The Useless PC ( NO it's NOT )

[@rano12321]

You should do more old PC restoration.

[@jaylils]

For real!

[@TheMaxSkl]

and also paint jobs, this channel do it particulary good

[@fixer1140]

I second that

[@dblakewood1907]

Was looking for your touch, a piant job😢

[@abrahamseedvictory]

​@@dblakewood1907 I completely agree

[@adiposerex5150]

Another computer saved from the landfill. Great work, Andrew.

[@ypoora1]

That degreaser is surprisingly good against the smoke stains on the case! I'll have to keep that in mind :) Nice PC!

[@williamcampos1922]

Your content is top tier. I'd love to see you restoring an EliteBook 8770w or another mobile workstation from HP and upgrading their CPUs and MXM GPUs

[@trollingtime1234]

Ngl, I've been using an AMD FX PC I got from the recycling center, which was about to be thrown out quite a bit, and it's not a bad system, especially for basic web browsing. it plays minecraft pretty well so far and it definitely play roblox very well too. It also can play teardown at a fairly decent performance. it essentially can do light gaming. It has an AMD FX-6300, 16 GB 1867 MHz DDR3, 256 GB NVMe, R9 270X, and ASRock 970a-g/3.1. It's able to run windows 11 pretty well despite it's age, which shows how absurd their fake requirements are.

[@lastinline1958]

Always great to watch you work your magic on computers that were destined for the scrap heap. You are a true wizard with these devices. Plus, I really enjoy watching old pcs being resurrected. I would never pass up a chance to watch one getting the full Andrew treatment.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu :)

[@RVail623]

A Bios firmware update to version U1D(UEFI BIOS) appears to be offered on Gigabyte's GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 support site. However, a switch to "UEFI enabled" bios setting may also require re-installing Windows.

[@whismerhillgaming]

you can actually fix an installed windows to make it transition without reinstalling

[@danielyoshida2243]

Recently, me and my friends made a LAN party. As we played only old games or e-sports ones, I used my old pcs that I refurbished thanks to this channel. It was a great experience playing with friends in the same spot. Thanks Andrew for your ideas.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Sometimes we do Lan party as well, we play older battlefield series :D

[@danielaveljkovic5084]

Such a good idea!

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Yes, absolutely, there is nothing better than "getting the guys over" for beer, pizza and a LAN party! It's why I have zero interest in multiplayer online gaming because shouting and swearing at your best friends when they've just headshotted you is so funny!

[@patochester]

Nothing like an offline Lan and battelfield 2 with new maps

[@stormbreaker82]

🗿👑

[@MoikeIsJesus420]

That gpu alone probably has more power than my cheep gaming laptop 😭

[@corysms]

no one will forget the GTX 10 series. RIP GTX 1060 6GB 2023.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

The 10 series are still good and with better build quality then the newer ones

[@corysms]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew frfr

[@georgesobczyk1494]

Splendid video and very informative. I also like the style of your keyboard which one is it?

[@Dropsey818]

that clean up was so satisfying to watch, Cheers !

[@vojtechadame5860]

Nice video! It's crazy that now these computers are 10+ years old, since I remember these things from my childhood very well.

[@neurotoxin71]

WOW, that cable management!! I would not have had the patience to do that, The PC looks great!!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Is not some good management, just enough to put the cables aside

[@nadtz]

Those scorch marks on the top of that case before cleaning gave me shivers. I owned one of those boards, ended up selling the system who knows how many years ago but back then I used to love Gigabyte boards. Quite the restoration, end result looks great. And definitely not useless. I have a couple Xeon systems from around the same time currently running my NAS and proxmox servers, finally getting around to upgrading them but considering what I paid for them and the use I got out of them I'll be kind of sad to retire them.

[@EvilTurkeySlices]

This was probably one of the last eras where gigabyte was good. From z170 onwards I’ve had but problems with them. I just recently bought a Z77x-UP5-TH for a build. I didn’t need to go that high end, but it was one of the only silver z77 boards.

[@nikolaszisoudis8408]

I love hear computers. Since I was 10 I search in recycling bins for old pcs and restore them like you. Being 15 now, I can’t thank you more!

[@mellun]

All those cleaning and side planel still got a gaint circle of dirt.

[@KaiserMaxim]

I would suggest using an ultrasonic cleaning for such greasy and dirty components. That could also remove possible dirt from underneath the chips, where the brush and isopropyl could not. Anyway, great work!

[@jozsefizsak]

That's very nice. I have some similar PCs from 2010 to 2012 and since I'm not a gamer, they are very useful for me and I enjoy having the good quality components.

[@lucasrem]

Museum you need ?

[@jozsefizsak]

@@lucasrem I think I have one. 🙂

[@amyn227]

7:41 amazing thermal apply there, great job.

[@mrdorkomatic]

Great job Andrew! That old machine looks great and I'm glad you rescued it!

[@purohithardik]

It's great to see you giving a new life to old electronic please post videos regularly.sorry if I am asking too much.

[@sabatrol666]

Always 10/10 videos. Keep on doing these videos .

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :)

[@TheSpotify95]

Not bad - with 2nd gen i5 CPU, this PC is certainly NOT useless. With a decent SSD as its boot drive (I would pick Crucial MX500 500GB), as well as a decent hard drive (2TB) and 32GB RAM, this would still be a pretty decent computer nowadays for basic tasks, and for games from around this PC's era.

[@detecta]

32gb is pretty overboard imo

[@TheSpotify95]

@@detecta Not really. With how things are nowadays with games and other programs, the more RAM you can have, the better!

[@detecta]

@@TheSpotify95 i mean most games from the pcs era had like 8gb recommended specs and 8-16gb is still good for basic tasks

[@rhobson]

I've recently upgraded my modern gaming pc (5600x+RX6600) from 16gb 3200MHz to 32Gb 3600Mhz and apart from Hogwarts Legacy, no games that I have tested made the *total* ram usage (with Windows 11, which manages to use more ram than Win10) to cross over the 16Gb mark, so yes, 32Gb in that pc is definitely overkill and unnecessary, even with it being cheap. Also, you do not need 32Gb for "basic tasks". A better idea would be to have only solid-state storage, and maybe upgrading the CPU, since the motherboard is good and support up to a 3rd gen Core-i7. And definitely staying in Windows 10.

[@johnstancliff7328]

good cleanup..... on my rebuilds I take out all chassis blanks that come with the chassis and add fan guards to all the fans were applicable. adding fan guards makes it safer to service the system while it is on... how many time have you pricked your fingers on fan blades?

[@realradiodasantigas]

Sandy and Ivy Bridge are true warriors and can still bring a lot of joy today. Enthusiasts even change the BIOS of these cards so that we can boot with NVME SSDs on the PCI-E adapter. I did this on a Sabbertooth Z77 with i5-3470.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

I agree, plus these motherboards were with top quality, todays motherboards compared are like a cardboard. Btw the sabbertooth Z77 is awesome motherboard I always like it, especially with the cover

[@nema.nja_stolee]

You never fail entertaining me. Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina !

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu :)

[@garyr7027]

That computer was in a smokers environment, reason for the brown stains. I've done this many times for parts I had given to me from a friend who smokes in his house. He saved me quite a bit of money thru the years when he upgraded his computers. I never complained about it, I just took the parts and cleaned them up and used them. Most parts were good, a few didn't work out so well. What I discovered on cleaning motherboards is to hold them up right vertical position on a towel, and using a spray bottle with 92 percent alcohol, spray it clean. Start from the top of the board and spray until you get to the bottom and all that junk runs downhill on the towel leaving the board spotless. Repeat if necessary while having everything completely apart, GPU's included, then reassemble. Some hardware parts can be soaked in bleach water then rinsed, it will melt away nicotine stains like magic in seconds and requires no scrubbing looking like new, fans included, then bone dried off.

[@David_Quinn1995]

I used this MOBO and the I7 from 2013 to 2018 and I bet if the CPU didn't die I may still be using it today

[@iamstrom518]

I always liked your restoration videos.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :)

[@HC-Alfred]

That brown gunk inside the case and fans + stickyness reminds me about when i got one old pc from guy who was vaping next to it. That vapejuice was all over the place and pretty nasty stuff when i tried to clean it

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

This is from smoking I can feel that :D

[@EliteRock]

You can clean motherboards in the sink, completely immersing them in hot soapy water and use various brushes (paintbrush, toothbrush) for different areas, or even put them in a dishwasher. But be careful of the socket, use the original cover if you have it and clean it separately using a artist's watercolour brush and isopropyl. Give it a final rinse in warm distilled water if you're OCD like me! Whichever method, the CMOS battery has to be out and make VERY sure to give it time to air-dry thoroughly (maybe 48 hours, or a several hours in a warm c. 60°C oven).

[@emlyndewar]

Nice restoration here. Simple but it’s always good to watch.

[@phillycheesetake]

I much more appreciate cable management in difficult cases than cases which essentially make it no effort. Honestly I'd rather have thinner cases than cable management caverns. My windows 7 PC which I built in 2010 is 170mm wide, pretty much just wide enough to fit a 92mm fan exhaust and no more. I ran the 24-pin between the motherboard and the motherboard tray, which is possible when the cables aren't sleeved. Fantastic build man!

[@benoittheminerandgamer]

I hope your do more desktop PC restoration! This one is very cool to watch!

[@KatlehoNyane]

Please don't ever stop sending us These videos I'm a huge FAN of your Work

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu for the support :)

[@KatlehoNyane]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew No problem

[@tamimdesignhub]

This is Not a Computer. Its A memory

[@josecespedes4551]

Another great video. I really enjoy this type of video where an old pc is brought back to life. Best wishes from Panama. 🇵🇦

[@danielaveljkovic5084]

Amazing work! Looks like new 😊

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :)

[@RayosaRegis]

The wire Management is amazing! Its inspiring

[@mtus647]

Just a heads up You can use a mechanical pencil to straighten socket pins. It is way easier to bend them back into the correct position Awesome content as usual

[@ThePCHandyman9]

Tried setting right some bent pins recently and broke almost all 6 of them. The system still works but I wouldn't dare use it for anything useful.

[@JoseDavidMejias]

No other channel is this relaxing dude. Kudos 👍

[@IkanGelamaKuning]

Hi bro, I'm a retired IT tech. This was my daily work until few years ago for almost 25 years. Kinda remind me to my younger times when watching this video.

[@brianthesnail3815]

This is a really interesting job. I wonder if we aren't reaching the stage where a desktop PC couldn't be built with the specific intention of being future proofed to be upgradeable for 25 years.

[@FrustratedApe]

Looks like the PC has been in an environment with a someone who smokes, if I remember rightly the sticky gunk can become conductive and cause unusual shorts.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Yep, it's from smoke

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

Wow, this turned out great! I love these type of videos.

[@afr_gem]

looks liek that case had a fire in it at some point, nice to see it got cleaned up so well and wasnt tossed!

[@Zebra_Paw]

Sandy Bridge run pretty hot in my experience compared to their newer Ivy Bridge brothers, so definitely worth using a good cooler and not this stock cooler style garbage. I have no idea why old gaming PCs all seem to forget about cooling

[@DragonlordXV]

the pc case was released in 2008 the gigabyte poseidon

[@3020vicky]

Nice restoration.. do more your are really artist in paint work to .will like to see😊

[@typerightseesight]

That's exactly how I want my next build to look.

[@MegaGiulio88]

Only satisfaction watching your videos. Great job!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youuu :)

[@chiraggaikwad15]

Andrew can you tell me is there any way that we can make a pc box ?

[@MG_RAVI_LIVE]

PC may be hacked after resetting I have bought a second hand PC and I have a doubt that the old PC can be hacked so please clear the doubt please help me.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

You can change the disk and Install fresh operating system. Also you can use some antivirus with additional protection. These are some basic things to protect yourself from some malware or virus

[@shadowspark220]

Ah, the i5-2500k. My sis had the equally venerable i5-2400 in her rig some ten years ago. Gotta say, the Sandy Bridge architecture was a real banger back in its heyday.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

The build quality of the older components is much greater than the newer ones. Few moths ago I build one with Z690 motherboard. The motherboard was like a carboard, and sata has not working, we change the motherboard again the same problem. Yes the PC is great, fast, powerful but kinder egg quality materials

[@greekpowerellas]

I enjoying watching all your videos,you are great as always

[@Ahmad_Tariq6]

Please make a video on drivers and how you install drivers

[@TuttoLotta]

Its a great feeling, bringing life to old and dirty tech!

[@RonGrethel]

I remember when the i5 2500 was a meme in the PC community because nothing was ever better enough than it to be worth upgrading from the 2500.

[@ahmodsubhan27]

missing your customized color projects brother... wish you bring some more cool color projects!

[@drinkintea1572]

As someone who fixed a bricked h61m ds2 1.2 with an i3 3220, im sure it will last longer than newer pc components and it's still usable for daily tasks!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

The older parts were with better quality, todays are not good, it's like cardboard, low quality and high price

[@drinkintea1572]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew it has 10 years of wear and still rocking 🤙

[@Joreg_Catapang]

Make more of this pc restoration but please don't stop making laptop restoration you're the only one make this video's, I know others make video about laptop restoration like psivewri but still you're video is still more entertaining than the others

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

THank youu bro :) btw psivewri has a nice stiff too, I like his work

[@whismerhillgaming]

you can get much much more out of such a processor with a giant cooling fan such as a Noctua NH-D15 or similar and some overclocking back then there was a lot of margins left on the table EDIT: also I can't stress out enough that if the PSU is 10+ years old it's probably time to replace it, having stable current to this platform is CRITICAL even with zero overclocking, it can cause random BSODs

[@materialpain1]

I always say the same thing in 2014 with a good Dual Core 4GB and a GTX 750 everything went well, after 2015 it seems like a competition of who gets the best rehash, you can never keep up with the hardware

[@Kanivalos80]

Years ago i was given for free a bricked gigabyte Z77. Thnx to dual bios i recovered it, bought a cheap Xeon E3-1270(similar to i7 2600) and with 16GB ram it still my main pc(has a 1650 DDR6 atm). Some month ago i found a 9020sff competely naked, only mobo was inside. Fixed its bent pins,cleaned the sticky ram slots, cased swapped it, replaced my fx htpc ;). I love older pc/laptops, been donating them to friends and neighbours.

[@StenIsaksson]

Looks like the PC has been owned by a heavy smoker. Looks like "nicotine stains"

[@kodyeldridge5847]

You have an amazing speaking voice. great video!

[@stormbreaker82]

Finally something on YT thats actually intresting 🙌

[@ItsMrLee]

Andrew you should try to do a full restoration of that dirty carpet you got there! 😂 great video

Hola! Una paz absoluta al ver estas cosas bien hechas y con total paciencia. Felicidades por el trabajo!

[@dovahkiin3796]

I still use an i7 860 paired with an rx 570 8gb, still very capable of running a lot of modern games

[@informatique-org]

How to know if the PC has a windows 7 license ? Was there a sticker with product key, or was it on hard disk drive ? Thanks

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

I found a part of the sticker, anyway, the license is connected with the motherboard as well, in some cases you can check in bios that

[@beasthunt7954]

One of the most satisfying thing to me

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :)

[@kordmeister]

Great job Andrew!!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu :)

[@Grovichun]

Seen that type of dust many times before, that PC definitely belonged to a smoker. Probably why everything is sticky too.

[@cphotos153]

i am always exited when i see that you upload a new video :)

[@rolandjuhasz91]

Dear Andrew and everybody I am restored a toshiba sattelite with a glossy carcasse surface. I wanna to paint it, but I need some tip. What type of paint shall I use? Acrillic is ok? Its enogh, if I use 2-3 layer, or I need to use transparent lac, and fundation?

[@BWGPEI]

Talk about TLC! Brother, you are good, and knowledgeable.

[@dezhocob]

I like the laptop restorations but the desktop PCs are my favourite content!

[@iamperplexed4695]

I daily drive a 3770k but ive never been able to overclock it due to a factory Intel board. I cannot find a cheap and good 1155 board to switch to.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

The 3770K is still good, for these CPUs good motherboards are ASUS P8Z77 or Asus sabertooth Z77 or something from Gigabyte Z77X, these were my dream motherboards

[@iamperplexed4695]

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Yes , but try to find one working or cheap or that does t need a full re-capping job. It's not so easy.

[@martingolding4951]

Burn marks in the case looks like psu at one stage has been replaced I've seen alot of that as I started building pcs from 1999

[@shw3866]

Let me make a suggestion The thermal pad under the heat sink may need to be replaced

[@kinungi]

Thank you for another awesome video. I found two dell Vostro 3902s in the dumpster and took them home. I tested them and they worked fine. I have one problem though. they did not have power supplies and I've been looking everywhere for one with no luck. Do you have any suggestions on any other power supply I can use even if its not a dell one?

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

These PSUs are smaller factor, you can check some computer shops that sell used stuff, it's going to be much cheaper than ordering from amazon or aliexpress or ebay

[@kinungi]

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew thank you very much

[@FeelingPoyChina]

2500K is still a beast if you game on 1080p and dont worry about Ray Tracing.. even without OC lol

[@Devilot91]

my god this is so satisfied idk why maybe im a weirdo but i watched whole video and would watch more and more

[@CoBmaniac1986]

You can use it also for a small nextcloud instance at home

[@12villages]

Power consumption has become an important priority today. I think this is one of the reasons(besides the size) why the desktop PC faded away.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Power consumption, mobility and processing power. Todays laptops become very powerful, you can take everywhere and is more power efficient. Just an example: the GTX 690 at full speed can pull about 120 - 140W. One very high performances gaming laptop will pull about 150-200W, the average to other laptops is about 50W

[@averagedev7768]

Awesome save. I might try to wash my old desktop

[@wannash505]

That case i definitely will be repurpose as home lab server case

[@jevgenijobzigailov2376]

I'd recommend installing 8t CPU like 3rd gen i7 or Xeon v2. I have secondary Xeon e3-1230 v2 setup with 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD and GT1030, quite comfortable for daily use. No sense of upgrading to anything below Intel 10th gen or Ryzen 5000 series.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

One of my close friends still use i7 3770K with GTX 2060, 24GB RAM and that PC is working veeeery good. Maybe he will change that PC with Intel 15th gen ( if come out ) or something like that :D

[@88meatwad]

​@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew I'm still using a i7 3770K with a GTX 1070 Ti and 32GB of RAM. I'm not upgrading until windows 10 looses all support lol.

[@ProcessedDigitally]

took some dedication. nice job.

[@Arjun-qk1lp]

great restoration..your videos are soo good.

[@YoutuberL1M]

im surprised the psu never catch fire while doing tests

[@ThePCHandyman9]

As long as there is no chip level repair needed, the restoration of old PC's is very cheap and worth the effort. But as soon as you realise some socket or chip needs to be changed, the price of repair goes so high that it's better to discard the entire component. What a waste!!!

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

yep, not worth some expensive repairs, except if something has some sentimental value to someone

[@tegarz]

2:57 You didn't clean and reattach this fan?

[@ezecskornfan]

nice save man. I built a ddr5 build, but I saved a 2009 computer, well the parts of two really, to create a properly one. It felt better saving this max 8gb baby from trash.

[@TechSpecReview]

i would like to see pc case modding in your future videos. more PC restorations please.

[@Th3_infinity]

hey, you forgot to put in that black gigabyte fan back in the front

[@dareczek2974]

Shouldn't the RAM be in slot number 2 and 4, not 1 and 3?

[@realradiodasantigas]

well noted

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Yes, and just few people noted, you have a good eye and understanding 👍

[@guedezdouglas]

You can do a perfect home server and/or NAS server with it...