeli9612]

For the same price, on eBay, I bought an old optiplex with an i7 12gb ram and windows 10 pro. Installed a 1070 and now I have a 450 dollar dank ass deal.

[@RideOrangeKTM]

Nicholeli lol are you sure the powersuply will hold up

[@LincolnRon]

@M Harris American Boomer here. I've only heard "dank" used to mean moist or wet. As in a dark dank basement. I've heard marijuana called dope, weed, drugs, pot, grass, reefer, ganja, and chronic, but not dank. But yeah, I've never heard used as meaning "a bargain" like Nicholeli used it.

[@LincolnRon]

@M Harris Dank, damp, musty, moldy, rank, and rancid are all pretty much are interchangeable. Especially damp, moist, and dank.

[@samanawayadatta891]

how the fuck this thread went from 'optiplex' to 'Marijuana'?

[@samanawayadatta891]

@M Harris shit you lucky. Marijuana is bad, and addictive, unless it's a medical condition.

[@tushardashora6376]

Every video is fun and refreshing in some way. Keep it up man.

[@dabj9546]

I recently got a similar one on eBay for 40€. It's got a J3060 (6W TDP) and there is no power supply in it, instead there is a power brick going directly into the motherboard. I'm using it as a storage server so it's a perfect fit as it runs completely passively cooled and doesn't need any considerable power.

[@inkysteve]

That’s actually slower than a core 2 duo.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

It’s slower than an Athlon 64 x2 from 2006.

[@1pcfred]

For a change a PC on KZbin made me feel good about my rig.

[@lindellinspetion9907]

,,

[@damonmcclellan7896]

this is why I have major problems with intel's Celeron lineup and won't ever buy one

[@1pcfred]

@@damonmcclellan7896 Celeron is the budget line up so it is no frills. I hear some were great overclockers though.

[@George_Bland]

I love your videos! really look forward to them

[@lekonai]

12:50 a gamer's worst enemy: *sunlight*

[@luckythewolf2856]

You should’ve been driving in reverse! Also love these types of vids! Keep it up!

[@TommyCrosby]

My workplace bought a similar PC tower with a laptop AMD APU, fake expansion ports and even a laptop PSU (and still have the empty space you would normally see a PSU).

[@unisonproto]

A tower PC with Laptop components? Lmao

[@T3KNUG3T5]

Your work bought one of those little miniITX boards with the external power

[@justaguy298]

"low cost prebuilt systems"...Hmm... I've seen many on eBay.

[@atonomical8489]

@@bootlegscarce0844 Well at least that pc has RGB and somewhat upgradeable. xD

[@therealdaniel901]

I saw a core i7 3770 prebuilt with a gt640 and a shit load of RGB

[@usssmartdoofus516]

this is brand new tho

[@cm01]

@@bootlegscarce0844 yeah that's a decent processor still

[@justaguy298]

@@bootlegscarce0844 and A 1st gen i3 or a core 2 duo

[@peterbreis5407]

"A very nice central power button..." Reaches for credit card, I'm sold!

[@samuelfreeman5483]

Say what you want about the hardware, that case is right up my alley haha

[@PoundBandana]

OMG, ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE IVE SEEN THE BEAUTY OF BIG RIGS

[@silenttrekkie8076]

The moment I saw the ECS brand, I knew where this was going LOL. LTT showed a similar all be it crappier motherboard from them a few years ago.

[@hughjazz44]

I bought an ECS motherboard once. It's the only motherboard I've ever bought that failed.

[@djalmada]

If you had lived and assembled computers during the 90s you'd know what is ECS Elitegroup, young padawan ;) keep up the good videos

[@xynxyebbln6801]

They still make shitty boards, my g41 chipset lga775 board came from ecs

[@p166mx]

@@xynxyebbln6801 I think Elite were the first motherboards to have everything built into them, I remember by the late 90's some even came with build in software modems. They were all crap and crashed all the time though.

[@seriksson9721]

Thank you. A good test, i am glad you did it.

[@thorkdc4835]

SUBSCRIBED! excellent quality and informative content

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

My Athlon 64 x2 from 2006 got a higher Cinebench score at 100 even in r15.

[@Merc-01]

9:02 I don't know if I should laugh or comfort you XD

[@Writeous0ne]

who was he talkin bout?

[@RatbagTheCoward]

@@Writeous0ne Himself

[@Writeous0ne]

@@RatbagTheCoward his head is a snipers dream :)

[@Republic3D]

Some of the most charming features of your videos are the very British, somewhat rustic interior decoration we see in your house, as well as the garden.

[@fcaughli]

The solitaire cracked me up and made me smile. Got my first, used, pc and that was about all I had until I got internet.

[@Ciuwas]

My $150 pc consists of a i5 4950, 8 GB ram, and a gtx 780 but Yeah this works too

[@castor9907]

My $160 PC has an i5-3470, a GT 1030 (gddr5), 8 gigs of ram, a 120gb SSD, and a 500gb hard drive

[@rolfv.s.2870]

"This fat kid with a big head" I was dying, it wasn't that amazingly funny but I didn't expect it from you!

[@jfdashley9028]

Thanks for this video, very informative.

[@deadlykeybord]

Great videos, but asking the box to say hello made laugh more than it should have.

[@tdp2612]

I bought one a few years ago for like £200, and it wasnt worth it. Realistically couldn't run much more than 20fps minecraft, but had plenty of storage and ram

[@vaperson]

I purchased a PC for 25-30£ and it ran Minecraft 1.13.2 OK, of course even Windows Vista is optimized better than this version so you know, 1.12.2 is way better if we're talking about overall performance

[@wojciechtechtips1602]

Bedrock works good on most systems. Probably better optimised than java.

[@michaelhart5087]

Can always upgrade it

[@tdp2612]

@@michaelhart5087 soldered cpu, no pcie

[@Maraxos98]

Hm interesting I never seen a modern desktop cpu that has 6W TDP :D.

[@zenvir1680]

Ikr. That is predictable that TDP will be very low when you see no fan on processor.

[@GabrielBaltat]

I actually found near the trash bin a computer with an similar motherboard, it had no Ram or HDD bit it did had an quad core processor (scored 170 pts in CB)and support for a PciE graphic card. Paired with 4 gigs of ram and SSD runs pretty well for day to day use.

[@killiansklassics]

i love this style of video from u.

[@ilarionispas5104]

You should now do a video with what a "best optimized" 150 pounds second hand pc, can do in return. Highlighting the stupiditly big difference :))

[@cujotwentysix7519]

You should try something like Manjaro or Puppy Linux on it, that might be a good pick for the machine

[@SHAdow98V]

the "big rig" part made me laugh XD,a masterpiece of a game indeed =)))))))))

[@jamesdavies686]

Congrats on quarter mil subs.

[@DanielCardei]

SEAGULL NEST

[@Russell970]

Sleep

[@DanielCardei]

@@Russell970 ok dad

[@ddevin]

Will Box be joining you again? Seems really cool.

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

I used to work at the company that built Zoostorm PCs. They had a SKU that featured a motherboard with an embedded Celeron 1037u, 6GB of DDR3, and a 1TB 5400RPM 2.5inch hard drive. The motherboard was even an ECS ITX board like this one. It had a PCI 8x slot for some reason. I bought one, put two 3TB hard drives into it, and ran it as a file server for a year. It was £95, and I picked it from the warehouse myself after work. It's probably the case that the tasks those cheap desktops were bought for back in the day, could be done fine on a smartphone now.

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

I started my apprenticeship there in 2016, and back then they used Gigabyte, MSI and Asus motherboards, with Galax, KFA2, and Asus GPUs. PSUs were by FSP Group, and generally they were reliable. When I moved to service and support and was carrying out warranty repairs, I don't recall ever having a customer unit with a bad PSU. FSP Group ones looked generic but they generally did the job. By the time I'd left, the entire company had switched over to Asus for everything. Apart from the cases on the lower end desktop machines, the majority of the parts used are decent, and the warranty is good enough. All the support staff are UK-based. The laptops were Clevo designs that were branded as Zoostorm, and were mostly okay minus plastic casings. The single gaming laptop SKU was built really well and had Nvidia GTX960m graphics and an i7. The 11inch and 14inch celeron-based machines had issues with batteries, and the tablets (Especially the 7.5 inch windows 8 one) were Chinese OEM designs where you either got a good one that lasted ages, or you got one that was DOA. (My job once was to go through a pallet of 100 units and find out what SNs worked and what didn't hahaha.) Overall, you could probably say the same for the bigger companies like Dell, Lenovo and HP. Working there taught me a lot about the industry and how stuff works from the other side. I once came across an XP-era machine that Zoostorm built, and it was awful. Zoostorm probably did deserve the rep they had earlier on, but they've improved massively.

[@iLife64]

The system is intended to be used only with the side panel on as it helps direct the fan airflow into the cpu heatsink

[@cat-lw6kq]

I'd be perfectly happy with this PC, I have a 10 yr pc with xp that works ok for me. this would be an upgrade.

[@3xclu5iveOfficial]

Imagine a laptop you can't carry around lol

[@3xclu5iveOfficial]

@crafters2003YT My laptop that I used to have used the same architecture as that computer in the Video. It's an n-series pentium, but still operated the same as j-series Pentiums and Celerons. Basically a laptop you can't carry around. The braswell architecture makes me gag.

[@RaffyART1995]

I checked the cpu benchmark of the computer's cpu to my 10 year old laptop, and mine scored 3x higher.

[@tharimoose]

This might be the 3rd time m watching this video, I found these rather wiered PCs very interesting, so glad this channel exists

[@typhoontim125]

Great review in plain English. Well done.

[@RedPMD]

Punch Technology? Drop Technology? Linus Tech Tips approves.

[@RedPMD]

@crafters2003YT smashtech.com/

[@stevenwilliams6638]

Honestly Ubuntu is my go to OS for older machines for those few well weatherd folks that are still toting XP based system. Most of them just use it to check Facebook and play Facebook games. Great video!

[@vampy625]

Have u ever heard of Win 7 Pentium 4 can even handle win 7 trust me (not vista because it sucks)

[@jspink93]

@@vampy625 Why use an outdated windows when you can have a modern, secure Linux OS?

[@stevenwilliams6638]

@@vampy625 have I ever heard of windows 7? Lol common man. And it's losing support this year. So yeah Ubuntu it is

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

My goto OS for older machines is Windows 10, if they can’t run 10(they don’t have the instructions to run 10) they get windows XP or 7.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

Xee Gaming a Pentium 4 can handle windows 10.

[@BrandenMcNabb]

Not even 10 seconds into the video and I'm obligated to leave a like for no other reason than being introduced to a box. I love it.

[@ravipeiris4388]

Honestly, it's great that there are companies which build low cost computers for the masses. I live here in the States (California) and 25% of Americans don't even have a computer.

[@cflux1030]

Man with a big head talking to us: *Say hello box* Box: *Hello* man with a big head talking to us: *What The?!?*

[@SegaSaturn4Life]

Gut the whole PC and turn it into a Ryzen build with a 2400g.

[@MapleLeafAce]

That open was awesome. “Say hello box.” “...”

[@bluebirdsigma]

Nice case. Some ivory/beige paint and you got a great sleeper.

[@naxzed_it]

This is more like awoke

[@alensabanovic747]

You could have give a more detailed specs of this pc...

[@retrogamer33]

I wanted to know the same

[@generic9606]

Probably has 4GB of ram also. I have similar specced HP laptop with N3060 which for some reason runs better than this.

[@amnottabs]

there you go www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_GALLERY/EN/Motherboard/BSWI-D2-J3060/Intel%20CPU%20on%20Board

[@jezzermeii]

Shame it didn't come with Ubuntu MATE. Gnome 3 makes me cry.

[@jclosed2516]

I personally use Mint Cinnamon. The outlay resembles Windows more than Ubuntu does, so for people that are used to Windows it's not a big jump. I also think Mint Cinnamon is a bit snappier than Ubuntu MATE, but that's only my feeling. Anyway - I like how he says Windows is faster if you disable all bling-bling, and does not disable all animations and bling-bling in Ubuntu while comparing. Maybe Ubuntu would also be faster if you disable the same heavy graphic stuff? Hmmm.....

[@AintPopular]

how you get ideas on what videos next to make? you should do a Q&A

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Hello box, nice symetry going on at the front of that case.

[@daeusuntpinza1296]

Fact: the friend is lowspecgamer

[@redzyakuza]

3:31 *THE HORROR IS REAL*

[@theapprentice2058]

Wew lad, this is the first video I saw of yours over a year and a half ago

[@Akbartwin1]

sure ill subscribe. thank you for the offer

[@TomCushnie]

Interesting video :)

[@kztech1319]

just get a core 2 duo prebuild, add 4gb ram and SSD and call it a day

[@vaseline5070]

You can get a i5 2nd gen or 3rd gen for the same price on Ebay.

[@mesterak]

Yes with better memory and at least a potato GPU that would run circles around this thing

[@kztech1319]

Vaseline Really? A core 2 Duo system costs like at max CAD$50 in Canada. I can't even buy an ivy bridge motherboard for that price here

[@kztech1319]

mesterak And not to mention more upgradability with a socketed CPU, proper PCIe 16x slot and some pci slots... Sounds like a winner for office pc or media PC.

[@vaseline5070]

kf zhu I paid $99USD for a Core i5 3340m laptop. 4GB of RAM and 500GB hard drive. Though, I saved up a bit more, maxed out ram at 16GB and a 120GB ssd which was about $30-40. Then, I got a CD Drive Bay to Hard Drive caddy for $9 and threw in that 500GB hard drive. Edit: can't type

[@5argetech56]

ECS Elite group, I remember that they made pretty decent integrated boards back in the day.

[@MarchuxProductions]

I work with IP telephony, this is literally the same guts as most of our PBX centrals. Only difference being that those are in a 1u rack mount case and run Ubuntu server with no GUI

[@ThatWhiteHand]

the hell happened to the win 10 start button

[@r1273m]

Good advice to buy secondhand. I have an old DELL Core-2 Quad with 4 Gig memory, DVD player, DVD Burner, video card, 7.1 sound card. It's about 8 years old now and is probably worth about £50 on a good day. At that price you could afford a few upgrades.

[@andrewccobb]

My guess was Celeron J1800 at 4:35. Guess I'm a generation or two behind on my embedded systems knowledge, lol. They're really not bad CPUs for what they're used for. It's kind of silly to put on in a PC that big though. I remember seeing coke can sized systems with J1800s in them for $100 back in 2017. Fun little Chinese machines.

[@bojidar200]

try extension for chrome "h264ify", it will play 1080p

[@igorprecep3420]

ECS motherboard... RUUUUUN FOR YOUR LIIIIFEEEEE!!!

[@hubzcaps]

b haten on elite group boy!

[@H31MU7]

It could have been worse... J&W/Jetway...

[@igorprecep3420]

@@hubzcaps Hahaha, yep, guess I am ESC/EliteGroup hater :) So far when I look at all those 25+ years in front of PC I had a direct contact with around 20 PCs with different ECS/EliteGroup motherboards under the hood, thank God not a single of those PCs was mine: at least 15 of those PCs had some kind of BIOS issues, weird random stability issues, extremely poor VRM design, RAM compatibility issues.. Most if those ECS/EliteGroup motherboards were either brand new or just a few months/years old... After all those years still when I open some random PC and spot ECS mobo inside first thing that comes to my mind: God, what have I done wrong this time :D

[@igorprecep3420]

@@H31MU7 So far I had experience with just two models of J&W / Jetway motherboards, one (very) good AM2+ mobo and one very bad S478 mobo, not quite sure if it was S478, it was years ago. So it's 50:50, much better ratio compared with my experience with ECS mobos.

[@igorprecep3420]

@crafters2003YT Could't agree more! Last time, thank God, it was eons ago, back in time when friend of mine asked me to OC his gaming rig based on some rubbish PC-Chips Slot 1 motherboard and Celeron 300A CPU same way I've done it on my Chaintech 6BTM (still have it!) running Celeron 300A (have that puppy too!) @ 450MHz. That crappy PC-Chips mobo was a complete disaster, barely stable @ stock, let alone OC. He was trully disappointed, but it wasn't my fault, he bough that mobo himself. That experience taugh me to never cheap out on motherboards...

[@MrSamadolfo]

🙂 yes my cousin has a similar build but he has it down in south america, i recommend just switching out this cpu & motherboard combo, throw in something cheap like a 775, the laptop memory can be reused by buying on ebay the memory adapters so u can reuse them on a regular board

[@yeoss]

oh my god this video is filled with lots of subtle sarcasm

[@EweToobUsername]

FatKidWithABigHeadInHD. (Don't be so hard on yourself though.)

[@maxwellj7299]

*InFHD 😂, check the resolution. (Yes, I know that you're making a play on RGinHD's username)