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nancys90•2mo ago

Told me to update BIOS for a random boot loop, I said no way

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margaretf40•2mo ago

Dropped $20 on a thermal paste spreader tool and it was a total scam

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william917•2mo ago

Swapped thermal paste to a fancy carbon one and my temps went UP by 5C

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fiona502•2mo ago

Swapped thermal paste from cheap stuff to Arctic MX-6 and my CPU dropped 12 degrees idle

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johnson.ryan•2mo ago

Fixed my random shutdowns after I took my PC to a LAN party in Detroit

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black.margaret•2mo ago

That stupid GPU sag bracket almost ruined my build

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karenw90•2mo ago

Spent $80 on thermal paste applicator, total waste of cash

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ruby_grant•2mo ago

Guy at Micro Center told me my case fans were fighting each other

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olivia_chen35•2mo ago

Warning: don't cheap out on thermal paste, my 5800X hit 95C in 10 minutes

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the_david•2mo ago

That $20 SATA cable I bought saved me from a fried SSD

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riverp37•2mo ago

Helped a neighbor debug his rig that kept crashing only during Zoom calls

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johnson.lee•2mo ago

Can we talk about how I used the wrong screwdriver for 3 years?

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barbara399•2mo ago

Had a full week of bluescreens I was sure was the GPU

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holly_gonzalez61•2mo ago

Disagree about thermal paste being the main fix for hot CPUs

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jesseb20•2mo ago

I finally hit 10,000 successful POSTs on my Franken-rig

DIY PC Troubleshooting

c/diy-pc-troubleshooting

A place to share and fix weird computer problems step by step, from weird boot loops to funny driver fails.

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