I Found these Computers in a Ditch…

Roadside Discovery [0:00]

• Two PCs were found in someone's yard during a midnight walk.
• Both PCs were dusty and showed signs of wear.
• The goal was to build at least one working PC from the salvaged parts within 90 minutes.

  "What we're going to do is we're going to make, come hell or high water, at least one working PC out of these salvage parts."

Initial Assessment [1:06]

• One PC was missing a GPU and power supply, but contained an i5-9600K CPU.
• The other PC was missing RAM and had a much older CPU, an i5-6402P.
• The i5-9600K was considered a strong component for a "yard PC."

  "Spoiler alert. At least one of the CPUs is a lot better than you would probably think for a yard PC."

Component Salvage [2:39]

• The first PC had a missing GPU and power supply, but the motherboard, CPU, and cooler were present.
• The second PC had a cooler, but was missing RAM and had a very dusty interior.
• Both systems used DDR4 RAM platforms.

  "This is a i5 9600K. Which, admittedly, is not the most modern of gaming chips."

Drive Investigation [5:03]

• Both PCs had an SSD and a hard drive.
• The possibility of booting into the existing Windows installations was considered.
• The SSD was identified as a 500GB Samsung 860 Evo.

  "Should we plug in these drives and just see if we could boot into whatever windows they had?"

System Assembly Begins [7:29]

• One of the PCs was identified as a CyberPower build.
• A loose 8-pin connector on a GPU was found to be a potential issue.
• The GPU was a 4GB model.

  "I wonder if my system's problems are as simple as this loose 8-pin connector."

First Boot Attempt [10:14]

• The primary PC, with the i5-9600K, was connected to a test bench.
• Fans spun, and dust was ejected, but the system initially showed no display.
• After removing the GPU, the system successfully entered Windows automatic repair.

  "Holy crap. Did we just find a working 9900K system on the side of the road?"

Upgrades and Power Issues [13:31]

• The original GPU was deemed insufficient, and a replacement was needed.
• A 600-watt power supply was identified as a potential bottleneck for a new GPU.
• A new power supply and a Radeon 9070 XT GPU were considered.

  "We also don't know which one we have Windows on. Oh. Because we don't know if this is the SSD or the hard drive."

Second PC Boot [19:30]

• The second PC, with the i5-6402P, was also tested.
• It booted successfully, indicating the CPU and motherboard were functional.
• The primary issue with this system was identified as a broken GPU.

  "Oh my goodness. Did we get two working systems?"

Final Build and Giveaway [21:08]

• The two PCs were combined into one functional system with upgraded components.
• The final build included a new case, cooler, GPU, RAM, and power supply.
• The completed PC was given away on the street, returning to its "side of the road" origins.

  "We found this PC on the side of the road. We thought, what better place to put it back than its home. The side of the road and you found it."