Wow Greg is so generous! Even though he said he would only replace 1 part he gave him 3 (if you include the sleeved extension cables). He’s also probably the best pc fixer on RUclips. His videos are clean and concise and easy to understand. I’ve learned so much from him
Yes very much so. He shows it all basic and in words we can all understand. It’s like we are all hands on in his videos with him. Very educational and fun to see mostly every PC have its own unique set of problems and how they’re fixed. Very well done and captured.
he clearly dances around the most likely causes to make an actual video out of this... pop and doa pc, is almost always mb/psu, then it's just a matter of trial and error to figure out what else was killed then the first unit went. still it's solid content.
@@arizona_anime_fan Not dancing around at all. Jumping straight to what I _think_ is the cause could result in overlooking other problems with the build. For example, replacing the PSU immediately wouldn't have told me anything about the state of the motherboard (and may have resulted in damage to the replacement unit). It's important that we work toward minimizing variables vs. aimlessly replacing stuff without first isolating.
Just wanted to give a huge thanks for making these types of videos. I did my first PC build last week and once complete I had 0 power going to anything. Because of these videos I was able to track down that it was actually a USB-C header that I had plugged in backwards (the guide I was following said it can go either way). Had it not been for watching these videos, there is no chance I would have solved it on my own. The tip of only hooking up MB + CPU and power, no other connectors got me to power on the board, and then I was able to narrow down my mistake. I was amazed that having a single non-essential cable plugged in backwards wouldn't even let the standby power get to my MB. Thank you so much.
I remember having a gaming computer years ago on a surge protector and a t-storm was moving through and I wasn't thinking anything of it, but lightning hit the house and caused mine to blow up :( it was a sad day.
it was probably only a power strip and not an actual surge protector. Most ppl don't think to double check that they are using an actual surge protector.
MAN I LOVE THIS VIDEOS, ever since I discovered the fix or flop playlist I am kind of addicted to it haha, I don know I just like it so much that I can watch them again, great video!
I just want to thank you for your videos, I ordered a new cpu and two of the pins were bent when I got it and after watching your videos I had the confidence and knowledge to bend the pins back with a needle not having to send it back and wait another two weeks
Thanks a lot to you Greg. Just by watching your fix or flop videos from halfway across the world i was quickly able to identify a faulty motherboard in a brand new build in just a few steps! You sir are a life-saver!
I've once had a power supply that popped, that took ALL of my components with it. CPU, motherboard, GPU, hard drive, optical drive, _everything._ The only thing it didn't take was the ram.
@@ehdbom Unfortunately, no. Of course I would expect that of a power supply that wasn't even 80+ rated. A 450w, at that. That particular one was shoddy, even for 2011 standards. Lasted me right up until it popped and destroyed my computer back in early 2017. I've gotten new parts since then, but it still sucked.
I had the inverse happen. 2012 iBuyPower prebuilt with a Great Wall PSU. The PSU went out with a pop and a flash around 2017. Everything else was fine except the RAM and a single bad RAM slot on the motherboard. Replaced the PSU and RAM and it worked for another year until I built a new PC.
Watching you fix peoples broken systems reminds me of the first computer I ever worked on at school back in 2003. It was my first time working inside a system and I unplugged the HDD while the system was still on and plugged it back in, it send a surge through the whole system and fried it. Luckily it was an old and obsolete P1 system.
This happened to me 1 month after I built my first gaming rig, my CX750 (Bronze) had a capacitor blow-out; fortunately I turned everything off right away. Made sure to look for anything burnt/fried on the motherboard, nothing found. In the end I just RMA it and got a CX750M to replace the bad CX750. Never had issues with the system again, but it was really scary when it happened, the pop was so loud and the system tried to reboot, was lucky and got away with only the PSU being toast.
I just discovered this channel, Now I'm feeling like i need to call every PC gamer I know in real life and tell them to double check their DIMM slots. Every, single, time.
Awesome video greg! Had experenced the same issues many times with way cheaper PSUs in my client's rigs, good thing the psu did not took the cpu with it. I experienced a way worst issue with poped psu where a component in the mobo gave me the magic smoke 😅
Wow. We are so lucky to have you around, more so local viewers like these guys. Amazing job as always, this is so kind of you to completely give away those really expensive parts to the unfortunate guy.
I don't have any pc problems but i love watching your fix or flop series. I've always been very intimidated with the goings on inside my pc, but you have a way with explaining things that took the mystery out of it.
I understand you're trying make a video that is instructive. But you spent way too much time fooling around at the beginning. Pulling all of the wires and plugging in a temporary power supply should have been the first thing you tried when somebody says there was a pop
Love these series so much. After watching so many of them I feel much more confident in diagnosing PC issues if something ever went wrong. Thanks for what you do Greg , you're a beast!
hey man your analysis is the best they can get for free tbh but you go out your way to replace thing that can cost up too 100+ and I GRATELY appreciate that since you want them to be able to game as soon as possible or whatever else they do. regardless i hope everything goes well and you make up for those "losses" youre a nice man :]
Greg, another informative and well-produced video, I always use a remote power switch, which is very inexpensive. I don't like sticking a metal tool anywhere near my MB. A video showing how to set up and use a test bench would be nice. The wall outlet you use for the PC should have a GFI installed. A UPS is also nice as it has an excellent surge protector. If you hear thunder, turn your PC off, disconnect the power cord, and then hide behind your sofa. I live in Florida, and I have to do this many times.
I put my rig as well as my network gear on UPS units. That helps prevent surges and quick hit power outages. But my network gear was fried 2x in the last 4 years during thunderstorms. A couple weeks ago I took a close look at the grounding stake where the coax enters the house. The wire was broken and the rod was all rusted. Drove in a new rod and replaced the wire with a new 12 gauge section. Just in time too. We had an April thunderstorm, with a strike so close I heard a snap before the lightning, followed by the thunder. And everything stayed up. Moral: check your ground on the internet cable!
Greg your too generous to some people - Like this PC I would find out what the issues are - try my components then tell him/her what they need to replace to get the PC working then keep my components. Great videos - Love your channel thanks for all your hard work (UK)
This came as a bit of a shocker to me. EVGA makes a pretty solid PSU, and when they do die, they have pretty good protection on the outputs to make sure the rest of the system isn't affected. External factors, maybe? Maybe a voltage spike on the incoming power line?
Yep, PSU probably took the board with it. Doesn't always happen, but this is why you don't cut corners on the PSU. But it's not like they did. Kinda' surprising being a EVGA G3. Not exactly top tier, but still, a pretty decent PSU. Maybe the board killed the PSU. The world may never know.
@@vikonemedia1 opening blurb states that the owner heard a pop. At that point, it's basically guarantied that's the PSU released the magic blue smoke. Taking out just the MOBO is honestly a good day when a PSU spits the dummy.
I am shocked that a 850W EVGA gold rated PSU blew up like that. Goes to show that a rating isn't everything, even from a reputable brand. My 750W unit from EVGA was DOA but was quick to get a replacement.
@gmualum08 Nope, Amazon sent me the exact same model. Then gave me 30 days to ship the dead one back before being charged for the new one they sent me.
i did that a a brand new build with the brand new am5 platform luckly it was just a fan that got to much power i think had it for a while and no problems but when i plugged the fan back in would get a crazy noise from it but other wise no problems
Gracias for the content, good to see a good family man and dad share important knowledge, and going above and beyond, very nice to add those sweet custom cables, and attenion to detail; orange stripe for cooler and psu, Feliz Navidades
It may be worth saying when you hear a "pop" the first thing you need to check is the Power Supply, and then the motherboard caps. Then the rest. In that order. Trying stuff like swapping out RAM, CPU, GPU or disks carries the risk of having them destroyed by the malfunctioning PSU.
In 30 years of PC tech, I've only had one PSU do the pop and burn: A 430W Thermaltake that lasted only 20 min. Thankfully, I was right there and I don't recall any other damage. This was in the early 2000s and the PC was not at all power hungry. I know even a respected brand can have a few lemons, but I have also had off-brand PSUs that lasted much longer. Though I am certainly no EE, I find PSUs fascinating, even more than GPUs (not a gamer).
Very important to use a power bar with anti-surge protection. My previous TV fried during a thunderstorm. Luckily, I could fix it by changing the main board ($70 instead of 800+$ for a new TV). Got myself an industrial grade power bar, and it never happened again.
As soon as you said the owner heard a pop I knew what it was. A cap blew in the P/S and I'm not surprised the failure sent a boatload of current up the line and bricked the M/B. I've had it happen.
Right!!!! i was shocked to see that it was an EVGA G3 that failed but it can happy with any brand unfortunately. I currently have an EVGA 850GT which is one of the best PSU's out there. I remember a video by GamerNexus where they tested it under heavy load and it passed with flying colors as a top tier PSU.
It feels like it's been forever since I have seen one of these in the playlist. Nice little surprise youtube recommendation. Not gonna lie, I wouldn't trust any of those parts anymore until I ran extensive testing on all of them, even if they do work. I would also recommend a UPC or surge protector at the very least for this viewer.
@1:50 is that smoke coming out of the top or something on the TV behind it ? NM. @5:17 there is some fire works like graphic on the TV, so.... just a weird coincidence.
start with the power switch and then the power supply connections . look for swolen compacitors. Popping compacitors from power supply can happen if there was power supply compacitors going . I had this happen from a bad power supply plug .
G'day Greg, I once had my Gaming PC go "POP!"😲💩...😯...😭, it was the VRM of my GA-970A-D3P when running my Athlon II 640 at 4.5GHz, everything but the Mobo survived. Just wondering if you plan on sending the PSU back to EVGA & Motherboard to ASUS to try & find out which one was the cause? Plus while the Motherbord being 6yrs old I'm sure is out of it's Warranty but the G3 at the same age or less should still be covered by it's 10yr Warranty so eligible for a replacement & if it was the cause maybe EVGA replace the Mobo too.
I was hearing small popping noises coming from, I believe the pci-e slot were my gpu was connected. It was a periodic pop, but was consistent in time between the noise. Replaced the MB and haven't heard anything yet. I also upgraded the cpu, so I'm not sure if it was just the MB's fault alone.
lol eons ago a similar thing happened to my PC. Back in the days of old when AMD CPU would explode if they didnt have a heatsink on them. Something shorted at the power connector on the motherboard and the entire thing caught on fire! Since them I've been an Intel only builder.
I had that exact EVGA PSU "pop". My wife called me at work and said it sounded like a firecracker went off in it. I spent the rest of the day fearing it may have taken my board or 6900xt with it. Fortunately the replacement worked and all was well. When I turned over the bad one a piece fell out that turned out to be part of a capacitor.
Way back in the day (late 90s or very early 2000s) I get a phone call, friend asks me if it's normal that there was a pop in his PC, and that smoke was coming out of it. Yeah that wasn't fixable. Pops in a PC is rarely a good sign.
The question really becomes which one went first, the psu or the motherboard. I have seen similar behavior where it cooked it from the back of a motherboard briding connections against the tray many many moons ago and the power supply went POP when it was jostled and made the connection.
When you said it smells like a smokers rig i knew the power supply was burned out. The sniff test is always useful when something suddenly stops working.
greg you ever use a lightbulb short tester easy to build just put a switch with a incandescent bulb in series on hot line. if the bulb goes bright then turns off its good if it stays on it has a short.
Wow...I haven't seen a mobo s%#& the bed in ages...let alone an Asus one at that. Then again the PSU could of been the thing that went pop and took the board with it. Yet another educational vid for newbies to troubleshooting Greg.
Always recommend putting your PC behind a Power + Surge UPS and a good surge protector as well. Get a good one that will also condition the power so you don't have to worry about brown outs.
@@pctrashtalk2069 In my country (Netherlands) We don't have much lightning and most of the energy grid is buried below ground so here the risk is small. But it's never zero. Still i got away without protection as long as there are personal computers around (i am 53 using computers since 1984 never had an issue with fried components due to surges). It all depends on your location and energy grid and amount of times your energy grid get surges. But i am not stupid when there is an outage i would take the computer from the outlet because once it pops back on you can get a surge.
one thing ive noticed is some powersupplies like to take the motherboard with it when they fail unless the safeties kick in but the g3 is known as a budget line like ive had a malfunction with a corsair PSU luckily it didnt fry the system it was in but it never had a intensive load either
great video Greg! these are always awesome n i got to say i missed judge Bonito, now that im hearing everything that is going on in the Red Scuderia i kind of feel like he was just set up to be a fall guy even though he was team principal he really didnt have much power n was just trying to make the best out of the situation. hopefully they get the power unit sorted out n change up the balance of the car so it's doesn't eat tyres next season.
I wouldn't rule out the MoBo that fast, replacing the battery or if possible re-install BIOS. But maybe that's already checked/done or too much hassle.
Earlier this year I replaced my 3900x with a 5900x (unplanned upgrade after my 3900x was broken during a cooler swap), and less than two weeks after installing my new CPU my PSU 'popped' (it was a Corsair AX760i). I had purchased a 750W Thermaltake PSU a few years before to repair my brother's computer and never ended up using it, so I held onto it as a spare. I got that connected and still no POST from the PC, so I was sweating bullets at that point. I ended up taking it to a Canada Computers for further troubleshooting, since I didn't have another x570 board and/or AM4 CPU to test with. Dreading a dead CPU and a massive bill, I felt so much relief when it turned out to be a second dead PSU! That Thermaltake must have been DOA, the only time I ever connected it before was to a different system that was also dead (motherboard in that case). Anyways, I am still extremely thankful my original PSU blowing avoided taking anything more out with it.
Hey Greg, How about if I give you all the components that I wanna upgrade for my currently setup? Little bit info currently: Intel I7 9700K Aorus Z390 Pro Wifi 2x16GB TridentZ Royal Aorus Liquid Cooler 360 Gigabyte Vision 3080Ti Asus 750W power supply in a completely custom build case from corsair 570x
Hey Greg. I live this playlist so much. Can I just throw in an opinion of mine? I think I prefer the episodes without background music, it’s a little distracting for me personally. Anyway, not like it ruined the video or anything. Good stuff! I’m sure people really appreciate you fixing up their rigs for them! 👌
did anyone see that flashing on the motherboard when power was getting to it? 3:24 at the top right of the motherboard may need to view a few times before you see it
A pop always leads to suspect power supply. It is pretty rare in my experience to get a pop that doesn't include the power supply. The flashing LED on the motherboard indicates a short on the motherboard and I would suspect that something on the motherboard went bad creating a short and the old power supply didn't have proper protection and died because of it.
I hope this does not come out the wrong way, but I've been waiting for the power supply check to show a fail this whole time. There have been a lot of different issues, and the power supply was never one of them. One more to check off the list!
This goes to show that things can go wrong on even the most reliable brands, it's not likely to happen, but there's always the possibility. It'd be cool if we could see the inside of the PSU so we can see what exactly went wrong, although I understand why you wouldn't want to do that.
Dang that sucks for the owner. What confuses me though is that green led on the motherboard that was blinking. It was the only thing on the board that survived other than everything else (minus psu) and nothing else happened. Does that tell us anything or just that the led was blinking just to blink at this point with the power it got?
Always have a good quality power supply in a computer otherwise it can take out everything. What a sad unfortunate series of events but had a great person fixing the computer.
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Thanks for watching! Much appreciated.
We want to thank the motherboard for taking one for the team and dying to protect the other parts.
"RUN YOU FOOLS"
Mother protected it's cubs!
No thanks to the PSU, though... It. Had. One. Job!
That’s why it’s called a mother 😢
I haven't finished the video, but I suspect a capacitor.
The original PSU is rated A-tier on LTT and powered a system that would have been fine on 650W... that is an extremely unlucky failure.
Was wondering the same... Could have been some kinda external factor..
Well, that happens sometimes even with good quality units.
From what he said in the pinned comment... it was lighting, and it struck.
Some EVGAs are not so good as they might look...
I've had a similar thing happen, the day after I build my PC it refused to power on. My 2 day old Corsair RM750x PSU fried itself overnight somehow
Unlucky, the PSU capacitor went pop & taken the motherboard with it.
But Lucky it went to Greg, Great work 👍
Wow Greg is so generous! Even though he said he would only replace 1 part he gave him 3 (if you include the sleeved extension cables). He’s also probably the best pc fixer on RUclips. His videos are clean and concise and easy to understand. I’ve learned so much from him
Yes very much so. He shows it all basic and in words we can all understand. It’s like we are all hands on in his videos with him. Very educational and fun to see mostly every PC have its own unique set of problems and how they’re fixed. Very well done and captured.
he clearly dances around the most likely causes to make an actual video out of this... pop and doa pc, is almost always mb/psu, then it's just a matter of trial and error to figure out what else was killed then the first unit went. still it's solid content.
@@arizona_anime_fan Not dancing around at all. Jumping straight to what I _think_ is the cause could result in overlooking other problems with the build. For example, replacing the PSU immediately wouldn't have told me anything about the state of the motherboard (and may have resulted in damage to the replacement unit). It's important that we work toward minimizing variables vs. aimlessly replacing stuff without first isolating.
@@GregSalazar Solid rebuttal.
Just wanted to give a huge thanks for making these types of videos. I did my first PC build last week and once complete I had 0 power going to anything. Because of these videos I was able to track down that it was actually a USB-C header that I had plugged in backwards (the guide I was following said it can go either way). Had it not been for watching these videos, there is no chance I would have solved it on my own. The tip of only hooking up MB + CPU and power, no other connectors got me to power on the board, and then I was able to narrow down my mistake. I was amazed that having a single non-essential cable plugged in backwards wouldn't even let the standby power get to my MB. Thank you so much.
It's just nice to see someone helping others on the internet. People like Greg are why I still have hope for the future.
I remember having a gaming computer years ago on a surge protector and a t-storm was moving through and I wasn't thinking anything of it, but lightning hit the house and caused mine to blow up :( it was a sad day.
Ooof :-(
yikes i feel that one bro when nature says no
it was probably only a power strip and not an actual surge protector. Most ppl don't think to double check that they are using an actual surge protector.
@@obrebel0 could be possible, but if lightening hits the house and your stuff is plugged in only Jesus can save them
@@obrebel0 plus I’m quite sure that surge protectors go bad
MAN I LOVE THIS VIDEOS, ever since I discovered the fix or flop playlist I am kind of addicted to it haha, I don know I just like it so much that I can watch them again, great video!
I just want to thank you for your videos, I ordered a new cpu and two of the pins were bent when I got it and after watching your videos I had the confidence and knowledge to bend the pins back with a needle not having to send it back and wait another two weeks
Thanks a lot to you Greg. Just by watching your fix or flop videos from halfway across the world i was quickly able to identify a faulty motherboard in a brand new build in just a few steps! You sir are a life-saver!
Thank you Greg for this series~ For all you do for the community~
Probly took a power surge to the PSU. I use UPS on power strip surge protector combo. gotta protect those componenets. keep the videos coming.
Those are pretty useless as it doesn’t limit the current..
I've once had a power supply that popped, that took ALL of my components with it. CPU, motherboard, GPU, hard drive, optical drive, _everything._ The only thing it didn't take was the ram.
Was the PSU under warranty?
@@ehdbom Unfortunately, no. Of course I would expect that of a power supply that wasn't even 80+ rated. A 450w, at that. That particular one was shoddy, even for 2011 standards. Lasted me right up until it popped and destroyed my computer back in early 2017. I've gotten new parts since then, but it still sucked.
I would still probably not use that RAM, cant be too happy...
I had the inverse happen. 2012 iBuyPower prebuilt with a Great Wall PSU. The PSU went out with a pop and a flash around 2017. Everything else was fine except the RAM and a single bad RAM slot on the motherboard. Replaced the PSU and RAM and it worked for another year until I built a new PC.
Had the same, only the optical drive and RAM survived. Well at least I had a good reason to build a new PC for myself...
Watching you fix peoples broken systems reminds me of the first computer I ever worked on at school back in 2003. It was my first time working inside a system and I unplugged the HDD while the system was still on and plugged it back in, it send a surge through the whole system and fried it. Luckily it was an old and obsolete P1 system.
This happened to me 1 month after I built my first gaming rig, my CX750 (Bronze) had a capacitor blow-out; fortunately I turned everything off right away. Made sure to look for anything burnt/fried on the motherboard, nothing found. In the end I just RMA it and got a CX750M to replace the bad CX750. Never had issues with the system again, but it was really scary when it happened, the pop was so loud and the system tried to reboot, was lucky and got away with only the PSU being toast.
I just discovered this channel, Now I'm feeling like i need to call every PC gamer I know in real life and tell them to double check their DIMM slots. Every, single, time.
Don't need to check if you have 4 sticks!
Awesome video greg! Had experenced the same issues many times with way cheaper PSUs in my client's rigs, good thing the psu did not took the cpu with it. I experienced a way worst issue with poped psu where a component in the mobo gave me the magic smoke 😅
Love these videos i pray for you Greg every time i watch a video and it comes down to replacing parts this playlist has teached me alot thank you bud
Wow. We are so lucky to have you around, more so local viewers like these guys. Amazing job as always, this is so kind of you to completely give away those really expensive parts to the unfortunate guy.
This is the first sponsor clip ive seen that I would actually buy. My corgi and my moms Siamese cat will love it.
great episode as always!
Thanks for checking it out!
Another great learning vid! Thanks Greg for tackling this particular build- always a new troubleshooting adventure!
I don't have any pc problems but i love watching your fix or flop series. I've always been very intimidated with the goings on inside my pc, but you have a way with explaining things that took the mystery out of it.
I understand you're trying make a video that is instructive. But you spent way too much time fooling around at the beginning. Pulling all of the wires and plugging in a temporary power supply should have been the first thing you tried when somebody says there was a pop
Power supply be like... "If I'm going to go down, I'm taking someone or something down with me...". Another great episode Greg. Happy Holidays :)
Love these series so much. After watching so many of them I feel much more confident in diagnosing PC issues if something ever went wrong.
Thanks for what you do Greg , you're a beast!
hey man your analysis is the best they can get for free tbh but you go out your way to replace thing that can cost up too 100+ and I GRATELY appreciate that since you want them to be able to game as soon as possible or whatever else they do. regardless i hope everything goes well and you make up for those "losses" youre a nice man :]
Greg, another informative and well-produced video, I always use a remote power switch, which is very inexpensive. I don't like sticking a metal tool anywhere near my MB. A video showing how to set up and use a test bench would be nice. The wall outlet you use for the PC should have a GFI installed. A UPS is also nice as it has an excellent surge protector. If you hear thunder, turn your PC off, disconnect the power cord, and then hide behind your sofa. I live in Florida, and I have to do this many times.
I put my rig as well as my network gear on UPS units. That helps prevent surges and quick hit power outages. But my network gear was fried 2x in the last 4 years during thunderstorms. A couple weeks ago I took a close look at the grounding stake where the coax enters the house. The wire was broken and the rod was all rusted. Drove in a new rod and replaced the wire with a new 12 gauge section. Just in time too. We had an April thunderstorm, with a strike so close I heard a snap before the lightning, followed by the thunder. And everything stayed up. Moral: check your ground on the internet cable!
This is exactly what happened when I had a Thermaltake PSU die on me many years ago. Even had a Freezone Elite TEC Chiller and even it survived!
I’ve been watching these videos for 4 hours straight and I’m in love😍😍😍
Greg your too generous to some people - Like this PC I would find out what the issues are - try my components then tell him/her what they need to replace to get the PC working then keep my components. Great videos - Love your channel thanks for all your hard work (UK)
This came as a bit of a shocker to me. EVGA makes a pretty solid PSU, and when they do die, they have pretty good protection on the outputs to make sure the rest of the system isn't affected. External factors, maybe? Maybe a voltage spike on the incoming power line?
Much better process this time around if you ask me. Youre refining it a bit *thumbs up*
I love the outcoming result... Those extensions fits like a glove with the asus rog mainboard... Cool video 👍
I got recommended this channel because I have a broken/faulty PC but sticking around because you're entertaining
Yep, PSU probably took the board with it. Doesn't always happen, but this is why you don't cut corners on the PSU. But it's not like they did. Kinda' surprising being a EVGA G3. Not exactly top tier, but still, a pretty decent PSU. Maybe the board killed the PSU. The world may never know.
thanks for spoileing the episode.First comment under the video.
@@vikonemedia1 opening blurb states that the owner heard a pop. At that point, it's basically guarantied that's the PSU released the magic blue smoke. Taking out just the MOBO is honestly a good day when a PSU spits the dummy.
That is why you do not scroll down and read the comment section before watching the video lol! 😁
@@SkyForce6700 i didn't im watching on the phone so it pops down there first suggested comment and damn that wasnt fun
@@vikonemedia1 hryy boo hoo its a tech video not a movie come on
Good Job Man! , thank you for making these kind of videos for troubleshooting components and such.
I am shocked that a 850W EVGA gold rated PSU blew up like that. Goes to show that a rating isn't everything, even from a reputable brand. My 750W unit from EVGA was DOA but was quick to get a replacement.
@gmualum08 Nope, Amazon sent me the exact same model. Then gave me 30 days to ship the dead one back before being charged for the new one they sent me.
i did that a a brand new build with the brand new am5 platform luckly it was just a fan that got to much power i think had it for a while and no problems but when i plugged the fan back in would get a crazy noise from it but other wise no problems
I love this type of video, don't stop please!!
Great video again Greg greetings from the Netherlands
And POP it's fixed. well done Greg, Nice video.
Gracias for the content, good to see a good family man and dad share important knowledge, and going above and beyond, very nice to add those sweet custom cables, and attenion to detail; orange stripe for cooler and psu, Feliz Navidades
Well done Greg, another goodwill.
Love your music choices
I have only heard a pop when running a computer 3 times since the 1980s, one was a CRT monochrome monitor and the other 2 were PCU cap pops.
Nice work Greg as usual
Great job on the fix. Wonderful video.
I love this playlist!!!
It may be worth saying when you hear a "pop" the first thing you need to check is the Power Supply, and then the motherboard caps. Then the rest. In that order.
Trying stuff like swapping out RAM, CPU, GPU or disks carries the risk of having them destroyed by the malfunctioning PSU.
In 30 years of PC tech, I've only had one PSU do the pop and burn: A 430W Thermaltake that lasted only 20 min. Thankfully, I was right there and I don't recall any other damage. This was in the early 2000s and the PC was not at all power hungry. I know even a respected brand can have a few lemons, but I have also had off-brand PSUs that lasted much longer. Though I am certainly no EE, I find PSUs fascinating, even more than GPUs (not a gamer).
Another Great Video Greg.. Keep up the good work.
that was a fun video. great job as always Greg!
Very important to use a power bar with anti-surge protection. My previous TV fried during a thunderstorm. Luckily, I could fix it by changing the main board ($70 instead of 800+$ for a new TV). Got myself an industrial grade power bar, and it never happened again.
As soon as you said the owner heard a pop I knew what it was. A cap blew in the P/S and I'm not surprised the failure sent a boatload of current up the line and bricked the M/B. I've had it happen.
Check with EVGA on that power supply. The G3 is normally a very reliable PSU and has a 10 Year warranty.
Right!!!! i was shocked to see that it was an EVGA G3 that failed but it can happy with any brand unfortunately. I currently have an EVGA 850GT which is one of the best PSU's out there. I remember a video by GamerNexus where they tested it under heavy load and it passed with flying colors as a top tier PSU.
I love this case, the MSI Mag 100M, such a clean and nice case and it was so cheap.
I Lovee the FixOrFlop series, keep them coming :)
Hi greg!!! Been waiting i felt sad i thought the fix or flop playlist was already finished.
Glad its not. Godbless!!!
We upload an episode nearly every week LOL. Thanks for watching!
@@GregSalazar man!!!! thanks for the reply, solid supporter here since you're troubleshooting steps helped me out on my issues before
The new be quiet PSU and cables go very well with that be quiet cpu cooler
It feels like it's been forever since I have seen one of these in the playlist. Nice little surprise youtube recommendation. Not gonna lie, I wouldn't trust any of those parts anymore until I ran extensive testing on all of them, even if they do work. I would also recommend a UPC or surge protector at the very least for this viewer.
@1:50 is that smoke coming out of the top or something on the TV behind it ?
NM. @5:17 there is some fire works like graphic on the TV, so.... just a weird coincidence.
start with the power switch and then the power supply connections . look for swolen compacitors. Popping compacitors from power supply can happen if there was power supply compacitors going . I had this happen from a bad power supply plug .
G'day Greg,
I once had my Gaming PC go "POP!"😲💩...😯...😭, it was the VRM of my GA-970A-D3P when running my Athlon II 640 at 4.5GHz, everything but the Mobo survived.
Just wondering if you plan on sending the PSU back to EVGA & Motherboard to ASUS to try & find out which one was the cause?
Plus while the Motherbord being 6yrs old I'm sure is out of it's Warranty but the G3 at the same age or less should still be covered by it's 10yr Warranty so eligible for a replacement & if it was the cause maybe EVGA replace the Mobo too.
I was hearing small popping noises coming from, I believe the pci-e slot were my gpu was connected. It was a periodic pop, but was consistent in time between the noise. Replaced the MB and haven't heard anything yet. I also upgraded the cpu, so I'm not sure if it was just the MB's fault alone.
lol eons ago a similar thing happened to my PC.
Back in the days of old when AMD CPU would explode if they didnt have a heatsink on them.
Something shorted at the power connector on the motherboard and the entire thing caught on fire!
Since them I've been an Intel only builder.
I had that exact EVGA PSU "pop". My wife called me at work and said it sounded like a firecracker went off in it. I spent the rest of the day fearing it may have taken my board or 6900xt with it. Fortunately the replacement worked and all was well. When I turned over the bad one a piece fell out that turned out to be part of a capacitor.
Way back in the day (late 90s or very early 2000s) I get a phone call, friend asks me if it's normal that there was a pop in his PC, and that smoke was coming out of it. Yeah that wasn't fixable.
Pops in a PC is rarely a good sign.
The question really becomes which one went first, the psu or the motherboard. I have seen similar behavior where it cooked it from the back of a motherboard briding connections against the tray many many moons ago and the power supply went POP when it was jostled and made the connection.
When you said it smells like a smokers rig i knew the power supply was burned out. The sniff test is always useful when something suddenly stops working.
When you heard pop, chances of PSU fried is very high. And if your PSU confirm fried, other components may also fried.
Evga psus are pretty solid usually too...at least you know they will rma it for you no problem
greg you ever use a lightbulb short tester easy to build just put a switch with a incandescent bulb in series on hot line. if the bulb goes bright then turns off its good if it stays on it has a short.
Wow...I haven't seen a mobo s%#& the bed in ages...let alone an Asus one at that. Then again the PSU could of been the thing that went pop and took the board with it. Yet another educational vid for newbies to troubleshooting Greg.
Awesome job as usual sir
Thanks for watching! :-)
had the same thing happen to me, power supply blew , all rails popped like firecrackers pack and fried motherboard as well
Always recommend putting your PC behind a Power + Surge UPS and a good surge protector as well. Get a good one that will also condition the power so you don't have to worry about brown outs.
There is lots of lightning in Florida.
@@pctrashtalk2069 In my country (Netherlands) We don't have much lightning and most of the energy grid is buried below ground so here the risk is small. But it's never zero. Still i got away without protection as long as there are personal computers around (i am 53 using computers since 1984 never had an issue with fried components due to surges). It all depends on your location and energy grid and amount of times your energy grid get surges. But i am not stupid when there is an outage i would take the computer from the outlet because once it pops back on you can get a surge.
one thing ive noticed is some powersupplies like to take the motherboard with it when they fail unless the safeties kick in but the g3 is known as a budget line like ive had a malfunction with a corsair PSU luckily it didnt fry the system it was in but it never had a intensive load either
Greg I live in Vegas... it's an actual desert. How do i keep dust out of my computer even with filters over the openings it still gets in.
great video Greg! these are always awesome n i got to say i missed judge Bonito, now that im hearing everything that is going on in the Red Scuderia i kind of feel like he was just set up to be a fall guy even though he was team principal he really didnt have much power n was just trying to make the best out of the situation. hopefully they get the power unit sorted out n change up the balance of the car so it's doesn't eat tyres next season.
what, you don't want to play with your brand new 850W ied?
I love this guy videos
I wouldn't rule out the MoBo that fast, replacing the battery or if possible re-install BIOS. But maybe that's already checked/done or too much hassle.
Earlier this year I replaced my 3900x with a 5900x (unplanned upgrade after my 3900x was broken during a cooler swap), and less than two weeks after installing my new CPU my PSU 'popped' (it was a Corsair AX760i). I had purchased a 750W Thermaltake PSU a few years before to repair my brother's computer and never ended up using it, so I held onto it as a spare. I got that connected and still no POST from the PC, so I was sweating bullets at that point. I ended up taking it to a Canada Computers for further troubleshooting, since I didn't have another x570 board and/or AM4 CPU to test with. Dreading a dead CPU and a massive bill, I felt so much relief when it turned out to be a second dead PSU! That Thermaltake must have been DOA, the only time I ever connected it before was to a different system that was also dead (motherboard in that case). Anyways, I am still extremely thankful my original PSU blowing avoided taking anything more out with it.
Hey Greg, How about if I give you all the components that I wanna upgrade for my currently setup? Little bit info currently:
Intel I7 9700K
Aorus Z390 Pro Wifi
2x16GB TridentZ Royal
Aorus Liquid Cooler 360
Gigabyte Vision 3080Ti
Asus 750W power supply in a completely custom build case from corsair 570x
Hey Greg. I live this playlist so much. Can I just throw in an opinion of mine? I think I prefer the episodes without background music, it’s a little distracting for me personally. Anyway, not like it ruined the video or anything. Good stuff! I’m sure people really appreciate you fixing up their rigs for them! 👌
did anyone see that flashing on the motherboard when power was getting to it? 3:24 at the top right of the motherboard may need to view a few times before you see it
Religiously watching your fix or flop series, waiting for the day my PC bricks it.
I'll be so ready 🤣
I had an EVGA 550w PS do the same thing - pop and dead - luckily it only took itself out and not the rest of the system...
Nice one Greg.
A pop always leads to suspect power supply. It is pretty rare in my experience to get a pop that doesn't include the power supply. The flashing LED on the motherboard indicates a short on the motherboard and I would suspect that something on the motherboard went bad creating a short and the old power supply didn't have proper protection and died because of it.
Love the fireworks out the window🤣😂🤣
I hope this does not come out the wrong way, but I've been waiting for the power supply check to show a fail this whole time. There have been a lot of different issues, and the power supply was never one of them. One more to check off the list!
Nice job Greg
I would reach out to EVGA because it looks like the PSU failed and took out the MB
That should be under warranty
This unit was more than likely hit by a power surge. Look around the chips, and see if you can find a hole in one of them.
Had this similar issue with my Asus Prime X470-pro, so I RMA'd it and got myself a new replacement motherboard.
This goes to show that things can go wrong on even the most reliable brands, it's not likely to happen, but there's always the possibility. It'd be cool if we could see the inside of the PSU so we can see what exactly went wrong, although I understand why you wouldn't want to do that.
Dang that sucks for the owner. What confuses me though is that green led on the motherboard that was blinking. It was the only thing on the board that survived other than everything else (minus psu) and nothing else happened. Does that tell us anything or just that the led was blinking just to blink at this point with the power it got?
Always have a good quality power supply in a computer otherwise it can take out everything. What a sad unfortunate series of events but had a great person fixing the computer.