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Greg... your channel is constantly featuring the dos and don'ts of PC building, and you decide to grab the sponsor that attempts to produce everything at the lowest possible level above a fire hazard? I understand monetization is very important for how you run things, but unless this was literally the only sponsor you could secure for this video, I think we can do better. I appreciate that you worded the sponsor segment carefully, but companies like HP and Dell should never get attention from a channel of your caliber.
@@ForlebTF no company in the industry is free of sin. I can't vouch if the motherboards or other pc parts they make are designed by the same department or even factory that made those garbage PSU. But GB has been in the MB industry decades with more experience with them while their PSU line are very recent. Or would you rather ask ASUS for their MB who recently became fire hazards? while I haven't heard mass cases of GB MBs exploding in recent memory? Funny enough over 2 and a half decades of assembling my own PCs I've gone over half a dozen ASUS and half a dozen GB MB's and I've had more failures with Asus ones. Or go for MSI or ASRock if you don't mind them pressuring or blacklisting you if you don't give them positive reviews. Or scrape the bottom of the barrel for Biotek or ECS?
The fact they sent you motherboards for the series just shows how much we anticipate these awesome knowledge bomb of pc building videos! Keep up the awesome work greg!
I have one of those mb, the B550 AORUS ELITE AX WIFI to be exact. Upgraded from a B450 AORUS ELITE. Also have a Gigabyte Gaming 7 mb with an Intel i5 6700k system my wife uses for work, which is my old gaming system. Never had an issue with Gigabyte myself, and happy to keep using them.
One thing i haven't really seen in this series is the use of the PC speaker header for debug beep codes for motherboards without POST code or debug LEDs. They are cheap enough to have around just in case, to speed up the process of finding the source of issue. Doesn't help all the time, but in this case the board would probably beeped the usual 1 long, 2 short beeps for RAM issue.
@@GregSalazar I have 5 computers and I always install the speaker (even salvaging them from old PCs before disposal). Different mobo manufacturers. Different chipsets and ages. They all beep. Weird coincidence.
As someone who's basically been working on computers since I was like 10 years old, I love this series. I'm not a fulltime PC troubleshooter but it is my passion, and I am the one my friends turn to when they have PC or even Mac issues (I do work on Apple stuff fulltime much to my dismay but at least it's some form of computer troubleshooting). This series has also helped to solidify my troubleshooting. I have also learned a few things from watching these as some are rare to come across and I would not even think of checking such as the case I/O board not working, or possibly a SATA cable causing the computer to delay POST for more than a minute. Thank you so much for this series, Greg! Much appreciated content.
100% the same - my first computer I built was a 486/33 DX, had to put a VESA video card and a stacker 5x86 chip in it so I could play warcraft 2, been hooked ever since
Greetings from Italy. i am a 16 year old boy who likes to build and clean pc. Since I discovered this channel I have always tried to watch as many videos as possible, because they have a lot of entertainment and they are also informative. after 3 years of waiting, I finally assembled my gaming pc, I took a cue from some of your videos Greg.
That was really great of Gigabyte to send the motherboards for Fix or Flop. I guess this is, in a way, validation of how interesting and meaningful this playlist has become.
Have to agree for years I tried to explain about simple methodical debug step by step, then Greg comes along with this series and I now just point at this and say "see I wasn't mad", so many times my friends and I took in hardware people tossed because a a cable came loose or something daft.
jaw dropped right as soon as the vid began, this is the SAME pre built I purchased for myself back in 2016, I still have the system and all its parts lying around somewhere, but crazy how nostalgic this was to watch.
sometimes the ram dims(contacts) can get dirty or something so you can use an eraser and rub it on the contacts of the ram and most of the time you will get an post out of that ram that you thin is dead,try this on the ram idk why it does that but after u run the eraser over the contacts it usually works
Greg I've been a geek when it came to building PCs before coming across your channel on a boring Tuesday, but these F&F videos are literally helping me make a living. They've made troubleshooting my family and friends' PCs so much easier and I can't thank you enough for what you've done for all of us.
Interesting, this was a very common oldschool issue that I didn't think was really around anymore. Back in the late 90s early 2000s I know I used to see it pretty often, but it's been a while.
At 12:06 The RAM Connector pins looks "bent" or "odd". I've never seen that in this form. The RAM Module doesn't have a straight line at the bottom. Maybe it is just me or the Angel of the Camera. But it looks like the Pins at the End of the Module are shorter as in the middle of it.
Both DDR4 and DDR5 modules do not have a straight line pins as a design. DDR3 and earlier do have straight line pins. Curved edge is there to help with insertion and alleviate stress on the PCB during memory installation.
People in the Orlando, FL are so lucky to have a guy like Greg offering free break fixed for PCs but also making videos of the process because he exposes shoddy built PCs and parts used, etc. at the same time.
Love the series! I'm learning a lot from your videos, one of the more difficult things about computers is going step by step to identify what the problem is. You explain things very well and I appreciate you!
Such an enjoyable series seeing the t/s steps taken to try and resolve an issue or issues. it's also really great that a number of manufacturers have stepped up to provide some of the more common parts that could be causing issues or just to improve the overall appeal after fixing the issue.
Had a similar build through ibuyPower , same case with different some different hard-ware. was running great until mine did the same thing! ended up being the old ssd, switched to m.2 and put in a new PSU as well. butchered the cable management but otherwise worked great. Until a few months ago my cpu temps starting climbing into the mid 90's. Gave up on the rig and started putting together a new up[graded build. I came across your channel about two weeks ago & I gotta tell ya, just listening to you go through the steps of basic trouble shooting has increased my understanding of PC's SO much. You keep things simple as, every problem has an answer. I watched your video on a build that had high cpu temps & it turned out to be the aio cooler caked in some sort of growth. that video gave me the confidence to take mine apart and investigate the cooler & it looked exactly like that one except a lot worse lol. Its running in the mid 50's now under load & feels great. Already bought the new PC though :p kind of fun to have the old one to practice installs or trouble shoot/test gear. Thank you!!
There hasn’t been a video where a dim was the cause. I tell you, I’m new as heck to this computer building stuff, but your channel never ceases to amaze me how it can always be something new.
Man when this guy used to be a smaller channel I used to get into arguments with him all the time. Glad to see he's still around and getting recommended.
Another informative video. One thing I did notice is under the gpu chip, in the upper right, it looks like four pins melted and doesn’t look like it should be like that, unless I’m out to lunch. It’s four pins from the right in the smaller square of pins.
I picked up an ibuypower system for our son to play games on way back in 2017 and it ran just fine. Since then we have upgraded memory, GPU ( GeForce RDX 3080), PSU (1000 watts) and other little tweaks. It is still going strong and he can play anything he wants on it. My only complaint has been that the case is difficult to route power lines around and the back side always looks like crap BUT it plays fine and he doesn't really get into the RGB and color stuff anyway. To be honest, the next upgrade will likely be a new MB and chipset along with memory but we are stalling until prices come down, if they ever do. Great video series that I watch since I am the guy in our home building most of our systems. I think since 1993, I have built or helped build over 200 systems for friends, relatives, or folks that I work with. The only thing I have not done is add a AIO on a system. That may be my next thing.
I have the exact same rig as that, and I have two RAM sticks as well....same kind. I'm SO glad for what you said about the Intel fan! I was thinking of upgrading a few things....graphics card, etc. I'll add a cooler to the list.
Not gonna lie I hardly comment on videos but I absolutely LOVE these videos. I can’t binge watch really any playlists on UA-cam but these videos are easy to binge watch
I build and fix a lot of PC's. Something that helps me diagnose as simple as it sounds is having a keyboard plugged in on the initial boot. If the numlock key lights up it posts but the monitor isn't getting signal - Helps eliminate some troubleshooting steps.
I had some interesting case recently where the keyboard would start up slower than the motherboard was posting, preventing me from entering BIOS. In the end I had to get my old PS/2 keyboard that worked instantly. Another thing to keep in mind is having a way to get the error codes. Usually with one of those piezo speakers (I keep a couple spare ones just in case) but many boards nowadays have a little 7-segment display that gives out a hex code. That stuff helps immensely with figuring out at which point it hands.
Wow, short one today. I do enjoy watching these. The videos are helping me get back into the hardware end of I.T. I've been working as a sys admin for so long, I've lost touch with the hardware world. Thanks for making these videos, Greg!
Just pointing out...That Asus Prime H270 Plus motherboard is on the original BIOS (0318). There's several updates that bring better system compatibility & better CPU microcode. The newest BIOS says it'll enable it to go to Windows 11, but to my understanding the minimum is an 8th gen Intel CPU...did they change the specs? Plus there's IME firmware updates for it. Another good fix or flop though!
on my current rig, I initially installed the AMD Cpu fan in the wrong direction of the lever included in their stock stuff. the tension caused some memory channels not to work. with proper mounting, all was good. it's an 2700x
Something you could try on these pcs that have no output picture. If you connect a keyboard and boot up the PC, see if you can click the caps lock or num lock keys. If they light up that means the PC has posted. This can help troubleshoot faulty display cables/ports. Or even bad gpus in some cases
Hey Greg! Why not run a memtest86 on the faulty DRAMs? Also usually if I were to receive a PC for repair and I’ve ruled out the GPU and CPU for no visual scenarios, I’ll just stick their DRAMs into my test rig and run Memtest86, that way I will know for sure the if DRAMs are faulty or not and proceed with the next steps
Modern solder balls rarely go bad (according to Louis Rossman). Usually, if a chip goes bad, reballing/reflowing won't be the fix since literally that specific IC is fried/dead/dying. You'd have to replace the whole module. Reflowing is a temporary zombification fix that only works on chips that have substrates.
The Pci4 clamp on my ASUS board (TUF B550) broke off too. Kinda glad, its made getting the GPU in and out much easier because it was literally almost unmovable without tools
dealing with a no post myself, hoping this is my same issue... Update, this was literally my issue, except it seems to be a bad dimm slot and not the Ram... at least we post, adjusting to make it a budget, 1 ram slot, budget gpu PC for light gaming. Thank you Greg.
I had parent alert go off when I heard your son yelling lol. I muted and then rewinded the video and found out after you said it was your son lmao. Oh parent ears can be a curse and a blessing. Love the vids!
My first PC(well third went from a Apple 2Gs to a custom built to a prebuilt) was a gateway but when parts died. i learned how to build a PC from them. Despite having a restrictive form factor case.
i broke my pc recently and considered sending it to you from norway. im also 14 and my mother doesnt like traveling far. but i managed to fix it and i feel like a god now
I have no idea why it's soothing to watch the series even though I use a gaming laptop for now but I troubleshoot software for a living and hardware is interesting also :D
Greg, try the “eraser trick” to the gold pins, it does work that you notice the gold isn’t shiny, try it or the dont do trick “tap the memory” while it is inserted it will work, i’ve encountered so many times like that, just slap or tap, it works
I always use the eraser trick. The ex- wife had a fire in her apartment, and destroyed 3 of the computers that I built for them. Another one was at the other end of the apartment from the fire, but didn't work. I told them about the ram, and the eraser trick. Wala, it worked!
@@kev2427 just use a white eraser then just do the how eraser does, do it to the gold contacts and inspect if it is shiny gold rather than a matte gold 😉
@@kev2427, cleaning the contacts of the ram itself with an eraser. As kids, we used them to clean the contract rails on our HO race tracks. You can't always see the film on the contacts. Sure putting them in, and out will scrape some off, but an eraser will get all
That's odd. I had the same module go bad in a recent customer repair. They decided to just run it in single channel for now. It's only an Athlon 3000G with a GTX960. The modules are 8GB 2400Mhz set to 2666Mhz.
refreshing to see, a troubleshooting task that only required a very simple solution ... your past videos required a tremendous amount of work to fix the problem
XPG seems pretty common in prebuilt computers. That's what came with my cyberpower PC. I only went prebuilt at the time due to GPU prices. That said almost every component has been swapped 5 yrs later.
Hi just 2 suggestions: - try to get a small speaker for pc, sometimes that helps a lot to diagnose with beep codes. - a diagnostics card like the TL460 or the more modern TL611, those can be connected in the TRM port and add HEX post codes and diagnostic leds to old motherboards; very useful for Flix or Flop. 👍
Yeah, I still have the classic null method in my head. Start with removing everything but the CPU. Then it should give an error related to missing RAM Next add the RAM and it should give an error due to lack of graphics. Add the graphics card and it should post and complain about a missing boot drive.
Yes I worked on another ibuypower comp and it had the same ram sticks 8gx8 into it and again one died and it would not boot i did the same as you put in a corsair lpx 3000htz 32 kit works fine
My Step-Son had this exact pre-built before I showed him how to build a new PC. I just refurbished the iBuyPower tower adding more fans (had one in the choked off front intake) replaced the 1060 3gb with a 1080 and added Sleeved extensions before selling it.
I have the exact same pc purchased from best buy in 2017. same ram but mine came with 16 gb from an 8gb x 4 kit. Also an I7-7700. I have replaced the unbranded 600 watt PSU that came with it for an Evga 800 watt so i could upgrade my GPU ,the 1060 still works but I got a 3070 Aorus master on the super cheap from a buddy. Now I have a gaming bottleneck like I can't comprehend!
8:53 kinda crazy considering RAM is designed to fail and still be usable, albeit with corrupted partitions. wonder what happened, did he let it near linus with the static gun? or maybe they overvolted it?/bad bios settings?
Hey Greg just wanted to tell you that I’ve learned so much from You my dad enjoyed building pcs and he passed away last year I now have his baby which I’ve been making upgrades to. I originally had cpu crashes from overheating due to a bad aio pump. I can confidently work on that pc thanks to you.
Ram issues is generally one of the most common problems I see. Even new motherboards can have problems with certain ram modules, that's why we get bios updates a lot of the time just for memory compatibility issues.
Trying to repair ball grid array chips, more commonly referred to as BGA chips, is a very tedious and time consuming task with a 50/50 chance of working. One can try to reflow the chip by applying heat to the offending chip, but even if that works, it may only be a temporary fix.
@@GregSalazar I must have missed that video, unless you’re referring to a video you have shot but haven’t released yet. I’ll replace surface mounted or through hole components and even microscopic work repairing damaged traces, but I don’t even attempt to reball a BGA chip.
Wow! It's really amazing and so uncommon to see a memory stick go bad like that. Good job diagnosing Greg as always, love this series and love your channel! Also love the new haircut (or way you combed it). Looking extra sharp!
I think I have a bunch of dead Corsair DDR2 XMS2 sticks. Interestingly the Value Select ones are still running to this day (and can do a 18% manual oc). No idea why the XMS2 died, but it might just be a result of their policy to replace the chips without marking it anywhere.
Greg: I believe your GPU is an R5-220A non-OEM version. I have a card that looks identical and I use it for the exact same purpose. Also, the 8Gx8 does not mean it's an 8 GB x 8 module kit. The 16 in the model number AX4U240038G16-BRZ indicates that it is a 16 GB kit. The 8Gx8 is number of chips and data width in bits on each side of the module.
To help you out in the future most Asus boards come with onboard diagnostic LED’s. So it will tell you what is the point of failure. I believe MSI boards also have this.
Do you keep the used working/non working parts you replace in these videos? Such as the working and non working modules that you replaced? Just something I wondered. I could see keeping the working module since you gave them a nice upgrade.
FYI: (probably more like reminders) 1. Normally, BIOS will disable onboard graphics/IGP/IGPU when it detects a graphics card. -- A simple reboot without graphics card should re-enable the CPU's IGP but you could do a CMOS reset as well. 2. Most memory/DRAM manufacturers provide a lifetime warranty -- indicative of how often such chips fail (i.e. very rarely, as you mentioned). -- Indeed, from ADATA's own support section "ADATA DRAM Modules / Memory Cards / Card Readers are all covered by a lifetime warranty commencing from the purchase date."
i usually grab a heavy duty tissue or rag, dab a bit of IPA and clean the ram gold contacts. sometimes have to ues rubber eraser to clean the contacts. 90% of the time it works again.
I've never had good luck with Adata's products. Nothing but horrible experiences with their SSDs. I'm a total brand loyalist, and I always try to branch out, but I always find myself returning to brands that I had the least amount of issues. Asus and Samsung, for instance, have always been rock solid for me.
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@Greg learn how to reply to ur inquiry's
Sweet thumbnail Greg...quite foreboding.
Greg... your channel is constantly featuring the dos and don'ts of PC building, and you decide to grab the sponsor that attempts to produce everything at the lowest possible level above a fire hazard? I understand monetization is very important for how you run things, but unless this was literally the only sponsor you could secure for this video, I think we can do better. I appreciate that you worded the sponsor segment carefully, but companies like HP and Dell should never get attention from a channel of your caliber.
@@natetaylor2308 someone needs a nap...
@@ForlebTF no company in the industry is free of sin. I can't vouch if the motherboards or other pc parts they make are designed by the same department or even factory that made those garbage PSU. But GB has been in the MB industry decades with more experience with them while their PSU line are very recent. Or would you rather ask ASUS for their MB who recently became fire hazards? while I haven't heard mass cases of GB MBs exploding in recent memory? Funny enough over 2 and a half decades of assembling my own PCs I've gone over half a dozen ASUS and half a dozen GB MB's and I've had more failures with Asus ones. Or go for MSI or ASRock if you don't mind them pressuring or blacklisting you if you don't give them positive reviews. Or scrape the bottom of the barrel for Biotek or ECS?
The fact they sent you motherboards for the series just shows how much we anticipate these awesome knowledge bomb of pc building videos! Keep up the awesome work greg!
@AmpEdition one bad product & all their product is also crap? lmaoooo. 🤡
Same one I have in my PC!
I have one of those mb, the B550 AORUS ELITE AX WIFI to be exact. Upgraded from a B450 AORUS ELITE. Also have a Gigabyte Gaming 7 mb with an Intel i5 6700k system my wife uses for work, which is my old gaming system. Never had an issue with Gigabyte myself, and happy to keep using them.
@AmpEdition LOL. Ok. Think about it. Seriously.
@AmpEdition You didn't have to tell us that all you do is watch videos
One thing i haven't really seen in this series is the use of the PC speaker header for debug beep codes for motherboards without POST code or debug LEDs. They are cheap enough to have around just in case, to speed up the process of finding the source of issue. Doesn't help all the time, but in this case the board would probably beeped the usual 1 long, 2 short beeps for RAM issue.
I use them all the time off-camera. They rarely ever beep.
@@GregSalazar I have 5 computers and I always install the speaker (even salvaging them from old PCs before disposal).
Different mobo manufacturers. Different chipsets and ages. They all beep. Weird coincidence.
Yeah.. it is good but when the mobo or the ram is bad, you won't get anything.
Only the cpu and gpu and usb errors will beep
I agree, surely an essential troubleshooting tool. First thing I'd be doing is add a speaker to see if it beeps.
@@GregSalazar they don’t beep on my board for some reason
As someone who's basically been working on computers since I was like 10 years old, I love this series. I'm not a fulltime PC troubleshooter but it is my passion, and I am the one my friends turn to when they have PC or even Mac issues (I do work on Apple stuff fulltime much to my dismay but at least it's some form of computer troubleshooting). This series has also helped to solidify my troubleshooting. I have also learned a few things from watching these as some are rare to come across and I would not even think of checking such as the case I/O board not working, or possibly a SATA cable causing the computer to delay POST for more than a minute. Thank you so much for this series, Greg! Much appreciated content.
100% the same - my first computer I built was a 486/33 DX, had to put a VESA video card and a stacker 5x86 chip in it so I could play warcraft 2, been hooked ever since
Fully agreed with you =)
Greetings from Italy.
i am a 16 year old boy who likes to build and clean pc. Since I discovered this channel I have always tried to watch as many videos as possible, because they have a lot of entertainment and they are also informative. after 3 years of waiting, I finally assembled my gaming pc, I took a cue from some of your videos Greg.
nice what are your specs?
@@invisisense5464
Asrock b365 pro4
Intel i5 9600k
16 GB RAM 2666mhz (2x8)
Zotac AMP GTX 1660 super (second hand)
Evga supernova 650 gt
Msi Mag force 100r
@Francis Samur thanks!
Congratulations on your first build. That's pretty awesome 😎
@@Joreel thank you! I really appreciate that
The GT 710 could indeed be an XFX card, they used to make Geforce cards for quite a while but stopped at some point and went Radeon only.
They tried to switch to making both and Nvidia said no
That was really great of Gigabyte to send the motherboards for Fix or Flop. I guess this is, in a way, validation of how interesting and meaningful this playlist has become.
I just love this series it is very informative and changed my perspective in troubleshooting pc's
Have to agree for years I tried to explain about simple methodical debug step by step, then Greg comes along with this series and I now just point at this and say "see I wasn't mad", so many times my friends and I took in hardware people tossed because a a cable came loose or something daft.
Never miss an episode. Since discovered your channel almost two year ago great content
I really appreciate it!
jaw dropped right as soon as the vid began, this is the SAME pre built I purchased for myself back in 2016, I still have the system and all its parts lying around somewhere, but crazy how nostalgic this was to watch.
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13:06 one of the best things I've witnessed XD Greg must feel so proud
5:18 XFX wasn't always AMD exclusive. I had a few Nvidid GPUs made by XFX before they went all AMD exclusive.
@Andy Ruse I didn't say it was a GTX710. I pointed out that XFX wasn't always AMD only.
sometimes the ram dims(contacts) can get dirty or something so you can use an eraser and rub it on the contacts of the ram and most of the time you will get an post out of that ram that you thin is dead,try this on the ram idk why it does that but after u run the eraser over the contacts it usually works
Greg I've been a geek when it came to building PCs before coming across your channel on a boring Tuesday, but these F&F videos are literally helping me make a living. They've made troubleshooting my family and friends' PCs so much easier and I can't thank you enough for what you've done for all of us.
Interesting, this was a very common oldschool issue that I didn't think was really around anymore. Back in the late 90s early 2000s I know I used to see it pretty often, but it's been a while.
But how does it happen ?
At 12:06 The RAM Connector pins looks "bent" or "odd". I've never seen that in this form. The RAM Module doesn't have a straight line at the bottom. Maybe it is just me or the Angel of the Camera. But it looks like the Pins at the End of the Module are shorter as in the middle of it.
Both DDR4 and DDR5 modules do not have a straight line pins as a design. DDR3 and earlier do have straight line pins. Curved edge is there to help with insertion and alleviate stress on the PCB during memory installation.
People in the Orlando, FL are so lucky to have a guy like Greg offering free break fixed for PCs but also making videos of the process because he exposes shoddy built PCs and parts used, etc. at the same time.
Love the series! I'm learning a lot from your videos, one of the more difficult things about computers is going step by step to identify what the problem is. You explain things very well and I appreciate you!
Thank you so much! I was contemplating buying a new PC for my daughter, you're awesome Greg!!
Such an enjoyable series seeing the t/s steps taken to try and resolve an issue or issues. it's also really great that a number of manufacturers have stepped up to provide some of the more common parts that could be causing issues or just to improve the overall appeal after fixing the issue.
Can I just say, as a mother of a 4 year old boy, I love it when your little boy makes his random appearances lol! He's adorable
Had a similar build through ibuyPower , same case with different some different hard-ware. was running great until mine did the same thing! ended up being the old ssd, switched to m.2 and put in a new PSU as well. butchered the cable management but otherwise worked great. Until a few months ago my cpu temps starting climbing into the mid 90's. Gave up on the rig and started putting together a new up[graded build. I came across your channel about two weeks ago & I gotta tell ya, just listening to you go through the steps of basic trouble shooting has increased my understanding of PC's SO much. You keep things simple as, every problem has an answer. I watched your video on a build that had high cpu temps & it turned out to be the aio cooler caked in some sort of growth. that video gave me the confidence to take mine apart and investigate the cooler & it looked exactly like that one except a lot worse lol. Its running in the mid 50's now under load & feels great. Already bought the new PC though :p kind of fun to have the old one to practice installs or trouble shoot/test gear. Thank you!!
TheCod3r is a good channel to watch for hardcore repairs
There hasn’t been a video where a dim was the cause. I tell you, I’m new as heck to this computer building stuff, but your channel never ceases to amaze me how it can always be something new.
Man when this guy used to be a smaller channel I used to get into arguments with him all the time. Glad to see he's still around and getting recommended.
I appreciate these episodes, helps narrow down no posts issues
Another informative video. One thing I did notice is under the gpu chip, in the upper right, it looks like four pins melted and doesn’t look like it should be like that, unless I’m out to lunch. It’s four pins from the right in the smaller square of pins.
I picked up an ibuypower system for our son to play games on way back in 2017 and it ran just fine. Since then we have upgraded memory, GPU ( GeForce RDX 3080), PSU (1000 watts) and other little tweaks. It is still going strong and he can play anything he wants on it. My only complaint has been that the case is difficult to route power lines around and the back side always looks like crap BUT it plays fine and he doesn't really get into the RGB and color stuff anyway. To be honest, the next upgrade will likely be a new MB and chipset along with memory but we are stalling until prices come down, if they ever do. Great video series that I watch since I am the guy in our home building most of our systems. I think since 1993, I have built or helped build over 200 systems for friends, relatives, or folks that I work with. The only thing I have not done is add a AIO on a system. That may be my next thing.
I remember building computers all the way back to sandy and ivy bridge era when i really started building a lot of systems for friends and family.
I have the exact same rig as that, and I have two RAM sticks as well....same kind.
I'm SO glad for what you said about the Intel fan! I was thinking of upgrading a few things....graphics card, etc. I'll add a cooler to the list.
Not gonna lie I hardly comment on videos but I absolutely LOVE these videos. I can’t binge watch really any playlists on UA-cam but these videos are easy to binge watch
I build and fix a lot of PC's. Something that helps me diagnose as simple as it sounds is having a keyboard plugged in on the initial boot. If the numlock key lights up it posts but the monitor isn't getting signal - Helps eliminate some troubleshooting steps.
I had some interesting case recently where the keyboard would start up slower than the motherboard was posting, preventing me from entering BIOS. In the end I had to get my old PS/2 keyboard that worked instantly.
Another thing to keep in mind is having a way to get the error codes. Usually with one of those piezo speakers (I keep a couple spare ones just in case) but many boards nowadays have a little 7-segment display that gives out a hex code. That stuff helps immensely with figuring out at which point it hands.
I love how Greg interacts with his family in his videos.
Wow, short one today. I do enjoy watching these. The videos are helping me get back into the hardware end of I.T. I've been working as a sys admin for so long, I've lost touch with the hardware world. Thanks for making these videos, Greg!
Glad to see you getting some motherboards sent your way for the series. I look forward to everyone of these videos!
thanks for the guide it one my top channels i watch for fixing problems to my computer
Just pointing out...That Asus Prime H270 Plus motherboard is on the original BIOS (0318). There's several updates that bring better system compatibility & better CPU microcode. The newest BIOS says it'll enable it to go to Windows 11, but to my understanding the minimum is an 8th gen Intel CPU...did they change the specs? Plus there's IME firmware updates for it.
Another good fix or flop though!
I addicted to this series 😁
Hello from Sweden as always 😁
Hi!
So yeah, I'm addicted to this... 🤣 I have a handful of channels I check on everyday, this is one of them. Always happy for another Fix or Flop!
I own this exact pre built, but the previous owner upgraded it to a 1080, and a i7-7700k , works like a charm got it for 1000$ few months ago
on my current rig, I initially installed the AMD Cpu fan in the wrong direction of the lever included in their stock stuff. the tension caused some memory channels not to work. with proper mounting, all was good. it's an 2700x
Oh wow I had a 3700X for years and never thought about this. Glad I didn't do that I guess!
really loved this series so far. Watching this is like watching Chubbyemu. Keep up the good work Greg 👍
The fact that I just found this channel and thought you had 2 million subs ;-; you deserve more!
Something you could try on these pcs that have no output picture. If you connect a keyboard and boot up the PC, see if you can click the caps lock or num lock keys. If they light up that means the PC has posted. This can help troubleshoot faulty display cables/ports. Or even bad gpus in some cases
This is such a great Playlist, entertaining and educational. Thanks Greg always looking forward to these. Keep em coming please
Ya know Greg. This series is amazing. I feel I have learned so much from these videos. Thank you!
Hey Greg! Why not run a memtest86 on the faulty DRAMs?
Also usually if I were to receive a PC for repair and I’ve ruled out the GPU and CPU for no visual scenarios, I’ll just stick their DRAMs into my test rig and run Memtest86, that way I will know for sure the if DRAMs are faulty or not and proceed with the next steps
maybe in between season 2 and 3 could you make a tier list or top 10 weirdest issues you've run into in this series?
I had the same thing happen to me with the xpg ram stick one came in dead and the other one worked so watch out with those ram sticks
Modern solder balls rarely go bad (according to Louis Rossman). Usually, if a chip goes bad, reballing/reflowing won't be the fix since literally that specific IC is fried/dead/dying. You'd have to replace the whole module.
Reflowing is a temporary zombification fix that only works on chips that have substrates.
Really love this content and the work you do here. Keep it up.
The Pci4 clamp on my ASUS board (TUF B550) broke off too. Kinda glad, its made getting the GPU in and out much easier because it was literally almost unmovable without tools
dealing with a no post myself, hoping this is my same issue...
Update, this was literally my issue, except it seems to be a bad dimm slot and not the Ram... at least we post, adjusting to make it a budget, 1 ram slot, budget gpu PC for light gaming.
Thank you Greg.
I had parent alert go off when I heard your son yelling lol. I muted and then rewinded the video and found out after you said it was your son lmao. Oh parent ears can be a curse and a blessing. Love the vids!
My first PC(well third went from a Apple 2Gs to a custom built to a prebuilt) was a gateway but when parts died. i learned how to build a PC from them. Despite having a restrictive form factor case.
i broke my pc recently and considered sending it to you from norway. im also 14 and my mother doesnt like traveling far. but i managed to fix it and i feel like a god now
I really love this series!
I always wanted to send my pc to you since I live around Orlando. But, I can always just diagnose and fix it myself.
I have no idea why it's soothing to watch the series even though I use a gaming laptop for now but I troubleshoot software for a living and hardware is interesting also :D
I really appreciate the viewership! :-D
@@GregSalazar all the love from Egypt 🇪🇬
Greg, try the “eraser trick” to the gold pins, it does work that you notice the gold isn’t shiny, try it or the dont do trick “tap the memory” while it is inserted it will work, i’ve encountered so many times like that, just slap or tap, it works
I always use the eraser trick. The ex- wife had a fire in her apartment, and destroyed 3 of the computers that I built for them. Another one was at the other end of the apartment from the fire, but didn't work. I told them about the ram, and the eraser trick. Wala, it worked!
What’s the eraser trick?
@@kev2427 just use a white eraser then just do the how eraser does, do it to the gold contacts and inspect if it is shiny gold rather than a matte gold 😉
@@kev2427, cleaning the contacts of the ram itself with an eraser. As kids, we used them to clean the contract rails on our HO race tracks. You can't always see the film on the contacts. Sure putting them in, and out will scrape some off, but an eraser will get all
Not the worst idea. Besides cotton swabs and alcohol or simply reinserting it a couple times.
That's odd. I had the same module go bad in a recent customer repair. They decided to just run it in single channel for now. It's only an Athlon 3000G with a GTX960. The modules are 8GB 2400Mhz set to 2666Mhz.
FYI, XFX *did* used to make nVidia Graphics Cards. It's just been a very long time since I saw one.
wrote it on another video as well but looks a lot like an XFX HD 5450. could be wrong but I know that looked very similar and was passively cooled.
refreshing to see, a troubleshooting task that only required a very simple solution ... your past videos required a tremendous amount of work to fix the problem
XPG seems pretty common in prebuilt computers. That's what came with my cyberpower PC. I only went prebuilt at the time due to GPU prices. That said almost every component has been swapped 5 yrs later.
Hi just 2 suggestions:
- try to get a small speaker for pc, sometimes that helps a lot to diagnose with beep codes.
- a diagnostics card like the TL460 or the more modern TL611, those can be connected in the TRM port and add HEX post codes and diagnostic leds to old motherboards; very useful for Flix or Flop. 👍
Yeah, I still have the classic null method in my head.
Start with removing everything but the CPU. Then it should give an error related to missing RAM
Next add the RAM and it should give an error due to lack of graphics.
Add the graphics card and it should post and complain about a missing boot drive.
Your videos are always an learning opportunity, thanks for this.
love your videos man, they definitely help teach stuff even i didn't know sometimes i am totally wrong with what the issue was it's really fun.
Yes I worked on another ibuypower comp and it had the same ram sticks 8gx8 into it and again one died and it would not boot i did the same as you put in a corsair lpx 3000htz 32 kit works fine
My Step-Son had this exact pre-built before I showed him how to build a new PC. I just refurbished the iBuyPower tower adding more fans (had one in the choked off front intake) replaced the 1060 3gb with a 1080 and added Sleeved extensions before selling it.
I also had a dead ram stick. Thanks to my motherboard that have a leds that can give some useful information on what the problem can be.
Love this entire series (along with PCDC)!
its cool that comapnys help with parts that were bad or mistreated
great video as always Greg....always learning
I have the exact same pc purchased from best buy in 2017. same ram but mine came with 16 gb from an 8gb x 4 kit. Also an I7-7700. I have replaced the unbranded 600 watt PSU that came with it for an Evga 800 watt so i could upgrade my GPU ,the 1060 still works but I got a 3070 Aorus master on the super cheap from a buddy. Now I have a gaming bottleneck like I can't comprehend!
I’ve had Adata XPG go bad on me. But it was a curious problem. The xmp profile wouldnt work on my mobo. They worked fine in a buddies rig.
I wish we had people like you in Jersey
8:53 kinda crazy considering RAM is designed to fail and still be usable, albeit with corrupted partitions.
wonder what happened, did he let it near linus with the static gun?
or maybe they overvolted it?/bad bios settings?
Are the pins on that bad ram chip curvred along the bottom? @ 14:20 or so
Hey Greg just wanted to tell you that I’ve learned so much from
You my dad enjoyed building pcs and he passed away last year I now have his baby which I’ve been making upgrades to. I originally had cpu crashes from overheating due to a bad aio pump. I can confidently work on that pc thanks to you.
Ram issues is generally one of the most common problems I see. Even new motherboards can have problems with certain ram modules, that's why we get bios updates a lot of the time just for memory compatibility issues.
Omen have sine sound issues if you want to stream with the and chip and dac or virtual dac drivers
Trying to repair ball grid array chips, more commonly referred to as BGA chips, is a very tedious and time consuming task with a 50/50 chance of working. One can try to reflow the chip by applying heat to the offending chip, but even if that works, it may only be a temporary fix.
We literally have a recent video all about this :-)
@@GregSalazar I must have missed that video, unless you’re referring to a video you have shot but haven’t released yet. I’ll replace surface mounted or through hole components and even microscopic work repairing damaged traces, but I don’t even attempt to reball a BGA chip.
Awesome stuff bro so addictive
I love this series keep it up greg.
im loving this computer i have compared to my old one, i get way better fps on games. the only downfall is i need to upgrade the SSD eventually.
good show. is that the sound your car makes that your son was making?
Wow! It's really amazing and so uncommon to see a memory stick go bad like that. Good job diagnosing Greg as always, love this series and love your channel! Also love the new haircut (or way you combed it). Looking extra sharp!
I think I have a bunch of dead Corsair DDR2 XMS2 sticks. Interestingly the Value Select ones are still running to this day (and can do a 18% manual oc). No idea why the XMS2 died, but it might just be a result of their policy to replace the chips without marking it anywhere.
Greg: I believe your GPU is an R5-220A non-OEM version. I have a card that looks identical and I use it for the exact same purpose. Also, the 8Gx8 does not mean it's an 8 GB x 8 module kit. The 16 in the model number AX4U240038G16-BRZ indicates that it is a 16 GB kit. The 8Gx8 is number of chips and data width in bits on each side of the module.
To help you out in the future most Asus boards come with onboard diagnostic LED’s. So it will tell you what is the point of failure. I believe MSI boards also have this.
Do you keep the used working/non working parts you replace in these videos? Such as the working and non working modules that you replaced? Just something I wondered. I could see keeping the working module since you gave them a nice upgrade.
FYI: (probably more like reminders)
1. Normally, BIOS will disable onboard graphics/IGP/IGPU when it detects a graphics card.
-- A simple reboot without graphics card should re-enable the CPU's IGP but you could do a CMOS reset as well.
2. Most memory/DRAM manufacturers provide a lifetime warranty -- indicative of how often such chips fail (i.e. very rarely, as you mentioned).
-- Indeed, from ADATA's own support section "ADATA DRAM Modules / Memory Cards / Card Readers are all covered by a lifetime warranty commencing from the purchase date."
The bottom edge of the broken Dimm is wavy. Seems like a bad pcb????
i usually grab a heavy duty tissue or rag, dab a bit of IPA and clean the ram gold contacts. sometimes have to ues rubber eraser to clean the contacts. 90% of the time it works again.
SPD write kit is something to keep around, in case you have an error in the spd chip
I've never had good luck with Adata's products. Nothing but horrible experiences with their SSDs. I'm a total brand loyalist, and I always try to branch out, but I always find myself returning to brands that I had the least amount of issues. Asus and Samsung, for instance, have always been rock solid for me.
Love watching the troubleshooting process, please keep it up. :)
one thing we do here in Brazil is rub a rubber on the memory contacts. It usually works.