Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S5:E1

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[Bill]

Geek Squad hates him. see how this man fixed an entire PC with one weird trick.

[proscriptus]

This is kind of how YouTube should work. Somebody in need gets help, Greg gets content and makes a living, we get to enjoy it. Nobody's getting taken advantage of

[gilles]

The famous $250 hammer repair, $1 for the hit with the hammer and $249 for knowing where to hit.

[thomasharper]

customer: "my pc wont turn on"

greg: "have you tried hitting it with a hammer?"

[btlcry]

Kudos to you for fixing it properly. I'd have probably been lazy and just put 2-3 layers of electrical tape over the metal sticking up and called it a day.

[matt]

This is a quintessential fix or flop episode! Definitely one of the most interesting outcomes, nice that the sleeper build was preserved as it's a nice build.

[Trainbuff]

There are definitely lots of OEM cases that look great, including this one, and I do love the idea of a sleeper build, but this video shows one of the main reasons I'd be afraid of trying to create one. When you take a case from HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc., that was designed for proprietary parts, and then try to install standard PC parts into their place, a lot of weird issues can happen. If it's not something physical, as you showed in this video, it's probably going to be the wiring to the front of the case. I love building and fixing PC's, but I don't want to have to use a dremel or redo wiring just to make something work in an older case.

[DeadPhoenixDP]

I had this happen to one of my older PC's back in the day. Could not figure what the issue was. So upon removing the motherboard everything worked fine, but as soon as I put it back inside the case. Nothing. I ended up ordering a new case, and everything worked fine again.

I suspect I had the same issue as was shown in the video. But thank god i only spend about 60 euro for it. So it was not a total loss, and the case looked nicer as well.

[ShepherdZ]

CRAZY the board wasn’t fried. Good eye being able to see the issue, Greg!

[empoweryl]

The fix is easy, but the process of isolating the real fault is NOT EASY. I'm a Big fan of your fix or flop series! The morale of the story is...steer clear of OEM casings. LOL!!

[jonnyk]

Hey Greg, don't be too hard on yourself. We are HUMAN and not perfect. For those who commented, "you should do this, you should do that" - I'm more than positive that YOU don't know it ALL.

That being said, continue with this playlist, it's awesome Greg! P.S. I hope you pin this and keep up the great work!

[JuiceboxDesmond]

This was one of your best episodes. Really eye-opening troubleshooting took place and you showed your previous experience tracking down funky shorting issues. Very good very good

[DanielHMC]

Wow that's a strange but interesting issue, guess sleeper builds do come with some risks. Pretty amazing that the board didn't fry from that (even more amazing that it RAN for 2 weeks before it broke).

[smashed-thumb]

Greg, to show that you are human is the best part. You don't show how perfect and infallible your skills are. You show that no matter what, things can be missed. I watch you not to see you fail but how to learn for troubleshooting. My teeth were cut on an Apple II, and my last build was a 2003 American Megatrends MB. At least your not hooking up the oscilloscope for diag. Your doing great, when you stop learning that is the beginning of the end.

[davescomputerservice]

I build about 80 computers annually and refurbish another 40-50. My FIRST troubleshooting test on systems like this is to "breadboard" them outside the case. It really saves time in the long run. It is super helpful to know whether your base components are the issue or if it is something more complicated like a case short or a flakey PSU. (Oh, and most ASRock ATX boards DO use that standoff that gave Greg such a hard time.)

[santisvander]

breaking that tab WAS a way to fix it. Couldve just used some electrical tape with a bit of foam too I guess. Nice find

[calvinbush]

21 minutes. This should be a good start to season 5

[dazextralarge]

when dealing with cases like these I usually tape the pins on the back of the motherboard, I know it is not good because of grounding but I really rather not risk a short blowing up everything.

[johnhudson]

One of the best parts about this series is something you touched on at the end of this video, your growth from season 1 up til now. This series takes me back to the 90s when I was a lowly repair technician and my journey of improving my diagnostic skills.

That was funny for me, when you flipped the power switch at the 10 1/2 minute mark my tv screen went black, then a second later an ad started.

I’d put a piece of electrical tape over the metal making contact to keep the sleeper look.

[Houtka]

Greg went full Bob the Builder on that case 😂