Turning $100 into a HIGH-END Gaming PC - Episode 1 - "Statistics"
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- For a while now people have wanted me to test my Used PC Parts skills by starting off on a low budget, and then trading my way through deals and opportunities to eventually (and hopefully) end up with a High-End Gaming PC. This is the pilot episode. Enjoy.
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Starts out with a Bic pen, ends up driving a Ferrari!
Matt Christie it’s not a Ferrari man...
@@FieryWings01 It's just the first episode.
waffeltek we are talking about The Yes Mobile right? No it’s not a Lamborghini either.
@@FieryWings01 No, this new video series is about starting out at the bottom, and hustling to the top. Hence my first comment, an analogy of the concept.
Ends with a RX-7 with rotory.
People don't understand how difficult it can be as we creators try to make innovative videos.
You succeed and kudos friend.
Yeah it's definitely hard, what's even more harder is the time it takes to make the content :(.
@GlassyRS he might be testing
@@techyescity understood yes. It is strange though because as you know sometimes the video you spend 30 hours creating does okay, whereas that quick one does GREAT and you are like "huh... okay"
Just do more of what works and discard the rest, I guess.
@@techyescity Bryan, how many hours work do you put into your channel per week?
Now this is exactly what I've done in my life. Bought a newer game for my brother for $60. Turned out it sucked for him and only played it once(I guess it was Destiny or Halo 4 or something). So, I sold it on Craigslist for $40. And cause I didn't have a job or an Xbox One console. I thought, "Maybe I should get build a PC for fun. I don't know." And somehow, I got the cheapest Dell Optiplex SFF with a i3 1st Gen and 4gb of ram. Later, I found a great 720p monitor an office was selling(yet have away for free to me), a broken SSD(I fixed!), and a keyboard/mouse combo(my mother found in the trash). I turned it into a $120 profit and used the Windows 7 on the PC into a 10. Sold it as an office PC and got a server PC with a x3323(Core 2 Quad equivalent) and 6gb of DDR2 for free from the trash where my mother found the keyboard/mouse combo. Turned that into a profit. Etc.
This kept happening until where I am right now years later with a E3-1230, 8gb of Corsair DDR3, a GTX 1050 2GB, an old SSD(works perfectly fine), a 500GB HDD, a CX650M with White Modular Cables, a Micro ATX Cooler Master case with three fans, a CoolerMaster CPU cooler, an ASUS 900p Monitor (that can somehow do 75hz), another keyboard/mouse combo, a Xbox plug-in controller, a Moto G7 Play, and a Moto G7 Optimo Maxx all for around a $265 US Dollar profit.
I somehow got all this stuff cause I just wanted a simple retro gaming PC at first and wished I could get a better one. Yet, I became very blessed and worked hard until I got almost everything I wanted. And it all stated with a game we didn't like XD
So, I just wanna let everyone know. You can get to a good point and get exactly very close to what you want in life. It may not be what you imagine or wished for But, I'm pretty happy with how far I've gotten and earned a lot of fancy electronics. I just had to be smart and work hard for it. Trust me. You put yourself toward it. You might not get what you want. But, you will get close to what you need. Happy building :)
How did you fix a broken SSD?
@@twizz420 It's Sata Port was chipped. So, I took it off and resoldered another port for the connectors.
But that's luck, no one in my area throws pc stuff in the trash or anything
@@lordjunn Hey. I understanding. I used to live in another town of 100 as the population. So, "trash piles or landfills" was even a thing. Now, I've been living in the majority of my life in a slightly larger area. Plus, the landfill days which are, of course, the days the landfill are open to the public for free. The only place to throw away the electronics is far out of town to get to. So, we hit up a short drive to a major landfills and everybudy takes "Pentium 4" PC's of all things and CCR TVs and CCR Monitors. So, each time I always find absolutely nothing. It was only this three month time period in two visits is when I found those higher quality items from the landfill for electronics. The workers said some rich, rich older lady dropped them off and that was two non-consecutive occasions. The only other good find I found in all my years good to the dump is last year a school teacher dropped off three older, broken Acer C720P chromebooks. I took parts from each and even though they were in the still in the process of dieing and the each touchscreen was shattered. I managed to get one chromebook revived and got one other screen to cut on. Along with another battery from the other. It worked for 6 months while having random shutdowns and then it finally decided to die this February.
Other than that, I can never find anything valuable at the dump anymore including a simple mouse, keyboard, or computer beyond the Pentium 4 which are all the same Dell OEM systems that use ribbon cables and proprietary parts. I managed to open up a two of them and take some screws I needed. Other than that, you just gotta wait for rich people to drop stuff off XD
But yeah, it is very luck based. However, if you want to learn of computers and probably earn on part or unit for free is volunteering at a school or office and just straight up asking that "I'll fix up some of those computers(like LGA 1155) and if I find a bad one would you mind if I keep it for parts." Most of the time, people reply "Yes sir, you can go right ahead. You need any help?" I'll reply, "No sir( Or No ma'am). I might need to know every know and then where your bathroom or cafeteria is sir( or ma'am). But other than that, I'm here to help." They then let me help them and in return I'll find only a couple of broken units that with bad motherboards only and take them for parts. The people get better systems for bettering education for students or bettering workflow in an office. And I get parts like a E3-1230 and a 500GB HDD that also had a broken sata port. I would leave them the good ram modules, good HDDs, cases, proprietary fans, proprietary PSUs, etc.
You can always do good and fix stuff too. My roommate/cousin/friend managed to not pay for the rest of community college (other than our first semester) by fixing at least 200 units of the college's computers. The college was about to spend up to the $100,000 US dollars or way, WAY more in order to keep up with updating systems. We managed to convince them that we could fix them and it's literally parts like a bunch of HD7450s, more DDR3 ram, and better CPUs, and a Ton of SSDs and Macrium Reflect for 1st and 2nd Gen Intel units(being half 1st i3 gen and other half G2020 Pentium gen). It took three months to fix them, and we repaired here and there whenever someone else would break them. They didn't have any computer classes there or an IT guy, so they used us and we didn't have to pay for food or any semester saving thousands in my eyes. We also took some units that where way, WAY older like LGA 775 they couldn't keep like 54 units and sold them with extra SSDs off the same pallet the school ordered, updated the Windows 7 up to Windows 10, and put a bunch of GTX 750 Ti's in at least 26 units where we used that money for gas or buying a pizza here and there. We also worked as the janitor, AC repair man, chef, drama prop builder, sound board guy, and any other oddball jobs nobody wanted to just pay for gas. I worked and earned my way through community college even though a "singing" degree is pretty much useless when I still sound terrible XD. But hey, I at least even got the degree saying "I am smarter than the average person." And, I feel as though I earned it by working really, really hard at it.
So, trust me. If you ever want to get something, you gotta work hard for it and find opportunities wherever you go even if it's a trash pill, a landfill, a volunteering service, helping a friend, helping a seller, or helping s school not spend thousands of dollars by doing a service. Trust me when I at least say. "Yes, you can." :)
@@shreyas9580 KurejittoX Thank you so much. I hope it inspired others too. And also it never ends too, the Moto G7 Play had a bad stock rom and turns out the smartphone had an unlocked bootloader. So, I've been learning about ADB, Fastboot, Rooting, etc. Whenever the phone used to cut on, it said "N/A" meaning something was off with the rom. Later on, I flashed the original rom designed for the phone and it now says "bad key" which is that the stock rom is not the *same*(even though it exactly is). Many can get rid of the "bad key". However, I'm one of the select few who can't. All "bad key" means is that the bootloader is still "unlocked" and mine will continue to stay "unlocked" cause whoever previously used it (most likely a MetroPCs employee cause it was in an unopened box and had a note on it saying for the device to 'Go on clearance') had a corrupt *recovery mode* and disabled it. The logo "bad key" will always show up and the only thing I am trying to use to at least hide it is MotoLogoChanger or something on the XDA Forums. Of course, the phone will brick unless it has the original stock rom thanks to LMSA(Lenovo Moto Service Assistant).
So,.....everyday is an adventure. Just gotta keep looking at the bright side. Like, I at least got it working again.
I did this when I discovered your channel 2 years ago. Now I'm running a small business out of my home 😊. Started with $150
sounds cool
You go, man. Good luck in the future.
I make like $2000 a month. It's not full time tho. I also don't offer other services like repair, consultant or networking set ups
@@hd1845 but U can : Gaming RIG component list :P
@@ulysseslee9541 yeah haha. I do food catering also though 🤠
Now this is one of the coolest projects that I have ever seen! Good luck.
Heck yeah man. Can't wait to see the rest of the series. I did this myself to get my current system and the ride is amazing. Thank you for the great content
i do this too! I am not allowed to get myself or my son a new pc or parts. Have to sell our old stuff at a profit! Got his first PC for £45 core2quad and got a £55 7870. Played minecraft on it for a year. He needed something better for Fortnite. So we sold it for £200 and then got him a Xeon :)
@@dadgamer6717 man that's awesome. I'm building a PC for my daughter and I've been on the used parts hunt like mad the last couple months. Her build is gonna be beautiful and I'm so excited. Great to hear about you and your son too. Keep the passion going!
@@dbuckfan8301 im 14 and saving every penny for a pc (apart from my Nintendo switch funds) and I'm gonna get an old office PC (i7 4770 8gb ram)and put in an 8gb rx 570. And me and my dad are gonna put it together and maybe case swap it.
@@Wambowayne sounds awesome man. That's a great way to go.
I wonder why that glass was in the case and it was so messed up. Maybe someone threw it through a window :D
Might have had a glass side panel.
Nah that looks like crystal meth
must have rage quit on fortnite!
@@JimVito no way a pc that old had glass panel
Dad is mad, his kid suck at cod
This already sounds like an amazing series! Keep it up Bryan!!
i waited for brian to do this since i started watching him, this is the best series so far in the channel!
This is such a great idea!
Hi Nick!
5 pcs for $60! If you look on Ebay, only the core i7 2600 costs that price . The value is pretty damn ridiculous ! You nailed it!
Thats the Juice i was craving for a long time! Im actually really Hyped for the coming Episodes with all the Progress. Dont need to Hurry Though, The Goal of this Challenge is pretty nice but for me its all about the Journey!
I ended up selling a Pc which had an i5 2400, a gtx 950 and 8gb ram for 175 AUD.
I got the ram and processor from a pc someone had thrown out, and the gpu and motherboard were a relative bargain for 75 dollars total.
Aw yess gotta love scavenging stuff like that
Yea he probably should have spent the profit from the other pc’s on a gtx 1050 for around 60 dollars. Could’ve sold it as a gaming pc and asked like 200 for it
@@joop732 Unfortunately Gtx 1050's are like 150 dollars even locally where I live : (
@@Quicksilver-7791 gtx 1050 is useless
@@Quicksilver-7791 i wouldnt buy it for 100
This with me too! I come from a low income family however with some savings. My parents allowed me $300 to play around with. I've turned it into a $2000 gaming system, a new phone, around $700 in clothing, and paid for some new IKEA furniture, and I have three gaming PCs on my desk right now ready to sell, actually benchmarking one now as I type this.
LienusLateTips teach me the ways
Turning $100 into a high end gaming PC? I'm gonna have to start calling you Tech YES Midas! Cause you have the Tech YES Touch!
And u make shit jokes
@@clash1768 It's not really a joke.... It's called offering support to a friend. Don't like it? Then go bugger off you Tech YES Traitor!
@@MarcoGPUtuber yeah am gonna have a burger first
He's like some of the players on Escape from Tarkov; starting at level one, a hatchet, and a dream!
Playing the flea market like a fiddle.
The true enthusiasts flip their way up to monster builds!!! Awesome. Amazing deals.. look forward to the next one.
Brian, because of you I do this same thing. Every day is a hustle. Thanks for the great content. Can't wait for the next one!
A friend of mine: Where do you live now?
Me: In Tech Yes City
A friend of mine: *ok...*
To be fair Tech Yes City is beautiful at this time of year.
@@madebymawhinney it's beautiful all the time bruh
Tech Yes City is a cyber punk city where a pc case is like a building where we live... nevermind.
Awesome stuff Brian. I know I have said this before but a lot of people (the vast majority) can't afford to drop hundreds if not thousands of $$ on shiny new PCs to game/work on so vids like this really help people out. You see it all the time in comments sections on product reviews etc: "drooling over a $400 GPU when my PC isn't worth $50" etc. Worse is that tech culture has ingrained into people that used = bad and that if you don't have the latest and greatest then you are somehow failing at life. I remember being stung as a youngster in the industry when I sold my Geforce 4 MX 400 and bought an FX 5200 because it was at least the "latest generation" only to discover the 5200 was so much slower in 90% of the games I played.
Kudos for showing people that you are better off with something like an RX 470 used for cheap than you are with something like a GTX 1650 that cost twice as much (or more) but is new. These are lessons many of us had to learn through bitter experience so the more we can help people avoid wasting their time and money the better. I still remember my bitter disappointment when I installed my shiny new FX 5200 and fired up a game in (for the time) cutting edge DX9 mode only to discover the frame rates were completely unplayable and had to revert to DX 8.1. Worse still, my old GPU was faster in DX 8.1.
This is my favourite kind of content and giving the end product away is a really cool gesture. Kudos Brian
Thats the best thing ive heard for tech channels which seem to repeat each other.total different angle...
Which cleaning supplies do you use (including the vacuum/air blower). I want to buy some PC cleaning gear. Fantastic series btw! Really looking forward to part 2!
you consistently drop great content ..just thought id let you know its not going unnoticed . Thanks for keeping pc building on a budget interesting ..im still rocking a E5450 from when I first seen your video on 711 mod 4 years ago .. lol
Thanks man, really means a lot to me.
2:51 I may not know the hardware inside, but I do know that there is a legit Windows 7 key on it that upgrades to Windows 10. SCDKeys is great, but free is even greater.
That's if someone hasn't used it already :p
My x3450 and R9 290X going good! Got them both for under 100 bucks!
Shout outs to Dad Man!
Real great idea for video series, looking forward to seeing it all. Cheers mate.
Awesome idea for a series Brian! Can’t wait to see how this plays out. Stay tuned to the YES man!
This is gonna be fun to watch how it plays thank you man can wait!!
Please we need more episodes! This is just amazing.
Hey Bryan love seeing you old dad in there he is a funny man like you dude ahahaha good job well done that like all my old computers i have hear get some cheap ssd's put in there Bryan
This is exactly what I did. I started with no knowledge a year ago. Started flipping optiplex computers, used all my profit to build a $2,000 setup. Only took 2 - 3 months. Would have taken less if I didn't work 10 hours a day. Great video by the way!
I love this series already!
Needed my PC flipping needs fulfilled and you never disappoint
Are you going to make a part 2, 3, 4 etc? I really like this type of video.
Tech Yes Loving Lite!
Just finished with my 10th customer installed a 500GB SSD and updated her laptop to Windows 10 from 8. You've inspired me hopefully my business will blow up. :) Charged her £105 for parts and labour. Sounds reasonable right? £60 for the SSD, £5 for the windows licence and the rest is profit. Great video man :)
That’s some serious hustle. Respect ✊🏼
This is awesome. Can’t wait to see you rocking an amazing gaming PC!!
Just one word for this series: YES!
Love your videos Brian keep them coming
Really love this series already, Bryan
Liking this after only watching the intro. So looking forward to this series.
Feels like this series defines what TYC is, can't wait for episode 2 and beyond!
Love that ! Good vibe good project good music background, i will follow this project for sure and yes confident process and the final will be so awesome ! Thanks
awesome videos you have and every time i get confuse about upgrading my pc all your videos are helping me thanks a lot bro...
But when will come ep 2? Been waiting like a penguin on sore bollocks here for a month or two now :D
Liked for '... waiting like a penguin on sore bollocks' 🤣
Great episode! Look forward to seeing how the hustle goes!
Man this is a great idea for a series, your personality just catapult it's to 11! Best wishes from texas
I'm still surprised how I7 2nd gen 2600 and 2700 are still kicking ass. They can do good streaming and good for gaming even if it has 4 cores and 8 threads but still, my first gaming and recording pc was with an i7 2600... I'm still amazed by Intels 2nd gen processors that still kick ass 9 years later!
Hey Brian you might not see this. Just so you know man you don't need gaming PCs to do what you're doing here, this is just beautiful. I would watch you do this with a VCR if you edited it and gave it a soundtrack like this. It's your personality is your taste.
You found gold and I found this gem of a video!
Can you modify the drivers to tweak the performance of some games to run faster?
I really want to do this now. Great job!
I always get a kick out of seeing 10-20 year old PC cases that I have owned or still own on your channel & it happens a lot lol
I’m curious if/where there is a market for older tech like this... cool project tho. Keep it coming
Parents with kids who looking for a real cheap system for homework or basic home office work I think. They just look at the price, not the specs haha
It's not people specifically looking for older tech per se, it's the low price tag people look at like Wolf said
It could run league or cs, so what's the problem?
You make flipping PC's more fun than it already is. And the decent profit from it too.
Yep, the i7 deal for sure. I'd hold that combo back for a completed build.
Great idea, looking forward for your next episode!
Nice work mate! Don't forget to keep well stocked on toilet paper 🤣
I really like this kind of video because its what i want to do when i have the money thx brian
It's great to see this type of content where risk really does turn into reward. I actually felt sorry for the one PC, it looked as if it had been beaten with a baseball bat.
Tech yes for the win! ✅😎 another day another great content filled entertaining video from The Yes Man himself
Wow
Indeed !!!
Loving this series so far.
You have a gem on your hands with this one. Lots of low budget players out there that this series will help realize their dreams.
Not everyone can afford the latest and greatest In pc builds.
I have one of those Coolermaster cases. Served as my main PC for years. The power button kept breaking however. The plastic arms would break and button would flop around in it's little hole. I would then have to stick my finger and hit the tiny power button the main power button was supposed to press against to power it on. That case is still working as a spare/play PC.
This is fantastic content Bryan- a keen as watch.
I wanna see Tech Yes Mc Lovin' Combo
While Linus and other youtubers are calling $2000 systems budget pcs.. this guy is the real deal and he knows the real world problems and how hard it is for normal people to even get a pc on a budget. Good job mate.
So looking forward to your next episode in this series. My chief enjoyment is the refurbs and seeing what the next batch of PCs are like.
Looking forward to this series. Best of luck!
I really enjoy your videos. I am getting into building and selling computers and you taught me a lot. Thank you.
That is a win Brian! 5/5 for a good start and that look fun!
Nice find. That i7 and motherboard bundle alone is already worth twice the invested money in my area and I have to say that 2600 is still a pretty capable chip.
@Tech YES City great series, definitrly mystery box pc's are a great way to go for new content and especially to watch and see how you adapt, btw less cybertron more dadman...maybe for that motherboard bundle get dad to make you a wooden case, even a 3d print case would help get more money
Bryan that last pc with the fx4XXX cpu has actually got in my opinion one of the very best ALL ROUND am3+ boards the m5a97 boards are so flexible and tweakable solid reliable boards ive ever come across with am3+ it really should have a fx8XXX to do it justice ,maybe worth making a mention of that board in the advert
This is the reason I subscribed to this channel in the beginning. Good vid , and good luck !
We,as a TechYesCity dwellers,need a logo !!!!
So we can spread the TechYesCityness around, with a price-performance builds,in a way, that's approved by Brian .....
8))))
I started doing this a few months ago and now I have two ryzen 5 systems that I am trying to flip. Good luck man!
You are amazing! I get inspired after every single video you put out . Keep up the good work man. I hope you are proud of what your doing.
lets go best series yet
I'm going to be following this series closely. Trying to emulate what you're doing here is a potential way for somebody to buy a PC to play Cyberpunk 2077 on, as there's still quite a bit of time until that game is released and lots of people have been waiting for it for years. You might want to combine the Laptop flipping experiments you did with this project once you come to a little bit more capital. Granted that people usually are very brand conscious when it comes to laptops, so it's a completely different ball game. Still I quite enjoyed those experiments, and if the opportunity presents itself I'd like to see you explore that avenue a little bit more.
Great stuff, my dude!
I know I am late but always unplug you fans before using air or vacuums on them! the overspeed can charge the fan circuits to damaging levels!
Tip to speed up the process. Put all pc's up for sale and sell the one you get the highest bid on. Delete the other listings. Of the money buy some new Kingston A400 2,5" 240GB ssd's or similar. Install them in the best pc's you have left with windows and drivers. Sell them as used with new ssd + warrenty and invoice.
In future builds stack up components (you should have saved that power supply I've you asked me). When you find a new bargain which has a nice branded power supply swap them and sell the power supply separately. Same for other parts like videocards.
Keep some money aside to find bargain deals on SSD's. Sell future pc's with an SSD and windows install. Any PC with an SSD sells way more easy than their counterparts without one.
Edit: It would be nice if you include petrol costs and or shipping costs.
Im just gonna say it. The best tech RUclipsrs out there. Love the videos Mr TYC I hope you hit 1 mil subs in 2020
Love it! This is a cool idea!
I wished I could get parts that cheep :) top stuff fella.
4:00 “Ah you think dusty PCs are your ally? You merely adopted the used PC hunt. I was born in it, molded by it!”
Epic video mate. I think i would have held onto that i7 combo and used some money from the other sales to turn it into a decent gaming PC for even more profit. But then again maybe its better to just get it listed asap and move onto another deal.
I've kinda done a similar thing. Started with couple of hundred euros buying really crappy laptops, fixing and flipping them. In 2 years I had a budget over 10k to play with so I could pretty much buy anything even in the high end that I saw had too low of an asking price. At some point I had about 40 laptops and desktops in my 2 room apartment, it was quite the mess but hey. Money is money. I was unemployed so I had time and I had alot of experience in tech support, although I never really had repaired laptops before but I was curious and really liked disassemblying and trying to find the faults in them.
That case with glass definitively seen better days!
Yesyesyes !!!!
Not just yes,but TechYesCity !!!
BTW,just got yesterday an as is PC with a Foxconn P55/H55 motherboard, GeForce 9800 512 GB Gt,a Hitachi 500 GB,a dead Suplay,and a case ,a gamer's case,frome 2000's.
With 3 lcd indicator on its front.
For 85 USD.
And motherboard is dead, heading for repair,all other is good,kind of (side panel has a broken glass), hopefully,I can replace it, otherwise,I'll have to make a new plexyglass window for it.....
Super pumped for the series!
Cant waiy for ep 2
What a idea! Its effin brilliant if you think about it. Good Luck!
What a cool idea for an episodic series. The only issue I could see is it taking a little while to get the computers sold. I think this could be remedied with some updates on offers as well as other potential purchases/flips. I'm also interested in seeing the check list for the high end system slowly get checked off one by one!
Nice video. Good job. Maybe even doing tear downs of all 5 systems to make the best combo's of parts for greater returns.
This is my Tech Yes Therapy
Best tech youtuber by far, greetings from Puerto Rico.
Luck plays a good part in reselling computers. I ran across a person selling a number of FX 6300 Processors and Motherboards for 50 each. I ended up spending 40 each and getting 3 of them. They all worked. I was told they were take outs of systems from a school.. I still had to pick up cases, Power supplies, and Hard drives. And I added a usb 3.0 card to each. The boards were missing that. They all sold for a small profit. which helped me into the next systems I would build...
great idea....keep it up, cant wait to see how it turns out
Looking forward to these episodes :> I enjoy this one