Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S4:E20

[@DOPES4MAGA]

At least you didn't have to drive pretty far to get this guy's PC.

[@squalley]

Are you sure about that? I heard Florida traffic is the worst… 😳🤨🤔😬🤭

[@SwampFox178]

Greg, I must admit that for the past couple years ive really gotten into PC gaming and building from watching fix or flop, pcdc and gcdc. Also some of the only flops which was hilarious. Can't get enough of these videos. They have taught me everything I know about PC building. Built my own and my friends in 2023.

[@GregSalazar]

That's awesome. Thanks for the support, Andy!

[@voidhoboshey5145]

I have learned so much over the past couple years from Greg and now understand so much about building and repairing my family thinks I’m an IT lol 😂

[@iMann_iFail]

Even the most experienced of us, still make mistakes. Full respect for holding your hands up and admitting that. I must admit I do enjoy the throwback builds, how older hardware stands up with today’s games. During 2020 I built a sleeper build in an old 19 year old case with an i7 4790, Asus CS-B coupled with an RX470 GPU.. still holds up.

[@darthllama1]

I am not convinced this one was on you Greg. I have had boards come with slightly bent pins in the past, it’s rare, but it can happen. Judging by the video of you installing the CPU, it really doesn’t look like you did anything wrong. It’s entirely possible that one pin was just a little off from the factory, I am not 100% convinced this was on you.

[@robertt9342]

I wonder if this is a case of some kind of manufacturing issue that only became apparent years later, where the pin was making contact but just barely.

[@Gassit]

Me too. It really didn't look like you did anything wrong during the CPU install to me.

[@AAjax]

The cpu install looked good to me too.

[@POLARTTYRTM]

I thought the same when I saw the video. There is no way he bent a pin installing that CPU.

[@m8x425]

I agree with this. It's hard to bend one pin just like that. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary with the slow motion replay Greg put it the video. I've heard countless stories of Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte fighting with customers over bent pins.

[@williammathies2998]

Thanks!

[@bigchew3149]

the x58 plat form is probably my all time favorite ..its what i really learned the nuts n bolts of Overclocking & building a custom water loops water cooled 560ti Then Titans started with the 920 as most did then went to the 980 oc to 4.2ghz i think wd raptors n Raid 0..just a lot o fun for me back n the day !

[@paladrous]

3:53 Try Reseating the Ram and make sure the clips are closing fully after turning off power of course, next I would try the on board video using an adapter to fit your monitors cable, CMOS is always good to change battery.

[@Crazy_Sue]

Thank you so much Greg for these videos. I love watching them. I just upgraded my power supply from a 750w to a 1300w and my graphics card from a RTX 2070 to a RTX 4070. Turned it on annnnd no picture out. Didnt panic, cleared cmos, no change. Took out ram, put ram back in, and she booted. Before getting hooked on your videos I would have been panicing having spent nearly $800 on those upgrades. Thank you again for these videos. ❤

[@kevinintheusa8984]

I helped my son rebuild his gaming rig over the holidays and we replaced the MB, RAM, new CPU, added 4 M.2 drives, new CPU cooler, and a new case. Once done, it booted right up and he has been playing it ever since. He was so surprised when it booted the first time after the rebuild, thanks Greg.

[@OGruurd]

Cool story!

[@TwilightWolf032]

When you said everything seemed to be working fine but the PC wasn't sending images to the monitor, it gave me flashbacks of the saga that was upgrading my GPU in December. I bought a Gigabyte RX 7600 8GB OC model on Black Friday, but it wouldn't show any images. I imagined the problem was lack of power, since my PSU was a 500W and the recommendation was 550W, so I traded in my old PSU with my RX 560 to get a discount on a 750W PSU. After installing it, the GPU showed the same symptoms, refusing to even get detected by windows (but the metal plate would still get hot, so it was receiving power). Its fans weren't spinning, but it's a model that doesn't spin the fans until it needs to, so I thought the problem was on the BIOS. I followed the instructions perfectly, downloaded the latest AMD chipset driver that was on the Gigabyte website (motherboard is also Gigabyte, coincidently), updated my BIOS to version f31 (if memory serves) before doing any further updates as per instructions, but when I tried to update further there was an issue with the installation and corrupted the BIOS. I sent the PC to a trustworthy business where I live, have been their client for over 20 years, and asked them to recover the BIOS (my MOBO has double BIOS in case the main one gets messed up, so you can fix it, but this update made it so that the MOBO wouldn't post even on the backup BIOS) and make the GPU run. They couldn't recover the BIOS and it turns out the problem was the GPU - it wouldn't display images on any of the other three PCs they tested. So now I had a brand new PSU, a dead motherboard and a dead brand new GPU. Since I work from home and my gaming PC is my work PC, I had to buy a new MOBO with all the USB ports I needed, and the only one I could find to be delivered in less than a week was the Gigabyte Aorus Elite V2. Ende dup buying it, had the repair shop install it for me because I didn't have thermal paste and didn't want to risk breaking the CPU in the process given how well things were playing out for me last month. Luckily my CPU is a Ryzen 5 2400G, so I could use the integrated graphics to display image and go back to work, though I could only play very light games in the meantime and was down one monitor. Then I begun the RMA process for the GPU. I don't know if this is the same for every part of the world, but the process in Brazil is too bureaucratic, with various redundancies and I had the misfortune of being paired with a guy that just didn't want to give any more than the barest of the minimum of information and ignored my e-mails when I asked for more details. I somehow managed to get through their service, and from there it was smooth sailing on that part, but then I had to send the package through Brazil's mail service - Correios! If you Americans think FEDEX is bad, I laugh at your face! Finally, a whole 31 days after I received my GPU in November, I finally had it back and working! But goddammit, I spent far too much on this stupid upgrade when I didn't have to, ended up making one upgrade I was trying to get away with not needing to and one that was 100% unexpected, had all this down time without my computer unable to work, and when I had it back I still had to refrain from gaming because I had to recuperate my time lost not working and because the games I wanted to play just weren't going to run on the poor 2400G's GPU. The GPU is working flawlessly now and the LED Logo paired with the AORUS LED on the motherboard do look great, but my wallet is crying on an empty stomach on the corner of my house now.

[@NoFailer]

Is it a coincidence that your PC happens to be season 4 episode 20? I definitely laughed about it :D

[@Lazyman1975]

Read this as I'm about to fire up the torch.....

[@ПІ-11АВАДКамель]

Love you videos keep up the great work man building my first pc this Monday

[@GregSalazar]

You can do it!

[@coreymcdonald7745]

It’s very easy. I’ve rebuilt my computer twice now.

[@ПІ-11АВАДКамель]

Finished building it a week ago amazing performance got 7600f and 6800 xt asus tuf it's a beast

[@djtribo8925]

Happy New Year Greg! I know it hurts, but try not to stress on the CPU mistake. Even the most experienced PC builder still make simple mistakes. Cheers! 🍻

[@andrewbattista1813]

Great to see proof of 'be careful when placing the CPU into the socket'. Also great to see that you could fix it. Keep up the great videos.

[@nonames9]

i need to step into this greg, back in the day it was pretty normal, that LGA sockets were messed up from the factory, so this is something you could run into even if you dont do anything wrong here.

[@lilmac3788]

Here so early the PC is still broken

[@teamgaming1294]

Don't worry LGA1366 pins bend even if you breathe on them too hard 🤣 I've fixed loads and had to throw away loads of boards that have ended up my way with socket damage.

[@peterstainburn2871]

You might not have damaged that socket when putting the cpu in. The age of the board would have made all the pins more delicate and could have shifted in transit. Glad you managed to get it working.

[@LelandHasGames]

It's crazy how something so minor can break everything. I love this show a lot. It keeps on my toes when I'm doing my own work.

[@VTXTL]

6:43 I have that exact same case. I LOVE IT.

[@TraeChappell]

Greg! This series has helped me feel waaay more comfortable with my PC. I can swap out parts, flash bios, and even do some basic diagnosis and TB. I wasn't helpless before but I certainly didn't have the confidence I do now. I really appreciate and enjoy this series for the entertainment and education. I hope you continue into season 5. Ill be there. Cheers buddy and thank you for all the vids!

[@KrissBartlett]

Good one Greg well done i did think it was a CPU problem at the start

[@mouadmennach112]

Looks on your face when its boot up is priceless ,great to see this nostalgia up and runing💙

[@justanormalguy2566]

Greg, it's thanks to you and this series that i finally mustered the courage to build my first pc. It was a great success. Thanks a lot and keep inspiring people.

[@905Speed]

this was one of the most satisfying fix or flops, not only because of the problem and issue, but because of the age of the components and the fact u built it for yourself. great episode

[@Firetim01]

No Sweat Greg, I remember not taking the CMOS Battery out and the system did nothing,.. reading the manual and finding out that different clock settings killed the cpu oops but learned can't wait till Season 5 enjoy the show Enjoy.... your build!!!!!

[@nbrowser]

Greg doesn't hide his mistakes...Greg puts them out there on display and owns up to them...Greg has good integrity...be like Greg.

[@ewasteredux]

Greg, I really enjoy watching you troubleshoot these systems. I look forward to next season. Have a great new year!

[@PAIN-ot4cj]

The first thing I noticed was how clean for an old pc that was, bravo to the owner.

[@sitordan]

Entertaining. A great start of the year! Here's hoping 2024 will be amazing!

[@ReqFam]

The amount of times I've had a PC issue and fixed it because I remembered seeing it in fix or flop, you really are doing the Lords work! 🙏❤

[@evergreengamer5767]

Great to see it all working, running a x79 Sabertooth myself and its has been a fantastic board.

[@RNG-999]

Thanks so much for fixing this guy's PC. You're doing God's work.

[@Davy--T]

I love your honesty always and although I didn't expect you to manage this as last of 4th season after new year it was as entertaining and educational as always 👍

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Greg, 🎉🥳Happy New Year to the Salazar Family, Hank & all the viewers, WOOHOO! been waiting for part 2 with this build & made me happy to see it was a fixable problem, it also ended up being a great promotion for a test build & POST before installing in the case

[@manuelcamacho-cazares4639]

complacency is the bane of constant victory in life. still enjoy your videos. keep up the good work.

[@13dma1rz]

Fun video. Actually a blast from the past. I built an X58 system back in 2010 with a six core Zeon. 24 gigs of RAM like yours. It's still running today.

[@zerocentury]

thanks for another very eye opening video, this only shows that it doesn't matter how many build or fix you have done, 1 simple mistake will really mess things up, so in every steps take extra care. :)

[@four_20hitman___97]

Haven’t watched yet but I think this guy deserves a huge upgrade! Thanks cooler master!

[@garrettwilde2798]

YOOOOO GREG!!!! Love the vids brotha! I don't miss a single one! Keep it up!

[@zellar1]

WOW! That pin looked just a tiny bit out? CRAZY! Great video and thank you!!!

[@cj_zak1681]

Nice one Greg, you got there in the end. Good to see you working with an older system - I spend more time working in old systems than new so it all feels kinda familiar 🙂

[@SunKing0586]

10:44 “Full Beans” has entered the common vernacular. Jeff Arcuri should be proud

[@stacyromanchuk]

Good video! At least you were able to get it fixed. I wonder if the pin was bent from the factory? Just a thought.

[@roadk88]

Seems like the cooler is overkill for that CPU. Really appreciate your tutorials on how to diagnose pc issues. Safe and healthy New Year!

[@PainX187]

not really could have been used in conjunction with running an OC as many did in the past you simply want as much temp overhead as you can get

[@TsuNaru]

4:18 the camera cuts to a continuation of a sentence are nice. Does Greg write the script out in advance for a particular scene? I've always wondered that given how seemless the cuts are.

[@GregSalazar]

I don't script any of these. It's just filmed piece by piece and stitched together in software. The fact that I both film and edit my own videos at this point helps with the continuity :-)

[@UnknownEntity420]

I checked the build video again and at 7:13 if you zoom in on the socket, it looks to me like that same pin sits a little lower than the rest of the pins (before you install cpu) indicating to me that it may not actually be your fault. I saw no issue with the way you installed that cpu

[@Qwuiplash]

Great video Greg. I always learn a lot from this series, it's a great entertaining educational experience!

[@Kane2009]

both entertaining and educating, amazing

[@terminusaquo1980]

I've just finished rebuilding my old PC into a new case. Got the final part, the SSD, today and installed Zorin OS 😁

[@Nosi75]

Thanks Greg for this format. I can´t await season five of it, hoping that it gets to Season 500 :) Keep on your great content. I really enjoy wathing all of your stuff.

[@adamvogl8581]

Great video Greg, love this old PC hardware. I still have a working R9 290 in a 4th gen Intel rig, it was a great card. Keep up the great work.

[@Jules_Diplopia]

Did miss the return to owner video, to see how happy he was, though I suppose your grin towards the end says it all.

[@thomas.becker]

That R9 290 probably could use some new thermal paste. Also, how did this hardware config compare to other submissions with the same hardware. I find that statistic more interesting than the comparison against all other entries, because naturally newer hardware will eventually always be faster. But comparing your R9 290 results to those submitted 10 years ago, might be telling. New drivers might have gained speed or microcode updates have slowed things down.

[@farrez_gump]

Yea definitely love the fix or flop series, keep up the great work.

[@Dawelio]

Entertaining and informative as always Greg, looking forward to see what you have in store for this year! :)

[@sergiomarroquinjr3587]

Owning up to your own mistakes and correcting things is very cool!

[@d.l.1660]

Grwat vids as always. Is that a MTG Black Lotus in the background?

[@johnhudson7055]

I’ve been looking forward to this video since I watched the build.

[@stevevee1372]

A Happy New Year with a happy ending! 🎉🎊👏 Never would have guessed a bent pin.

[@mrN3w7]

The pin could of also been bent way before you got your hand on it. Factory does mistakes as well....

[@MrZestubo]

I wonder if maybe the cooler was just over-torqued. crazy the difference a milimeter or two can make.

[@polizi212]

Well we can say with 100% certainty that you "Fixed your Flop"!! Still love this series and I would not think of missing even one!!!!

[@Skynenbonz]

Ahh the x58 triple channel setup. I finally retired mine i7-980x as well with an Asus Rampage III Formula mobo. Thanks for doing what you do, Greg!

[@OGruurd]

Great series Greg! Most interesting on the platform. Keep em coming if you can😊

[@lerouxvermeulen4403]

Funniest sentence of 2024 so far at 14:07 - "...offroad driving simulator, this is Dirt 5" xD

[@24GarrettFPS]

The best series on youtube no doubt. Keep up the great work greg!

[@TheWarKeeper]

Hello, congratulations for a wonderfull channel, how has your experience been going fully MAC OS for everything you do in your entire professional and personal life? Was looking forward for a follow up.

[@RainyFox-ot9qn]

Never rule out bit rot on older boards! the bios could actually be damaged, data cells can and do go bad every day

[@Canseeyt]

These vids give me the confidence to work on my own build. 😊

[@Whoro]

I had the same cooler on my build, had the same issues and eventually did exacly the same as you. But when I reinstalled, it was not posting once again... I changed coolers and havent had any issues since.. I think it more of a clamp down pressure issue type of thing, not so much bad CPU install.

[@kennymilsom]

Happy new year Greg, wishing you good health for 2024. Take care.

[@Aldrades2]

Good work there i had this platform until middle 2023 when decided to finally update after building it on 2011 as my first pc with my first job as data analyst running solid all those years until it started having compatibility issues in games. Still have it stored for a possible arcade machine as it was running smooth yet after 12 years

[@forum42087]

Clearly this "viewer" hasn't watched enough of Fix or Flop🙃❤

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Great video. It's ok Greg - we all have our times when soemthing doesn't go right. Thanks for doing these great videos.

[@winnerc0]

Greg love the content on fix or flop. I catch myself always saying “stay with me” in the beginning of all your videos. It’s Cathy af.

[@GAMMAXII]

Yeah LGA 1366 and weird socket issues comes with the platform, glad to see the rig lives

[@Megaman-Zero-626]

LGA sockets strike again! Glad you were able to find the cause!

[@patpatboy2]

I'm not gonna say you didn't accidentally bend that pin, but considering the installation clip looked fine, and the board was new, I'm gonna guess it was actually a factory mistake.

[@markolacic1519]

A friend asked me to deep clean his system and just take a look over everything. Nothing was wrong with the system and it was working as normal before I took it apart. I stripped everything down to the screws, cleaned everything, reapplied thermal paste, pretty simple build, Ryzen 5 3600 with an RX 580, 2 stick of ram, not a glimpse of RGB, and it does not turn on, nada. After I waster 4 hours of my life trying to get the system to turn on, I took out the CPU and found a micron spec of thermal paste in the socket of the motherboard. Removed it with a sewing needle, system posted. Safe to say I was more than frustrated as I have taken down and put back together systems more times than I can count and that was for sure a first...

[@gpredd1]

With my bad eyesight, I would've never figured this one out. LOL. God bless you and the family.

[@WirrWicht]

I am in the same boat. I always build my PCs by myself. Currently I am on AM4 and when the time comes to upgrade to anything LGA, I will be quite nervous.

[@Trainbuff26]

It's amazing to me how a CPU designed and built in 2010, with an SSD and enough RAM, can still be usable almost 14 years later. By comparison, a high-end gaming PC built in the late 1990's/early 2000's couldn't be compared to a system like this using the same difference in time, as it wouldn't be able to play any games or use the internet like this one can, even today.

[@shreyasdharashivkar8027]

One stop solution for every PC related issue = Greg Salazar. Also, greg looks awesome in short boxed beard 😎

[@Lurch-Bot]

I bet this channel will break the million sub mark this year.

[@meatsamples]

my very first build that I did on my own was an i7 9700 and I didnt know anything about PCs. So I tried to shove the cpu into the slot and didnt know that I was bending the pins. I sent the mobo back and they said that it was damaged. they sent me an email about the bent pins and thank goodness the board was only $60. ended up buying another mobo and finally watched your youtube on how to properly do a build. rest is history. LOL

[@NYCamper62]

This just proves your human. I was beginning to think Greg was a Cylon hybrid. Hey, that's a BSG ddr3 time frame j/k.

[@nightcrawl47]

Hey so I had a question for everyone in this community. I've watched Greg's videos and I've seen a fair share of both AMD and Intel processors. I'm in the middle of finding parts so I can be building my first gaming computer. I had a friend who really likes Intel, but other friends I talk to and when I went on reddit says that is not such the best idea for a full gaming PC longterm. My friend who likes Intel more says he knows someone who has to switch out their AMD processor frequently, not sure anymore details regarding that though. Below I'll post what sort of experience I want to have with the PC and what games I do play and have played in the past. Just wanting to get more opinions!!!! Games I play are some indie games, like Hollow Knight, Risk of Rain, Don't Starve Together, Enter the Gungeon, Undertale, Stardew, etc. Some a little more extensive than others. I also play the FPS Valorant & Fortnite. Some other games I've played is like Borderlands, Life is Strange, Conan Exiles, Rust, & Batman Arkham series. I have streamed before on my laptop and want to continue some, but not like super consistent. I do want to play a few games while streaming, not necessarily everything, but some things like Valorant, the indie games , etc.. Also, when streaming, or gaming in general not necessarily looking for top of the line, performance on the game either, but I do want to get a pretty decent rig as much as I can get with my budget.

[@GaahlDukat]

We love you Saladbar...

[@DanielKrullsilva]

So happy this worked

[@BrandensOutdoorChannel]

on Asus motherboards, the red light is a debug LED. The red light points to the issue. I had a Maximus IV Extreme for Sandy Bridge and Asus boards were the same back then and for X58.

[@jayb2705]

Glad you were able to get it working. The pin might have been bent before you touched it, maybe it's why the original owner didn't complete the build? I can't imagine an experienced builder like you would just jam the CPU in there and not be careful. Also I had a R9 290 and this is the default behavior, it jumps to 94c and then tries to cool it. It could do with a repaste and maybe undervolting to calm it down, I think many people just gave up on it and installed a 3rd party cooler. One other thing you can try is to flash a R9 290X bios, because some of the early reference models did unlock into the higher model.

[@groggyme]

Love these videos! Been a great series

[@cletusmcshootyface4646]

my brother has the same board and cpu it had damaged pins out of the box .... wouldn't post or if it did wouldn't detect all the ram ended up just being bent pins

[@bhringer]

No surprise to me; been working in IT on and off for past fifty years and I usually have the more serious issues but also quite simple fixes with my own machines. I'd equate it o using power tools on a regular basis; you get over confident/comfortable with your abilities and then mistakes (inattention) occur and injuries happen.

[@theevolutionslayer1772]

Lol I called it on first video I knew it was bent pin 👍

[@psiklops71]

the Socket forgives you for all the hard work that you do

[@WC2F-Miguel]

Thanks for another great learning video Greg

[@carbon_no6]

I wonder how fair this was to Antek, in all honesty. The first video was supposed to be a representation of the case which you gave decent credit to. That being in the first half, during the 2nd half of that video the overall tone of the video was cut and lacked any positivity. Not because of the case, but because of unrelated issues. Almost overshadowing the actual review of the case.

[@giantheman16]

binge watching fix or flop

[@RegalPixelKing]

This is basically my dream PC from a decade ago. At least the fix ended up being something as simple as a bent pin.