Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S5:E15

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[oook]

Hi everyone, this is my pc in the video. I am forever grateful to Greg for fixing this for me, the original problem in the build was constant boot cycling, not the motherboard being fried. I suppose I accidentally plugged the floppy cable in while I was putting it back together and was too sleep deprived to notice. As for the GPU, it is long gone now and replaced with an actual on brand 2080-ti. I know the computer was dirty as I did not have any compressed air or cleaning supplies and the case is way too small to get in there and really clean. If you have any questions lmk.

[darksylinc]

This has been the scariest build you've received so far.

[RockyAllenLane]

Would have been nice to see what cables you connected to the new power supply.

[Beezzzzy_]

I see Fix or Flop, I click watch, I click like, I comment to boost the algorithm, I'm a simple man.

[jasonportula]

The power supply sounds like hell but at least it's rgb.😂

[floydlooney]

What are the odds that a company spreading malware would call itself 51 RISC?

[Sid-Cannon]

After you've put everything together and you have to wait a few seconds when you power on for a POST. The more seconds that pass the more your brain is running at 100MPH wondering what you've done wrong. Then you get a POST and feel mightily relieved ... Been there many times before and it still gets me every time.

[themightypen]

This channel and Northwest Repair are YouTube treasures.

[nextcornerman]

Let me tell you, as soon as I saw the PSU at the start of the video, I expected a swap. What I did NOT expect was a 1000W Titanium replacement lmao. Thanks Greg for another great video!

[scottkeough]

My favorite part of these is watching how confident Greg is. I cant so much as reseat my RAM without having some kind of existential crisis and Anxiety that doesn't go away until everything is back up and running. Great to see and will always be happy to see a fix or flop.

[Eric-fi]

That Gamdias PSU wanted to be a house fire when it grew up.

[rikvanb]

Seeing these videos being uploaded.. makes my day! Love the work Greg!

[jeremyschillinger]

When I was younger, only ever had 1 PC in the home. And you are right, makes troubleshooting tricky since you don't want to just waste money buying parts. Now days, we have a few different PC's. And that has made troubleshooting so much easier.

[WouterVerbruggen]

With that floppy power connector on a usb header you either short 12v to ground, so the psu would shut down immediately. Or you send 12v onto the 5v rail, which almost certainly breaks stuff all around the board...

[aliensounddigital]

Switch out that horrible psu for a corsair, seasonic, superflower, fsp, or be quiet!. Would never trust gamdias psu's ever. The default should be gold only or higher. Usually only go with trusted brands with good rep. The off the wall brands will get you in trouble most of the time.

[Gushtyy]

Im in love with that Be Quiet! black psu, looks great

[ichibi]

You're so right about having extra components to test on. I used to test on a friend's system if I had problems (and vice versa) but these days people use laptops so when my system refused to post and I got VGA light on my ezDebug LEDs I didn't have a system to test my GPU or Mobo. Stuck with a dead system and guessing it's my mobo that's dead. It really is a blessing and privilege to have extra components for testing when there's issues. Great educational video as usual Greg (incredibly jelly about that new PSU/Mobo)

[Molasar]

It appears in the video you didn't secure the fans when you forced air thru them. Perhaps you did but it wasn't shown. The fans should always be secured before force cleaning them to prevent damage to the fans. You are the expert, it is just an observation.

[Styphoryte]

Guys, don't make me say this, but please don't buy a random Chinese cheap power supply. Going cheap on your PSU is not smart. I mean it's fine, it's just how long do you want your system stay [On] for? Lol, get the cheap ones they break within a few years...

[ghostv]

See folks, THIS is why you do RESEARCH before you buy a pc