**The GameStop Gaming PC: A Value Proposition**

In this video, we take a closer look at the GameStop gaming PC, specifically the i7-12700F model without integrated graphics. The system comes with a large cooling solution, which turns out to be just excess fins on the actual graphics card.

**Performance and Price**

The narrator mentions that the performance of this PC is not the primary focus, but rather the value that GameStop can provide. With a 3060 graphics card, the system has plenty of power for most games, including ray tracing capabilities.

**Comparison with Other Options**

A PowerSpec pre-built PC is compared to the GameStop system, showing that while it's lower-end in terms of processor and storage, it costs significantly less ($1,200 vs $1,600). The narrator uses PC Part Picker to compare prices for individual components from various online retailers.

**Surprising Findings**

GameStop's prices are found to be within a dollar or two of the cheapest options on other websites, making it seem like they have great deals. However, the narrator is quick to point out that this might not be the case.

**The Final Verdict**

In the end, the narrator jokes about GameStop bringing power to the players, implying that their prices might not be as competitive as thought. The video ends with a humorous trade-in scenario at a GameStop store.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Red Alert, stop what you're doingbecause GameStop now has theirbrand new gaming PC sectionavailable on their website.This is clearly gonna go well.CPUs and processors, important,video cards, hard drives, and storage,motherboards, memory, and cases.It seems like all the ingredients I need.Jared, are these in MSRP prices on...- It looks to be that they are.- To be fair, some ofthese are a little off.So there's an RTX 3050 for 400 bucks,which that's not right.So Micro Center just, youknow, 'cause I wanna make surethat we're not getting ripped off here,Micro Center has 3070s and 3080s in stock,and honestly, these pricesare relatively the same.I'm kind of feeling this RTX 3060.What CPUs do they have in stock?This selection's a little bit limited,and it's also all Intel. (laughs)(Jared laughs)12700F, add to cart.Why do these-Jared.- What?- They have mostly AMDmotherboards for only Intel CPUs.Why?Oh, okay.They have 980 PROs.They have 970 EVOs.They have Seagates.They have Samsung T7s.The Evo is PCI 3, yeah,it's PCI 3, but that's fine.That's like 12 cases to choose from.- Oh, wow.- Wait, what is an Atrixtempered glass computer case?What, I'm caught.Oh, God, this looks terrible.This is gonna be like thewhite bread of gaming PCs.This is gonna be themissionary of gaming PCs.This is the basic white girlStarbucks order of gaming PCs.They have three pages of coolers.- Oh, whoa.- They have Z63?They got low profile coolers.They have a Kraken G12 GPU cooler.- A what?- The Hyper 212 Black edition.45 bucks for this?This seems pretty reasonable.All right, we just need a power supply.They have mostly CoolerMaster and Intermax,but they have some NZXT.They have some EVGA.Little expensive on thepower supplies though.Like they don't have anydecent power suppliesfor less than like 100 bucks.So let's see our grand total.$1,670.- Oh.- This actuallyseems reasonable.Almost too good to be true.All right, so after a couple of weeks,GameStop packages have arrived.We opened all the boxesto make sure everything was actually here,but it's all here, don't worry.It's all in good shape.- Are you sure?- Yeah, of course.The case and the graphic card,both of which took almosttwo weeks to show up.Everything else showed upwithin like two to four days,which was fine.Item number one is nicely padded,a single stick of RAM.- Wait, just one?- Just one.- Is that all you ordered?So Ken, here's the thing, right?- Single channel?- No, we ordered two,but there's a quantity limit of one per,and they only had two kinds of RAMso we had to get one eight-gigstick and one 16-gig.- It says here on the box,buy two for optimal performance.- They wouldn't sell me two.(Ken laughs)They said there was aquantity limit of one.In this box, we have a power supply.So far, we've had twoboxes for two components,but whatever, that's fine.Some of our previous GameStopexperiences have had,shall we say, less than stellar packaging.Here's our most exciting thing.- Graphics card?- Yes, sir.- Did you wait for a dropor was this just readilyavailable on the site readily- Readily available for, basically, MSRP.One of the issues thatwe had with this videowas that they have all the partsyou need to build a gaming PC.However, they have a likeone or two of most parts.- I'm now back on GameStop's websitea couple of weeks afterwe ordered these parts,and not only do they haveRyzen CPUs available.- Oh.- They also haveAMD GPUs available.- Oh.- So they'veexpanded on their selectionin just the short amount of time.- They restocked with all the partsthat we would've wantedto buy in the first place.- We're missing themost important component,and honestly...- What separates GameStop from the rest?When I saw this, I just couldn't help,but spice up our gaming PC setupwith the GameStop exclusivePikachu and Zekrom GX Tag Team box.(Ken sighs)Wait, where are you going?- Home, Jared, is he reallyjust gonna do this right now?- Yes, he is.He warned me ahead of timeand he paid me extra not to tell you.- Look at all these packs.Do you see how many packs that is?Count 'em, that's 10.Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.We got the Alt Art Umbreon!(cicadas chirping)For context, the promo card?Worth $9, however, theUmbreon V, currently,raw as is sell for $90.So I'm gonna subtract $90from the price of my GameStop PC build.That, kids, is how gambling works.(playful music)Ken.- Yes.- Welcome to the almost completeGameStop gaming PC build.- Hmm.- Thankfully, the colorway is great herebecause we had one choice and it was blackwith the side of black and more black.- I mean, these MSIboards are super basic,but they really get youeverything for the 12th gen Intel, so.- Absolutely, and importantly,this is a DDR5 board.We got ourselves the i7-12700Fwithout the graphics to save ourselvesa few dollars to buysome more Pokemon cards.- I mean, you alreadyhave graphics here anyway.- Exactly.You can see, I mean, a very large card,but if you flip it over, you'll see thatthis is all just cooling, right?So this is the actual graphics card.This is all just excess sort of fins.- So what are you gonnado when this PC is built?Like are you going to benchmark it?Like what are you tryingto accomplish here?Price to performance?- It's not about the performance.It's about the value thatGameStop can provide.- Yeah, Ken.- Austin Evans, answering the questionsthat no one's asked.- Ken, stop making funof my video ideas, okay?I'm trying to come up withinteresting video concepts.Not everyone's gonna watcha Denki everyday carry videolike every basic YouTuber from 2011.- Youtube.com/-- I'm feeling pretty good about this PC.Now with a 3060 on board,we've got plenty of performancefor basically any gameyou wanna throw at it.We can, of course, supportray tracing and whatnot.Now the 3060, even todaywith graphics card pricingcoming down, I think it'sprobably one of the bestsort of bang for buck cards out there.Like I might be down a tire right now.It's a little tough.I don't have my maneuverability.- The wheel's not even moving, dude.- Well, yeah, cause I broke it.(Ken laughs)- That should have pausedthe game for a second.You hear that?Yeah, you don't 'cause it's dead silent,and that's without the window on.- Hey, hey, hey.- Yes, yes?- Can you stand over here?Stay where I'm at, come here.Now, stoop down a littlebit, get to the eye level,get to eye level of thegraphics card, come on.Does that look straight to you?- Yup.- It's 2022, Ken.- I don't need you to judge my PC.Is there a little bitof sag with the card?Maybe?Behold, my friends,the GameStop gaming PC of your dream.Not only does it have a-(PC clacking)What'd you bring a PowerSpec for?I'm not even done tellingyou why this is great.- It's better.- What'd you mean it'sbetter, the PowerSpec?- Yeah, this came pre-built.I did not have to pay the employeesor I did, but it wasincluded in the price,which is about the same as this.- Actually, do you not knowthe price of your system?- I actually don't knowany, what's in this?(Ken and Jared laugh)- What Ken has is aPowerSpec pre-built PCwhich has a 3060 so similarto the GameStop system.However, it is lower end,as far as it has a Ryzen 5instead of my Core i7.It's got a smaller 512 gigSSD instead of one terabyte,but it's also $1,200 as opposedto $1,600 like my system.I ran this whole parts listthrough PC Part Picker.- Okay.- So PC Part Picker is anaggregator that puts togetherall kinds of PC componentsfrom across the weband gives you the bestpossible pricing, right?So for example, if I wantto build this exact PCusing PC Part Picker, Ihave to order from Newegg,GameStop, Amazon, Amazon, GameStop,Amazon, NZXT, and EVGA directly,and I would save a grand total of $5compared to just buying it from GameStop.GameStop is the cheapestplace on the internetto buy the SSD, to buy the cooler,and everything else iswithin a dollar or two.It's almost as if GameStophas- (sarcastic coughing)Sorry, great deals. (sarcastic coughing)Sorry, I couldn't say it.I just couldn't say it with a-GameStop has great dealsand you should builda gaming PC at GameStop.- Breathe, breathe, breathe.(sarcastic coughing)Breathe, breathe.- Are you trying to saythat GameStop is bringingpower to the players?- Okay, (indistinct).- Oh, my God, Jared,- There's only one thing left to do.One thing, one thing only.I'll be right back.Wish me luck.(car engines revving)(indistinct chattering)(Ken laughing)(bell dings)- Hi, Can I trade something in?I'd love some store credit.