This machine was crying out to be released from its eternal prison, so I replaced its brain.

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Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OPrGBxkD0
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjrcB2qMbYU

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 Guts reveal and recap
00:08:30 The Gaming Tragedy
00:13:49 The Mod Proposal
00:17:58 Game tests and performance
00:24:45 Experiences of doing the mod
00:25:26 Rebuild: Disassembly
00:33:17 Rebuild: Fear and Loathing in the Cooling System
00:37:15 Rebuild: Horrific soldering work
00:39:45 Rebuild: Remounting the cooler
00:43:03 Rebuild: Fixing the fan & DVD cable
00:45:03 Rebuild: Installing new board & heatpipes
00:48:22 Rebuild: Correcting my screwup
00:50:22 Rebuild: The power supply situation
00:54:53 Rebuild: Tests & wrapup
00:57:00 Mod postmortem
01:01:04 Conclusions
01:04:04 Outro