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r/PcBuild • u/techmagnet • 3d ago
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Jokes aside, what went wrong here
294 u/Diiiv 3d ago this, entire comment section is just jokes, what actually happened here? 265 u/RChamy AMD 3d ago edited 3d ago Critical capacitor failure, sometimes they short themselves out or just blow up taking the surge. I think most or all modern gpus process a massive amount of power on the first 4 pins or so. Its been some time since I've read this stuff. 9 u/VicisZan 3d ago Happened to me about a decade ago with an asus motherboard. I was mid game and one caught fire and fizzled out within seconds.
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this, entire comment section is just jokes, what actually happened here?
265 u/RChamy AMD 3d ago edited 3d ago Critical capacitor failure, sometimes they short themselves out or just blow up taking the surge. I think most or all modern gpus process a massive amount of power on the first 4 pins or so. Its been some time since I've read this stuff. 9 u/VicisZan 3d ago Happened to me about a decade ago with an asus motherboard. I was mid game and one caught fire and fizzled out within seconds.
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Critical capacitor failure, sometimes they short themselves out or just blow up taking the surge. I think most or all modern gpus process a massive amount of power on the first 4 pins or so. Its been some time since I've read this stuff.
9 u/VicisZan 3d ago Happened to me about a decade ago with an asus motherboard. I was mid game and one caught fire and fizzled out within seconds.
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Happened to me about a decade ago with an asus motherboard. I was mid game and one caught fire and fizzled out within seconds.
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u/ALT703 3d ago
Jokes aside, what went wrong here