I Went To Shenzhen China To Buy The CHEAPEST Gaming PC

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I flew to China to buy the cheapest gaming PC I could find in the huge tech markets in Shenzhen.

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All Comments (21)
  • @eltamarindo
    Spoiler Alert: If you didn't spend four hours in each shop and threaten twice to walk out, you didn't get lowest price!
  • @flow5718
    My dad visited Shenzhen what seems a lifetime ago and got me my first "real" graphics card, a GT 630. I would never forget playing Battlefield 3 and Crysis 2 on that at 1280x720 resolution and thinking this was the best thing ever.
  • @Tech_Champ
    The second I saw the VGA port on the graphics card, I knew this was going to be good.
  • The guy who built the PC did a pretty good job with the cable management
  • @sirant
    I call this place my tech heaven. I have lived in Shenzhen for almost 13 years now and I know this market like the back of my hand. I know a lot of the vendors and it is literally a techie wonderland! HQ Mart is awesome!! I actually recently got a super powered gaming rig for $2000. Would have cost me $4000+ in Canada! Love living in China!
  • 7:22 "The cooler looks like an Intel stock cooler wearing an Adidas tracksuit" Is easily the funniest thing I've heard all week 🤣
  • The splitting of the SSD into three partitions is a pretty standard thing for computers here in China. I have no idea why they do this, but it's extremely common.
  • @jasper-3338
    So what did you do with the system after? As in genuinely curious what you do with your amazing gaming systems after you have bought them, you travel with them ? Or sold it back ?
  • @WeirdTippy
    I love how these videos don't always end with a working setup or a good ending. That's what makes this channel interesting, it's just a guy trying stuff out and he's along for the ride as much as we are in the process. I love your channel Dawid!
  • @eldibs
    As someone who grew up poor as hell getting by on whatever scavenged/cheap tech I could get my hands on, seeing those tech markets gets me excited. I would definitely end up spending way too much money there.
  • @StriderVM
    My suggestion for the PSU problem is that due to the mining crash, some of these Shenzhen shops are also selling PSUs that were used for mining as well. You can buy 600W to 700W (second hand) True Rated PSUs for $15 or less. The current prices for these markets have now relaxed due to the GPU mining crash.
  • @TurkeyRoo
    I like how he had to leave the country before getting the chance to actually test it 😂
  • Thanks for the tour of the Shenzhen markets. It's like looking at the source of the Nile, except it's where all the stuff I buy off of eBay originates.
  • This was amazing, very much looking forward to your visit to Japan! I appreciate you keeping me entertained all these years.
  • @dlmunlimited
    Hey Dawid! Really great channel you got here. It has quickly become my #1 Youtube channel. Also a massive thanks for saving me 4000 dollar on a pre-built I was ready to buy. I did like you and ordered an old Optiplex and a GT 710 instead.
  • @mikeelek9713
    That's a hilarious description on the power supply. Love this!
  • Love this video, especially getting to see the tech shops in China. Looking forward to the next video in Japan :D