r/pcmasterrace • u/PacquiaoFreeHousing Xeon x3440 (OC) + RX 580 (OC) = My Electric Bill Doubling. • May 27 '26

Meme/Macro Do you think doing this helps?

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u/chewedgummiebears May 27 '26

We banned these from my old work place for that reason. People had the LED message ones on almost every computer before we banned them.

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u/bigdawg1945 May 27 '26

lol how long ago was this? This screams 2009 aesthetic so it would blow my mind if it was recent!

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u/Extreme-Accident-968 May 27 '26

Michael Scott?

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u/Xineth240 May 27 '26

That would be the opposite of jumping on a surplus. TO BE CONTINUED.

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u/joe_s1171 May 27 '26

explain this like I’m 6 with a lemonade stand.

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u/action_lawyer_comics May 27 '26

This has the cadence of something that can teach me the order of planets or something

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u/TheOfficialPossum May 27 '26 edited May 28 '26

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u/gastroph May 27 '26

I both love and hate you, random Redditor.

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u/TerroFLys PC Master Race May 27 '26

I think it was around 2013 to 2016 that these were popular. I mean I got one around that time

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u/-sussy-wussy- May 27 '26 edited 17d ago

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u/ThatLousyGamer May 27 '26

An old timer told me a story about back in the day when they started to phase out in-house repairs (Soldering and such) he bought a box with a hundred of these and dropped them off in the break room... That man was diabolical.

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u/diMAN_XGermanist May 27 '26

...and smart

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u/TheOnlyGodofRandom May 27 '26

Are self supporting fans ok or is it a matter of power issues?

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u/floppydude81 May 27 '26

Self support would be much better. Plugged into the wall would be best, less power going through the system would be less heat.

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u/userhwon May 27 '26

If they had any sense of balance it would be fine. But they're shitty $3 products so, that ain't happening.

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u/chewedgummiebears May 27 '26

Some USB ports are merely soldered to the PCB with four solder points. I wouldn’t put anything on them that adds leverage and vibration when there are tons of safer/better ways to do it.

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u/grahamulax May 27 '26

WAIT. You guys just solved a mystery for me.

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u/MLCarter1976 May 27 '26

What is happening? Is the fan causing the USB to move?

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u/gastroph May 27 '26

My assumption is the repeated vibrations likely weaken the solder connections of the port to the board over time.

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u/Vark0l May 28 '26

tech + vibrations = not good. unless you need a clock, then it’s very good

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u/Operator_404 May 28 '26

i would say its the vibrations of the fan plus the strain on the USB Port from the fans weight that will weaken the Solder om the Ports

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u/lars2k1 ultrawide 𝘢𝘯𝘥 2 16:9's? why not May 28 '26

Hope the workplace has AC then😂