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Yes, These Ali Express GPUs are STILL WORTH IT
despite all the heat lately on these really well-priced AliExpress gpus I actually still recommend buying them and no I have zero connection with this company whatsoever a couple of weeks ago I bought four different graphics cards for this project as I wanted to get the full scoop on this mingzao GPU manufacturer that’s selling gpus like the RX 580 RTX 2060 super an RTX 3060 TI at extremely competitive prices I already did the video for the RX 580 up here but now I have even more mingzao gpus to compare but I also bought more reputable manufacturer models over here that way we can compare these models head to head and see if these are actually legit and real quickly if you were into figuring out the best GPU deals and really just getting the best bang for your budget PC Hardware then double clutch that like button down below so the YouTube algorithm knows how you roll granny shift and not double clutching like you should and real quickly at the end of this video I’m gonna list out who I think is the exact perfect type of person that should be buying these gpus and you may actually be one of them so stay tuned for that now one thing I know you all can benefit from is better cyber security and most of you don’t know this but I actually used to work cyber security for the Air Force so I gotta know what I’m talking about one of the quickest ways that you can beef up your security is by protecting your passwords and protecting your internet traffic and today’s sponsor nordvpn can help with both of those link is in the description nor VPN not only encrypts your traffic which is perfect when using public Wi-Fi hotspots or even at work but it also allows you to act like you’re connected from anywhere in the world with just one click this allows you to bypass region restrictions when watching content and it even allows you to save some money when traveling by pretending that you’re not actually a Taurus and as far as passwords go nordpass has you covered for that this allows 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gpus and we’re gonna fully dive into that but let’s check out the raw data here first that way we’re all on the same page and if you’re just the type of person that’s trying to come in here without an open mind and just want to be negative then just get out right now the gpus that we’ll be testing specifically are the mingzao RTX 2060 super which was priced at 179 when I bought it and also the mingzao RTX 3060 TI 8 gigabyte which was at 329 for our control group I also have an EVGA RTX 2060 super and an Asus tough RTX 3060 TI and without further Ado here’s our first set of data comparing the mingzao RTX 2060 super with our EVGA model I’m not going to run through these individually because you can probably already see what I’m getting at here every single one of these results are within a margin of error and feel free to give us a little bit bigger of a margin compared to Dedicated testing facilities remember that the ztt operation here is an extremely sophisticated all we did was run these gpus about two to three times in the same route and then recorded the average FPS we didn’t take every single card and Benchmark them like 10 times or anything games like fortnite are really hard to test consistently so you can see here that the Ming’s out got 14 FPS better but still pretty similar but across the board these gpus performed functionally the exact same we’re off to a good start moving on to the RTX 3060 TI here’s the results for that here you can see that both 3dmarks time spy and fire strike got within 100 to 150 points of each other and every game except fortnite and GTA 5 are pretty much exactly the same again our relaxed benchmarking processes aren’t the most consistent thing in the world but I think the point is made that these AliExpress gpus perform exactly the same as their more reputable brand counterparts so now that we can accept that let’s move on to pricing and talk about if it actually makes sense to purchase these as an average consumer and then after that we’ll talk about the possibly Shady business practices that this brand is doing I already mentioned that I bought my mingzao 2060 super for 179 and the RTX 3060 TI for 329 and at the time of producing this video the 2060 super has gone up a few bucks to 186 and the 3060 TI actually went down a bit to 315. but now let’s take a look at the pricing of the more reputable Brands and we’re going to look at both new and used pricing to get the full picture here starting with the 2060 super this card really isn’t so brand new anymore and the cheapest one that I could find was this MSI Ventus model for 400 please don’t pay that kind of money for a 2060 super by the way over on the used Market though I took the average of the last 20 Ebay completed sales and the average price of used RTX 2060 supers is 206 dollars and yes I only included successfully sold listings with the model that was in full working condition although not huge this 206 dollar average price is 27 more expensive than what I paid for the AliExpress Jeep you keep that number in the back of your mind switching over to the RTX 3060 TI remember I paid 329 for mine and now it’s at 3 15. here for new 36 ctis the absolute cheapest model that I could find on the internet was this Asus dual for 460 dollars and over on the used Marketplace the average price was at 368 dollars this is 39 cheaper than what I paid and 53 dollars cheaper than the current price on AliExpress right now but there is one more piece to this pricing puzzle that I really want to emphasize first if you compare the data of used gpus with these Ming’s out prices on average the price differences aren’t extremely high just 27.39 however if you’ve ever hunted for used PC Hardware deals before then you’ll probably already know that getting those prices isn’t the easiest thing to do in the world unless if you’re like a true PC flipper that’s 100 in tune with the market the average prices that you see on eBay don’t paint the full story about how someone won a three-hour bidding war discovered the good deal in the first place or even how much they had to pay for shipping some of these eBay sellers make the price of the product seem attractive but then charge 20 to 30 dollars to ship it for an extra boost in profit when it only Acts actually cost ten dollars to ship it I didn’t include shipping into the eBay average price for this reason if you take a look on eBay Buy It Now prices like literally right now or at least the time I’m recording this video you’ll see that the prices are a bit all over the place especially with those extra shipping charges and it’s just not a guarantee that you’ll score one at the prices that I listed earlier on the flip side with these AliExpress gpus the price is the price you could literally buy it right now there’s no extra charge and shipping was even free at least to me here in the United States but now that we’re all settled on price let’s talk about the more controversial stuff a few weeks ago Gamers Nexus really opened up most of our eyes into the possibly Shady business practices that some third-party AliExpress manufacturers are doing with gpus I’ll have the full video linked in the upper right which I definitely recommend watching but basically in a nutshell some other YouTubers did some real deep Dives and discovered that these quote-unquote new gpus were actually using potentially used GPU dies and then parts around them like the cooler and shroud were brand new this gives off the appearance that this is a brand new GPU but under the hood could be be a GPU died that’s been mined and mined on for years now in the video there was no mention of this specific Ming’s out brand but that’s not a full indicator that we’re 100 in the clear the dies in these cards very well could be used so that’s something to consider if you’re debating about buying them now on the flip side I really appreciate how Gamers Nexus also included the E-Waste argument because I actually think that’s a pretty solid take on one hand it is awesome to get reuse out of something that is otherwise just E-Waste what’s not cool is lying about it it’s actually great that a company isn’t letting these old GPU dies that aren’t selling anymore just go to waste or a landfill it’s actually great that they’re repurposing them into a very capable and viable product to resell back on the market the fact that these companies aren’t disclosing that information could definitely be an issue though but again we’re not a hundred percent on this brand specifically but either way no matter if the GPU die in here is new or used there are several advantages that are worth listing out here first the pricing it’s cheaper on average compared to more reputable counterparts and if you’re strictly interested in the highest possible price to Performance this is actually a dub secondly is availability you can purchase these cards literally right now for the listed price you don’t have to wait on a bidding war or for someone to leave their mom’s basement to go outside and ship the car this is an actual company shipping the cards nice and quickly now you do have to wait for the standard two to three week shipping time from AliExpress at least here to the United States but again I didn’t have to pay anything extra for that which is awesome and finally the third benefit is support and some type of warranty when buying on AliExpress you do have the ability to submit for a refund if something doesn’t work and from what I’ve seen this company is very responsive when it comes to their customers and although I haven’t had to try it for myself I’m getting the impression that they are engaged and properly running their customer support like they should be this isn’t something that you’ll always get when buying a local GPU for example with all that information I think the most important question to ask now is who exactly should be buying these gpus and I actually think it’ll be easier to start in reverse order and talk about who shouldn’t buy these gpus if you’re the type of gamer who isn’t a hardcore PC enthusiast and only wants to build a gaming PC once every five to seven years then I probably would not recommend a GPU like this spend the extra money now and get a brand new GPU from a manufacturer and store that you trust in that’ll be worth it in the long run for someone like you and for my PC flippers out there I know we’re the type of people who love finding good deals like this but honestly I don’t think that you should be selling these to people who don’t really understand what the risk of a GPU like this are first of all listing out Mings out in your parts list is probably going to raise some eyebrows to begin with and then if the person does do like 60 seconds worth of research they’ll quickly determine that they probably do not want to buy something like that and it definitely wouldn’t be realistic for you to explain to a potential buyer that this could or could not be a used or new GPU it may be a knockoff who knows that’s not actually what you’re gonna do but now for those of you that are actively involved in this PC Building universe and you’re the type of person that seeks out the absolute best price performance in your budget to mid-range gaming PCs you don’t mind to Tinker a little bit and your gaming PC is ride or die then this could be a good option for you ride or die remember there’s a lot of people in the ztt Discord Community which is linked down below by the way that only care about price to Performance and some of them just don’t have a ton of money to spend on a gaming PC so being able to save a few bucks on cards like this might actually be a viable option also bonus points because we actually haven’t talked about how good the Aesthetics are on these cards as well with their very clean all black side profiles so if you’re trying to build your own Aesthetics on a budget build and you know what you’re doing a card like this should be perfectly fine either way let me know what you think of these cards down in the comment section below and feel free to check out this video here next
