Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S5:E4

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[@ddmath]

The USB port probably took down the 5V rail I would suspect. When you bent the pins back and resolved the short you probably saved your own PSU.

[@joshholmes1372]

Currently my favorite series in the tech/pc space.

[@KRAVER_]

LMAO that HDMI fan trick is neat 🤣😆🤣😆

[@RadioDeadAir]

I'm willing to bet the busted USB port shorted the 5v rail on the PSU. Even removing the short, that motherboard was trashed and shouldn't have been trusted. Full replacement was the right call.

[@IsaacKhan_02]

Ladies and gentlemen, The only man in history to fix a broken pc then break it and fix it again in the span of 10 minutes.

[@samgiroux]

Huge props to you for keeping your errors in the video. Many people would have edited it and not switched the motherboard. This is why I love this series. Never change.

[@whiskeredgundam7765]

That look of defeat on your face when the new platform didn't post was heart breaking, but thankfully it was a simple oversight. Love your work, man.

[@milowadlin]

This time I would say you are being overly critical of yourself. That damage to the USB ports did require replacing, and could have been the source of the problem. That would have led to the cascade of replacements anyway. Might have been good to check the power supply earlier, but wouldn't have made a difference. I might not have bothered to check for bent pins, but that is the thing that can happen when someone is desperately replacing parts trying to figure out what is wrong. Pat yourself on the back, I say!

[@DavidHolden15911855]

Even though you found the bent pins on the CPU socket, it was probably a good call replacing the motherboard, as that USB socket, the bent pins on the CPU socket and those power anomalies, the board might not work for long

[@WSS_the_OG]

Just to add on your opening "why bother" remarks, there's also a huge argument to be made for preventing these perfectly usable machines from achieving e-waste status any earlier than they need to. Great video Greg!

[@DiggetyDank]

it was enjoyable hearing "ow" every few seconds while sticking your hand inside the case lol thank you for that

[@pusaduva]

1050ti with that power supply feeling like that couch meme.

[@lanceripplinger8352]

As a 20 year IT veteran, I always say you can never say you have seen everything. Some new problem will come and you have to solve it. Great job on this one and showing all the missteps along the way, because that is how you learn. 😊

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Watching a KZbinr's not broken, actually awesome channel Season 5 Episode 4.

[@prrocker9637]

Ngl as an older sibling I would 1000% end up swapping the higher capacity PSU into the main build and use that psu in this one lol the younger siblings always get the hand me downs 😂

[@theblower069]

Lesson learned check everything before moving forward with a repair. You never know what may be wrong. As always good video.

[@newbnest]

16:31

[@ForzaE2]

This was a rollercoaster to watch.

[@juliuscheng5788]

Definite props for keeping the entire process on video. Could have edited everything to just fix the pins and call it a day. But the fact that you showed all the mistakes shows your integrity.

[@QuiteLunacy]

The PSU upgrade costs more than the whole system😂