guy at the hardware store wanted 50€ for the repair, did it myself for 10€

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i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 1y

Nice tape drive

grte@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 1y (3 replies)

A roll of packing tape costs ten euros?!

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y

€1 for the tape and €9 for a six-pack of beer.

urheber@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 1y

The bus ticket to the store cost 5€

EtherWhack@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

There's duct tape too.

Godort@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y (10 replies)

Every person that is truly good with computers that I have ever met has had a build like this at least once in their life.

Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (8 replies)

Ooh I once had a dell office unit with a 1060 running of a separate PSU.

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 4 pts · 1y (7 replies)

How did you manage the different power switches? I was considering this before finding a hp cable adapter.

Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Wdym power switches?

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 1y (5 replies)

Power supplies. I think auto correct got me there.

Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I used the default one for CPU and that and had the other one with a 6pin for the GPU and a short on one of the pins for the 24pin to make it turn on.

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 2 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Whoa, you manually shorted the second PSU. Here I was considering binding the signal and ground with jumpers.

Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Nah the secondary gpu had a power switch at the back and a single short on the 24pin. That's it.

Valmond@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

I had my PC totally open, with a classic standing room fan taped to it during a summer.

Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

What was broke?

InnerScientist@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y

Nvidia drivers.

modus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

OP's spirit.

Lembot_0004@discuss.online · 5 pts · 1y
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wakest@piefed.social · 5 pts · 1y

This is what computers were meant to look like

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (3 replies)

You only need two tools.

If it moves and it shouldn't: Duct Tape.

If it doesn't move, but it should: Hammer.

carrylex@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Hammer

Not WD-40?

Cooljimy84@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Ive heard the "you only need three tools"

If it moves and it shouldn't: duct tape

If it doesn't move and it should: wd40

If it doesn't work and it should: hammer

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 1y

Hammer

I think you mean WD-40, my dude.

Rhaedas@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y

Now you can channel a few more watts into the CPU/GPU since you've removed the need for fans draining the power.

PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y

Lookit Fancypants M^c^Moneybags!

I had an open slab of cardboard for my first homebuild. Airflow was excellent, but had to chase the cat away from it.