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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. Most Common PC Killer? by GryphonTech · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why, any Windows OS... Of course.

  2. Actually they left out one of the causes by OverlordQ · · Score: 1, Redundant

    They did it since it skewed the graph to much, it originally was this:

    99.9% Slashdot
    00.1% Other Problems

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  3. Most Common Way.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ....use a crappy powersupply. Period.

    Buy Antec!

  4. Slashdot... by jim9000 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think there's another way: Having your web site linked to by Slashdot.

  5. Windows? by deutschemonte · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Seems like just installing windows would be on the list.

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  6. And the most common way to kill a computer is... by Krankheit · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Post a link to it's HTTP daemon on Slashdot.

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  7. Pcstat.com already killed by zymano · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They need to read their own article.

  8. oh n0es... by Cryptnotic · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Slashdot, the most successful way to kill a cheap webserver.

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  9. Easy by POLAX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Install any version of "Windows" on it... (what did you expect with an initial post like that)

  10. Bad PSUs? by guardianfox · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The PSU in my machine here says it's CSA tested and certified. I have no idea what the safety standards they test are for that type of device... but perhaps that's why I've never seen one screw up. Not that stuff doesn't get by them sometimes, I had a yorx stereo explode on me. Of course, I wouldn't blame no-name parts first. Wouldn't it be negligence such as leaving it on in a stuffy enclosure for eight years without even dusting the outside of the case (and forget about the inside)? I always kept my computers clean, and allowed clearance all around them for air flow. The desk I'm using now has a spot for the CPU but it's closed in on all sides but the front and a small slot in the back for the wires. I use that space to hold books so my computer can breath on top of the desk.