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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)
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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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...

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    just be cautious with power supply, a failure could crater the whole system.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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  • [–] 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!

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  • [–] 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.

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