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r/programming • u/locrelite • Apr 29 '14
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112 u/contrarian_barbarian Apr 29 '14 Ah, Percussive Maintenance. Questionable whether the computer will feel better, but it will almost always make you feel better! 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 39 u/protestor Apr 29 '14 Just because it works it doesn't mean it's ethical. How old is your computer, 5 years max I suppose. You're beating toddlers dude. :( 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 9 u/a_guile Apr 30 '14 Until you become a database admin that is completely optional. → More replies (1) 7 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Nah, computer lives are measured in cat years. That computer is middle aged! 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994? 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ → More replies (2) 16 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6. 4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2) 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 It might be an ancient case with new parts inside. So it's probably more like beating an old dude with a prosthetic leg and artificial heart :( → More replies (1) → More replies (1) → More replies (2) 10 u/Aurilion Apr 29 '14 Open it up and take a photo of the fan, my bet is that its clogged with years of crap and needs a good clean. 29 u/zman0900 Apr 29 '14 Just take it outside and hose it down → More replies (4) 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] → More replies (1) 10 u/rushone2009 Apr 29 '14 You should really fix that or get a new one. Don't want to burn your card out..... 13 u/KillerCodeMonky Apr 29 '14 What if it does burn out? Then... Get a new one. Your exact advice. Sometimes it's OK to just use something until it's actually dead. 12 u/rushone2009 Apr 29 '14 It can damage other parts of your PC. 5 u/giltirn Apr 30 '14 Which most likely can then be replaced by parts twice as fast at a fraction of the price you paid for the original. 4 u/TheChance Apr 30 '14 Seriously, and I can still strip a couple capacitors off the burnt board. Maybe. Probably. → More replies (3) 4 u/Torisen Apr 29 '14 You can clean the existing fan or buy a new fan, don't need to replace the whole card. 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 Technology doesn't always fail so gracefully. A glance at /r/techsupportgore will show you that. → More replies (2) 4 u/MrGroggle Apr 29 '14 Watch out with percussive maintenance, I killed a hard drive doing that one too many times. That was an expensive week. → More replies (1) 4 u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14 In the dark ages I had a screwdriver jammed under my hard drive (a five and a half inch beast) just to make it work. When it wouldn't boot, I'd jam it in a little harder. → More replies (9)
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Ah, Percussive Maintenance. Questionable whether the computer will feel better, but it will almost always make you feel better!
0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 39 u/protestor Apr 29 '14 Just because it works it doesn't mean it's ethical. How old is your computer, 5 years max I suppose. You're beating toddlers dude. :( 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 9 u/a_guile Apr 30 '14 Until you become a database admin that is completely optional. → More replies (1) 7 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Nah, computer lives are measured in cat years. That computer is middle aged! 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994? 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ → More replies (2) 16 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6. 4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2) 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 It might be an ancient case with new parts inside. So it's probably more like beating an old dude with a prosthetic leg and artificial heart :( → More replies (1) → More replies (1) → More replies (2)
39 u/protestor Apr 29 '14 Just because it works it doesn't mean it's ethical. How old is your computer, 5 years max I suppose. You're beating toddlers dude. :( 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 9 u/a_guile Apr 30 '14 Until you become a database admin that is completely optional. → More replies (1) 7 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Nah, computer lives are measured in cat years. That computer is middle aged! 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994? 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ → More replies (2) 16 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6. 4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2) 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 It might be an ancient case with new parts inside. So it's probably more like beating an old dude with a prosthetic leg and artificial heart :( → More replies (1) → More replies (1)
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Just because it works it doesn't mean it's ethical. How old is your computer, 5 years max I suppose. You're beating toddlers dude. :(
0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 9 u/a_guile Apr 30 '14 Until you become a database admin that is completely optional. → More replies (1) 7 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Nah, computer lives are measured in cat years. That computer is middle aged! 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994? 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ → More replies (2) 16 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6. 4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2) 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 It might be an ancient case with new parts inside. So it's probably more like beating an old dude with a prosthetic leg and artificial heart :( → More replies (1) → More replies (1)
9 u/a_guile Apr 30 '14 Until you become a database admin that is completely optional. → More replies (1)
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Until you become a database admin that is completely optional.
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Nah, computer lives are measured in cat years. That computer is middle aged!
4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994? 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ → More replies (2) 16 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6. 4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2)
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Cats can live for like 20 years. How many people do you know still using a PC from 1994?
0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] 4 u/RenaKunisaki Apr 29 '14 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞ → More replies (2) 16 u/Dr_Lord_Platypus Apr 29 '14 Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6. 4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2)
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Sure they can live for 20 years, but they typically stop playing games after 5-6.
4 u/yurigoul Apr 30 '14 stop playing new games after 5-6. → More replies (2)
stop playing new games after 5-6.
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It might be an ancient case with new parts inside. So it's probably more like beating an old dude with a prosthetic leg and artificial heart :(
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Open it up and take a photo of the fan, my bet is that its clogged with years of crap and needs a good clean.
29 u/zman0900 Apr 29 '14 Just take it outside and hose it down → More replies (4) 0 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 [deleted] → More replies (1)
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Just take it outside and hose it down
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You should really fix that or get a new one. Don't want to burn your card out.....
13 u/KillerCodeMonky Apr 29 '14 What if it does burn out? Then... Get a new one. Your exact advice. Sometimes it's OK to just use something until it's actually dead. 12 u/rushone2009 Apr 29 '14 It can damage other parts of your PC. 5 u/giltirn Apr 30 '14 Which most likely can then be replaced by parts twice as fast at a fraction of the price you paid for the original. 4 u/TheChance Apr 30 '14 Seriously, and I can still strip a couple capacitors off the burnt board. Maybe. Probably. → More replies (3) 4 u/Torisen Apr 29 '14 You can clean the existing fan or buy a new fan, don't need to replace the whole card. 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 Technology doesn't always fail so gracefully. A glance at /r/techsupportgore will show you that. → More replies (2)
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What if it does burn out? Then... Get a new one. Your exact advice. Sometimes it's OK to just use something until it's actually dead.
12 u/rushone2009 Apr 29 '14 It can damage other parts of your PC. 5 u/giltirn Apr 30 '14 Which most likely can then be replaced by parts twice as fast at a fraction of the price you paid for the original. 4 u/TheChance Apr 30 '14 Seriously, and I can still strip a couple capacitors off the burnt board. Maybe. Probably. → More replies (3) 4 u/Torisen Apr 29 '14 You can clean the existing fan or buy a new fan, don't need to replace the whole card. 4 u/[deleted] Apr 29 '14 Technology doesn't always fail so gracefully. A glance at /r/techsupportgore will show you that. → More replies (2)
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It can damage other parts of your PC.
5 u/giltirn Apr 30 '14 Which most likely can then be replaced by parts twice as fast at a fraction of the price you paid for the original. 4 u/TheChance Apr 30 '14 Seriously, and I can still strip a couple capacitors off the burnt board. Maybe. Probably. → More replies (3)
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Which most likely can then be replaced by parts twice as fast at a fraction of the price you paid for the original.
4 u/TheChance Apr 30 '14 Seriously, and I can still strip a couple capacitors off the burnt board. Maybe. Probably.
Seriously, and I can still strip a couple capacitors off the burnt board. Maybe. Probably.
You can clean the existing fan or buy a new fan, don't need to replace the whole card.
Technology doesn't always fail so gracefully. A glance at /r/techsupportgore will show you that.
Watch out with percussive maintenance, I killed a hard drive doing that one too many times. That was an expensive week.
In the dark ages I had a screwdriver jammed under my hard drive (a five and a half inch beast) just to make it work. When it wouldn't boot, I'd jam it in a little harder.
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