Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S2:E19
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@Greg learn how to reply to ur inquiry's
Sweet thumbnail Greg...quite foreboding.
Greg... your channel is constantly featuring the dos and don'ts of PC building, and you decide to grab the sponsor that attempts to produce everything at the lowest possible level above a fire hazard? I understand monetization is very important for how you run things, but unless this was literally the only sponsor you could secure for this video, I think we can do better. I appreciate that you worded the sponsor segment carefully, but companies like HP and Dell should never get attention from a channel of your caliber.
@@natetaylor2308 someone needs a nap...
@@ForlebTF no company in the industry is free of sin. I can't vouch if the motherboards or other pc parts they make are designed by the same department or even factory that made those garbage PSU. But GB has been in the MB industry decades with more experience with them while their PSU line are very recent. Or would you rather ask ASUS for their MB who recently became fire hazards? while I haven't heard mass cases of GB MBs exploding in recent memory? Funny enough over 2 and a half decades of assembling my own PCs I've gone over half a dozen ASUS and half a dozen GB MB's and I've had more failures with Asus ones. Or go for MSI or ASRock if you don't mind them pressuring or blacklisting you if you don't give them positive reviews. Or scrape the bottom of the barrel for Biotek or ECS?
The fact they sent you motherboards for the series just shows how much we anticipate these awesome knowledge bomb of pc building videos! Keep up the awesome work greg!
@AmpEdition one bad product & all their product is also crap? lmaoooo. 🤡
Same one I have in my PC!
I have one of those mb, the B550 AORUS ELITE AX WIFI to be exact. Upgraded from a B450 AORUS ELITE. Also have a Gigabyte Gaming 7 mb with an Intel i5 6700k system my wife uses for work, which is my old gaming system. Never had an issue with Gigabyte myself, and happy to keep using them.
@AmpEdition LOL. Ok. Think about it. Seriously.
@AmpEdition You didn't have to tell us that all you do is watch videos
Greetings from Italy.
i am a 16 year old boy who likes to build and clean pc. Since I discovered this channel I have always tried to watch as many videos as possible, because they have a lot of entertainment and they are also informative. after 3 years of waiting, I finally assembled my gaming pc, I took a cue from some of your videos Greg.
nice what are your specs?
@@invisisense5464
Asrock b365 pro4
Intel i5 9600k
16 GB RAM 2666mhz (2x8)
Zotac AMP GTX 1660 super (second hand)
Evga supernova 650 gt
Msi Mag force 100r
@Francis Samur thanks!
Congratulations on your first build. That's pretty awesome 😎
@@Joreel thank you! I really appreciate that
One thing i haven't really seen in this series is the use of the PC speaker header for debug beep codes for motherboards without POST code or debug LEDs. They are cheap enough to have around just in case, to speed up the process of finding the source of issue. Doesn't help all the time, but in this case the board would probably beeped the usual 1 long, 2 short beeps for RAM issue.
I use them all the time off-camera. They rarely ever beep.
@@GregSalazar I have 5 computers and I always install the speaker (even salvaging them from old PCs before disposal).
Different mobo manufacturers. Different chipsets and ages. They all beep. Weird coincidence.
Yeah.. it is good but when the mobo or the ram is bad, you won't get anything.
Only the cpu and gpu and usb errors will beep
I agree, surely an essential troubleshooting tool. First thing I'd be doing is add a speaker to see if it beeps.
@@GregSalazar they don’t beep on my board for some reason
As someone who's basically been working on computers since I was like 10 years old, I love this series. I'm not a fulltime PC troubleshooter but it is my passion, and I am the one my friends turn to when they have PC or even Mac issues (I do work on Apple stuff fulltime much to my dismay but at least it's some form of computer troubleshooting). This series has also helped to solidify my troubleshooting. I have also learned a few things from watching these as some are rare to come across and I would not even think of checking such as the case I/O board not working, or possibly a SATA cable causing the computer to delay POST for more than a minute. Thank you so much for this series, Greg! Much appreciated content.
100% the same - my first computer I built was a 486/33 DX, had to put a VESA video card and a stacker 5x86 chip in it so I could play warcraft 2, been hooked ever since
Fully agreed with you =)
That was really great of Gigabyte to send the motherboards for Fix or Flop. I guess this is, in a way, validation of how interesting and meaningful this playlist has become.
I just love this series it is very informative and changed my perspective in troubleshooting pc's
Have to agree for years I tried to explain about simple methodical debug step by step, then Greg comes along with this series and I now just point at this and say "see I wasn't mad", so many times my friends and I took in hardware people tossed because a a cable came loose or something daft.
The GT 710 could indeed be an XFX card, they used to make Geforce cards for quite a while but stopped at some point and went Radeon only.
They tried to switch to making both and Nvidia said no
We love Greg
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I love how Greg interacts with his family in his videos.
Never miss an episode. Since discovered your channel almost two year ago great content
I really appreciate it!
Greg I've been a geek when it came to building PCs before coming across your channel on a boring Tuesday, but these F&F videos are literally helping me make a living. They've made troubleshooting my family and friends' PCs so much easier and I can't thank you enough for what you've done for all of us.
TheCod3r is a good channel to watch for hardcore repairs
Not gonna lie I hardly comment on videos but I absolutely LOVE these videos. I can’t binge watch really any playlists on RUclips but these videos are easy to binge watch
13:06 one of the best things I've witnessed XD Greg must feel so proud
People in the Orlando, FL are so lucky to have a guy like Greg offering free break fixed for PCs but also making videos of the process because he exposes shoddy built PCs and parts used, etc. at the same time.
Interesting, this was a very common oldschool issue that I didn't think was really around anymore. Back in the late 90s early 2000s I know I used to see it pretty often, but it's been a while.
But how does it happen ?
jaw dropped right as soon as the vid began, this is the SAME pre built I purchased for myself back in 2016, I still have the system and all its parts lying around somewhere, but crazy how nostalgic this was to watch.
The fact that I just found this channel and thought you had 2 million subs ;-; you deserve more!
Love the series! I'm learning a lot from your videos, one of the more difficult things about computers is going step by step to identify what the problem is. You explain things very well and I appreciate you!
I addicted to this series 😁
Thank you so much! I was contemplating buying a new PC for my daughter, you're awesome Greg!!
Can I just say, as a mother of a 4 year old boy, I love it when your little boy makes his random appearances lol! He's adorable
There hasn’t been a video where a dim was the cause. I tell you, I’m new as heck to this computer building stuff, but your channel never ceases to amaze me how it can always be something new.
So yeah, I'm addicted to this... 🤣 I have a handful of channels I check on everyday, this is one of them. Always happy for another Fix or Flop!
Such an enjoyable series seeing the t/s steps taken to try and resolve an issue or issues. it's also really great that a number of manufacturers have stepped up to provide some of the more common parts that could be causing issues or just to improve the overall appeal after fixing the issue.
I appreciate these episodes, helps narrow down no posts issues
Hello from Sweden as always 😁
Hi!
thanks for the guide it one my top channels i watch for fixing problems to my computer
Had a similar build through ibuyPower , same case with different some different hard-ware. was running great until mine did the same thing! ended up being the old ssd, switched to m.2 and put in a new PSU as well. butchered the cable management but otherwise worked great. Until a few months ago my cpu temps starting climbing into the mid 90's. Gave up on the rig and started putting together a new up[graded build. I came across your channel about two weeks ago & I gotta tell ya, just listening to you go through the steps of basic trouble shooting has increased my understanding of PC's SO much. You keep things simple as, every problem has an answer. I watched your video on a build that had high cpu temps & it turned out to be the aio cooler caked in some sort of growth. that video gave me the confidence to take mine apart and investigate the cooler & it looked exactly like that one except a lot worse lol. Its running in the mid 50's now under load & feels great. Already bought the new PC though :p kind of fun to have the old one to practice installs or trouble shoot/test gear. Thank you!!
Man when this guy used to be a smaller channel I used to get into arguments with him all the time. Glad to see he's still around and getting recommended.
I remember building computers all the way back to sandy and ivy bridge era when i really started building a lot of systems for friends and family.
I picked up an ibuypower system for our son to play games on way back in 2017 and it ran just fine. Since then we have upgraded memory, GPU ( GeForce RDX 3080), PSU (1000 watts) and other little tweaks. It is still going strong and he can play anything he wants on it. My only complaint has been that the case is difficult to route power lines around and the back side always looks like crap BUT it plays fine and he doesn't really get into the RGB and color stuff anyway. To be honest, the next upgrade will likely be a new MB and chipset along with memory but we are stalling until prices come down, if they ever do. Great video series that I watch since I am the guy in our home building most of our systems. I think since 1993, I have built or helped build over 200 systems for friends, relatives, or folks that I work with. The only thing I have not done is add a AIO on a system. That may be my next thing.
its cool that comapnys help with parts that were bad or mistreated
5:18 XFX wasn't always AMD exclusive. I had a few Nvidid GPUs made by XFX before they went all AMD exclusive.
It’s still impossible for it to be a GT710.
XFX switched to ati/amd back in 2009, and stopped making nvidia cards back in 2010. So they couldn’t have made a 2014 nvidia card.
@@andyruse4670 I didn't say it was a GTX710. I pointed out that XFX wasn't always AMD only.
Glad to see you getting some motherboards sent your way for the series. I look forward to everyone of these videos!
really loved this series so far. Watching this is like watching Chubbyemu. Keep up the good work Greg 👍
I know at this point this is an old video, but maybe it will be useful to someone:
That A-DATA RAM is not from a kit of 8 modules. 8X8G describes that this single module is constructed from 8 memory chips, each one having the capacity of 8Gbit. So 8*8Gbit = 64Gbit = 8GByte. You can see that when Greg removed the heatsink - 8 chips on one side and the other side is empty.
This is the way manufacturers spec their memory module on the label - number of chips, capacity of chips (in bits, not bytes) and number of sides those chips are installed on.
on my current rig, I initially installed the AMD Cpu fan in the wrong direction of the lever included in their stock stuff. the tension caused some memory channels not to work. with proper mounting, all was good. it's an 2700x
sometimes the ram dims(contacts) can get dirty or something so you can use an eraser and rub it on the contacts of the ram and most of the time you will get an post out of that ram that you thin is dead,try this on the ram idk why it does that but after u run the eraser over the contacts it usually works
Wow, short one today. I do enjoy watching these. The videos are helping me get back into the hardware end of I.T. I've been working as a sys admin for so long, I've lost touch with the hardware world. Thanks for making these videos, Greg!
I own this exact pre built, but the previous owner upgraded it to a 1080, and a i7-7700k , works like a charm got it for 1000$ few months ago
Ya know Greg. This series is amazing. I feel I have learned so much from these videos. Thank you!
Another informative video. One thing I did notice is under the gpu chip, in the upper right, it looks like four pins melted and doesn’t look like it should be like that, unless I’m out to lunch. It’s four pins from the right in the smaller square of pins.
Love this entire series (along with PCDC)!
I like this type of videos. gets very addicting
refreshing to see, a troubleshooting task that only required a very simple solution ... your past videos required a tremendous amount of work to fix the problem
I have the exact same rig as that, and I have two RAM sticks as well....same kind.
I'm SO glad for what you said about the Intel fan! I was thinking of upgrading a few things....graphics card, etc. I'll add a cooler to the list.
I always wanted to send my pc to you since I live around Orlando. But, I can always just diagnose and fix it myself.
Fix Or Flop definitely gets me bricked up 😏
This is such a great Playlist, entertaining and educational. Thanks Greg always looking forward to these. Keep em coming please
i broke my pc recently and considered sending it to you from norway. im also 14 and my mother doesnt like traveling far. but i managed to fix it and i feel like a god now
canoot get enough of these fixes almost ready to break a computer just to sent it in!
I really love this series!
I build and fix a lot of PC's. Something that helps me diagnose as simple as it sounds is having a keyboard plugged in on the initial boot. If the numlock key lights up it posts but the monitor isn't getting signal - Helps eliminate some troubleshooting steps.
I had some interesting case recently where the keyboard would start up slower than the motherboard was posting, preventing me from entering BIOS. In the end I had to get my old PS/2 keyboard that worked instantly.
Another thing to keep in mind is having a way to get the error codes. Usually with one of those piezo speakers (I keep a couple spare ones just in case) but many boards nowadays have a little 7-segment display that gives out a hex code. That stuff helps immensely with figuring out at which point it hands.
Great job. Thanks for doing this for those that can take part in the series :)
Your videos are always an learning opportunity, thanks for this.
I wish we had people like you in Jersey
Modern solder balls rarely go bad (according to Louis Rossman). Usually, if a chip goes bad, reballing/reflowing won't be the fix since literally that specific IC is fried/dead/dying. You'd have to replace the whole module.
Reflowing is a temporary zombification fix that only works on chips that have substrates.
I have no idea why it's soothing to watch the series even though I use a gaming laptop for now but I troubleshoot software for a living and hardware is interesting also :D
I really appreciate the viewership! :-D
@@GregSalazar all the love from Egypt 🇪🇬
I had parent alert go off when I heard your son yelling lol. I muted and then rewinded the video and found out after you said it was your son lmao. Oh parent ears can be a curse and a blessing. Love the vids!
one thing we do here in Brazil is rub a rubber on the memory contacts. It usually works.
Really love this content and the work you do here. Keep it up.
GREG!!!!! your awesome, its great to see someone from my area exceed the way you have on RUclips and in life. Keep up the great work, i love all that you do!!!
Thanks for the support!
a faulty dimm...great series
Good guy Greg saving the day once again.
dealing with a no post myself, hoping this is my same issue...
Update, this was literally my issue, except it seems to be a bad dimm slot and not the Ram... at least we post, adjusting to make it a budget, 1 ram slot, budget gpu PC for light gaming.
Thank you Greg.
Hi just 2 suggestions:
- try to get a small speaker for pc, sometimes that helps a lot to diagnose with beep codes.
- a diagnostics card like the TL460 or the more modern TL611, those can be connected in the TRM port and add HEX post codes and diagnostic leds to old motherboards; very useful for Flix or Flop. 👍
Yeah, I still have the classic null method in my head.
Start with removing everything but the CPU. Then it should give an error related to missing RAM
Next add the RAM and it should give an error due to lack of graphics.
Add the graphics card and it should post and complain about a missing boot drive.
My first PC(well third went from a Apple 2Gs to a custom built to a prebuilt) was a gateway but when parts died. i learned how to build a PC from them. Despite having a restrictive form factor case.
I love this series keep it up greg.
maybe in between season 2 and 3 could you make a tier list or top 10 weirdest issues you've run into in this series?
Love watching the troubleshooting process, please keep it up. :)
love your videos man, they definitely help teach stuff even i didn't know sometimes i am totally wrong with what the issue was it's really fun.
great video as always Greg....always learning
The Pci4 clamp on my ASUS board (TUF B550) broke off too. Kinda glad, its made getting the GPU in and out much easier because it was literally almost unmovable without tools
I also had a dead ram stick. Thanks to my motherboard that have a leds that can give some useful information on what the problem can be.
Didnt learn anything from this vid but its good to have a refresher course
Awesome stuff bro so addictive
Wow! It's really amazing and so uncommon to see a memory stick go bad like that. Good job diagnosing Greg as always, love this series and love your channel! Also love the new haircut (or way you combed it). Looking extra sharp!
I think I have a bunch of dead Corsair DDR2 XMS2 sticks. Interestingly the Value Select ones are still running to this day (and can do a 18% manual oc). No idea why the XMS2 died, but it might just be a result of their policy to replace the chips without marking it anywhere.
Another excellent job done by the master of the pc race!!!! Rock on 🤘!
Greg: yeah you could have a ticking time bomb for your psu.
BTW thanks to gigabyte for their motherboards they sent. LOL
Confession: Nowadays I have a secret desire for my pc to malfunction just so that I could put all the things I learned from this series to the test.
Just get a project PC. Go back a few generations and play around with old parts. These vids can help with that too.
At 12:06 The RAM Connector pins looks "bent" or "odd". I've never seen that in this form. The RAM Module doesn't have a straight line at the bottom. Maybe it is just me or the Angel of the Camera. But it looks like the Pins at the End of the Module are shorter as in the middle of it.
Both DDR4 and DDR5 modules do not have a straight line pins as a design. DDR3 and earlier do have straight line pins. Curved edge is there to help with insertion and alleviate stress on the PCB during memory installation.
Hey Greg just wanted to tell you that I’ve learned so much from
You my dad enjoyed building pcs and he passed away last year I now have his baby which I’ve been making upgrades to. I originally had cpu crashes from overheating due to a bad aio pump. I can confidently work on that pc thanks to you.
keep this series going!
It's almost always the RAM. It's typically the first thing that I mess with when troubleshooting POST problems.
Trying to repair ball grid array chips, more commonly referred to as BGA chips, is a very tedious and time consuming task with a 50/50 chance of working. One can try to reflow the chip by applying heat to the offending chip, but even if that works, it may only be a temporary fix.
We literally have a recent video all about this :-)
@@GregSalazar I must have missed that video, unless you’re referring to a video you have shot but haven’t released yet. I’ll replace surface mounted or through hole components and even microscopic work repairing damaged traces, but I don’t even attempt to reball a BGA chip.
My Step-Son had this exact pre-built before I showed him how to build a new PC. I just refurbished the iBuyPower tower adding more fans (had one in the choked off front intake) replaced the 1060 3gb with a 1080 and added Sleeved extensions before selling it.
I have the exact same pc purchased from best buy in 2017. same ram but mine came with 16 gb from an 8gb x 4 kit. Also an I7-7700. I have replaced the unbranded 600 watt PSU that came with it for an Evga 800 watt so i could upgrade my GPU ,the 1060 still works but I got a 3070 Aorus master on the super cheap from a buddy. Now I have a gaming bottleneck like I can't comprehend!
Something you could try on these pcs that have no output picture. If you connect a keyboard and boot up the PC, see if you can click the caps lock or num lock keys. If they light up that means the PC has posted. This can help troubleshoot faulty display cables/ports. Or even bad gpus in some cases
Mr. Salazar you are a scholar and a gentleman
i usually grab a heavy duty tissue or rag, dab a bit of IPA and clean the ram gold contacts. sometimes have to ues rubber eraser to clean the contacts. 90% of the time it works again.
The bottom edge of the broken Dimm is wavy. Seems like a bad pcb????
hope you upgraded bios since it had a 2017 version and later versions addressed memory compatibility and win 11…
im loving this computer i have compared to my old one, i get way better fps on games. the only downfall is i need to upgrade the SSD eventually.
wrote it on another video as well but looks a lot like an XFX HD 5450. could be wrong but I know that looked very similar and was passively cooled.
great job as usual 💕
FYI, XFX *did* used to make nVidia Graphics Cards. It's just been a very long time since I saw one.
Greg, try the “eraser trick” to the gold pins, it does work that you notice the gold isn’t shiny, try it or the dont do trick “tap the memory” while it is inserted it will work, i’ve encountered so many times like that, just slap or tap, it works
I always use the eraser trick. The ex- wife had a fire in her apartment, and destroyed 3 of the computers that I built for them. Another one was at the other end of the apartment from the fire, but didn't work. I told them about the ram, and the eraser trick. Wala, it worked!
What’s the eraser trick?
@@kev2427 just use a white eraser then just do the how eraser does, do it to the gold contacts and inspect if it is shiny gold rather than a matte gold 😉
@@kev2427, cleaning the contacts of the ram itself with an eraser. As kids, we used them to clean the contract rails on our HO race tracks. You can't always see the film on the contacts. Sure putting them in, and out will scrape some off, but an eraser will get all
Not the worst idea. Besides cotton swabs and alcohol or simply reinserting it a couple times.
XPG seems pretty common in prebuilt computers. That's what came with my cyberpower PC. I only went prebuilt at the time due to GPU prices. That said almost every component has been swapped 5 yrs later.