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yas1320
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Hi 

 

I'm after some advice.

 

Hopefully, I've posted this in the right place.

 

I have my PC which I haven't used in about 2 years due to issues with electrics in the room.  My question is, once iI have the electrics sorted out and before I switch it on, do I need to take any precautions.  I know I need to ensure there isn't any buildup of dust in the case, but is there anything else?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

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I'd just open it up and clean out the dust. Otherwise there should not be any damag from just standing around. Just turn it on then.

If someone did not use reason to reach their conclusion in the first place, you cannot use reason to convince them otherwise.

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3 hours ago, yas1320 said:

Hi 

 

I'm after some advice.

 

Hopefully, I've posted this in the right place.

 

I have my PC which I haven't used in about 2 years due to issues with electrics in the room.  My question is, once iI have the electrics sorted out and before I switch it on, do I need to take any precautions.  I know I need to ensure there isn't any buildup of dust in the case, but is there anything else?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

I agree with @Stahlmann

Open it up, clean it up, make sure everything is secure, cards are fully inserted. 

Fire it up and see how it goes.

If you are going to do much more than a little bit of use, then i agree with @rheyL also in repasting the CPU after sitting so long.

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Thanks for the advice everyone.  I'll be sure to look into it.  I'll have to wait a little longer until I can get it running.  The entire house electrics needs rewiring 😭.  I'm thinking of moving locations of the PC now, would the PC be safe to be put next to a bay window?

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On 11/12/2020 at 9:27 AM, yas1320 said:

would the PC be safe to be put next to a bay window

As long as its not going to get wet, or get enough sunlight to cause thermal problems.

 

On 11/12/2020 at 9:27 AM, yas1320 said:

The entire house electrics needs rewiring

Battery backups are great to help shield PC's from wiring issues. I run all my expensive electronics on them and firmly believe their longevity is increased for doing so.

Daily driver (looking to upgrade mobo and cpu spring of 2021)   --- The only time I sort by price from high to low is when I am shopping for CPU's and GPU's (looking for a cheap i7-7700k though)
Mobo: ASRock Z170 Extreme7+  CPU: i7-6700K @ 4.6MHz OC  Cooling: Corsair H115i Hydro  Memory: TridentZ 32GB @ 3600MHz  GPU: EVGA 2070 FTW3 ULTRA+ (OC'd 50/300)  
PSU: Corsair HX850i   Storage: 980 Pro 1TB, 950 PRO 512Mb, (2)ADATA SU800 1TB  Keyboard: Logitech G910  Mouse: Logitech G502   Headset: Logitech G930 UPS: APC Pro 1500 S

Unraid box providing network routing, home automation services, and media services ( I love unraid!)

USB Key: SanDisk 16GB Ultra Fit  Mobo: Intel DX79SR Extreme+  CPU: i7-3820  Memory: 16Gb Kingston HyperX Predator  Storage: (cache)480gb Micron SSD (1)8TB HDD (1) 4TB HDD  
GPU: MSI GTX 1650 4GT LP OC (passed through to Emby)  NIC: Intel I350-T4 4-port Gb (passed through to PFSense)  UPS: APC PRO 1000
Docker Containers: Emby and Home-Assistant-Core  Virtual machines: PFsense ( I love PFSense!)

Family machines
Mobo: Asus Prime H310M-E  CPU: Intel Core i3-9100F  Cooling: Deepcool Gammaxx 400  Memory: Teamgroup Elite Plus DDR4 16GB  Storage: Silicon Power 1TB NVMe M.2  
GPU: Asus GTX 1660 Super 6GB or EVGA 1070 FTW 8GB  PSU: Thermaltake Smart 500W 80+  UPS: APC XS 1300


As well as a number of other machines, a ton of parts, miles of cables, and who knows what else!
Private message me for quicker assistance. I also build and ship custom machines at a really fair price.

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