The Filthy, Rotten, Nasty, Helpdesk-Nightmare picture clubhouse

[jboydgolfer]

That would be bird dander in with those feathers... Kinda gross.

i cant say what it is other than "dust". the bird isnt close enough to that PC for it to be anything specifically related ot a bird. she saves some of his feather on her desk, when they fall out, thats why the feathers are in there.

its an exceptionally fine mesh, i have dust filters on my fractal case, & my phanteks & cooler master cases, but none of them are THAT good at filtering dust. id bet water wouldnt run through there without some help

~edit~ now that i think about it more, it might be pollen, she has a window right over her desk & since its spring, she has it open all the time, & we live on the side of a mountain in a rural area.
my car looks like the Pillsbury dough boy farted over it every morning.

 

[freeagent]

I think I've got the saddest motherboard ever...
What makes it so sad, is the fact that it's fixable, but will require wa-a-a-y too much time and labor.
I think someone tried to make it have an unconsensual sex with a GPU, then got ripped out of the chassis and had its CMOS battery holder ripped out along with some nearby components.
It looks fine from upfar, but it is hurting on the inside....
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This is where RGB LEDs used to be
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These are probably PWM lines for CPU VRM, slashed all the way through the first PCB layer
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And you know what that is...
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And some random damage to caps and slots
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I've already replaced the CMOS battery holder, added few jumpers to damaged tracks and removed the remaining (or the remains, to be more specific) of what used to be LEDs.
All I have left is to make a new SPI flash for it (the old one was removed for some reason by previous "totally professional workshop"), get a test CPU and power it on.

Doesn't look so TUF now

Could be a rainy day project, or half hour here an hour there kinda thing.

Edit:

Maybe not.

 

[WhitetailAni]

I just cleaned everything out, but otherwise I would have had some NASTY stuff for you.
26-year-old fan from an AT/X PSU (ATX form factor, AT power connectors) had some weird gunk on it, some 11-year-old Molex fans that had never been cleaned, and the inside of a Thermalfake SpinQ that had been running 23/7 since 2009.
I opened it outside just in case and enough dust came out that I could pick it up without it disappearing.

 

[Splinterdog]

Talking of molex...

 

[oldwalltree]

Talking of molex...
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Molex to Sata?...

 

[Splinterdog]

Molex to Sata?...

Exactly and that's not the first time.

 

[Deleted member 205776]

How about this?
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Couple hundred undiscovered diseases in that.

 

[freeagent]

Couple hundred undiscovered diseases in that.

And seven known!

 

[Mussels]

found on facebook

 

[lexluthermiester]

found on facebook

Poor little critter.

 

[Mussels]

So, my ex wife (who belongs in this thread) didnt want to pay me $50 to build her a PC, and got a prebuilt
It had a dead AIO, had to get sent back at her cost, finally returned today

Karma go smashy smashy in shipping

 

[bobbybluz]

So, my ex wife (who belongs in this thread) didnt want to pay me $50 to build her a PC, and got a prebuilt
It had a dead AIO, had to get sent back at her cost, finally returned today

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That's not gonna buff out...

 

[Frick]

So, my ex wife (who belongs in this thread) didnt want to pay me $50 to build her a PC, and got a prebuilt
It had a dead AIO, had to get sent back at her cost, finally returned today

Karma go smashy smashy in shippingView attachment 197783

So recycling hasn't been invented in australia?

 

[Mussels]

So recycling hasn't been invented in australia?

oh yes it exists


she wouldnt use it tho

 

[Peter1986C]

Don't the local authorities/waste companies do some time-to-time sampling of the bins, and fine those addresses that do not give enough f***s?

 

[s3thra]

Don't the local authorities/waste companies do some time-to-time sampling of the bins, and fine those addresses that do not give enough f***s?

Depends on which Council area you live in - the legislation varies. Generally everyone gets on board though as it is difficult otherwise. For example, in my area the "general waste" bin is really small, and the "recycling bin" is really big, so it's easier to just get with the program and recycle. And yes, if lazy people start putting general crap in the big recycling bins they will get stung for doing so.

Anyway, way off-topic for this thread lol.

 

[Mussels]

weeeelllll.... she's a nightmare so kinda relevant to the thread title

i'm enjoying the karma of her PC arriving smashed up

 

[Octopuss]

This thread needs a vomit emoji added to available reactions.
@W1zzard

 

[lexluthermiester]

So, my ex wife (who belongs in this thread) didnt want to pay me $50 to build her a PC, and got a prebuilt
It had a dead AIO, had to get sent back at her cost, finally returned today

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Whether she deserves it or not, that sucks..

 

[MentalAcetylide]

So, my ex wife (who belongs in this thread) didnt want to pay me $50 to build her a PC, and got a prebuilt
It had a dead AIO, had to get sent back at her cost, finally returned today

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Thus the main reason why I will never ever buy a custom PC online. I know some companies refuse to install & ship hard-line watercooling & heavy noctua cpu air coolers in systems due to how frequently package mishandling lead to water leaks & busted motherboards.
Makes me wonder if they do this with packages labeled "HANDLE WITH CARE", wtf would they do if it said, "HANDLE WITH AGGRESSIVE VIOLENCE" or "BUST ME UP FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT"

 

[Athlonite]

wtf would they do if it said, "HANDLE WITH AGGRESSIVE VIOLENCE" or "BUST ME UP FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT"

It would most likely arrive in perfect condition

 

[Morbius2021]

Well, I have a short story, unfortunately no pictures but it was quite a sight, and it wasn't a computer as such, but an old school TAPE based answering machine, old couple brought it in, said the tape sounded "funny". Upon a short inspection of the unit, it was was VERY apparent what the issue was. The entire system was COVERED in a crystalline YELLOW DUST. If the visual didn't tell the story the smell sure did.

I asked the old couple if they had a cat?, why yes, how did you know? I don't think your cat likes your answering machine much...

The elderly gentleman began to grumble and curse about the cat, then I asked me if I could "fix" it. "meaning of course the answering machine"

I told them that in this particular case that it was un-repairable, nobody wanted to clean what appeared to be YEARS of cat urine out of and inside of a 10 year old answering machine.

Time for a new one.

.

 

[MentalAcetylide]

It would most likely arrive in perfect condition

Yeah it might actually work, at least until we invent AI packaging that is capable of reciprocating any kind of rough handling back on the handler with a hard kick or three to their general crotch area, etc. Of course, we could just use the AI to replace those same dipshits, too.

Well, I have a short story, unfortunately no pictures but it was quite a sight, and it wasn't a computer as such, but an old school TAPE based answering machine, old couple brought it in, said the tape sounded "funny". Upon a short inspection of the unit, it was was VERY apparent what the issue was. The entire system was COVERED in a crystalline YELLOW DUST. If the visual didn't tell the story the smell sure did.

I asked the old couple if they had a cat?, why yes, how did you know? I don't think your cat likes your answering machine much...

The elderly gentleman began to grumble and curse about the cat, then I asked me if I could "fix" it. "meaning of course the answering machine"

I told them that in this particular case that it was un-repairable, nobody wanted to clean what appeared to be YEARS of cat urine out of and inside of a 10 year old answering machine.

Time for a new one.

.

Cats have 9 lives, tape based answering machines do not. In this case, I would replace both.

 

[pantherx12]

So got my old fx 8120 rig off a friend. This was in his 9800gt.

 

[Valantar]

So got my old fx 8120 rig off a friend. This was in his 9800gt.
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Looks fine to me - at least 2/3 of it isn't even clogged!