Constructive criticism: show how many Q-tips you went through at the end of cleaning. It'll help us gauge how dirty the rig is

@Spankmepink

2 жыл бұрын

You can see all the dirt....

@zacharyboyette208

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spankmepink We can! However my smooth engineer monkey brain loves to see how much it took all together! Much dirty very wow sorta thing.

@whatabsolutehorsesh1t

2 жыл бұрын

“Rig”

@Dr.BDover

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spankmepink prove it

@keithblodgett3596

2 жыл бұрын

Uncle jRok or anyone, have you ever seen the inside a AC unit that’s dirty?

I dust my PC's regularly. I am 100% guilty of never cleaning my consoles. I bet the inside of my xbox is the stuff of nightmares.

@ap30112002

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I've never heard of anyone cleaning their console

@PoisoningShadow671

2 жыл бұрын

@@ap30112002 Makes sense, never really had to assemble your own console, so I guess people would be worried about taking it apart and accidentally breaking em. (Of course, consoles are generally not made to be taken apart easily.)

@AndyMitchellUK26

2 жыл бұрын

@@ap30112002 My PS2 & PS3 are spotless inside as they were cleaned every 6 months and re-pasted yearly (when they were being used frequently). Most older consoles don't have fans so those don't get opened up as often but I do still clean them from time to time (like my Saturn, Mega Drive and N64).

@kylebeach2316

2 жыл бұрын

I never cleaned my xbox 360 for 5+years and also never cleaned my xbox one for 4 years both are in need of a clean but I don't want to risk breaking or ruining both consoles

@bobafett9321

2 жыл бұрын

I have thought of doing this, for some strange reason the disk tray on my Xbox one s won’t read any dvd, Xbox 360 game or the Xbox one versions of Xbox 360 games on disc.

These are always my favourite videos. Always nice to see a dirty console be cleaned into pretty much pristine condition.

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

More to come!

@Fly_By_Gaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@GregSalazar do you think you could do some laptop cleanings, feel like that would be nice to watch 👍.

@RuruFIN

2 жыл бұрын

After I saw the first console deep cleaning from Greg, I had to look instantly for instructions and do the same for my fat PS3. :)

@Kole_Gamer

2 жыл бұрын

same! I Always wanna watch something. like this! :D i mean theres alot of dust and you clean it and i seen some like peoples do like consoles or just nintendo 3ds something like that if its an Very rare thing too see.

@temjiu9915

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Its some odd little happy thing, no clue why but I love seeing an old PC/Console cleaned up and looking new. I wonder if it's the same reason that you car feels like it runs better after you do a deep cleaning of the interior.

Gripping and pulling the X-clamp with needle nose pliers is a MUCH safer solution. With a good pair, less likely to slip.

@Mopantsu

2 жыл бұрын

Also using needle nosed pliers is how you pull the white cable connectors. Pulling on the cables is a no no as you could pull the cables from the connectors.

@DJSekuHusky

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mopantsu I wouldn't recommend that, you can actually pull the entire socket off the board that way. There's a groove down the locking channel: insert a flat head 00 screwdriver into that groove and twist gently back and forth to rock the connector free from the socket. That was the way I was trained to do it, alternatively you can use a pry tool to rock the outer wing tabs to achieve the same result, but those are also prone to breakage/slippage. With the X clamps, I was taught to use the largest flat head screwdriver you have with the tip wrapped in thick 3M electrical tape: then just insert in the mouth of the tab and twist as was demonstrated. Way less risk of slipping and if you do, less chance of gouging traces on the PCB.

@jmorris999

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJSekuHusky This is the way

@AaronAlso

2 жыл бұрын

The correct tool would be a plastic spudger.

@babyhandsthegreat

2 жыл бұрын

A use a flathead screw driver to pry it off.

Finally Someone who actually explains exactly what to do and every part of it Thank You!

I've been dusting out the inside of my PC usually about every 3-4 months, and I can say with certainty: not having roommates with dogs, or just roommates in general, has reduced the amount of dust significantly. Recently after, I got an air purifier, even better results.

@bimmer8602

2 жыл бұрын

Is your air purifier near your pc or just inside your room?

I really enjoy all your cleaning videos. The teardowns are very informative and are detailed allowing me to see exactly what you are doing. Plus I love all the learning as you go moments.

I watched this video through once and used it to guide me to cleaning my own Xbox One and I gotta say, super duper helpful especially when it comes to the more sensitive, easy to break bits and what to look out for when dealing with it. Cracked my console open and spent a good 4 hours deep cleaning it, repasted the APU, slapped it back together and it was back up and running. I gotta say Greg, your videos are so helpful and encouraging when it comes to taking care of systems. I used to lack the confidence to do things like deep clean and upgrade my parts until I found your channel. Thank you sincerely from this novice PC enthusiast.

great work! my XBOX (2014) has been sitting for over 2 years since I switched to PC. My boys have their PS4s and my wife has her Switch so it doesn't get any use. It needed to be cleaned then. With your videos, I feel more confident to deep clean it.

I love the way you clean the machine it makes me feel as if it's a new machine if I had you do the job I just wish I lived close enough to help you out which helps me in the long run.LOL

I used to struggle with the last panel then was told by a friend the easy way like you did, i usually give my son's xbox one a deep clean every 6 months, no issues with it. Great video 👍

Thanks to your PCDC series.. I have now successfully disassembled, cleaned and successfully assembled it to a fully working state now :)

I really enjoy the cleaning series. I might enjoy them almost as much as you enjoy removing dirt from things.... almost 😁

@mobgripchamanrogue

2 жыл бұрын

😳😳😳😳😳

@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭NIV‬‬ K

@brando3342

2 жыл бұрын

@@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358 Amen 🙏😊

@brando3342

2 жыл бұрын

@@mobgripchamanrogue I’m confused by this reaction lol Greg enjoys cleaning things… 🤷‍♂️

note when removing the front part the ribbon cable if very hard to have to fix, and if broken it disables the power button, sync, and disk

always watch these when they release, and this is yet another great upload in the series, keep up the good work man

The problem with using Q-Tips is that you'll most likely end up with the mess that is left on the board. It's easier to blast it a bit with air to remove the small particles, then "soak it" with IPA and brush it off with one of those makeup brushes that are super soft to break it apart and agitate it. That should get rid of most of the gunk, then simply use the air duster again to leave it squeaky clean. Less use of Q-Tips = Less plastic waste = More efficient.

I love your GCDC and PCDC videos and it reminds me I need to watch your PS4 DC video and cleaning mine about every month since I have cats, dogs, and a dusty environment. Thanks again for your self help videos.

Seeing an xbox one picked apart like this really just makes me realize what little miracle machines thet are compared to budget pc's, as well as the power of optimizing games for soecific hardware, even relatively low end. Hard to believe that I ran just cause 3 for dozens of hours on a machine like this

Thank you so much for this vid! I know I commented on the last GCDC about a more detailed tear down of the XBOX 1 and delivered in spades! 100 thumbs up!

Thanks for doing this series and the pcdc. It gave me more confidence to dismount and clean up an old gpu that was a bit clogged and now behaves better! Ps4 is next!

you're cleaning videos are always fun to watch. It be cool to see if you would get to paint a console or maybe upgrade one.

@jamespayne4459

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be most excellent. Swap some drives up to the latest compatible tech. Paint the black plastic outer shell in some custom scheme. Today's plastic specific spray paints really look spectacular. Destiny has been my #1 game for 8 years now and my old xbone console needs to undergo the treatment you just performed on this console. I'm considering a new Destiny themed paintjob to top it all off.

Honestly the amount of effort put into this was pretty amazing not to mention you do it for free I respect this a lot

I had my day one for Years! When i opened it up to clean after a few years of Major stress testing! I had a nice carpet in it! Ive moved on to a Ryzen PC now and their much easier to keep clean!

My day one Xbox is collecting more dust while this one gets clean haha you will never be out of consoles to clean. Going through a though time right now, trying my best to get my mind of things happening in my life rn thanks being here for us Greg!

the Cat and Andrew video's are awesome!! He restores older hardware and gives them a new paintjob to make them look like new!!

Fun fact: 'Ribbon-cable' is a cable made of actual individual cables (like the one you get with the power supply) whereas, the flat paper-like cables used inside a device are called 'flex-cable' because of their flexibility.

Great work as always Greg! Love what you're doing! Keep it up!!

I always enjoy the step by step disassembly and assembly process.

I think the external power brick personally is a better idea, as when that fails, it's significantly more cost effective to replace the brick than it would be to either send off the console to a repair shop or attempt to get a donor board to get the ac/dc brick. But yeah, they can be annoying for managing cables and such

I always watch these videos as soon as they hit! Greg, have you thought about cleaning peripherals like mice, keebs, printers (those get gross), or monitors? Love the channel and keep it up!

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly! I've been looking into it. Need to familiarize myself with them a bit more.

front pannel removal during disassembly was clutch. thanks a ton.

Thanks again Greg! Really appreciate what you do!

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

The master back in action. Love it makes my day.

These are so therapeutic to watch. They help with my anxiety.

Main thing I love about this is that it feels professional but it also doesn't at the same time, if that makes any sense.

mad respect for cleaning the screws I call that attention to detail 👌

Really detailed video. Great job. I really want to see you do PS3 the phat model. I had so much trouble with it, it was insane.

You are so good at deep cleaning electronics. Especially desktop gaming PCs and consoles. I wish I lived near the Orlando Florida area because I would love to drop off my gaming PC so it could have a SPA DAY with you. With these videos I get enough information to teach myself how to deep clean. The one thing I am afraid to deep clean is my GPU. I have never had to disassemble a GPU to re paste and deep clean it. But I know my 1660 SUPER will eventually need it.

from the title and thumbnail for a millisecond I thought this was a jab at the xbox itself which I found pretty funny, never watched you before but love this type of content lol

I cleaned out my ps4 slim for the first time in 4 years of owning it, Now its doesn't sound like a jumbo jet anymore and it stays cooler then it used to

I catch myself trying to wipe dust off my phone screen when watching these videos 😆

Pro-Tip. You can put your console in the dishwasher. Only caveat is that you need to tape the ports and put your washer on extended dry.

I almost thought the thumbnail was clickbait but then I remembered Greg legit takes everything humanly possible apart!

I have that same model of Xbox One, been thinking in deep cleaning it and I'm glad that didn't do it before watching your video, now feeling more confident knowing in what i am getting in to. now you have my like and my subscribe

This was great thanks for the tips how to clean your gaming console.

OH! You're just spraying the case with water. When I saw your thumbnail, I was like "This guy can't be serious", LOL!

I recently came across a Strix 2060 Super for my PC rebuild (from a Phenom II 965 and AMD 5770). My launch day PS4 was recently repasted, cleaned and SSD installed... Along with finding a PS5 Disc on the shelf at a local Fred Meyer. I find myself with more games than time to play.

I can only imagine how much cooler and faster these game consoles are after being deep cleaned like this. I wanted to deep deep clean my ps3 but didnt I got it enough where it wasnt heating up in 5 minutes.

@kylebeach2316

2 жыл бұрын

The performance is definitely better after a good clean because the console can cool down faster thus improving performance 👌

@ThunderMS34

2 жыл бұрын

@@kylebeach2316 Yep. I'd love to deep clean my PS3 but I'm afraid of messing it up. I already messed it up once where the disc drive wouldnt work and it took me a few times to get it back to working condition. Too bad I'm not near Greg or else I'd send it off to him to get the deep inside dust bunnys out lol along with a few PS2s and the PS4 thats gathering dust... He would have a whole video dedicated on Playstations just off me alone

@rafextreme2879

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderMS34 something i always remember to myself after years of taking apart tools,chargers,consoles,cars etc. Is that if something has to be parted in half to always just stop as soon as it does to never lift off to move it aside. You never know what wires might be connecting both halfs. Those ribbon cables are the worst.

Good stuff, Greg! - great tutorial!

The most I do when cleaning my Xbox is removing the side panel and getting any dust out of it, sometimes I'll also get a little hand vacuum to clean the vents as much as possible. I don't trust myself to take it apart to clean properly and I don't feel like paying money to get a nearly 8 year old consoles cleaned. If it breaks, it breaks. There's always more to buy.

These videos are so relaxing ❤️

Awesome work I will always keep watching you because your an amazing creator

Lol 😆 @ 27:00/min of video just b4 when u were installing the top n front panel together, which makes 💯 % sense but yes. I Was going to message. That makes it so much easier to have separated n Install I also learned hard 😅 way n got tip from a different video. But great job putting this tip in your video. It's things like this that really helps set ppl up for success so thank you very much for a great video

When you're doing large boards like that, I recommend a soft bristle toothbrush for agitation with iso over cotton swabs. You're hitting it with the e-vac right after so it will have the same result in half the time and with no waste.

@JS-fz8iu

2 жыл бұрын

But then he can't make as much money, assuming he charges by the hour while cleaning.

@DJSekuHusky

2 жыл бұрын

@@JS-fz8iu He doesn't charge anything for the cleaning; the money gets made through ad revenue and sponsored content. Besides, you typically don't charge by the hour anyway; you take all expenses, including estimated time and part costs, add a profit margin percentage, and that's what gauges the price of the service.

Dust cleaning gel FTW! 10 seconds of work will make it look better than Q-tip & ISO could ever get it to.

Love the new duster! Great video as always!

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Adding some heatsinks to the memory modules will increase it life indefinitely and changing the fan for a custom one with higher rpm and an rpm switch can help to

Love the videos ! Always uploading at the best time !

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

keep the series up!

Thanks for this guide. With it, I can clean my Xbox tomorrow. I want to do it and I'm afraid of disassembling the console. Greetings from Poland

you have got me with the thumbnail 😂😂

Thanks. Makes me really want to clean mine

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

:-D

This is amazing what you do i know i probably need my xbox one s cleaned at some point after my pc died it was my only source of gaming for years so i really went hard on it. i also have a ps2 and 3 and a few other consoles that i have aquired over the years that im sure could use a cleaning. Might have to learn how to do this or find a buddy who wants to take on the project since im not local to you to send them in.

well well well Greg thank you so much for hard work and uploads can we get to see a very dirty water build system cleaning something has 6~10 fans i think it would be pretty dirty and enjoyable to clean.

I would recommend purchasing an X clamp removal tool, makes life so much easier. Or you can make one from a spare X-clamp too.

Great video! btw, while drying the parts, maybe ask the safety inspector not to go too close, well, for safety reasons.

Got say I love that Microsoft went back to a physical button instead of staying with the touch sensor

@EliasRizk53

Жыл бұрын

Why physical button is better?

@vegetasrage629

Жыл бұрын

@Elias Rizk it takes alot more pressure to turn of a physical button. A touch sensor my cat can walk past it an turn it off

Great closing trick!

Great video!

My son's PS4 stopped working just before Christmas. Since we had a PS5 wrapped up waiting for him on Christmas, we made him bite the bullet and go a couple of weeks without his console. Fast forward 2 months. I was bored and decided to take a look at the old PS4. It would power up, but not put out any video or sound. It also sounded like a jet engine ramping up for takeoff. I tore it apart and oh Lord, the fins on the heatsink were completely clogged, the fan was heavily coated in dust, as was everything else on the inside. After about 2 hours of cleaning it, putting new thermal paste on it, and putting it back together, it was at least quiet. It powered up fine, but still had no video out. Out of desperation I took a q-tip with some rubbing alcohol and cleaned out the HDMI port, and VOILA', video output! Turns out all it needed was a massive deep clean to get it to work again.

There are a very few, experts out there so focussed and honest about their job. I wished you had an Indian counterpart to rely on. Honestly. there isnt any at the moment and that space is wwiiidddeee open!!

Great content & cleaning.

That thumbnail had my heart racing

Screaming for more contents! ❗️

The best parts are the side by side before/after shots , satisfaction guaranteed

Thank you for showing everything great information video.

@GregSalazar

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Honestly, cleaning is one of my least favourite video series on this channel, but I do like checking them out once in a while when there is something different. I do understand the dedication and extensive amount of work you put into the cleaning content though.

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

We continue to upload them because a majority of our viewers find them entertaining/informative. If the feedback was negative and/or viewership was low, we'd move on to something else.

@EhEhEhEINSTEIN

2 жыл бұрын

It's like an ASMR thing for lots of people

I subscribed because you liked my comment, love these vids and they have me debating saving again to build... Especially your fix or flop stuff!

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

More is on the way!

Salazar I love your content

Nice thumbnail. U got me good lol great vid

This shit looked clean as hell when you started. I’d find a way to show its dirty if it actually is

I wish I was closer cuz I have one that would blow your mind lol would be cool to see its transformation because mine makes this one look fresh off the assembly line.

Ribbon cable nightmare from last week... I cleaned my PS4 for the first time, years overdue, and it all went well relatively speaking, except that the console no longer recognized discs. It turned out the ribbon cable running from optical drive to mobo is super fragile. I hadn't wiggled it enough before pulling it out (honestly didn't pull very hard either though), and I slightly damaged the blue plastic feet on one or both ends. Long story short, I ordered a replacement cable for $5 on Amazon and it fixed it. To everyone reading this, please be very gentle with the ribbon cables to avoid my error. I'm guessing durability is one reason ribbon cables lost the war against SATA. Thanks to Greg for posting these!

For metal metal fins , I'll take it outside and spray with Break Clean , gets all the tight spaces unlike Q-tips

Greg what type of lubricant do you use on fan bearings? Love these cleaning videos.

Most brush-less fans are submersible, not officially, but I've cleaned many with good old soap and water, even tossed an especially bad one in the dishwasher. Yes, I've even plugged them in and seen them spin while submersed, more than once.

Good job Greg love your Video's

Gotta hit that sticker with a hobby blade right down the middle. ✌😎

This may be an odd question, but I'm genuinely jealous of your garden hose nozzle and need to know where to get one!

I just opened my xbox for the very first time. I'm honestly surprised it wasn't as dirty as I expected. Yes it was dirty but not disgusting. The thermal paste on the chip was all crusty and looked burnt. So I put some MX-6 on it. Works well on my GPU and CPU.

It's surprising how easy the Xbox One is to take apart. Might give mine a good clean as it hasn't ever been opened since I got it in 2015, much like this one.

Heck yeah another video!

I remember figuring out the front panel trick at 14 but didn't realize not many people know

That thumbnail without any context is gold

That one is still clean compaird to mine that came out of smoker home it was full with thick dust and even plant soil

Love the new glasses!

Another great video. One question though, what lube did you use for the fan bearings?

Me and my dirty Xbox chilling: Its horrible!!!

love the videos keep it up

@GregSalazar

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do!

Just did this with an A01 ps3, that top panel had the same hinge at the front issue I didn’t notice until I broke it :)