*** UPDATE *** Check out the new season 3 first episode here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJODrMmPccTLdto.html Hey Guys lots of questions about Episode 3 coming in, I will reboot the series in season 3 fashion, as I left for Japan in April 2022, I am back in Australia now, but since then I tasked my friend with selling my gear while I was gone (in the first few months), so I don't have a bearing on what is what to go forward with season 2, hence why I will reboot again with a new season soon.

Lookin' slick! That rig was gross.

@samvhell9104

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Greg 😁

@techyescity

2 жыл бұрын

Hey brother give me a call sometime we gotta catch up.

@RevDrCCoonansr

2 жыл бұрын

...And Greg would know about gross PC...PCDC FTW...

@themistoclesnelson2163

2 жыл бұрын

Next time you gotta go international Greg!

@TeraAtomic

2 жыл бұрын

Ayyye it's Greg!

You'd expect the CPU, psu, and ram to be good, so that's almost a guarantee'd 100 dollar value! Great pick man!

@MaxUgly

2 жыл бұрын

I would have paid $200 just based off of the image. Maybe I like to gamble too much but even if just half the parts work in this market that is a deal! As long as you don't mind spending some time cleaning.. When I see two 8 pin power connectors I think $$$

@Oz-gv5fz

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@EmergencyChannel

2 жыл бұрын

The cooler alone is worth $90.

@ravin6771

2 жыл бұрын

I'd be more dubious about the PSU because they can be broken more easily than the CPU and ram because it can allow dust and debris in more easily. I'm fairly sure the the CPU and ram chips won't allow air in, so they might fare better left on a shelf for half a decade.

@Joker-no1fz

2 жыл бұрын

@@EmergencyChannel new not used.

The PCIE cable that failed, was probably the root cause of why he sold it for 100 bucks. The moment you removed it, the system would have been fine. The old owner probably troubleshooted every other component excluding that one psu cable.

@darksaiyan2006

2 жыл бұрын

Or just trashed it without doing much internal troubleshooting (especially considering how dirty it was).

@ravin6771

2 жыл бұрын

All the better for tech yes and us

@SidneyCritic

2 жыл бұрын

Yes PSUs turn off if they see a short, be it motherboard, wiring, etc.

@ThunderbolttheFox

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to admit that I once RMA'd a brand new board over a cpu cable being incompatible. I suspected something was up when the replacement arrived and didn't post either. Some troubleshooting made me realize the cables I bought for the CPU were just incompatible. Other cpu cables made it work just fine. Turns out Corsair had DRM on their cable that checks for a corsair PSU, but my PSU was EVGA

@h1tzzYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbolttheFox be careful mixing modular psu cables between different manufacturers, there is a big chance that pinouts for them are going to be different and it ends in very spectacular way :) Unless you are absolutely sure that those cables are compatible i highly recommend to simply not do it. Chances are that it was not a "drm" from corsair but simply overcurrent protection turned on and saved your rig because pinouts were most likely different

"spends a few hours of really hardcore cleaning" "Wipes down GPU core with tshirt before applying thermal paste"

@OZTutoh

2 жыл бұрын

In his other videos, Brian does vouch for the t-shirt. Everyone else says alcohol wipes, but hey.

@dadgamer6717

2 жыл бұрын

@@OZTutoh he used his CK boxers in one!

@iFiReRaiN

2 жыл бұрын

That's the masters touch. That silicone shine is alluring.

@plebbsquad5102

2 жыл бұрын

esd cannot occur if the product has had its power dispersed properly. stop believing the esd hype. its a myth IF you handle your parts properly.

@plebbsquad5102

2 жыл бұрын

@n n see the capital I and F that makes IF, thats the keyword, the IF acknowledges that its not a myth but if handled properly, then you could say it is a myth. Also my entire statement acknowledges that esd is an issue but like the end of the sentence's conclusion, can be considered when handled in the correct manner.

Nothing feels better than when you've finished all of that work and it boots up man! Great video bro!

@MrNightro

2 жыл бұрын

I knew I shouldn't have started reading the comments before finishing watching the video.......(Spoilers).. Oh, well.

@Joker-no1fz

2 жыл бұрын

bryan got a lot of dopamine from that i bet.

@mick00000000002

2 жыл бұрын

Can not beat asus ))) leveno good if . Get the right one. ))

Congrats on such a great score! That Noctua cooler alone is worth $70, so you got one hell of a deal there!

@benpatch8692

2 жыл бұрын

Had the exact same thought! I think he's making the right choice, but second best choice? Flip that for $70 and add a solid used cooler, used case (no fans necessary!) and a SSD with the remaining $100.

@HappyBeezerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@benpatch8692 For a capable systems it doesn't even need a new case, the old one is fine. And I doubt someone looking at that 6600K for gaming would invest big into a fancy RGB setup anyway.

@1234bartos

2 жыл бұрын

Fake only cooler 100 USD

Your profession here on KZread is really satisfying to watch. In this field, anyone can have a failure or two here and there but that one big success just seems to turn night into day. Another great video brother. Good luck on the sale!!

Electrical Engineer here. First off I really love this Format! While you cleaned those parts, I started to think about something: Wondering if it wouldn't be so much smarter for static sensitive Parts like Mainboard, GPU-Pcb and the Power supply to use cheap methylated spirits in the ultrasonic cleaner and just turn off the heater? You can extremely easy kill your sensitive boards by residues of minerals from tapwater (e.g. limescale) on those insanely small contacts. With 99% alcohol though you could basically cover a running circuit without worrying about anything shorting out etc. Even the cleanup afterwards is way less time consuming as this stuff evaporates rather quickly at room temperature (even quicker when blowing at it) and even in case of some potential residue still left - like I said - it's very very unlikely to impact the circuit in any fatal way. Think about it. Greetings from Germany, Leander 🤙🏼

@DATWagonator

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I really cringed at that myself. 99 % ISO is a must.

@AsurmenHandOfAsur

2 жыл бұрын

The dirt and grime is way more conductive than the residue from tap water and dish soap which are way cheaper than isopropanol or metholated spirits. If you give them all a distilled water rinse you will remove most of this residue also if you so desire! Blow dry and its ready to go just like the results that Bryan has been getting.

@Super-Tomcat

Жыл бұрын

@@AsurmenHandOfAsur Distilled water is fine. 99% alcohol could be used in dip or bath prior to using the ultrasonic cleaner. However, such a bath isn't absolutely necessary especially for this kind of restoration/flip build. Lastly, 99% alcohol is expensive.

@NightPaddle

Жыл бұрын

He sprayed and vacuumed the board after cleaning. Even if the remaining residue is conductive in a hydrophilic solution, it won't conduct after removing the water. Also the Spray with... whatever he used will help to remove exces water, since steam pressure of two non mixable fluids will add to each ofter, thus sinking the boiling temperature.

@Super-Tomcat

Жыл бұрын

@@NightPaddle However, this particular thread is about the possible presence of minerals in tap water. Also, I'm not concerned about the use of tap water in this situation. In regards to my post, I was just pointing out that distilled water could be used as an alternative to the tap water. Obviously, he knew to remove any left over water and did so quite effectively in the video.

Great video, look forward to this series, I was concerned that the first fan on the 980 was knackered, keep up the great content

Great series! I love that you save working components from the garbage bin! You’re also helping the environment.

Watching you build PCs is therapeutic to me. Thank you.

I love cleaning up and restoring nasty PC parts. It's super satisfying to make them look new again. So... this was really satisfying to watch. And hopefully Soyo will get their boards into more distro channels so we don't have to get them off Aliexpress.

@raven4k998

2 жыл бұрын

that dust is a dust filter yeah that can actually happen🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

flipping really is amazing! I was sick of my low fps rx570 build so i decided to do some flipping and within just 4 weeks i worked my way up to over $1500 and built a entirely new rig!

@davidfelix3851

2 жыл бұрын

It's not that hard I flipped my whole way to a rtx 3090.

Superb video man. Always enjoy your flip vids and it's incredible how shiny and brand new that card looked after a sonic cleaning.

No matter how often I see it done, and no matter how safe I know it is, pouring water on PC parts cringes me out lol My weirdness aside, great video!!

@jeroen5736

Жыл бұрын

i have the same ,creepy stuff ! a power supply wtf...

I'd try to flip the Noctua, too. I bet you could get US$50 for it with some patience. No need for a beast cooler on an i5-6600k. Throw a Snowman on there and net $25-30. Or I guess set it aside and use it in a higher tier build down the line.

@iFiReRaiN

2 жыл бұрын

That cooler is nice.

I think short term tap water cleaning might seem to work, but long term the residue od minerals might cause problems for those components. Using demineralized water (still cheap) with some pcb cleaning detergent might be a better idea.

@Mu7eD-Stream

8 ай бұрын

Better solution already exists. It's called rubbing alcohol. It instant evaporates whilst being abrasive enough to clean but not damage anything. Rubbing alcohol will not damage a PCB or components.

@williemorales1252

8 ай бұрын

Finally someone commenting about using water. Never use water on electronics.

@dtectatl1

8 ай бұрын

I was completely shocked dude I'm like is nobody going to mention the fucking tap water!

@chrish1695

6 ай бұрын

How do you think these parts are cleaned at the factory? Water is perfectly fine to use to clean electronics; as long as it is distilled and close to 0 ppm. It is the sediment in the water that causes shorts@@williemorales1252

@bidzinski13

5 ай бұрын

Yeah I was shocked seeing him use tap water to clean everything lol

Absolutely love this content! You inspire me to keep looking for deals and flipping PCs!

Incredible stuff! Can't wait for more of season 2!

been using that same noctua cooler since 2015. Ive carried over from an i5-4690k to a 1680 v2, and now a 1660 v3. I will use it till it no longer fits modern sockets, it's such a beast!

@raimishakir

2 жыл бұрын

You can get new socket bracket for that cooler from noctua. So it will probably carried over to your newest build. Great investment

I've seen BROKEN 980s sell for more than that in my area. How you were able to score this deal is insane.

@pwnomega4562

2 жыл бұрын

The seller just simply didn't know what was inside and whether it worked or not.

@tobiwonkanogy2975

2 жыл бұрын

broken 480's would still cost that much . kind of nuts

@mcalin5931

2 жыл бұрын

I saw this advertised on either gumtree or marketplace, its fair dinkum!

@kyles8524

2 жыл бұрын

watch the video and you'll find out

@kyles8524

2 жыл бұрын

watch the video and you'll find out

I was waiting for this video it since when you teased it on IG ;) Wasn't disappointed!

Amazing and informative As always. 👏

Selling that 980 separately and using that buck to build a balanced pc around the rest of the parts sounds like a solid plan. That's also going to let you use a smaller PSU so you can save that 850 for a later project 🤔

@Lougardeixion

2 жыл бұрын

I think the idea is to turn the 100 bucks into a high-end pc that you theorically could reproduce yourself. He cannot mix these components with other projects.

@dadgamer6717

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lougardeixion he could buy a cheaper PSU though and use this 850 in a next flip

@ragetist

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lougardeixion Yeah I meant that if he sells the gpu and changes the psu, he can then build a more powerful pc with the profits and use the 850w since a psu of that size would be overkill with an i5 and gpu that is weaker than gtx 980

ANOTHER VIDEO WOOOO!!! Thanks Brian! Loving all this new content lately, so great. Especially as the pandemic drags on and inflation etc etc bites more and more. Your smiling face is a great tonic :)

Nice Work Bryan. Looking forward to this $100.series. great start on parts

Love your vids. I have been doing the exact same thing as you here in the states for the past 10 years or so. I clean up/repaste everything before I sell them, usually keep the good stuff for myself. It's very relaxing for me, like putting a puzzle together. After a few years, everything becomes super easy and you are able just to look at a PC and do some quick risk assessment. Glad to see this buy came out good for you. It was nice to see that 980 clean again.

That looks exactly like the shape my PC was in when I found it dumped on my front lawn back in 2020! After MUCH cleaning and restoration, it turned out to be a really good PC that is still going strong! I also got a Corsair 850 watt PSU with it and a very dirty ASUS GTX 780 ti, 8GB DDR 3 RAM, and a i7-920. I would like to get a better Xeon CPU for it soon, if possible. I have upgraded to 16GB of memory so far. It DOES gulp down about 425 watts under load due to that very power hungry GTX 780 ti and 130 watt old i7-920 CPU, but it serves it purpose for me! 👍👍 PS: I feel your joy when you saw it power up into the BIOS screen! Great work, Brian! 👍👍😁😁

@KenKlejs

2 жыл бұрын

A cheap X5650 or X5675 will improve your build loads. An extremely worthy upgrade.

@Ernismeister

2 жыл бұрын

Xeon, not xenon.

@Adamgreen735

2 жыл бұрын

X5675 Allday for an old X58 1366 rig... ihad mine running at 4.4ghz for a few year and she loved it paired with a 1660ti... so good for there age...

Man 70 bucks is a steel! I bought a pc for flipping yesterday with a Xeon 1231v3 for 80€. Was the only good Deal in my area 👍🏼

@llothar68

2 жыл бұрын

What was the rest of the computer. I got one of these Xeon CPU for 100 Euro three years ago and was happy. Used it until last month when i finally bought the most powerful Alder Lake.

Such nice content you always make. Great stuff!

The YES man!! This is a cool new video. I haven't watched yet, but I'm sure it's awesome content! I love watching the travels to see new shops and stuff (but not pawn shops) LOL Have a good day!

I picked up a pretty similar deal in Seattle a few months back, had a 6700K, 32Gigs 980 Ti liquid cooled and storage, plus wasnt dirty and the guy demoed it for me for $200... The guy also sold me a 10400f with a 1080Ti(which I still have) for $800

Brian, you got me into pc flipping- its been a year now.. I've got my education in the likes of being hosed, attempted ambushes & muggings for cash, dealing the good bad & ugly buyers and sellers alike.. but now that I'm a red flag pro, I'm doing quite good and I love it! For 2022 so far I already have the ability to build a 3080 high end system whilst stating with 450 in early Jan- so thank you for the inspiration you've given me! Cheers✌

@monsterzero9456

2 жыл бұрын

Chicago?

@PK01234

2 жыл бұрын

@@monsterzero9456 Melbourne, Australia.

@loowick4074

2 жыл бұрын

@@monsterzero9456 xD

I know how satisfying especially the "cleaning & running for the first time" is... you were damn lucky! 😁

The excitement is infectious. Great video.

Had that same mobo with 6600K and later on 6700K, handled the 4,6-4,7GHz OC's I got from those chips very well and paired with 1060 6GB and later on 1070Ti ran games so good 8)

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2 жыл бұрын

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This was great. I guess it's a Zen thing but I love cleaning and refurbishing PCs. So much tech has been wasted. It feels good to bring them back. I think your plan is solid, if you are going to stay within the strict guidelines. You could get a case for $30 or a 256GB SSD but not both. Just going to say again, SCDKeys for the win!

@babagandu

2 жыл бұрын

I love PCs

Damnnnnn boiiiii, well done, mate, that was so satisfying to watch 😁 and also good for you, nice Stonks!

I love this series. This is my absolute favorite channel on KZread.

The issue SoYo is going to have is with older techs who remember their older products. They were budget, extremely budget (think PCChips), and they were anything but quality. High failure rates abysmal longevity, They worked decently out of the box if they weren't DoA but they never held up.

@G0nZ4Low

2 жыл бұрын

"PCCHips" now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time (still have a mobo with P3 working, that I use from time to time to test that era hardware)

@bradeinarsen

2 жыл бұрын

So was LG.

@kmoecub

2 жыл бұрын

Toyota once sold really crap cars too. Then, all of a sudden they didn't.

Actually that i5 can be close to a i7 3770k if you manage to overclock it to 4.8ghz. Mine is still running pretty well after all those years

@babagandu

2 жыл бұрын

Holy smoke !

When you got a signal and the motherboard POSTed I was happy too. I mean $70 AUD for a GTX 980 alone is a good value but you are getting a complete system. Nice work.

Ive never seen any of your videos and this randomly came up because of other stuff i watch . this video is so cool ! subscribed right away to see more .

I think this trajectory is good: GPU prices might be going down, sell it now and get back more for your dollar later. If you really needed a PC in the meantime you could use the iGPU on the 6600k. NOICE!!!

You got a cracking deal dude! Wish I could get a half decent graphics card for a $100 to $150 for my son's PC that wasn't a stupid gt1030

@elijahevo6859

2 жыл бұрын

Just get a good deal on like a 280x? Almost triple the speed of a gt1030, I just bought one for 70$

@leopoldbuttersstotch6060

2 жыл бұрын

you can find gtx 970's in my area for $150 cad if you negotiate a bit.

Very cool, and therapeutic video. Can't wait for the follow up!

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2 жыл бұрын

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Somehow, this is the first time I am watching one of your videos. After watching, I liked and subscribed. The first computer I bought was back in the early 1980's, it was a 286DX that needed 4 5 1/4 inch floppy disks just to boot up. I have also NEVER seen or even heard of anyone cleaning computer components the way you did here. For me, this is a game changer, I can't wait to give this a try. GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!

I managed to find a working 8800gtx and it's filthy lol. I'm like you, something about cleaning it up and getting it back into prime order is great. Have an old LGA 775 board, 8gb ram, and a q9550 laying around, going to make my own case and stick in my lucky find.

Baked beans

@roguevipertn7279

2 жыл бұрын

😳

Nice score here! Loved the video, thanks man!

Great job man! Husle always win! Trying my husle here but everything around is crazy higher! Very happy for you! When the pc booted I jumped with it! Haah very nice! Gratz man!

As soon as i saw that noctua cooler a saw no risk in here. Everything else may be broken and you wont lose money anyway.

i am sorry, but i5 6600k + gtx980 isn't nowhere near the "HIGH-END" tag, not even the year ago this video was released 😅 It is however a decent PC for the money.

Awesome video, love the content man!

What a great restoration man, great work

Deals like this never happen near me and everything is overpriced. I would like to find some deals to maybe flip to make some money for a graphics card upgrade for my personal PC which was built from parts I could find and salvage and clean up but I have no hope I only want to do enough to upgrade to a 3050 or maybe a 3060 I currently have a 1650.

@willgottfried9066

2 жыл бұрын

3050 trash

@brett9000

2 жыл бұрын

@@willgottfried9066 no need for that. It would be a good upgrade for me it's better than a 1650 and I can't afford the most high end parts

@tobiwonkanogy2975

2 жыл бұрын

i got a core 2 duo and 4 gb of ram for 20 $ on ebay might be worth a look for something .

@monsterzero9456

2 жыл бұрын

Its like he said: you gotta be patient. Might take you 1 or 2 months to find the right deal

@brett9000

2 жыл бұрын

@@monsterzero9456 oh yeah I keep looking just not a great market around me in the UK something will come up until then I will just keep looking and trying

Always cool videos, very interesting stuff!

Smokin' start to new season of this series!

Damn, what an insane monster deal you have got there Brian! Love your videos!

w00t! fantastic start to the series. :)

Love this series ! Great video

this is the third parts hunt in a row where whatever you get, I get-- that exact same ASUS Pro Z170 motherboard (bundled with 16gb corsair LPX ddr4 and a 6700K) got traded in as a discount towards one of my i9 + 3070 TI rigs. your passion and enthusiasm is back to 100%; keep up the hustle!

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2 жыл бұрын

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that before and after results, so soothing

Hell of a nice score! Deals like that are so much fun to get.

I got a couple of PCs in that type of shape last year, literally took them outside and used the leaf blower on them. Worked great, saved me a bunch of effort in the manual clean down, would recommend, it's just like a Datavac but bigger.

Nice clean job! I just cleaned my pc this past weekend. Not a super clean, but enough to get all the dust out most of hte fans cleaned, and the glass sparkling. :) Looking forward to more episodes.

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2 жыл бұрын

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Had the same feeling bringing back a couple of older consoles such as the NES back to life. I understand where you’re coming from with the cleaning. Very satisfying! I’d probably keep the 980 and buy a used case on the cheap. Sell the connectors and the wifi card.

Awesome man! You got a steal on that PC. $100 is great value.

i love this series, keep it up

Love the Tech Yes Transparency!

A win indeed. I appreciate the work you put into it. It’s a labor of love indeed. I’d love to see Soyo make a comeback. Do you know what kind of LAN it comes with? I’d get it, but I need a PCIe x4 slot. They should call their hardware line, ‘Resurrection’, ‘Phoenix’, ‘OG’. Thanks for the video.

Always nice to see old parts getting cleaned and being used. This wasn’t even that old so it is nice someone will use it instead of it being wasted.

Really enjoyed this video man great job on the refurbish job here my goodness. Cheers from America

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2 жыл бұрын

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I just used your code to get myself a Windows 10 Pro key. Worked well. Thanks!

I have the micro itx version of the same board. Same vrm and heatsinks. it handled my 7700k up to 5.15ghz 1.395Vcore for years. Its still alive and well. One of my favorite boards that I've ever owned. Now it's living an easier life at 4.9ghz in a HTPC

It's so satisfying to see stuff cleaned, fixed, restored. Of course also because those are still great components components with respectable performance.

@babagandu

2 жыл бұрын

I was worried when he dumped the parts in water 😬

@cosminmilitaru9920

Жыл бұрын

@@babagandu He knows what he is doing though, he drained the system of electricity before opening everything up. The ultrasonic cleaner is new to me, but otherwsie I know people that take warm soapy water and a brush to clean old systems / motherboards anything EXCEPT hdds, and they work well after they are 100% certainly dry.

Really enjoyed this… please do it again!

man i love your channel. I always been a type of guy that sees OLD JUNK as a hobby of repurpose later on upon have a vision of creating something out of OLD TECH integrated into a part of some new cutting edge trend { at least meanwhile testing the concept as using available parts to get a general build idea to later on replace parts to modern tech and thats how I love to upgrade my technological edge of hardware and room fulll of ANYTHING that has a chip I ever had since Nokia cellphones with SNake game , PS1 Tony hawk Pro Skater era... i guess year 2000 now is a 22year collection of Wires/Parts/phones/cables/adapapter and ALWAYS have fun reaching into the closet box to see something on Yoiuutube as an idea thinking HEY - I got parts for that lol..

I love seeing these parts almost or fully restored to the way they looked when they were in production!

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2 жыл бұрын

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I worked my way up from a i7 4820k to a E5 1680 v2 Xeon found the right local deals in Canada Great video cant wait to see part 2 good luck :)

This is your best type of content mr bryan!

This series is one of the reasons why I started making my own used PC build videos, I hope I can do one of these challenge videos in the future 😳

13:54 you can hear Brian's excitement,even he couldn't believe everything was working,from the first try.

Another video a day unwasted, its sooo good to see you again brother - thank u for posting. *presses play*

you always upload on my birthday!

Hell yeah! I love this series, the original inspired me to purchase 14 optiplexes and flip them all.

I had that board few years ago and it was pretty solid, even had a 7700K @ 5.2GHz on it before I sold the platform.

such a fun video great job!!:)

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2 жыл бұрын

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I love these kind of series

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Great Video, have subscribed, can't wait for the next one! I notice that now clean, you can easily make up that 70 odd bucks by selling off the card, the Noctua, and (if the kit is good) the ram. Can't speak to the mobo or the CPU though

So happy for you pal!!

It cleaned up really nice. And it needed it! What I don't get though is that everyone shorts the pins, while it is so easy to get an old reset button with cable and plug that in. At least that was what I always did. A good begin in such a series is indeed important.

keep the awesome content up!

Awesome video, 👍I'm off to clean a few of my non working components and have nothing to lose

Yay, my favourite series on KZread

This season has already won with such a treasure!

Great shot Bryan. In Poland parts like in this rig with damage confirmed costs more. Nice starting point.

The hype when it boots ,man its a pleasure

I really really love your contents man, i wish i could do something like you do.