▲ 595 ▼ Gaming PC deflects bullet shot through wall by neighbour, saving owner's life — criminal negligence charges for culprit who claims 'firearm was accidentally discharged by her dog' (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 5 months ago by Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 220 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 52 points 5 months ago (15 children) May Theseus grant you new life. Well said. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] 2fm@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (7 children) Oh my. I never thought of it that way. Decades of random component upgrades. New ram here. Upgraded (ram compatible, other compatible part) motherboard there. Changed video card. Replaced burnt harddrive/ssd.... Its always been the same PC, while being a completely replaced one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago (4 children) Always bring something over, power supply, case, RAM, hard drive, in a pinch, data, it's good luck. Think of it as changing the flag. Pretty sure mine is over 30... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) just be cautious with power supply, a failure could crater the whole system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Valid, always over-engineer the power supply, it should be mostly in the middle of its rating. Worth it for general longevity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* Look at the manual and spec sheets of your supply. It should provide a load chart that has its efficiency at various points. You want your system wattage at full load to sit at the same number as the supplies highest efficiency. The percentage of power lost to conversion comes out as heat, and heat is what kills components. A few percent at something like 500w can be the difference of 10-15w of extra heat for the supply to deal with. 75% efficiency from a cheaper 850w supply run at the same 500w would leave you with ~125w of power to cool, most of it concentrated on a few components in the supply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago hugs my oldest game machine’s 13-year-old 550w PSU that’s now powering a 2070s and still kickin Lil champion! I put a kilowatt in my main machine now just because I wanted to, but that old machine is now a VR music game machine and still works perfectly! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago* A modern upgrade to the ancient metaphor/philosophical quandary. Still as apt, but probably more broadly relatable, at least to us veteran navigators that sail the digital seas. ... Maybe a good name for a repair shop or right to repair advocacy org, something with Theseus in it somewhere. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 4 points 5 months ago Mine has tended to spawn descendants along the way, random bits and parts being assembled for others in and out of the household. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yakko@feddit.uk 10 points 5 months ago (6 children) Some people got phrases permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago (3 children) Here's an attempt at another one. If you have a short sentence that tells a tale, but has been through a few rounds of 'telephone'... ... perhaps what you have is a quip of Theseus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) Gold. I love it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) If one is said to 'wax lyrical', would this not carry forward to 'wane gibbous', meaning to gibber as an ape? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago I think the inverse of waxing lyrical would be to wane prosaic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) According to your user name, you mainly got vibes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago Vibes and diatribes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 2fm@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (7 children) Oh my. I never thought of it that way. Decades of random component upgrades. New ram here. Upgraded (ram compatible, other compatible part) motherboard there. Changed video card. Replaced burnt harddrive/ssd.... Its always been the same PC, while being a completely replaced one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago (4 children) Always bring something over, power supply, case, RAM, hard drive, in a pinch, data, it's good luck. Think of it as changing the flag. Pretty sure mine is over 30... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) just be cautious with power supply, a failure could crater the whole system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Valid, always over-engineer the power supply, it should be mostly in the middle of its rating. Worth it for general longevity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* Look at the manual and spec sheets of your supply. It should provide a load chart that has its efficiency at various points. You want your system wattage at full load to sit at the same number as the supplies highest efficiency. The percentage of power lost to conversion comes out as heat, and heat is what kills components. A few percent at something like 500w can be the difference of 10-15w of extra heat for the supply to deal with. 75% efficiency from a cheaper 850w supply run at the same 500w would leave you with ~125w of power to cool, most of it concentrated on a few components in the supply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago hugs my oldest game machine’s 13-year-old 550w PSU that’s now powering a 2070s and still kickin Lil champion! I put a kilowatt in my main machine now just because I wanted to, but that old machine is now a VR music game machine and still works perfectly! permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago* A modern upgrade to the ancient metaphor/philosophical quandary. Still as apt, but probably more broadly relatable, at least to us veteran navigators that sail the digital seas. ... Maybe a good name for a repair shop or right to repair advocacy org, something with Theseus in it somewhere. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 4 points 5 months ago Mine has tended to spawn descendants along the way, random bits and parts being assembled for others in and out of the household. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 months ago (4 children) Always bring something over, power supply, case, RAM, hard drive, in a pinch, data, it's good luck. Think of it as changing the flag. Pretty sure mine is over 30... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) just be cautious with power supply, a failure could crater the whole system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Valid, always over-engineer the power supply, it should be mostly in the middle of its rating. Worth it for general longevity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* Look at the manual and spec sheets of your supply. It should provide a load chart that has its efficiency at various points. You want your system wattage at full load to sit at the same number as the supplies highest efficiency. The percentage of power lost to conversion comes out as heat, and heat is what kills components. A few percent at something like 500w can be the difference of 10-15w of extra heat for the supply to deal with. 75% efficiency from a cheaper 850w supply run at the same 500w would leave you with ~125w of power to cool, most of it concentrated on a few components in the supply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago hugs my oldest game machine’s 13-year-old 550w PSU that’s now powering a 2070s and still kickin Lil champion! I put a kilowatt in my main machine now just because I wanted to, but that old machine is now a VR music game machine and still works perfectly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (3 children) just be cautious with power supply, a failure could crater the whole system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Valid, always over-engineer the power supply, it should be mostly in the middle of its rating. Worth it for general longevity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* Look at the manual and spec sheets of your supply. It should provide a load chart that has its efficiency at various points. You want your system wattage at full load to sit at the same number as the supplies highest efficiency. The percentage of power lost to conversion comes out as heat, and heat is what kills components. A few percent at something like 500w can be the difference of 10-15w of extra heat for the supply to deal with. 75% efficiency from a cheaper 850w supply run at the same 500w would leave you with ~125w of power to cool, most of it concentrated on a few components in the supply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago hugs my oldest game machine’s 13-year-old 550w PSU that’s now powering a 2070s and still kickin Lil champion! I put a kilowatt in my main machine now just because I wanted to, but that old machine is now a VR music game machine and still works perfectly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Valid, always over-engineer the power supply, it should be mostly in the middle of its rating. Worth it for general longevity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* Look at the manual and spec sheets of your supply. It should provide a load chart that has its efficiency at various points. You want your system wattage at full load to sit at the same number as the supplies highest efficiency. The percentage of power lost to conversion comes out as heat, and heat is what kills components. A few percent at something like 500w can be the difference of 10-15w of extra heat for the supply to deal with. 75% efficiency from a cheaper 850w supply run at the same 500w would leave you with ~125w of power to cool, most of it concentrated on a few components in the supply. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago* Look at the manual and spec sheets of your supply. It should provide a load chart that has its efficiency at various points. You want your system wattage at full load to sit at the same number as the supplies highest efficiency. The percentage of power lost to conversion comes out as heat, and heat is what kills components. A few percent at something like 500w can be the difference of 10-15w of extra heat for the supply to deal with. 75% efficiency from a cheaper 850w supply run at the same 500w would leave you with ~125w of power to cool, most of it concentrated on a few components in the supply. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago hugs my oldest game machine’s 13-year-old 550w PSU that’s now powering a 2070s and still kickin Lil champion! I put a kilowatt in my main machine now just because I wanted to, but that old machine is now a VR music game machine and still works perfectly! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago* A modern upgrade to the ancient metaphor/philosophical quandary. Still as apt, but probably more broadly relatable, at least to us veteran navigators that sail the digital seas. ... Maybe a good name for a repair shop or right to repair advocacy org, something with Theseus in it somewhere. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 4 points 5 months ago Mine has tended to spawn descendants along the way, random bits and parts being assembled for others in and out of the household. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 10 points 5 months ago (6 children) Some people got phrases permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago (3 children) Here's an attempt at another one. If you have a short sentence that tells a tale, but has been through a few rounds of 'telephone'... ... perhaps what you have is a quip of Theseus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) Gold. I love it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) If one is said to 'wax lyrical', would this not carry forward to 'wane gibbous', meaning to gibber as an ape? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago I think the inverse of waxing lyrical would be to wane prosaic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) According to your user name, you mainly got vibes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago Vibes and diatribes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 months ago (3 children) Here's an attempt at another one. If you have a short sentence that tells a tale, but has been through a few rounds of 'telephone'... ... perhaps what you have is a quip of Theseus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) Gold. I love it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) If one is said to 'wax lyrical', would this not carry forward to 'wane gibbous', meaning to gibber as an ape? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago I think the inverse of waxing lyrical would be to wane prosaic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 6 points 5 months ago (2 children) Gold. I love it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) If one is said to 'wax lyrical', would this not carry forward to 'wane gibbous', meaning to gibber as an ape? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago I think the inverse of waxing lyrical would be to wane prosaic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) If one is said to 'wax lyrical', would this not carry forward to 'wane gibbous', meaning to gibber as an ape? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago I think the inverse of waxing lyrical would be to wane prosaic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 7 points 5 months ago I think the inverse of waxing lyrical would be to wane prosaic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) According to your user name, you mainly got vibes permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 5 months ago Vibes and diatribes. permalink fedilink source parent