Is This $50 PC a Pile of Junk?!
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2023
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I spent $50 on an old OEM pre-built PC... and I may be seriously regretting it. How far does $50 go in late 2023? Will this rig end up a pile of junk or a genuinely decent machine? Let's find out!
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I was literally playing osrs when I started watching this lol
*Aggressive Sea Shanties 1800s throwbacks*
@@ianscott5000 honestly so true I thought I had turned the music on lmao
@@ianscott5000 ditto
You should have gotten a minimum of a $10 discount since someone shot their load on the side panel. I'll usually give my customers at least a $15 discount when that happens, which is the typical discount that most sellers offer.
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Huh, I usually pay extra for that 🤔
Dirty Mike and the boys strike again!
@@TommyAgramonSeth This is my 13th reason
That's what I thought when I first saw the pc,someone had a happy ending all over the side of this thing.
PLEASE do not stop finding these super budget PCs and making videos for them, its interesting to see how these old prebuilt's look like and how they perform!
Agreed, I've really been enjoying them.
That 4060 may be overkill for that system, but using it for bottleneck testing on these older rigs like you have been is a good use for it. It's nice to see how capable these older systems are even if paired with new equipment.
A 1060 is overkill for this lol
@@tomtemple69you'd be surprised how well it holds up. I had a 3770k and noticed quite a big jump upgrading from a 1060 to a 2060, but I'd say that's about the limit of it lol
@@simplyinfinity6606 yeah I remember having an i5 6500 and a 1070 ti was too much for it lol
I think this is a brilliant idea! I see this kind of question pop up a lot on places like Reddit.
an amd card is better for bottleneck testing, as nvidia cards have worse driver overhead
This kind of deals are great at helping to reduce e-waste ending up in landfills.
“For parts, not working”
Greg: challenge accepted
Great to see that platform put to work. My third rig (that I use on my TV for streaming and light gaming) has an i7-3770, 16gb DDR3 and a 1650-Super, it was made "from scraps" and hasn't shown any downside so far.
Pretty good deal for $50. I will say there's nothing cringe about the adapter you made as that was common practice even on reputable DIY power supplies at one point, because 6-pins are rated for the same current as an 8-pin. Also, this system came out when 80+ was pretty new, so it's not really surprising that it doesn't have an 80+ rating on the power supply, but it's worth noting that it is 80+ Gold rated per HP's specs. However, it kills me every time people assume OEM power supplies are probably junk. This was manufactured by Delta... it's far from junk because Delta doesn't make junk.
If six pins and eight pins are the same current, what choices go into selecting the pin number?
@@Herrikias It all boils down to a pointless sensing specification. PCISig decided that two extra grounds doubles the current rating of a standard they were already vastly under utilizing. But the fact is, both have the same amount of 12v terminals and adding two extra grounds to the existing three isn't going to have any impact on how much current the cable can carry and Molex rates both at the same current rating, in this case, 8.5 amps, and with three 12v terminals that equals 306 watts.
Awesome videos, Greg! Keep 'em coming, and we'll keep watching!
Seeing those old systems really takes me back to working on my moms pc. Cracking open an old gateway from the 90S, that thing really performs well for the cost that's for sure.
Great video !! It's amazing how these old systems are somewhat still usable after 10-12 years
I love finding old hardware like this and getting them working. great content. cant wait to watch more.
This is gold Greg- just seeing the older hardware and the "as is for parts", and making a viable working rig is exciting. Thanks for this perspective that grabs the attention of many.
Greg, I've been a subscriber for a long time now, and you never disappoint with any of your content. My favorite being the Fix or Flop series. Videos like this make you my favorite tech UA-camr even more! Never stop being you! Your viewers appreciate it!
Hey Greg, I absolutely love these videos. It’s always nice to see what problems there are out there. Fab playlist
im enjoying seeing you get these old machines up and running looking forward to the next one
Excellent video showing the potential of these budget pcs! this is a great series and i would recommend to keep it going 👍
Loving these videos, old pre-builts like this is how I started getting into building PCs as well. Makes we want to go pick some up and tinker!
Hello Greg ! I've been following your videos for a while and I particularly appreciate your cheap pc videos on Ebay.
I had to build a PC for my uncle who doesn't have one and each of your tips is useful !
Keep doing what you do (& you like), lots of support from France.
I've been binging your video's in anticipation of building my itx gaming pc :)
your videos help a lot with what i'm going through. thank you
Always an awesome video Greg! Used things I learned to fix my kiddos Pc!
I found your youtube channel by chance and have been binge watching! Great stuff, keep it up!
Awesome, thank you!
Love these kind of videos, keep it up!
I am really enjoying the new series. It's educational but also informative for maybe people wanting to start flipping PC's
I love this series. It really shows that you can get a good gaming experience for cheap if you do some hunting. A PC like this would also make for a killer home server running some linux build.
More of these! Fun to see how old stuff works together with newer stuff
Gotta love that Greg put up a new series (or is this going to be series?) :)
Mystery machines are about the best in youtube's tech videos in overall.
Please keep making these ones. I flip PCs as a side gig for extra pocket money and I love seeing others do it as well!
Great vid Greg as always. You are getting lucky here with these - as a tinkerer of old systems I often get these kind of PCs given to me and the fault is almost ALWAYS a bricked motherboard. I've now a box of various sticks of perfectly working ddr3, 2 and 4 core CPUs and 300W power supplies now :/
These videos are so entertaining and educational props to you
Thank you So Much for using OSRunescape music in the intro ❤
Boom. THIS is the video I was hoping for when I suggested something similar. Def Cool to see how some of the workstation rigs perform and what hardware to keep, and what hardware to dispose of. having that low profile 4060 is DOPE to have laying around to push these little PC's to their limits.
when i first started pc gaming, i bought an optiplex for like 200 bucks. i couldnt play much obviously due to the i5 650 and 8GB of DDR3, but this obviously got me started and I put in a 1060 low profile card and then bought a prebuilt, then i started building myself and now im at one of the best and my favorite builds ive done. I appreciate you making videos like this to just show people where they can start and where they can go from there. It's very inspirational.
I love these videos imo it shows how old hardware keeps some of its value for those on a budget
Another Gregory W (I dont talk like this im 30)
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I love these cheap PC videos... keep them coming! It's nice to see that people can build a intro gaming PC for super cheap... especially since my first gaming PC was a workstation that I added a discreet graphics card.
im glad im not the only one who enjoys these old gaming PC's.
I wonder if you would do a restoration video on the older hardware like a youtuber called, Cat&Andrew
Used one of these exact PCs to write several F18 training lesson & documents back in 2012-2013. Was a good PC.
Love the content. I had a old Sony Viao that was one of the first "Liquid Cooled" computers. That was the marketing I remember. It was a fun computer.
I personally enjoy you reviewing the older systems. It’s amazing how far technology as advanced through the years.
I love these kinds of videos, those old pc makes me feel nostalgic, I have my first PC with same i7 3770 CPU, and it is still working fine. Keep making these eBay videos!😊
Keep finding builds like that Keep producing good videos Good Luck ❤❤
Great video Greg! I like to see how old cpu are actually still very relevant today.
GGG - Good Guy Greg testing people's hardware and just being completely honest
the biggest shock is that Greg's only 28 was assuming you were into early 30's wow
Did the same when I was younger, worked on a ton of hand me down and tossed computers. Thanks for sharing
Love your videos, also saw your yugioh cards on the wall, made me even more interested! (Im a big TCG/OCG nerd)
Greg you are such a nice and honest guy. Wish everyone would be like you.
Love these videos, you do such a great job.
I just took a chance like you and got a MSI AM4 motherboard being sold As-Is.... and just like you, got a great deal! was able to complete a rebuild for a fraction of the price!
Love these. Do a XEON workstation next! maybe an 8-10-or 12 core.
Wow that was really lucky having i7 in the system instead of the i5! That system is more powerful than what I have, I wish I could get one for myself. Great content Greg, keep the videos coming! I learned a lot with your fix or flop videos but I kinda miss your deep cleaning sessions. Peace out and rock on bro!
Am really liking this series. Maybe u can do a video on building a budget PC with used parts with the current market?
Great video as usual. That PC would great for someone who works from home and doesn't game too heavy lol.Nice work on the splice jumper btw. No smoke = good sign
Nice video! These are always interesting to watch
Glad you like them!
Informative and entertaining per usual:)
Always loved working on computers as a kid with my dad. :) It's where my love for them came from.
greg,
what are you entering in the search bar when looking for these PC's? love these vids!
pretty cool. keep doing them they are educational in their own way
I love these videos. I'm only 63!! Probably why I like old PC's!! Keep EM' coming!
This is absolutely fun to watch these mystery pc's. If I had more room in my space I'd dabble in this but alas I already have way too many and not enough space for what I have now.
You really should start a series on this kind of stuff (Junk or Jewel? Deal or Drop?), buying old systems and repairing them or upgrading them, love this kind of content!
love your videos Greg, but definitely can you do a Linux Distro install on one of your pc's, even pc's bought from Ebay? it would help your audience a lot and make them learn Linux as well. I recommend Pop OS, and Nobara for Gaming PC's. love your work and I hope I get to see some form of Linux on this channel one day
(and also, like what just happened, no more annoying windows update interruptions too)
This is my kind of content
Great vallue and pretty much what I use when people need a pc.
I bought a pc like this at a fleamarket for 10 and my buddy now has a great extra pc :)
That is the pc I got now a hp z220 sff 8gb ram still running great video Gregg
Always great videos
i always wanted to build a old thinkstation but everyone around me wants to much always fun to see you turn them into gaming rigs
im impressed that you got that good results on that oldie
Love all your series, but watching older cheap systems surviving into today is really awesome. Kudos sir.
Glad you like them!
It was an older expensive system.
I had something similar a couple weeks ago. Got a donor workstation that was "broken." Popped in a new SSD and loaded Windows 10. Took me 20 minutes to clean, install, and post it for sale locally. It was gone less than an hour later. I love older pcs.
Nice find! This would be good to learn Linux on, or try making your first basic NAS. Thank you to the team to give us this content.
nice vids man keep it up
this was a great video and a great point to prove about gpu's being the most important for gameing/graphics. nice work dude
that was a hella fast delivery.... I mean 20seconds after filming it and it got delivered!!!! again nice video, thank you.
This is why for the longest time my gaming rig was an old Optiplex with a 4770K I swiped from a local used computer store. Only thing I had to do was upgrade the graphics card now and again. Now it has be retired to server duty.
Great video Greg. 3770 was a pretty good processor, I had a 2600k and I always wanted an upgrade to the 3770 back then.
Love the videos!
Even has front panel FireWire option! Great for old DV cams without dongle heck.
It's enjoyable to watch old systems being saved for the landfill. Keep up the series.
Thanks for including some games this time around!
I picked up an i7-3770 and the Xeon equivalent and updated a couple old i3-2100 systems. They work fine for watching tv and internet surfing.
I'm running an old Z820 with dual Xeon 2867(?), 128GB ECC RAM, 24TB mixed SSD/HDD, old Nvidia K5000 - it's an amazing beast, it does everything I need of it, I'm not a gamer.
loving these deal vids and understand the 4060 pick as a lower end new modern gpu, if you could find a used 1660 super might pair really well too
I repurposed my old 4770K tower into a media server. I ended up buying a mini-ITX board on ebay to slim down the case requirements, which wasn't too bad on price around $50 w/shipping. No GPU needed for video encoding, and its currently still running like a champ 10 years on. Those 3rd and 4th gen Intel chips were excellent value at the time, and still hold up well now. I retired it for a 10th gen since games were starting to be limited, but it functioned for an audio workstation for a long time and only the last few years was being used for heavier gaming.
I recently bought a similar rig at about the same price that I threw an old harddrive into and installed ubuntu on that I use as my workshop-pc. It's perfect for that as my workshop is NOT the ideal enviroment for electronics as I dabble in metalwork, carpentry, pottery, resin casting and keeping my yard-equipment and cars running
Always fun to see the old hardware, then a chance to see if it can be brought back to life.
Michigan here.. another great video. enjoyed it.
This makes me want to get started on an old pc that one of my friends gave me. I have no idea what cpu or hardware is in it but it is a 12 year old computer and I want to pair it with a newer gpu if I can and experiment with it and use the cool looking retro case to make a sleeper pc.
Great Job Greg!
Great video Greg
Old Tech is fun to Tinker with but I would love to see a video on how to make use of old systems and hardware for something other than gaming. My family likes to give me random old stuff and not sure what to do with it.
The i7 is nice to have, those extra threads do help in some of the newer games
I just picked up a Dell 7910 off Fleabay. Arrived in 3 days and in excellent shape. Has DUAL Intel 2699 2.6Ghz 18 Core Xeons (36 total with 72 virtual), 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD and a 4GB Dual Monitor Video Card. $400 with free shipping. KILLER SYSTEM. Next I'll upgrade the RAM to 128GB for another $75. :)
I think Delta would be a trustworthy brand for the PS. I think it's the same Delta that makes high speed fans.
Great video Greg I'm using still using an i7-4790k with 1070ti
These very cheap finds are awesome, Love watching these videos and you showcasing that you dont need a high end pc to run top title games.
That was actually a decent deal. And you got really lucky with that i7. I can't find those kind of deals in my country.
I just upgraded my 3770k rig last year. Still have it on my AsRock extreme 4 MB.
I normally buy prebuilts that have at least a rear I/O knockout for motherboard swaps. Seeing this firsthand I would’ve limited it to Open Core, DIY NAS/Router Duty, or some time other non-Windows OS. Good save.
pairing this with a second hand 1660 sounds like a great intro level budget build for those looking to save a buck. great vid!