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minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoYou’re real close to the “capacitor of death” models there. GX270s failed like a motherfucker.
minus-squareoleorunAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoWe could swap those boards out and in like a fucking NASCAR pit crew.
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoBetween the capacitor plague and the tin whiskers from the phaseout of lead, hardware from that era failed constantly.
minus-squareNatanox@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWe somehow avoided that, luckily. I had the pleasure of getting sold a cheap power supply though. It was rather fascinating to learn that, indeed, even burning hardware can still provide sufficient power to play games (for a few seconds).
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You’re real close to the “capacitor of death” models there. GX270s failed like a motherfucker.
We could swap those boards out and in like a fucking NASCAR pit crew.
Between the capacitor plague and the tin whiskers from the phaseout of lead, hardware from that era failed constantly.
We somehow avoided that, luckily.
I had the pleasure of getting sold a cheap power supply though. It was rather fascinating to learn that, indeed, even burning hardware can still provide sufficient power to play games (for a few seconds).