Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S1:E20
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This is it! Episode 20 of season 1 of Fix or Flop. We've come a long way - and we've saved one of the most broken PC for last. Hope you enjoy! By the way, if you live in the Orlando, FL area and have an issue with your rig, apply to have it (possibly) fixed for free today! gregsalazar.com/fix-or-flop
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Greg, what you do is truly entertaining. I am hooked on these videos. I hope you one day can take a few months, get a vehicle and do mobile fixes around the country. You're doing the PC community a huge service. Life long fan!
MUCH appreciated! And yes, we have plans in the making to travel to multiple cities and troubleshoot viewer PCs! We also have plans to kick off an OTA troubleshooting series for folks we'll never be able to reach in person. Exciting stuff! 😀
@@GregSalazar cant wait!!!
love from indiana
@@GregSalazar hi from Japan 🇯🇵. Greg can you make a video showing how you edit your videos, the process behind it ?
@@GregSalazar hopefully you'll make it up to Michigan, would love to see you around this way. You've made me pretty well versed if anything of mine goes crazy, but it'd still be an honor to meet you my friend.
According to the Coffee Lake diagram and the Intel Datasheet, it looks like that pin is either the VIDSCK or VSS_SENSE pin. Both are power / voltage management. It makes sense since the top left of these sockets are all power management related, so yeah it makes sense this is happening.
Those don't sound like things that the pin for them missing would result in a functioning system.
@@EinhanderSn0m4n just listen to mr science man
@@EinhanderSn0m4n The pin was folded over the wrong way, it was probably contacting one, or more, of the other pins, that will definitely cause problems.
It would be interesting to see how the board behaves now that the pin has been removed completely.
So if that pin was touching another + or - when folded back it would be creating a problem for the CPU or a Short, Bad either way,
🤔the Motherboard should work again without that pin as for each circuit there is usually more than 1 pin
@@shaneeslick I dont think its shorting. All the pins in that corner are essential for this CPU, I think the lack of it means the CPU cant regulate the power therefor it initiates the power off.
With some of the other tech tubers struggling to find content with the shortages going on, I think you're on the right track with these series.
This has been the best case scenario for trying new things and seeing what sticks in the content creation space. I could watch these all day.
Can't wait for season 2! I would never have imagined that this kind of series can be so entertaining and informative but you've really made it enjoyable to watch. Thank you and keep going!
Congrats on a full season. Such a cool series that I hope continues on for years.
This season was an absolute banger! Enjoyed every episode and really learned a lot about troubleshooting hardware. Super stoked for the next season.
I really love your stuff, Greg. I've learned so much from you videos especially this Playlist. Each one is a great case study into the nitty-gritty of PC build debugging that demystifies what people are horrified to see in their own hardware.
I was always so scared to take a look at my PCs after building them, thinking that it's always some delicate balancing act I shouldn't mess with.
More power to you, man. Looking forward to more of this in the future.
Just binged the whole playlist and I wanted to thank you. Due to the video where the CPU had a dead memory channel, I finaly managed to fix my own PC. I had given up, but after that video I had to test it :D
"We have so many systems in the queue." Best words spoken in the whole video. Love all of these!
Excellent playlist! I love seeing the troubleshooting steps, but more so I love seeing such generosity of fixing viewers broken PCs and swapping out broken components without breaking a sweat, it appears so genuine and such a great way to give back to viewers in the Orlando area. I'm glad it cuts both ways and you're able to get these monetized, so you can continue to make this top-notch content. I've been recommending this Playlist and PCDC to anyone who will listen! :D haha keep up the great work! Looking forward to Season 2!
After watching all your PCDC (or should I say OCDC? with how meticulous you do it) and Fix or Flop vids, I really learned a LOT. and helped me a lot! Thanks! please keep making these videos, they are entertaining, educational, and not cringe. Happy holidays! :D
Thanks to this playlist I got to learn about you Greg, and I am really thankful RUclips recommended me your channel.
Thanks to you I learned many things about PCs, and my fear about trying to troublefix or just straight up open one's PC is gone.
We had such an incredible journey with this playlist, and here's for Season 2, 3, 4, and much more!
Love you so damn much Greg, you are incredibly amazing and you deserve the entire world.
This means a whole heck of a lot to me! Thanks for the kind words and continued support. Your viewership is what allows me to do what I do.
Huge fan of the work you do Greg! Super entertaining as well as informative, thanks for keeping this going with all the work that it entails. Looking forward to season 2, enjoy the holidays, and know that all the hard work you put into these videos is appreciated and worth it.
Congrats on the first season, enjoyed every minute. With this problem I ran into this same issue over the summer. While I was away from my apartment, a thunderstorm struck and fried my motherboard. It had to go through my modem (fried) to my router (fried), to my ethernet port, all of which is now run through a ethernet surge protector. I returned home to see my PC flashing in the same way. Luckily I had spares to troubleshoot with, but I'd have been screwed had I not. This is a great service you're doing for people and I hope you can keep it going for a long time.
Wonderful Season Finale of Fix or Flop Greg! Great spotting that bent pin! Another successful computer fix in the bag. You're an inspiration dude. Good job and thanks for yet another informative episode. Can't wait till season 2.
I love your Fix or Flop videos. I think it's great that you're helping people that might not be as tech savvy. You're performing a great service for the community. I can't wait for season 2.
I love this series. Now I don’t have my own gaming pc….but watching your videos definitely makes me feel confident that if I ever get one in the future I can fix problems that may happen. Thanks!
Congrats on the first season, Greg! Love the work you do in these videos! I built a PC this year and your Fix or Flop videos helps me keep things in mind on how to troubleshoot my PC in case it screws up. I also made a troubleshoot checklist for when my PC may be erratic some day. Keep on rockin', Greg!
This series has been great, not only have you helped people in your local area but you've helped many people (myself included) learn more about the hardware of computers and troubleshooting methods in an interesting way! Can't wait for the next season!
I feel like I owe you soo much just for putting out these videos! I've been able to diagnose and properly fix my computer because of one of your videos
Your content has been so addicting Greg, thank you for all of the incredible work
it’s just the suspense that makes me come back to watch these videos, and i love it. i would love to do something like this myself, but i don’t have the experience or the opportunity to do it, and i’ve learned so much from this series. keep up the good work man!
I have shared few of your videos from this Playlist to peoples in my local fb pc group that has broken pc with symptom similar to any of your video and it helps them. Thanks greg for one wonderful season :)
Love your videos, and this niche you have carved out for yourself in the "techtuber" space.. It is both original and refreshing! It is also nice to see other channels have respected your work in this area and have not jumped on the bandwagon of copying what you do! Keep up the great work and I look forward to the next one! Did you ever test that other board after removing the bent/ broken pin? I was hoping you would have shared the results if so...
Yep, board is dead, unfortunately! So it's likely the pin that broke wasn't ground.
@@GregSalazar Loving the series man , but i was hoping that you would show us that motherboard is indeed dead.
@@GregSalazar hey. i really enjoyed the whole playlist, it's really nice to see stuff like this (logical and methodical troubleshooting). i've been doing this for the roughly past 20 years for family and friends and others. one question though - why don't you use a speaker for the systems that don't show anything on screen. sure some have some fancy LEDs or stuff, but you can get so much for some simple beeps: for example: 1 short beep means usually stuff is fine and you just don't have image, no beep at all usually means cpu has an issue, long beeps and short beeps are for GPU and RAM issues (never seem to remember which is which but can google and usually manufacturers stick to same for newer boards also). and a small tip on cleaning: you can get a small / portable air compressor for better cleaning without taking stuff apart (ex radiators under fans) and you can use it in your garage.
IM EXCITED FOR SEASON 2! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AMAZING LESSONS 👏
Greg, I have loved watching every episode! I feel like this series has been full of fantastic examples of what it is like to be a PC repair tech, complete with all the troubleshooting, confusion, brainstorming, effort, and the final satisfaction when the PC is fixed (Look at that smile, when the RGB lights up at the end, after the mobo swap! I know that feel!). You have shown me symptoms and diagnoses that I have never seen before, many of which are things that I may never have seen otherwise. PLEASE keep making these videos! I am a fan!
Greg, these video's get me through my mornings when I'm working from home. Whenever I get the notification of a new upload I cant wait to watch it. It's a very addicting playlist and it's also taught me a lot of things and hopefully given me some confidence to try and build my own rig one day soon!
Outstanding Greg!
I was hooked after watching your first episode, I found them so enjoyable to watch learning a thing or two in every episode and especially how straight up you are with your honesty.
All the best to you and your family for the festive season from all the way in New Zealand.
Love this video series! I had a similar experience, power cycled with a bent pin, found out I could only run 3 dimm of ram. As soon as i put the 4th slot ram in, it would power cycle
I love this playlist! I've learned so much within these videos, and i just enjoy watching people help others. If i could do the same thing at the caliber you are i would absolutely do it. But ill continue doing so at my level when i can. Keep up the good work brother! Can't wait for season 2 🙂
That was really fun and engaging Greg. Well done on your efforts in sincerely helping those around you, and providing good content to watch. Win win.
So excited for season 2 this has gotta be the most enjoyable series on RUclips, I can't send my own system because I'm from the UK but just by watching the fix or flop series I feel much more confident troubleshooting my own pc and looking for symptoms, thanks Greg🙏
I appreciate this series. I'm planning to work in the IT industry, and what's great about your Fix or Flop series is that it's both entertaining and educational, which makes it easier to recall things relating to hardware troubleshooting. Thanks again!
Another great video from you Greg, absolutely loving each and every video you do in both this serie and the PCDC one. Absolutely entertaining, informative and educational, all at the same time. Not to mention your great personality and professionalism. You're a very humble person and that is what makes all of this just so much better overall.
Here's to hoping for an ever better 2022 with your series, looking forward to it a lot! :)
The absolute best diagnostic educational series on RUclips! And your teaching approach and self deprecating manner is so refreshing among techs. Like watching a friend repair while looking over his shoulder. Thanks so much for this wonderful series.
I had that issue in our company already one year ago and it was also the motherboard making those issues. Good to see it wasn't the only one. :D
same here bought new psu still same issue tried different ram etc in the end it was the motherboard 2nd time ive had issues with gigabyte motherboards..
Wild. I had this exact same thing happen a few years back, and as soon as the video started I knew it was motherboard related. Mine had a short somewhere, but tracking a motherboard short is a nightmare. I had been through so much troubleshooting, and I'll tell you what, NOBODY I knew or called had any clue what I meant. Weirdly, Sometimes it would boot up, and work for days too. Then crash into this reboot cycle. I wish you'd ran into this problem then, it would have saved me a LOT of hair loss and stress 😬
This happend to me too years ago. It turned out there was a case standoff already mounted in the case that was not supposed to be in that location for that motherboard. It was basically shorting the motherboard against the case. This can happen if someone first builds a PC and the case comes with the standoffs already preinstalled
Same here and I think it was all caused due to me plugging my fan header into something it wasn't supposed to be. Replaced the mobo and it was all good.
This is a really good series! I work on computers from time to time and seeing these videos gives me more ideas as to what a problem could be. Like many people, I dont have a ton of extra pc parts to troubleshoot with so the experience we get from these videos means alot.
This series really helps me with my PC troubleshooting, whenever my PC encounter a problem i just browse some of your videos to see if it have the same symptom. Thank you so much for this kind of video and i hope you never gonna stop with this series. Much love from Malaysia
One time I wanted to change my thermal paste because I thought the pre-applied stuff that was on my AIO wasn't working very well. When I went to pull the cooler off the CPU, I pulled straight up rather than twisting first, and it and ripped the cpu right out of the socket. I then proceeded to clean everything up and act like that was normal and then I placed the cpu back into the socket. Everything seemed fine until I went to re-mount the AIO to the cpu, I noticed that it wouldn't sit flush no matter what I did. I ended up pulling the CPU and looking at the pins... sure enough when I ripped it out of the socket I damn near bent an ENTIRE row of pins. I then proceeded to have a mini freak out, calmed down, then grabbed a razor blade. Luckily with some concentration and patience, I was able to bend the pins back and get the cpu working again, and that Ryzen 5 3600 is still kickin it to this day!
thats awesome
What a wonderful season and a great way to end it off! Looking forward to seeing what you have lined up for the next one!!
I appreciate it!
Greg, love all the way from Colorado. Your videos inspire me to build my own set up and know what I’m getting myself into. Thank you!
Thanks for the whole series Greg ! Always good entertainment and professional advice. Thanks again for the good and wholesome times that you constantly provide to us and also for the people that send you pc’s to fix.
15:30 If you are at home and experience this. Use your phone macro/zoom camera and a pair of Kingston tweezers. I have saved a few boards with these.
It is allot easier to 'pull' the pin back into place then to bend it back.
Yeah, it wouldn't have helped here. As explained in the video, the pin was so far bent that it compromised the material by thinning it out. Even with a microscope and optimal precision, the pin still would have snapped.
That is one crazy looking case
I thought of getting a similar case but I don’t like the name COUGAR plastered across it. Good case for middle aged women who pursue younger men though 😂
Fantastic series Greg. I never get tired watching you troubleshoot and digging deep to find the resolutions!
What an amazing series! Stoked for the future.
I can confidently say that after watching your fix or flop videos, I can upgrade my first pc build in the future without any fear of potential problems as I can just refer to your videos and troubleshoot the issue accordingly. Thanks Greg!
This one was a very interesting. About when you ruled out the power supply I was like "wait a second, if it isn't the PSU maybe there is an issue with the CPU, is this like a bend pin issue?" I am not an expert by any means. Probably just a very lucky guess. But it made me kinda happy to actually have guessed the issue.
I watch with captions, loved the easter egg of your thoughts xD Great series have binged watched this, can't wait to start on S2.
Thanks for the videos throughout the year. I look forward to the new season in 2022. Keep up the great work!!
I really enjoyed this channel , from the satisfying PCDC to the informative Fix or Flop, I hope there are more errors that you can fix in hardware so we can have knowledge when encountering the same problems. Really enjoyed this playlist! more to come!!
Absolutely LOVE this series, Greg! I find it a MUST watch as you never can tell when you run into a similar problem or problems like you run into on viewer's machines! 👍👍❤❤
This series has been great to watch because other people that build systems for either their own personal use or as a means to make a living have an opportunity to benefit from your experience. I've built enough systems to know what I'm doing but your videos give me ideas on things to check for when I have problems and I appreciate that. You also do a good job of making these relatively entertaining in addition to being informative.
Dude thank you for the great content! I have loved this entire series thus far and I cannot wait until the next season comes out on top of your other videos!
Perfect job. This is a great video to add to help me teach the CompTIA A+ course I teach and I have added it to my save list I use for that class.
I have found this series extremely entertaining and most of all helpful, I built my first PC just a few weeks ago and all of this videos helped me with the problems i ran into, like updating the bios (that's why my rig didn't POST btw xD). Looking foward to the next season!!
Its entertainment, absolutely love these and open/watch them whenever they're available. Awesome stuff, keep going!
Keep doing you Greg, I generally don't miss any of these videos to help out and to troubleshoot along with you. Thanks for providing a service to gamers. Hope you get the service van idea and traveling the country doing these types of videos.
Had the same issue happen when completing my build. went through the same pains you went through in this video, and it turned out it was bent pin as well. Wish i could've gave you my experience when you started lol. Good channel and great clips man, thank you for your generosity and hard work to do what you do!
Greg, your channel is without equal!
I'm grateful I found your channel. I recently had big surgery, and while as in rehab, I found your channel and watched just about every one of your videos) and admittedly another channel of pretty good caliber). Helped me get through and I still watch while I'm at home on the mend. Thank you! Keep up the good work!
P.S. there are Ferraris, and ever other car is tied for last
I loved watching this season since the beginning :) Your work is awesome ! Have a good one Greg. Cheers from France
after building & repairing PCs for myself as well as family and friends for 20+ years, these videos have proven to be resourceful and helped me pick up a couple ideas and diagnostic tips to my knowledge base 🥳🎉🤩. Thanks Greg for putting together this series and looking forward to seeing your next season. Cheers 🍻
just one fix or flop vid and now im crazy about upgrading my pc again and again, learning from these exact videos
You are my most favorite tech youtuber as not only are you informative, but your passion for mainting and preserving systems is what makes you enjoyable. I have been watching you for over 3 years and will continue watching.
I hope you guys will do a second season of this type of series, I found this in my recommendations and subbed after watching one and continued to watch the rest. It is very educational and entertaining and not something I've really seen on any of my other tech channels. Thank you for the episodes!
Edit: just finished the video and heard there is a season 2 coming, cheers!
i really like youre video's man, i also learn allot from them as i'm starting to help people also with pc problems and i really like to work on the rigs. i am going to watch season 2 also! keep making them video's man, and i wanna say that it's nice you can fix them for free in these times! keep up the work man! Greetings from the Netherlands!
Awesome Greg, nice to see ur fix on this rig and season 2 in 2022 coming yeaahh ..
Loved watching this series. Definitely can't wait for season 2. Awesome that you were able to help out so many people and create a great series at the same time. Keep up the awesome content my dude :D
I would love to do something like this in my local area as I used to build and repair PCs for a living. I do help folks often, but this method you employ is brilliant.
I really hope this series goes on and on, I actually a learned a lot from this series as I was able to pick up tips from you.
Fantastic series, Greg! Enjoyed each and every episode. Really looking forward to season 2. You rock!
Congrats on a great first season, and again, thank you for the help earlier with the video that had the CPU with the bad memory controller. I was able to rebuild that SFF PC and turn it into a great rig to take on the road with me. (5600g and a 3060Ti). Love your videos.
What I really like about the series, and the PCDC series, is just seeing other people's builds. It's interesting because there are so many different configurations of hardware and it's nice to see some of them here on full display inside and out. I like the troubleshooting process as well; the process of elimination, isolating hardware, swapping in components and learning what each one does and how it could affect the PC. Great series and I always look forward to each new video.
This is amazing! Thanks for coming up with these Series. Keep em coming!!!!! Orgulloso de ti!
Hi Greg, I am looking forward to the second season of "fix or flop". I've been building and fixing PCs for many years, yet it's interesting to me how another person approaches problems and besides, we never stop learning. 😉
I like your videos - keep up the good work. 👍
Greetings from Austria/Europe
Thankyou Greg for this amazing series. It has taught me much about computers while having fun on the way :). Wishing you and your family lovely holidays from Amsterdam! Cheers
I absolutely love your videos. The format is easy to get through and entertaining. Watching these videos inspired me to pull out my desktop that has been dead for a year and fix it. Initially thought it was a dead PSU, but turned out to be a dead Motherboard. So... It gave me an excuse to spend a ton of money on a new motherboard and processor.
Great video, thank you! If I may add my two cents, using the magnifier of an iPhone and a sharp utility knife is what helps me deal with bent pins. Inserting the blade of the knife between the pins is what makes realignment of the bent pin an easy task. Happy holidays dear Greg, I stay tuned for Season 2 with excitement!
I'm really looking forward to Season 2. Season 1 has been helpful, educational, and entertaining to me. Have a nice break, happy holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Greg.
Ive been watching you for probably less than a year now BUT I love the attitude you have and the way you go through the process of your fixes. I was a little surprised with this one that you didnt check the cpu and mounting pressure of the cpu cooler as that while watching was my guess as you worked through this issue. I was thinking of one of your vids a few months ago where that caused a weird issue. Im not tech savi and dont have a fraction of the knowledge that you do BUT I love guessing all the way through your videos in the hope that at the end I might get the answer right before you lol. PS It has not happened yet : ) x Love your channel x
Outstanding work there. Keep it up. Looking forward to more when you start a new series.
Greg, this is awesome. I am so glad you have made the best of a bad situation an figured out how to make interesting content when everyone else is complaining about hardware shortages. Keep it up, you've earned every single sub you have!
Hi Greg, been following you for such a long time and I truly enjoy your take in the PC tech world. Can't wait to be there when you hit 1 million true subs!
Thanks a lot greg! i was able to fix it myself. And by the way congrats for the full season!
Such an interesting series. Love watching these, have actually helped my friend with his PC from watching your channel and I am actually quite green to PC building/troubleshooting.
Great video Greg. I always enjoy watching your videos, and do appreciate what you do for the community!
These videos are sweet man. Thanks for taking your time on these builds and edits
I've been enjoying this series, just the suspense in seeing what's needed to fix the subject PC. This series is also helps you stand out from the other techtubers who seem to show the same type of content (which doesn't stop me watching them as well). I look forward to see what season 2 offers in the Fix or Flop Series.
I was never really a big fan of pc fixing videos but this hits different. Its very grounded, somehow wholesome, and very educational. Keep this up Greg
Favorite series. As an arcade game technician I regularly work on old cpus and video cards. This series has given me little insights to more troubleshooting techniques that help me. Looking forward to season 2!
Great playlist and a great archive of problems and possible solutions.
Love this series along with the deep cleaning videos I've been watching for the last year now plan on catching up to you're most recent I also plan on starting to build soon have all my tools and cleaning equipment now just need parts to work with thank you for your knowledge and time you put into these videos to help people out like me god bless you Greg!
always enjoying the fix or flop series greg! watched every single episode, keep up the great work from a fan all the way over the pond in UK 👍
Great vid as always Greg. Just want to wish you and your family a great Christmas and all best for 2022. Thank you for the regular videos.
It's definitely a great series it's help me as I help my friends and family with their pc woes. Thanks for the great job!!!
I look forward to your fixes and have applied some of your methods to fix mine. Thanks so much! 😁
Educational. Great production quality. Great guy. 10/10 can't wait for the next season. 😁
I honestly initially just subscribed because of the NZXT giveaway. But now I’ve binged and finished Season 1. I have learned a lot for the PC build I’m doing for my son and for possible troubleshooting in the future. This is one subscription I do not at all regret.
Great stuff, very informative and entertaining content of all your vids. As well as the Dustin saga …quite comical if you ask me. All the best and thank you. Dad and daughter amateur pc builders from Oxford in the United Kingdom.