Shopping For PCs In 2023 Is A COMPLETE Minefield... 

You should absolutely get the Alienware PC, just so people see what the brand used to be like. The PC is from around 2006/2007, just months after Dell acquired it and before Dell had introduced their own spin on Alienware hardware.

Honestly, whenever you ask "should i buy this" and its ebay or AliExpress the answer for me is a resounding yes because those videos tend to turn out pretty fun

Props to Dawid for identifying that 8800 GTX just from the side view. It's an ancient GPU at this point, but it was iconic.

I love the videos where you buy old Alienware PC's and upgrade them!

It really is confusing as a pc noob. I spent months (casually) learning about hardware components before finally feeling confident to buy my first dedicated gaming pc. Channels like yours helped, so thanks Dawid!

RS232 is a serial communications port - I used these for computer mice before the PS2 port/USB ports... It is not anything like a VGA port

RS232 its a serial port, not video output

That little screen thing will get its video through the CVBS port, which is composite video. RS232 is likely how the joystick works. Buying that may be complicated to set up, but I say go for it.

I love the videos where you buy old Alienware PC's and upgrade them, and i'd think it would be cool to continue that although, any content you produce we're gonna watch, because hands down its all great, Nice Job making this video!

“Ali Express Necromancy Graphics card” says it all. 😂 When you know it’s going to take some kind of divine intervention to keep it from going up in a blaze of hellfire and brimstone!! Love the video!!!

Have a great vacation! I look forward to future content, computing chaos and comedy as you always provide. My favorite by far...

Enjoy your holiday dawid - it is well deserved after some great videos - thanks so much

The MK78 is a CCTV security camera monitor. The joystick, rs ports are used to connect to the camera to make pan tilt and zoom work. No idea why that came up for gaming 😅

I had one of those old alien cyborg green alienware, I'm really looking forward to the Frankenstein's monster gaming system video that comes out of that.

Yes, just yes. All of the videos. The more the better. Your videos are always great. I also used your video to build a computer back in 2020 and I've been watching your content since.

@dawid Miss you buddy

Hello everyone

you know, you can mod that alienware case with some 1" (or something) legs and then probably cut out the bottom and mount a radiator and fans. if anything, the cooling wouldn't be half bad after that.

Have a nice holiday Dawid. And as always great fun to watch.

damn im hyped for your upcoming videos on that aliexpress "pc" and that ebay alienware, cool vid

Your rants are so entertaining! You should make a ranting series lol.

Id love to see you build a PC in the largest case possible, probably that corsair 5000 or whatever it is, and then put the smallest possible components into it, make the size proportions just go completely off

I am absolutely glad you bought the Green Machine... looking forward to your video with that beast!

Enjoy your vacation!!! Love your quality content every week.. You will be missed!!

4:43 It does seem to come with a monitor, so you're not paying for just the box.

Totally agree. I have always built my own PCs, but this trend of gaming prebuilts being made out of random recycled parts is terrifying. I can't imagine being a regular person or a parent shopping for computers and trying to fathom whether any random combination of multiple generations old CPUs and GPUs will produce a system even semi-usable for gaming.

Thank you for your videos Dawid! They have been my go to whenever I have down time when the kids aren’t awake or before bed, lunch time from work etc! Shit is comical and informative haha. The channel is my decompress portal 👍🏽

Oh goodie! More madness with dubious peripherals is on the way! Excellent work Dawid! And well, though you scraped the surface to get some good refurbished/reconstructed? cards, i can attest JieShuo's a trustworthy brand. I've been using a 6600XT from them for almost a year and it's been excellent so far. I do suggest that you get the Alienware. That specific model was one of the last ones that didn't implement the bizarre proprietary designs, boards or power supplies, so you may have a good chance to get a lot of content on the A51...getting necromancer'd to the modern gaming times! Give it a spin! Happy holidays on whatever endeavors you're having! Looking forward for your return, and even more computing peripherals shenanigans.

Nowadays once you know enough to make an informed decision on a prebuilt you probably have learned enough to build your own.

I once bought an off brand gaming mouse from local e-shop. It was a Mantis 780 and guess what 780 stands for? Grams… I had a full metal body mouse that periodically shortened itself out and had to be replugged to work again

Have a safe trip. It's going to suck going three weeks without you and your content. I think you should make a video on ALL the things you talked about in this video.😊

So excited for the classics! Cant wait to see the review video!

i would be curious to see those dual screen laptops tested.

Everyday that goes by I learn to appreciate consoles more. I have a fully built gaming PC that was a pain in the ass to find all the parts I wanted for, and get to post and have all my drivers updated constantly. I can appreciate the simplicity that is just picking up an Xbox or playstation, pressing the power button and playing immediately and all games are properly optimized. Even though it's 60fps I don't mind.

I love this channel I just started getting into gaming pc and built my first one 3 months ago and love it

Finally you do this, I've been wanting to get a solid PC but could only find your older vids, and yeah. It's a nightmare now. I've never built or made a PC, and I don't have a ton of cash, but I want something solid.

David, pick the most expensive Alienware and then match the spec by sourcing the components separately and see how much you can save.

It's a good day when darwid posts

have a good holiday man!

Your channel is my favorite new tech channel. I love the chaotic energy.

Man that green Alienware is like a time capsule. I’m so glad that the gaming PC market has matured a lot since then.😊

YES HE POSTED

Oh no what am going to watch, enjoy your holiday!

Building is becoming easier than buying prebuild. 😅 Quality component is a way to go.

If most of them weren't absolutely terrible i'd love to have an Alienware case, they have such crazy and cool desings sometimes

Kinda enjoyed watching the sneak peaks at future content you were giving us this whole time. P.S. ETAprime did a vid on the mini pc with the awesome button. it does perform well.

rs232 is not compatible with vga (missing a row of pins), it is used in communication in industrial settings for the most part. We used it a lot in the military to automatically calibrate some devices using computers. Also some mice used this port, and CCTV controls apparently some other commenters have pointed out. Having one of those ports would've been killer for us, but likely isn't used by many devices you would use.

is dawid dead or something ?

Easy solution, buy alienware, they're the most reliable PC manufacturer and their PCs and Ventilation are godly!!!

I would love to see this same type of video but with laptops. I've been trying to help a buddy of mine find something at a decent price and it's been kinda tough.

Enjoy your holiday Dawid

Great videos, I’ve learnt a lot. I love seeing you upgrade components to make the PCs run better. What I’d like to see is a video where you use the same latest graphics card ( 4060 or 3070 for example) then use the same power supply and ram. But start off strong with the suitable CPU/mobo then test it with every second intel gen and mobo going backwards till the performance is terrible and or beyond. For example, use a 12400, then 10400, then 8400. Or the XX500 or XX700 series CPUs. Everyone seems to think we always need the latest gear. But your proven sometimes one component upgrade is all you need. Thanks for the content.

Your videos are very therapeutic and they help me sleep, thanks man 🙂

i like watching your videos and eat my breakfast for every video you make, you're super entertainer for a builder gamer

Have a good holiday big man.

Bless you @Dawid Does Tech Stuff RS232 is old school 9pin serial. It’s on there because a lot of these mini PC’s are meant to replace stone age PC’s running very old industrial milling machines etc.

Aww :( Well, I hope you have fun on your vacation Dawid, I'll miss your videos :D

That’s why I bought a prebuilt middle of the road from NZXT, I built several of my own 20 years ago and right after I bought the prebuilt gaming PC I decided to build my own NAS using a fractal case and Unraid. The terminology and options are CRAZEE!

Have a nice vacation Dawid! See you when you get back! 👍👍

I always get some laughs from Dawid. I was drawn in by the topic that seemed relevant to a budget gamer, and right out of the gate he's professing his love for using it as occasion to buy more Ali Express etc. 😁

The mini setup he was looking at with the joystick reminds me of the joystick used in the move Jackal with Bruce Willis where he builds that big ass gun and tears Jack Black apart with.....I'm not sure why that popped in my head but there ya' go lol

Best intro ever cuz everyone knows longer is better 😁. Kidding aside, didn't know that that Alienware was a pre-Dell acquisition one, hyped!

Can't wait for the Alienware upgrade video. I just completed a retro sleeper in a 20 plus year old case with a matx mobo 1070 and amd 2600 cpu.

Holy moly this was fast. Always glad to see Daddy Dawid post another banger.

I got an absolute steal on a laptop a few days ago. Originally was planning to get a mini PC with a 7735HS so I can stream HDR 4K from my PC at a low wattage but then saw I might as well just get an Asus Tuf A15 4060 laptop with the same processor. It's technically double the price at about a grand GBP on sale but Amazon had it in their pay over 12months deals so I couldn't say no. Especially given it obviously includes it's own high refresh rate IPS display and keyboard. Now I can do all the things I originally planned to do and do some decent gaming directly on the laptop. It's crazy how much cheaper it is than equivalent laptops atm. With PC's I think I'll just continue to build them myself given how messy the market is and even when it's not messy you never know how good the build is gonna be, chances are it's pretty bad even if the specs are good

Ive had good luck with maingear. A bit pricey. The customer support is really helpful. Amazing cable management, XMP enabled by default. Dual channel ram. My only complaint is the mg1 case is a bit restrictive. Would recommend for someone thats never built a pc.

Its definfitely still possible to outshoot consoles in price and performance both, I've done it with my personal system, but I bought used parts and found the hidden workaround deals to get there. Its hard times.

RS232 is an old video output used mostly for scientific applications. I worked in an hypercam company and that's what we used as a signal output, because it's very stable. RS232 to VGA cables exists.

Hi Dawid i really like your videos I think you should make individual video for the alien pc and aliexpress pc .. basically any pc you can test and upgrade 🙏🏻

Thank you I am glad I found you , when I go shopping for a new Desk top tower can I ask you for advice to prevent throwing my money away.

Just so you know RS232 is basically a special com port that is still being used in the industrial pc space, that thing with the joy stick is very nice for a control room pc

Enjoy your holidays !

Ah nice, Dawid prearing for RU-vid- December already :)

have a good holiday

That "Thing" with the big joystick and RS232 port is for controlling CCTV cameras and their pan/tilt/zoom functions. The two BNC connectors on the back are where you connect old analog CCTV cameras (Which worked up to 1080p believe it or not).

I bought a tablet this year (that I am quite happy with) but it took me a long time to actually buy it because the description was so vague and seemingly wrong that I couldn't be sure what model I was buying - and it was the manufacturer that was selling it on amazon

Enjoy your time off! This was fun.

RS232 is a serial port, which along with the parallel port and game port, is like the '80s(well, it was used well into the '90s as USB took years to show up) equivalent of USB. I don't think you'd get much of a display out of it. The 2 ports to the right of it look suspiciously like analogue RF out, but I don't think that's what they are as those same sockets were also confusingly used for network connections, as well.

7:43 I agree, get the configuration that'd get the biggest heat-load and see how easily it throttles. Maybe you could get some content for trying stupid measures to cool it

Big D. you can easily remove the front drive cages of the Alienware the put a RAD in the front AND a big GPU in it. Just drill out the rivets holding on the cages and you're good to go. You HAVE to include the modding action. Can't wait to see how this goes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:25 RS-232 is a serial communication port. Prior to the introduction of the PS/2 port, they were primarily used for connecting a mouse. They have more use in industrial applications, which is what this thing looks like it might be for. Much like the parallel communication port (as was used to connect printers), they have largely gone the way of the dodo in modern PCs. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go yell at that cloud over there.

Hey Dawid, RS232 is a serial port (the good old one), so its not for video. Could be used for the joystick, maybe. The video is input via the SDI connector which is a digtial CCTV input :)

i cannot wait for the video with the fukushima green alienware case, i love to see people building in these wacky cases more than reviewing wacky prebuilds

I **LOVED** my R.A.T.s back in the day!!! Do a modern day mouse comparison video. Please. Hell, do mouse pads as well. I'll make you my best friend.

I would like to see the mini-pc with the intresting power butten, because, i think you could change the watt with the button as well...

Good that you bought that 8800gtx system because it's gonna make for a real fun video.

Have fun with the vacation, but the joke is on you buddy! I watch at least 3 old videos of yours every day. I am so curious about the new Alienware!

That device with the rs-232 port (basically a serial port) looked a bit like a controller with display for a camera system. Joystick for controlling the camera's movement and you likely can twist the top for zoom in and out control. The fact that it also has a green phoenix style port on the back really screams of A/V type equipment. I would have to see the listing to be sure, but I don't think this is the Droid you're looking for.

Awesomesauce!! My Saturday morning is now complete. I can go back to bed. Thank you Dawid. As for your video, this is why I have ALWAYS built my own PC. [since 95] Even TigerDirect tried to scam you over. ;) back then. Ok Edit:: I forgot who I was commenting 😅 on. I think an Aliexpress gaming mice roundup video!

that's so cool what you did! I'd get such a bad headache looking, combining, pricing, searching, so I went for a Big Mac combo instead for $12 with a paper coupon. Money saved. Maybe it's easier to get a PS5 and Sony Plus pass. What do you think?

I opened the RU-vid to watch a certain video. But I found out there's a new dawid video so i opened it as fast as possible

Enjoy your vacation! Well deserved

Can't wait for your video about that Alienwere pc XD

I love your videos so much 😂

5:43 The old Alienware has an nForce 680i SLI motherboard. Which was pretty high end for the time. It also offers a lot of features in terms of CPU overclocking and RAM settings, and other gadgets. Which wasn't standard at the time, but can be found on almost every motherboard today. The motherboard is very difficult to find these days and is probably worth $150 - $200 on its own. The right motherboard for a high-end retro PC.

Bro those AliExpress and and amazon shopping journeys would be amazing on a stream format, with all the tangents looking for non PC stuff

I have a Minisforum HX80G Mini PC for my TV so I can play games from my bed and its a beast. Can play Destiny 2 with no issues, and its really quiet. Mini PCs have become so impressive over these last couple years.

Few year old Lenovo Thinkstations and similar machines are incredibly good value right now. I recently bought a P520 for my brother with a Xeon W-2135 and 16gb ram, and found an RX 5700 for $120. The whole cost came to around $330 with everything included and it performs amazing! Iceberg Tech has an amazing video covering the P500.

Dawid I love the shirt!

You need to find a reputable local store and stick with them. I have one in my city like a 10 min ride from me. They actually sell solid configs with a small markup and have experienced guys working there (and they are also fast). Bought all my IT related stuff in the past 7 and half years from them.