Cleaning out a Storage Unit with OVER 50+ USED PCs - Did I find any BARGAINS?

[@chiballer20]

Teddy bear? That was Alf!

[@PHDarren]

"Ha, I kill me!"

[@garyjenson7602]

Alf it was!!

[@bloodhoundpt]

Cara beware....Alf is back

[@reto]

Might have been worth more than all the PCs - lol?

[@garyjenson7602]

@@reto well curiosity killed the cat, saw some bids on ebay between 10-50 bucks lol

[@alexandrutrasca3998]

Bryan, content like this can only be found here, thank you for all these years of exciting videos, really enjoying them!

[@panagiotismastoras]

I remember watching you young, wishing someday that i ll do what you do, now im 19 and im full timing reseling and repairing computers on a shop of my own, couldnt ask for more! What an inspiration you were dude, keep it going !

[@christophermullins7163]

I found 2 working desktop towers from my local dump. I was able to give my mom a i3 7k series for her browsing and emails and turned one with an i5 into a gaming setup for another family member. In 2020 I bought a 7700 i7. 16gb, 512gb ssd, and gtx1080 full tower for $275. I found a r9 380 for $50, 750 ti for $20, rx 480 for $60... I love getting the maximum mileage for my pc endeavors. Your channel is great to bring people back down to earth that think a gaming pc mean $2500 in 2022. We all play any games we want and have never paid but a fraction of msrp for anything. Keep the bargains going forever!

[@miaosun1088]

Damn where do u get this stuff lol. I can’t find an r9 380 for under 200, a 750 ti for under 100, and an rx 480 for under 180 usd. I don’t have a local shop unfortunately. I wish I did lol.

[@youknowme2003]

an i7 7700 with a gtx 1080 for 275 Bucks? i wanna see the receipt bro. if its real, that might just be a Legendary deal. not trying to put you down, but its really hard to believe especially with everything included. Price to Performance to the max yo

[@christophermullins7163]

@@youknowme2003 it's real. Facebook marketplace shipped for $275. She had the specs printed on a paper and took a picture of it for the ad instead of posting specs in the info section. If I'd searched "gtx 1080" it would never come up so she wasn't having success selling it. I got lucky but also I put in the work to find the deal. 100% man. I have the receipt somewhere in my Facebook messages I guess.

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

@@youknowme2003 I picked up a GTX 1650 for £50 (UK) not long before the pandemic and a GTX 980 for £60 too. Some people just want rid of hardware and they aren't out to rip people off. I picked up an i7 4770 PC with an RX 260x and 2x4GB DDR3 last summer for free as it was an older system that the owner just didn't need anymore. And my last deal was an MSI X470 Gaming Plus with a Ryzen 3600 for £150. They initially wanted only £100 but I offered more as there were others interested at that price (that and the £150 was all in with postage and paypal fees). It is now paired up with the above GTX 980 and my 16 year old son is using it as his daily gaming PC :) Deals are always out there, you just have to be quick!

[@mikeschneider9462]

Testing cleaning seeing what hardwares installed!!! This is a master stash. I'd love to go through these.

[@CC-vv2ne]

Wish he did test the power supplies with a tool that measures outputs. before swapping them or claiming that power supply ruined the pc etc.

[@Silentjackll]

A lot of those issues you are having looks like you simply did not use the correct memory slot when repopulating ram. Some boards, especially MSI, suffer from this issue. More times then not, people RMA their MSI board thinking its dead. When in fact they didn't have the correct memory config to start with. Do this. Reset the cmos by removing the battery. replace the battery and insert the ram into slot 2 only. start up. if that works. then slot 4. start up, then slot 1. then 3. If you mess up during the process you have to remove the battery and start again. This is by design.

[@fufu1128]

Commented the same thing! 👍🏻

[@cellanjones28]

My B550 would play up if I didn't use the second slot after a reset.

[@youknowme2003]

Lately i've been feeling the old TYC Vibe again, only thing i need now, is a Parts hunt in Japan. I know its unrealistic at the moment, because of C-19 and unfortunatly its not the same Bargains its used to be there. It just feels so Nostalgic doing it in Japan. Thanks for the Content lately its been a real blessing.

[@techyescity]

I will hopefully get there this year!

[@youknowme2003]

@@techyescity Crossing my Fingers hopefully it all Works out 🤞, i know you want to go there for personal reasons as well. Love to see it happen!

[@rtsconsulting3399]

Damn B that's a score! congrats .. so jelaous LOL-- featuring ALF!

[@morantaylor]

I suspect most of the PC's were probably taken to MSY for repair and the owners abandoned them when opting not to repair them. The lack of hard drives may indicate the existing owner opted to buy a new PC and the old drive was added to to retain their data.

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

The only DDR2 stuff I still get enthusiastic about is the super high end. I'm restoring a XPS 720 desktop to about $7000(in 2007-08) spec. Really fun to play around with stuff that I could only dream of in college.

[@admedia1066]

Same for me. I got an Alienware from nearby for 80 EUR. i7 920. My friends are all: "Meh. Old and slow." But Im absolutely enthusiastic. This was 2 years ago. I still use it on my TV in the living room (Upgraded to an RX470) :)

[@daytimerocker3808]

@@admedia1066 put a xeon in it

[@christophermullins7163]

I7 Is too new for nostalgia and core 2 is too slow for usefulness. Perhaps 8 core core 2 duo on 4 channel ddr2 would still run a few games today pretty well.

[@christophermullins7163]

I guess you can still game on ddr2 1066 or something.

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

@@christophermullins7163 Just to clarify because you definitely missed the point. I'm not restoring it to be my primary gaming machine to run Metro Exodus at 4k ultra. Much like people restore old cars, this is intended to be a period correct, run games from it's era (and a little newer)) beast **for its time.** I have a 9700k/2080 machine to play new games on, this is literally just for fun because I couldn't afford any of this stuff when it was new.

[@johnnovelravancho8944]

TechYes fans knows this is the content we need. This is what brought & made me stay in your channel Brian, and your transparency when it comes to flipping PCs.

[@Bengy22]

Hey Brian I love the used parts content, I was wondering if you could show more of the building / posting for sale behind the scenes content of that part of your business. I remember you posting a few about this before and then in follow up videos mentioning the pc's sold for x amount which I thought was interesting to hear about.

[@anthemsjam]

I feel like Brian may be uncomfy disclosing prices now given the circumstances, I wouldn’t blame him either

[@Rabbit_AF]

I'm glad you always put out honest videos. I feel a lot of KZbinrs would have magically had a great haul! It's a great thing that you do.

[@VikingDudee]

I love Linus and Jay and followed them from the beginning, but I just don't watch them like I use to, they don't do risky stuff or play with old used hardware much anymore, its always a review of the latest and greatest, no whole room water cooling kind of content or Jay drilling threw a motherboard kind of stuff.

[@mikeymaiku]

@@VikingDudee lol the moment jay showed his "adult" childish antics i knew right away he was not for me . I watch tech videos for information and the type of entertainment jay has is not for me. I loved his watercooling and all the information he had on his channel but once watercooling wasnt my thing anymore he had zero value to me. Then i saw TYC and have been subbed since. I have watched probaboy 85-90% of videos on this channel. Even LTT and other channels i enjoy i still do not watch every video.

[@VikingDudee]

@@mikeymaiku Yeah Jay was better back when he started, but yeah I really don't care for his stuff much anymore, especially when cries about the community this or that, so yeah, I agree.

[@prophetgoogle7071]

Almost forgot about Jayztwoscents can;t remember his name correctly. almost 2 years not watching his videos.

[@VikingDudee]

I like this sort of content, I don't deal with too much new stuff, its usually older used stuff, I once bought about 25 computers from a school that closed down, I only paid $200 for all of them and they all had 2nd gen i3s and i5s and all of them worked. I still got a few at home I use like it my garage for music and looking up parts for whatever im working.

[@KenKlejs]

Better luck next time. Videos with your “failures” are just as interesting as the successful ones, and it is part of what makes your channel unique.

[@MadIIMike]

My favorite part tbh, was seeing your Kia Stinger completely stuffed with PCs, because that's exactly how my cars look after a haul. xD

[@videogamephenomhd]

The best thing to do is open up those old desktops, take out the old parts, and put all new components in them. After the newer parts take shape, just donate them to local businesses and they might learn how to even refurbish old computers like these.

[@marios3202]

DUDE THE TEDDY BEAR WAS ALF! PROBABLY THE MOST VALUABLE ITEM IN THE WHOLE UNIT!!

[@x8jason8x]

Someone had already picked all the GPUs out of them, if they even had them to begin with. Pretty clear they'd been exposed to the elements. I'd have swooped the ALF doll though lol, and the unused cases, at least.

[@DanielMelendrezPhD]

Those motherboards could be fixable by reflashing the BIOS chips with an EEPROM programmer. Might be worth trying

[@gpowerdragon9852]

That's what I said to is a high chance that works out as well have seen it another British letsflix computers repair video

[@Oroo420]

In regards to seeing your own builds come back to you through a deal: I sign all my builds with either a black or pink glitter sticker that is a skull and bones. Lighting in gaming builds really highlight it, people generally like it, and on others I hide it on the back side of the build with all the wiring. I will always recognize my own work.

[@shanemcknight1583]

Oh yea! the MSI Z97 Mobo was a good grab. I believe you did good on this- maybe a follow up vid?

[@Netanya-q4b]

PC guy equivalent of finding an old muscle car in a barn lol, nice find :)

[@mapesdhs597]

26:00 - That's happend to me a number of times with SGIs I've sold down the years, I end up buying them back later, or winning them on auction, often from someone different if they've gone through several owners. It's funny when I boot them up and realise the OS install was done by me long ago (by which I mean possibly as much as 15 or 20 years back), or some of the accessories I recognise as being ones I put together, or there's an ID sticker I put on the back or the base. It's also happened once with a PC build I did for a family long ago, an AM2 system (6000+ with an 8800 GT and 120GB SSD, solid XP system at the time), I bought it back from them many years later when they decided to switch to iPads. Pity about the P55s, though tbh the LX models from ASUS were always a bit iffy. Even if they'd had i7s and were working, I wouldn't oc them on an LX. Good find with that Z97 though.

[@barjunkie21]

that "teddy bear" is ALF i would have taken that in a heartbeat

[@TheEricShen]

An ALF in good condition is MONEY.

[@folcotook3049]

Dang shame someone be passing up on a perfectly good ALF plush.

[@Sybertek]

Geez, I wish I could have a go at that storage unit. I could spend all day in that thing. Those cases look awesome. Sorry you didn't come out ahead like you were hoping.

[@fabiusmaximuscunctator7390]

Great you came on the Techonomics Podcast 🧡 Great video mate!

[@DanielGT_93]

Most of those MOBOs you wash them and flash bios they probabily will work! Loved the video

[@bou222]

That was awesome, been hoping you would come into a storage unit to go through. So cool.

[@giliathandtio]

2:30 It's not a teddy bear, it's ALF!

[@outsidein3206]

Good on ya for showing things that arent all Sun, Roses and Unicorns. Not every deal is a win that we hope for. Especially if theres left overs, which you have to take the time to dispose of!

[@greenbow7888]

Since the guy said it the cases were from a PC shop close-down. Maybe the PC were from the same shop. Like jobs that owners never paid for, or the shop could not get them going, and the owners left them. People treat PC repair shops like that. I used to flip PC and laptop parts to a shop that did repairs, in our town centre. He was a one man operation, with a shop the size you would imagine. However the entire of his shop front was two/three stacks high of PCs left by csutomers. You had to walk in a clear channel between PCs from the door to the desk. Then walk a single clear channel along the front of the desk.

[@michaels83]

Great video, loved to see the Alf plush that show was amazing and I had so much fun playing the game on the C64 growing up. Also big thanks to your sponsor I just built a new PC and it saved me a huge chunk of $ on Win10.

[@ArthurCruzISawesome]

Great video! I have enjoyed a lot. Probably you felt amazing when you opened the door and you saw all that stuff. At the end day you are doing something that you love and you had fun for sure! Take a rest.

[@TmanTheLord]

This kind of content is more like myself and a huge peaceful part of my day! keep it up! Love watching someone else in the same hobby having fun!

[@iamSovi3t]

I do this here in the US but not with storage lockers, I go to a facility where they used to accept electronics for recycling. I've got roughly 20 pallets of these types of computers I've been going through over a year. If you do a "fan segment" where we can send in how we do things I'd love to send you some pics/videos of how I've done this.

[@videogamephenomhd]

The only way to save them all is by cleaning out the interiors with the old parts, put all new modern parts in them, and donate them to various businesses.

[@timeverhartofficial]

The Alf plush I bet is worth more then anything you got. People always look for old Plush toys from old TV shows.

[@Milko.Enchev]

Sometimes the memory looses some contact with the slot from sitting. I would clean them with alcohol and test them. Some of the sticks may actually be fine, just dusty. Cheers

[@deathclaus]

5:40 My first ever build was in that Raidmax Cobra case, the black and yellow to the top right, back in 2004. The one I had was Silver with red though. Man that brings back the memories.

[@djcomputers1352]

The AGP (accelerated graphics port) was used for the graphics cards around 2002 to 2008 for Intel specific mother boards. The Pentium 2 and 3 CPU's plugged in to the motherboards vertically.

[@SmithBeatZ1]

Now this is my kind of video. Gotta love them steals and deals.

[@WillDough]

That Teddy bear is ALF, and he is back in pog form.

[@Faxtron]

Whit DDR2 PC we can build arcade machines with Batocera, RGBuntu OS, RetroOS Win 10 or Win 7 for all retro arcade lovers we have around. In other words you can sell pre-installed PCs with retro arcade software with those PCs. Those DDR 2 needs a second chance the next time you see it lol…

[@alvindanica]

I can relate to this kind of scenario of scavenging old but good cpu as we have small computer shop normally for esport gaming and surfing the Internet. What i like about tech city is how he value old stuff unlike other PC youtuber that focus only on building new and shiny PC. This is the best PC tech channel for me.

[@rigsbyrigged1831]

I paused, which I know I should not do, to write this! But that Teedybear is not a Teddybear, it is Alf. And if he is of the right age, probably more worth than all that hardware put together. :-)

[@LucaDigioia83]

Thank you, I was looking for this

[@rigsbyrigged1831]

@@LucaDigioia83 Watch out if you have cats :-) Alf eats them

[@welcometoronsworld6589]

Brian you hit the PC gold mine. Yes sir 😊😊😊

[@1stBlade]

Old DDR1 PC was Intel socket 478 with Pentium 4 cpu probably.

[@stevenwilliams6638]

Pick yourself up a portable power bank for situations like this. That way you can leave the trash at the dump . Great vid man.

[@fragalot]

2:31 that's not a teddy bear, that's ALF! Alien Life Form!!

[@sebastianlarrea7416]

this was awesome man , thanks for this hope we get to see more things like this in the future

[@AndrewTJackson]

Darn dude, this looks amazing! I'm downloading this video to watch as soon as I can.

[@amy-joe5772]

You are so lucky to find that many PCs

[@jonaswallin9329]

20:34 wow an old chieftec dragon case 👌🏻shuld do an awesome re build on that one

[@zotsd8147]

After all the time I watch your videos, I bought 3 years ago, 60 PC's for 600 Euro. There was a lot of crap, but 15 PC's has working Gen 2 and 3 Mainboards. Also I found 8 I7 2600 and 3770. In the end the lot made good money.

[@lemontangs]

On the boards that have dual bios's, I'd give bios shorting a crack in the event the backup bios won't initiate as a last resort (shorting the 4th & 7th pin on a bios chip, can do with a paperclip or tweezers). I've brought back a few boards I'd otherwise have tossed.

[@jangelelcangry]

That Teddy Bear is called Alf.

[@brandonlight621]

I have that Alf. They were kinda collectible last time I looked.

[@flankingfoxtrot]

You should also recycle those old cases and motherboards you throw out and get some extra case in terms of like taking it to your local scrap iron plant

[@TechArc_]

This would be paradise for me even if most of the computers would not work. I always love diagnosing and fixing older hardware.

[@sebastiaodeabreu7297]

Not when you do it to make money 😪

[@GameOverAus]

Teddy Bear, LOL... That's an Alf, they are icons HAHAHA

[@ogbenchmarks7127]

I like those new cases. Sorry you didn't get everything you hoped to find - still a very watchable video.

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

Oh,I'm up for the older,black ones!!!!

[@NSHG]

I wouldn't take a safe bet on the HSF being an indication on P55/H55 mainboards as to low grade CPUs. I've got a i7 860 + Gigabyte P55A-UD3 combo shipped with that same cooler.

[@KirillusHardrocker]

0:48 these fm2(+) motherboards are actually decent. I had one at 8:10. Sure, top CPUs don't perform much better than socket 775 CPUs but they eat any DDR3 memory (especially fm2+) and don't prone to fail nowdays so they'll be worth it for at least an office or even low-end CS:GO gaming PCs especially during such clean-out to make the whole deal slightly better.

[@danpenner79]

great vid, good info!! time to step up your game?! how about capacitor, resistor, mobo fixing?? like rossman??

[@strelock-youssef]

i have the same p55 motherboard missing a pin 4:23 i got one of those sockets from aliexpress but i couldn't find a local repair shop that can swap the sockets for me

[@PaulsComputerEmp]

The old retro PC is a later intel Pentium socket 478 that was released just before 775 dual core & core 2 quad days. It has onboard ATI graphics and later AGP x4 and PCI slots, no ISA slots which is needed for best option DOS SFX/Music in games. If it turns out the motherboard has an older chipset such as the intel ICH5 or less it can be used with PCI DOS compatible addon sound cards such as SB live/Audigy. Basically the Motherboard chipset and AGP is what to be careful on with Pentium 4 as later chipsets loose DOS sound card support and some have no AGP that limits graphic options for later games such as half-life, unreal's, quake 2 etc. A few Addon cards with value to look for in old computers: Graphics( 3dfx Voodoo, ATI Radeon 9800/9600 Pro/XT) Sound(Creative Awe32/64, Aureal Vortex, SBLIVE/Audigy, Trident 4DWave). Nice video thanks

[@EdgetonWolfeDrezwellington]

Does nobody else know who ALF was? That was my 80s childhood. Wow! One of my FAV 80s TV Series.

[@HourRomanticist]

My DDR3 motherboard was constantly turning off and on. When in doubt, it's probably a ram issue. I swapped the places of the 2 sticks of ram and it worked again. I think I was installing an SSD and messing with the OS though.

[@evangel1245]

For testing the P55 1156 mainboards don't forget to use Dual Rank (2Rx8) 4GB Dimms or to be safe 2GB Dimms. The IMC is clunky on those Lynnfields and won't work with 1Rx8 4GB Dimms.

[@spoopyangie]

Hey Brian! Time for some Tech Yes Lovin' on those broken parts. We've seen it working before! Please try it!

[@ellieday24]

Hey,Bryan. I'd be willing to take those 4 motherboard's off your hand plus shipping to SA. Keep up the awesome work!

[@191desperado]

You could have easily just not made this video. I love that you take us with you through both the A+ raids and C- runs. Good times Yes Man! :)

[@craigcordeiro8530]

Great video. You'll get 'em next time!

[@aisle9]

Teddy bear? TEDDY BEAR? Bryan, dude, you're almost my age. You should know who Alf is!

[@cheewie2]

It's ALF damnit..

[@Kanivalos80]

Z77s auto bios recovery with dual bios :) A cheap xeon E1270 from aliexpress is my favourite i7..

[@Trick-Framed]

Bryan all stealthy with the ram and card haul....Nice nice nice especially for what you paid. What a great haul.

[@notavailable9919]

My friend that is an official ALF not a teddy bear. You blew it!

[@rhrich1072]

It is not WEIRD that you had problems in the past. Just look how you handle the Wireless Cards wow. Good luck buyers!

[@ettcha]

2:41 😂 I can't believe you passed on Alf!

[@mikescomputercorner1204]

thats ALF he was a legend years ago..

[@bryandrobny7690]

I like that case time stamp 1:36 and that yellow front one looks nice

[@Trev0413]

Always loved the channel and these type vids are the best! Keep up the hustle, always!

[@malcolmogilvy4885]

Would love some of them retro cases for personal nostalgia builds lmao epic score totally love some of them old AGP upwards builds

[@blackknight50277621]

This is the content I subbed for

[@leangxd]

did u try using an eraser to clean the contacts on the "Faulty" ram sticks?

[@coryfischer6529]

Summer and a treasure trove of used PC does it get any sweeter. It's freezing cold over hear right now -30c

[@scottstamm7022]

19:05 I spy a loose screw on the PCB that might be touching a few components. (maybe this was checked off screen?!)

[@culturedivined]

i guess you don't recognise ALF, always interesting videos man! 👍

[@kboussa]

Just for you to know. Usually asus boards won't display any image if the cmos battery is EOL or near EOL. It happened to me countless times. The first time, out of despear, I changed the battery and the PC booted up fine. Since then, I always change the battery before calling it dead. EDIT : didn't saw the all video so you already know.,

[@smifffies]

Suggest you test MB's with PS/2 keyboard as USB much later in boot process and legacy USB (needed for USB KB and mouse) may not even be enabled. If you can find one in Aus, then try to get a PCI/PCIe LCD diagnostic card as will give you post codes, allows you to decide if it's worth putting more time into MB/System. Still have my PCI LCD diag card very useful for slightly older systems with PCI slot.

[@jessicabruno2820]

5:38 I spy 2x antec Sonata cases, I had two of those back in the day! We're talking Athlon x2 day lol

[@maltomeal3]

You should run those faulty boards they're the hypersonic cleaner. I would assume they could have humidity damage from sitting in a shed for a couple of years.

[@Cyba_IT]

Interesting stuff Brian! Pretty sure those new cases are worth about $100 each so $200 for everything else seems like a pretty good deal.

[@hackabusi]

Just spied a wonderful poster on the wall!

[@musamba101]

That rig with an Ati logo in the rig must be from the very early 2000's, since AMD bought Ati in 2006. So those computers were in storage there for quite a bit!

[@chronicle_4]

I believe that's a radeon xpress 9100 or xpress 1200. And yes, more likely much more earlier than 2006 as it has AGP. Haven't got a chance to experience this chipset as either nforce, via, or intel was the popular choice back then.

[@marcom2729]

Thank you for these amazing adventures.

[@shannondavis6342]

Hey bro lucky you included me otherwise ALF and would have to pay you a visit haha nice to have met you on that day.