LFC

Easy one that I spent far too long on today. I'm not sure but I'm pretty sure this PC is one of those "bought on FB marketplace" jobs, and was advertised as just "Intel i7 3.8GHz" with no mention that it's actually a Q1'11 CPU.
Spoilers below...
It was a bad RAM stick. Other one was fine. Mobo was cheap and nasty - but it works.
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Thanks to music bros down below!
Synthis - / samsynthis
Ertrii - / ertrii

[@felixlersha]

Your channel is one of the hidden gems of the internet. In my view it's a travesty how under-subbed you are comparison to other tech channels with the quality of content you produce. Anyway I have done my part and turned on notifications for Adamant IT.

[@spacecy]

true!!

[@danagibbs3265]

I like how we get to see the whole diagnostic process and what he does to try and resolve things

[@omgilovesteak6484]

I'm amazed at how much shit he knows at his age.

[@darkomilosevic1659]

Adamant IT and MyMateVince are my go-to tech channels that aren't billioneres

[@omgilovesteak6484]

Well i said that thinking he was like 22 xD

[@bretthuston4727]

That's a comically small Mobo for a case that size

[@thomasreed1386]

Mr. Lord, I saw this video on my tablet while waking up this morning. You are the most watchable computer tech on KZbin. You speak clearly and concisely. Too many times I've seen guys (yes, no female techs yet) who ramble on, talk about their pickup trucks and their dogs, providing little useful information. I seriously saw one whose repair video ran one hour and 45 minutes. Maybe he edited it down a little. I think he let his camcorder run and posted it. I just sampled bits and pieces of his marathon; I have a life and I can't waste time hearing about fly casting and favorite beers when I want to learn about computer repair. Not only do you have the virtue of brevity, you built your studio/workstation with multiple cameras and video sources and you efficiently produce your show. I spent 32 years as a broadcast engineer and I know what you invested in your setup. Thanks, and I hope more people discover your videos.

[@Kyle-pj2vc]

I fix computers myself, and glad someone like you is putting out such wholesome content for knowledge or people wanting to fix their computers

[@Peterplayingguitar]

I know very little about computers but I'm now addicted to your channel. The camera work, the way you explain things and your relaxed demeanour makes for an entertaining and educational watch. What a wonderful and interesting job you have. Cheers!

[@aetch77]

5 beeps = missing keyboard

[@dfn03]

Depending on the motherboard ofc. Not every motherboard have the same error codes.

[@aetch77]

​@@dfn03 True. The Sandy/Ivy bridge boards are the ones I learned it on and it's good to know for when I run my systems headless.

[@randomxaos]

no, means "missing cpu"

[@ricardocosta3991]

TKS

[@andrewtwinam8528]

I work in the IT industry and this is a must watch for anyone that is thinking of entering the industry. Your diags are second to none and your discriptions that you make while going through diags are very good and straight to the point. I would love you to be one of my colleagues. Well done!

[@ProtekNickz]

Decent Video, i like the extra effort you put in thinking of the customer, and actually helped them with cables and fans, other computer shops would not do this with out charging, great job.

[@zadekeys2194]

Great channel. Spares for testing are essential. Tools make life easier. In my 10+ years of professional support, I've always run memtest for 24hrs min. I do agree that often errors are found in 1 pass. I did however have a machine with random BSOD's, so I tested the ram & errors would start around the 23rd hour & I could repeat this using a totally different system aswell. After changing the ram, the BSOD's went away. Just soke food for thought :) keep up the good work.

[@mxmoondoggie895]

Really enjoy this channel, much less OTT and sensationalised than many other IT channels but with just as useful content for PC builders/owners. I like how straight to the point you are with information, no dancing around on stream, no shouting into the camera. Just fixing a computer and explaining what you're doing and why. As for this particular build, I get why people want to save money and that there are all kinds of budgets but you really should consider saving up if you want a gaming PC. Buying some naff build with no research is only going to give you issues down the line and you'll probably end up spending lots more money on it fixing problems down the line. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with pre-built systems it's just about where you buy it from. If you're buying a pre-built then find a reputable builder that lets you pre select all the parts that go in it and will do the job properly. not random stuff with few descriptions of what is in it on Ebay or Amazon. You might pay a bit more than you would on that Amazon gaming PC special but you'll know exactly what goes in it and that they aren't cheaping out on essential components like the motherboard, Ram, PSU and so on.

[@SE77ENGaming]

This is true geek porn for me. I’m with you regarding the cable tidying too, it had to be done. Subbed 👍

[@philiphutchinson4210]

ditto

[@David_Ladd]

Great video @Adamant_IT Thank you for sharing this with all of us. It is also great to see other technicians that are willing to go above and beyond the minimum to get a system going and tidy up the system. I have seen even older computers from name brand computer manufacturers where the cables were just all over the place and even some were getting hit by the fan(s). Keep up the good work.

[@CharlesMaynor]

Love the detail and the amount of care to do the customer right! You made a statement that " We are here to make things better". Totally agree! Thanks again for your videos!

[@dylankroschel1148]

I love your channel, found it like 5 days ago and I love it. Your videos teach me things about computers and I love learning about that’s stuff, keep up the good work man!

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

One of the Hallmarks of a true professional builder is how the cables are managed and routed, when the legal requirement for EMC testing built computers came in it was an expensive and absolute pain for the shop I worked in back in the day- but it did expose some surprising results - having seen them fail between the USB ports because the spring tabs on the back plate didnt make enough contact to the motherboard ports or and the backplate to the chassis or down to a cable (old cdrom drives with separate audio cable were a favourite for doing this) that picked up noise because the way it was routed, just squishing cables out of sight can cause issues that most people do not understand and not just the RF ones...

[@papac6831]

bro you go above and beyond with your service, well done.

[@sasquatch6237]

Just discovered your channel and I'm hooked!!! I love it!

[@user-by6lu4bl5b]

Been watching your videos.... I found your channel a few days ago and its amazing. I like how you take your time and explain everything

[@richardirvine2220]

Great video. It feels like I am in class again when I watch your videos. I can't imagine a better way to improve technical capabilities than to see a skilled technician such as yourself go through the trouble shooting process. Thank you for the video.

[@old486whizz]

Dude, you're the kind of techie who cares. You spend time actually doing improvements instead of "well, I don't care".. greatest of respects to you, from one techie to another!

[@bury101]

Bro love how you diagnose these things must be years of doing this craziness. Tried to diagnosed my father in laws computer and i came out with the MOBO being crap. I then did my PC that has a HD die, love your stuff keep up the good work brother.

[@georgez8859]

Thanks for the Video. Nice to see someone who Takes Pride in their repairs.Not many Techs would take the time to fix fans and cables they did not have to.

[@rsuryase]

Thanks for putting the problem and solution in the description since most youtubers forget to do a summary/conclusion at the end of the video.

[@MythicPartsCentral]

DIYPC does the same crap with the front fans! My first case purchase was a DIYPC Vangaurd RGB. Once i realized the atrocities they had committed I promptly moved the fans inside the case, needless to say airflow was tons better. I have since upgraded to the LIANLI O11 Dynamic. Love the channel buddy! I'm in the process of starting a PC repair business and I have picked up some tips watching your videos and for that I thank you!

[@mikec1341]

Very refreshing to find this channel. Really like your style.

[@MrHowardMoon]

That motherboard looks like an Ali Express motherboard.

[@choicardinio8014]

This channel is very informative! keep up the good work :) much love from the philippines

[@CataclysmZA]

"because it's very cheap stuff in here" That Zalman CNPS full-copper cooler was and still is stupid expensive. That is a quality piece of kit. FIVE MINUTES LATER Oh bugger, that's a three-pin header. Cheap shit it is then. FIVE MINUTES LATER Oh Gods, it's not even copper plated, that's just pained aluminium. Ex-Zalman fanboi.

[@imnota]

Zalman cases are ok, but yeah their coolers are straight up garbage.

[@christophervanzetta]

Lmfao

[@rich1051414]

The sad thing is, once upon a time, they were quality and used quality materials, and performed quite well. Instead of improving though, they put all their research into making things as cheap as possible. Don't touch them with a 10 foot pole anymore.

[@Meta-Drew]

I clicked on the thumbnail because I really wanted one of those copper zalman coolers 15 years ago. It turning out to be painted aluminum was hilarious

[@ahmedmoataz11]

@@imnota I don't think that's a Zalman cooler anyway, probably one of these cheap chinese stuff. Though, i would agree Zalman coolers are not to buy!

[@PaulRansonArt]

as a newbie pc builder its refreshing to hear 'untech' commentary on how you approach a pc repair. Great videos

[@dennisbaker5984]

Recently found your channel and have learned so much in a short time, just subscribed.

[@TENGILL]

I found your channel by accident, subscribed after watching for 10 min. This is a new favorit! :)

[@kainenable]

Respect to this guy, he is doing his utmost to not only fix, but cable manage and increase airflow on a, lets face it, junkey build. If this were a system build I was fixing for a friend I would have probably just swapped the memory and called it a day.

[@POSTIE601]

Great channel with real pc problems and repairs Subscribed.👍

[@roger_985]

Great job on the repair, your videos are very well done. I know the customer paid for all those fans, but I think that pc would be more than fine with just a single intake and a single exhaust fan. It would also eliminate a few cables and make the computer quieter.

[@Bugster4799]

As someone who just committed to an i7-2600 build THIS IS SO HELPFUL THANK YOU

[@amdtje8282]

What a perfect channel! Been watching this for a couple of weeks now. Love how you did troubleshooting there. Very clear in leading us through the problem and solution. I do know something of PC's as I build always my own custom build PC's. Hardly I am an expert in things. I once had my own pc not doing anything in the case while it worked when it was outside the case. Spent 2 hours troubleshooting but then I found it. Once I build it in I forgot to put the power cable in the psu hahaha. Yes very very very dumb! You stayed very calm and analysing things while I am more the stressy guy and then tend to forgot even the basic things to check..... But 20 years later I am more calm now. But love you see fixing stuff. Although when you do electronics, I do not understand anything of it but I follow it as you explain. I never did anything like soldering and so on but very nice to see. Love the ranting also from time to time :-) On a scale to 10 I would say 1billion out of 10! Congrats!

[@riozero96]

love all your video's, i have learn much from one single video alone, i hope your channel grow bigger

[@jonathane9403]

You are very generous with your time and information. I would definitely trust you with my 'sick' computer if I lived in your country.

[@para_dies8071]

I do basic repairs to earn some extra cash and your videos have taken my knowledge to the next level, thank you

[@markdoescomputerstuff8354]

Rinsed the guy's computer haha but fair play you are a man after my own heart trying to make the best of bad parts/decisions regarding layout. The best part about that build was the 1660. I had a Palit 1660 Super and it was great. Subbed.

[@mnrd888]

Bro! You are heaven sent... I hope I can find a guy like you here in my country!

[@bandit6048]

I really enjoy learning from you Graham :)

[@Cidran100]

I find myself pressing like as soon as i start your videos. Well done sir.

[@kn12ghtmare19]

The algorithm is liking this dude's channel like how it liked people uploading pc building simulator gameplay.

[@ohiitppy]

OMG this is a good content. I love how you troubleshooting the PCs.

[@flyingphil93]

As much as I like LTT I haven't come across any of his videos that go into depth like this. great work, just subscribed :)

[@sublime2craig]

LTT isnt a channel about PC repairs its about PC gaming, reviews, PC accessories, and new/weird PC tech, so yea you wont come across diagnosis or repair videos that go into depth, what a surprise...

[@PCTechHustle]

Love your, content man! This came up in my recommended feed. I like your style and thoroughness of your videos. + new sub from me!

[@Vikturus22]

I just discovered your channel from the Xbox ssd upgrade. Instant sub from after seeing over videos :)

[@margyjr]

Just found Your Channel, Great repair Video, going to watch your other videos now

[@blinkroot8]

For a person that builds pcs all the time its very hard for me to say that I have actually learned anything from most videos I watch but your channel is amazing especially because of the variety of systems with a whole plethora of problems which would better prepare us for the future. Most of pc troubleshooting is simply a process of elimination.

[@billyno-talent345]

this isnt even my pc but thanks for putting all that detail into fixing it/fixing it up.

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

When I saw the RAM. I instantly knew it was probably low voltage ram in a board that is not compatible. I refurbish and fix Lenovos and see that compatibility issue often. Though it wasn't in this case.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

The instant I heard 4 beeps, I said "yep, ram is buggered"

[@BonBaisers]

99% of the time to my experience : - Nothing happens : MB / PSU / Power switch - Starts, no bip : CPU / BIOS / GPU - Bips, no POST : RAM / GPU

[@Adamant_IT]

^^^ Sounds about right!

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

same

[@Knebebelmeyer]

@@BonBaisers without a cpu, most boards dont do anything...if a mainboard beeps, you can 90% sure, that the Cpu is ok!! Ram or Gpu.... ram or gpu in and look if the beepcode changed... with an onboard gpu, most cases is the ram! with a bad psu, the mainboard dont beep...there are no beep codes for bad psu! however ami, award or phenix bios...no one has a debug beepcode for psu

[@ThePhoenix198]

I admire your grasp of technical language 😂

[@OthmanAlikhan]

Thanks for the video, love your work. Would love to visit your shop if I was living in the UK =)

[@berndkemmereit8252]

watching it, it actualy makes me revisiting my cable management, after 5 hours of building, I used the "push and close" method....I was going to revisit it at some stage, but your video makes me feel even worse.....thanks...I really enjoy your vids....

[@Bankotsu09]

Amazing video. I wish there are tech guys like you near my area...

[@badejong]

Great video. love watching your videos

[@train4905]

A superb job sir.

[@michaelleeper3649]

Subscribed because you have done what I do. You went the extra mile for the customer. I would try to convince the customer to upgrade that RAM. Unbranded will never make it into my builds. I don't consider it reliable.

[@ramseypietronasser]

I really like what you do, and your attitude

[@kylekoschalk7011]

Just found your channel and subbed after watching 2 videos. Great stuff man! Also, what's the song at the end, when you're doing the cable management? Thanks.

[@andywolf100]

I've just completed a build using nothing but second hand part from ebay. i7 4790 on an Asus Z79m Plus bobo with 16 gig of Kingston Hyper X 1600 ram, and it works fantastic! amazement

[@aaronhernandez4964]

Because of your recommendation of fans placement, I'm moving the fans inside now. Thank you! It really makes sense though.

[@Brewbug]

Well done, but I did wonder why you didn’t take out the sticks one at a time before the bench test. Love all the great information.

[@MarkusHobelsberger]

I can confirm what you said about running Memtest is correct. I once had a faulty 2GB stick which gave me A LOT of trouble, because my computer crashed like once every month and ran 100% fine otherwise. I strongly suspected the RAM, since when I got bluescreens, it was always a different error code. Memtest only ever showed a single error after running for 50 hours straight. When I hammered the reported address, it found lots of errors, so basically there was really a single defective bit on that stick. Since I switched that out, no more crashes at all. Then on the other side there are defective sticks which either outright don't make it past POST like the one shown in the video or report hundreds of errors in Memtest after a few seconds.

[@Cashedd]

Amazing video man!

[@user-te1le7ck6b]

Thomas Nagy long lost brother :), as a CS teacher , love your methodical approach , keep it up

[@RWL2012]

only after I saw this... you're right haha! they're just over 100 miles away from each other but they should totally collab one day on some electrical / IT crossover job :P

[@CARLOS68]

G lol I thought exactly the same when I first saw a video from this channel

[@nticompass]

In my experience, if a memory stick is bad you'll start seeing errors in memtest86+ right away. I'll usually let it finish a single pass, but errors generally will show (if there are any) before the 1st test is done.

[@ArtisChronicles]

What I like about my zen cpu and first gen board is it really doesn't take long to confirm instability. A nice hard crash to black screen. Even proved true with memtest86 when I purposely ran unstable settings.

[@Itchieban1Ebony]

Great job of cable management ,

[@bobbysinclair3409]

Just found your channel love your work.

[@cliffordgallagher4531]

Great Video Bud!

[@theicemomable]

thanks please keep making vids. love your channel

[@magnus00125]

heck of an interesting build there kek :)

[@killachief187]

Great channel 👏, If you where building a new pc today would you go with the new lga 1200 to future proof?

[@moonshinepz]

Cooler paste. X marks the spot. Old school 🤘 nice

[@catriona_drummond]

I dream of running a little computer repair shop like yours. Maybe, one day...

[@UmbraAtrox_]

you are one of the good ones. take care

[@greenzero3389]

Just found your channel - great interesting content - sub'd. You sound very similar to Thomas Nagy - another quality channel.

[@abrahamalviarez5870]

that cooler is a war crime

[@UpcraftConsulting]

5 beeps if I recall correctly is often just because no keyboard. Older boards cared more about the keyboard being plugged in than newer boards/bios. Headless home servers are more of a modern thing.

[@lexavaritia7596]

16:10 it hurts looking at your thumb. the cooler really did bite you oof

[@adamtajhassam9188]

Feeling sry 4 the tech more then the idiot who bought this.

[@ahmedmoataz11]

@@adamtajhassam9188 I wouldn't call him an idiot, you gotta respect everyone's budget. Not all people are high-end users basically.

[@TopRacer2002]

I actually would love to have you check my computer build as you gave such attention to detail and even rectified some errors in the build.

[@joelmayo7523]

NEW subscriber here, gotta say 2 things 1) love your diag process and 2) OCD much? LOL love the addon at the end

[@danielbayugar4856]

Great job!!

[@vitor900000]

Some usually cheap no brand chines motherboards have unusual behaviors. In your case I think the board is beeping because it detected that the BIOS was not configured. Like when a blackout happens and the PC clock battery is dead (i.e. Bios reset). I'm almost sure I've seen something similar happen before with a very old MB years ago. As soon as I saw the beeping with post the first thing that came to my mind was F10 > Enter > See if its gone.

[@cosminsimescu5691]

Such an underrated channel

[@wallacewoodcock8516]

When we get Computers that don't post we call them Hermes

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Like your Antec cooler and PSU , I love their products.

[@CARLOS68]

Buff Barnaby think the cooler is a Arctic Pro 7 ;-) also I hate Antec PSU”s only ever had 2 PSU”s fail in 20+ years of PC building and they were both Antec

[@xfragboix]

Mobo is something called "Wovibo b75". It's a noname 1155 motherboard that can be found on aliexpress for $37-40. I believe they're produced using salvaged components. You can find tons of motherboards like this one on aliexpress under a dozen of different brands (Huananzhi, Kllisre, Jingsha, Machinist, Atermiter etc) for a bunch of different sockets (1156, 1366, 2011, 2011v3).

[@sublime2craig]

Yea theyre actually awesome if you get the right kind and not the super cheap ones. I have 3 in my collection, H97 and X79 by Jingsha and 1 X99 GamingTF by Machinist. Im running a Xeon 1650v3 OC @4.5ghz and with Quad Channel memory on the X99 and its been running fine for over 2 years. They make them just like you said, either its with old broken motherboards with good chipsets and sockets that they just remove and reuse or they are using old/new stock that was let over from earlier production, so it is a "New" motherboard where it counts... They even have X89 motherboards for old school AMD Opteron CPU's!

[@swesterberg1108]

I have to say im starting to learn computers after 20 years of knowing guns, and i was about to shut it off and at the 28:50 mark when you went OCD on his wiring made me a fan my kind of guy and some one id like to ask questions to.

[@linuxgreybeard9945]

What I love about this chap is that he goes the extra mile. How many people would even think about the fans and cabling?

[@randomxaos]

I know, right? Fans aren't even necessary and the cables definitely aren't either. I don't think the beeps mean much.... doesn't that just mean it's on?

[@Adanos_ger]

Getting bitten by one of those Zalman-style coolers .. classic.

[@LinuxScouser]

I'm absolutely enjoying watching these videos and seeing the process of how you deal with trying to fix a computer. I have one really stupid tiny nitpick with this one though. I think it's a fantastic idea of moving the fans inside the case to give slightly more room for air but seeing how the SSD now is essentially inaccessible without now taking those fans off would infuriate me in that kind of pedantic stupid way that kind of makes no sense. Of course you wouldn't be needing to change the SSD often if at all but I know the first time I would need to I would be annoyed. I blame the case design :P

[@helphealserve]

Great video.

[@Lofzy1]

Always liked the look of those cpu coolers, remind me of my Athlon xp days.

[@WTFShelley]

the old Zalman flower coolers, that weighed a ton and was made of solid copper, you could fight someone with one of those buggers. This one is just painted tin, lol chinese knock off tat

[@alexatkin]

@@WTFShelley The orange looks horrible compared to copper. There is no way that cooler is rated for that CPU either.

[@Greggg57]

I broke the bios socket off of a gigabyte aorus X570 Master mobo. Any suggestions for remounting and fixing it? Like electrically conductive glue?

[@lukejenkins8984]

"Its not exactly cable porn" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I lol'd at this. Great video 👍

[@Ranjitzu]

26:00 Regarding the front fans, they were mounted on the incorrect side from the start - that Chassi can actually hold a Front rad and fans but on the inside, you switched those fans to the right side where they was supposed to be. So not a design fault by the Chassi manufacturer but a faulty installation of the fans for some reason from the Creator of that system. This is the second video I watch from you and I just discovered your channel today - it's very interesting to see how you work and listen to your comments and all that, very good for both skilled PC-builders and those who are new to it - keep up the great work, your knowledge and experience will guide many others to do it right even the first time doing it.

[@ibizenco]

I like your test bench. :) Seriously, I am halfway through the video, and if this happened to me, I would not know how to solve it (get rid of that motherboard?).

[@athurV1]

Well done .