Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S3:E5

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It's time for another broken gaming PC! This one has an intermittent crashing problem... and I'm not sure I can fix it! Let's give it our best shot. By the way, if you live in the Orlando, FL area and have an issue with your rig, apply to have it (possibly) fixed for free today! gregsalazar.com/fix-or-flop
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#FixOrFlop

[@retusmedic1851]

Wishing ya'll a very safe and Happy but spooky Halloween!

[@RANDOMNATION907]

🎃*_BOO!!!_* . . . Happy Halloween to you too.🎃

[@TheUltimateRare]

wasn't quite a halloween upload in my time zone but i love your spirit :)

[@neoforcer]

you can save time in type windows tools in search to find event viewer it will tell you what at the time cause reboot

[@neoforcer]

this is what any tech would do saves time recording

[@Lumpy-es2ln]

@@RANDOMNATION907 😊😊😊1 qq

[@SteelGrayRider]

For the new parts to keep this awesome series rolling.

[@hrammon]

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[@jh-gaming327]

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[@p0st_m0rtum]

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[@titonicgaming6067]

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[@deanlokey]

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[@IndoCroatPerson]

I gotta say, you basically salvaged what would have been awful situation for this owner. You getting this rig running (although not perfectly) is a still a massive win.

[@rbitrossome]

Sometimes just getting the problem properly diagnosed is a huge fix !!

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

Can't agree more 🙂

[@LonkiGames]

This series is one of the few things on KZbin I actually sit down to watch! Love fix or flop

[@skillman01]

Same! I love to learn

[@ACOnetwork]

Same here 😁

[@JhanDeCal]

Me too 👍👍👍

[@trytoclutch9450]

I watch a lot of tech tuber videos this is the most intriguing always coo9l to see how it will play out

[@bevyofbabes]

Me too, every time I watch I pat myself on the back for not buying anything AMD !

[@IamJay02]

Man you've been buying hardware for your viewers on this series? And you're doing this for free? Greg you are so awesome man. Guys I know it's a business for him but come on he doesn't have to fix strangers pcs and give them upgrades when he can. Yes he makes money on it but that doesn't matter. In my eyes he's doing a great thing for his community.

[@robertomanfredi342]

The money he gets from KZbin repays him and then some

[@IamJay02]

@@robertomanfredi342 I know that but regardless of the fact, he takes the time out of his day to do this for random strangers for free.

[@sp00n]

@@robertomanfredi342 Plus he can deduct it from tax as business expenses. Nothing bad about this, it's his business.

[@brianm.595]

He's awesome but the financial hit i dont think is a real thing. He does it free and can replace hardware because he gets the money back from making a video, running ads and getting 10s-100s of thousands of views. Its essentially like video content finds him as opposed to having to take time to come up with ideas everyday like some creators. I'm not bashing it just stating the facts.

[@thesmiffable]

He doesn’t do it for free, the viewer gets a free service and Greg makes money. Good deal all round. But, he isn’t doing it for free

[@billyrosser7865]

This is hands down my favorite series over anything, ever. I’m talking I could spend hours watching all of these episodes except I have already binged all of them so I thank God he continues to come through for us! I got into PC gaming about 6 or so months ago. I got tired of limited FOV and performance and it took me a while, but I saved up and built my own PC with comfortable knowledge on what I was getting for my value, future proofing, and really was not nervous to put it together at all. All my learning would have never been possible without your channel my friend! Thanks for helping me find a new passion! I wish to do what you do in the future.. I just don’t know where I would start! You’re awesome man. I fully appreciate what you do for the community

[@Bill30006]

Hey, good for you. Hope your happy with your new rig. Happy gaming.

[@GregSalazar]

I really appreciate the support! Thanks a ton 😊

[@DirkMensonides]

Both you and TronixFix are like therapy. There's just something special about seeing good hardware get diagnosed and rescued, especially when it's for someone else. Great work.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching!

[@animalyze7120]

If he feels he got ripped off he can call his bank and tell them to do a reverse on the payment, the seller might get ticked off and He could then come and fetch his garbage and learn a valuable lesson. There's a time limit on payments for shifty sellers and Ebay and most sites will back the buyer especially when a seller blocks them after registering a legit complaint. Great video!

[@coreymcdonald7745]

Typically you pay with cash from Facebook marketplace. There are no online methods of payment, unless the seller agrees to an electronic form of payment like PayPal or Interac E-Transfer (if that even exists in the USA.)

[@TheSpotify95]

That would be a good idea if paid with card or PayPal etc. However paying via Bank Transfer or Cash will likely result in not being successful in getting your money back. So someone put a half-defective CPU and an overheating GPU into a gaming rig... not great!

[@Sky.Dog757]

Let’s go! Another fix or flop episode

[@mapelbob]

Thanks Greg ! This video comes in the right time for me. I had an issue with my graphic card (Rx480). Temperatures going up to 95C with fans at 100%. Yesterday i re-pasted the gpu correctly and just ran the Furmark test for 20 minutes. Looks like i did a good job following your instructions. Now temperature goes to 74C Max with fans at 56%. Thanks again for all your good advices ! Don't forget to re-paste your GPU once in a while, it really helps !

[@Joreel]

So glad he was able to help you. I've been gaming for 35+ years and it's always a good idea to re-paste at least once a year if you're doing heavy gaming.

[@angurishudesu]

Hey I have an rx 580. I want to repaste my GPU as well but do you have any good tutorial I could work with?

[@BReal-10EC]

Wow- I totally expected that graphics card to do the same exact thing after repasting it. Great job.

[@kamui004]

Reminds me of S2E18 where the only problem with the GPU was the factory thermal paste not covering all the die, missing the lower 1/5 of it, and just repasting fixed the problem.

[@JTCPingas]

I fixed a PowerColor 5700 XT that was crashing. A small portion of the die wasn't covered. I repasted it and it runs like a champ again.

[@shanemcknight1583]

Greg, always a joy to watch these type of vids- best content style of any!

[@adamball2056]

love this series. so much to learn that you know will come in handy one day

[@nelsonmediacreations]

No matter the outcome I always love watching the Fix or Flop series. Thanks Greg, keep it going!

[@rezwanrahman8758]

Dude love these fix and flop series also thanks for helping out the folks, you're awesome.

[@zakking5654]

Always love the videos, it was awesome to meet you. Its too bad it wasnt under better circumstances 😅 excited to see my pc on the fix or flop series here in the coming weeks.

[@mikerl489]

I love all your content but I especially love these videos; I feel like I've learned SO MUCH about PC troubleshooting just from watching you. I know how frustrating it is to have a problem and have genuinely no idea of how to fix it, so I thank you for the service you perform here as well as the hours and hours of entertainment you provide. Already looking forward to the next one (hopefully you won't have to replace another Ryzen CPU)!

[@Aunt1eSlayr]

I love the fix or flop series! always so fun to watch, just go into computers myself this year building my first rig and I really enjoy your content

[@stevensarwat5189]

I can't address how much I have learned from your Fix or Flop videos, Thank you so much.

[@beastrace81]

great work fixing this for the guy Greg. really sucks he got scammed/blocked but its cool you can help him out!

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

I don't know why, but everytime I feel so satisfied and relaxed when watching your videos. Same as I feel when watching Cat and Andrew or Dawid Does Tech Stuff. Very nice to have those kind of channels on YT. Thx Greg for this ^^

[@Magelawls]

Amazing job Greg! I've learned so much from your videos that I've even learned to troubleshoot my own hardware problems! Truly amazing content, keep up the good work! ❤

[@MurCurieux]

You’re amazing Greg! Thoroughly enjoy this series.

[@IFSAWidowmaker]

when you love this playlist so much that you knew the issue with the 5900x before he put it in the machine. good times man

[@ThemightyFarmer]

Nice to see another rig saved, your fix or flop videos have actually saved my own pc this week when my motherboard simply stopped working. I tried everything I could but it would not power on, after a little research it seemed the motherboard in question ( gigabyte ab350m gaming) has a bricking issue. I knew it wasn't ram or CPU as fans didn't even spin and I was able to test PSU on a second system. After purchasing a new board my system is back up and running, all I did with the old mb when it was last used it shut it down via the menu and left for a few days. It's a shame I couldn't send you the board to do some digging but I'm based in UK, anyway looking forward to your next video 👍👍

[@prestonvarner611]

Such a great series and you are such a good person for doing this. You are the man Greg.

[@conker1596]

Great job again Greg! love your playlist!

[@ronnoc519]

Can't believe you've been buying parts for this series! You should definitely start a Patreon for parts

[@GregSalazar]

We do have a Patreon again - though I haven't committed all funds to FoF parts. We use proceeds to fund our Minecraft server as well as upcoming merch.

[@ronnoc519]

@@GregSalazar Good to know Greg. Love the channel man

[@pwn0grapher]

I think with a few giveaways of surplus to patreon members and maybe some extra videos, it would be definitely at least be worth considering. I am surprised you didn't test the Ryzen chip with another temporary setup to see if the dual channel still failed like you usually would, but at least you narrowed down the problem. I am glad to see you feeling better enough to post another fix or flop, and keep up the good work.

[@randyneves9701]

One of the most informative series for teaching individuals on how to fix a broken PC! Keep it up Greg

[@joseotero8780]

Amazing series, loved this episode! Keep up the amazing work, we are all learning from this.

[@JacobBanman]

Greg, definitely do a Patreon; I would happily support that. People like yourself, Jay and Kyle gave me enough knowledge and confidence via KZbin videos to successfully build my own system for the first time about a year ago (and then one for my father-in-law) and your content still allows me to learn things I would never have thought of to troubleshoot PCs. Keep it up!

[@claire6650]

Dude already ride a ferrari, and you really want to give him money with a patreon ? jeez...some people are weird Yeah sure, it's cool you learned thing from him, but to the point of wanting to giving him money monthly ? that's just stupid.

[@JacobBanman]

@@claire6650 sounds like someone is jealous they don't have a Ferrari...

[@JacobBanman]

@@claire6650 one could also argue against going to Starbucks for coffee daily when you could make it at home, or going out to eat instead of cooking... each person can support whomever they wish, however they wish... spend their money however they wish. Doesn't give you a right to be bitter that your own life choices didn't result in you having the same outcomes or opportunities.

[@costearobert2216]

hate that he was scammed on Facebook Marketplace.....be more careful when you buy from this kind of place, test the components, and do trust no one! Thank Greg for helping the poor guy and fixing his GPU and providing the full fix for the PC owner. Love your series, watching all of them. Take care all of you!

[@crackajacka87]

There's always that risk on the marketplace but there's always the best deals to be had there. I bought my GTX 1060 6GB for £100 about 5 years ago as a quick replacement after my GTX 970 died on me and that badboy is still going strong today but I am now looking to upgrade and the marketplace again has some real good offers with RTX 3070's going for £240-£250... How can I say no to those? Lol

[@Mooseanonymous]

really giving back to the community, love this

[@AC_ProjectT]

These videos are very informative for someone was like me who knew nothing I think you for teaching me and others cos I can say from your videos I can and have confidently built diagnosed and fixed my pc on numerous occasions thanks Greg

[@xtremezone987]

Congrats to the owner on you fixing that GPU. It's a pricey one to replace at the current moment. The memory issue is a bit of a bummer but can't have everything in life your way. I'm sure he'll eventually get it remedied anyway. Good job Greg as usual. :)

[@97BuckeyeNut]

Well done on that GPU, Greg.

[@jamesm5883]

I absolutely love this channel, I'm so happy I've subscribed!

[@FrostyBrostorm]

Greg you are a shining beacon in the tech world and i cannot express how much of an absolutely amazing man you are! Bless you and your family and all the wonderful things you do for people. I wish i lived in florida just so i could come shake your hand sir! Thank you from so many people who need help!

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

I feel like this the second time you've found a failed mem controller or at least one of the channels on a Ryzen CPU. This time was Zen3 and I *think* last time was a 3000 series Zen2. I find it hard to believe these croak on their own and wonder if it's excessive heat or XMP profiles that push the controller too hard? Anyway, great job helping that guy. I don't like second hand components and especially complete systems unless they can be demonstrated functioning without issue. Good stuff Mr. Salazar! 💪👍

[@b0ne91]

Probably auto voltage on motherboards pushing way too much voltage into the memory controller. Or in this case, since the cooler was clearly mounted loosely, maybe only one memory channel died a heat death (unlikely).

[@coconutdoggy4131]

I dont know why but I feel very happy for owner of this PC

[@tymeryder7264]

Continue to be very interesting. Practical problem solving. love it

[@dmahasan007]

This is the series I never missed an episode. Big thumbs up Greg.

[@flimbamafoo]

Have you tried disabling some of the cores on the Ryzen 9? That could possibly fix the bootloop issues. I had a very similar problem on my R5 1600 a while back and I disabled one of the cores, and it worked fine. It was a good solution to be able to use my computer until I could purchase a new chip. Loved the video! This series is always so interesting, and brings many issues I would never have thought of to light!

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

Meanwhile, he's not even allowed to enter the BIOS, so he might have no possibility to check those options 🙄

[@juandjo707]

@@fridaycaliforniaa236 No, he could not start Windows, and he had the option to enter the bios. Disabling a couple of cores might make it work. I had that happen with an older phenom processor.

[@LetsTestDrive]

Just built my first pc (i5 12600K) since 2012 (i7 3770). Binge watching this dudes videos filled me with both a level of confidence but also complete fear and anxiety. Back in the day everything seemed to work. But back then youtube videos like this didn't exist. As a PC builder I'm not sure whether to view this guys videos as informative or as thriller/horror. Subscribed either way.

[@maddymuhat8079]

Niceee

[@baghlani92]

Every minute of this is so awesome very good work 👏

[@imglidinhere]

Oh that patreon idea sounds awesome dude! I'd 100% support that!

[@DamThatAce]

The previous owner really nearly tanked that pc to the ground

[@wvjeepguy8178]

My Ryzen 3900x has that same boot loop issue. I RMA'd it and AMD sent me an email today saying a replacement is on its way. I'm really curious to know what is happening to these Ryzen cpu's to cause this issue.

[@richardbarnshaw5795]

I've noticed it also only seems to be a trend with Ryzen 9s as well, so maybe something specific to Ryzen 9s is the culprit.

[@DizConnected]

Love these, keep them coming!

[@solo0071]

I learn a lot from these videos...keep up the great work.

[@Mongoloidmyke]

very very similar issue with my 5800x/3080. Swapped PSU, still does it under load randomly. I was thinking it might be the MOBO. Thanks Greg

[@kronicrelief8364]

I had the same issue and swapped everything out except the cpu so far, added a + .025 offset voltage to the core and fixed my issues, seems like pbo is being too conservative or my chip is degrading either way yours may need more juice to stay stable

[@Mongoloidmyke]

@@kronicrelief8364 thanks man, I'll give that shot

[@NukeBreath]

Great job with the GPU. Freaking crazy the amount of faulty Ryzen CPU's. Love the content, I'm always learning something.

[@crazzluz1702]

I think the amount of Ryzen CPUs is just because of their popularity. You'd see more dead Intel CPUs if there were more Intel CPUs in rigs.

[@RT-gaming]

@@crazzluz1702 statistically there are far more intel systems than AMD systems.

[@crazzluz1702]

@@RT-gaming that's literally not true. Amd has been far more popular among regular consumers for years.

[@RT-gaming]

@@crazzluz1702 It literally is true lmao. AMD is growing market share but intel still holds a demanding lead. Amongst niche enthusiasts you may be right but theres no way to actually quantify that and it only makes up a small percentage of users. Based on market share statistics however Intel wins hands down, and that can be proven.

[@maxtornogood]

I enjoy whenever these come up in my recommendations. I wish I could just subscribe to a playlist of these!

[@DaveFMillard]

I really enjoy your vieo's Greg, what you do is super great for the community.

[@j.p.h.8126]

I wonder if the tiny noctua cooler with a loose mount killed the memory controller? The 5800X runs pretty hot even with a 360mm AIO unless you undervolt it. If not it was most likely still throttling like hell while under load.

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

That's an NH-U12S. It's a fairly competent cooler, and the 5800x only runs hot if you have PBO on.

[@j.p.h.8126]

@@louiesatterwhite3885 No its the smaller Noctua NH-U9S with 90mm fan. I know ive had both of them in the past. And the PBO is on by default why would you turn it off and lose performance? Well in this case it mite be a good idea. 😁

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

@@j.p.h.8126 you don't lose much performance, especially if you have a poor cooling solution. I have a 5800x on a 240mm radiator, pbo on it boosts to 83°C under heavy load, while under the same load I have 53°C with a 3% performance loss, measured by cinebench r23. I am going to upgrade to a 360mm arctic liquid freezer ii aio with 6 noctua nf a12x25 fans in push+pull, but I've been away from my pc for a few months. Basically, PBO overclocks your cpu based on temperature, and you can change the max temperature that PBO will target in Ryzen Master.

[@slowednation999]

Really good video Greg ! Glad to see you saved another expensive GPU. Unfortunate about that 5800X, has me a little scared now but so far 6 months in daily use my 5800X still has no problems

[@ffwast]

I recommend undervolting it,the power settings on these are too high from the factory since it defaults to the same power draw as a 5900x.

[@slowednation999]

@@ffwast thank you ! Will do

[@somerandom7215]

@@ffwast Agreed, same with the older 3600x, mine under auto boost was into crazy voltage, starting to think its a issue across the range.

[@ffwast]

@@somerandom7215 I don't mean auto boost,I mean the standard default specifications.

[@NismoPWNS]

Yep. Undervolted my 5800x. Do it!

[@ddfcfm104]

Nice work Greg love the play list

[@bryans8656]

Nice work. I imagine you made the PC's owner very happy.

[@LagmiFR]

did u update the bios for the dual channel issue??!

[@Sky.Dog757]

I also had this exact same issue with my old Dell Precision T5500 workstation. Turns out it was my R9-390X over stressing the PSU which was some Dell OEM 875w lol

[@jmt5887]

I say the upload and got excited. i love this playlist. i have watched it several times since discovering it a few weeks ago. i always feel like i learn so much from it.

[@mbwatson1000]

Could it possibly be a BIOS version issue? It may be an older bios that does not support the combination of CPU/RAM.

[@demoonk420]

This is gigabyte issue.

[@andrewbaker8170]

With the 5900x, You should make a video delidding it because it could be that there is no contact between the dye and the IHS, causing it to overheat then shutdown.

[@jessejohnson9369]

ive learned so much from your videos so thank you for doing these

[@XauRust]

I love these videos, thank you Greg for making em

[@briana1823]

first woo

[@ihateeveryone8161]

Actually my favorite series to watch on youtube right now.

[@TylerJohnson-mg2wj]

i love watching these videos. i also love trying to guess what part is the bad one

[@naDalous]

OMG THE SEMPITERNAL VINYL IN THE BACKGROUND. I LOVE YOU GREG

[@robertaillery5413]

Greg, you're a really good guy. Just want you to know. Love your channel. Also that background music is so good.

[@DanielH212MC]

This is probably the single series that has taught me the most things about tech on KZbin.

[@ianmcleod6428]

Still solved the issue and saved his GPU. Thank you for teaching us. Happy Halloween.

[@MrCarolina4440]

Love the framed Starset & BB vinyls on the wall, great bands.

[@giryapawar]

Love these fix or flop a lot..

[@unitybeing777]

Learned a lot, great video and Godspeed.

[@NumeroTredici]

I learnt a lot about pc troubleshooting from your video.

[@dakotabyer3191]

We need this series forever!!!

[@robertt9342]

Much better than the cleaning one.

[@jobzyjobzy7943]

what a great guy greg is

[@helfarkmar5043]

can't believe it took me this long to find these vids!

[@catherinemorgan2741]

Great fix, good job

[@jdprescher4918]

This is a feel good episode great work

[@RenatoG1848]

You're the godfather Greg, never change!!!!

[@kevincoones4368]

Hi Greg Never seem to have a broken Pc have the same twice. Always enjoy learning from you.

[@The.2.Minute-Man]

Hi from an Aussie.... Easily one of the best Channels ( Liked and Subscribed )

[@frogslayer4849]

Man i love how you are figuring out ways to get paid yet still offer free services to people! Love you vids and can't wait for the next one as always!

[@60mshexa50]

This video is really helpful for me my 1070 has the same exact issue hopefully changing the thermal paste and pads work ty greg❤

[@Dave-hk3pv]

not all heroes wear capes but defiantly Sir. Salzar should, appreciate all the knowledge and experiences your sharing with us and narrowing the issues that we might have in the future and how to fix them. cheers sir. Salazar.

[@sally86don]

Thanks Greg!!

[@keninthekitchen1562]

I like this guy so much. Great video, love your content, keep up the good work mate!

[@ryanj1262]

Awesome result with that graphics card!

[@santiagocastro6701]

oh man! you are doing this series for free and collecting money for repairs, you are so wholesome, you are between the best people in the world, you are as amazing as vettel or keanu!

[@ralithorn3798]

Interesting video, it was nice that you were able to fix the video card. At least the machine is working now.

[@landoor7917]

my pc was power cycling, thankfully I watch your vids and because of that I managed to fix it myself, thanks a lot king.

[@jjs71072]

Thanks for the video. I had a very similar issue with my 6800XT except it took longer to power off. The issue turned out to be heat related. I tried re-pasting it and adding new thermal pads. Nothing worked until I water cooled it and the card has been rock solid ever since.

[@juicyhd]

Respect you sir great job Greg you’re very humble kind of guy. I enjoy watching some of your videos. Thanks man.

[@GregSalazar]

I appreciate that!

[@darrenwootton2007]

good find. you do a great service top guy.

[@chrisb4543]

i found this video just by chance after i thought i was giving up. my pc is doing the exact same thing your R9 5900x is doing. i have been looking all over and asking everyone including geek squad and nobody had a clue what was wrong. will pop up preparing automatic update and that's all it will do. i tried everything including updated bios etc. im almost certain the cpu is the problem now. thank you so much for making this video. you definitely get my follow.

[@siamparvez44]

Awesome video bro