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'No Stupid Questions' (NSQ) Internet & Technology Edition
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The Wikipedia article I linked to earlier explains it, though it can be a little hard to follow. The tl;dr is that the metallic reflective layer of the disc gets exposed to oxygen in the air and rusts away. This can happen because the adhesive that keeps the plastic layers of the disc together was unevenly applied or is starting to weaken.
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To prevent that the top of the disk could probably be placed on a flat surface and sprayed with something to keep it together.
Most people don't realize that it's damage to the top of the disc and not the bottom that will destroy it permanently. Placing CD-Rs bottom side up, so they don't get scratched, was a great way to ruin them.
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I think you should try running Prime95 with the smallest FFTs and see where that gets you after a few minutes. If your CPU gets anywhere in the 90s, then you should buy a new cooler, but if it stays in the mid to high 80s, it will be alright. For now, I'd recommend buying high quality paste (Or use the same one if you already are), and re-paste the cooler, since its not only cheaper, but could be a solution to your problem. I recommend the Noctua NT-H2 paste as it looks to do a good job and isn't ludicrously expensive as the others are, or you could go with liquid metal, but this is much more difficult and dangerous.
If you want to go a step further, you can go in the BIOS and downvolt the CPU by .01 volts. should cut one or two degrees C off of the temps as the board voltage is already pushed above what the CPU needs so instability is impossible from the vendors standpoint. Do some research about this though since you don't want to fuck anything up.
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iirc highest it got was 87, I've heard the stealth is a terrible cooler so I'm prolly gonna replace it, I doubt it's a thermal paste problem since the computer was built about a month ago.
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I would recommend a Noctua cooler as those are considered the best that exist. They're a bit on the expensive side, but its great for the CPUs longevity.
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Yeah I already have a couple Noctua case fans, my brother's an electrical engineer and he vouches for them as well.
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I guess good adhesive weakening is far less likely - this is the first time I've seen that sort of thing? I think it was likely a crappy adhesive on that one DVD giving out, and decay set in.
Also this may sound odd, but it'd be nice if film was still a thing. Film doesn't become completely unusable over a little decay. Even VHS still works if parts of the tape are degraded.
With digital, it's pretty much all or nothing.
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Not odd, I completely agree with you. I've been in situations where certain DVDs will work on one player but not the other ones I have. Example being Aqua Teen Colon Movie. The 2nd disc "Deleted Movie" plays perfectly fine on my PS2, but REFUSES to play on my surround sound or computer, and the disc is clean with barely any scratches. Meanwhile I used to have the PC version of Sonic 3D Blast where it got scratched to hell and back, and someone spilled pink shit all over it when they borrowed it, but it still played perfectly fine.
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The other day my computer stopped working, in that the screen was receiving power but didn't show anything, except one time when it briefly flashed up the standard loading screen before disappearing again. Also, the computer didn't sound like it was booting up - the HD came to life but it didn't beep at all or make any of the sounds associated with loading. It's a fairly standard PC, Windows 10, a few years old but the graphics card is much more recent.
Anyway, a tech guy said it was likely the motherboard and I'd been meaning to get a new computer anyway, so bought a new one - old peripherals but new box. Problem is it's not fixed. Tried a different monitor that definitely works, tried different cables, the screen looks like it's trying to pick up a signal but can't.
Everything seems to be getting power. I've tried booting it with just the keyboard/mouse and the screen plugged in. Either I'm very unlucky in that two graphics cards failed, one recent and one brand new, or I have no idea what's wrong and will just go full Luddite.
Any ideas what the problem might be?
Anyway, a tech guy said it was likely the motherboard and I'd been meaning to get a new computer anyway, so bought a new one - old peripherals but new box. Problem is it's not fixed. Tried a different monitor that definitely works, tried different cables, the screen looks like it's trying to pick up a signal but can't.
Everything seems to be getting power. I've tried booting it with just the keyboard/mouse and the screen plugged in. Either I'm very unlucky in that two graphics cards failed, one recent and one brand new, or I have no idea what's wrong and will just go full Luddite.
Any ideas what the problem might be?
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If you're not hearing a POST beep and a mobo swap didn't help, I'm gonna guess the power supply went bad. You said you think everything's getting power, but that doesn't mean it's good power - it could be weak (under voltage) or not consistent. If you have another PC available that you can swap the power supply out of, try putting that in there and see if it changes anything. Otherwise, try to buy one from a local shop which will let you return it if it turns out I'm a dumbass and misdiagnosing this.
(Come to think of it, before buying a new PSU, maybe also try plugging in the box to a different power outlet, on a different side of your house/apartment if possible. Maybe the PSU is fine but it's a case of garbage-in-garbage out.)
(Come to think of it, before buying a new PSU, maybe also try plugging in the box to a different power outlet, on a different side of your house/apartment if possible. Maybe the PSU is fine but it's a case of garbage-in-garbage out.)
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if it's a new computer using a different monitor that behaves exactly like the old one then it's definitely gremlins.
Try running on the Intel iGPU if it's an Intel system. What's your GPU and PSU wattage by the way?
Try running on the Intel iGPU if it's an Intel system. What's your GPU and PSU wattage by the way?
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Don't you hate it when you run out of open USB ports on your mobo and you have to start daisy chaining hubs together and shit? Fuck that.
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Makes sense that it's intended for mining. I wonder how many root hubs it has?
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Lol @ usb ports.
You broke ass niggas.
I'm sooooo happy with my pure bluetooth everything. My performance is through the roof. I have like a 97% resource usage I rate 24/7 when it was a pithy 5% before. Lulz at you broke dicks
You broke ass niggas.
I'm sooooo happy with my pure bluetooth everything. My performance is through the roof. I have like a 97% resource usage I rate 24/7 when it was a pithy 5% before. Lulz at you broke dicks
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I am tearing my hair out about my new computer. It keeps randomly shutting off, so I ran a Thermal test. Failed. Says the fan is not working. Look into the case. Fan is spinning happily. Check internal temperature. Temperatures are good. Okay, its a software issue I think. Reinstall all my Windows and BIOS Drivers. Still fucking happening. Still fails the thermal test. WHY?!
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