The All Google Gaming Setup

Austin Evans
10 Mar 202422:07

Summary

TLDRIn this entertaining video, Austin Evans embarks on a unique challenge of building a gaming setup using only Google search results, purchasing the first items that appear. From a surprisingly solid $650 SkyTech gaming PC to the budget-friendly $70 KOORUI monitor, Austin reviews a variety of tech, including the Laifen Wave electric toothbrush and the ROG Ally handheld console. Despite some misses, like the $20 MRSDY microphone that didn't meet expectations, the video showcases that even a blind Google search can yield some surprisingly good finds for a gaming setup.

Takeaways

  • ๐ŸŽฎ The video is about building a gaming setup using search results from Google without prior research.
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Austin Evans discovers a variety of products, including a guitar tab thumbnail and his own artisanal key cap available for purchase.
  • ๐Ÿ’ป In searching for a gaming keyboard, Austin finds a one-handed WoW pad and a $3,400 Cooler Master sneaker gaming PC.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ A budget gaming monitor, the KOORUI, is found to be a good value at $70 with a 100Hz refresh rate.
  • ๐ŸŽฎ DKOldies is mentioned for offering a Game Boy for $120, which Austin finds amusingly overpriced for a 'cheap gaming console'.
  • ๐Ÿชฅ The Laifen Wave electric toothbrush is highlighted as the best Austin has ever used, with a premium unboxing experience and thoughtful design.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ The SkyTech Gaming PC, priced at $650, comes with peripherals and has decent cable management, but has a low-end CPU and graphics card.
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ The KOORUI business display monitor is praised for its 100Hz refresh rate and solid performance at a $70 price point.
  • ๐ŸŽง The MRSDY professional microphone is criticized for its poor sound quality and clipping issues, despite its appealing RGB lighting.
  • ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ The ROG Ally Z1 handheld gaming device, found for $400, offers a surprisingly good gaming experience, especially considering its price drop from $600.
  • ๐Ÿ” The video concludes with a recommendation to not blindly trust Google's search results and ads, but to consider the value and research before making a purchase.

Q & A

  • What was Austin's approach to building his gaming setup?

    -Austin decided to build his gaming setup by using Google search results blindly, purchasing whatever the search engine suggested without further research.

  • What was Austin's reaction to the trending search about nose picking and Alzheimer's?

    -Austin found the trending search about nose picking causing Alzheimer's both surprising and amusing, as he laughed at the absurdity of the information presented by Google.

  • What gaming keyboard did Austin find through his blind search?

    -Austin found a one-handed, WoW pad-like gaming keyboard through his blind search, which he seemed to find unusual and not to his preference.

  • What was Austin's opinion on the MRSDY gaming microphone?

    -Austin was not impressed with the MRSDY gaming microphone. He found the audio quality to be poor, with the sound clipping even at low volumes.

  • What was the budget gaming monitor Austin purchased?

    -Austin purchased a KOORUI business display monitor for $70, which he considered a decent choice for an entry-level gaming monitor with 100Hz refresh rate.

  • How did Austin feel about the SkyTech gaming PC he got from his blind search?

    -Austin was pleasantly surprised by the SkyTech gaming PC. Despite its low cost, he found the build quality, cable management, and included peripherals to be better than expected for an entry-level system.

  • What was Austin's reaction to the DITI gaming keyboard?

    -Austin found the DITI gaming keyboard to be a bit silly due to its half-size design but acknowledged its use for certain gaming scenarios, such as MMOs, where having the keyboard and mouse close together is beneficial.

  • What was the final verdict on the BENGOO gaming mouse?

    -Austin was disappointed with the BENGOO gaming mouse. Despite its RGB lighting, he found the mouse to be of low quality and not as good as the one included with the SkyTech gaming PC.

  • What additional gaming gadget did Austin find through his Google search?

    -Austin found the ROG Ally handheld gaming device, a cheaper version of the high-end gaming gadget, which he considered a good deal, especially at the discounted price of $400.

  • What was Austin's overall conclusion about blindly trusting Google search results for his gaming setup?

    -Austin concluded that while blindly following Google's search results and ads led to some unexpected finds, some of the items, like the ROG Ally, turned out to be surprisingly good deals.

  • What advice did Austin give regarding using Google for shopping?

    -Austin advised viewers not to immediately hit the checkout button on the first ad that pops up when using Google for shopping, implying that further research and consideration might lead to better deals and choices.

Outlines

00:00

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Blind Gaming Setup Shopping

The speaker embarks on a unique challenge of building a gaming setup using Google search results without prior knowledge of the products. The process involves a mix of random and sponsored items, including a gaming keyboard, a toothbrush sponsored by Laifen, and a gaming PC from SkyTech. The speaker also humorously comments on unexpected search results and the variety of products available, from a Game Boy to a high-end gaming mouse.

05:03

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Evaluating the SkyTech Gaming PC

The speaker reviews the SkyTech Gaming PC purchased for $650, which includes a keyboard and mouse. The PC has an i3 processor, a GTX 1650 graphics card, and 16GB of RAM. The build quality and cable management are praised, and the speaker is impressed with the value for the price. The KOORUI business display monitor, bought for $70, is also discussed, with the speaker noting its decent quality for the price.

10:06

๐ŸŽฎ First Impressions of Gaming Accessories

The speaker discusses various gaming accessories, including a DITI half-keyboard, a BENGOO gaming mouse, and an MRSDY professional microphone. The DITI keyboard is deemed useful for certain gaming types, but the speaker questions the need for certain keys. The BENGOO mouse is criticized for its cheap look and strong RGB lighting. The MRSDY microphone is noted for its professional label and decent RGB, but its audio quality is found to be lacking.

15:07

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Testing the Gaming Setup with Fortnite

The speaker tests the newly assembled gaming setup with Fortnite, noting the system's performance with fluctuating FPS. The $70 KOORUI monitor's 100Hz refresh rate is appreciated, and the overall experience with the SkyTech PC is deemed satisfactory despite some stuttering. The speaker also tries out a Meta Quest 2 VR headset, finding it a good deal at $250, and compares it favorably to the more expensive Quest 3.

20:08

๐ŸŽฎ Assessing the Value of Gaming Gadgets

The speaker evaluates a range of gaming gadgets, including a DKOldies Game Boy Advance, the ROG Ally handheld gaming console, and a gaming gadget. The Game Boy Advance is found to be overpriced, while the ROG Ally, originally $600 but found on sale for $400, is considered a good value. The speaker praises the Ally's performance in Forza Horizon 5 and acknowledges the improvements in its software. The video concludes with the speaker's appreciation for Google's role in discovering the deal on the ROG Ally.

Mindmap

Keywords

๐Ÿ’กGaming Setup

A gaming setup refers to the collection of hardware and peripherals required for a quality gaming experience. In the video, the creator is building a gaming setup by blindly purchasing items from Google search results, which include a gaming PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and other accessories.

๐Ÿ’กGoogle Search

Google Search is a web search engine owned by Google LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. In the context of the video, it is used as a tool to find and purchase items for a gaming setup based on the top search results, without prior research or deliberation.

๐Ÿ’กElectric Toothbrush

An electric toothbrush is a battery-operated tool used for cleaning teeth. It offers a more convenient and efficient way to brush teeth compared to manual toothbrushes. In the video, the Laifen Wave electric toothbrush is highlighted as a sponsored product that the creator praises for its performance and design.

๐Ÿ’กSponsored Video

A sponsored video is content that is created with the financial support of one or more sponsors, often companies, who pay to have their products or services featured. In the video, the Laifen Wave electric toothbrush segment is revealed as sponsored content, meaning the toothbrush brand has compensated the creator for its promotion.

๐Ÿ’กGaming Keyboard

A gaming keyboard is a specialized input device designed with features that enhance the gaming experience, such as programmable keys, mechanical switches, and customizable RGB lighting. In the video, the creator purchases a DITI mechanical half keyboard as part of his gaming setup.

๐Ÿ’กGaming Mouse

A gaming mouse is a specialized computer mouse designed to enhance the gaming experience, often featuring higher sensitivity settings, programmable buttons, and customizable lighting. In the video, the creator orders a BENGOO gaming mouse based on Google search results.

๐Ÿ’กGaming Monitor

A gaming monitor is a display device optimized for computer gaming, typically featuring high refresh rates and low response times to reduce motion blur and improve overall gaming performance. In the video, the creator purchases a KOORUI business display as his gaming monitor.

๐Ÿ’กGame Boy

The Game Boy is a handheld video game console developed by Nintendo. It was first released in the late 1980s and has since become a classic in the gaming industry. In the video, the creator purchases a DKOldies Game Boy Advance as a 'cheap gaming console' based on a Google search result.

๐Ÿ’กROG Ally

The ROG Ally is a gaming handheld device developed by ASUS, designed for portable gaming with features like built-in controls, speakers, and the ability to connect to external displays. In the video, the creator discovers the ROG Ally Z1 on sale through a Google search, which is a more affordable version of the device compared to the high-end Z1 Extreme model.

๐Ÿ’กClickbait

Clickbait refers to sensationalized or misleading titles, thumbnails, or descriptions used to entice users to click on a link, often with the primary goal of increasing ad revenue or views. In the video, the creator humorously mentions needing to use clickbait to get more views on his YouTube videos.

Highlights

The experiment of building a gaming setup using search results from Google.

Unexpected trending search about Alzheimer's being caused by nose picking.

Discovering Austin Evans guitar tabs as a result of a search anomaly.

Availability of artisanal Austin Evans key caps for purchase.

Austin's confusion over one-handed WoW pads appearing in search results for gaming keyboards.

The surprising find of a Cooler Master sneaker gaming PC priced at $3,400.

Review of the budget gaming monitor, KOORUI, priced at $70 with 100Hz refresh rate.

Austin's humorous interaction with a Game Boy listed on DKOldies for $120.

Endorsement of the Laifen Wave electric toothbrush, claimed to be the best Austin has ever used.

Unboxing and review of the SkyTech Gaming PC purchased for $650.

Evaluation of the included peripherals with the SkyTech Gaming PC.

Assembly and first impressions of the KOORUI business display gaming monitor.

Review of the DITI mechanical half gaming keyboard purchased for $40.

Comparison of the included BENGOO gaming mouse with the purchased one for $9.

Testing the gaming setup with Fortnite and the performance results.

Unexpected find of the Meta Quest 2 VR headset for $250.

Review of the DKOldies Game Boy Advance purchased for $119.99.

Discovery of the ROG Ally handheld gaming device on sale for $400.

Performance test of the ROG Ally with Forza Horizon 5.

Austin's conclusion on the value of blindly trusting Google search results for purchases.

Transcripts

00:00

- Today, I am using Google

00:01

to help me build my next gaming setup.

00:03

The catch?

00:04

I am doing this entirely blindly.

00:06

I'm gonna put some search results in

00:08

and buy whatever it spits out.

00:11

Why is one of the trending searches, "Nose picking?"

00:14

(Austin laughs)

00:15

Apparently, Alzheimer's is caused by nose picking?

00:19

Google, you're blowing my mind right now.

00:23

Ah!

00:23

No, no, stop.

00:25

Stop it.

00:26

I'm gonna go shopping tab.

00:27

What do we have for Austin Evans shopping?

00:28

Austin Evans guitar tabs.

00:31

What the hell is this?

00:33

Someone took one of my thumbnails

00:34

and turned it into guitar tabs?

00:36

(table thumping)

00:39

Oh, this is kind of cool.

00:39

You can go on drop.com and get my key cap.

00:42

Look at that, the Austin key cap available for $5.

00:45

I did this for a charity thing quite a while ago

00:47

and apparently, Drop still have some, so,

00:49

you can get yourself some artisanal Austin Evans key caps

00:52

for five bucks.

00:53

Gaming keyboard.

00:54

So, why is it that when I type in gaming keyboard,

00:58

I'm getting these weird, like one-handed,

01:01

little like, WoW pads?

01:02

A Cooler Master sneaker gaming PC for $3,400?

01:08

What the hell?

01:10

Microphone for gaming?

01:13

A MRSDY?

01:14

Oh, God, that is so bad.

01:16

Oh, look at it, it's like fake RGB.

01:18

That's like a dragon claw for $20.

01:21

This thing is gonna sound terrible.

01:24

Budget gaming monitor.

01:26

A KOORUI?

01:28

A KOORUI?

01:30

That's a hundred hertz.

01:31

I heard that anything above 60 is great.

01:34

For $70?

01:36

I think that sounds like exactly the monitor I need.

01:38

Cheap gaming console.

01:40

Ah, DKOldies!

01:42

It's DKOldies all the way down!

01:44

No!

01:45

No!

01:46

(Austin laughs)

01:48

$120 for a Game Boy.

01:51

(Austin laughs)

01:52

We got a lot of stuff for our gaming setup right now.

01:54

I think it's time to place a large number of orders

01:57

and build the Google approved gaming setup.

02:00

And we're gonna find out,

02:02

if you just trust the Big G, what you get.

02:06

There are a few pieces of tech

02:08

that are indispensable once you get used to them,

02:10

and an electric toothbrush is absolutely one of them.

02:12

So, when Laifen reached out to sponsor this video,

02:14

I was very excited because the Laifen Wave is, no joke,

02:17

the best electric toothbrush I've ever used.

02:20

That might not sound all that impressive,

02:22

but once you go and experience what the Wave can do,

02:25

you will legitimately be impressed.

02:26

I am sure of it.

02:27

I picked this thing up and first of all,

02:29

the unboxing experience is really nice, very premium,

02:32

especially considering the toothbrush is not ultimately,

02:34

all that expensive.

02:35

But then when you actually use it,

02:37

you'll notice that there's a lot of tech

02:38

and a lot of sort of thoughtful design here.

02:40

So, take the motor, for example.

02:42

This has a six watt motor,

02:43

three times more powerful

02:45

than the standard leading toothbrush.

02:47

But because you have these super soft bristles,

02:49

it means they will do a great job of cleaning your teeth

02:51

without hurting your gums.

02:52

On top of that, there's so much involved

02:55

with the actual toothbrush itself.

02:57

Down to something as simple as there's very little vibration

02:59

that gets transferred to your hand,

03:00

which is something that feels really nice.

03:02

The fact that the toothbrush itself

03:03

is not quite as tall as a lot of other options,

03:05

which means it's a lot easier to travel with.

03:07

The really nice little magnetic charging cable for it.

03:10

On top of that, the replacement heads

03:11

are very reasonably priced, unlike most toothbrushes.

03:15

You're talking $10 for a three pack, or $17 for a six pack.

03:19

That is an outright bargain.

03:20

The Laifen Wave comes in three different configurations.

03:24

There's the standard ABS plastic, there's an aluminum,

03:26

and there's also a stainless steel.

03:28

The Laifen Wave is, by far,

03:30

the best electric toothbrush I've ever used.

03:32

And if you have ever used an electric toothbrush,

03:35

you'll know the difference as soon

03:36

as you pick this thing up.

03:37

So, if you're interested in learning more,

03:39

definitely be sure to go check out the Laifen Wave

03:40

in the links in the description.

03:42

And huge thank you to Laifen for sponsoring this video,

03:44

and making my mouth feel like it never felt before.

03:48

All right, my friends, let us see exactly what beautiful,

03:52

beautiful items I've gotten thanks to the Big G.

03:56

(cash register dings)

03:56

First up, we have my SkyTech Gaming PC,

03:59

which was the result I got when I searched

04:02

for cheap gaming PC.

04:04

Now, I vaguely feel like I've heard of SkyTech in the past.

04:09

Maybe, I've looked at one of their systems a while ago.

04:13

To my knowledge, they're a somewhat standard

04:15

system integrator, so they don't make

04:17

any of these components.

04:18

They just get some stuff that's off the shelf.

04:20

This was actually purchased via Best Buy.

04:23

How much did I pay for it?

04:24

- [Alex] $650.

04:27

- So, this is like an entry level gaming pc.

04:29

So at $650, my expectations are fairly low,

04:33

but let's actually see what we've got here.

04:35

Ooh, look at that.

04:37

We've got ourselves some peripherals.

04:39

Oh, well, actually, it's still very cheapy,

04:43

but it is the honeycomb in vogue style of mouse.

04:47

What the hell?

04:49

It's an RGB keyboard I got with my gaming pc.

04:52

Now, wait a minute, is this thing actually good?

04:54

Wait, wait, wait, it's actually metal.

04:56

Okay, it looks a little cheapy from the front,

04:58

but it actually has a very thin like aluminum backplate

05:03

and a decent sized feet.

05:06

Oh, ooh, ooh, okay.

05:07

That is RGB, but very membrane-y.

05:10

Also, have you ever seen the bottom row

05:13

with the space bar is like twice the size of a normal key.

05:15

It feels so strange.

05:17

I will say for 650 bucks, I expect a mouse and keyboard,

05:21

but this is slightly better than you might normally get.

05:24

All right, so we've got ourselves a,

05:27

oh, my God, did they send me a poster?

05:28

They quality controlled it on February 65th, 2024.

05:32

So, I think it was maybe February 6th or 5th.

05:35

I'm not sure.

05:36

Bravo, this is very, very nicely done.

05:38

Continuing the good vibes,

05:39

they've got nice soft foam here,

05:42

and it's getting, you got this little like carrying pouch.

05:44

So, obviously, this is really meant

05:45

to probably be thrown away,

05:46

but you could if you wanted to

05:48

use this to protect your system later on.

05:50

Behold, my friends, the SkyTech gaming PC of my dreams.

05:55

Okay, I'm gonna say that, I mean, obviously a cheap case,

05:59

but this is all very reasonable.

06:02

And look at this, very smart,

06:04

"Important, monitor connection down here."

06:07

So, I guarantee you that 9 times out of 10,

06:11

when people buy a basic gaming PC

06:12

and they don't know any better,

06:13

what they'll do is they'll take this label off

06:15

if it wasn't here.

06:16

Oh, gross.

06:17

Ew, ew.

06:18

I think it's incredibly common

06:19

for first time users to plug into these HDMI

06:22

and DisplayPorts on the I/O shield,

06:24

not knowing you're supposed

06:25

to plug it into the graphics card.

06:26

So, this sticker's nice.

06:28

Boy, oh, boy, I wish it didn't

06:29

just goop up the entire I/O shield.

06:31

So, I'm gonna take off the actual,

06:33

real tempered glass side panel,

06:34

which is nice and surprisingly thick.

06:37

We're gonna take out the padding, which also is quite nice.

06:40

So, this is that sort of like heat foam.

06:42

So, they kind of shove it in here

06:44

and it sort of expands itself out.

06:46

And there we go.

06:48

So, we got this one and we have some more.

06:50

Oh, okay.

06:51

These cables are gross, that, oh, okay.

06:53

Let's take a look at what we're working with here.

06:56

So, we have a couple of fans, which I assume are RGB

06:58

in the front, as well as one on the back.

07:00

We have a Gamdias CPU cooler,

07:03

which actually I would say is kind of overkill

07:05

because I believe, this is an i5,

07:07

or was this an i3?

07:08

- [Alex] i3.

07:09

- So yes, i3-12100F.

07:12

That is quite a low end CPU.

07:14

I'll be real with you.

07:15

This CPU cooler's a little bit overkill,

07:16

but it also probably cost them like marginally

07:19

more than the stock cooler.

07:20

So that's fine.

07:21

We've also got a PNY GTX 1650,

07:24

which is not a high end graphics card at all,

07:28

but for a first time builder, that's fine.

07:30

All right, we've got a Asus motherboard.

07:32

Now it is a microATX board.

07:34

A P1 650.

07:37

So this should be an 80 Plus Gold 650 watt power supply.

07:41

Interesting.

07:42

So we do have 16 gigs of 3200 mega transfer RAM,

07:45

which is nice.

07:45

Wow!

07:46

Actually, look at that cable management.

07:49

The yellow cable ties are a choice,

07:51

but honestly I don't hate it at all.

07:53

That is surprising.

07:54

No, I'm not gonna say surprisingly,

07:55

that is just straight clean, man.

07:58

SkyTech, two thumbs up, my dudes.

08:00

So this PC looks quite good at first glance.

08:03

However, we didn't buy just a PC.

08:06

Oh, no, my friends, I also need a monitor.

08:09

This one was very simple.

08:10

I typed in the word gaming monitor and this is what I got.

08:14

The KOORUI business display.

08:19

This was a $70 monitor

08:21

that I purchased from amazon.com via Google.

08:24

Now this actually seemed quite decent at first glance.

08:28

I think the spec of this was like, it was 1080p

08:30

and I think it was at what,

08:31

90 or a hundred hertz or something.

08:33

Like it wasn't bad for an entry level gaming monitor.

08:37

I'm feeling good, man.

08:37

I was kind of expecting a lot of these recommendations

08:39

to be just kind of generic ad garbage.

08:41

And while I believe pretty much every item

08:43

that I purchased here was an ad,

08:46

they do actually seem to have some quality behind them.

08:49

Let me get this monitor.

08:49

Just, oh, it's so light,

08:51

it weighs absolutely nothing.

08:52

So I have set up the SkyTech and I still have nothing

08:56

but good things to say about it.

08:57

So, the RGB implementation actually, I think,

08:59

looks pretty nice.

09:00

I think most people will appreciate the fact

09:03

that this looks probably a little bit more expensive

09:05

than it really is.

09:06

As an entry level system completely built, you know,

09:09

turnkey, ready to go for $650.

09:11

It's not bad.

09:12

And same thing kind of goes with this mouse and keyboard.

09:14

It's also not too terrible.

09:16

You tried telling me, I'm gonna use the stock keyboard,

09:19

how lovely it is, but oh, no, no, no, my friends,

09:22

because I had to buy a gaming keyboard

09:25

and buy a gaming keyboard.

09:27

I mean, a half a keyboard

09:31

'cause, you know, gamers only use half the keys.

09:33

So the advantage with this is that this is going

09:35

to be a mechanical half keyboard.

09:38

Now while it sounds a little bit silly,

09:40

there is certainly a use for this.

09:43

People who play MMOs, people especially who want

09:45

to have your keyboard

09:46

and your mouse really close together.

09:48

This actually can be helpful.

09:50

It's the DITI, the DITI, the DITI.

09:53

How much did I pay for my gaming keyboard?

09:55

- [Alex] $40 for the nice DITI.

09:57

- I will say $40 is actually not a great deal.

10:01

You can get a low end mechanical full-size keyboard

10:06

for 30, 40 bucks pretty easily.

10:08

But the person who buys this gaming keyboard doesn't wanna

10:12

type on the the JK and L Keys.

10:16

Oh, no, who needs a J or a K or an L?

10:19

We only use words that use QWERT ASDAF

10:23

and QSTBU and wait.

10:25

And NP.

10:26

Wait.

10:27

Why is NP on the bottom?

10:29

What?

10:30

Wait.

10:31

So we've got ourselves a very cheapy wrist rest

10:33

and the actual keyboard itself.

10:36

So, it is magnetic, which is nice.

10:39

So you get yourself a couple of programmable macro keys

10:41

as well as some on top.

10:43

We have F1, 2, 3, 4.

10:46

And then we have a few of our keys, but not that many.

10:50

And also these huge, very nice feeling buttons.

10:52

I'll say I'm not massively impressed with this.

10:57

It feels fine.

10:58

It does have mechanical keys

10:59

and it also has, what the, it has extra switches.

11:03

What?

11:04

Why would you get extra switches?

11:04

Okay, that's actually kind of cool.

11:06

Dustproof browns.

11:07

So they're Cheeto approved.

11:10

Chester's got nothing on you, my gamer friends.

11:17

I got a decent spin, maybe?

11:19

I will say

11:20

that this mouse specifically is actually really quite decent

11:23

for something that was just included with our system.

11:26

But we had to purchase a cheap gaming mouse.

11:29

Thanks to our friends at Google.

11:30

This is the BENGOO gaming mouse

11:34

and it is the ultimate RGB edition.

11:36

But how much did I pay for my BENGOO?

11:39

- [Alex] Well, you know how you were so excited

11:40

for a nice $3 mouse that was included?

11:43

- Yeah. - Well, this one was nine

11:46

so this should be three times better, right?

11:48

- I am pretty sure that the mouse that came

11:50

with the system is gonna be better than this.

11:52

Let's take a look, shall we?

11:53

For nine bucks, we've got ourselves a braided cable

11:56

and oh, good Lord, that colorful glare gaming mouse.

12:00

It looks bad.

12:03

It's just like cheapy 9,000.

12:06

Ooh!

12:07

Ooh.

12:10

That smells like lead.

12:11

Let's plug in the mouse.

12:12

Let's see what this RGB looks like.

12:13

Are you ready?

12:14

BENGOO!

12:15

Oh, that's lame.

12:16

That's so lame.

12:17

That's it?

12:18

Look at these two mice.

12:20

- [Alex] Oh, no, no, it's doing stuff.

12:21

It's cycling. - I guess.

12:22

- [Joanna] It's got a nice little gradient.

12:24

- But why is it like, you can see there's like individual

12:26

LEDs inside and it's like they're just turning on and off.

12:28

Look, this looks so much better.

12:30

And then I'm also gonna plug in my Redragon

12:33

and let's see what we got.

12:34

Now, it actually has USB-C plus, a USB-A port.

12:37

I assume that you could probably buy

12:38

like a secondary half of this keyboard if you wanted to.

12:42

But the way we're gonna use this setup is we're gonna use

12:44

the Redragon plus the actual real keyboard.

12:48

Since I need to type with the other keys sometimes.

12:51

So this is gonna get janky real quick.

12:54

Yeah, okay.

12:55

That actually tracks decently.

12:56

So we've got ourselves the Reddragon.

12:59

You know what though?

13:00

It's very like hollow.

13:01

Can you hear that?

13:02

If you are the kind of person who's buying this,

13:04

the main advantage is

13:05

that you can actually get your hands a lot closer together,

13:07

right?

13:08

So I can be gaming like this as opposed to having

13:09

to spread my hands out like this so that I can get

13:11

that optimal gaming experience.

13:13

- [Joanna] So that's not an Enter key, the G1?

13:17

- No, it opens up Bing was help get, get help.

13:21

Oh, it's F1.

13:23

Huh. - Oh, okay.

13:24

- Which is weird 'cause they also have the macro keys too.

13:26

- [Joanna] Wait, I'll help you out.

13:30

- Thank you.

13:31

I feel like now I am prepared to do battle

13:36

on the virtual steps of Fortnite.

13:40

As you can see, this setup is looking

13:41

incredibly professional.

13:42

We've got a $650 gaming pc, our dual keyboards, dual mice.

13:47

And what I will say is actually a very nice display

13:50

that runs at a hundred hertz for only 70 bucks.

13:52

Well, we're gonna need an RGB microphone.

13:56

Now this is the MRSDY professional microphone.

13:59

You can tell it's professional

14:00

'cause it says the word professional on it.

14:02

How much did I pay for my MRSDY professional microphone?

14:07

- [Alex] $20.

14:08

- There are a lot of very cheap USB microphones

14:10

that sound awful.

14:11

You cannot tell the difference, right?

14:13

So looking at this, even though it's a little guy,

14:15

they're very nice little mics that could be small.

14:17

Like that shouldn't be the barrier to entry.

14:21

Oh, wow!

14:22

Actually, that RGB's not bad.

14:23

That's not bad.

14:24

It's like rotating.

14:25

But I would actually say the capsule looks kind of cool.

14:28

So, this is a test.

14:29

Oh, that's really loud.

14:30

This is a test of the MRSDY.

14:32

Let me see, can I turn down volume?

14:33

Oh, that sounds-- - It sounds like

14:34

it's clipping.

14:35

- It sounds like it's clipping even though I'm not

14:37

'cause I've got the volume super low.

14:38

- Yeah. - Yeah, okay.

14:39

Here's the thing, I don't need to listen anymore.

14:40

Yeah, this is not good.

14:42

This thing sucks.

14:43

So we're gonna try Fortnite, which I think is a great game

14:47

to test this setup with.

14:49

So, it will run it up to 100 hertz.

14:53

So right now in Fortnite,

14:54

well, I'm getting seven so that's maybe not great.

14:57

I maybe turned my settings up a little too high.

14:59

I'm swinging between one and or like five and like 70 FPS.

15:02

Let me actually hit the ground.

15:03

Now I could turn my settings down farther

15:05

and I probably should,

15:06

but that is, yes, you look right there.

15:08

It stutters big time.

15:09

That is one of the main problems with a setup like this.

15:11

I gotta say that this monitor

15:13

is actually surprisingly solid.

15:15

So 24-inch, 1080p, I mean, it's certainly not like a super,

15:18

you know, fancy panel.

15:20

It's not like, you know, it's TN.

15:21

It's kind of got like, okay, average color and whatnot,

15:24

but there's nothing that's really egregiously wrong with it.

15:26

The brightness is pretty solid.

15:28

And on top of that, running at a hundred hertz is very solid

15:30

for this kind of price point

15:31

'cause you can definitely notice a major jump

15:33

in fluidity going from 60 to 100.

15:35

Okay, for the gaming PC part of this video,

15:37

I've gotta say I'm kind of impressed.

15:39

Hang on, I got this guy up one second.

15:42

(Austin laughs)

15:44

When I searched the word gaming, I didn't quite have this,

15:47

the Meta Quest 2, in mind.

15:49

But it's actually a pretty good deal.

15:51

While the Quest 3 is $500

15:53

and the Apple Vision Pro is 3,500 bucks.

15:56

This was available for a mere $250.

16:00

That's actually a pretty good deal

16:02

because for a while the Quest 2 had actually gone up

16:04

in price.

16:05

But now that the Quest 3 is out,

16:05

these are getting cleared out.

16:07

Although they are still on sale.

16:08

And I will say that this is actually not a

16:11

dramatically worse experience than the Quest 3.

16:14

Now it's certainly the budget version,

16:16

but a lot of the improvements that have come

16:18

to the Quest 3, have also come to the Quest 2.

16:21

So I'm in SUPERHOT right now.

16:22

I haven't done SUPERHOT in a while.

16:23

Punch through.

16:24

(upbeat music)

16:29

I punched him in the nuts in case you're curious.

16:30

SUPERHOT, the game of punching dudes in the nuts.

16:33

Nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts, nuts.

16:36

I like the Quest a lot.

16:38

And the Quest 3 specifically

16:40

might be my favorite VR headset out.

16:42

I mean, the Apple Vision is

16:44

obviously an incredible technical marvel,

16:47

but we're talking about something which is

16:48

so expensive it almost isn't even worth

16:50

sort of being in the same conversation

16:53

as something like this,

16:54

which, look, if you've never experienced VR,

16:57

at $250, this is a great entry point.

17:00

This is a little bit more accurate to

17:01

what I'm actually seeing.

17:03

So I'm looking at like this big room and yada yada yada.

17:07

But yeah, so I guess, hi, Austin,

17:09

what the?

17:10

Why is my?

17:12

Wow, I'm looking at myself in the mirror.

17:13

This is, wow.

17:15

- [Joanna] Why are you doing that?

17:16

- Because I'm looking at myself in the mirror

17:17

and my hands are just.

17:19

- [Kinsey] You're kind of doing like

17:20

the "Hotline Bling."

17:21

Like, what is that?

17:22

- So when I searched for cheap gaming console,

17:26

a DKOldies Game Boy Advance is again, not really

17:31

what I expected, but let's take a look.

17:35

Okay, so, looking at this, it has the film on the front,

17:39

which makes me think that it likely was

17:42

a screen replacement.

17:43

This would make sense as we remove film.

17:46

So I'll take that off.

17:48

Oh, yeah,

17:49

it's got like some weird chrominess

17:50

on the Game Boy Advance logo,

17:52

but it's a very clean screen lens at the very least.

17:54

This does look like an original casing.

17:56

It's got like some minor scuffs and everything,

17:58

but it's in good shape.

17:59

There's no DKOldies warranties void sticker in here?

18:03

Wow!

18:04

That's impressive.

18:06

After we and a bunch of other people complain about it

18:08

enough, I think DKOldies stopped putting the warranty

18:10

like void stickers or whatever on it.

18:12

So good job, DKOldies.

18:14

I said it with a straight face and a twirly hat on.

18:18

Okay, and how much did I pay for this

18:20

cheap gaming console via the Big G?

18:24

- [Kinsey] $119 and 99 cents.

18:29

- Ooh, okay.

18:31

Yeah, look, it's hard for me

18:34

to justify someone spending any money on a Game Boy Advance.

18:38

If I was going to buy a moddable Game Boy,

18:41

I would probably try to find something

18:42

that's in a little bit rougher condition

18:43

'cause I would wanna swap out the screen with something

18:45

that has, you know, some kind of backlight.

18:47

Ideally, put some kind of rechargeable battery in here

18:50

to give me some extra like sort of longevity.

18:52

It just feels like it probably needs to be cleaned.

18:54

Which I'll say, having looked at many DKOldies

18:56

consoles in the past,

18:58

the level of care and attention that's gone

19:00

into the inside of this could have just been

19:02

a quick little dust up

19:05

and putting a couple new stickers on it.

19:06

I don't know.

19:07

It's totally fine.

19:08

I think it would be overpriced for it.

19:09

But I guess technically this is a cheap game console.

19:14

Just depends on your definition of cheap.

19:16

Although maybe your expectation of game console as well.

19:20

When you type the words, gaming gadget,

19:24

into Google, what comes to mind?

19:26

A mouse, a weird keyboard, a controller perhaps,

19:29

or a whole (censored) ROG Ally, my dude.

19:33

All right, this is a gaming gadget.

19:36

Now I will say that Google at least gave me

19:39

the much cheaper version of the Ally.

19:41

So the normal version of the Ally

19:43

with the Z1 Extreme costs $700.

19:46

A lot of money.

19:47

But this is the Z1, which originally cost 600

19:50

but was on sale at Best Buy for 400 bucks.

19:52

And I'll tell you, that at $400,

19:56

this is a whole lot more interesting

19:58

because the main difference between the two consoles is

20:00

that the Z1 Extreme is much more powerful

20:03

and originally, $100 difference is not worth it.

20:05

But at $400, I mean, this is like base Steam Deck levels.

20:08

There's a shot.

20:09

This actually might be the best item of the video.

20:11

You do have some quite nice RGB around the thumb sticks

20:15

as well as two front firing speakers.

20:17

The bezels are a little bit chunky but not too bad.

20:19

And I actually like the way they've done the grips.

20:21

It's a little bit flat so you don't have

20:23

like something compared to something like a Steam Deck,

20:24

which has like a very deep grip.

20:26

This is a little bit shallow,

20:27

but you do have the rear triggers.

20:28

You do have what I would say is like a relatively

20:31

comfortable experience and it's not crazy heavy.

20:34

On top, you also have another USB-C

20:35

but you also have their XG mobile port,

20:38

which I find that almost no one would actually use,

20:41

but technically you can use this to connect

20:42

to an external GPU to get a lot more performance.

20:45

The downside there is just simply the fact that

20:46

that gonna probably be more expensive

20:48

than the ROG Ally itself.

20:50

So hopping into a game of Forza Horizon 5.

20:53

Admittedly, while this is not the newest,

20:55

most demanding game in the world.

20:56

With some pretty simple optimization,

20:58

I'm getting 1080p low settings at about 60 to 70 FPS.

21:02

Now I am taking advantage of FSR here,

21:03

but actually this is kind of better than I thought.

21:06

While I would be getting more performance

21:08

using the regular ROG Ally,

21:09

I'm actually getting a very usable one.

21:11

Like this does not feel like it is a essentially

21:13

half the price,

21:14

or at least it feels like it shouldn't be half the price.

21:16

That's because it normally isn't.

21:17

This is normally a $600 handheld

21:20

and the fact that it is at least right now,

21:21

available at 400 bucks,

21:23

shout out Google for telling me 'cause I had no idea.

21:25

Now I do have a bunch of additional settings

21:27

and I will tell you what,

21:29

while I've killed 12% of battery in turbo mode

21:32

in like 10 minutes,

21:33

this ROG Ally software's actually gotten

21:35

significantly better than the last time I used it.

21:38

Google, you know, I gotta say something.

21:39

I didn't even know

21:40

that this is available for 400 bucks.

21:41

So, maybe there's something too actually

21:44

just blindly Googling things.

21:46

Maybe you shouldn't just immediately hit the checkout button

21:47

every time you see the first ad that pops up.

21:49

But I gotta say,

21:51

I've actually found some things in this video

21:52

that I was not expecting.

21:53

Thank you very much for watching.

21:54

Make sure to subscribe to the channel and ringling

21:56

that dingling button.

21:57

If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go Bing how

22:00

to get more views on my YouTube videos.

22:03

Oh, clickbait!

22:04

I need to click bait more!

22:06

Duh.

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