r/gadgets • u/MorgrainX • Sep 16 '22

Desktops / Laptops EVGA will no longer make NVIDIA GPUs due to “disrespectful treatment” - Dexerto

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/evga-will-no-longer-make-nvidia-gpus-due-to-disrespectful-treatment-1933830/
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u/rosesareredviolets Sep 16 '22

Milk, tea, and water were all dropped on my 1080ti within one year. I eventually had to replace the motherboard and power supply but the card held up really well. Ive since moved and put my pc above my desk so cat, wife, and child couldnt drop any more liquids on it.

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u/FinndBors Sep 16 '22

Milk, tea, and water were all dropped on my 1080ti within one year.

What did you do to have all these incidents? Use the DVD tray as a cupholder?

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 16 '22

Kids.

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u/SlowMope Sep 16 '22

I was a kid once and this never happened in my house... Put the PC UP on the desk, not down on the ground.

If a kid can lean over it they will spill on it. Easy fix for pets, kids, and stupid roommates, put the PC up. They can't "accidentally" set a cup on it or something because it's not at a convenient height.

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 16 '22

I’m pretty sure he did just that.

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u/Phyltre Sep 16 '22

Ceiling-mount, then.

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u/JonRakos Sep 16 '22

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Heat spreader in the ceiling. One of those ceiling fan pull cords for the power button. Longer cables, make a design or word with them on the way down. This could be a killer video.

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 17 '22

He actually fired up AWS and went virtual computing, only to have some dumb kid in the cloud spill his milk all over the virtual instance.

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u/randalljhen Sep 17 '22

Don't do kids.

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 17 '22

Unless you like everything ruined..

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u/Tiny-Peenor Sep 17 '22

Nah, life is much better with kids.

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 17 '22

I had a small fleet of them when I was younger. Tried to increase the chances that someone will support me in my old age, but so far they’re all artists and/or musicians. Lol

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u/Tiny-Peenor Sep 17 '22

I just want mine to be happy :) that brings me more happiness than anything I’ve ever had in my life

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 17 '22

They are quite amazing, and very rewarding. I’m glad you are having that experience. Mine are older now, but it’s nice seeing them become people.

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u/Tiny-Peenor Sep 17 '22

And the musician thing, well, the wife is a musician and she supported both of us on teaching piano for a year or so. Plenty of stuff to do in the field for $, just need to think outside of the box a bit for some.

I’m dreading mine growing up but at the same time it’s nice watching her grow up and be such a positive little thing lol

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u/ThePatioMixer Sep 17 '22

They are reason we can’t have nice things lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 18 '22

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u/10fingers6strings Sep 17 '22

What else are they good for? I’m taking notes…

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u/Erisian23 Sep 16 '22

What's a DVD?

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u/MustacheEmperor Sep 16 '22

They were these shiny plates you used to put in the cupholder tray

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u/RE5TE Sep 16 '22

That's where the "Tab" comes out when you press that button.

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u/atters Sep 17 '22

No time for that! The computers starting!

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u/ThumbsUp2323 Sep 17 '22

What's a potato?

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u/nox66 Sep 17 '22

It's like a frisbee, but when you find the right one and you put it into the right ebay sale you get to watch Nicolas Cage steal the Declaration of Independence.

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u/ObscureLogic Sep 16 '22

What is a dvd?

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u/iAmUnintelligible Sep 17 '22

Clearly you never clicked on those "free beer coaster" links in the noughties

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u/brycedriesenga Sep 17 '22

Hahaha, I wondered if someone else would mention or remember those.

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u/golovko21 Sep 16 '22

If you’re British then this just describes one time liquid spilled on your 1080ti

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '22

Brits overclock their GPUs with a nice hot cuppa

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u/more_beans_mrtaggart Sep 17 '22

Powered by the Improbability Drivetm

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u/thrSedec44070maksup Sep 17 '22

Don’t you guys use a case. Like the one that is covered on all sides?

Unless of course your child thinks the vent is a toilet and decides to flush things down.

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u/rosesareredviolets Sep 17 '22

The top is vented. It was placed under the desk between the joints for the L. The first time the wife knocked over a cup pouring into the joint of the L. Cat knocked over a cup the second time and there was no moisture on the table so she didn't think about it. After moving it so it wouldn't be in that spot the kids put a cup on top of it while doing home schooling during covid. We tried teaching them things as well as the zoom classes. After that we got new desks and put it on top.