What if you put it in a retro wooden AV box or made a wooden case for it? Would be kinda cool. Maybe a dark walnut stain and do some wet sanding to give it that smooth finish
I'd take off the beat up old cooler & I'd attach old huge zalman copper coolers I've been saving for something like that, & if I had no way to attach them to the motherboard, I'd use thermal epoxy & just glue them straight to the CPU/GPUs/ChipSet/RAM anything holding it back. I'd just make it an open system. Make a upside down T shape out of wood or metal & cut threads for stand offs, all mattering how the coolers looked best is how I'd mount it, if I had to cool things on both sides, I'd do it out of wood & cut holes in the wood so I could attach coolers to both sides. I live at a beach resort town, & the amount of construction is just non stop around here, & all million+ dollar homes, & when I walk my dogs if I see a nice size slab of finishing solid white fake wood ($50 a half sheet) on the top of their construction dumpster I always grab it for little projects like this.
@@sanesttatefan4907 Both things are around 2 years old, give or take. Not "old" old, but definitely not new either. Laptops with 13th gen cpus and 4000 series Nvidia gpus already exist in the market.
He said he likes reusing BOTH old AND damaged tech. He didn’t say the laptop was old just that he likes reusing tech whether they are old or damaged or both at the same time
Just 2 thoughts from a old IT worker who repairs laptops all day. 1. Clean those fans with canned air! They look fuzzy with dust. 2. Re paste the heat sinks with your favorite thermal compound. I look forward to seeing the next video!
@@cosminmilitaru9920 yeah, liquid metal is scary stuff. Leaking has been a reported issue for PS5 consoles that have been worked on. You need a perfect seal for the stuff not to leak out. Thermal compound is the only way I'll go for general usage.
Tbh, I'm a bit confused. If you're repairing laptops all day, why wouldn't you recommend to disassembly the fan shell and do a deep cleaning over just canned air? It's literally 3-4 small screws and it'll be as good as new.
You can't easily find them, because anyone with a brain would give this to a local pc repair, or sell it to them. If repair guys can't fix it, they would then sell it. Of course thats the case If the gpu-cpu is that good, If you go for something that was made in 2015, you can probably find a motherboard thats working.
@@adamfarmer7665 For damage like this it's typically more economical to get a new laptop than try to repair it. PC repair shops are going to have a tough time finding the very specific parts required for the casing and it wouldn't be cheap. They could use the board for parts, but if the board is still working they'd probably find that to be a waste. If it was just a cracked screen then that's another thing. The owner would probably either throw it away or sell it for like 20-40 bucks.
@@adamfarmer7665 You can't usually find them with this kind of damage because laptops are pretty strong and usually only get this damaged if someone breaks it on purpose. shipping usually cost more than the laptop would be considered worth so you would have to get it locally. But a lot of repair shops would not have time to pursue a project like this that is unlikely to make money.
Talk to pc repair shops. They use them for parts, but that inventory gets full quick and they can call if they have something like this people often leave them there when they find out it's a lost cause. Also put out an ad in the local resale apps like 5mile and offer up.
Just a heads up, you lose CPU/GPU power relying on powering via PSU only. Couple of options is, plug in the battery or trick the motherboard to thinking it has one by adding a 12v input to where the battery was.
@@kilroy5680 Sadly not, its too much power via PSU unless it is an actual high performance power adapter, but most laptops rely on the battery for performance and the power adapter for stable input voltage.
@@Doyle69 yeah I dont think you're right because whats usually taught about gaming laptops is that you can expect max performance plugged, and I looked online and there is no voltage difference with or without a battery
@@kilroy5680 Most laptops out there, when no battery connected it puts less power to the CPU and GPU throttling it. Heres some Google results: "What happens if I use my laptop without battery? Power variations could cause components on the laptop's motherboard to fail, which is something that the battery can prevent by acting the way a UPS would. And speaking of power, you probably shouldn't use a laptop without a battery if you live in an area where high-intensity electrical loads are likely" "It could be that the power supply is not strong enough to "ride out" brief surges in power demand, or it may be that the power supply relies on the battery to provide filtering.) If possible, try with a power adaptor one size bigger, i.e. if the current one is 65W, use the 90w one"
Do you have any other suggestions when doing something like this? Like where should I hold the laptop motherboard- this guy holds it flat over some metal sheet.. but I don’t have anything.
I got this same exact laptop (not broken, has a 3050 TI instead, have 8 onboard + 32 upgraded GB RAM) and I love it. It's an emulation beast and plays pretty much everything I throw at it
I would certainly convert it. I'm not sure what all I would try, as I don't have any way to design a custom case, but that might make it perfect for a stealth build, essentially building it into your desk. The funny thing is it's actually more like an single board computer at this point.
Just screw/glue bunch of thin wood together, drill holes etc. Wood is non-conductive + light so it will work like a charm. DIYPerks did a similar build.
@@kovrcek Cool. But I literally mean I have no tools. No saws. No grinders. No drills. Just screwdrivers and wrenches. In reality, I'm an enthusiast and not a hobbyist. One day that will change, but money is in the way.
FYI most laptop keyboards have a button to switch which display is active. Idk if it works in bios but worth a shot if you don't have a working monitor for your laptop Change the thermal paste would help a lot.
Thermal paste may even be cracked already, surprised so many heat pipes can't keep the temps down. And in my experience, the application is usually only just "okay" from the factory, which is a shame.
Something like this not only shows the a busted pc may get a second life but also is just fun to see if it’s going to work. I hope you get more out of it but it working at all is an achievement. Well done
I had a old HP notebook ...and I did the same exact thing you did ETA its quite a nostalgic memory now. I made a case for it did the same cooling solution, worked properly for 2 years but it eventuality K.O'ed...I've moved on to my second laptop a 2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 it have a RTX 3070 8GB Vram, 32GB Memory, AMD R9 5900HX...works like a a dream I couldn't be more grateful to have something like this!
This was really interesting and I enjoyed watching it a lot. I always enjoy videos about reviving and/or repurposing cheap, old, and/or broken stuff - I'm also subscribed to Hand Tool Rescue for the same reason. Between your thrift store DS haul, the Legion Play prototype, and this broken laptop; in my opinion this has been a really good week of Prime content. Especially so if all of these videos prove popular enough with people who aren't me to receive a Part 2.
I've always wanted to try doing this. If you have a 3D printer, you could design and print a simple case for it. As for cooling, there isn't a lot one can do without having a shop and and an Alex like Linus does.
I have a laptop with a i5 12500H and the 3060 and i think the extra 8 efficiency cores makes it a better match for the GPU... And I'm still stunned that even a laptop i5 is technically a 12 core cpu these days
If that "good friend" did all that damage to that invaluable piece of art for something as simple as a videogame then imagine how your friend would react to a real-life more important event. You better watch out and choose your friends carefully lol 🤭
I feel as though you should have run the benchmarks at 1440p instead of 1080p, even though the original screen (I believe) was 1080p. 1440p would be more appropriate in sight of the CPU holding the GPU back so drastically in most cases.
When i no longer had a desktop i had an old MSI GS63VR with an i7-7700hq and a 6gb GTX 1060. The fans are notorious for going on these (was on my second set) so i actually took the whole thing out and made a custom open air case out of some soft wood from a previous project. I then screwed 2 x 120mm corsair fans (jankily wired to a dc wall adapter) to the front for cooling and due to this was able to keep my temps (without throttlestop) around 80c both CPU and GPU. The fans ran at 100% of course all the time. I was able to overclock the GPU even and it never even got above 85 afterwards. Proper cooling makes these laptops absolute monsters if you get good deals on them or are looking to bring one back to life. Can't wait to see what you come up with for it!
This takes me back to the days where i would recycle and repurpose machines found in dumpsters around college towns. My Friends thought i was nuts putting all the work in. Long before the days of youtube i made arcade cabinets, standing and sit down table variations, picture frame pc's, custom desks. Briefcase pc's, render farms for raytracing (slow CPU clusters) I was alone... though people bought some the finished products. Now in 2023 with chip shortages, economic crisis and looming trouble with china this makes sense. I hope to see everyone doing this. there is more than enough ewaste to go around.
Cool to see someone else that has done this. I did this with my ASUS. It use to run at 100 degrees but I added cpu coolers and just built a perspex case for it. CPU never goes above 50c now and GPU(GTX 1050 4gb) tops out at 60c. It permanently boosts to the highest with the added cooling and I was able to 200mhz to the GPU as well. It has become a nice streaming PC. P.S asus fx570ud
Ok, my GTX 1080 omen laptop is falling apart. Thermal throttling is what really stops me from fully enjoying this rig. I would love to do something like this, with a custom cnc cooler that could be mounted on this proprietary motherboard.
would love to see another heatsink/fan added but I'd also be interested in just trying to hot rod a desktop cooler onto it lol. -maybe even figure out about putting an AIO on it somehow wouldn't look too shabby with some sort of enclosure.
I had same issue with some laptops with missing batteries. The cpu watts does not go higher than 30% or 20% of it's full potential, untill u connect a battery then the cpu will pull all the possible watt. For this laptop because it is a modern and a known brand, there should be a bios mod that unlocks using the full power without a battery connected
I literally have a nice laptop that dropped an AC unit on and destroyed the screen. It still boots and runs fine but before that even happens it had issues with thermals. The idea of turning this into a stand alone PC has me VERY interested now!
It would be awesome if you'd make a custom case for that laptop mobo, maybe even put a bigger heatsink with a 90mm fan strapped to it to hold the CPU cool and quiet at the same time. Noctua has some 5V fans that could run off of some SATA Pwr, not to mention that most modern fans run on 5V but at a much lower RPM and can't be controlled with PWM like this. Anyway, awesome videos on your channel since forever, love seeing this budget tier gaming PCs/systems.
Just a tip for all those doing this. I've been doing this for some time with personal laptops I have for a cluster backpack. If your laptop is running but you don't see it on your screen? 1. Use the USB type c if this doesn't work. 2. Use the old screen or a compatible screen, some default bios settings have it set so it doesn't run on a secondary monitor. You can change this in the bios in most cases after you get it working. 3. You can allways plug in the original keyboard and hit enter a couple of times to have it skip the bios settings And for the power connector. You can find in most cases the exact connector or one that will work for about 10~50 cents on Amazon.
Pretty good vid. I did a couple of these and one thing I noticed is that those heat pipes are super delicate in the vacuum seal gets busted very easily. I bet that's the issue with the cooling. You're better off getting a new heat sink or rigging up some kind of custom solution and just taking that busted thing off. If you do that, you're sure to see a vast improvement. Do you have any old Zalman flowers? A couple of those would be ideal. Don't forget the vrms
With some woodworking skills, that board would be a perfect fit inside of a small custom-built arcade cabinet running batocera! Pair it up with a 9" ipad air LCD + hdmi adapter board, a usb hub for the buttons/built in bluetooth for extra controllers, and a small audio amp/speaker and you'd have an absolute treasure!!
I have found it super helpful just doing a re-paste and cleaning of the existing solution. I'd be doing the same thing if handed a partially broken laptop.
Yep, laptop to thin desktop conversion is definitely I thought many times about to upgrade on the cheap, but I never found a machine so cheap to buy that I was confident enough I could fix up
I have kept my old broken screened laptop for this exact reason. No I did not rage, cleaned it using alcohol that I later found someone left the bottle open which means a lot of it evaporated out and I water damaged the screen because of it. I could have fixed it, but I was already considering an upgrade so I didn’t think it was worth it. Fun fact, I broke 2 laptops at the same time. The other was a 2010 macbook air which I can’t do anything with now. I only used that laptop to code while on the couch since it was so nice and small with at the time my second favorite laptop keyboard. I loved that little laptop.
This is a great idea. I think I might try this when my Predator Helios 300 laptop is at it's last life. See what I might be able to upgrade and turn it into a desktop.
I thinking a custom water cooled set-up could keep that laptop cool. If you really want the most performance, then a phase change set-up from a mini-fridge.
try to add battery back some laptop will hold the power down to the gpu and cpu if the battery is not installed ,that battery looks fine it is only damaged in the middle of it where the plastic separator between the cells sits the only thing damaged looks to be heatsink some pipes look bent/ collapsed severely limiting cooling performance also i would add the speakers back if you put it in a case cause why not
This a sick video. I have a broken laptop in storage that the pawn shop didn't want. I kinda want to mimic this and see if I can make use of it as a desktop
Got an awesome idea to case this up using Palight. But if you have ideas let me know. Not looking to do any 3d printing
What if you put it in a retro wooden AV box or made a wooden case for it? Would be kinda cool. Maybe a dark walnut stain and do some wet sanding to give it that smooth finish
Could pair it up with a monitor to make an AIO by slapping it on the back or get creative with a portable display and make a chonky gaming tablet
I'd take off the beat up old cooler & I'd attach old huge zalman copper coolers I've been saving for something like that, & if I had no way to attach them to the motherboard, I'd use thermal epoxy & just glue them straight to the CPU/GPUs/ChipSet/RAM anything holding it back.
I'd just make it an open system. Make a upside down T shape out of wood or metal & cut threads for stand offs, all mattering how the coolers looked best is how I'd mount it, if I had to cool things on both sides, I'd do it out of wood & cut holes in the wood so I could attach coolers to both sides.
I live at a beach resort town, & the amount of construction is just non stop around here, & all million+ dollar homes, & when I walk my dogs if I see a nice size slab of finishing solid white fake wood ($50 a half sheet) on the top of their construction dumpster I always grab it for little projects like this.
How about pmma?
Minimalist arcade machine built out of clear acrylic and extruded aluminum to show off the internals.
It wasn't dropped... It was drop *kicked* .
I’m pretty sure he punched the screen off!!!
He was definitely mad
nah. it's after the comparison between TURBOFLEX laptop
Mostly drop kicked then power bombed
@@AbbasDalal1000 bro special cancelled all over that laptop.
love reusing old and damaged tech like this
i7 11th gen and rtx 3060 isn't old lol
@@sanesttatefan4907 it is in tech world
@@sanesttatefan4907 Both things are around 2 years old, give or take. Not "old" old, but definitely not new either. Laptops with 13th gen cpus and 4000 series Nvidia gpus already exist in the market.
He said he likes reusing BOTH old AND damaged tech. He didn’t say the laptop was old just that he likes reusing tech whether they are old or damaged or both at the same time
I don't like seeing 2 year old laptops getting nerd smashed into oblivion, but that's just me.
Just 2 thoughts from a old IT worker who repairs laptops all day.
1. Clean those fans with canned air! They look fuzzy with dust.
2. Re paste the heat sinks with your favorite thermal compound.
I look forward to seeing the next video!
liquid metal ideal for such a build
@@johannsmith5697 hell no, you have no way to make it not spill and the surface is so small.
@@cosminmilitaru9920 yeah, liquid metal is scary stuff. Leaking has been a reported issue for PS5 consoles that have been worked on. You need a perfect seal for the stuff not to leak out. Thermal compound is the only way I'll go for general usage.
Canned air can shoot out liquid wireless air blower is the way now, me and many others have fried stuff with canned air don’t use it
Tbh, I'm a bit confused. If you're repairing laptops all day, why wouldn't you recommend to disassembly the fan shell and do a deep cleaning over just canned air? It's literally 3-4 small screws and it'll be as good as new.
This was super slick. Immediately started looking for busted up laptops. This would be a really fun project.
You can't easily find them, because anyone with a brain would give this to a local pc repair, or sell it to them. If repair guys can't fix it, they would then sell it. Of course thats the case If the gpu-cpu is that good, If you go for something that was made in 2015, you can probably find a motherboard thats working.
@@adamfarmer7665 For damage like this it's typically more economical to get a new laptop than try to repair it. PC repair shops are going to have a tough time finding the very specific parts required for the casing and it wouldn't be cheap. They could use the board for parts, but if the board is still working they'd probably find that to be a waste.
If it was just a cracked screen then that's another thing.
The owner would probably either throw it away or sell it for like 20-40 bucks.
@@shanez1215 find me one of these for $40
@@adamfarmer7665 You can't usually find them with this kind of damage because laptops are pretty strong and usually only get this damaged if someone breaks it on purpose. shipping usually cost more than the laptop would be considered worth so you would have to get it locally. But a lot of repair shops would not have time to pursue a project like this that is unlikely to make money.
Talk to pc repair shops. They use them for parts, but that inventory gets full quick and they can call if they have something like this people often leave them there when they find out it's a lost cause. Also put out an ad in the local resale apps like 5mile and offer up.
We never saw the 2nd part of this video
It's been more than a year now. Unfinished projects in a TH-cam channel sucks.
Need more videos like this on this channel.
My brother watching this would be absolutely livid. Broken from a rage quit? A terribly callous waste.
I love all the shade thrown at the beginning of this video, even through the teardown. Now build a little case for it!
Just a heads up, you lose CPU/GPU power relying on powering via PSU only.
Couple of options is, plug in the battery or trick the motherboard to thinking it has one by adding a 12v input to where the battery was.
Aren't laptops at full power plugged in? I don't think there's any loss of power by pretending there's an internal battery
@@kilroy5680 Sadly not, its too much power via PSU unless it is an actual high performance power adapter, but most laptops rely on the battery for performance and the power adapter for stable input voltage.
@@Doyle69 yeah I dont think you're right because whats usually taught about gaming laptops is that you can expect max performance plugged, and I looked online and there is no voltage difference with or without a battery
@@kilroy5680 Most laptops out there, when no battery connected it puts less power to the CPU and GPU throttling it.
Heres some Google results:
"What happens if I use my laptop without battery?
Power variations could cause components on the laptop's motherboard to fail, which is something that the battery can prevent by acting the way a UPS would. And speaking of power, you probably shouldn't use a laptop without a battery if you live in an area where high-intensity electrical loads are likely"
"It could be that the power supply is not strong enough to "ride out" brief surges in power demand, or it may be that the power supply relies on the battery to provide filtering.) If possible, try with a power adaptor one size bigger, i.e. if the current one is 65W, use the 90w one"
Do you have any other suggestions when doing something like this? Like where should I hold the laptop motherboard- this guy holds it flat over some metal sheet.. but I don’t have anything.
People who do this to their own $1000+ devices because they felt angry for a second should be in padded cells
That is very toxic to be honest.
This laptop isn't worth a 1000
@@chriswright8074 it is atleast was 😂
That laptop was obviously broken by a romantic partner with rage issues. i feel sad for the guy
Definitely would like to see a case for this. I've always wanted to try and do that, would be good inspiration. As always, a great video!
I got this same exact laptop (not broken, has a 3050 TI instead, have 8 onboard + 32 upgraded GB RAM) and I love it. It's an emulation beast and plays pretty much everything I throw at it
Hey do you know the laptop name plz
@@ceepit100YTAsus Tuf Dash F15
I would certainly convert it. I'm not sure what all I would try, as I don't have any way to design a custom case, but that might make it perfect for a stealth build, essentially building it into your desk.
The funny thing is it's actually more like an single board computer at this point.
Just screw/glue bunch of thin wood together, drill holes etc. Wood is non-conductive + light so it will work like a charm. DIYPerks did a similar build.
@@kovrcek Cool. But I literally mean I have no tools. No saws. No grinders. No drills. Just screwdrivers and wrenches. In reality, I'm an enthusiast and not a hobbyist. One day that will change, but money is in the way.
FYI most laptop keyboards have a button to switch which display is active. Idk if it works in bios but worth a shot if you don't have a working monitor for your laptop
Change the thermal paste would help a lot.
Thermal paste may even be cracked already, surprised so many heat pipes can't keep the temps down. And in my experience, the application is usually only just "okay" from the factory, which is a shame.
My old Lenovo has the setting in bios
But it defaults to on board LCD, not external VGA out
Do you mean like a physical button on the outside of case?
Something like this not only shows the a busted pc may get a second life but also is just fun to see if it’s going to work. I hope you get more out of it but it working at all is an achievement. Well done
I had a old HP notebook ...and I did the same exact thing you did ETA its quite a nostalgic memory now. I made a case for it did the same cooling solution, worked properly for 2 years but it eventuality K.O'ed...I've moved on to my second laptop a 2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 it have a RTX 3070 8GB Vram, 32GB Memory, AMD R9 5900HX...works like a a dream I couldn't be more grateful to have something like this!
Amazing that its still working, I expected the motherboard to be destroyed!
I would build it into the table or something to make an "invisible" pc
There is a TH-camr known as DIYperks who made one inside a monitor built in.
@@tidjane2001 yep, I saw that one.
I like how broken laptops can be easily turned into tiny computers
This was really interesting and I enjoyed watching it a lot. I always enjoy videos about reviving and/or repurposing cheap, old, and/or broken stuff - I'm also subscribed to Hand Tool Rescue for the same reason. Between your thrift store DS haul, the Legion Play prototype, and this broken laptop; in my opinion this has been a really good week of Prime content. Especially so if all of these videos prove popular enough with people who aren't me to receive a Part 2.
I've always wanted to try doing this. If you have a 3D printer, you could design and print a simple case for it. As for cooling, there isn't a lot one can do without having a shop and and an Alex like Linus does.
Alex mentioned 😱
You should add a magnet to the lid hall sensor.
You can use the external monitor as the primary screen even in bios.
We are waiting second part )
they say *No harm if you get the second place*
I`ll show them this laptop 😅🤣😂
I have a laptop with a i5 12500H and the 3060 and i think the extra 8 efficiency cores makes it a better match for the GPU... And I'm still stunned that even a laptop i5 is technically a 12 core cpu these days
It's pretty awesome that it still works. I've seen things with less damage that didn't work.
looks like he broke it over his knee for sure in a rage quiting moment
we want to know the backstory!
If that "good friend" did all that damage to that invaluable piece of art for something as simple as a videogame then imagine how your friend would react to a real-life more important event. You better watch out and choose your friends carefully lol 🤭
I feel as though you should have run the benchmarks at 1440p instead of 1080p, even though the original screen (I believe) was 1080p. 1440p would be more appropriate in sight of the CPU holding the GPU back so drastically in most cases.
I really enjoy watching you get your hands dirty making this great job.
Check the heatpipes. Maybe some of them are bent or flatten because of the damage that your friend caused.
When i no longer had a desktop i had an old MSI GS63VR with an i7-7700hq and a 6gb GTX 1060. The fans are notorious for going on these (was on my second set) so i actually took the whole thing out and made a custom open air case out of some soft wood from a previous project. I then screwed 2 x 120mm corsair fans (jankily wired to a dc wall adapter) to the front for cooling and due to this was able to keep my temps (without throttlestop) around 80c both CPU and GPU. The fans ran at 100% of course all the time. I was able to overclock the GPU even and it never even got above 85 afterwards. Proper cooling makes these laptops absolute monsters if you get good deals on them or are looking to bring one back to life. Can't wait to see what you come up with for it!
So, no follow-up video bout it ??? :/
Congrats on the million subscribers!
Hate the 1 stick ram even if 16g with how ram works today
This takes me back to the days where i would recycle and repurpose machines found in dumpsters around college towns. My Friends thought i was nuts putting all the work in. Long before the days of youtube i made arcade cabinets, standing and sit down table variations, picture frame pc's, custom desks. Briefcase pc's, render farms for raytracing (slow CPU clusters) I was alone... though people bought some the finished products. Now in 2023 with chip shortages, economic crisis and looming trouble with china this makes sense. I hope to see everyone doing this. there is more than enough ewaste to go around.
any news where is the next video?
Cool to see someone else that has done this. I did this with my ASUS. It use to run at 100 degrees but I added cpu coolers and just built a perspex case for it. CPU never goes above 50c now and GPU(GTX 1050 4gb) tops out at 60c. It permanently boosts to the highest with the added cooling and I was able to 200mhz to the GPU as well. It has become a nice streaming PC.
P.S asus fx570ud
I like all your contents they're awesome, keep them coming 😌😌😌
Nice work! Would love to see an update on this after you've properly cooled the system.
Part 2???
I love this channel! Waking up on my day off with pre workout and Eta Prime
Ok, my GTX 1080 omen laptop is falling apart. Thermal throttling is what really stops me from fully enjoying this rig. I would love to do something like this, with a custom cnc cooler that could be mounted on this proprietary motherboard.
You're so lucky for having a friend that gives out free very powerful laptop that still functions
would love to see another heatsink/fan added but I'd also be interested in just trying to hot rod a desktop cooler onto it lol.
-maybe even figure out about putting an AIO on it somehow wouldn't look too shabby with some sort of enclosure.
I've 3D printed a case for a couple of similarly broken systems; one became a home server and the other a desktop for a friend.
Where is the update? It's been a month.
I had same issue with some laptops with missing batteries. The cpu watts does not go higher than 30% or 20% of it's full potential, untill u connect a battery then the cpu will pull all the possible watt. For this laptop because it is a modern and a known brand, there should be a bios mod that unlocks using the full power without a battery connected
Why don't you try using a desktop CPU cooler with it?❤
Very cool. Great to see it up and working after the beating it took
Very Impressive. I wish i could get this one for free too.
We need more friends who ragequit like this. Just keep them away from your own stuff.
You might be able to attach AIO water coolers to the cpu and GPU. Maybe cable ties through the stock cooler mounting holes.
Just came across this vid and love this sort of stuff. So cool reinvigorating a decent gaming laptop. Well worth it, great job. :)
Custom 3D print a housing for it
Or perhaps make a steampunk wooden case with brass fittings... 🤔
@@virtuallifeform with liquid cooling
Or making an all in one pc
I literally have a nice laptop that dropped an AC unit on and destroyed the screen. It still boots and runs fine but before that even happens it had issues with thermals. The idea of turning this into a stand alone PC has me VERY interested now!
The living room PC, hooked up to the TV with a bluetooth keyboard, lol.
Yeah just remove the lid completely and turn it into a steam gaming/emulation box for the lounge room.
Great idea. People are constantly giving me damage laptops like this. Saves these things from the land fill site.
The ability to access BIOS without the laptops built in display are really big time saver
I wish i could get my hands on one of these broken laptops so i can repurpose them....
Best video yet. True gaming right here. I love this kind of ingenuity.
It would be awesome if you'd make a custom case for that laptop mobo, maybe even put a bigger heatsink with a 90mm fan strapped to it to hold the CPU cool and quiet at the same time. Noctua has some 5V fans that could run off of some SATA Pwr, not to mention that most modern fans run on 5V but at a much lower RPM and can't be controlled with PWM like this. Anyway, awesome videos on your channel since forever, love seeing this budget tier gaming PCs/systems.
They also do 40mm fans so he could make a super slim case, like how a server is cooled
Just a tip for all those doing this. I've been doing this for some time with personal laptops I have for a cluster backpack.
If your laptop is running but you don't see it on your screen?
1. Use the USB type c if this doesn't work.
2. Use the old screen or a compatible screen, some default bios settings have it set so it doesn't run on a secondary monitor. You can change this in the bios in most cases after you get it working.
3. You can allways plug in the original keyboard and hit enter a couple of times to have it skip the bios settings
And for the power connector. You can find in most cases the exact connector or one that will work for about 10~50 cents on Amazon.
I remember seeing a video on the DIY PERKS channel reusing a laptop as a desktop pc with good results.
That scratch on your monitor was making me think my kids had damaged mine, nearly had a heart attack lol 😆😆
Pretty good vid. I did a couple of these and one thing I noticed is that those heat pipes are super delicate in the vacuum seal gets busted very easily. I bet that's the issue with the cooling. You're better off getting a new heat sink or rigging up some kind of custom solution and just taking that busted thing off.
If you do that, you're sure to see a vast improvement. Do you have any old Zalman flowers? A couple of those would be ideal. Don't forget the vrms
With some woodworking skills, that board would be a perfect fit inside of a small custom-built arcade cabinet running batocera! Pair it up with a 9" ipad air LCD + hdmi adapter board, a usb hub for the buttons/built in bluetooth for extra controllers, and a small audio amp/speaker and you'd have an absolute treasure!!
what a waste of an RTX 3060
in my country this kind of piece still sold half of original price ,you are lucky to get it for free,got a generous friend
That’s one hell of an SBC.
If this was actually a rage quite...my god, that is sad. How low does a human being have to fall to destroy their property over some game?!
I love this kinda video. These are always my favorites.
I have found it super helpful just doing a re-paste and cleaning of the existing solution. I'd be doing the same thing if handed a partially broken laptop.
Yep, laptop to thin desktop conversion is definitely I thought many times about to upgrade on the cheap, but I never found a machine so cheap to buy that I was confident enough I could fix up
Quite amazing that motherboard survived that kind of abuse
I've done a few broken laptop into desktop conversions. It's a lot of fun and there are several cool examples around TH-cam.
Cool Frankenstein project. Look forward to seeing it evolve. 👍
Where can I find Part 2?
Cheers
Nik
That laptop got Chuck Norried. Holy shit.
I couldn't resisted to say that the laptop wasn't tough enough for him.
did this a few times. the main problem is that nobody is smashing their 11thgen core-i+rtx laptop in my town, just some old ones.
Looks like a t-rex bite
I have kept my old broken screened laptop for this exact reason. No I did not rage, cleaned it using alcohol that I later found someone left the bottle open which means a lot of it evaporated out and I water damaged the screen because of it. I could have fixed it, but I was already considering an upgrade so I didn’t think it was worth it.
Fun fact, I broke 2 laptops at the same time. The other was a 2010 macbook air which I can’t do anything with now. I only used that laptop to code while on the couch since it was so nice and small with at the time my second favorite laptop keyboard. I loved that little laptop.
The redemption arc of the laptop destroyed by a rage quitter..
man thanks for the idea! im going to do this withe my old gaming laptop and water cool it on a open bench reg of some sort 🙌
This is a great idea. I think I might try this when my Predator Helios 300 laptop is at it's last life. See what I might be able to upgrade and turn it into a desktop.
Amazing transformatiom.
This is content man, good job
honestly surprised the outer shell got destroyed that much but no surface mount component got removed
Its just hurts seeing a nice laptop like that get smashed cause of rage 💔😅
This just made me take a look at a busted-up laptop a friend gave to me before he passed away. I think I can basically do the same thing you did.
i recommand you to make it all in one desktop its really good idea to add more usb ,3.5 mm ports and better cooling and bigger speakers
can't wait to see the cooling mod you'll add in next video!
What a barbarian broke this... Sad... Hope you give a new great life to this PC!
I thinking a custom water cooled set-up could keep that laptop cool. If you really want the most performance, then a phase change set-up from a mini-fridge.
I’d say make a “console” build out of it, perfect living room PC
calling this rage quit is like calling hitting someone until they bleed an argument
try to add battery back some laptop will hold the power down to the gpu and cpu if the battery is not installed ,that battery looks fine it is only damaged in the middle of it where the plastic separator between the cells sits the only thing damaged looks to be heatsink some pipes look bent/ collapsed severely limiting cooling performance also i would add the speakers back if you put it in a case cause why not
Waiting for the next video, excited to see that outcome.
dude I would absolutely love to have something like this! I could see it going inside a old console shell.
This a sick video. I have a broken laptop in storage that the pawn shop didn't want. I kinda want to mimic this and see if I can make use of it as a desktop
Very interesting upload!! Well done 👍