How well can a system be upgraded using only tips from Amazon? A YouTuber tried it and was positively surprised.
On Amazon, there is a category called “Amazon’s Tip.” The platform states: “Amazon’s Tip recommends highly rated products with good value for money that can be shipped immediately.”
The YouTuber “Dawid Does Tech Stuff” came up with a special challenge. He wanted to upgrade a gaming PC using only components recommended by Amazon under this label.
But how good are these “tips” and how much better is the system really? We are embedding the entire video from “Dawid Does Tech Stuff” here for you:
Amazon’s tips vary in quality and usefulness
What kind of system does he want to improve? His base is a gaming system from Amazon costing around 400 euros. Inside is a Ryzen 5 4600G, which means it has a processor with a graphics unit. A “proper” graphics card is not included in this system.
He purchased the following upgrades:
- Coolermaster Masterfan MF120 Halo (case fan)
- Extension cable from EZDIY
- SYY thermal paste (thermal compound)
- Crucial PCIE 3.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
- Airgoo RGB strips
- Perless Assassin 120 SE (CPU cooler)
- MSI RTX 3060 (graphics card)
Especially interesting: Amazon does not recommend its own products, such as the in-house CPU cooler.
How do the upgrades perform? Unsurprisingly, the GeForce RTX 3060 is indeed a strong upgrade compared to the Ryzen 5 4600G. However, the YouTuber explains that he personally would have rather bought a Radeon RX 6600. Because in this way, one could have saved an additional 150 euros.
The remaining upgrades were okay: the thermal paste performs well and cools properly, the LED strips turn off spontaneously now and then, and the CPU cooler did not provide a good-built fan. Therefore, there was not a complete disaster among the upgrades.
Upgrades for a gaming system don’t have to be expensive
An aging system or a fresh entry-level system can already be upgraded with a few tweaks. Here there are many sensible upgrades that don’t have to cost much. Replacing an HDD with an SSD can often work wonders.
Expanding the RAM is also usually not too complicated and often turns out to be affordable. Good RAM can be obtained for as little as 40 euros, allowing you to increase the long-term memory of your system.
However, if your system is too old, it may be worth buying a completely new system before having to replace each individual component yourself.
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