Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S5:E11

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  • @Edgemaster72
    @Edgemaster72 4 месяца назад +135

    Forgetting to turn on power strips, not plugging in HDMI, hitting head on the garage door. Gotta love Greg's committment to showing that he's just a regular person like anyone else.

    • @gorzius
      @gorzius 4 месяца назад +8

      Honestly, at this point I'm starting to think they're doing it on purpose for some extra entertainment. xd

    • @kappam1184
      @kappam1184 Месяц назад

      @@gorziusno, I also forgot to turn on power and not plugging hdmi 😂

  • @jrose-xp6tf
    @jrose-xp6tf 4 месяца назад +90

    As a tech myself for over 30 yrs. I can say that protocol is the most valuable tool in the chest, otherwise we're just guessing out of order. Great work, I expect nothing less here.

    • @shadowarez1337
      @shadowarez1337 4 месяца назад +2

      Have no idea how many places use a script and the guys follow it like it's a bible line for line so annoying 🤦‍♂️

  • @WhiteG60
    @WhiteG60 4 месяца назад +26

    My guess? The video card was shorting 12v->Gnd and putting the power supply into protection mode. When you pulled it out without cycling the power supply's switch, it stayed in protection mode. Once you cut power and flipped it back on, it reset itself and powered right up.

  • @jeffreyparker9396
    @jeffreyparker9396 4 месяца назад +33

    It was clearly a short from the beginning and power supplies will typically require the power to be disconnected to reset the short protection so, yes, even fixing the short won't typically power on within first disconnecting the power. This goes for all power supplies with the proper protections.

    • @oldtimergaming9514
      @oldtimergaming9514 4 месяца назад +2

      I actually had software for a fan controller cause my system to crash hard randomly. Idle or gaming didn't matter, just shut off (had to turn off power supply for 5 sec to get it to startup). Guess it was messing with the interrupts on my motherboard. Had to send those back. Took me a couple days to figure out cause that was a new one on me.

  • @Seventeen76
    @Seventeen76 4 месяца назад +64

    That Alienware PC looks like Darth Vader's tombstone

    • @bion4tural
      @bion4tural 4 месяца назад +13

      And him hitting his head onto the garage door seems like an homage to Starwars trooper hitting his head :)

    • @cars291
      @cars291 4 месяца назад

      Heh thats a fun way to see it but flattering in a way

  • @KillerDragonone
    @KillerDragonone 4 месяца назад +14

    Nice to see the board is still working after the GPU arcing by the PCI-E slot 12:00, would be nice to see you taking it apart to see what is going on there.

    • @oldtimergaming9514
      @oldtimergaming9514 4 месяца назад +2

      How the hell did you even see that? I had to rewind playback three times before I saw it.

    • @Devastator0
      @Devastator0 4 месяца назад

      @@oldtimergaming9514 same, I don't know how they saw that. Greg really needs to see this.

    • @-Noble
      @-Noble 4 месяца назад

      hmmm i hope it doesn't kill the new gpu in that rig in the future

    • @vExtracTz
      @vExtracTz 4 месяца назад +1

      I don't think that was any arcing, if you're talking between the PCI-E slot and the board, looks like its a change in lighting when he moves his hand, you can tell as there is a light source before hand then after the "Arcing" you see just black when his hand is over it.

    • @KillerDragonone
      @KillerDragonone 4 месяца назад

      @@vExtracTz you could be right, i say the best way to find out is to still take it apart and see for sure.

  • @MarcoGPUtuber
    @MarcoGPUtuber 4 месяца назад +137

    Greg is not just fixing hardware. He's also sending me my fix for his fixing content.

    • @HazewinDog
      @HazewinDog 4 месяца назад +7

      I'm sorry but do you not have something better to say? You just comment word plays on every TYC and Salazar video, and unfortunately RUclips doesn't allow us to block you... By now this has gone way past being borderline spam, and is just undoubtedly spam. Of course I can't expect you to listen to me, but since there is no way for me to hide your comments, I would certainly appreciate if if you stopped doing this...

    • @hman6159
      @hman6159 4 месяца назад +9

      @@HazewinDogor you could just scroll past his comments lol

    • @morelandtech637
      @morelandtech637 4 месяца назад +7

      ​@@HazewinDogby any chance your real name is Karen?

    • @HazewinDog
      @HazewinDog 4 месяца назад

      @@hman6159 I know, and trust me I am not happy to post such a comment. Ignoring is what I've done for the past years. However, the reason I finally decided to speak up is because it has frankly become too obnoxious for me to ignore. Not only has this continued for years now, but it's become more frequent the past months. Seemingly on every video from Bryan (Tech YES City) and Greg now.

    • @milescedras1971
      @milescedras1971 4 месяца назад +1

      Bro take it easy. ​@@HazewinDog

  • @JasonChen927
    @JasonChen927 4 месяца назад +20

    0:15 Actually I don't think a lot of people have this issue (for PC)... But still very helpful for all electrical devices.

  • @myonlylov
    @myonlylov 4 месяца назад +7

    I will never stop watching the fixing videos. thanks

  • @catvoice5336
    @catvoice5336 4 месяца назад +20

    You’re wrong Greg. I have a complete hardware garden growing in my backyard 😂

    • @catvoice5336
      @catvoice5336 4 месяца назад +5

      I have robust hardware trees and beautiful memory bushes, ram flowers and and led trees and i have one gig cpu tree😂

    • @grizredford8407
      @grizredford8407 3 месяца назад

      I get triggered by you keep starting the m/b with the cpu fan off.

  • @highsensefn1449
    @highsensefn1449 3 месяца назад +1

    your content just keep getting better and better mr greg

  • @siddhantmanudhane3004
    @siddhantmanudhane3004 4 месяца назад +7

    These videos are very Informative
    Keep up with these informative videos
    Thanks Greg

  • @zafert85
    @zafert85 4 месяца назад +5

    18:51 wow look at you, you finally acquired a proper taste in German Engineering. Finally a BMW

  • @Compscott8
    @Compscott8 4 месяца назад +17

    New drinking game. Every time Greg says "Jank" take a shot.

  • @adamgrant1787
    @adamgrant1787 4 месяца назад +2

    The bloopers have to be the best part of this video who agrees? LOL

  • @Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n
    @Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n 4 месяца назад +3

    It would be interesting to send that card to Northwestrepair to see what broke, if it's fixable one of these times.

  • @Dr.Gonzz0
    @Dr.Gonzz0 4 месяца назад +1

    love the videos man. good to see ppl helping others in one shape or form

  • @SuperDave78
    @SuperDave78 4 месяца назад +8

    How on earth does a pc get water damaged? Unless it's on the floor when a flood hits, I can't imagine how water could ever come in contact with one. After spending almost £2000 on mine, I get paranoid enough about it getting dusty inside!

    • @cooleyzz
      @cooleyzz 4 месяца назад

      Accidents happen sadly

    • @Pasi123
      @Pasi123 4 месяца назад +1

      Leaky roof or a broken water pipe somewhere above the PC, or accidentally spilling water on top of the tower if it's on the floor next to your desk. And of course if you have a water cooler then that could leak too, though the PC in the video was air cooled.

    • @sajjadhosseini1987
      @sajjadhosseini1987 4 месяца назад

      I witness that everyday at work! The best one was a dell workstation spilled with a full cup of Latte ! They use them as their Beverage table!

    • @pavlin7327
      @pavlin7327 4 месяца назад

      Kids 😀

  • @psychorabbitt
    @psychorabbitt 4 месяца назад +1

    16:11 It was at this point that I thought, "Is that monitor even turned on? Because there's not even like... a glow from the backlight."

  • @GregSlimSkinnyParkerMinnesota
    @GregSlimSkinnyParkerMinnesota 4 месяца назад

    You're a Beamer Boy too! Awesome. It seems that the owner may have been reckless with getting water in an air cooled setup. Nice to see this person doesn't need to reinvest in a new rig and may have learned a valuable lesseon.

  • @Lichti82
    @Lichti82 4 месяца назад

    The moment when Greg hit his head at garage door: in style we die

  • @larkreid7960
    @larkreid7960 4 месяца назад

    I'm glad that I am not the only person who makes bunches of silly little mistakes when troubleshooting computers. I guess we just get stuck in our heads so much while troubleshooting that we forget to do little things.

  • @bulldogboy100
    @bulldogboy100 4 месяца назад +17

    That's why I don't let any of my teachers have drinks on their desks

  • @fuzzylumpkins6034
    @fuzzylumpkins6034 4 месяца назад

    Here in Scotland, we grow motherboards in the garden and pick GPUs from the trees. The field of homegrown tech is nourished by the free roaming Haggis.
    On a serious note, chasing a fault is an awful situation. My personal worst was chasing an issue in a customers rig and at the end of the day it was a short in a fan that had a pinched cable. When the buyer built his system his wire management was stuffing all the cables in the back like a bird's nest. The tiny exposed wire was tripping the system and VERY fortunately did not damage any components. It did cost him a hefty chasers fee of £90 plus a new fan.

  • @thseed7
    @thseed7 4 месяца назад

    Feel like there was a real missed opportunity for a "Storm Trooper hitting his head" sounds effect.

  • @sitordan
    @sitordan 4 месяца назад +1

    Another great video. I never get tired of watching these.

  • @oldtimergaming9514
    @oldtimergaming9514 4 месяца назад +2

    Poor garage door bouncing off of Greg's hair! 😂

    • @space4ace582
      @space4ace582 4 месяца назад

      The Kramer hair prevented damage to both, cranium and garage door... Kidding! Love Greg's videos.

  • @cloudborne1
    @cloudborne1 4 месяца назад

    Having an extra set of hardware is such a godsend in troubleshooting

  • @Megaman-Zero-626
    @Megaman-Zero-626 4 месяца назад

    Kept me company during the tornados touching down in my area! Good repair!

  • @itsKtoday
    @itsKtoday 4 месяца назад

    Good job Greg! I've been down that rabbit hole too many times lol. Glad the pc is up and running!

  • @pie_stains
    @pie_stains 4 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the laughs this episode. Such an entertaining series.

  • @M_Pingouin
    @M_Pingouin 4 месяца назад

    Great one! Fix or Flop is getting better and better. Love the serie!

  • @zMeul
    @zMeul 4 месяца назад +1

    highly likely the video card has a dead short on the 12V and the PSU goes into protection and that's why it works after you disconnect the 8pin power and reset the power supply
    but will not work when only disconnecting 8pin but not resetting the PSU

  • @TheIceblade711
    @TheIceblade711 4 месяца назад

    Awesome Greg I think its more the tab shorted out the video card. Check its board Iam pretty sure you will find a burnt out chip. Keep the videos coming always enjoy them.

  • @umairchang
    @umairchang 4 месяца назад

    I faced the exact same issue. Gpu short prevented the system from powering on. it also needs a bios reset after removing the short. That's why it worked after removing and reinstalling cmos battery.

  • @watercannonscollaboration2281
    @watercannonscollaboration2281 4 месяца назад

    16:28 it’s not the power strip anymore,, it’s the HDMI cable now

  • @wayner2ll704
    @wayner2ll704 4 месяца назад

    Nice head bunt into the garage door!

  • @johnvandeven2188
    @johnvandeven2188 4 месяца назад +1

    It would be interesting to see if there is sediment inside the graphics card which has shorted the board. May as well have a look as this might give you a replacement gpu for an other Fix or Flop episode. I am sure that other viewers like myself find the series interesting and entertaining.

  • @philschling
    @philschling 4 месяца назад

    13:10 I've been using my extra long BeQuiet Screwdriver as a back scratcher for years. It really is awesome.

  • @IndeedIAm
    @IndeedIAm 4 месяца назад

    The last time i repaired my pc, it was the CMOS battery itself. I live in a very humid climate and it was known that the battery itself can die faster over time.

  • @Cloudykins08
    @Cloudykins08 4 месяца назад

    This was a good video. Have you considered disassembling the faulty GPU and giving it a look over to see if maybe some residual water is still there? Couldn't hurt to check it out and attempt to repair it.

  • @EinSwitzer
    @EinSwitzer 4 месяца назад

    even though appearance might make you believe its dry , it is not , thats why i use a preheater for soldering to keep the computer parts hot and for a span of time ,,, then its dry . the pcb can soak up moisture like wood in a skateboard

  • @stompmaster
    @stompmaster 4 месяца назад +1

    That helmet hair protected your skull... LOL! 😝

  • @crshovveride
    @crshovveride 4 месяца назад

    The stormtrooper head bonk was hilarious.

  • @BWGPEI
    @BWGPEI 4 месяца назад

    Greg - now you know why I have boot devices handy for troubleshooting; I especially like having a Ventoy key with several test and OS options to try. I trust the original MS Windows boot drives not at all.

  • @anwa1973
    @anwa1973 4 месяца назад

    A few years ago, AsRock must have had a bad batch of batteries. I had some feedback from PCs I built that AsRock motherboards reset the BIOS every time they were turned off after 5 years. But none of these PCs had a problem to Boot. All were helped by a new battery for a few cents.

  • @Trevorodunne
    @Trevorodunne 4 месяца назад

    Taking out the Battery would have reset the bios. after new battery installed you should have checked the XMP profile for memory speed. it would have defaulted to lowest settings.

  • @johngangemi1361
    @johngangemi1361 4 месяца назад

    A couple of short circuits will kill a system.
    Nice video Greg!
    Raymond's slow clap 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

  • @Airwave92
    @Airwave92 4 месяца назад

    That Bmw m2 peaking out the garage thooo.....Fire

  • @ondrejlol
    @ondrejlol 4 месяца назад

    The weird behaviour was probably over current protection in the PSU (something on that original GPU was probably shorted to ground from the water damage) and that varies by implementation by manufacturer and sometimes needs to powercycle or completely disconect the PSU from power before it starts working again. The battery voltage was a bit low but I think that was a red herring, most board should work without it.

  • @Miniputt_999
    @Miniputt_999 4 месяца назад

    That was an interesting problem to be solved, and nice to see that you do that little extra to clean out dust.
    Also, thats a very nice hardware setup. 2700x + 1660super is good for high 1080p.
    Looking forward to the next video.

  • @erickrayos
    @erickrayos 4 месяца назад

    GPU got water damage, could still be salvaged. try cleaning it out making sure no corrosion on the board exist. had encountered the same thing, just giving it a clean removing corrosion on some parts (very small but still corroded) and it worked again. I cleaned the one I had w/ alcohol and some soft toothbrush making sure every nook and cranny was touched. Worth the try.

  • @peterlennon1139
    @peterlennon1139 4 месяца назад

    Very surprised knowing your normal diligence that you dived into that non-methodical rabbit hole. But at least you recognised your mistake, acknowledged it and went back around. Nice to see some honesty on a video ❤👍

  • @sammashu
    @sammashu 4 месяца назад

    i knew something bad would happen with that slow motion walk from the garage door i was just waiting for it

  • @nowloadingvids1972
    @nowloadingvids1972 4 месяца назад

    Even an expert like him would forget to plug in a HDMI cable is hilarious. 😂

  • @gamingallday954
    @gamingallday954 4 месяца назад

    Hey Greg, love the videos, please continue this series i have learned a lot from this.

  • @Beezzzzy_
    @Beezzzzy_ 4 месяца назад

    I see a fix or flop. I click, I watch, I like, I comment, algorithm boost to always keep these around

  • @outlet6989
    @outlet6989 4 месяца назад

    Hi Greg, My steps would be to test the wiring using an LED power tester. Place a remote on-off power cable on the MB power pins. It has a remote micro switch and is much safer than using a screwdriver; you only need to connect it once. Whenever the CMOS shows a message that my PC's time is wrong and needs to be corrected, I always change out the CMOS battery and place it in a new one. I always tape a new battery inside my case. I realize my comment was unrelated to this fix, but it's nice to know for a PC problem.

  • @38andyp
    @38andyp 3 месяца назад

    Great video but wasn't the back fan on the wrong way

  • @constanciokurdapio541
    @constanciokurdapio541 2 месяца назад

    I build my own PCs, I came up to issues that I always have to do a hard reset, even unplugging the power cord of the power supply. Unless the cmos battery is shorted, it's a non-issue, can even boot a PC without a battery.

  • @agustianzafreddy3217
    @agustianzafreddy3217 4 месяца назад

    16:31 The Greatest PC Technician That Ever Live !! 😁😁

  • @NonLegitNation2
    @NonLegitNation2 4 месяца назад

    16:50 actually a few months ago I though something was wrong with my brand new RTX 4070ti. I was getting the VGA debug LED lighting up with a constant white light and it wouldn't turn off unless I restarted my system. Turns out I was doing it wrong. I was turning on my PC then turning on my TV, which i use as a monitor. My BIOS wasn't detecting the TV because it was off, but i was still getting a video signal. The debug LED turned off when i restarted my PC because my TV was already turned on when the system restarted.

  • @CristovamPeres
    @CristovamPeres 4 месяца назад

    You wasn't able to power on the system while in the case even after removing the gpu is because you didn't power cycled the psu. When it detects a short, it will disarm and rearm only after power cycling using the switch on the back

  • @EastyyBlogspot
    @EastyyBlogspot 4 месяца назад +3

    Is it me or has the connecting motherboards to case via pins not really changed much since they were a thing

  • @PCFixer
    @PCFixer 4 месяца назад

    There WAS a water spot on the old GPU, I saw it!

  • @1fires1
    @1fires1 4 месяца назад +1

    i LOL @ the head bump sorry Greg 😁

  • @MagnumForce51
    @MagnumForce51 4 месяца назад

    I saw some "clean spots" on the backside of that graphics card when you first showed it at 5:20 when you first pulled it out and that was probably the evidence of the water intrusion. The water sometimes may not leave visible corrosion but if the card was previously been a bit dusty from being in a rig for awhile "clean spots" in the dust could indicate areas where water disturbed that dust. ;)
    Of coarse you might have simply happened to have gripped the card there at some point previously when handling it but I don't know if you had touched that area before showing it.

  • @Kane2009
    @Kane2009 4 месяца назад

    Would've loved to see you attempt to fix the GPU though, or at least clean it

  • @melsandi1737
    @melsandi1737 4 месяца назад

    I have leran something today unconventional thanks for that keep it coming

  • @mattwillis4562
    @mattwillis4562 4 месяца назад

    Hey Greg, been catching your videos for about 6 months now and really enjoying the content and really appreciate the $0 cost to the community. I've gotten into doing a lot of new builds for friends and family lately, to the point of needing a much more mobile peripheral setup. I've not run across any time where you've talked a good deal about the tablet you use as a monitor, but I'm thinking that is the perfect thing I need for my situation. Could you be so kind as to post the info on it? Possibly a good link (Amazon, New Egg, etc) where I may pick one up on my own? Thank you for all the fun content!!!

  • @eross5420
    @eross5420 4 месяца назад

    What do you do with stuff not working? Maybe you should try making a video where you try to fix that stuff with soldering

  • @DankyMankey
    @DankyMankey 4 месяца назад

    His GPU is probably tripping the PSU’s short circuit protection.

  • @arjayabad1337
    @arjayabad1337 4 месяца назад

    I think the head bump will now help Greg remember that he disconnects cables that should be connected. lol

  • @vane5736
    @vane5736 4 месяца назад

    would be interested to see if you took apart the gpu to see what shorted out.

  • @RedFlaggWaving
    @RedFlaggWaving 4 месяца назад

    Had the exact same symptom with a refurbished graphics card I bought from eBay. Computer refused to turn on with the card connected, and required a power cycle to get it working after removing the defective card

  • @lacucaracha111111
    @lacucaracha111111 4 месяца назад

    5:18 ....visible stains around the VRM area

  • @indy197905
    @indy197905 2 месяца назад

    AdamantIT says that anything less than 3.1 volts on the cmos battery can cause problems. It's a great repair channel if you're interested.

    • @GregSalazar
      @GregSalazar  2 месяца назад

      IIRC we tested with a brand new 3V battery and the issue persisted. Might be confusing episodes, though!

  • @Gorgen2k
    @Gorgen2k 4 месяца назад

    Well i had once spilled orange juice down on my pc and my old asus gtx 670 got it all and in the middle of the backplate where the middle square dint have any blackshield and it hit lots of transistors, but it dint fry the card so i was lucky with that.
    But at 5:19 when you are looking at the gpu i kinda see a round dark spot up in the upper left corner near a some restiance/chip. Not sure you saw it with your eyes, but the camra clealry can see the round spot with something on it.

  • @alidoucious
    @alidoucious 4 месяца назад

    Oh time to clock out
    Windows update: Not so fast!
    Ps: greg i miss the pcdc series

  • @ZERONEVERSEVEN
    @ZERONEVERSEVEN 4 месяца назад

    good fix, glad it wasn't catastrophic due to big water damage

  • @keithfailmezger1596
    @keithfailmezger1596 4 месяца назад

    how is your new house coming along? would like to see video update .,thank you for all your hard work and content

  • @sampahumeoli
    @sampahumeoli 4 месяца назад

    18:47 LOL

  • @Behemoth33
    @Behemoth33 4 месяца назад

    Think the GPU has a short, then the PSU short circuit protection kicks in and the PSU will stay off for a while that's why it turns on after a while when the GPU is unplugged, and also maybe with the DP port and that metal piece caused a short and then the PSU turned off

  • @ozbassman11
    @ozbassman11 4 месяца назад

    Great job Greg, another informative video!

  • @JaredWayne
    @JaredWayne 4 месяца назад

    That’s great your head is fine but how is the garage door? Oh and I’m oddly curious about the cpu discrepancy.

  • @toufusoup
    @toufusoup 4 месяца назад

    >20 minutes
    Thank goodness, a lengthy one! Excited for the watch.

  • @my-yt-inputs2580
    @my-yt-inputs2580 4 месяца назад

    Any significant importance with the Troy Trojan t-shirt? I grew up south of Troy.

  • @danmar007
    @danmar007 4 месяца назад

    After watching every series, I've been thinking of getting PSU extension cables. But doesn't the added length make cable management even more of a pain. I have modular PSUs if that makes any difference.

  • @itswoodimf
    @itswoodimf 4 месяца назад

    Man I wish i was in the area as my pc got similar symptoms for similar reasons tho my water was due to condensation, the pc will only power on without the 8 pin/cpu cable plugged in, with it plugged in it will do what that one did at the start of your testing. The water I found was under the vrm cover, a few of the mosfets were all wet, dried it off but to no avail, not sure which part died.

  • @jd31068
    @jd31068 4 месяца назад

    LOL the Windows Update was great timing.

  • @johnstancliff7328
    @johnstancliff7328 4 месяца назад

    LOL! Love the video Greg.... I've been down this road several times!

  • @Galiant2010
    @Galiant2010 4 месяца назад

    So, no real question about the video (interesting video) but I'm actually curious about the handheld vacuum/brush thing you used to clean it out at the end. I've considered getting one but they're a little pricey if they don't work well. I assume that if you're using it that it works well enough, but I'm curious to actually hear your feedback on it. Ideally I want something I can use quickly on my front intake on my PC, and swing open the side glass panel without having to pull my PC out of its spot, and maybe something that would work on a keyboard for dusting, too.

  • @razorsz195
    @razorsz195 4 месяца назад

    I Think in-case the IO shield was shorting on the DP connector, outside, the GPU had damage and stopped it out of the case, 2 issues, hard shorts.

  • @permsn
    @permsn 4 месяца назад

    Love your work Greg and friends 😊

  • @TewaAya
    @TewaAya 4 месяца назад

    Oh no, I have the exact same issue of milliseconds of spinning fans. I've sent away my psu for rma but my 3080 might be at fault. It shut down after doing furmark for 5 minutes

  • @josekamoka
    @josekamoka 4 месяца назад

    You have a great car at garage. When we will see a video about it?
    😁

  • @asr-studio1930
    @asr-studio1930 4 месяца назад

    this looks like the system you did in your last water dmg video !

  • @KAPTKipper
    @KAPTKipper 4 месяца назад

    The power supply in his case had possible put it into protection mode, so when you tested without the card it would not start

  • @KitsuneVoss
    @KitsuneVoss 4 месяца назад +1

    At least a 1660 is a pretty cheap card. Could just replace it with a used GTX 1070 as well. I have used 1070s in all the machines in my house except my gaming machine.

  • @spyplane3979
    @spyplane3979 4 месяца назад +1

    You need a codensation removal for this function again.