DIY | Pulling Treasure From PC Before Recycling

Hey, everyone!

This Acer all-in-one PC has been sitting in my garage for over half a year. It was originally owned by a family member who then gave it to my mom to upgrade her prior, older system. But then not too long after my dad bought her a more current refurbished computer. This Acer was no longer needed. Per being the tech guy in the family I was given this PC to then take for recycling. I know I had no need for it myself.

Before dropping it off for recycling I thought I would see if there's anything of value I could take out. The common three items I (and I bet many of you) take out of old systems are CPU's, hard drives, and memory (RAM).

Prior to opening up this system I did want to see if it would allow us to install Windows 10. When it was given to my mom it had Windows 7 and while at my parents' place we had trouble installing Windows 10 from a flash drive. It would cause an error on the first part of the install. Today, it did work on my end. Oh well, time to start pulling out those components!

Production Hardware:
Canon EOS 77D: http://amzn.to/2ykHmc7
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Wide Angle Lens: https://amzn.to/2FNIvzF
Comica CVM-V03 Lavalier Lapel Microphone: https://amzn.to/2MR25eM
VEGAS Pro 15 Edit: https://amzn.to/2nJyF7I
Affinity Photo (for thumbnail): https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

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Tech Tutorial | Fixing Bent Pins on a Motherboard | $25 Bargain

Hey, everyone!

Can dead and broken hardware be revived? Depends on the damage. I'm always searching the internet for bargain deals when it comes to used hardware. The other day I saw a post where someone was selling a dead ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 motherboard. The post said it was dead due to bent pins in the CPU socket. I asked the seller if any pins were missing. They replied none are missing, just bent. For $25 we got a great deal on a Z97 motherboard.

We received it and carefully fixed the bent pins. Tested the system and it seems to work! I was provided with a sense of pride and accomplishment!

Hardware:
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer: https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z97%20Killer/
Magnifier Glass Stand with Alligator Clips: https://amzn.to/2XxrY9n
Tool Box Liner: https://amzn.to/2T7nmYZ
Precision Screwdriver: https://amzn.to/2XtE830

For Testing:
Intel Core i3-4130 processor
4GB DDR3 RAM
NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti
WD Scorpio Black 2.5" 250GB HDD (WD2500BEKT)

Production Hardware:
Panasonic Lumix G85 (for B-Roll): http://amzn.to/2q1lIWK
Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 Lens w/ third party focal reducer  (for B-Roll)
7artisans 25mm F1.8 Manual Focus Prime Fixed Lens: https://amzn.to/2HcDelB
Comica CVM-V03 Lavalier Lapel Microphone: https://amzn.to/2MR25eM
Tascam DR-22WL Portable Handheld Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/2HbnjUF
Mini Travel Tabletop Camera Tripod: https://amzn.to/2XATZwy
VEGAS Pro 15 Edit: https://amzn.to/2nJyF7I
Affinity Photo (for thumbnail): https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Original Music Provided by Alex Talavera

Athlon X4 760K in 2019 | Team Green (NVIDIA GPUs) | SOTTR

Hey, everyone!

Here is Round 2! Testing the AMD Athlon X4 760K for gaming in 2019. This processor is about six years old, it has four cores, and can be overclocked. The motherboard we're using is not anything fancy but does allow overclocking.

We have Team Green today (NVIDIA GPU's) to see how this CPU handles Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The settings are set to the Medium preset and we're running at a resolution of 1920 x 1080.

System Specs:
AMD Athlon X4 760K 4.5GHz OC  CPU
MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Motherboard
Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB)    DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Raijintek Aidos Black 92mm CPU Cooler
WD Blue 1TB (WD10EZEX) Hard Drive

GPU's:
EVGA GTX 1050 Ti
EVGA GTX 980 Ti
EVGA 780 Ti
GIGABYTE GTX 970
EVGA 750 Ti

Production Hardware:
Panasonic Lumix G85 (for B-Roll): http://amzn.to/2q1lIWK
Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 Lens w/ third party focal reducer  (for B-Roll)
CAD Audio U37 USB Studio Condenser Recording Microphone https://amzn.to/2XldjOA
VEGAS Pro 15 Edit: https://amzn.to/2nJyF7I
Affinity Photo (for thumbnail): https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Original Music Provided by Alex Talavera

Athlon X4 760K in 2019 | Team Red (AMD GPUs) | SOTTR

Hey, everyone!

Is the AMD Athlon X4 760K still relevant in 2019 when it comes to gaming? This processor is about six years old, it has four cores, and can be overclocked. The motherboard we're using is not anything fancy but does allow overclocking.

We're starting with Team Red today (AMD GPU's) to see how this CPU handles Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The settings are set to the Medium preset and we're running at a resolution of 1920 x 1080.

System Specs:
AMD Athlon X4 760K 4.5GHz OC  CPU
MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Motherboard
Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Raijintek Aidos Black 92mm CPU Cooler
WD Blue 1TB (WD10EZEX) Hard Drive

GPU's:
ASRock Phantom Gaming D Radeon RX 570 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814930010
Sapphire Radeon RX 480 8G D5
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X 4G D5
Sapphire Dual-X R9 280 3G D5
MSI RADEON R9 270 GAMING 2G

Production Hardware:
Panasonic Lumix G85 (for B-Roll): http://amzn.to/2q1lIWK
Canon FD 24mm f/2.8 Lens w/ third party focal reducer  (for B-Roll)
CAD Audio U37 USB Studio Condenser Recording Microphone https://amzn.to/2XldjOA
VEGAS Pro 15 Edit: https://amzn.to/2nJyF7I
Affinity Photo (for thumbnail): https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

Original Music Provided by Alex Talavera