Turning $100 into a HIGH-END Gaming PC - S2:E1 "Untested means UNTESTED!"

[@techyescity]

*** UPDATE *** Check out the new season 3 first episode here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJCye5qMdsaYfNk Hey Guys lots of questions about Episode 3 coming in, I will reboot the series in season 3 fashion, as I left for Japan in April 2022, I am back in Australia now, but since then I tasked my friend with selling my gear while I was gone (in the first few months), so I don't have a bearing on what is what to go forward with season 2, hence why I will reboot again with a new season soon.

[@RJBuildsPcs]

Nothing feels better than when you've finished all of that work and it boots up man! Great video bro!

[@MrNightro]

I knew I shouldn't have started reading the comments before finishing watching the video.......(Spoilers).. Oh, well.

[@Joker-no1fz]

bryan got a lot of dopamine from that i bet.

[@mick00000000002]

Can not beat asus ))) leveno good if . Get the right one. ))

[@GregSalazar]

Lookin' slick! That rig was gross.

[@samvhell9104]

Hey Greg 😁

[@techyescity]

Hey brother give me a call sometime we gotta catch up.

[@Trick-Framed]

...And Greg would know about gross PC...PCDC FTW...

[@themistoclesnelson2163]

Next time you gotta go international Greg!

[@TeraAtomic]

Ayyye it's Greg!

[@stuartlunsford7556]

You'd expect the CPU, psu, and ram to be good, so that's almost a guarantee'd 100 dollar value! Great pick man!

[@MaxUgly]

I would have paid $200 just based off of the image. Maybe I like to gamble too much but even if just half the parts work in this market that is a deal! As long as you don't mind spending some time cleaning.. When I see two 8 pin power connectors I think $$$

[@Oz-gv5fz]

Yes

[@EmergencyChannel]

The cooler alone is worth $90.

[@ravin6771]

I'd be more dubious about the PSU because they can be broken more easily than the CPU and ram because it can allow dust and debris in more easily. I'm fairly sure the the CPU and ram chips won't allow air in, so they might fare better left on a shelf for half a decade.

[@Joker-no1fz]

@@EmergencyChannel new not used.

[@BNR_248]

The PCIE cable that failed, was probably the root cause of why he sold it for 100 bucks. The moment you removed it, the system would have been fine. The old owner probably troubleshooted every other component excluding that one psu cable.

[@darksaiyan2006]

Or just trashed it without doing much internal troubleshooting (especially considering how dirty it was).

[@ravin6771]

All the better for tech yes and us

[@SidneyCritic]

Yes PSUs turn off if they see a short, be it motherboard, wiring, etc.

[@ThunderbolttheFox]

I hate to admit that I once RMA'd a brand new board over a cpu cable being incompatible. I suspected something was up when the replacement arrived and didn't post either. Some troubleshooting made me realize the cables I bought for the CPU were just incompatible. Other cpu cables made it work just fine. Turns out Corsair had DRM on their cable that checks for a corsair PSU, but my PSU was EVGA

[@h1tzzYT]

@@ThunderbolttheFox be careful mixing modular psu cables between different manufacturers, there is a big chance that pinouts for them are going to be different and it ends in very spectacular way :) Unless you are absolutely sure that those cables are compatible i highly recommend to simply not do it. Chances are that it was not a "drm" from corsair but simply overcurrent protection turned on and saved your rig because pinouts were most likely different

[@TechDunk]

"spends a few hours of really hardcore cleaning" "Wipes down GPU core with tshirt before applying thermal paste"

[@OZTutoh]

In his other videos, Brian does vouch for the t-shirt. Everyone else says alcohol wipes, but hey.

[@dadgamer6717]

@@OZTutoh he used his CK boxers in one!

[@iFiReRaiN]

That's the masters touch. That silicone shine is alluring.

[@plebbsquad5102]

esd cannot occur if the product has had its power dispersed properly. stop believing the esd hype. its a myth IF you handle your parts properly.

[@plebbsquad5102]

@n n see the capital I and F that makes IF, thats the keyword, the IF acknowledges that its not a myth but if handled properly, then you could say it is a myth. Also my entire statement acknowledges that esd is an issue but like the end of the sentence's conclusion, can be considered when handled in the correct manner.

[@Elektrotechniker]

Electrical Engineer here. First off I really love this Format! While you cleaned those parts, I started to think about something: Wondering if it wouldn't be so much smarter for static sensitive Parts like Mainboard, GPU-Pcb and the Power supply to use cheap methylated spirits in the ultrasonic cleaner and just turn off the heater? You can extremely easy kill your sensitive boards by residues of minerals from tapwater (e.g. limescale) on those insanely small contacts. With 99% alcohol though you could basically cover a running circuit without worrying about anything shorting out etc. Even the cleanup afterwards is way less time consuming as this stuff evaporates rather quickly at room temperature (even quicker when blowing at it) and even in case of some potential residue still left - like I said - it's very very unlikely to impact the circuit in any fatal way. Think about it. Greetings from Germany, Leander 🤙🏼

[@DATWagonator]

Yea I really cringed at that myself. 99 % ISO is a must.

[@AsurmenHandOfAsur]

The dirt and grime is way more conductive than the residue from tap water and dish soap which are way cheaper than isopropanol or metholated spirits. If you give them all a distilled water rinse you will remove most of this residue also if you so desire! Blow dry and its ready to go just like the results that Bryan has been getting.

[@Super-Tomcat]

@@AsurmenHandOfAsur Distilled water is fine. 99% alcohol could be used in dip or bath prior to using the ultrasonic cleaner. However, such a bath isn't absolutely necessary especially for this kind of restoration/flip build. Lastly, 99% alcohol is expensive.

[@NightPaddle]

He sprayed and vacuumed the board after cleaning. Even if the remaining residue is conductive in a hydrophilic solution, it won't conduct after removing the water. Also the Spray with... whatever he used will help to remove exces water, since steam pressure of two non mixable fluids will add to each ofter, thus sinking the boiling temperature.

[@Super-Tomcat]

@@NightPaddle However, this particular thread is about the possible presence of minerals in tap water. Also, I'm not concerned about the use of tap water in this situation. In regards to my post, I was just pointing out that distilled water could be used as an alternative to the tap water. Obviously, he knew to remove any left over water and did so quite effectively in the video.

[@SirReptitious]

Congrats on such a great score! That Noctua cooler alone is worth $70, so you got one hell of a deal there!

[@benpatch8692]

Had the exact same thought! I think he's making the right choice, but second best choice? Flip that for $70 and add a solid used cooler, used case (no fans necessary!) and a SSD with the remaining $100.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@benpatch8692 For a capable systems it doesn't even need a new case, the old one is fine. And I doubt someone looking at that 6600K for gaming would invest big into a fancy RGB setup anyway.

[@1234bartos]

Fake only cooler 100 USD

[@BloodBearr]

flipping really is amazing! I was sick of my low fps rx570 build so i decided to do some flipping and within just 4 weeks i worked my way up to over $1500 and built a entirely new rig!

[@davidfelix3851]

It's not that hard I flipped my whole way to a rtx 3090.

[@johanndaart7326]

I think short term tap water cleaning might seem to work, but long term the residue od minerals might cause problems for those components. Using demineralized water (still cheap) with some pcb cleaning detergent might be a better idea.

[@Mu7eD-Stream]

Better solution already exists. It's called rubbing alcohol. It instant evaporates whilst being abrasive enough to clean but not damage anything. Rubbing alcohol will not damage a PCB or components.

[@williemorales1252]

Finally someone commenting about using water. Never use water on electronics.

[@dtectatl1]

I was completely shocked dude I'm like is nobody going to mention the fucking tap water!

[@chrish1695]

How do you think these parts are cleaned at the factory? Water is perfectly fine to use to clean electronics; as long as it is distilled and close to 0 ppm. It is the sediment in the water that causes shorts@@williemorales1252

[@bidzinski13]

Yeah I was shocked seeing him use tap water to clean everything lol

[@jacksonbtb571]

been using that same noctua cooler since 2015. Ive carried over from an i5-4690k to a 1680 v2, and now a 1660 v3. I will use it till it no longer fits modern sockets, it's such a beast!

[@itouchgr4ss]

You can get new socket bracket for that cooler from noctua. So it will probably carried over to your newest build. Great investment

[@the_wiki9408]

I'd try to flip the Noctua, too. I bet you could get US$50 for it with some patience. No need for a beast cooler on an i5-6600k. Throw a Snowman on there and net $25-30. Or I guess set it aside and use it in a higher tier build down the line.

[@iFiReRaiN]

That cooler is nice.

[@11bravoNRD]

I've seen BROKEN 980s sell for more than that in my area. How you were able to score this deal is insane.

[@pwnomega4562]

The seller just simply didn't know what was inside and whether it worked or not.

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

broken 480's would still cost that much . kind of nuts

[@mcalin5931]

I saw this advertised on either gumtree or marketplace, its fair dinkum!

[@kyles8524]

watch the video and you'll find out

[@kyles8524]

watch the video and you'll find out

[@Anti-Mafia420]

Seeing a dusty old PC restored and given some love, to me, is like seeing an old dog who was chained all its life/ was sitting in a shelter unloved being given a new home and shelter from the ones who hurt it and giving joy to the lives it has entered. I just LOVE computers!

[@GildedPoo]

No matter how often I see it done, and no matter how safe I know it is, pouring water on PC parts cringes me out lol My weirdness aside, great video!!

[@jeroen5736]

i have the same ,creepy stuff ! a power supply wtf...

[@arthurmann578]

That looks exactly like the shape my PC was in when I found it dumped on my front lawn back in 2020! After MUCH cleaning and restoration, it turned out to be a really good PC that is still going strong! I also got a Corsair 850 watt PSU with it and a very dirty ASUS GTX 780 ti, 8GB DDR 3 RAM, and a i7-920. I would like to get a better Xeon CPU for it soon, if possible. I have upgraded to 16GB of memory so far. It DOES gulp down about 425 watts under load due to that very power hungry GTX 780 ti and 130 watt old i7-920 CPU, but it serves it purpose for me! 👍👍 PS: I feel your joy when you saw it power up into the BIOS screen! Great work, Brian! 👍👍😁😁

[@KenKlejs]

A cheap X5650 or X5675 will improve your build loads. An extremely worthy upgrade.

[@Ernismeister]

Xeon, not xenon.

[@Adamgreen735]

X5675 Allday for an old X58 1366 rig... ihad mine running at 4.4ghz for a few year and she loved it paired with a 1660ti... so good for there age...

[@TheGameBench]

I love cleaning up and restoring nasty PC parts. It's super satisfying to make them look new again. So... this was really satisfying to watch. And hopefully Soyo will get their boards into more distro channels so we don't have to get them off Aliexpress.

[@raven4k998]

that dust is a dust filter yeah that can actually happen🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Trick-Framed]

Watching you build PCs is therapeutic to me. Thank you.

[@dragonsystems5973]

I picked up a pretty similar deal in Seattle a few months back, had a 6700K, 32Gigs 980 Ti liquid cooled and storage, plus wasnt dirty and the guy demoed it for me for $200... The guy also sold me a 10400f with a 1080Ti(which I still have) for $800

[@Joerooe]

Very cool, and therapeutic video. Can't wait for the follow up!

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[@ragetist]

Selling that 980 separately and using that buck to build a balanced pc around the rest of the parts sounds like a solid plan. That's also going to let you use a smaller PSU so you can save that 850 for a later project 🤔

[@Lougardeixion]

I think the idea is to turn the 100 bucks into a high-end pc that you theorically could reproduce yourself. He cannot mix these components with other projects.

[@dadgamer6717]

@@Lougardeixion he could buy a cheaper PSU though and use this 850 in a next flip

[@ragetist]

@@Lougardeixion Yeah I meant that if he sells the gpu and changes the psu, he can then build a more powerful pc with the profits and use the 850w since a psu of that size would be overkill with an i5 and gpu that is weaker than gtx 980

[@JadeIsler]

this is the third parts hunt in a row where whatever you get, I get-- that exact same ASUS Pro Z170 motherboard (bundled with 16gb corsair LPX ddr4 and a 6700K) got traded in as a discount towards one of my i9 + 3070 TI rigs. your passion and enthusiasm is back to 100%; keep up the hustle!

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[@PK01234]

Brian, you got me into pc flipping- its been a year now.. I've got my education in the likes of being hosed, attempted ambushes & muggings for cash, dealing the good bad & ugly buyers and sellers alike.. but now that I'm a red flag pro, I'm doing quite good and I love it! For 2022 so far I already have the ability to build a 3080 high end system whilst stating with 450 in early Jan- so thank you for the inspiration you've given me! Cheers✌

[@monsterzero9456]

Chicago?

[@PK01234]

@@monsterzero9456 Melbourne, Australia.

[@loowick4074]

@@monsterzero9456 xD

[@cosminmilitaru9920]

It's so satisfying to see stuff cleaned, fixed, restored. Of course also because those are still great components components with respectable performance.

[@babagandu]

I was worried when he dumped the parts in water 😬

[@cosminmilitaru9920]

@@babagandu He knows what he is doing though, he drained the system of electricity before opening everything up. The ultrasonic cleaner is new to me, but otherwsie I know people that take warm soapy water and a brush to clean old systems / motherboards anything EXCEPT hdds, and they work well after they are 100% certainly dry.

[@GunMetalDale]

Great video, look forward to this series, I was concerned that the first fan on the 980 was knackered, keep up the great content

[@MotomotoPinas]

that before and after results, so soothing

[@mrtobycook]

ANOTHER VIDEO WOOOO!!! Thanks Brian! Loving all this new content lately, so great. Especially as the pandemic drags on and inflation etc etc bites more and more. Your smiling face is a great tonic :)

[@DoomGuy9001-MK4]

When you got a signal and the motherboard POSTed I was happy too. I mean $70 AUD for a GTX 980 alone is a good value but you are getting a complete system. Nice work.

[@Tobsn0312]

Man 70 bucks is a steel! I bought a pc for flipping yesterday with a Xeon 1231v3 for 80€. Was the only good Deal in my area 👍🏼

[@llothar68]

What was the rest of the computer. I got one of these Xeon CPU for 100 Euro three years ago and was happy. Used it until last month when i finally bought the most powerful Alder Lake.

[@steve11211]

They do anti static vacuums, when I worked in IT we had one contract to clean servers for a supermarket store as they would overheat. We used anti static vacuums and air dusters.. If you use a normal vacuum you can damage the electronics which may show up straight away or further down the line..

[@Jomenaa]

Had that same mobo with 6600K and later on 6700K, handled the 4,6-4,7GHz OC's I got from those chips very well and paired with 1060 6GB and later on 1070Ti ran games so good 8)

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[@LetsPlayBojangles]

I have the micro itx version of the same board. Same vrm and heatsinks. it handled my 7700k up to 5.15ghz 1.395Vcore for years. Its still alive and well. One of my favorite boards that I've ever owned. Now it's living an easier life at 4.9ghz in a HTPC

[@PaulLemars01]

This was great. I guess it's a Zen thing but I love cleaning and refurbishing PCs. So much tech has been wasted. It feels good to bring them back. I think your plan is solid, if you are going to stay within the strict guidelines. You could get a case for $30 or a 256GB SSD but not both. Just going to say again, SCDKeys for the win!

[@babagandu]

I love PCs

[@kevlarandchrome]

I got a couple of PCs in that type of shape last year, literally took them outside and used the leaf blower on them. Worked great, saved me a bunch of effort in the manual clean down, would recommend, it's just like a Datavac but bigger.

[@bdhale34]

The issue SoYo is going to have is with older techs who remember their older products. They were budget, extremely budget (think PCChips), and they were anything but quality. High failure rates abysmal longevity, They worked decently out of the box if they weren't DoA but they never held up.

[@G0nZ4Low]

"PCCHips" now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time (still have a mobo with P3 working, that I use from time to time to test that era hardware)

[@bradeinarsen]

So was LG.

[@kmoecub]

Toyota once sold really crap cars too. Then, all of a sudden they didn't.

[@munchiesthesockmonkey]

Around 1998 to 2000 me and some friends dug in dumpsters in a warehouse/tech jobs area and found a pile of old IBM Microchannel servers and Apple Macintosh computers. We found Apple keyboards, mice, power cords, old software it was a treasure trove of old Macintosh Classic, SE, Color Classic, LC520, Performas, I have a closet with 24 old Macs and my family been bugging me to throw it all away. I just can't do it, it seems a crime to throw away these old working computers. So they just sit there collecting dust. The coolest one is the LC520, it has a cd caddy, built in speakers, color monitor and fun to mess with. One mans trash is always another mans treasure.

[@AeiKei]

Actually that i5 can be close to a i7 3770k if you manage to overclock it to 4.8ghz. Mine is still running pretty well after all those years

[@babagandu]

Holy smoke !

[@ahmedanssaien6449]

I'm just glad you didn't get aids from cleaning this PC, Bryan. Even my mom saw the heatsink, and was like, "Ugh, DUSGUSTENG!" 😂🤣 You make "One man's trash is another man's treasure." a reality, bro. Respect! 😎👊🏻

[@benhenderson9407]

You got a cracking deal dude! Wish I could get a half decent graphics card for a $100 to $150 for my son's PC that wasn't a stupid gt1030

[@elijahevo6859]

Just get a good deal on like a 280x? Almost triple the speed of a gt1030, I just bought one for 70$

[@leopoldbuttersstotch6060]

you can find gtx 970's in my area for $150 cad if you negotiate a bit.

[@User_Brandon]

Your profession here on KZbin is really satisfying to watch. In this field, anyone can have a failure or two here and there but that one big success just seems to turn night into day. Another great video brother. Good luck on the sale!!

[@Arashmickey]

I think this trajectory is good: GPU prices might be going down, sell it now and get back more for your dollar later. If you really needed a PC in the meantime you could use the iGPU on the 6600k. NOICE!!!

[@ZGI]

Amazing and informative As always. 👏

[@Luke-fx9gw]

Baked beans

[@roguevipertn7279]

😳

[@WellBeSerious12]

Rad. I got a Phenom 2 X4 build for 60. So far 20 worth is sold (Wifi Dongle/DVD Writer). Total potential value ~175.

[@stephenmerrins5910]

I managed to find a working 8800gtx and it's filthy lol. I'm like you, something about cleaning it up and getting it back into prime order is great. Have an old LGA 775 board, 8gb ram, and a q9550 laying around, going to make my own case and stick in my lucky find.

[@glaassassin5176]

I worked my way up from a i7 4820k to a E5 1680 v2 Xeon found the right local deals in Canada Great video cant wait to see part 2 good luck :)

[@brett9000]

Deals like this never happen near me and everything is overpriced. I would like to find some deals to maybe flip to make some money for a graphics card upgrade for my personal PC which was built from parts I could find and salvage and clean up but I have no hope I only want to do enough to upgrade to a 3050 or maybe a 3060 I currently have a 1650.

[@willgottfried9066]

3050 trash

[@brett9000]

@@willgottfried9066 no need for that. It would be a good upgrade for me it's better than a 1650 and I can't afford the most high end parts

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

i got a core 2 duo and 4 gb of ram for 20 $ on ebay might be worth a look for something .

[@monsterzero9456]

Its like he said: you gotta be patient. Might take you 1 or 2 months to find the right deal

[@brett9000]

@@monsterzero9456 oh yeah I keep looking just not a great market around me in the UK something will come up until then I will just keep looking and trying

[@Mr.Bearded.Mechanic]

I'd rather vacuum those big chunks of dust instead of blowing it off. Wouldn't want to risk breathing any of that. Another suggestion is when you blow on a fan you should hold it in place, not let it free spin, cuz it could damage the delicate bearing inside. These are my preferences, great video anyway! Really enjoyed it!

[@oscarmetal]

As soon as i saw that noctua cooler a saw no risk in here. Everything else may be broken and you wont lose money anyway.

[@daniDEE_tv]

man i love your channel. I always been a type of guy that sees OLD JUNK as a hobby of repurpose later on upon have a vision of creating something out of OLD TECH integrated into a part of some new cutting edge trend { at least meanwhile testing the concept as using available parts to get a general build idea to later on replace parts to modern tech and thats how I love to upgrade my technological edge of hardware and room fulll of ANYTHING that has a chip I ever had since Nokia cellphones with SNake game , PS1 Tony hawk Pro Skater era... i guess year 2000 now is a 22year collection of Wires/Parts/phones/cables/adapapter and ALWAYS have fun reaching into the closet box to see something on Yoiuutube as an idea thinking HEY - I got parts for that lol..

[@jirizurek9685]

i am sorry, but i5 6600k + gtx980 isn't nowhere near the "HIGH-END" tag, not even the year ago this video was released 😅 It is however a decent PC for the money.

[@RuruFIN]

I had that board few years ago and it was pretty solid, even had a 7700K @ 5.2GHz on it before I sold the platform.

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

Always nice to see old parts getting cleaned and being used. This wasn’t even that old so it is nice someone will use it instead of it being wasted.

[@tagesvaterpatrick8780]

I know how satisfying especially the "cleaning & running for the first time" is... you were damn lucky! 😁

[@CristiBucerzan]

13:54 you can hear Brian's excitement,even he couldn't believe everything was working,from the first try.

[@mehdimahoui9295]

just scored an old school office work h61+ pentium g2030 for like 30 bucks, you are my inspiration and many others man keep the hustle going !

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[@PaganWizard]

Somehow, this is the first time I am watching one of your videos. After watching, I liked and subscribed. The first computer I bought was back in the early 1980's, it was a 286DX that needed 4 5 1/4 inch floppy disks just to boot up. I have also NEVER seen or even heard of anyone cleaning computer components the way you did here. For me, this is a game changer, I can't wait to give this a try. GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!

[@MrR2185]

That is one hell of a screaming good deal. The GPU alone goes for about 250USD, the CPU is around 100USD and that corsair 16GB DDR4 kit goes for about 65USD. Those are prices for used parts of course. I m not even adding the other parts, like that Noctua cooler. Mind you, this is in the US. This was a fun video!

[@stevepine3568]

Fun video! Ofc the process is not for everyone :) Basics of what I understood: 1. Have 100$ to gamble, start gambling, hope not to waste it. 2. Work hard to earn the money to buy a gaming PC 3. Buy a gaming PC / gaming PC parts. 4. Buidl the PC Help other get used parts and have fun in the process.

[@mycustardlove4168]

You know in the movie raiders of the lost ark, when they open the ark and look inside for the first time, this pc was in it

[@Marty_NZ]

lol

[@Hughesburner]

Love your vids. I have been doing the exact same thing as you here in the states for the past 10 years or so. I clean up/repaste everything before I sell them, usually keep the good stuff for myself. It's very relaxing for me, like putting a puzzle together. After a few years, everything becomes super easy and you are able just to look at a PC and do some quick risk assessment. Glad to see this buy came out good for you. It was nice to see that 980 clean again.

[@PHARAOH_89]

Ive never seen any of your videos and this randomly came up because of other stuff i watch . this video is so cool ! subscribed right away to see more .

[@ImWateringPSUs]

I was waiting for this video it since when you teased it on IG ;) Wasn't disappointed!

[@Monkeystompn]

About 3 months ago I ended up with a Core i7 6700k, 32gb g.skill trident cas 14 non rgb ram, and an Asus z170 pro mb for $120. I turned it into a nice little minecraft/plex server for the house. I love it! Good find!

[@patricktrakzel9657]

It cleaned up really nice. And it needed it! What I don't get though is that everyone shorts the pins, while it is so easy to get an old reset button with cable and plug that in. At least that was what I always did. A good begin in such a series is indeed important.

[@bradeinarsen]

Great series! I love that you save working components from the garbage bin! You’re also helping the environment.

[@AC-dd3rb]

Superb video man. Always enjoy your flip vids and it's incredible how shiny and brand new that card looked after a sonic cleaning.

[@NeoSoap]

I love seeing these parts almost or fully restored to the way they looked when they were in production!

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[@reclaimer429fishing]

There is enough DNA in that PC to jump start a second humanity. Wow

[@theburger_king]

It’s been 10 months and I’m still waiting for the next episode

[@shinoy7280]

The hype when it boots ,man its a pleasure

[@corneliusantonius3108]

A week ago I sold my second build with an i7 3770K, a Gigabyte Z77X-UH3 mobo, 16 GB of DDR3 Corsair vengeance 2400 Mhz and an ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2-2GD5, a Samsung EVO 850 250 SSD and a 1TB WD black. A 600 Watt sharkoon PSU on sale and a Sharkoon RGB case on sale. And I followed your lead and put a random wifi card in it, Thanks for the Inspiration.

[@zoomzabba452]

Smokin' start to new season of this series!

[@auctionrob600]

I used to flip cars - "Hear that knock in the motor, that's potential knocking!" haha dirty reposessed auction cars were the best, nobody want to touch them. Perfect!

[@themistoclesnelson2163]

Love the Tech Yes Transparency!

[@jokabjo1694]

When cleaning electronics, I use dishsoap, a soft brush, and 'scrub' away. Then flushing with a lot of water, then I just let it dry, for 24 hours. Never damaged anything. But I always remove the motherboard battery, before cleaning. I don't do it with motors, but obviously it works fine too.

[@jokabjo1694]

@MongodooxThere will always be corrosion. If you dry of all of the water, there are no high risk. Capacitors loose their charge fast. There are no high voltage capacitors in newer electronics.

[@ibvlik3637]

Hell yeah! I love this series, the original inspired me to purchase 14 optiplexes and flip them all.

[@MarkWyche]

A win indeed. I appreciate the work you put into it. It’s a labor of love indeed. I’d love to see Soyo make a comeback. Do you know what kind of LAN it comes with? I’d get it, but I need a PCIe x4 slot. They should call their hardware line, ‘Resurrection’, ‘Phoenix’, ‘OG’. Thanks for the video.

[@Ashley_2005.]

The gpu alone would sell for like 200/300 in the gpu market in my country

[@bluetrepidation]

I just used your code to get myself a Windows 10 Pro key. Worked well. Thanks!

[@BuzzTec]

Nice Work Bryan. Looking forward to this $100.series. great start on parts

[@1010WouldBang]

Awesome video. Good job for finding a 980 for less than $100. Do those fans have waterproof bearings? Also, you should replace thermal pads that have cracks/tears. The cracks/tears can cause hot spots its probably not a big deal but a good habit.

[@stefankocic7593]

Damnnnnn boiiiii, well done, mate, that was so satisfying to watch 😁 and also good for you, nice Stonks!

[@timbaumann9046]

I had a GTX 980 and I used it for over 7 years! That was an AWESOME GPU back then and I used the crap out of it! I only stpeeped up to a stronger GTX 1070 because I needed the larger amount of RAM it could provide to play some trucking games that I enjoy but always felt that the graphics it "could" provide just wasn't enough to drive the game to it's actual potential. My wife now is STILL using that 980 as all she needs it for are games that really don't even need that amount of GPU power, but she does still have the choice to later play some AAA titles like GTA 5 if she ever wanted to! Nice find all around I'd say Bro!!!

[@MaximusAdonicus]

Gtx 980 is only a small step behind 1070, fully capable of blasting all triple A games and triple X videos!

[@chrisneville7310]

Awesome video, 👍I'm off to clean a few of my non working components and have nothing to lose

[@ZZstaff]

I recently bought 3 tubs of K5-PRO to replace pads on my GTX 970, works great. Does not use much K5-PRO, cut the end off of a Q-Tip to apply it, probably used 5% of a tub. Bought 3 tubs because shipping was free, one tube I would have had to pay shipping. Probably never use all of it - ever. Also replaced the TIM on the GPU. Card runs much cooler now.

[@everythingrc2324]

Really enjoyed this… please do it again!

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Thats amazing Brian 😲😲😲😀 i was expecting the graphics card to be alot lower spec, and with 16Gb of RAM and for it to all work, its a miracle 😂 but great cleaning job thats probably why you got it running 👍👍👍👍

[@pupserq]

You could use a hairdryer and a thermometer instead to dry the board. Get it to 80 - 90 deg. C. That way you can be sure all water is gone and it is much quicker than blowing it out cold.

[@Fr0z3nS0liD]

I have no idea if this is the case in Aus, but I've noticed a trend of raspberry pi 3b+ and 4 being sold at huge markups second hand. Apparently availability is bad, and these things are used in some industrial applications for powering User interfaces for large custom machinery. I've seen 70-80€ retail pi4s listed for 150-350+ €. I expect the top-end of asking might not sell, but that's what's on my feed. Situation is not expected to get better until 2023, so you might have a year to play around with these. I understand it's not a market you're into right now, but if you make connections then unusual things like this might bring in a good profit. I think it's fitting for a series like this where the idea is to either get lucky or to ride the wave and be the first for new metas. Loved the video. Big Tech YES energy. Much love to you YES man.

[@AznVi3tx]

I love this series. This is my absolute favorite channel on KZbin.

[@AndreiB617]

Absolute WIN! Would love to see that where I live but unfortunately there aren't "things" like that here. Maybe in the future.

[@maucholm6836]

Last weeks nature strip pick up was a x58 classified 3 with i7 975 12g Corsair dominator and a oem gtx 760 3G . All working perfectly.

[@1stBlade]

Great shot Bryan. In Poland parts like in this rig with damage confirmed costs more. Nice starting point.

[@churblesfurbles]

Noctua always a good sign, shows someone cared.

[@olias2k979]

One small point for your future reference. I dont know about Aus land, but in the rest of the world we have something called STATIC ELECTRICITY. Wiping stuff with your shirt man, come on. Especially after what you been cleaning out. Id be shocked if your wife even let you back in the house having been doing that to your clothes. Nice video and great concept

[@shawnh8498]

I just typed into a search engine "gtx 980 and at the top it showed refurbished ones from 728 to $825 in US Dollars, so I think you got your investment back so that guy in the car park didn't realize he was sitting on likely a $1000 PC with some work as you demonstrated. You can if you have a decent oven that is clean also set it up for less than 100c to keep solder from flowing. ALso I learned a paint trim brush of an inch or so is great to clean out dust with a vacuum to suck the stuff up as you brush stuff like dust or animal hair it comes up fast and you can clean the fins in heat sinks super fast since the bristles get in between the fins and drag out dust and other stuff efficiently.

[@Silveredy]

Great job man! Husle always win! Trying my husle here but everything around is crazy higher! Very happy for you! When the pc booted I jumped with it! Haah very nice! Gratz man!

[@smoothboye4203]

Apparently Australians are just much more comfortable with having people come to / go to people's houses. In the US it's super sus to go to someone's home, and you usually do trades in like a Walmart parking lot, or town hall, or police station or something. Basically somewhere with a lot of cameras and "ahh he's robbing me" observers.

[@woostinstechflip]

This series is one of the reasons why I started making my own used PC build videos, I hope I can do one of these challenge videos in the future 😳