[SOLVED] PSU Magnets? Safe or nah

[newtothiscomputerthingy]

hi my mans,

my new psu (850W strix) came with a collection of a e s t h e t i c magnets
and im just a little confused as I always thought magnets could ruin PCs?

has something changed where its all ok to just have magnets all around the PSU and like 3 inches from all the parts in your case?
maybe its the strength, they are like those black sticky sorta magnets you'd find on really cheap tourism fridge-magnets sold in those tiny gift shops and it slides off a fork like the magnet never existed its quite weak.

whats your guys opinion on this? safe/unsafe? neat/un-neat?

either way, wack.

 

[kerberos_20]

hardrives doesnt like magnets, and old crt monitors, tape media (including floppy drive), not shielded cables can loose quality... never heard of magnet causing other issues

 

[TerryLaze]

Well obviously you don't want it inside your case, if it unsticks and falls onto components it could create a short, if it's a conductive material.
Strong magnets can create a magnetic field that would mess up data but that would need a really strong magnet.

 

[lvt]

Those magnets are too weak to create a danger.

But if you are worry, you can put them on the case (on the outside).

 

[newtothiscomputerthingy]

Well obviously you don't want it inside your case, if it unsticks and falls onto components it could create a short, if it's a conductive material.
Strong magnets can create a magnetic field that would mess up data but that would need a really strong magnet.

the magnets are rubber based and are attached to the psu below a psu shroud at the very bottom of the case - if they fall off the only thing they'll hit is magnetic dust filters : p
and these are defo the weakest magnets you could possibly buy

 

[newtothiscomputerthingy]

hardrives doesnt like magnets, and old crt monitors, tape media (including floppy drive), not shielded cables can loose quality... never heard of magnet causing other issues

yea fairs, i dont have any of those hardware listed, 99% sure my cables are shielded and even if they werent the magnets are a good 1-2 inches away and barely stick or have any pull even if your 0.5 inches from metal

 

[newtothiscomputerthingy]

Those magnets are too weak to create a danger.

But if you are worry, you can put them on the case (on the outside).

yea thats what i assumed as well tbh, why else would ASUS include them if they just insta-caused issues? 10 year warranty too so they obviously dont expect any issues to come from these C:

 

[lvt]

yea thats what i assumed as well tbh, why else would ASUS include them if they just insta-caused issues? 10 year warranty too so they obviously dont expect any issues to come from these C:

The real danger is that the stickers might lose their magnetic capabilities over the time and fall on the component like GPU or add-on cards.

 

[jonnyguru]

hi my mans,

my new psu (850W strix) came with a collection of a e s t h e t i c magnets
and im just a little confused as I always thought magnets could ruin PCs?

has something changed where its all ok to just have magnets all around the PSU and like 3 inches from all the parts in your case?
maybe its the strength, they are like those black sticky sorta magnets you'd find on really cheap tourism fridge-magnets sold in those tiny gift shops and it slides off a fork like the magnet never existed its quite weak.

whats your guys opinion on this? safe/unsafe? neat/un-neat?

either way, wack.

Those PSU magnet labels are so weak, they barely stick to the PSU. Wouldn't even cause damage to a cassette tape or floppy disc, never mind an HDD.

 

[newtothiscomputerthingy]

Those PSU magnet labels are so weak, they barely stick to the PSU. Wouldn't even cause damage to a cassette tape or floppy disc, never mind an HDD.

thanks my mans, yea I assumed that too, its just weird to me personally to have magnets come with a PSU; like how apparently some people still use soundcards. oh well gotta have that ASUS branding price tag I suppose.