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

[@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.

[@PileOfEmptyTapes]

USB should never be able to pull that much without its OCP kicking in. I'd say it's just a coincidence, probably a bad cap in the power supply.

[@AeiKei]

@@PileOfEmptyTapes most mobos from that era don't have any sort of OCP built-in so most of the times the power supply will bite the dust in these situations

[@StormsparkPegasus]

I was just going to say that...USB uses 5V. Anyway...my conclusion is that computer was not taken care of anywhere near as well as the owner claimed it was.

[@ddmath]

@@PileOfEmptyTapes Yup, it should never happen, but that never stops these things from happening.

[@sgstudioofficial]

Nah, MBs even that old can operate with USB shorted. Some even will report a short into POST status sequence before proceeding to boot. Unless it is some kind of cheap aliexpress one.

[@joshholmes1372]

Currently my favorite series in the tech/pc space.

[@GregSalazar]

I appreciate that!

[@TheRock14--14]

Facts!

[@altus8312]

Agreed!

[@markschrama7218]

Favorite series and favorite episode so far! This one was so much fun to watch, fixing th old system while the new one didnt turn on was epic.

[@aiash80]

Totally agree

[@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.

[@Masterninja2321]

@@manusoftarthat if he had the supplies and I am pretty sure in another episode he said he don’t mess fixing power supply

[@MisadventureMisty]

@michaelscarportI think I watched that same video of Greg’s. And, you’re correct- this series is designed to help people diagnose and fix issues. He has made multiple comments about not doing things that a user at home might try to do and could really mess things up or worse, get hurt. Such as opening, diagnosing and fixing a PSU.

[@Xelbak_]

@@manusoftar lol what? It is NOT dumb. What would be dumb is opening up a power supply and messing with the internals when you don't know what you're doing. Which is why he doesn't do that because he wouldn't know what he was doing and likely shock himself. I'd rather just replace the PSU outright then risk shocking myself and potentionally having to pay a hospital bill + the cost of a new PSU anyway.

[@mozzjones6943]

@@manusoftar That's not an option fro most people lol. You gotta have the right equipment and skill to take that stuff on, and Greg doesn't. Why do people keep banging on about this shit? If you don't like the fact Greg doesn't do electrical repairs on PC parts then go watch those that do instead! They exist on KZbin.

[@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.

[@firstlast1299]

120% agree! Best computer repair channell ever!

[@KRAVER_]

LMAO that HDMI fan trick is neat 🤣😆🤣😆 I been working on PC's since 1995 and have fixed 1000's, and I never saw that. EVER.. LOL

[@justSkitBra]

well even us old timers can learn something new, i still love learning new quirks here and there :)

[@kenabi]

on the 4th gens, the digital display stuff goes directly to the cpu, and since the bent pents were in the area of some of those pins as well as the DMI pins, i'd guess it shorted some things and messed with the PCH's signals to kill off the pwm to the case fan headers. no matter how much we understand about computers, there's days when they're still completely black magic that follow their own arbitrary rules.

[@michaelthompson9798]

69th 👍🥳🥳

[@eyekona]

Really? If a board behaves in a strange way, it is almost ever a short somewhere. And most shorts are either rom sockets or from screws behind the mobo... So I suspected that from the beginning...

[@kenabi]

@@TheFloRidah the 3rd gen cpus used something else (hdmi port to the chipset ->interface chips to get hdmi signal/timing), but the 4th gen basically hooked (not really, but basically) the hdmi port directly into the cpu socket. most of the digital video stuff that was in the chipset and external to it got onboarded in the 4th gen cpus. i have no idea when amd did their switchover, but it was probably around the same time. /shrug

[@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

[@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.

[@Predator_7861]

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.

[@ben.harnwell]

You need to watch more Tronixfix. But then he does fix it really well

[@Gimpy17]

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

[@ILikeMetricMusic]

Someone could make a Windows screensaver of it complete with sound (with Greg's permission) 😅

[@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!

[@misterthegeoff9767]

In addition a rig like this can get a new person into the hobby and the more people we have using PCs like this instead of prebuilts or consoles the better

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

I have a bunch of old office PCs in my garage, only dual core Sandy Bridge units. I don't get rid of them because every now and then I will see someone desperate for a basic PC for their family or just general office work. I recently gave one away to a family where the daughter had killed the family laptop by spilling a drink on it. They only needed it for MS Office and the children's homework so yeah, it's nice to avoid perfectly fine computers going to waste when there will always be someone out there that can use them.

[@cjgeel1]

My daily driver is an old i5 4690k in a z97 board. Runs smooth as silk but struggles with newer games

[@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. 😊

[@malem67]

Been an electronics tech for 30 plus years built my first PC in the early 90s with and original 386. I have touched most everything in the x86 platform over the years and built numerous computers. I love your channel I really enjoy seeing your process and willingness to do what needs to be done to help people out. Keep up the great work and the channel.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the support!

[@JDCheng]

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.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

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

[@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 that sigh... I felt it, I have this similar disappointment trying to build PCs for relatives and friends. But kudos to fixing it again this time. Anyways would having a checklist of checks be efficient in going through all the errors? A check list of fixes to go through from past fix or flop episodes

[@uatlagh]

16:35 I related so much to that "oh no". That heart sinking feeling when something doesn't post when it should, sadly I am all too familiar with it.

[@MikePacholik]

OMG! Greg my heart sank when you turned on the rig with all the new gear and no post. I am so happy it was just a cable. Really enjoy your videos. Keep it up.

[@Nosi75]

Never thought that this was cased by bend pins. Even as you rebend them, I thought that the USB port killed the board by shoring something. Really unexpected repair of the board. And again a great video. I like it very much that you never give up until you found the root cause and not just going the easy way by simply replacing anything that could potentially faulty. Thanks for that series and you being such a good teacher to us out here. Even with many years of experience in repairing PCs on my own, I can learn something from you. Very inspirering for me to watch.

[@ForzaE2]

This was a rollercoaster to watch.

[@291blanco]

Greg, it is so refreshing to have someone with upstanding ethics like yourself. Also when a mistake is made you own it, for that I want to commend you. You my friend are a rare breed. Thank you for the great work you do, keep up the phenomenal work.

[@TheBigBazzy]

I love the fix or flop series. It's so satisfying to see a working system again.

[@John-iv6ih]

Absolutely awesome 👌 I laughed so hard when he went to boot for the (last time) so funny, Greg! 😂 Great video, my friend! Keep going strong! Love the channel & playlist!

[@TheKidd216]

Hello Greg, I’m a avid viewer of the fix or flip series and I just want to say thank you for the content cause it helped me build my first pc and it runs awesome from the things I’ve learned from you helping viewers like me. Keep up the great work and Thank You again.

[@mohamedasfour150]

well i accidentally saw one of your videos few days ago and never stopped watching since , thanks for the content and integrity

[@Edgemaster72]

I recently helped a friend do a platform upgrade and definitely know your pain about self inflicted issues dragging out what seems like a simple process. Thanks for all you do for your local community and keeping it genuine with the repair process in these videos.

[@WSS_the_OG]

Thanks!

[@MyMusicMyMicMyLife]

Great video Greg I have been watching for years, and just want to let you know that you sparked my interest in computer science and I have learned A LOT from your videos! so thank you! keep up the good work.

[@GregSalazar]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the support.

[@Geoff8620]

Watching this series helped me troubleshoot my own pc when i was first building it and ive been obsessed every since. Nice job figuring this headache out Greg.

[@vincecooper2672]

I've been building my own custom gaming configurations for over 40 years & I love this Channel. You can always learn more :)

[@jd31068]

Good on you Greg, for sticking with the replacement. That MB and PSU were living on borrowed time as it is.

[@JeffDeWitt]

The bit towards the end where it didn't work, I can SO relate. Finding what has to be the reason for a problem, fixing it, and then the thing still doesn't work is such a let down... and like you I've often found that yes, I did fix the problem, but then overlooked some stupid thing like a connector. Great episode!

[@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 😂

[@chucklos391]

Haha that’s funny

[@TheSpotify95]

Yeah, a 1.2kW PSU would be going into the main build for sure, because that PSU would power a i9-14900K and 4090 setup without issues!

[@b9bot148]

Amazed that a few bent pins caused all the issues here. And you were actually able to fix it. Good job. Fixing computers is always a trial-and-error event. Sometimes it goes really smoothly and sometimes, not so much. But in the end you have given this user a decent upgrade that they can upgrade some more later down the line. I'm sure the customers little brother will be very happy with this PC now.

[@kiwieggcreations]

That 5v rail failing saved the rest of the parts from that short. You did your job power supply, rest in peace 🫡

[@photonboy999]

*your CONFUSION is undertandable* The guy said the PC was working fine. I'm not sure how that could be the case with bent pins. As an ex-technician in the Canadian Navy I never listened to much of what a user said to me. Case in point, I found out a problem was spilled POP in the CnC console's keyboard (that could fire missiles). Good God!

[@awturbosp]

I am a Mac and console guy. There is no reason why I should be so interested in this channel and series, but Greg makes it so interesting. This series has to be invaluable to PC people for troubleshooting their own rigs.

[@verdedoodleduck]

For me there's a lot of schadenfreude. :o :)

[@digerati808]

Trashed USB port probably took out the 5V rail on the PSU. One time I troubleshooted a PC that had a shorted USB port and taking it out of the equation allowed it to boot again. Makes me wonder what the difference is.

[@Acrqon]

Just keep being you. This video is a great example of why I am many others enjoy these so much.

[@bktebeau]

Its great that you fix these PCs for people that are not able to do it or would likely get ripped off by another place. Good Job.

[@GregSalazar]

It's because of all of you that we're able to do what we do. So thank you!

[@LetsGooo]

Logged in and see a new Greg upload? Gonna be a good day. Appreciate everything you do for these PC owners.

[@GregSalazar]

Appreciate ya watching!

[@pusaduva]

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

[@brucepreston3927]

Exactly! lol... I would probably sell the 1200w psu and use the money to buy a cheap 500w unit and a different GPU...I love that he puts comically over sized PSUs in these old machines though, it always gives me a chuckle...

[@BoomBox02]

This video will help out a lot of people who would not normally check the pins on the CPU socket. I wonder how many MOBO's have been thrown out as faulty without having the CPU socket pins checked first.

[@photonboy999]

*bending pins tip...* I recommend you use a thin piece of PLASTIC like a credit card shape that's thin enough. Line up an entire ROW and nudge the bent pin in the right direction. Then rotate 90 degrees and repeat until they are properly spaced. This helps ensure you can't push the pin too far as all the OTHER pins help stop the plastic. When they are TOUCHING this is harder, so you may have to manually push that single pin just enough to slide the card in.

[@sparklingwatamelon]

That build is full of nostalgia. Reminds me of my first build around 2015

[@leuviahjr]

I love how genuine and honest these types of series are getting, hopefully sometime I can adapt a fix or flop series here in ph with this caliber!!

[@1Mrstephen]

Have to praise you for continuing with the upgrade. I think that was actually super cool of you and something most wouldn’t do now a days. GG Greg. Respect.

[@safn1949]

Good call Greg, honestly I wouldn't trust that motherboard anymore and I love the fact that you always own up when you make a mistake. Great video, you just made his younger brother very happy.

[@Olddanish]

It's an honor you making these videos, and probably even helping your viewers with solutions to their own problems :)

[@sarayx123]

Love this series and love how earnest you are when it comes to these replacement parts and fixing the issue. I think a full MB replacement was the call here either way :). Hope to see you grow to 1 million this year man! Cheers from Amsterdam

[@cruise7625]

I have felt your pain with the fan clipping your hand. Love your channel. it's helped me with my own issues and other people's pc's

[@thefadebeta580]

OMG Greg!, you are like the honest friend everyone deserves. You didn't need to replace the motherboard, however, you still did because you said you would on camera. EVEN THOUGH you could have easily edited the video and this still would have been a great episode. Greg, I commend your honesty!

[@nathan_tasker]

Yet another top tier video, Greg. How you don’t have over 1 million subscribers yet continues to surprise me. Your content is always excellent, exciting and very informative. Keep up the great work my friend. I also can’t wait to see more new house content with your setting up the IT infrastructure as well.

[@GamerDave1974]

TBH Greg...all of us system builders/rapairers have been through our glitches and garbage and that's how we learn. I have been building and repairing PC's since 2002 and over the years have learned a great deal. It's always a learning curve man with how PC tech is moving along. I Love IT!!

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

16:46 that’s a Charles Leclerc face right there Great video as always, I originally thought this was just a dead CMOS battery, but that USB port and bent CPU pins really did a number

[@derekisaac8429]

I am the world’s worst for seeing one problem and missing others! Very good learning experience for all us PC builders and repair techs! Always appreciate you Greg!

[@propcusto]

beautiful mobo + decent powersupply which much more than the system need...Congrats greg for solving the problem.

[@_Sn0_]

Huge props for leaving your screw ups in the video! Alot of people would have cut to the fixing of pins and leaving the upgrades out... If that alone does not encourage a like and sub, I do not know what would?

[@Eternalduoae]

Excellent video! I learned something new today. ALWAYS poke around with your fingers inside of a fully functional and powered on system! 😅

[@Jurrian9189]

YOU really are a nice guy. Giving away all these hardware to people and making alot of gamer kids happy , you doing god's work sir.

[@matronedea]

I love this series and seeing all the mistakes. Watching them helped me troubleshoot my last few builds and I've been able to teach my brother to build his own PC, so your knowledge has been really beneficial for my family ❤️ thanks so much for posting these!

[@brucepreston3927]

If I were this guy I would resell that 1200w psu and buy a cheap 500w psu and a newer used GPU on Ebay...I always enjoy these videos, they have helped me solve a few strange issues myself! I hope this series stays around for a while longer...

[@FatCatFanatic]

Don't think you should feel too bad about upgrading the mainboard ... with that mangled USB socket I wouldn't have felt comfortable retunring it to the customer, even with the bent pins fixed and a new PSU. Job done well, IMHO. 👍🏻

[@AtomicAJ74]

I was thinking the same thing. It could go further south on its own, or the owner’s little brother might try to plug something in and wreck it completely.

[@ThePuuFa]

​@@AtomicAJ74Whenever I get to fix one like this I usually just pull/twist the tongues out from the broken USB socket to avoid it getting shorted again. Not everyone can afford a new motherboard and it will be 100% fine with one less USB port

[@jasongualdoni4809]

Another great video. When, after putting your fingers inside the machine while powered on, then showed the giant explosion, that had me rolling! Glad it all worked out. Keep up the fascinating work. Love your channel!

[@minntul7492]

Been binge watching this entire playlist the past week. Very educational and fun to learn all the different methods of troubleshooting and understanding what exact component causes certain issues. Even helped me with issues I had with my new board and CPU (simple CMOS clear did the trick 😅)

[@cecilb7927]

You did the right thing, even though everything would have probably worked after fixing the bent pins, those damaged USB ports would have become a problem eventually, same with the PSU, it was already failing and marginal at best, it would have let him down, and likely sooner rather than later. The z290 platform will be a pretty solid upgrade, sort of, it seems to me 4-7th generation were fairly similar, but the DDR4 and reliable PSU will make a world of difference in his gaming experience.

[@pete1200s]

Greg you always do a good Honest john job. Fails, cock ups & of course , most important WINS. Love the work you do. You are so good at what you do. Always watching , al the best.

[@chucklos391]

I was deathly afraid he was gonna replace the case. He did not! I love this case! What is it again?

[@aristojose5754]

love this playlist cause as an IT professional when you think you've seen them all. trust me you haven't

[@ryzen89]

Greg's character is fantastic. You're a role model and a repair man.

[@j00range4]

I'm so glad I got my mother's PC (hardware mostly from 2011) running and working last 2022 after sitting in a cabinet for I don't know how many years already. Just took a new PSU, an SSD, and some fans. I'm amazed by these tech lasting the test of time. Great work as always Greg and happy for the viewer's new hardware. 🎉

[@williambeckett2621]

You Sir, are a good man of honor and ethics. 🙂

[@marcoachaves822]

The only youtube channel about PCs that is worthy these days! Thx Greg

[@RagingROKY]

Been watching since season 1 when i built my first PC. Seeing all of the issues that can happen inside of said PCs helped me build mine with no issues. Thank you Greg!

[@alex16870]

That face expression is priceless at 16:47 , Sheeeeeshh

[@JuanRodriguez-hv4wc]

You should definitely have a check list for all future episodes. 1. Physical Inspection 2. Does it have power 3 . Inspect CPU Socket

[@bmanrockwell2174]

I like the older hardware troubleshooting. This was from the generation I got into PC stuff. 1050Ti sounded so great when I had a 750Ti. The fixing skills that apply to this PC still apply to current stuff.

[@nitt3rz]

Greg, troubleshooting is always random, & the slightest thing can shoot you off in weird dead-ends. You kept your word & that is very commendable. The guy's USB slot was trash, & those bent pins may not survive the journey back home.

[@Sinsfromhellv1]

13:48 was so funny to me! Love your videos Greg!

[@nextcornerman]

This is definitely my favorite series on KZbin right now, no matter what I do, whenever I see that FoF thumbnail I immediately stop and watch it. Great episode once again Greg!

[@jamesfield225]

For going ahead with the replacement after figuring out the issue I gave you a like!! Southern people are so nice.

[@hattershouse710]

Learned so much from watching this series. Thankfully I've never had to diagnose my rig, yet.

[@GiottoPrimo-pf4yn]

This series is so entertaining and educational

[@tn_mateo5974]

I love this series!!! Given me the confidence to help friends diagnose problems with their rigs and have been successful in doing so. Thanks Greg. 😄

[@Adam1984_]

For anyone unfamiliar with Florida, Miami to Orlando is about 3.5 hours by train, and would likely cost as much as $100.

[@asjunk2]

Always good to see someone make mistakes and own up to them -- that's how we learn. Thanks for the great content Greg.

[@GregSalazar]

Thanks for watching!

[@admiralglenn]

Love the content. I have been working on computers for decades. I am always intrigued by hardware issues. I am not that great at software issues. I usually unplug everything and start adding back one component at a time till I find the problem child if it is not an obvious issue.

[@marre2355]

Greg my man, this Fix or Flop series are so good, i wanna break my PC on purpose and send it to you.!! Grettings from Serbia.!!

[@MichaelM-xt5kb]

This has to be the most interesting episode, love these videos

[@slackergeek2007]

You always use a needle to move the pins. In the past, I found the metal tip of a 0.3 mm mechanical pencil and magnifying glass works pretty well.

[@bballwalli]

This was a fun one. Keep it up man!

[@Dauntless62]

Loved this accurate depiction of the hardware troubleshooting maze of variables. Full credit to you Greg for staying with the upgrade even though you didn't need to do it in the end (I wouldn't have trusted giving the old motherboard back with the USB ports like that)

[@Yuriel1981]

Good episode. And really an excellent lesson in troubleshooting. A very worthy video Greg. And we need more Raymond comments lol.

[@KrastyoKrastev]

You are awesome Greg!!! Thanks for the good and entertaining video and for being so generous and just a lovely person!

[@johnhudson7055]

I think I’d have tried the iGPU first and would have seen the damaged usb port first. But this is probably one of my favorite series on KZbin. Necroware is my favorite. Went to Million ManLAN with friends in the early 2000s and my buddy’s gaming machine got zapped by we think was his keyboard or mouse 🐁, they were both usb, and when was plugged them in he got a static charge and the board never booted again. He brought his file server with him and it was a dual Piii machine but with his GPU from his gaming machine he was at least still able to game all weekend. He couldn’t leach all the software he wanted to but I had my file server too.

[@stretchable4647]

Definitely worth watching. I'd say as well that you would have been right to replace the motherboard as even if the older MSI board is now working, someone down the line would have tried either by accident or curiosity plug a USB into the faulty port. Something else I've learned at my end as well is to not use a potentially faulty PSU on a motherboard as I had a EVGA 750 G2 PSU spike randomly and completely brick nearly every motherboard that was connected to it making it unstable for use.

[@icarus.the.strong]

Omg! I just noticed that you have Ayrton Senna’s helmet in your background 🏎️

[@ThisOLmaan]

was a good one Greg👍 very entertaining😁

[@johncundiff7075]

Awesome.. i do this all the time here in Texas.. I call it error and trial!!! Keep up the awesome work!!!

[@FMG1337]

Hallo Greg ich freue mich immer wieder über eine neue Folge von Fix or Flop! vielen Dank dafür 👍