The goal of making the console functional again was thus doomed to fail from the start. Because such a used mainboard can no longer function.
What is donor hardware? If a device is irreparably damaged, it is often used as a donor or parts store. If something breaks on another, identical model, the parts from the other device are used as a replacement. Because there, it does not matter if parts are missing.
Other users also try their luck by buying hardware at a particularly low price. But this regularly goes wrong, as one gamer had to realize. Because he had bought an RTX 3080 at a really good price. However, he had a whole lot of problems with the high-end graphics card from Nvidia:
Thrifty buyer buys graphics card RTX 3080 for half the price – But his joy quickly fades
Others, however, believe that this might not have been a functional PS5 at all. Rather, someone explains that this console has likely already been a donor for repairs:
All these missing components? I am quite sure another technician used this board as a donor and then sold it to you.
The goal of making the console functional again was thus doomed to fail from the start. Because such a used mainboard can no longer function.
What is donor hardware? If a device is irreparably damaged, it is often used as a donor or parts store. If something breaks on another, identical model, the parts from the other device are used as a replacement. Because there, it does not matter if parts are missing.
Other users also try their luck by buying hardware at a particularly low price. But this regularly goes wrong, as one gamer had to realize. Because he had bought an RTX 3080 at a really good price. However, he had a whole lot of problems with the high-end graphics card from Nvidia:
Thrifty buyer buys graphics card RTX 3080 for half the price – But his joy quickly fades
A YouTuber bought a PS5 for around 100 euros. It is in a desolate state. Many users are wondering how hardware can get so damaged that it has to look like this. After all, the PS5 has only been on the market for just under 2 years.
The PS5 is still a coveted console at the end of 2022, and many are trying all possibilities to buy a next-gen console. On MeinMMO, we have the PS5 ticker, which is meant to make it easier for you to buy a PS5.
A YouTuber has now bought a PS5 console for 100 US dollars (currently around 100 euros). But it is in no good condition. In his current video, he tries to get the console running again. Many viewers are shocked by the condition of the model.
YouTuber regularly shows how he wants to repair broken hardware
Who is this about? TronicsFit (about 1.2 million subscribers) regularly buys broken or damaged hardware on YouTube. This includes graphics cards, smartphones, but also consoles like the PS5 or the Xbox Series X. In his videos, he then tries to repair these devices – sometimes more, sometimes less successfully.
What did the YouTuber do in the video? In his current video, he bought a used PS5 for 100 US dollars (around 100 euros). When he opens the box, the first of you might be shocked: Because the console is in a desolate state and consists of numerous individual parts. The mainboard is damaged, and some components are missing from the board.
All attempts to start the PS5, however, fail. TronicsFit replaces various components by using another broken console as a donor. But the console just won’t start.
Viewers are horrified: How can someone damage hardware so much?
How do the viewers react? Horrified and surprised. Because many viewers do not understand how someone can handle hardware in such a way that it is so damaged. As it is said in the comments:
- “I will never understand how much people abuse their consoles.”
- “How on earth can people destroy a brand-new system? I am continually amazed.”
After all, it’s not the first time TronicsFit has showcased such damaged hardware. Many wonder how carelessly people must handle their belongings for the console or graphics card to end up in such a condition at a YouTuber.
Others, however, believe that this might not have been a functional PS5 at all. Rather, someone explains that this console has likely already been a donor for repairs:
All these missing components? I am quite sure another technician used this board as a donor and then sold it to you.
The goal of making the console functional again was thus doomed to fail from the start. Because such a used mainboard can no longer function.
What is donor hardware? If a device is irreparably damaged, it is often used as a donor or parts store. If something breaks on another, identical model, the parts from the other device are used as a replacement. Because there, it does not matter if parts are missing.
Other users also try their luck by buying hardware at a particularly low price. But this regularly goes wrong, as one gamer had to realize. Because he had bought an RTX 3080 at a really good price. However, he had a whole lot of problems with the high-end graphics card from Nvidia:
Thrifty buyer buys graphics card RTX 3080 for half the price – But his joy quickly fades
