USB C may be troublesome. USB 3 should work but with 5 GB limit. [No 10 GB]
@GhostLinx4 ай бұрын
I just got 2 20€ each pc's that are very similar to yours but the cpu is one generation higher and im planning on upgrading them with a similar graphics card specs wise (rx580 witch i found used for about 50€) and upgrade the i5 with a i7 3700 and add about 12gb of ram in each (10€ for the ram and 30€ for each cpu) and also add ssd's :)
@GhostLinx4 ай бұрын
I thought I had made a mistake getting a pc with a 3rd generation for 20€ but I guess it's not that bad seeing the bottleneck you have on your 2nd gen...
@greyestfox4 ай бұрын
Nice! Yeah, it's been a lot of fun upgrading it bit by bit. Now it's better than my laptop I got in 2020 in most ways (especially at gaming). I've ended up spending more than I thought I would (I'll probably do a summary video when I'm done with a total spent figure) but I'm glad I found it.
@GhostLinx4 ай бұрын
You just earned yourself a subscriber!!!
@greyestfox4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed
@clkbateman4 ай бұрын
I know you
@greyestfox4 ай бұрын
Oops! The censoring meant to cover the nonsense in the LoFi chat got moved as I made the final edits. Please excuse and ignore.
@greyestfox5 ай бұрын
Hi there! Intharth's guide can be found at www.redfactionwiki.com/wiki/Red_Faction_II_Bonus_Objectives
@bgdaddy420695 ай бұрын
hell ya man my first pc i built was about 6 or 7 years when amd ryzen first came out. i got everything used but the case. i got one piece at a time. i got a 1700x with bent pins from ebay and figured maybe i could get it to work and i was so pumped. my first gpu was a msi 580 8gb had it for years after i upgraded i put it in my son pc.
@greyestfox5 ай бұрын
Oh, cool! Yeah it's been fun upgrading one step at a time. I'm excited to get the GPU and see what it can do at its best.
@BoofPack698 ай бұрын
Such a niche run. Cool stuff man
@overlybroadcast39528 ай бұрын
The smaller things are resistors :)
@greyestfox8 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'll have to look this stuff up to see what they do other than make it look techy :) .
@floydlooney68378 ай бұрын
I have an old PC that has some DDR3 RAM and a 1060, which I'll probably never use. I was going to use the case, I way overpaid. I think the motherboard is fried. I'm not sure what to do with them.
@greyestfox8 ай бұрын
Oh no! Cases are pretty expensive so it's good to have one of them at least though motherboards get pretty pricey too for modern ones. Could always use the 1060 as a second GPU if you have the room if you get a new motherboard. I don't know how to do it myself but I've heard dual GPUs is a thing.
@floydlooney68378 ай бұрын
@@greyestfox I'm not sure how common SLI (dual GPU's) are these days, but one of my old old laptops definitely did have it.
@moebiuseight79778 ай бұрын
that 9 pin d-sub is a serial port
@MJ-mk8jg9 ай бұрын
I was concerned that a PSU might not fit or have the right connectors etc as I had issues with my ssf but the tower you have is apparently fine with a replacement PSU. Also you'd be surprised how well some older graphics cards perform. I play older games as I'm also older, I've got a lot of cards from eBay for around £25 that perform really well, obviously not on newer games. Keep the cost as low as possible & have fun. Cheers from Yorkshire
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks! At one point I was considering buying the best GPU from the year the PC was manufactured (2012), the AMD Radeon HD 7970 CF but I was worried I may have trouble finding drivers/getting support with the card being so old. Last time I checked they were selling around $70 USD used on e-bay. Have you ever had trouble with older GPUs you picked up or is that just something I'm being paranoid about?
@MJ-mk8jg9 ай бұрын
Never had any trouble with older graphics cards, if it's era specific it's even easier. I'd choose a card & look for the graphics drivers, for the card & the operating system before you buy.
@MJ-mk8jg9 ай бұрын
Also check the graphics card power requirements & get low power. Don't put too much cash into this machine, get it going & play red faction & enjoy.
@floydlooney68378 ай бұрын
@@greyestfox Is it not possible to add a newer GPU, maybe a 1060?
@greyestfox8 ай бұрын
That's a possibility. To be honest I'm not up on GPU models so I had to look it up. A person on the 2nd video in the series said that the 1650 I was originally looking at would probably be super bottlenecked by the CPU so I'm looking for something probably 4GB or more that's lighter-duty than that but I'm not tied to any one card yet though I do have a MSI GT 1030 4GB in my Amazon cart as something that sounds like it would work.@@floydlooney6837
@MJ-mk8jg9 ай бұрын
As @ Satchel says the blue for a graphics card.
@SatchelCharge699 ай бұрын
The blue slot is most likely the PCIE x 4/8/16 or the "Graphics card slot", as I believe the Black slot is as well. mount your graphics card in the blue slot.
@h00ligan719 ай бұрын
Am i the only one that kimda likes the concept of Joels death? I mean it was sad and shocking, (so it was a good scene) but i dont understand boycotting the game on launch or stopping playing
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Totally agree. Joel deserved to die for what he did. The method Abby used may be questionable but I can't fault her motivations. All the hate this game got at release was such a train wreck.
@h00ligan719 ай бұрын
@@greyestfox The worst thing in this game was actually the ending. I mean Ellie kiled like whole city of seattle, but as she can kill Abby, she don want to?
@balliballieryufdf9 ай бұрын
A lot of the hate came from the plot leaking early, lessening the shockvalue for a lot of people. The first time I played it I knew Joel was getting killed by this "Abby Character" which I was suddenly found myself playing early on, which made it hard for me to connect with the story and characters. I've since changed my opinion and apart from some of the games pacing, I find it a masterpiece now.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
@balliballieryufdf Definitely relate to that. I think I found out about Joel's fate from a video that appeared in my KZbin feed. Can't imagine how different my first playthrough experience would've been if I was unspoiled.
@olgabahirkina12869 ай бұрын
@@h00ligan71 Joel spent the whole first game to give Ellie to Fireflies, but as he can leave her there, he doesn't want to?
@TheLeftistOwl9 ай бұрын
I'd much rather just have a game with a trunkated middle. I don't mind the ending as is at all. The game just should have been shorter
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Can relate to that. My recent playthrough took about 23.33 hours. I think it would have been interesting if they did a dual game thing where you play as Ellie in one and Abby in the other but if they had sales for the Abby version probably would have been poor.
@TheLeftistOwl9 ай бұрын
@@greyestfox I think they should have cut most of Abby's stuff because most of it ends up not even mattering
@alexandermoore92319 ай бұрын
if there was a way to make Abby die and Ellie be happy the community would love it, or if Joel never died. If this game just didn't kill of Joel it would be 10000% better, and we all love Joel, if you've played TLOU and don't like Joel, your a sick bastard. Anyways for the conclusion if either Joel lived or Abby dies and Ellie is happy this game would be better (PS: If I remember correctly the company fired or 2 people left who were working on the TLOU when they made TLOU part 2 so some people hate the company for this)
@johnpatrick18579 ай бұрын
Ik right I loved joel wish he was still alive and also I'm tired of this stupid fuckin woke shit that they put in this franchise, it completely ruined it. And you know why they fukin killed Jesse bc there was a choice to me made, have a triangle or kill Ellie but nah they wanted to kill the father that's fucked up honestly. You see if they had him alive Dina would have to stay with him and leave ellie bc it would cause tension between all them prob and naughty dog wouldn't be able to have there stupid fuckin woke shit.
@mohammadrezamz23419 ай бұрын
Bro you didn't even understand the story what are you talking about The story doesn't need any change Everything about it it's just perfect
@baronnuuke78219 ай бұрын
That has to be the dumbest comment ever, it's like saying "Everybody loved Sarah, they should remake the first TLOU without her dying" or if you know Final Fantasy VII "Everybody loved Aerith, they should remake it without her dying". You understand it would take out one of the main plot of the story and one of the main motive for the characters ? Stop being a baby and accept that tragedy is what make some of the best stories ever since ancient Greece. Also tragedy is part of real life, what will happen when you have to face it ? Will you ask god to retcon it ?
@johnpatrick18579 ай бұрын
@baronnuuke7821 stfu it's a goddamn opinion
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Hi! Be nice please. I don't think anyone's stepped over the line yet but it looks like it could go that way. It's okay to have different opinions and I know TLOU2 is really polarizing. Have a good one!
@thales25019 ай бұрын
great job
@goldyjh9 ай бұрын
the last of us part 2 if it was slightly better
@Demetr39 ай бұрын
How is this fan made u just combined cutscenes
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Fair! I'll reword that-- it is just an edit as you say but I wanted to differentiate so people understood it wasn't an "official" alternate ending but fan made isn't quite right.
@Alpha-ms9nj9 ай бұрын
Buying a PC and components from a Goodwill is a crapshoot. There is no refunds or buyer protection like Ebay has so if you have no issue ending up with a PC or component that doesn't work, and you can repair it go for it. The money goes for a good cause anyway.
@issacehowardjr6799 ай бұрын
Never cheap out on a system. In the long run, you can build a brand new one for the same price. That $1.00 Thing is simply trash.
@randomweirdyoutubechannel89559 ай бұрын
Optiplex 990 for 20 that's a steal same model with just an i5 2400 goes for £80 on ebay over here
@randomweirdyoutubechannel89559 ай бұрын
Oh and be careful with the canned air spinning the fans can send power into the motherboard and fry it always hold them when spraying
@tonykeltsflorida9 ай бұрын
Put Linux Mint on it. It will run for years. Radeon low powered half height video card will work too (HD 7470). I have an i5 2400 in my old dell that I use with my printer and scanner. My Main Computer has an i5 11500 that I built.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'll check out some Radeon low powered cards. Another person suggested low profile cards and I didn't even know those were a thing but sounds like a good idea.
@USArmyVet919 ай бұрын
20 Dollars.... this is an amazing deal. man, the i7-2600 was an absolute monster for several years... even today if you keep your expectations "realistic" you can have a good 1080p gaming experience with a relatively inexpensive GPU. AMD RX 580, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 1650, or 1660 would pair nicely. Nice find, and truly, well done. 👍👍
@randomweirdyoutubechannel89559 ай бұрын
Not the rx 580 these optiplex's dont work with amd cards well
@USArmyVet919 ай бұрын
@@randomweirdyoutubechannel8955 I use them often with old Dell XPS systems with a 2nd, 3rd and even 4th gen Intel CPU's. Guess it's the luck of the draw. 🤷♂🤷♂
@marksmith95669 ай бұрын
VGA like port is a serial port. The switch is an intrusion alarm usually can be turned off in BIOS.
@MisterUpsetter9 ай бұрын
I bought 3 Dell Optiplex 390s for $72, so about $24 a computer (without a hard drive but with 4 GB of RAM). Like the Optiplex 990, it's essentially obsolete, but with 8 GB of RAM (which you can purchase for a few dollars), you can install Linux or Windows 10 on it. For about $30, you can install an SSD. If the functionality isn't provided on the motherboard, you can likely install an expansion card. That having been said, this is the ultimate budget computer. The power supply doesn't even have a switch, and there are only 4 PCI Express slots and 4 SATA connectors on the motherboard. Dell will likely be a major player in the used PC marketplace.
@mustasheolll20209 ай бұрын
That was a steal!
@howietorock9 ай бұрын
i7 2600 has 4 cores 8 threads make sure you turn on hyperthreading in bios as default its off also 32 gig ram under win 10
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I didn't know about switching on hyperthreading. I did see some threads out there that people have been successful running these w/ 32GB RAM but I'm not sure if that would be overkill/ if the CPU would still bottleneck at some point. I'll look into that more before I pick up some RAM.
@Khinh-xq6lx9 ай бұрын
im lost is he planning to buy a whole pc around that spec or just buy some of parts?
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Just going to buy some parts to upgrade this one. I stream sometimes on Twitch and I have to turn the graphics settings way down to get the game to run while streaming. Some more RAM, a graphics card, and a power supply to run the graphic card should help out. 🙂
@Khinh-xq6lx9 ай бұрын
you can stream with it that is good, that mean you can play the game without streaming, or else upgrade gpu or oc the whole pc to make it run faster
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
Also look for the low profile 1650 that doesn’t use a PCIe power connector and you can just use your existing PSU. The PCIe slot has a max draw of 75w. Also being a second gen i7 the CPU is going to bottleneck the heck out of a 1650 so I’d get a 1050 and save a little money and it has a lower power requirement.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I googled it and that looks like it could be a good option. I didn't know low power draw GPUs were a thing. helpful to have the advice that the cpu would bottleneck a 1650! I didn't research it extensively yet but wasn't sure how to figure out what point the CPU would become too weak a link.
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
All drives need a partition to be used. The ps4 uses a customized FreeBSD OS which is why windows wasn’t wanting to use it at first. Again the new edge browser is better than chrome in my opinion, especially because no google. It also manages memory better.
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
Your sound is very quiet on this video compared with part 1. Good choice starting with an SSD, especially with win10. Spinning rust drives stopped being a good option as your boot drive with win7.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks, I hadn't noticed that 🤔 . I was editing and listening to it with headphones and it worked there but I just tried on my laptop speaker and yeah it's pretty low. I'll try to fix that for the future.
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
You can use normal fan you need to jump the 5th to the ground pin.
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
Interesting to watch non computer nerds making videos like this. You could get win11 on it but it’s quite a process. I’d get an SSD and install 10. The new edge is better than chrome, it’s built on chromium and uses less memory and being chromium based it’s very compatible with everything.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you found it interesting. I put a 2 TB Samsung SSD in it in the second video in the series and it does seem to be running a bit faster. New RAM probably next. Didn't know Edge turned a new leaf either, maybe I'll have to give it a try.
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
You shouldn’t blow air on the fan and let it spin like that cus it can become a generator and fry the motherboard.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Didn't know that. Thankfully it didn't hurt anything but I did correct it in my 2nd video in the series just in the very unlikely case that someone is using my video for advice 😀.
@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse9 ай бұрын
Just a warning hold the fans whilst cleaning as they can cause a back voltage into the system and damage the electronics as you are basically turning them into a generator. given the age of the system you would find better bargains in used pc parts for sale sites like your local facebook groups or similar.
@j.lietka94069 ай бұрын
Looks like a Dell! The "handle" in the back is not a handle, but it keeps any added cards mounted on the mobo secured. Found, yes found, at an apartment dumpster, an HP Envy PC. It runs, has Win 10, but like yours, dusty, dirty... Has an Intel i7 7700, 16GB DDR 4 RAM... Don't think Goodwill can sell older CRT monitors, Picture Tube type TVs.. as a kind of hobby I look for electronics in dumpsters and curbside stuff.
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
You got a good find! I'm all for upcycling/recycling old tech rather than letting it turn to e-waste.
@iskandartaib10 ай бұрын
10:41 - i7 2600. Wikipedia says 2nd generation, lower end desktop, 4 cores, 8 MByte L3 cache. Released Jan 2011. Currently looking at buying a refurbished PC myself, lots of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th generation i5s and i7s available. Cheap, but not this cheap.
@choppergirl10 ай бұрын
Old PC tech here. Don't use compressed cans of air, you're wasting money and creating more landfill junk... just take the PC outside, open up the case, and hit everywhere inside esp. the fans, through the CPU fan, and through the PSU fan with a leaf blower. It's okay if you make the fans spin fast with the leaf blower, they were designed for that. It's not okay if you touch the fan blades with your finger while they are spinning, you will knock them out of true and unbalance them.
@greyestfox10 ай бұрын
Oh wow, thanks. I do have a leaf blower but never thought of it for that.
@choppergirl10 ай бұрын
@@greyestfox Yep. Do it outside on a porch or in the driveway, and stand back, because on a really dusty business system that's been running for years without any TLC inside, it will throw up a lot of dust! I use to bring home PC's by the pickup truck load for free in the 90's.
@Puretea471110 ай бұрын
thats a "how not to clean" a pc .... terrible dude
@EastAngliaUK10 ай бұрын
not a bad find
@bytebackrepairco10 ай бұрын
Hey ill buy it from you
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the offer but I'd like to keep it and keep upgrading it. I speed run and otherwise stream gameplay and the laptop I've been using can't quite handle playing a game and streaming it at the same time without turning down the graphics settings to potato. 😅
@ANKK5510 ай бұрын
just to tell you it looks like a male vga but it is a serial port hope this helps
@greyestfox9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Didn't know that. Probably won't end up using it but good to know all the same.
@massimoruggieri36810 ай бұрын
cool idea man, i've been trying to find some cool electronics at goodwill recently, nice to know some people are having luck finding some :)
@hdjoe2210 ай бұрын
You’re gonna trash the bearings in those fans. I always hold the fan while blowing air into it so it doesn’t spin at 3000rpm
@greyestfox10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! Hadn't thought of that. I may replace the fans but if I clean it again I'll hold it to keep it from spinning.
@johnhudson70559 ай бұрын
Could fry the motherboard too.
@mustasheolll20209 ай бұрын
I did that with a dell pc I have from 2007 and now it sometimes makes a weird noise.
@mustasheolll20209 ай бұрын
@@johnhudson7055Yeah I cringed hard at that lol.
@Deez_Nutz_Man_3D10 ай бұрын
good video
@sealifett839510 ай бұрын
Hey bro you have to hold the can vertically. You will use your air faster that way
@greyestfox10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I'll do that in the future. The cans can be expensive.