LGR - Repairing The Barbie/Hot Wheels Computer

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  • Опубліковано 28 лют 2016
  • Mattel made these unique machines through Patriot Computers, but sadly they're almost all dead now. Let's restore one of them!
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  • @dreded7961
    @dreded7961 6 років тому +4815

    had a customer come in in about 2008 with one of these and unfortunately the motherboard had failed and was un-repairable(capacitor exploded and blew some of the circuit board apart) the kid was devastated that it wouldn't be worth repairing and they left.. my employees and I talked about it a bit after they left and figured we could install an all in one VIA chipset in here which would be about 5x faster than the original(couldn't source the correct sized motherboard) so we did and called up the dad a week later they where so ecstatic, we knew the dad wasn't to well off so we didn't charge them anything for it about 7 yrs later the kid came in and thanked us as it was the most memorable thing to ever happen in her life... I know that was long but thought id share.. funny how easy it would be to "upgrade" one of these now makes me realize how small things have gotten.

    • @ptonpc
      @ptonpc 6 років тому +380

      You also made a young girl happy. That means a lot too.

    • @effluviah7544
      @effluviah7544 6 років тому +228

      Thank you for doing this. You made a real difference for that girl and her family. :)

    • @rick92rr
      @rick92rr 6 років тому +175

      This was heartwarming to read :')

    • @Aehzur
      @Aehzur 5 років тому +22

      @@crappyatlife always one 😂

    • @pyrix
      @pyrix 5 років тому +9

      ffs crappyatlife...

  • @SirRiconious
    @SirRiconious 8 років тому +978

    This is truly like working on modern cars. To get "A" out, you have to remove "B". But to get "B" out you have to remove "C". And "C" won't come out until "A" is removed.

    • @plaidzior
      @plaidzior 7 років тому +88

      Almost a quote from my car's manual in the section "How to take out the spare tire", except the letters are up to fucking "z" or something

    • @plaidzior
      @plaidzior 7 років тому +20

      *****
      yeah, my grandpa told me when the 1989 Buick Reatta came out and everybody wanted it because of the CRT touchscreen display... wonder how much of a bitch would it be to repair today haha

    • @plaidzior
      @plaidzior 7 років тому +4

      *****
      yeah, me too pretty much but i wouldn't mind one of those flashy lcd displays :D

    • @plaidzior
      @plaidzior 7 років тому +4

      Eric Blecha in my fiat's manual the section "removing the spare tire" takes up 10 pages...

    • @plaidzior
      @plaidzior 7 років тому +3

      *****
      yeah, just because they had to put it on the frame under the car and not in the trunk...

  • @BevinKB
    @BevinKB 5 років тому +865

    My family had an Apple II that literally survived a house fire and we called it the "Baked Apple" and it STILL WORKS! The fact that you baked the motherboard in the oven was just... astounding!

    • @axemodeus
      @axemodeus 5 років тому +55

      Apple pie! 😂

    • @drksouls3494
      @drksouls3494 4 роки тому +34

      nokia: are you challenging me?

    • @LamarINH
      @LamarINH 4 роки тому +8

      SUN_FISHTV new Nokia’s don’t got shit

    • @thecaptainnoodles
      @thecaptainnoodles 4 роки тому +5

      Lamar Is Not Here its an okd apple pc

    • @LamarINH
      @LamarINH 4 роки тому

      Noah Ali You’re an idiot

  • @kevincurtis710
    @kevincurtis710 4 роки тому +230

    I remember back when I worked for Patriot Computers in Vaughan Ontario Canada. We had so many support calls for these Barbie and Hot Wheels computers it was not funny we spent countless hours on the phone talking to people that had no clue what they purchased.
    I remember how some customers tried to change the video adapter on them by placing a video card in the computer and we had to tell them that they are S.O.L ,they cannot change the video.
    Then one evening when most of us went on lunch/dinner break and we got back we had been told sorry but we are only allowed to grab our personal items and our last pay will be sent via snail mail up to and including current day.
    The fun days sorry for the reminiscing but this brought back memories from when I first got into the computer industry. 😃🤓

    • @Sterophonick
      @Sterophonick 4 роки тому +15

      LGR needs to see this

    • @danielarnott1355
      @danielarnott1355 2 роки тому +1

      I would love to find the monitor and palmrest to complete mine. It works great. Original install 3 gig HDD.

    • @JK-gm6kk
      @JK-gm6kk 2 роки тому

      I brought this tower, monitor and expensive xerox machine from home. Don't @ me

  • @GameAlicornLuna
    @GameAlicornLuna 8 років тому +1794

    Ah, Doom 2. What every little girl needs on her Barbie computer.

    • @jdh21403
      @jdh21403 8 років тому +81

      I'm a little girl then because I love Doom 2

    • @Andrew982_
      @Andrew982_ 7 років тому +19

      Princess Luna I know, right?

    • @romajimamulo
      @romajimamulo 6 років тому +29

      I mean, everyone needs doom 2, right?

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 6 років тому +29

      what is doom 2? i've never played it and i've certainly not have played today just a few minutes before watching this video. nor have i spent over a thousand hours working on maps and mods for it. no sir.

    • @thetinpin
      @thetinpin 6 років тому +12

      Redneck Rampage, Postal, and Shadow Warrior would've been excellent alternatives or (realistically) additions to Doom II.

  • @GeorgePerakis
    @GeorgePerakis 6 років тому +1198

    >playing motherfucking DOOM on the Barbie Computer
    >actually having the oven fixing trick work on a dead motherboard on freaking video
    One of the best videos on this channel.

  • @mantahurrah7400
    @mantahurrah7400 5 років тому +745

    Early 2000’s computers give me the weirdest feeling of nostalgia.

  • @CocoTheMii
    @CocoTheMii 4 роки тому +376

    The disc: “Bowling for Screams”
    LGR: “Bowling for Dreams”
    Is there something you're not telling us?

    • @KiraSlith
      @KiraSlith 4 роки тому +13

      Dyslexia is... actually pretty common.

    • @speedmos1738
      @speedmos1738 3 роки тому

      Coco what are you doing here?

    • @naturalblue8380
      @naturalblue8380 3 роки тому +5

      bowling for soup

    • @jazzius
      @jazzius 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @DreamyyArt
      @DreamyyArt 3 роки тому

      probably because of the black design and possibly the a bit darkish area he is in he didnt see ti was a s and not a d

  • @sqike001ton
    @sqike001ton 7 років тому +1440

    doom on a barbie computer priceless

    • @vetraxik5079
      @vetraxik5079 7 років тому +17

      NATHAN NEVILLE i want this ! Going to put i3-7100 itx motherboard AMD gtx 750 ti low profile

    • @apartment7332
      @apartment7332 7 років тому +19

      Thresh The Chain Warden >amd gtx 750

    • @yourick1953
      @yourick1953 7 років тому +2

      KadenTT i bet he doesnt know alot about newer pcs

    • @TheSliderW
      @TheSliderW 6 років тому +4

      I'm pretty sure my 9yo would love it the way it is and play the crap out of that game : )

    • @Lofote
      @Lofote 6 років тому +3

      On the other side, Windows 98 and ME are pretty much doom in their own ;)

  • @shareeclifton2265
    @shareeclifton2265 8 років тому +1866

    i remember being a child and thinking motherboards looked like tiny cities.

    • @KajiRider1997
      @KajiRider1997 8 років тому +52

      Too much Super Human Cyber Squad I imagine xD

    • @midleno8364
      @midleno8364 7 років тому +31

      Sharee Clifton omg same!!!

    • @Abdega
      @Abdega 7 років тому +167

      Protip: Stomping around on them and pretending you are Godzilla is NOT good for your computer!

    • @rawr51919
      @rawr51919 7 років тому +29

      Abdega I have to agree with this notion, & can't stress it enough either...

    • @nitramsk8
      @nitramsk8 7 років тому +21

      Sharee Clifton I'm not the only one!

  • @notsu
    @notsu 5 років тому +312

    Uh oh, looks like your motherboard is not working. Best solution:
    *_COOK IT IN AN OVEN_*

    • @FurryMcMemes
      @FurryMcMemes 4 роки тому +7

      No joke, my motherboard wasn't working and I did it and now it works.

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 4 роки тому +24

      *SMELLS LIKE FRESH BARBIE*

    • @Xplasma1
      @Xplasma1 4 роки тому +15

      Since I first saw this video I have now saved 4 motherboards by cooking them in the oven. I mean if it's dead anyway you don't have much to lose so that's why I tried it, and it works!

    • @pyro226
      @pyro226 4 роки тому +1

      Normally the fix doesn't last very long. It's due to expansion and contraction during thermal change, which happens again during operarion. Lead-free solder is also more brittle., which an oven can't fix.

    • @Xplasma1
      @Xplasma1 4 роки тому +5

      @@pyro226 One board I did has been working for about 3 years so far...

  • @nyexadecimal
    @nyexadecimal 6 років тому +101

    This guy is hilarious
    "Guess my warranty is now voided."

  • @GCurl
    @GCurl 7 років тому +574

    "Smells like fresh barbie" doesn't sounds wrong it's just the australian way to say "Smells like a fresh bbq" XD

  • @theodoros_1234
    @theodoros_1234 8 років тому +364

    "Smells like fresh Barbie! Ok, that sounds wrong."
    I'm dying XD

    • @AmyraCarter
      @AmyraCarter 7 років тому +4

      So many puns...even King Galuf of Bal couldn't PUN-ish for this...

    • @sparkplug1018
      @sparkplug1018 7 років тому +5

      I just thought of Barbie having a smoke and dropping the cig somewhere unpleasant when he said that. Im sick I know.

    • @geoffswanson9968
      @geoffswanson9968 6 років тому

      I read this just as he said it

  • @MaddieFrankX
    @MaddieFrankX 3 роки тому +26

    14:39 "It's now safe to turn off your computer"
    Now that's a message I hadn't seen in a really long time.

  • @felixcarloc.tiukinhoy4387
    @felixcarloc.tiukinhoy4387 4 роки тому +61

    I'm proud of LGR because he picked the "hurt me plenty" difficulty, good job.

  • @WOSArchives
    @WOSArchives 7 років тому +138

    "Smells like fresh Barbie®!" If Mattel ever does a scented Barbie, that should be it's slogan.

    • @Gabriel-mw5ro
      @Gabriel-mw5ro 7 років тому +5

      barbie pom dreams

    • @nordicberserk
      @nordicberserk 7 років тому +12

      Apprentice of Satan I read that as barbie porn Dreams at first. Might be a smidie outside the target demographic if it was ;)

    • @careysfever
      @careysfever 7 років тому +2

      dandanthetaximan they already made barbie perfume in the 90s!

  • @ProtosMerkabah
    @ProtosMerkabah 8 років тому +196

    You sir have a lot of patience. Seriously, when I was transferring my computer into a new modern case the other weekend I was yelling at it for hours! The transfer was successful.

    • @OlafurArons
      @OlafurArons 8 років тому +12

      +ProtosMerkabah Did the yelling help?

    • @ProtosMerkabah
      @ProtosMerkabah 8 років тому +46

      OlafurArons Eventually

    • @Droogie128
      @Droogie128 8 років тому +39

      +OlafurArons it only works when paired with hitting it and crying a bit.

    • @OlafurArons
      @OlafurArons 8 років тому +10

      lol. you guys are funneh.
      when i work on computers i always cut myself. Not because i'm into cutting myself, but because of the edges on the fucking computer cases. Maybe i'm just a clumsy fuck.

    • @EarFarce4
      @EarFarce4 8 років тому +24

      +OlafurArons If you're not cursing while building something, you're doing it wrong. That's just me though.

  • @IbishuCovetDXi
    @IbishuCovetDXi 5 років тому +424

    Everyone: the computer will not work
    LGR: hold my oven

  • @memyopinionsche6610
    @memyopinionsche6610 5 років тому +130

    After baking those CPU chips at 350 degrees for 15 min.
    What kind of dip would you suggest.
    Sour cream and onion or cool ranch?

    • @TexasRailfan2008
      @TexasRailfan2008 4 роки тому +2

      Me my opinion Sche this deserves WAY more likes

    • @signbear999
      @signbear999 4 роки тому +7

      Maybe battery acid

    • @mr.bobcyndaquil4214
      @mr.bobcyndaquil4214 4 роки тому +6

      I prefer a 60/40 lead and tin mix

    • @trollcop4504
      @trollcop4504 3 роки тому +2

      Thermal paste

    • @MrMega200
      @MrMega200 3 роки тому +1

      He said 7 minutes. You'd likely risk melting the plastics at that long.

  • @theshroomer9825
    @theshroomer9825 6 років тому +513

    Fixing a 20 year old motherboard by cooking it in the oven? *SUBSCRIBED*
    I love your content :) Keep up the old tech videos!

    • @jeroenjansen2709
      @jeroenjansen2709 5 років тому +1

      Rather fry it on the grid. It is a barbie computer.

    • @michaelmartin9022
      @michaelmartin9022 5 років тому +4

      An old Mac that had an overheating problem could be fixed by dropping it

    • @budgetgamingtips5233
      @budgetgamingtips5233 5 років тому

      @@jeroenjansen2709 I would take the internals and put them in a new case

    • @puckcat22679
      @puckcat22679 4 роки тому +7

      Michael Martin wasn't an overheating problem, and that was actually quite a common thing to do in the early days of the personal computer. Most, if not all, of the chips on those early machines are socketed instead of soldered in place. Over time, they work loose and lose contact with the socket. Dropping the machine from a few inches will cause the chips to reseat in their sockets, and the computer will work again. Apple was the only one that made that an official troubleshooting step, which is why it's always referenced. It wasn't a Mac, either, it was some variety of Apple II.

    • @TheSouthwestBoyz
      @TheSouthwestBoyz 4 роки тому +1

      Literally went no fucking way. Then I started to think about it. My science degree didn’t fail me on this day

  • @yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466
    @yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466 6 років тому +655

    Hot Wheels PC Master *Race*

    • @officialclownbusiness7788
      @officialclownbusiness7788 6 років тому +9

      Yeah well,that's just, like, your opinion, man I see what you did there.

    • @lechetjudokenichi9565
      @lechetjudokenichi9565 5 років тому +7

      Doom 2 on a BARBIE computer?

    • @SpiralPegasus
      @SpiralPegasus 5 років тому

      Hahahahaha well played!

    • @aaadj2744
      @aaadj2744 5 років тому +6

      And make those machine to be Hot Wheel SLEEPER PC, then those PC would look badass with the new hardware in it. The Hot Wheel must need to be modified

    • @OfficialDJSoru
      @OfficialDJSoru 5 років тому +3

      @@aaadj2744 AND HEAVILY. You'd need an ITX mobo with M.2 support because there' pretty much only enough space for that kind of SSD, the PSU has to be mounted OUTSIDE the case because there's no power supply of that size that's safe and SFX format doesn't fit inside, you can only fit the 1050Ti sized cards at best and can only do a pull configuration on the cooling side... and I haven't even accounted the CPU cooler into this but remember there's only a hole for one 80mm fan on the back so you gotta make it bigger.

  • @GoodJobCasey
    @GoodJobCasey 4 роки тому +35

    Man, I appreciate how much your production value has gone up over the years. You are a good dude Clint. I appreciate you and love the content. Best wishes for you and everything you do.

  • @rchaffer
    @rchaffer 5 років тому +30

    "Mmm... Smells like fresh Barbie"
    My fricking sides...

  • @fortunateson6070
    @fortunateson6070 7 років тому +66

    I baked a graphics card I paid $350 for 5 years ago and it died after 3 years. After a bake in a $5 thrift store oven it has been up and running again for 5 months!

    • @GraveUypo
      @GraveUypo 6 років тому +5

      back in 2013 my jasper xbox 360 started dying off. i baked it and it lasted one more year. then i baked it again and it lasted 3 months. then it stopped lasting much at all so i just gave up on it. i have another one anyway.

    • @Patrik2166
      @Patrik2166 5 років тому +3

      There is a way to fix bad electronics... buy a new one instead of frying it in an oven.
      There are several deep fryed cards ON THE MARKET (!) already. Let it die, don't let it suffer, if it gave up it gave up!

    • @Lexus2JZ
      @Lexus2JZ 5 років тому +1

      @@Patrik2166 lol 😆

    • @xjunkxyrdxdog89
      @xjunkxyrdxdog89 5 років тому +3

      "5$ thrift store oven"
      I've been to the wrong stores.

    • @YouKnowMeDuh
      @YouKnowMeDuh 5 років тому +2

      How... How did you get a $5 oven!?

  • @animedrawer69
    @animedrawer69 8 років тому +181

    Nothing says Barbie computer like Doom 2

    • @midleno8364
      @midleno8364 7 років тому +1

      Adrian Smith lmao

    • @0neDoomedSpaceMarine
      @0neDoomedSpaceMarine 6 років тому +7

      I mean she's been a lot of things, she was in the army, she's been an astronaut, all kinds of gymnasts and driven all kinds of vehicles, she even was president.
      Judging by her credentials, and how she seems to succeed at any occupation she sets out to do, it's not far fetched to assume that Barbie actually could be a space marine. Put her on Phobos and see what she does.

    • @dawsy1000
      @dawsy1000 6 років тому +8

      someone should make a barbie romhack for doom 2

    • @0neDoomedSpaceMarine
      @0neDoomedSpaceMarine 6 років тому +2

      Snt. Cringe It's quite easy to modify Doom with modern tools, nothing would really stop you from doing it.

    • @oscarlobaton979
      @oscarlobaton979 6 років тому +1

      Lol

  • @hotaruishere2133
    @hotaruishere2133 5 років тому +214

    NO FREAKING WAY!!!!! I REMEMBER WANTING ONE THESE SO FREAKING BAD AS A LITTLE GIRL OH MY GOSH!!!!!!

    • @realcartoongirl
      @realcartoongirl 3 роки тому +5

      R u sure ur not a boy

    • @kit7une_
      @kit7une_ 3 роки тому +1

      Good thing you didn’t get one

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 3 роки тому

      Buy one and turn it into a sleeper. Do it.

    • @kit7une_
      @kit7une_ 3 роки тому +1

      @@DinnerForkTongue These are impossible to turn into sleepers because of their case size

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 3 роки тому

      @@kit7une_
      Not even a mini-sleeper with laptop parts?

  • @DJOverlast
    @DJOverlast 4 роки тому +22

    I can´t believe the oven trick works for ancient old hardware as well. I remember doing this with my artifact showing GeForce 7800 GT card back in 2012. I remember being just as baffled as you cuz it worked.

  • @PeteSkerritt
    @PeteSkerritt 8 років тому +18

    What a rollercoaster ride. I genuinely felt sad when it seemed that the restoration was for nothing, and then pumped my fist when a little home cooking resolved the problem. It's a labor of love, and one that I really enjoyed watching.

  • @ShadeSlayer1911
    @ShadeSlayer1911 7 років тому +266

    I thought you were joking around with the whole baking the motherboard thing. I was waiting for the punchline until I realized that you were being serious.
    I really did not know this was a thing.

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 7 років тому +26

      Oh it's a thing. People bake their Xbox360 boards quite often, the ones with Red Ring of Death, the early model. Though there, the issue is a bit more complicated and the fix is only very temporary. On components made before 2005, the solder contains lead and becomes quite flexible when heated and can heal itself pretty well, but then they outlawed lead in the EU. The affected components are for example the large ICs on the mainboard which are connected to the board by the tiny little balls of solder, hundreds of them, and when they heat up and cool down, the chips themselves expand and contract, and thus can break the tiny solder balls eventually, but you heat it up close to melting point, and they can heal back up. On post 2006, the unleaded solder is really hard and will likely cause the internal layers of the chip to break instead, and the heat probably just warps these internal layers into temporary alignment instead, as it's not hot enough to soften the new solder ball formulation at all.

    • @dreibel
      @dreibel 7 років тому +13

      the infamous G3 white iBook from Apple had the exact same problem - they attached the graphics chip to the mother board using the solder ball method, and it got so hot inside its casing the graphics chip would lift, shutting the computer down. Some people would wedge pennies wrapped in electrical tape between the case and chip to keep the chip in position. Apple did for while offered a repair program past warranty for that model, so that's a point in their favour. I got one of those turkeys from an eBay seller that died after just a couple of hours (don't worry, I got my money back after a dispute that eBay ruled in my favour, as they did show a working iBook in the product description). I later got the G4 version and that one is very reliable.

    • @0liver243
      @0liver243 6 років тому

      ShadeSlayer1911 p

    • @clemire83
      @clemire83 6 років тому +8

      dreibel thats weird, apple released something that isn't upgradeable easily... fucking weird....

    • @SagaraUrz
      @SagaraUrz 5 років тому +4

      That's the slav way of doing it, the proper way is with a tool that it's meant for this, which you apply heat only onto the video chip to melt (or almost melt) the metal balls it has on the contact with the board and re-adjust it tighter to it again.
      If the console or computer turns on, everything works fine but you don't see anything on the screen, %90 chance this is how to fix it.

  • @cortosmexicanos5031
    @cortosmexicanos5031 4 роки тому +27

    WHAT THE F--- I seriously thought he was joking around when he put the motherboard inside the oven, then I said "oh, he's really going through with it... He must be really pissed about this thing"... and then WHaaaaa... that's an actual fix?? Get out of here!!

  • @Driver-qt9jh
    @Driver-qt9jh 5 років тому +112

    When are we getting a Monsters inc. bowling for screams lets play?

    • @troymeredith521
      @troymeredith521 4 роки тому +2

      I had to do a double take on your comment because I actually have a Monster Inc bowling ball I use for spares. It's Mike's eye and now everyone calls it the Eye Ball cause when I roll it, Mike's eye stares back at everyone as it goes down the lane. lol.

  • @Marco-cl9pb
    @Marco-cl9pb 7 років тому +48

    that HotWheels keyboard looks awesome even today

  • @9Tensai9
    @9Tensai9 7 років тому +14

    My, oh my.
    This video takes me back to the time I had my second computer.
    12 years old me was going around scavenging parts on old computers.
    The happiness I got when I bought a really old computer with 64 DIMM Ram and a "powerful" Pentium III processor.
    Young me started to take that old computer apart and Upgrade my 64 RAM Celeron to a whooping 128Mb an 866Mhz of power.
    Windows ME FTW!!!
    Man, I was happy.

  • @garlicbread9875
    @garlicbread9875 5 років тому +181

    I would like to see someone somehow turn this into a gaming pc

    • @adityarandyw
      @adityarandyw 5 років тому +10

      Same lol, that would be very entertaining to watch

    • @outtheredude
      @outtheredude 5 років тому +47

      I'm a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie world, RIPPING DEMONS IN TWO WITH MY BARE HANDS IN THE DEPTHS OF MARTIAN HELL WITH DOOM (2016)!!!

    • @deanobeany
      @deanobeany 5 років тому +17

      That's something linus would do lol.
      Ultimate sleeper pc!

    • @adventureoflinkmk2
      @adventureoflinkmk2 4 роки тому +2

      Sounds like my kinda challenge... I'm in
      (Even though I swore my next PC build will not reuse cases, no more sleepers)

    • @txcforever
      @txcforever 4 роки тому +3

      I guess with a little bit of tinkering you can force a mini-ITX with a low profile 1050/1060 inside but not sure how it would handle the heat.

  • @deadjuice1880
    @deadjuice1880 5 років тому +77

    I felt my blood pressure rise when the replacement fan didn't fit, lmao
    Also wtf? Heating the motherboard up!? Holy shit.

    • @spac18
      @spac18 5 років тому

      I thought he would stick it with bubblegum

    • @capralmarines4043
      @capralmarines4043 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah its called reflowing. Basically its works like soldering back chipsets.

    • @tomyyoung2624
      @tomyyoung2624 Місяць тому +1

      Watching this with very little knowledge on computer hardware and such. I found it interesting to watch. Then he put the motherboard in the oven and I was like.. Lol that's a joke? OW WAIT YES?? ITS FOR REAL? LOL!

  • @georgebamber6871
    @georgebamber6871 7 років тому +59

    motherboard was #bakednotbought

    • @rawr51919
      @rawr51919 7 років тому +1

      George Bamber ^ This...

  • @mryoshi1221
    @mryoshi1221 7 років тому +105

    i've been obsessed with your hardware videos lately. i used to only watch your sims stuff, but now i watch this. i have no idea what most of it means, but i like your voice.

    • @LGR
      @LGR  7 років тому +30

      Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying.

    • @deizi666
      @deizi666 7 років тому +2

      yes, we need more hard/odd ware videos.

    • @l-l
      @l-l 7 років тому +1

      deizi666 yes definitely.

    • @l-l
      @l-l 7 років тому +4

      Lazy Game Reviews I absolutely love your narration of these videos. Your channel is my new favorite to go to when I need something to listen to. You honestly have a great sense of humor and honestly have an appeal that I can't on youtube. Keep up the great work man. Also looking forward to more LGR Tech Tales videos.

    • @iaincowell9747
      @iaincowell9747 7 років тому +1

      Shame there weren't more of these branded computers. I have also had success with oven heating a motherboard from a Yellow Light of Death PS3

  • @nostalgiachase
    @nostalgiachase 5 років тому +31

    When you came with the motherboard hooked up to the computer after you baked it and it worked, I was shocked. I though it was just editing until you said about the cracking of the solder.

  • @_danu
    @_danu 5 років тому +14

    Doom 2 is the number one game for a little Barbie fan

  • @SkeetSeinfeld
    @SkeetSeinfeld 7 років тому +129

    When I went to bestbuy yesterday, I saw a hot wheels tablet and a barbie tablet. I wonder if people decades from now are going to make videos restoring them like LGR did to the desktops.
    Links to the tablets: www.bestbuy.com/site/nabi-hot-wheels-7-tablet-16gb-wi-fi/5580336.p?skuId=5580336 www.bestbuy.com/site/nabi-barbie-7-tablet-16gb-wi-fi/5580327.p?skuId=5580327

    • @realvivifromloona
      @realvivifromloona 7 років тому +1

      You're everywhere. EVERYWHERE.

    • @SkeetSeinfeld
      @SkeetSeinfeld 7 років тому +2

      Ryan H. i guess we watch the same type of videos?

    • @realvivifromloona
      @realvivifromloona 7 років тому +1

      A reasonable politician
      yeah

    • @jay-cg8ri
      @jay-cg8ri 7 років тому +5

      Yeah and they'll be using their Barbie and hotwheel vr headsets

    • @ec6432
      @ec6432 7 років тому

      A reasonable politician imma do that

  • @Mysticalzelda
    @Mysticalzelda 8 років тому +317

    Watching this with very little knowlage on computer hardware and such. I found it interesting to watch. Then he put the motherboard in the oven and I was like... Lol thats a joke? OW WAIT NO?? ITS FOR REAL? LOL!

    • @Jereozone
      @Jereozone 8 років тому +1

      +Mysticalzelda I know right

    • @BallstinkBaron
      @BallstinkBaron 8 років тому +21

      Watch Louis Rossman's video on gpu reflowing, it only "works" temporarily and is guaranteed to break again not long after.

    • @BallstinkBaron
      @BallstinkBaron 8 років тому +1

      ***** Cite a source and come back to me, please.

    • @Nandru85
      @Nandru85 7 років тому +10

      it will eventually break again, mainly because the solder flow is crap (and old)

    • @BallstinkBaron
      @BallstinkBaron 7 років тому +2

      ***** I did exactly that for you in another comment thread and you proceeded to insult me.

  • @calebvargasvindas4761
    @calebvargasvindas4761 5 років тому +26

    Playing doom in a barby computer? You are my hero man. 😂😂😂

  • @doubtful_seer
    @doubtful_seer 4 роки тому +5

    I was supposed to have that Barbie computer. My grandmother bought it for me (and it was a MAJOR purchase that she took out a credit card to be able to afford, I think it was over 1,000 dollars), but it never got delivered, we never figured out if it was sent to the wrong address, stolen, or what, and they refused to refund her. One of the biggest disappointments of my childhood because I was tech obsessed even as a kid but we couldn’t afford most of the ridiculous prices of the 90’s and early 2000’s. I’m upset that we seem to be trending back towards ridiculously high prices 20 years on.

  • @whyamievendoingthis...
    @whyamievendoingthis... 8 років тому +17

    This was a rollercoaster of emotions, man.

  • @ChrisDoesTV
    @ChrisDoesTV 8 років тому +19

    Doom 2 on a Barbie PC - could anything be more appropriate

  • @Popk1ller
    @Popk1ller 5 років тому +31

    Doom 2 in a Barbie themed PC. Nailed it :D
    The hotwheels one Looks really nice. Would be cool for sind casemod Project with actual Hardware

    • @aaadj2744
      @aaadj2744 5 років тому

      Hot Wheel is badass

    • @jayo1212
      @jayo1212 4 роки тому

      Better to have Doom on a Barbie PC than. say, Leisure Suit Larry!

  • @terminok2015
    @terminok2015 5 років тому +17

    I don't know why but when I watch you're videos I feel very relaxed and satisfied🙂

    • @pauljones3017
      @pauljones3017 5 років тому +2

      It's probably his soothing voice and the relaxing music.

  • @kalloggs40
    @kalloggs40 8 років тому +38

    Its designed like an Alfa Romeo engine bay

  • @Machariel00
    @Machariel00 8 років тому +15

    That's actually pretty good cable management considering the space they had to work with.

  • @electronicsaxman1
    @electronicsaxman1 4 роки тому

    Gotta say I just discovered your channel and videos like this are just delightful. Nice combination of old school reviews of games and tech. Awesome!

  • @BLUE-dw4tc
    @BLUE-dw4tc 5 років тому +78

    12:54 " *SmElLs lIkE FrEsH BaRbIe* "

  • @nickwilde2709
    @nickwilde2709 7 років тому +11

    "*smells like fresh barbie*."
    That sounded so much like someone from Barbie.

  • @littlemikey46
    @littlemikey46 8 років тому +8

    I was sure the oven thing was a joke to get people to ruin their hardware. I'm so amazed it actually works.

  • @TibJib9608
    @TibJib9608 4 роки тому +2

    Oh man, my sister and I had these when we were kids. Loved all the Hot Wheels games that came with it. Even played all the Barbie games with my sister, since she was a bit younger and needed help. Ahh, memories...

  • @TheHeiki
    @TheHeiki 5 років тому +54

    Owns Barbie PC
    Has Doom 2 installed

  • @imnegan7275
    @imnegan7275 7 років тому +72

    pimping a barbie computer. Thug life

  • @SargentTNT
    @SargentTNT 8 років тому +122

    I just watched Linus's video on the oven method and he fixed his 780 ti with it! XD

    • @artvandelayimports
      @artvandelayimports 8 років тому +1

      Same

    • @Anesthesia90
      @Anesthesia90 8 років тому +1

      +SargentTNT same lol

    • @rdrack8693
      @rdrack8693 8 років тому +1

      same

    • @FinalLuigi
      @FinalLuigi 8 років тому

      +SargentTNT DUDE. Same here. What as small world, huh?

    • @MrNamegame
      @MrNamegame 8 років тому +1

      +SargentTNT Chef Gates will present his finest cuisine
      Lawl jk

  • @supermetroid009
    @supermetroid009 5 років тому

    LGR I LOVE THESE repair videos theres just something cathartic watching these vids.

  • @thethunderant9208
    @thethunderant9208 5 років тому +32

    I would like to see a sleeper build in one of these cases

    • @brandonnesfan
      @brandonnesfan 4 роки тому +5

      You'd still be able to get something decent in there. It couldn't be something like a 1080 but, you could get something done.

  • @BrenBrenMartin
    @BrenBrenMartin 8 років тому +11

    You have to admire how they managed to cram so much stuff in such a small space.

    • @dreed100
      @dreed100 6 років тому

      SCP993
      It's a beauty. all fitted nicely in such a small form and yet there was enough airflow over CPU and for power supply.
      Was amazed

  • @agbond003
    @agbond003 7 років тому +326

    The moment you realize that a Barbie computer runs Doom better than your PC...

    • @rawr51919
      @rawr51919 5 років тому +15

      That'd be humiliating as all hell to even think about.

    • @bignerd7683
      @bignerd7683 5 років тому +3

      I got 30 frames on a good day at dogshit quality for league. Ive played at 15 frames before ans im not proud

    • @niko1u426
      @niko1u426 5 років тому +15

      Yeah, but we are talking about the original doom. Your computer has to have less computing power than a toaster to not run it XD

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 5 років тому +3

      Why are you using a piss yellow-gray 1989 PC in 2018/17? How are you even on the internets?
      Or were you exaggerating...

    • @AlyphRat
      @AlyphRat 5 років тому +2

      Come on man, it can even run a freaking 386.

  • @MrSalat21
    @MrSalat21 4 роки тому +10

    13:35
    *LOUIS ROSSMANN WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

  • @bladermay5508
    @bladermay5508 5 років тому

    Great videos man I loved the Doom 2 benchmark on the Barbie. Keep em' coming!

  • @fountaincap
    @fountaincap 8 років тому +10

    Always love to see an old machine brought back to life again. Clint, you're building quite the Jay Leno's Garage of computers there!

  • @miss_inputs
    @miss_inputs 6 років тому +122

    Was kinda hoping you'd play Bowling for Screams on it, since you got the disc and everything. It seems like such an obscure game. I don't even know where I got it from. Probably a cereal box.

    • @BallisticGhast6
      @BallisticGhast6 5 років тому +6

      Megan Leet I somehow had the pinball game back then. It was pretty fun, but I lost the disc after a while unfortunately. I might find it online for a few bucks hopefully

    • @trainzguy2472
      @trainzguy2472 4 роки тому +3

      Damn, just you mentioning getting those sorts of things out of cereal boxes immediately makes me feel nostalgic.

    • @idontwantahandlebutok
      @idontwantahandlebutok 4 роки тому

      Oh a rena pfp nice

  • @painful-Jay
    @painful-Jay 5 років тому +78

    Windows ME: Windows Memory Eater

  • @dvdkolk
    @dvdkolk 5 років тому +20

    *talking about heatsink and fan*
    "But it does fit so, that's cool!"
    Was that pun intentional?

  • @Btvstudio
    @Btvstudio 7 років тому +8

    it's actually great that you restored it with og parts and didn't upgrade. I remember my first computer in 1995, an IBM Aptiva that cost like $1,000 at Radio Shack. It was awesome, but so slow. I remember teaching myself HTML on that and started building websites. To be 11 again and get my first taste of technology, it was so amazing and opened up a new world for me.

  • @Mr120110
    @Mr120110 7 років тому +61

    LGR Foods at its finest!

  • @godofacorns
    @godofacorns 3 роки тому +2

    Fantastic! The baking especially!

  • @rev.strangehope3930
    @rev.strangehope3930 5 років тому +5

    I'm Amazed you got that machine, I never got mine the company went backrupt before mine showed up

  • @rexthesheep
    @rexthesheep 8 років тому +8

    Ah, nothing like a Barbie-cue.

  • @tbb033
    @tbb033 7 років тому +10

    MMMM... baked motherboard, just like mom used to make...
    Why do you think it's called a MOTHERboard?

  • @invalid_user_handle
    @invalid_user_handle 5 років тому +9

    This Computer in a nutshell:
    "Part A needs part B to be removed, part B requires part C to be removed, part C requires part A to be removed.

  • @yakyim2114
    @yakyim2114 4 роки тому

    The joy in your voice after you got it working again! =D

  • @TonyFleetwood
    @TonyFleetwood 8 років тому +12

    score for the solder re-flow! thanks for saving these 2 pieces of history :)

  • @rusu160
    @rusu160 7 років тому +162

    Odd thing is ,after watching this video i got so intrested in pcs that i actually built one myself

    • @LGR
      @LGR  7 років тому +76

      That's awesome!

    • @cancerouscereal8303
      @cancerouscereal8303 7 років тому +5

      all I have to say is, welcome....

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 7 років тому +4

      i can't build pc's (isntalling ram is as far as i'll go) because my hands are huge and i'm too afraid of breaking something.
      so what i do is to choose the parts i want and have someone else build it.

    • @anthonyseboe4646
      @anthonyseboe4646 7 років тому

      Sweet. What's your specs?

    • @rusu160
      @rusu160 7 років тому +3

      Anthony Seboe im a poor fuck so dont judge me,i had a pc with a c2d e8600 4gb ram ,it was okay for youtube ,facebook and that kind of stuff but not for gaming. So i bought a r9 270x used for a really good price. Im also about to upgrage to a g4560 because my poor almost 10yr old cpu isnt up for the task of gaming anymore

  • @twitch54304
    @twitch54304 4 роки тому

    Wow does that bring back memories lol. I bought 40 barbie PCs to resell and almost half wouldn't boot because the cmos batteries were dead. I remember all the same frustrations of working on those but I never put a motherboard in the oven. Thanks for the video!

  • @brotnjanin
    @brotnjanin 4 роки тому +4

    That motherboard looks delicious! Make a video on LGR foods showing us the full recipe.

  • @FabricioKMS
    @FabricioKMS 8 років тому +16

    Oh, the unspeakable horror of when your pc doesn't boot

  • @berczigabor
    @berczigabor 6 років тому +17

    10:35 Even the screwdriver set matches the Hot Wheels color scheme :)

  • @The_A_Cast
    @The_A_Cast 4 роки тому

    I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, nor do I know why it was in my recommendations, but this was really interesting to watch😂

  • @2beasimplejuan
    @2beasimplejuan 4 роки тому

    I knew I needed to watch this video for some reason. Baking the mother board 375 degree for 7 min priceless info. Good job buddy. Youve unlocked an oven achievement 🏆🥇🖥

  • @Deckals
    @Deckals 7 років тому +45

    If i see a computer like that and it has all Doom games and Grand Theft Auto. I would laugh out loud

    • @the8-bitnerd712
      @the8-bitnerd712 7 років тому +2

      Person. not a DVD, a game

    • @kelvinwills2394
      @kelvinwills2394 7 років тому +1

      Person. stop arguing

    • @cjthomp2005
      @cjthomp2005 7 років тому

      I must be the only one who still uses DVDs and CDs

    • @officialclownbusiness7788
      @officialclownbusiness7788 6 років тому +1

      Christian Thompson nope, I have a whole wall of them in my living room. I strongly prefer having a physical copy rather than downloading or streaming stuff.

  • @aprincessgonewrong
    @aprincessgonewrong 8 років тому +22

    I've learned so much from this video! Thank you for making all the videos you do!

    • @LGR
      @LGR  8 років тому +10

      Quite welcome!

  • @GeoStreber
    @GeoStreber 5 років тому +2

    one of these cases deserves a Sleeper Build put into it. Heck I'd do it if I got hold of one of those.

  • @Someone-dt7ty
    @Someone-dt7ty 2 роки тому

    This is such an awesome enthusiastic video.

  • @HackThePlanetNow
    @HackThePlanetNow 7 років тому +11

    Maybe the monitor needs to be turned on. Hits button.
    "FUUUCK"
    Can't tell you how many times that's happened to me. Haha 😂😂😂

  • @T3KNUG3T5
    @T3KNUG3T5 7 років тому +39

    A barbie pc with Doom 2 on it... XD

  • @Razboinik88
    @Razboinik88 3 роки тому

    Lmaao man i cant believe you baked this thing back to life. Awesome

  • @user-ut9ln4vd5m
    @user-ut9ln4vd5m 3 роки тому +1

    Hot damn! We bought the Hot Wheels "accessory pack", had two speakers, a mouse pad & mouse all with the same blue & flames, didn't even know there was a whole computer! The accessories were on sale around 2005-2010 for something like $5 for everything, a deal so nice I bought it twice (and some for gifts ;-)

  • @fanaticNecrolatrist
    @fanaticNecrolatrist 8 років тому +9

    Imagine turning this thing into a really great gaming PC playing god damn Just cause 3 or Wolfenstein: The New Order at 60 fps on the highest graphics settings while all you're friends see is you sat there on a barbie computer with blood and explosion all over the monitor!

  • @ATCRyderX
    @ATCRyderX 8 років тому +322

    I'll never accept those boards which use slanted RAM slots. They just don't sit well with me. (You see what I did there?)

  • @CJolieTV
    @CJolieTV 4 роки тому

    This is the first time I've seen a computer disassembled and someone explained the parts well enough that I understood what they were

  • @SalimOfShadow
    @SalimOfShadow 5 років тому

    Sick setup bro!

  • @LeeDee5
    @LeeDee5 8 років тому +40

    i'm so intrigued by these Hot Wheels/Barbie computers
    companies are not as daring anymore to release such wonders like that these days
    perhaps they learned from their mistakes! ahaha
    also Doom 2 on a Barbie computer
    It's like "Here' you go darling, Daddy has bought you a game for you to play." XD

    • @KaiserElizabeth
      @KaiserElizabeth 8 років тому +5

      +The Dee I was like 5 and 6 playing with Barbies but watching my dad play Doom so this video made me chuckle.

    • @Adamant_Consternation
      @Adamant_Consternation 8 років тому +5

      +The Dee These Barbie/Hotwheels computers are truly magnificent pieces of shit. I
      can't help but admire the sheer lack of care and complete disregard for
      build quality that went into their construction. You gotta work hard to
      make something this awful! :D

  • @ConnorGardner
    @ConnorGardner 8 років тому +3

    Love these kind of videos, I'd love to see more of them!

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 5 років тому +1

    I have nothing to say about Barbie or Hot Wheels computers except that I love it when Cliff does this with old tech.