Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S4:E13

[@L337f33t]

Those OEM power supplies are the bane of my existence. Just make them to standard HP! Great job Greg!

[@maxtornogood]

They're only good for doorstops!

[@L337f33t]

@@maxtornogood and how! Dell, HP, Lenovo, all of them. And they didn’t used do it either.

[@Furball-8994]

It's the Apple business model. Make everything proprietary and customers have to come back to you for everything.

[@zMeul]

@@lurch789 DELL, Lenovo, etc, do the same; and it's not a new thing, they did this for likely a decade+

[@ksenchy]

Never buy anything from HP. Especially not printers. Life is good, when you own 0 HP products

[@Joreel]

That was very sweet of you to basically rebuild the PC so his daughter could do some gaming on it. That m.2 drive will be a huge improvement over the HD, but it can still be useful as a storage drive for files and other things that aren't accessed much. Thank you for looking out for other people and helping those you can. In today's world, that means a lot.

[@magicalsnek]

Judging by how dirty and dented the PC case looked like, I wouldn't trust that HDD to hold any kind of relevant data...

[@redalcatel27]

@@magicalsnek this...

[@DreadPirate89]

"That m.2 drive will be a huge improvement over the HD, but it can still be useful as a storage drive for files and other things that aren't accessed much." Congrats you just described how a storage device can also act as you know... a storage device.

[@brando3342]

My man, anyone who is complaining that you DIDN’T GIVE ENOUGH AWAY are not to be taken seriously. You don’t owe anyone any parts whatsoever, the fact that you give stuff away at all is very kind and generous of you. Good stuff, dude, thanks for the videos 👍

[@Damocles1337]

I like these videos, it's like a being part of an ongoing murder mystery where we can speculate the facts and sometimes get a conclusion

[@GregSalazar]

Hahah thanks for watching!

[@bantcliff]

Not as predictable as most murder mystery's though.

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

Any word on PC Deep Cleaning series returning?

[@GregSalazar]

We discussed PCDC a few videos ago. There are plans to bring it back but the viewership has dropped massively. Not a top priority right now.

[@erikgutierrez3613]

Maybe add PC/DC onto these fix or flop videos, like a 30 sec B-Roll? @@GregSalazar

[@hughejass9461]

Very generous of you to replace the case, power supply etc. Such a clean looking rig especially considering what it used to look like. Well done and keep up the great work!

[@TimBoundy]

Use your multimeter on the PSU output pins to see if it's outputting anything. That'll help narrow down whether it's the PSU or motherboard. Adapters for generic PSUs are also easily and cheaply available online for testing. End result would likely have been the same, but as a viewer I want to see more troubleshooting.

[@famousfighter2310]

I agree

[@Lauterec]

These HP power supplies are also plentiful and cheap on eBay since they are basically useless in other applications. But I would have done the same. Not even worth the time in my opinion, even if you got it working, it would still be proprietary junk.

[@gustavgager]

Agreed! The MB is probably good.

[@blackoutvortex8259]

You’re a great guy for doing this and helping your community! Keep it up!

[@GregSalazar]

I appreciate that!

[@Shifo_47]

❤❤@@GregSalazar

[@MysteryD]

Bro. You nailed it for this guy's daughter. Thing looks sleek as heck. Thanks for doing this whole series, man. There are a lot of people out there who really could use an upgrade or repair. Love it.

[@crumbman]

Kudos for actually giving him a fully working system back and not just tell him what's supposedly wrong with it and then throwing a new SSD on top of that. Really enjoying the series and seing you using your knowledge and position to help those around you.

[@GunplaAndPokemon]

Been watching your videos casually for a year, and i find myself able to troubleshoot PC issues for myself and my friends pretty easily now. Thanks for the content!

[@GregSalazar]

Great to hear!

[@culturedivined]

i bet that given bequiet platinum power supply costs more than the whole build itself, always love these episodes greg!

[@ZERONEVERSEVEN]

I like these videos because you are using the parts that work and replacing what doesn't. It's not about giving people new pc's, it 's about showing what people can do with that they have.

[@williammathies2998]

Thanks!

[@gintoki-sakata4630]

Found the channel recently. I'm watcing these Fix or Flop series nonstop for 3/4 days. I'm really on to PC. It's fun to watch these videos and learned lots of things.

[@Miniputt_999]

So happy to have found this channel. Makes me smile seing the generosity and work you put into these. Looking forward to more fix or flop and dcpc and all the other videos you make.

[@AoABlodhgarm]

Greg never let the haters get to you. You always put your heart and soul into the community. You would shower the world with amazing PC's if you had the resources. I can 100% take that to the bank. I am sure the viewer's daughter will love it.

[@ilikegpu]

greg honestly does so much for his local pc players its insane. thats how you know hes a genuine person

[@goretog]

You are just too good, i would guess most people wouldn't upgrade a system they was trying to fix without some sort of extra cost, that kid is gonna love it!

[@saysick4742]

What you did is actually great! This board is enough to upgrade the system to something like Ryzen 5 5500 in the future, and the PSU gives the dad an opportunity to throw in a better GPU if he decides to do so! Awesome job, as always! ^^

[@brendan974]

thats so humbling how you are in a position to help people like this, his daughter will be absolutely stoked, probably put a big smile on a young girls face. well done

[@garrettwilde2798]

I honestly love how positive you are Greg. And I know how that’s not always the case for people to always be like that but what I mean is the videos always feel good to watch and can always make people like me smile. So yeah thanks for these!

[@FlippyDipDipper]

Wooooo!!! Love when you get a notification your favorite KZbinr uploaded!

[@richteritwan]

@GregSalazar Please. Please don't justify to anyone why you replace which parts and why you did it and for whom. You don't have to do that! This is a free service to your community. The last thing one needs to justify anything you do! Subbed since the beginning and love this playlist!

[@johno9163]

A great video and I can relate in a big way to proprietary systems. The owner is getting a sweet upgrade from the HP hardware. And another way that you look after your customers so well by going way beyond the minimum required to get the system working. Great work as usual Greg!

[@GimmeThatTech]

I'm ready to learn with Greg!!!

[@panayiotisg9877]

Love this transformation. Went from a 90s office pc to a modern build real quick

[@dorseylewis6132]

You helped him become the best dad of all time, in his little girls eyes!!❤ Your a good human ,Mr. Greg Salazar!!

[@thebossroleplay4105]

i wish there was more people like you in this world it would be a much better place.

[@RaimaNd]

4:13 As a german your "kaputt" caught me off guard. xD

[@GallmanGuitars]

Greg! I wanted you to know that all your videos have helped me not only upgrade my pc but also help me build one. I've just fixed the pins on my cpu since I was dumb and put it in a smaller plastic case. Thank you so much for all you do!

[@whoframedthatguy]

Ever since I came across your channel, the first video was a fix or flop video. Thats when I instantly fell in love with your channel Greg, love these series and all the other videos!

[@mdz_0151]

Another great video Greg! You’ve most definitely made a kid and parent happy with this upgrade! ❤

[@nextcornerman]

You're a good person Greg, that was very generous of you! That build was totally transformed! Awesome content dude, keep it coming.

[@axtran]

I'm always the one troubleshooting this stuff for friends and families, I have no idea why it's so soothing to watch someone else go through the pain :)

[@JohnBowen17]

love this series has saved me many times over when upgrading (ended up with basically a brand new PC by the time I was done upgrading). Then built my friend his first PC and all these videos have been of great use! Keep up this series! Love it!

[@DutyGeezer]

Always love learning with you Greg!

[@ems7738]

thanks for another wholesome, natural and fun vid Greg. watch your vids during meal times. Both you and Daniel Owen are my goto's.

[@xxBlazinBobxx]

Wife was using her old Dell micro-tower work PC with WIN 8 (!) and it was taking about a minute to open a PDF file. I built her a Micro ATX rig in a Versa H17 case with an ASRock B660M pro MB, my old EVGA 960 graphics card, 2TB M2 drive and an Intel I3 CPU. I learned about the brand "Be Quiet" from your channel, so I used some Silent Wings 120mm case fans in it, since she didn't want it making too much noise whilst she surfed the net. Much better now!

[@charlesnix8314]

Love this channel and the great detective work you do to solving the mystery’s of the PCs that come into your studio. Always good when learning with you.🙂

[@markg1689]

You are a good Man Greg.This rig is for the guy's Daughter. You made her day. Well done!

[@JayJenkins-ps4jg]

This man has a heart of gold literally give the viewer a new rig

[@maleeshapriyanjana7604]

Very good upgrade. Your effort is priceless.

[@Speggan]

I love how generous and kind hearted person you are that helps people in need :)

[@phpShinobi]

Extremely generous. You’re a good man, Greg.

[@donaldvue9787]

I just want to say thank you for all your videos. Its been almost a year since i first built my pc and your videos are the reason why i learn how to troubleshoot my pc when issues arise. Thank you

[@nay0r]

love these series, good work greg

[@Moyersteven1]

Love these videos and what you do for the PC community. Keep them coming.

[@lurick]

Looking forward to seeing how this one pans out!!

[@andrewheavenridge7955]

You had the perfect replacement parts on hand, including the case. Very satisfying that it all worked when reassembled.

[@bryans8656]

I always enjoy watching and learning from your troubleshooting process.

[@michaelthompson9798]

Great job on fixing this young owners gaming pc✊🥰. They will be pleased they can play their games with no issues. Kudos to the dad for doing something nice like this for his daughter🥰✊😇👍

[@RaimaNd]

This user is very lucky, he basically got a whole new nice rig. The PSU is insane. Even a 400-500 would be overkill for that rig and for most ones. That PSU is future proof for at least 10 years.

[@warpspeedracer]

Love what you did with this rig as they will have room to upgrade in the future! I remember converting my first HP prebuild years ago. I got this 24-pin to 6pin converter. Even then you have to figure out which pins were 12V and which were ground to properly plug into the 4pin on the motherboard. Then figure out how to hack the case to make the new power supply to fit. It was then that I vowed never to buy any proprietary junk ever again. Never again!

[@Frakkture311]

Been watching you for a while Greg and I am a pc enthusiast my self on my about 3rd year. I have built my own pc and some for friends and I am constantly upgrading and growing my setup. You have been a huge hand in teaching me a good amount of my known knowledge so thank you! And thank you for doing what you do this guys kiddo is gonna be so fired up! But ya thanks again from all your Canadian fans 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@JesusRamirez44]

OEMs are so hellbent on proprietary parts it's so annoying and completely goes against what PCs are known for: customization. You're doing gods work Greg 😁

[@meow2108]

So generous of you greg 5 parts given away wow the owner of that build was so extremely happy for sure nice

[@dashkatae]

That was really awesome for you to do for the guy's daughter. She's going to have a lot of fun with that system and it's more than powerful enough for the games she's probably going to be playing.

[@RenatoG1848]

This man deserves a Good Samaritan award from the KZbin community. Amazing video sir

[@danthompsett2894]

whys the cpu fan upside down, (time stamp 4:40) is that normal on an hp prebuilt? i think spinning 3.5" drives should only be used as extra storage not as a boot drive, that said alot of newer games have sdd as a min requirement now.

[@02commodorevx]

You are a legend Greg. That kid is going to be so happy!

[@druidking01]

I really look forward to this series!! Another great episode!!

[@PaulLemars01]

Your a good man Greg. That machine has so much capacity for upgrade.

[@Juliett-A]

I don't blame a novice consumer for buying an HP. I blame HP for selling them an HP.

[@MrGoldengraham]

Been watching this series for a while now! Not even sure i lost track :D. I am really enjoying the series and i learned alot of information about how to fix problems with my own PC which has been extremely helpful ty :). Keep up the good work! Looking forward to watching more! Thanks Greg!

[@jaymacpherson8167]

I’ve learned to label new or removed PSU cables since they don’t all wire the same, even sometimes between a single manufacturer’s models! Thanks for the reminder Greg 😀

[@matosaku0857]

awesome video as always! I always look forward to these as its not only fun to watch but I can also take information that might help me down the line.

[@jeramy77m]

Another great video. I've learned a lot from your video's. High Five from Riverview FL!

[@Mr.Morden]

3:33 I presume the SATA connectors are next to the CPU because this OEM put power connectors on the bottom of the board and also some VRMs below the GPU where the SATA would normally be.

[@DeadRewind]

awesome episode greg i always feel your videos so fresh and relaxing a combination of your music, the voice and the editing indeed awesome content stay safe man

[@BuzzTec]

An Awesome episode 👏🏼. Thanks Greg.

[@lastinline1958]

Very generous. They were lucky that you were willing to help them.

[@greeshmaisave5410]

Welcome to flop or replace parts for free series😂

[@RVail623]

Side note on the bios button battery: it is not connected in any way to the motherboard's main electrical power coming via the PSU. It doesn't care if the PC is connected to a wall socket or not: it's been discharging constantly & running the "time of day" clock since the day it was installed at the factory in Taiwan, or wherever.

[@tekidtheblack5946]

It's videos like this that got me into building myself, I was looking to get a new prebuilt rig last year, after having been burned by the Alienware Alpha (first "gaming" PC, was strictly a console gamer for almost 30 years) and was looking at systems like the HP Omen as a way of getting a rig at a reasonable price due to the GPU price situation, but watching others attempt to fix or upgrade them with all of the proprietary hardware convinced me to wait and just build my own, and now I'm the go-to person amongst friends and family for PC building, upgrading and troubleshooting!

[@darthllama1]

It's good to see a KZbinr discouraging these 'Optiplex Gaming systems.' I had a friend who recently considered this path because there are so many videos of people buying $50 HP's, Dells, whatever.. slapping a cheap e-bay video card in it and having a super cheap 'gaming rig.' I told my friend exactly what you found here.. it's all great until the PSU goes and you then have to buy a new PSU, Motherboard, Case and CPU cooler. I ended up donating some parts to him and he bought the rest using standard form factor parts and now he doesn't have to worry about it. I always discourage people I know from trying to make these cheap office/work PC's into 'gaming systems.' They are designed to be used for a couple of years and then thrown away..I doubt even HP has the PSU you would need, they don't care enough to bother still making them. Good on you for helping this guy out!

[@user-9189-e5n]

Hey! One thing I noticed (which I typically use to check if my Psus are working), is that you could try to use the paperclip method. You would bend a paper clip so the ends can be inserted into pin 16 and pin 17, then once powered on, if there is no fans, that means that the psu would be dead.

[@coreymcdonald7745]

That would only work if the PSU in question had a standard 24 pin motherboard connector. This one didn’t.

[@TheSpotify95]

Yeah, this wouldn't work with a proprietary PSU... so the best thing (new standard MB/PSU) was the way to go.

[@Sevunteen]

The "Nope" when you were checking to see if it was the battery was freaking funny LOL😅

[@m0ongrim861]

bless you greg, ur an angel. wish more people like you exist

[@merdusk237]

Love this series Greg, it looks like a lot oof fun solving sites of these. I didn't watch a lot of KZbin the last three years so I missed most of this. But I've watched half of this series while working the last week. 😁

[@neko_6327]

this guy man, what a guy... god bless you greg

[@bulldogboy100]

I don't understand why people would complain. You got it working which is better than how it was before

[@internetexplorer5423]

Reason why I watch these, is so I can learn and also diagnose an issue with my pc. Keep up the vids 👍🏽

[@t0uchmyh0rn]

Ive been watching these videos for a while now and I learned so much info about how to keep going on with troubleshooting a PC. Thanks Greg!

[@GregSalazar]

Glad you like them!

[@enginerd80]

Those non-standard parts brought some memories. When I was a kid we had IBM computers. They were suitable for us because they'd come with extensive software packages, which was useful in a small town where it was hard to find computer parts or software. (The IBM packages as well as any computer stuff were sold by a local bookstore, and everything had to be ordered, and for that you'd need to know what you wanted, and for that you'd need to know what was available... (and this was before even dial-up internet was generally available). So yeah, other kids who had non-brand computers wouldn't basically have much other options but to just find a friend who would let them make copies of their disks. (yes, piracy!)) But the hardware was a pain in the butt. It was like IBM was trying to minimize the amount of components that could be bought elsewhere. And even the cases were very different for each generation, so you couldn't upgrade the computer even by buying components from IBM. Instead, you had to buy again a whole computer. The last IBM we had was a 133-MHz Pentium, and to outside it looked like a standard tower PC, but the insides was a different story. Its specialty was that the expansion slots were not on the motherboard but on a riser board, so replacing the motherboard would be practically impossible. (And, like on the HP in the video, the openings for the ports were permanently made in the case.) An earlier IBM even had the powersupply built inside the monitor that would be connected to the actual computer -- with a proprietary cable, of course. (And the RAM expansion module was proprietary on that model as well.) Partly for that reason, the last time I've bought a desktop PC was around 2000, and after that I've only bought laptops. At least they are honest about what they are, and don't give false hopes about upgradeability.

[@JamesDavidWalley]

That is one wonky motherboard; I was particularly amused by the diagonally-mounted SATA connections. (BTW, you should someday do a video of your watch collection.)

[@danutlucian1911]

You gave me a good vibe after a hard day at work!!

[@Alvin853]

In today's episode of "Greg replaces a viewer's broken Gaming PC... it's now working". I get it, you want the viewer to be happy, you have parts sponsors, so you just throw new parts at the issue until it is resolved. But wasn't the whole premise of this series that the audience should learn how to diagnose and fix issues with their PCs without having to buy a whole lot of new stuff and old (potentially still working) parts end up in a landfill? In this situation you had to replace the case, PSU and board together as they were proprietary, but in the end we don't know what was actually faulty, so we didn't learn anything if we ever run into the same issue.

[@baldertech]

I love Fix or Flop! Very good series for learning how to fix PC's

[@TimJoe_97]

Ay sweet little system going on there. Hella fun watching your content plus I gaining experience on troubleshooting systems.

[@wb8cxo]

An eBay replacement ps might have fixed the original rig but your solution was in so many ways so much better.... kudos to you!

[@Error403Forbidden]

Rigs looking much sharper now , nice work!

[@Mandren]

Such a nice rig for his daughter to enjoy gaming on without a bunch of headaches and terrible parts. Had to convince a friend recently to forego getting an AlienWare prebuilt for similar reasoning. Getting locked into proprietary parts with the motherboard design and just in general it being a hot box that is going to suffocate all the components. Definitely nice to have standardized parts that can be replaced going forward.

[@simegog]

love your work you do and your vlogs a very intresting in your findings keep up the good work

[@Megaman-Zero-626]

Love these videos, helps me when I’m doing new builds!

[@Mr.AsKaRo0o]

Thank you for being the mentor we all needed🙏🏼.

[@TheKazzerscout]

Fun video, enjoyed this one. It must be quite satisfying getitng people off those OEM ewaste machines.

[@totalannihilation9065]

Man. I watch these when I get home from work. It's nice.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Really enjoy these videos it's fun to try and work out what is the problems with these systems

[@moonlitegram]

I bet his daughter will be thrilled. And with that case and psu, that system will be able to "grow" with her if they decide to upgrade her system down the line. Nice job!

[@Idris-982]

Really generous of you with all the new part + the over kill power supply