Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S2:E14

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[GregSalazar]

IGNORE any comments from accounts requesting contact via Telegram or any other app. We're working on a way to smoke them out, but until then please report and ignore. Sorry that it's come to this! YouTube doesn't seem to care... at all.

[crosstech]

I've had a lot of experience with first generation Intel platforms. In my experience I've seen the same kind of symptom when the CMOS battery goes dead. I would honestly recommend trying to switch out the CMOS battery to see if you get any kind of post. It could also be that when the CMOS battery went dead it could have taken out the BIOS. Unfortunately these old boards don't have dual bioses or else it may have been possible to reflash.

[johno]

The toughest part of the Fix or Flop series....is waiting for the next one.

[LabelsAreMeaningless]

Big cases are very easy to work in, especially for beginners or people with big hands. It also gives a great opportunity for good airflow not blocked by junk.

[chrismcgraw]

i would probably look at the battery on the motherboard to see if it has a decent charge or if it has to be replaced because these can sometimes do a lot of strange things like this when they have to be replaced. you should probably get replacement batteries for diagnosing such systems and these are pretty inexpensive and easy to get and as you always say : always try the easy stuff first .

[PPC]

This sort of power cycling problem can be indicative of a bricked BIOS. The EVGA board from the video (P55 LE) looks to have a socketed BIOS chip, I would have looked for a cheap USB programmer to re-flash the chip. I have also seen many listings on eBay for replacement BIOS chips for the P55 LE which are sub 10 bucks, it would be worth a shot for a follow-up video.

[PeteKay]

ya know Greg, with machines like this one you'd can make an entirely different video showing it's performance. It's pretty cool to look back on older, nicer rigs like this one -- that is if you can fix them. Just keep some gaming drives ready for these builds so u dont have to access user OS/personal stuff.

[bearpreme]

love these videos greg! they gave me confidence to build (and possibly troubleshoot) my very first rig a few months back and it’s been smooth ever since :) keep it up!

[MrRickytuk]

Wow. I had a Obsidian 800D and the same creative soundblaster. That volume knob was cool, it felt retro even at the time to change the volume on your PC using a knob.

[trekkie]

I would try reflashing the BIOS. AdamantIT has some great videos about how to program the flash chip with an external programmer.

[holofan]

It's pretty cool seeing older hardware still getting use.

[Sirshrimptoast]

3:39

Just you popping your head out and saying
“Hey, how are you doing?”
Instantly brought a smile on my face :)

[liberteus]

"I am really not looking forward to this one" such an honest moment, and you don't edit it out, you let it out spontaneously and we feel for you because for sure these kind of issues are nightmares to troubleshoot. And that's why without even watching the rest I pause and comment: I already know it's going to be another great episode!

Thanks Greg!

[Large_Sarge]

This case was my first PC build in 2010. It was around $300. Corsair obsidian 800d I think. It was meant for water cooling and running multiple gpus which was the thing back then.

[MasterN]

The sound card blocking the fan so much hurts me on a physical level.

[puddleduckist]

Wow, what a massive case for such little hardware. Enjoy these fix or flops the most Greg! Your the best!!!!

[sandmann]

Hey Greg, I have yet to watch the video, but am commenting now because I know you often hang around comments for the first hour or so. Just want to say that this has turned into one of my favorite PC-related series on YouTube. It was a great idea from the start and has been well executed. I've enjoyed watching you get more and more experienced with troubleshooting each system, and I'm wondering, do you have plans to try making a general troubleshooting process guide video? You could make a really great resource for the PC space. I'm envisioning something where a user posting for help in a forum could be told, "Go watch this video and follow every step, then report back." Just a thought. Keep up the fantastic work!

[fidazaman]

My previous system was an core 2 quad, MB is P7N SLI, ddr 2x4, GPU- MSI 580 Lightning Extreme edition. It had the same problem. Used it from 2008 to 2015. I will try to fix the problem using this video as a guideline. Thanks brother.

[StormagedonBOD]

I need that case in my life. Totally not compensating.

[modestasstankevicius]

Greg, really nice that you're considering helping people out with older platforms. Not only going for mainstream builds fixes. Cheers