The Disappointment PC 2021: Worst Parts of the Year

Using the most dangerous PC parts of 2021, we built the newest Disappointment PC!

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - DO YOU FEEL... LUCKY?
03:38 - A Year of Disappointment
07:19 - Actual, Dangerous Fire Hazard
09:23 - Explosion-Emitting Diode
12:22 - Supporting Fires
13:01 - Wastes of Sand
15:22 - BIOS Issues
17:30 - Embarrassing Cases
19:12 - Pre-Built PCs
21:54 - Conclusion

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Host, Editorial: Steve Burke
Video Mastermind: Andrew Coleman
Video Editing: Keegan Gallick

[brendlowert]

The first disappointment build which could potentially claim a body count. Truly a horrific year.

[RK-]

"a single use heat emitting diode, called fire." - Steve, 2021. Gold.

[nc]

GamersNexus: "The gigabyte power supply exploded within 20 minutes"
Gigabyte: "Certain outfits tested for unrealistic time periods"

Good thing I never use my computer longer than 20 minutes

[ScentedPineForest]

The intro absolutely blew me away, HUGE props to Andrew and also to the rest of the team for the amazingly staged and shot little skit!

[TheGameBench]

"2022 couldn't possibly be as much of a disappointment that 2021 was."

You've cursed us all.

[Colorato]

If previously we had the "It's better than Dell" award then now we have the "At least it didn't catch fire" award.

[zedvids]

The disintegrating comet CPU's to express "Intel's waste of sand" oh so poetic.

[mark_delight]

My god that was the most epic opening to a tech video ever. Andrew, that was amazing. Steve, so loved the entire sequence. Thanks gents! What an awesome way to ring in the new year.

[OmarFW]

"heat emitting diode known as fire" has got me rolling

[MafiaboysWorld]

This year's disappointment PC still gets a "It's better than Dell" award. 😁👍

[Quxxy]

That intro was amazing and hilarious. The best part of seeing terrible components is knowing they'll help make the yearly disappointment build even more entertaining.

[Microdot]

On the topic of disappointment: I ordered a prebuilt because it's basically the only slightly convenient way of getting a GPU these days and when it arrived I found that the assembler had chosen to not peel the plastic film off of my M.2. I am sure they left this for me because most people enjoy peeling these off and not because they aren't paying attention or worried about the quality of the prebuilt systems they ship out for wildly inflated and predatory prices. I probably wouldn't even have noticed, but they strategically slotted the drive in the wrong slot on the motherboard which does not support the tech that I specifically purchased the upgraded drive I did to take advantage of. Great thinking on their part.

[kanutinbonbin]

I WAITED THIS ONE THE WHOLE DAY!! Production value went over the roof with this one!!

[BansheeBunny]

Awesome intro. At this point I think the MSI Dragon is like an antagonist from a '70s slasher film, you can't kill the fucker so he just keeps coming back.

[davidpowers]

"We might as well talk about all the fires up front." Confidence inspiring statement right there.

[ram]

Thanks again for your coverage of Gigabytes PSUs as I was able to return the PSU and get my money back thru Newegg because of GN, and they didn’t require me to have send my GPU back since it was a bundle purchase. Cheers. Stoked for the shirt

[Verlisify]

Gamers Nexus Accountant: Hey, it looks like we are under budget for the year
Guy that made the intro: I have the PERFECT idea

[ghomerhust]

these intros just get better and better. keep it up guys

"cluster f-sku" might become common usage for me from now on...

[samabrams]

What a great and fun use of the new space. It always looks like you’ve had so much fun with these.

[Chronos]

Dude, GN with an absolute banger to open the new year! That intro was phenomenal as well! Hope 2022 is a good one for everyone on the team.