This Cheap I7 2600K Gaming PC Got Damaged In The Post - How Broken Is It?

I paid £275 for this Core I7 2600K / GTX 970 gaming PC. The problem is, it has suffered some damage during delivery. So how bad is it and is it easy to repair, or can we find a temporary solution to get this old beast play games again?

Thanks for watching :)

[exturkconner]

Thus reminding us all. If you ship a pc you either need to use expanding foam airbags inside the case or remove the graphics card and ship it individually packed. PCIe brackets are already under a ton of stress getting jostled around with no support is bound to cause issues. The fact it doesn't more often is a miracle.

[ScottGrammer]

I had a FedEx employee tell me (as I was dropping a package off to be shipped) that electronic items should be packed to survive a ten foot fall onto concrete. I said, "I have an idea. Why don't y'all just not drop my package ten feet onto concrete?" He looked at me as if to say, "Now, that's just crazy talk!"

[UncleMikeRetro]

At least you GOT your package. Things are moving so slow in the US lately that I might as well drive my mail around myself!
Edit: Yeah, I am getting salty lately!

[FS--ewse]

Ha got the 2600k and 970 gtx for under 300 dollars last year

[hazardcs]

Loving the content, been rocking an old 6 core xeon for about a month now paid with a 1050ti and 24gb ram thanks to an amazing local deal :)

[tds]

"It also got more ports than the English coast line" 🤣😂😂🤣😂😂🤣

[KingDando]

An older video of yours inspired me to build my first PC, which I've been using for a month or so now. i5-750, 8GB RAM, Radeon HD 5770. Not the flashiest, but runs absolutely fine for me. Mostly it's the satisfaction I get from knowing how all this stuff works now and being able to do it myself lol

[deegn]

Practice soldering a new pci-e slot on the board.

[DeadNoob]

970+2600k is the exact set up I had before I got a 2700x. Cool.

[djtlh]

0:18 my man keep coming up with more surprise one liners, bloody good one mate!

[XeonProductions]

I gave my friend an i7-2600k/GTX 770 gaming rig, and I've been shocked at the number of games it's been able to handle. I basically gave it to him as a way to enter PC gaming, but he's somehow played a ton of games I didn't think would run on it.

[KnurdMonkey]

"It also got more ports than the english coast line"

That's all folks, he won the internet again!

[Patrick]

Ah yes, PC hardware I cannot afford. I always enjoy watching these test videos anything you test. It helps me getting through high GPU prices times and dreaming about similar performance with my old GTX860M laptop while I finally get a job. Cheers!

[Middcore]

This is why you never ship a system with the GPU installed if you can possibly avoid it, and if you can't avoid it you need to pad or support it.

[kimborch]

pcie 2.0 x16 = pcie 3.0 x8 which means a 2.0 x8 = 3.0 x4. I dont know how low you need to go on the gpu for that not to matter, but i can confirm that my overclocked 2080 super on water is within 1% of 3.0 x16 when running 3.0 x8. So i guess a 970 would run very close to its max potential even on a 2.0 x8.

[Del_UK]

Just de-solder and re-solder a new slot. Both CPC and Farnell in UK hold stock.

[jamiechampion]

I've still got three Core i7-2600 machines as well as an i7-2600K machine that are all still running beautifully. One is my file and Plex server, another is a VM host, another is a secondary office PC/gaming machine (paired with a 4GB RX 570), and the fourth is a living room gaming PC/media PC. Great CPUs, and they're still holding up very well. The Core i5-2400 still does alright as well, though it only has four threads to work with.

[Fizzoid]

I'm actually after a cheap LGA1155 board after being given an i7 2600 :)

[matt]

i'm still loving my MSI GTX970. What a champ.

[IcebergTech]

I made a lovely white themed build for a video, sold it on eBay, packaged it carefully with bubble wrap inside the case, and DHL still managed to knacker it in transit. I don't like being one of those people who insist on local pickup, but it does make one lose faith in shipping services.