Building Mini PC out of Trash ( Plus Upgrades )

[@nike9971]

You were an inspiration for me to try and build pcs and repair old hardware. Since 2020, I have helped over 20 family and friends to keep their existing hardware by repairing/upgrading them for free. Rather than purchasing expensive stuff and contributing to e waste.

[@MiNiH2o200]

👍

[@ANONYMOUS-zu4yt]

Jhut bol raha hai na bhai.. sach bol de.. yahan koi hindi nehi samjhega

[@nike9971]

@@ANONYMOUS-zu4yt Believe what you want, does nt make a difference to me.

[@NipunDrall]

Please contact me I've something for you

[@ANONYMOUS-zu4yt]

@@nike9971 20 family, kuchh jyada nehi ho gaya

[@MineikaXD]

one of the most satisfying channels about tech, no overpriced junks, just pure recycling. love it

[@AetCount]

Love seeing the heatsink slide after being sanded!

[@racing_mntage1584]

ikr it also happens with flat credit'ish cards when slid over surfaces

[@crying_wolfe]

IDK why it is so satisfying to watch reviving an old PC and cleaning it?

[@kamur]

Andrew - the magician of computer repair who can give life to an apparently dead computer and make it useful and almost new.

[@fadofficialmusic]

Nah! Seriously this is amazing.. The funny part is that I don't have any of those you are using except that little torch. *I Have It !*

[@Andrex.G4]

Contenido de Calidad!! Es lindo ver como aun el hardware "viejo" sigue siendo funcional.

[@exlibrisas]

Andrew to his girlfriend: "talk to me sensually!" "96% Isopropyl alcohol" - she whispers carefully. "Ahhhhh!" - Andrew melts into his pile of PC components. Great content, as always 😁

[@GarrisonsMadHouse]

I'm sad because your trash is still better than both my towers

[@default1647]

I just cleaned and re pasted my e3-1220 v3/ r7 260x/ 2x4gb DDR3/480gb ssd/2x1tb HDD :)

[@j.lietka9406]

I found, some time ago, 2 small size PCs. 1 is an HP Slimline Pavilion, & the other is a Lenovo IdeaCenter mini PC. The HP was a bit on the older side, as it has Win Vista. The Lenovo is more recent, but the previous owners put a screw in the HDD! They put a screw in the CD ROM drive in the HP, thinking it was the HDD! The HP CPU can be upgraded as well as the RAM. Thank you 🤓

[@firisrozley5768]

This setup is definitely a great fit for a dual-boot Windows XP & 10 PC. Granted that the version Windows XP installed is 32-bit one & can only utilize 4GB RAM, but the fact GTX 960 graphics card still has the official (unmodded) driver for XP means most games prior to 2007 can run in 4K resolution or 60 fps in high settings.

[@linmal2242]

Great build! You could swap out the PSU and HSF for a SFX PSU and a low profile top down cooler and fit case panels on? You could then use those larger parts in a tower build!

[@michaelthompson9798]

Great to see these older parts look brand spankin’ new 🥰👍🫠🤤. Great restoration work once again my man 😇👍. Love your work Andrew

[@marcelomontenegrosantos808]

I love your videos, repair tips and upgrades on PCs and laptops. My tip is: Wash everything with soap and water (removing the battery) and let it dry for 24 hours. Just vinegar and salt are enough to get the copper and aluminum shiny again in a few minutes. Then use WD40 or corrosion X to protect. I do it here in Brazil and it works well. Try it!

[@Fettah1996]

Merhaba videolarınızı Türkiye den severek izliyoruz

[@soupwizard]

5:20 "Still need careful work to not [...] drop the cpu" : Linus@LTT has entered the chat

[@sumilj.2962]

Your best youtuber in the world. Greetings from finland

[@sumilj.2962]

🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@alfredoj1349]

amazing video, repurposing old components is really a great practice

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :)

[@Doobie3010]

To my eyes,that pc looks supercool.Different is a nice place to be,pc wise.

[@luisf.velasquezq]

Brother, as always excellent videos... it is good to be recursive, with old parts and in this way, promote and take care of the environment giving it life. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia

[@kobejanvicente1686]

That's a cute little PC, something you can put in your bedroom.

[@techromancer313]

Always a relaxing treat to watch your videos Andrew!

[@leadergames0661]

This guy can really restore anything related to computers and consoles! Great video!

[@mulahasan8195]

that is the coolest shoebox i ever saw in my life!

[@TheSpotify95]

Nice little PC build! I would have personally gone for a case that fits the cooler though, and also I would have had more than 256GB SSD. 256GB isn't much when some games are 100GB+. It is better to have 256GB SSD and then additional HDD.

[@matibuce]

I had the exactly same gpu along an I5 6600 and 16gb ram. It can even run RDR2 pretty well. Now I've inherited it to my girlfriend for graphic design. She uses it with an ssd m.2 and still works pretty well.

[@nikolaszisoudis8408]

Very good. It's better that you didn't put music on!

[@makedaevilmage]

Love the new sidepanel

[@nicosmooth38]

this is talent my friend!!! such a pleasure watch your videos!!!

[@newkie2008]

Loving the ASMR approach, high quality stuff as always m8!

[@C0olMusic]

I learned so much from this video. Thank you so much!

[@PauloJMateus]

It’s very important to reuse things and computers are one of them. Well done, I like very much watching your videos. 👏🏼

[@jhapalistudio]

this is the kind of video i like from him

[@nls3081]

This build would look awesome with another LP cooler and a mesh side panel.

[@nrg94]

you are such an inspiration , i adore you mr andrew

[@maddymuhat8079]

Nice, my favourite are sff build. you can replace the cpu cooler to noctua nh l9i so it would fit to that case

[@jierenzheng7670]

Not sure if you standed the heatsink would there be poor mounting pressure considering those are push pin mounted rather than screws. Also, not sure there would be pump out action due to the bare die chipset thermal expansion and contraction during use.

[@JogieGlenMait16]

I love that he didn't cover the damn case. It reminded me of my old hacked PC. ❤️❤️❤️

[@eliax600]

Thanks Andrew!!!

[@aravind076]

Fan is a word Fhaan is an emotion

[@bokexd3173]

you should of lubricated all the fans with some machine oil

[@ahmed-elzagh]

Great video, I think the cooler is very OP for this build

[@lisandro3614]

Not only the previous owner applied thermal paste over the thermal pad without mercy, he also used that cheap golden crap that looks like a mix between glitter and mustard. This isn't a PC build, it's a rescue operation.

[@mitchellsparks5194]

enjoy your vidieos very educational

[@da_pawz]

You did that with good TLC! Love it! Hope the system running well long into the future :D

[@sabaamiranashvili2334]

when u are making a coffe and get notification from cat and andrew about new video DD

[@2298839082508923859]

Tbf, that tower cooler is pretty excessive for i5-3330. I have it for 9 years already with stock intel cooler (with copper core), and it never heats up over 65℃ (even under 100% load in summer). It's very cold, and i like it for this.

[@SHAKTiLOFiSONGS.77]

Sir you are the great please Restoring dell Inspiron 3542 laptop

[@freddyng1843]

Hi, can you do a detail video how to properly repair a Intel socket pins? I bent some pins on my LGA1155 motherboard last year and I have been struggling to repair it since. Also at 8:53, can you share what type of vinegar do you use? How acidic is it?

[@parcival_vt]

I liked the cleaning sound uwu

[@lietus4192]

That thermal paste looks like peanut butter XD

[@guaiqueritech]

Your “trash” components are better than most PCs I’ve built 😂 love your work, man!

[@-AYAD-]

- Professional , keep it up 🦾💯.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@RiccardoConturbia]

Your videos are always inspiring!

[@Atelierul29]

I would use that case for an audio amplifier!

[@jozsefizsak]

Thank you for another very interesting and enjoyable video!

[@MotionSigma]

you are extremally creative! 😊😊👍👍😁😁

[@doduyle8476]

your video is as good as always

[@AlbySilly]

Tfw some of those parts are better than my current build

[@AniSepherd972]

bf3 still looks so good!

[@DragonBlazeDesigns]

At first sight of the CPU cooling fan am like that cool soon you put on am like OMG oversized haha great video love your work

[@GamingUltimate2011]

I love it watch this and I think it's nice to build the computer used

[@adiposerex5150]

Great work.

[@CorrichetiLagga]

Super cool build!! Love your videos 😍

[@nikhilshah9060]

Hello! Great videos 😄. Had one suggestion - can you also mention the prices at which you get the components/laptop, the expenditure you make on it, and the selling prices?

[@vdvd2090]

you coulld have used a top down cpu cooler...

[@hurairamahmood340]

love your videos

[@ZaimAfham]

This build is perfect for pfsense router. Small and compact. I noticed that it have 2 lan port.

[@Negiku]

You did very good job with the cleaning, but that CPU cooler is too overkill for that i5. Use the stock cooler and u can probably close the side panel.

[@lifeewbridances777]

Big inspiration keep up the good work👍👍

[@maurosantos666]

Nice work as always.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Thank youu bro :D

[@Tobi-eb2ii]

one more thing to do would be to delid the old cpus since the thermal paste will definitly be bad :) other then that perfectly explained

[@sykorkafandub]

Greate vid man realy loves it :D

[@tuetrinhquang4586]

I think you should add the AIO cooler instead of the air cooler for the Mini PC because they will look better.

[@jierenzheng7670]

Reminds me of repairing my relatives' PC, i5-661 from a i5-2310 because of a motherboard failure and scavenging another PC for it. Upgraded it to 16GB with a GT1030. Was gonna swap out to a Xeon Processor then few years later, I had some spares from a PC upgrade I did, so now it is kicking an old 650W PSU, i5-9400F, new mobo+RAM+NVMe SSD while reusing the case, HDD.

[@essexmirage]

Great build, maybe post some costs of the parts so viewers can see the price of parts new and the used parts too, well done 👍

[@redlisturban1898]

it's been a while I watch your video and I'm still waiting for you to do on a white macbook pro from 2008 it's the only one I have and it stops working but all these elements are good I would really like to have a video how one can turn it into a case for a computer otherwise you're the best keep it up

[@L3X_T3CH]

Great video love the work you put in to the content

[@playerongaming]

I thing Noctua Cooling Fan is best for this build slim one . Nice Build I like it !

[@DarkGT]

The CPU cooler it looks like it is sucking some of the PSU heat. Maybe use some protective shield between them?

[@walterlegere1403]

There was no reason to use such a large CPU cooler for a 3rd Gen i5. They don't get that hot even over clocked. That was a bit overkill. You did all that great work to clean everything just to leave the side cover off so the massive cooler can suck in all that dust!

[@hovanthecool1995]

I have the 2 gig version of the Gigabyte Windforce GTX 960. I'd take the 4 gig if it were 6 pin like the 2 gig

[@LuCallofDuty1]

8:35 you can safely wash electronic material in water as long as you let it dry

[@KISSFanDan1995]

For the cooler, I would've gone with an 120mm AIO instead.

[@swapnil_384]

OMG Andrew is bak with one more awsome video... Love you Andrew from INDIA

[@tractor20030]

I love that small motherboard

[@9oii]

شعندك هنا

[@tractor20030]

@@9oii لم أفهم

[@9oii]

@@tractor20030 ما الذي تفعله هنا

[@9oii]

@@tractor20030 ما الذي تفعله هنا

[@tractor20030]

@@9oii من انت

[@oldscoolgaming.5040]

I have a question. If I bought an old desktop computer with windows 7 maybe. would it play 1990's and early 200's cd rom games? or do I need an old gaming pc? I did get a few early 200's games to work on a small laptop but they kept on crashing.

[@patricktrakzel9657]

Screw he pc under your desk using some L brackets and screws. Use thick elastic bands to absorb movement and therefor noise. Cool build, well instructed. Nice video, thumbs up.

[@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew]

Currently Im building smaller studio for more projects, PC in desk sounds great :D

[@Tech_Therapy]

Love your content, great work 👍

[@JotaPlayer05]

good job

[@HairyScrambler]

Great job and great restoration, though personally, I would’ve stuck with the intel stock cooler as it’s low profile and makes more sense here. The 3rd gen i5 won’t need much more cooling anyways, if it’s even capable of drawing that much from that little board.

[@Rendraco79]

This "garbage" are better and recent than my actual pc, in which I'm seeing right now this video.

[@michaelwood9866]

i just tore down a pc that was given to me....dusty and dirty....just took psu apart and cleaned all the gunk out. it's a rosewill mid tower that had a amd fx 4300 quad core in it, 16gb ddr3 and a asus gtx 560 1gb ddr5.....probably use a different setup in that case but the ram and gpu will for sure be used in it somehow!

[@abdwagri1543]

very good video. i love all your video.

[@farrelathaillah3450]

Good video dude! I got a question, how do you know your near ewaste place ? Cause i dont think i have it in my city

[@osobaciemaki8730]

Box cooler for i5-3330 would be enough for this PC. Tower cooler is OP.

[@MrFactormc]

se que estoy escribiendo esto en español pero me encantan tus videos son buenísimos

[@ridikxan]

Great video like ever!

[@dimitrissafantis8705]

bro with love nice work !!!!!!!!!!!!