What does damage Hardware and how to prevent it?

[Denis Afloroaiei]

Hello, I recently bought a PC and I want to know what does damage Hardware not the files.. the actual components?

All I know is that I have to clean the dust and to make sure I prevent sudden shut downs.

Is that all I have to worry about? or there is more?

 

[Gam3r01]

Overheating (which you already addressed), over voltage (if you dont touch those settings you dont have to worry), poor quality power delivery (almost exclusively PSU), and age (extreme age)

 

[Denis Afloroaiei]

Overheating (which you already addressed), over voltage (if you dont touch those settings you dont have to worry), poor quality power delivery (almost exclusively PSU), and age (extreme age)

So I have to worry about Dust, Sudden shut downs and Overheating and that's it? oh man that's great news because I was literally worrying about my PC way to much.

Just to be sure is my Power Supply a good PSU: HX8500?

 

[rgd1101]

Overheating (which you already addressed), over voltage (if you dont touch those settings you dont have to worry), poor quality power delivery (almost exclusively PSU), and age (extreme age)

+1, and physical, like spill liquid, drop on the floor, etc

 

[amtseung]

Also,
- Don't drop screws into the power supply.
- Don't drop your screwdriver onto exposed PCB.
- Don't spill drinks into your PC.
- Don't blow tobacco smoke into your PC.
- Don't shock hard drives. Even tossing one onto a memory foam pillow 2 feet away is enough to kill one.
- Don't do cable management or add new components while the computer is powered on.
- Don't drag your feet on thick carpet and static shock your components.
- Don't wash your components in soap and water.
- Don't fiddle with settings you don't fully understand.
- Don't run your PC without a surge protector.
- Don't get white girl wasted next to your PC.

You get the idea.

 

[Gam3r01]

Dust one or twice a year, its not that big of an issue.
Random shutdowns can be caused from other issues, but temps are easy to check (coretemp, MSI Afterburner, etc)
For the PSU did you mean HX850?

 

[Gam3r01]

Overheating (which you already addressed), over voltage (if you dont touch those settings you dont have to worry), poor quality power delivery (almost exclusively PSU), and age (extreme age)

+1, and physical, like spill liquid, drop on the floor, etc

I figured this was a given lol

 

[USAFRet]

Don't give other people (inside your house or outside) access to the system.
Whatever your 'friend' says, ask here for confirmation first.
Turn it OFF before you stick your hands inside the case

 

[Denis Afloroaiei]

Thank you guys for all the help!

 

[Denis Afloroaiei]

Yes HX850

 

[Denis Afloroaiei]

I've chosen by mistake the solution, oh well, thanks for the help guys 😀!

 

[rgd1101]

I've chosen by mistake the solution, oh well, thanks for the help guys 😀!

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[Gam3r01]

The HX is a quality enough power supply to not have to worry about.

 

[Denis Afloroaiei]

Thank you so much guys for the help, I'm in general worried about PC components and you guys made my day by helping 😀 thank you a lot )))