Recent content by Danaima

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    Question Used skincare wipes to clean PC fans

    Around in April I used some wet tissues (I assume it is for skincare) to wipe down some dirt off the back fan of my pc since I didnt have compressed air or isopropyl alcohol around. I found out recently that skincare wipes will leave residues on hard surfaces so I wonder if there is any risk of...
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    [SOLVED] Will spinning an unpowered cooler fan harm MOBO?

    Saw a small bug entered the back of my pc case and on my back PC fan so I carefully plucked it out using a pair of metal tweazers by poking it through the from the back of the case. I accidentally caused the fan to spin a bit. My PC was turned off but it was still plugged in with the PSU on...
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    [SOLVED] A possible accident in 2018 that might have caused cpu to die prematurely?

    I dl'd the utility and ran a test on my old cpu before, it crashed my pc while it was testing math I have no idea Back then it was the small default Intel cooler that came with the 17 6700 cpu. Now I upgraded to an aftermarket cooler and AMD ryzen 5 3600x I will look into it one day! It is still...
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    [SOLVED] A possible accident in 2018 that might have caused cpu to die prematurely?

    Back in 2018, my computer had a problem of black screening all of a sudden frequently despite I updated the graphic drivers and everything. After reading some online articles I resorted to taking out the RAM to attempt to reseat them again hoping it will solve the issue. However I was extremely...
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    Question Computer randomly shutting off, can't start up, no overheating. Happens very intermittently?

    In my case it was my cpu that was at fault, have the repair shop tried to test with a spare mobo with your old cpu?
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    [SOLVED] Can simple cleaning of the pc damage the cpu?

    I always turn it on 1-2 hours after cleaning so I am sure this is not the cause haha
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    [SOLVED] Can simple cleaning of the pc damage the cpu?

    After they changing out the mobo and cpu the OS was just left it the way it is. How do I really check if win10 is being unstable for me?
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    [SOLVED] Can simple cleaning of the pc damage the cpu?

    Computer specs: Windows 10 64 bit Cpu: Intel core i7 6700 @ 3.40GHz skylake 14mm Technology Motherboard: GIGABYTE Technology Co Ltd H170M-D3H-CF Gpu: 2047MB NVDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB PSU: forgot the exact model but it is FSP and 650W I initially had this pc built with win7 but upgraded to...
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    [SOLVED] Can simple cleaning of the pc damage the cpu?

    Back in June to August 2020 my 3-4 years old custom desktop starts having intermittent issues of randomly shutting down or unable to start up properly...
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    Question How come did my CPU die first?

    Around 30-40 degrees each time if I rmb correctly. Yes they test it with their own cpu and able to boot it. The weird question is how come the problems they encounter are very different from mine... They encountered auto restarts but I encountered sudden power offs.
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    Question How come did my CPU die first?

    Nope it is a custom built pc, there is no warranty left for it The local distributor in my country for Intel CPUs only provide up to 3 years for warranty so I m past that too...
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    Question How come did my CPU die first?

    https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/computer-randomly-shutting-off-cant-start-up-no-overheating-happens-very-intermittently.3641097/#post-21943030 about this happenings above from last month, I got my pc back and the same issues happened so I sent it back again. this time, they encountered...
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    Question Computer randomly shutting off, can't start up, no overheating. Happens very intermittently?

    Hm I have this pc from late 2016/early 2017. i didnt get the BIOS notice though. does it happen frequently to you or only on certain days?
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    Question Computer randomly shutting off, can't start up, no overheating. Happens very intermittently?

    Dont remember the exact model but it is FSP 750w. Tested with corsair 850w previously and the result is the same.
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    Question Computer randomly shutting off, can't start up, no overheating. Happens very intermittently?

    My personal custom pc of 3 to 4 years old has been irregularly freezing then shutting off randomly during use for 2 months now. I don't play heavy games on it and my pc doesnt overheat, prior to this I always cleaned it with an air duster every few months. There are some times when I tried to...