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Resurrecting the trash PC

ethawesomee
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Found a PC in the trash, it didnt boot but, after a trip to best buy I picked up some ram, thermal paste and a psu, I reapplied the thermal paste with some quality MX-4, put in the power supply and put in the ram.....AND It didn't boot.

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So them I tried with one stick AND IT BOOTED right into someone elses account. I reset the pc and then inserted the other stick of ram. So that's my success story.

 

SPECS:

i5 6400

MSI 950 2GD5 OCV2

ASROCK Z170 Extreme4

Samsung 950 Pro 512gb

Corsair H60 AIO

Thermaltake X31 RGB

EVGA 450W BR

some rando lg optical drive

AND RGBBBBBB

 

Also I am looking into selling this rig. What should I price it for?

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Desktop: 2014 Mac Mini 2.6ghz i5 upgraded to Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb Phone: iPhone 6+ 64gb RGB: Some random strip I got at walmart for 4 bucks :P 

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Why am I never this lucky? "I found a gaming PC in the trash and took the few simple steps required to make it work, and basically made a few hundred bucks from the garbage"

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Also, this is the most awkward PC ever. A 6400 in a z170 board, and water-cooled? And no graphics card, but still RGB fan? Bizarre

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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19 minutes ago, RollTime said:

Did you wipe the SSD? Do that now if you haven't.

yea i have. Windows included!

Desktop: 2014 Mac Mini 2.6ghz i5 upgraded to Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb Phone: iPhone 6+ 64gb RGB: Some random strip I got at walmart for 4 bucks :P 

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Also, this is the most awkward PC ever. A 6400 in a z170 board, and water-cooled? And no graphics card, but still RGB fan? Bizarre

No I took the gpu out. Gtx 950 MSI

Desktop: 2014 Mac Mini 2.6ghz i5 upgraded to Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb Phone: iPhone 6+ 64gb RGB: Some random strip I got at walmart for 4 bucks :P 

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Just now, ethawesomee said:

No I took the gpu out. Gtx 950 MSI

Ah that makes more sense. CPU choice still does not though

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

Also, this is the most awkward PC ever. A 6400 in a z170 board, and water-cooled? And no graphics card, but still RGB fan? Bizarre

I agree. Overclockable board with a locked cpu???? And why a watercooler when there are no overclocking abilities??? I think this is a prebuilt though, there is an iBuypower sticker in the back.

Desktop: 2014 Mac Mini 2.6ghz i5 upgraded to Samsung 850 Evo 1Tb Phone: iPhone 6+ 64gb RGB: Some random strip I got at walmart for 4 bucks :P 

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