Fixing a Viewer's BROKEN Gaming PC? - Fix or Flop S3:E1
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Thanks for watching this one! Cheers to season 3 of FoF!
I cant't figure out what his old cpu was from this video, but i think the problem might be that the bios needs an update bcs those mobo's were create for the intel 8000 series
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Sorry for the noob question, but why was the bios image from ibuypower if the motherboard was swapped? I figured it would have changed with the swap, unless it's on the operating drive itself. Anyway, great content as always!
I dont like omen because they limmit sertian stuff or so i think
@@Mark_catface they do in a sense to make sure the parts you choose are not only compatible but work extremely well together
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I'm so glad this series is back! It's makes me more confident if something were to ever go wrong with my PC. Thanks for continuing to make these videos Greg!
It's because of all of you! Thanks for watching.
Yay! Season 3 of FoF - highly enjoy, and always learning something!
You should build your own test bench for your Fix/flop systems, for testing parts. Adding there PSU and all necessary pc parts so you can easily and quickly test parts of customer pc's
Watching Greg on my 2nd monitor is always fine. Greg also reminds me to clean my computers twice a year. :D
Glad the series is back! Educational and entertaining. Thanks Greg.
eh it didn't really go anywhere bro. he just needed time to edit. plus time to give the series a small break cause it's a new season.
I've been subscribed to Greg's channel for more than 2 years now...I've "learned" alot! Just wanted to say I love the transparency you relate in regards to fixing viewer's rigs, it's very much on point, in describing the entire interaction, the logistics of driving in the Florida area, monetization, etc. Love the channel.
Hey Greg! I love all the videos you make! You honestly gave me confidence to open up my computer and build one for myself too!
Best part of this series as a non techy guy is you make it simple to understand and learn
Love it, man. I love these nesting doll kinds of cases you get sent. Did you manage to find out what was wrong with the original MoBo aside from the bent pin, though?
Would you consider doing accompanying post-mortems for successful fixes released out into the wild?
The owner had already swapped the CPU and thought that there was an issue with the RAM, so combined with the bent pin, it sounded like a Mboard issue to me.
Nice work Greg.
Thoroughly enjoyed seasons 1 & 2 of Fix or Flop, so when the first ep of S3 dropped today I was pumped!
Hey, Greg.
With Gigabyte boards, I've noticed that when you reset the cmos, you have to keep power going to the board (don't switch off the psu) otherwise it won't clear.
Are you sure? I cleared my cmos earlier this week while i was trouble shooting my rig. My psu died so there was no way for me to get power and my bios confirmed that all my settings reset. I'm using a z490 gaming x for reference.
@@tartantulakid666 I've had two gigabyte boards recently that refused to clear cmos. I then read on a forum that keeping the board powered would do the trick. Worked on both boards 🤷🏻
You are missing the whole point: Mini Plug In Speaker for PC Motherboard Case Buzzer BIOS Beep Alarm / Missing on that motherboard
I am very happy that you are continuing fix or flop. i love the playlist :)
Gregg your videos are amazing! helped me upgrade my pc, fixed my * supposed broken* older PC which I'm now using in the living room. at end end you mentioned upgraded on other peoples pc. That's never what people come here to watch. nice touch sometimes but never why we watch your videos! have a good one!
Season 3! Keep it going Greg! We appreciate all you do!
Thanks!
Thanks for the support!
Love this series.
Gave me the confidence to fix my sons pc thanks so much keep up the cracking work
I have watched so much of this series that most of the time when you say what the problem is i know from the start what will fix it :P
An invaluable series Fix or Flop has given so much help in trouble shooting problems with the three rigs I've built for me my partner and my daughter. So a huge thank you not only for the entertaining content but also a better understanding of fault finding and this is the only saving me hundreds of £ in parts bills and repair bills.
1st TH-cam series that have I binged watched..🤣
These are so much funny and informative to watch. Reminds me of those shows you watched as a kid that very fun, but also taught you a lesson.
I really enjoyed S1 and S2.. Need more of these.. Awesome series 😍😍
This series has helped me a lot. I built a pc for the first time the other day and this series helped me troubleshoot a couple of issues and made me more knowledgeable about pc components . :)
why is it so relaxing to see pcs being built/repaired? Anyway, Excelent work my man.
Because we get to see a new PC come together or be fixed with the secure knowledge that whatever happens we don't have to figure out what went wrong!
always put a buzzer on motherboard before starting to fixing it.
I am enjoying your fixing a viewer's broken gaming PC so much, Greg, I find myself signing on to see if you have a new Fix or Flop. I'm learning along with your learning. Thanks.
You could try using a BIOS flasher (Eprom programmer kit) on the old motherboard. To see if flashing a new bios would fix the issue.
That was my thought, should always attempt a refresh of the bios in that situation.
Ok Greg,, few things crossed my mind while watching this.
1) You might want to get a PC speaker. In the case that a motherboard doesn't have a LED display for post codes, the pc speaker will give you the beep codes to diagnose that issue.
2) XFX used to make NVidia cards, like a Geforce MX440, but it was a LONG time ago. Your card is most likely a HD5450 or HD6450.
3) As the 300 series started with 8th Gen a bios update may have been required. There are even some boards that accept a 9900 non-K but need an update for the KS.
1) I have plenty of PC speakers Lol. They often don't work in these scenarios. No beeps.
2) Was referring to relevant XFX cards, not ancient relics ;-)
3) Tried 8th gen CPU and still no POST, so I doubt it was a BIOS update that was required. Couldn't POST to update it either way. Would need to swap chips outright.
Odd on the post beep not working at times, I tend to use it more then the led codes.
As to the trying the 8th gen, downside of condensing the video, can't see what was cut. Ah well, you still do good work.
I'll be honest I binged the whole of season 1 and season 2 I love watching this stuff, it validates what I've been doing for years and also its interesting watching what goes wrong and how a methodical approach works.
How come it still had an iBUYPOWER splash screen when the ASRock board was installed?
I recently finished PCDC and now I have a new Fix or Flop season, just amazing!
I make it a point to like and watch all the ads because what you are doing is better than any company's (those of which I know of) CSR. I won't be able to enjoy this free fix since I am in Malaysia, BUT it is really fun to learn bit by bit through habit of ear when you are fixing it. I love the content. Sorry I can't support any other way. Thank you for being amazing!
@7:45 you should go into the windows settings of a build you fixed with that thing installed and the settings should tell you what card it is
I wouldn't worry so much about viewers who think you should be giving away prizes (upgrades) left and right. The reality is that you fixed a viewer's problem at no cost. Actually with an upgrade of sorts. So, with what you have saved the viewer, he/she can take the money they saved and purchase an upgrade...like a cooler.
Great video! Great content!
Pleasantly surprised to see you crank out a new series of this - I thought the last season only just finished!
This has slowly become one of my favorite series to watch. Watching this gave me the confidence to built my first PC for my friend and it went flawlessly. I really appreciate your detailed insight and explanations.
These are always interesting to watch - also funny to see both the overlap and differences in how we would troubleshoot. If it won't post the first thing i do is reset CMOS, but after that would disconnect all unnecessary things and strip the system down to bare minimum as Greg did. Also like he said - if you have to really dig into it just leave the motherboard out until you have a confirmed working setup again.
yea i kinda wish when he got the new board he would do a test boot just to confirm its good before place back in its just a good habit but alas.
Love watching this stuff...for no other reason that it's just cool, but also because you're helping folks!
I know it was a long shot but if I was in that position and tried what you did and still got no post then my last ditched effort in that scenario would have been to re-install the bios via usb flash, after all a corrupt bios would show the same thing you were seeing. I've had weird things like this happen to me and just refreshing the bios fixed my problem.
Shame you never gave that a thought.
Maybe next time, also good on you for buying this person a new motherboard, was a very nice gesture..Top guy!
Glad to see the start of season 3 and this was a good computer to start with. You had to go thru almost all the components to find out what wrong with it. There is one thing that I have been wondering about. That is bent cpu pins/cpu socket pins, why are there so many people with bent pins? I have been making my own computer and later my kids computers for over 20 years. I have made or upgraded 30+ computers and I have never had a bent pin. People just sloppy putting them in? People drop them? you would think that if you are putting in a CPU you would know to be very careful and watch what you are doing.
This would have been such nice trip next year to make on holidays during summer to get 3 weeks spending in Florida summer and same time getting my system to be fixed. Juuuuust coupe of issues starting I am living in Finland and second these videos etc have helped me to build and maintain well working personal home computer. Still keep this coming interesting to watch the troubleshoot.
I haven't finished the video yet, just started, but I already see a great start to the season!
you have helped me fix my own rig when I have had trouble all of this still applies to my p8p67 MOB and i7 3770. Please keep this series running
This channel is smashing the rust off my old knowledge thank you for doing this, I want to do something like this eventually to help people
Always good to have a trusty ol speaker to troubleshoot pc issues, specially since only the top end motherboards have leds or segmented displays to inform issues that prevent POST.
That being said, things done wrong (or at least wasn't shown in the video) from my years of experience fixing pc's:
1) haven't tested the PSU - I've seen freaky issues caused by misbehaving PSUs...
2) haven't tested the MoBo outside the case - bad case groundings can also cause really strange behaviors
3) haven't tested the components (cpu/ram/GPU) before ordering a new MoBo - granted IF you don't have a compatible spare...
bonus entry: enabled XMP right away, without checking for system stability?
Speakers haven't worked in 95+% of these Fix or Flop videos. We tested every component you listed in your comment before ordering a replacement. Not sure what you're on about. If the system isn't stable running XMP, it's a very quick toggle. My viewers, for the most part, are familiar with PC basics.
Nice bring me the horizon Vinyl on the wall, also love these vids and what you are doing for the community. Troubleshooting and building is always fun to watch.
I wish you had multiple locations, your TS skills is so helpful, I just want to say thank you
Great job please keep up the great w ork
Always look forward to your content and a coffee on a Sunday morning. Cheers greg
Love this series. Help others while helping yourself.
Not sure why Intel customers never pay attention to pins. But thanks to them, I love the playlist. Always fun and informative.
I am soo glad this series is back i could watch them all day keep up this series
Hey, the user got a better m/b out of the deal. That IS a nice upgrade 👌. I was thinking the bent pin was the culprit.
Nice one greg.. love to watch youre video.. i also love to help others that in need of help when a pc has a problem and i did it for free just like what u did.. also love pc and i have build my own gaming pc.. but due to in need of money, have to sell it and now, just watching youre video on phone and play games on phone.. really miss the moment to game on pc.. hope i can build my own pc again one day..
Don't usually subscribe but you're such an awesome and honest guy, I had to. Keep these awesome vids coming
Love the video's, on a side note, I have two Ryzen 2700x chips . Both have lost the second memory channel . It through me for a while, ie. 32Gb installed only 16 Gb usable. Now both systems work with ram in A1, B1. One cpu rma and changed. Worked for 3 weeks, second channel down again. Given up, used as is. Cheers Mike(UK)
You fixed the expensive part for him. So, a cooler is like maybe $100 to upgrade. I think you did the right thing Greg.
Love the Sempiternal record on the wall
This series is amazing, 1 for learning about how to troubleshoot and 2 to learn about all these unique builds!!!
I just started to get into pc and I always just dove into things heads first that interest me. Somehow found your videos an have learned a ton. Great job on the videos.
First of all, thanks for an epic channel. I've learned so much from you.
Second, at 2:45 is that Bring me the horizons album behind you?
I see the problem right away. It has an intel stock cooler. Should be an easy fix.
for just a quick boot to check the bios it wouldn't matter in that regard unless it already fried the processor.
RIGHT!? RIGHT!?
LMAO you just brightened my day! hehe
I've had to straighten bent pins before, usually on a CPU, as I'm using the AMD platform. What I've found that works well for this task, is the back side of a utility blade. The blade thickness is almost exactly the pin spacing on, at the very least, the AMD processors. Hope this helps. God bless and stay well.
I did not see you checking the BIOS version of the original motherboard to see if it was compatible with the CPU/RAM. Definitely worth doing.
He does a lot of that off camera since it's just watching an update bar moving.
Congratulations on your 3rd season of Fix or Flop 🎉
But i do miss the PCDC series with the combination of great therapy and soothing music 🥹
I love this series, it really helps me as a first time computer builder diagnose my pc when things go wrong, too bad I live in Canada cause right now I could use Greg 🤣
Feels right to have a win for the start of the season. Nice work!
I noticed in the close up of the XFX card, there are gaps in the connector pins. I've seen that on other cards and always wondered what that means
I believe that means that the pins that could be there were just not needed like additional power. I'm not to sure though so someone can be free to correct me.
@@aarontmg9758 it wouldn't be power, power comes from the 1st section of the pcie slot, it's for bandwidth, less lanes = less bandwidth, lower end gpus don't need can't handle such high bandwidth so don't need additional lanes hence they are not wired. Fun fact pcie slots can provide 75watts of power which is why low end gpus don't need supplemental power, also why I love pcie is forward and backward compatibility, where you can use a 16x device in a 1x slot (won't have all the bandwidth though) and vice versa, not to mention the compatibility between generations. It is the best interface
@@mohammedfaeez4066 Ahh, I suspected something like that, thanks!
what are the chances that the new motherboard you ordered came from another ibuypower system!!! nice!
15:45 actually, if you're not using matching memory modules, applying XMP or AXMP is not a good idea because it can make the system unstable and cause random system crashes.
Do not apply XMP if you have unmatched memory kits in your system. You would be better off buying 2 kits of dual channel at the same time from the same place and you will find bin matching modules that will support xmp or axmp profiles for overclocking memory. It's also cheaper than buying a kit of 4 modules.
I've done that for years now all the way back to DDR1 and have had no issues doing this. I've definitely had problems buying the same manufacturer brands at different locations and at different times though and though the type is the same, the revision, chip manufacturer, etc. Were different which always lead to system instability when attempting to apply overclocking of any kind...
That bent pin is most likely a crucial pin that was needed for the CPU to work. Just because you bent it back doesn't mean the damage was undone. Great job, and I totally woudn't be giving people upgrades all the time. You said you'll fix it, not pimp it out lol
Did you turn the front fan to intake?
your content my favorite to watch , it doesnt matter what it is you are amazing
Nice Work Salazar !!
Thanks for the Video
Is Greg legit the most down-to-earth, endearing content creator in all of YT?
Greg Great to see Season 3! can you make a video mostly focusing on different types of PSU problem. for ex. PSU only make cliking sound but dont start. sometime it works with one setup but do not work with other setup etc. I have come up with such situation recently and will be intrested to share it with you if you are interested.
Thx for the content! I live in brazil and love watch your videos, cheers!
One should never put the system back together until you've figured it out.
Why am i so exsited for this series
Like fix or flog.. would really like it if you did some kind of video series where you take view prebuilts and upgraded them to new cases.. just to show how a new case, better fans and/or cooling can really give new life to a prebuilt.
Ah, working remote with a cup of coffee and my favorite series. Keep it up Greg. This series is VERY refreshing
Ngl this series actually helped me when I tried to undervolt my cpu and the system crashed and wouldn't boot a quick cmos clear and I was back up and running
got the same problem last month, found out that there was a corrosion at the back of the MoBo on the PCIE slot, after a spray of electronic contact cleaner everything was good again
Just found you channel, great videos, and giving back to your community is awesome !! 😊
had that same issues many years ago back on socket 1155.
I have 2 of these motherboards none wifi but no complaints I even figured out how to update the bios without usb driver 😎👍
I like how the replacement motherboard is also a Ibuypower board so it still has the splash screen on power on
This series is always a joy each Saturday ❤️
It really is wild how many people bend socket pins. Like are people just not careful? It just boggles my mind after doing it hundreds of times without any issue.
G'day Greg,
For those who do complain about no upgrade it is not justified because you went Z390, which from the B365M is an upgrade.
My niece & I had a good entry for FoF last week, I got a AeroCool XPredator Cube (Iron-Man Theme) for my Bedroom HTPC & my niece asked if she could do the case swap, she left the Pentium G4400/GA-H110M-S2H/Cooler/2x 4GB DDR4-2400 as 1 unit but when we turned the PC on after the swap just Boot Loops. My niece thought she had killed it 😢, we added a BIOS Speaker & got Memory Beep so took out the Left Channel DIMM, still Boot Loops & Mem Beeps, put the DIMM from left Channel in Right Channel & got a Post, added the Right Channel DIMM to the Left Channel & working fine too. So for some reason it just decided it didn't like the DIMMS in the slots they were in 🤷♀🤷♂???
So proud of my niece as she has been a big help with projects like this where my disability makes things like working with tiny screws very frustrating.
5:36 was that a spark of electricity when jumping CMOS? Huh, never actually seen that in person though I've only ever extensively troubleshot the one system. This series has been both amazingly helpful and a great deal of fun to sit through, glad the execs cleared a third season after all :P
Yes, that is the point, to bridge those pins so electricity flows through them.
Well, sparks aren't the point, it's just something that happens.
@@Dan-Simms hah no I fully understand. Just that in the times I've had to clear CMOS I've never actually caught sight of it before. Makes sense since you are shorting two points after all, just thought it was amusing.
Greg: Explains how prebuilt companies cut corners.
Also Greg: Gets sponsored by a prebuild.
I get what you mean but without sponsors he would be losing money doing these videos
@@tyler6602 Yeah but he always tells people to build a pc over buying an overpriced prebuilt. Hell his whole channel is centered around trying to help people save money. It’s kind of ironic that he would get sponsored by a company that is trying to promote their prebuilds.
XFX was actually making nVidia cards a while ago before becoming AMD exclusive. I still have an ancient Geforce 8000 series XFX graphics card. Not sure when they did the switch to AMD only and if it aligns with whatever release date your "trusty" GPU had, but there is a chance it could be a nVidia GPU even if it's XFX.
Great !! Keep up the good work 😃
Not surprisingly, they cut corners on the models with 11th gen i7 chips as well, they use a argb cooler but it is on par with the intel stock cooler. 2 140mm fans up top as intake and a decent tower cooler fixes the majority of their cases' issues with temps. Fun fact a good deal of motherboards will automatically reset to cmos defaults if they fail to boot numerous times.
The cooler was not secured with the two top "screws". They where set to release and not lock. That would definitely cause a overheating issue.
Can you make a fun video of you gaming on your xfx test gpu?!
15:38
I don't know why the new board displays ibuypower on boot. I am in the impression that the original board is modified by the oem to display their logo but the new board should not be configured like that.
Yeah that seemed kind of weird to me also.
Great video Greg! :)
I really enjoy your FOF videos.
But you forgot to change the top fan from intake to exhaust :'D
You do Great man always fun to watch.