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Because we all know you also hate non-techies (See Scrapyard Wars Season 3).

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Lol everyone's like "we're so close"... There are still almost 40 pages to go; most than most threads ever even hit! :)

Sort of like how hard drives used to be like 40 GB, and that was a lot, but we don't bat an eye at "losing" more than that on a 1 TB drive.

 

Everything is relative I guess...  :rolleyes:

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So - as a friend was troubleshooting his PSU this week I got several gems from him.

#1

Him: My shuts off after a bit of gaming and PSU is hot to the touch!

Me: Likely overheating - try cleaning - the fan is normally enough to cool it though.

Him: Fan ain't spinning

Me: Hmm - better get a new one then - yours is a cheapo and poking around inside is hazardous

Him: I'll just change the fan, don't worry.

Me: No, no you don't just open a PSU with 0 knowledge.

Him: Dude, chill.

#2 - 1 hour later

Him: *sends link* is this a good PSU?

Me: *looks at 5$ used cheapo* Fuck no! - get this *links a 20$ DeepCool (he has a VERY small budget)

Him: 20$? Fuck off. Not paying 20$ for a PSU TopKek!

Me: Don't cheap out on it - this one is decent, has the needed connectors and is 80+ so less heat

Him: Are those PCs good btw?

Me: What PCs?

Him: The ones on the page - listed for 80-90$ - can they run CS:GO?

Me: Friend - those are just cases

Him: WTF? 80$ FOR A CASE? BULLSHIT!

 

#3 On the next day

Him: I'm buying a new PC - is 3GHz dual core, 4GB RAM and 1GB GPU good?

Me: What exact models?

Him: I don't know - I'm looking at this *sends link to 300$ pre-built from local version of Best Buy or Walmart*

Me: Fuck no, that's an iGPU and a Celeron!

Him: But is it good?

Me; NO!

Him: Will it run CS:GO??

Me: No.... Let me build you a decent PC with an A10 for CS:GO and such

Him: Dude, chill. I got this.

Me: No, no you don't...

Him: I'll just change my PSU's fan!

Me: I told you already, it's dangerous!

Him: Dude, chill!

 

He may or may be one of those people where it's just better to let him open up the PSU and let natural selection take its course

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My friend opened his PC case, he found lots of dust. Alright he found his problem, but he cleaned the motherboard with water, he also cleaned the PSU with water.

 

Me: "Are you sure man?? Let me clean it up for you...."

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Now he can't turn his PC on, he's still wondering why he can't turn it on. I don't have the balls to tell him, I doubt he'll accept the truth.

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My friend opened his PC case, he found lots of dust. Alright he found his problem, but he cleaned the motherboard with water, he also cleaned the PSU with water.

 

Me: "Are you sure man?? Let me clean it up for you...."

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Now he can't turn his PC on, he's still wondering why he can't turn it on. I don't have the balls to tell him, I doubt he'll accept the truth.

Dont tell me it was expensive as well

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It was only a few years ago that I found a tech channel on youtube named 'Thio Joe' and became a victim of it..let me put it in this way..''I WAS A OBLIVIOUS about technology at that time". You guys should check it out and you'll understand what I'm trying to say.. :)

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He may or may be one of those people where it's just better to let him open up the PSU and let natural selection take its course

I have an old PC which wouldn't boot at all, turns out the PSU was too dusty, I cleaned it with a vacuum cleaner :P It works perfectly now.

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I have an old PC which wouldn't boot at all, turns out the PSU was too dusty, I cleaned it with a vacuum cleaner :P It works perfectly now.

Actually, water is better. And if you plug it in and turn it on, it will dry faster.


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Actually, water is better. And if you plug it in and turn it on, it will dry faster.

add salt for greater effect... salt is a very powerful cleaning agent for electronics...

I am not liable for any damages done to people or their properties should they push through with the stated method.

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add salt for greater effect... salt is a very powerful cleaning agent for electronics...

I am not liable for any damages done to people or their properties should they push through with the stated method.

I hear that scrubbing with metal dust helps get a better clean.

 

I am not responsible for any damage you do to your electronics...

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I hear that scrubbing with metal dust helps get a better clean.

 

I am not responsible for any damage you do to your electronics...

You need to shot blast it. Works great for stripping paint and for cleaning sensitive electronics. 


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Actually, water is better. And if you plug it in and turn it on, it will dry faster.

I really did clean it with a vacuum cleaner, no joke. The computer wasn't cleaned from a long time, last time it was powered on was 2 years from the time I cleaned the PSU.
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add salt for greater effect... salt is a very powerful cleaning agent for electronics...

 

You going for the ThioJoe award?  :P

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pls no more puns

ohh puns. brikster have you ever "bricked" a phone? (wink wink nudge nudge) sorry couldnt help myself

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So my friends challenged me to speak only in video game quotes. My chemistry teacher a few minutes later asks me a question about electrons. I reply because war, war never changes. Then this one prat starts laughing at me calling me a cod fanboy, out of everyone my teacher corrects him saying that its from the fallout series. Apparently she used to play fallout 1 and 2.

Me and some friends used to play D&D and Magic with one of our 8th grade L.A teachers.

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Not my grandma... She knows how to suck up 8GB of RAM.

That's not the only thing she knows how to suck up if you catch my drift, NYAAAAAAAA! (Sorry I insulted your grandma, I'm a very bad person, opportunity was too good for me to resist, ill go to the corner now...)

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That's not the only thing she knows how to suck up if you catch my drift, NYAAAAAAAA! (Sorry I insulted your grandma, I'm a very bad person, opportunity was too good for me to resist, ill go to the corner now...)

 

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I am sorry.

 

I'm just joking around :)

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That's not the only thing she knows how to suck up if you catch my drift, NYAAAAAAAA! (Sorry I insulted your grandma, I'm a very bad person, opportunity was too good for me to resist, ill go to the corner now...)

Oh....

 

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My moms always complains about her computer being quite when she is trying to watch videos. I always tell her to get a new one and she says "I dont need a new one its just fine". smh

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My moms always complains about her computer being quite when she is trying to watch videos. I always tell her to get a new one and she says "I dont need a new one its just fine". smh

Much like how my mother refuses to replace her phone which is already malfunctioning...

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