Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S1:E6

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#FixOrFlop

[@GregSalazar]

Again, sorry about the 560 "GB/s" thing 💀 We often prepare these videos weeks in advance, so this slipped through the cracks again. Supposed to say 560 MB/s :-) Thanks for watching!

[@dylandetaeye]

you do the same as me. use the screwdrive from your cpu coller from be quiet!. i like it

[@trinitysoul]

I use there rbg memory in my pc love it pretty good memory and I have 2 of the Vulcan SSD’s in my rig

[@lacucaracha111111]

Dont worry you are just a couple years early :P

[@TheHonro]

So what fixed his original problem of his pc stuttering in games? The Ram?

[@andrendenum1]

Seeing the dust and knowing the stuttering status why wouldn't you remove the cpu fan and heatsink and apply brand new paste as a precautionary and sustainability measure? It wouldn't have taken that much time to do.

[@mynameis8211]

You don't need to justify your deciding bud. Peoples are gonna criticize regardless.

[@musek5048]

Its the one thing we are all collectively great at lol

[@davidepannone6021]

He truly doesn't. He's a tech youtuber, not a charity act. Major props for him to do this shit basically free of charge. And besides that, he still gave him a quality 16gb kit of ram. WTF do people want more. Seriously, people are growing so ungrateful nowadays that everything is literally at their palm of their hands immediately. Or because they see their fav ytuber/streamer having decent rigs they think they are owed to have one too. It's not how real life work people. Work hard and spend your hard earned money on whatever you see fit. Don't expect for people to give you shit for free. It's not how the real world works sadly.

[@kyotheman69]

@@davidepannone6021 actually not doing it for free, making video gives him ad revenue and revenue from youtube, i understand he doesn't want give out free hardware every time he fixes a build, i respect that, but he is making money from doing these videos

[@davidepannone6021]

@@kyotheman69 rightfully so.

[@milesyeet181]

@@kyotheman69 He is absolutely doing it for free. Nobody is charged money for watching his videos or getting the repairs. He is doing the repair FREE OF CHARGE as David Pannone said. Nobody is spending money except for the price of gas.

[@sig3ldunc4nI]

Sorry you even have to explain having to replace parts in these systems. The fact that your taking on these JOBS and doing what you do is amazing. I truly respect the time and hard work you've put into these playlists. (To those complaining: Stop and realize what your average pc repair shop would charge you..) How many tech youtubers are doing what greg does? At the end of the day your true fans already know this. Keep these coming man!!

[@gilles111]

The repair shop would charge you for every screw and backplate they add and every minute they spend (and that's the way how they make their living). Plus they won't give new & extra RAM for free, a new SATA cable to connect the harddrive, wouldn't take the time to reroute the cables or clean the system. So Greg did a great job just in exchange for the possibility to make a video about it (which he had to shoot and edit all by himself).

[@zychuu2685]

your right tbh, i just love how nice he is to fix ppl's borken pc's or clean their dirty pc. if you guys want to have an entirely new pc just buy one not ask for others to pay for your expense, be great full that he is trying to help those who are in need of help in their pc build.

[@SuperDonkeyslong]

I was surprised to hear people actually say that. The whole point in this series, for me personally, is to learn to troubleshoot and fix PC problems that could happen to anyone for cheap (if not free)! This is LITERALLY free education, so thank you Greg!

[@limp-orange]

plot twist. greg sells the fixed systems on ebay

[@yashshah6328]

@@limp-orange I would die laughing if I encountered that

[@geminibardos]

exactly its a Fixing a Viewer's PC, not Upgrading Viewer's PC.

[@gilles111]

He did a nice upgrade of the RAM, so there was an upgrade.

[@orihalchon]

To be fair to the criticism's tho, so is DCPC but most of them got an upgrade that renders the "cleaning" point moot regardless.

[@patrickgrady7505]

Guaranteed the dingus who owns that PC was lying about those issues not happening to him. Most likely was trying to be slick and get new replacement parts. I'd watch out for these people

[@slahhieur]

but it still upgrade it for example with the ram

[@yashshah6328]

@@gilles111 he did it because its recommended to have 16gb for modern systems but he isn't always doing it for people

[@VikasGupta-bx5qv]

appreciate you trying to keep these old PCs going. Not everybody has the resource to just replace components so great to see you were able to fix this one.

[@nickas222]

also these build are pretty good so far so it will be a waste to throw pretty good components away

[@yeseldiaz3453]

20:20 Y'all really need to listen to the man here. The fact that he gets hella dated hardware back to its glory days is WWWWAAAYYYY better than a complete flip.

[@gillegun]

I have a intel q6600, what do you call outdated?

[@GhostMotley]

Feel quite proud that I noticed the 4GB RAM thing first time.

[@vespasian606]

Holding my head in shame. I figured it was a dodgy cable.

[@GhostMotley]

@@vespasian606 Had that happen once, one of the SATA cables I was using would short out, took me hours to figure that out.

[@hristcroix]

Same! I was like wow me big brain. Most likely it got loosen up during transportation

[@jlemons99]

This was my choice because it happened to me but it was bad memory

[@ram89572]

Can't say I noticed that, but what I can say is that I called it as a RAM issue when he said freezing on boot now but not before. To me that just had the stink of a memory stick getting dislodged in transit. I don't know why he didn't first re-seat the RAM after checking all of the cable connections. I would have done that long before I started trying to boot from a flash drive and before I started removing anything extra like that wifi card.

[@failomas1443]

this pc is like the pending tower of Pisa hope it will not crumble... XD

[@swmedianz]

Pending?

[@musek5048]

@@swmedianz it's inevitable fall is still pending...

[@Jmvars]

@@swmedianz Typo or not, I like it. It sounds more tech related.

[@marktadros8782]

You gave the guy free RAM upgrade! You offered to help someone in need, that in itself is enough! the fact that you are actually doing this, is already fantastic! Thanks for this series and for everything you do for the community, more than what other KZbinrs do for their viewers.

[@MayDayMei98]

I like this series as it is. Repair the PC as is without just haphazardly swapping out components free of charge.

[@bobito3861]

seriously, doing it free to the client while helping to educate and creat content for viewers. the upgrade was just a cherry, not the ice cream.

[@bobito3861]

seriously, doing it free to the client while helping to educate and creat content for viewers. the upgrade was just a cherry, not the ice cream.

[@bobito3861]

seriously, doing it free to the client while helping to educate and creat content for viewers. the upgrade was just a cherry, not the ice cream.

[@FIumel]

If that SSD in your sponsor actually does 560GB/S im gotta get me one of those :D:D:D:D

[@ugofirst7701]

You are the most beautiful woman in the life of my friend who is a very great person

[@metalvideos1961]

@@ugofirst7701 ????????

[@moose6752]

My ssd does 500 mb/s

[@abl3book138]

@@ugofirst7701 bro what

[@isosk1229]

@@ugofirst7701 down awkwardly

[@allendrake3150]

Greg, I think what u do with these videos is great. The fact that u can troubleshoot problems and get people beck up and going is fantastic. I have also learned a lot of things I would have never even thought of, keep doing a great job, much appreciated.

[@GregSalazar]

I appreciate that! More to come!

[@Imm0rtal49]

Awesome job in finding the issue without just saying “he needs a new PC”. My 7 year old gaming PC had boot issues a few months ago and everyone was telling “time to upgrade”. Sadly I can’t afford a new build rn. I troubleshot the PC and all I needed was new Sata cables lol

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Roberto, good to hear you got it sorted, the way I see it there are many excuses for upgrading like to being old or slow but only 1 Reason you MUST upgrade, Dead PC😭🖥

[@jeffkiehne2545]

@@ThePhoenix198 Sometimes they just do not make good contact and last week computer would not start and ended up cleaning the button battery and worked so probably time now to replace.

[@KenMochii]

@@ThePhoenix198 Actually had a fried SATA cable on my backup PC and it wasn't reading the drive that it was connected to, replaced it with a working one and it runs like a charm again.

[@kdknitro]

Im in the same boat right now, its not that i cannot afford to build a new one but i wanted to keep my og computer going. Im having issues with drivers on my gpu crashing on updates and ive been trying to find a driver that doesn't crash my system every time it updates to the newest ones. Plus i like tinkering lol. This channel is a great resource for us.

[@Chaos11MH]

When it comes to Ryzen, BIOS updates are important. The BIOS on this board seems to be from 2017, so a up-to-date BIOS could provide a better overall experience.

[@valken1053]

Yeah, and also the chipsets! Did a tutorial about that on my channel :) sadly its german but yeah

[@Nemesis_Stormheart]

This. He's on B350, old bioses on this platform might even prevent upgrades to any newer win10 than 1909 (had it happen once, nearly went insane from searching the reason why it just wouldn't update)

[@gokublack8342]

@@great_live_music He's still better than the owner the owner may as well be a caveman with how he treated his PC

[@syd_jzx100]

An amazing playlist you have here Greg. Sure to help even the best of PC builders with any system issues they may be having. I've built close to 20 PCs and to this day, still run into unique issues.

[@joeblow6037]

Keep doing what you're doing! These have inspired me to fix 3 old rigs that I had laying around. With just a few minor upgrades overall, all 3 run better than they did new, and they're clean to boot. It's cool to see you generously give upgrades, but the educational and inspirational value of these videos can't be understated! My niece and nephew have new computers thanks to you!

[@MindAmaze22]

well explained, couldn't agree more! Great Series Love It.. Keep them coming Greg!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks, will do!

[@hollisnelson5925]

I agree with you Greg. The reason why I watch this series is to learn how to troubleshoot and fix PC problems. I think it's great that on occasion you upgrade system components for people. and from what I've seen that is done because it's the best way to fix some of the problems. Great job on this one, I was glad you got the system booted, I was concerned for a minute. Love the series.

[@BEACHBUM0095]

It’s incredible what you do Greg, I am happy for what you do to all of us, and I am grateful of seeing your content, I wish I had a pc, but you really teach me from all of these situations and how to handle them, thanks for what you do!

[@GAMMAXII]

That machine needs it's bios updated.

[@iLLusiveMan82]

Yeah, if the owner of this PC reads this, please update your BIOS and get that memory to 3000MHz ( or even 3200MHz if lucky). And what happened to the before/after benchmark to see what was the issue with the frametime spikes ??

[@GAMMAXII]

@@matthewday7565 Probably could've enabled the xmp profile if the bios was updated, early AM4 bioses are horrible.

[@AtomicAJ74]

There were a number of boards that benefited from BIOS/UEFI updates to resolve their memory problems after Zen launched. Ordinarily my advice is “Don’t update the BIOS unless there is a specific need,” but this definitely qualifies.

[@GAMMAXII]

@@mikeycrackson Your board's situation doesn't compare at all (I still have my Maximus VII Gene) with early AM4 bioses, memory support on those bioses were horrible and the one on this board is a launch bios. That being said, I just can't understand why Greg didn't update the bios.

[@benjaminsmekens2344]

Definitely, after the Agesa updates it was far easier to run ram at a decent speed, 3000Mhz, and even 3200Mhz could have been entirely obtainable. When I jumped on zen1 with a 1700 chip, at the beginning I couldn't go over 2666Mhz, after the Agesa updates it ran 3200Mhz CL16 all day, every day!

[@Classicwowsilver]

Imagine having to explain to people the premise of these episodes, 6 episodes in just because people are stupid and entitled. Great series, learned allot so far.

[@CaveyMoth]

This thing looks like it's about to flop. "You can literally see it." Whenever I see Zen 1 or Zen+, RAM problems come to my mind right away. They're so dang picky with RAM.

[@meefy7777]

Zen+ isn't too bad, atleast from my experience. Been running a 2700 for over a year now with a 2x8 kit of 3000 mhz, overclocked it to 3200 mhz and haven't had any problems with it.

[@MMMHOTCHEEZE]

Weird, I used an R5 1600 for years and had no issues at all and now that I have the 3600 I consistently get the Cache Hierarchy Error.

[@meefy7777]

@@MMMHOTCHEEZE to be honest it is quite possible we both just got lucky with our CPUs. Different reviewers haven’t been able to reproduce certain speeds that others could

[@sp00n]

@@meefy7777 yeah, my 1700x was rather picky, I couldn't reach 3200MHz even though it was the XMP profile. After upgrading to a 5900x the same sticks were able to do 3800MHz.

[@CaveyMoth]

My 2700X + Asus Strix B450i are super picky. The first set of RAM I had would crash randomly whether I applied DOCP or not. I should have checked my motherboard's QVL list in the first place.

[@humathecat8180]

Great point near the end for all the people with their hands out for free stuff. These Fix or Flops are invaluable to people when they encounter some weird issue that isn't so straightforward. They can reference these videos and go through a series of checks to narrow down the issue. Kudos to Greg for setting that straight.

[@cmdrsausage9669]

I love these videos, the final pc is not super relevant but watching your process is unbelievably helpful. I was bench testing the parts for my Dads new PC yesterday and when it failed to boot I even thought of you directly and started to follow a logical process. Saved a big old panic and we got a post after about 30min. Love the content mate, keep it up!

[@diegomorales4028]

Dude, it’s so hillarious what people say. I’ve seen multiple times in which you upgrade for free some of the pc’s you get to clean for free. As I said before, I really like this type of content in your channel, so I hope you keep posting more in these series.

[@DuneRunnerEnterprises]

A- RAM was my first gess. B- it's possible to replace case's legs,by buying at hardware store stickable legs.

[@ErosAlvarez]

I am so proud with this man! keep up the good work bro. I actually enjoyed watching this segment "Fix / Flop" Hoping that you'll gonna have many more supporters on what you are doing... waiting for the next episodes.

[@Sandesh98147]

The thing I LOVE about this series is it doesnt swap full on components. Your way of fixing stuff and upgrading within reason helps us understand what to upgrade down the line better. Its educational for us as it is helpful for those who sent the pc

[@marcoachaves822]

Another very well done job Greg! This is by far the best youtube channel ever. Your videos are so nimble to watch. Can't wait to have more. Stay safe mate!

[@GregSalazar]

Wow, thanks!

[@SmithBeatZ1]

Great point, Greg. This isn't a charity and we wouldn't have a series if you just gave them new everything. Keep it up, man.

[@hyperactivetendencies7054]

All of these tech help videos have been amazing at giving me knowledge moving forward if I were to have issues more channels need to have this kind of a format or content

[@jayc5942]

These are the videos that make me sane when trying to diagnose the simplest of problems, like a RAM stick not seated properly. Kudos to you, Mr Salazar!

[@davidmurphy563]

Lovely video but you did have the solid idea of taking a control of the initial performance which you forgot about when you got it to post. You're now resting on the assumption that adding the ram is solving the issue. That may very well be true but without benchmarks we don't know. There still could be an issue with the pc performing under hardware. Still, you are being incredibly generous giving this labor and hardware and it's very likely that you did solve the issue. Just, you had the right idea when you started but got distracted after the issue with the ram. In all likelihood his pc is performing worse because he's playing more modern games but without the before and after we just don't know. That said, I'm a huge fan of your channel and please keep up the great work.

[@GregSalazar]

The more relevant issue at hand quickly became the posting error we were encountering. Once it was hashed out, the only remaining things I could do were to check drivers (chipset, graphics, etc.) and update the obvious RAM capacity culprit. That said, the viewer informed that his other issue was "low FPS" and "stuttering" in general. This, obviously, depends on many factors - including the graphics card, which I wasn't gonna replace - but I got the feeling he was expecting more out of his hardware than it was capable of giving. I used my best judgement to solve the obvious system memory bottleneck and rule out potential driver issues without endlessly chasing down software rabbit holes.

[@davidmurphy563]

@@GregSalazar Oh, don't get me wrong, you did great. Nice logical, scientific approach to problem solving with solid expertise. And I strongly suspect you're spot on, the hardware just wasn't up to the task. But... You said at the beginning you thought it was a good idea of take an initial benchmark as a control. This was very, very sensible and I totally agree. Once it posted, you could have done this at that stage. Then you add the new ram (please don't feel you have to do this, it's a lot of money), set the frequency, do all the sorting and you have a before and after. You would have been well within your rights to post a very entertaining video concluding that the "issue" was that the pc was old, underpowered and modern games demand more. I'm only suggesting you do what you yourself suggested, take a control measurement. Absolutely, do not spend any more money than you did, I entirely understand the point of the series and please don't feel obliged to spend money like that. I know you're a nice guy but you have a very entertaining video regardless and the lesson that sometimes the "technical fault" is just a lack of hardware is informative. Anyway, I'm very grateful to you for a thoroughly entertaining vid.

[@tobymarol7329]

@@davidmurphy563 it might have been to late anyways. If the ram wasn't installed properly before it got there the stuttering might've been from running single channel which couldn't be verified at that point

[@whatfruit7965]

@@GregSalazar I had an issue with my wireless card recently that was causing stuttering and performance issues. I used latecnymon to track the issue in real time and found the source of the issue to be the wireless card. Once I removed it the system ran fine. However I note the card was similar to this set up, too close to the graphics card. Wonder if that was causing the the issue. Informative stuff.

[@BuckyKat9999]

9 times out of 10 it's the RAM! So many issues I've had in so many PC builds and it's always the flipping RAM 😂

[@christophergaumond1901]

lot of problem with ssd for me, especially when its cheap ssd from prebuild like teamgroup

[@llamapi3]

Or someone plugged PCI-E cables into their CPU EPS port.

[@Endermaster444]

The "Mother"board will be upset if somebody tell him...

[@yournan7249]

I have a weird issue where everyone I try to build off a pen it will crash during the install and flash the dram light on my motherboard, I tried a lot of things, but nothing helped, so I took my drive out and put it in another machine, installed windows and put it back in my pc and it is working fine, such a strange issue.

[@mbwatson1000]

You are almost right. Murphy's Law states, "If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong". So, RAM issues might be prevalent, but almost anything can fail - even case feet!

[@brianzimmerman1987]

Keep doing your thing man, love the playlists you have on your channel!

[@toodoperecords]

Love these videos please keep this playlist going! I agree with fixing what is already there because if someone is having computer problems themselves maybe they can learn something to fix their own - or if they are building a new computer and it doesn't post or something like that.

[@TimBoundy]

19:21 The disk is offline due to a signature collision. That happens when you clone a drive to another drive. Looks like this user cloned the HDD to the SSD as an upgrade and then just left the HDD unplugged.

[@jcbass2u]

exactly, the partitions are the same size and it was like you said it appears to be a direct clone.

[@chopdoesyoutube]

Apears there is a windows partion I would just diskpart that shit and all good. I have seen this type of thing before were the drives both have windows. So weird...

[@XxTWMLxX]

Just cloned my ssd to a hdd as a backup before installing windows 11. Same thing signature collision. So thats what this user did.

[@thedreadedgman]

correct, also this is a little dangerous leaving it connected, if at some point it boots from the HDD, then your files get out of sync... I would leave it unplugged, or wipe it...

[@Trajectoree]

I actually like that you don't outright replace everything. I've learnt a lot of troubleshooting tips from this series thus far :)

[@chasewebbbb]

I’ve been keeping up with you for sometime now. And I love how you handled this. Too much free free free. Free diagnosis and or free cleaning. You take action where action is needed in regards to upgrades. Thanks for all the knowledge you provide and what you do for your locally community. I love all the series on this channel!!

[@aquanote2694]

As soon as I saw the desktop background, I knew the type of owner he is.. really proud of how you kept your composure and kept it about business

[@schencx]

I watch these series because it’s like the American version of Tech Yes City. 100% agree with you final point

[@MireSeVini]

I would’ve liked to see benchmarks before & after any changes you make. Also, avoid swapping hardware unless you deem them faulty. For example, removing the feet on the case to stop it from wobbling rather than replacing the case was a nice touch. Also, replace their thermal paste please.

[@SlyStarling]

You clearly never watched the video properly. The PC physically could NOT boot into windows beforehand, therefore rendering any possibilities of a before and after. Thermal paste is unlikely need to be replaced for a ryzen 5 1400. It's not ols enough to need it, also it appears the PC was not overheating

[@christiankm8820]

@@SlyStarling i think he meant before and after the upgrade

[@Chilledoutredhead]

Credit to your videos and other channels, i have watched enough now, that as soon as it started freezing at the beginning, my thoughts were make sure everything is seated properly. :) . Keep up the great work, always love troubleshooting videos like this as you learn something new and if not something new, then a reminder of the things to check when troubleshooting :)

[@felixlersha]

I'm sure you get this plenty of times but I really love the effort you put into video production. Your lighting and picture quality is some of the best on KZbin, especially among the other Tech Tubers I sub too. Just looks super crisp on my 4K TV. Always a pleasure to watch.

[@peterwalsh6141]

Another great video, people should see these as information rather than worry about upgrading, i agree with what you said, this is a try to fix series not try to give away all my stuff series. I am sure the customers appreciate getting a fixed PC back. Just keep them coming, plus gagging for the next dirty PC. #PCDC

[@shaneeslick]

Yeah, Totally agree Peter, it is about getting help to have your PC running at it's best when you are stuck & can't work out what is wrong, not about people sending their PC to Greg & have him send back the Latest & Greatest Components so they don't have to earn their PC Upgrades because of being lazy & Selfish, expecting everything to be just given when they want.

[@gilbertosegundo001]

I was running my Ryzen 5 1600 with 3200Mhz Ram at 14 CAS Latency

[@GameOverAus]

You are doing a great service in both entertainment and helping people out. You are under no obligation to replace anything let alone give people freebies.

[@seanferguson2051]

I love watching your videos they always are therapeutic and help with my general PC knowledge. I've helped fix many systems thanks to you!

[@TheClockUpOnTheWall]

Too many decades of repairs had me yelling at my cat he needed to reseat the RAM after having transported the system in the car. I hate myself and am so glad I'm changing careers.

[@tonybeckett66]

I’m running a Ryzen 5 1600 on X370, know all about the lovely memory issues on 1st generation.

[@alexv182]

Same but I've donated all those hardware to a friend. Running now a 3800X R7 on a B450 board. Upgraded juuuuuuuust before covid and crypto boom. And I've almost forgotten how you can't get past 3.9ghz on those 1st gen. Lovely.

[@MrBluePoochyena]

@@alexv182 I had no ram issues and my old 1600X was a golden sample. 4.15Ghz 1.42V core 1.2V SOC and ram at 2933Mhz Cl14-15-15-15-30 1.44V (shit 2133Mhz Corsair LPX OC'd). Later on ran a 1700X@3.9Ghz 1.3V (couldn't get more clockspeed even with 1.5V) with 3400Mhz Cl16-20-20-20-40 on other ram (still garbage timings stock 3200Mhz)

[@belema22]

Love this series for what it is: FIXING A BROKEN GAMING PC (which you have appropriatele labbeled int he title). Thanks for doing this, it helps me learn new things about PC's and will help me keep my PC going :)

[@theplaguepadart3743]

I have been binging these videos, I found your channel last week. I love what you're doing and am proud of the amazing person you are. In saying that it is annoying how people will just expect new gear instead of appreciating the fact your here trying to teach us for FREE. I am not a tech guy but if my pc has issues ill be trying to do what you do in these videos.

[@AdrienneMorrisa]

I'm late to the show, but I'm super happy that I found this channel. I'm working on getting my A+ IT certification, and watching you troubleshoot and repair these systems is a tremendous help for me to learn.

[@certs743]

I got my certification back in 2004 and I wish tech youtube channels were a thing back then. IT definitely is very helpful even for someone like my who has built or customized every PC they have owned for 20 years.

[@Andrepie123]

The glass on the side panel is in such a weird spot why would I wanna be look at my hard drive bay lol

[@jessepanosh]

Hey, this case was probably made back when hard drives could be cool

[@MrGiulik]

since you start this content with fixing, cleaning, troubleshooting it's more and more interesting! I love watching you, especially when you put that music :D I like your style, I learned something new every day, I HIGHLY RESPECT you and your WORK, also I think you deserve more from life and from us, as viewrs ! keep UP GREG!

[@samnicholson9045]

Great little video, I really like watching the problem solving process at work. I agree with the sentiment of this video series, it's there to help the 'little guy', who, like you say, may not be able to replace. Keep these up, as well as all the other series, love your videos.

[@hotpepper684]

Why doesn't Greg send me a new house when my floor gets wet?

[@yournan7249]

He will, have you asked?

[@problemtf2532]

Its funny how these simple mistakes can make us go crazy. Incorrectly installed ram was the problem all along 😂

[@ChandrabhanAhuja]

We totally love this series! Thank you so much for posting this!

[@nglgod5177]

Mr.Salazar you are making a good point you are a man of your word and stay strict to you work that’s why I watch this video to see what components you can keep to have it running like a Gaming pc with all those parts.

[@Squiggified]

Was there a reason you didn't update the BIOS version on the motherboard? It looked like this person was still using the release version of the BIOS.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

That'd definitely cause issues with RAM and XMP/DOCP compatibility.

[@jandkwhite6459]

1st gen Ryzen 3000 mhz every time. Its always worked for me

[@GregSalazar]

Nope, never for me. And I've worked with dozens of Zen 1 chips and kits of DDR4 Lol.

[@jandkwhite6459]

@@GregSalazar ive been very lucky at least 11 times. I was just stating personal experience not saying you're wrong

[@rhekman]

@@GregSalazar I saw in the vid the BIOS build date of 2017. Any reason why you didn't update that to a more recent version? I looked at the BIOS downloads for the MSI B350 Gaming Plus, and the 4/10/17 date literally coincides with the initial release. There are multiple versions that list "improved memory compatibility" on their descriptions.

[@cpfb68]

Hey Greg, great fix vid! Love how you diagnose the issues and get it back up and going. Yes! It’s a fix vid NOT an upgrade vid! The hell with people that don’t get it! Keep up the great work!

[@Mk.731]

Discovered this channel. Love the material. Good work!!

[@A-N-X-I-E-T-Y]

He said his PC was having stability issues but you didn't really test for stability issues.

[@AtomicAJ74]

I’m pretty sure Greg believes it was the RAM. I have my doubts, but I know that’s what he’s thinking.

[@SJW82]

Another one is to inspire people to clean their Petri dish PC’s 🦠 and fix your PC’s… Enjoy the videos people….and calm down 🙏🙌🏻🙏

[@Buckheimer]

these are very educational and most ppl are definitely in the spot u mentioned where we prefer to just fix or salvage our stuff. So stick true to your idea cus many ppl im sure do appreciate what youre doing here!

[@jasminegates9314]

I really appreciate how you walk through your thought process while troubleshooting instead of just outright upgrading things. I want to learn what to do if I run into issues with my builds, so I can make everything last as long as possible, not be told to just "buy a new xxx" whenever there is an issue. I want to learn how to isolate the issue, fix anything that can be fixed, and THEN replace if need be.

[@xI-Chas3r-Ix]

Is it just me or was this video just a fix of a problem he created when transporting that thing and he barely touched on the problem of the frame time spikes the viewer actually had and did no benchmarks to see if 16gb of ram fixed the spikes?! Don't get me wrong, I love this series, but this one was kind of awkward... 🤔

[@lKurosakil]

Was thinking the same tbh

[@sp00n]

Yeah, let's do some benchmarks! Or not.

[@Rlinsenbach]

Keep doing what you're doing Greg. I love the series' pcdc and the deep cleaning. I completely understand and it isn't feasible to give nonstop freebies.

[@DaanM9]

this series is really helpful, alot of troubleshooting ideas which i wouldnt think of or have any sense of what to troubleshoot first

[@GregSalazar]

I'm glad you've found it useful! Thanks for the support.

[@DanPotts2]

Great Job! Always good to watch ya work!

[@aarondarby7168]

I actually like that you don't just replace parts but actually try to fix the issue and figure out the problem if possible keep doin what you are doing your teaching us a lot about troubleshooting pcs and you never know when its gonna come in handy.

[@drdrenox]

Man, I love these new series you have been doing.

[@silliepaulie640]

I like watching these type of videos. It'll give you ideas on where to start if I have a PC that needs to be fixed.

[@kingzilant]

I don't have a PC but I do enjoy these vids to actually see what I could do when I get one, great vid! Very learn, much nice!

[@muadzazam7983]

Most favorite playlist! learnt alot as well, keep the good work up

[@ashleyjshaw]

I love what you're doing you're helping not only the owner ,but everyone who needs to know these things, don't let the people saying give your stuff away bother you a+ video hope you keep doing what you're doing 👍

[@HH-xf9il]

this is good I like this, very watchable and it really helps get an idea of 'what do' for when it happens to you

[@TnF32]

As a beginner this series has help me so much with my Build much appreciated Greg

[@RedFromDa713]

These videos are great. You never know when someone will be looking for a answer, stumble on to your video which helped solve the problem.

[@balin72]

I'm glad you pointed out comments about replacing or upgrading components. People forget the main point of troubleshooting and often overlook the obvious aspects of it. Great video as always.

[@benjaminsmekens2344]

He didn't troubleshoot a single thing... he replaced a ram kit and called it a day. No tests, no stability or frametime tests, nothing at all. Talks about drivers but doesn't check the bios firmware. Sorry but this is kind of a fail, it's not about him adding "better" or "newer" hardware, its about the troubleshooting and in my opinion he hasn't done any of it. The legs on the case was also a lazy "solution"(the proverbial icing on the shitty cake).

[@HazewinDog]

I'm liking this series more and more as time goes on. The variety of issues and plot twists you can come across as someone who works with PCs really shows here. It's so nice to come along for the ride in this videos, rather than always being the one who's taken for a wild ride :) keep it up!

[@HazewinDog]

great idea with testing the frametime issue as well btw! also, I'm thinking the issues this viewer had might already have been due to the one stick not quite making proper contact, and then on the way to your home it probably got so bad it couldn't even properly register it anymore.

[@VarvotosVex7122]

Bro I think you do an amazing job and the things you replace or upgrade are on par with what’s going on with the system. Your doing awesome bro ty for the education and experience.

[@az_tinkerer_gamer]

I like how you do your videos. Don’t worry about what other people say or think. Very informative videos.

[@derpydashdjblazekin]

i love this series love seeing many different problems and how to fix them teaches me a few thing i didn't know yet and i'm a pc tech for the family

[@gordonneverdies]

I like the way you do it now. Figure it out and salvage as much as possible. These vids are awesome.

[@stuartgee3120]

Loving your work Greg. Great series

[@shanemcknight1583]

Another great vid Greg! Appreciate all that you do!

[@steveg7368]

Well done and love the well deserved "rant" at the end !

[@garyseaman6105]

Thank you Greg, Not only are you fixing the users PC, you are also showing others. Hopefully giving confidence so others can fix their own. Thanks again Greg for great video..

[@TakeoInslayth]

Always a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work sir

[@IFSAWidowmaker]

Another great fix video. I love this series. so good man

[@jonathanrios6187]

You do a great job to teach us how to troubleshoot our pcs. Its like a car. You have one but you can buy a new one everytime that doesnt run. You fix your current car and the way is like you teach. Theres a problem you try to make like a map like the problem is this, and this are the components that work with it. You start right there. Continue making this videos. We like it!

[@AstraLegg]

im learning a lot from this series. keep it up!!

[@CancEo1]

I appreciate the videos man 💪 I’m learning a lot

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

That’s the magic of PCDC and Fix or Flop. With all the hardware shortages this series is perfect for advice on taking care of what you have

[@davidtaylordav3toff33s3]

I enjoy the fact you show us troubleshooting and solutions rather than replacing as a go to. 👍

[@pikaporeon]

When I started watching I was in full 'just replace that case mode' but even before your comment on it I really appreciated your commitment to keeping all his stuff while a lot of people would be in full 'ditch the optical and mechanical' mode

[@SynthetickRS]

Great vid to wake up and drink the coffee to. I always appreciate the troubleshooting aspect I've learned a few things from this series keep up the good work!