**First Impressions: Best Buy vs AliExpress Gaming Systems**

Points have been assigned appropriately, but before we dive into the performance difference between these two systems, let's take a closer look at what each one has to offer.

The Best Buy system has a Windows install on it that makes you log into your Microsoft account. This is definitely a plus, worth minus 100 points. However, things only got worse for the Best Buy system when we discovered that it comes pre-installed with McAfee, which is worth minus 300 points according to the channel rule.

Another devastating blow to the Best Buy system was its performance in terms of out-of-the-box RAM speeds. Unfortunately, both systems failed to meet this requirement, although the Acer system did slightly better than the Best Buy system.

However, things took a turn for the better when we started playing games like GTA 5 and Battlefield V. To our surprise, the much-less-impressive GPU-endowed Asus system actually performed better in these games, thanks to its better-matching CPU.

But when it comes to standardized benchmarks, the AliExpress system does crawl ahead of the Best Buy system a bit, which is good considering the graphics card difference.

However, the 11400F processor in the AliExpress system is built differently in terms of temperatures and noise compared to the Best Buy system. While the Best Buy system is not only running hotter than the AliExpress system but also noisier, it could be that we can hear the noise more clearly due to the ventilation on the side panel.

Now, I want to see if setting the Asus's RAM to its rated speed will give us an even bigger boost in gaming performance. Unfortunately, I'm missing something - there is no option for this kind of thing! This blows my mind when a motherboard manufacturer makes a pre-build that has a useless BIOS. How does that make any sense to anyone?

We've got a couple more benchmarks left with newer games, and the AliExpress system is tightening its grip around the neck of the Best Buy system, especially in games like Cyberpunk and The Last of Us.

In Resident Evil 4, however, the Best Buy system manages to deliver a very playable gaming experience at 1080p. So, which of these two systems would I buy? Unfortunately, I wouldn't buy the Best Buy one because I feel like if I have access to a Best Buy, I have better options than a crappy Asus pre-build with three generations of hardware in it and those better options are likely not available at Best Buy.

However, with the AliExpress system, it kind of depends on where you live. There are regions in the world where there is a reasonable argument for buying this system. And that's it - neither of these systems wins very well, so you probably should build your own system now, which means...

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enconsidering YouTube's recent and highly controversial ban on live streaming  underground baby battles early Express versus Best Buy pre-built may be a good replacement  gladiatorial event especially for those of you that are too cowardly for the live event  did I adequately explain what this video is about I'm not sure but whatever let's get into it today  Roundup is sponsored by some be quiet RGB action every gamer has drool oh that doesn't look nearly  as much like drools I was expecting um moving on every gamer has drooled over be quiet's RGB  fans the light wings but now they're available in Pure White so like white Wings if you will  oh even the Hub is white now so if you're in the market for some super high quality RGB fan action  for be quiet check out the light wings now in white using the link in the video descriptionthank youthe first gladiatorial event for today's video is price I tried to get the final price that's  including tax and shipping as close as possible for the AliExpress system I paid a total of a  thousand and eighty Canadian whereas with the Best Buy system I paid a total of a thousand  one hundred and fifty Canadian now interestingly uh because it's the final price the AliExpress  system actually has quite a disadvantage here because it had to be shipped from China whereas  the Best Buy system I just had to go wait in a store for a bit to pick it up which means that  the base price of the AliExpress system is quite a bit lower at 830 Canadian rachmi as opposed to 999  Canadian rahmi on sale so this is technically the more expensive system I I guess depending on your  outlook on life so one point to the AliExpress system battle number two is packaging now  unfortunately for the AliExpress system its lack of Fox tape man effort is definitely gonna cost it  some points here but with that let's have a look at what the Best Buy system has to offer   the Best Buy system is a republic of Gamers PC a performance sub brand that's more dilute  than BMW's M division at this point and as many of you probably know Aces is kind of in the dog  box at the moment so hopefully the motherboard in this PC doesn't overvolt the CPU till it explodes  fingers crossed now in terms of appearance who cares quite frankly it's a box that protective  material inside is what's more important to me although asus's disturbing lack of hexagons does  show how out of touch they are with modern gaming Trends a sentence that I can't believe I just saidoh it is instantly crystal clear that the Acer system wins hands down in terms of protective  packaging you can see we've got lots more of this soft foam having said that the AliExpress system  did also use a similar quality of foam it was just a lot less of it in the box and the AliExpress  system also doesn't have one of these nice mesh bags covering it one point for the Best Buy systemin terms of accessories we get a SATA and power cable although I will be giving Aces a point here  because they actually gave us the correct plug although I will be giving AliExpress a point for  their quick start guide which doesn't look like a document explaining proper auditing procedureforeign oh yeah that's the undercarriage of a real beast of the system look at that  which brings us to battle number four I think undercarriage Impressions and here the ollie  Express system wins hands down despite having a bit of a skew foot it looks like the undercarriage  of a gaming system and not the kind of PC a librarian has to kick to get started every  morning one and a half points for the AliExpress system oh it's one of these I've had a look at  one of them before and I I wasn't a fan I'd say side by side shockingly the Asus system manages  to have a more restrictive looking front than the only express PC which have these intake slats on  the side whereas the Acer system just has pretend ventilation although it does have this perforation  on the side panel which combined with the single tiny exhaust fan means that we are going to get  some air moving through here hopefully and unfortunately with the Acer system we do  lose out on the RGB peen in terms of front i o there is a lot more going on on the AliExpress  system I mean the Acer system doesn't even have a dedicated RGB button which funnily enough doesn't  actually do anything but I'd say that if anything the extra USB 3 port on the top of the Acer system  is a bit more useful in terms of booty both the systems offer essentially identical connectivity  so there's no way to differentiate them on that although appearance Wise It's a little  less clear-cut draw I guess the next category is extremely important power button qualityI feel like the Best Buy power button is the clear winner 10 points skewing the points massively in  favor of the Best Buy system but don't worry it's not going to be in the lead for very long  but with that let's open up the Best Buy system to see what it's packing under the hood   now I know what you're thinking but it's not quite as bad as it looks we get 16 gigs of  ram in dual Channel just like the AliExpress system it seems like the oems are starting to  learn which is good the 16 gig 3200 megahertz kit we get in the Best Buy system somehow seems  even more Kirkland brand than the one we get in the AliExpress system the cooler and the  motherboard may look like they were dug out of a parts bin for office PCS which quite frankly  could be said for the whole PC but there isn't a bunch of proprietary crap in here  so it's actually an upgradable system which is very good although the AliExpress system does  look a lot less like an office PC that just fell into some cheap faster but what about the specsnow aside from one pretty big difference between these two systems which we'll get to in a second  I think their CPUs are relatively comparable they have a similar memory configuration and  the same amount of nvme storage however in terms of graphics cards the Best Buy system  gets mildly curb stopped it has a GTX 1660 TI in it compared to the RTX 2060 super in the  AliExpress system so the benchmarks should be pretty interesting oh on that note let's check  out the power supply in the Acer system  I'd say rear cable management is maybe a smidge  better on the Best Buy system but it's because they have no fans in the case that they need the  cable manage but it feels a bit weird to give the AliExpress system points for Molex fansthe next fisticuffs is down to power supply and this is a big one now on the surface it  seems like they have very similar units in them this is also a 500 watt 80 plus bronze  rated power supply but it's by chicone which is a reputable manufacturer whereas the one in  the AliExpress system makes my Spidey sensors tingle with the specs out the  waypoints have appropriately been assigned but before we look at the performance difference  between these two systems the next category separates the chlamydia from the syphilisoh no the Best Buy system has a Windows install on it that makes you log into your Microsoft  account that right there is at least worth minus 100 points and after happily linking my Microsoft  account to the PC things only got worse for the Best Buy system oh another devastating  blow to the Best Buy system which has McAfee pre-installed on it and as the channel rule  states that's worth minus 300 points a rule is a rule my hands are tied hopefully it can  redeem itself in terms of out of the box Ram speeds you were so close you're so almost there  unfortunately both of the systems fail there is the ram clocked to the correct speed out  of the box test although the Acer system fails it a little bit less round nine was a bit of a  humiliation for Best Buy but maybe it'll make up for it in the gaming performance oh waitoh that is fascinating we are actually getting  better GTA 5 driveway performance with the much less impressively GPU endowed Asus system because  the CPU is a better match the slower GPU and the Best Buy systems just actually  doing stuff in GTA 5. let's see if this carries over to Battlefield 5.now on First Impressions it seems to also be the case with Battlefield V but when  it comes to the standardized benchmarks the AliExpress system does crawl ahead a little  bit which is good considering the graphics card difference but clearly the 11400f is just built  different in terms of temperatures and noise the Best Buy system is not only  running a bit hotter than the AliExpress system was it's also a decent bit noisiernow it could be that you can hear the noise more clearly because of the ventilation on the side  panel as opposed to the solid tempered glass either way the system is quite obnoxious on  the desk next to you anyway the next thing I want to do is set the asus's ram to its rated speed to  see if we can get an even bigger boost in gaming performance before we check out some newer games  a few moments later wait where where the ram options am I missing something what this kind  of thing blows my mind when a motherboard manufacturer makes a pre-build that has a useless  bios how does how does that make any sense to anybody we just have to live with it now I don't  know that's another minus like 500 points the Best Buy system is quickly running out of tests  to redeem itself on the totally not sarcastic David point scale but we've got a couple more  benchmarks left with newer games the AliExpress system tightens its grip around the neck of the  Best Buy system especially when it comes to cyberpunk but in The Last of Us the 1660 TI  also really struggles to keep up and feels thick and heavy to play Resident Evil 4 is a similar  story but the Best Buy system manages to deliver a very playable gaming experience at 1080p here  so in all said and done which of the two systems would I buy well I wouldn't buy the best buy one  because I feel like if I have access to a Best Buy I have better options than a crappy Asus pre-build  with three generational Hardware in it and those better options are likely not in the Best Buy  whereas with the AliExpress system it kind of depends on where you live I think there are  regions in the world where there is a reasonable argument for buying this system but actually come  to think of it it's not the scalpocalypse anymore so you probably should build your  own system now which means neither of them win very good um until the next video bye-bye