I nearly cooked my GPU at a LAN party last Saturday

My Dell Optiplex sleeper was hitting 90C running Insurgency because I forgot the 3 intake fans I crammed in the front were blocked by a stack of pizza boxes on the table, so now I ALWAYS double check airflow before plugging in anyone else's gear. Has anyone else had a near miss at a public event?

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sethc121d ago

Freaked out when my buddy's rig started smoking at a small local tournament. He had this old case with a side panel barely closed, like the fan was being choked by the panel itself. Turns out the GPU fan was grinding against a loose cable he forgot to tie down. We had to rip the power cord out before it melted something. He was so embarrassed, spent the next hour rerouting everything and zip tying like crazy. Now I always check everyone's cable management before we even boot up, learned that lesson the hard way through him.

olivere301d ago

Yo @sethc12 his panic was real though, that smoke smell is the worst when you're gaming.