Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S5:E9

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Greg Salazar

Greg Salazar

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@toufusoup
@toufusoup 7 ай бұрын
Props to the iBP rep for giving the guy the recommendation to your services versus just telling them to pound sand and buy a new system.
@bmanrockwellX217
@bmanrockwellX217 7 ай бұрын
This exactly. Nice!
@telefonbarmann4514
@telefonbarmann4514 7 ай бұрын
I feel like this will not be the last customer that gets directed to Greg by IBP from now on lol
@chippercash4942
@chippercash4942 7 ай бұрын
It's cool one time but he isn't the IBP fixer. They tend to use cheap parts and no one wants to see 1000 prebuilts getting rebuilt. IBP needs to up thier warranty with the massive upcharge they do on systems
@Soflogamer
@Soflogamer 4 ай бұрын
@@chippercash4942yeah, but the rep isn’t the company, so the fact that the rep actually told this guy another way to get it fixed for free is very cool
@hzhang1228
@hzhang1228 4 ай бұрын
@@chippercash4942 does warranty cover flood damage? feel like that's under house insurance... for plumbing failures at least.
@brandon_gb
@brandon_gb 7 ай бұрын
This channel has got me into building pcs at 40 y.o. I built mine and just finished my sons. Your videos helped me take that leap. It's also saved me some money as well. Can't beat that . I Appreciate what you do for the pc building community.
@RuruFIN
@RuruFIN 7 ай бұрын
Watching Greg's videos (especially the PCDC videos) made me clean my rig more often.
@OGDweeb
@OGDweeb 7 ай бұрын
I found him after researching SFF budget PCs. A guildmate pointed me to it. I'll be 50 next year 😂 I thought you still had to solder things yourself lol
@ChrisFromIdaho
@ChrisFromIdaho 7 ай бұрын
Old Balls unite! I'm 42 and I just got back into PC building for the first time since high school when I was 40. I credit channels like Greg's that offer up knowledge and advice in a digestable and accessible way with keeping me going early on when everything seemed so overwhelming and intimidating. Thanks to all the Greg's of the world and KZbin and good luck with your continued journey!
@DutyGeezer
@DutyGeezer 7 ай бұрын
68 and building PCs for many grandkids! I’m gaming COD too!
@dlsisson1970
@dlsisson1970 6 ай бұрын
One of us! One of us! 😂
@coreymcdonald7745
@coreymcdonald7745 7 ай бұрын
That is kinda awesome that a company recommends you for something like this. :)
@gamerdweebentertainment1616
@gamerdweebentertainment1616 7 ай бұрын
Just an employee there :) Sort of bad for business, but each have their own... morals I guess.
@coreymcdonald7745
@coreymcdonald7745 7 ай бұрын
@@gamerdweebentertainment1616 true
@Gamevet
@Gamevet 7 ай бұрын
@@gamerdweebentertainment1616 It was out of warranty. The guy did him a favor, and the next time he's looking to buy a pre-built system, IBP will be plus in his mind.
@frankkeck3114
@frankkeck3114 7 ай бұрын
Awesome, or lazy? I can see an argument for both.
@frankkeck3114
@frankkeck3114 7 ай бұрын
Scratch that, I replied before starting the video. If this machine was out of warranty, then it was an awesome recommendation.
@raulgcf1
@raulgcf1 7 ай бұрын
It's unconscionable that this dude has been at 893k subscribers for months. This dude deserves to be over 1 million, in my opinion. Love the fix or flops!
@Daakor
@Daakor 6 ай бұрын
i agree but the fact that he's still getting views and sponsors is good enough for me every view counts for him :)
@jessiethedude
@jessiethedude 3 ай бұрын
For real. Can’t wait for the day he breaks 1mil
@vdvd2090
@vdvd2090 Ай бұрын
5 months and he is only at 895k, at this rate 1 million will take a longggg time
@Gimpy17
@Gimpy17 7 ай бұрын
kudos to the service rep that decided to suggest you to their customer, that is a knowledgeable rep and they deserve a bonus.
@santinojoshuatorre1695
@santinojoshuatorre1695 7 ай бұрын
we have a scheduled 12 hour power outage in an hour or so. glad this was uploaded so early so I don't miss my fix or flop ... uh... fix this week.
@TheFalseShepphard
@TheFalseShepphard 7 ай бұрын
South Africa ?
@nami47099
@nami47099 7 ай бұрын
in south africa haven't had any power cuts for 30 days
@Bigga_Velz85
@Bigga_Velz85 7 ай бұрын
Is that normal
@Str8EdgeJesse
@Str8EdgeJesse 7 ай бұрын
All can hear is "CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER?!" as soon as i saw the shirt.
@PCFixer
@PCFixer 7 ай бұрын
"To a place where blind men see..."
@GregSalazar
@GregSalazar 7 ай бұрын
Men of culture, I see!
@TheTrulyInsane
@TheTrulyInsane 7 ай бұрын
"Put your PC higher!"
@Str8EdgeJesse
@Str8EdgeJesse 7 ай бұрын
@@TheTrulyInsane ICANT
@BrandensOutdoorChannel
@BrandensOutdoorChannel 7 ай бұрын
I heard "hold me now, I'm 6 feet from the edge. "
@bradclapp4022
@bradclapp4022 7 ай бұрын
2:20 doesn't matter if is fresh water, salt water, or shit water 😂.
@watercannonscollaboration2281
@watercannonscollaboration2281 7 ай бұрын
We’ve gone from Mclarens getting flooded by hurricanes to PCs getting flooded by toilets
@frankkeck3114
@frankkeck3114 7 ай бұрын
Give it a bit long and each will be equally expensive as well.
@DarkMatter1992
@DarkMatter1992 7 ай бұрын
Don't forget, the P1 was also damaged by a toilet.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
@@frankkeck3114 I promise a broken Mclaren will stay more expensive. ;)
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
My comment is harder to find funny with what happened to super cars recently in Dubai.
@massivemancomputers
@massivemancomputers 7 ай бұрын
Shoutout to Creed
@hanswurst2220
@hanswurst2220 7 ай бұрын
Apollo? 🔥
@Jakeyythetr
@Jakeyythetr 7 ай бұрын
Even the simple solutions are awesome videos. I feel like people run into this situation and question whether they should turn their rig back on or not. Super informative. Thanks Greg.
@JuiceboxDesmond
@JuiceboxDesmond 7 ай бұрын
"Put your PC on the desk" is a good CREED
@OcDmn
@OcDmn 7 ай бұрын
"CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER" - the PC when it's flooding
@soccerguy2433
@soccerguy2433 7 ай бұрын
No
@distorteduzi
@distorteduzi 7 ай бұрын
Techsource took that too seriously
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
@@OcDmn 🤣🤣🤣
@cyphaborg6598
@cyphaborg6598 7 ай бұрын
Good form iBuypower. and good on the owner of the rig for not trying to turn it on. and Greg.. all aces. Mine is on one of those stands with wheels, it has a good floor clearance.
@freerangemtb
@freerangemtb 7 ай бұрын
You can tell when the projects are easy when the videos in this series are only 10 minutes long. I think it's neat that iBP recommended you for a repair.
@OcDmn
@OcDmn 7 ай бұрын
much respect to Be Quiet for being a staple part of this series. i'd definitely try to get something from them on my next build, hopefully.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
I build a lot of computers, and strangely, I didn't notice how high end some of Be Quiet's components are in other reviews until they were featured here. It's as if their branding is.. quiet. :)
@justsumguy2u
@justsumguy2u 7 ай бұрын
You're a more generous guy that I am; I would've tested that power supply in a different rig as well, but once I saw that it was working, it would've went right back in
@pcbuilderlover4271
@pcbuilderlover4271 7 ай бұрын
Greg you made the right call. I had an APC power backup unit get flooded and let it dry out and it worked for a few weeks. Lucky I was home when it started smoking. Pulled it out and took it outside fast. That was a close one. You definitely did the right thing. A+
@chrmartube
@chrmartube 7 ай бұрын
Buys a PSU tester to see if power supply is functional and can still be used. PSU in question passes with flying colors. Proceeds to bin the PSU anyway. "That's a bold strategy Cotton"
@matinknight9527
@matinknight9527 6 ай бұрын
???
@Soflogamer
@Soflogamer 4 ай бұрын
I mean, he said many times he doesn’t wanna take the chance. Besides, he gets free power supply’s so why not. Water and power are scary 🤷🏼‍♂️
@616-j4r
@616-j4r 7 ай бұрын
How do you clean the computer when the dust is sticky ish and won’t move by an air blower?
@waynetaylor2784
@waynetaylor2784 7 ай бұрын
Love the PassMark inline power supply tester, UNTIL i saw the $620 usd price tag 😢
@ChrisFromIdaho
@ChrisFromIdaho 7 ай бұрын
LoL, that was exactly my sentiment when I first saw Greg use it. I did however just see that the Thermaltake Dr. Power III was just released in Europe and will be coming soon to the US. I'm sure the PassMark tester is better on a commercial level as the price indicates, the ThermalTake tester looks pretty decent and at under $50 USD is more in line with at least my budget as a hobbyist.
@flioink
@flioink 7 ай бұрын
Totally agree with Greg on that - keep your desktop away from the floor.
@SaiyanSatsuki
@SaiyanSatsuki 7 ай бұрын
“Haters gonna hate!” Love the work you do, and awareness you bring to the viewer, THANK YOU Greg!
@GB-zi6qr
@GB-zi6qr Ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Greg and crew. By making this type of content you empower people around the world with good info and techniques to troubleshoot and repair their own systems!!! OUTSTANDING!!! I guess the only downside is that you won't be getting a rig from me for this series... however I live in Texas, so I couldn't get it to you anyway. Take care and please keep this series going.
@call_me_ezyyy4772
@call_me_ezyyy4772 7 ай бұрын
Mr. Salazar! I just want to thank you so much for all your fix or flop videos. Watching your videos is what motivated me to stay up until 3 in the morning to fix my computer! I was considering turning it in to you if i couldn't get it but I kept thinking about how you go through most of your fix or flops. I was able to fix it all because you created this series! THANK YOU!!!
@GregSalazar
@GregSalazar 7 ай бұрын
Thank YOU! Your support is greatly appreciated!
@bd_8277
@bd_8277 7 ай бұрын
Man, you've started something new and something big with Fix or Flop. Who cares what other people feel like you should've done. At the end of the day you FIXED the issue that was reported to you and we got to learn how you go about troubleshooting. Everybody got something to say when they're not the one in the driver's seat. I look forward to each video just to see what you come across. This show isn't named Fix and Upgrade. If the customer is trying to get upgrades they shouldn't bother sending in a broken machine. Keep up the great videos.
@DjVortex-w
@DjVortex-w 7 ай бұрын
Having the PC on the desk also reduces dust buildup inside it. Plus if it has a glass side panel, it looks cool, so it's aesthetically pleasing.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
I've never kept one on the floor, but with the insane air flow I like to use, my PC"s build dust like they're goal is to clean the air for the whole dang house. LOL
@animalyze7120
@animalyze7120 7 ай бұрын
No need to upgrade the cooler unless the cpu is overheating, not sure why ppl always think the cpu needs to be over cooled. The stock cooler or equivalent will keep the cpu cool enough unless you overclock, then stock cooling won't keep up. Great video Greg!
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
As a car repairman for years, when I see signs of a car being flooded, I beg the owner to run away from the car. Cars are built with computer systems and have the voltages you'd expect in a computer a lot. A car flooded, could be fine 6 months, a year, start to have issues, until it's an endless money pit after a flood. A computer, who's power supply that could start to rust and get high resistance somewhere... those high resistances are probably what fry so many strange things on a flooded car, but a computer is built less protected than a car from elements in design. I suspect something would just fry, more so even than flooded car components. I woke up really early before typing this, sorry if there are any typo's...
@dragonman910
@dragonman910 7 ай бұрын
I have that exact psu! My current 3 year old system is an IBP pre-built with various upgrades done over time: case, ram, an extra ssd, a better aio, and better fans. In my experience, their PSUs are great quality!
@Arsonloke
@Arsonloke 7 ай бұрын
I just had a psu die on me and luckily it didn't catch on fire or take any of my components with it.
@johnpaulbacon8320
@johnpaulbacon8320 Ай бұрын
Another well done fix and repair video for this system.
@freedomearthmoon1
@freedomearthmoon1 7 ай бұрын
My computers are on the floor, on the 2nd story. LOL
@kamizerox
@kamizerox 7 ай бұрын
As a former student worker that worked with hardware for university and now, a web app developer that a lot of times touches the application stack on our servers, I LOVE the series. You started the series screwing every motherboard you think would work but end up not working. The latest season show that you've learned to test the motherboard, cpu, and ram together first to boot on top of a box. I love that you've learned a lot as time went on and even used that PSU tester from the get go. Even when I have a new build, I always test the three and plugged in to PSU before screwing things in, just so I know power goes through motherboard, then I plug in gpu just to see if the entire system posts. When our main hardware IT guy for our machines told me about that PSU tester, my jaw dropped and wished I had that kind of tester back then. And even with multimeter and reference to check the rails, it's still hard to know if you're getting clean power. PS. Hot tip if you don't want to waste too much thermal paste and save some time, you can test to post a CPU even when you place an air cooler that has a flat plate on top of the cpu even without screwing in and without thermal paste just to test to post. The contact of the air cooler is good enough to at least keep CPU temp not crazy while idled on BIOS. It can end up with tiny scratch on the cpu but is worth the savings especially if you ended up testing more than one cpu. But disclaimer, I've never tried it with CPUs that run more than 150 Watts. Or if you wanna be lazy, keep reusing the same paste (except if really old and crusty) until you know you're gonna be finally screwing in the cooler so you can save some time on cleaning paste over and over. PPS. Now that you have a NAS rack server setup. Next thing you gotta learn is setup your own VPN at home to make all that footage accessible everywhere for yourself. Either set it up at router level with port forwarding, or use open VPN. You're gonna end up learning about networking yourself too.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
They Epyc's I built were a PIA. Let me tell you. I reused paste like crazy because they're just so big. I've actually tried quite hard to pick up what Greg uses as a PSU tester. No success yet. If you know where to look or what keywords to use to find one... I'd appreciate it! Yes, I'm right there with you. I need to setup port forwarding or a VPN. Been aware for a while it's what I need to learn/build out next.
@saintgtx
@saintgtx 7 ай бұрын
Easily the most informative and educational on all of KZbin! It’s entertaining and also teaches me what to look out for if my PC or my friends/familys PC runs into these issues. Thanks Greg
@GregSalazar
@GregSalazar 7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the support!
@fahlur
@fahlur 7 ай бұрын
Honestly it's a good thing he didn't power it on. It's possible the water dried up. Probably was very little but at the end of the day props to the owner for not taking chances and not powering it on.
@neobb2008
@neobb2008 7 ай бұрын
Great video Greg and while I would love to put my pc on my desk unfortunately, I don't have enough space on my desk and no space for a second desk.
@Joreel
@Joreel 7 ай бұрын
That was really nice of you to give him a new power supply so that he won't have to worry about it. This is why your a great channel to watch.
@awturbosp
@awturbosp 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for still posting this vid even though nothing was really wrong with the system. Teaching people how they can save a ton of money by playing it smart after something like this.
@samuelrave
@samuelrave 6 ай бұрын
I really really enjoy your channel!!! Love these fix or flop video's
@-_JayR_-
@-_JayR_- 7 ай бұрын
Honestly, I give the pc owner props on this one. I don't have patience. I probably would've just overlooked the case/components and assuming everything looked dry, I'd have sent it and hoped for the best.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
I wonder if like a flooded car, with so many similar power systems to a computer, if it'd rust over time and just randomly take parts out and would have really made a mess of a repair later, which a lot of people, not this channel owner, might just give up finding a solution to and end up replacing it all.
@mechanicallycreative9788
@mechanicallycreative9788 7 ай бұрын
It likely didn't overflow how you imagined. In order for turd water to overflow you'd have to have a plugged toilet and a failed flapper. Otherwise any water that goes into the toilet from a leaking flapper simply continously fills the toilet past the p trap and down the drain. The more likely failure was a fill valve that ran nonstop and overflowed from the tank of the toilet. One requires two failures the other only requires one.
@milescarter7803
@milescarter7803 7 ай бұрын
Nevermind flooding. Just regular floor dirt dust, dust bunnies and pet/people hair are awful for PCs with air intakes, especially the power supply with the bottom intake.
@maxtornogood
@maxtornogood 7 ай бұрын
For all we know you did the right thing for the long-term and it's a handy upgrade!
@bmanrockwell2174
@bmanrockwell2174 7 ай бұрын
Just for future reference, I really like when the specs of at least the CPU, RAM and GPU are also mentioned. Good video!
@ThorntonWillie
@ThorntonWillie 7 ай бұрын
That's the case I got. But did a complete new system upgrade went froma 11600k to a 7900x3d. I took the front glass off for better cooling and put a total of nine fans in the case.
@tjp4342
@tjp4342 7 ай бұрын
Well, I have got to say, you took this Fix or Flop Season 5, Episode 9 ... With Arms Wide Open!
@GroetenUitNederland
@GroetenUitNederland 7 ай бұрын
That toilet water is so diluted it's almost all water. What I really like about this series. Is that Greg just shows the process. Regardless if the fix or flop is easy, hard, special or just commen. We keep learning with you 👍💯
@kingcrackedhen3572
@kingcrackedhen3572 7 ай бұрын
Good guy taking precautions nice to see
@akr4s1a
@akr4s1a 7 ай бұрын
Its cool that iBP referred the viewer to you, would have been much cooler if they offered to test + replace damaged parts. It feels weird, from an outside perspective, for a company to go "try this KZbin repair lottery" basically. Awesome you were cool with it
@patrickmarshall7718
@patrickmarshall7718 7 ай бұрын
Fuck what they say, the fact that ibuypower suggested hitting you up first means the world to your channel man.
@dano5238
@dano5238 7 ай бұрын
Agree about the unit being on the desk. It needs to be off the floor. I have my tower on a small table. It's not as high as my desk but it's a few feet off the ground.
@matty6247
@matty6247 6 ай бұрын
Greg welcomed this challenge with arms wide open.
@jeltechcomputerrepairsfloo9
@jeltechcomputerrepairsfloo9 7 ай бұрын
The ibuy power rep could have let the cutomer know if they have renters insurnace or home insurance. All they need to do was get a quote from a computer tech of the value of the unit. pay the deductable and get a new computer. But this way also worked!! I have a repair shop in the Jacksonville,FL area and this is always my go to for customers that run into this situation.
@gaptooth-d5u
@gaptooth-d5u 7 ай бұрын
Great video and always helpful. I have a question. Recently when I go to turn my pc on it doesn’t always turn on right away, sometimes it takes three to four button pushes. Is it possible it could be the case malfunctioning? The pc runs fine with no issues besides that. I appreciate any help. Thank you.
@jamesevans3492
@jamesevans3492 7 ай бұрын
My Late Father Instilled Into Me As A Young Child, And After That The Following . . . Safety First !!! Always, In Everything That You Do . . .
@HazewinDog
@HazewinDog 7 ай бұрын
IMPORTANT: Electronics that have gotten wet should work again just fine once they are dry, HOWEVER please do note that if the electronics in question have been wet/damp for more than a couple hours, it is quite possible that an early stage of corrosion has started. Once that has begun, it's going to get worse over time and cause trouble eventually. Therefore I would never re-use a power supply that has been through that. Any parts you do decide to use again, you should completely disassemble, carefully blow dry and visually inspect for any early signs of corrosion. Even if all seems fine, it's possible that somewhere you can't see (e.g. below a chip, inside a connector) some corrosion has begun, which could cause a connection to fail or to bridge with another connection some day, which could possibly damage itself or other parts. So, replace at least the PSU and realize that any once-wet parts might go bad in the future.
@GregSalazar
@GregSalazar 7 ай бұрын
That's... exactly what we did (and why).
@JBrinx18
@JBrinx18 7 ай бұрын
Holy crap, I just saw that PSU tester is $620 dollars from PassMark... that is some fancy equipment there
@MarkHyde
@MarkHyde 7 ай бұрын
I really enjoy this content. Helping reasonably local computer owners recover their computers - epic efforts always. Presented professionally even when solutions elude you or the videos are short like this one - thanks :)
@GregSalazar
@GregSalazar 7 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@billsimpson2578
@billsimpson2578 7 ай бұрын
its fix or plop now is it . nice on mate .
@gugajedi
@gugajedi 7 ай бұрын
One of the easiest FoF videos I've ever watched... :D
@johngangemi1361
@johngangemi1361 7 ай бұрын
Greg, it appears this client's PC was really in the sh1t. Great video! This episode should be called fix or plop!
@outlet6989
@outlet6989 7 ай бұрын
Hi Greg. That was a nice, short, and successful fix. When you placed his PSU in the ALIENWARE case, I was surprised the PC booted. I totally believed that ALIENWARE/DELL PSUs were proprietary and not switchable with non-ALIENWARE/DELL PSUs. Have these companies now gone mainstream? There is another good reason, if you own a male dog, not to place a PC on the floor. They have a tendency to think the PC is a tree.
@pandabytes4991
@pandabytes4991 7 ай бұрын
If you are just trying to go the few inches route, you could always use yoga blocks. At least you won't have the computer on the floor itself...
@Beaumo66
@Beaumo66 7 ай бұрын
love this series Greg :D Be quiet is great and this is the same exact PSU I have in my rig.. Crazy how something so tiny could be why your PC is running a little off or weird.. I was dealing with some weird glitchy laggy noise when moving my mouse in the middle of a youtube video, or opening a new window during and moving over the icons on my taskbar.. Started when I moved into my new apart a couple of months ago.. Well! today I decided to get a new Cyberpower Surge protector and plugged everything into that.. No more issues, My fans instantly ran faster on boot also! could hear them like they were not used to being that fast.. lol! I know that wasn't the issue here but still, PSU wasn't getting the power it needed and altho my PC still booted up wasn't at full potential with the old Brick I had everything plugged into before.. Was just time to get new.
@wsdmsage
@wsdmsage 7 ай бұрын
Awesome that buypower recommends greg for this pc.
@fallenphoenixfilms
@fallenphoenixfilms 7 ай бұрын
Good Guy Greg being the Goodest Guy. LEGEND!
@cerescop
@cerescop 7 ай бұрын
The probable scenario is that the auto water level arm/valve went out and the tank over filled and started flooding the house. It would have been very slow that source is not like a open hose. That in mind the amount needed to start filling a residence would have been over a couple days. Odds are the water didn't get over a few inches deep as it would have started leaving under the entry doors. The water from this area of the toilet is clean water not sewage. All precautions are to be taken anyway.
@Joedad000
@Joedad000 7 ай бұрын
LMAO thats actually dope that Ibuypower literally sent this guy to you, super cool
@ronsage452
@ronsage452 7 ай бұрын
DUDE, LOVE the t-shirt!!!
@Wolfpackgamer
@Wolfpackgamer 7 ай бұрын
You can buy desktop case hangers to mount your pc underneath or on the side of the desk on the cheap.
@TheGameBench
@TheGameBench 7 ай бұрын
Flood or no... I think I would replace that PSU anyways. I wonder who actually makes that unit. And yeah... it's a pretty basic PC, but after a basic cleaning, it looks great. Also... liked the video just for the Creed shirt. If you like Creed, and you haven't already heard of them, you'd probably like Alterbridge too.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
I watched this before I woke up but even blurry eyed, I can tell it's nearly a chic looking system all cleaned up. :) I wonder if that PSU would just randomly start to fail and take the whole computer with it as it started to rust or something like the horrors of buying a flooded car.
@TheGameBench
@TheGameBench 7 ай бұрын
@@tradingnichols2255 That's entirely possible. However, in all my years of working on PC's, I've never seen one take out all the components. I've seen them take out one, maybe two, but never all of them. However, it's not impossible.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
@@TheGameBench Yeah, I was definitely using hyperbole. While I was typing that, I was imagining internally a corrupted SSD, or memory, or worse a motherboard.
@Trylen
@Trylen 7 ай бұрын
As a person that has handled a poorly grounded PSU in an eMachine PC and had to be separated from the case with a wooden broom.. Yes I agree you chose well about dealing with suspect PSUs... And I really twitchy when I see an eMachine, I won't work on them. CRT monitors have a similar story.. glad both these things are no longer common place.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
Let me guess, all the metal components felt like a bit of electrocution. That's what happens when you let accountants design a computer for maximum savings.
@thrydwulf
@thrydwulf 6 ай бұрын
Props on the shirt, Greg!
@DidYouReadEULA
@DidYouReadEULA 7 ай бұрын
Flooded Toilet Unit is going to be the name of my new band!!
@Mr.Morden
@Mr.Morden 7 ай бұрын
Components are pretty tough against clean water if they're off and allowed to dry. Boards can be smeared in goo used for LN2 overclocking, but when they're submerged into alcohol and inside a sonic cleaner they come out functioning again just great. Since a PSU circuit board is considerably simpler than a motherboard, it should be just fine. Although I admit I'd love to see some careless tests of this.
@NoProHarrie
@NoProHarrie 7 ай бұрын
Yoo you have a Creed shirt! I miss mine (something housefire)
@socaldayve
@socaldayve 7 ай бұрын
Had my rig on the floor, spilled a beer on my desk and down into the rig. Dried that baby off real good, put it * off * the floor and onto the desk. She ran great--but smelled like burnt beer--for over a year before I had to replace the MoBo. So, yeah, learned my lesson about PCs, floors, and beers. 😆
@caphowdy666
@caphowdy666 7 ай бұрын
Have to say, it's easy to say put your desktop on a desk, but a lot of people (myself included) have no choice due to lack of space. I don't have a proper desk due to space and when I had a smaller monitor my PC was on the "desk" space next to the monitor. But when I upgraded the monitor I no longer had space for the PC as it is a full sized ATX case. As I didn't have space for one desk, I certainly do not have space for a second. Sadly not all of us are blessed with masses of space. I am not prone to flooding, but I do hate having my PC on the floor as its a massive dust magnet down there, so I get what you are saying 100%, but if I want the best out of my PC it has to sit on the floor.
@Jimbo234GW
@Jimbo234GW 7 ай бұрын
Man, a 10" x 12" piece of scrap 3/4" plywood, a piece of scrap 2 x 2 wood cut into 4 equally long pieces for feet, a partially used almost empty can of spray paint and you have a comp stand .... for almost nothing in cost ..... no reason to ever have PC directly on floor, ever.
@jaiparaskevas824
@jaiparaskevas824 4 ай бұрын
Glad you accepted this pc 🎵WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN🎵 😂
@NYCamper62
@NYCamper62 7 ай бұрын
Well that was a flush of entertainment. Modular psu's are the jazz.
@Sevunteen
@Sevunteen 7 ай бұрын
The Creed shirt.... classic...😅😂
@kyocera3395
@kyocera3395 7 ай бұрын
Who else thinks IBPower should thank Greg by sponsoring him or sending him some parts to help this channel keep going.
@DirkMensonides
@DirkMensonides 7 ай бұрын
"And the Legend of Greg spread all throughout Floridaland. From Apalachicola to the Everglades, word of his deeds passed on from nerd to geek and from geek to commoner, and soon even Normie IBuyPower citizens even heard of his greatness."
@ragreen2
@ragreen2 7 ай бұрын
O.k. taking a guess after hearing the problem description: Do a physical survey to carefully inspect the system, especially the bottom area. Given that the power supply is in the bottom, I think I would remove it and test it (if I had testing equipment) - odds are that I would want this replaced regardless. If I didn't see anything else, clean, replace power supply and power it up. Optional: There is one fan that is at the bottom, I'd probably test it and replace if needed .... Now to see if I got this right or not ...
@rabies9027
@rabies9027 7 ай бұрын
Creed! “With arms wide open under the sunlight, welcome to this place I’ll show you everything”
@emmetthorath4542
@emmetthorath4542 7 ай бұрын
i agree with your decision to just fix power supply. Good info on what to do in this situation. Agree I tell my friends all the time to not put there pcs on floor or carpet.
@Grimm98
@Grimm98 7 ай бұрын
Another great video, Love the creed shirt too. I might see them live in NY this year!
@WELSHYTECH
@WELSHYTECH 7 ай бұрын
my Friday is now Set thanks Greg
@matthenderson94
@matthenderson94 7 ай бұрын
Never even told us the specs of the system. Obviously for the purposes of this video, and the issue that needed to be resolved, it was irrelevant. But I still like to know.
@RenatoG1848
@RenatoG1848 7 ай бұрын
That shirt though!!! Greg why didn't you give him an RTX4090?!?(Sarcasm)
@kenabi
@kenabi 7 ай бұрын
may not have been anything wrong, but you could see the water spots, so who knows how high the water got on it. instant replace. do not pass go. my computers have sat on shelves above my monitors since ~2002. low enough they're out of that super hot section at the top of the room in summer, but high enough you avoid spills and flooding damage.
@0verload
@0verload 7 ай бұрын
First and foremost, nice Creed shirt Greg! It's awesome that they're back together again, looking healthy and sound good. That aside, at the beginning of the video you had mentioned the warranty. It may or may not have been your intention, or maybe I took i the wrong way but it almost seemed like you implied that the warranty would have covered this machine had it not been expired. To the best of my knowledge, most places don't cover physical or liquid damage under the warranty. Am I missing something here?
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
Yes, an extended warranty should, but not the initial warranty, not for a flood.
@firexallst4rz277
@firexallst4rz277 7 ай бұрын
Another great episode of Fix or Flop!
@GregSalazar
@GregSalazar 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@firexallst4rz277
@firexallst4rz277 7 ай бұрын
@@GregSalazar Yep of course!
@BigLarry1950
@BigLarry1950 7 ай бұрын
Good advice, my PC is on the desk, never thought about a flood in that way, since I'm on the second floor.
@sternnx
@sternnx 7 ай бұрын
is it okay to use a vacuum to clean a pc or blower is much better?
@OGDweeb
@OGDweeb 7 ай бұрын
"Something" triggered... you know that dude dropped a massive deuce and couldn't find a wire coathanger 🤣🤣🤣
@keith23uk
@keith23uk 7 ай бұрын
The irony watching a fix or flop episode while I fix my own PC HAAA!!
@Miniputt_999
@Miniputt_999 7 ай бұрын
Big fan of Be quiet! products, got plently of them in my personal rig and just built a pc for my friend with lots of Be quiet! hardware :D Looking forward to the next video :)
@danielhulan3058
@danielhulan3058 7 ай бұрын
Diggin the Creed shirt. Man it's been forever since I listened to them.
@tradingnichols2255
@tradingnichols2255 7 ай бұрын
Same!
@rpglord71
@rpglord71 7 ай бұрын
Great video. Nice job on the fix.
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