Which Parts Can You Reuse From an Old PC? (ft. My Dad's Old Desktop!)

[@Catishcat]

LGA 775 PC upgrading problem chain: 1. Need a new graphics card! 2. For a new graphics card, I need a new processor! 3. For a new processor, I need a new motherboard! 4. For a new motherboard, I need new RAM! 5. Why should I upgrade everything in my old PC case, if it's a completely different PC! 6. Holy shit, I need a new PC.

[@rotten_banana7570]

Try Living with a LGA1156 Motherboard!

[@Thatguy-qb9ub]

+Rotten Banana that was a funny socket from Intel. It was cheaper than lga 1366 but lga 1366 actually had a longer lifespan.

[@rotten_banana7570]

Jack Loggins ikr.

[@WhatThePotato100]

Nonono, 1. New gpu 2. Need new CPU for GPU 3. * gets lga 771 xeon * 4. Profit.

[@rotten_banana7570]

WhatThePotato i am doing everything on the list except #3

[@bobeboy5151]

Upgrading problems: 1. Need a new GPU. 2. For a new GPU I need a new PSU. 3. For a new PSU I need a new case. 4. For a new GPU I need a new CPU. 5. For a new CPU I need a new motherboard. 6. For a new motherboard I need new RAM. 7. Might as well get that all watercooled. 8. Well shit...

[@veroxx5452]

😂😂😂😂

[@bobeboy5151]

Yahya T. If you have a gun and a ski mask, you can afford anything c:

[@_Master_P]

+A Kid From Africa i have a old motherboard at least 8 years olds and im up grading to a asus B85-Pro gamer motherboard but my current motherboard has 4 ram intotal 8gb of ram and i was wondering if i could use thoose ddr3 ram with this new mobo? the mobo suppurts DDR3-SDRAM and the slot is DIMM i dont know anyrhing about the ram i think they are ddr3

[@metrion4244]

+A Kid From Africa kids from africa could have eaten your pc. Oh wait you are a kid from africa

[@_Master_P]

why would you need a ew cpu for a gpu? are you using a i3 and want a 950 or something?

[@marilyto]

People is selling this types of pc on craigslist for like $900. Gotta love that people... "Gaming PC with Quad Core CPU"

[@TheCrazzyFace]

+Luis Ortiz hahaha :D

[@JetBen555]

+Luis Ortiz Meh, Its not always the case, I saw a guy a couple days ago selling a very decent gaming rig for only 600$. Cost of the part if bought new was around a 1000$. That said, I agree that some people stretch their luck a bit too far.

[@nameinvalid69]

+Luis Ortiz yea hate to see such kind of selling ads around; quad core CPU! 2GB vram! gaming PC! max out XXX games! flashy ads pictures! MORE flashy ads pictures! The title and general description don't even have any specific info until dive into the details at the end of the page / in small texts... a bunch of crap almsot a decade ago. Totally scam.

[@1250nick]

+xone5447 i saw one idiot with even better price once. a new r5 230 with a cheapo pentium/celeron and a craptastic psu worth 10 bucks and he calls it a gaming pc and sells for $500

[@1250nick]

once saw 2 quad core xeons, 32 gb ram and a 2 cpu socket motherboard for $100. not bad

[@jensenmiller6410]

My high school threw out 20+ computers and I was able to strip them before the garbage truck came. Stripped the Duos and Athalons along with DDR2 Ram and took a hammer to the hard drives before throwing the new anchors back in the dumpster

[@jensenmiller6410]

Staring Intensifies Err... wut?

[@minkah2157]

Max Pare my dad gives me bad pre build pcs that he found in old houses for renvation. i have 5 pcs and i have got ddr3 what is pretty good and i got like 30 gb on ram but i think tho gonna sell that and a got 4 amd cpus and those i gonna sell as wel and i spare my money on my pc i have buyt some ddr3 ram (hyperx fury).

[@carson2889]

Lucky. I’d like to do that some day

[@user-rz8nk3mh3i]

Static My school uses all-in-one PCs and replaces them rarely.

[@DerbyMods]

So much respect for that last part!

[@nathanyoungyt]

TL;DR Hard drives

[@earnestbunbury2103]

+Nathan Young You lost me at "TL"

[@rjfaber1991]

Depends, really. If you come from having a single system and you want to keep having only a single system, hard drives (and possibly fans) are indeed the only usable component to carry over. I think it makes a lot of sense, however, to take an old system, put it in a new case and add a slightly better graphics card, and use it as an HTPC or something similar.

[@theFrizzleFry]

+Earnest Bunbury KZbin viewers average attention span is at arround 16 seconds, i think.

[@mrsqueakyvoice97]

+Nathan Young Was there reading involved?

[@nathanyoungyt]

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[@kostaskuriakos7417]

0:00 ok lets see.... 0:20 holy shit this is exactly my pc

[@connormcchicken5915]

my computer is so old the side panel opens on the right side

[@threestrikes1448]

Tpiledriver i have it too in my optiplex 755 from 2007, for fuck fucking sake

[@mare1849]

Tpiledriver i got windows 98....

[@jorn7629]

PomPom OH YEAH!?! WELL MY COMPUTER IS SO OLD... ehh I got nothing

[@zoeywyllie1411]

I have a computer so old it has 2 floppy disk drives, runs windows xp, has a pci slot card just to provide it with a wired ethernet connection (not built into the mother board), and it's best video port is vga (even on it's video card). The dust inside of it actually started to form together like cobwebs. Luckily it is an old thing I picked up for free and not my main computer.

[@wazziz]

Mine has a btx Mobo and it’s shit cos I can’t put mine in a normal case and the cpu is lga 1155 and it costs like $150 Aus Dollar For It

[@mediamixer7564]

I know it's old school, but I love having a CD ROM in my new system. Besides, you never know when you're going to need it

[@dumbduo0]

Yes yes yes

[@moskic153]

agree and know i need a floopy drive ;)

[@patpowers9210]

So, basically, nothing is salvageable.

[@BaDitO2]

the power supply

[@patpowers9210]

OK, but OTHER THAN the HDD, the SATA cable, the fans, the opticial drive and the power supply, NOTHING is salvageable ...

[@patpowers9210]

Yeah, I'm running a gaming computer off a Core2Duo ... using it right now, even as we "speak."

[@TheExtraleague]

so I might as well use a power supply? if given the proper conectors for a new computer?

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

TheExtraleague If it can provide the power and it has the connectors you need then there is no reason to replace the PSU.

[@MsHUGSaLOT]

watching this makes me wanna sneeze.

[@randomvwguy5864]

Duuud me too

[@leemathoo6583]

I just sneezed as I read your comment....

[@hyperchunky7299]

@@leemathoo6583 wtf i did 2..

[@sakatiin]

When your so early the title isnt even spelled correctly

[@Bitwit]

Sorry I was half asleep when posting

[@racer798]

+Koa Jurgensen *you're

[@PimptatoPCs]

Did HP pull a Dell? It looks like the layout is backwards. With the case door open on a standard PC, the "front" is on the right side and the back is on the left. I've had a lot of Dells, am I seeing it wrong? I didn't think HP had any proprietary designs.

[@sakatiin]

+Awesomesauce Network Hhaha hey im making my first PC and I was wondering if you could help with the partslist? pcpartpicker.com/p/YgChcf (ill mostly be using it for gaming)

[@thebesuto]

+Koa Jurgensen do you really need 16gb of RAM? The majority of gaming pcs do not need more than 8gb and I also only started to hit that limit when I had 20+ aktive KZbin Chrome tabs open w/ videos waiting to be downloaded and Adobe Premiere Elements running (and Photoshop "idling"). And probably some other programs..

[@jadetea6112]

Good god, my desktop old pc is 15 years old. Growing its own ecosystem from dust, needless to say the fans are unsanitary. Only possible salvage pieces are a 120gb sata hard drive and maybe some cables + the case. I appreciate how you used lots of visuals to assist newbies like me lol!

[@seljd]

I always cut the wires from PSU, you never know when you need wires for side projects

[@ZZZxRv]

+SeljD Nice idea. Makes sense.

[@ErwinHolland.]

+SeljD Just hang on to it. I used power supplies for all kind of things. Even if it is a power supply that isnt great. Used old powersupplies on things from testing a fan, to charging my rc lipo's. You can do a lot of things with old powersupplies. But if it is dead i also cut the cables.

[@FaMeBrenzor]

+Erwin Holland Used my old to power a car amp and radio for a party I threw, it was actually a great idea !

[@DizzzyKipper]

+Erwin Holland Yes, I use old power supply's too for all kinds of testing and what not.I could reuse a lot of stuff on that old case.I hate the pink and green audio jacks but the come in handy,caps and diodes,resistors.rewrite ic's harvest that stuff .the card reader..etc .Parts is parts.The metal the case was made from.I love scrap. lol the plastic how ever recycle.

[@spacecadet2827]

+SeljD there's a bunch of copper in them. the random colors are handy too.

[@y34r]

Install linux , then continue to use that old pc, and use it for surfing or light work. Buy new components for new pc

[@firstnamelastname6118]

Or Remix OS (yes, I know it's technically linux, but desktop android? lul)

[@aaadj2744]

Dual boot OS 👍

[@waynet68]

You should take some of the memory out of this and put it in your neighbor's old HP Pavilion.

[@bennyuoppd33]

+waynet68 Gr8 idea m8. Do it Kyle pliz he deserves more RAM :(

[@iDAppleTech]

that also came in my mind when he mentioned DDR2 😂

[@rjfaber1991]

Probably, yes. DDR2 is getting quite rare in computer shops these days, but there's still lots of computers running it, so DDR2 sticks fetch a surprisingly fair price on the second-hand market...

[@-DeScruff]

+waynet68 Yeah, Ive seen some PCs with AM2+ motherboards but have some of the 'higher end' AM3 CPUs, like the Phenom II 965 that are still alright to this day. - specially if your a non gamer. Most of the ones Ive seen had 2GB of RAM so upping that to 4, 6 or 8 is always gives a nice performance boost.

[@randomvideosn0where]

+Robert Faber Yeah, I went to buy RAM for my dad's old computer and it was more expensive than the RAM for my new laptop, it's crazy.

[@knappyflash1431]

"in most cases" lol i get it

[@ilxxbtw7286]

Lol 😂

[@joeldoel4108]

Cheesy pun. I like it

[@narwhal9852]

Lol

[@alanlee1994op]

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[@Virtual_Bastard]

@@alanlee1994op u ok?

[@Markyroson]

2:10 I would say it is more dependent on the case and how old the computer is that you are upgrading from in addition to if the computer is store bought 'stock' or custom built. If custom built, the power supply and case could be totally fine. In most cases though, the video is most likely correct.

[@burningglory2373]

Wonder when people 20 years into the future look back and say,"Those idiots payed 1200$ for a grandmatistic Titan XP. AND Nvidia only offered two per peoson. HA! As they enjoy consumer grade equiptment running 100 billion tflops

[@burningglory2373]

For the record the first PC I bought was a 2014 toshiba that I though was next generation then. Laugh as I tell you it had no dedicated graphics and a 4 core A-6 AMD cpu in it with a turbo of up to 2.4 ghz

[@99bushpig]

To think my first pooter was an Intel P.133 and I put in a voodoo 2 graph card,thought I was the bees knees,lol.

[@eemotion]

BurningGlory and a 1080 Ti is something you’d find in a dumpster around town 😂

[@tunainoil]

There used to be a time (the 90s) when a CD-ROM drive cost $1000 and sound cards were a luxury. Let that sink in.

[@cooliofoolio]

Sound cards are still kinda expensive. It's just that now computers have decent built in sound now.

[@adammoore7994]

I thought the stuff about people saying OEM PSUs were ticking time bombs was just them being paranoid but recently I learned my lesson the hard way. I used an old PSU from a very similar system (Lite On 300W) in my rig and the other day I tried to turn in on. Long story short It probably killed my MoBo, RAM, and CPU! So take it from me, wait for the new GPU, the new CPU, use a little less RAM for A bit and get a new PSU from a reputible brand. And remember kids, "cheap comes out expensive" - My Mom 2k16

[@smolchungus9213]

Dayummmm can we got some Fs in the chat?

[@smolchungus9213]

F

[@noahterrell5934]

Thank you for this video! I'm a first time pc builder and I've got 3 outdated pcs just lying around. Might as well put that ol' cpu cooler to good use!

[@aaadj2744]

Captain Cornflake Upgrade the PC from the scratch

[@AnaKk1N]

Ancient relic? That PC? My last computer had 12 years old, being used mostly everyday. I changed it cuz it became such a pain in the ***. I couldn't watch any Internet videos including from KZbin. It started taking 30 secs or so for the right click on the desktop to refresh. It was taking around 10 minutes for a complete startup.

[@PINPAL]

10 Minutes to start up? Wow that's fast compared to my old PC. You had to plan the day before when you were going to use your PC for the next day. Boot time: 7 Hours.

[@Real_MisterSir]

+Josh Hayes I lost my power button on my first laptop, and then the turn on switch itself went south.. Boot up time? sometimes an hour, sometimes impossible :D it felt like an achievement to see the little green lights come on and hear the sound of the running fans :b

[@Aecor]

Install Linux mint xcfe it is great

[@Herobrineplayz-c3i]

I have the same desktop and it runs like it’s brand new. It’s nice that some people acknowledge old tech like I do.

[@DestroyCode]

I want this PC because it's better than mine :)

[@ThatGuy69]

+DestroyerTV For other people well... they have PC (Personal Computer) well... for me I have a Samsung laptopt and PC stands for (Purely Crap)

[@JackLondonPcaller]

+DestroyerTV what a loser

[@ThatGuy69]

JackLondon Not all people have money you ass. I to do not have a pc that can run cs:go

[@DestroyCode]

I have a gaming laptop but i need to buy a desktop

[@ThatGuy69]

DestroyerTV I just have a laptop *non* gaming or being able to watch videos in 720p60fps

[@johnr.timmers2297]

2:44 Actually I did that once, kinda. Had a buddy with an old but decent computer. It was running very very badly and he asked me to take a look. After cleaning out the malware and viruses and running some good old ccleaner, it was still lagging bad on just the home screen. I decided it was that his integrated graphics card wasn't built to supply graphics to the flat screen tv he had hooked it up to. I grabbed an old unused nvidia graphics card from home and said if it worked he could keep it for $10. It matched up perfectly, and it still runs great.

[@ItssAnAliProduction]

Who else can hear the dog barking in the background at around 5:05 ? xD

[@Bitwit]

+Ali my neighbor has three annoying dogs. i want to shoot them.

[@deadguppy888]

+Awesomesauce Network a video on your gun collection pls

[@innolit]

+Awesomesauce Network hopefully with a camera :p

[@ItssAnAliProduction]

Awesomesauce Network Well, I guess I can cross 'get a reply from Kyle from AwesomeSauce Network' off my bucket list! ;D

[@DylanMcMullen]

I read this just as it happened

[@Manof2boyz]

I have that same rig sitting in my pc graveyard, after watching your video has given me the knowledge to helpfully reuse some parts! Thanxs:)

[@NickCarroll]

Often these old PCs have DVD or sometimes Blu Ray drives, and these can make good HTPCs. Even if they don't have a Blu Ray drive, those are dirt cheap now. I would just disassemble, clean out, then reassemble it, before putting it in an entertainment center. :)

[@richwadd7233]

6:48 minutes of my life that I will never get back

[@EonityLuna]

Fun fact: my current computer has a Skylake CPU and motherboard, a Nvidia Pascal graphics card, an m.2 SSD, ... ...and a mostly-unused DVD±RW/CD-RW drive salvaged and recycled repeatedly from an old Acer pre-built computer from nearly a decade ago. :P Also I have been using my old Cooler Master Silencio 550 case for 5-6 years now; new cases definitely look prettier and has better front I/O, but my current case has served me well all these years through different builds, as well as sporting unique features that are hard to find in other cases: an SD card slot, and an internal hard drive dock on the front.

[@CreativeGaming96]

I'm glad I found this video, my current work are just trashing their old PC and they let me just salvage all the parts and generic towers except for the HDDs, these parts are still DDR3 era and Intel Pentinum/AMD equivalent with their stock coolers. I'm planning to resell these parts at the same time build a home server.

[@User-xw6kd]

1.Case 2.HDD 3.SSD 4.Fans 5.RAM 6.SATA Cables.

[@massimookissed1023]

Shammo Hamid 1.Maybe 2.Nyargh... with an adapter 3.A what..? 4.Pre-PWM, 2pin on or off 5.Just nope 6.PATA IDE

[@whatever990]

Massimo O'Kissed youre pretty stupid man

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

I've never seen a pre-build pre-2012 PC with an ssd.

[@Fearagen]

Shammo Hamid

[@massimookissed1023]

EPiCGAMiNG , *_I_* do. My last desktop doesn't though. It had Win ME, came out when USB was new and _just_ before quiet PCs were a thing.

[@zackarytj]

You should take your dads old PC and max it out as far as it can go. Get fastest CPU that that mobo support, fastest ram and the fastest six pin pci power gpu that can fit and see what u get, and why? Just cause.

[@darkshadowsx5949]

Anyone one else want to clean the dust from that pc? lol

[@worldorder9645]

No I have that same dusty piece of shit but I guess I can reuse the optical drive?

[@darkshadowsx5949]

lol i just dont like seeing dust in pc's. and sure as long as its a sata connection. I'm reusing my old optical drive. actually you can probably get a IDE to SATA adaper if you wanted too or had too. which is around $7.

[@Sillssa]

I just today upgraded my 4 year old prebuilt pc. I upgraded it with a gtx 1070. The case had never been opened before. You wont believe how much dust it had everywhere.

[@Abyssinian97]

I've been using the same prebuilt office PC for almost 9 years now, wasn't opened up 'til recently. It made the PC in the video look spotless.

[@darkshadowsx5949]

lol dang.

[@4x4EastCoast]

I have that same pc. I replaced the gpu with a gigabyte gt1050 and installed Windows 10. I have a celeron core 2 quad processor. It's still going. It can run premiere pro.......although slow. My rig is about 11years old now. So now I am currently waiting on heaps of new parts for a new rig. Loving your channel.

[@hellcat1988]

The old case can be used for an external rad box with some slight modification. Everything else except the power supply can be saved to swap into friends and families comps to upgrade older slower hardware. Side note: Format the hard drive as soon as you get it. You REALLY don't want to pay for the shrink you'll inevitably be forced into going to see when you learn just what your parents liked to look at before everything was saved online.

[@IntelDoge]

Wanna talk about a trip down memory lane? I just tore apart an old custom pc that was built in 2000, it had a Diamond Stealth S80 graphics card, 1GB of some pretty cool RAM, a ZIP drive, a CD Rom drive and a floppy drive, truly a relic but it was fun to fuck with.

[@GOLDENOZZY]

Alternatively, re-purpose the PC, install it Linux, or make it into a gaming retro system! that way it'll live longer.

[@MusicHavenSG]

These old AMD Phenom Comps are still good as a secondary workshop / office terminal if you're doing nothing much other than word processing, editing documents, Emails or for a school. Most often, just adding a 64GB SSD as your boot drive would breathe a new lease of life on these PCs or at least a fast, decent sized cache hard drive. And adding a low end Graphics Card can still give these old PCs a larger scope as a multimedia based PC / HTPC. A bit of TLC like occasional cleaning helps a tonne for your old systems to last even longer.

[@beendoinked]

Why do so many prebuilt systems like this only have one fan?

[@MVPMTKING]

Because it saves money n all ot needs

[@poptartheroes]

You can also snatch a few of those fans and fill in a few open fan outputs on your new pc.

[@BilalAli-ne4ue]

OMG that was the same PC i replaced last month!!! I even reused the hdd and the cd drive!

[@elmSTREETnasty]

+Bilal Ali Did your hdd have the OS on it? If so, did you lose all your files and have to do a fresh OS install?

[@BilalAli-ne4ue]

It did. In my new build i had a ssd for windows, which i had a spare copy of lying around so i used the hdd as a secondary for games and files, and in the BIOS i made the ssd my boot drive

[@elmSTREETnasty]

Bilal Ali Thanks! I have an HP as well and was thinking about reusing the 2TB hdd.

[@BilalAli-ne4ue]

Its a good idea, it can save you at least 60-80 on your build by using it asa a secondary drive, and you could even use the saved money to buy an ssd, since my 120gb ssd cost me only 45 bucks, and keep your OS and programs on there, and games on your hdd, since they don't need the added speed

[@basiccubing4732]

How can I Reuse my HDD..can anyone give a Videolink or Article link

[@chikon1000]

You can take out the power supply it can work for those who are setting up CCTV setup at home.... Also the hard drive will be handy as it can be added as additional drive. And optical drive may or may not be required.

[@noahfischer6081]

Holy fuck FireWire!! When was the last time I heard that!?

[@ph11p3540]

I have an old home built PC that I am turning into my new primary PC. The old Thermaltake Armor case is a real gem of a super tower case with a lot of volume inside including a lot of depth before the mobo tray or really oversized fans or 380 deep block radiators. I also installed an 850 watt Antek power supply right from the start. The case and power supply can easily handle any of the new PC configurations with lots of flexible placement of components. Only thing is the power supply stays near the top not the bottom. No problem for me. I love this old Themaltake Armor. I even have an add in bay mounted USB 3.0 / front connector panel that I added to the old case. To tell you the truth, I only encountered one device that prefers a 3.0 USB connection. I thought by now USB 3.0 was a major standard and USB 2.0 would be left in the dust.

[@teleringdataspesialisten1869]

I slapped a Athlon X4 880K & GTX 970 into a former Pentium 4 + Nvidia MX2 pre-built. :D

[@DJKiske2]

Something to note is that you could always mod an old case with some hidden fans on the bottom and have a killer sleeper pc case. especially if you can find the parts that will fit inside

[@KaNawogirusa]

i had a core 2 duo with an 8800 gt, then an i5 with gtx660 and now i just got a gtx 1070 and keep the i5 😊

[@user-td3uj8is5i]

8800gt still holds up today for low spec games.

[@MathewLisk]

I HAVE THAT SAME PC! I got it from my aunt who was moving and didn't want it anymore. I gave it a new copy of windows 8 (and then updated to 10). I plan to give it a capture card soon and use it as a streaming rig for my better pc.

[@Chrisjb1983]

This video won't even play. LMAO. Guess it's a bad idea to re-use old parts afterall.

[@fyrefly4573]

+Chrisjb1983 mine wont either. idk every other vid works

[@classifier1848]

Even mine.

[@romicon77]

Good video, Kyleosaurus, I repurpose most of my PC parts and get a lot of mileage out of them. However, it is fun to build new computers and update with fast new parts !

[@tom5243]

How does one "Resuse" a part

[@AlexRolandHuszar]

+JustaTree when you build a new pc and instead of buying everything you take out some parts of the old machine and put it into the new one

[@earnestbunbury2103]

You must be a hoot at parties, Mr. Huszar ;-)

[@tom5243]

***** Re-read my comment. Then re-read the title

[@AlexRolandHuszar]

JustaTree oh fuck. didn't realise a typo highlighting, now I feel bad

[@tom5243]

***** its all good haha

[@bullettube9863]

If you know someone who wants a PC just for email, Facebook and the occasional youtube video, then upgrading an old PC is a good deal. The newest games however simply can't be payed on old PCs. First; cleaning is essential! And replacing small noisy fans is always a good idea. You can get 800g memory to replace 400g, and adding an inexpensive graphics card can do wonders for a PC with on-board graphics. These simple upgrades shouldn't cost more then $100-$130. A lot of old PCs have weak, lousy power supplies and definitely should be junked, cost: another $50 or so. BTW: Did you notice in this video that the motherboard had a USB-3.0 slot? I wonder if there's a USB outlet on the back?

[@larrylitmanen9877]

I think you are looking at it the wrong way, rather than reusing older parts from this PC it is easier to add new parts to make this PC better. Add and SSD with a fresh OS install and suddenly you have a much faster PC. You can find DDR2 memory for very cheap, add $20 into that. And if you can find a relatively new AMD CPU, a weak modern CPU/APU well now you have a good system, add a free Windows 10 and suddenly you have a PC that can last you 4-5 more years.................perfect for mom, dad, aunt, grandma.

[@cr8te645]

🤣 I’m dead about the windows vista remark @ 1:08 …brutally honest comedy is the best!!🤣🤣💀💀

[@massimookissed1023]

Hey! That old PSU could run a fuck-ton of LEDs in your next build...

[@bobcow1625]

My dad gave me a 10 year old gaming pc for Christmas. The processor, ram, hard drive, and fans were good enough to handle today's games, the only thing I needed, was a new graphics card. Which requires a new psu. So I upgraded from a 400w to a 600w psu, and got the evga Gtx 960 FTW edition. It works like a charm :)

[@sake5140]

+bob cow can you tell the parts that are still reusable?

[@bobcow1625]

Most of the parts were ok to keep. I kept a 1 tb hard drive, my Phenom II X6 1035T (2.6 GHz), 8 gigs of DDR3 memory, and the fans. I took out the sound card, in order to fit the GTX 960, and replaced the PSU. Most parts are ok to use, as long as they are cooled properly. If you have any more questions just ask.

[@a.k.a.s.h.i.274]

cam you clean it? pls...

[@a.k.a.s.h.i.274]

*can

[@RetroTalk]

Great video and it was nice to see the old HP. Now what are you going to do with it eh..?

[@Rewwgh]

Oh yeah... 2009 was 6 years ago. Damn I feel old.

[@j.blackcat7233]

Yeah well, it's 11 years ago now... Feeling even older

[@thomasjenkins5727]

I salvaged my old hard drive and optical drive from my old PC when I built my current. I use the hard drive for documents and the optical not at all... but I figured it'd be better to have them and not need them, than need them and not have them. Plus, they didn't take up space that wasn't already being taken up inside my case. My Focus G case has non-removable optical drive mounts, and I'm using the same mounting for my SSD as I am for my HDD. So it 's not like I could have put another fan in. Speaking of fans, I have two in my new PC. They're both front intake by case default. Should I move one to the back for exhaust?

[@leberkassemmel]

Powemac G5 cases gets modded to fit ATX Motherboards! They just look too good. The PSU can be converted into a high power USB charger for every USB device in your home. The HDDs are most of the time still good enough for some Data. DVD Drives may be slow, but it can support that high speed. RAM: Keep it for the future to show your kids, but don't use it. Most old ram even if it is DDR3 is still slow. The Fans, if they work, are not too loud and fit your new PC, keep them. Processor, Motherboard and Graficcard are probably the reason you want something new, so keep them also for the future to demonstrate to the kids how slow PCs were. Heatsink: Put it on your Raspberry Pi. It will reach happy temperatures.

[@RadiatingRedstone]

A note with the ram, if you happen to have 2 sticks of the same ram, even if it is like 1066 MHz, you may be able to carry over to your new system by running it in dual channel mode to make up for the lack in speed. I have done this with ddr2 800 MHz sticks to match the speed of more modern ddr3 1600 MHz sticks. While I wouldn't recommend this to everyone, if you really need to save money, it may be worth it.

[@leberkassemmel]

RadiatingRedstone I had some ddr3 sticks, and i rather have ddr4 in dual channel. There is really no reason to not do dual channel. Ram on 2 sticks is really not that more expensive than it is on one stick.

[@Fabri91]

Intel does change sockets frequently, but the mounting locations for all 115x sockets has remained unchanged for the last 5 years or so since the original LGA 1156 socket, so coolers designed for it also fit 1155, 1150 and 1151 without a problem.

[@bossmaniacgames]

cd drive case psu hdd ram motherboard if you are still in the same socket simple as that

[@bossmaniacgames]

***** no this is what you can reuse

[@theknownaviator958]

+BossManiacGames he also meant what you can reuse I'm pretty sure

[@bossmaniacgames]

TheKnownAviator my friend has a i3+r9 270 on a 7 year old cooler master centurion case and still works great

[@bossmaniacgames]

***** i3 4150 and xfx r9 270

[@themindflayer5952]

+BossManiacGames graphics card, keyboard and mouse, monitor and speakers or headset or headphones. ya forgot a few

[@vargr]

Only gamers think a computer 6 years old is ancient. Until it no longer boots it is usable for what computers were created to do, gaming is not important.

[@Lagggerengineering]

You might want to mention how to reuse some parts in other ways than putting them in your PC. The PSU can be made into a simple 5V and 12V power supply for basically anything. Powering a LiPo charger, anything that requires 5V or 12V really. The Case... well... it's a case! You can put stuff inside of it and maybe even hide stuff inside of it and no one will ever know! The fans can be reused. The small heatsinks on the motherboard too. I am sure I am missing lots of things, but just think of the possibilities! And yes, I know that this is not for the average joe, but mostly for tinkerers, electrical technicians or hobbyists alike, but it would be nice to know!

[@KannaGanga]

Resuse? Kyle you noob!

[@earnestbunbury2103]

+Kanna Ganga Awesome Sauced Network

[@revolcane]

That Phenom can still be used for AM3 + board for a budget build or as a place holder if you FX CPU goes.

[@yellow5801]

I have a 2005 gateway pc model GT4016 and I was wondering if I should get rid of it or if it could still be use to me

[@Jonathan11225]

my main windows Desktop is a Dell Optiplex GX520 Pentium 4 clocked at 3.0 GHZ with 2 gig of ram and Win 7 Pro.and it does fine at what i use it for,My main Laptop is a Dell Latitude D830 with a Core2Duo clocked at 2.2GHZ with 2 gig of ram and Win Vista buisness,also great for what i use it for,if your rigs still worked fine for what you you it for why replace it

[@andreas4010]

I would increase the ram, the rest should be ok for browsing

[@lilman227]

I actually just built a 1070 ti in a Dell vostro 260 case. It was so much work to modify the case to add ventilation and make the GPU fit while keeping it looking stock. Drilled rivets to remove hard drive tray, added bottom intake fan, dust filters, machined the front and side to add a 120mm fans... etc Came out looking like a basic vostro 260. Just quieter.

[@30769s]

"blowing." Thank god my gf didnt hear dat.

[@Pulverrostmannen]

when planning to reuse an old hard drive it is always a really good idea to download a program such as crystaldiskinfo to check the S.M.A.R.T status of the drive for errors, Old drives may still work but often has problems at this age that can lead to data loss, checking this data can save your precious data. you can also see how many hours it have run, start cycles, error rate, remapped sectors, problem sectors and all good stuff. and it may save you the time to salvage the drive in the first place if it is in bad condition

[@williamparkour7442]

look at all that dust...

[@user-te6kb3cg6p]

this video explains why technology scrapyards are so great. lot of people dont want to do this stuff or just throw away their old pc with all these parts in it

[@kbal8982]

So basically, only reuse hard drives.

[@TheExtraleague]

and what about power supply .. is its matter of conectors only? or is something deeper in it?

[@TheUltimateHobo]

+TheExtraleague As Kyle said in the video, most power supplies in prebuilt systems are very low quality. They are designed to work for the warranty period and maybe a year or two beyond, until they fail without warning, possible frying your other components or maybe even start a fire. The reason this happens is because they tend to use cheap internal components and thin gauge wiring with little to no protection built in.

[@basiccubing4732]

How Can i reuse My HDD and Isntall OS in it??

[@AngelXjp]

"Grandmatism" "slower than tree sap" LOL where do you come up with these great lines? I love it!

[@TheKeemo50]

Kyle u better change the title because it says "resuse" instead of "reuse" haha

[@LloydLynx]

I'm using an old dell dimension 4600 case for my next PC, everything physically fits but I'm not sure if the front panel USB is electrically compatible with modern boards.

[@fb5601]

Me: *SAVE EVERYTHING*

[@CheffBryan]

I like to strip the fans out of those old power supplies and use it as an extra case fan. If it ides, I got some use out of it and won't be missed.

[@MichaelFlatman]

5:50 old dell powersupplys are good, got a 305w powering a Q6600 and a gtx 750 in my sisters PC and its been working since 2004!

[@meowingmono]

change it before it blows destroying something

[@MichaelFlatman]

Nicholas Ruiz its perfectly fine, its a dell psu, they are overengineered

[@meowingmono]

Michael Flatman at least have a backup, nothing lasts forever

[@MichaelFlatman]

Nicholas Ruiz at one point i used a cheapo 400w psu with that system as i was testing that psu, that psu was AWFUL, noisy as hell and when you turned it on and off there was a spark in the psu, was quick to come out of that system, will get a new psu for my gaming rig as i have cheaped out on the gaming pc one as its 380w for a 960 and an I5 4690k at 4.5ghz

[@meowingmono]

Michael Flatman so you will just stick to the dell as long as it lasts?

[@literate-aside]

Welcome from the future. The old intro was DOPE!

[@theputnamto3468]

you can reuse the mutlicard reader. their wont be a dedicated slot in the new case, but dremel a bay cover and your golden.

[@PhoenixNL72-DEGA-]

I don't completely agree with your assessment of the PSU. While true that you shouldn't use it as the main PSU for a new build. You will want to keep it for a number of reasons. 1) Testing. If, in a couple of years you run into issues that could be caused by PSU problems it's handy if you have a spare PSU, even a crappy one, for testing to see if the problem goes away when you use another PSU. 2) It's pretty easy to get a PSU running even when it's not connected to a motherboard. So you can reuse an old PSU as a power supply for other purposes. My brother in law for instance has used one in the past to power a car radio + speakers in a self build portable (wooden case) stereo system to use at a building site he worked at. I myself currently use one to power an extra fan that's blowing extra air onto the motherboard of an old NAS that has overheating issues. You can potentially also use it to power external HD's or USB chargers etc. If you have a lot of devices that use their own 12V or 5V chargers then you can safe a little on your powerbill and wall socket usage by using a single PSU instead of a handfull of small chargers.

[@Bandit-Darville]

I happened to buy a full size ATX midi tower for my son's new PC only to find out that the front of the case is closed and has no 5,25" bays for optical drives...

[@computernostalgia6293]

Most people would just throw away a broken computer, but I just put broken computers in my closet

[@sobordinates]

I need help! I'm trying to make a pc using every old pc i see. I have no idea how to remove and reuse a motherboard, a cpu, a gpu, adding in a hard drive, etc. :/

[@DaiAtlus79]

im using this case in my current build, but im phasing it out in favor of an old Beige case from the early 2000s, repainting and modding the case (window, repaint, cord taming, etc).

[@matthewstoch8670]

That was great. I just updated my 2010 Dell XPS. Interesting to see someone else's old tech from same timeframe.

[@IYKYK-qq7ep]

@1:48 What are those 3 white plugs called,

[@iMapleCreator]

I have the same exact model line of that computer except mine is older than your dad's. I have the HP Pavilion a6417c desktop, which was first released back in 2008. It had an AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+ and an onboard nvidia gpu that ran pretty smooth back then but not now. I have since then bought a Athlon x4 740, a new motherboard, and re-used my old gtx 660 by putting it in it, bought a stick of 4 gigs of ram. Now it's running like new. All for the cost of 120$. I think it was worth it. I have an actual gaming rig that has an i7-3770 with 16 gigs of ram and a gtx 970, but my plder brother is a casual gamer so it works out perfectly for him and his needs.

[@sandbox242]

I love upgrading old HP machines. I'm about to upgrade my mom's 6 year old computer and make it a gaming rig.

[@CPKGaming12]

when I built my pc, I waited to get the power supply last and didn't have enough for a new one. So far it hasn't caught fire yet

[@juliancwcwcw]

I love old cases, especially old as grey ones. You can build absolute beasts in them and throw on some old pentium 4 stickers for kicks.

[@computernostalgia6293]

Usually people would throw away a broken computer, but I just put the broken computers in my closet

[@desmondbirch298]

Interesting and informative video, Karl :O) Regards from England!

[@RA-dc5qp]

Unless your dad was a gamer, that PC probably did everything he needed it to do.

[@goqwertygo]

before you throw that power supply out, take the fan out. Splice on a USB cable using 5v power and make a nifty desk fan. works great for cooling your mouse hand while gaming.

[@falcon6329]

hey i have same exact pc but i have 4 gb ram so can i put 2 more and have 8gb ram?

[@supunbandara5358]

yes

[@falcon6329]

@@supunbandara5358 ok nice

[@benjaminaustnesnarum3900]

You can reuse the case for a little enclosed "stealth" grower for your indoor tomatoes.

[@bubblebeebartend]

First video I've seen from you! Liked and subbed!