 What's up internet? Napansin mo ba regardless of whatever tech channel you watch? Parang paray-pareho lang yung sinasabi nila, yung advice nila, paray-pareho lang din. For example, don't ever, ever, ever, ever use a generic PSU. Make sure na hindi bottleneck yung system mo. 8GB of VRAM is just not enough for modern gaming. Dos ka na concepts yung mga advice na yung palagi mong narinig, regardless of whatever tech channel you like watching. Pasingit mo na Rafael, I just wanted people to know this also works for Windows 11. So be kind in the comments, but hear me out, this is why I think some very popular tech advice is wrong. The first advice you always hear is don't ever get a generic PSU. Kung bumigay yung PSU, baka madali pa yung buong computer mo, or yung ibang components nya. So yung common advice ngang tech enthusiasts is that you always get a branded PSU. Branded kasi mag-check mo yung reviews online kung ano yung rating nila sa ibat-ibang lists of PSUs, plus may track record na yung brand if they're known for their quality, and usually yung branded may 80 plus rating. That's a rating for efficiency, but at the same time para makamit nya yung 80 plus rating na yan. Siguro naman may conting quality at least yung mga components sa loob. So the general advice always is never get a generic PSU. Yung mga generic PSUs usually kasama sa case, very cheap, plus you don't know what brand they are. And since you don't know the brand, you can't research kung okay ba sila. But I don't agree with that advice all the time. Because depending on your computer, you might not need an expensive, fancy, fully modular branded PSU. Kung yung computer mo naman is for the office, basic surfing, basic word editing, basic social media, those activities don't put a lot of stress on the PSU. Kaya okay lang kung generic. And we've had customers in the past by bulk orders for their business. And we advise them that to save money, a generic PSU is fine. And years later, walang problema. So that advice na palaging kailangan branded PSU, medyo elitista yung point of view nun. Kasi ngaansyum niya yung computer mo, yung rig mo, pang gaming, pang editing, yung mga high level things that require a lot of power from the PSU. Put a lot of strain on the PSU. But really, for a lot of people, the everyday work of computer is very simple. Hindi na sa stress yung PSU. And most likely, you only need a generic PSU for that. The second advice I hear all the time from enthusiasts is bottleneck. You don't want a bottleneck on your system. Yung bottleneck is where components are waiting for each other. Let's say yung CPU mo sobrang belis. Hinihintay niya yung results yung GPU, so na ka-idal lang siya. Nag-aksayang ka ng pera para sa bagong mong mabilis na CPU, but you're not feeling the speed because hinihintay pa niya yung masabagan na GPU. Or vice versa. Usually, mas mabilis yung GPU, pero hindi siya makakarangkada, you can't feel its full speed because it's waiting for the results of the CPU. Yun yung bottleneck. And as I've said in a lot of videos, I don't believe in bottleneck. I believe it's a real phenomenon. It does exist, bottleneck happens. But I don't believe that you need to stress out over it. Number one, bottleneck is relative. Let's say you have the exact same system, but you have two different games. It's possible that on game one, bottleneck siya, it's possible that on game two, hindi siya bottleneck. Even in the same game, it can be bottleneck depending on the settings and the resolution that you're playing the game on. So, andami nang tatanong sa siya, gusto ko ng build na hindi bottleneck. Pero imposible sa gutin yun. Bottle neck is a moving target. Nagbabago yan depending on the software that you're running. Number two, if you're into gaming, you probably want a bottleneck. Or you want to get a better GPU than your CPU because a lot of the modern games rely a lot on the GPU. Ok lang na OP yung GPU mo compared to the CPU because a lot of the work for the games, for the rendering, for the execution of the game instructions is done by the GPU. So, in a real world setting, you can expect a bottleneck of maybe 4%, again, depending on a lot of factors. But even with that bottleneck, if you upgrade from a lower-end GPU to a higher-end GPU, same CPU, makihita mo pa rin yung performance gain nun. So, we get a lot of questions. So, yung gusto ko lang palitan yung GPU ko. The common advice would be hindi, kailangan mo rin palitan yung CPU para katapat sila, magpantay sila in terms of performance. But we say, just upgrading the GPU is fine, especially if it's for gaming. Because a lot of the games require the work of the GPU and even if there's a bottleneck, you'll still see a lot of performance benefits. Yung mararam daman mo yung makihita mo talaga. Tatas yung frames per second, you can run it at better resolution. Number two, bottom line, yes, there might be a bottleneck, but even with a bottleneck, you can feel substantial gains. And the fear of a bottleneck shouldn't stop you from upgrading. And lastly number three, at a practical level, not having a system with bottleneck is almost impossible. Sa dami nung mga components of the market, sa dami nung mga software that run on that hardware. Whenever somebody tells you that they have zero bottleneck on their system, that might be true. But again, just for that particular game, just for those particular settings. And it's not a very useful standard if it's only useful for that one particular program, which might even change if the drivers change. The hardware is important, but you can also get a lot of gains from the software when drivers change. So bottleneck is a moving target. Yes, it is a thing, but I don't think it should stop anyone from upgrading and I don't think it should stop anyone from enjoying their hardware. Medyo killjoy kasi mo enthusiast. Ang deling sabihin ng pangita mo na computer mo, di ka na research may bottleneck yan. But will it make your games faster? Yes, will there be a slight bottleneck? Yes, but can you live with it? Most likely. And I know from personal experience, kasi yung grade ko dati, in upgrade ko, i54690K, very old CPU, yung GPU na sinalpa ko, 3080. Yes, that's a definite bottleneck. Did I see a big performance in games? Yes, I did. Did I regret having a bottleneck that big? No, I didn't because I got to play modern games on my old system with just an upgrade of the GPU. Let's finish the installation guide of your Windows product key. After you've finished paying, you'll find your Windows product key within your account profile. Go to Windows activator, copy and paste that key in there and you are good to go. Remember to use our discount code HS20 to get that 25% discount. Another thing we get as often is future-proofing. Kung bibili sila ng computer sa amin, future-proof na ba yun? We have a much longer video on this where future-proof versus upgrade path and we talk about na ano ba talaga ibig sabihin ng future-proof and maybe upgrade path is the better way at looking at the longevity of your computer. If you say that something is future-proof, you're basically saying that you can look into the future and you know that whatever happens, okay batong rig na to. Now it might be okay in terms na gumagana pa siya because the parts are good, quality mga brands but to say that 5 years from now I can guarantee you that this will still run all AAA games is a bit of a stretch. When you say something is future-proof, the one saying that is basically saying I can see the future and no one can see the future. Ngayon pa lang. Who would have thought that you would need 12GB of VRAM to play modern games? That wasn't a thing until it was a thing. Suddenly, people are now saying that 8GB is not just enough. But if you had gone back 5 years ago, walang nagsasabi noon na oi, kailangan ng 12GB so you should get a GPU with that amount of VRAM. When you say something is future-proof, ang ganda pakinggan, it's like an insurance against the future. Kaya ano mangyare itong rig na to goods to for 5 years. But no one is really sure. Better to make decisions on an upgrade path based on what we know about the components today. Makanda pakinggan yung future-proof but in practical terms, it's hard, almost impossible to do it correctly. And usually, kung future-proof, gusto mo yung sobrang belis para lang sigurado ka na mapapatakbong mga yung mga software that comes down the line in the future. But that's not very useful for people that are on a budget, that want to get the best value for money, but still want a clear strategy how to upgrade their computers later on. That's why we recommend focusing on upgrade path rather than this very nebulous concept na future-proof. What does that even mean? Fourth advice you hear a lot is that ITX builds are the beast knees or sobrang ganda nila. And it's true, they are very nice to look at. It's a very distinctive kind of aesthetic that you can just have it here in the corner of a desk rather than this monolithic big-ass tower. Maganda yung ITX. Pero reality check, for most people an ITX build probably isn't for them. Number one, mas mahal yung ITX because you need to get specialized parts which are smaller, which can fit into the smaller form factor. Pangalawa, it can be difficult to source those parts and performance might also be an issue. Sometimes you want to get a better GPU, but you just can't find one available because the smaller sized version of that GPU hindi siya available. So price is more expensive in an ITX build. Parts availability is also more of a consideration in an ITX build. And three, if you're just starting in the hobby mahirap mag-build sa ITX. Even in an MATX or ATX sized cases, cable management can be a challenge. Times 10 yan sa ITX. There's very little room in an ITX build to make mistakes, to talk away cables, to just randomly throw in some wire somewhere and say ok na yan. Space is a premium in ITX builds and that includes the cable management where you stick particular parts like the CPU cooler. Being small brings a host of problems to an ITX build. And the last concern for ITX builds is the heat dissipation. The smaller a space is, the faster heat builds up inside it and because ITX cases are so small, heat can build up quite quickly. So it's a challenge to ensure that your build is properly cooled. Oh, maganda tingnan ng ITX. The design of the cases usually is more innovative than the blocky MATX or ATX cases. But if you're just starting out in the hobby ITX cases might be nice to look at but you might want to consider an MATX or ATX build for yourself. Fifth bit of advice that I don't really agree with everybody is agog na with the portable PC hardware. We're talking deck, we're talking about the R1G ally or the recently announced one from Lenovo. But I've never quite understood why you want to exchange the specs of your PC for something that is inherently limited. Pinagpapalit mo yung computer mo para sa hardware na masisiksik sa isang handheld. Also that you can play PC games from your bed or from your couch. The beauty of PCs at least for me is that they are infinitely upgradable. There are so many brands of the market, so that you can really build up your computer to be this gaming box that can give you good graphics. And when you exchange your PC for one of the PC hardware handhelds, you're losing a lot of that flexibility. You're losing a lot of that graphics and CPU power. Now I know I'm in the minority on this. There's been a lot of hype and a lot of people are happy about it. To be honest, I haven't tried it. I don't have any of that hardware. So I haven't tried it personally. But just on a theoretical level. Di ko masyado may intindihan why you would want to play Cyberpunk from your bathroom, maglalaro ka ng Fortnite from the LRT. Conceptually, it's cool that you're able to play games on a handheld. But in terms of execution, yun nga, you probably get better graphics, better performance, better latency, better everything on a dedicated gaming rig with your monitor which can handle those refresh rates, those resolutions. Maybe I'm just being old because in my time when you send handheld, malinaw talaga na handheld either Game Boy or the Game Gear and then when you got home, you could play on your fully powered console or your gaming rig. Of course, Nintendo kind of blurred that line with the Switch which was truly portable with acceptable console level performance. But as PC gamers, we don't need to have that distinction because really, your PC can be a lot more powerful because consoles can't be upgraded, PC's can. So your PC can be a lot of a heck more powerful than whatever static hardware they have in those PC handhelds. But don't let me reign on your parade if you do have one of those and you enjoy them then good for you. I'm just saying that I can't get on that particular hype train or maybe I should try it out and I'll report back. Now I admit those last two, medyo preference or taste mo na lang but the first three bits of advice I really think should stop being repeated, ad notion paulit-ulit na lang and there might be some logic into exploring whether those bits of advice are really applicable to your situation. And that's the beauty about computer hardware everything is so adaptable and dami mong options on the market so that you can really get hardware that's fit for what you need. Getting value for money without losing sight of the fact that yes, you can have an upgrade path and bagay yung mga pinipili mong parts for what you need the PC for. I think lang kasi paminsan yung ibang enthusiast medyo killjoy lang they see somebody having a good time with their rig and the first thing they can think of is oh, bottleneck naman yan. Or they see somebody getting a good deal on an office computer and they go wag yan, generic PSU. As with a lot of things in life it really depends on the context. Paminsan? Okay naman yung generic PSU? Paminsan? Okay naman yung bottleneck? Unpopular advice but we say it a lot here at hardware sugar advice that we have implemented in the past with a lot of success. Thanks for watching. Nasamakati yung physical store namin and you can also buy from our site www.hwsugar.ph na 100% palaging up to date yung inventory dun. Kung instock yung item sa amin available yung sa site we also ship nationwide. Thanks for watching and maybe one of these days magkita tayo sa shop.