Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S4:E9

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Welcome to Fix or Flop! We're up to Season 4, Episode 9. This viewer's gaming PC went through severe flooding from a hurricane! Does it need to be fixed? By the way, if you live in the Orlando, FL area and have an issue with your PC, apply to have it (possibly) fixed for free today! gregsalazar.com/fix-or-flop
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[@nategarcia9664]

That case is the Ford Super-Duty size of a PC tower.

[@MystC909]

Lol you gotta see my case then

[@blademaster7879]

I have a Cooler Master HAF 932, now that's a Ford Super Duty size case... I hate moving it because I have thrown my back out picking it up, lol

[@Gamevet]

I'm still using my Corsair Air540 from @ 2013. It's like a giant cube!

[@horizonrider508]

Bro I got an extra cooler master cosmos 1st gen full tower case it's like a whole city inside. And I recently build a Corsair 760t which is also a humongous case in size

[@bfgtech48]

Love my Air 540 won't change it.

[@SkateClipsAndTips]

Good thing he played it safe by not turning it on, better to be safe than short your whole system

[@Joreel]

He got a new 850 watt power supply and that's still a good upgrade considering what happen to the system. Thanks for helping him 😋

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching!

[@BamaShanks]

Also, getting rid of the ketchup and mustard cables is a nice visual upgrade.

[@Knabb3l]

Thanks for the spoiler.

[@FMalone]

This has quickly become one of my favorite series on KZbin. This was such a good outcome. The owner gets peace of mind AND a power supply upgrade? Fantastic!

[@NN2484]

I have recently become a victim of the recent aio clogging problem, i just wanted to thank you for this series, it made trouble shooting it so much faster and easier. It was a corsair h110 if anyone was curious.

[@BamaShanks]

Yeah, I had the same thing happen to a different brand aio. I'm just going to stick with Noctua or other air coolers.

[@exxor9108]

I'd say that it was a good thing that all the parts survived and that we _didn't_ see any sparks. lol The guy did the smartest thing when dealing with a computer that's been through a flood, not powering it on and making sure that everything was nice and dry before sending it to you.

[@bryans8656]

Fix or Flop is my favorite of your playlists because it's so helpful to others.

[@MrSpyke321]

This is my favorite series Greg!! No matter what is wrong with the computer, it is always educational and fun to see the thought proces and experience in troubleshooting. I think many computer problems have been resolved in the world by your videos

[@Markuus21]

It is so liberating to watch an entire video where there isn't any BS - and better yet the creator of it actually helps someone that really needs it. Keep up the good work, Greg. Your content is funny, educational, clean cut and for a good cause. This channel is something else man.

[@jenielsison8795]

I miss this series, I'm glad there's an episode again.😊

[@santiagocastro6701]

just here, i was thinking about this series of videos, thanks you are uploading a new video to this series, this are amazing!

[@garymbushsr.7723]

Greg, after seeing the water in Florida due to the hurricane, I was curious and worried about your new house build. Haven't had the time to look through comments, but I do hope your home is safe, secure and did not receive damage. Great for you helping this person out on his build.

[@zuzufinke4300]

Greg your awesome and you do amazing work for the community. I always loom forward to your videos and cant wait for more to come.

[@saikrishankumar]

Thanks for helping Greg, very kind of you, BTW, we can all agree, those older Corsair cases are simply gorgeous.

[@stevev2474]

Good job Greg, don't worry about anyone's opinion on what to replace. You always do the right thing for the client as far as I can see........Keep up the good work!

[@bobsonuk]

Great video as always. Food for thought with regards to flooding and your system, especially with power supplies located at the bottom of the tower. Says something for them being at the top of the tower.

[@lloydbannings6612]

Great video! Gonna binge the S4 today!

[@Prinsssss]

I always watch your vids. Really helps me a lot to learn something new

[@UTFapollomarine7409]

Greg is a true King man always loved his content

[@stevengunter3457]

i love that u understand that some of us out here like our older pc cases. i use mine for internet surfering, watching dvds,and very light gaming. it a older fx amd platform but does what i need.

[@jporter504]

Good video. Really like this series.

[@thetriggerhappypwner]

You did EXACTLY the right thing by not powering it on knowing that water got into or close to the power supply there Greg. It's possible that had you jumped in to that, it may have killed the entire system. I would have done exactly the same thing you did had I been in your position. Well done!

[@nebiyousolomon5282]

These videos are very entertaining and educational keep it up

[@paulregan6257]

I think you provide a fantastic service for computer users in trouble , keep up the great work realy enjoy the videos thanks Greg

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

If the case wasn’t that massive and heavyweight it might’ve ended up a fate just like Freddy’s P1

[@connorwalls.]

Finally got to be one of the super early watchers, great vid as always!

[@NonLegitNation2]

i think it's really fair point to point out this is called "Fix or Flop" I've even caught myself on some videos asking, "why doesn't he upgrade that" but then remembering this series is about fixing the person's PC not upgrading it.

[@rickmiller4202]

You did the right thing. NEVER treat electricity cavalierly, it'll bite you fast as a rattlesnake.

[@aaronhough6783]

I am a new viewer and have been wacthing a lot of ur episodes over the past couple weeks. And anyone that gets upset about the decision you make on this show is not worth ur time to even think about. Anyone with slight intellect can see you really have compassion for these people and care about what you do. And you always do whats necessary.. not unnecessary upgrades for every person.. ur badass man keep it up

[@NoTGhoZtDan]

keep up the good work man!

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Nice video - Nice job on the fixing :)

[@Shifo_47]

love these vidoes thanks Greg

[@knuckleheadcomputers]

Great video thanks for being a good dude

[@andrewshearstone1101]

Greg your a star for helping this guy and with that amount of water I would of replaced the psu

[@lumbridgegoblin9319]

keep up the great work!

[@theborbz3024]

Love the todays video greg, also special mention to your yugioh card collection such as the Blue Eyes Toon Dragon and the ritual card RELINQUISH, such a banger cards indeed.

[@supermegarichkid2138]

You Da Man Greg!! keep up the good work!

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching!

[@madmcrae]

That is one huge build!

[@Flakwell]

this is a really cool thing you do for people. these types of videos have taught me alot. thank you. fist my bump.

[@daviddavid4962]

Beautiful case!

[@kaydenmadency6448]

Love to see another upload, doing great! You should come more north lol so you can get to my micro center and I can get free stuff.

[@pandabytes4991]

To date, the only hardware failure I've had since I build my 1st computer using a 4th gen Intel i3, was a PSU, and at the time of diagnosis it wasn't completely dead. Under light load, the computer worked fine. Under load, such as a game or benchmark, the PSU would turn off on its' own. As such, I completely understand the caution taken in this video with the PSU.

[@Grid21]

I just realized that the case the owner has, its a Corsair 760T White Graphite! This case is SOLID And I REALLY REALLY Love that model case! There is SO MUCH you can do in that case and it's really flexible to work in and maintain! :D

[@zZiL341yRj736]

This some cool original contents, fixing broken PCs.

[@kashiffcollins5554]

Sadly mine got damaged as well. But it was due to condensation that built up after power went out. Humidity was high and i live near the ocean. Power went out and pc was hot, when pc cooled down it caused water to form on the inside. When power came back it blew my PSU and Power delivery Mosfet on the board. Now gotta go buy a new board and PSU. Wish i could be a candidate for this sadly we live out here in the caribbean. Good job on this repair.

[@Destado1]

When Hurricane Ian came through Englewood, FL last year I had put my rig up on a shelf in a closet as I had expected flooding to be intense.

[@MrRayr1953]

great job Greg

[@KrissBartlett]

Greg i have that same case as that one its great to use has great air flow in it to

[@Crimin4L]

The bottom legs still have dust.. No way that thing seen even an inch of water

[@animalyze7120]

Great video, the best misconception is that Water in your PC means it's destroyed and in all but the most extreme cases that's not true. If it was on when it gets wet then yes itll short, smoke and well you get it. If it was off you have many more options to save it, the most important thing is LET IT DRY, not just for 1 day but literally let it sit once you've gotten the most obvious water dried up. PCB's can retain water for quite awhile and even soak up due to humidity which many might remember as "Pop corning" where the boards boil the water inside then it POPS. Let it dry at least 3-5 days longer is better.

[@DirkMensonides]

I think you're doing a good job of zeroing in on the checklist of things we want to see in this playlist. Abandoning the PSU without testing it, would have been a shortcut, so testing it was a fair compromise. A good fit for the BeQuiet Sponsorship. In my heart of hearts, I still wish we could see the old PSU fire up in a throw away system, and put through its paces. But using the tester was an okay option. Also, you have good advice for budding young enthusiasts, hoping to learn how to troubleshoot and repair with safety in mind.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the feedback.

[@spacefacegaming]

I hope this case was flooded at the same time before the p1 ! Since freddy bought that p1 look sick

[@davidplaster4576]

The best way to help save anything electrical from water damage, is to at least spray everything down with at least 91% IPA as soon as humanly possible. During restoration of many computers, I will actually wash pcb's, fans, pretty much anything that can be cleaned in Dawn, a scrub brush, and rinse it out in a sink. I then liberally drench it out with 91% IPA to absorb the water, and use any sort of blowing device be an air compressor or handheld blower I will dry it down thoroughly. You can use a shop vac even with the hose on the back to blow it dry. Let it sit for at least an hour or longer before powering it on. The key for storm damage is to get to it as soon as possible.

[@stryper55]

I'm still rockin' that same case for my AMD 5800x! It's housed 3 different systems since 2017.

[@whoshotya117]

When the old mid towers looks like full tower cases... 🤯

[@tymeryder7264]

Well done. Caution was warranted.

[@gilles111]

Good for him, having at least one positive outcome of that flooding. System is a bit outdated but back in the days when build/bought this system it was pretty high-end so I can see why he would prefer to get it back working instead of buying a new system (as the damages to his house will be pretty high and covering by insurance won't be up to 100% (regular)).

[@manusoftar]

What you could have done, and it may have been interesting, is to open that PSU and inspect the board for corrotion and if there was any sign of corrotion, well, clean it up with IPA so that the PSU is in conditions to be used on other rigs...

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

The problem with corrosion is that once it starts, it doesn't stop unless neutralized. IPA alone won't do that. A good way to remove corrosion is vinegar as the acid in it will remove it. Once you've done that, then you can clean it up. Personally though I would do as Greg suggests and never use it again. For the sake of $50 to $100 it's just not worth risking your entire system as it could go bad at any time with no warning.

[@jailbreakgamin1966]

that flood water is full of dirt and would have left a water mark some where on that case ... it didnt get wet

[@nimamaster6128]

The case has long feet and you can actually see a mark where the color changes on the feet. I'd say that's where the water level was and it never reached the inside.

[@nimamaster6128]

I'm not implying that's a mark that water left, it seems to be a part of the case design. I'm using it as a reference to where water possibly reached judging by the height of water in the picture he sent of his desk

[@LIFEbytheMEKONG]

Agree, the water level outside should have fully submerged the pc. Unless, it was removed before the water reached full height.

[@Valfaun]

speaking of Fix or Flop, my Corsair H100i Elite liquid cooler got bricked yesterday when iCUE failed to install a firmware update. will be curious to see if that can be fixed remotely or if i'll have to send it in for repair. classic iCUE, never fails to let you down

[@MalakSaesmus]

Wait.....that's a Corsair Graphite 760T! I wouldn't want that upgraded either. That's the exact case I have, only I have the black variant. It's pretty roomy and all the caddies are removable if you need space for an AIO radiator or whatever. Plus hinges on both sides. It's a nice, older case.

[@DoomedGrind]

Love those old cases, got some style

[@tony2763]

You do great work.

[@cecilb7927]

Greg is 100% right, when it comes to a PSU if there is any doubt, replace it, and recycle the old one. It is just good practice,.

[@Mr.Morden]

As a Florida man, whenever a strong storm passes by I always put my PC inside the box the case came in. Then I put that box inside 4 thick outdoor lawn garbage bags and seal each one airtight with extra wide gorilla tape. Same goes for other electronics. Then I place my stuff in the hall closet on a shelf a good 4 feet above the floor, the hall is the safest part of the house during a storm because it's in the middle of the house.

[@DM00SE]

Your a good man Greg.

[@PaulLemars01]

Please don't take this as a criticism Greg. Just for content's sake I would have given the user detailed instructions on how to move the files on that hard drive onto a cheap SSD. Looking at the rig I couldn't see any water damage anywhere. I think those sheet steel legs saved the entire machine since the box (?) it was resting on appeared to have only a couple of inches of water over the top. As usual a very competent video.

[@Mave-rick]

The Corsair Graphite 760T. Even though it's from 2014, not many cases today with 5.25" bays front and center.

[@mb14u2c2]

I agree about the power supply… even if water didn’t touch it there was still a lot of humidity/moisture in the area and it’s not worth the chance

[@mirelurk-fish7387]

It doesn’t look like water got into the system. It probably only touched the foot of the case which is lucky

[@RUmlas]

Corsair 760t. Still rocking my case.

[@WELSHYTECH]

finally another fix or flop video

[@Kurtonebay]

the fractal define 7 has a slot for an optical drive. The XL version cal support two.

[@2528drevas]

The fact that Greg does this sort of thing should quiet the critics. He doesn't have to.

[@m8x425]

Also, I had a few of those Corsair Hydro coolers with the Asetek 5th Gen pump.... and the pump breaks quite easily. Whenever I had to RMA these things, Corsair would always send a Hydro cooler with the 6th Gen Asetek pump.

[@jd31068]

Totally agree, throwing caution to the wind with a possible compromised PSU is just asking for an avalanche of other problems.

[@LegitJoyRL]

NEW VIDEO SHEEESH EARLY GANG GANG....damn that was a close call man hopes hes fine..

[@wshawn45136]

I actually love these pc cases lots of room in it

[@TripleJD]

Great video! What watch are you wearing?

[@notrixamoris3318]

Your a good man Greg...

[@outlet6989]

Way to go, Greg! I'm assuming he shipped his PC to you. I wonder what his bill cost him. Your PassMark Inline PSU Tester is now on my PC Must-Have list. The tester will be an excellent addition to my PC Test Bench. You might have added that viewers should NEVER open a PSU turned off or connected to a wall outlet. I have a car battery load tester. Is there such a device for testing a PC PSU?

[@vikonemedia1]

Great video as always,should we expect andy pcdc soon thats my fav series

[@GregSalazar]

Probably not - views overall were a bit down on that playlist in the later episodes and they take a full 3-4 days of cleaning, filming, and editing.

[@adamtowsley3526]

@@GregSalazar dang that’s too bad. Hope you can bring it back at some point and reinvigorate it!

[@NotMuchHere]

Old power supplioes make great bench power supplies, 12 v 5 v .. I have mine running an oil pump to filter vacuum pump oil for a food dehydrator!

[@rveach02]

7:12 This seems like a good indication that water didn't reach that high, otherwise, I would think the dust would be gone or different if it got wet.

[@m8x425]

The board is a Maximus 8 Hero, I used to have one of those. Prob a 6700k. It's not an 8th or 9th Gen unless he did the mod..... which is possible with the Maximus VIII. At 5:48 the POST screen says its a 6600k

[@johndouglas8846]

Great approach, enjoy your video's and seeing you help others. I was recently given an identical case and did a budget build with an Amazon returned Aorus Ultra Z590, I5-11th Gen CPU, & the M.2 from my Dell Laptop Upgrade. I have never gamed but would like to produce video's and share them on youtube . I'm currently using a GEFORCE GTX-950, another gifted item i received. Not sure if this video card is what I need. Any advice is appreciated for Video Production Software and Cards you'd recommend. Thanks again for the work you share with others.

[@DouglettDD]

one thing that would be cool is if you had some hardware you could be ok putting with a psu like that, maybe something old that uses a lot of power like a r9 fury but it might be hard to tell which kicked the bucket first if they both go down with that old of components. Still would be intersting to see some cheap xeons or whatever you can find cheap to stress test it.

[@michaelthompson9798]

Great to see the families pc is still working fine considering the circumstances it was in. 🥰💪😇👍. The main thing is the pc can do the families business etc needs and leisurely activities with gaming etc.

[@wraith-kw5sh]

that PSU can defiantly be reused it just needs to be opened and inspected for corrosion and cleaned if there is some or for good measure to be safe

[@kevinammann5042]

the corsair graphite 760t arctic white....i LOVE IT. i own that case times 2 ;). please DONT ditch that beauty of a case. the graphite 760t is crazy clean and stunning.

[@BowsettesFury]

wow that guy got lucky. would be interesting to see the psu get a full heavy load test behind a blast shield just in case.

[@csl750]

Better safe than sorry... Sorry to the viewer bout the flooding...

[@gvheintz]

So what wad the scoop with the hard drive? Being it was submerged, I would have recommended trying to transfer all the data onto different media to prevent future potential data loss.

[@alexisbell8865]

i had the same case! for years until i got 7000D version. and honestly PSU upgrade i plenty for anyone. that can go into Any build upgrade path.

[@mtgcardzandreview2756]

Given the likelyhood the psu was sitting close to or under water. it does make sense to just replace the psu and recycle it

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Greg, Yeah some people just have to be outraged by something even imaginary so they can abuse people, I don't get people whinging "You didn't give it aperformance upgrade" when rather than needing a Dead Part replaced you fix a PC that just has a compatabillity problem like a BIOS Flash, because even then turning a Useless Broken Paperweight PC into a Working PC is a MAJOR Performance Upgrade.

[@Ryden24]

Omg I have this case! Actually 2 one white and black and the other one pure black 😊

[@shamsalfaisal]

Its been ages with this series.

[@stumpythedwarf8712]

If you don't like the way Greg runs his channel, maybe start your own, and do things your way. Leave Greg alone. He's awesome.

[@lastinline1958]

Floods can mess stuff right up. This guy was lucky.