Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S2:E16

[@nofilqureshi9127]

Since I started watching you, I learned so much about pcs and stuff and now I'm building my own. Thanks Greg.

[@Canseeyt]

Woot woot!

[@willn8664]

you could probably pass the A+ certification test as well.

[@mstrariel]

The only way to reflash the bios is to get a USB bios programmer and put into motherboards' bios chip

[@RGR_Gaming10X]

no problm mooda fooka

[@neilmcdonald1766]

I love this series Greg! As an IT professional whom works for a small company now, I deal with everything from licensing to server setup to desk top support... Watching these videos is not only entertaining but really helps other IT professionals remember to keep themselves on there toes! Life chucks all possible issues at us...so do these darn poooters

[@Adroit1911]

I love this channel for the very same reasons. Sometimes you just have to giggle, take a minute and call it absolutely broken 😂

[@JHunter1369]

my guess on how the socket got damaged is the owner replaced his cooler and when removing the old one he pulled straight up (recommended motion to remove the cooler on any AMD is twisting little by little until free) the CPU along with the cooler therefore damaging the socket itself, this is very common on AMD systems as they have a retention socket that will allow the cpu to dislodge even when closed, my son had this happen when replacing his stock cooler with an AIO while i was at work and he couldn't wait until i was free to replace it, but that is only my guess and a theory

[@dashkatae]

In that case, maybe it was Greg who broke the socket as when he pulled the cooler out, the CPU came out as well... Though I seriously doubt he did. From the way that socket looked, it has to have been damaged before Greg even got it.

[@andrewalexander9508]

@@dashkatae Greg knows better and if he got any real tension he would walked out the cooler by twisting back and forth. Pretty sure the lack of tension on the pins meant the CPU basically slid out with the cooler.

[@JHunter1369]

@@dashkatae not really possible, since Greg had the power issue before removing the cooler himself to review the socket, so the socket was probably already badly damaged when Greg got it

[@dashkatae]

@@andrewalexander9508 I should have put a winky face instead of the three dots to indicate I was being sarcastic in the comment. Sorry.

[@dashkatae]

@@JHunter1369 I should have put a winky face instead of the three dots to indicate I was being sarcastic in the comment. Sorry.

[@Ceielo]

This may be one of the more satisfying to watch series I have ever come across. As someone who loved messing with broken computers, I am basically living vicariously through these videos. (smartphones and tablets made computers pretty rare here in the villages)

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks a ton for watching!

[@LionheartNh]

I've found that replacing the case and then replacing all the parts from the old case usually fixes things.

[@CrazehGaming]

Unless a part you buy is bought already with problems lel

[@shadowkyun]

@@CrazehGaming thats why he wrote "usually fixes things"

[@cursereversed81]

Can't go wrong with the NZXT H7 series :)

[@dmz489]

@@cursereversed81

[@MerolaC]

Greg, when you tested his board out of the case, you forgot to connect the PCI-E Power onto the GPU. Could have been the issue on why it not posted after it started powering on.

[@PokeNationOnline]

True, I actually missed that

[@rever3ndd666]

I was about to comment that. Good eye.

[@reamie]

I was waiting for him to figure it out but nope.. 😅

[@rever3ndd666]

@@reamie same 🫣

[@dlsisson1970]

That shouldn't keep the system from posting. The motherboard provides 75 watts of power through the PCI-E slot. That's plenty to power a GPU to boot. If you were pushing the GPU hard without the PCI-E power cable then it could cause problems. Edit: I stand corrected. I was mistaken!

[@JohnnyRushh]

I, along with the people who watch you have learned a lot and we appreciate the information and how engaged this community is. One of the best channels I watch and have binged to date. Thank you everyone and Greg!

[@secretchannel6232]

I love how Greg is slowly losing his normal expectations of broken pcs.

[@nightcorekira5787]

Well if you always see ridiculous broken PC's. You may as well start changing your perspective

[@thatvguy14]

Always bought prebuilts, but your videos (this series specifically) made me want to build my own, best decision I've made in a while. Keep up the good work!

[@giantheman16]

ill never ever get tired of this magnificent series ... you always get something out of it ... and youll never stop learning new things

[@rusumatei8155]

That light from the MB is specific for aorus MBs. When you switch the power supply on it lights for a second. When I did build my first pc I used an aorus board and I was afraid that I short it or something when I saw that XD. Thanks for some great content! 🤘

[@dulshafer]

I had the same when I built my first pc with this exact board, if I read it’s name correctly. Freaked me out that my old power supply I was using to test all the parts wasn’t enough. Later I realized it was fine, lol.

[@CuzImMooseh]

I would absolutely love to do what you do in these videos. Cleaning computers, replacing components, it's amazing. Even to get my hands on an actual PC would be awesome because I have learned so much from your videos such as how to diagnose a problem with a computer and attempting to repair it. I am officially saving up to build my own! Keep up the great work, I love watch these.

[@ericcardinal4788]

I have been surprised many times by the actual problem. I truly enjoy watching your content. Keep up the good work

[@lukelaws3545]

Haven’t finished the video but that’s a socket problem. Happened to me a few months ago. Every time I tried to run a game, the pc would reset because the socket wasn’t holding the chip and delivering correct power. Swapped the motherboards, works like a charm now.

[@ZERONEVERSEVEN]

Thank you for continuing these, helps a ton.

[@schonnmichael1193]

I feel that the socket damage was a result of the weight of the cpu cooler and its leverage on the top end of the socket when the owner was moving the tower, the owner dropped the tower and the force of that drop pulled the socket out.

[@ickaruspranked]

I ran a hyper212 Evo with dual 120s for a period of 6 years without issue. It isn't the aluminum cooler that's screwed into a mounting bracket. That's why the bracket is there. Support.

[@chloeprice8]

that is quite unlikely. the sockets are made to withstand cooler pressure etc and the mounts to take any pressure and keep the cooler in place. so dropping it would not make that kind of damage to a socket. hells they ship pc's across the world with all kinds of big tower coolers and that never happens. i can 101% say that that was user error. thats exactly what will happen if you push the leaver past the upright limit

[@ArtisChronicles]

@@ickaruspranked I've ran both a hyper 212 Evo and an nh-d15 and haven't had this issue with either cooler going through a couple of different moves.

[@antonschaf4088]

Subscribed! I know you from colab-videos with YesTechCity a long time ago and i finally managed to watch a couple of your videos. I liked them. Nice work!

[@lizardofoz8289]

Thank you for making my day Greg

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching!

[@brycefrank8112]

Hey Greg how do I send you pc if you are up for it. The reason is my pc is crashing a lot and won’t boot up I get an error after I reset it and I don’t know how to fix it please help as soon as possible.

[@SuperTubensenf]

15:11 hey greg / hey folks I‘ve been having this weird issue where I bought a new sata m.2 drive and installed it to my motherboard and it wouldnt get recognized even in bios. I have one nvme m.2 ssd already installed that is working (in the top slot thats connected to the cpu). I installed the sata m2 drive in another system and it would work there. What is the issue here? Edit: i installed the the nvme in the bottom m.2 slot and it worked there so the port is not damaged.

[@breakdown7153]

This sadly looks like a Mobo that was ruined while switching parts. This is the first video where I just don't believe the person who gave you the system. No way this just happens one day while running.

[@prue420]

What are you talking about I see this at least 3 days a week at my repair shop.

[@breakdown7153]

@@prue420 So you see sockets separate from the Mobo in systems just randomly while running three times a week?

[@breakdown7153]

@@prue420 do those systems also have loose and missing Mobo screws that randomly loosened and fell out just while being used?

[@prue420]

@@breakdown7153 Yes almost every single one, for some reason when people build systems for the first time they never tighten the screws in or they stripped the screws or they only put in a few.

[@prue420]

@@breakdown7153 Yes only in AMD boards and only the cheaper tier boards though

[@eyekona]

I have had the same issue with someone installing a cpu without opening the socket and just using the screws of the cooler to press it in. It broke the slot in the same way. Improper removal may also be a culprit.

[@ArtisChronicles]

Now that's just frustrating

[@amithaiwala88]

hey greg, nice video.... i recently ran into a no post issue with my pc and it was so frustrating .Haven't removed any parts in any pc before and having 0 exp in solving the problem i cleared the cmos to no avail but then just before going to a repair shop i removed the ram and reinstalled it (i had already checked if it was seeded and it was ) and to my surprise it posted . your videos are so helpful i was at one point hesitant to even open the side panel but now looking at u i have the guts to remove a ram stick.. kudos on ur fix 👌👍👌

[@markrowe8824]

same issue here, recased my ageing PC and added some new ram, wouldn't post so cleared cmos and nothing, taking out the ram that looked seated ok and reinstalling it cleared the problem and PC posted fine, just weird.

[@danielemstudios]

at 11:30 it looks like you didn't plug the power cable into the GPU when you test the unit outside of the case. Then you swap the motherboard. I don't know if that was why you still didn't get picture once it powers on, but the socket was jacked anyway. Worth the swap.

[@freeman2399]

Love this series Greg, been binge watching! Just a note, if checking to see if a cpu/board is bad, it's better to swap that cpu into a known good board, if possible. This is so you don't risk nuking your "good" test cpu in a bad board, also if the suspect cpu works, you know it must be a bad board. This way you can find out the issue in fewer steps, and with less ambiguity.

[@GregSalazar]

I slightly disagree with this. I don't mind risking a CPU over this, for one, because it's actually extremely rare that a bad motherboard actually nukes it. What you're suggesting also takes a bit more time since it requires a separate test bed for that specific CPU platform - and there are obviously dozens of those. Finally, you can't just automatically assume that the motherboard is fried if the CPU works elsewhere. There are still other variables to consider, including BIOS revision, debris (socket/pins), other physical damage, cooler mounting pressure, etc.

[@freeman2399]

@@GregSalazar Yes, I agree, that all makes sense. My comment didn't go into details, my fault. Yes, I was assuming easy access to alternate parts, and by "bad board" I meant the board is the thing with the issue, and requires further testing to find the problem, not that its bricked. Thanks' for the reply! I'm really enjoying Fix or Flop, and I'm always on the roller-coaster with you each episode.

[@erwinsimeon]

Hey Greg, great episode as always. Is there now an update on the socket retention?

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Nice job on the repair. As soon as i saw that the socket was damaged - I had thought was the problem.

[@GrafStorm]

Gj Greg, fixing mystery problems, we all learn from these vids, thanks!

[@Vortex1988]

This brings back memories. Every time I see a system that has these same symptoms, it's always a dead motherboard. I've had it happen to systems I've built at least twice since I started building computers in 2008. That being said, I don't think I've ever seen a busted socket like that.

[@microtasker]

Yeah, that was a new one to me, but it definitely tells a story of a customer removing his cooler and applying an insane amount of force removing it incorrectly.

[@DementedApe]

I have a gigabyte aorus b450m board that was having the same boot error with the dram and cpu flickering the same pattern, but would post and then crash under load, it turned out to be my power supply being faulty and failing to supply my components enough power, 600 watts is plenty for the components I have but I had another psu laying around to test, a year and a half later my board is still fine, so if you are having this problem it may not be the motherboard

[@andrewwhitcomb4857]

This is honestly such a cool series.

[@NikTheFury]

Maybe make a video about that socket? for example what could have been the reason for the damage. And maybe explain how to treat those sockets when swapping cpu's?. Cause i haven't found much info for that online. Great content by the way

[@taboodorito]

even though i know nothing about pcs, these videos make me feel like i know everything

[@GregSalazar]

If I can do this, you can, too!

[@UnknownUser_0000]

Exactly how I feel.

[@Adroit1911]

Mr. Salazar, you are a special kind of human. The work you do for your clients is top notch! It's easy to see that you are a kind and fun person! I hope life treats you well and you have many years of enjoyment in your world! You deserve it!!!

[@m4n4mk1]

Thank You Greg for your channel, i have been watching for a few years.

[@Devastator0]

wow, so that Passmark tester is an Aussie made product!! Win for me (as I live in Sydney), will need to get in touch with them to see how I am able to obtain one!

[@GregSalazar]

I didn't even realize they were based out of Sydney... explains why I can't find their products on Amazon hahah.

[@Devastator0]

@@GregSalazar 🤣🤣, always works out that way! Keep up the great work by the way Greg! Love what you do!!

[@AygonZiru]

I've had this same thing happen to me to my B450-Aorus Elite V2 with the DRAM LED flashing to the CPU debug led and back to the DRAM. As a temporary fix for this, I found that removing the processor and putting it back fixed the DRAM led and allowed the system to turn back on again which might explain why you found thermal paste on the socket. In my experience gigabyte motherboards have some sort of bad design that might kill the processor if there are power outages that lead to the DRAM led thing to happen again. Last week I had another power outage that did exactly that and this fix stopped working for me :/

[@LinusTechT1ps]

I have a feeling he used to have a HP Pre-Built, but then he just transferred the critical parts (CPU?, SSD, GPU, RAM?), and the reason I know is because that GPU is used in EVERY HP gaming desktops, and I may or may not have done the same thing with my old Dell Pre-built. (*Cough* RTX 2060 *Cough*).

[@Venturror]

Thank you Windows 10 for this insight!

[@farasty7371]

The same ram is used too lol and the fact that it is single channel

[@notnotStonksMan]

no way is that the real windows 10

[@MSouth011]

When I have strange problems like that. I take everything out of the case and hook it all up on the bench. that way you rule case issue. I do that to all system before I build them. Great video. keep up the great work!

[@ptzzzs]

Hey Greg, wanted to say my thanks on these Fix or Flop videos. (I have to catch up to the last 5 or 6 videos of this series) My Ryzen pc was acting up with random crashes to black and I saw memory controller related errors and when I "resolved" that with Disabling Global C-States. Then it acted up once more a little over a week ago and wouldn't turn on, but worked after almost tearing the whole pc down. Then the next day it was dead and not turning on at all. With what I learned from your videos I was able to narrow it down to the motherboard and with the help of a buddy, got to test my R5 2600 processor and ram and they were good. Other parts were also good and I was able to test them on my older 4th gen i3 pc. For now I'm using that i3 (as I save up for a replacement motherboard for the Ryzen pc), but damn its painfully weak compared to the R5 2600 especially since stuff I do recently depend on the processor heavily like compression/deocmpression tasks and compiling software.

[@b0ne91]

Get an E3 1230 v3 and 1240 v3, maybe even 1231 v3. They are very, very cheap and essentially i7 4770. It won't be the same as your R5 2600, but it will hold you over.

[@ptzzzs]

@@b0ne91 Thanks for the suggestion. I was actually considering upgrading the i3 pc bit by bit a few months back and processor was the first thing and I was choosing between E3 1230 V3, 1231 V3, and 1240 V3, but held off as other stuff had to take priority. Their prices mostly are close to equivalent of 40~50 USD in my country including taxes and shipping. Prices vary between sellers, but all of them are shipping from China. I would gave to go down that route if ever I don't make it in time by mid August to afford and get a new motherboard for my R5 2600. And in case that happens I'll also have the cheapest among the E3 Xeons you mentioned on my cart alongside the MSI B450M Mortar MAX which I'm aiming for. Thank you again.

[@ptzzzs]

@@b0ne91 Kept your suggestion in mind while I was budgeting for parts, and while I was able to also get a new motherboard for my Ryzen pc, I also did get an E3 1240v3, just waiting for it to come from China to upgrade from the old i3. Then maybe figure out a cooler upgrade later on down the line. Thank you again for the suggestion. Update: The motherboard didn't work well. It worked intially but within 3 days didn't anymore so I'm sending it back for a refund. But the E3 1240V3 I'm still waiting for.

[@bahcormee]

Hi Greg! I've had the same problem with my Ryzen system (Exactly same flickering lights on the DRAM then CPU) when I upgraded my CPU recently after I've accidentally smeared some thermal paste onto my CPU socket and CPU pins. Thanks to another KZbin video, I've totally cleaned and cleared the thermal paste using a soft bristle toothbrush with isopropyl alcohol on both of the affected parts and blew dry the CPU socket and pins. You can try cleaning the socket again. If not, then I'll guess its the loose socket as you mentioned in your video. Cheers from Singapore! :)

[@neil1774]

How did you manage put thermal paste there? I'm genuinely curios in the answer so I don't make the same mistake.

[@bahcormee]

@@neil1774 Firstly, i put too much thermal paste, then I forgot to peel plastic from the cooler. So when i removed the cooler, the CPU also got attached onto the cooler. (Same thing happened on Greg’s video) So yeah, when i removed the CPU, some got onto my hands and accidentally smeared on the socket. Clumsy me. 😅

[@kishi1910]

greg fun fact, i've already saw both seasons of the fix or flop and believe it or not i've already helped a friend of mine that is in england (i'm from portugal btw) thanks a bunch for bringing this content

[@maxsgeekdom8514]

Any update on the board @Greg Salazar?

[@BarteQ72]

Recently I had similar issue, system lights up but does not respond to case power button or on board power button. 🙄 Unplugged everything except 24 and 8 pin. No difference RGB on the motherboard lights up and nothing more. Checked the cables, still no boot. 😞 Went to the local shop because I don't have spare mobo or psu. I was betting on either CPU or mobo but they were fine, turned out it was the PSU that decided to die...fortunately it is still within 3 year warranty so a new unit is on its way to me 😁

[@neilw392]

Hey Greg, that socket is two pieces. the top cover and the arm pop off by using a screwdriver in the 3 holes by the lever. It looks like the one closest to the lever is not seated in. you might might be able to use a flathead screwdriver to pop that back in place.

[@OskarBlomkvist]

At 10:29 it looks like a pin on the CPU is broken? Top right, 6th row down, 6th from the right?

[@puddleduckist]

Always makes my Friday when I get to watch the master Greg at work! Another great job, rock on 🤘!!!!

[@discsv]

Wish i could upvote more than once. That socket was really something!

[@linuxfabrication9074]

I wonder if the *Socket* damage related to the *Dimm slots* not working or are two separate problems, could have checked with a *Voltmeter* to see if there is power going to both *Dimm & Socket Slots* and maybe use a *Thermal Heat Camera* to visually see if there is any heat in the *Socket & Dimm connections*

[@Hinjima92]

Hey Greg, loving the videos! Keep up the good work :) Love from Norway ♥

[@Mopantsu]

When you tested after cleaing the CPU socket you did not reconnect the PCIE power to the GPU (at 12:10 no PCIE power is shown connected to the GPU). Might be why you didn't get anything on the monitor.

[@awesomeguysuncle]

Ik im late but Greg i really appreciate your honesty and transparency in these videos :D

[@LanComp1]

I'm a Fix or Flop junky... Although I have bin fixing PC hardware and software since 2000 I learned some handy things! Thanks Greg. I'm a fan.

[@NateGambinoGaming]

Anybody ever had an issue where plugging in a fan extension to CPU fan pins (extension that plugs CPU fan and additional fans) blows the fans up that are hooked to it? I plugged it CPU fan and an extra fan and my build shut down. I then unplugged the extension and plugged back in just my CPU fan and it didn't spin anymore, but it would post. When I went to BIOS it would say my CPU fan was spinning at an extremely large rate, but my fan wasn't working. I then tried the additional fan, and it didn't work either.

[@RazWareEXE]

very cool to have informal videos. One of your videos helped me save my friends pc, thank you very much :D

[@exiathegundam]

Well i'm still subscribed and still watching your vidz ever since the start of the science studio days, even though i'm on the other side of this planet from the U.S. Thanks again for this very informative and helpful series. 🙆🏻‍♀️😁😄😆😂🤣

[@LeSiscoo]

This is a perfect video for me to watch hopefully finding out what happened to my old pc not sending signal back to the screen

[@marktadros8782]

Greg, you need to grab a power switch off an old case, it will help esp when you are troubleshooting hardware outside a case.

[@miguelfernandez2325]

I love this series of content from your channel I've learned a lot of good techniques for troubleshooting problems. Thank you so much for the content. Pulling the cpu out of the socket by removing the tower cooler alone is equivalent to turning on your car and pulling the key out of the cylinder while your car is running.

[@FrakkD]

i had the same issue with this exact board. the retension arm was so loose, would not post what so ever,. Ended up just replacing the mobo.

[@TeamSTCDonny]

I have an Rog strix gl503 laptop and it worked fine in the morning and now all of a sudden it won't power on with or without the battery and with or without being plugged in so I'm wondering if something happened internally I'm at a loss for an expensive laptop

[@lesabre1972]

I love your fix or flop series

[@KyleGas-zb7kp]

As a long time system builder, you make my head explode with the way you touch the gold fingers on, well....everything.

[@GregSalazar]

It's blown way out of proportion.

[@KyleGas-zb7kp]

@@GregSalazar You cant deny that your fingers can give off a static charge, and you get your body oil on there as well...

[@CraigLillie]

I got one sorta like that on a brand new X570 Aorus Master MB, only my problem was CPU wouldn't sit flat in the socket, but instead rocked diagonally and wouldn't latch. Got a replacement from Amazon & that one works fine. Was tempted to write a CPU song called "Rock A Bye CPU, in the AM4 Socket.... " 😁 Keep up the great work!

[@2cataa2]

the cpu and dram debug light thing also happened to me. it was my cpu cooler not being installed correctly

[@capitaldd3693]

what causes the dimm slots to go bad - I've just had one go bad on my system - msi b550i..? I tried to overclock my 3000mh ram to 3300 and the system died(when I installed the ram when building, it only registered as 2333, so when bringing it to 3000, I thought i would go to 3300). After much messing with it and bios work, I was able to get one dimm slot working but not the second(this board only has 2 dimm's as it's a micro) . I don't want to buy another board as I'm fairly poor, but would like to have 2 dimm's... (does it say anywhere the cause of the dimm failure..? also Greg, would the bios settings be different for a prebuilt system compared to a DIY system bios..? ( I picked up a 5800x used from a local and it only gives me blue screen. I contacted AMD to see if they would test it for me - they told me(based on the serial number) it was from a pre-built system - so I was wondering if some how the bios for the pre-builts are different and messing me up...? thanks

[@tevinloynes8465]

so recently my cpu has been over heating i have changed the volt rethermal pasted and made sure the fans are opperational it happening more and more and sometime is runs at great operating temps but as of lately it just want to run at 95c at idle im at lost any idea what it could be

[@Ensamvarg]

I’ve been having a terrible issue with my computer BSODing “WHEA_Uncorrectable_Error” and “Clock_Watchdog_Timeout” it only seems to do so when it gets “too hot” but temps are where they should be according to the system stats. I’ve tried literally and I do mean LITERALLY EVERYTHING to try and fix the issue myself with no luck. I’ve sent it back in to the distributor for repair and that didn’t work either. Would you have any idea what it could be or what I could do to fix my issue? My friends seem to think maybe the cpu may be overheating due to a faulty fan or lack of thermal paste but I’m at a loss and could use any help I could get. Thanks 👍🏼

[@RIOTNOOB]

Good hands on, unlike some of the other builders.

[@Rechain]

WHAT was that BUG running over the table at 16:52 😯 I thought it was on my TV, but then I rewatched that part. It was creepy 😂

[@KingItachi8660]

I had a similar issue including the flashing with this mobo before and after a couple of days of troubleshooting and nothing. I thought my build was done for and then after two days of not touching it, I tried turning it on without doing anything and it just worked.

[@eac_thundra3514]

Mine has the same dram problem and a boot problem and I’ve moved my ram but it’s the same. It also shows no signal on my screen

[@theblower069]

As always another great video Greg as with other comments people should realise that forcing the Leaver back will damage the retention clip and as a result the CPU will not be in correctly. Thanks again.

[@bigbubba0439]

3:29 Me looking at the computer not even getting fan spin: "Wow that thing is as dead as a doorknob" Greg: ... "dead as a doorknob" Me: 👁👄👁

[@kikihun9726]

If the top plastic is bad, you can replace it. If the bottom, it is soldered down with the pins. Just slide out the locking lever and slide the plastic to the big side.

[@dionmiller8547]

Greg! I have a Gigabyte x570 Arous Ultra board with the same issue. Mine would only take ram in the last slot. I sent it to GB under warranty and they wanted to charge me $100 to fix what they said was a damaged CPU socket. Under Warranty!!! Seems that Gigabyte boards aren't worth investing in if you plan on replacing parts.

[@haikopaiko]

Great vid as usual Greg! Thanks!

[@tankdjsims]

That happened when with my old motherboard, I had no idea what I was doing when replacing the cpu and the cooler. I'm still scared to touch my cpu to this day

[@Seth_Samson]

yeah socket retention ... and when cooler was screwed downe it pull the cpu up .. so when it is in the corizantal position the foce of coole it pressing down .. but when mobo is in vertical the cooler is pushing down

[@JosephKinney]

Love the TUF motherboards. I have the X570 WiFi and it’s been rock solid.

[@phild4186]

Socket looks to be broken on the board side. Little hard to tell from the angle. You can easily remove the upper part of the socket retainer. Just slide the arm out and the upper section will pop off. You'll then be able to see what specifically is broken.

[@MegaAwsomo3000]

Hey not sure if you will see this but I got an Xbox controller from a client (I install tvs) they didn’t want it and it had some damage. I replaced the bumpers and directional pad. It won’t sync to my Xbox at all via a cable or pressing the sync button. I manually pressed the button down from the inside and it doesn’t do anything any ideas?

[@Lucianohyka]

Hey Greg, when you power on the system at 11:15 you forgot to connect the 6 pin to the GPU. That could be one reason the system did not post at that time

[@ShaneCutting]

Fantastic work as usual!

[@atillasayin5476]

Hey Greg, I just assembled my first pc and it’s having the exact same problem as the pc in this video but I’m too scared to do anything with the CPU, would you recommend for me to take it to a technician if I’m too scared to mess up something? I also made sure the PSU is working and all of the cables are correctly plugged in (I basically did everything you did except for the CPU checking part and using a screw driver to turn on the pc, which I’ll try first thing tomorrow morning)

[@niten_21]

Just for my education, is it possible that the cpu cooler tore through the socket due to human error? It does seem heavy enough to generate the right amount of tension

[@iconoclast485]

Shout out to that Cruzer thumb drive that looks like it's put in that work for many many many years lol.

[@keithruss1925]

(having no pc repair experience) could that chip switch to the top port be the reason the old one wouldnt post being at the bottom? or help cause problems for the ryzen chip being misaligned in the socket

[@bengraham5699]

heavy Cooler ripped the Socket out of place

[@BuschHawg]

I knew one of these days I'd need that cheap windows key. Thanks for the discount code boss.

[@sinewave999]

BTW, on ryzen due to shitty mounting pressure you're supposed to gently turn the cooler until it comes off, not rip it straight off. because of the way ryzen sits in the AM4 socket, if you pull it straight off you risk bending cpu pins in large swaths, rendering it almost impossible to put the CPU back in the socket. Source: I build various custom loop pcs and watches alike, so I know micro-mechanics quite well. Edit: spelling

[@darthllama1]

Man, someone went all 'Hulk Smash' on that CPU socket.. that's crazy. I am wondering if it was maybe an over torqued cooler that damaged it.. I have never seen a socket twisted quite like that.

[@valenrn8657]

AM4 socket cover can be replaced.

[@Of_the_House_of_Black]

I've seen someone do this by accident because they hadn't built a PC before, thinking the lever should go all the way back. The odd thing is it wasn't difficult to break.

[@sirbiff10]

So quick question regarding the M.2. If its a choice between disabling 2 SATA ports or changing a PCI slot from X16 to X8 from using a M.2 slot. which would you choose? So i chose the SATA option because i only have 3 plugged in so i just needed to replug in 1 cable versus swapping a gfxcard.

[@Guape]

Hey Greg quick question, my max output estimated wattage on my pc is around 530w according to PC Builder. Im currently running a 650w power supply, do you think im safe or should i upgrade to be safe.

[@MasterGoat595]

Best practice is usually to take the estimated power draw and add 30%. In your case that would be close 689w so depending on your specific components that should be probably be fine. It wouldn’t hurt to shell out the extra money for a 750w because that can follow the build (you can put it in new builds)

[@hazzmati]

You're fine. Websites usually overestimate big time on the wattage usage. That pc builder estimate is for the worst case scenario which you will almost never reach and even when you do it's not a problem because that psu is rated 650W.

[@Guape]

@mastergoat595 @@hazzmati appreciate the help guys

[@HarambeFilms]

Just built a 12700k pc with ddr5 and it was power cycling randomly (10 seconds - 20 min time window ) took me exchanging all the parts... hours and hours of work. Turns out it was C-State in the bios (Asus B-660I). I ran across an LTT video about it and it solved my issue 100%. Keep on the lookout for these intel 12th gen issues! They can give hardware symptoms even tho its BIOS issue.

[@HarambeFilms]

You can't fix this issue with a BIOS reset either since it defaults to a specific C-State. Turning it off or turning it on Auto was my fix.

[@johnstancliff7328]

I had the same issue with several B450 and B350 boards. the board would power up with no CPU, but when the CPU was installed, the board would not power up. so I was coming to the conclusion it was the board, I was using a Athlon X4 950 to test the boards and I am pretty sure that the CPU was the problem as it was on the unsupported list and I think the CPU was causing the main issue...

[@Brigade069]

As the AMD CPU sticks to the cooler has happened to me, it did same thing when it pulled out it messed up the CPU connecter.

[@Brigade069]

Also mine was a Aorus MB.

[@FatheredPuma81]

16:52 I actually thought there was a bug walking across my screen lmao.

[@BruHaan]

Weird, that dram, cpu flashing back in forth happened to be when I enabled XMP most likely it was due to overclock settings being off. It would never boot enabling XMP but I couldn't find it anywhere in the manual even though I just could repeat the same process and get the same light. Highly doubt that's the issue but it was good to see it happen somewhere else.

[@everyonethinksyoureadeathm5773]

Typically when that happens it's two issues. One the cpu isn't seated correctly or there's too much pressure on the processor. Second is the xmp profile saved on the ram has gone bad and it's probably safer to manually tune the ram than enabling it or just RMA it.