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Old October 20th 11, 02:27 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,comp.arch,nl.comp.hardware,sci.electronics.design
Rheilly Phoull
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Default DreamPC 2006 ready for it's grave...

On 10/20/2011 4:58 PM, Jan Panteltje wrote:
On a sunny day (Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:29:04 -0700 (PDT)) it happened Skybuck
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Hello,

My experiment with building a DreamPC has pretty much come to an end.

I am now fed up with it's problems.

The top 5 problems/killers a

1. Dust
2. Overheat
3. Electric shocks
4. Physical shocks
5. Insects


Probably cluelessness is number 0, real computer experts start counting at zero.

I have one self assembled PC here that has been running more than 10 years 24/7
with the same harddisks (Seagate), only the power supply was replaced
because replacing it was cheaper than finding the bad caps in it.
But this is a top notch mobo, Tyan.
Graphics card was replaced too.
Every PCI slot is in use.

Many [online] shops in the Netherlands sell complete systems,
Norrod, Alternate, some have an online system where you can select the right components.
You absolutely need a 'randaarde' (ground) on your PC, as well as your monitor,
basically on anything you plug into it except for Ethernet (that is isolated),
and optical audio.
If you do not, then your new (next) PC will die too withing a very short time.
Connect those power cables first, that makes sure everything is on the same ground,
then start with the rest.


This guy just seems to buy bad stuff.
His brain is basically ****ed !!