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Most Common Ways to Kill a PC

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-let-out-the-magic-smoke dept.

Sparky the Service Center Dude writes "PCstats covers the most common ways to kill a PC in this "what not to do" guide. Everything from exploding capacitors, to cat hair, to dodgy components and overclocking account for users killing their own PC's. The most common PC killer? The Power Supply."

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  1. Give it to a Windows user. by FrankieBoy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Any one of my users will do.

  2. Re:A complete list? by SubTexel · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    How is parent insightful? A better mod would be funny, but even then that's pushing it.

    Oh wait, I forgot it's slashdot.

  3. Obvious most common way by LoonieMiami · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    M$ products

    :)
  4. Re:The keyboard lock.. by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    My young friend, you've the mentality of a common vandal. Just because you didn't pay for it, doesn't mean that it's OK, or that some other poor sod down the line didn't have to pay. It came out of the school district taxpayers' pockets (including your parents, most likely), and out of the computer manufacturer's bottom line (resulting in higher prices for everyone else).
    What a goddammed fucking tightass that guy is.

    What part of "the school just kept replacing them under warranty claims" didn't you understand?

  5. Re:Corrupted Power Absolution by delus10n0 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't know if Enermax has gotten better, but two years ago, I bought one of their 450 watt, and another 500 watt unit from them, and had nothing but problems. Switched to Antec TruPowers, and haven't looked back..

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    Not All Who Wander Are Lost