Sometimes, the economy at home is not enough to buy everything new and there may be projects that can be carried out with second-hand products and parts. However, being inexperienced in these adventures can be expensive and more if it is something related to the technological sector, such as computing. Recently, a youtuber demonstrated the risks of building a gaming PC with second-hand parts.
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Cheap is expensive and building a PC with used parts is risky
The youtuber JayzTwoCents was given the task of putting together a gaming PC with second-hand parts that he bought on the Internet, specifically on eBay. The objective of the content creator was to demonstrate that a gaming PC can indeed be built in this way, but there is a risk and that is that problems can arise when least expected. In order to carry out his mission, he acquired the necessary equipment and ended up spending $609 USD with everything and sent culminating in a PC with the following innards:
Once the equipment was assembled, JayzTwoCents turned it on and everything seemed to have gone perfectly. However, half an hour after it was in use, the PC went black and just didn’t work anymore. What happened? According to the youtuber, the problem was located in the processor because its former owner did not take care of it as it should, resulting in some bent pins and broken others.
In the end, the content creator considered that the best thing in this case was to replace the CPU since trying to repair the damaged one made no sense due to the time it would take. Likewise, he pointed out that although it is possible to assemble a PC under these conditions, it is important that users are aware of the risks involved and suggested that they thoroughly investigate the characteristics of the parts they are buying, requesting images or, where appropriate, sufficient evidence. to sellers.
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