Deep-Cleaning a Viewer's DIRTY Gaming PC! - PCDC S3:E1

[@GregSalazar]

Be sure to visit nordlayer.com/GregSalazar and use my code LAYERGREGSALAZAR to get 20% off NordLayer! Thanks for the support in this one! Here's to season 3!

[@jolt-tech6361]

Wow love ur pc dc series keep up the good work

[@Nbkdelta1-Playthroughs]

i clean my case once a month and i have a electric duster cause can air ain't cheap lol.

[@wasimkabir6289]

Hi Greg. Im now tired of fixing my pc again and again. And i did not used my pc for more than 4 months for it never boots up... Its kinda weird problem. I wish i could meet u there and solve my problem but unfortunately I am frm india. Plz if u have any suggestions to deliver plz do and if any further information required please reply me.

[@kuoasify]

have that same case in white while a corsair h100i where it has kept my pc nice and cold for 7 hole years for never seeing a cpu cooler last that long

[@DIYTech21]

steam cleaning ?

[@OldBuford]

I love watching Greg deep clean a PC while i glance over at my dust factory

[@GregSalazar]

Oof! Hahah thanks!

[@RuruFIN]

It makes me think that is there any electronics which needs cleaning every time I watch Greg's PC (or console) cleaning videos.

[@PurrPaul]

Same. And then I think mine's not so bad, I'll leave it a bit longer.

[@geekmastermind]

*takes the fifth*

[@endmymiseryyy7908]

same

[@peterwalsh6141]

The master of the PCDC series is back with a bonus fix as well, another fantastic series underway. Its always great to see PC's restored to their former glory

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

I am still surprised at how many people "complain" that their systems are overheating when the insides of their tower look like an abandoned house's basement back in like WW1.

[@eternalabyzz9386]

fr

[@bretthibbs6083]

I know right I clean my tower at least 2 or 3 times a year and yes I may be a little anal but I spent close to 400 bucks building it and I want to keep it clean

[@eternalabyzz9386]

@@bretthibbs6083 400 bro i spent around 3k i would do the same with an 100 dollar rig tbh

[@shlooky]

@@bretthibbs6083 Two three times a year? I clean the dust off my tower at least once a month or more. Mind you I removed all the filters to get unobstructed air flow, which is why I get a bit more dust. My PC does run really cool though.

[@ItsZeltic]

@@eternalabyzz9386 you probably do have a respectively good pc but I doubt you spent 3k. I checked out your videos and you fail to completely maintain 240 so maybe a 1.5k build

[@furtiveness]

Just spent the entire day taking my PC apart and cleaning all the components + redoing the cable management. I was inspired by one of your videos in this series I saw yesterday. Haven't been motivated to clean this PC in about a year and now it looks like the day I first assembled it. Now I'm enjoying my clean PC and watching this video. So satisfying.

[@ImDronk]

“CLEANING A VIEWERS BROKEN GAMING PC”. Great video dude. I’ve started “cleaning” my pc every couple weeks now due to this series. Thank you.

[@rickyj08]

When a PCDC episode is live, i have a reason to get up in the morning

[@accelement3499]

i love Waffles

[@A.I-GAMING]

If a video card is too hot, first thing i check is how many watts the power supply is, many people upgrade their GPU and will have an under powered PSU, or it will be barely within min recommendations for the GPU - which under heavy load when gaming is not enough, overheating the entire pc because the PSU is working too hard. if your GPU min requirements is 450 watts, = get 650 watt PSU and your system will stay cool. that extra headroom will keep you system from overheating under heavy load.

[@Cbamptronious]

Dude, your music playlist for this series is incredible.

[@d.mat.zero6525]

honestly Greg your uprightness is a thing that seems to be lost in most YT videos, overall work ethics, n generally all around. so it is some thing that is most welcome in my book. so thanks for being a great person and for all the helpful tips to this 1st time pc builder.

[@Markito09]

I love how that cooler looks so uniformed in that case! And it shows the rams sticks well. I might get one now to replace my amd stock cooler

[@OldMateAussie]

No one should ever run the stock coolers..

[@folvr]

@@OldMateAussie Wraiths are "ok" placeholders

[@qwkimball]

@@OldMateAussie Sure. Because there aren't millions of 10-year-old PCs running right now with stock coolers.

[@linaskoh6340]

@@OldMateAussie You could. Depends what you're doing with the pc really...

[@carter7894]

Thank you so much for being genuine and not milking the content. It's nice to see someone not splitting content into 2 10:01 videos. Just another reminder of why I subscribed

[@ClemsonTiger75]

I just take my case to my garage, open it up, and use my air compressor to blow all the dust out. I do this about twice a year, and never have any problems. Lots of dust collects in the case, on every component, but the air seems to clean it very well.

[@RaimaNd]

Great video as always. It's also absolutely true that cpus temps can skyrock when the cooler isn't set in place correctly. I recently had such a case aswell. Going up to 105°C within few minutes just because one screw wasn't sitting correctly, after that it was chilling at ~35°C. I also like the silver of that air cooler. It really fits to the build because the RAM and GPU has also silver accents. Also bequiet is awesome. I've multiple gaming builds with mainly be quiet stuff (case, psu, cooler).

[@melvinjohansson988]

I love that you added a m.2 standoff so that the m.2 isn't bent like that, it's the little things that make a big difference sometimes! :D

[@SaiChooMusic]

I feel like you could physically defend yourself with a CPU heatsink that big 😄

[@junkerzn7312]

I'm gonna plug for my patented method of keeping PC's relatively clean. * Take them off the floor. * Get rid of the intake filters on them and just have a whole-room air purifier purring along 24x7 instead. And you get improved air-flow as a value-add extra! -Matt

[@IIHAIAHII]

As a new viewer I really appreciate your calm and "un-exited" delivery. Relaxing and interesting to watch :)

[@glOckcOma]

50c at 100% load is insane!! Great job Greg!

[@WouterVerbruggen]

Tip: get a boxed set of M3 and M4 machine screws/bolts. Most of these cooler mountings use those, making it easy to replace wrong, lost or broken screws. Get a tapping set as well, in a lot of cases, busted female threads can be 'retapped' enough to serve the (relatively low-load) situations in a PC. Edit: that is assuming manufacturers do not ship special versions with freedom unit threads to NA. XD

[@ManuelPortela75]

Glad we getting a third season, I do enjoy this series a lot!

[@stelp7617]

Really like this series, always watch these to remind my self why I'll never be a tech again lol. Seen some real shockers in my time. Now not to be a stick in the mud, but who ever built this, probably shouldn't do it again, or at least, learn how to before they touch another PC. This is a "The Verge" level build. Bad cable routing aside, they mounted the m.2 SSD down to the mainboard with the stand off, and used the wrong screws on the CPU cooler.

[@darkaiso]

This is not a deep-clean. This is an above and beyond complete restoration. You've made it almost perfectly new! It looks incredible!

[@obiwan4215]

It feels so satisfying for us pc users!

[@TheFreakazoid67216]

0:55 It's also an NZXT case. The 400 and 500 series cases are notorious for horrible airflow. The main reason why I say this is that I have the H440 case from NZXT, and with the X52 AIO, I was, on idle, with the AIO still fully working, saw 60c on the CPU on an older 1700x. I then swapped cases to the Corsair 4000D Airflow, I saw idle temps in the 20s.

[@wahalvibhu]

SEASOOONNN THREEEEE!!! This series including the builds and build fixes are so calming

[@_zauy]

I love how you edited this part! 6:43

[@greenmonalisa]

Ive done alot of water cooling over the last 20 years, both custom and AIO and now use nothing but Be Quiet gear. Quieter, no pump noise, less to go wrong, and better performance

[@christophergaumond1901]

The SSD without standoff made me anxious , Thanks for fixing that.

[@cameronmcdonald6411]

I love what you’re doing and I love how you’re straight up about why you aren’t charging people. Good man. 👍🏼

[@CloudShoob]

I still love EVGA’s pascal shroud design to this day

[@RoxxSerm]

Whomever says aircooling is a downgrade, especially with something as good as a bequiet heatsink and fans... is a bit misinformed. Those things are silent as heck, no pump ( which is a weakpoint in most aios ) and cool extremely good. Only thing you could argue is the optics if the user has a case he can see into and simply doesnt like bulky air cooling.

[@Dawelio]

Another season with the one and only Greg Salazar. With your amazing, genuine and down to earth personality, as well as being as humble as you are, just makes every episode with you a real joy. Absolutely love how you so many times go out of your way to help said viewer. Like in this instance, just changing the cooler and showing everything. It certainly has helped me with a lot, despite having experience with many builds, everything from the smallest of SFF builds to standard ATX towers. On a side note, personally loved the calm and relaxing music in this video as well. This, in combination with your cleaning, is just a pure relaxing, calming and forget about all the worries in the world time. The entertainment and learning value of your videos is just amazing, unparalleled and so appreciated my dude! Keep up the amazing work Greg! :)

[@GregSalazar]

I appreciate the continued support! More to come.

[@Dawelio]

@@GregSalazar It's my pleasure Greg and can't wait for what's to come from you! :)

[@MrBugtussell]

I was today years old when i found out about NZXT Cam ! I just down-loaded, and am using it. Thankyou Greg.

[@justinpatterson5291]

As much as I enjoyed the ample headroom of a good water cooler. I prefer the reliability of an almost idiot-proof air cooled setup. No lines to kink. No fluids to leak or get gunked up. Just a fan, some paste and a block to dust out every once in a while.

[@tenchcoxe6796]

After spending a couple hours cleaning my system (dusting, swapping fans, new thermal paste, dusting, dusting, dusting.....) it's nice to sit down after, relax.... and watch Greg deep clean someone's system that makes mine look good.

[@forum42087]

Good timing, today was finally my first ever personal pcdc! Been putting it off & putting it off when I told myself "every 6 months" when building and am coming up on almost 1 year lol. HUGE thanks to you Greg your videos (dedicated & pcdc) advice & tips, as well as supply list were incredibly helpful🙏❤

[@etyoshihara]

The fact you did all that for free earned you a sub. And I thoroughly enjoy watching these. It's oddly satisfying.

[@WELSHYTECH]

im so happy deep cleaning series is back love watching this

[@JA070288]

YES! Music /Montage is back- Thank yous!

[@razorsz195]

Greg: Ahh, Another PC Deep cleaned! That one hair on the fan shroud at 20:05 : "Soon my army will return!"

[@FabianM]

These episodes are the besttt hopefully theres more seasons after this one!

[@DjVortex-w]

One thing I have noticed that helps avoiding dust gathering inside the PC is having a glass side panel and the PC on your desk, so that you can see the insides all the time. You won't be looking it gathering too much dust. When dust starts visibly gathering inside, it will be a constant reminder for you to clean it up.

[@Renaissanceman83]

I love these deep cleaning vids Greg. You have a tremendous amount of patience. Keep up the good work.

[@GregSalazar]

Glad you like them!

[@darksylinc]

A new season of Riggy Moppery Dirty Out?! Awesome!!! It's my favourite.

[@josephdattola7497]

I'm glad I discovered your channel Greg. I love what you do! Fantastic video and I can't wait to go back and watch the rest of the series.

[@pezz1232]

I’ve got an I3 2100 and a Nh-D15 which is at 27 degrees at 100% load 😂

[@resz_]

Loving these series! :)

[@tzy1456]

LETS GOOOOO SEASON 3!!!! ive been binge watching all the other seasons the past few weeks

[@bojannastic8418]

This is like an educational video, I learned a lot and thank you for that!

[@demontekdigital1704]

I just did a full clean on mine. Mind you, it wasn't a complete wreck, but since I was addressing an issue with my PC I figured I'd do it anyway. Interesting sidenote though. I uhhhh bent the same exact pins on my Ryzen 7 2700 that one person did from one of your fix or flop videos. They were the ones that controlled heat. My wife ended up fixing it because she's a crafter, and she's used to very small, delicate work. I even told her, "Greg ran into this problem, and broke the pins off!" She doesn't realize how big a deal it was for her to have fixed it, but I know. She's a friggin Goddess! 😂

[@KingTrolinskey]

Built my first pc… minus the gpu today! Bought a windows 10 pro key with your code as well to show my appreciation for your hard work and videos!!!! Sending love from NY!

[@vincentsmith9180]

Nice cable management & cool Talamanca progressive house in the background!!

[@jakefisher8788]

This is the right attitude Greg

[@flipicaneze]

As much as water cooling is great, a good tower cooler has a couple of advantages; they last forever and have less cables to manage. AIOs have to be replaced every five years and custom loops have to be regularly maintained. I just built my pops a nice little 11400 itx with a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Black and that thing never goes above the 50s even under heavy load, with the fans still running on slower speeds. Besides, a 120 radiator doesn't have much fluid capacity to absorb much and only one fan to push out the heat. That tower cooler is a better bet in this case with the push fan on the cooler and the pull fan on the case. A 240 rad with two fans would've been great for overclocking the system and by the looks of the motherboard, I wouldn't expect much of an overclock anyways.

[@puddleduckist]

The master saves the day again! 🙌 excellent job as usual!!!!

[@Kazu_Gaming]

It's a honor if you clean my pc greg

[@jeremiahmeraz9298]

These are my favorite videos on KZbin.

[@nitroclimax8661]

Sheeeeesh! We're going into the third season!

[@wantmoresauce12]

Fix or flop along with PCDC are my one of my favourite watches so to have both in 1 video I love it

[@Totto_90FPS]

3rd season! Let’s gooooooo!

[@chefkenjie7425]

The teardown of the GPU was just amazing!

[@PewYew]

The whole "asmr" Car cleaning videos are pretty popular, I'm surprised no one else thought of this before hand. But then again, no one would do it better than you ;)

[@CarlBProfile]

I'm impressed, I would love to have that level of dedication when my new system is a year old... 2 years old etc...

[@BREEZYM6015]

That was the most detailed PC cleaning I've ever seen. I bet even the screws got a dusting. You should make the owner sign a contract that states that they must keep the PC reasonably clean for at least 30 days after giving it back to them. My CPU gets hot too but then again it's an FX8320 which is housed in a case that isn't the most air flow friendly. I have an aftermarket cooler but it doesn't help with the cooling that much. The cooler may need another fan and the CPU may need fresh and better quality thermal paste applied to it.

[@3r3cut]

Nice Job man. It does look completely new now.

[@darksylinc]

OK now that I watched the video: Holy molley! We got a cross over episode! A deep clean AND a fix or flop!?

[@drmrpepper]

With industial compressors you also get condensation in the tank! No bueno mixed with elecronics

[@johnhicks8626]

Enjoyed it. Thorough and nonjudgmental!

[@demondpenalver]

YESSSSS! PCDC with a bonus Fix or Flop!

[@rudee5694]

always so satisfying watching these breakdown deep cleaning videos. it reminds me to clean my pc at least once a month. thanks greg for keeping the series going.

[@TheGameBench]

The most satisfying part of this.... seeing you fix that poor bent m.2 drive.

[@degreegamer2113]

Amazing job as always! Enjoy watching you fixing and cleaning computers.

[@eugenemarcelo1522]

i never thought of washing the entire case. now you gave me an idea. thanks!!!

[@seancoyote]

Got my computer in November and noticed just a tad of dust when I was cleaning off some fingerprints on the glass, so I got out the blower my wife got(the one Greg uses) and man, I couldn't believe how much dust blew out of the fans and rad. Not even 3 months, and it wasn't even on the floor. Oh and get that duster, it is handy, If you have a small compressor for your art or work station near your computer, don't bother, but mine is loud and heavy, and not near my computer, so rather than moving one to the other, this is an easy thing to use that you are less likely to put off.

[@anandfilmss]

omg i missed this series ty for bringing it back :)

[@cesarand02]

Hell yeah, starting of 2022 strong!

[@sebsam1]

This video helps me learn how to do deep cleaning :D

[@haikopaiko]

Another PCDC gem is released ✨

[@reallyryan_]

Satisfying video, I've watched every one! Awesome work Greg 😄

[@phats2816]

Love the series. This was amazing to see the transformation. I just don’t like that cooler because I’m not a fan of air coolers but it was a great upgrade on top of making the computer immaculate. Great job.

[@stevezhang907]

I'm so into this series. Deep clean is so god damn satisfying!

[@matasa7463]

I personally like the GPU fans to run a very low RPM even at idle, so that the idle temps are as low as possible. I used MSI Afterburner to run a custom fan profile to disable the 0 RPM mode.

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

This playlist is oddly relaxing to watch

[@granthampson5917]

These videos soo mesmorising... Think I'm going to offer this service here in SA just as an unwinding from daily crazyness...

[@TheRjp814]

The chair getting soaked. I can imagine his wife “BABE WERE YOU CLEANING AGAIN?!? WHY IS THIS CHAIR SOAKED “ lol On a serious note cool videos man. I ran into them a couple weeks ago and just keep watching and love learning stuff and different rig set ups you display. Awesome channel

[@yasinarafat7659]

So satisfying process keep up the hard work really appreciate your content.

[@ficklefingeroffate]

The way that m.2 was installed, no standoff! It was painful to see the way it was bending!

[@christophergaumond1901]

Same reaction

[@ScottG420]

I have the be quiet! Dark Rock Slim on a 65w CPU very quiet and more so with the be quiet! pure base 500 computer case. w/ window, loving the silence

[@randymorehouse3756]

Leaf blower, clean small size paint brush works for me.

[@blaymeister]

I bought an electric duster thanks to you (to go along with my Xmas iFixit present). My Laptop and Xbox thank you. 😁

[@BuzzTec]

Awesome job Greg 👏🏼 👍🏼

[@darkspartan566]

Love the music 🎶...PC looks fantastic great clean!

[@haikopaiko]

Wow that dark rock looks pretty slick, nice choice of cooler 👍

[@relaxchil5796]

this is indeed a deep cleaning..love watching this...

[@kazual6]

treated to a double video!! LOVE it clean and fix. keep going lad these videos are keeping on top of my PC

[@clarencel.lombut6128]

Season 3, lets go!!!

[@NYCamper62]

I'd say the Shadow Rock 3 performs well & looks great in that case especially with the bright ram.

[@abenbynek]

In older CPUs the thermal paste under the heat spreader will dry up and you have to delid the heat spreader and reapply the thermal paste underneath. If you want to make a video on that I have a 4970k that needs that done.

[@sheersha]

Oh Man. Waited an Eternity for Season 3. Finally : D