I Bought a $500 Prebuilt from Jawa Undercover…

Today, we’re going undercover to review a $500 prebuilt gaming PC we bought from a seller on Jawa. We break down the positives, including great price to performance, and point out areas of improvement.

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[Gaming_Workstations]

Hi Zach! Thanks for reviewing one of mine!
I appreciate all the positives and all the recommendations! Thank you for taking the time to help sellers and Jawa as a whole get better! Looking forward to more videos like this one!

My systems do include a quick start guide, a benchmark summary, and receipt breaking down total cost for sales tax reasons. How lucky I am to forget to include this stuff on the most important one!!!

Apologize for the paint on the packing, I'm sure that if it was any other color this wouldn't have been a point. I do a lot of custom work requests to paint GPUs, I often use anything I have at arms reach to clean a clogged nozzle or mask off paint and this was the first time I've done a candy apple red GPU (Really does look bad on that white foam though). Thanks, I will check my packing materials box for any paint (particularly red) from now on.

- My quick start guide does address the power supply check, and GPU video guide with pictures. I promise it has been included and will continue to be included in all my future builds!
- Although, I am not sure why or how the LAN drivers are not present, I do a test installation of win10 to run all my benchmarks using a LAN cable for internet access. This one is a mystery and a real thing to check from now on. Thanks!

- The power supply is "technically" new. It was purchased on Amazon, but I received the wrong model. RAIDMAX Vortex RX-800AE 80+ Gold. The package did not look in excellent condition, so I decided to label it as not new to avoid a long explanation. I understand that it may not be the best out there, but at 800W and 80+ Gold, it is definitely more than okay for a power efficient build.
- The windows installation is OOBE to adhere to Microsoft's legal stuff! Technically setting up a PC for a customer is not entirely legal, so I've been advised... I've always done the complete setup with drivers, RGB software, etc. but I decided to omit that and go with the Jawa Commission Build rules and setup all my builds as OOBE evenly.

I'll like to continue the trend that Toasty Bros started by offering a free Micron 2TB sata SSD addition to the next 3 sales on Jawa that mention this comment and your video!

[xxspawnxx]

If someone has blood splattered on foam around my pc. I’m buying more from them.


Their willing to bleed for me. I need more like this

[Mstained]

My guess as to why GWS only used a cable extension on the GPU is cause most of the cable kits that you can buy come with multiple GPU connectors and a lot of cards only require one 8 pin connection so you end up with a bunch of left over cables. So instead of letting them go to waste they toss the extras in more budget builds to add some aesthetics and not spend a ton on a whole cable kit.

[wycszn]

decent buy. last weekend i picked up a 75 hz monitor, corsair keyboard and a full pc build for 275. Seller said the pc didnt boot and needed new parts. I tore it down cleaned it all and tested everything individually to find no issues, so i did new paste and put it back together..pc booted right up. Ryzen 2200g with an evga 1070 and 16gb of ram. even tho its outdated i still feel like its an insane value for the performance im getting. Only had to buy a mouse for it

[coolduder]

Remember, blood turns brown when it oxidizes. So it's very obvious that it's not blood.

Also I understand and prefer the single extension on the GPU. Between the choice of no extension or that for the same price, I like this because it means no stupid dangling extensions.

[paytonbohn]

Thank you for being so open about your position, a lot of people wouldn’t say anything, even if they did they would be discreet, so thank you Zach.

[m.hreels]

This is such a great video! I just found out about Jawa and bought my first PC from them. It's great that you have equity in the company, and I am very impressed with them so far. I hope they continue to grow and more people find out about them because they’re a far better and safer option than eBay. I bought my PC for around $870, and it has the same type of case that you show in this video but with slightly updated specs. So far, the seller has been super nice, responding extremely quickly and being nothing but professional, kind, and friendly! I hope you continue doing business with them because I am thoroughly impressed! I can easily see Jawa becoming the number one online computer retailer in the next couple of years. It gives me peace of mind that consumers have safer options, especially if it’s their first time buying a gaming computer! Thanks again—awesome video!

[splsystems]

Regarding the power supply, this is the Gold rated one which means it is indeed tier C speculative. We know it's built by Andyson on platform code Q8, but not much else.

[SamarthCat]

TIP: If you don't have ethernet or a WiFI card you can use an android phone to share the connection via USB. It's "USB Tethering" in the cellular hotspot section.

[Drenixx]

You actually aren't allowed to setup windows for people. I think thats why he did that. Also i don't mind the 24 pin and cpu cables not having extension, you don't notice them as a normal gamer. And those gpu cables are always leftover extras anyway so better than to go to waste

[felipearg]

This is pure gold. Thanks for the undercover buys, more pls!

[ChristopherOrmond]

I understand why he went with the GPU extension cable, it is the longest and most prominent cable than the other two are.
Is the power supply, the first thing on the customer checklist?, It could get Switched Off, during packing or unpacking the PC.

[massivemancomputers]

As a seller on Jawa, I really think the future is extremely bright. This video definitely helps, but the only thing I don't necessarily agree on is the stance towards updating the BIOS. I've always been in the camp of, if it isn't broken, don't fix it. If the PC is working fine with the current BIOS, I wouldn't update it.

[ZSchrink]

Blood dries to a brown color. If this foam had showed up to me, I would honestly be glad that it wasn't just tossed in the bin because of a little bit of paint.

[banboyo]

I like the videos and its all good content but I feel like you can be a little too strict on stuff like the red on the foam
They are a much smaller seller so you cant expect such high standards same with the guide sheet some people just look to flip and sell quick on deals and like you said there is a small profit margin and so that would just be adding to the cost time and effort.

[ZachsTechTurf]

(Will switch this Pinned Comment to Gaming Workstations & Services comment once I see it)

[MrRoro]

I am in the medical field and that does not look like blood but I can kinda see your point.

[edgybeggy]

Zach when is jawa gonna become global? I have reviwed the site multiple times and it looks amazing but it is not in EU hopefully we could see that in the future

[yourgreatancestor.]

The only thing I dislike about jawa is that there is no international shipping or I'd have ordered one a while ago.

[mannydcbianco]

I have used Jawa to buy used graphics cards a few times, and while the selection is tiiiiny compared to eBay the prices are not rarely slightly better. Scored a 5600 XT for, if memory serves, 85 dollars. That's a steal for a very competent esports 1080p card.