Most common ways to kill a PC

EsaT · 1 Dec 2009 at 16:38

This is very good article about what you should and shouldn't do:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1720&page=1
So anyone guilty to such (ab)use in here?

Pawnless Endgame · 1 Dec 2009 at 16:52

I once lost a motherboard when a paperclip fell onto it and caused a short.

dekez · 1 Dec 2009 at 16:58

3% Computer cruelty

I wonder what this entails?!

Nameless_87 · 1 Dec 2009 at 17:38

my brother tried to dry the humidity in the room by hair drying the pc from the opening of the fans!

Needless to say the motherboard was kaput!

Lethagized · 2 Dec 2009 at 08:42

I made a mistake that could have cost me dearly, but luckily it only shut the pc down.

I have a backplate with a molex connector and 2 sata sockets for external drives.
I have another backplate directly below with 2 usb sockets on.

I was trying to put a usb cable in off my camcorder and the end of the cable went into the molex connector. Pc shut off. I **** myself and was relieved when it came back on with no problems.

Very very easy mistake to make

EsaT · 2 Dec 2009 at 09:37

dekez said:
I wonder what this entails?!

Probably these:
http://rinkworks.com/stupid/cs_abuse.shtml

Ast3r · 2 Dec 2009 at 09:42

I think that the most easy way to kill a PC is simply go into BIOS and select CPU voltage.......increase that to about 1.8v and you're good to go

Muel · 2 Dec 2009 at 09:58

dekez said:
I wonder what this entails?!

Hundreds of computer components every year are neglected come March. Once the inital happiness has worn off, thousands of components are thrown out into the cold, or thrust into dark garages or lofts to wither, and finally die.

Remember, computers are for life, not just for Christmas.

Ast3r · 2 Dec 2009 at 10:04

Oh....you've made me so sad now.I hate it when people do that

.If I don't need something I just gave it to someone who needs it.

MCH · 2 Dec 2009 at 10:07

3% cruelty , hahaha

mushroomsoup · 2 Dec 2009 at 17:35

knocking a glass of water off the desk which then spills into the antec 1200 top fan.
i am very wary of doing anything like this.

Werewolf · 2 Dec 2009 at 17:51

I generally find commenting in passing to anyone that "my PC's been running nicely" is a cue for it to get some fault that'll require replacement parts.

Hathaway · 2 Dec 2009 at 17:57

I was going to buy a no brand, or at least a relatively unknown brand, for my PSU when I was building my computer. Rightly I was advised against it, and I'm glad about that now.

Muel · 2 Dec 2009 at 17:59

Werewolf said:
I generally find commenting in passing to anyone that "my PC's been running nicely" is a cue for it to get some fault that'll require replacement parts.

You can counteract it by giving it a big hug when you get home and telling it all about your day.

nex20 · 2 Dec 2009 at 18:01

Werewolf said:
I generally find commenting in passing to anyone that "my PC's been running nicely" is a cue for it to get some fault that'll require replacement parts.

So true, I said it to my mate whos abit of a mac fanboy. 1 Week later my PSU blew up

Nameless_87 · 2 Dec 2009 at 18:08

There was a post on these forums not too long ago about someone spilling 1 pint of apple juice into the tower!!!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18075289

jak731 · 2 Dec 2009 at 18:26

mushroomsoup said:
knocking a glass of water off the desk which then spills into the antec 1200 top fan.
i am very wary of doing anything like this.

Put it under your desk?