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A book with the title "I didn’t touch the computer, it just stopped working And Other Hilarious Jokes you Can Tell Someone from the IT Department.

  • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I had a GPU fan losing one blade while gaming, once. Made loud ricochet and clang sounds in the PC and then a loud humming (from the remaining off center fan). Really scary. I shut it down and found the blade sitting at the bottom, but it didn’t break anything else. I replaced the whole GPU cooler and it worked for years. Never had this again, but sometimes things just break.

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      2 days ago

      My chipset fan literally rusted internally, from Mississippi air humidity. I do have a brand new fan and brand new replacement capacitors, but I still need to pick up a new PSU.

      My desktop has been down for like 8 years, but I do all my own resoldering and other work, so it’s really just a matter of laziness.

      I’ve been doing just fine with my 2 laptops for years, so I guess I’ll get to my desktop whenever I feel bored enough.