Deep-Cleaning a Viewer's DIRTY Gaming PC! - PCDC S1:E9

[@GregSalazar]

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[@Phil-ke4vt]

Maybe saying " like I groom these pcs" wasn't the best way to put it but still gotta chuckle out of me.but keep up the good work greg. You'll go places 😂🔥🔥

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Was this computer....PCScaped?

[@GregSalazar]

@Mr_PaRK1NsOnS 2 I really tried

[@stinkyman7794]

does the power shaver work on my cpu wink wink

[@joeschmoe5009]

You gotta invest in the razer hazel mask!

[@blazewind]

I'm one of the workers from Skytech Gaming that was around when that monstrocity came in. I can confirm it was a nightmare and that we had absolutely no idea who it came from, when or why. That PC is from well before most of us were even in the company.

[@kohtaradash1553]

cap

[@phishphood423]

Surprised you didn't offer to take it home. I hear those old FX systems are gaming GREAT these days /s

[@MJ-uk6lu]

​@@phishphood423 They don't. They are becoming truly obsolete for gaming. Forget 60 fps at any settings, those systems fail to reach 50 and sometimes 40. Considering that this is FX 4300, it only has 4 cores and today 4C/8T is a minimum. It may run games at 30 fps fine, but that's it. Even Athlon 200GE is much faster. And to top it all, their power consumption is really high. Almost 200 watts during CPU load, which is comparable to i9 10900K or Ryzen 5950X. A PC like this is only good for older games like Battlefield 3, CoD MW3.

[@phishphood423]

@@MJ-uk6lu I am 100% aware that they suck. It was a joke. Edited for clarification. Even worse, because they share the same FPU between each set of two "cores," quad core FX CPUs actually perform more like a dual core with hyper threading. Oh and the IPC is trash. 5.1 GHz on my 8350 back in the day still had me getting doinked on by dudes with 3770s at 3.4 Ghz.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

@@phishphood423 I recently had FX 6300 running at stock frequencies (I overclocked it to 5.288GHz once) and it wasn't cutting it anymore. However, if you lock fps to 30 and you are fine with that I guess FX chips aren't useless then.

[@JoJoBizarre]

I really love this Series

[@GregSalazar]

Yay! Thanks for the support.

[@nossa3460]

I really live you boo

[@Corei14]

I like it too👌 🦔

[@JezyYT]

Same here!

[@UserArctis]

Same thing

[@StolenCry1]

Great Salazar: 5’11 when he wakes up but an easy 6’2 once he does his hair.

[@vic.1]

Damn, he even cleaned the screws, good job Greg 😳😳

[@GregSalazar]

The screws were low-key gross AF.

[@yousafahmed6567]

I always used to search youtube for these type of videos and you started a proper series. loving it.

[@GregSalazar]

Glad you like them!

[@CyFr]

This series was pretty cathartic. Just rebuilt my own system, used a good dozen qtips cleaning the fans, used a shot glass to dip them in the alcohol. Pro-tip use a paper towel before going to qtips for the large fans.

[@GregSalazar]

The duster usually does a decent enough job on the fan blades that I can switch immediately to Q-tips. Doesn't make sense to add yet another step IMO.

[@CyFr]

@@GregSalazar ah, see... I don't have a duster, and I used a good 3 qtips (both ends) just to get 1 Noctua fan cleaned. Still love the work.

[@nighthawkx1451]

9:34 The cat is like: “Dad, why is the big loud yellow cylinder in your room?” “Skytech really did you in with this one.”

[@shaneeslick]

also Pepsi: 'Why all the noise? just use your Tongue like me' 😾

[@denniscole4173]

Hey Greg, just wanted to say that your computer cleaning videos has helped inspire me to get into complete system tear-downs, and graphics-card disassembly on 3 old systems that have been idle for years (although none were anything like as bad as appears on your videos) so many thanks for the inspiring motivation to give it a go! Thanks for your hard work in creating the videos. Great job

[@rassicr]

Anyone who trash talks safety equipment has got a severe case of smoothbrain. Safety is paramount, people.

[@dougtheghost5301]

Some people spend too much Time trying to prove that they are tuff instead of trying to live a long life lol.

[@MJ-uk6lu]

@@dougtheghost5301 In short - ego

[@vincentvermilya1365]

I don't use gloves, granted I have cut myself and am overdue for another tetanus shot. Masks however are mandatory from my experience.

[@danielc.1169]

😂😂😂

[@edigarr4964]

@Eric E Safety regulations are written in blood. The lack of it is how you get situations like the growing deaths of workers building the Qatar stadium.

[@wetgarbo8769]

Watching this series makes me want to clean my pc each time a new episode comes out

[@cristhiamhenao7660]

Same here, but then I remember I'm too lazy for that

[@viper7401]

Same here, but then I remember I dont have a pc

[@liam15068]

You should

[@rajanbhankhodia6899]

I don’t understand they have time for pack there pc good but no time to clean 😂

[@acolexa]

Same here but i dont have the resources to

[@NullExistence]

The best part for me is seeing those systems being "refurbished", seeing them as they were when the parts left their boxes. Making them look brand new again.

[@zahirfmo]

Love this series, very relaxing.

[@Jaandemacht3]

IFixIt really has to sponsor these vids with a toolkit. Can't believe they're satisfied with a youtuber this big using a knockoff 😂

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

im surprised someone from ifixit hasnt spoke up and tossed you a nice set just for a quick sponsor slot. Id imagine it would pay off ten fold for them in sold sets. I know I hadnt seen them until Jaystwocents' silly advert they did with the explosions, after that and seeing many other youtubers pick them up and use them for years I eventually shelled out for one. I use it for nearly everything. Worth every penny.

[@CheatFreak47]

Just commenting to let you know that the gif thumbnail of this video is of you shaving your beard

[@GregSalazar]

LOL

[@argzela3385]

you know he's serious when he pulls out the Shop Vac

[@ant4653]

So satisfying to watch and I didn’t even realize til the end that I was bumping my head to the music, it was a slapper! 😂

[@mr0mime]

so satisfying.

[@suhassaggurthi]

These videos in the deep cleaning playlist are just a disguise to let us listen to sick beats and im all for it

[@MoCo_Filmmaker]

Love the videos, and one tip that I'd suggest if you plan to use the vacuum is to get a car detail brush (or makeup brush) and knock the dust off with that into the vacuum instead of going right over the parts. Paul's Hardware got me on to it and it works better with less worry of damaging delicate components.

[@GregSalazar]

I was already using the electric duster to dislodge much of that dust and push it into the vacuum line. Most of it in this episode was off-camera, though.

[@xyn7262]

This series is starting to cure my depression

[@gourdy]

i remember a few years ago, my 15yo cousin invited me over to his house, after a few hours of gaming his PC overheats. I ask him what his specs are and he says this happens regularly and that I should take a look inside. That was a HUGE mistake but also kind of a blessing. the moment i took the front panel off a WHOLE ASS WALL of dust falls out, and the guts looks like the dust was built into them instead of collected. not to mention the flipping storm cloud of dust that went everywhere the moment you blew or touched anything. we ended up spending the rest of my stay there cleaning his machine. it took 4 hours before it looked ANYTHING like a computer again. and get this, he had only had this PC for A YEAR. he now has a water cooled system and cleans it regularly. i think he learned from that experience lmfao. he would have burnt his house down if i werent there

[@aneshsenthilprabu2255]

Bro I recently started watching you and I love this series, no other tech tuber does it and that’s the reason why I have subbed :) great vid man keep it up

[@TeddieBean]

Same here! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Fantastic, therapeutic series so far! Here's to many more 💖

[@slimjimson]

Hi Greg, I'm on the other side of the world in the Philippines. I had fun with this series and gave me so much inspiration to clean my system. I definitely cleaned my PC now since I was brave enough to do it and thanks for sharing the knowledge plus guides in cleaning. It really helped alot. I did get the knockoff screw kit but with the lesser type of screws and also the same portable dust blower. Haha made my #PCDC a breeze and I am glad that my PC posted after I have assembled everything into my new Meshify C case. I've also switched to Thermal Grizzly just to give it a try as I am overclocking my system. Thank you again for this great content as I wanna preserve my PC as I still have a decent system (FX6300) and a few backlog games that I need to catch up with. More power and best of luck!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Take as much time as you need! Cleaning needs patience!

[@micahl98]

This is a great series; if you pay attention you can learn a lot about taking your time with things and realizing most disassemble at least partly for cleaning or basic repairs.

[@Angelic8renegade]

So I ended up cleaning my wife's grandparents computer. They had never opened it up. It had a good half inch of dust and ... idk what probably smoke damage since they smoke in their home. But that was 2 years ago. They still have the same PC and I am scared to ask if they spray out their PC every few months like I suggested to them.

[@Pcaddictt]

i think alot of people forget non tech savvy people buy a pc shove it on the floor and run it for years, they would never think to open it up to clean at any stage, they may wipe down the outside and have a very clean home, but that dust etc is slowly building up out of site day after day week after week, year well you get the point.

[@Tide0009]

This is probably the only series I click on as soon as a new video is posted. Great work man it’s awesome to see the transformation

[@GregSalazar]

Wow, thanks!

[@mannequindisplay]

I love watching these as you got good taste in music to go with the video and it's relaxing as I sometimes will watch video's of people for example walk around Tokyo not saying one word at all as it's a good way to wind down :) Now to go check out your Spotify Play list

[@GregSalazar]

Awesome, thank you!

[@orihalchon]

Hey Greg, if i may make a suggestion: a montage of before-and-after cleaning would be a great addition to the series. It'll hone in the satisfaction level of the result!

[@ordianry26]

I second this.

[@umarrashid7608]

I WAIT for these videos every week. So good.

[@Meatsweats_o_O]

LMAO best ad intro ever. I was like 70% on a small rodent coming out of the PSU.

[@migsmigs87]

Awesome series Greg. My inner neat freak loves this. So refreshing to see something that's not about product shortages. Also love the montages with music!

[@beajayparker247]

What!? you have a cat? Can we have more cat cameos in future videos? 💕

[@StargazingCeres]

I actually sneezed when you were cleaning the PSU fan, I could feel that dust from here.

[@VanillaWahlberg]

Lungs burning & all.

[@Matthewv1998]

I'll bulk out the story with this shadow, (that is what we call this sku) We got this in as a amazon return, YEARS out of its warranty, we don't even service FX machines anymore, the oldest machines we service are 1200, 1050ti machines these days and even those machines are getting rarer by the day. (so, we don't even know how it was sent back, it didn't even exist in our current system) this was for me at least, was up there for machines we got back from return, but definitely not the worst. we've gotten plenty of machines with roaches in them and a handful that have clearly had furry residents. Though, luckily, these machines are not that common.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks again for the hook-up, Matthew!

[@LeoInterVir]

Worked at Geek Squad for half a decade, we'd refuse computers that had insects and other biologicals in them. If they were shipped to the main service center they'd be sealed in a bag and sent back. They didn't play games with health hazards.

[@Matthewv1998]

@@GregSalazar you’re welcome.

[@Matthewv1998]

@@LeoInterVir we’ve just started doing that as well

[@CinemaVisions]

I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS LOVE FROM PAKISTAN . I DONT HAVE A PC BUT I LIKE WATCHING YOU CLEAN AND MAKE PC BEACUASE OF YOU I KNOW ALL ABOUT PC THANK YOU FOR THAT

[@mctown972]

How does someone allow their pc to get this dirty🤮 if this is how their pc looks then just imagine what the rest of their house might look like.....

[@2.strokelove]

same thought

[@mtaufiqnmtn]

This is taken from the company's inventory so this will explain the dirtiness

[@aadharshj10]

Some place u cant help due to surroundings

[@sijedevos2376]

This is dirty but I’ve seen way worse. Smoke pc’s are the worst by far. Bought a broken x58 pc for practically nothing a while back and it had a 1 cm thick layer of solid dust mixed with smoke remains around the cpu cooler, on the motherboard heatsinks and behind the fans. Motherboard worked fine though.

[@VanillaWahlberg]

@@sijedevos2376 It frustrates me to no end that some people I know smoke weed in their house. They act like it doesn't produce smoke that sticks to interior shit. Ugh.

[@LaurentValette1234]

Me I don't mind for the fans, I pass them at the shower, the radiators also...it's faster and no 0% risk. Also the mobo in case...After that needs a good drying before plugging ! For the rads, I often put them in my dishwasher.

[@GrandmaHatesTech]

Time to put on the rubber gloves!

[@js-gc2hk]

This Deep-Cleaning reminds me of my cousin's PC and PlayStation console how dirty they get. glad to see something like this get cleaned up looking like new, very satisfying to watch!!!

[@jschultz824]

You could donate the PC to a local childrens hospital for the kids to play.

[@LeoInterVir]

Minecraft and other children games should run fine

[@yustforfun]

@@LeoInterVir Minecraft would have a hard time just starting.

[@xxuntouchablexx22]

This is literally so satisfying! It’s one of my favourite things on KZbin.

[@RGInquisitor]

I never let my PC get dirty, but this series is seriously making me consider just not cleaning it for a few months so I can have a therapeutic experience of my own...

[@Cody0ne5]

This has to be one of the most satisfying videos I have ever seen. Those parts were considered e-waste to that manufacturer. Yet they send it to Greg and he makes all the parts look brand new out of the factory. You have to imagine the patience he has to do this. Breaking down all the parts and cleaning every tiny little crevasse would be extremely tedious.

[@derekheerschap8782]

"Who the heck designed this thing?"

[@Tseuq4gninaem]

I think these cleaning videos are the best thing to happen with the current tech market. giving tips and teaching people how to clean their pcs

[@jahangir7904]

I have the exact same case. Thermal take versa N21 . It is very rare to see one in a video in this present time because it is such an old case. I bought it back in 2015

[@andyt8285]

Please get more of this series running, Greg! Your videos in this series are soothing and so satisfying!

[@GregSalazar]

More are on the way! :-D

[@DoNotGoQuietly]

This is awesome! I'm trying to help my 8 year old daughter build her own older rig like this. We volunteer at an electronics recycling center every weekend and she loves seeing how these older machines work.

[@lyleclassen4698]

This PC could of been a good opportunity to do a before and after test. Since you didn't have to give it back. Love this series!

[@gipsydanger013]

This is quite interesting. Its nice to see that your channel grew a lot since the last time. Way to go Greg.

[@ApexLodestar]

I love this series because you get to see different PC configs, how bad dust can accumulate in them, the therapeutic cleaning transformation, Greg's hilarious 1st impressions of really dusty PCs and more. I hope we get to see more for many seasons to come. That Manscaped ad was comedy gold! 😆🤣

[@Specialisto]

Whenever I feel stressed I just watch this series to calm down. That's wierd and satisfying at the same time.

[@oghomelesskid]

The mount of work that goes into this is inspiring. Alotta tech KZbinrs wouldn't do this and this is why I'm subbed

[@afthaabb]

DUDE YOUR PATIENCE IS TOP NOTCH !

[@JoMiHoppe]

Don't mind a small gap, the production seems to get a bit better and better every week. Can't wait for season 2.

[@joetownsend6325]

Love the music and this is so relaxing. Glad I found your channel, thank you.

[@BeatsbyVegas]

I actually got into pc gaming with a skytech prebuilt. Bought it back in august was $999 for a ryzen 3600 and a 2060 super ( was a budget msi ventus 2x but still a 2060 super) and 16 gigs of dual channel 3000mhz ram. Wasn’t too bad. The case wasn’t terrible rgb and glass window, came with 3 120 mm fans with rgb synced with case in exhaust and a 120mm fan on the front as an intake. Decent gigabyte 550watt psu bronze black cables. 500gb ssd. They really only cheaped out was on the motherboard which was a uATX biostar b450mh, its not bad its just as entry level as b450 boards get, but was fine to power a 65 watt cpu. Even at the time before prices went to all hell 999 dollars for that was decent. The fact they send it to Best Buy and then I picked it up at Best Buy made it even easier as no shipping fees, If something got damaged or broken In transit I could easily bring it to Best Buy. I ended up selling that 2060 super msi ventus 2x for 550 dollars on ebay ( back in December) I could of gotten more for it now. That completely paid for the upgrade for my $599 evga ftw 3 3070 I got in there right now. I also changed out the psu. But it got me into the pc gaming scene and now I am a huge tinkerer constantly wanting to swap parts out and try different settings and overclocks. That same pc I bought back in august skytech Is selling for almost 1700 dollars since gpu prices are insane now. Great company overall.

[@keyboredgaming6894]

I've a modified white version of this case with a full custom loop and clear side panel. I love it.

[@darthbubba866]

I used to roll mini-servers brought in for upgrade out to the alley next to the shop and start the cleaning process with 40psi compressed air. Note: Be sure you have a cross-wind or the wind hitting your back when you give it the first blast.

[@nikthequick9688]

Love the series and the music is always spot on.

[@nolyd3248]

Was that a sim ejection tool? Nice choice. I too often reach for mine.

[@GregSalazar]

Yep! Only thing I have that's fine enough but not super sharp/scratchy like a sewing needle.

[@lazycomicgamer2313]

That was just insane, I agree safety is paramount. this has to be one of the top 5 dirty pcs i seen.

[@PotatoArca]

This basically cures my depression. Feeling mentally sick lately but when I see you clean a pc, damn it clears my mind.

[@simeonjohnston5941]

Yes, oddly therapeutic. Would suggest getting a micro attachment kit to attach to your vacuum. Lots of them on Amazon for $10 or less. Makes getting into small spaces much easier. I prefer to vacuum as much out as possible before switching to blowing air. Do need to get a respirator though.

[@TheDivoture]

Holy crap, never thought I'd hear Approaching Black on this Channel too. Awesome music selections, Greg!

[@JoeyPalma]

I get that there's more niche content out there but man, it's really amazing how I can watch Greg deep clean dirty PC's as my form of entertainment What a time to be alive!

[@TheMrMurtle]

I love this series, one thing i think would add to it would be before and after Benchmarks

[@robdogg9423]

Watching these cleaning videos are therapeutic!

[@Quezzare]

I have been working on computers since 1998 and trust me so far you have been getting lucky with most of these systems I had one a customer had me to work on cause it was running slow and it was filled with cat hair and fleas. I had to clean and fumigate my whole apartment after fixing and cleaning that machine I didn't realize it had fleas until I was done with it and start getting bitten.

[@TheEnd0117]

I got a Skytech PC last may and I love it. I was wary about buying prebuilt but they did an awesome job.

[@Minecraftersarehappy]

No matter how bad the pc looks, it would still run better than my laptop.

[@lindah6954]

I picked up something you might like. I bought a squirt bottle the will lightly mist. I use IPA in it, It's nice for larger surfaces. I even wipe down my work station with it.

[@gordonfreeman320]

Amazing how the process literally makes the PC look newer or more modern.

[@rp9706]

here is a tip for cleaning, if u dont want the dust blowed off just to get everywhere in room, get a moving box, a air filter and a box fan, and try to clean while sucking air through filter before box fan. This way there will be only a dirty air filter (instead of simply blowing off 'somewhere'

[@imfuntoo]

I love watching you clean these units. The transformation is amazing!

[@saadvahora2411]

love this series, hopefully in season 2 we get to see even dirtier systems getting cleaned.

[@robert1975031]

love this series man, this is actually imho the best kind of cleaning, straight up clean and rebuild.. to me the most rewarding as you get pretty much the straight before and after. I hope you found a home for this rig. I have a similar build in a beast of an antec case that was a bear to clean . but runs very stable... Ironically I only live a few hours west of you in NW FL. But in this area, getting gaming systems to clean is rare, but have had a few prebuilt systems to clean that you would have had to have a bio hazard suit to handle lol EDIT: well at one point (based on an earlier video) you didn't live that far from me. but it seems as we had the same idea, though it's more lucrative nowadays to refurbish machines than it was then. such is timing.

[@tpollyman]

Great video man its really nice to see a pc get restored. Also love the music in the vid

[@menthodman6969]

My first gaming pc was a SkyTech, i bought it because it was upgradable, a FX6300 lol. It's still kicking though, I did add more ram and a ssd when I passed it down to my brother.

[@sebastianvangen]

You are the GOD of cleaning saver.

[@BasedEMT1776]

Feel free to glove up and respirator up as much as you want, but I want you to understand it's a pipe-dream to think you'll never get sick. It's inevitable. Don't live in fear, especially when a lot of that dust is gonna still stay airborne even with a "filter" and "deep cleaning". You'd have to have an environmentally controlled sealed room to realistically make a difference. But whatever makes you feel better, it's 100% your choice. Old video, but still applies to this day. Don't live in fear.

[@stephanemontour3842]

Pretty good clean up!! Really like these videos...So many PC's I ve (upgrade/troubleshooting) were so dirty...

[@nathan_tasker]

A truly underrated series, Greg. You’ve done a fantastic job with the first season, and I look forward to season 2 and beyond.

[@NeViXi]

Great video as always! My opinion is to show temps before and after cleaning a system if the owner agrees. Bring awareness to those who don't often clean their systems.

[@Alex_VQ3.7]

what a nice blast from the past gaming pc! you did a very amazing job!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks a bunch!

[@patientzero6325]

as a pc enthusiast. i love this series cleaning out all dirt and dust using only paint brush. still id love to see more series in the future.

[@BolwariStudio]

these videos are just so satisfying to watch

[@ArkadianMr]

Back in the days i worked as a pc tech we used to take systems like this out and use a powerfull leafblower on them,it was super effective.

[@HuskyRa1n]

watching these cleanings are really nice and calming. Melts my anxiety away

[@thanospoulias6712]

I really relax watching this series

[@ashtoncorr1684]

One of my fav series! And wow, the company support was rly there this video

[@yanyanfourtwenty]

This series actually inspired me to do routine cleaning for my pc.

[@leztat0130]

been waiting for this series , keep it rolling man more power

[@jebediahkerman4251]

Spreading the Thermal paste on new GPU's and AMD CPU's for sure looks satisfying!

[@beetlesword1607]

This is the best kind of content I've seen so far from this channel. Love it!

[@chrisb2153]

always great music choices. fun series!

[@myownhaven1601]

Cleaning PCs and house music? This is my therapy.