Troubleshooting a PC that REFUSES to POST! Here's how I fixed it...

When he said "Old corsair vengeance" I just looked at my pc and said, Its ok buddy, ur doing fine.

I would like to point out that even modern motherboards still allow for a speaker to be attached to the motherboard so you can hear the beep codes and get out your beep code bible to determine what is wrong with the computer without needing to swap parts. That's been a thing for over two decades now. Highly recommend you show case that in the future since they don't really ever include the speakers, but the header IS on the board!

Troubleshooting Steps, for those wanting timestamps: Intro to issue: 2:06 Tip for Mobo w/o power button: 2:46 Clear CMOS: 3:41 1 Ram Stick Strategy: 6:42 Different GPU: 7:31 Different CPU: 8:16 Crossroads with Jay: 13:34 It’s a bad CPU: 15:10 I know this is an old vid but it helps!

My first cpu I installed was a Phenom II something. I bent half the pins. I spent a few hours bending every single one back straight and luckily it still worked after that. Lesson learned

I still use the speaker to get "BEEP" codes. Helps in situations like this. :-)

Personal Recommendation: After clearing CMOS and changing ram to 1 stick. Make sure to remove ALL USB DEVICES FROM BEING CONNECTED, THEN BOOT. USB devices can do some weird things to some motherboards.

I love these troubleshooting videos, because they allow people to get a bit of experience without having the hardware to play with.

Replacing the cooler on my cpu was one of the scariest things I've ever done with a computer, because I thought I was going to mess up the processor. That said, getting it off was so satisfying.

Always measure the voltage of the cmos battery or replace it all together without hesitation on older systems. Seen multiple boards over the years that did not post with an empty/removed battery.

"You kids today with your fancy diagnostic leds and QR codes. Back in my day we had to troubleshoot an ISA RAID controller with about 60 dip switches on it while walking uphill in the snow. We didn't have no fancy interweb popinjay videos to run to and we LIKED it!"

Really appreciate this video. Been chasing this exact set of symptoms too. Went from random shutdowns to not booting and followed me to a new motherboard.

My son has almost the exact same set up as this, it's my old one after I upgraded to Ryzen. He games on it and just accepts he can only do low settings. He's so happy he even has a 'gaming' pc he's not bothered by low settings. He's 13 next week and he said he's going to use his birthday money to buy some new parts. Think I'm just as excited as he is, as we get to build his first pc together! (I built the one he has now).

"Somethings happening somewhere, it's just not fully happening everywhere." Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a nutshell:)

Hearing Jay talking about hardware that's well under 10 years old as 'super old hardware' really highlights how fast things move in the computer hardware industry. I'm a system builder and just built myself my first entire new PC in 5 years, based on Ryzen, and it's scary how much faster it is than the £4000 machine I splurged on in 2016 and then incrementally upgraded a couple of times since.

On older motherboards, always check all the electrolytic caps for swelling of the tops indicating a dried out cap and decreased capacity.

"Something's happening somewhere, it's just not fully happening everywhere" This has to be the quote of the century.

The hard drive activity light has saved me so much time in troubleshooting boot issues. If the drive light is flashing sporadically (loading the OS) then you know it has to do with video, if the drive light stays solid or never comes on then it’s most likely a RAM or CPU issue. Hope this helps someone. Keep up the amazing content!

My heart always stops and I take a breath like the match scene in Fifth Element every time I press power for the first time on a whole new build.

Dropping a legendary Vice Grip Garage quote! Love that you use car analogies in your videos because I can fully understand it then

Great video of getting back to the basics of PC troubleshooting and repair! Essentially went through the same process after I helped my niece build her first PC. Turns out she plugged the PWR cables in backwards and the PC wouldn't turn on from the front switch. Jumpered the pins and it came alive and POSTed. Then I had to go into the UEFI and make some changes to get the MSI Prime MoBo to boot into Windows from the USB stick. Along with basic hand tools and some spare parts (in a perfect world) I strongly recommend having a spare computer or laptop on hand to assist with troubleshooting!