Flipping PCs until I buy a house! S2:E21

[@ElijahsLab]

Thank you for a great year in 2024. Looking forward to posting more content

[@preciousnemukula1605]

@@ElijahsLab it will feel good to unsubscribe hell yeah bye

[@williamawct3271]

looking forward to you posting more! 😊😊

[@Wiznter]

YES ELIJAH NEW EPISODE I LOVE THESE IM STARTING OC FLIPPING MY SELF BC OF YOU

[@PCPowerUpKing]

Yo, I am another PC build flipper, and I would try a reboot test on the PC (Restart then immediately stress test), and if it has no errors, then I would list it. When you do so, I would maybe mention the errors on the listing, but otherwise, great video!

[@Steve-go6oq]

Chuckled watching the head peep through the door in the background. 🤣

[@Alex-hc4wm]

I saw that too😂😂

[@Eli2x5]

Fr 😂

[@ionakiddo]

That’s just mom, worried about her baby boy moving out of the house too soon…😊

[@theshortbus9033]

Hello Elijah, small computer tech here. The VRAM of most modern GPUs is Error Correcting Code (ECC) RAM and although errors may occur they should be corrected automatically. If the card worked just fine for you then its likely nothing to be concerned about. Although if you wanted to verify further there are Linux based VRAM testers that you could use to further test like the RTX 40 Series VRAM tester by Mr. No Lifer. Whilst OCCT is a decent tool to test VRAM I find the linux ones work best as errors reported by OCCT could be Windows related errors or incorrect error reports.

[@theshortbus9033]

My name is actually John btw :D

[@moisesgarcia2328]

Haha the family member at 6:29

[@ravio777]

Not exactly sure how vram connections work, but make sure that its not one of those cases where once it heats up from use, everything expands and actually makes proper contact. That'd explain the first run being bad but the rest having no problems. Also, happy new year! This series is very inspiring, keep it up!

[@harveysmith4424]

Just started flipping and got my first sale 2 weeks ago after over a month of waiting. YOU WERE not kidding about being patient. It's got me hype and I'm building 3 more now

[@samekk6354]

hi. i've been watching your vids since 1.5 year now and you really inspired me to start flipping pc's. i didn't have enough money to build pc's so i started with pc built for 50 bucks! i've been doing this since july and it's been only better from there. week ago i managed to sell 320$ pc for 500$. it was rocking rtx 2060 with ryzen 3600, 16 gb of rgb ram and it was in white fishtank case with white cable ext. I'm really thankfull that i started watching your vids, because that helped me get more money and i always was interested in building pc's. thank you

[@Zyrken_Fn]

I'm from poland too were do you buy it used stuff

[@samekk6354]

OLX/allegro lokalnie

[@ForYouPC]

@@Zyrken_Fn Ja je kupuję na olx ze względu na ochronę itd. Ostatnio miałem mały problem z wysyłką komputera bo coś w dpd zepsuli go... Teraz moj komp za 2400zl lezy i nie wstaje. a tak to kupuje zawsze na olx :)

[@BorisYonchev]

Great dude! Congrats! I just started. Hopefully it'll go well for me too. Do you have any tips for newcomers?

[@samekk6354]

@@BorisYonchev sure. 1. buy pc parts for good price (personally i just keep refreshing my local market, till something interesting will show up) 2.focus on buying NVIDIA cards try to buy only gpus from NVIDIA, because many more people would choose NVIDIA than Intel or AMD gpus 3 RGB pc with RGB will sell better, just trust me (you can also try to flip white pc's, cause its less ordinary to find a white pc and you could charge more for it too) have fun and good luck on your journey😄🖐️

[@Soj_89]

You're trying to use a 120W tdp CPU with a 92mm tower cooler. Of course its running hot. A dual 120mm tower would work, but nothing less. Look at the tdp rating of your cooler. (Typical ones are: 92mm, 65W; 120mm single, 80-90W; 120mm dual, 120-150W)

[@hbirb]

the advertised tdp of that cooler is 165

[@ZachI2289]

@@hbirb the advertised one means nothing

[@smittyholden7213]

Exactly, xenon’s require a shit ton of cooling. I wouldn’t use them in pc flips either, who knows how long they’ll last

[@b1ini]

@@smittyholden7213 they will outlive us

[@DenisFavretto-x9t]

nah i build like 10 of pc with the aigo 400 se max temp like 65 with 100 utilization i use the aigo 200 pro 95 w tdp in that too and still more good than 92 degree

[@yourbluewaffle]

For the xeon builds, the best budget cpu option is the e5 2666v3. It's a 10core/20thread with the highest clocks among the xeons and it doesn't run hot. For the motherboard, there's the machinist x99 pr8 which is ddr3 but still has 4 ram slots and nvme. I got the motherboard for around 25$ and the cpu for 10$. I'm sure you can get them cheaper.

[@codychilders8307]

Im running a xeon v3 in an OEM build. You can disable hyperthreading and limit how many cores are being used in the bios. Also, run quad channel ram. Itll be worth it. Definitely a tinkerers build. On non oem motherboards you can overclocked a bit I believe. Run all your selected cores at max hz. Might be useful to play around with on thr other builds.

[@durbledurb3992]

I'd 100% bet those vram errors on the first stress test were Windows-related/incorrect error reports, then after the first test Windows did it's thing in the background which fixed it.

[@ElijahsLab]

@@durbledurb3992 thanks for watching that part and sharing feedback. Thank you

[@durbledurb3992]

@@ElijahsLab 50 year-old here, my man. I've been thinking about building and flipping PCs for a long time as I enjoy building them. You drove me over the edge, although it's a lot harder to make any money at it in my country. Love the content - more power to you for the hard work you put in.

[@aetrna12]

6:27 peekaboo

[@codingkitten_]

You beat me to it

[@jayb2705]

Toasty!

[@reesepeace8324]

recently got into PC gaming for me and my kid, never thought id watch a video about someone building PCs, but here i am, ive seen a few of your videos, very informative, and for that, i sub'd. excuse the run on sentence lol, kudos brotha, GL on your future endeavors

[@itzrelaxedgamer]

Been wanting to do pc flips since i started watching you in your early days from the start of these flip videos. So i did start this late November right before Christmas and have sold over 10 pcs. I have 3 I'm going to post tomorrow and 4 I'll be building after those. Thanks for showing us its doable. Now i have a nice side hobby/job that i enjoy on my free time.

[@jayb2705]

I didn't flip a PC but I built one for a relative as a Xmas present. It was a 2070 Super which I got a great local deal on, and a 3700x. Keep on flipping into 2025!

[@XuXiao276]

You inspired me to start building computers!

[@zmfstig7155]

ive been watching for a while, ive watched every episode and im surprised you have only 60k subs , your videos are high quality and very enjoyable.

[@jacksonbtb571]

If you want to flip builds with xeons, don't get the high core count ones. The 6 core chips usually have the highest base and boost clocks and run games much better than 12 cores @ 2.5 ghz. They also have lower TDPs and are easier to cool with a cheap heatsink

[@jordanchaney4024]

that's awesome giving back to your viewers, didn't get the codes but still awesome you even were that generous

[@afatbreakfastcat]

My name is John! Cheers to PC Flipping success in 2024.

[@BigMgamer23]

Thanks John for this amazing content and an inspiration to start my own PC flips

[@snipexrust]

Hey, I also had missing screws on my fan bracket, and the holders were broken. I used super glue on each corner to reassemble it, but I guess using zip ties is also a good solution.

[@iankrahel]

The market in the U.S is insane. Here in Australia atleast in my region of Sydney that cookie cutter build of $575 us = $844 AUD and for that builds are easily selling r5 5600 and RTX 3060’s all day every day. Crazy I wish we had that Jawa and lack of competition

[@ZenivexityVal]

just a little tip if you get an asus motherboard make sure tro instalôl armoury crate and change the RGB on it it will look much better you can have many different modes

[@MrSamadolfo]

😊 agree, i also always install the ASUS Virtual Pet, strange nobody ever mentions him 😸

[@ChucklesTheChicken]

For a good xeon for gaming, I recommend the Xeon E5 2667 V3/4 It is 8 Cores and 16 threads and a base clock of 3.2GHZ which is pretty high for xeons. It performs similar to a ryzen 5 2600 and costs ~$10 I tested it with an RX6600 and it performed very well in Forza Horizon 5, ultra settings at 100+ FPS

[@Buddy-D]

Those Sama 3 packs fans from Newegg were so so good, I regret not buying more than 4 packs 23:52

[@Andy_Tibbs]

6:07 you can actualy drop off USPS packages at UPS

[@ElijahsLab]

@Andy_Tibbs my ups location leaves the usps packages in the lobby, I’ve had one of them get lost so I decided it’s better to go to the actual place on the label

[@Nathanseditzz]

i flipped a pc, cost was 220 dollars, and it sold for 340.

[@Luygy]

👍

[@streliza8627]

damn my recent flip is a R5 5500/RTX3070 , i live in Mauritius, soo the cost was around 1050USD and i flipped it for 1280 USD, it sold pretty fast too which was unexpected for me

[@Naki7g]

my names john too and i like these videos ngl i dont watch anything else from your channel cause i dont like those low end builds but this series is pretty interesting keep it up

[@atlasthegenprotogen8051]

Your videos are awesome Elijahs, hope you get better soon with your cold

[@issaherdz2118]

I love your vids and I'm building a PC and your videos helps me learn to build the PC. Your videos are entertaining, continue what your doing.

[@83ck3tt5]

I've flipped 2 pcs now. First one made £100 profit, second one made £87 profit. Hoping to do some better ones soon but inspiration from your videos has helped. Keep it going.

[@AlexHusTech]

Normally it's quiet after xmas, I might build another one and see what happens.

[@stefanzlatanovic7521]

Huh, I just sold a Xeon based gaming PC, Z420 with 24gb of RAM and GTX 1060. Congrats on saving some more bud! Happy New Year!

[@peepopie5005]

6:26 bro istg

[@khalidrawat1287]

what?

[@the_master-kit]

Love the videos you make man

[@imcreamyalfredo_]

My name is John. Loving the content, been binge watching all the vids since I found the channel ‼️

[@CHESTERii]

Did you know that FurMark and 3DMark are made in Finland (as I am too), i just found out it my self :o Nice video again, I definately want to see more of this, and hope you continue after your dowmnpayment goal is reached! Keep Up the giid work!

[@arjayabad1337]

Love the series, brother!

[@make760perday-]

Every step you take inspires others, Love this video! Eagerly awaiting your next insights into life's journey! - "Life is a continuous journey of self-discovery and growth."

[@shawner7340]

Some post offices just have drop off bins, the one near my house you can just walk in and drop the box in and leave

[@dark-soul_4475]

Hey i need help with a build. Im new to pc flipping and i need good advice, where should i go?

[@matthijsvandeweerd1415]

I do have a hypothesis: the card was cold at first, meaning a VRAM pad underneath the chip could've been loose. Once the card actually heated up, it expanded just enough for the chip to contact again.

[@matthewgribbon653]

Just sold a 3060 12gb and 3700x combo for $740. Built it for right under $500. Painted the GPU too it looked real nice

[@albiefinn-y4d]

I LOVE YOUR VIDS MAN KEEP UP THE GREAT CONTENT

[@L4ghtz]

YEAH CONGRATS ON 60K WOOOO

[@userpro4252]

What price should i put a gtx 1050 ti, i5 3470k, 8gb ram, NEW kingston 480gb ssd, NEW 500w psu, NEW montech xr,

[@ValJustLusty]

8:28 caught me off guard

[@srakamalegppendraka2749]

Bro could you make a video aboout choosing the parts for your first budget pc build and where to source them? 🙏

[@Kanivalos80]

I'm guessing that the aigo ice400SE (xeon cooler) is either not sitting properly or that the fan you are replaced cant keep up with the toasty boi xeon( maybe the mobo is not pushing the RPMs).

[@RobertFixit]

My name is john as well. I forgot to mention with the UPS or UPS packages, you can hand it to a driver if you see one. Most drivers are cool with it. As long as they scan it for you right there, it is just as good as dropping it at the center. You just wont get a paper receipt.

[@Buddy-D]

Codes are all gone but I am glad to always watch your videos all the way through! 24:55

[@prodbyL1TK3Y]

0:50 how much would be willing to take apart and spray paint a gpu ?

[@b1ini]

Nobody that buys a PC second hand with a Xeon is ever ever going to worry that his PC is only usb 3. Keep the boards an do your thing

[@bh0llar702]

Did you disable hyperthreading? If that can be done on that board that would fix the temp issue at 100% load

[@tresure4life]

I'll watch this later today but i got a question for you. i have a 350 watt psu with an arc a380 and 5 12400f is there any gou i can upgrade to?

[@LunchMan-e2f]

WHATS YOUR BUDGET?

[@SpookH2o]

not really, you need to upgrade ur psu and then get a better GPU

[@tresure4life]

@@LunchMan-e2f 10 million dollars

[@tresure4life]

@SpookH2o I can't do that myself

[@realsmiikoo]

U are very much limited by ur PSU. U could probably fit a rtx 4060. I would never recommend that GPU though.

[@ziadgalal8385]

amazing videos, really fun content ❤❤

[@darrenglancymusic]

My name is John. I absolutely love your videos mate.. wishing you great success for 2025.

[@TheOneBot381]

I completed my first pc flip with a ryzen 5 2600 and 2060, cost me £300 to build altogether and sold for 450 in the end so 150 profit for my first ever build! Just finished building a white 3600X 3060 gaming pc and I've caught onto the fishtank trend already lol

[@therostaam2270]

Nice vid man! Road to 100K 😎

[@0by108]

I really enjoy ur videos , thanks for making them !

[@ryanlai5290]

Try the e5 1650/1660/1680 v3 as they can be oced

[@AlphaBeast-si3np]

Love the vids keep going man

[@nikolasd99vlog73]

I see the darkflash cases they are pretty nice cases and fire for the price

[@RobertFixit]

🎵 makin my way downtown, PCs sellin fast, and im homebound 🎵 6:29 housekeeping! Man that is alot of sales and numbers, I feel sorry for your tax guy. He will get the spreadsheet of a lifetime LOL.

[@adogg281]

A reference to the song "A Thousand Miles" by Michelle Branch, yeah?

[@MykeondaMic]

lul nice comment kept me in a good mood

[@MadGodxGamerx]

Check to see if your local USPS will pick up your packages on their website. It's free and based from my experience your packages are less likely to get lost or stolen because they scan it right on the spot during pick up.

[@monstermeyhem4555]

I've personally never seen those kind of errors that just clear themselves up. In my opinion you should be good to sell it given the fact that the errors never returned, and that it passed all other tests.

[@aryiascolbert8487]

I’m currently re organizing my room to storage more builds. I’ll start flipping again next week I’m filled with excitement.

[@MrSamadolfo]

add shelves all the way up to the ceiling, like at Costco 😸

[@bh0llar702]

My boy rockin that old school leo decaprio look

[@dtipp59]

Just like watching the videos, don't need anything bro keep it up and get that house

[@Lasereye2000]

Me personally I just stress test and don’t do benchmarking. I buy parts from valid places and if the stress test works abt 99,9% of the games will work too

[@atlasthegenprotogen8051]

You have to know what to do if you build a Xeon gaming computer, most v3 and v4 xeon cpu is compatible with x99 motherboards, they have no integrated graphics and also all the x99 motherboards come with no vga or hdmi port but that's where the graphics card comes in play, and yes they can be awesome budget gaming pcs

[@GistanBurchard]

Quick question - if you have a bargain of a deal for the RAM and motherboard, practically brand new, would you sell the parts individually or would you wait and build a PC ?

[@AssetoTygo]

6:27 Peek-a-boo!

[@Clarkos1]

I'm trying to do this but listing on amazon, my pcs already been taken down twice for reasons unknown, I'm trying jawa now, wish me luck.

[@AshTaggFN]

What case, and fans do you use in the fishtank cases?

[@MrAAArthur931]

Sold a Ryzen 5 5500 on A520 mobo, 16gb 3200 with Aigo cpu cooler replaced static RGB fan with a black slim. Used a white RX 580 8GB, 512gb NVMe. Case was a white DIYPC ARGB V3 & black & blue Formula Mod cables. Oh & a Finni Wi-Fi card with BT, PSU 550W 80+ bronze. Cost $395 sold for $550 but customer wanted a monitor as well so I sold them a 1080 P 144 Hz monitor I had from my kid upgrading. Also gave them a mouse and keyboard that I got for free with deals from Newegg and Ali express. So the complete system was $615. Also local sale no Fees!

[@TMGxECLIPSEx]

I do this mainly as my hobby in my local market, one of my questions is for anyone. When y'all are bench marking etc do y'all just download them onto the system or plug in like a usb ssd/hdd and run it on that? I don't have slow slow internet but its a pain to install everything over and over again.

[@Plumaethan]

I have a question there is a red light next to the word dram on my motherboard and I tried reseating them and only putting one in but it still doesn’t work

[@RuneSkyNox]

Might be bad cpu or mobo

[@YBA_Enjoyer012]

6:32 😭

[@ForYouPC]

"My name is john" - actually Maks :P Thanks for your vids! Im here since 2022

[@ElijahsLab]

@@ForYouPC thanks John. I hope to see more of Maks in the comments in 2025 🙌🏼

[@Ocelot1937]

Love this series.

[@Carsofminnesota]

#pfq what should I do if I have no local market around me I live in the middle of nowhere list just on Jawa?

[@theaverageenduser6241]

Wow, a $100 in Amazon gift cards. That's awesome man, keep up the incredible work.

[@spxmz8279]

Been waiting so long for this episode 🙂🙂

[@Rich-cc1ye]

what type of spray paint do you use?

[@BubaSmells]

WHERE DO YOU GET THAT STUFF THAT YOU PUT IN THE PC AND IT EXPANDS WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO SHIP A PC

[@Coalball01]

Graphics Card: RTX 3070 Zotac AMP Holo Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Storage: 1TB SSD and 1TB HDD Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (Fully Modular) CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 240 Case: Mars Gaming MC-SET Cable Extensions: AsiaHorse (Black) Total Cost: 550 Sell Price: 900 Profit: 350 Btw My Name Is John

[@Fafa_HD0]

#PFQ How do you connect all of the Argb products if your case doesn’t have a Argb Hub or your motherboard doesn’t have a Argb header ? Ps: Love the vids. Have been watching for one year. Keep up the amazing work ❤

[@OwenHartman-dl5zj]

What Lian Li fan dupes do you use in your builds i like them a lot but don't wanna spend 80 dollars for 3

[@matteovidetta1697]

#pfq I've just built my first pc, I have an rx6800 and a r5 7600, I want to get good performance but I don't want to overlcock, what should I do?

[@arfarfanarf]

I bout the asrock a320 HDV mother board for Ryzen 5 2600 and gtx 1660. I had to buy a whole new motherboard, have you ever had trouble with motherboards from AliExpress or have any tips

[@hamademido8521]

Hey Elijah I’m trying to start my pc flipping journey but I can’t find good priced psu can u make a list of recommendations for budget psu?

[@moisesgarcia2328]

FINALLY ANOTHER EPISODE YAY

[@bigrc73]

I’ve been looking at the prices on offer up there is a lot of supplies on there

[@atlasthegenprotogen8051]

i would recommend the v4 cpu instead of the v3... the e5 2680 v4 supports ddr4 2400mhz ram, but the v3 is still fine

[@Hunter_Hartley]

For benchmarking computers, do you redownload the games for every pc or have an SSD that has them installed?

[@Crockdinebuty]

how did you get the C275P i swear u be getting cases and i can never find them that actaully ship to canda

[@LB_adventurer]

you should dabble in high end builds, more money in equals more potential profit back.. There is a reason that guys like Zach and Toasty sell a higher end range of machines. Also more likely to have fewer failures. But kudos to you for recycling ewaste

[@moeezamir6539]

Hello Elijah, hope you are doing awesome, need some info where you buy graphic cards ?