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#21
Apr 18 2017 08:01pm
Quote (kclla @ Apr 18 2017 04:33pm)
Huge spark arced across my motherboard when I was taking out a graphics card. Like blue arc level of power with a loud pop.

Computer didn't turn on at first *Shit bricks* cleared CMOS and it said "OVERCLOCK FAILED" the computer rebooted itself and the comp has been running fine since 2013.

That's why you buy a decent motherboard meant for overclocking so it has fail safes against random currents going where they shouldn't.


Yes the computer was unplugged and i made sure to ground myself before i began, I forgot to hold down the power button on the comp to discharge everything from the system though which is what likely caused this.


gigabyte "ULTRA DURABLE" this is what comes to mind
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Apr 19 2017 03:42am
Quote (kclla @ Apr 18 2017 03:33pm)
Huge spark arced across my motherboard when I was taking out a graphics card. Like blue arc level of power with a loud pop.

Computer didn't turn on at first *Shit bricks* cleared CMOS and it said "OVERCLOCK FAILED" the computer rebooted itself and the comp has been running fine since 2013.

That's why you buy a decent motherboard meant for overclocking so it has fail safes against random currents going where they shouldn't.


Yes the computer was unplugged and i made sure to ground myself before i began, I forgot to hold down the power button on the comp to discharge everything from the system though which is what likely caused this.


I don't know i've been building for 20 years never seen this or even heard of it, crazy situation
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#23
Apr 19 2017 04:57am
. I dropped the cpu on the floor and it lost 2 small units that was soldered on it. Luckily shit still booted and is still running strong today
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Apr 19 2017 06:07am
Quote (ChingeR @ Apr 19 2017 05:57am)
. I dropped the cpu on the floor and it lost 2 small units that was soldered on it. Luckily shit still booted and is still running strong today


units? soldered? it booted?
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Apr 19 2017 02:22pm
Quote (King Atrhur @ 19 Apr 2017 14:07)
units? soldered? it booted?


to clarify

the small units in the middle here. lost like 3 of them.



The cpu is still running fine. No blue screens whatsoever. Not entirely sure what those do, and I'm not gonna find out unless you tell me
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#26
Apr 19 2017 02:29pm
which pieces came off?
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#27
Apr 19 2017 02:29pm
They called resistors and capacitors.
if you truly broke them idk how it functioned correctly.
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Apr 19 2017 02:31pm
Quote (King Atrhur @ Apr 19 2017 03:29pm)
They called resistors and capacitors.
if you truly broke them idk how it functioned correctly.


could be pins?
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Apr 19 2017 02:32pm
Quote (yupitsmeh @ Apr 19 2017 03:31pm)
could be pins?


he said middle.
also those are not pins there contact points the pins are on the mobo for those style chips.
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#30
Apr 19 2017 02:34pm
im not gonna bother fixing res. Picked it up from my backup disk

This happened in june 2015. and I already used the cpu for nearly 2 years at this point, and I'm still using it today


oh u can also see a crack of the plastic in the corner



This post was edited by ChingeR on Apr 19 2017 02:36pm
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